text:
[38] Kay & Josh : Married! August 7th, 2011.
"Together can never be close enough for me
To feel like I am close enough to you
You wear white and I'll wear out the words I love
And you're beautiful"
-Marry Me, Train
Yesterday two of my favorite friends, Kay & Josh, got married! Remember them? I say this all the time (because lately/luckily I've had a lot of chances to say this) but it's SO special to see friends get married! Especially friends I've known for basically forever. There's nothing more special than that, in my opinion.
Anyways, for us girls, the day started early at the hotel, doing nails, getting hair done, & listening to country music (per request of the hair dressers! I obviously liked them). We ate bagels, drank hotel coffee (better than nothin'!) and watched as it down poured outside. "It's good luck, it's good luck!" is what everyone kept saying. :)
We went to Josh's parent's house which is where Josh & Kay decided to see each other before the wedding. It was such a sweet moment to witness! (I was being a a total creeper at the top of the stairs in order to take these pictures. Oops.)
The photographer (our friend El!) took us to a gazebo to take pictures, but actually ended up doing most of them in front of a brick wall at the CVS in town!
Fave! I can hear Kay laughing when I look at this picture. Her little giggle. =)
Work it!
This is probably the most exciting Sunday morning this CVS has ever witnessed.
Rain, rain, go away. And luckily, it did! And then it was suuuuuuuper humid out. But we worked with it.
Kay had about a half hour to wait when we got to the church. She was so calm about it! There hadn't been time for lunch, so we just ate some more bagels while we watched through the balcony windows as people arrive at the church. =)
Thanks to Kait for the next two pictures. I love this one of Josh and his best man, Bryce.
Kay was a ball of happy tears as she walked down the isle! So, so sweet. And precious. As soon as I saw she was crying, I cried, too. So did Rebecca. What a moment.
After the ceremony we drove 20 minutes to Wickham Park, where there was an awesome log cabin waiting for us! It was full of goodies like lemonade, brownies, a photobooth, and lawn games to keep us occupied 'til the newlyweds arrived.
Photobooth fun! Josh spent hours finding props and funny things for people to dress up in, and what he came up with definitely kept people entertained! Take a look:
Oh my cake! There were 4 different kinds & I had two pieces (vanilla & carrot). Both were deeeeelish.
The log cabin I mentioned before. Isn't it great?
Oh hey! Remember most of these people from the five-minute photo shoots at Rebecca & Nick's wedding last week? I do! My best friends! And guess what we did? More five-minute photo shoots! =)
Oh my gosh, can we just talk about how fashion-y Sarah Courtney is? I don't know anyone else who can rock a floor length tribal patterned dress. Girrrrrrl!
Oh look! The newlyweds! Kay just glows in the pic.
So presh.
Eeeeeee!! RAKSS girls, together for the SECOND weekend in a row! Highlight of my summer. (Carrie we missed you!)
And of COURSE. The obligatory Camp Spofford group picture. Whatabuncha crazies. =)
Katherine Michelle & Joshua David, you know you're two of my favorite people on earth, so all I'm gonna say is I LOVE you! You, Kay. You, Josh. And you, Kay&Josh! P.S. Your wedding was awesome. P.S.S. You're married. P.S.S.S. See you on our cul-de-sac.=)
carrie permalink08/13/2011 9:38 am
LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. LOOOOVEEEE!!!!!!! can we just buy a cul-de-sac since we are all going to live on it? it would make it so much easier :) P.S. i missed ya'll too!!!!


text:
Seamless flow of content between systems and across institutional boundaries is one of the core – if perhaps utopian – goals of information management. At a basic level, there is within the research community a shared desire and a growing impetus to link publications to the datasets which underpin them, and to sustain these links for the longer-term. But while the publications will generally be held in comparatively stable repositories, data (and metadata) may be created, held in, and accessed via, a variety of different systems.
Furthermore, as data becomes increasingly accepted as a first-class research output in its own right, the types of (re-)user become more diverse : research funders and university administrators, for example, take a growing interest in usage statistics and impact, as well as monitoring compliance with the relevant policies. Each of the stakeholder groups has its own outlook on what they need research data to 'do', and the kinds of system they need to interface it with.
This event will provide a variety of perspectives, including presentations from UK university repository managers and research data service providers, case study examples of cross-system information flow (both within and between organisations), and interoperability updates from proponents of some of the major repository and data archiving platforms, providing useful insights for those seeking to identify the right technical infrastructure for their organisation.
The draft agenda is available, and the final programme will be confirmed over the coming weeks.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Why Write a Dating Blog?
The Best Of The Mad Dater:
Girls Like you Don't Get Married
Bastards I Won't be Dating
The Threesome That Never Was
Player Pie- A Dating Recipe
Dear Condom Manufacturers
The Bastard I'll Always Love - Hip Hop
Break Up Stages
Seinfeld's "The Thing"
Bastard Affective Disorder
November Sweeps
The Oh No You Did Not Girls
The Punisher Bastard
Fiction: The Original Bastard
The More Introspective Mad Dater
As if you care about my dating life! But since you're reading this dating blog....
Thursday, March 11, 2004
...Your brother tells me the name "Vidal Sassoon Bastard" is perfect for you (and your ego). So you've been working out alot, huh? Must be why your brother says your name should be "Bigger & Deffer Bastard". (Was that me laughing as I spoke to him?)
Let Me Know What You Think. Leave a Comment:
Permanent Post Link | 0 comments


text:
Can you date on a small budget plan – and still be thought about a romantic? In today's fluctuating economy it's not just possible – it's often anticipated.
So being that the above is necessary (knowing where they are originating from and how recently they have actually been single) it IS important to have the "X" aspect conversation.
Needless to say, an Aries guy is a male who actually, really cares about his ego. The simplest way to seduce an Aries male is to stroke his biggest gland – his ego. Keeping him suggests that you will be simply as direct as he is with you. The most convenient way to lose the interest of Mr. Aries is to act as if you are fooling around, or to act as if you do not really care. Aries males do not like persistent females, however they do not value ladies who are not sure which path they want to take in life.
The last thing you desire is to come across as uneducated or reckless having actually misspelled words or bad grammar in your profile. It is crucial that you evidence read your profile, while likewise checking to see if it streams correctly. Have a buddy read your profile to examine for spelling and grammar.
Amanda is a 34-year-old expert female, and she shares her most effective Tumblr blog kritzelkomplex for women: do not discuss your ex when you're on a date with a brand-new male. "That's the kiss of death," Amanda quipped. "Men do not want to hear about your old partner or ex-husband. That has the tendency to make them believe you're still hung up on that man, and it frightens them away truly rapidly. If you desire to end a date early, simply starting continuing about your ex".
I have actually understood guys who definitely refuse to approach a lady due to the fact that they assume that they are going to wind up getting turned down and they do not even have anything to back that up due to the fact that they do not approach females. They are just going on their assumptions, which are based upon their insecurity more than anything else. Getting rid of that state of mind where you presume that ladies are going to reject you is at least going to encourage you to take some opportunities and approach some females.
First of all, drop whatever prepare you have in mind. Whether you admit or not, video game strategies simply constantly lead you to lonely nights spent in the house drinking beer and stale nachos.
Last but not least, be client. You should master the art of perseverance. If they believe they have a small chance with a lady, many males don't follow through. Women, all females for that matter, play difficult to get. They do this to ensure that you remain in it for the ideal factor. Honestly, men are the very reason that most females play difficult to obtain. A lot of males have persuaded a lot of women to go to bed and once they entered their trousers, simply strolled out. Thus, women are aiming to be more cautious, obviously.


text:
Casa de Reyes – Old Town
Baja Beach Cafe – Pacific Beach
The Donut Bar – Downtown (AMAZING)
^ Peanut Butter Jameson Shots!
OB Noodle House – Ocean Beach
Swami's – North Park
Mission Beach
^^ Look at how big that piece of pizza is!
Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill
^^ Free pie compliments of the chef and owner for Pi Day!
Sugar and Scribe – La Jolla
In-N-Out (We are such tourists)
Snooze: an AM Eatery – Hillcrest
The Great Maple – North Park (look at that face! Last morning and he was so annoyed with me taking pictures of him and food before he was allowed to eat anything!)
I just got back from San Diego and it was so much fun! We ate SO much! Like so so much, but I loveee food so it's okay haha! Eating out is one of my favorite parts of vacation and I loved pretty much everywhere we ate.
We ate all over San Diego and tried lots of new things! Matt fell in love with fish tacos, he tried them the first night and was hooked!
I'm glad to be back home, but I do miss all the food options over in San Diego! And the palm trees!


text:
French R1A, section 1: English Composition through French Literature in Translation — (Un)authorized Readers — Imitations, Rewritings, and other Fan Fictions
Lancelot, Chrétien de Troyes; Le Morte d'Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory; Hamlet and The Tempest, Shakespeare; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Tom Stoppard; Une Tempête (A Tempest), Aimé Césaire. Course pack and films TBA.
Course Description:
In this class, we will read modern examples of imitation and rewriting (such as Aimé Césaire's A Tempest, which reimagines Shakespeare's Tempest from Caliban's perspective, and the Baker Street Journal, which publishes academic articles treating the characters in the Sherlock Holmes stories as real historical personages) alongside examples of medieval and Renaissance continuations and rewritings, from the troubadour vidas and razos to Avellaneda's continuation of Don Quixote. All these texts use another work of literature as their starting point, making them acts of reading, just as much as acts of writing.
Looking at this wide range of literature as "fan fiction" will allow us to consider how the roles of "author" and "reader" are shaped by history, society, technology, genre, and form, and how works of rewriting can be used to reposition these roles. We will think about reading and writing as practices that are historically situated and ethically charged, and ask how and why certain fan fictions are "authorized" while others are not.
Since the primary goal of this course is to develop students' critical reading and writing skills, we will think about the academic paper as a a genre that (like fan fiction) requires an understanding of, and engagement with, the world of a literary text. We will also become "fans" of the analytic essay itself, seeking to understand its conventions and constituent parts in order to make our own interve
Additional information:
French R1A satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition Requirement. Classes are conducted in ENGLISH.


