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Thank you to OLBG for running the competition and all the tipsters taking part. These competitions wouldn't be possible if it wasn't for all the work that goes on behind the scenes of the OLBG website and for the members who add quality content to them. Over the moon I managed to just hang on first place, especially after a terrible final day. Watching Pendra tie up and finish second was heart breaking even though I had him Each Way. The highlight of my Festival was definitely the first day tipping Labaik at a massive 50/1 and backing it too and the 3 Gordon Elliot winners out 4 of his runners I selected in a Lucky 15 on the first day.
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We have the Aintree competition coming up in a couple of weeks, starting 6th April so can Mark complete the double ? .....
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Leo Tolstoy once wrote a story about a successful peasant farmer who was not satisfied with his lot. He wanted more of everything. One day he received a novel offer. For 1000 rubles, he could buy all the land he could walk around in a day. The only catch in the deal was that he had to be back at his starting point by sundown.
Early the next morning he started out walking at a fast pace. By midday he was very tired, but he kept going, covering more and more ground. Well into the afternoon he realized that his greed had taken him far from the starting point. He quickened his pace and as the sun began to sink low in the sky, he began to run, knowing that if he did not make it back by sundown the opportunity to become an even bigger landholder would be lost.
As the sun began to sink below the horizon he came within sight of the finish line. Gasping for breath, his heart pounding, he called upon every bit of strength left in his body and staggered across the line just before the sun disappeared. He immediately collapsed, blood streaming from his mouth. In a few minutes he was dead.
Afterwards, his servants dug a grave. It was not much over six feet long and three feet wide (Bits & Pieces, November, 1991).
Matthew tells of a a young man who had such a problem (see Matthew 19:16-29). This man once asked Jesus what he needed to do to gain eternal life.
"Well," Jesus answered. "You know the law. 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,' and 'love your neighbor as yourself.' Do these things and you got it made."
"I do all these things," the young man said, rather self-righteously. "What else do I need to do?"
I imagine Jesus giving him a long, searching look before answering, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth and he couldn't bear to give it up.
Then Jesus said to his apostles, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
Would we be able to be parted from our wealth? Or the other things we are attached to? Avarice is extremely possessive. It takes our basic need of security and ownership to perverse levels, making us work for them rather than have them work for us. We end up craving for things, very often belonging to others, accumulating them, and then refusing to part with them, having become immensely attached to them.
What do you own that you cannot be parted with? Is it your collection of books or movies? Do you find it difficult to lend them? And if you do, are you able to rest easy until they are returned? How about the curios that adorn your showcase? What if one of them breaks? Does your heart break with it? What about a treasured item of jewellery; if it goes missing do you turn your house upside down trying to find it, getting increasingly desperate with every moment? What about your house, itself? If you had to suddenly up and leave it one day, how difficult would it be for you to walk away and not look back?
Lot's wife found it extremely difficult. Before He destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, God sent an angel down to tell Lot to get out with his family because he was found righteous in the sight of God. When they had come out of the city, the angel told the company of people: "Flee for your life; do not look back or stop anywhere in the Plain; flee to the hills, or else you will be consumed." Lot's wife, however, couldn't resist stealing a look back at the city of pleasure she was leaving behind, and all the possessions she had in it—and instantly became a pillar of salt.
There is a strong moral to this story. Inordinate attachment to material things can lead to a perversion of the soul. Greed makes one mean spirited and obnoxious and our literature is replete with stories of men like that: Ebnezer Scrooge, King Midas, Silas Marner, the Grinch. We find ourselves detesting these men and rejoicing when they change, very often not realizing how much we mirror them.
"Other gods" include anything that we set up in our hearts before God and this includes all these things we spoke about. Jesus tells us: "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money" (Matthew 6:24). The Revised Standard Version uses the word "mammon" instead of "money", which Merriam-Webster defines as "material wealth or possessions especially as having a debasing influence".
When we set up other gods in our lives, they begin to demand sacrifice and it takes a lot to satisfy them. We end up lying, cheating, stealing, and even killing to appease these gods. We betray the confidence of those who trust us, even setting them up for a kill.
There are many examples that illustrate this particular truth in Scripture, the most notable one being Judas. His greed turned him into a thief (cf John 12:6), and then, a betrayer, selling his friend Jesus out for thirty pieces of silver (cf Matthew 26:15).
Greed can make us do a lot of wicked things. A survey in the United States conducted by James Patterson and Peter Kim a few years ago (The Day America Told the Truth) revealed what some people were willing to do for money. In exchange for $10,000,000, 25% of the people surveyed said they would be willing to abandon their entire family, 25% said they would be prepared to abandon their church, 23% said they would become prostitutes for a week or more, 16% said they would give up their American citizenship, and 7% said they would be willing to kill a stranger!
