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Each year during the Christmas season, our family finds someone in need and plays Santa to them. It is sort of a tradition that we started years ago to celebrate the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. This year is no different, except for the fact that the entire family will be here to enjoy the experience of the "Blessing".
Sometimes, a family just presents themselves to us or someone has a suggestion; this year, our church took names of families who were struggling. Robby went to the church to see about getting one of these families for our family to send a Christmas blessing to. He returned home with a letter written by a single mother that simply touched our hearts. And I mean all of our hearts, for as each person read the letter, it became more evident that the blessing would be the one WE received from giving to this family.
This year would be different in several way. First, we had a letter in our hand with names of real people and their wish lists. The other thing that would be different would be the fact that Robby called all of the children and requested that we ALL have a shopping and gift wrapping day together to buy for this family. And finally, we have never really met the people we have given to before; it has always been anonymous. The plan was to contact the mother, tell her we had her letter and Christmas Wish List and then set up a time to take her the presents. Oh...and that was the other part; we would ALL (as a family) travel to this family's home to deliver the packages.
Upon reading the letter and list, one could not help but be touched. The mother was very concerned about putting food on her table, instead of making a wish list for herself. However, she followed the instructions given to her by the church and made a small list for herself and had her children do the same. Robby handed the list over to me and I could sense that he was observing me read it. Looking up and into his eyes, he knew..."We're getting them everything on their lists, aren't we?", he asked. "Absolutely", I said. Next, we had to contact the mother and set up a time to give her the presents. Robby called and before I knew it, he was saying, "Here, talk to my wife." As I reached over to take the phone from him, I noticed that he had tears in his eyes. The lady was very overwhelmed and so overcome with joy, that she had begun to cry; thus causing the chain reaction on our end of the line. I set up a time to meet with her and told her that WE were the ones who were privileged to be able to do this for them. This year's project was already becoming a BLESSING.
My kids were coming in for the holidays from every different direction; Natchitoches, Texas, New Orleans and Mississippi. I knew they were all weary from work and school, however, upon hearing about our plans, EVERYONE was "In"! The plan was to all meet at our house on Saturday morning early, since we had a big day ahead of us. Well, that plan didn't work very well (remember, we are dealing with 9 people here...), so we ended up meeting at Target; THAT is where our "shopping adventure" began.
Moving from store to store, I watched as our children got REALLY involved in searching for items on the "Wish Lists". I was glad that Robby had invited everyone to participate in our Christmas giving tradition this year. It was my hope and prayer that this experience would be a humbling one for everyone involved. "Giving" to others also means "giving up". How is that you may ask. To "give" to others allows us to "give up" some of our selfishness. In a world that is "all about me"...it is very important to lose some of that. For it is NOT all about me; it is about what I can do for OTHERS.
So, as I sit here, my children are just beginning to trickle in. We are meeting again this evening to make the trip out together to deliver the packages to this precious family. Stay tuned for "Part 2" of "It Really IS More Blessed To GIVE Than Receive..." You will definitely want to find out about the "Blessing" that WE received from the "Gift" of this very special family God has provided for us this Christmas season.
It Really IS More Blessed To GIVE Than Receive...(Part 1)Sunday, December 19, 2010
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by: Tulsa World's Editorial Writers
Saturday, November 21, 2009
those Americans who don't give a hoot about politics have to wonder
what Congress has in mind with this exasperating month-to-month highway
funding scenario.
What are our representatives thinking? Or maybe a better question is: Are they thinking?
Oklahoma Transportation Secretary Gary Ridley probably has had more
sleepless nights in the last few months than he has had in his entire
life. He now has to worry that the state is going to miss an entire
construction season because of Congress' failure to ensure an adequate
highway funding stream for the coming year.
Ridley was in Washington a few days ago, pleading with Oklahoma's delegation to do something about the highway funding impasse.
The issue is complex, but in simple terms, what's going on is
Congress is funding highway construction on a month-to-month basis
rather than passing a longer extension of the highway funding program
that would not only make planning and scheduling easier for states, but
also provide them with more money.
Under the month-to-month approach, Oklahoma will get $15
million a month less than would have been expected under the expired
funding formula.
Ridley made an obvious point to federal leaders that one would
hope wouldn't even have to be made: that it is counterproductive to
adopt a stimulus program to create jobs and improve infrastructure and
at the same time stymie the traditional highway funding program — the
granddaddy of job creation and infrastructure improvement.
It comes as no surprise that U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is
one of the roadblocks to a longer extension. Coburn has conceded that
the current stopgap funding approach creates problems for Oklahoma, but
he still favors that approach as a means of pushing fiscal discipline.
So in other words, representing the state's interests is not as important to him as pushing his pet philosophy.
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, on the other hand, sees the value
of funding highways in Oklahoma and continues to push for a six-month
funding extension.
"As Gary pointed out again," Inhofe said, "the costs of congressional inaction are high."
Indeed they are. Let's hope the more rational minds among
Congress' ranks prevail soon, before Oklahoma's transportation
infrastructure and economy deteriorate to even more serious levels.
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Known as the birthplace of icebergs, the Ilulissat Icefjord produces nearly 20 million tons of ice each day. In fact, the word Ilulissat means "icebergs" in the Kalaallisut language. The town of Ilulissat is known for its long periods of calm and settled weather, but the climate tends to be cold due to its proximity to the fjord. Approximately 4,500 people live in Ilulissat, the third-largest town in Greenland after Nuuk and Sisimiut. Some people here estimate that there are nearly as many sled dogs as human beings living in the town that also boasts a local history museum located in the former home of Greenlandic folk hero and famed polar explorer Knud Rasmussen.
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Camp Out at Cotabena!
Friday 7th – Sunday 9th October 2016
Come and meet the ancient land. Experience Adnyamathanha culture: past and present, for a nuclear free future.
Sleep under the stars, hear the stories and support the campaign to say no to a radioactive waste dump on Adnyamathanha land at Barndioota / Wallerberdina.
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On Mahalaya Bengalies all over the world listen to Mohishashur Mordini in All India Radio.
Mahalaya held every year, marks the beginning of Durga Puja all over the world. For bengalies in Mahalaya pritripakha ends, debipakha begins. On the same day, people go to the holy ganges to do tarpan, that is pay respect to the departed souls of father and ancestors. Different types of tarpans are done on the day including pitri tarpan, matri tarpan, deb tarpan, etc.
Durga Puja is the puja of Asurdalani Maa Durga, who had defeated the evil forces (mahashahura) and brought peace and solidarity in the earth. All India Radio had a played a very important role in depicting the story of Mahalaya every year in the early morning.
Mahishashur Mordini had been eternal creation of Birendra Krishna Bhadra, Bani Kumar and Pankaj Mullick. The way Birendra Krishna Bhadra had uttered the slokas "ya devi sarbabhuteshu shaktirupenu samhastita, namasthaswai namasthaswai namasthaswai namoh namohah", he created an enchanting atmosphere, and devotees started feeling that they were in heaven.
The other great part of Mahishashur Mordini was the great songs sung by legendary Bengali singers of the golden age, namely "taba achinto " sung by Manobendra Mukherjee, "jago tumi jago" sung by Dwijen Mukherjee, and many songs sung by Sandhya Mukherjee, Suprava Sarkar, Supriti Ghosh, Shyamal Mitra and other legends.
These days a lot of programs are held in television to depict mohishashur mordini in television. For example in Zee Bangla channel on 15th October, 2012, Srabanti Chatterjee and Shubhashree are going to play the role of Sati in Satir Ekanno Peeth in the play related to Mahishashur Mordini. But the importance of mohishashur mordini in All India Radio cannot be replaced. It is a historical piece of creation and should be restored.
In the new durga puja in 2012, it is expected that everyone in every part of the world should enjoy Durgapuja in their own way.


