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of Your Book Is Your Hook ,(http://www.yourbookisyourhook.com/ ), Jennifer S. Wilkov
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"Authors often don't realize that they need a fully developed, robust author platform to break into the publishing industry, attract readers, cultivate other opportunities such as speaking appearances, and sell more books," states Jennifer S. Wilkov, CEO of Your Book Is Your Hook. "There are a number of ways to publish your book and many creative outlets to assist you. However, there are so many options that it can become extremely overwhelming and confusing for the writer who often doesn't feel competent as a marketer for his or her own projects. An author with an amazing concept could easily get rejected by the industry or ignored by the audience he or she has targeted. We want to prevent that from happening by educating authors and breaking down the cluttered and often conflicting information they find on the Internet into clear actionable steps they can take to really succeed."
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DALLAS, April 3 (UPI) -- The only lion at the Dallas Zoo, Boris, has died after exhibiting signs of distress throughout the week, zoo officials said.
X-rays revealed several growths in the chest of the 17-year-old, 415-pound African lion, The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday.
Zoo staff said they saw a large cancerous mass putting pressure on Boris's internal organs before his Wednesday death. A necropsy reportedly will decide the formal cause for the lion's death.
Zoo staff said they are considering a memorial for the big cat, which spent 11 years at the Dallas Zoo.
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Role of Smes in National Development (Case Study of India)
SMEs form the backbone of the Indian manufacturing sector and have become engine of economic growth in India. It is estimated that SMEs account for almost 90% of industrial units in India and 40% of value addition in the manufacturing sector. This paper closely analyses the growth and development of the Indian mall scale sector from opening of the economy in 1991. Third part looks into the present scenario of SMEs and the problems they phases like lending, marketing, licensing issues in detail. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Act, 2006 is intended to boost the sector. The
provisions of the Act are examined closely. The final part provides some future policy framework for the sustainability of the sector.
Worldwide, the micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have been accepted as the engine of economic growth and for promoting
equitable development. The major advantage of the sector is its employment potential at low capital cost. The labour intensity of the MSME sector is much higher than that of the large enterprises. The MSMEs constitute over 90% of total enterprises in most of the economies and are credited with generating the highest rates of employment growth and account for a major share of industrial production and exports.
In India too, the MSMEs play a pivotal role in the overall
industrial economy of the country. In recent years the MSME sector has consistently registered higher growth rate compared to the overall industrial sector. With its agility and dynamism, the sector has shown admirable innovativeness and adaptability to survive the recent economic downturn and recession.
As per available statistics (4th Census of MSME Sector), this sector employs an estimated 59.7 million persons spread over 26.1 million enterprises. It is estimated that in terms of value, MSME sector accounts for about 45% of the manufacturing output and around 40% of the total export of the country.
The President under Notification dated 9th May 2007 has amended the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961. Pursuant to this amendment, Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries (Krishi Evam Gramin Udyog Mantralaya) and Ministry of Small Scale
Industries (Laghu Udyog Mantralaya) have been merged into a single Ministry, namely, "MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUKSHMA LAGHU AUR MADHYAM UDYAM MANTRALAYA)"
SMEs IN INDIA
With the advent of planned economy from 1951 and the subsequent industrial policy followed by Government of India, both planners and Government earmarked a special role for small-scale industries and medium scale industries in the Indian economy. Due protection was accorded to both sectors, and particularly for small- scale industries from 1951 to 1991, till the nation adopted a policy of liberalization and globalization. Certain products were reserved for small-scale units for a long time, though this list of products is decreasing due to change in industrial policies and climate.
SMEs always represented the model of socio-economic policies of Government of
India which emphasized judicious use of foreign exchange for import of capital goods and inputs; labour intensive mode of production; employment generation; non- concentration of diffusion of economic power in the hands of few (as in the case of big houses);
discouraging monopolistic practices of production and marketing; and finally effective contribution to foreign exchange earning of the nation with low import-intensive operations. It was also coupled with the policy of de-concentration of industrial
activities in few geographical centers.
It can be observed that by and large, SMEs in India met the
expectations of the Government in this respect. SMEs developed in a manner, which made it possible for them to achieve the following objectives:
• High contribution to domestic production
• Significant export earnings
• Low investment requirements
• Operational...
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Deep Down's self-generating dungeons, gameplay, online and more explained by Ono in Famitsu interview
Deep Down will be explained in more detail during TGS next week, but in the meantime, Capcom's Yoshinori Ono dropped a few nuggets regarding the online title in a Famitsu interview.
The PS4-exclusive is set in New York during the year 2094, but players will also be travelling back in time.
"Ravens, a group of people who posses a special ability, are the key [group]," said Ono. "Other than being able to dive into the past, they are able to read the memories of objects and hear voices of the past. The Ravens in New York 2094 go to a certain time period, and use the information they scan there to try to clarify events of the past.
"As Ravens, players will proceed through dungeons in the past and investigate. There is a theme of 'emotion' in this game; there are various dungeons in the past that correspond to the feelings of human emotions. When you read a stone statue and enter a dungeon, things full of past thoughts and grudges are scattered around. If they touch those thoughts, they can read memories of the past.
"We're calling Deep Down a memory reading RPG, but these words also sum up the objectives of the game: 'emotion reading' or 'knowing the reality of the past. One of Deep Down's selling points are its self-generating dungeons, and how you'll never enter the same dungeon twice.
"Well, I say 'self-generating,' but the system is not totally random. It's a regulated random. It's thanks to the ample memory and operating speed [of PlayStation 4] that this style of game is possible."
Visuals will also approach a level of photo-realism, according to Ono, as both weapons and armor will deteriorate and become dirty. Plus, due to the fact PS4's "operating speed is so fast," the rust and mold on players' equipment won't simply be rendered as textures; instead it will be calculated reflections the players interaction with the world, and one of the reasons behind the game being online only.
"Deep Down is an online game at its core, and as such an online environment is required, because PlayStation 4 is a new platform with an inseparable online component, we want you to expect an online system with as little resistance as possible," said Ono.
"We're making Deep Down by aggregating the know-how of the 'online' segments we've cultivated so far. Even if you have only a small amount of time to play, we're working hard to make sure to keep the tempo and enjoyability up. For those players who feel that online gaming is awkward, Deep Down can also be enjoyed by oneself.
"First, try playing solo, then when you become accustomed to it, try challenging dungeons together with other Ravens. We do want to lower barriers to play as much as possible. We've done as much as we can to create seamless gameplay, and the opportunity to shift naturally back and forth between both solo and multiplayer.
"Connecting to network is at the heart of the PlayStation 4′s hardware planning so making use of the online component has become very unconscious and easy to do. We will put management and continuation first. Because we want you to continue online play for a long time to come, we're planning periodic version upgrades and large updates.
"We will continue to develop and manage at fixed intervals."
Ono went on to say that development on PS4 "was easy and precise, and that the things we wanted to do could be implemented relatively quickly."
"Even in the trailer released at the February press conference, we could see that coming up with something of quality was quick to do," he said. "For example, producing something at 60 frames and moving it in real time was relatively simple. That's when I got it, that with just a little more time how much more we would be able to do.
"PlayStation 4 is about more than just satisfaction, it's about feeling the possibilities. I've got to hand it to the PlayStation 4 folks for creating a system that's so easy to work with."
The DualShock 4 will even have part to play as its light bar will reflect the game's "theme of emotion with color." Players will be able to tell the color of the emotion of the dungeon they are in by looking at it and when Ravens hear "voices from the past," the sounds won't come from the TV speakers – but the controller's internal speakers.
Ono concluded by stating that the team is looking at using Vita as a way "to relax and play," and ways in which to use smartphones and tablets as well.
A beta will be released for the game "soon" after PS4's release, but just how "soon" Ono wouldn't say.
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Bhopal: The CBI claims that Shehla Masood, a Right to Information Activist, was killed on the instructions of a female interior designer from Bhopal named Zahida Parvez. However, sources in the investigating agency say they will soon reveal the alleged role of an MLA from the BJP in Bhopal. They said more arrests are likely soon.
Ms Masood, who was 39, was found dead in her car outside her home in August last year. She was about to head to an anti-corruption rally, one of many that was being held across the country to support activist Anna Hazare, who was on a lengthy hunger strike in Delhi at the time.
The CBI says that Ms Parvez shared "a personal rivalry" with Ms Masood, and hired a hitman to kill her. That man has also been arrested by the agency. Ms Masood's father said today that he does not know the interior designer and is not aware of any link between his daughter and her.
Last evening, the CBI summoned the interior designer for interrogation to its office in Bhopal. She was arrested soon after.
According to Press Trust of India, sources in the CBI say that Ms Parvez has confessed that she commissioned the activist's killing because she suspected her husband was having an affair with Ms Masood.
Initially, the Bhopal police described Ms Masood's death as a suicide. But a series of media reports forced them to begin treating it as a murder. A series of high-profile people from Bhopal were then interrogated. They included Tarun Vijay, an MP for the BJP from Uttarakhand who had spoken to her just hours before her death, and an MLA, also from the BJP, named Dhruva Narayan Singh.
The police also revealed that Ms Masood had written to a senior police official alleging that she feared retribution from the Inspector General of Indore, Pawan Srivastava. She said that he had been threatening her after she used a Right to Information or RTI application to track financial irregularities in his department.