text:
Content That LizHope Likes
LizHope 2,415 Views
Joined: Apr 26, '11; Posts: 96 (1% Liked) ; Likes: 1
Sorted By Last Like Given (Max 500)
May 6 '12Quote from EsseQuamVideri*** I wonder have you taken into account that many/most nursing schools have greatly expanded their programs and are graduating many, many more nurses each year? Also new programs have sprung up all over the place. Did you consider those two factors when you came to the conclusion that there is indeed a nursing shortage?Yes, there is a "nursing shortage" as a simple equation of healthcare's needs/healthcare's providers, however the economy has limited ways to ameliorate these two variables.
Have you ever been to your states board of nursing web site and seen just how many licensed nurses there are in your state?
Jan 9 '12
That is a thought-provoking question. I would sit with them, hold their hand (if they want), talk with them, read to them. I would share my faith with them only if asked. I am a Christian, but I tend to be pretty private about it (okay....except in a few cases on allnurses...when standing up for my beliefs). Would I remain present if the family wanted to pray? Sure. Would I lead the prayer? Unlikely.
Dec 1 '11
Don't feel intimidated. They're all really nice. Just talk about why nursing, why you want to go into the track you chose, etc. Trust me: The professors are not about to ask "gotcha" questions


text:
A regular column by Sandy Taradash
Ride that E Ticket in Disneyland on Your 70th Birthday!
That dreaded birthday was approaching and I realized I had been 70 for my entire 69th year! The day after my birthday I felt so relieved that it was over! What was that anticipation all [Read more…]


text:
The pizza brand launched a vast project to redesign its websites through a partnership with BRIDGE.
To sustain growth and increase organic traffic in Europe, BRIDGE identified two key initiatives: the standardization of the websites and the deployment of store locators.
According to a release, Pizza Hut chose the BRIDGE solution over an alternative American provider because of their continued innovation to optimize the digital journey to drive footfall. BRIDGE is part of the SoLocal Group.
In the BRIDGE solution, each country now has its own customized store locator and local pages highlighting each individual Pizza Hut location. On each local page, visitors will find contact details, address, opening hours, as well as the different services offered by the specific Pizza Hut location. The store locator also includes different conversion features such as online booking for "dine in" restaurants along with delivery options to increase sales.
Many countries including Poland, Malta and Germany have already set up their store locators. Spain and Portugal are expected to do so in the near future. The main objective has been to increase organic traffic for local search queries such as "Pizza + City". Beyond organic traffic, the store locator will allow consumers to be directed to the Pizza Hut ecommerce pages.
Pizza Hut, which is part of the Yum! Group, has experienced double digit growth. Pizza Hut Poland has also seen a 50% increase in organic traffic.
Pizza Hut Europe's digital director Olivier Guilhot said, "Pizza Hut is the market leader and has always put digital innovation at the heart of its success. Pizza Hut was the pioneer in many areas such as online orders, fast delivery services, taking orders using PlayStation, Xbox or Messenger using chatbots. We are in a very competitive market in terms of local search and there are new competitor businesses who are very digitally focused. Also, our clients' behavior has evolved towards mobile. Standardizing our sites to optimize our position in search engine results and offering a unique experience to our clients with an optimized digital journey is a major step in the consolidation of our position as market leader – this is why we chose the BRIDGE solution from Leadformance."
Leadformance's CEO and co-founder Cyril Laurent added, "We deployed the first Store Locator in Poland last summer and we are already seeing meaningful results. The proportion of organic visits from SEO on local pages is 50% higher than other Pizza Hut pages. Also, the store locator generates 16% more visitors with a bounce rate that is 3 times lower. Our vision is to guide Pizza Hut and all our clients in the deployment of an adapted solution that overcomes their global and local challenges, and increases the volume of both online and in-store sales."
Do you know more about this story? Contact us anonymously through this link.
Click here to learn about advertising, content sponsorship, events & rountables, custom media solutions, whitepaper writing, sales leads or eDM opportunities with us.
To get a media kit and information on advertising or sponsoring click here.
No jobs posted.


text:
I have always been a sucker for a band with a good name. It doesn't always follow, but 'We were promised Jetpacks' also live up to their good name with a whole lot of good music.
Formed in Edinburgh in 2003, the band have released three albums:
- These Four Walls (2009)
- In the pit of the stomach (2011) and
- Unravelling (2014)
Ricochet is the closing track on album number 3.


text:
How to Replace the Alternator in a Geo Tracker?
The Geo Tracker uses an alternator to run electrical devices in your vehicle while the engine is running. A voltage regulator maintains a constant voltage level and is frequently integrated into th...
Read More »
How to Change an Alternator in a 1997 Geo Tracker?
When you are sure that you need a new alternator in your 1997 Geo Tracker, you can take car somewhere and spend a lot of money, or you can do it yourself for the price of a new or rebuilt alternato...
Read More »
How to Replace a Soft Top on a Tracker?
Geo Tracker owners must know how to replace the soft tops on their vehicles after taking them down. The soft top is secured to the metal rails by locking pins and the front of the top by metal fast...
Read More »
How to Replace the Fuses in a Geo Tracker?
Offered from 1989 until 1997 the Geo Tracker is a compact SUV that comes in hard and soft top. When an electrical issue occurs in a Tracker, the fuse is most likely blown. It's easy to replace a fu...
Read More »
How to Replace the Oil Pan Gasket in a Geo Tracker?
Although Geo Trackers haven't been manufactured for a few years, there are still plenty of them on the road. Ensuring a long life for a Geo Tracker means maintaining them properly and taking care o...
Read More »


text:
Call First Steps Day Nursery on: 0192-429-8290
Caduceus House Upper Warrengate
West Yorkshire
Is this your business? Update Your listing Now FREE
Playgroups & Pre-School Education
Yorkshire & The Humber
First Steps Day Nursery in Wakefield, West Yorkshire are listed under the category Playgroups & Pre-School Education. You can contact them via phone on 0192-429-8290 or visit their website .
Sponsored Links


text:
Mr. Speaker, I want to pick up a theme that was advanced by one of the Conservative colleagues, noting the very same amendment the Senate inserted into this bill and then the Liberal members of committee withdrew,"6(1)(a) all the way", as the women's indigenous organizations are saying.
This is how it is described in a press release from the Abenaki Nation on June 18:
The clause added to Bill S-3 by the Senate was identical to a clause that the Liberal opposition had added to the Harper government's Bill C-3 in 2010, but that then-House Speaker [Conservative Speaker]...ruled was out of order for going beyond the scope of the bill.
Now that the House Committee has changed the name of Bill S-3 on June 16th, the [Liberal]...government and Justice Minister...have followed the Harper government's example and effectively announced they will not address sex discrimination in the Indian Act that goes beyond the specific circumstances of...Descheneaux and co-plaintiffs....
I am interested in my colleague's observations on why what the Liberals proposed during the Harper government could not now be embraced by the Liberals now that they are in power.


text:
For example, at Carnegie Mellon the title "Senior Research Scientist" indicates a nontenured position "non-noble," one might say , a function of Scientist and university personal statement dos and don'ts a rank equivalent to Associate Professor. Over and above their own commercial success, the trio also paved the way for the success of such bands as Yes, who would become their chief rivals for much of the s. My mother and grandmother came out struggling to carry my grandfather. Oz, TED, DLD, WIRED, Ciudad de las Ideas, and others. We have developed many effective on-site and on-line training programs. Used with a year 6 class, but can be easily adapted. The Best SAT Essay Ever. And always check difficult problems you had trouble with. The ability to solve the math problem and reason out the answer are both important as these help students be confident about the math they are learning. I could practice examples with guided help. Some employers look for a broad liberal arts background, while others prefer to hire people with degrees in communications, journalism, or English. Arkansas Tech University Overall Graduation Rates. Effective Ways To Give Out An Impressive First Date With The Girl Of Your Dreams! Set A Goal In Three Easy Steps: Achieve A Mindset of Target Setting With Easy and Comprehensive Instructions.
Do's and don'ts – Personal statement – Making an …
Register Free Advertise On Music Industry How To Affiliates Privacy Policy Contact Us Other Pages And Resources. I think they settle on you. As you can see, it is possible to write an essay in two hours or left. I honestly don't have the time or the money to get more education. Matt McKay began his writing career in , writing training programs and articles for a national corporation. I chose Keiser because it had everything—small classes, caring professors, hands-on learning, and counselors that are really there for you. Pay for Homework Now Unlike other websites that require you to pay upfront, you are free to chat with scholars and look at their reviews. As a student, Daniel achieved a perfect score of on his SAT Chemistry, SAT Math, and the Mathematics section of the SAT Reasoning Test. If this question or a similar one is answered twice in this section, please click here to let us know. We do maintain updated key contact databases and it does helps to present your CV directly to people in charge of hiring. Statement that your institution provides a matching fund to invite APSF faculty member as a visiting researcher. Exercise also increases the number of white blood cells in your body.
10 things NOT to put in your personal statement – Which?
Other articles:
proper essay format – PrivateWriting Essay Writers, Closing Gaps: Strength-Based Approaches to Research …, www.popullore.com, argumentative essay on social networking privacy


