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Tom's head felt almost too heavy to lift. He wondered where he was and if he'd been drugged. He reached out, as he lay, face-down on the bed, groaning. His hand brushed against the phone sending it crashing to the floor. He reached down, picked the phone up and listened. There was a buzzing noise, with a faint voice somewhere in the background.
"Hello? Hello?" Tom shouted. But there was no discernible reply.
He stood up, stretched, and walked to the bathroom. There was a trickle of orange-coloured water from the noisy, shuddering shower: barely enough to rinse off the soap. Tom brushed his teeth. He opened the wardrobe, dressed in a blue pinstripe suit, crumpled white shirt and polka dot tie, then headed, with some trepidation, along the corridor and downstairs to the hotel restaurant.
It reminded Tom of a school assembly hall. There was such a high ceiling that the place had a slight echo. Tables were laid with grubby white tablecloths for more than one hundred people. That morning there were two other diners: a young Russian couple. At one end of this vast hall there was a stage, at the centre of which stood the biggest juke box that Tom had ever seen. The young Russian man walked up to it, fed it a coin, then, admiring the palm of his hand, returned to his companion. The selector ground noisily into action. It was a Russian song. All that Tom knew was that it sounded sad.
After about ten minutes he started to grow a little restless. There was no sign of any food and the tinny echo of the jukebox was becoming increasingly irritating. He toyed with the cruets and even contemplated eating their contents. "Ahaa". The gloom was temporarily lifted. The younger of the two women from last night emerged from the kitchen, in a dark blue uniform and frilly white apron. She had a cheeky face. The waitress took the Russian couple's order. The "clip, clip, clip" of her black patent leather shoes echoed around the hall as she returned to the kitchen. Ten more minutes passed before the waitress re-emerged from the kitchen.
Tom raised his right hand and gave an attention-seeking cough. She turned her eyes upwards to examine the spot on the ceiling directly above his head, before serving the young couple with, what appeared to be, at that distance, glasses of yoghurt and the ubiquitous slices of stale bread; and then returned to the kitchen, without giving Tom a further glance. He jumped up out of his chair, followed her and swung open the kitchen door. Her blood-spattered workmate was standing there, with a cigarette hanging out of her half-open mouth. This time they didn't argue: they both shooed Tom away. He returned to his seat.
A familiar voice startled him: "Good eat?"
Tom swung around to see Mr. Batbold standing behind him.
"There seems to be some problem," Tom said.
He tried to explain his difficulties. Mr Batbold walked toward the kitchen door and soon emerged with his arm around the shoulders of the pretty young waitress.
"You wrong place sit. You must there sit." He indicated the end of the hall, where the young Russian couple were sitting, enjoying their glasses of yoghurt and slices of stale bread. They waved to him and smiled.
Batbold nodded his head towards them and said, "Here Mongolian. There foreign guest. Tomorrow you know. Then no make problem, OK?"
"What about now?" Tom asked.
"Breakfast finish now."
Mr Batbold pointed at a sign at the entrance. Although it was in Mongolian and Russian,"7.00 - 8.30" was clear enough.
"Sorry," Tom muttered.
The black limousine and driver were waiting outside. It was another potentially brain damaging day.
The car swept around the statue of Lenin and turned into
Tom muttered, "What the hell am I doing here?" Mr. Batbold swung round and looked at him fixedly. Was there a hint of menace in his eyes?
It had all started one morning with a phone call to his office...
"Hello, Tom. How are you keeping?" He recognised that voice. It was Peter Hargrime from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"Oh, not so bad. How are you, Peter? I haven't heard from you for ages."
"Can't complain. You know my job . And how about you, Tom?"
"Well, to be honest, things have been better. Business has dropped off a bit lately."
"Then I've got some very good news for you. Something rather unusual has come up that should be right up your street. We've had this request from the Mongolian government. They want someone to go out there and help them with a bit of PR. The sort of thing you did for us, when we had that very embarrassing situation with you know who. Seems they've found some money from somewhere. In fact, I think it's fair to say, there would be a lot of money in it for the right person; a lot of money. And as you're the only person I know who's ever been to the place..."
"Yes it is a bad line, isn't it? Can you still hear me all right?"
"Yes, but..."
"Oh, that's all right then. I thought I'd have to repeat the whole thing again. Well, as I was saying, you're the only person I know who's ever been to
"But, that was Mo..."
"What? Hello Tom? What was that?"
Tom held the phone away from his ear and, for brief a moment, wrestled with his conscience, then he smiled like he hadn't smiled in months: an almost, but not quite, wicked grin. Maybe this would solve all of his problems. It was fate, destiny….
"Oh, nothing. What did you say? £100,000 for six months' work?"
It's his own bloody fault, he thought, if he doesn't know the difference between
"Yes, that's right. I knew you'd be interested. You're just the man for the job, Tom. What with the way you handled the press for us, and your previous Mongolian experience. Do you think you could get away for that long?"
I'd like to get away forever, Tom thought, from a failed marriage, a failed business, a failed everything. Even his car had failed to start that morning,
"Yes, I think I could just manage it. Let me check my diary." He put down the phone and noisily shuffled some papers next to it. Afterwards he reflected, that wouldn't have sounded much like a diary. And a long time after that, he wondered, Why me? Peter Hargrime never even liked me. But as he was to slowly discover, personal likes, honesty, integrity and things of that nature really didn't have much relevance in all that was to follow.
"Here is we arrive, Mr Tom: the House of Friendly Relations." It was just another grey, three-storey, utilitarian block on
They brushed the ice and snow off their feet and deposited their coats with a stout cleaning lady who doubled up as a cloakroom attendant. Tom noticed that she had a gold medal pinned, with a rainbow-coloured ribbon, to the front of her old cardigan. When he asked Mr Batbold if she had fought in the war against the Japanese, he replied, "No. It because she five boys have. Government give medal." Mrs Jargal, the Heroine of the State, smiled benignly at the slightly younger Mr Batbold, if not at the suspicious foreigner. She turned her back on him and walked into a dark recess, with their coats still draped over her arm.
Tom was whisked into a meeting, in a cavernous room, with a long mahogany dining table running the length of it, at the head of which sat the sinister looking, old man, who had been waiting in the limousine for him outside the airport. His name was Mr Enkhbold, and he was Mr Batbold's boss: the Director of the Committee for Relations with Capitalist Countries and U.N. Organisations. He spoke through an interpreter. They were something of a mismatch vocally: Mr Enkhbold droned on monotonously while the interpreter, a woman of faded elegance, in her late thirties, dressed in an old-fashioned business suit, said just a few words of English in a bright, almost chirpy voice. She stopped interpereting Mr Enkhbold's words momentarily, when there was a thud from the room above. He could see that she was making an effort not to turn her face upward to the source of the disturbance, and it was then that he first looked really closely at her and noticed the beginnings of the dark rings under her sad eyes.


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Colourful Chinese millionaire Chen Guangbiao built his fortune through his recycling company, Huangpu Renewable Resources Utilization Group. Boosting his reputation in China with publicity stunts based on philanthropic acts or environmental messages he sold "canned air" in Beijing to raise awareness about ecological issues. He has also donated Chinese made cars to victims of anti-Japanese demonstrations who had their Japanese made cars smashed and provided relief to disaster areas in Japan and China, visiting the areas in person with aid materials. He and his wife changed their names to Low Carbon and Green in a bid to bring focus to environmental issues in China.
