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Every religious tradition encourages us to be joyful and celebrate. Here are examples:
- Geri Larkin in Tap Dancing in Zen presents a story about why the Dalai Lama laughs so much.
- Happy at Work by Bernie S. Siegel tells a teaching story that illuminates the importance of our attitude.
- In Simple Living, Native American teacher Jose Hobday reveals how she came to enjoy applause.
- In This Is for Everyone: Universal Principles of Healing Prayer and the Jewish Mystics, Rabbi Douglas Goldhamer and Melinda Stengel share a story about how the Baal Shem Tov wanted even his opponents to experience joy.
- Victoria Moran in Shelter for the Spirit gives a description of an unusual birthday celebration — for Mozart!
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- In a very large pot, bring 5 quarts water and 3 tablespoons salt to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until just al dente, about 1 minute less than the package directions. Occasionally give the pasta a stir so it doesn't stick together. Scoop out and reserve 1 cup of the pasta water before draining the pasta.
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Assessment and Treatment of Muscle Imbalance: The Janda Approach
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Clare has written a book Assessment and Treatment of Muscle Imbalance: The Janda Approach. It is due out in late December. I really look forward to getting this book as I think it will be an excellent resource for any Strength and Conditioning Coach, Physical Therapist, Athletic Trainer, Massage Therapist, etc. Check out her site- www.Movementlinks.com.


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DCS Healthcare has changed how it posts issues from listing individual MS-DRGs to major diagnostic categories (MDCs).
Providers should note that each category includes several MS-DRGs that the Region A recovery auditor (RAC) will review. For example, MDC 5 (diseases and disorders of the circulatory system) lists eight MS-DRGs, including MS-DRG 239 (amputation for circulatory system disorders except upper limb and toe with major complications and comorbidities) and MS-DRG 298 (cardiac arrest, unexplained without complications and comorbidities or major complications and comorbidities).
The Region A recovery auditor (RAC), which posted issues for 24 major diagnostic categories, did not respond to a request asking why they made the changes.
Connolly, the Region C RAC, posted two issues.
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Ten random tracks from my iTunes library. This is my weekly invitation to you to post your random playlist in comments so I can discover new music and learn a little about you. And vice versa.
01. Fleetwood Mac – Rhiannon
02. Tom Tom Club – Genius of love
03. Zero 7 – Destiny
04. Jonny Lang – Red light
05. Tegan and Sara – Divided
06. Moby – Lift me up
07. Supreme Beings of Leisure – Never the same
08. Level 42 – Lessons in love
09. Morcheeba – Otherwise
10. Stephanie Mills – Never knew love like this before
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This article was first published in our 2018 print edition.
One of the things that I admire most about Western civilisation is that we are free to express what we believe without fear of persecution by authority or society. It is evident that this fundamental freedom is rapidly being lost in our society today. I believe that we currently live in an era of excessive political correctness and policing of opinion.
Take the example of last year's national postal vote asking Australians "Should the law be changed to allow same sex couples to marry?". Both sides of politics campaigned hard for and against this cause; the 'Yes' campaign sent text messages nationwide via an SMS bot as one of their strategies, while the 'No' side broadcasted advertisements to promote their side on national television.
I think both sides of this campaign were guilty of attempting to silence and shut down their opposing side. However, I noticed in particular that the Coalition for Marriage, the leading force behind the 'No' campaign, were attacked and falsely accused of being hateful fear-mongers who were simply homophobic.
These days, you can just stick 'phobia' at the end of any word to as a reason to silence someone. NSW Senate candidate for the Australian Conservatives Kirralie Smith says that "The gay lobby are never satisfied and seem to be the biggest bullies going around!"2
This is just one of many examples of freedom of speech being lost in society. It doesn't matter if you are in the online world or the real world; your thoughts are susceptible to being attacked. Nobody is immune to being silenced by a higher power.
The thought police are already in full effect in the United Kingdom. A few months ago, Tommy Robinson was arrested for "breaching the peace" outside of Leeds Crown Court. Robinson was filming a live broadcast of himself reporting on a trial taking place inside the court regarding ten Muslim men who were being charged of alleged sexual assault. Robinson's live stream was brought to an abrupt halt as he was handcuffed by police and escorted to the back of a paddy wagon. A court order was in place by the judge presiding over the Muslim grooming case which restricted reporting regarding the details of the trial6, hence Tommy Robinson was charged and imprisoned for a short term for contempt of court.
The fact that Tommy Robinson does not have the freedom to report on pending court matters isn't the big issue here. In fact, it is understandable why reporting restrictions exist on matters where the defendant is yet to be proven guilty. According to Judge Heather Norton, "this is not about free speech, not about the freedom of the press, nor about legitimate journalism, and not about political correctness. It is about justice and ensuring that a trial can be carried out justly and fairly, it's about being innocent until proven guilty. It is about preserving the integrity of the jury to continue without people being intimidated or being affected by irresponsible and inaccurate 'reporting', if that's what it was".7
The greater problem with this case was a separate court order preventing the media from reporting on Tommy's arrest and sentencing. Many people in the UK saw this as an attempt made by the establishment to silence right-wing activists by stealth and keep their citizens in the dark.
The UK seems to be so scared of criticising the 'religion of peace', they even banned Canadian political personality Lauren Southern from entering the country for alleged racism. As part of a social experiment, Southern distributed flyers in the UK satirically claiming "Allah is a Gay God" which resulted in her ban.4 As we all know, Islam is a religion not a race, therefore her stunt cannot be considered racist. It appears that the UK authorities were simply looking for an excuse to ban Lauren Southern in order to shield a minority group of people from being criticised. Fortunately, she wasn't banned in Australia during the national tour she did with Stefan Molyneux in July this year. I still managed to meet her without the Australian Government intervening!
Speaking of free speech being misinterpreted as racist or hate speech, some politicians advocated for reform to Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act last year. Part of the reason for modifying this legislation was because words such as 'offend' were too restrictive on personal freedoms, since offence is taken not given. Unfortunately, the proposed changes to 18C were not passed by federal parliament. There have been two notable lawsuits in recent times where this legislation was abused to restrict freedom of speech; the QUT case and the Sonia Kruger case.
In 2013, Queensland University of Technology student Alex Wood unknowingly walked into an Indigenous Computer Lab and was asked to leave. Wood later posted in a Facebook group "Just got kicked out of the unsigned indigenous computer room. QUT stopping segregation with segregation?".