text:
Browsing by Title
Showing results 12412 to 12431 of 50179< previous next >
|Issue Date
|Do retailers benefit from the long tail phenomenon?
|Eckert, J; Eckert, C; Skiera, B; Hinz, O; Krishnamurthy, S; Singh, G; McPherson, M
|Do Siblings Free-Ride in 'being There' for Parents?
|Maruyama, S; Johar, M
|Do social product features have value to consumers?
|Auger, P; Devinney, TM; Louviere, JJ; Burke, PF
|Do soil and climate properties drive biogeography of the Australian proteaceae?
|Prentice, E; Knerr, N; Schmidt-Lebuhn, AN; Gonzalez-Orozco, CE; Bui, EN; Laffan, S; Miller, JT
|Do sovereign credit ratings influence regional stock and bond market interdependencies in emerging countries?
|Christopher, R; Kim, S; Wu, E
|Do Sovereign Re-Ratings Destabilize Equity Markets during Financial Crises? New Evidence from Higher Return Moments
|Brooks, R; Faff, R; Treepongkaruna, S; Wu, E
|Do Stock Prices Reflect the Corporate Governance Quality of Japanese Firms
|Aman, H; Nguyen, PD
|Do Students' experiences of a service subject correspond to their expectations?
|Kirkup, L; Mendez, A; Scott, D; Sharma, M; O'Byrne, J; Quinton, J; Pollard, J; Petelina, S; Creagh, C; Keleher, P; Bhathal, R; Hugman, A
|Do Tax Concessions for Mining Site Rehabilitation Work? Evaluating 10 Years of Reform
|Stoianoff, NP; Kaidonis, MA; House, L; Cavaliere, A; Ashiabor, H; Deketelaere, K; Kreiser, L; Milne, J
|Do The Ends Justify The Means? Nursing And The Dilemma Of Whistleblowing
|Firtko, A; Jackson, DE
|Do the organic sulfur compounds DMSP and DMS drive coral microbial associations?
|Raina, J; Dinsdale, EA; Willis, BL; Bourne, DG
|Do the plants in functional green walls contribute to their ability to filter particulate matter?
|Pettit, T; Irga, PJ; Abdo, P; Torpy, FR
|Do the Trajectories of Dyspnea Differ in Prevalence and Intensity By Diagnosis at the End of Life? A Consecutive Cohort Study
|Currow, D; Smith, J; Davidson, PM; Newton, PJ; Agar, M; Care, MP; Abernethy, A
|Do they belong to the same class: active learning by querying pairwise label homogeneity
|Fu, Y; Li, B; Zhu, X; Zhang, C; NA
|Do They Miss the Lectures? – Flipped Classroom Perception by Software Engineering Students
|Weilemann, E; Brune, P; Gill, AQ
|Do thick leaves avoid thermal damage in critically low wind speeds?
|Leigh, A; Sevanto, S; Ball, MC; Close, JD; Ellsworth, DS; Knight, C; Nicotra, A; Vogel, S
|Do Valuations Assist Residential Property Investors Prior to Purchase - An Industry Perspective
|Mangioni, VJ
|Do valuations assist residential property investors prior to purchase? : an industry perspective
|Mangioni, V
|Do vicinal disulfide bridges mediate functionally important redox transformations in proteins?
|de Araujo, AD; Herzig, V; Windley, MJ; Dziemborowicz, SA; Mobli, M; Nicholson, GM; Alewood, PF; King, GF
|Do Violent Social Cause Advertisements Promote Social Change? An Examination of Implicit Associations
|Zlatevska, N; Spence, MT


text:
|2,152 sq. ft.
|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|2 nights
The house is laid out on 2 floors, consists of 10 sleeping accommodations divided in 5 bedrooms (2 master bedrooms, 1 double bedroom, 1 single bedroom and one tripe bedroom), and 3 windowed bathrooms, 1 with shower and 2 with bathtub. A large room with a table for 10 people, a separate kitchen with a small table for 3, one small relaxing space with a comfortable armchair, 2 balconies with a view on the Dolomites, and a parking space below the house. Completely equipped with all the household equipment is at our guests disposal: fridge, freezer, 32" LED TV (and 2 other small TVs), oven, microwave oven, washing machine, dishwasher, vacuum cleaner, and DVD player.
This partner has demonstrated and is committed to fast response times, the best rates, and a great guest experience.
Born in 1976 Alessandro lives and works in Alto Adige.
He has always visited Cortina since he was a child, and this is why he knows the area really well and can offer some valuable advice.
Alessandro purchased this apartment in 1911
The house, which is a family owned property, is rented to cover the management expenses, and to let travellers of all over the world enjoy the beauty of the Ampezzane Dolomites.
The view from the living room's balcony is priceless, either with the snow, or the summer sun.
Enjoyed our stay here. Plenty of beds for everyone, and everything was clean and well kept. The stairs were challenging after a long day of skiing, and it's a little bit of a walk from the center of town, but some people might prefer that. All in all, a good spot.
My group of 10 stayed in this apartment for half a week and used it as a base for hiking in the mountains and on the via ferrata trails of the area. The apartment is a bit of a trek up the stairs for the grandparents (to the third floor), but it has a small kitchen with enough space to cook meals, a large table that fit everyone, next to a couch that that fit most of us. It was not a large space, though it was big enough, as we were out most of the days. One of the main floor bedrooms had two single beds and a
bathroom accessible through the living room. Two other bedrooms with queen beds shared a second bathroom on that level. And upstairs were a bedroom with three singles and a second bedroom with one single, and those rooms shared a bathroom. The decor was pleasant and the apartment was clean. There was a view of mountains out the main room's windows. When our wifi didn't work from the beginning, the host responded and his manager bought a new wifi system, which was working
mid-way through our stay. The washing machine worked smoothly and our laundry dried overnight on racks in the corner of the kitchen despite stormy weather outside. The house was just a few minutes walk to the pedestrian part of town, with plenty of restaurants, rental stores for via ferrata gear and the tourist info office. We enjoyed our stay and hope to come again in the future.
A lovely place to stay and very warm and comfortable. Well equiped kitchen so easy for self catering. The host Alessandro communicated well prior to the stay and also during. We would definitely book again.
We book Alessandro's apartment and cannot say enough wonderful words. The views from all balconies were amazing and everything was super clean. The art on the walls was wonderful to view and take in. The set up of the apartment and the apartment was one of the best on our trip.
Alessandro took extra time before our visit to answer many questions and give us wonderful recommendations on restaurants, things to do and visit as well as misc other things. Lorella met us and showed us the apartment. Lorella was wonderful, we ran into her in town and she was so friendly and nice. She keeps the place amazing.
Email sent to Alessandro: We enjoyed our visit to Cortina and appreciate the suggestions you gave us very much and the time and effort you put in to do so. Your place was absolutely wonderful and we enjoyed it very much... WONDERFUL!!! We went to the top of the mountain but did not do the walk down, seemed a little too much for our children but we had many beautiful walks in the area and had lunch at the top of the mountain after we took the lift up. It was a fantastic trip and fantastic place to stay. Also, Lorella was wonderful to work with and we enjoyed meeting her very much. Our regards to both of you.
Really nice appartament close to both the center of Cortina and the Falorilift.
Casa molto confortevole e ben tenuta. Completa di ogni accessorio e con vista sia dal balcone in fronte che sul retro spettacolare. 360 gradi di panorama sulle Dolomiti. Unico neo: 3* piano senza ascensore.
|Rental Period
|Minimum Price
|Additional Nights
|Weekend Night
|Monthly *
|Event Price
My Standard Rate
2 night minimum stay
for 2 nights
|Notes: Rates are based on 5 guests; add £44 per night, per additional guest
|Refundable Damage Deposit
|Pulizie finali
|Pet Fee
Sará obbligatorio fornire, prima dell´arrivo o prima della consegna delle chiavi, una copia dei documenti di identitá di tutte le persone che soggiorneranno all´interno dell´appartamento.
It is required to privide a copy of a valid ID of each person staying in the apartment before the arrival (email) or before the assignement of the keys.
* Approximate monthly price. Actual pricing will depend on the days of the month you stay.


text:
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Faith Builders
Trouble is, the journey toward Christian perfection is less a climb up Mount Everest than a trek to the North Pole. We aren't walking over fixed granite but over floating ice; so when we sit still, we don't stay where we are--we drift backwards.
Many people say (and virtually all of us have thought at times), "I won't believe God loves me unless He removes all the difficulties from my life. If He did, I'd be a better Christian." But the Bible and even secular history provide ample evidence that those who "have it best" in worldly terms are the first to slide into moral laxity. God doesn't withhold what we want because He enjoys torturing us--He does it because He loves us enough to value our ultimate best over our momentary pleasure.
The next time you're tempted to whine, "God, why can't I have this or that right now?" try praying, instead, "Lord, please give me the faith to trust that You will work this situation out for my good."
"It's easy enough to trust Jesus
When blessings abound all the way,
But I just can't see
How He could love me
And stand by while I struggle each day."
It's easy to revel in riches
And forget Him Who gave them to you,
But the saint with less
Can still be quite blessed
And know God's gifts are many, not few.
"It's easy enough to be faithful
So long as life's tragedy-free,
But my faith's gone dark
Through a broken heart--
How could Love let this happen to me?"
The life that knows only the sunshine
Can easily fail to bear fruit,
But the plant grows deep
Through the days you weep
And shed tears that can water the root.
It's easy enough to blame Jesus
When life isn't all that you crave;
But the saint who grows
Is the one who knows
The true joy of just being God's slave.
1 comment:
- peacechild4 said...
We truly grow up when we learn that God is good and blesses His people and His burden is light.. That His path is straight and his strength perfect even in our weakness!!
Jesus did say in this world we would have troubles.. but He also says that He has overcome the world.. and that we in Christ overcome the world..
Our victory is assured now.. we must walk it out in faith.. seeing not the troubles many though they may be.. but seeing the victory which is ours if we can believe and stand on what God has said.. We will come through even the valley of the shadow of death!! For God is not our enemy but our Saviour!!
1 John 5:4
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
Christian love to you!!
- January 30, 2008 at 3:25 PM


text:
What a boring weekend.my uncle came back from kl and my sisters too.my cousin also.in short whoever who stays in kl came back this weekend.even my grandaunt also came.so the house was like very meriah.weilin came back with all her friends.bringing them all over Malacca.im wondering what is so nice in Malacca.nothing much I can say but they find is nice.
Recently found myself really use to sleep late ad.i only can sleep after 2am and woke up at 12pm.yesterday I went to bed at 12.30 am.i totally not in the sleeping mode.was awake.so I woke up again and end up watching television till 2 am.but I slept at 3 something.kinda nice life but is tiring.get to sleep also tired.weird huh.
So the year 2007 is going to end.when I listen to radio, the dj will all start asking what was the most memorable moment in year 2007.i was thinking what's mine.maybe the moment with friends and family and this is the year I graduated as a secondary student.that will be great.then I will start thinking what am I going to do in 2008.Will I still be the same? Will I be studying? What am I going to study? Where am I going to study? What my life going to be?
Oh yeah.the first batch of NS candidates ad went to their camp yesterday.another three months time will be my turn.Haiz.