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Between shows during Canadian Music Week in Toronto Apparat Organ Quartet stopped by Exclaim! TV and did a session. A stripped down version of Pentatronik with some of all their synths, machines, keyboards and other gizmos. Enjoy and don't forget that the band will be performing at the upcoming All Tomorrow's Parties in Iceland.
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Kline Statement: Markup of H.R. 2637, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. | July 24, 2013
Our nation is still struggling with a slow economic recovery. Job openings are scarce, and as a result, competition for available positions is extremely tough. Many Americans are eager for opportunities to gain new skills that will help their resume stand out among hundreds of job applications.
Higher education institutions, including career schools, community colleges, and traditional colleges and universities, offer a wide variety of students the chance to gain the skills and education necessary to succeed in the workforce. These institutions are constantly working to strengthen ties with area business leaders, update curricula, and develop new programs that align with the needs of the local economy in hopes of giving students the best chance for success.
However, in recent years postsecondary institutions – and career colleges in particular – have been unfairly targeted by punitive federal mandates that drag down the entire higher education system in the name of weeding out a few bad actors.
In 2010 and 2011 the Department of Education released several regulations they claimed would improve student financial aid programs. A number of these so-called "program integrity" regulations – including the gainful employment, state authorization, and federal credit hour regulations – have serious consequences that could reduce students' options, raise costs, and increase bureaucratic red tape for states and higher education institutions nationwide.
The credit hour regulation, for example, would limit students' participation in prior learning assessments and restrict schools' ability to implement competency-based programs – two valuable initiatives designed to help students save money and graduate in less time. The state authorization regulation, which sets federal requirements states must follow to grant colleges and universities permission to operate, dramatically infringes upon states' right to regulate their own higher education institutions.
Of course, the most egregious regulation is one we have discussed on numerous occasions in this committee: the gainful employment rule. Among its provisions, this ill-conceived mandate imposed unprecedented requirements around loan repayment and debt-to-income calculations predominately on career schools. The regulation also required schools to seek preapproval from the Department of Education before creating any new program – tying down in bureaucratic red tape the flexibility that has benefited communities and workers.
Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act
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Repealing these mandates is not a partisan issue. In fact, the House approved – with strong bipartisan support – two proposals in the 112
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To best prepare today's students to join tomorrow's workforce and promote continued ingenuity in higher education, the federal government must not overwhelm colleges with poorly conceived regulations that waste time and money. The
Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act
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Brass screens, as well as screens made of other metals, are often used to cover furnace vents and, since they all have dampers, they do not block air flow. Home Depot, for example, sells a solid brass Gothic register that's popular with Victorian home renovators because of its vintage look.
Other brass screen options include an art deco style with geometric shapes, free-form patterns that resemble lace and a simple parallel line grate. Some are highly polished, while others have a satin finish. An Oriental style grate option also comes with an oil rubbed bronze finish. All have rust resistant damper boxes that open and close easily.


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Despite the clouds of doubt that have been forming over the past some time, America has yet again emerged as a safe haven for investors. With the US stock-markets sky-rocketing to new heights and the Dow up by a staggering 3100 points, it looks like America is still viewed as the safest option by investors. This comes as a stark contrast to Donald Trump's rather negative expectations of America"s economy. Clearly, investors have not lost their faith in the US as being a stable nation, just as always.
America- stability amidst crisis
A number of turmoils have rocked the world this year such as the Brexit and the recent coup in Turkey. As such, the shooting up of the US stock market comes as great news even as America heaves a sigh of relief. Though America is a well-established market and naturally one with more expensive shares, the investors seem to prefer to trust their money with it. America has gained close to 17 times more than its estimated forward earnings as indicated by MSCI index of US stocks. This is more than even countries like UK and Japan, and also the Eurozone.
Numbers disagree with political claims
The race for power in the US has resulted in opposing politicians each claiming that the nation is headed in the wrong direction. However, even as all the politicians are trying their best to prove that the Economy of America is too shaky to be trusted by the investors, these new statistics actually say something very different. According to David Kelly, chief global strategist at JP Morgan believes that politicians are obviously going to say that the Economy is going bad in order to strengthen their own campaigns. However the trust that is shown by the investors tells the real story.
Future implications: Positive or negative?
Experts warn that though the numbers seem very promising now, it may not really remain the same always. According to them, a pullback is on its way as the market valuations have already been stretched too far. If earnings don't improve significantly soon, there may be a cause for alarm once again in the near future.
And as far as the race to the White House is concerned, a recent poll showed that support for Trump is rising significantly. This should alarm the investors who were otherwise not very worried about him because they assumed he would not really make it. How the investors react now is a question best left to be answered in the future.


