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Yow, that was Close; Email List Scams Hit Home
By Ken Magill
The universe of potential email-list-scam victims is apparently practically limitless.
Just how limitless was driven home to me last week in an exchange I had with an entrepreneur friend who emailed asking for advice.
He had a very close call with a firm that appears to be related to India-based Data Champions/Sloan Marketing.
According to Spamhaus, Data Champions/Sloan Marketing was the company behind EmailAppenders, a firm infamous in email marketing circles for having been accused by multiple marketers of ripping them off in bad list deals.
"I've peeled off a product and given it its own web page and have (I think) found a list of qualified email addresses from a vendor," my friend wrote in his email to me. "Since this is right up your alley I figured I'd ask how I know it is a list of people that really want the info and how much I should pay.
"I have my own software to do the mailing and I only need to use a subset of their list once. I have them down to $0.85 per contact. Does that make sense?"
"Um, no $850 per thousand names does not make sense," I thought and fired back an email immediately to him saying: "We need to talk before you do anything with that IT list. Call me."
My friend is not a direct marketer. He's a tech guy who started a reasonably successful wi-fi security firm.
And he was about to buy a list of names from a company calling itself Global IT Users and start spamming the names.
"Have you spoken with anyone from this company on the phone?" I asked.
"No," he said.
"Call them," I said. "'Cynthia' [his rep's supposed name] will have an Indian accent."
"Did you notice there is no postal address on their web site?" I asked.
"No," he said.
"There's no postal address on their web site because they're probably based in India," I said. "If you buy a list from them, it will be garbage and there will be nothing you can do to get your money back because they have no physical U.S. presence. And if you do get a postal address from them, it'll probably be a P.O. Box."
"Have you done a Whois search on their domain?" I asked?
"No," he said.
"Do it," I said. "Their registration information will be hidden by one of those domain privacy services."
"Hang on a minute," he said. "Yep, they're registered with Moniker Privacy Services."
"Can you think of any reason a legitimate company would want to hide their domain registration information?" I asked.
After we hung up, I did a little more digging and then sent my friend one final email:
"Run. Don't walk. Run away from these people.
"If you want to give one more test, ask if they'll take half of the money up front and half on delivery of the list (they won't). They'll want it all up front because they know you will not be satisfied with your purchase."
So here is what I found:
While reading through my friend's email string with GlobalIT Users rep Cynthia, I saw that a rep calling herself Ava Smith was also involved in the pitch. Her email address was email@example.com.
A Google search on TechInfoData.com revealed nothing about any such company and the domain did not load.
Smith's phone number was 866-978-8534.
A Google search on 866-978-8534 brought back, among other results, this site, which claims the number has been used in numerous fake email identities employed by Data Champions, an India-based firm that has been linked to EmailAppenders and other firms that marketers have claimed scammed them in bad list deals.
I emailed the "Cynthia" my friend had been in contact with using my fake ShuvittInyurass_at_yahoo.com address and requested her company's postal address.
After three requests, she responded with "DEPT LA 22973 14005 LI VEOAK AVE IRWINDALe CA 91706-1300." Her spelling and punctuation, not mine.
So first, she doesn't recognize Shuvitt Inyurass for the juvenile nonsense that it is. Second, she responds with a mangled address.
What is more, the address she supplied was once claimed by a company calling itself SalesListsOnline.
SalesListsOnline has been connected to another address, as well—an address connected to Data Champions/Sloan Marketing.
In 2009, a man calling himself Jack Wilson contacted soon-to-be exhibitors to the ad:tech San Francisco conference claiming to have a list of show attendees. He claimed to be with SalesListsOnline.
The phone number in Wilson's SalesListsOnline pitch was identical to the phone number used in a pitch where someone calling himself Jack Wilson claimed to represent OptInList.
At the time, Wilson claimed his company's address was 2370 Market Street in San Francisco.
A firm called EventGain located at EventGain.net—notice the .net—listed the 2370 Market Street address as its U.S. headquarters.
According to anti-spam outfit Spamhaus's Registry of Known Spam Operations, EventGain.com—notice the .com—at one time was operated by Data Champions/Sloan Marketing.
It is possible EventGain.com and EventGain.net are unrelated but unlikely.
So GlobalITUsers is apparently connected to SalesListsOnline, which is apparently connected to OptInList, which is apparently connected to EventGain, which is apparently connected to India-based Data Champions/Sloan Marketing, which was apparently behind the infamous EmailAppenders.
Are all of the warning signs above absolute proof that my friend was about to be scammed? No. But put together, do they smell like my dog Willie after he killed a skunk last summer? Yep.
For the record, it is a myth that tomato juice neutralizes skunk smell. Vinegar is the trick. And you couldn't soak the deal my friend was about to make in enough vinegar to get the stench off it.
This was just one deal with one non-marketing guy running a one-man-show IT company who just happened to know me and had the sense to ask me before he cut the deal.
I shudder when I think of all the people who are getting scammed in bad email list deals right now.
Author's note: Meanwhile, another friend was contacted by a list pitch that smelled. The person who contacted him claimed to be the following:
Joyce Regan
Senior Marketing Manager
Elettermails Services - We Create Opportunities!
1211 Louisiana Street,
Harwick, Pennsylvania,USA 15001
Debunking this pitch took one Google maps search. The postal address doesn't exist. Also, this anti-spam site claims the phone number is linked to Data Champions.
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Date: 2012-04-20 03:34:37
Subject: I disagree with your assumptions
Although I have no personal experiences with Data Champions, I find your analysis to lack fact and substance (as Spamhaus is well-known for lacking facts themselves). I run over a dozen different DBAs BECAUSE OF SPAMHAUS. Not because I want to scam someone or fail to be transparent, but rather because Spamhaus is able to slander, defame, smear, libel, and flat-out abuse the web and people today and data vendors are forced to be VERY secretive prior to an exchange of funds. Pay them for a small database and see how transparent they get. Spam fighters do not make purchases on data, so if you become a patron of a data vendor you will most likely find much more transparency. If you had written this article with the same presumptions and used a more respectable authority reference (other than Spamhaus), I think it will carry much more weight. The truth is that Spamhaus is far from respected in the email marketing industry...but more so in the 'anti-incoming data admin' circles. Who are you looking to reach here; the marketer or the sys admin?