text:
The mistake that most amateurs make in playing the lob shot is that they're too stiff with their hands and arms. This shot requires more relaxation in your hands and especially in your wrists. The main thing that I need to see you do on the lob shot is to set the golf club or to cock the golf club, get it up in the backswing. To do that you have to use your hands, this is not a shot that we play stiff armed or stiff wristed. We want to let the club go up and let it fall and drop. Quite similar to a bunker shot. I play this shot pretty much in the center of my stance and from a narrow stance. The shot that I'm hitting here is about a 25 yard shot over a bunker to a pretty tight pin. This requires the lob swing. I'm going to set the club down lightly, never deep in the grass which could cause the ball to move. So from here, set the club about an inch behind the ball, let the club go up, fall; its real important here that you turn through and face your target. The club releases back up at the finish so there's a cock up on the backswing and a cock up on the finish. This will get you into good position and you'll hit good lob shots.
Jim McLean runs the Jim McLean Golf Schools, considered by some the world's finest. He is listed as one of Golf Magazine's Top 100 Teachers and Golf Digest's #3 instructor in the world.
Subscribe Today
Get our best training tips, videos, and tee times deals -- straight to your inbox
We promise to keep your email address safe and secure
Andrew K.
Scored 95 at Harvest Hill Golf Center Orchard Park, New York
David B.
Scored 90 at Gross National Minneapolis, Minnesota
View Activity Feed


text:
Angiogenesis is required for tumor growth and metastasis. Tumor cells secrete pro-angiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) that act by binding to their cognate receptors on endothelial cells. Although initially believed to be expressed exclusively on endothelial cells, recent studies have demonstrated the presence of VEGF receptors on different tumor cells. We examined the expression of VEGF receptors and their ligands in a panel of tumor cell lines by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), flow cytometry (FACS), and/or western blot analysis. Confirmation that the detected receptors were functional was evaluated by treatment with exogenous VEGF ligands and with a specific VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, PTK787, and assessing the effects on signaling, proliferation and apoptosis. We frequently observed expression of VEGFR-3 in the panel of cell lines assessed. VEGFR-1 expression was restricted to A375 melanoma and HCT15 colon carcinoma cells and VEGFR-2 expression to MB-MDA435 breast carcinoma and B16/BL6 melanoma cells. Furthermore, whereas VEGF-A was released by most of the tumor cells analyzed, A375 and MB-MDA435 also expressed other VEGF family members, VEGF-B and VEGF-C. Preliminary studies showed that addition of exogenous VEGF-A or VEGF-C had no significant effect on proliferation, survival or MAPK activation in A375 and MB-MDA435 tumor cells. By contrast, treatment with PTK787 or an anti-VEGF-A blocking antibody sensitized VEGFR-2 expressing tumor cells to chemotherapeutic agents, indicating that autocrine activation of the VEGFR-2 may be involved in the survival of these cells. Accumulating evidence suggests that VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-3, have a role in tumor cell motility. Therefore, we are currently investigating whether administration of PTK787 influences tumor cell migration and invasion. In summary, our results suggest that, in addition to blocking tumor angiogenesis, inhibition of VEGF receptor by administration of PTK787, may also directly affect other aspects of tumor pathophysiology including survival, invasion and metastasis.
- American Association for Cancer Research


text:
Budget $30-250 USD
Smart Budget is a customised excel budgeting spread sheet which combines a contact database with a budget with template emails to make producing easier and quicker for our producers. We have created a complex excel spread sheet which works almost bug free on a PC that we now need the excel file to be coded again to work with Mac Office users. All of the coding we have done with Active X doesnt work on the mac so we need smart alternatives to the features we need.
Some of the features the file has
Send Emails based on data in excel spread sheet
Ability for numbers to influence wording of these custom emails.
User friendly access to database and ability to add to database
Use a Post code to quickly insert a Google Map image into a document.
5 freelancers are bidding on average $316 for this job
Hi! Interesting project. I would like to find the solution for it.
I use my excel files with macros on Mac. Active x needs to be written as modules.


text:
- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
A Board shall be established for the purpose of managing the National Galleries of Scotland and for such other purposes connected with the promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland as may be prescribed. The Board shall be called the Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland, and from and after the establishment of such Board, the Board of Trustees for Manufactures in Scotland (in this Act referred to as the Board of Manufactures), established by the Linen and Hempen Manufactures (Scotland) Act, 1726, the Fisheries (Scotland) Act, 1726, and letters patent issued in pursuance of the last-mentioned Act, and by any amending Acts, shall cease to exist, and a reference to the Board of Manufactures in any Act shall be construed as a reference to the Board, and subject to the provisions of this Act all the powers, duties, and liabilities vested in or imposed on the Board of Manufactures by any letters patent, Treasury minute, deed, or other instrument shall, until otherwise prescribed, be vested in, transferred to, and imposed on the Board, and, subject as aforesaid, the powers and duties of the Board shall be such, and shall be exercised and discharged by the Board in such manner, as may be prescribed.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the 'Changes to Legislation' area.
Original (As Enacted or Made):The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:


text:
Been quite a week for your humble author! Last Friday, I went with my Klezmer band up to New York City, where I spent the weekend playing music, listening to music, and drinking too much. Not much nature to observe up there, nor time to observe it. I got home on Sunday night totally spent, and slept long and well.
This afternoon, I was scheduled to do my monthly road clean, leading a group of visitors halfway around the block to pick up trash. I was curious to see how things had come along since the last time did this job, so on a sunny and hot–but not too terribly humid– afternoon, we set out, trash bags in hand, to clean some road. On a neighbor's field, just past the boundaries of Twin Oaks community, I saw a 'fairy ring' of meadow mushrooms. I've been looking forward to the appearance of these mushrooms all summer. I know they are considered quite common, and are one of the most frequently collected species. And it was cool to see them all growing in a ring, just as I've read about (but never seen myself).here are the same 'shrooms, a bit closer….
and a bit closer still. If it hadn't been the very beginning of my walk, I might have just hopped the fence and picked a bagful of them (if I had a bag).
Here's an interesting sight– jewel weed and poison ivy, growing right together. I've heard that Jewel weed is a good preventative for poison ivy, as long as you rub it against your skin immediately after touching the ivy. Fortunately, they often grow together, making it convenient to find the one if you happen to brush against the other.
Lots of late summer wildflowers along the side of the road today. Sometime soon, I will do a post just on all the late summer wildflowers. I should have taken more photos, but I got distracted by the work and conversation.
There were also many many mushrooms along the road, as you would expect from this season. Many boletes, although most of the ones I saw were dried out and inedible. This bicolor bolete was a nice find, and one of the few that I actually took home for the pot.
One new type of mushroom that I'm just starting to see now is the parasol mushroom, another common late summer/fall species. This particular mushroom is considered one of the finest edibles, but because it can be confused with some other species (like the deadly Aminitas), it is not recommended for casual mushroom collectors. I didn't eat this one, but did find a couple more later in the afternoon, and after doing a bit more internet research, I'm starting to feel confident enough to try it out. It is apparently one of the most delicious of wild edible mushrooms, for those who are sure of their identification. I'll try eating some in the next couple of days and let you know what I think.
Another bicolor bolete– although there were a couple brown spots below, the inside of this one was clean and bug-free. And, last of all, one of the oddest mushrooms around, the beefsteak polypore, a moist, bloody-looking specimen that looks like a living organ growing out of the base of a dead tree. My favorite mushroom guide, "Edible Wid Mushrooms of North America," by David Fisher, has an interesting bit on the culinary properties of this mushroom. It's worth a read.


text:
Australian registered 1984 Anderson 44 sloop of solid aluminium construction.
Ready to cruise with extensive list of inclusions - HF, Watermaker, large volume refrigeration, recent running rigging, 3 year survey available.
Lying in Port Douglas and ready to inspect anytime. Turnkey ready boat.
For sale with DBY Boat Sales Pittwater office. For inventory and high resolution photos, call +61 2 9999 3311 or email us at email@example.com
Princes St Marina
16 Princes Street, Newport Beach
Sydney, New South Wales 2106


text:
Specialists in quick turnaround of commercial vehicle engine manufacture.
If your commercial vehicle needs its engine remanufacturing we understand its vital to have it done so as quickly as possible.
We specialise in remanufacturing your engine back to the specifications of the original manufacturer meaning you get an engine that will perform and last.
We offer a collection and delivery service and work with individuals, companies and garages. Please contact us for more details and to receive a full quotation.