Alex Wood and two other students from the university who commented on Wood's post were sued by Indigenous staff member Cindy Prior for $250,000 worth of damages and were not aware of this legal action being made against them until 2015. Fortunately, Prior was advised by a federal court judge to not proceed further with this case, hence the charges were dropped.5 Although the defendants were not charged, this case should not have proceeded this far in the first place. The proceedings would have placed a considerable amount of stress on Wood and the other defendants; all over an opinion on Facebook. Liberal Senator for Victoria James Paterson says "This shows callous disregard for the welfare of three innocent students whose lives have been damaged by a tortuous three and a half-year case."5
In regards to Sonia Kruger's case, she stated on the Today show in July 2016, shortly after the Nice terrorist attack, something to the effect of that she would like to see Australia stop Muslim immigration because of fears of public safety. Kruger also mentioned that she supported Andrew Bolt's comments regarding a correlation between the number of Muslims in a country and the number of terrorist attacks. A racial vilification complaint was made against Kruger and she faced a hearing in the Civil and Administrative Tribunal in June this year.1
I don't know how that complaint could have possibly resulted in a hearing, since 'Muslim' is not a race. As I am writing this paragraph right now, on the 16th of September 2018, I hear the news that a friend of Israeli-Australian political activist Avi Yemini was murdered by an Islamic terrorist. Kruger's comments are relevant to the society we are living in today, and we shouldn't have to tread on eggshells to say what needs to be said. Both Wood and Kruger's cases were unjust, in my opinion, because they were punished for reasonable and rational opinions.
On the internet, it may be apparent to some that the social media giants are part of one monopoly dedicated to protecting the 'anti-free speech' thought contagion. Apple, Facebook, Spotify and YouTube all banned the American right-wing media platform InfoWars within 12 hours of each other in July this year. No specific examples were provided to InfoWars to explain the reason for the bans.
InfoWars editor-at-large Paul Joseph Watson believes this clearly suggests 'big-tech' collusion and proves that their (Facebook, YouTube etc.) terms of service are all bullshit.3 Some people may argue that these companies have the right to exclude whoever they want from their platform, as part of their right to exercise free speech against those they are banning from their platform. Paul Joseph Watson quickly debunks this argument by stating that these big-tech companies have monopolised free speech online (you can watch the full video released by Paul Joseph Watson titled 'The Purge' on his YouTube channel).
I believe that private companies do have the right to do whatever they wish given that it is legal, but interfering with the political climate crosses the line. I see this as an abuse of power because it allows private companies to influence political elections in favour of the political views of their executives.
Avi Yemini was also recently 'zucked' for alleged hate speech, and he also received no information on what content he was specifically banned for. His Facebook page with over 150,000 likes was deleted without warning; he has since created a new page, but this has only attracted around 8,000 likes as of August 2018. Avi Yemini is planning to run for Victorian parliament as a candidate for the Australian Liberty Alliance at the next state election. Losing over a year's worth of content and 142,000 followers will have a harmful effect on his political campaign. Facebook, an American social media company, has effectively interfered with Australian politics and damaged the campaign of the Australian Liberty Alliance by imposing this ban. This sets a dangerous precedent for political candidates and parties worldwide to have their success taken away from them by Silicon Valley.
I could rattle off with more examples and scenarios, such as the recent satirical cartoon of Serena Williams, and Dr. Quentin Van Meter and Patrick J. Byrne's proposed speaking event that was scheduled to take place at UWA, but there is only so much you can fit in 1500 words.
I encourage you all to take the time to think about where the world is heading as society controls the speech of its citizens more and more. Although my examples have favoured the right side of politics, the left have just as much of a right to freedom of speech. This includes Queensland primary school student Harper Nielsen, who became recently infamous for refusing to stand for the national anthem. Although she has a right to oppose the national anthem and declare her beliefs, refusing to stand and refusing to leave the room does take it a step too far since this disrupts other people in the room proudly standing and singing the national anthem.
Everyone has the right to freedom of speech given that the speech does not cross the line of being irrational hate speech or infringes on other people's freedom of speech.
1 Australian Conservatives 2018, 'Bernardi supports Kruger', https://www.conservatives.org.au/bernardi_supports_kruger.
2 Kirralie Smith NSW 2018, https://www.facebook.com/KirralieSmithNSW/posts/1015961155250920.
3 Paul Joseph Watson 2018, 'The Purge', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm4Pks_1_hI.
4 Star Observer 2018, 'Far-right activist who distributed flyers saying "Allah is gay" heading to Australia', http://www.starobserver.com.au.
5 The Guardian 2016, 'QUT computer lab racial discrimination lawsuit thrown out', https://www.theguardian.com.
6 The Guardian 2018, 'EDL founder Tommy Robinson jailed for contempt of court', https://www.theguardian.com.
7 Wikipedia 2018, 'Tommy Robinson (activist), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson_(activist).
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Coaches will describe Logan Duncomb's motor and it sounds superhuman for a 6-foot-9 center.
More than a few big men run the floor. But he is sprinting to each end, every single time. Most big men rebound. But he goes after every single one. Literally all of them.
"He's a guy that will go through a wall to get a rebound," Indiana Elite coach Mark Adams said.
But the newest commit for Indiana's 2021 class isn't burning himself out with his extreme want-to. If Archbishop Moeller coach Carl Kremer tries to take Duncomb out, he won't always go down the bench and slap everyone's hands. He just seems to linger by his coach, wanting back in.
It's like that with practice reps, too. He doesn't want to miss one, even if it's during the nastiest defensive drill Kremer can think up. Duncomb is ready to go from the moment Moeller arrives at a locker room for an away game.
"I haven't even hung my coat up yet, and Logan's fully dressed, head to toe," Kremer said. "I ask him, 'Did you wear that underneath your clothes?' 'Nope.' But it's an hour, hour and 15 minutes before we play, every game, he's got his uniform on in seconds. He's always raring to go."
There is a reason Duncomb is considered a four-star prospect, and it has something to do with his 6-9 frame, his 7-4 wingspan, and his ability to run the floor with ease. But the reason he is a top-100 player nationally, earning offers from IU, Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Cincinnati, among others, probably has more to do with his nonstop motor.
That's the quality that most intrigues coaches about Archie Miller's latest recruiting get. Duncomb hasn't yet turned 17, but he plays with the kind of relentless energy that could make him a menace when his body fully matures.
"What he's doing now, as a 16-year-old — when he's 19? Holy smokes," Kremer said. "When he's 20 years old? When he starts to get that grown man's body to go with that motor? And his fundamentals improve? I really think Indiana's got a big-time player."
Duncomb is already pretty good. He started for Moeller as a sophomore on an undefeated title team. As a junior, he averaged 13.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game for a 26-1 squad, which was on its way to the state's final four before COVID-19 closed the season.
But coaches agree that Duncomb's best basketball is down the line. That's just the way it is for big man prospects. And Kremer would know well, having recently coached current New Orleans Pelican forward Jaxson Hayes. He was a senior at Moeller the year Duncomb was a freshman.
Duncomb is, right now, ahead of Hayes' development curve.
That statement isn't Kremer guaranteeing Duncomb will be an NBA lottery pick. But the veteran coach is acknowledging how much the young center has been able to defy early expectations, forcing his way onto the court with his will.
Kremer didn't start Duncomb as a freshman. In the summer heading into his sophomore year, he wasn't pinned for a leading role, either. That was until the Cincinnati powerhouse matched up with one of the best teams in Michigan during a 2018 summer shootout.
Duncomb was pitted against a well-built center, who should have handled him easily.
"He's going against a guy who looked like he'd been in the NBA for five years. Just a big five, mature-looking kid," Kremer said. "Logan is a 15-year-old rising sophomore, and he just got up into the kid, was totally unafraid."
Because he's at Moeller, Duncomb hasn't been the star of the show for his high school squad. He was the team's third-leading scorer this past season. But he hasn't needed to score to win. And he doesn't need the ball in his hands to be productive, because of how he rebounds and runs the floor.