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Frozen pipes plague cities from Fargo to Edmonton
City of Winnipeg deals with largest number of frozen pipes
The City of Winnipeg has been plagued by frozen pipes, with more than 900 households waiting for city crews to thaw pipes and restore water to their homes.
- 5,000 Winnipeg properties at risk of losing water, say officials
- Infographic — Thawing frozen pipes
- Feature — Winnipeg Water Crisis
City crews have been operating three pipe-thawing machines seven days a week, but the average wait time is now between 12 to 17 days.
Mayor Sam Katz said the city has been asking other jurisdictions to borrow machines but so far has had no luck.
Frozen pipe situation by city
One of Winnipeg's closest neighbours has also been dealing with frozen pipes. A total of 21 people have reported frozen lines so far this season, and another 22 have been told to run their water to prevent freezing.
The town operates one pulse machine for thawing. The city's chief administrative officer, Jim Fenske, said officials tried to rent another but were told all of them were being used by the City of Winnipeg.
Fenske said this was the first winter in years Selkirk had to deal with frozen pipes. Two years ago, the community lowered all the lines to avoid freezing.
So far response times are within the same day to have pipes thawed, with about three thawed per day. But, Fenske said, one person has waited nine days because of a fire hydrant issue.
Grand Forks, N.D.
The City of Grand Forks hasn't had a problem with frozen pipes this season, according to the city's manager of operations.
"Our frost only went down about two or three feet," said Roger Huston. The city does not have equipment to treat frozen pipes, but instead rely on local contractors if pipes freeze.
Fargo, N.D.
The City of Fargo has had to deal with frozen pipes this season, but not on the same scale as Winnipeg.
According to Ben Dow, the city's director of operations, Fargo has had 225 frozen pipes so far this season.
"24 hours is the longest people have to wait, but we are trying to get them thawed on the same day," said Dow. He said the ground is frozen to about the six foot level in Fargo.
Regina said they're dealing with the worst year for frozen pipes in about 35 years.
The city's water and sewer manager John Ullrich said so far, the city has had 44 frozen lines on the city side of the property line compared to an average of about five per year.
The city doesn't own any of its own thawing machines and instead contracts that out.
Ullrich said the City of Winnipeg did contact them for help, but Regina doesn't have the equipment to lend out.
In Saskatoon, water main breaks have been the major source of aggravation this season.
Mark Rogstad, a city spokesman, said there are dozens of homes without water due to the breaks, and some breaks have four to five day waits for repairs.
Since Jan. 1, the city has had 131 watermain breaks.
"It's been a terrible winter," said Rogstad.
Saskatoon doesn't rely on outside contractors to help them out. They have offered affected residents free showers at the city leisure centre.
Officials with EPCOR Utilities in Edmonton said the city is dealing with the same situation as many other cities across the prairies.
"We have watermain breaks and frozen services, but we're doing very well," said Tim le Riche, a spokesman for EPCOR. "We're not in the position where we're able to lend [thawing machines] because all our equipment is completely deployed."
Le Riche said the city has had success with a hydro-vac, where crews drill a hole at the curb and pump hot water.
Madison, Wis.
Madison has been plagued by frozen pipes this year, with more than 275 calls for thawing services since Jan. 1. On average, the city gets zero to five calls for thawing services in an entire winter season.
City officials said right now there is no wait time for thawing because everyone has been thawed, but at the height of the problem, the wait was two to four days.


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Gerhard Fieldhouse on the Bucknell University campus is looking brighter than ever thanks to a lighting replacement project estimated to save the University more than $1 million in energy costs.
This summer, the Facilities Energy Management Team retrofitted 112 light fixtures in the fieldhouse — which houses a 200-meter track and facilities for basketball, tennis, volleyball, racquetball, squash, rock-climbing and field events — replacing 1,000-watt incandescent bulbs with 380-watt LED lights.
The project will pay back the University's initial $106,000 capital investment in under three years, and is expected to save $1.2 million in operating costs over the lifespan of the LED bulbs, which last 10 times longer than incandescents. The lights will also reduce emissions by 13 million pounds of CO2 over their lifespan, and conserve 500,000 kilowatt hours of energy per year, according to Campus Energy Manager Stephen Durfee. To put that in perspective, the average American household typically uses fewer than 15,000 kilowatt hours per year.
Durfee added that the project has also had less tangible benefits.
"We no longer need to use the old lighting ballasts that make loud, annoying buzzing sounds — a noise people often complained about," he said. "We have an improved lighting quality as well."
The project was undertaken as part of a strategic initiative by the departments of Athletics and Recreation Services to pragmatically cut carbon output and energy costs. Prior to this project, the Kenneth Langone Athletics & Recreation Center (KLARC) had already reduced energy consumption by nearly 40 percent over two years, saving nearly $275,000. The University hopes to increase that to 50 percent by the close of the 2015 fiscal year.
"Bison Athletics was proud to partner with the facilities staff in undertaking this lighting replacement project to help the University achieve its sustainability goals," said John Hardt, director of Athletics and Recreation. "This new LED lighting technology provides a durable and bright lighting alternative that provides a safer facility while also minimizing maintenance and energy use."
Overall, the University saw a 7.6 percent reduction in energy usage per gross square foot over fiscal year 2013, Durfee said, and additional system upgrades and efficiency projects are underway to achieve further reductions. Building automation system upgrades are underway at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, the O'Leary Psychology and Geology Center, the KLARC and the Bucknell Co-Generation Power Plant. Use of real-time energy metering systems is also expanding, and the University Green Fund — which provides start-up money for sustainability projects proposed and implemented by students, faculty and staff — has a list of smaller projects in store.
"The campus community is really catching on to conservation efforts and there's a strong feeling of momentum here," Durfee said. "When we invest our hearts, minds and dollars into resource efficiency, the University saves operating dollars, it saves the environment through reduced CO2 emissions and water efficiency, and it creates a more sustainable culture going forward."


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Dr Oz: Poverty, Race & Mental Illness Stigma
Dr Oz has been working to break the stigma on mental illness, hoping it can be treated like the disease that it is. The sad truth is that there are barriers to that idea that are undoubtedly hard to overcome. Two of the biggest barriers are poverty and race. He then shared the story of a bipolar patient, that left many wondering if he was shot because of his race. Last August, Alan was a college student in Houston, Texas about to graduate, until a gunshot changed his life.