Chen established his recycling company following the demolition of a stadium in Nanjing. He was not paid for the job and needed to find a way to make it pay. He was able to earn a profit by selling the used iron to iron and steel companies and recycling the cement blocks back into concrete (by mixing with water, cement and sand). He recognised an opportunity and found that all the construction waste could be transformed into at least seven types of building materials, such as landfill, red brick and building blocks. With China producing 2 billion tons of construction waste, it is a rich market for recycling.
Kartaway began in Melbourne with humble beginnings as a cartage company in 1892. Established by James Paul Whelan, the company moved into the demolition business, selling second hand materials from the sites. His company, Whelan The Wrecker, became a famous icon in Melbourne. The company grew over the years, acquiring other businesses including mini skips. Nowadays the company is known as Kartaway and runs a public recycling depot in East Brunswick. Still run by the Whelan family,hiring bins and skips to the public and customising waste management programs for businesses and organisations, Kartaway Melbourne recycles most waste collected. The Recycling Depot at 32 Kirkdale Road is affordable, accessible and open 7 days a week.
Chen Guangbiao's love of publicity has seen him featured in the world news recently as he declares he will buy a share in the New York Times. The Whelan family will probably not follow suite on Chen's latest venture!

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Rationale: Several studies have shown a link between psychological distress in early life and subsequent higher unemployment, but none have used sibling models to account for the unobserved family background characteristics which may explain the relationship.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Distress, Unemployment, and the Great Recession
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Liam Delaney, Michael Daly and I have a new article out in Social Science & Medicine called "Adolescent Psychological Distress, Unemployment, and the Great Recession: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1997". The article is open access and builds on our previous work looking at childhood distress and youth unemployment in the UK (2015). Below is the abstract and graphs showing the main results.
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we are working with an organisation that partners with people to embrace life with a complex or incurable illness. The charity is a dynamic healthcare provider of specialist palliative care services and has served its communities for over 36 years. The charity has two primary service sites; the 19th Century Compton Hall providing an 18-bed inpatient unit, day therapy centre, supportive care centre and The Cedars offering Lymphoedema care and bereavement services. The vast proportion of care, over 70%, is delivered in the community, wherever patients call home.
Being leaders in palliative care requires leaders in governance and the charity wants to add two trustees as they develop their Board. Strategically-minded people who can ensure the charity delivers its purpose and serves its beneficiaries will add value to a Board who have overseen the repositioning and rebranding of the organisation as part of their growth strategy aimed at revolutionising the way in which people with advanced, complex and incurable conditions are cared for.
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At one time I was a paralegal at a large law firm in New York City. I worked every night (7 days a week) past midnight. For dinner, I and my crew would order from Carnegie Deli, and I almost always asked for rugelach for dessert. This version of rugelach simulates a cream cheese pastry dough with standard puff pastry as the base. I could have used the low-temperature puff pastry dough, but this recipe is the first of several LTB experiments with standard puff pastry (Pepperidge Farm brand), purchased at my local market.
In this first trials, I made rugelach like mini crescent rolls. The dough, cut into triangles and spread with a layer of a cream cheese paste and dried fruit and nuts, was rolled up and baked at 250°F/121°C. As seen in the pictures above, the rolls puffed up nicely. However, when cut open, the dough in the inner part of the roll and on the bottom did not puff as much and imparted a hard texture to the pastries.
For the final version, I rolled the puff pastry into a single-layer log, because a single layer bakes faster and more thoroughly. The cream cheese paste was reformulated to be drier, as the wetter paste made the interior soggy. I conclude that for this kind of pastry, the low-temperature puff dough or a cream cheese tart dough would produce a result closer to the traditional rugelach. On the other hand, if these were baked at the package-recommended temperature of 350°F/177°C, these log-style or the crescent rugelach would be very crisp, flaky and spectacular puffs.
Makes 12 rugelach
– 60 calories per rugelach
– Oven Temperature: 250°F/121°C
- 3 rectangles prepared puff pastry (2 x 4-1/2 x 1/8 inches – see text)
- 1 egg, beaten
Chocolate Cream Cheese Filling
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger
- 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
Fruit-Nut Filling
- 1/8 cup dried cherries, chopped
- 1/8 cup raisins, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped nuts
Ginger Sugar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger
Filling Methods:
1. To make chocolate cream cheese filling: in a small dish, mix the cream cheese and sugar.
2. Add cocoa and ginger and mix until well combined. Set aside.
3. Mix in flour to form a thick paste.
4. To make fruit-nut mix filling, in a small dish, mix the chopped raisins, dried cherries and chopped nuts.
Rugelach Method:
1. For each pastry, cut a sheet of 1/8-inch thick puff pastry dough 2 x 4-1/2 inches.
2. Spread a thin layer of chocolate cream cheese over the surface.
3. Sprinkle about 1-1/2 tablespoons of the fruit-nut mix over the top half of the dough only.
4. Fold the dough up and seal the edges to form a log.
5. Cut the log into 3 pieces and place on baking mat.
6. In a small dish, combine 1 teaspoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger.
7. Lightly brush the surface of the rugelach with beaten egg or apricot/peach jam and sprinkle with the ginger sugar.
8. Bake rugelach for 50 minutes until golden. They will crisp up as they cool.


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Tatsuo Tanaka, Deputy President of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU, our parent company) and CEO of its Global Business Unit, Kazuo (Kaz) Koshi, head of the North American Strategy Office for BTMU and a former Union Bank executive, Masamishi "Mitch" Yasuda, Union Bank Senior Executive Vice President and Liaison Officer (with Japan), Pat Fahey, Regional Chairman of Union Bank in the Pacific Northwest, George Ramirez, Executive Vice President and Integration Manager (for our acquisition of the former Frontier Bank) and Brian Hawley, Market President, Frontier Bank Region tour the former Frontier Bank, now Union Bank in Everett, WA on Thursday, July 29, 2010. (Photo/John Froschauer).
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20 Students Graduate from Junior Leadership JohnstonPublished: June 27, 2016
Program prepares students for leadership positions in business, community, education, and government affairs.
Twenty Johnston County high school students recently completed Junior Leadership Johnston County 2016.
Sponsored by Duke Energy, Junior Leadership Johnston is a program to assist emerging youth in their efforts to prepare for leadership positions in business, community, education, and government affairs.
The program, hosted by Johnston Community College, is open to rising high school juniors lasts one week and provides the students with an opportunity to visit and hear from leaders at local businesses and industries, health services, nonprofit agencies, local tourist attractions, and county government including law enforcement agencies. Students apply for the program in February of their sophomore year. Through a selection process, students from each school are invited to participate.
Highlights of the this year's program included tours of Novo Nordisk, Sysco, Ava Gardner Museum, Johnston County Heritage Center, Johnston UNC Healthcare, Johnston County Sheriff's Department, a business etiquette luncheon sponsored by Clayton Women in Networking at the Wagner House, and many others. The students also were given the opportunity to meet with the superintendent of Johnston County Schools and his cabinet members and also portrayed county commissioners and county agency representatives where they were given the task of presenting a mock zoning that needed approval.
Junior Leadership Johnston is funded by donors and volunteers. The weeklong program concluded with an evening banquet where the students made presentations based upon the week's activities and received certificates of completion.
Students interested in participating in Junior Leadership Johnston County next year may contact Joy Callahan for more information at (919) 209-2027.
Cut line: Pictured left to right seated are Cailee Vetrano (Princeton High), Maria Garcia Ortega (Smithfield-Selma High), Mary Catherine Davis (North Johnston High), Nkem Obodo (Smithfield-Selma High), Katelyn Pilkington (Princeton High), Devin Castorina (North Johnston High), Kimber Blackburn (Clayton High).