Many were prepared to do other things, but just think about that last one a bit. Out of every hundred people in the United States of America there are seven who would be willing to kill you, a total stranger, for money. I figure that gives us a very nice perspective on greed and what people are willing to do for it!
But is money going to make us happy? It didn't make Judas happy. Consumed with guilt and anguish he went and killed himself. Jesus asks: "What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life?" (Matthew 16:26).
Greed makes our souls leprous and affects those around us. The self-centeredness of greed prevents us from sharing the blessings we have received with others, robbing the community of resources. It is avarice that accounts in no small measure for the huge disparity that exists between the rich and the poor in the world today.
A question that many people often have is how a loving and merciful God would allow such degrading poverty as one often sees in parts of Asia and Africa. The fault isn't God's. It is ours. There is enough wealth and food and resources to take care of every man, woman and child on this earth ten times over. Unfortunately, the sin of greed makes a few people hoard much of it to themselves, leaving the rest starving even for basic necessities.
But it isn't only materially that people are affected. Even spiritually the world becomes poorer if those who obtain spiritual blessings aren't prepared to share them with others. I remember a time in my life very soon after my conversion when God was teaching me a lot of things. He was giving me many valuable insights on life, love, and a whole lot of other subjects. Even as I was thinking about how best I could share these insights with others, I had this voice in my head telling me that I didn't need to do so because if I did, others would grow too and would possibly overtake me! Fortunately, I didn't listen, because not only would I have deprived them of shared blessings, I would have deprived myself of further blessings because the more we share, the more God gives us.
A rich farmer once had a huge crop. Rather than be happy with the blessing he received, however, he began to worry about where he was going to store his crop. Finally, after having a good think about it, he decided he would tear down all his old barns and build new ones, and stock all his possessions in them. Then he would put his feet up and take it easy for the rest of his life. That night God appeared to him, saying: 'You fool! You're gonna die before the sun rises. Who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'
There are parallels to this story in what's happening in the world today. Many of us who put our faith in the things of the world have learned our lesson in these times of recession. We believed we were ensuring the security of our future and the future of our families by putting our faith in our wealth, our stocks and bonds, and our investments. With many of us, all this "security" was wiped out overnight, leaving us bereft of anything. But those of us who put our trust in our Lord continue to remain secure that He who clothes the grass of the fields and feeds the ravens in the sky will clothe us and feed us too, in addition to taking care of our every other requirement. What we need to do is seek His Kingdom and His righteousness and not the material things of this world.
The selfless generosity of Mary stands in high contrast to the selfishness of Judas, whose greed would one day make him betray his master. It is a generosity that all of us is required to have, bringing with it tremendous reward.
Jesus said: "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you" (Luke 6:38).
Paul, in his second letter to the Corinthians tells them: "Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." Then he continues, quoting Psalms 112:9: "As it is written: 'He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.'"
In the book of Acts, Paul quotes Jesus as saying: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive'" (cf. Acts 20:35). The great German composer, Johannes Brahms, understood this. One day an admirer of Brahms left him 1,000 pounds in his will. Upon learning about the bequest, Brahms was deeply moved. "It touches me most deeply and intimately," he wrote to a friend. "All exterior honors are nothing in comparison." Then, in the very next sentence, he informed his friend that since he did not need the money, he was "enjoying it in the most agreeable manner, by taking pleasure in its distribution."
To the calculating mind, such generosity might seem stupid, but it is greed that impoverishes us, not generosity.
Understanding is the second gift of the Holy Spirit, behind wisdom. It differs from wisdom in that while wisdom is the desire to contemplate the things of God, understanding allows us penetrate to the essence of revealed truths. When we obtain this understanding about greed and the damage that attachment to worldly things does to us and our relationship with God. we realign our sights, focussing on God and the rewards that He promises us for all eternity.
What is the understanding? That it is foolishness to put our faith in the wealth of the world, which is impermanent, ignoring the treasure that we need to build up in heaven, which is forever. Jesus cautioned: "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
We need to let go of our attachment to the things of the world because they serve only to ensnare us, just like ring tailed monkeys are ensnared by the Zulus in Africa. The ring tailed monkeys are very difficult to trap, though they pose no difficulty for the Zulus who know the little creatures very well and set traps accordingly. Their trap consists of a melon growing on a vine. Knowing that the seeds of the melon are a favorite of the monkey, the Zulus simply cut a hole in it, just large enough for the monkey to insert his hand to reach the seeds inside. The monkey will stick his hand in, and grab as many seeds as he can, but he cannot withdraw his hand as his fist is larger than the hole. The monkey will pull and tug, screech and fight the melon for hours, but he can't get free of the trap unless he gives up the seeds, which he refuses to do. Meanwhile, the Zulus sneak up and nab him.