Date: 2012-03-27 16:53:28
Subject: Email Appenders
We have had our run ins with them and I have advised my customers many times that "you don't have to use me, but do not use them!" Glad to see you are still on the case!
Date: 2012-03-27 16:52:52
Subject: Baking soda and hydrogen peroxide
So I've since been told. Let's hope I don't have to find out. Last time Willie killed a skunk he got into the house before I realized it and began rubbing up against the walls. Yeesh.
Date: 2012-03-27 15:55:51
Subject: Data Champions
Excellent detective work, as usual. And if you mix baking soda and hydrogen peroxide, it works better than vinegar.


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I want to set up a remote access (from internet) using "Remote Desk" via port 3389 (TCP). I have the 2Wire HomePortal 1100 (I don't see the word Router on it, only Gateway) I don't know if this is a modem or a router.
My problem is that I don't know how to do "port forwarding" so that I can use port 3389 or to confirm if this port is alredy active on my HomePortal. The 2Wire software version is 3.5.5 and I don't find a place to do the forwarding or to confirm it. I would also like to know if there are other ports for "Remote Access". Please help me!!! ..... thanks :-)
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A SCARBOROUGH retailer has raised concerns that a letter sent to over 75s about the digital switchover is causing panic and confusion.
Louise Snell, manager of Walkers Euronics Centre in St Thomas Street, said that when the letter from the BBC's Switchover Help Scheme came out, every other call was from some one who had received it and was unsure about what they had to do.
She said: "There's just too much information on it - it's very confusing.
"We've never had so many people phoning or calling into the shop about something."
Mrs Snell added that she was worried the letter could encourage people to get something they don't even need.
As well as offering a basic option of a freeview box with installation and aftercare for £40, the letter also gives other choices including a Panasonic 37" freesat HD LCD screen TV for £892.
Mrs Snell said: "The fact that there is a direct debit form with the letter has worried and upset a lot of people.
"They are just concerned about it all and don't know what to do."
Scarborough viewers will join the digital switchover on August 3 next year, as the country ends programming screened through analogue transmission.
The move will be carried out by Digital UK in two phases, with the Oliver's Mount transmitter set to turn off BBC Two coverage on August 3, followed by a bar on the remaining analogue channels on August 17.
Switchover Help Scheme regional manager Emma Speed said: "Run by the BBC, the Switchover Help Scheme has helped hundreds of thousands of older and disabled people to switch to digital TV.
"People are eligible if they are aged 75 or over, get or could get certain disability benefits, are registered blind or partially sighted or have lived in a care home for more than six months. We send everyone eligible an information pack in the run-up to switchover, explaining the help on offer, and this is what people in Scarborough have received.
"First we tell them about the standard option, which is an easy-to use Freeview set top box, an approved installer to supply and install it and a 12 month aftercare service including a free helpline, installation and aftercare.
"This is everything they need to keep watching TV after switchover, and is available for a one-off cost of £40, or free to eligible people who are also on income-related benefits.
"For eligible people who would like a choice, we include a longer guide with a range of options including integrated televisions, digital recording equipment or Freesat, some at higher cost.
"We know this is a lot of information at once, so we have worked hard to make the information pack as simple as possible to understand, at the same time as telling people everything they need to know to decide whether the Help Scheme is for them.
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Potty training
So I have this cute little guy who just turned 3 and still wears diapers.
His Mom is a weenie! pure and simple! I tried to do the potty training thing a couple of weeks ago and all it seemed like I was doing was being a puppeteer by taking Jaden to the bathroom every 45 min to an hour and spending at least 30 min each time trying to get him to actually go, THEN I basically give up and have him get up and put his pants on and then 5 min later he either wets or worse. that was the game we played for a week and a half.
So I decided to give up and give us both a break and go back to diapers. I admit it I'm a failure.
I just get very irritable having to sit in the bathroom for 30 min all day long and then still have to clean up the floor so for my own sanity I stopped.
I decided to start again but this time I bought some training pants that have vinyl covers sewn on them and that holds a little more then just training pants alone.
We've had a pretty good day today, he actually asked to go potty during his nap and went yuckypoo!!! This was the first time in about 7 months since he's done a yuckypoo in the potty!!!
Yipee! We do a dance after he finishes singing a made up song about going potty.
I decided not to sit in the bathroom too! I have a good view from the living room and I think that's a little motivation to get done a little quicker.
I read somewhere that at the age of 3 if a child isn't trained it's a matter of will not skill.
That got me thinking we needed to get started again.
Plus Jaden has really started talking more in sentences and we actually have conversations so I think this little guy is playin his Mama!!!
Wouldn't getting potty trained be about the best Mothers Day present a 3 year old could give his dear sweet Mama? I THINK SO!!! xoxo
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Cichlasoma managuense also known as Managua Cichlid.
This Central American cichlid grows to 55 cm. Single specimen needs to be kept in at least 500 liter tank. If kept with other community cichlids of similar size a 1000 liter is a minimum.
In the wild, the Jaguar cichlid is a skilled predator that feeds readily on fish and big invertebrates. Soft rayed fish is preferred, but the Jaguar cichlid is not fuzzy about its food. It will appreciate live food in the aquarium, but training it onto pellets is not difficult. Choose a high quality pellet that has been made to meet the nutritional needs of larger predator fish. If you do not produce your own live food, you should keep in mind that feeder fish from pet stores might introduce disease in the aquarium. Many Jaguar cichlid keepers therefore feed their Jaguar cichlids fish meat instead. Earthworms and krill are two other good choices.
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He led a Raiders team the often seemed to wait until the forth quarter to begin playing. When the game seemed all but over, Stabler would bring them back and often win. It was fun and frustrating to watch. But you knew that until the final whistle blew the game was still in play.
Ken Stabler was playing football when it was still affordable to see.
I used to have a signed football from Ken. At some point in my life it didn't make the many moves. I sure wish I still had the football today.
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I am blown away at the thought of being #3!....10 spots ago we started this waitlist thing the first week of August....and at this rate, we just might know who our baby will be in the first week of November! I can't say for sure we are #3 but, I knew of the family at #1 getting their referral last week...but then we got our bi-weekly update from our agency in an email and it said there had been 2 boy referrals....so that would put us at #3! I don't know any of the families ahead of us now so I am totally clueless for at least 2 weeks. We should get a phone call with our official number the first week of Novemeber, but at the least by Friday the 6th we will get another email update....or our big call could come... only God knows what will come first!