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Twelve suspected Rohingya refugees, who were rescued in Mizoram's Aizawl three days ago allegedly from a human trafficking gang, have been shifted to state-run shelter homes, a senior police officer said.
A group of eight women and four boys was arrested from the house of a local woman in Aizawl on Sunday for living in India without valid travel documents.
The woman, who had hosted the group, told police that she provided them shelter as a favour to her cousin in Tahan, Myanmar.
She also said that it was the fifth time that people took refuge at her home, before being sent to Myanmar.
"While the boys were sent to a home for orphans, the women were moved to another protected shelter home, both maintained by the state social welfare department.
"It seems that all 12 of them were brought to Mizoram from Bangladesh refugee camps," Deputy Inspector General of Police (Northern Range) Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said.
The DIG also stated that the group was probably trafficked to Mizoram through the porous Assam border.
"No one understood the language in which they were speaking, making the interrogation process extremely difficult for us," Mr Khiangte said, adding that an investigation is underway to arrest the culprits who brought them illegally.
More than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled persecution in Myanmar's Rakhine state to neighbouring Bangladesh since August 2017, triggering a massive refugee crisis.
Many of them fall prey to trafficking gangs, who lure them with promise of better jobs and livelihood.
Last month, a group of eight Rohingya women were arrested at Vairengte, the Assam-Mizoram border town in Kolasib district. The group did not have Inner Line Permit.


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Hey Listeners! Is there a health problem you know that's not on this list? Let us know!
Hi Geri,
to reply to your questions...
"Bolí mě v krku." has two translations, one is: "I've got a pain in my neck." (this one is a literal translation, but not really used in English. Sore throat is the one to translate into English). "Bolí mě v krku" expresses both, pain in the throat as well as soreness. Having said all that, I'd be reluctant to use ''pain in the neck'' as this is an idiom expressing someone is very annoying.
About "Pálí mě oči." you translated it: "My eyes are dry.". Is this correct?
My eyes are dry can be translated literally as ''mám suché oči". But again, we don't use this very much as once the eyes are dry, they start hurting/feel like burning. This we'd rather say ''Pálí mě oči''.
Sometimes literal translations do not work for the day-to-day spoken language.
How will we say: "I have constipation." (Mám zácpu). = this is the only and best translation for this problem.
How will we say: "I have a dysmenorrhea (monthly cycle pain - for women)" = "menstruační bolest", but in case the audience does not need to know such a detail, as it is rather private, you can say "bolí mě břicho" (I have a tummy ache)...and can add from period, if suitable.
I hope this is helpful?
Hi Hanka,
Thank you for your reply. :)
What I mean is that on this list "Bolí mě v krku." has two translations, one is: "I've got a pain in my neck." and the other one is: "I have a sore throat.". So you have two translations and my question is: are both correct?
About "Pálí mě oči." you translated it: "My eyes are dry.". Is this correct?
How will we say: "I have constipation."
How will we say: "I have a dysmenorrhea (monthly cycle pain - for women)"
Hi Geri,
Thank you for your message.
In terms of the translation of "sore throat", this is an exact equivalent of the Czech phrase "bolí mě v krku". There is no other or better translation than this.
The other one "burning eyes", we are talking about the unpleasant sensation in the eyes that is not itching, but more like burning sensation. It's hard, therefore, to replace this by something else. Itching is different, hurting is also not the word for the feeling.
Thank you for your concern. If you have a suggestion to the above, feel free to share it with us.
Hi, shouldn't these two phrases be translated differently from what you gave?
1) "Pálí mě oči." - My eyes are burning
2) "Bolí mě v krku." - I have a sore throat.
Hi Ezekiel,
thank you for your comment. We are happy to hear that you liked the phrases.
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Evening grosbeaks are stunning, stocky birds and you'll know it if you see one in your backyard. They aren't loyal backyard visitors though. Evening grosbeaks are an …
Evening grosbeaks are stunning, stocky birds and you'll know it if you see one in your backyard. They aren't loyal backyard visitors though.
Evening grosbeaks are an irregular (or irruptive) species, so they don't follow predictable migratory patterns. We are in their year-round range, but we can't count on their consistent presence.
They float around looking for available food, so when they make an appearance in your backyard, watch carefully because they might move on the next day. We see them less often in the summer because they eat far more insects during nesting season, switching to more seed come fall and winter.
We also see more evening grosbeaks in colder months because they travel in flocks and are more noticeable.
Evening grosbeaks eat insects, berries, nuts and buds, and they love sunflower seeds at backyard bird feeders. You'll also commonly see them eating at seed and nut cylinders. They sometimes feed on road gravel for minerals, salt and grit to grind the seeds they eat.
They are one of the few birds capable of crushing wild cherry pits with their bill. The massive bill of the evening grosbeak is one sure-fire way of identification. Both male and female have the same large, thick bill, which is ivory to light green.
Like many birds, the male is overall brighter in color. Male evening grosbeaks have a yellow body, black head with yellow eyebrow, black wings and tail with white wing patches. The female is pale grayish-brown with black and white wings and tail. You can often see their distinctive white wing patches flashing in flight as they cruise into or out of your backyard.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology tells us that "evening grosbeaks are numerous and widespread, but populations dropped steeply between 1966 and 2015, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey - particularly in the East where numbers declined by 97 percent during that time. Partners in Flight estimates a global breeding population of 4.1 million, with 71 percent spending some part of the year in the U.S., 57 percent in Canada, and 5 percent in Mexico.
Evening grosbeak rates a 13 out of 20 on the Continental Concern Score and is on the 2016 state of North America's birds watch list, which includes bird species that are most at risk of extinction without significant conservation actions to reverse declines and reduce threats.
Cornell lists climate change, logging, disease and aerial spraying, which reduces the number of forest insects that evening grosbeaks eat, as some of the causes of their decline.
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TOOELE, Utah. – Engine troubles plagued Jack Roush, Jr. and the No. 59 ROUSH Performance Mustang virtually the entire time the team was at Miller Motorsports Park. Finally, on lap four of the KONI Challenge race a blown motor put him on the sideline almost before the 2.5-hour race even began.
Starting with the practice sessions on Wednesday, and right through the final laps on-track prior to the race this afternoon the team was chasing an overheating problem. They tried multiple solutions, such as changing fans, radiator caps, and just about everything that could be done trackside, but the higher altitude of the desert facility just didn't allow for a simple solution as the thinner air did not seem to adequately cool down the engines.
Roush qualified the No. 59 ROUSH Performance Mustang in 23rd position, and by the end of the first lap had sliced through the field and moved up eight spots into 15th place. However, the motor wasn't equal to the pace of the driver as two laps later he slowed on the track and lost some of the spots that were gained. Then, in a cloud of white smoke the race was over as the car coasted to a slow stop in Turn 15.
"I tried to slow down and save the engine," Roush explained after climbing from the cockpit. "I wanted to get out of traffic and into the cleaner air to see if that would help any but it didn't. It got pretty tense when it started to overheat as I was trying to watch the gauge, keep the team informed on the radio, and get out of traffic all at the same time.
"But once I could feel it start to lose horsepower, there was just no way to save the engine at that point. I just hope that we can get all our bad luck out of the way now," he concluded.
The next event on the schedule is the season-finale at Virginia International Raceway on October 7. The No. 59 Ford Mustang, based out of the Rehagen Racing shop in Westland, Mich., carries sponsorship from ROUSH Performance, ROUSH Brakes, Kenwood, ROUSH Filters by K&N, siteLevel, RacerBargains.com and Piloti. Last season this was the highest-finishing Mustang in the series.
Based in Livonia, Mich., "The Art of Performance Engineering" takes place at ROUSH Performance. In addition to the Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 Ford Mustang and F-150 styling, handling and performance upgrades, a complete line of performance parts and crate engines are offered. For more information see your local ROUSH dealer, visit www.ROUSHperformance.com