May the Spirit be with you.

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This is now the time to cast our minds back to maths class and pull out a few cobweb encrusted formulas.
We need to work out the volume of your pot(s)
The following formula is perfect for a cylindrical pot (a pot with the same size top and bottom). However if you have a tapered pot you will need to adjust it slightly — a quick and dirty (sorry for the pun) solution is to take an average of the top and bottom diameter and plug it into the following formula.
Volume = pi x radius2 x height
So lets assume you have a pot with a diameter of 30cm. This pot therefore has a radius of 15cm.
And let"s also assume it is 30cm tall.
Volume of soil needed to fill your pot = 3.14 x 15cm2 x 30cm
Volume = 21195 cm3
But we need to know how many litres will fill the pot (because the bags are sold in 30 litre bags), so all we need to do is divide 21195cm3 by 1000.
Therefore, Volume = 21.195 litres (or rounded to 21 litres)
Therefore, approximately 2/3 of a 30L bag of Jeffries Veggie & Garden Soil will fill a 30cm wide and 30cm tall plant pot.


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Re: Do most dates end up in SEX or in bed?
Winston how come you seem to have issues accepting that white guys can get sex easily in certain asian countries?
15 free rides is nothing unusual for tall fit white guy, but yea it kinda feels im cheating coz I know I have massive advantage over local but then again who cares you can only do well if you have advantage compared to your competition.
Ask your friend Rock and he ll tell you its quite normal. You assume every white expat is old with beer gut and ugly. Of course these type of men end up in tittie bars paying barfines and thats not my style.
If you are under 40-45yo white man in decent shape there is no reason why you cant get plenty of ass in SEA. Anything past 45-50 yo and you are becoming magnet for golddigers and other low quality girls.
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Re: Do most dates end up in SEX or in bed?
I don't see the point in bragging about getting laid easily in Asia. Whites and Asian (and even blacks sometimes) all claim to get laid easily. The stupid part is they are sharing a relatively small (compared to the population) pool of sluts that pass themselves off to foreigners frequently. And they think this is worth bragging about. It's guys trying to take their sexual insecurity abroad and fix it. And in the Philippines, it's very easy. I got plenty of offers for one night stands and didn't take them. On one level I understand it, but on another level I don't. Why brag about doing something easy? Will N. Dowd was probably the worst (best?) example of this.
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Thanks for the reasonable response, Ghost. Coming from a White guy with a balanced view of things, and not prone to boasting and slamming Asian men and demeaning Asian females, your response to Banano's post was definitely required.
Tbh, Banano seems like a White supremacist in-disguise, always trashing Asian guys and bragging about banging slutty Asian females. How about finding a girl to marry instead of being a monger, Banano? In fact, why are you having sex with Asians if you deem Asians as 'inferior' to Whites?
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Banano White supremacist in-disguise
Why you saying that?
Winston wrote an article about white race being superior and trumps all other races, Asians are masters of copy/pasting, nothing good came from blacks .....and nobody labeled him as white supremacist?
I happened to agree with his observations for the most part even though I think Jews should be right up on top somewhere unless he thinks of them as whites
Banano? In fact, why are you having sex with Asians if you deem Asians as 'inferior' to Whites?
I like variety, my penis doesn't care much about skin color, IQ level, etc...on the other hand we bang what we can get our hands on
If you cant get steak you go for cheeseburger or starve to death?
Re: Do most dates end up in SEX or in bed?
i dont see how banano's post was "bragging"
this is a forum about having sex with girls right..... so is every time someone says they had sex with a girl a brag?
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You think that's all HA is about?
It's not always bragging, of course, but there is often that aspect of it. Call me old-fashioned, but my idea of bragging means bragging comes after you've done something difficult and worth doing. f***ing 1000 sluts in the Philippines is neither difficult nor worth doing. Time consuming, yes, difficult and worth it, no.
Re: Do most dates end up in SEX or in bed?
So what do you suggests? Anyone who fcks under 1000 filipinas should not be posting about it on this forum because its 'too easy and anyone could pull it off'?
But its fine for Mr Wu to write 100s articles about 'dating' 1000s of bargirls? How hard is that compared to dating real regular ones?
I see the difference here, Winnie dates bargirls, Bannano turns normal girls into sluts
Re: Do most dates end up in SEX or in bed?