In fact, Duncomb sees a match between how Moeller and IU use their post players.
"How they have bigs run the floor hard, how they play their bigs inside, but also, with some of their bigs, have them come out and shoot and pick and rolls," Duncomb said. "And how they stress rebounding, especially offensively."
IU and Moeller are matched in more ways than that. Kremer has known Miller since he was a graduate assistant at North Carolina State. When Miller was at Dayton, Kremer's son was a team manager for the Fliers. This past season, Moeller alum Michael Shipp was a walk-on for the Hoosiers.
Duncomb has even more connections to IU's program. Hoosier recruits Trey Galloway, Anthony Leal, and Khristian Lander played on an Indiana Elite team a grade level above Duncomb. So he knows plenty about the program, its history, its future, and what Miller is about as a coach.
Miller's no-nonsense approach should suit Duncomb well.
"Logan is a kid that just wants to be good, and he wants to be coached hard," Kremer said.
Adams saw Duncomb's intensity on the AAU circuit, where he was never overmatched.
"It's a great fit. Archie will love his tenacity," Adams said. "I can't think of a better center in the midwest than him. Really, we played everybody and I never went into a game thinking 'This center is better than what I got.'"
His long arms and motor just make Duncomb a difficult matchup. Adams can't recall a time his shot has been blocked, because it's almost impossible to reach his hook. Duncomb also has the touch to step out to midrange, with the potential to stretch beyond the 3-point line.
His fundamentals on both ends can improve because the athletic foundation is there. Adams coached the Zellers, and Duncomb moves as well as them up and down the floor. He's a five, but he can switch off and guard fours if need be.
Adams just keeps coming back to Duncomb's rebounding, though. He just won't stop going for the ball.
"It's just a trait you just don't find very often," Adams said. "He never gives up on getting the ball. I love his game. I love the kid on and off the court. But to find that tenacity is just hard. You can't really teach it."
Following a 2020 class stocked with guards, Miller needed this kind of player in his 2021 class. De'Ron Davis is graduating. Joey Brunk will be gone after next season, and it's unknown how long the uber-talented Trayce Jackson-Davis will be around past his sophomore year.
Duncomb gives the Hoosiers their next anchor in the middle. With that 7-4 wingspan. With smarts, because he's top 10 in his class at Moeller.
And with that unmatched motor.
"It's not like he doesn't have much more he can get better at. Logan actually does, and he's working on those things," Kremer said. "He's working on his perimeter shot. He's working on his double moves in the post. And that's what I like most about him.
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The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Institute for Space Studies recently held its first official conference on the existence of UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence, Prof. Lachezar Filipov told the Nova TV breakfast show.
"Until now this topic was sort of banned among the scientists," he said. "But the growing public interest, not only in Bulgaria, but abroad, made BAS believe that we must respond to such phenomena."
According to Filipov, the conference was prompted by the claims of "a serious man" that he saw a "large saucer of platinum colour, with no windows, hovering over Sofia's Kremikovtsi district" in mid-October. The witness told Filipov no one else around seemed to have noticed the flying object, or at least no one reacted.
"He found me and told me the story, but wishes to remain anonymous, because he is a serious man with large business enterprises and is afraid the people will make fun of him," Filpov said. "He only told his wife and me."
According to Filipov, there have been other documented cases where only one person among many, saw the UFO.
Filipov told Nova TV that the witness claims that after the "flying saucer" flew away, he experienced "a time warp" incident.
"This is why we want to set up a working group within our institute," Filipov said. "There have been such reports previously, but no one seemed to take them very seriously. We need to investigate those claims and see how reliable they are. There are people who make things up, there are people who see things but tell nobody, there are people who find me and tell me what they saw. But most people are afraid everyone will think they're crazy. If they see that the scientists investigate such incidents, they might come out and tell us."
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Larson is a veteran writer for the series "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" with credits for many beloved episodes including "Swarm of the Century," "Luna Eclipsed," "Magic Duel" and "The Cutie Map: Part 1 & 2." Additional animated TV series Larson wrote for include "Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends," "Littlest Pet Shop," "Sym-Bionic Titan" and "Gravity Falls."
Beyond the screen, Larson wrote the novel "Pennyroyal Academy" with a sequel planned for later this year. Lionsgate Films purchased the film rights for "Pennyroyal Academy" with Reese Witherspoon producing.
Visit BronyCon's guest page to learn more about Larson's career and other guests coming to Baltimore this Summer!
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The stunning Audi RS Sportback is a treat for the eyes. The only single disappointing think about it is that it will keep us waiting till 2016! Among all cars in the premium segment, this baby is the most powerful of all, as it uses the newest of the company's 2.5 liter five cylinder engine – the best one in modular transverse matrix.
The exterior is truly magnificent , with the car's body having been lowered by almost an inch as compared to A3 Sportback and the chassis been upgraded- it sits on an McPherson strut suspension and a real axle made form high quality steel rods. The front bumper looks more sturdy and prominent while the honeycomb grille, matt aluminium mirror housings and widened front fenders are definitely eye catching. Customers have two colors to choose from- Catalunya red and Nardo gray. The front suspension is now broader , being 5.1 feet . Longitudinal and lateral forces are separately managed by the 5 feet wide rear axle. The damper system has an adaptive magnetic ride and can be easily adjusted according to the driver modes. The 10 inch wheels boast an elegant matte titanium appearance. Moreover, the availability of carbon fiber-ceramic brake discs on the front axle makes this model different form its predecessor.
Every inch of the interior screams classiness. The flat bottomed steering wheel is covered in alcantra, while Fine Nappa adorns the comfy leather seats ; these are made even prettier with rock grey stitching. Buyers a have an option of RS bucket seats with carbon seat shells that are about 15 pounds lighter than the standard seats. The rich instrument cluster comprises of a boost pressure indicator, lap timer and oil temperature gauge. The driver assistance and infotainment are akin to the models in A3 series- MMI navigation accompanied by MMI touch. As for the convenience of passengers, the car houses four way lumber bolsters, rain and light sensors and power adjustable heated front seats.
The turbocharged engine produces a power of 367hp and 343 pound feet of torque, which makes it the most powerful engine in the history of Audi. A dual-clutch seven-speed S tronic transmission is available along with an excellent launch control system that enables the car to sprint for 0 to 60mph in just 4.3 seconds. By adjusting the driving style along with the custom software and sensors, the top speed can hit 174 mph. The fuel efficiency is quite impressive, being an improvement of 10 % over its predecessor- only 8.1 liters for every 100 km. The cylinder's crankcase is strong and light weight as it has been crafted from cast iron graphite. The intercooler that provides cooling and the direct injection enabling a compression ratio of 10.0 : 1 ensure good efficiency. Talking about modes, the driver can either choose one out of the two available automatic modes for the 7-speed S tronic or manually operate the shift paddles. Minimum tire slip and optimal tracking are ensured by an efficient launch control system.