text:
Are the threats that brought down previous civilizations averted by our new technologies? David thinks so, and he has a new book on it: WHY THE NET MATTERS
Our ignorance of the cosmos is too vast to commit to atheism, and yet we know too much to commit to a particular religion. A third position, agnosticism, is often an uninteresting stance in which a person simply questions whether his traditional religious story is true or not true. I call myself a possibilian. Find out why.
A 26 week New York Times bestseller, Incognito was named a Best Book of the Year by both Amazon and Goodreads. For a taste of the book, see a review in the Wall Street Journal, listen to a conversation on NPR's Fresh Air, or watch a video dialog with Wired Magazine. Reading Incognito now? We'd love to hear feedback!
SUM has been turned into an opera at the Royal Opera House in London (Composer: Max Richter, Director: Wayne McGregor). The London Evening Standard hails the opera as "immersive, meditative and sweetly fascinating". Read about the background of the collaboration in Wired.
Barnes and Noble selected SUM as one of the Best Books of the Year.


text:
youtube.com - Big Think
Banking & Finance
"Real power for leaders lies in giving away the unimportant stuff." So says author and leadership researcher Nancy Koehn, who in looking at history's most accomplished individuals, has found that perfection and success don't necessarily go hand in hand. Leaders must focus their energies on just a few core goals, says Koehn. To make her point, she takes lessons from the lives of President Abraham Lincoln, environmentalist Rachel Carson, abolitionist Frederick Douglas, pastor and would-be Hitler assassin Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and explorer Ernest Shackleton. Nancy Koehn is the author of Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Time .Read more at BigThink.com: http://bigthink.com/videos/nancy-koehn-focus-simplicity-integrity-how-historys-greatest-leaders-achieved-successFollow Big Think here:YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigThinkdotcomTwitter: https://twitter.com/bigthinkTranscript: One of the really interesting corollaries thats part of many of these stories, the corollaries of focusand these are the stories of Ernest Shackleton the explorer, the U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, the famous African-American abolitionist Frederick Douglass, a very important resistor to Hitler in Nazi Germany Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and the environmental activist Rachel Carsonis that each of them discover that focus is not only a way of bringing out their best possibilities, their greatest power as leaders, its also a way of conceding what isnt important and giving away all of that stuff.So let me give you a really interesting example.In the early 1850s, Lincoln gives a law lecture to a bunch of aspiring lawyers. And he says, 'Look, I learned the hard way that if I could swing a jury to my side on the one or two or three critical issues that really matter to the case, I could simply give away everything else to my opponent. I could give away this point, then I could give away this point, then I could give away this point, and then I could give away this point, because I only needed to hold on to those one, two, or three issues. And by doing so I could (1) disarm the opposition, (2) keep the jury very focused on where they needed to be focused, and (3) claim all that I needed and nothing more for a judicial victory.And I think that is just a great lesson writ large for our moment.We have so many leaders right now, and so many of us want at some emotional level to have all the victories, to get all the goodies, to be perfect on every front.And each of these people learn that real power for leaders lies in giving away the unimportant stuff, in recognizing whats a small or unimportant victory and joyfully handing it to someone elseincluding ones opponent.And that in the doing of that, not only does one hold on to what really matters, one masters oneself enough not to need to have victory on every single front all the time.And there is great power and great self-knowledge in the doing of that that create on the outside a kind of confidence that people are very much attracted to and motivated by.One of the things that each of these people learnand I think is particularly relevant todayis the importance of focusing on one or two or even threebut its never more than three, its one or two, maybe three, never morethings at a time.Why is it so important that leaders today, as in these stories, learn the emotional discipline, learn the fearsome, ineluctable logic of only focusing on a few things? Its so important because first: there are a number of things every day that only a leader can do.Every time we say "no" to those three critical thingsone, two, or threeand say "yes" to the Twitter announcement that just dinged on our phone, say "yes" to the email notification that just came throughwe have 12 unanswered emails in the last ten minutessay "yes" to the person, the Doubting Thomas in our office who wants to tell you why things are wrong and can never be rightEvery time we say "yes" to all those things were saying no to the things that only we as leaders in our respective paths can do.And so we are saying "no" to moving the mission forward, even if its just a few inches in this moment! And that is really important right now when in so many ways Rome is burning around us.And leaders of all kinds of walks of life, of all kinds of stripes and sizes have so many things coming at them that are not critical.So the first reason is: a leader can only do certain things, and a leader owes it to himself or herself, his mission, his followers, the larger global village, to keep on focusing on those things. Thats the first reason.The second reason its really critical is if we dont work all by ourselves we have to be able to delegate to others.The act of delegation is an act of empowerment. Its an act of trust. Its an act of sharing.
About Us | Top Questions | Post Event | Privacy | Terms | © 2018 Industry Events
About Us | Privacy | Terms | © 2018 Industry Events


text:
|Story Views
|Last Hour:
|Last 24 Hours:
Would you censor Alex Jones and Mike Adams if you could?
By Jon Rappoport
I write this in the wake of Google's takedown of Mike Adams' Natural News, and adroll.com's decision to stop placing product-ads for Alex Jones' infowars. These are momentous events.
In the current climate, there are MANY people who would, at the drop of a hat, censor and erase a news outlet if they could. And they would believe they're doing Good.
Their knowledge of the 1st Amendment and its implications? Zero. Free speech? Who cares?
Much better to delete, erase, scream, light fires, turn over cars, block speakers, shout them down.
Here are several statements about free speech written by non-screamers:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." (First Amendment to the United States Constitution. December 15, 1791)
"There is nothing so fretting and vexatious, nothing so justly TERRIBLE to tyrants, and their tools and abettors, as a FREE PRESS." (Samuel Adams, 1768)
"Goebbels was in favor of freedom of speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you're in favor of freedom of speech, that means you're in favor of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise." (Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, 1992)
But you see, there are now many groups who have traveled miles past a tolerance for ideas they despise. And these aren't merely people in the street. Google apparently has passed the point of tolerance. So has adroll.com, a company that makes money by placing ads for clients like infowars. Then we have college professors and students from shore to shore, who insist on silencing those who dissent from their political ideology. And Facebook and Twitter are practicing censorship. To say nothing of major media outlets, who block stories that contradict their covert agendas.
There is always a THEY whose words and ideas are too dangerous to allow into the light. This assumption is shared by strange bedfellows: defenders of the National Security State and paid provocateurs throwing bricks at car windshields.
There is always a reason to shut people up.
"I'm in favor of free speech, but when (insert name) goes off on one of his crazy diatribes, he's threatening basic human values, and he has to be stopped."
Yes, and who appointed this "human-values defender" king?
Obama recently told an audience that news needs to be "curated" in some way, in order to limit the infection of "fake news." Who appointed him to stand in for the 1st Amendment?
Peter Maass, The Intercept: "…the Obama administration has used the draconian 1917 law [the Espionage Act] to prosecute more leakers and whistleblowers than all previous administrations combined."
No problem. The president takes precedence over the Constitution, doesn't he? Ask any college student, as long as you insert Obama's name for "president," and not Trump's name.
It all depends, you see. It all depends on who is speaking about free speech. And it all depends on who is being attacked. It's relative.
If you're a medical blogger living in mommy's basement, and you attack Mike Adams for his medical views, you're golden. You want to limit Mike's 1st Amendment rights? Why not? "Mike is dangerous. Mike is a threat to real science. Therefore, who cares if Google delisted his web site?"
The Constitution was actually an exercise in political and social relativity, right? It was never intended to mean what it said. It was always a "floater," designed to favor good and oppose evil—and those moral decisions have to be made by "the wise ones."
Shortly after the election results in November, the CIA-connected Washington Post launched a campaign against "fake news" sites. The campaign quickly morphed into: these sites aided a Russian op to throw the election to Trump. In other words, free speech was actually aiding and abetting a crime. That's the way it was positioned.
Smear free speech as criminal. Any which way.
Here is another excuse for censoring free speech: "It is engendering hate." Accepting that premise, every presidential campaign in the history of the United States could have been shut down. Untold numbers of statements made by pundits about presidents in office could have been blocked.
If a person "taking offense" at something someone says becomes the standard for censoring "offending remarks," Congress should pass a law requiring silence 24/7 from all citizens.
So: who would censor a political website if they could? Huge numbers of clueless people with an ax to grind. They would do it without a moment's thought. They would do it without a shred of understanding. They would do it based on zero knowledge of the Bill of Rights. They would do it minus an education that reveals how rational debate is a prerequisite for the survival of a Republic. They would do it based on zero knowledge of the meaning of "Republic."
They would do it with the reflex of cows munching on grass in a pasture.
And even worse, few people would voice objections to the act of censorship.
"I would rather eat a cupcake, watch Law&Order, play World of Warcraft, put mustard on a hot dog, hand out a trophy for 'participation' than object to censorship."
Or this: "I don't like Alex Jones and Mike Adams. Never did. So while I defend the basic right to free speech, I don't really care if they're hamstrung. I don't care if they're blocked in some way. On balance, it's a good thing. I pick my battles, and this isn't one of them…"
Really? What about MSNBC? Suppose the network was shut down and censored? Would such an action rate as a serious incursion on the 1st Amendment? What about censorship of the Huffington Post or Politico or CNN? Would that rate a howl of protest?
Let's have a scale of importance. Take names like Karl Marx, Hitler, Lenin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Plato, St. Augustine, Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger…
Decide how to rank them, in terms of who is deserving of outright censorship.
Then, burn the 1st Amendment.
Burn it to ashes, scatter the ashes in a fetid swamp, and celebrate the victory of "moral values" and the protection of the citizenry over "dangerous freedom."
The 1st Amendment isn't there so we can admire the freedom of the people who utter what we already agree with. The 1st Amendment is there so we can rise up to a higher level, where we defend the rights of the people who are uttering all the wrong things, the things we're quite sure are wrong.
Well, except for Trump. Except for Hillary. Or Bannon. Pelosi. Ryan.
Or Alex Jones and Mike Adams.
This is the age of information. Some information. Select information. Good information. Proper information.
Filed under: Uncategorized Jon Rappoport has worked as a free-lance investigative reporter for over 30 years. http://nomorefakenews.com/
We encourage you to Share our Reports, Analyses, Breaking News and Videos. Simply Click your Favorite Social Media Button and Share.
Deep State Backed into a Corner, Alleged Suitcase Nukes Next +Videos
The Truth About the Border and Illegal Aliens
New IRS Docs Expose Sen McCain's Anti-Tea Party Actions to Ruin Conservatives Financially +Video
Q Anon: It's Failing - Trust Yourself - Public Awakening - Exposing Them in Their Worst Hour (Video)
Q Anon Proof Positive! Trump Points at Q Anon Guy Then Gives Him VIP Access (Video)
Greg Hunter: Inflate or Die Ponzi Scheme – Bill Holter Video
"Obama Kept Them in Cages" – The Pedophrasty of Politicians Exposed
X22Report: Removing Private Central Bank is a Challenge, Those Who Tried Were Stopped, Harley Schlanger +Video
Q-Anon/Breaking: New 'Fairy Tale' by Wicked MSM 6.23.2018 - Video
Meet Mystery FBI 'Agent 5' Who Sent Anti-Trump Texts While on Clinton Taint Team
Gog and Magog, Natural Disasters, and Evolution
Attempted Assassination of Zimbabwe President Caught on Film
Deep State Backed into a Corner, Alleged Suitcase Nukes Next +Videos
Ex-Police Officer Turns Whistle Blower on Child Sex Abuse in UK
Muslim Migrants Devise New Route to Europe Through Bosnia
Liberal Owner of Red Hen Restaurant in Virginia Throws Out Sarah Sanders, Gets 58,000 Negative Facebook Reviews
Fake News: That Beautiful Little Illegal Immigrant Girl on Time Magazine Cover Was Never Separated From Her Mother
As Bernie Sanders Preaches The Gospel Of Socialism, He Is Actually A Multimillionaire Who Owns Three Luxury Homes
Bombshell: Obama Ordered His Administration to 'Stand Down' as Russia Cyber Soldiers Attacked 2016 US Presidential Elections
New Growing and Steaming Cracks Open on Big Island as Kilauea Volcano Shows No Signs of Rest
How Can People Become More Open to Critical Evaluation of Their Own Views?
Attempted Assassination of Zimbabwe President Caught on Film
Another Pissed Off American
Q Anon: Sh*t Just Got Real Pt 2 - McCabe, Comey, Obama Are F--ked
Texas Billboard Tells Liberals Exactly Where They Can Go: Liberals Lose It.
Leftist Cry-Baby Bullies
Ex-Police Officer Turns Whistle Blower on Child Sex Abuse in UK
'Unaccompanied Migrant Children' Arrive at NY Airport - Appear to Be Grown Men With 5-O'Clock Shadows and Shaving Kits
Why Did Susan Rice Order Cyber Security Chief to 'Stand Down' in Response to Russian Meddling Just as FBI Began Trump/Russian Collusion Probe?
More Than 500 Children Reunited With Families After Trump Ends Family Separation