I am glad to be home tonight with our little boy who has croupe...he is coughing and acting pitiful. I thought I had to work but got called off! Yeah! Last night we didn't get much sleep so I need the rest tonight! We already had Tyler in a steamy bathroom so hopefully he will rest well.
Getting to be with my sick little boy makes me think and pray for an AGCI family who recently learned their baby boy (only a few weeks old and still in Ethiopia) is sick and in the hospital there with pneumonia...they just learned about him a few weeks ago and now just heard he is sick...I can't imagine how it must feel to not get to be with him knowing he is sick! We are praying for her and her little baby and I ask you to do the same...you can check out their story at
well I better get some rest in case the croupe monster rears its ugly head again tonight!!
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Lazy Mistakes
Posted on | February 13, 2008 at 11:16 pm | 1 Comment
Try as I might, I can't think of a single thing to write about tonight. I can't even do a "Songs That Came Up On The iPod While Jogging" list because I didn't jog this morning like I had originally planned to do. That was because I woke up too late. That was because I forgot to reset the alarm last night after I had set it to wake me up later than usual the morning before. That was because I had stayed up too late the night before that playing a video game and I wanted to sleep in. Cause and effect… it's what makes the world go 'round.
This morning would've been a perfect time to run too. The weather was great and most of the snow and ice on the ground is melted. It got up into the 60s here today. But, alas, snow is supposed to come in later tonight, so I'm guessing tomorrow won't be too good for running. I missed my window.
Coincidentally, my neighbor Mary, who lives a couple of doors down from me, has a blog about running. I sometimes see her running the same route I do, and it's weird reading her blog and recognizing the places she talks about. Like when she talked about slipping on the ice a few blog entries back and I knew pretty much exactly where she had fallen from her description.
I'm working (mentally, at least) on a longer series of linked blog entries, but am waiting on a few things before I can start on that. So, please excuse the recent banality (yeah, yeah, I know… it's not a recent thing) and dream of better days in store. That series will probably be of interest to only a few people (it involves music), but hopefully I can at least make the writing interesting.
And tomorrow's Groundhog Day, so I should have something interesting to say about that.
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February 14th, 2008 @ 8:17 am
Groundhog Day? Okay then, HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!


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172. That was my average for an 1hr 45 min ride last night. Went on the group ride for some good road mileage to pile onto my 'cross training regiment. Broke out my 1x1 IF cross bike, 44x17. Between headwinds, undulations in the road, and some overzealous counterparts, I had it pegged. It felt great, and I know if I keep that up, come the bell lap, it will come in handy - the chaser becomes the chased.
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The Mystery of Pregnancy Cravings
And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink. And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacoblaid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.(Genesis 30:37-41)
Have you ever heard stories of pregnant women craving pickles and ice cream? Or seen the media portraying pregnant women demanding that their partners get Ben and Jerry's ice cream at 3am? Such anecdotes become more outlandish - pregnant women fighting in Trader Joe's over the last box of multi-grain waffles, losing control at the smell of chocolate, and driving through hailstorms to get curly fries. As we cross cultural boundaries, the specifics of the stories change, but cultures almost universally offer some sort of explanation as to why cravings exist and legitimize the occasional bizarre craving behavior.
When Queen Jane Seymour became pregnant in 1537, King Henry VIII did not have a male heir to the throne since his two previous wives had been unable to bear children. With a vested interest in the stability of Jane's pregnancy, Henry went to great lengths to import live quail from France in order to satisfy the Queen's cravings, since tradition stipulated that satisfied cravings made for safer pregnancies. This grand gesture seemed to pay off, as future heir Edward VI was born later that year. However, in a strange twist of fate, Jane died twelve days later. Rumor had it that her extravagant cravings had caused her death.
Why should science concern itself with in pregnancy cravings? From the perspective of advancing knowledge, we simply do not know what causes pregnancy cravings. Societies have furnished causal explanations that made sense within their cultural context for millennia. However, science has had difficulty evaluating these claims since a craving cannot be easily quantified or measured. From a more practical standpoint, being able to study cravings scientifically would allow us to better understand the state of the body during pregnancy and offer nutritional guidelines that may improve maternal diets.
Most women experience food cravings at some point during pregnancy. While these cravings might be for a specific type of cuisine or unusual food, they typically include the desire for sweet, salty, spicy or fatty foods. Sometimes, even nonfood products serve as cravings. While these cravings are most likely the result of hormonal and metabolic changes that take place in a woman's body, some propose that the baby's sex can be revealed based on the nature of these cravings.
Woman ususally have cravings when they are pregnant.
Cravings are a well-known and expected symptom of pregnancy. Several theories exist for such food related urges. Hormonal changes are known to alter taste and smell, which might explain the desire for specific, sometimes unusual foods. A temporary nutritional deficiency because of the high nutrient needs of the baby is also a possibility. A lack or shortage of specific nutrients might lead to the heightened need to consume these nutrient-rich foods. Food intake is also known to be connected to women's emotions. During pregnancy, women might crave specific foods, consciously or unconsciously, as a response to emotional needs. Another explanation is that cravings serve as an early means of deciphering the baby's sex as certain foods correlate to the sex of the baby.
Medical Interpretations: Hormones and Orexigenic Agents
With advances in the sciences, we can begin to bridge the gap between culture and scientific theory using the physiology behind pregnancy cravings. During pregnancy, women are resistant to leptin, an endocrine growth factor. Leptin reduces appetite and stimulates metabolism by interacting with receptors at the "appetite center" of the hypothalamus. Without leptin, multiple orexigenic pathways, or pathways that stimulate hunger, are left unopposed. This causes neuropeptide Y, one of the most potent orexigenic agents known, to have significantly decreased immunoreactivity during pregnancy, and this is thought to contribute to increased food intake.
"Neuropeptide Y increases hunger.
Studies have also been performed to understand women's changing sense perception during pregnancy. Some of the first signs of pregnancy include "increased sensitivity to odors" and "a metallic taste in your mouth."Abnormal smell and/or taste perception is reported in roughly 75% of women.It has been hypothesized that these altered gustatory and olfactory thresholds are caused by a change of neuronal activity within the female brain. Because of uterine expansion during pregnancy, adjacent uterine and gustatory neurons may be interacting with one another.In any case, cravings appear to be affected by smell and taste sensitivity, and thus have a direct biological basis.