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...A Love Letter that Was Sexy.Why not put an erotic spin on the twelve days of Christmas? Forget stressful shopping and just spend a few minutes having a little fun. So from now till the big day, I'll offer up my two cents on how to put the XXX back in Xmas! Whether you take my suggestions, or just use these to invent your own, I'm sure the lucky recipient will never think of the traditional song the same way again!
So start your Christmas countdown with a letter written from your heart. Spice it up a little with some sexy sentiments - you can reminisce about your first sexual encounter, what you find most attractive about your partner, and you can even hint about the sexy things you have planned. You can send a naughty greeting card, or email your poetic musings to your lover at work. If you go for a traditional card, consider adding these extra touches: enclose a pressed flower, scent it with your favorite oil or perfume, attach it to a discreet vibe and tuck it under the pillow.


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"I just realized that typical estate plans focus on four "Ws"; the what, the who, the when, and the where. Purposeful Trusts help our clients and their families understand the WHY."
As I flew back to Denver I thought of the keys to the successful arrival of that aircraft at my intended destination. A flight plan is prepared with a definite purpose in mind: safely arrive at the desired airport. Coordinates are entered into the navigational system which will guide the plane on its course. But most importantly the crew knows what the final approach will be.
I believe typical planning overemphasizes the coordinates and fails to fully consider the final destination. What will be the impact on the intended recipients of this wealth transfer? If we don't "begin with that end in mind", as Stephen Covey suggests, there is certainty that the only thing we will succeed in doing is make a transfer rather than a purposeful gift.
The purposeful mindset is the key to making sure a transfer will be a gift which will have an enduring potential to positively impact the recipient. Jay Hughes suggests, for instance, that every trust should start with the phrase "This Trust is an Act of Love." I have extended Jay's thinking by suggesting to clients that every trust should be an act of love (generosity and enhancement), faith (a generative belief in the beneficiary's GP-Growth Potential) and hope (the trustmaker's vision for the opportunities the trust represents).
I'd love to ask you to consider what questions and exercises can help put a transferor into a purposeful mindset. One of the ways in which we can realize the interactive power of a blog is to share with each other. I hope you will help Seedlings realize that potential by posting your ideas, suggestions or questions.


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In the age of Broadband Internet/DSL one forgets looking television can be interesting too. This week I saw -by coincidence- an edition of the National Geographic Series "Going to Extremes". Nick Middelton travels to the world's hottest, coldest, wettest and driest inhabited places to investigate how traditional communities adapt to life in harsh environments. In the edition called "Ice" Nick joins the Inuit in northern Greenland in hunting seals and narwals. In the town of Ilulisat he gets an introduction to Greenland kayaking by Rikke, a Greenlandic Kayak-coach. The program schedule of National Geographic is inimitable, they are broadcasting rehearsals of there series over years, so when you get the chance: "Going to extremes" is worth a look!
Another abslolute recommendation on National Geographic Television: "Atlantic Brittain". This series was broadcasted in the Netherlands two years ago. Adam Nicholson sails along the wild western shore of the British Isles. A great report of a fascinating journey along seakayakers dream-spots, as well as an interesting reflection about humans' relationship to the sea. On the site of the WGBH is a video-report of a lecture of Adam about his voyage.
TV and Internet are nice, interesting and so on, but by far no substitute for real: it's getting time to go out kayaking at sea again! Lately to much dreaming and to less kayaking for this guy! But September will be better!


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TSA Nixes Proposal to Eliminate Screenings at Small Airportsby Daniel McCarthy /
Following a report last week that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was considering eliminating security screenings at small airports around the country, the TSA announced today that it has no plans to actually do so.
In a statement to CBS News, TSA spokespeople admitted that they will not be removing any passenger screenings at U.S. airports, no matter their size or the amount of travelers they serve.
"We remain committed to our mission to protect the Homeland by improving security, safeguarding our transportation system, and ensuring that over 2.5 million airline passengers get to their destinations safely every day," TSA Administrator David Pekoske told CBS.
The initial report said that the TSA, looking for a way to cut costs and focus its efforts at the nation's major hubs, may have been considering phasing out smaller airports—those that serve planes 60 seats or fewer—from its network. That move would have reportedly saved the TSA $115 million per year.
According to the CBS report, that proposal was never under serious consideration, instead it was just part of budget discussions that were eventually leaked.
"Reporting on pre-decisional budget exercises is misleading as it doesn't reflect the entire process, and certainly doesn't take into account the dedicated TSA professionals who work tirelessly to assess impact, risk, and feasibility of different scenarios," Pekoske told CBS.
The TSA is, however, considering a different change at airports. It has recently announced plans to expand testing of a new carry-on bag screening technology that it says could detect the kinds of materials that caused it to issue a ban on liquids and powders earlier this year.
The TSA plans to have 40 of those units in place at 15 U.S. airports by the end of the year and another 100 by the end of 2019.