The power to weight ratio is 1 hp : 9.1 pounds, thus making it quite an agile car. Audi has lowered the curb weight by almost 121.3 lb , the new weight being 3351 lb. That's a lot of weight to shed! To further cut down on the pounds, the model utilizes Volkswagon's modular transverse matrix that strikes the perfect balance between clever engineering and keeping the weight at bay. An excellent axle distribution management is made possible through proper positioning of the engine along with the battery and multi- plate clutch housed in the front and back of the rear axle.


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George Soros has warned that the joint European Union/IMF rescue package for Greece may not be enough.
The legendary investor who forced the pound out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992 believes that the rescue package is only "a little step" that may not stop Athens falling into a "debt spiral".
In comments picked up by AFP in London Soros said that while the 5 percent rate at which the EU is willing to make loans to Greece is "better than the market is willing to offer…a rescue package should offer concessionary rates."
The EU should now put in place a guarantee mechanism that would allow Greece and other members of the euro zone to borrow at "favorable terms," according to Soros.
This view is common among investors, Jane Foley, director of research of Forex.com, told Squawk Box Europe.
Foley believes the fundamentals of the Greek economy are "awful" and questions how they where able to borrow at such low spreads for so long in the build up to the credit crisis.
"Looking at the fundamentals you have to ask how did the market allow Greece to get away with this for so long," she said.
Greece shocked markets last year when it admitted it had lied about its deficit to make it comply with euro zone rules. Analyst have pointed out that this shook confidence not only in Greece but also in the euro zone's functioning as a single, one-size-fits-all economic area.
Foley believes there is scope for long term pressure on the euro unless Greece is able to cut spending heavily and be in a better position next year or when the next recession hits.
Without these spending cuts Foley predicts Greece will struggle to sell longer term 5- year and 10-year debt to a market skeptical of prospects for default over the medium term.


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Our year 3 / 4's played the last game of a difficult inaugural football league campaign. We have had difficulties all season putting together a team, coupled with the impossibility of getting everyone in the same place for training.
However, I cannot fault the effort put in by those who represented the Exmoor Link Federation over the season and last night was no exception.
We visited North Molton in our newly acquired green premier league kit but took some time getting into our stride. 4 – 0 down at half time made it a difficult task to get back into the game.
But they fought brilliantly in the second half with a much improved performance bagging 3 goals. However, a strong North Molton side completed their victory 8 – 3.
Our players continue to improve with every game and always show a great desire and passion to play. Their season is still not over as we have a friendly at Dulverton and a cup competition to play in.
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The Heritage Rail Players were out in full garb June 27 at the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway.
The Rail Players, led by organizer Stephen Plant, dressed up to promote both the acting troupe and the railway.
Plant is also the director of guest experience for the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society (FVHRS), the volunteer organization that runs the rail station.
"We started this group when we realized we were in the entertainment business," said Plant. "So today, we're just doing some promotional photos in the hopes we'll be running at some point this year."
Michael Gibbs, the director of communications for the FVHRS, said the society is currently polling all of its members to see who is willing to volunteer during the summer.
"If we don't go ahead with a season this year, a summer season, then I think we'll be open for a Christmas train," he added. "Then maybe we'll do something small for Easter. It'll depend on what happens with the virus."
John Sprung, chairman of the board for FVHRS, said the society's poll will conclude next week, and he should know by Wednesday if the railway will open.
"We will make a decision next week as it will depend on what kind of information we get back from our volunteers."
"If we don't have enough volunteers, we can't run the railway," added Gibbs.
As for the Heritage Rail Players, Plant said once everything gets back to normal, the players will be back at the station.
He explained that along with the experience of riding the historic electric rail cars, people also want to learn some of the history when they visit.
"We also need to have entertainment for the kids. They are half of our customer base."
Plant said several years ago the City of Surrey sponsored a group of players called the Re-enactors.
"They would come, usually twice during the season, and would spend several hours putting on set skits," Plant noted. "These skits took us back in time to when the original BCER (B.C. Electric Railway) ran. These people were very entertaining and certainly enhanced our railway experience."
Plant said eventually the Re-enactors became too busy to come down to the rail station. It was then Gibbs suggested the society form their own group of period actors.
So the Heritage Rail Players were born in 2019, with Plant acting in the lead role. Now the rail troupe volunteers at the station, but also attends events around town, promoting not only the railway, but also Surrey heritage.
Plant said outside of performing at the station in Cloverdale, the rail troupe has participated in about five or six other events.
"(In 2019) we did some special events and dressed up for each engagement," said Plant. "We seemed to be very effective and we certainly had a lot of fun. Generally the players dress up in period costumes to celebrate some form of the rich BCER heritage. For each event we attempted to come up with a theme, then we dressed and acted accordingly."
Plant added the troupe usually participates in several in-house (at the railway station) events each year. He said they also have great opportunities to reach out to the community through the Museum of Surrey, Cloverdale Market Days, and other possible events and venues.
"Our purpose is to entertain the public while promoting the rich heritage of the former BCER and now Surrey Heritage Rail," explained Plant.
"We might (take) certain days during our season to set a theme and dress accordingly. Maybe act out some skits."
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It uses an Infrared sensor and the Infrared remote control. The program uses the following MyBlocks:
- PowerChange: Changes the power of the Large Motors by the set amount.
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Cousin pursues promise to 'bring Joseph home' from Koh Tang
June 29, 2015
KOH TANG, Cambodia — Cary Turner sank ankle deep into the fine white sand wherehe believes his cousin's body was buried, accompanied by the man who says he was behind the Marine's execution.
Lance Cpl. Joseph Hargrove was a member of a three-man machine-gun team that was left behind and believed to have been executed by Khmer Rouge forces after the last battle of the Vietnam War on May 15, 1975, an operation referred to as the "Mayaguez Incident."
When Turner arrived in Cambodia to commemorate the battle's 40th anniversary, he met with Em Son, the former Khmer Rouge commander of Koh Tang during the battle. Son accompanied Turner and the other veterans to the island.
Son claims he executed Hargrove after catching him after the battle.
"It's really good that for the first time, I'm here with Em Son," Turner said upon arriving at Koh Tang. "I have received some answers to some of my questions that I failed to get from the government, and it's a shame I have to go to the enemy's side to get answers, where I can't get any from my own government. That's disappointing and frustrating."
In a 2010 trip to the island, Son indicated that POW/MIA accounting officials had dug the site where he had ordered Hargrove buried, and a body had been removed. Defense officials said that while remains have been recovered at the sites Son reported, none has produced remains of those missing.
Turner collected sand from the burial pit in clear plastic water bottles; he believed it was the closest he would get to his cousin's remains. Stakes at the bottom of the depression indicate the spot where a body had been unearthed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's predecessor organization, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command.
Cambodian military officials said the body unearthed at the site in 2008 was about 6 feet tall, and the bones were long, which is inconsistent with Southeast Asian remains. They also said they had a reddish-orange hue to them, which was consistent with the other American remains found on the island.
"These were big bones and long, long bones," the Cambodian official said through a translator.
Cambodian officials said the remains were found with two other sets, but was separate from them. The hands were bound behind the back.
Turner said U.S. government officials told him that no American remains were unearthed on the dig, yet he saw a picture of a flag-draped coffin during a repatriation ceremony at Phnom Penh's airport that appeared in a local newspaper. Similar photos taken by The Associated Press and Reuters can be found on the Internet.