Challenges for Research
While science has shown that the physiological changes accompanying pregnancy cravings have a neuronal and hormonal basis, it has yet to offer a strong theory as to how these cravings have come about. Is the Western notion of causality due to "wisdom of the body" valid? In order to determine if Queen Seymour's cravings were a result of a nutritional deficiency, it would by hypothetically necessary to establish that (a) she had such a deficiency (b) quail had a nutrient that satisfied it and (c) the deficiency preceded her consumption of quail, so as to exclude reverse causation. Since this question involves a human subject whose cravings cannot be manipulated in a laboratory setting, population-based nutritional epidemiology may hold the answer.
"Nutritional epidemiology may hold the answer to our craving questions.
I am applying the conceptual methodology outlined above to my current thesis project. In order to measure a nutritional deficiency (part a), I could theoretically use biochemical blood or tissue indicators to measure the amounts of various nutrients in the blood. However, analyzing these biochemical indicators on a large scale would require expensive blood analyses, and some nutrients such as total fat have no indicators. Thus, nutritional epidemiologists utilize noninvasive instruments like food records and dietary journals to calculate the consumption of nutrients based on what food was eaten. In order to find out if the food craved contains the nutrient (part b), its nutrient profile would be determined from nutritional databases. Finally, the deficiency must precede the craving in order to determine a causal relationship (part c).
While we do not yet know the mechanisms that led to Queen Jane's cravings, comparative cross-cultural studies have shed insight on the myriad of causal interpretations offered. Advances in nutritional epidemiology also hold promise for assessing the validity of the "wisdom of the body" hypothesis, which would lead to better nutritional guidelines regarding maternal diets. Until then, it's probably best to satisfy that craving for quail!


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Young Actress bags 10 Crore Sum for Endorsing a Brand. Several budding actresses are running around directors and busy with photo shoots to promote their acting in order to bag roles in movies. There seems to be a smart actress who learnt the easiest short cut to wealth + fame. She has to feature in a condom ad in order to get this huge sum of 10 crores! While it is known that Actresses like to hit the big sum fastest way possible budding starlets do not earn like lead actresses do.
The budding starlets' sources did advice her against the deal as this may ruin her reputation, but she feels signing the deal is worth the amount for signing around 15 movies! Young Actress bags 10 Crore Sum for Endorsing a Brand, she has to think on this deal as she now knows what signing the deal is about. So wait and watch to know who the actress is agreed for this.


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This is a 3 bedroom 2 bath privately owned vacation home at the Molokai Villas complex located directly on the beach side of Perdido Key Drive. This vacation home condo comfortably sleeps a family no more than 8 including all adults and children. There is a large balcony facing the beach which is accessed from the living room. The living room is equipped with a television, DVD player and internet. The master bedroom has a king size bed, television, dvd player and a private full bathroom. The first guest bedroom has a queen size bed and the second guest bedroom (LOFT) has two twin beds. The kitchen is fully furnished with all appliances, cookware, bakeware, dinnerware and flatware. This vacation home includes a full size washer and dryer as well.
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Each vacation rental has three levels, two indoors and covered parking below. The unique floor plan has the living area on the main floor and three bedrooms on the third level. Enjoy great views from the master bedroom overlooking the ocean and beautiful beaches. At Molokai, you have access to the Ole river side of the complex too, with an outdoor pool and boat docks. Experience one of our most popular vacation rentals and find out why people come back year after year.
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Presented here is an original Muhammad Ali piece made by none other than legendary sports artist LeRoy Neiman. Ali, born Cassius Clay, was a memorable boxing figure in the 1960's known for his brash attitude out of the ring and his lightning quick speed and accuracy within the ring. As a professional boxer, Ali would become the face of the sport amassing an impressive record of 56-5. Many of his memorable fights include his knockout win over Sonny Liston, as well as his trilogy with Joe Frazier.
Ali would draw media attention for his refusal to partake in the Vietnam War draft. Ali would be stripped of his title, and incarcerated, however would appeal citing religious reasons for his refusal and was eventually released. Losing four years of his boxing career, many considered Ali to be a role model for sticking to his ideals rather than conforming to the government's wishes. Ali was an active participant in the Civil Rights movement.
Ali signed this painting on March 9th, 1971. This was the day after the first loss of Ali's career, the so-called "Fight of the Century" against Joe Frazier. Although this fight went the distance, Frazier was selected as the unanimous victor. The fight against Frazier was the first professional loss of Ali's career, and the inner tumult of his mind is revealed on this painstakingly adorned canvas.
Ali inscribed virtually every inch of free space on this gorgeous water color, inscribing deeply heartfelt personal messages throughout. The champ discussed some of his personal struggles that were never revealed through his public persona, including his thoughts on defeat in the ring. Ali wrote about the Frazier fight, "You learn through losing! You got a chance to see how things look from the other side." Ali took these lessons to heart, defeating Frazier handily in the next two meetings of the heavyweight bruisers.
More selections of Ali's inscriptions reveal the mindset of the Greatest, who wrote "I don't have to be what you want me to be, I'm free to be who I want!" and "Everything has a purpose – Everyone has a purpose." He also discusses the important choices he made throughout his personal life and professional career, including his then-controversial conversion to Islam. Ali writes "When they asked me 'which do you want, the Muslims or twenty million dollars, all kinds of women and some big home in Hollywood?' I said 'give me the Muslims' and I haven't regretted it yet". This quote typifies the nature of Ali: a fiercely loyal and devoted champion of the people ready to give his life for his passions and belief. Ali also writes about the other belief that nearly ended his boxing career: his conscientious objection to military service in the Vietnam War. Ali scrawled, "The Senators are all afraid of me because I speak the truth that can set men free" and "I got no quarrel with the Viet Cong". This echoes Ali's powerful public statements on the Vietnam War, "My conscience won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America."
This water color portrait by LeRoy Neiman displays Ali and all his glory. Ali is depicted front and center, his arms crossed. He is colored using orange and yellow tones to form his body and face, while his eyes are colored a piercing dark brown, as the bridge of his nose is colored in a soft blue. A silhouette of himself, with his guard up is painted next to himself, using purple to depict shadow, and green and yellow to form his arm. Ali quotes are written all over this piece, and surround the figures. Ali has signed this piece in black ink at the very bottom of the portrait. This piece comes matted and framed, standing 47 ½ x 42 inches. This frame has miniscule chips on the upper left corner and on the upper part of the frame that faces the wall. Neither are fully visible when the frame is adjusted accordingly. This comes with a full LOA from PSA/DNA (AC04403).