Well, both get boring pretty quickly. It all comes down to, "Go to Philippines. Get laid." How much can we really say about it? There are different stories to tell, but as far as getting girls there, it's only a bit harder than breathing. So it gets one dimensional. Winston did a lot of p4p in his Phils days, but I don't recall seeing any articles about that lately. You're just one dimensional about this. Almost every post from you is about game and looking for that poosy paradise. You're just sort of a one trick poster. It's been done to death on HA. If you want to keep doing that, it's up to you of course, but that horse ran the race a long time ago. Game is still bullshit and there's no other place on earth like Phils.
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There is no point is trying to pass moral judgement here, if two consenting adults want to get it on then that is their personal choice. Lots of nonsense or some sort of high moral crap written here. Most of the girls know what they are doing...they are putting out their bait in hopes to capture a man...if he takes the bait and then departs well she made a choice knowing this was a risk.
I had 24 years of poor sex/no sex with my American ex. For me I was a caged animal released and on the loose in Asia. I made up the lost 24 years rather quickly and I have no shame about it. Both the GFs and I were enjoying the intimacy, and they were treated with dignity. It was imperative to me to know that I would not be with someone who was cold in the bedroom, who wanted and enjoyed sex a lot and didn't lie to me and have a slut bucket for a poosy. You can't possibly know this for sure until you give it a try with her for a while. Bad lovers have no secrets and are easily learned, good ones do and are not The good news is that I was able to identify women who were motivated naturally in the bedroom, who wanted to please to a point of making you ache.
BTW My fiance made me wait over a month, I respected her for that. I have way too much hormone still raging in my 52 yo body, I would hit that thing right a way if allowed, it is my animal instinct and what I was design to do!
Re: Do most dates end up in SEX or in bed?
maybe not worth it to you
sex is the only thing that really interests me and the same girl gets boring after the 2nd night
Re: Do most dates end up in SEX or in bed?
Did it ever occur to you that perhaps you should not be seen as the most useful, productive or respect-worthy person in society? What if everyone were like you? Should you not possibly be viewed as giant vermin?
Re: Do most dates end up in SEX or in bed?
I dont know what your problem is, you acting like a under f***ed bitter american woman. Just relax ffs.
I was challanged by mr Wu who said my claims are not true so I had to respond
Im trying to educate folks on this board by giving free advice to wanna be players and p***y lovers on how and where to get the best ROI.
Btw have a look at the title of this thread, if you find it boring then dont respond and maybe consider joining fishing forum.
Re: Do most dates end up in SEX or in bed?
i tell them that i dont want anything serious and put in lots of time finding girls that want casual hook ups
if i am happy and the girl is happy i really dont care if random uninvolved person approves or not
Re: Do most dates end up in SEX or in bed?
Winston, it's not that simple and we are mixing things up here, casual dating vs. online dating. My experience was entirely online dating with oversees women. We usually communicated daily and did frequent webcam for a couple of months minimum before meeting. When I arrived in country it was like we had got all the preliminary dating out of the way, so sleeping together was the next logical step assuming neither was repulsed by our reality. They often suggested taking a trip together before I had arrived. I asked one Thai lady bluntly before arriving, "What is your idea, will be be sleeping together?" and she said "I will be with you night and day". Many girls had this same mindset and even made the travel arrangements. These were highly educated women with professional jobs not P4P or sluts. It is really not comparable to meeting a girl in a mall and going out that night, where I agree, getting laid the same day would be unlikely.
Re: Do most dates end up in SEX or in bed?
Your free advice amounts to this: Go to Phils to get laid or use "game," which doesn't work, so go to Phils to get laid. Anyway, like I've explained before, it's a losing strategy and future Bananoes will just be incel or only have p4p. Slutting females only works for a while. Eventually the women get hardened hearts and up their BS requirements. I mean, f**k, you're already paying exorbitant prices for milf hookers.


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Maryland Student Legislature
Each year majors participate in the Maryland Student Legislature Simulation. Students draft, debate, and pass legislation that is of relevance to the actual Maryland State Legislature. McDaniel College has a number of graduates who are members of the Maryland legislature. Their work begins in the January term and might continue during second semester. Students regularly work with legislators and/or legislative committees and receive as many as six credits. A 10-page research paper and personal journal is required upon return.
MockTrial Competition
The goal of college mock trial is to facilitate the growth of the individual student as a person able to work with and support others, as a knowledgeable citizen acquainted with the legal system, and as a community leader working for the betterment of humanity. The students selected for participation write briefs and present an oral to defend their client in a hypothetical case.
Washington Semester
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Washington Center Programs
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In "Remotely Manage Your Win2K Servers," April 2001, you wrote about the Windows 2000 Server Terminal Services Advanced Client (TSAC) and the modifications you made to its accompanying manyservers.htm file. I want to use Terminal Services to make all of our organization's servers Web-manageable. I'd like to customize manyservers.htm to create custom TSAC Web consoles that provide direct connections to specific servers, without requiring me to type in the server name. Can you point me in the right direction?