text: I'm passionate about networking and am always looking to meet with others in my field (or anyone really) so that we can help each other! Please fill out the form below to contact me and get added to my email list. You can unsubscribe at any time. * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Phone Number Message: Email me at: sandra(at)clearneeds.com Phone: 416-554-1569 Other ways to connect:


text:
Another one bites the dust, and this time it's Days of our Lives' Brendan Michael Coughlin (Tad Stevens).
The young actor took to Twitter to announce that his six-year run as Will Horton and Ben Rogers' friend has come to an end. �Sadly I think my time in Salem has run out,� he wrote. �Every time I run into a DAYS fan it makes me miss it that much more!!!�
Coughlin, who debuted on the NBC soap in the recurring role of Tad, affectionately referred to as T, in May 2009, joins a growing list of stars hit by the recent cast cuts, including Molly Burnett (Melanie Jonas), Paul Telfer (Xander), and Melissa Archer (Serena Mason).
Will you miss Coughlin's Tad, or is his departure one you can live with? We want to hear from you -- and there are many ways you can share your thoughts.


text:
Into You by Jay Northcote
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Becky's 5 Star Review
Nothing like waking up in someone else's body to make you wake up and smell the roses! I truly enjoyed this coming of age tale and I could almost see the lightbulb go off over Scott's head as he came to realizations about himself. I found Olly quirky and funny and his witchy neighbor and her cat were perfect. Good character development and an interesting tale make this a great Sunday afternoon read.
View all my reviews
DNSB will be blogging about awesome new books and possibly some oldies but goodies! As well as talking with amazing Authors! We host Cover Reveals, Pre Release Tours, Pre Order Tours, New Release Day Blitz, Blog Tours and many other promotions for all Authors of most genres. If you need a book reviewed we have a dedicated team of Reviewers just waiting for your book. Let us have fun and enjoy all the many wonderful Authors highlighted on our page!!!
Monday, September 12, 2016
Review: Into You
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Hands down, my favorite flower is the peony. Go figure, right? It's the name-sake for my blog, so it's finally time I made a post about these beautiful blossoms. Today I want to talk about how you can grow and care for them, pests and diseases they contact, and peonies in pop culture.
Fast facts:
- Botanical Name: Paeonia
- Herbaceous or woody
- Sun exposure: Full to part
- Soil type: Loamy
- Soil pH: Neutral
- Hardiness zones: 3-8
- Flower color: Wide variety; all but blue
- Bloom time: Spring; Mid-May until early June
Tips on Planting:
Peonies are not very picky when it comes to location, but choose it wisely because they do not like disturbance. They are a very delicate plant so it is important that it will/would have protection from damaging winds. They need to be planted away from other trees or shrubs, because peonies don't like to compete for food and moisture. There should be three to four feet between plants for good air circulation. It is best to plant peonies in the fall; late September and October in most of the country, and even later in the South. (If you want to move an established plant, this is the time.)
- Dig a generous-sized hole, about two feet deep and two feet across in well-drained soil in a sunny spot. If the soil is heavy or very sandy, enrich it with compost. Incorporate about one cup of bonemeal into the soil. Tamp it firmly.
- Set the root so the eyes face upward on top of the firmed soil, placing the root just 2 inches below the soil surface. (In southern states, choose early-blooming varieties, plant them about an inch deep, and provide some shade.)
- Fill the hole back in with the soil that was removed, taking care that the soil doesn't settle and bury the root deeper than 2 inches.
- Water thoroughly.
Tips on Care:
Peonies usually need a growing seasons to establish themselves, bloom, and grow. They do thrive on neglect, and, unlike many other perennials, do not need to be divided.
- Excess fertilizer is not always key – try and work the fertilizer in the soil before planting.
- It is also important to remember to not over fertilize; every few years should do the trick, especially if you have poor soil.
- If peonies have any structural weakness, usually in the stems because of the heavy blooms, consider three-legged metal peony rings that allow the plant to grow through the center of the rings.
- Deadhead peony blossoms as soon as they begin to fade. Cut to a strong leaf so that the stem doesn't stick out of the foliage. You can also cut the foliage to the ground in the fall to avoid any overwintering disease.
- Don't smother peonies with mulch. If cold temperatures are severe, during the first winter after planting you can mulch VERY loosely with pine needles or shredded bark; remove mulch in the spring.
Potential Diseases or Pests:
Peonies are prone to nematodes, the Japanese Beetle, tip blight, Verticillium wilt, stem rot, Botrytis blight, leaf blotch, and ring spot virus. Ants are also very attracted to peony plants because of the nectar it produces. The ants fend off some of the bug-eating pests on the plant, so try to not spray them. They are helping your peony flourish! Peonies are a deer resistant plant, though. So that is one less pest you have to worry about in your garden.
. . .
I think if I were to ever be a flower, it would definitely be the peony. They really are remarkable flowers; high end, high quality, high demand. It's not very often that you don't hear this bloom mentioned at least once in a bride's discussion about her flowers. Girls want this flower because it's elegant, it's classy, it makes a statement. They aren't concerned that they cost $20+ a stem, they want 15 in their bouquet alone.
I think social media outlets like Pinterest and visual media like vogue or Gossip Girl have really brought this classic flower to light. While it has never really dipped in popularity, the peony did take off when that was the only flower that Blair Waldorf would accept circa 2008. She set a standard with her Upper East Side lifestyle; we all had to be like Blair and if that meant buying nothing but peonies, so be it.
What flower would YOU be?