Former Ambassador to Cambodia and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs Charles Ray told Stars and Stripes that a set of remains was unearthed and identified on-site as Caucasian. In addition, declassified documents given to Stars and Stripes indicate that "multiple" sets of remains — not just one — were recovered during the dig.
But defense officials said Hargrove has not been accounted for and they continue to dig for signs of him and the others.
They have declined to discuss their investigations, saying the process is complicated and that they don't want to get relatives' hopes up unnecessarily.
Turner said he promised Hargrove's dying mother, Charlotte, in 2009 that he would "bring Joseph home." He has enlisted the help of members of Congress to lobby for answers.
Students from Hargrove's hometown of North Duplin, N.C., recently started a letterwriting campaign to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to demand results.
DPAA officials were back digging on the island in January-March, according to documents obtained by Stars and Stripes. One vast area was on west beach, where battle veteran Fred Morris said Marine Lance Cpl. Ashton Loney's body was left.
Cambodian military officials said they unearthed two sets of remains there, determined on-site to be Southeast Asian. They were buried on the beach under mounds of rocks. The officials said DPAA investigators also unearthed a Marine flak jacket but they could not recall whose name was written on the inside. A Marine radio was also found.
"The sites we excavated in Koh Tang are closed, but additional information was obtained during these missions, keeping the case open," spokeswoman Lt. Col. Melinda Morgan said.
The search for Air Force Staff Sgt. Elwood Rumbaugh, who was lost at sea, is more complicated. He was lost near a downed helicopter. Although the helicopter has been located and a dive on the wreck was planned, according to JPAC documents, it was not explored due to weather. No other recovery operations have been announced.
Clark Hale, who was a 27-year-old Marine platoon sergeant in May 1975, said he spoke to DPAA officials during a ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh. He said they told him they had identified one of the five missing men but couldn't announce it until the family had been notified.
"I'm encouraged that somebody's coming home soon," he said. "Wherever I am, I'll be there for them when they're laid to rest, to make up for not being there when we left."
After returning to Cambodia, Turner and the battle veterans went to a site in modern-day Sihanoukville, where Son claims to have seen the body of Pvt. Danny Marshall. He claims his body was thrown into the sea but kept washing up on shore, so they tied it off between some rocks by the beach. Hale said seeing Marshall's final resting place was cathartic.
"If he could see where his remains were, he'd be happy," Hale said. "It is a beautiful, peaceful place.


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Nordic Asylum Law Seminar
University of Iceland, 29-30 May 2017
Seminar hosted by the University of Iceland Human Rights Institute and the Nordic Institute for Migration and Refugee Policy, in cooperation with the Icelandic Research Fund Centre of Excellence on Mobilities and Transnational Iceland, The Icelandic Ministry of Justice and the Finnish Section of the Nordic Federation of Public Administration (NAF)
The final programme for the seminar can be found here and the workshop programme here.
A growing number of refugees and asylum seekers have fled to Europe to escape instability and persecution in countries such as Syria, Iraq, Eritrea and Somalia, and migration and asylum have become critical and hotly debated issues. Concerns related to security, territorial sovereignty and border control affect the response to the situation and there are alarming trends in the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, as well as of irregular migrants in all parts of Europe. One aspect of this is the criminalisation of asylum seekers and refugees. However, fleeing persecution in an irregular manner is not a criminal act and irregular migrants also enjoy rights under international law, which need to be respected.
The overall theme of the 2017 Asylum Law Seminar is "Migration management and human rights – Refugee protection in crisis". The chosen theme is to be interpreted broadly, but focus will be given to the situation in Europe and especially the Nordic countries.
The seminar will include speakers and participants from the Nordic countries as well as from other parts of the world; scholars, policy makers, politicians, judges, NGO representatives, state officials and other stakeholders. While the main focus of the seminar is on asylum law, we also seek papers from interdisciplinary perspectives from different fields such as migration studies, anthropology, sociology, political science and social work. The seminar consists of plenary sessions with renowned keynote speakers and workshops where papers submitted by scholars and other participants will be presented and discussed.
Further information can be provided by Erna Kristín Blöndal, member of the conference organising committee at (firstname.lastname@example.com). Other members of the committee are prof. Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir (chairperson), dr. Vigdis Vevstad and Prof. Jens Vedsted-Hansen.


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Earlier in the day we showed you exclusive pictures of Vidya Balan visiting the sets of Udann. She, along with her director Mohit Suri, will be seen promoting her upcoming movie Humari Adhuri Kahaani with Chakor and gang. But here's an inside scoop as to what is Vidya exactly doing in the show!
Ishwar has been trying hard to save Bhagya and to catch Kamal Narayan red-handed while making poor villagers bonded labourer. In this process, Ishwar gets himself embossed hoping to catch Kamal Narayan! But unfortunately he hasn't kept Chakor and her gang in loop about this plan and hence is constantly in conflict with the young guns. Seeing his non-support towards helping Chakor, Abha has gone to the extent of separating from her husband Ishwar!
But soon all confusion will be set to rest as Chakor finds out Ishwar's true intentions are only to help everyone and after finding out she and Arjun make attempt to bring back Abha and Ishwar together. And here at this point, Vidya Balan enters the show as a messiah to save their relationship. She clears all doubts between the two and helps them trust each other again, defining the true meaning of love.
Watch Vidya Balan play the peacemaker for Chakor and gang this Saturday at 8:30PM only on Colors!


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Ideas are one of the earliest forms of currency. The exchange of information governs society, drives innovation and change and promotes a more inclusive and expansive global community. Today, anything with a bold and progressive agenda shines even more brightly among the deluge of trivia and negativity that sometimes seems to rule the internet. Perhaps surprisingly, one of the dominant forces in today's ideas market — especially those concerned with technology and innovation — actually predates the internet itself.
TED, an ideas forum that became an internet sensation after its talks were readily available online in 2006, stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, three pillars that support every facet of modern culture. Today, TED is no longer the only player in what has become a veritable industry of intellectual discourse. Talks, conferences, presentations, panel discussions, round tables, showcases and salons are all thriving, with myriad subjects and approaches drilling down on the original's expansive, all-encompassing approach.
TED itself began in 1984, a relatively low-key event organised by the broadcast designer Harry Marks and Richard Saul Wurman, a graphic designer, author and educator. Wurman and Marks had the foresight to see that the relationship with technology was fast evolving. That first conference, held in California, not only featured a demonstration of a new computer from a fast-growing local manufacturer called Apple, but included free compact discs for attendees, just a few months after their introduction in North America.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, TED v1.0 wasn't a money-spinner, but the idea of corralling experts from their respective fields and giving them a platform and — eventually — disseminating their presentations to a global audience, gathered pace in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Wurman's early focus spliced culture and commerce, predicting the surge in interest and investment that led to the first dotcom boom (and subsequent bubble). In 1997, he presciently noted that "successful projects in the next decade will be warm and fuzzy brought to you by hi-tech".