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US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump's son has defended his meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign as the news reverberated through the political world.
In an interview with Fox News, Trump Jr blamed the decision to meet a lawyer in order to obtain damaging information about Hillary Clinton from the Russian government on the "million miles per hour" pace of a presidential campaign.
He also said he thought the lawyer (Natalia Veselnitskaya) might have information about "underreported" scandals involving Clinton.
The president's son yesterday posted an email exchange to Twitter which showed him conversing with a music publicist who wanted him to meet with a "Russian government attorney" who supposedly had dirt on Clinton as "part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump".
The messages reveal that Trump Jr was told the Russian government had information that could "incriminate" Clinton and her dealings with Russia.
"I love it," Trump Jr said in one email response.
Trump Jr posted the email exchange following reporting of the meeting over the weekend from the New York Times.
Trump Jr said yesterday the meeting "really went nowhere" and that he never told his father about it because there was "nothing to tell".
"In retrospect I probably would have done things a little differently," Trump Jr said.
Democrats in Congress voiced outrage and insisted the messages showed clear collusion, with California Representative Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, declaring that "all of the campaign's previous denials obviously now have to be viewed in a different context".
Republicans stay silent
Yet Republicans – who stand the most to lose politically from Trump's Russia ordeal – did not join in the condemnation.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was confident Senate investigators would "get to the bottom of whatever happened."
And Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican on the intelligence committee, cautioned that the emails were "only part of the picture".
Trump Jr, who was deeply involved in his father's presidential campaign, portrayed his decision to release the emails as an effort "to be totally transparent." In fact, they had already been obtained by The New York Times.
Hours after the son posted the emails, the father rose to his defence.
"My son is a high quality person and I applaud his transparency," the president said in a statement read to reporters by White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Although Sanders declined to answer questions about the emails, she stood by the White House's longstanding insistence that no one in Trump's campaign colluded to influence the election.
Russian interference
The messages were the latest disclosure to roil the ongoing investigation into Russia's interference in the election and potential collusion with Trump's campaign.
US intelligence agencies have said the Russian government meddled in the election through hacking to aid Trump.
As congressional committees and Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigate, the emails will almost certainly be reviewed for any signs of coordination with the Kremlin, which the White House and Trump Jr have repeatedly said did not take place. A spokesman for Mueller, the former FBI director, declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation.
In the emails – dated early June 2016, soon after Trump secured the GOP nomination – music publicist Rob Goldstone wrote to Trump Jr to connect him to Russian attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya. Goldstone wrote that the information "would be very useful to your father".
"If it's what you say I love it especially later in the summer," Trump Jr replied in one of the emails.
Days later, Veselnitskaya met with Trump Jr on 9 June at Trump Tower in New York. Veselnitskaya has denied ever working for the Russian government.
The emails show Goldstone telling Trump that singer Emin Agalarov and his father, Moscow-based developer Aras Agalarov, had "helped along" the Russian government's support for Trump.
The elder Agalarov was involved with Trump in hosting the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow. The two men once also had preliminary discussions about building a Trump Tower in Moscow, but they fell through. Trump also appeared in a music video with the younger Agalarov.
In his email, Goldstone said that the "Crown prosecutor of Russia" offered to provide the information on Clinton to the Trump campaign in a meeting with Aras Agalarov. There is no such royal title in the Russian Federation, but Goldstone — who is British — may have been referring to the title given to state prosecutors in the United Kingdom.
In Russia, the top justice official is Prosecutor General Yury Chaika, the equivalent of the attorney general in the United States. Chaika is longtime confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin and was directly appointed by him.
Representatives for the Agalarovs didn't respond to requests for comment on Tuesday. Attempts to reach Chaika at his office were unsuccessful.
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Mouse Guard Vol #1 Fall 1152
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- Writen By: David Petersen
- Art By: David Petersen
- Language: English
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Digital Release Date: August, 14th, 2013
Collects all 6 Issues! The fearless Mouse Guard are dispatched to find a missing merchant. Their search reveals much more than they expect, as they stumble across a traitor in the Guard's own ranks. The volume collects the first Mouse Guard series. Features an Epilogue and special bonus material! 208 pgs, FC→ more


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Cottage cheese — 250 g
Condensed milk — 0.5 cups
A pinch of cardamom
Beet juice — 1 tsp
Butter — 2 tsp
Mash cheese. Heat a frying pan with butter and place cheese, condensed milk and cook over low heat. Once the mixture begins to thicken, add the cardamom and turn off the heat.
Spoon cottage cheese cooked in a bowl and divide into 2 parts. One add a teaspoon of natural dyes — beet juice, and mix thoroughly.
When the cheese is cold, blind white cheese small balls and then roll them by making a shell of pink cottage. It is possible and vice versa.
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Looking at this very attractive guitar, one wonders how they came up with the name 'Trek' for the series from which it comes. There are three models in the series, and this one is the 'Folk' model, halfway between the barn-storming dreadnought and the dainty parlour sizes, so what you might call a Grand Auditorium (folk is much cleaner, one syllable is much better than seven). Perhaps they feel they might be an appropriate instrument for a good long walk, or maybe they are trying to appeal to fans of Science Fiction TV serials, who knows. Regardless of anything, the Trek guitars, and in this case the Folk, are beautifully crafted instruments made from Canadian Wild Cherry (back and sides) and spruce (solid top). The Folk, being mummy bear of the three bears, offers plenty of volume but also plenty of top end for those who like to flit between strumming and finger picking. It comes with a Fishman IsysT pickup as an option, and the one you see pictures contains the pickup, but for £100 you can have the version without. Both, and all the Treks, are available new at Wunjo Guitars. Three-year warranty included.
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From firmware version 3.2 on (Please always update!) everything is getting easier because alarm line #1 can be pulsed by the logger. Though use these alarm devices.
Alarm devices at model side – alternatively or in addition to alarming by telemetry.
Wiring propositions which – galvanically decoupling from JLog and this way from JIVE – work with the low-active alarm lines of the logger.
Optical: LED flasher
Optical: flasher with Luxeon
Audible: interval buzzer
Wireless (433MHz)
The simplest form – not galvanically decoupled from JIVE/JLog as above: The buzzer produces a continuous tone on alarm. The positive voltage supply (as in the fig. above) is to be considered alternatively(!) – either from the logger or (better) from another voltage source, from JIVE's BEC or an extra alarm voltage supply. If the voltage comes from the logger (he's getting it from the diagnostic connection of the JIVE) then no more than a current of 50mA is allowed to draw. It may happen that an analog temperature sensor is disturbed by ripple from the buzzer current (not tested).