A single-server console version of manyservers.htm sounded like an interesting and useful idea, so I tweaked the file to let you easily create a per-server auto-connect link for each of your servers. Listing 1 shows sample code that you can adapt to accomplish your task. In place of the MYSERVER variable at callout A, type the name of the appropriate server. You can create a custom .htm file for each server that you want to manage and substitute the appropriate server name in each file. (If you don't already have the TSAC client, you can download it from Microsoft's Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/recommended/tsac/tsac.asp.)
I tried out the code on my network and found that it worked well; Figure 1 shows the resulting TSAC Web console. Remember to substitute your server's name for MYSERVER in the code, and make one copy of the file—with a different server name—for each server you want to manage. Note that the sample code includes the commands to create Connect and Disconnect buttons so that you can connect to and disconnect from the related server through the TSAC Web console. Also, you can easily change the size of the TSAC client session. Simply edit the WIDTH and HEIGHT object attributes in Listing 1. For information about advanced TSAC scripting, I suggest you read the Microsoft article "Scripting the Terminal Services Advanced Client"(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/w2ktsac.htm).


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I am not sure about anyone else but my scraps box is always overflowing. So this week I decided that I was only going to use my papers from the scrap box. This is the original sketch for this challenge:
And this is my creation using this sketch. Mine is very basic but I had a little boy's birthday in mind when I was making it.


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Managing the relationship with Russia will be more difficult for President Obama in his second term -- because he now has to deal directly with Vladimir Putin. Russians were generally indifferent to the U.S. election and the Kremlin remained above the campaign fray. If asked to make a choice, they deemed an Obama second term somewhat more palatable given Mitt Romney's designation of Russia as the "number one geopolitical foe." But, President Obama will have to start from scratch with the Russian president.
Over the four years of his premiership and tandem power-sharing relationship with Dmitry Medvedev, Putin deliberately avoided meetings with Obama (and many other leaders). As one Kremlin aide quipped, it was titular President Medvedev's job to have "tea with dignitaries." Obama and Putin only met twice. Once in Moscow in July 2009, and then during the G20 meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico in June 2012. By limiting access, Putin kept everyone guessing. He created an obsession, even at the highest levels, with finding reliable ways to pass on important messages.
The best illustration was Obama's "hot mic" incident in Seoul in March 2012. President Obama was caught explaining to still-President Medvedev that he could not make much progress on critical issues during the U.S. election season. He hoped to have more flexibility in a second term. Medvedev reassured Obama that he would "transmit this information to Vladimir." President Obama will now have to transmit information for himself.
He will find Vladimir on the defensive and suspicious of U.S. intentions. Putin's primary concerns are domestic politics and ensuring regime survival -- not establishing cordial relations with the U.S. president. When Putin announced in September 2011 that he would return to the Russian presidency, he did not anticipate the negative reaction from Russia's urban elite. He was stunned by the rise of new organized opposition movements.
Putin now faces a serious dilemma. His strategic long-term plan is to rebuild and re-industrialize Russia. He needs human capital capable of creativity, innovation, and problem-solving to carry this out. But Russia's professional classes took to the streets to protest and voted against him in large numbers -- including more than fifty percent of Moscow's urban population. Putin's base of support is rooted in Russia's past, among the industrial workers, public sector employees, pensioners, and rural residents, who depend heavily on Kremlin subsidies rather than create new wealth. This is Russia's "silent majority."
The more vocal minority of urban professionals is the constituency that the United States has funded through various civil society initiatives since the 1990s. It is also the group the Obama Administration reached out to with its first term 'reset' policy. In supporting this middle class, the United States has effectively put itself in conflict with the Kremlin. Putin has directly accused the 2011-2012 protestors of being foreign (i.e., U.S.) agents. Over the last several months, the Kremlin has moved aggressively to intimidate the opposition, impose hefty fines and jail sentences, and cut off their sources of funding, including closing USAID. We can expect these actions to continue, which will undermine the basic premise of President Obama's "reset."
The biggest barrier to changing the dynamic is Putin's excessive focus on security, and a pervasive mistrust at all levels of the Russian political system. Putin does not want to devolve authority and lose control inside the country. The Kremlin does not want Russia to appear vulnerable in any way to outside powers. Putin distrusts the new urban middle class. Putin and the Kremlin distrust the United States and see Washington as seeking to infiltrate and overturn the Russian political system. President Obama can do little to lessen this mistrust given his own domestic political constraints and realities.