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Alisher Ali Djumanov of Eurasia Capital -
Mongolia, sandwiched between two major economies, China and Russia, and with a population of about 2.6m, has huge and largely untapped natural resources, with over 6,000 mineral deposits scattered across its vast territory, which is three times larger than France. The most significant are copper, gold, coal and uranium. The Mongolian economy is highly sensitive to commodity price changes, as the country earns about 70% of total export revenues from copper and gold. Prices for the nation's major mineral exports have plunged due to weakened global demand. Economic slowdown in neighbouring countries, Russia and China, which absorb about 60% of total exports, is exerting further pressure on the country's economy. As a result, growth of the national economy, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will slow to 2.7% this year from 8.9% in 2008. As export earnings plunge, the country's current account deficit has swollen to about 8.7% of GDP, while the budget deficit grew to about 5% in 2008.
Being severely hit by the global economic downturn amid shrinking copper export revenues, Mongolia is now facing economic and social challenges. With currency reserves fast depleting, the country has taken out a number of external loans to ease the negative impact from the global crisis. Almost $1bn in rescue packages from international financial institutions and loans from China and Russia were pledged to support the economic stabilization in Mongolia. In May, the IMF approved a $229.2m, 18-month stand-by arrangement for Mongolia, which equals 300% of the country's quota. The World Bank, ADB, and countries like Japan and Australia have also committed a total of $165m. For financing its plans, Mongolia turned to China and Russia to support its economy while battling a deepening budget deficit. China reportedly finalized a $300m loan for road and railway infrastructure in Mongolia, while Russia also committed a $300m loan for Mongolia's agriculture sector. In addition, Mongolia and Russia have recently agreed on jointly implementing $7bn worth of railway, coal and copper projects in Mongolia.
Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi are cornerstones of Mongolia's prosperity
Rio Tinto Group, the world's third-largest mining company, and Ivanhoe Mines won approval from Mongolia's parliament to develop Oyu Tolgoi, known as Turquoise Hill. This is the world's largest undeveloped porphyry copper-gold deposit with 36m tonnes of copper and 45m ounces of gold resources, located in the south Gobi region of Mongolia, 80 km north of the Chinese-Mongolian border. On July 16, the Mongolian parliament authorized the government of Mongolia to conclude an investment agreement with Ivanhoe Mines and Rio Tinto for the development and operation of the deposit. According to Ivanhoe, it expects that further negotiations will be held with the government in order to conclude a final agreement. Ivanhoe has been trying for more than five years to get final approval for the project and benefit from demand in China, the largest copper consumer.
If the project goes ahead, it is estimated that at today's prices it could generate $2.3bn revenue each year, almost half of Mongolia's GDP last year. Annual production could reach on average 400,000 tonnes per year of copper, or $2bn in sales, and 300,000 ounces per year of gold, or $300m, and in total $69bn over the next 30 years. The Mongolian government budget could enjoy $1.5bn in revenue every year from exporting the metals produced from the deposit. Foreign investors are keeping an eye on the progress around the project, and signing the deal will give strong impulse to foreign investment flows into the country and trigger spill-over effects into the wider economy.
Mongolia's other world-class deposit is Tavan Tolgoi, reportedly the world's biggest untapped coking coal deposit with 6.5bn tonnes in reserves, located 150 km to the north of China. It is estimated that at annual production of 15m tonnes per year at today's prices, annual revenue could reach $2.25bn or almost half of Mongolia's last year GDP. The government is reportedly planning to sell a stake in the Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit for strategic investors. JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank are assisting the government in concluding the deal. The emergence of China as one of the main commodity consumers and recent increases in coal prices turned the deposit into a major attraction for the world's largest coal mining companies. China's massive $586bn stimulus package and infrastructure construction projects in the north and west of the country should provide immediate and long-lasting demand for the deposit's coal.
Weathering the effects of the crisis on the Mongolian economy and getting the major mining projects started are the top priority for the new president, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj from the opposition Democratic Party, who won the presidential election on May 24 this year, in a tight race with ex-president Nambariin Enkhbayar from the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. Presidential election results validated our positive outlook for Mongolia since the election was held fairly based on democratic principles and Mongolia confirmed its commitment to further promote democracy, outperforming other countries in the Eurasia region. We view this as positive for the nation's long-term growth and stability that should make the resource-rich nation an attractive destination for foreign investors.
Stock market has major growth potential
Admittedly, Mongolia has a small and illiquid stock market. The total market capitalization of all the companies listed on the Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE) has dropped to $320m (a mere 7% of GDP), down 72% from its peak reached last year. Despite its small size and limited liquidity, the domestic equities market has strong growth potential. Most of the local listed companies are currently substantially undervalued. Several international investment funds are active in the market by holding sizable stakes in the listed companies, including those in the MSE Top 20 index.
Signing the Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi deals and adopting pro-business regulatory changes will lead to growth in Mongolia's stock market. This will happen through privatization of the state-owned companies by selling shares in the local stock market and IPOs in the local stock exchange by large private business groups and internationally listed companies with major operations in Mongolia. Investors would be interested in purchasing stakes in the companies being privatized, especially in the resources sector. Now the government has a plan to privatise several state-owned companies in the coming years, including in the resources sector such as coal miners Baganuur and Shivee Ovoo. Several major business groups such as MCS Group, Newcom Group, Bodi Group, Tavan Bogd Group and Monnis Group, which have attracted multimillion- dollar investments from the EBRD and IFC, and private equity firms, are also next major contenders for going public.
Alisher Ali Djumanov is CE of Eurasia Capital
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Impact Wrestling takes more steps to prevent The Hardys from being "Broken" in WWE
The legal fight between The Hardys and Impact Wrestling continues. Impact has registered "Broken Matt," "Brother Nero," "Vanguard1" and "Broken Brilliance." It's interesting that they have registered "Brother Nero" considering that Nero is Jeff's middle name. Matt Hardy filed for the "Broken Matt Hardy" trademark on 3/1.
There's no word on how the negotiations have been going between WWE and Impact but, based on these latest trademark registrations, it would appear that a deal is far from being reached and there is no guarantee that we will ever see the "Broken" characters in WWE.