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Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Launches a Book Master Service in Response to Consumer Demand
Grandchildren and great grandchildren of the Israeli author S.Y. Agnon take part in launch
JERUSALEM - A recent global survey for Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Hilton's (NYSE: HLT)'s iconic luxury brand, found that travellers showed a surprising reliance on concierges. Nearly one-third of leisure travellers reported that they plan little to none of their trip prior to their arrival, and an additional 47 percent reporting they intentionally leave some details of their trip unplanned until they arrive at their hotel. Renowned for anticipating travellers' every need with its "True Waldorf Service," Waldorf Astoria makes strides with the launch of "Live Unforgettable" in response to guests' travel aspirations. The brand will take a bolder and more entertaining twist on a point of differentiation that is crucial to the brand's True Waldorf Service.
Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem has launched a Book Master Service in response to consumer demand. A survey of 2,000 luxury consumers found that 1 in 5 respondents wanted to experience a "Book Master" on property, and Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem is proud to have launched the new service on property today. The concierge team will be on hand to recommend local tales personalized to each guest's interests, provide recommendations for the best book shops in the area, and will arrange for any book to be placed on guests' bedsides each day upon request.
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian will introduce, among others, "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde," the famous gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, whilst Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem will focus on, among others, Israeli 1966 Nobel Prize laureate S.Y. Agnon, who lived in Jerusalem and received the prize of modern Hebrew fiction – highlighting Jewish characters in Israel. Books include Shira, A Guest for the Night, From Foe to Friend and Two Scholars (includes Tehilah and In the Heart of Seas).
The grandchildren and great grandchildren of the Israeli author, who lived between 1888-1970, were invited to the hotel to be the first to enjoy the Book Master experience.
For more information or images please contact Motti Verses, Head of PR, Hilton Hotels Israel on +972-3-5202255 or via email ; email@example.com
(1) Hilton partnered with a third-party research firm, Survata, to survey nearly 1,500 luxury consumers over the age of 25 in eight countries.
(2) Waldorf Astoria partnered with third party research firm One Poll to survey 2,000 luxury consumers over the age of 22 in the UK
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Earlier this year, Waldorf Astoria announced the debut of the 'Live Unforgettable' campaign – a bold repositioning of the brand to highlight Waldorf Astoria's unique experience and deepen connections with today's luxury travellers. Backed by extensive consumer insights, the campaign pairs the brand's legacy with an unexpected, playful take on True Waldorf Service.
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Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is a portfolio of 32 iconic properties that creates a unique sense of place with a relentless commitment to personal service and culinary expertise in landmark locations around the world. Unified by their inspirational environments and True Waldorf Service, Waldorf Astoria hotels deliver graceful service from the moment a guest books through checkout. In addition to the brand's renowned hotel offerings, Waldorf Astoria boasts a best-in-class residential portfolio, including 18 properties either open or in development, that provide the comfort of a private home combined with the unsurpassed amenities and legendary service of Waldorf Astoria. Waldorf Astoria is a part of Hilton, a leading global hospitality company. Experience Waldorf Astoria by booking at www.waldorfastoria.com or through the Hilton Honors mobile app. Learn about the brand by visiting newsroom.hilton.com/waldorfastoria, and follow Waldorf Astoria on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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While we were in Tokyo we had a ton of great meals but the most memorable (and expensive!) one was our dinner at Den. Den has two Michelin stars and is a modern take on traditional Japanese Kaiseki cuisine.
It was also a pain in the butt to get reservations for – their website says you have to call them, so I tried for several nights but their phone was always engaged. Then I read online that someone had just emailed them and that had worked, so I tried that and success!
We arrived a little bit early so waited outside for them to open (later, our waitress told us this area is also used for employee dinners when the weather is good).
These charming little guys welcomed us into the restaurant:
We started off with a glass of welcome sake and Den's version of monaka, which is a traditional Japanese sweet made with bean paste. Monaka is normally a dessert, but Den had made a fruit and foie gras-filled version for our first course.
It was delicious, and the packaging was so cute! That pig is a traditional mosquito repellent in Japan. This is the one that Den had outside:
The next course was a kind of refreshing vegetable jelly that we partially self-assembled:
Our waitress said that they picked plants from around Mt Fuji to go in this jelly:The taste and presentation of every course was beautiful. Even the plates were stunning:Our next course was Dentucky Fried Chicken! This is James with his Dentucky box – and the Den owner/chef: The box was actually super elaborate. There was a picture of the chef's pet dog Puchi and a list of restaurants that Den has collaborated with.
Also the fried chicken wasn't actually chicken – it was rice with a mix of other ingredients that I can't remember (the exact mix differs depending on seasonality). In the background you can see a hand-drawn Australian flag they'd made for us. =) I think this was tuna:The chefs let James go into the kitchen to take a photo of our next fish course getting blackened: It was perfect (and again, check out the beautiful plates):Pretty much all the plates were either antiques or custom made for Den.
And OMG this fantastic salad. Our waitress said it had something crazy like 27 different vegetables in it. The tomato was spectacular and the corn was, I swear to God, the sweetest, juiciest corn I've ever had. James and I both had a fun time hunting around for the different ingredients.
My carrot had little heart eyes. =) Also I should mention that as we were eating, James was getting sake pairings, each of which came in a different, intriguing-looking cup.
This white cup was very pretty and delicate, and almost seemed to glow:This one was James' favourite:Anyway, our next course was beef cooked over rice so the melting fat would infuse the rice: Our traditional rice dishes, served with pickled vegetables and broth:Dessert was fresh fruit with some sort of jelly:
It was a really fun, fantastic meal. =) Our waitress spoke english natively which was a great help in explaining all the dishes to us, and the chef was a crack up – he'd strike a pose whenever he saw me taking a photo of the kitchen:
Our waitress explained that this pillar was signed by visiting chefs: And that Puchi the dog (remember? From the Dentucky Fried Chicken box) was sleeping inside the restaurant!
His snooze location turned out to be right behind this Puchi shrine:
Hello Puchi!Our waitress told us that Puchi has a "dad-like" palate and his favourite foods are nachos and beer. Puchi could also do this crowd-pleasing trick:
Puchi liked me so they let me cuddle him for aaages even though he was clearly very sleepy:
The waitresses called us his new mum and dad and I guess Puchi started to get a bit worried at that: But then real dad came back and it was OK:
One last photo Japanese-style:And that was our dinner at Den! It was an amazing night of modern Japanese cuisine and traditional Japanese hospitality. I'd highly recommend it if you're in Tokyo for a really fun, memorable evening.


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The Indian School of Business (ISB) is one of India's best business schools. Not only does ISB consistently feature as a top 30 global business school on the Financial Times Rankings (it came in at #29 on the 2016 ranking), but it is also the first business school in South Asia to be recognised by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The AACSB accreditation has been earned by less than 5% of the world's business schools. The accreditation reflects ISB's position as a pivotal player which will shape tomorrow's global management education landscape.
ISB offers current students (studying in the pre-final or final year of an undergraduate/postgraduate course) the opportunity to get a 2-year head start in their careers via the Young Leaders Program (YLP). Getting an admit to the YLP guarantees candidates a much sought after admission into the flagship Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) at the ISB.
Advantages of applying to the ISB YLP
ISB YLP Application Process
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Admission to the Young Leaders Programme is a three-stage process. The application/ evaluation timelines along with the documentation to be submitted at each stage are as under:
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Analytical Ability: Analytical Ability will be measured by a candidate's academic performance and GMAT score.
Leadership Ability: Leadership ability is measured by a candidate's willingness to take initiatives, have a clear cut vision and go the extra mile towards achieving this vision. Consider showcasing qualities such as integrity, maturity, commitment to others, motivation, self-awareness, self-esteem, empathy, willingness to take risks, willingness to deal with ambiguity that have led you to your accomplishments. ISB itself states Leadership qualities don't necessarily mean leading teams – they could also mean the initiatives you had taken, your achievements, impact-orientation and career progression. Note that your application essays and your recommendation letter play an important role in endorsing your leadership ability.
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At least eight sugar mills in Maharashtra are under the scanner for selling the sweetener in more quantity than the prescribed limit, top officials at the state sugar commissionerate has said.
Of the 195 sugar mills in the state, 10 mills were found to have sold more than 100 % of their prescribed sales quota. This led to other millers raising doubts as to how these mills were able to do so when others were not able to find buyers for their product, Shekhar Gaikwad, Maharashtra sugar commissioner told FE.
Investigations have revealed that 8 of these 10 mills had sold more than their allotted quota and the matter will be reported to the Centre, he said.
Last year, the central government had reinstated the release mechanism in the sugar sector and imposed a monthly sales quota on each mill, in a bid to control supply of sugar and keep prices stable. The central government had also fixed the minimum selling price (MSP) of sugar at `3,100 per quintal and instructed mills to adhere to the directive.
The Centre had directed regional cane commissioners to take action against mills selling sugar below a government-mandated price. The sugar mills were facing a cash crunch as they also have to pay Fair and Remunerative Prices ( FRP) to buy cane from farmers at a time when there is a glut of sugar and they owed huge arrears to farmers. In Maharashtra, the arrears are to the tune of `5,000 crore.
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The sugar commissioner s office received several complaints about mills selling their stock below the MSP in order to raise funds to pay the FRP to the cane growers. Responding to such complaints, Gaikwad ordered an audit of the sales report of certain mills that were suspected of underselling their products. During the audit, eight mills were found to have violated the quota given to them and sold more than their stipulated stock. These mills will be called for a hearing and such mills can face penal action under the Essential Commodities Act, he said.
Action will be recommended under the Essential Commodities Act. Such mills could also be blacklisted from getting benefits from various government schemes including the soft loan scheme, export subsidy, he said.
As of March 15, sugar mills have managed to pay `14, 881.01 crore of the ` 20,653.02 crore they owed to farmers. But, with over `5,000 crore in cane dues, millers face possible action from the office of the sugar commissioner. Gaikwad has already ordered seizure of properties of 53 sugar mills that have failed to clear their dues.
Though the government has taken a number of measures, including increasing the minimum selling price of sugar from `2,900 per quintal to `3,100 per quintal, these have not helped the mills much.
As the crushing season nears its end, Maharashtra has almost touched last year s sugar production figures at 106.71 lakh tonne.
Last year, Maharashtra has produced 107 lakh tonne sugar, an all-time high production figure. Till Tuesday, of the 195 mills that have taken crushing in the season, only 27 mills are functional and at least three are expected to continue the season till May.The state has reported crushing of 949.01 lakh tonne cane and produced 106.71 lakh tonne of sugar.