On the back row are Catie Colburn (Clayton High), Hannah Hill (Corinth Holders High), Greyson Creel (North Johnston High), Brittney Caporale (Smithfield-Selma High), Kamil Ewais (North Johnston High), Michelle Cottle (Cleveland), Bryson Bland (Corinth Holders High), Lane Baggett (Smithfield-Selma High), Shuntorie Ratliff (Cleveland High), Montrez Levi (Princeton High), Nelson Salas (Smithfield-Selma High), Logan Taylor (North Johnston High), and Janie McLamb (South Johnston High).


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5 Reasons Why You Should Be A Decathlon Kaki
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1. Get rid of all the unwanted receipts in your wallet. Is your wallet forever full (of receipts)? Kept a receipt till it has become a blank paper? Misplaced your receipts in the abyss of your clutter? We know how that feels, and honestly, we'd rather have our wallets full of cash instead. Having a … More 5 Reasons Why You Should Be A Decathlon Kaki


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Florida Community Bank has a unique story to tell when it comes to its history and formation. With roots tracing back to 1923, the legacy Florida Community Bank was the first bank established in Collier County. In January of 2010, Florida Community Bank was purchased by Bond Street Holdings Inc, a Miami-based holding company with over $740 million in capital. The acquisition allowed the new Florida Community Bank to leverage its name and presence throughout the state of Florida.
Reaching $9 billion in assets, Florida Community Bank has grown to become the third largest independent Florida-based bank with 47 banking centers. With headquarters in Weston, Florida, the Bank is able to keep true to their vision of being the preeminent Florida Based, Florida Focused Bank. Forbes listed FCB Financial Holdings the 10th Best Bank in America 2017.
In addition to the purchase of Florida Community Bank, Bond Street Holdings also acquired eight additional Florida-based banks which include Premier American Bank, Peninsula Bank, Sunshine State Community Bank, First National Bank of Central Florida, Cortez Community Bank, Coastal Bank, First Peoples Bank, and Great Florida Bank. The nine acquired banks have joined together and now form the new Stronger Than Ever Florida Community Bank.


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Failure to extend Scherzer suggests end of Tigers' blank-check approach
On Jan. 26, 2012, the largesse of Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch seemed limitless. So did the potential of his franchise to win the World Series. That was the day the team announced it had signed Prince Fielder to a nine-year, $214 million contract.
The dais at Comerica Park was crowded that afternoon: Fielder's agent, Scott Boras; Fielder; Fielder's son, Jadyn; Ilitch; Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski; and manager Jim Leyland. It was the latest in a long succession of Detroit business trips for Boras, who had direct dialogue with Ilitch when clients Ivan Rodriguez, Magglio Ordonez and Kenny Rogers signed with the team during the previous decade.
The three stars played pivotal roles as the Tigers won the 2006 American League pennant. Now Fielder was going to deliver the World Series ring that Ilitch so desperately desired.
"As far as Scott Boras, I want to tell you something: He knows this team better than I do," Ilitch gushed during the press conference. "I mean, he knows every player — what their averages are, where they're from, what they did during their career, who leads the team . . . I was flabbergasted.
"He went through a big discussion and pointed out to me some of the things he thought were necessary to win a World Series. He explained to me why. There's great salesmanship involved in that . . . but . . . I put the sales aside and listened to the commonsense approach he has and the knowledge he has about the game. He's extremely knowledgeable."
After the Tigers' most recent dealings with Boras, Ilitch made no such remarks.
In a statement Sunday morning, the team said Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer — a Boras client — had rejected "a substantial, long-term contract extension offer . . . that would have placed him among the highest paid pitchers in baseball." (Subsequently, a source told FOX Sports 1 the proposal was for $144 million over six years.) The team said it would not negotiate with Scherzer until after the regular season, at which point he will be a free agent.
With that press release, the Tigers confirmed something that had become increasingly clear in recent weeks and months: The franchise's old way of doing business — including a cozy relationship with Boras — is no more.
There are a number of possible explanations, and they begin with Ilitch, the 84-year-old billionaire who also owns the NHL's Detroit Red Wings. While Ilitch remains informed on major issues involving his teams, he is less of a daily presence around the clubs than on the day he spoke so glowingly of Boras.
Fielder's arrival to Detroit was a classic illustration of the Old Way: Victor Martinez, the reliable run producer who protected Miguel Cabrera, went down with a season-ending knee injury in preseason workouts. The Tigers scrambled for a replacement one month before spring training.
As Dombrowski has told the story, he presented the list of alternatives to Ilitch and said only one — Fielder — would be a difference-maker.
"Well," Ilitch replied, "why don't we try to get him?"
The response was the essence of Ilitch: He has been the ultimate hey-why-not owner, marrying a fan's emotion with a net worth of $3.5 billion, according to Forbes.
At least, that's the way it was.
Consider how a younger Ilitch might have reacted to the Tigers' present circumstances:
* Sunday could have been the day of a happy press conference to announce Scherzer's new contract — at the figures Boras wanted.
* The Tigers would have signed Stephen Drew (a Boras client) on a one-year, $14 million contract to replace Jose Iglesias (another Boras client) as the everyday shortstop. Instead they traded for Andrew Romine, a reserve throughout his brief major league career.
* Fielder and steady starting pitcher Doug Fister might have remained with the team, rather than depart in offseason trades that saved money.
To be clear, none of that is a criticism. With three straight ALCS appearances and one World Series berth, Ilitch and Dombrowski have proved they know how to operate a winning franchise. The Tigers will establish a new team payroll record this year, and they spend far more on players than any of their competitors in the AL Central. But it's also true that, in several recent instances, the Tigers have decided against making investments that would have ensured a more talented roster in the present and/or future.
And in contrast to the Fielder talks, sources say Boras did not have direct dialogue with Ilitch during the Scherzer negotiations.
Those are the facts. The question is why.
Is it Ilitch's health? He recently acknowledged having a "medical procedure" during the past year, without releasing specifics.
Is it that family members, friends and/or advisers have counseled him to slow the rate of the Tigers' payroll increase, particularly with Ilitch Holdings, Inc., focused on a new downtown hockey arena?
Is Ilitch simply tired of the perception that he always caves to Boras?
Is there pressure in baseball for the Tigers to gradually bring their payroll more in line with their market size, rather than behave like a large-market team?
Or is this the way Dombrowski would have wanted to run the team all along, if it hadn't been for Ilitch's aggressiveness in courting the likes of Rodriguez and Ordonez?
Whatever the reason, the Tigers' apparent shift could have far-reaching ramifications.
Beginning with the Rodriguez signing a decade ago, Ilitch built a reputation in baseball circles as an owner willing to overpay for star players in free agency and contract extensions. His generosity resulted in long-term deals that didn't work out (Jeremy Bonderman, Dontrelle Willis, Nate Robertson, Carlos Guillen) and others that did (Cabrera, Justin Verlander, Rodriguez, Ordonez, Rogers and Martinez). He transformed Detroit from a place players avoided — because of the losing, the weather, and the perceived undesirability of the city — into a destination for championship-minded stars.
Boras played a role in that evolution. Lest that be overlooked, he offered the following reminder at the Fielder press conference: "Mike really let me know in 2003 what he wanted to do for his community, what he wanted to do for his family, and what he wanted to do for his team. Once I understood the passion, we started with Pudge, then Magglio, Kenny Rogers. Three years later, we had a team from 119 losses [in 2003] in a World Series."
Twice, he used the pronoun we.
"That type of success, that type of commitment, is something that travels in the player community," Boras said that day. "You can tell players when they're young that you can look at the Detroit Tigers as a candidate when you're a free agent. Players look at that. And they look at Detroit differently."