Wurman sold his stake in TED to the entrepreneur Chris Anderson in 2001, amid the husks of shuttered start-ups and vanished venture capital. In 2004, the very first TED video was placed online —a year before YouTube had even started — and it quickly became clear that this was the way forward. Today, you can sift through thousands of videos online, watching everything from stand-up and performance to exploration, design and showcases of the latest in cutting-edge robotics, communications and computing.
The events themselves are still hot tickets, but the organisation's vast archives of online lectures act as a repository of all facets of the human experience. From its relatively humble beginnings, the TED model has grown exponentially, exporting itself to other markets in the form of TEDx, a sub-brand of licensed events that borrow the branding and name recognition, but can cast their net wider into regional markets, while still adhering to TED's own rules.
TED remains broadly progressive, with a strong preference for rigorous analysis and respect for the scientific process. The new crop of ideas conferences doesn't always conform to expectations. California is the cradle of both the entertainment industry and the internet boom, but it's also a realm of progressive ideas, some of which are more outlandish than others. It's not surprising that the "ideas conference" should also venture further and further out into the realm of the unknown.
While knowledge can, of course, be commodified — a ticket for TED runs into the thousands of dollars — so can self-awareness. There are now well-established centres of meditation and mindfulness, many of which thrive on the preoccupations of Silicon Valley's vast and often over-stretched workforce. The concept of "open source enlightenment" taps into the burgeoning intersection between business smarts, new age philosophy, self-help and mindfulness, with conferences such as Soren Gordhamer's Wisdom 2.0 (now in its seventh year) attracting an equal spread of tech bigwigs and "traditional" enlightenment seekers.
The ideas industry is at the vanguard of New Age's new age. More importantly, the strong sense of community and idea sharing has given fresh voice and impetus to some of the more pressing social concerns, both in industry and in society at large. TED has always had a strong commitment to feminism, but there are other high-profile organisations, such as Tina Brown's Women in the World Summit, established in 2010 and now a global concern, overseen by Tina Brown Live Media, "a company dedicated to summits, salons, flash forums and debates". Brown's unrivalled access has brought some of the world's most important businesspeople and politicians and public figures to Women in the World, and its associated Foundation translates words and stories into action on the ground, aiming to bring rights, education and equality to women from all walks of life around the world.
The gap between ideas and ideologies is also narrowing, as vast global tech companies have an increasing foothold in the way we interact, on both a personal and political level. Perhaps the most prominent — and dominant — of all ideas festivals is the World Economic Forum's annual Davos event, held at the Swiss resort since the 1970s, with other regional meetings and offshoots taking part throughout the year. Davos is a neutral platform, a think-tank in the true sense of the term, a place where presidents can mingle with pop stars and, theoretically, grand plans can be laid. It's also become strongly symbolic of global economic and social disparity, highlighting the dispossessed and voiceless through their absence.
Even the smallest festivals have grown out of all recognition. Austin's South by Southwest (SxSW) has expanded from a small, locally focused music and arts festival into one of the major dates on the global cultural calendar, featuring film, games and television, as well as music. In 2016, the festival announced the 30th SxSW would include the participation of both Barack and Michelle Obama, a sure sign of mainstream engagement.
A word about brevity. Not everyone has time (or funds, or the connections) for a long weekend of intensive lectures. PechaKucha is a global event that has ridden the coattails of organisations like TED, but with a very different approach from the outset. Devised and promoted by the RCA-trained architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, the PechaKucha derives its name from the Japanese phrase for chit-chat. Intended as a platform for creative presentations, Klein and Dytham established rigid rules for every participant: they can only show 20 slides for a maximum of 20 seconds each. Originally devised for the duo's SuperDeluxe performance space in their hometown of Tokyo, PechaKucha Nights (PKNs) have now promulgated around the world, becoming a staple component of design festivals, exhibitions and Biennales in 900 cities. Tokyo alone has had well over 100 PKNs and the simple, viral nature of the idea ensures that it has spread rapidly. Dytham and Klein are adamant that it's a combination of brevity, economy and curiosity that keep PKNs going, offering a place to get a quick injection of inspiration and spread your own message. Other rapid-fire events have emerged, tailored for our time-deficient age, such as the American Ignite Talks (which follow a five minutes/20 slides format).
Ever since the Rostra, ancient Rome's platform for public speaking, humankind has devised ways in which ideas can be transmitted. The internet acts as the ultimate platform, beaming ideas straight to a (self-selecting) audience. On the surface, there appears to be a world of difference between a crowded bar of like-minded designers sharing their latest work and an elite conference for global business leaders and politicians. Yet all these events have something in common: a desire to find the sweet spot in between innovation, interpretation and communication. Ideas will always be valuable, but increasingly it's the way those ideas are conveyed that gives the most lasting power.


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Detroit Tigers draftees Ryan Kreidler, Bryant Packard have been teammates before
UCLA infielder Ryan Kreidler borrowed East Carolina outfielder Bryant Packard's Chevrolet Tahoe last summer.
The duo lived together as teammates on the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League then, and now plan to embark on a professional career together.
Kreidler was drafted in the fourth round and Packard in the fifth by the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.
"Kreidler is an awesome guy," Packard told the Free Press just after his selection (No. 142 overall).
Awesome enough that when Packard departed Wareham early for an opportunity with the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, Kreidler and Houston's Lael Lockhart were left the black 2018 model for a few weeks.
"We were driving that thing around all summer," Kreidler told the Free Press. "It was awesome."
"I think he likes me a good amount," Packard said.
Kreidler and Packard quickly developed a close relationship sparked by baseball, but their connection then branched to other parts of life in a new experience on the Cape.
"He's the man," Kreidler said. "He's a great dude and overall a great baseball player.
"I'm definitely looking forward to getting out there and playing some ball with 'Pack.'"
Both Kriedler and Packard are juniors prepping for the NCAA Super Regionals this weekend. Kreidler and his Bruins host Michigan, while Packard and the Pirates travel to Louisville.
Chasing a national championship, Packard and Kreidler are focused on finishing what is likely their final collegiate seasons on a celebratory note. Packard said it's "not too hard" to get distracted by an impending professional career.
"It's just really playing for these fans here, playing for this university and trying not to think too much about Detroit," Packard said. "It's very easy for your mind to wander, but you've got to stay in the present and really just focus on the Super Regionals."
The fourth Bruin picked in the 2019 draft, Kreidler said he and his UCLA teammates are excited to extend their collegiate careers.
"The great thing about this team is everyone's bought in, and we're all still working towards that goal of winning a national championship," Kreidler said. "We're super excited for the opportunity, and we're looking forward to playing Michigan this weekend."
Packard broke out as a sophomore in 2018, batting .406 with 14 home runs and 50 RBIs en route to the American Athletic Conference player-of-the-year honors as well as placing on seven All-American teams.
This year, the 6-foot-3, 200 pound Packard is batting .353 with seven home runs and 37 RBIs in 54 games. He expected to be picked in the fifth round, not necessarily by the Tigers. He met with a Tigers area scout before the season, but did not view Detroit as one of the teams pushing for him the hardest.
"I actually was pretty surprised," said Packard, a Greenville, N.C native.
Kreidler, picked 112th overall, is in the midst of a breakout season with the Bruins, batting .309 with 18 doubles, nine home runs, 44 RBIs and 11 stolen bases.