In the meantime, there are few incentives for Putin to "loosen up." The Russian opposition movements are not motivated by economics. Obama's second presidential term was almost upended by the U.S. economic crisis. Putin is a victim of his own economic success. Prosperity and stability in the past decade helped create the new urban middle class, which now wants political change to match its economic achievements. If Putin does not find a way to open up the political system, Russia cannot make the transition to a modern and economically competitive society without large disruptions.
The dangers, however, seem too great. The more progress Putin makes in modernizing Russia, the larger the strata of people who reject the system. Domestic dissent and Putin's efforts to counter it will be a permanent feature of the next several years, increasing the tensions and political tussles with the United States. Against this backdrop, President Obama will have to work very hard to create and manage a relationship with a beleaguered and belligerent Vladimir Putin.


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Choosing the right vinyl stickers for your car can be a troublesome task, especially because of the tremendous diversity. Do you know how to distinguish high quality from mediocre products? Several simple indicators can be used to make an informed selection.
The first and most obvious option involves the purchase of official vehicle stripes. These are manufactured by the company that produces your model of car. These stripes have a number of advantages. They are the right size and they are of certain quality that other manufacturers may be incapable of delivering.
The downside of going for official vinyl stripes is that the collections are usually limited. Although you will have a medley of patterns to choose among, chances are that you will be incapable of finding the design that is just right for you.
This is when you will probably turn to alternative vinyl stripe manufacturers. Many printing companies and car tuning producers are capable of doing a great job. Their stickers will be of the right quality and they will come at affordable prices.
Several indicators will help you determine good quality. First, you can always rely on the corporate websites of such companies.
A professionally developed corporate website that is updated regularly and that contains an extensive FAQ section will let you know that the company is very serious about its business and its relationship with clients.
Next, examine the portfolio section. If the website is missing such, you should simply move on to another option. A portfolio that is diversified and that features different styles of patterns is what you are looking for. This portfolio is telling you that the company is comfortable working in different niches and creating tuning materials that will appeal to a wide range of consumers.
A price comparison will let you limit the opportunities. Remember that you are trying to find the best price to quality ratio rather than the lowest price. Vinyl stripes are a relatively affordable tuning material. A slightly higher price may be a guarantee of the quality of materials and the printing job itself. Still, you should refrain from going to extremes and picking the most expensive option out there.
You can also refine your search through the use of information in specialized forms and blogs. Many people have been in your shoes and they are willing to share information about their experiences.
Client reviews and opinions can be biased. Some of the reviews may actually be coming from company representatives while others could be written by competitors. You should never trust reviews that are overly positive or overly negative without giving any arguments.
Try to establish a pattern. Many people writing about the same problem or a number of reviews sharing similar praise are trustworthy. Looking for patterns will save you from experiencing unpleasant surprises in the future.
The final step of the process involves the actual contact with a company representative. Find out how comfortable these professionals are with changing a design to satisfy your needs. You should be experiencing ease of communication and some flexibility.
The selection of the right vinyl stripes manufacturer is precisely what you need in order to be happy with the tuning material and with the new appearance of your car. Always do your homework in advance. It may take some time and effort but you will be saving yourself from the possibility of experiencing great disappointment.


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GodisaGeek: "In other chart-related news, however, Crysis 3 drops to 6th place, whilst Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance drops to 9th. SimCity enters in 2nd place, which proves that people really want to play that game, so it's a pity there are still, even now, some issues.
Namco Bandai will be super pleased too, as Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 enters in third place!"
The new gritty direction the devs have took with Tomb raider is simply amazing, it has blown my mind how good it is and like wanxta said it deserves to be #1.


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Maxim Integrated Products Inc. has developed a digital ambient-light and infrared proximity sensor that detects light like a human eye.
Designed using the company's proprietary BiCMOS technology, the MAX44000 integrates three optical sensors, two A/D converters, and digital functionality into a tiny 2mm x 2mm x 0.6mm package.
The MAX44000 consumes low power: 5µA when the ambient sensor is enabled, and 7µA when both the proximity sensor and ambient light sensor are activated. This low-power usage extends battery life. The MAX44000 is aimed at touch-screen applications, including smartphones, portable devices, industrial sensors, and presence detection.
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Explore the timelines for important dates in TR's personal and political life, military career, publications, hunting and exploration trips, as well as his time in Dakota Territory.