But that perception is not guaranteed to last. Detroit isn't L.A. and never will be. The Tigers can't sell a beachfront location or jet-setting lifestyle. Detroit will remain a baseball hot spot only as long as (a) the Tigers win and (b) Ilitch and his eventual successors hand out massive contracts to star players. Obviously, those two factors are interrelated.
For now, curiosity is rippling through the industry over the Tigers' current approach. Players — including those in the Detroit clubhouse — aren't used to seeing a talented and popular peer, such as Scherzer, walk away from a negotiation with Ilitch and not get what he wants. Maybe this is an isolated instance involving one player near the top of the marketplace. Then again, maybe it's not. If the Scherzer case has created any doubts about the Tigers' long-term direction, that could become clear through player behavior in next winter's free-agent market.
Perhaps that is why the Tigers felt compelled to release a statement, declaring to the baseball world that they presented Scherzer with such a large offer. They have a brand to uphold. Dombrowski, in particular, may be sensitive to fallout from the Fister deal (panned by many in the industry) and criticism that he's taking the cheap route in replacing Iglesias.
Over eight years as a Michigan-based baseball reporter, I can't recall the Tigers issuing a similar statement after not signing a player. When I asked why it was necessary here, Dombrowski responded by asking which players I was referring to. After thinking about it, I realized he was right: Over the past decade, the Tigers haven't lost a single star player they truly wanted to keep. The reason: Ilitch has written the big check when it mattered most.
The biggest test yet is coming up: The Tigers have started preliminary talks with Cabrera on a long-term deal, as I reported Sunday. He is two years from free agency — which sounds far away, until you realize that's the point at which Verlander (represented by the same agency, Relativity Baseball) signed his most recent contract.
The younger Ilitch would have viewed Cabrera — two-time defending AL MVP — as the ultimate blank-check player. He would have looked at Albert Pujols' 10-year, $240 million contract, adjusted for industry revenue growth, and scheduled the press conference. But I can't say that will happen anymore. Ilitch rarely grants interviews, so we don't know how he feels. Maybe he sees Cabrera as a justifiable exception to — or, indeed, the reason for — his austerity in other areas.
Then again, what does Cabrera want? Will he look at the departure of his buddy Fielder, and the lack of a deal for Scherzer, and wonder if Detroit is where he wants to be for the end of a Hall of Fame career? Might Cabrera look back at the 2012 season — Fielder's first in Detroit — and conclude that the stunningly brief World Series against San Francisco really was the best chance Ilitch had to win it all?
Cabrera will have the chance to answer a number of questions like that at the time his next contract is announced . . . whenever — and wherever –that happens.


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|Tambon(?) Lake is a mere 20-30min 4x4 'Jeep' ride from the jump-off. Heavy presence of shellfish and snails (their pink eggs in this picture) and fish - make it challenging for a relaxing swim (but possible).
Went to Mt Pinatubo to once again visit the crater lake, but as fate would have it - the crater area was suddenly (and indefinitely) closed due to some 'territorial fee issue' between two towns... Politics or greed do affect adventure tourism, or someone's semi-planned vacation trip.
But living the motto of 'make the best of whatever is there', my small team went around the area anyway and still had a great time. Sans the crater view.
GoPro-ing around Mt Pinatubo
Capas World WarII Memorial Shrine is around 18km before Sta Juliana Pinatubo jump-off (on the same road). A quick trip is easy before or after Pinatubo tour depending on your time of arrival / or departure (entrance is 20php per head plus 40php for cars).
|40,000 soldiers (whose names were etched in the memorial's wall) were imprisoned (mostly died) in this long-ago concentration camp, i.e. POWs who survived the infamous Death March (100+km from Mariveles Bataan)
|the tower, seemingly looking up the sky for hope and salvation
|'looking up' from tower's interior/ground
An Aeta village may also be visited; unplanned - we just bought little kiddie snacks as giveaways.
|A very short hike going up the small village of 100 families
|the only well-built structure is this chapel, houses in typical kubo-style
|kids posing for picture
|A good 'next visit project' is something like this solar light (installation), they'll need more
|Kids lining up for our mini snack rationing
|Curious piglets checking out my GoPro
|more piglets
|simple life, no traffic jams, sudden brown-outs, social media, consumerism, etc.
|40+C is too hot for me, others don't seem to mind
|Short hike reveals the source, a small river - sulfuric and hot
|on rainy days, no one hikes here... too dangerous and no escape if there's a sudden rush
|A small grotto was built in the interior
|(on the way out of the hot spring area and to lake Tambon(?)) How cows survive this desert-like condition is a wow... they don't seem to mind the heat
|Pretty big lake, which somehow eludes tourists visiting the main (crater) lake. Clams/ shells and fish thrive here providing some food to the local inhabitants
The trip was not as expected but not bad at all. In fact, in some ways - I'm glad to have seen and visited these 'minor' places that I've been over-looking for the past decades. :)


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The Old Woman
Kimiko awoke up, her body aching from having slept on the ground. She had to find a way to get back home, however she could. If that really was Dojo, that meant that she might have a way to actually get home through that way. However, it was obvious that the one boy didnt trust her and that the others might not.
There was what Ching said the night before. There was the fact that her clothing was out of place for the time period she was in. She had to find a way to get her clothing to be more normal then what it was. She didnt want to be caught stealing either, so she decided that she would have to try to beg it off someone.
She got up and parted the stalks in the field and moved with agility to go and try to find some one who might be able to help her. She stubbed her toe on something and picked of the reversing mirror. She moved down the fields rows, if one could call it that, her shoes getting muddy. She came to the edge and noticed a woman moving past the place.
Hello Kimiko stated, causing the woman to stop and turn to her.
Child why are you dressed the way that you are? the woman said.
I really dont think that is something I can easily explain, the girl said. The woman came closer to her, tapping her stick.
So what are you doing in this village child? Did you come with those Xiaolin monks? the old woman said. Theyve been traveling for awhile and are odd in that they know how to fight too.
No I didnt come with them, but I am looking for them but I think that the way Im dressed will get me in with them, the girl supposed.
In with them you mean you want to be a warrior too? the woman stated, her eyes narrowing.
Yes Kimiko commented. She suddenly found her ear grabbed by the old woman and that she was dragged out of the field.
A girl cant become a warrior child! If one did well, there are laws child!
Im strong I can handle it! Kimiko commented. She then decided to lie through her teeth to convince the lady to help her. She held out her hand and formed a fire ball. I want to be able to control this.
I guess a warriors discipline would help you to control that odd gift but, the old woman stated. There is the issue of whether or not we can get you in with the monks.
You dont think their will be any hope? Kimiko asked.
No wait I was given material by Master Dashi to fix his boys clothing I could tell him that I know of a child that could use the firm hand that he gives his warriors the old woman thought carefully. Follow me to my house.
Kimiko then followed the old woman to her house, glad that the woman was able to keep to a path that they did not run into anyone, especially the villagers. She then went and hid in the shadows of the household. The old woman went to the door. Your in luck the Master is passing by with one of his students and that snake thing that travels with them.
Kimiko sat back as the old woman hurried out with what seemed to be great ease. She peeked through and saw that Master Dashi was with the student with the ponytail and Dojo. Master Dashi bowed to the old woman. What can I do for you today?
I have knowledge of a young man who could be in service to your training that you give your boys, the old woman stated. Kimikos eyes suddenly went wide, not believing that the old woman had lied through her teeth and said that she was a young man. She was suddenly not liking where this was going.
I am on my way with one of my students to get some materials that are needed for something I am working on, Master Dashi said. If you wouldnt mind making up a set of clothing for the boy, he can join the three at the place that we are staying. I will begin his training when I get back and shall hope to be of some service to this child.