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If you are a fan of the American rock band Aerosmith, now you can decorate your desktop with this wallpaper. Aerosmith was founded at the start of the 70`s, and is actually made up of Steven Tyler (vocals, keyboard and harmonica), Joe Perry (lead guitar and chorus), Brad Whitford (guitar), Tom...
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Managing your Mind
Providing information, tools and techniques to help and encourage emotional wellbeing
It's only Words
I am fascinated about the impact of words that we use and the power they can have in terms of communication.
Did you know that the word 'because' is one of the most simple but effective ways of getting people on board with what you are asking for?
Well, it is one of those words that was conditioned in our brain from a young age as the absolute answer and reason for questions that we asked our Mum and Dad. It then becomes a stimulus-response mechanism for us later in life.
It goes something like this:
Child: 'Mum can I have an ice-cream'
Mum: 'No not now, maybe later'
Child: 'Pleeeeeeese'
Mum: 'I said no'
Child: 'But why?'
Mum: 'Because you are having dinner soon'
This has been backed up by a series of studies through psychologists in America which showed that using the word 'because' in response to 'why?' questions triggers successful outcomes at around 50% more than the normal response rate in many situations.
So, one very powerful word that used in verbal reasoning and communication can unconsciously create a very effective connection.


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text: Alpha course The introductory session of the next edition of the Alpha course will be held on Thursday October 3 at 7.30pm the Birkirkara Oratory, run by the Missionary Society of St Paul. The session is entitled Is there more to life than this? and is open to all. Read more about Alpha course


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Nearly ten months ago, my wife and I gave up television for good.
By most standards, we did not necessarily have an unhealthy addiction to television. We did not binge or turn any show into a sacred ritual with priority over every other activity. Like most people, we kept up with a few shows, usually the ones that people talked about like House of Cards or Game of Thrones, or re-watched some of our preferred movies and sitcoms.
Our weekly viewing time rarely exceeded five hours, but this was enough to make it a habit. Although it often left us with the empty feeling of time wasted or, in the case of the more "adult" shows, a sullied imagination, it did not seem so unhealthy. After all, we did this all our lives and could still pride ourselves as better than the average person in most things. The "gray animals peering from electric caves" depicted in Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 or the family breakdown discussed in the classic essay, "Television: The Plug-in Drug," by Marie Winn did not apply to our lives, at least.
Still, the nagging feeling that television sapped our talent and drive, if not our time, lingered. It finally was one of our priests who moved us to take the plunge into a TV-free existence with a provocative sermon against television. He quickly acknowledged the more obvious problems with the sinful content in most programs and their corruptive influence, but he took more time to examine the subtler spiritual effects. Television viewing, regardless of content, destroyed one's imagination, social life, and prayer life. He recounted many examples of neighbors ignoring one another, children and adults suffering from perpetual boredom, and even men and women in religious orders neglecting prayer. In general, television seemed to sap the spirit out of everything and everyone.
Hearing this was enough to move my wife and I to remove the television altogether and cancel our Netflix subscription. We were actually excited about it. We had ceased to find much joy in watching anything (I remember we were re-watching episodes of Frasier at this point), and the school year was about to start again. We were also expecting our first child in a few months and did not want her glued to a screen like the many infants and toddlers we observed at restaurants and stores, eerily pacified by their parents' smartphones.
At first, I thought more would happen after we ended this habit. I assumed we would have so much more time, which would automatically lead to more reading, writing, praying, and bonding. However, just as with any other habit, another one quickly swooped in to fill the absence—reading the news online. Granted, this was a more informative, less time-consuming habit that did more for me than watching Netflix's Daredevil, but it was a habit nonetheless. It was a regular distraction from the realities inside and outside myself. After a few wasted weekends, I later made a point of limiting myself to a few articles and giving this up completely during Lent.
A busy schedule at work also mitigated the big changes I expected to see in myself. Only my weekends and evenings looked slightly different. There was not enough time to allow me to read so many more books per month or finish any grand projects, but there was enough to wish for these accomplishments all the more. My wife and I spent much of our free time talking about our days and plans to improve our lives.
It was only after a few months that we noticed a difference. The desensitizing mental and emotional haze brought on by television started to dissipate. Life became more intense and vivid as we started feeling and thinking more about everything and everyone. One benefit of this was that we experienced much less boredom and irritation with the mundane; one drawback was that relatively insignificant events received magnified attention.
This greater sensitivity brought an unforeseen boost to our social life. Not that we avoided people before, but we had a renewed desire for spending time with others after putting the television away. We would have friends and family over for dinner, for cocktails, for board games, for joining us at Mass, for helping with home repairs. Our social circle has grown much larger this year than in the past, and we continue to make new friends and reconnect with old ones.
Paradoxically, the surge in conversation and reflection that came from eliminating television also brought on a greater desire for silence. Television can fill a room with images and sound, which act as a drag on any thought a person may try to have. Growing up, I became used to this drag and would stifle any deep thoughts that surfaced at an inconvenient time. Like many people, I kept my thoughts light, my talk small, and passed through whole days without thinking much at all—most people today would consider that happiness.
Now, I like to find more satisfaction in those moments of repose during the day and seek to extend them. Not only has contemplation become a real thing for me, but I can concentrate much better. Even with the television off, my imagination would replay still scenes of TV shows in my mind and bits of catchy pop music; after so many months without television, these residual thoughts have largely disappeared and my mind can enjoy some peace and quiet.
Looking from the outside now, my wife and I both agree that watching television, even to a moderate degree, takes a large toll on the spiritual life. Relationships become less important, life becomes less real, and the soul retreats from one's consciousness. This, in turn, stunts one's ability to pray, to love, to learn, to feel, and ultimately to mature—what Cardinal Sarah frequently refers to in God or Nothing as " the interior life."
So many people could benefit from putting away their televisions. I think this is the first step towards a wholesome lifestyle, let alone a holy one. Even though it may bring anxiety at first, like throwing away old possessions, it is ultimately for the best: there will be less clutter and more room to breathe.