A fan on Twitter asked Reby Hardy about purchasing a "F**k That Owl" shirt. The shirts are out of stock but after the trademark news got out on Friday, she posted this:
no longer available but after today, I might have to bring them back https://t.co/LHDKwI8sfv
— Reby Hardy (@RebyHardy) May 6, 2017
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French IT Minister Axelle Lemaire is not letting up on ICANN. Angered by what she perceives are the organisation's shortcomings in the .vin and .wine new gTLD application process, Lemaire has been vocal in her criticism. She has also worked hard to rally support for her position in the political arena.
Lemaire apparently remains on a mission, as a visit to Barcelona's Mobile World Congress this week shows. During her stay, she met with representatives of the Tunisian and Brazilian governments to discuss Internet governance.
"We're working to host a prep meeting for the World Summit on Information Society in Paris before the summer," she revealed after getting back from Barcelona. "France intends to continue being a strong contributing factor towards the construction of an effective European strategy on the digital economy."


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It is called "participatory budgeting" (PB). And the idea is simple. Community groups work with council officers to decide local priorities and then present their proposals in front of a public audience, who vote on which projects to fund. Up and down the country thousands are now taking part, deciding how public money is spent.
"The response from communities has been fantastic," says Neil Smith, a policy officer at Newcastle city council, who this year used PB to allocate £60,000 to its cleaner, safer, greener communities programme and its scheme for children and young people. "It's transparent, and so avoids the myths about how money is being spent; it's quicker [voting at 'decision days' is done electronically and on the spot], and having been involved in the decision making, people feel better about themselves and their community."
It may sound too radical for some, and equivalent to giving away the keys of the town hall, but the World Bank, the UN, the EU and the UK's Department for International Development have all praised PB for its transparency and effectiveness, and Newcastle is not the only council piloting it in the UK. Leading the pack is the Bradford Vision local strategic partnership (which has used PB since 2004 to allocate £744,0000), and now Birmingham, Salford and Sunderland, as well as Manton Community Alliance and Mersey Partnership are experimenting with it.
It is no surprise that PB is being piloted in deprived areas, where councils are always on the lookout for ways to increase community participation and address the democratic deficit. And although the pilots are confined to the north, where the Participatory Budgeting Unit is restricted to working, interest has now spread to Lewisham, in south London, and Coedpoeth, in Wales.
With only a couple of years' experience at most, it is too early to judge PB's impact on the ground. But the feedback from communities is overwhelmingly positive. An evaluation of a recent decision day in Newcastle revealed that more than 70% of delegates thought PB was good for the neighbourhood, a good way of getting people involved, and would take part in a similar day again. What's more, it did not just attract the "same faces" as is too often the case with new initiatives. Forty per cent of those attending had not previously taken part in community events.
The results have not gone unnoticed by the Department for Communities and Local Government, as PB ties in with the government's agendas of active citizenship and involving people in service delivery. Indeed, the recent white paper on local government cites PB as an example of innovative practice giving local people more say in running local services.
There is plenty of interest in central government, confirms Kezia Lavan, who is evaluating PB with the non-governmental public action project at Bradford University. The challenge is getting the political will in councils to give up power and hand over budgets.
Perhaps it is no surprise therefore that, with the exception of Salford, the money allocated using PB has so far been confined only to regeneration. This is easier for communities to access, but means PB is not yet imbedded for the long term.
PB does not only give people a voice; there are spin-off benefits as well. As organisations have to present their proposals in front of other people, many of whom they know, there are suggestions that PB can result in higher quality applications. People are more honest about what their projects can deliver, and what it will cost. And links are made, and ideas swapped, between groups that otherwise may not have occurred. It is all thanks to the transparency of the funding process, which is normally done behind closed doors.
Decision days over, successful projects are invited to hand back some of their grant to help fund those that narrowly missed out - and some do. It is evidence of how PB can bring communities together and make people more aware of each other's needs - an ideal foundation for developing community strategies.
Newcastle and others are now reviewing their pilot experiences, and considering possible mainstreaming of PB. The only negative feedback has been that people wished more money had been at stake.
· Robert Bullard is a writer and journalist
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The best way to support your favorite overseas soccer team is to travel to them!
The ProActive Soccer Fan Trips are the best way to see all the best soccer in world. By combining the travel expertise of our parent company, ProActive Travel, with our soccer experts you wont find a more complete itinerary or better value. We offer supporters the opportunity to see the premier soccer events in Europe- Champions League, English Premier League, and more.
We specialize in guided, small group trips meant to provide you with a stress free, planned soccer vacation with other like minded fans from North America. In partnership with our UK partner, Thomas Cook, we are not authorized to sell unguided fan trips to see a number of the biggest teams in England, Spain, Italy, and Scotland!


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I had forgotten how windy it is here. Final approach felt like a ping pong ball in one of those lottery machines.
Or as Zoe said on final approach, we're 'riding a giant bunny rabbit.'
Been 20 years since I set foot on Hawaiian soil, and I've never been to Maui until now. The weather is perfect, low 80s and maybe 60% humidity. Makes me realize how dry it is back home in Oregon.
Kristen had gotten some great advice; if you want to do the drive to Hana, do it early in your trip. The time zone change makes it much easier to wake up sooner when your body hasn't adjusted yet. So off we go.
The trip out is 50 miles or so from Kihei, and the road isn't exactly straight. Something like 600 turns, tons of bridges that can handle only one car at a time, and lots of scenery. If you decide to go, get past the airport by 8:30. Or else you'll be stuck in a 2,000 car procession with no way to get past.
Hana isn't exactly Los Angeles from a commercialization standpoint. But it's awfully pretty...
We made a quick stop for a papaya smoothie, then kept going. The Seven Pools are definitely worth seeing.
Ultimate goal for me was finding Charles Lindbergh's grave. He built a house in Kipahulu to get away from the glare of publicity and died there in 1974. Kipahulu is a thousand miles off the beaten path. You don't just drop in.
Amazing thing about his flight to Paris was that he was awake for about 30 hours BEFORE he took off. Then another 33 hours enroute, nearly falling asleep several times, but without the comfort of an in-flight movie.
Later on, the house where his son was kidnapped in Hopewell NJ was about 3 miles from the house I first lived in.
Right now, a gecko is toying with my water bottle. But I digress...