Thank you master Dashi, the old woman said, bowing. Kimiko then watched as Master Dashi, Dojo and the boy walked away. The old woman then came back and saw that Kimiko was quite pale. Well, you didnt expect that you could join them as a female? We have work to do.
Kimiko stood up as the old woman motioned for her. The old woman took some measurements. She then took some cloth strips that were nice and long. Kimiko raised her eyebrows. What are those for they arent part of the outfit?
They will be for yours what is the one thing that a female has that males dont have? the old woman laughed. This caused Kimiko to suddenly pale even more. Youll also have to do something about your hair to make it look like you are a boy.
Kimiko took the reversing mirror and set it up against the wall and began to think hard. She didnt want to dress like a boy, but fact was she would need to get in with those boys long enough to get help from Dashi to help her get back to her own time. She figured he would know exactly where the sands of time would be and thus be able to get her home that way.
The woman worked hard and fast, as did Kimiko with her hair, braiding it back into one long rope. She was lucky that she had a wide variety of hairdo practice in her arsenal of tricks, something that the boys didnt have. Of course, the boys wouldnt need to disguise themselves as the opposite sex, though she had to laugh at the picture of them dressing up as females, she could imagine Clay because of his sister, but Ray and Omi would be interesting.
The woman finished soon after Kimiko finished working her hair into the necessary hairdo. The old one then helped Kimiko to get into the outfit and Kimiko looked at herself in the mirror, frowning as she did so. She didnt like the fact that she was dressing like a boy, but she really had no choice in the matter.
Apologize to those who dont like cross-dressing, but considering Chinese history… dont worry, theyll find out shes a girl but it will be rather interesting.


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Nov 22, 2017
WARNING: Instances of very strong language may offend some listeners.
Ottawa Game Publishers Podcast
Episode 18: Get That Sucker Out There!
We are:
* Fraser Ronald of Sword's Edge Publishing.
* Mark Richardson of Green Hat Designs.
* Jason Pitre of Genesis of Legend Publishing.
* Todd Crapper of of


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The O'Regan Hall is a great space. It's a super relaxing and open atmosphere. There is plenty of room to move around and you don't feel stuck in one spot. The numerous other gatherings rooms were nice as well - the RBC room still has its 'new car smell'.
That being said, let's get on to the most important part.... our reviews.
If you don't know how this works for us. We rank based on a Jedi Ranking System. It's totally arbitrary but if you agree or don't agree let us know in comments below. If you think we suck, we appreciate those comments too.
Session #1 - Does Twitter Build Social Capital - Ryan Deschamps
ThePubnisian: I went to this session for two reasons. One, I remember liking Ryan Deschamps talks before... plus he's like, a founding father of Podcamp in Halifax/Dartmouth. And two, I once wrote a thesis using the analysis of Pierre Bourdieu's types of capital (one being Social Capital)... sorry, sorry, my sociology stripes are showing.
I was a little hesitant of his subject though. I wasn't sure he was going to use Bourdieu's definition and if so, could he pull such an intellectual topic off to such a broad bunch of people. Trust me, most people tend to fall asleep when you start talking social theory.
Much to my surprise, he did. He lost a few people at the start. After about 5 mins they got up and left. And yes, I judged them not smart enough to follow.
He made a lot of great valid points on how people use social media, especially twitter, to get their message across.
He needed more time. Like an hour or two of more time.
Jedi Ranking: Jedi Master
TheCaper: Ryan Deschamps gave a great presentation he got the audience chatting, and even celebrated not getting through his slides. This session is a great example of what I love about Podcamp; the community that it brings out.
Jedi Ranking: I have to agree with ThePubnisian, Jedi Master
Session #2 - A Simple Formula for Success - Ricky Goodall
ThePubnisian: So I wasn't sure about this session either. I was wondering how it all relates to the techie side of the coin. It really didn't. But his presentation really blew me away. He made me want to do better with my life. He was so real and authentic. From being homeless like 6 years ago to a mixed martial arts fighter (which I assume is like an UFC fighter guy) to building his own business online in nutritional planning. It was really about the power of intention. He's a meditation coach too. But he's not wishey washey either. He knows what it's like to be down and out. He's been there and he's built himself up. I really got the sense that he really wants to help people. He did not talk much about his online presence but here's to breaking code. It was a refreshing presentation.
I find that very inspiring. He inspires me to want to put more time in this blog. It's something we've been lacking because we say we're tired from our jobs but it's no excuse.
He wrote a book called The Elements in which he has a kickstarter going. After searching the web for the link, here it is.
He's opening a wellness centre on Agricola called Elevated Wellness Centre
I just want to say that while he did mention some of his projects, he didn't provide us any links or try to sell us anything. I essentially had to take really good notes on the things he was talking about and stalk the internet to find the links. Here's his welcome video on YouTube
Jedi Ranking: I think he graduated to Jedi Padawan today, and quickly rising through the ranks.
TheCaper: When my friend mentioned going to this talk I almost skipped it, but there was not another one in this timeslot that I really wanted to check out. I was so happy that I attended Ricky Goodall's talk, he was inspiring and spoke off the cuff. He did not need a slideshow to make his point, his story did it for him. I walked out of this session wanting to start something asap, now what that will be is still up in the air but I will do something that I love because of RIcky Goodall.
Jedi Ranking: Jedi Padawan but not for long he is quickly moving on up
Session #2 - Community Building: Dungeons and Dragons Style - Mike Tanner & Drew Moore
The Ginger: I never really like to stick too close to the group as you can see from our past Podcamp reviews - I like to check out different sessions than my fellow blog members which I think is what makes these posts great. This year, sadly, I missed the first session (I really wanted to check out Andrew Breen's Display Ads Demystified and if you went, please tell me about it in the comments below!) but got to Podcamp in time to check out Mike Tanner's and Drew Moore's talk about how they use D&D to build their communities - and I don't mean Dartmouth/Halifax/Fall River communities, I mean people that come together for a purpose or a passion. Since this is my line of work, I was really excited to check out what they had to say but I guess I didn't read the description well enough because I didn't find that this was what they really focused on. I am not a gamer, I mean I play The Simpsons Tapped Out on my phone, but that's about it... so the world of D&D was completely lost on me. Having said that, I loved their passion for the game and their breakdown of the skills you develop in playing such games. I love, love, LOVE that Drew uses this game to help develop grade 7 science, geography, and history classes - and if I was still a teacher, this would have given me so many ideas. I guess in the end, it just wasn't what I had expected but it was still a great talk - very interesting, just not what I, personally, was looking for.
Jedi Ranking: I feel like I don't know enough about D&D to give these guys a proper ranking but from a novice perspective, they seemed to know their shit so Jedi Knights it is!
ThePubnisian: We all know that Giles Crouch knows more about the internet that most of us. He usually brings us stats. This year, he decided to switch it up. The first sentence in his session blurb on the website was something about social media is now boring. Which is what I thought of the first 20 mins of his presentation. He talked about papyrus about two minutes too long.
I feel he may have dumbed it down a little. Which annoyed me a bit.
But the last part of his presentation was super interesting and much more like the Giles Crouch we have come to love at Podcamp.
Jedi Ranking: Jedi Master of the High Counsel - I mean, let's not kid ourselves.
TheCaper: I really have enjoyed Giles Crouch's presentations in past years and although this year was also good, it did seem a little repetitive. But really I guess that the fact that it is repetitive did speak to the nature of his talk, social media has plateaued and we are not sure where it is going to go next. One negative for this one was his PowerPoint. I personally found it very distracting but maybe that was done on purpose.