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EPL 2016/17: I expected more from Paul Pogba, says Jose Mourinho
Paul Pogba's string of poor performances for Manchester United continued after yet another tame outing against Liverpool. This has led to Jose Mourinho expressing his dissatisfaction over the Frenchman's level of play.
The Portuguese claimed that he expected more from Pogba during their match at Anfield. The 23-year-old was playing in a more advanced position against Liverpool and Mourinho was left wanting more from the £89million man. Although United's best chance in the game came from Pogba's cross, he did not dominate the game enough according to his manager.
Also read: Paul Pogba's late night activities have kept his neighbours up
Speaking about Pogba's performance, Mourinho said: "Had it been 1-0, it would have been finished, where Pogba was playing, I was expecting more penetration. Defensively we did really well, we should have had a little bit more. We had a big chance that I thought Zlatan was going to score."
A feature of Pogba's play against Liverpool was him giving away the ball in crucial areas as he could not live with Liverpool's high pressing tactics. On a couple of instances, he had clear chances to play the ball to Daley Blind and Zlatan Ibrahimovic but the midfielder misplaced his pass. He failed to dominate the aerial balls and Dejan Lovren had the beating of him all night long.
Mourinho happy with the result
Despite an off-color Pogba on the night, United and Mourinho came away with a vital point against Liverpool who have started the season on a very positive note. Jurgen Klopp's men have been scoring freely so far this season but had no answer to United's defensive masterclass.
Also read: EPL 2016/17: Jamie Carragher says Jose Mourinho "did a job" on Liverpool
Highlighting United's defensive dominance, Mourinho said: "Last season United won here. Liverpool had 14 shots on target and United had one. How many shots on target did Liverpool have? Two (official statistics recorded three). Two shots on target with 65 percent of possession. You have to be critical of Liverpool. It is their problem, not our problem."
Can Pogba turn his season around?
Yes, Pogba has not enjoyed a flying start to the campaign like many thought he would have had after his world record transfer from Juventus. However, he is too good a player to go an entire season without a string of impressive performances.
Mourinho is also yet to figure out his best starting XI and who will bring out the best from Pogba in United's midfield. Once that is sorted, we will see the very best of the former Juventus man in a United shirt which will bring The Red Devils back in contention for this season's Premier League title.
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Hii this is present
Abhi:charming and handsome brave boy
Pragya:bold and traditional girl
Abhi and pragya study in 11th in same school.but they are not friends just talk while travelling for formality…since their house are in same street…
One day pragya propose abhi
Will u please marry me…
A:sorry this is wrong (feels the loves she express through her eyes) they both share eye lock which was broke by abhi.
Abhi goes from thier living her cry..she colloid on the ground
After a year…12th she did not prepare and got low marks…her mother came to know about her love and fight with abhi's family…
Pragya completed her degree being in home …because of her love
Abhi forgot all this and studied his ug in a well reputated college. ..and become a rockstar
In a pleasant day abhi was going to a concert some one blocked his way ..it is our pragya…she dragged him to a corner in the street. ..their was no gap between them
A:u r…..
P:pragya….i really LOVE U still….in house they are seeking a boy for me…i can not live with out u..she hugs him….
Abhi was shocked. …then she left…
Abhi went to attend the concert because it was important….i rocked the floor every one congratulated him that he had never did a performance like this.
He was thinking only about pragya…he went home and saw the video of concert..he thinks what song is this …then remember he was singing about pragya.then he recognised he LOVE pragya and goes to the terrace. ..pragya was waiting for him
They talked in language of action..
Next day pragya's birthdays
She was sad …a went to her friends house ….at night a boy came and they were playing…that boy said abhi met a accident near the park…pragya ran towards the park it was totally dark …suddenly lamp lights were flying in the air with red colour balloons
At that time a boy hug her from behind. ..and said i don't know when i started loving u but i cannot live without u from u…
Pragya knows it is abhi by his touch..she turned. .abhi bent in his knees and said
Pragya sets with him and down and hug him .. it starts raining abhi held pragya and starts to dance….pragya feels his warm breath on her ..soon they dance romantically for karmam kud ha reha..song…then he cupped and came her face ….then he kissed her…a passionate kiss… then both released to breath ..then pragya hug him…..smiling
while that time a boy sees them
He ran and informed both the families
They separate and take them away. ..
Few days passed…pragya don't have phone ..they communicated through action.
One night abhi came to pragya's room through balcony. .and and they talked for long time. .pragya kept her head on abhi's shoulder and slept ..he also slept resting his head on her….next day morning he went after having a coffee from pragya's hand. …
The next day night she come to his house. ..abhi was shocked. …no one was their in the home…she prepared food and feed him…by sitting in his lap….
They watched movie in abhi's room holding their hands….the n8 passed away…in morning she wolk up him…he asked her for a morning kiss…she turned to move …but he held and said if u don't i will take my self…and suddenly he pressed his lips on her….she pushed him and said after marriage. ..and start to cry..and say will we get married. …
He hug and console her…
After a month
Both the family accepted for the marriage. …and they married by doing all the rituals…happy life…
Sorry for the mistake. ….i hope u all will enjoy it ..please comment


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The State Department of Environmental Resources has given up trying to find the source of gasoline that has contaminated groundwater in East Allentown.
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Close Quarter Fighting - Do-san Taekwondo Pattern Step 13-16 defence to a double lapel grab.
Sunday we practiced defence against double lapel grab using step 13-16 of Do-san pattern. Applied for two situations - one where you are held against a wall and can't drop your weight or move forward easily, and two where you have some freedom of movement.
For the first situation (against a wall), we used the fold and double 'striking' motion to effect a nikyo or 'wrist turn in' or a 'Z-lock' wrist lock. Turning to the right, you reach over the opponent's left hand and grab the blade of his hand with your left fingers with thumb in the webbing of his hand. Turn back to face opponent and rotate his left hand. Your right should put pressure on his left elbow. His arm should now be bent - his hand in front of your left chest/shoulder and his elbow directly in front of your right shoulder.
For the second situation, the attacker has grabbed your shirt or gi. The arms fold over his arms and then you drop your weight like a pile driver onto his forearms. The movement works by pulling your legs upward, so that you are 'suspended' in the air, and while you are brought down by gravity, your arms strike downward on his arms, then lock in to bring your weight on top of his forearms. Follow up with a shoulder grab, head butt, and front kick to the groin.


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The very fate of my marriage rests on the functionality of our newly made-over coop. The Texan has really put his foot down; this is the last time we are re-doing the darned thing. The. Last. Time.
Roger that.
The original coop design was….okay. It just wasn't great (even after we gave it several cute cosmetic overhauls).
It really was more of a run than it was a coop, and a rather useless run, at that. Inside, there was a tiny curtain-enclosed roost box that also doubled as a nesting box. It was always a mess, and also, I fear, not really protective enough in the winter. In fact, last winter, we actually moved the coop and temporarily enclosed the whole thing with insulation and tarps to keep everyone warm and dry, which worked great, but gave the yard a rather shanty-like vibe. Which made me nuts.
We finally decided that tweaking it one more time was just adding insult to injury. With a year and a half of chicken-keeping under our belts, we went back to the proverbial drawing board. I knew we could do better.
Additionally, my once gorgeous 'secret garden' that originally looked like this:
Was now looking more like this:
So, I knew that it was time to make this garden a 'chicken garden'. Which meant planting only chicken-friendly and chicken-proof plants. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
The driving force behind the design of the new henhouse was insulation, insulation, insulation. And a legit peaked, shingled roof (as opposed to the old slanted corrugated plastic one) so that this adorable weathervane had somewhere to sit.
This summer, with temperatures hovering up over 100 degrees, the inside of the henhouse stays pretty darned nice. Fingers crossed, the same will hold true this winter.
I wanted every single element of the coop interior to be removable so that I could easily clean things–because cleaning was a real bear in the last set-up. The roost bar, shelves, perch, and nesting boxes all come out easily. Additionally, the shelves, nesting boxes, and floors are all lined with sections of vinyl flooring and oil cloth so that they slip easily out for quick cleaning.
I must sing the praises of this set-up. With the shelf under the roost bar to catch all their nighttime droppings, this house stays SO CLEAN. I simply take out the removable oil-cloth lining and hose it off every morning.
The chicken garden surrounding the coop has been a bit of give and take. It is a finely-tuned balance; equal parts protective plants and shrubs, pest-deterring herbs and flowers, edibles for the chickens, and a few little bits of annual color (which are hard to have because the chickens usually qualify these as 'edibles for the chickens').
I make a point to plant lavender, rosemary, mint, and basil wherever I can possibly find room for them in this garden. The chickens are not interested in eating any of these plants, so they remain lovely, and they really help to deodorize the area and ward off flies and other creepy-crawlies. Basil, especially, seems to send the flies packing.
Despite this lovely little chicken-oriented garden, I still let my girls free range in the rest of our small yard for the majority of the time. I like to allow them a 'soft-supervised' free range, which is where I am home and keeping a fairly close eye on them, but not stalking them throughout the yard. When I have to leave for short periods (ie, running errands or something of the sort) I lock them in the chicken garden, which keeps them contained and fairly reliably safe from aerial predators. There are times when we leave and know we won't be coming back until after chicken-curfew, and these are the moments when they must be on lockdown in the coop and run. It all seems to be working pretty well for us, so (knock on wood), I don't see a Coop 4.0 happening anytime in the near future.
Do you hear that?? Somewhere a displaced Texan is sighing in sweet, sweet relief.