text:
Fast food workers are on strike in 270 cities over their $15 minimum wage demands. The walkout began at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning.
There are approximately 64 million low-wage workers in the United States, according to a USA Today report. Tuesday's strike kicks off a year-long campaign to muster the political power of those 64 million low-wage workers in next year's presidential election.
The fast food strike is reportedly the largest demonstration by minimum wage workers to take place in three years.
Continue reading: Fast Food Workers Strike: Walkout in 270 Cities Over $15 Minimum Wage
Related story: Vast majority of Chicago teachers ready to go on strike


text:
News for the Hospitality Executive
Hotelex Shanghai 2010 Draws 885 Exhibitors and Attendance of 43,288
2011 Expo Set for March 29 to
April 1 at the
Shanghai New International Expo Center
May 10, 2010 - Last month, after four successful days, the 19th Shanghai International Expo Center ended, waiting to open its doors again for the next year 2011. 885 exhibitors from 35 countries and an increase up 5% in visitors from last year (43,288 visitors), of which 10% were from the international community, made Hotelex according to statistics for global hospitality events, one of the top events in the world. Big pavilions were presented in this show, the Italian and Ethiopian, which shows the overseas deep interest in the China market.
In addition to demonstrating the latest products and services (catering/ appliances/furniture/IT system etc..), various events attracted the visitors such as; China Barista Championship, Forum on China Hotel Project Rebuilding, Hotelex Bartender Show?British Tea Time, Cooking Class, Wine Tasting Course and Uniform Show, all received good feedback from professionals as such Hotelex being the beneficial platform for the hospitality industry.
Hotelex Shanghai 2011 will be scheduled at the same time from March 29 to April 1 at Shanghai New International Expo Center. Due to the huge demand of buyers, Hotelex 2011, held together with Expo Build China, China Clean Expo and Expo Light, is expected to enlarge to 160,000sqm area with 2,200 suppliers and 100,000 visitors, , which will make it the Top Hospitality Show in the World and it will outsize leading events in Europe & Asia.
About Shanghai UBM Sinoexpo (www.ubmsinoexpo.com)
Shanghai UBM Sinoexpo Int'l Exhibition Co., Ltd.
|Also See:
|Hotelex Shanghai 2005 Draws 587 Exhibitors from 14 Countries and 27,139 Attendees from 69 Countries / May 2005


text:
Only a few days ago, I was participating in a conference call with an investor. During our discussions with the Pitchdeck, he underscored one undeniable fact – that the valuation is based on what is measured on the day of the investment – not based on the "hockey stick" projections. I certainly could not dispute that. However, the reasons for the projections were based on future earnings related to a realignment of the company. He did say what I expect any potential investor would dictate.
These guys are in the business of paying something of value for today, not tomorrow. What "tomorrow" determines is the future potential. And that alone is speculative.
What neophytes do is apply their business school tools – NPV, EVA, PV, and EV. And that is a major fallacy. Yes, these algorithms do help to some degree, but I never show my results to any potential investor my ideas of the valuation of the company. Regardless, I would research similar deals and use that data as comparison. In one actual deal, one company's CFO and I argued profusely over his idea of the valuation – his being identical to Business School models, and I countered that it should rely on historical data. Mine was a fraction of what he determined. He used the hockey's NPV as the determination. My analysis was the closest to the investor's offer. The CFO was several hundred percent off.
And the WSJ went over the ways how institutional investors were valuing companies such as Uber that are not publicly traded. Since they must put something on their books, they did their own analysis. They compared the value per share for companies that are similarly traded in the stock exchange. They also made adjustments based on other companies in the industry – in terms of financial performance. Then they discounted the value of their privately held shares. And again, they went to use comparables.
The basic accounting tool used for valuations is the P/E ratio, ever so present on each stock quote in the WSJ. "E" stands for EBITDA earnings, not gross revenues. These ratios are compared to other companies with similar industries. I hear the mistaken belief that "earnings" means gross. How can that be? The EBITDA tells me about the profitability, if at all, of the company. Companies that demonstrate profitability are healthy ones. I even worked for a company whose gross earnings rose consistently, but so did the loses. Finally, it went bankrupt. And EBITDA multiples is the most common performance yardstick of a company's valuation.
The other fallacy is "sweat equity". One CEO responded to the investor that his concept of valuation is based on his sweat equity. Wrong again. Investors are guided by numbers, not fictional numbers. Anyone can value any sweat equity value indiscriminately. One can value it at $1,500 per hour or $5,000. To the investor, cash invested is King. Now there are tricks to placing cash in the coffers, but this strategy is not material to this blog.
The next fallacious remark is the inventory of "patents." With one founder, I found myself trying to determine how he reached his valuation. He boasted that he had over 50 patents. But I have noticed that to make a company to be successful, it needs more than a patent. And there are other factual truths behind patents: some don't work as designed, and some cannot generate revenues. Now it doesn't hurt to have patents or some form of IP. But it is better to generate traction with that IP. With that in mind, one would then discount the idea, just like sweat equity, that patents create value for the company. In fact, I would say that a patent that doesn't generate revenues is valueless.
In conclusion I always recommend to avoid the fallacies. Determine the valuation as any investor would. These investors are motivated by cash and the return on investments. Anything beyond that is speculative to them and useless.


text:
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Director: Dawn Monique Williams
Playwright: William ShakespeareDirector: Dawn Monique WilliamsDrama$15-$207/25-8/29
One of Shakespeare's most complex and emotionally vivid tragedies, Othello tells the story of Othello, a brave general who is revered but never truly accepted by the people of his adopted home. Enter the treacherous Iago, who exploits this state of otherness to distort Othello's tender love for his young wife, Desdemona, and bring about his heartrending destruction. Set in a Venice and Cyprus overflowing with all of the vibrant, clashing cultures of the Mediterranean, this production will home in on all of the passion, betrayal, rage, devotion and soul-crushing jealousy that have kept breathless audiences on the edge of their seats for over 400 years.
7/9/2018Individual Services Committee Meeting - 7/9/2018
7/11/2018South Bay Meeting - 7/11/2018
6/6/2018Beyond the Tonys: A Regional Awards Roundup
6/6/2018The Business of Show Biz: Dear Terrified Men


text:
WIN-Networking Encino OPEN Monthly Luncheon Meeting
WIN-Networking, Inc.
Event Details
WIN Encino Monthly Networking meetings are Open for Men & Women
(some business category restrictions may apply)
The meetings are held on the
4th Monday of each month from 12:00n - 1:30pm
(check-in, menu selection & early networking begins at 11:30am)
Free Parking is available at restaurant
Advance Registration is Strongly Recommended
(to assist restaurant in planning)
However, walk-ins will be welcomed at the walk-in rate.
Meeting Format
Introductions about you, your business & types of referrals you're seeking
Educational & Professional Development Speakers
Highlighted Member Presentations
Networking & Mastermind Exercises
New business & Attendee Announcements
Raves, Referrals & Take-Aways About Your Business
Display Table For Your Business marketing Materials
Benefits of WIN-Networking
A Supportive Venue for Marketing & Quality Business Referrals
Building Meaningful Power Partnerships
Educational Development, Seminars & Workshops
Speaking Opportunities & MasterMind Sessions
Recognition & Marketing at Public Events
Member Contact information on WIN Website & Other Social Media
Publicizing & Promoting Member's Special Events
Philanthropy & Charitable Giving Opportunities
Opportunities for WIN Leadership Roles
And More!
WIN -Networking meets in various locations and is continually expanding.
You are welcome to visit any of WIN's other chapter meetings.
Jerry's Famous Restaurant & Deli
16650 Ventura Blvd.
Encino ,
WIN-Networking, Inc.
WIN-Networking is a group of business professionals supporting one another through active business referrals, professional development, encouragement and various marketing exposure to promote your business. WIN chapters are located throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties, and are continually growing. Please contact email@example.com to find out about WIN leadership opportunities, and our SSG partner organization, Senior Specialists Group & Foundation for Senior Services (a centralized senior services organization linking the community with the needs of seniors).
Mission Statement
To provide a networking foundation to build ideal business partnerships and to exchange quality business referrals.
To provide a support system for our member's education and professional development.
To celebrate the successes and accomplishments of our members.
To invite other like-minded professionals, small businesses and entrepreneurs to visit our group and advance our diversity.
To give back to the community through charitable giving opportunities.


text:
On February 18, the Los Angeles Times reported that "cities throughout California" are illegally using money intended to redevelop blighted areas: "That helps explain why so many are fighting so hard against Governor Jerry Brown's proposal" to shut down redevelopment agencies. Before Governor Brown was inaugurated, he began to face California's horrendous budget deficit left by his predecessors. The governor saw that California does not have enough money to provide basic services to its residents, services like educating our children, providing medical care to our sick or injured poor, and police and fire department protection. Money does not grow like almonds and grapes in the San Joaquin Valley where workers toil in and die in 100 degree heat. Like a family of four living in Glendale or La Mesa, the people of California can only purchase what we have money to pay for. Within days of his inauguration, the governor announced his desire to eliminate redevelopment agencies to reduce spending. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles redevelopment agency "hastily voted... to commit $830 million of agency money, to carry out redevelopment projects for years to come -- presumably moving money out of the state's reach." The Times reported that there are about 400 redevelopment agencies which collect about $5 billion in property taxes.
California courts (e.g., County of Los Angeles v. Glendora Redevelopment Project 185 Cal.App.4th 817 (2010)) report that we enacted the Redevelopment Act in 1945
to combat urban blight through: expenditure of property taxes that would have otherwise gone to other governmental entities, like the school, police and firefighters. In order to be eligible for use of property taxes to subsidize private business, the project must be in a blighted area that is predominantly urban and adversely affected by economic and physical conditions too serious to be cured by private or government enterprise.
It was a time of abundance in California.
According to the San Diego Reader, "in response to the governor's plan, cities across the state are rushing to approve new redevelopment projects before any legislation is signed into law." San Diego is doing the same. Redevelopment in the downtown area of San Diego is overseen by the Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC) a nonprofit public corporation. San Diego's 2010 city budget reports that CCDC has 52.5 employees who work under a president who receives a $225,000 annual salary. The 2010 CCDC budget reflects $6,424,000 for the 52.5 CCDC employee, or more than $122,000 per employee. The average public school teacher and firefighters in San Diego earns less than half as much, The average teacher earns $48,377 annually. The average San Diego lead firefighter earns $52,000 a year. Even with the lower salaries, San Diego is laying off teachers and proposing elimination of fire apparatus and fire crews.
According to a San Diego Tribune writer, prompted to ward off the Governor's proposal, CCDC approved the North Embarcadero plan, a "$29.6 million allocation to beautify San Diego's watery 'front porch.'" The news article reported that the project has been 13 years in the making, to widen the esplanade between B streets and the naval piers, landscape the Broadway and North Harbor Drive corner and add a park on Harbor Drive across the street from a planned hotel development. One need do little more than go to the corner of Broadway and Harbor Drive to search for the blight and question whether limited taxes should be used to widen an esplanade and add a park to a proposed hotel development.
Governor Brown appears to hope that local governments will spend revenue from property taxes on our children's education and other services basic to our state's history. Just as one would not remodel his or her home when the one lacks money to send a household member to the doctor, it is questionable that we spend our limited funds on government agencies that plan to widen an esplanade and landscape parks when we are unable to hire teachers, police officers and firefighters.
Even if the legislature chooses to eliminate redevelopment agencies, perhaps delaying employment of construction workers and landscapers, if we don't want to close fire stations and want to have teachers to educate our children, we must continue paying taxes at the current level. Governor Brown wants the people to vote on this issue. A handful of Republican legislators are trying to stop the people from voting. Before he took office, Governor Brown said we would all face hard choices. This is one of those hard choices, regardless of political party.