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Back pain is one of the most common pain related complaints suffered by athletes, active adults, and the elderly.
Price: $ 139
Back pain is one of the most common pain related complaints suffered by athletes, active adults, and the elderly. With numerous causes of back pain one thing is certain, Venture Heat's At Home Back Heat Therapy Wrap can help to relieve your chronic aches and discomfort through deep penetrating Far Infrared Rays (FIR). The adjustable plush-fleece hook & loop straps guarantees a tight fit which allows for even more targeted heat to penetrate deep into your aching muscles.
The back is constantly being overworked so keeping muscles warm and loose is key. Our FIR system delivers therapeutic and targeted heat directly to your muscles and tissues where you need it most. Apply the At Home Back Heat Therapy Wrap between plays or activities to achieve your fullest potential and to recover even quicker.
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"And that was the end of it." She said. I looked at her a little baffled. "You just left?" I asked. She shook her head taking a sip of coffee. "It wasn't easy. But I'm glad its over." "No regrets?" I asked. She looked out the window and sighed. "I am going to miss the private jet. Waiting in airport lines is a bitch." I couldn't help but laugh. I admired Laila for what she did. Giving up her parents money, and moving to a town she barley knew a thing about.
To pursue her passion in cooking. And to open up a restaurant. Something her parents didn't approve of. Saying it was a childish and feverish dream. That she should stay in law school. Then get a job at her fathers firm. They refused to fund any of it. So for the first time in her life she stood up for herself. Dropped out of Law School. Cashed out her trust fund and enrolled in Culinary School. After graduating she rented a building in a place that she referred to as the perfect spot.
Here we were sitting at the (for now) only table in the place, Drinking coffee and looking at paint swatches. "Have I told you that I decided on a name?" She asked. I shook my head. "It's going to be called The Blue Fairy Cafe. Like the fairy from Pinocchio. She believed in dreams. This is my dream, And who knows maybe some day someone will be sitting here having lunch when they realize their dreams."
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We're not looking for just any Graphic Designer this person loves spending hours tinkering with photoshop and sometimes dabbles with the dark arts of Ai, with relative web development experience and knowledge thrown into the mix please. You wrestle with great design daily and a hexadecimal colour chart practically flows through your veins and you are intent on saving the world from hobbyist designers. You have nightmares about bad design and how it continually destroys the world around you. If you were to easily describe yourself in one word or more it would be… restless, superhero, professor of the dark arts, Jedi master and full time drone pilot.
You are also a uniquely talented designer who would love nothing more than to join a fresh, forward thinking team. When we open your portfolio we will be flabbergasted by what we see and have no option but to hire you then and there.
If you think "damn, I'm that person". WE NEED YOU!
Less about how awesome you are and more about us:
We are a three year old, full service digital agency. We were finalists for both WeDo Scotland's High Growth Company of the Year 2013 and Creative Edinburgh High Growth Company of the Year 2013. We recently moved into a new spacious, coffee scented office with bean bags and mood lighting. As we recently moved office we are now more focused on defining our culture, separating ourselves from the humdrum and could certainly use your help doing so. For example, our MD rides a push scooter to work..!
We have a young, exuberant, restless team, focused on disrupting the Scottish web industry one day at a time. That means we sometimes struggle to find the off switch, apart from the odd beer friday and cat nap of course.
Key Details
Application Deadline: Closed.
Position Start Date: 1st February
Location: Edinburgh City Centre Office
Full time role with 3 month probation period.
Salary: Basic £16,000 dependant on experience (sell yourself)
Perks: Bean bags, unlimited free coffee, mood lighting, occasional snackage, occasional beers, naps are allowed, sexy colleagues, remote control helicopter(s), banter, gym membership (if you go), and more to come…
- Liaise with clients directly
- Implementation of high level industry standard design for branding and digital
- Effectively manage the communication and deliverables for all clients
- Plan, organise and develop all client deliverables
- Provision of client deliverables as per contract
- Identify and pursue client upsell opportunities
- Update clients on major industry developments – This covers our ethos of adding value and over delivering
- Conduct and deliver high standard client meetings and presentations
- Conduct and deliver high standard client training as required
- The ability to self manage and to independently manage and take ownership of a portfolio of clients
- Demonstrate continued increase in knowledge of, Web Design and all digital channels
- Keep up to date with industry and technical developments and integrate recent developments into client websites
- Work towards KPIs and objectives
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Fulfil any other reasonable administrative duties as required
- Essential: High level of experience and understanding in: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Branding and digital design experience is essential
- Front-end Web Development experience also preferred
- A creative mind to come up with clever solutions in any scenario
- Good understanding of responsive CSS and design is essential
- Understanding of the internet in general
- Ability to work flexibly, on own initiative and as part of a team
- Ability to manage relationships
- Excellent ability to prioritise and manage own workload to deliver on time or ahead of schedule
- Willingness to undertake training and development as required
- Highly proficient in Google Products, MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel OR Mac Pages, Numbers and Keynote.
No agencies please. Agencies will be ignored.
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text: Kati Basti is an Ayurvedic Panchakarma therapy. A dam made of dough is placed on the lower back/lumbar area. Warm herbal oil is poured in this dam and held in it for some time. Holding of this warm oil helps to slowly be absorbed in the soft tissue, reducing muscle stiffness, pain and providing relaxation.


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Jul 17, 2015 - 11:15 am
Has anyone had their spleen removed for low platelets without a significantly enlarged spleen? If so, was spleen removal successful with respect to increasing your platelet counts, how much did they come up, and how long were they at a higher level?
Jul 17, 2015 - 11:35 pm
Other then allowing my platlets to rise to normal levels, and maintain normal levels I couldn't say it's affected me in any other way. It's so nice not to worry about platlet count anymore. It's been two years. I can't tell you what my highest level has been, since they went normal, I quit paying attention to it, other then hearing they are at a good level for chemo. Just glad not to have to have the day after shots anymore and not having to worry about the levels.
Wishing you the best,
Winter Marie
Jul 19, 2015 - 11:29 am
Thanks. If I'm understanding you correctly, you haven't had any treatment issues with platelet counts since having your spleen removed two years ago? Correct? We just don't want to go through a splenectomy and not get much of a bounce or not get any long term reprieve.