Jedi Ranking: Jedi Master
Session #3 - Digital Branding and Social Media Agents - Lindsay Cross
The Ginger: There were literally no seats left when I entered the room and at that time, I knew I had come to the right place. I was really excited for Lindsay's talk and she did not disappoint. Even though I didn't learn anything that I hadn't already known, I really enjoyed the way she presented her content - using interactive tasks and examples. I especially loved her story relating back to the point that "everyone is human" when she spoke about accidentally tweeting her views on a Fergie Fashion Fail from her employer's Twitter handle. It just brings home the fact that once you put something out there, it's there and to always be mindful of that (a fact I tell my team-members everyday), and that everyone is human.
Jedi Ranking: Jedi Knight
Session #4 - Building a Compelling Story with Video - Mathew Welsh aka Journeyman Guy
ThePubnisian: One, I did not know the Journeyman Films was Nova Scotia based. And two, why have they not been at podcamp before. Seriously, give this guy a bigger room. The house was packed. The RBC room also smelled like new car. I'm sure it probably had not been used before.
He was a really good speaker and his slideshow was very well put together. Everything fit very well into his presentation, from the videos to his storybook reading. Super interesting.
Jedi Ranking: Jedi Knight.
TheCaper: Mathew Walsh of Journeyman Films showed us the difference between just a video and one that tells a story. A video that tells a story is allows you to show a different side of a person or topic and can make something more personable than a not story. I thought this was probably the best quality multimedia presentation of the day that I saw.
Jedi Ranking: Jedi Knight
TheGinger: I love, love LOVE Journeyman Films. They're not only great pieces of video, but they're amazing storytellers, so it's only natural that Mathew Walsh came in to talk about just that. I loved the Prezi with the embedded videos around the single word "Story". I loved that he read us children's storybooks to demonstrate his point. I loved the open discussion about storytelling and how it's so human and influential. I loved every part of this presentation and I hope to attend another by him in the future.
Jedi Ranking: Jedi Master
Session #4 - 3rd Annual Top 10 Hacked Maritime Websites- Jon Blanchard
ThePubnisian: This guy knows his shit. I plan all my other session attendance around his sessions. I'm pretty sure he knows more about the internet than I can even begin to imagine.
I actually wrote down as my notes "Cannot take notes. Need to listen."
Then I emailed every teacher I know to change their password to their emails.
He's the must see event.. but beware, he'll tell you things about the internet that will make you paranoid.
I disliked how the podcamp people tried to rush him along at the end. He was finishing... leave him alone.
Jedi Ranking: Jedi Grand Master of the Jedi Order... aka Yoda.
TheCaper: This is one presentation that I always look forward to, Jon Blanchard is a great presenter. This years focus was really on the ethics of not reporting when some big companies are hacked. My only complaint this year that even though it was a really interesting talk he did go way over his allotted time and I did feel bad for the next presenter.
Jedi Ranking: He is a master, but I almost demoted him for going so far over the allotted time.
TheGinger: This is my first time seeing Jon Blanchard and I'm beginning to think he's a man of many hats but somehow, makes it work. He's a Systems Security Auditor guy and owns his own hot dog stand. I came mainly to this because I wanted to know what 10 websites were hacked in the Maritimes but Jon took a little longer than I would have liked talking about all of the other things going on before dividing into the juicy details - which is likely why the presentation ran 10-15 mins over. Despite the timing, his talk was very informative and quite shocking. It kind of angers me that companies are hacked on a consistent basis and that they don't think to send their consumers or members a notice that they might want to change their passwords - I'm looking at you Scotiabank. Word to the wise - change your passwords often.
Jedi Ranking: Jedi Master
Session #5 - Stand Out: How to Turn Content Intelligence into Content Excellence- Ross Simmonds
ThePubnisian: I wanted to go to Tim Bousquet's session. I'm not sure why I didn't. Probably because I didn't want to leave the comforts of the O'Regan Theater/Auditorium thingy and I was going to be late for it anyways.
I really want to try to like this guy, I really do. Apparently, he's friends with everyone at Podcamp except me. But... I knew within the first three minutes that his main objective was to sell me something. I mean, he repeated the words ridiculous intelligence and ridiculous resourcefulness twelve times in one minute. He's like a walking propaganda board for himself.
Sigh, When I know that people are trying to sell me something... I immediately don't believe a word they say. Like, I don't even believe you like superheros. I'm sure he's a great guy...
Anyways, I'm not rating him.
TheCaper: I don't have allot to say about Ross's talk, it was fine and his slide deck was great (love the cartoon's). Ross is a great presenter I just don't think it was the right topic for me. One small issue I did have was the mention of his new product then trying to play it off like he was not trying to advertise for it. I have no issue with someone using this time to sell something it was just the trying to play it off like he wasn't that bugged me.
Jedi Ranking: Jedi Sales
TheGinger: I like Ross. He's smart, whitty, charismatic, and straight up knows his shit. When you're that good, you're always on and I have to disagree with my fellow NSBloggers, I thought this presentation was great. He provided insight into how he does his job, gave some tricks and tips of his trade, and let us in on some pretty great market secrets (maybe not so secret). I know I learned a lot and so did the majority of the people listening to his talk. He makes digital analytics INTERESTING.... how many people can you say that about? Sure he promoted his ebook in the LAST slide, but who cares? When you're always on, and you're an entrepreneur, you should take every chance to promote yourself and your work. Also, the fact that his talk drew in a huge crowd tells you that this is a guy to know and listen to.
Jedi Ranking: Jedi Master


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We are so excited to have young adult author Kathryn Berla with us today to share her writing and publication journey!
Christy reads everything of Kathryn's she can get her hands on because Kathryn's writing is lovely, her settings are without a doubt some of the best she's read, and her characters are always complex, surprising, and fun to get to know.
Without further adieu, welcome our good friend, and amazing author, Kathryn!
Thank you so much, Christy and Erica, for inviting me to share your platform and allowing me to talk about myself here in order to give my husband a break at home.
I'd love to start out by sharing a bit of good news. I've just signed two of my titles with Amberjack Publishing. "Dream Me" and "The House at 758" now have release dates in 2017.
My journey as an author has been relatively short (about five years) but it started long before that. I was an English major with an emphasis in creative writing and I had a dream of writing a novel. But as John Lennon once said, life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans, and life intruded until—before I knew it—my kids were out of the house and I decided to make my long ago dream a reality.
But I was seriously insecure about writing something that other people would actually read. So I started a blog, which really wasn't a blog but a WordPress site where I wrote short stories and random essays about my life. And I posted them fairly predictably twice a week. I linked the site to my personal Facebook account, all the while hoping nobody would actually click on it and read what I'd written. Because writing for strangers is scary enough. But writing for your friends and family…well, that was a whole different level of scary.
And then a funny thing happened. I took a break from my "blog" and people I didn't even know were reading my Facebook posts, let alone my blog, started commenting.
"When are you coming back?"
"Why did you stop your blog?"
"I love your stories. Please bring them back."
So that's how I dipped my toe into the proverbial waters of writing and then learned to let go and dive in. And the water was fine.
The next step was getting an agent which came fairly easily. I got four offers for my first novel and, in retrospect, I think it was because I had an unusual subject matter and an even more unusual title. Beginner's luck. Then even more beginner's luck—a publisher for my second novel (the first one got me a few agents but not much else). In a strange twist of fate, my first publisher was Penguin Random House in Spain. I wrote the novel in English but it was translated to Spanish. I couldn't even read my first published novel.