The mission of the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University is to raise the profile of Theodore Roosevelt and to promote understanding of one of the most remarkable statesmen and intellectuals in American history. The Center is working to gather together and digitize copies of all Roosevelt-related items, thus making his legacy more readily accessible to scholars and schoolchildren, enthusiasts and interested citizens. In addition the Theodore Roosevelt Center hosts Roosevelt-related events of local, state, and national significance. More »
In response to a challenge by the 2013 North Dakota State Legislature for the Theodore Roosevelt Center to develop and build a "Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library," Dickinson State University has engaged Hilferty & Associates of Athens, Ohio, to conduct a planning process to include preliminary exhibit and programming plans, evaluation of possible sites, and capital and operating budgets. More »
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The Theodore Roosevelt Center has formed partnerships with a number of national entities to obtain Roosevelt-related collections for its digital library. More »
The scope of the Theodore Roosevelt Center's work requires policies designed to adhere to digital library standards, facilitate ease of use, clearly identify the origin of the materials and present the materials in an interesting manner. More »
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The 21st Century workplace: Managing social media use
Online course
The social networking revolution. Indications are that the fastest growing membership to social networking sites is amongst the workforce population. With the ease of accessibility to the Internet in the workplace, this growth has had a considerable impact on behaviour of employees. The opportunities to now be online and socialising, rather than online and working, are at their highest, and the phenomenon does not look set to slow. This course considers not only the negative, but also the positive impacts of social networking technology for employers, the rights of employees, and how these 21st Century workplace issues can be managed.
What you will learn
- Understand the terminology associated with social networking
- Consider the legal background applicable to the use of such technology in the workplace
- Understand the risks in the workplace from use and misuse of social networking
- Gain practical hints for dealing with problems caused by the use of social networking by employees
Who should attend
Managers and HR professionals who require an understanding of the negative and positive impacts of social networking technology in the workplace and how to manage these 21st Century workplace issues.
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- The social networking revolution and associated terminology
- The legal background and implications of using social networking technology in the workplace
- Employees rights and obligations
- Dealing with problems caused by the use of social networking by employees
Online course
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About us:
Hidden under the railway arches in Herne Hill, SE London, a stone's throw from Brockwell Park, you will find Canopy Beer Co; a brewery and tap room producing small batch beers since 2014.
Our emphasis is on drinkable, accessible beers made with minimal intervention – no filtration, no finings and no pasteurisation.
We are about more than just our beer though - we also serve local cider, natural wines and small batch spirits, all with a local provenance; and other craft beers in bottle and on keg.
The position:
We are recruiting for a General Manager for our busy tap room bar at Canopy Beer Co. The tap room is open around brewery hours – so Weds-Fri 5pm-11pm, Sat 12pm-11pm and Sun 12pm-10pm. This is a full time position and weekend and evening work is required. There is the opportunity to work on our external events also.
· Ordering stock, supplies & guest beers
· Rota scheduling & staff management
· Recruiting staff
· Setting up bar lines & fonts
· Stock & fridge management
· Planning & setting up events
Who we're looking for:
If you're awesome, enthusiastic and up for a challenge, this could be the job for you. We like to keep it fresh at our tap room so we're always developing, changing, rearranging, trying something new! With a consistently solid number of people through the door we need someone who can welcome new customers, chat with the regulars and run a tight ship at the same time. You'll be easy-going, flexible and passionate about your job. Knowledge of beer is essential, as is some basic competency with dispense equipment.
There is plenty of scope to bring your ideas and grow with the business – we have a new site under development at the moment, so it's an exciting time to join.
This is a salaried position, dependant on experience.
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|19 Feb 2014
Changing an .rtf test document to a .jpg.
I need to change 27 text documents to .jpg so I can view them as a photo.
Is there an easy way to do it?
Yes, I can take a screen shot and paste it into an image program, but that's not very efficient.
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|20 Feb 2014
If you can open the document in an application that can "print" the document, then you can turn that document into any of these file formats:
However, I hesitate to suggest PDFCreator...
...because it is a pain to prevent extra junk/features from installing.
Download PDFCreator 1.7.2 - FileHippo.com
If you will follow these screenshots, then you should be safe on the installation:
Select Run or Save or Save as...
Deal with the User Account Control and OS security windows - if need be.
(not shown via screenshots)
Remove every check - except the ones shown in the next two screenshots:
After you click on Install (as shown above)...
...you may be offered junk (as shown below):
I have moved the window to show you that this offer of junk is via a separate installer with its own window. Just click on Cancel to decline the junk. The other installer should continue.
Uncheck the option to Show help after setup.
Now you are ready to "print" to jpg.
Open the RTF document in any app that can print.
You do not have to use WordPad like I do in these screenshots.
You only need to do this step one time:
You only need to do this step one time:
If you are going to print lots of documents, then it is worth your time to learn how to use the auto-save (batch-print) feature:
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|20 Feb 2014
How do you get to that "OPTIONS" page?
I don't want to try the .pdf solution.
|My System Specs
|20 Feb 2014
In the string of screenshots, you should see where I said, "You only need to do this step one time:". That will take you to options.