Previously selected in the 35th round of the 2016 draft by the Chicago Cubs, the shortstop notched career highs in doubles, triples home runs and stolen bases this season.
He also improved as a fielder, charged with only five errors and posting a .970 fielding percentage this year. He credited his summer in the Cape, which culminated with a league championship, as a jump start to his success this spring.
"A lot of guys go into that league as a finished product looking to showcase themselves a little bit, but I took it more as a summer to develop," said Kreidler. "Winning the title out there was a huge confidence booster."
On deck for both Packard and Kreidler is the nationally televised college tournament. After that, the former summer ball teammates can rekindle their friendship, which Kreidler said is key to success later on.
"Having guys you're comfortable with in the organization is huge," Kreidler said. "If we want to take this thing to the top and win some World Series for the Tigers, that's what we're going to have to build."


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1. Resident Evil 4
"The Resident Evil series is widely accepted as the progenitor of survival horror, building on the foundation laid by the original Alone in the Dark and Capcom's very own horror RPG, Sweet Home. However, it was Resident Evil 4 that resurrected the series and, for better or worse, brought it into a very different direction. No matter how you feel about what RE4 did to encourage the following titles in the series, the level of inspiration this game had on the industry as a whole, is monumental. The shift to the over the shoulder point of view was groundbreaking and is evident in many games that came after, such as Gears of War and Dead Space." – Nick Grave from the Top 10 Sequels That Completely Changed The Franchise.
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Need some big help with the direction of my website
Hey guys, I am really stuck and coming at you with ideas. Sorry if this is the wrong section of the website but I am really looking for advice and help with this as I am close to giving up this project and I have invested quite a lot of time and money.
Anyway the site is http://www.tocachat.com and let me try to some it up, it is like a discussion board for literally anything. You can post any sort of media like videos , pictures, links and you can create topics about anything such as David Beckham, email marketing etc.
So anyway with my work the site is getting about 50 hits a day, mainly from google.
However my main problem is getting people to post and join. Obviously the site has no niche and is general, this is a webmaster forum so people join who are webmasters, even though i have related topics, I don't have a niche.
A few questions;
1) How could I get more traffic
2) How can I get people to post, join the community and help me out?
3) Any other ideas? Criticise, what I am doing wrong?
Thanks so much for your time, Matthew
Well, basically, you need to let people know what it is. From the site I would have had no idea what it was intended for. My first impression is I'm just coming to a blog other than the "Create Topics" button at the top.
It is very easy to get a project in your head and fully develop it knowing the end goal, but then miss getting that goal out to the general public (I'm guilty myself), which is why it is good you are posting here to get feedback on it.
Thanks for raising this important question. As we all know that it has become more important than ever before to be active on the social networking sites. With many sites being launched every year a question might be asked as to which site you'll go to promote your business. So to say what kind of social media platform you would prefer to gain more traffic for your site. The clear answer to this question is the facebook. As facebook has lots of active users spending their time reading posts, commenting, posting their likes we need to take this opportunity to promote our business too.
So how can you do this?
First you need to make sure what kind of users you're targeting. My suggestion is that the more number of people you are connected with the greater is the possibility to gain the traffic. But you need to have good content in order to increase your traffic. I've found many high quality writers on contentmart.com that made my work easy.
Additionally, the heading of the site is "Get answers in minutes". I have yet to come across a topic that has an replies to it, I even scrolled way down to a few days old, and the ones I tried there had no comments, so if I came there looking to ask something and get an answer, I would thing my chances are slim for an answer.
Also, and this is just my personal tastes here. I hate sites that dynamically load more content, especially when to actually read anything fully requires me to follow a link, then hit BACK to come back to the list. Granted, your site does actually scroll me down to where I left off, but you have to wait for it more and more the farther down you are.
Hi Matthew,
I agree with Greg that it's a bit difficult to tell what the site is for at first. I think it would be good to try to narrow down your market, instead of trying to be about everything. A lot of popular sites started out by focussing on a specific niche and then expanded further once they got popular. It's actually easier to become successful if you focus your audience, rather than trying to be about everything.
I like the concept. In fact I like the concept so much that I created a similar site about a year ago but took it offline with the same problem you have.
What you've created is basically a twitter like site, but without the character limits. Just like twitter, on your site you can write about anything, but unlike twitter you've not put character limits on the post.
Your problems are:
1. Twitter is already in existence.
2. The vast majority of people in this busy life are quite happy with the character limit.
3. Given a choice, new people are going to join twitter, because of the large user base, and not your site.
4. Lots of invested money helped get twitter started. Without a similar input of thousands your site is unlikely to compete with it.
Many webmasters are also seeking this holly grail of 'the next big thing' but as you've found it's not easy. It's not impossible, just not easy.
In order to compete you need to be offering something more than twitter, but your site is probably not different enough. I visited and took a look around, but was I tempted to write something? No!
The truth is that most 'next big things' are created by teams with financial backing. Given that backing and a good team of technical experts the only other thing you need is luck.
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of well financed codewriters and website creators all having great ideas and building thousands of websites. One of the thousands of websites that have been created this week may well be 'the next big thing', but it's not possible to guess in advance which website it will be. If it was I'd be creating it instead of writing this, and all of the webmasters reading this would be creating it too. Such things are dreams made of!
The truth is that most 'next big things' are created by teams with financial backing. Given that backing and a good team of technical experts the only other thing you need is luck.
So true, and a good portion of the financial backing is grossly spend on marketing when it comes to a "social site". There are the people who will be geek enough to try it new, but the vast majority who you need to build off of are the people who won't join unless they already "heard about it".
Myself, I love people who think they have the next best thing, that is where I get my money from, programming their site for them, then watch as it launches without much put into actually marketing it (they are sure that their own time (which they can barely spend any of) and that of other people who will work only for commissions will be enough to drive it to popularity... Most times, not the case...
The problem with social sites is saturation, you need to stand out and offer something that is different. It would be hard to go up against the likes of Twitter and StumbleUpon. However there is the opportunity should you develop something that helps social activity that the big guns do not have. However I do not have that answer.
I would grab yourself an AdWords accon=unt to just try out how that form of advertizing will work for you. Many social platforms do have google ads attached and given the correct keywords this could be a massive boost to you.
Your idea is great and you are doing well. But I wonder are you endorsing your website properly? Have you used different marketing strategies to advertise your website? You need to work on social media marketing which is nowadays the most effective tool for driving people towards a particular website. Take help from some professional content writer from some content selling website like contentmart.com and tell the writer about all your requirements. No wonder with their professional touch-up they would make your website sound like the most promising one and this will automatically drag more people towards it. Digital marketing is a must to make the business successful.
You have brought forth very important questions. It is commonly seen that many website owners tend to worry a lot after they start losing their traffic or a few months after launching their site they don't get any success.
So what to do then? For all the netizens traffic is important and what is great when the traffic is from organic sources. I know you might have put a lot of money until today but what you need to do is to consult a professional SEO expert and get a website audit. This will help to find the loopholes for low traffic. The second thing is the quality of content on your website. It is seen that just to save their expenses people tend to choose low-quality writers that ruin their website. You can get fully professional writers on contentmart.com at an amazing price. I hope you would get success in the future.