There have been many twists and turns between that time and this past April when my second novel was published by Limitless Publishing. If my first writing hurdle was being okay with strangers reading my work, my second hurdle was getting comfortable with marketing myself to the world. I love all publishers, traditional and indie—but it wasn't until I had an indie publisher that I got over that second hurdle and, in fact, came to love it. If a traditional publisher holds your hand and presents you to the world, an indie publisher teaches you how to hold your own hand and present your own self to the world. Funny thing is I actually enjoy this part because I love people and this is where you really get to interact with others.
So agented or unagented, traditionally published, indie published or self-published, the quicker you get over those hurdles, the better off you'll be because you can't be an author until you do. Or you can be an author but your manuscripts will stay hidden in your bedroom drawer forever.
There's one final hurdle I had to get over and that was being okay with the occasional negative review. Of course I told myself it's a subjective field and not everyone will love your story but many will—isn't that what agents tell us when they turn us down? But it still felt like a sucker punch to the stomach when I read my first bad review.
Here's how I dealt with it.
Assuming your bad review is on Goodreads, click on the reviewer's name and take a look at their other reviews. Find a book they awarded 5 stars to and click on that book. I can guarantee you someone else has given that book a 1-star rating. Perhaps many people have. That's how you remind yourself of the subjectivity of this business. Better yet, don't read your reviews although (I know) easier said than done.
A quick word about agents. You can do it with or without an agent. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that getting an agent is the ultimate goal. It's not. And if you get one, don't fall into the trap of thinking you can kick back and your troubles are over. They're not. When it comes right down to it, you and you alone are the driving force behind your writing career.
So thanks for bearing with me through my story. I hope (cringe cringe) that you enjoyed it, but if you didn't, I know someone out there did. And that's the way it goes in the world of writing.
So persevere and Write On! Outsiders might think we're a wussy bunch but I know the reality—it takes a lot of guts to be an author.
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Love YA romance? With a beach setting? Don't miss Kathryn's 12 HOURS IN PARADISE!
Twelve hours, thirty-six questions, and a chance to fall in love…
On sale now. Amazon
It's the last day of Dorothy Patmont's family vacation. Soon, she must head back to Reno, where all that waits for her is the cold and the snow. To top it all off, her brother, Chester, acted like a little jerk and ate one too many cookies from the sample jar in the cookie store. But his antics have an unexpected benefit—attracting the attention of an intriguing boy who could change her life forever.
Treats can be sweet, but love is sweeter still… Arash Atkinson, fluent in four languages and an adventurous soul, is in Waikiki for a high school band competition. When he meets Dorothy, he realizes their time together is limited. "Come out and play," he texts her. A night of romantic adventure ensues, and Arash discovers an app that claims it can make people fall in love after answering thirty-six questions in each other's presence. With each question asked, their stories and feelings continue to unfold. But with every hour that passes they're more at risk of being found out—Dorothy, by her parents, and Arash by his school chaperone. And then Arash gets the dreaded phone call—he has been discovered missing from his room, and must return immediately.
Can they finish the questions before facing their consequences? When time is running out, true love cannot wait. What Arash and Dorothy have is beyond special, something that comes along once in a lifetime, and begins with Twelve Hours In Paradise…but can it survive the trials of the real world?
For more information on Kathryn, you can learn more in another interview she did HERE. It includes a playlist for her novel 12 HOURS IN PARADISE!


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Bishop Rufin Anthony passes away today October 17, in Rawalpindi. On February 18, 2010 he succeeded Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi. Honorable Bishop Rufin Anthony died at the age of 76 and serving the Lord for almost 30 years.
Bishop Rufin Anthony was born on February 12, 1940 at Khushpur, in Samundari Tehsil of District Faisalabad in Pakistan. He was ordained on June 29, 1969 as Priest of Faisalabad. He became vicar general of Faisalabad diocese in 2005 and was parish priest of Khushpur. On August 4, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI named him Coadjutor for Islamabad-Rawalpindi. Later on September 21, 2009 he was ordained as Coadjutor Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi. On February 18, 2010 he succeeded the Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi.
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On March 17, 2012 he was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Faisalabad and on November 1, 2013 he resigned from this post. Bishop Rufin Anthony has served as formator and spiritual director at St. Pius X Seminary in Quetta and as a professor at the Major Seminary of Christ the King in Karachi.
His ministry includes valuable service as the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies. Later he also held the position of the Rector of St. Thomas the Apostle Minor Seminary in Faisalabad and the major seminary in Karachi. He was serving as the General Secretary of Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference and Chairmen of Catholic Youth Commission.


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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
A Quilt Retreat was exactly what I needed
This was the third annual retreat and I for one hope there will be a fourth annual retreat.
It is refreshing to get away and share a laugh or two with so many like minded souls. I also love to see the colours people select for their projects as it always gives me new ideas for things to put together.
On the home front our daughter is moved into her new place and the boys each have their own rooms. One has chosen a hockey theme and the other wants a pirate theme. Grandma (me) has made curtains for each room and next longer term project is a pirate themed quilt. I need to start collecting fabrics for that task. Good excuse to visit some quilts shops. Piecefully, Joanne
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I've already said that productivity should be your enterprise mobility on-ramp, it's really easy to take your Office 365 subscription and start to enable device management, access protection and identity management. I hit the Microsoft Virtual Academy studios recently to lay down a quick course on just that. You can […]
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With IFA last week lots of this week's news was driven around devices rather than the infrastructure to manage them. Some interesting form factors appeared (particularly the crazy curved Samsung device: just shows what we can do with glass today!). More interesting is the price point movement that IT should be keeping a watching brief over.
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If you aren't sure what RMS (Rights Management Service) is then I'd like to suggest thinking of it as a secure wrapper for files (all types) that lets you share the file with others securely while maintaining control over what they can then do with the file. In this edition of the Edge show for Channel 9 I interview Dan Plastina, the guy who's responsible for the product at Microsoft.
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Award-winning dancer / choreographer Aakash Odedra is collaborating with acclaimed artist Chris Ofili to create a new work for Deloitte Ignite 2014, a month-long festival of dance and visual art. Many events are free.
The piece, which will have its world premiere as part of Sampling the Myth on 5 September, combines contemporary and classical Indian dance.
'I'm working with five classically trained Royal Ballet dancers. I've not trained in ballet and so I want to find a language between these two forms of dance,' says Aakash. 'It's a bit like a confluence where two opposite cultures come together to create something ritualistic and primal that people can understand instinctively.'
The piece is inspired by the myth of Prometheus, who created man by moulding him out of clay. Turner Prize-winner Chris Ofili, who collaborated with The Royal Ballet for Metamorphosis: Titian 2012, will paint directly onto the dancers, transforming them into living canvasses.
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Sampling the Myth, which runs until 7 September, combines a wide range of dance and visual art in a modern exploration of ancient myths. The programme includes extracts of works by Wayne McGregor, Mikhail Fokine, Matthew Bourne, George Balanchine and Miguel Altunaga, as well as three short dance films by Charlotte Edmonds, Kim Brandstrup and Robert Binet. Find out more and book tickets.
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The Brazilian Butt Lift (or BBL) is the best way to get a backside to be proud of. Using a combination of liposuction and fat transfer, a BBL is safe and very effective. It is one the fastest growing cosmetic procedures in the United States.