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We all know what the Wright brothers did at Kitty Hawk. It amazes me to this day that a big bucket of bolts can fly. Well, they did it. The Wright brothers put it all together. Yes, they did it with the help of da Vinci and dozens of other pioneers in the physical sciences (see Chapter 10, "Collaborate with Genius").
Did the world beat a path to their cockpit door? sorry. "You mean there weren't hundreds of visionary captains of industry who saw the amazing potential of human flight?" you ask. Well, no.
"Come on," you insist. "There had to have been at least a few open-minded American businesspeople who saw the potential for moving goods and passengers through the air from city to city, continent to continent, theme park to theme park."
The Wright brothers, having found no buyers for their high-flying idea stateside, had to go all the way to France to find a buyer for their irrational new concept. It just didn't make sense to the people of their time. "Flying like a bird?" This concept was too outrageous to penetrate the inertia of conventional thought that occupied the minds of all those who were approached with the opportunity to buy into this revolutionary idea early on.
Idea? Heck, the airplane wasn't just an idea. It was an industry. A way of life. A precedent-setting world shrinker.
But it just didn't make sense.
So, I guess you don't have to feel so bad when your boss or coworkers don't always see the wisdom of your new ideas. Don't worry—it just might be a sign of how radical your idea truly is. (Hey, you wouldn't be planning any trips to France in the near future, would you?)
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If you are one of such people looking for online jobs and other ways of making money online, you might want to refer to some trusted and reliable sources such as KhojIndya.com
Recently, many shocking incidences are being reported about people losing a huge amount of money to online scams, hacking, and other such activities. Online scams are something that has been a curse of online marketing for quite a few decades now.
As people always get lured when they are promised huge returns and gains, they don't really think twice before jumping on the bandwagon. This obviously makes it more than easy for people looking to scam others looking to enter in the internet marketing world.
If you are one of such people looking for online jobsand other ways of making money online, you might want to refer to some trusted and reliable sources such as KhojIndya.com, which provide genuinely useful information that helps you get started with making money online.
Similarly, you also need to look forward to experts' such as Kartikeya Sharma, a very passionate and successful Indian entrepreneur, for their opinions on what's the right way to approach online businesses.
If you need to take a look at different genuine methods of making money online, you definitely may not go wrong with doing your research from websites such as the one mentioned above, as they seem to be having quite a lot of useful information about things that have actually been proven to make money for people. Furthermore, as they are seemingly written by people who are actually making money online themselves, there's obviously a lot to learn from them.
As a final note, always remember that as far as making money online is concerned, the things that look too good to be true are probably are. If you find someone offering you a website that makes them $1000 a month for say just around $3000, they may be far from being trust-worthy. After all, no one would like to sell such a successful website for so less.
Hope you get the point and will have a careful approach while getting started with making money online.


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Since its inception in 2008, P3R has consistently supported elite athlete development and now awards more than $150,000 to athletes during its calendar of events, including the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon, Fleet Feet Liberty Mile and EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler.
You can apply to be included as an elite athlete in our event. The following times represent the minimum standard for men and women elite runners to participate in the 2019 EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler.
If you have met these standards within the past 18 months, please contact Ryan Hogan, Elite Athlete Program Coordinator, at email@example.com.
Prizes will be awarded to top placing qualified elite male and female runners. The total prize purse to be awarded for the 2019 EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler is $25,000.
P3R has a zero-tolerance drug policy:
Athletes who participate in P3R events may be subject to drug testing conducted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Athletes with positive drug test results will forfeit any prize money and will be disqualified from the event in which such athlete participated.


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Late 20th Century & Early 21st Lesson Plans
For those who have asked about more recent history materials, we've recently posted three new lesson plans on late 20th-century and early 21st-century topics.
Our Reaganomics lesson plan is a Structured Academic Controversy. Students use evidence from five historical documents to build arguments on whether the economic policies of President Reagan were good for the United States: https://sheg.stanford.edu/reaganomics
Students may be aware of current debates about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) but may not know that the agreement has been contentious since its inception. In this lesson, students read different perspectives on free trade and globalization to answer the question: What were arguments in the U.S. against ratifying NAFTA? https://sheg.stanford.edu/nafta
In 1997, 191 countries signed the Kyoto Protocol, a global agreement to limit greenhouse gasses. Although President Clinton signed the agreement, the Senate never ratified the treaty. In our new Kyoto Protocol lesson, students examine four primary sources to understand why the United States did not ratify the Kyoto Protocol: https://sheg.stanford.edu/kyoto-protocol


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Rebecca Lanham – 1851 Staff
With a maroon button down shirt and faded ripped jeans, musician Justin McMahon looked comfortable onstage at the Arnow Campus Center on Saturday, October 5.Originally from Reno, Nevada, McMahon threw his head back and laughed, pointing to the small audience. "You guys have me all confused which way is West? Cause that's where I'm from," he said.
After officially being on the road one week, McMahon has driven about 3,500 miles. He happily stated he is "not sad on the road like some musicians." He finds it to be an adventure, one that he thoroughly enjoys.
McMahon has been writing music since he was a teenager and spends copious amounts of time in the studio writing new music. "Once I'm in the studio, I usually am bored of the song and excited about the new one I am writing," he said.
Although a talented guitarist, the predictability of his lyrics took away from the performance. Lyrics like, "there's an open road, and I've got a brand new pair of walking shoes," were incredibly original. However, lyrics like, "I can't make you love me," or "this is the face I can't forget" lacked originality.
McMahon's cover of Josh Ritter's "Girl in the War" was done with great emotion and created a connection with
the audience, perhaps a nod to the power of lyrics.
McMahon put on a solid performance. The crowd, while small, was entertained with his performance. He was charismatic and talented as a musician, but as a lyricist, there is room for improvement.


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There is a common belief among many statisticians and economists that cycles always revert to the historical mean. This infers that although a share price may spike or drop in the short-term, over the long-run, it is likely that results will sit around the average.
We, at Lincoln Indicators, see the merits of such a concept. However, we have adapted this philosophy specifically to share investing. We believe that the price will always "revert to quality". In other words, eventually the share price will reflect the quality of the company.
It is true that with share investing, there will be periods where there is a disconnect between the price of a share and its underlying fundamental qualities. This is symptomatic of a market where prices can change every millisecond, often in anticipation of a positive or negative event. This forward-looking behaviour can often result in volatile share prices, which are subject to a popularity contest rather than driven by business factors. This may mean that there are times when great quality businesses do not see their fundamental performance reflected in the share price – which can create a buying opportunity.
On the other hand, there will be times when a share price can rally on nothing more than an idea, a restructuring plan and/or hope.
However, as the father of fundamental analysis Benjamin Graham once famously said: "In the short-run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long-run it is a weighing machine." This is because over the long-run real business factors such as margins from sales, management performance, maintaining manageable levels of debt, strong cash flow generation and profit growth will be the cornerstone of success. While the price of a stock may run ahead of a company achieving these fundamental qualities, ultimately the price will reflect the impending quality of the business.
Timely reminder
We received a timely reminder of this important concept at the start of 2018 when a once darling of the stock of trading chat forums threw up its hands and embarked on another turnaround strategy.
Yowie Group is a confectionary manufacturer and seller, known globally for its chocolate which contains a toy known as a "Playmate", in the form of an endangered animal. Named after the mythical Yowie, Australia's version of the Yeti, the product was created in 1995 and was a staple of any child's shopping list. Following a fallout between the founders and business partner Cadbury, which resulted in a lengthy halt in production, Yowie restored control. With a global vision tucked under its arm, the company re-listed in late 2012, closing on the first day of trade at $0.195.
What followed was a rapid rise in share price to an all-time high of $1.32 on August 18, 2015, representing an increase of 575 per cent. Throughout this stellar rise, Yowie was regularly discussed across chat forums, over backyard fences and in the cabs of Australia. However, a review of the company's financials revealed a different picture. Notwithstanding its rising revenues, the company was consistently unable to generate a profit. Further, this translated into cash flow constantly flowing out the door. The only thing keeping the company afloat was the raising of capital through the issue of shares in the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 financial years. With the constant cash and profit drain we believe the company has been exposed to unacceptable levels of financial risk since re-listing in 2013.
Following another $US7.3 million loss last year, 2018 started with another disappointing update to the market. The company announced slower than expected revenue growth, as well as the resignation of chief executive Bert Alfonso, demonstrating that the company had hit another bump in its road to growth and profitability.
We sincerely wish Yowie's, new chief, Mark Schuessler, and its shareholders eventual success on their long-term strategy. However, to us the risks of investing in the stock have been clear for many years. With the price closing at $0.14 on the day of its most recent announcement, it is, in our opinion, a case of the price now reverting down, reflecting the poor quality of the underlying company.