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Endothermic Explosive
The endothermic explosive is a high tech explosive that uses the cold of the night to absorb heat around it and cause an area to turn into a frozen wasteland. The endothermic explosive only works at night and is the perfect counter for the exothermic explosives. Not only will the endothermic explosive turn the surface of its explosion zone into ice, it will also cause frostbite on all animals and players rendering them extremely slow, dizzy and lose huge amounts of hunger. The frostbite will also demolish the player's health, reducing it to nothing within seconds.. Walking on ice while in frostbitten mode will deal 1 heart per second, so be very careful...
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Broadcast Radio Is Digital's Most Desired Partner
OP ED by CBS Local Digital Media's President, Ezra Kucharz.
Digital music services lead double lives. Just as the Roman god Janus had two faces forever looking to both the past and future, many digital music services at times are critical of their broadcast radio counterparts as emblems of the past, yet simultaneously seek the one thing that most do not have: broadcast radio promotion. Indeed, broadcast radio will remain strong in the future. The sector's actions reinforce that there is no better way to reach and engage a mass audience while concurrently and rapidly creating awareness, acquiring new users, and engendering trust.
This should come as no surprise. Throughout the growth of the digital industry, from the 1990's to present day, many digital music businesses have expressed negative perspectives on broadcast radio, but nonetheless turned to it when they needed rapid reach and a call to action. Digital businesses that have at one time operated music services and have also survived the last 20 years remain loyal users of broadcast radio in order to support their marketing efforts; this includes Yahoo!, AOL, Microsoft, and Apple. Why? There is no better way to reach and engage a large audience quickly.
Numerous digital-only businesses may claim that they are bigger than broadcast radio in their respective segments by representing themselves as "the largest radio station in a given market." But comparing a single radio station to an audience of a digital-only service in a market is like comparing apples to oranges. You would have to take one sliver in a specific genre (i.e. Rock, Pop, Hip Hop) from that digital service to accurately compare to a station of the same genre. Alternatively, you could add up the audiences of the major radio companies in each market and compare it to the digital-only service. What you would find is that most digital services attract less than 8% of listeners in a given market. This yields another clue as to why most digital-only music services look to broadcast radio for marketing help in building awareness.
Numerous digital-only businesses also have brand credibility and trust issues. When such businesses are new to a market with very few people, only early adopters may know who they are. Meanwhile, broadcast station brands and talent engender trust, signifying quality and credibility, because they have been in their markets and formats for decades. Whether an organization is looking for spots or credible integrations into content, broadcast radio successfully meets those needs. Now a new trend is beginning to appear. Digital-only services are pursuing broadcast brands, and on-air talent is being asked to create a presence on digital-only platforms. Broadcast radio has welcomed this idea, supporting such initiatives across digital media. In turn, broadcast radio has continued to earn audience's trust by enhancing their overall experience across platforms.
The suggested collaboration model between digital-only services and broadcast media is simple but effective. It can be broken out into four suggested components: Curated Playlists, Integrated Content, Advertising/Promotion, and Events.
1. Curated Playlists are when terrestrial radio talent creates playlists in the voice of the station on a digital-only platform under either the station, show, or talent brand. Having some of the most iconic brands and curators of music participate in these platforms lends credibility to the digital service.
2. Integrated Content involves digital brands having a presence within a terrestrial broadcast show. This can be something as simple as a top ten list or what's trending on that digital music service. This tends to be the most difficult piece to accomplish because of competition for over the air resources.
3. Advertising & Promotion are tried and true over the air marketing tools that have been effective for decades. Creating campaigns that leverage broadcast media to reach mass audiences quickly are very effective. Creative can constantly be updated to deliver the right messaging at the right time.
4. Events are an effective way for digital-only brands to come to life in the physical world. Events like concerts, festivals, and sporting competitions allow for not only streaming of highly anticipated content but also integration on-site.
Recently, we saw the launch of Beats Music, which announced partnerships with well-known broadcast brands to curate playlists. Beats is joining a crowded music service industry, with well-known competitors such as Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn, Songza, Rdio, YouTube, Radio.com, iHeartRadio, and Slacker to name a few. Most of these services, but not all, are using broadcast radio or are attempting to structure deals to use broadcast radio to get their messages out to consumers, too. Yet, several of these organizations unfortunately sell their own value proposition against that of radio, indicating to media buyers, advertisers, marketers, and agencies that broadcast radio is not as good as their own media platform. The industry has widely observed that the actions of digital-only media do not support this rhetoric.
There remains no better way to rapidly reach a mass audience with trust, quality, and credibility than broadcast radio. Many of us in the broadcast radio business do not propose a broadcast or digital-only model. Instead, we truly believe in an integrated model, where digital-only and broadcast radio collaborate to provide consumers with great experiences. Broadcast radio has enabled iTunes Radio and TuneIn to grow their businesses. By including broadcast brands on their services, iTunes Radio and TuneIn have each been able to continue building credibility and attracting new audiences to their platforms, increasing monthly active listeners. Broadcast radio is additionally one of the main drivers that has facilitated Shazam's transformation into a go-to destination for music discovery for 88 million monthly active users. And further, broadcast radio has catapulted Radionomy forward in terms of reaching a global audience; since expanding its streaming solution to broadcast brands, Radionomy now hosts over 60,000 stations worldwide. When broadcast radio joins forces with such digital-only services, together we broaden our reach to other platforms and ultimately enhance the overall user environment. The combination of a one-to-many platform, with the one-to-one messaging that digital can bring, creates the most powerful hybrid that we have yet to see.