Also, these two steps should get you there:
|My System Specs
|20 Feb 2014
You said you hesitate to recommend PDF Creator, yet you just pointed me there.
Is there no other way>
|My System Specs
|20 Feb 2014
"...because it is a pain to prevent extra junk/features from installing."
Then I said:
"If you will follow these screenshots, then you should be safe on the installation:"
Even if you mess up during the installation, nothing that gets installed is malware. It is just junk that you do not need.
There are probably plenty of other ways to do what you want, but I don't know about them. I've used PDFCreator for many years now - so I've not had to ferret out any other ways to print to a file format.
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Ken Henderson passed away this past week. I found out about it from the MVP forums as well as from Manageability team.
The whole community remembers Ken and we are hoping to hear from his family soon and see if we can hep in any way. Flowers have been sent on behalf of the community.
Ken was truly an inspirationa and remarkable individual in our community. I have heard him speak and been amazed by his knowledge and understanding of SQL Server. His books likewise have taught me a lot over the years.
He will be missed.


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They're either fallin' in or they're fallin' out.
That's the only kind of love you ever hear about.
But we're somewhere in between.
And it oughta go down in history.
'Cause love is alive with you and me.
And it's a real good place to be.
'Cause we're right in the middle of it.
Yeah, right in the middle of it.
There's no fireworks and no big bouquets.
No hot romance on display,
But we don't think about breakin' up.
We're right in the middle of love.
Yeah, all our friends wonder how we made it last.
We say we're lookin' at tomorrow and not the past.
No, they're never gonna make a movie 'bout us.
'Cause we don't have a Hollywood love.
The credits roll when a movie is through.
But there ain't gonna be an end to me and you.
Repeat Chorus twice:
We're just right in the middle of love
We're just right in the middle of love
Lyrics taken from http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/chely_wright/right_in_the_middle_of_it.html


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Four Year Anniversary
Where were you four years ago, when President Chen was being sworn in for a second term of office? It suddenly occurs to me that I was in Ohio, piling stuff in the back of my Toyota for a honeymoon trip to New Orleans. On Monday, my wife and I took a day off from work to celebrate four years of marriage. We bundled our little daughter off to the babysitter's and then headed off for lunch at the Grand Fomosa Hotel followed by the afternoon matinee, where we saw Iron Man, based on a Marvel comic book I used to read as a kid. One thing that really struck me about our time off was all the other people taking a day off too. My wife kept asking: "Doesn't anyone have to work anymore?" The restaurant we ate in was packed (although with a little help from a lunch party hosted by the Belize government - I guess big wigs in town for the inauguration) and even the theater, at 3:05 p.m., was half full.
Today, when I returned to work, I was greeted by mayhem, as Ma was being sworn in as President across the street at Taipei Arena (see above cell phone pic). Although I'm happy to see Chen go (I'll work on this in later posts), I'm also a bit worried to see this American-educated president take the helm. Mainly, I'm concerned that he's in way over his head with the Chinese. As much as Chen's "us and them" attitude and constant picking on out-groups disturbed me, I think I could even be more uncomfortable with Ma's, or least his party's, insistence that we people here in Taiwan are Han Chinese. To me, that seems naive. Taiwan is made up of people from all over the place. At least one in five babies is now born to a "foreign" parent. And that's not even getting into the Aboriginal contribution to the Taiwanese blood-line. There also seems to be a bit of disingenuity going on here. I mean what are guys like James Soong, Lien Chan, Ma, and others, with their American degrees, houses, bank accounts, passports or green cards or what have you thinking when they're chatting it up with someone like Hu, Wen or one of these other odd-balls?
BTW, some people are now questioning the double-standard in aid, why the government here is willing to give so much of our tax dollars to China for earthquake relief, NT$2 billion, versus a piddly NT$6 million for the Burmese, who are probably even in worse shape: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/05/16/2003412099 It's nice to see all of the Tzu Chi volunteers now out raising money for Myanmar. Just in case you're wondering, they're the ones wearing blue polo shirts and white pants, out on every corner, at every MRT exit and even at today's inauguration, shaking donation boxes and looking pleasant. I just looked up their Website: http://www.tzuchi.org/global/index.html


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The Guild 2
Platform(s): PC
Genre: Role-Playing
Publisher: Jowood
Developer: 4HeadStudios
Genre: Role-Playing
Publisher: Jowood
Developer: 4HeadStudios
About Rainier
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'The Guild 2' - Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST
The Guild 2 will be a combination of unique sweeping role-play and a fascinating life-simulation, conjuring the medieval life anew on your PC. As in the successful predecessor Europa 1400: The Guild and the subsequent expansion pack, the newest development by 4HeadStudios awakes the 14th century to a new life.


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