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Step 1 : Macedonian citizens can got to Jamaica and get a visa on arrival.
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Step 3 : Fill out the immigration form of Jamaica.
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Step 5 : Based on your document you will be granted a visa for Jamaica.
Step 6 : Once you get entry stamp, you can enter Jamaica and stay for the duration on your visa.
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tasma adad dharis cakram
prito bhaktabhiraksanam
tasmai—unto him (Ambarisa Maharaja); adat—gave; harih—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; cakram—His disc; pratyanika-bhaya-avaham—the Lord's disc, which was extremely fearful to the enemies of the Lord and His devotees; ekanta-bhakti-bhavena—because of his performing unalloyed devotional service; pritah—the Lord being so pleased; bhakta-abhiraksanam—for the protection of His devotees.
Being very pleased by the unalloyed devotion of Maharaja Ambarisa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead gave the King His disc, which is fearful to enemies and which always protects the devotee from enemies and adversities.
A devotee, being always engaged in the service of the Lord, may not be expert in self-defense, but because a devotee fully depends on the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is always sure of protection by the Lord. Prahlada Maharaja said:
(Bhag. 7.9.43)
A devotee is always merged in the ocean of the transcendental bliss of rendering service to the Lord. Therefore he is not at all afraid of any adverse situation in the material world. The Lord also promises, kaunteya pratijanihi na me bhaktah pranasyati: "O Arjuna, you may declare to the world that the devotees of the Lord are never vanquished." (Bg. 9.31) For the protection of the devotees, Krsna's disc, the Sudarsana cakra, is always ready. This disc is extremely fearful to the nondevotees (pratyanika-bhayavaham). Therefore although Maharaja Ambarisa was fully engaged in devotional service, his kingdom was free of all fear of adversity.
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Portugal. The Man unharmed after tour bus catches on fire
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Ahead of a Tuesday night show, the tour bus of recent Grammy winners Portugal. The Man caught on fire in Iowa.
There were no injuries and the show at the University of Iowa will go on as planned, according to Rich Holtzman, the band's manager, who told EW, "Our tour bus caught fire, that's how hot this band is right now!"
Iowa City's KWWL reports that the fire began on top of the bus in the heating and cooling system.
Originally formed more than a decade ago, Portugal. The Man is currently experiencing their most success to date. Their single "Feel It Still" peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 100 and recently earned them the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
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What Did Bill Clinton and Kim Jong Il Eat?
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We don't know what Bill Clinton and Kim Jong Il ate during the two-hour-long dinner that ended in the North Korean leader's decision to release two American journalists who had been imprisoned since March.
But we can be sure that they ate well. If it was a former American president's presence that sealed the deal, the North Korean despot certainly considered it a special occasion--one, it must be said, in a country ravaged by malnutrition and poverty.
Clinton's appetite for food--especially of the fast variety--is well-documented. And while North Korea's "Dear Leader" is a notorious recluse, reports of his epicurean--and at times bizarre--eating habits have been surfacing in recent years, thanks to revelations from his former chefs.
"He particularly enjoyed raw fish so fresh that he could start eating as its mouth is still gasping and the tail is still thrashing," said former chef Kenji Fujimoto, who wrote a book called I Was Kim Jong-il's Cook, which was excerpted in The Atlantic in 2004.
Other highlights from Fujimoto's book:
Kim has an exceptional palate:
I was preparing sushi in the Number 8 Banquet Hall. All of a sudden Kim Jong Il said, "Fujimoto, today's sushi tastes a little different."
He had had a lot to drink that evening before the meal, and I suggested that maybe that was the reason.
He replied, "Maybe..." He seemed doubtful, but didn't pursue it any further.
However, when I returned to the kitchen, I checked the seasoning used that day and found that the sugar was ten grams less than usual! Kim Jong Il was the only one who had noticed. Even I was astonished at this.
He's a perfectionist about his rice:
With respect to rice, before cooking it a waiter and a kitchen staff member would inspect it grain by grain. Chipped and defective grains were extracted; only those with perfect form were presented.
And he requests foods from all over the world:
Here are the countries I visited and the foods I frequently bought there:
* Urumqi (in northwestern China) for fruit, mainly hamigua melons and grapes
* Thailand for fruit, mostly durians, papayas, and mangoes
* Malaysia for fruit, mostly durians, papayas, and mangoes
* Czechoslovakia for draft beer
* Denmark for pork
* Iran for caviar
* Uzbekistan for caviar
* Japan for seafood
His other favorite foods are more conventional, like French cheeses and pizza--a food he likes so much, he hired an Italian pizza chef to make pies for him and teach other North Koreans how to make it. (He's written about his experiences, too, in a series of articles titled "I Made Pizza for Kim Jong-il".)
But the food prefererence that may have served him best in his negotiations with junk-food loving Clinton? Hamburgers. Kim reportedly likes them so much, he told the North Korean people he invented them; the country just opened its first fast food restaurant.


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"…there, God, nature and man came together to create the most magnificent thing that the human eye can contemplate on earth." Pierre Loti
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The most recent painting created of our TOPofART team is "A Bend in the River Epte, Near Giverny" by Claude Monet.
The painting is painted entirely with oil paints on linen canvas and the size is the same as the size of the original painting in Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA.
The image represents the creation of the painting from the blank canvas to the final touches – step by step.
Information of the Painting
Creator: TOPofART Studio
Painting Title: A Bend in the River Epte, Near Giverny, 1888
Artist: Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Style: Impressionism
Location of the Original: Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA
Original Size: 73.7 x 92.9 cm
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About a month ago I volunteered to tell a story for the 8th annual Storyteller's Tellabration. It's been a few years since I've tackled this kind of creative endeavor and I'm a little nervous.
My genre of storytelling is a hybrid of personal memoir and ancient mythology. In the past I've delved into ancient gods/goddesses from different cultures and I've always learned something important. I've added some links below of stories told if you are interested.
Thanks to the internet I found my muse right away. She was hardly known in the pantheon of gods/goddesses.of Hindu mythology. She was called Askilandaeshvari and her name holds the key to understanding what she is all about. In Sanskrit, Aki is Universe, lan is ruler, and deshvari is Goddess…………..she is the Goddess who Rules the Universe and her powers are unmatched by any other. But the Sanskrit also says something else. Akilanda can be also translated as Never-Not-Broken. She is the Goddess of Never-Not-Broken. Reconciling those two translations took a bit of meditation and contemplation. Within days my obsession took over and I researched and read and tried to paint the image I found of her.
I looked at all the places where I was broken, physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. Slowly as I came to understand her story and the symbolism I could see why Never-Not-Broken = Ruler of the Universe. As a life long yogini I have learned what it means to 'embody' something. I watched my self *embody* Ashkilandaeshvari.
Her story teaches us about resilience and how with each break, crack, rupture, trauma, crisis, catastrophe we survive, we become stronger.
I suspect that her fame will grow during these turbulent times we are living in. The way she rides the crocodile down a raging river is a lesson in itself.
…to be continued
Here's an invite to our Tellebration if you want to come.