The road coming back from Hana along the southern coast is an interesting one. Didn't know that the rental car agreement forbides passage due to the pavement conditions (and occasional lack of pavement). If you take it slow, like 10mph in spots, it isn't bad. Just long. And desolate in a lunar landscape sort of way.
Next day was the big test: see the sunrise at the 10,000 foot Haleakala summit after running the last 5 miles uphill. Lots of hairpin turns; a native told me that the climb is the steepest prolonged drive anywhere in the world. Maybe so. After waking at 0245, I drove for 80 minutes uphill, parked at the 8,000 foot level and prepared to run; all decked out in foul weather gear, gloves, hat. It's 37 degrees, raining sideways, and the wind is howling at probably 50 mph.
And it's dark. Really dark.
Time for a risk assessment:
1) It's nasty cold and wet and windy. No big deal, I'm prepared for that
2) It's dark, but I have reflective clothing.
3) It's at high altitude. Challenging but not a deterrent
4) Steep drop-offs on the downhill side of the road. Forgot my parachute.
5) I didn't have any coffee this morning. And now it's 0430 AM. Hmmmm....
Any 3 or 4 of these issues and I'm off to enjoy/endure the run. Throw in #5 and it's a game changer. If something happens up here, my margin of error is paper-thin. So I recalibrated my goal and drove to the summit; now I just want to get down in one piece after sunrise.
Even colder up top. Some idiot is up there in shorts! (note: it wasn't me).
Exceptional sunrise. Do it on a cloudy day: the light gets dispersed in amazing ways. Then the sun just appears.Very cool.
Just don't do the bike tour down the mountain. That's nuts.
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Against the majestic backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, the world-renowned Edinburgh Military Tattoo will gather an amazing programme for Scotland's sensational Edinburgh Tattoo in August.
The 2018 programme will be titled 'The Sky's the Limit', paying homage to the Royal Air Force as they mark their 100th Anniversary. The night will also embrace Scotland's Year of Young People with colourful performers joining from across the globe.
Special guest stars will include Switzerland's Top Secret Drum Corps and The Central Band of the Czech Armed Forces, all of whom will join the RAF to ensure that the night will fly high!
As always, the show is brought to an emotional and poignant close by the haunting lament of the Lone Piper playing from high on the castle ramparts.
We have a range of options for your visit or we can create a bespoke package for you to ensure your visit to Edinburgh is totally unforgettable
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GlobalHOME is the global health student interest group at the University of Sydney.
Established in 2007 as a not-for-profit association within the Faculty of Medicine, its aims are to provide a common ground for students, health professionals and academics who are interested in global health issues, and to inspire and provide opportunities for students to advocate for health equity globally.
Since establishment, GlobalHOME has reached staff and students from Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Medical Science, Masters of Public Health, and Masters of International Public Health. Annual events hosted by GlobalHOME include educational seminars, Red Party for raising HIV awareness, Charity Auctions supporting maternal health, and Electives Night.
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Once SAN has confirmed your payment' a tentative itinerary will be sent to you along with a short questionaire to size and fit gear and to learn of any any physical conditions that may help us aid you in the unlikely event of an emergency. Also for your benefit and in the very unlikely event of a mishap or injury' SAN asks clients for the following specific information in order to process a temporary insurance policy. SAN is not only one of the few climbing outfitters in the world that insures clients' but also includes coverage as part of the original payment. The following required information is not required for the weekly open clinics; and also does not apply for services located at artificial climbing facilities. SAN reserves the right to refuse service to any client who does not provide us with the information for either one of the categories:
Refund Policy
For the SAN Courses & Guiding Services, all initial 50% deposits are required to reserve any outing with Sanirang Alpine Networks. All cancellations must be made one week prior to the original climbing scheduled date in order to receive a complete cash refund. In the event that a full payment of deposit has been made and the participant cancels within the week of the first scheduled climbing school session, 50% of their full payment deposit will be forfeited and the remaining 50% will be refunded in cash. NO Refunds are not rewarded for last second cancellations the day before or on the day of.
For the SAN Climbing School Programs an initial non-refundable 50% deposit is required to reserve a spot. Cancellations must be made one week prior to the start date of the intended and scheduled climbing school program in order to receive a complete cash refund; otherwise, the deposit is completely forfeited to SAN. In the event that a full-payment of deposit has been made and the participant cancels within the week of the first scheduled climbing school session, 50% of their full payment deposit will be forfeited and the remaining 50% will be refunded in cash. Pro-rated rates and refunds are not rewarded for the climbing school program in the event that the participant knowingly or unknowingly misses any one of the scheduled outings.
For the SAN Group Outings, payment varies depending upon the scheduled locations; however, full payment is required in order to reserve your time out with SAN. Refunds are not rewarded for last minute cancellations and the client forfeits the complete deposit. All cancellations must be made by the client at least five days prior to the scheduled outing. Not only does SAN work very hard to organize each outing, SAN also manages and accounts for each event according to the expected number of clients– so please, if you must cancel, do so five days prior to the scheduled outing. There simply are no refunds within the week of the scheduled outing.
Presented or Gifted Outings are not refunded and must be validated within six months of the purchased or presented date. Presented or gifted outings are only valid for six months from the electronically recorded date of deposit. So, please schedule your outing soon.
*In the event that SAN cancels any group outing, course or service, SAN will either credit the client in full for any future outing.
**Insurance coverage is inclusive and applies to all courses, guided climbs, climbing school programs and group outings; but is not included at the artificial wall facilities.
SAN Release of Liability Policy
Please note that many of our programs take place in remote settings, where rescue may be difficult and definitive medical care can be far away. We would greatly appreciate it if you either speak or correspond with one of our staff to help us match up your goals, physical conditioning and experience to a trip which is appropriate for you. We also ask that all clients inform us of any specific conditions that may impair the clients ability to perform normally in order to aid us should a problem arise. For some trips, you may be asked to consult
a physician.
SAN Release of Liability Policy governs that all clients are required to carefully read, sign and date the SANINRANG.NET Release of Liablity Waiver. SAN reserves the right to deny any client who refuses to sign this document its services. We encourage all participants to carefully review and understand the SANIRANG.NET Release of Liability before paying and registering in any of the SAN courses, clinics, programs and guided services we offer by clicking on the link below. In the event a client refuses to sign this document, but has already made the initial deposit or full payment, the aforementioned SAN Refund Policy will apply.