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Bethany Hamilton and Her Shark Encounter in Hawaii
The little island of Oahu I live on is surrounded on all sides by miles and miles of ocean. Visiting the beach is one of our favorite activities. Boating, kayaking, snorkeling, swimming and boogie boarding keep us cool and happy.
I love the ocean, but once in a while I worry about what may be lurking beneath the tranquil turquoise expanse. Here is a true story about a shark encounter.
Speilberg did such a good job on his movie Jaws , that I still remember it every time I go into the ocean.
There is a very inspirational story about a young surfer girl from the island of Kauai. A movie is being produced on the islands of Oahu and Kauai based on the autobiography of Bethany Hamilton. She has competed and won professional championships for six years after having lost her arm to a shark when she was thirteen years old.
Bethany has the heart and soul of a champion. Born in Hawaii, at age eight she entered her first surfing competition. She went on to win some championship meets and won sponsorships.
She had dreams of becoming a pro surfer, but they were rudely interrupted by a fourteen foot tiger shark. The shark bit it off her left arm close to the shoulder while she was surfing, and swam away with it. She managed to get herself to shore, and eventually lost nearly half of her blood, barely surviving.
Bethany never lost her dream, and only one month after the disaster she bravely went back into the water. She learned to paddle without her left arm, and to keep her balance on the board.
Her surf sponsor never gave up on her either. Rip Curl stood behind her as she went on to wind the NSSA National Surf Championships only two summers later.
By the end of 2009, she was ranked with the top 12 Junior Pro surfers in the world.
She is an inspiration to people all over the world. In the tribute movie, Anna Sophia Robb and Carrie Underwood star in the movie called Soul Surfer which displays the real courage Bethany Hamilton showed.
If you would like to have a shark encounter of your own, there are actually tours in Hawaii that cater to you.
It has been kind of a controversial issue here and other places, but so far, the tours continue.
I live only a few miles from the location on the North Shore of Oahu. The tour actually takes you into the open ocean, over three miles off shore, where you can observe Galapagos and Sandbar sharks in their natural environment from the safety of a cage.
Humans and sharks are safely separated from each other by a floating cage. Guests enter the cage from above and stay on the surface using a mask and snorkel. No scuba experience is required. A large window made of polyglass lets you look into the ocean and watch as sharks glide through the deep blue. How would you like to be face to face with one of these sea creatures? I am not sure I could just stare at them.
You are educated by specialists about shark behavior and biology, conservation issues and about the significance of sharks in mythology and in the Hawaiian culture. Hawaiians see sharks as a revered part of their history and belief system. They are respected for their role in the natural balance of the island's ecosystems.
Where you can have your own shark encounter up close and personal.
amazing story...thanks for presenting this...I remember Jaws also and cannot help thinking of sharks when entering the ocean...well done
Absolutely amazing hub. Top photo is not only beautiful, but scary. I've read about the subject of your piece, yes she is resilient and courageous.
A poster child for those who won't let anything stop them in pursuit of their passion. Voted up, rated awesome beautiful and shared. Peace to you friend.
I did read about this story but with it being "Shark Week" on Discovery, it's a huge story right now (sharks attacking people). But this young women is remarkable, no doubt. Great tribute to her!
it's really scarry! i don't know what to do if could see a real one.
Amazing story. As a true landlubber, I can't even conceive of encountering a shark. A cougar, perhaps, but not a shark! A rattlesnake up close and personal was enough. I love the water in smaller areas, such as rivers and lakes - and as an idea in the larger sense. I've only experienced seeing oceans briefly and then, only 3 or 4 times in a lengthy life.
This young woman's story is inspiring. She truly did show a type of great courage and determination which are so admirable. Awesome! Rating it up and awesome, in fact!
Wow that really IS an inspirational story about Bethany. I enjoyed reading this Hub. Thanks!
Hello Elayne and thanx, nicely written and Bettany is truly heroic.
I read and saw pictures at that time of Bettany. Thank you for the update.
I remember hearing this story last time I was in Hawaii. She truly is an inspiration. Thanks for sharing her story. Sharks have always scared me.
The oceans are filled with amazing creatures, some of which we have yet to discover. One day, I hope to visit and would tend to want to be in a rural area too :)
It's hard to imagine going through something like this young woman went through - what courage! Awesome hub~rated UP!
Wonderful story. I have a fear of he ocean these days.
Such a thrilling and inspirational story. Personally, I want to see up close, but not that close :)
Nice story.
I have met a shark once, not an experience i wish to repeat ;-) But thanks, none of us got hurt, nor me, nor the shark! SY


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Pi-Day or Shall I say Pie-Day !
3.14 is known as Pi-Day by math geeks and others who like to eat pie. Being somone who likes to bake and eat I thought there was no better day than today to share on of my favourite recipes.
Banoffe Pie
This is one of my favourite desserts very popular in UK but not so popular here in the states.
For this delicious pie you will need :
Either a Store bought Graham Cracker Pie Crust – 9in
1 1/2 cups of Graham Cracker Crumbs
10 tablespoons of butter melted
Mix the Graham Cracker Crumbs with the butter and press into a 9 inch pie dish and bake for 5-8 minutes at 350 degrees.
To make the toffee filling you will need:
2 cans (14oz) of sweetened condensed milk
You need to bring a saucepan of water to the boil and boil the cans in the water for 1 1/2 hours. DO NOT peirce the cans at all. Just place athem in and make sure they do not boil dry. This will make the toffee.
When the toffee has cooled open and pour one can in to the cooled pie crust.
Top with 3 large Bananas sliced, pour 2nd can of toffee on the top of the Bananas.
Then top this with 1 1/2 cups of heavy whipping cream whipped with the one teaspoon of vanilla and 1/3 cup of confectioners sugar.
Top with your favourite chocolate grated… I like to use Cadbury's Dairy Milk or Green and Blacks Milk Chocolate
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Australian veteran Ricky Ponting revealed on Friday that mental and physical exhaustion had prompted a decision to rest this year rather than take up a stint with English county Somerset.
Ponting had the option of playing in England during the seven-month break between Australia's Test commitments.
Australia play three Tests against the West Indies next month before waiting until November to host South Africa.
The 37-year-old said he had not considered representing Somerset because a long and demanding season in Australia had left him fatigued.
"I haven't entertained the idea at all of playing county cricket this year," Ponting told reporters.
"I've got to look at what my best preparation is, post the West Indies, and that will probably be to have a couple of months off.
"It's been a hard 12 months for me personally and around my cricket.
"With things not going as smoothly as I wanted at the start of the year, I had to train harder and work harder on my game and think more about my game than ever before.
"It's taken its toll a little bit, so I need to have a chance to refresh and recharge my batteries and get a solid pre-season under my belt before the Australian summer."
Ponting risked being sacked from the Australian team before he scored 544 runs at an average of 108.80 in the 4-0 whitewash of India earlier this year.
His stated ambition is to extend his career long enough to play one last Ashes series in England in 2013.
Somerset had been linked with Ponting but the manager of the 162-Test veteran earlier denied the reports via his Twitter account.
"Ricky is not turning his back on playing county cricket in the future but the 2012 season does not line up with his current priorities," James Henderson said.
"He will not be playing cricket from after the West Indies tour through until the start of the Sheffield Shield season. He will use the down time to spend more time with his family and refresh after a hectic past nine months."
Australia Test captain Michael Clarke has backed Ponting to make the Ashes tour next year.
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Australian veteran Ricky Ponting revealed on Friday that mental and physical exhaustion had prompted a decision to rest this year rather than take up a stint with English county Somerset.