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When I was in Colombo I came across a wonderful shop called Rithihi, at 19 Alfred House Gardens, Colombo 3. (Sadly, it doesn't have a proper website.)
Rithihi stocks a fantastic range of Indian fabrics, including amazing wedding saris (I fell in love with a block-printed sari depicting ducks swimming in a lotus pond, but it was a little pricey). I know it's rather ironic swooning over Indian textiles when Sri Lanka has such a great industry of its own, but my eye was caught by a pile of bandhani cotton.
Bandhani is tie dye, the Indian version of shibori, and uses mostly the binding technique, tying small circles in the cloth with thread so that the final pattern is a series of dots. I bought a couple of pieces, shown above and below.
For me, the interest lay not just in the combination of colour and pattern, but also in the technique used. I could see this because much of the binding was still in place when I bought it – you can see this in the bottom left of the photo above. So as I pulled it out, I could see how it was done.
1. The fabric (fine muslin) was folded in four, and all four layers were tied at the same time. This obviously saved time and effort.
2. The binding was continuous over large areas of the pattern. By this I mean that the maker didn't cut the thread after binding each circle, but continued the next circle using the same thread. So it was very easy to remove the thread – simply by stretching the muslin out on each side, the tension caused the threads to pop off. It was a bit like watching lots of little white flowers suddenly opening!
This was much easier than laboriously tying each single circle individually, and then trying to remove the thread after dyeing! Below is a sample of my own attempt at this technique – nowhere near as delicate!
So I may see if I can adopt this technique to speed up the process. But I doubt whether I will ever be as fast or skilled as the ladies below!


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LOWELL — City administrators say the past will guide the newest attempt to develop the historic and long-vacant Smith Baker Center.
The administration is developing a new request for proposals for the sale and redevelopment of the city-owned building — this time with less restrictive conditions. They expect the RFP to become publicly available this spring.
"(We're) going back to the drawing board, removing some of those restrictions, making it a little more flexible, so an organization like (The Coalition for a Better Acre) could enter into a purchase and sale agreement," City Manager Eileen Donoghue told the City Council Tuesday night.
Three years ago, it seemed the building was on the road to redevelopment.
The City Council approved the sale of the former church and community center for $300,000 to the CBA. The organization planned to renovate the building and turn it into a community and performance center.
But Donoghue said the language in the contract proved to be an issue. In particular, a condition requiring the project to be completed within a certain period of time or the fundraised money would revert to the city was a barrier to attracting investors, she said.
"Their funders were not inclined to fund if there was reverter language," she said.
Councilor Rodney Elliott, who sat on the fundraising committee during that time, said he also recalled the requirement as an obstacle.
Last summer, negotiations between the CBA and the city fell through. The sides couldn't come to final terms, though at the time CBA Executive Director Yun-Ju Choi said she was still hopeful her organization could come to an agreement with the city.
The building, across Merrimack Street from the Pollard Memorial Library, was built as a church in 1884. In 1969 it was dedicated as the Smith Baker Community Center, hosting poets like Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti and musicians like Patti Smith and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth.
The city purchased the building in 1975 for $85,000. Though the deed does not bar the city from selling the building or restrict it's reuse options, the property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, meaning alterations require approval from the Massachusetts Historical Commission, according to a memo.
The Council on Aging used the building until moving out in 2002. Since then, the over 12,000-square-foot building has stood vacant, aside from storage. The building has endured years of water damage and, as of last summer, needed adjustments to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and possibly repairs to windows and the roof.
In July 2011, the city declared the property surplus and sought to sell it, but received no bidders even after extending the deadline. When the city tried again in 2015, only the CBA bid, according to a memo from the city.
Assistant City Manager and Planning and Development Director Diane Tradd said the city is looking for a person or organization with a plan and ability to care for the structure to purchase the property.
"We removed some of the restrictions and we may be more open to uses in the building," she said. "We pretty much want to see what we can get, because it's a very expensive building to maintain."
The building needs about $3 million worth of repairs within the next couple years, according to Tradd. She said the city periodically receives grants to work on the building, but it would take "many years of grants" to restore it.
"We want to weatherize it and we want it to be safe," she said.
Councilor Rita Mercier asked city administrators to check if the sale deed bars the building from reverting back to a church.
Councilor Vesna Nuon said he would like to see a renewed effort to develop the building.
"We all agree that Smith Baker is very important building for our city," he said. "It has a lot of potential."
In other business on Tuesday, the City Council:
* Congratulated the 2019 Winterfest Soup Bowl Award winners.
* Heard a request to install electric conduits on Quebec Street between Blossom and Maple streets.
* Received a response on snow ordinance warnings and violations.
* Approved out of state travel for the Lowell Police Department and Management Information Systems Department.
* Approved a memorandum of understanding between the city and MVEA Wastewater Unit 1.
* Referred changing an ordinance to replace two part-time clinical recovery specialists with one full-time position to a public hearing on March 26.
* Heard a report on the development of an elderly friendly action plan.
* Request the city manager have the proper department implement a "Resident Satisfaction Survey" to assess community satisfaction with city services.
Follow Elizabeth Dobbins on Twitter @ElizDobbins


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Book 2 in the Wild Crush series has just been released, and let me tell you it is one hot book. Jasmine is a great character, a true 'bad girl' who returns to her hometown for what is supposed to be a temporary stay. She thinks she can get a little action with an old school buddy while she's marking time in Leyton's Headland, but her fun affair soon becomes a lot more complex than that. Jasmine has a lot of demons to face. Luckily, Aaron Sanderson is there to help her do that in the sexiest way possible! (note: there are silk neck ties and wooden rulers involved :))
Blurb – Irrepressible Jasmine
You can't keep a bad girl down…at least not without restraints.
Wild Crush, Book 2
After an affair with a Dom turns sour, Jasmine Campbell returns to Leyton's Headland to build up some good karma by keeping her sister's business afloat. For that, she needs help from real estate developer Aaron Sanderson—an old school mate who's grown up movie-star handsome.
When Jasmine knocks on his office door, Aaron can barely contain his triumph. In high school he had an unrequited crush on Jasmine, but ten years on he's better at close encounters with the opposite sex. He thinks he knows just how to handle Jasmine—with an aloof demeanor and a firm hand.
Little does he know just how firm a hand Jasmine needs.
Jasmine figures a fun vanilla fling will cleanse her sexual palate. Yet her lover proves himself surprisingly adept at satisfying her submissive desires. And soon she's in serious danger of doing the one thing she swore never to do: fall in love.
Warning: Contains casual sex, intimate sex, slow sex, fast sex, rough sex, roleplay sex and spanking. So basically, lots of sex and spanking.
You can download Irrepressible Jasmine at these vendors
Samhain Amazon Barnes & Noble Kobo
And do check out book #1 in the series, Unforgettable Summer, which tells the story of a World No 1 Surfing champion who comes home to reunite with the woman he's always loved.
Samhain Amazon Kobo Barnes & Noble
And book 3 in this series, Eternal Brand, is currently being written and is due for release around March 2015! (it's an MMF people. Yummmmy)
And on the International Heat blog, I'm running a competition to celebrate Jasmine's release. You could win a $20 gift card, just by playing my (slightly dirty) word guessing game. Sound like fun? Head on over to International Heat!