Please click here to view the SAN Release of Liability Waiver document.


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This morning I assisted (more like observed) Anthony setup the DDW3 experiment. This is my first lab experience, other than Biology 110, so everything is new to me.
Anthony is using Virginia Gold #1 tobacco and Columbia Arabidopsis (mustard) seeds in four types of water; DI, DDW, tap water, and the final sample based on the Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water (VSMOW) standard.
- first we used centrifuge tubes to hold the water we would be putting into the cuvettes. One tube each of DI, DDW, tap water and D2O (for mixing later).
- next Anthony set up eight cuvettes on a rack and put five Arabidopsis seeds each in four cuvettes and five tobacco seeds each in the remaining four cuvettes. Counting out the Arabidopsis seeds was very difficult.
- 3 ml of DI water was added to one Arabidopsis and one tobacco cuvette. This was repeated for the DDW and tap water. For the final sample of each seed type we added 2999.5ul of DDW with .42ul of D2O. This would be the simulated VSMOW. Anthony calculated the correct proportion based on the standard of 155.76 ppm of D2O per H2O.
- photos were taken by Anthony and posted on his notebook.


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feeling ordinary
Building Worship
The Bible is full of stories of ordinary people who did amazing things. This video is a simple but helpful reminder that if someone is feeling ordinary they might be right where God wants them to be. Who knows what extraordinary thing God has in store for them!
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Susanne Bennett, MSW, PhD, is Associate Professor at National Catholic School of Social Service at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, DC. Her teaching in the MSW and PhD programs includes a course titled Attachment and neurobiology: Implications for social work practice and policy. She has published over a dozen articles on attachment processes, and her research focuses on the examination of attachment in caregiving relationships, particularly in social work supervision, elder care, and adoptive families. Dr. Bennett is a Distinguished Social Work Scholar in the National Academy of Practice and has maintained a psychotherapy practice for over 30 years.
Judith Kay Nelson, MSW, PhD, is on the faculty of The Sanville Institute for Clinical Social Work and Psychotherapy, a Ph.D. program in California, where she teaches attachment and the neurobiology of attachment. She has been in private practice for 35 years, specializing in long-term psychotherapy. She has spent many years studying, writing, teaching, and presenting throughout the United States and Europe on topics related to crying, laughter, and attachment. She is the author of Seeing through tears: Crying and attachment, published by Routledge in 2005, and numerous articles and chapters on crying, laughter, and attachment. She is currently working on a new book, What made Freud laugh? An attachment perspective on laughter. Dr. Nelson is a Distinguish Social Work Practitioner in the National Academy of Practice.
Draws clinical examples from the multicultural, diverse, and marginalized adult populations
Features previously unpublished historical information Includes a synthesis of the most recent research in the field on affect regulation
Examines empirically based modes of practice that incorporate an attachment perspective
Chapters include study questions, concept definitions, and class exercises for professors who wish to use the volume as a textbook


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Pastel Green Photography Chevron Backdrop - Newborn Chevron Photo Background - Item 1179
This pastel green photography chevron backdrop is so sweet looking. It's a neutral photography backdrop, which means that you can get a lot of wear out of it. Use it for your baby boy photo sessions and baby girl photo sessions.
Vinyl Backdrops
Our vinyl material is of the highest quality used in the backdrop market. We use only the best quality laminated vinyl banner material that provides extremely high print quality mixed with incredible durability. The super-smooth surface renders high resolution print images with crisp lines and vibrant colors that pop. Vinyl is tear proof, water proof and can be used outdoors. Vinyl backdrops can double as floordrops with no worries of scuffing or tearing.
Poly Paper Backdrops
Poly paper is a lightweight synthetic material that is both water and tear-resistant. While not as heavy as our vinyl backdrops, poly paper can be used many times without incurring damage. Poly paper offers incredible print quality with sharp lines and vibrant colors. This material is not recommended to be used as a floordrop.
Canvas Backdrops
Canvas backdrops are printed on the same material used for canvas art prints. Our canvas is a poly/cotton blend that is specially formulated for high print quality and long term print durability. The slight texture of our canvas backdrops lend to a warm, luxurious feel.


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Rajasekhara Reddy's son to enter politics
Four years after waiting in the wings, Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy, son of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, will take the plunge into politics and contest the Lok Sabha elections from Kadapa next year.
His formal entry into public life has been facilitated by his uncle, Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy, who has offered to vacate the Kadapa seat. Mr. Vivekananda Reddy, who has been a reluctant politician, made a formal announcement about his nephew's political plans through a signed statement in Pulivendula on Tuesday. Mr. Vivekananda Reddy, younger brother of the Chief Minister, had in fact, even resigned his Lok Sabha seat soon after being elected in May 2004 with a majority of 1.29 lakh votes as he proposed to settle down in the United States where his daughter resides. This was expected to pave way for Mr. Jagan to get elected to Parliament, but for some strange reasons he withdrew it later.
Mr. Jagan's followers in the Congress have been staging rallies for quite some time now demanding that he take the plunge. Mr. Vivekananda Reddy said that in view of this demand, the Chief Minister and his family members had approved his entry into politics. Mr. Jagan has been playing a key role in moulding the cadre, especially youth, he said.
YSR launches 'Local TV'
Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Tuesday evening expressed the hope that television channels endeavour continuously to dish out a judicious blend of news, information and entertainment.
He launched 'Local TV', the latest television channel to be aired, recalling that those running Vyjayanthi Televentures (P), including Managing Director Swapna Dutt, daughter of filmmaker Aswini Dutt and Chairman Syam Prasad Reddy (also CMD, Indu Projects) had assured him that Local TV would be a complete 'info-tainment' channel.
Dr. Reddy said what was required today was showcasing and broadcasting news and events in a positive manner and focussing on local news that people could relate to.
He said Local TV did appear to be a different concept and said that at a time when Andhra Pradesh was on 'Pragati Patham' (path to progress), positive news about development needed to be communicated to the people.
Others who spoke at the launch included thespian Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament Jayaprada.
They watched an 8-minute trailer giving glimpses of the channel's content was shown.
Earlier, Local TV CEO I. Vishnuvardhan and Ms. Swapna Dutt said they had primarily packaged it as a 'happy' channel and one that would revolve around the common man, capturing the flavour of his immediate vicinity in any city or town.