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ACTING President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Sunday told the South East Traditional Rulers that agitations for secession by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the ultimatum issued to Ndigbo by the 16 coalition of youths group to vacate the 19 Northern states before 1st October were wrong and a violation of Nigeria's constitution. The Acting President also stated that the government must be sensitive to know the reasons behind the agitations by different groups across the various zones of the country, but warned that it was wrong for people to approach their grievances by threatening to disobey the laws or by threatening the integrity of the country. Prof. Osinbajo who stated this when he met with the South East Traditional Rulers at the Old Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that the Federal Government was committed to ensuring that the country remained one, adding that enough blood had been spilled and hundreds of thousands of lives lost in a bid to ensure that the country remained one. Traditional Rulers from the South East arriving for a Consultative Meeting with the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Sunday (18/6/17). The meeting is aimed at promoting peace, as well as protecting lives and properties of all Nigerians. The ongoing consultative meetings initiated by the Acting President was in response to the count-down of quit notice given to the Igbos living in the 19 states of the north to vacate the region before 1st October as a result of the agitations by IPOB, Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB for a Biafra republic. He said though those making the agitations had attributed their agitations to perceived marginalization, while some have argued that safety in the different zones has been compromised, the nation's constitution has said that Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state. Prof. Osinbajo who disclosed that he would be meeting with traditional rulers from the north said, "In planning these meetings I was conscious that we should have a separate set of meetings with our traditional rulers because of the peculiar and the unique positions that they hold especially in their relationship with those that live in their kingdoms. "This was the reason why we chose to have two separate meetings one with the South East Traditional Rulers and tomorrow evening I will be having one also with traditional rulers from the north. "I want to emphasis that it is the unique position that traditional rulers occupy that is behind separate consultations and we want to take much advantage of it as much as possible. "Most of us are aware especially for those who have been following the consultations, we have worked very hard to ensure that the representations across the two zones that we are interested in consulting with initially are as wide as possible and we have tried to inculcate that even in our traditional rulers today. "As you are aware there has been agitation from some of our youths in the south east urging secession, the creation of Biafra. In apparent response young people in the north states, under the aegis of Arewa youths have purportedly issued an ultimatum where they have said set a date for the eviction of persons from south east region who live in the northern states. "Those agitations, the manner of those agitations, the method and objective are wrong, unlawful and the violation of the laws of Nigeria and the constitution of Nigeria. I want to repeat that both the agitations for secession and the ultimatum to leave the northern states are wrong and a violation of our constitution.
"Our constitution says in Section Two that Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state to be known by the name the federal republic of Nigeria. "That is the law of our country. Let us not be in any doubt about the fact that the federal government is committed to ensuring that our country remains united. "And that anyone who violates the law in the manner such as we are seeing all over the place will be met with the full force of the law. "And the reason why it is so is because Nigeria's unity enough blood has been spilled and many hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost. Many have paid for the unity of this country with their lives and it will be wrong of us as men and women of goodwill in this generation to toy with those sacrifices that have been made. "This is why men of goodwill in our generation must not tolerate any tendency that drags us in the direction of yet another civil conflict. We must be sensitive to agitations "But we must be sensitive to the reasons why there are agitations by the various young men across the various zones of this country. Many have to do with perceived marginalization, some have argued safety in the different zones have been compromised. But I want to say the only way to make things right is to do things right. And it will be wrong of us to approach even our grievances by threatening to disobey the laws or by threatening the integrity of our nation. "What the federal government is committed to do is by ensuring we listen to all the reasons, the various suggestions and the various agitations and the reasons for those agitations and to ensure that we do justice by all persons regardless of where you are from in this country. That is the commitment of federal government which I am able to make to you today. "I recall that President Muhammadu Buhari said that as a person who served in the Nigeria Army committed his life to the service of this country and that he did so not alone but with others from the north, south, west and east of Nigeria. And that he fought side by side from the Congo to some many related places where he has served the country, protecting each others lives and ensuring that all of them were save. "That in the Nigerian Army they were men and women from all parts of Nigeria and that is the reason according to him why he is so committed in ensuring that Nigeria remains one united country "Our greatness lies in our being together and I believe very strongly that as our royal fathers you will ensure the message is clear to all, that the greatness of any people lies in their ability to work together despite our differences, despite the types of offense that have been caused between each other, the greatness of any community lies in our unity. We trust that you our royal fathers will give us he right directional advise to ensure that our country remains together." The delegation of the South East Traditional Rulers was led by the Chairman, South East Traditional Rulers Council, His Eminence, Eze Dick Eberechi and some of the selected monarchs from the zone which included His Royal Highness, Eze Cosmas Agwu, Eze Lawrence Agubuzu, His Royal Majesty, Eze Raphael Ikegwuruka, His Royal Majesty, Eze Chijioke Okwara, His Royal Majesty, Olivel Ohanwe, HRM, Eze Samuel Agunwa, HRM, Igwe Apostle Kingsley Chime, HRH, Igwe Barrister Julius NNaji, HRH, and Igwe Barrister Raphael Eze among others. The closed-door meeting which started about 3:30pm also had in attendance, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu and the Mimister of State, Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka, the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, the National Security Adviser, NSA, Major Gen. Babagana Munguno, Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin. Recall that the Acting president had met with the leaders of the North including the Arewa Consultative Forum, the South East leaders and Ohaneze Ndigbo, the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and the heads of security apparatus.


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Cute Towel Topper
Designed by Julie A Bolduc
This towel is topped with a hanger that is made then sewn on to a gathered unfinished edge of a towel which has been cut in half. You could make a whole bunch of the tops first then sew them to the cut edges of hand towels after you are done crocheting the tops. This would make a great bazaar item since they do not take that long to make.
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HOUR 13: The Plays of JJ Thompson (+ more)
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A series of short scripts that are terrible in a few too many ways, fortunately A Meat throws us a lifeline.
This is 24 Terrible Hours: a full day podcasting marathon celebrating bad writing and raising money for the Southern Poverty Law Center. It was broadcast live on March 31, 2017. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Time gets the best of Lemon and the surviving Ridiculists seek comfort while speaking of electronic genital restraining devices, anime girl pillows, and what might be the worst looking food we've ever seen.
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Private investors are becoming buy-to-let mortgage lenders, attracted by returns of up to 9pc. And with luck – depending on a Treasury announcement expected within coming weeks – those mouthwatering returns could eventually be wrapped inside an Isa and thus become tax-free.
This trend is being driven by online "peer-to-peer" lending platforms which link "lenders" – the investors – with borrowers requiring mortgages.
Several platforms currently enable the tie-up, including LendInvest, Wellesley & Co, Assetz Capital and most recently Landbay.
Many of these are less than a year old but growing fast thanks to demand both for loans and for high investor returns. The risks posed to savers differ according to each lending model – and they can be difficult to assess.
On Landbay, the newest platform, investors with as little as £100 can choose a range of lending where higher risks equate to higher returns. There are three "risk grades" of loan: those where no more than 60pc of the property's value is lent; those with a limit at 75pc and those with a limit at 80pc. Lending all your money at 80pc of the value of the borrowers' property over three years attracts a return of 9pc. Lending at the cautious end – for no more than 60pc of a property's value – attracts a return of 4.8pc.
Landbay's model – it expects to lend just six mortgages a month as it starts – is focused on "traditional" buy-to-let lending. Other platforms allow more diverse lending.
LendInvest, for example, which launched 18 months ago but in that time has lent £69m against properties worth £121m, includes mostly bigger, commercial loans in its business. It says its average return to investors is 8.15pc. Assetz Capital also offers investors less traditional opportunities including lending to turbine operators and small-scale property developers. Returns are as high as 12pc.
Why would investors lend to landlords who have been refused by banks?
One reason, says mortgage expert Ray Boulger of John Charcol, is that traditional lenders such as Lloyds Banking Group refuse to lend on some types of property, such as when there are multiple tenants. "There is a gap in the market which these lenders can fill," he said. "But investors need to understand the risks."
Another reason is that some lenders apply a limit to the number of properties a landlord can own and borrow against.
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