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The cross ring method broke off the fault of the phono- cartridge.
It merges the center point of the coil of right and left by letting the coil of right and left cross. The ability to regenerate of the LP improved drastically by making the center point the fulcrum. I was able to cancel the most of the cause of the conventional big distortion..
There were two big problems in a conventional phono- cartridge.
The conventional phono- cartridge installs a square iron core to a cantilever and winds up a coil to the iron core.
And it installs a wire in the center of the iron core.
And it is fixed through a rubber damper in York.
Therefore the movement point is located in a rubber damper in the outside of the coil.
There is the cross-shaped thing to the iron core, too.
Those methods become the electricity generating system of the magnetic induction type that they used a core of the iron for so that movement point is separated from a coil.
Therefore the piece of iron put in a magnetic field is strongly attracted to a magnet, and it is not thought that it is possible for free, correct movement.
In addition, the movement point is vague because a wire is a bending part.
The vague fulcrum cannot convey the movement of the tip to a coil precisely.
I can predict such a thing at a point in time to design the structure.
And a cross ring method was devised.
The cross ring method broke off the big fault of the conventional phono- cartridge.
The cross ring method synchronizes the center point of the coil of right and left and enables correct reproduction by assuming the center point a clear movement point.
In addition, I can change an iron core into resin because a movement point is located in a coil.
It lost the influence of the magnetic force again lightly and enabled correct movement by freedom.
It is a patent of the Miya-jima laboratory to prepare the clear fulcrum into the center point of the coil and the center point of the magnet.
I introduce the one of the patents of the MC stereo cartridge, a cross ring method here.
It was before seven years that a cross ring was completed theoretically, but many efforts were necessary to become the product.
I made the main body with wood to maintain a splendid sound. The idea gets a better result.
A figure of structure of the cartridge of the cross ring method
I explain both structure by Flash Movie.
FLASH (File size about 100kB) about 10 minutes
All stereo cartridges of Miyajima-Lab are Cross Ring methods
This madake is the firm bamboo which grew in the rich soil of the iron content.
Because I was looking for the firm cantilever which was not metal, it was the accidentally same condition.
I negotiated to obtain special madake in Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu Shrine of the mountain of Kyoto.
Because I respect Mr.edison of the inventor, "Edison" is included in the name of my Japanese audio shop.
Therefore, they handed over some madake to us in an exception.
Madake of ideal materials has special sound quality.
Madake is rare bamboo now. They do not sell bamboo (madake).
Please do not do an inquiry of the madake purchase to Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu.
There is Edison monument in Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu Shrine.
Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu Shrine is one of Japan's three biggest Hachiman-gu Shrine.
The follows are websites of Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu Shrine. (Japanese website)
About a special cantilever
If you like true sounds, the cross ring method will become the best product.


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So far, Barrow County's FY08 is going well, officials said Tuesday night. Barrow County finance director Beth Horacek told the Barrow County Board of Commissioners that five months into fiscal year 2008, revenues are up six percent from FY07 while expenditures are down three percent.
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Diego De Girolamo and Daniel Carr have not quite met their lofty expectations just yet.
At the weekend York City welcomed Mansfield Town in a League Two tie that ended 1-1. It was essentially another ordinary game in the League Two calendar.
Except the goalscorers in this game were once tipped to be extraordinary.
Back in April 2014 plenty of big name clubs were linked with the signature of Sheffield United teenager Diego De Girolamo.
The Italian-English youngster was being chased by Premier League sides Arsenal and Manchester United after returning from a knee problem still possessing the talent that had seen him so highly rated early on in his career.
It was not only the teams in England who were said to be looking at him back in April. Italian giants Juventus reportedly sent scouts over to watch him.
In March 2013 a transfer battle ensued for an unlikely target - Dulwich Hamlet striker Daniel Carr.
Arsenal and Tottenham were credited with keeping an eye on his progress but it was Liverpool who first extended an interested arm to the talented forward.
Brendan Rodgers knew the player from his time working with the youth academy at Reading and was more than willing to give him a chance to shine. They took him in on trial and he even featured in an under-21 game against West Ham. However it appears he fell short of the quota after the interest soon diminished from Merseyside.
Any Premier League interest in his services was extinguished when Huddersfield Town snapped him up in April 2013.
But these two were the goalscorers in this 1-1 draw. De Girolamo opened the scoring for York in the 20th minute, with whom he is currently on a one-month loan spell from Sheffield United.
Carr then equalised just after the hour mark. Carr was making his full debut after joining on a similar loan from Huddersfield - where he has so far failed to make the mark.
These two are still young, and a future career in the game is certainly in their hands.
But the expectations once had of them would now appear unrealistic. Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United ... Juventus - these no longer look like future destinations for these two League Two loanees.


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On this week's Day Trippin' we take you to the Crossings Winery, located in Glenns Ferry Idaho. The Crossings Winery has a beautiful view of the Snake River Canyon. The winery is open seven days a week. You can enjoy a game of golf, great food at the restaurant or wine tasting any day of the week.
There is an RV park for overnight stays as well as a couple of cabins you can rent. The winery is also close to Three Island Park. You can take a walk or bike ride down around Three Island Park or around historic Glenns Ferry. Glenns Ferry is off Interstate 84 on exit 122.


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-- Shortly after War Games II at the Orange Bowl, Dark Journey decided to leave the wrestling business. She had a two-year whirlwind career that saw her DDT'ed by Jake Roberts, slap Michael Hayes, be in the corner for Dick Slater, Buzz Sawyer, the Missing Link, the Fantastics, Hacksaw Jim Duggan and the Four Horsemen as well as get physical with Lady Maxine, Sunshine, Missy Hyatt, Hot Stuff International and Dusty Rhodes. With all of that, combined with the hectic travel schedule, she thought it time to have a more normal life and a family. Now, after a few years and a ton of rumors, Dark Journey has decided to return even if it is just to see what is going on. Plans are being made for her to attend the upcoming Wrestlereunion convention in Los Angeles on the last weekend of January to sign autographs and take photos at the Hollywood Book & Poster table in the vendor's area. No commitments have been made beyond that point. She has opened an an official Facebook page so she can hear from her fans past and present. Any business or professional inquiries can be sent to [email protected]
-- Tickets for this year's WrestleMania 28 Axxess event go on sale January 28th via Ticketmaster. Axxess takes place from March 29th until April 1st at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida.
-- Tickets for the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame go on sale Saturday, January 14th through Ticketmaster and the American Airlines Arena Box Office. The 2012 ceremony takes place on March 31st at the American Airlines Arena.
-- There is lots of negative feedback from MMA fans towards UFC fighter Chael Sonnen for getting WWE Champion CM Punk to escort him to the Octagon later this month for UFC on FOX. As noted before, the deal was not put together by WWE or UFC officials. Sonnen asked Punk to accompany him to the cage.
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