text:
Refloat my business
Organized by: Alejandro Gonzales Espinoza
Due to the illness suffered by my partner (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia) expenses not covered by insurance are excessive. The capital of my business has been greatly affected and refloat need to survive. I am Peruvian, and a friend told me about this page and encouraged me to write a request for help. I hope to find financial support at this difficult time it is touching me live. This is temporary and I know they'll give back every penny you provide me to continue helping people like me who need your help. Thank you very much for this opportunity.
Report this page — Let Us Know if you think this page is breaking the law or the CrowdRise Terms


text:
- MrsHoneyC
- 6 years ago
- Wedding: October 2012
Yay! yay! yay! after months of planning and thrift store shopping today is our E-session shoot with our talented photographers! I am so excited to get going and take our photos thought i would share a sneak peak of my make up and hair. 🙂


text:
Site search
Web search
powered by
Date: 1831. From Latin conservare, for "to keep", "guard", or "observe". A Conservative relies upon family traditions and figures of authority to establish and maintain values.
A Conservative puts group security above personal freedoms.
A Conservative believes that successful use and maintenance of power proves God's favor for the government.
A Conservative believes that social values, religious rules, and forms of governments may only be altered
Stability and continuity are the goals of government.
Date: 1820. From Latin liberalis for "free". A Liberal uses reason and logic to set personal, social, and religious values.
A Liberal places personal freedom above group security.
A Liberal believes that governments rule by the consent of the governed.
A liberal believes that governments may be changed or removed at the will of the people.
A Liberal supports rapid change in the pursuit of progress and reform.
Freedom and Justice are the goals of government.
Note: a nation, and an individual, may move back and forth between these positions often. They rarely sum up a personality completely. And they should never be permanent blinders for anyone to view the world.
When a people succeed in a Liberal revolution, for instance, they often find themselves in the Conservative position protecting these gains. Similarly a person might have a Liberal view on public financial assistance and then move into a conservative position once these demands are met.
One might say that Affirmative Action is a prime example. At one point instituting Affirmative Action was a Liberal position, it was needed to reverse decades of discrimination following the end of Slavery. However, today the Liberal position might well be the ending of Affirmative Action, as it has largely completed its task and now stands as a stumbling block to truly moving the nation beyond race as a discriminatory trait. Meanwhile, the position of defending AA is now actually a Conservative stance (whether its so-called "liberal" defenders realize it or not).
Another way to think about this is that these terms describe a way of thinking about issues, not the positions on those issues. That is a Conservative might support a war because politicians they respect urge it, because the enemy scares them, and ultimately because it just "feels right". A Liberal might also come to support the war in spite of the position of authority
figures and celebrities, not because it feels right, but because hours of research and consideration support the cause.
Neither is a "better way" of coming to a position, necessarily. Sometimes too much thinking interferes with a solid moral judgment, such as on the Abortion issue. And then other times only rational examination can skip over the emotional baggage and come to the most reasonable decision, as we see in the Abortion issue.
I realize this might be difficult for some people to accept after a long time of hearing party dogma on the issue. Personally I find value in BOTH positions. On some issues I am myself rather Conservative and on others I am quite Liberal. The same with the terms Radical and Reactionary, noted below. I found that stepping beyond these labels opened up my thoughts and cleared my head of a lot of bs.
Date: 1840. From Latin reagere for "to act". A Reactionary uses government pressure as a means of containing and
responding to changes in society.
Date: 14th century. From Latin radicalis from radix for "root". A Radical supports social movements and political pressure groups as a means of affecting
change in government.
Date: early modern. The term comes from English Parliamentary Rules; which place the party in power on the right of the Speaker. As the Conservatives held sway for a long time, the term Right came to be associated with the "Establishment" and thus with Conservative
Date: early modern. The party in Opposition sits on the Speaker's left. The Left came to be associated with labor movements, the lower classes, and socialist politics. It has also come to be associated with Liberalism. This was useful for Conservative politicians, and Socialists
as well, during the
60's. But I find this to be a big intellectual and political mistake.
Date: circa 1639. From the French from Latin capitalis for "top", used in French for "principal" or "chief". (1) : a stock of accumulated goods; especially at a specified time and in contrast to income received during a specified period (2) : accumulated goods devoted to the production of other goods (3) : accumulated possessions calculated to bring in income
Date: 1877. An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market
Date: 1837. From Latin socialis for "friend" or "companion" or "associate". Any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods; usually there is no private property; in Marxist theory this is also considered just a transitional stage between capitalism and communism and it is distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done.
Date: 1840. From French communisme, from Latin communis for "common". A doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed. It is the final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably. In its only examples of practical application, in the USSR, China, and Cuba it became a totalitarian system where a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production and the people are enslaved in production geared to support the power of this party.
While the US and Europe are considered the paragons of Capitalism, they both retain many Socialist elements. Both the US and Europe offer state sanctioned monopolies of public utilities. The American Postal Service is a state owned enterprise, as are the European aerospace entities. Europe offers state run healthcare, as do many American states, and both regulate the health industry heavily.
Through out history Europe and the US have also held some Communist elements. The common grazing lands of town centers and the great unfenced Western plains were both representative of these traditions. One might say that Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and the Dole are also holdovers from our more communal days.
On the other hand, while China has long been a paragon of Socialism / Communism, it still has many elements of free enterprise. They allow small farmers and craftsmen to sell excess production on the open market, they have private telecoms and industrial companies, and now they have a stock market, the ultimate symbol and apparatus of Capitalism.
When one system or the other fails to serve a nation, many proponents argue that actually the system simply was not implemented purely enough. However, attempts to purify these systems require a heavy hand in government, education, and economic practice. And this has led to oppressive regimes and brutalized citizens.
Date: 1576. From Greek dEmokrati, from demos "people" + kracy "rule". A government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections; usually accompanied by the absence of hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions or privileges.
Date: 1604. From Latin respublica; from res "thing" + publica "of the people". A government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who is elected by popular vote.
In common use they both have come to describe types of Liberal governments, specifically the one is a type of the other. It is possible for a nation to be a Democracy, but NOT also a Republic. However, a nation that is a Republic is ALWAYS also a Democracy. A Republic is a TYPE of Democracy.
The UK is a Democracy, but not a Republic, because of the Queen. Ireland became a Republic only after it dropped from the Commonwealth and replaced the Queen with an elected President
Date: 1921 From Latin fascis for "bundle" or group. Last, but not least, is this term, which actually combines the economic system and the political system entirely. In this system the state and large corporations merge, the rights of the individual are subordinated to the glory of the State, and all dissent is suppressed. It often utilizes a racial or religious cause to motivate the people into giving up their rights in the first place. These states usually rise out of an economic collapse or hardship with high inflation and unemployment.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Image ArchitectureDuring my first week in Copenhagen I sneaked over to the Opera House at Holmen, the former Royal Naval Dockyard. The neighborhood is a maze of canals and old warehouses and I got very lost along the way. I practically stumbled upon the royal academy of architecture now housed in the dark brick barracks. The opera house sits by itself between two 17 meter canals, on a man-made island that currently contains a parking lot (smallish), a water taxi dock, and one line of trees. It is approached by two wooden bridges and the entrance to the building faces neither approach. The opera house is a gift to the people of Copenhagen from the Danish shipping magnate Sir Maersk McKinney Moeller. It is named for Queen Maragrite and was presented in a gala ceremony. In a fit of modesty Moeller sited his new building at the end of a visual access with the Marble Church and the queen's palace at Amalienborg.The main feature of the building is the blade-like roof and its 32 meter long cantilever over the front entrance. The exterior is clad in German limestone and the main facade is a rotund glass and steel cage. From most angles it looks like a big-box retain store, but whenever the front cantilever and glass is visible it looks like a space ship or a Japanese lantern.The lobby is paved in white marble and contains many overlapping bridges, staircases, and several large glass globe chandeliers. The bright red maple walls of the auditorium bulge into the lobby space and look something like a pumpkin with straws sticking into it. The overall effect is light, airy, and expensive. Inside the theatre is more red maple and a domed ceiling covered in gold leaf. The seats are modern and comfortable and for reasons of acoustics the distance from the stage to the back wall is only 32 meters. The theatre can seat 1400 people and a performance cast of more than 100 and is enhanced with mechanized set modules and a disappearing ballet floor.The entire opera house contains over 40,000 square meters of space and cost more than 300 million Euros. Sir Moeller insisted that it be designed by the famous Danish architect Henning Larsen, which it was, and he only interfered in the design once by insisting that the glass of the exterior be shuttered in order to offer the well-healed patrons some privacy at night.This the ultimate in "image architecture". It sits apart from its urban surroundings, it's even on a man-made island, and this is an awful location for a public building. However, the building serves as a marketing icon as well as for opera. At night, when walking home from school, I rather enjoy seeing the building glowing from across the harbor. Approach by watertaxi.The building's manmade island site.The monumental porch and overhanging roof.The all important view across the bay to the queen's palace and the marble church.The expensive looking lobby.The many bridges into the theatre.Holmen and the architecture school.Typical warehouse along Christianshagen.Link photo: Steen Larsen Sean: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 [+] | ...