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Salvation-general Tracts
It Will Cost You (#295)
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I was afraid of what it would cost me to become a Christian. So I put it off. I wish I hadn't waited. When I put my life into Jesus' hands, it cost me, but not in the way I expected.
•It cost me my worry. He replaced it with security even when I faced hard times. "I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security." Jeremiah 33:6
•It cost me my aimlessness. He replaced it with purpose. "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Matthew 6:33
•It cost me my fear of death. He replaced it with the promise of eternal life. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
•It cost me my loneliness. He gave me a community of people who really love me. I call it my church, but it is like family. "Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God" John 1:12
•It cost me my love for money. He replaced it with contentment and pleasure in simple things. "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have." Hebrews 13:5
•It cost me my boredom at work. I still work at the same place but my whole attitude has changed. I care about my fellow workers. I care about quality. Because I know God cares about me. "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31
This new life I received cost Jesus too. He paid for it with his life. "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us." 1 John 3:16
Jesus saw what a sorry state mankind was in, and he left heaven to conduct a divine rescue for all who accept him. He suffered and died under the weight of all the sin of mankind so we could get back into a right relationship with our creator God. Jesus' resurrection, celebrated on Easter, is a guarantee that all who willingly belong to him will likewise be raised to eternal life. "For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day." John 6:40
Want to know more about Jesus? Get a Bible and read the Gospel of Mark or John. Visit a church in your neighborhood and join others as they worship and learn. You will find you belong, wrapped in the loving arms of Jesus and his followers.
What does it cost to follow Jesus?
Plenty. But HE paid it.


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How to Cook Beef Sirloin Roast with Potatoes and Carrots
A beef sirloin roast along with cooked potatoes and carrots offers immense flavor, aroma, texture and overall satisfaction. It is a classic, complete meal that is relatively simple and easy to make. Sources for roast include not only local grocery stores, but also local farms, farmers markets and online sources that sell beef. To enjoy the roast more than once, make a larger roast than what you need for one meal. Then you can pull leftovers from the refrigerator the day after you cook the roast, and serve them reheated or cold.
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Select a roast that is the correct weight for the number of servings you plan to have.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Place the roast in the center of a baking dish that is large enough to accommodate the roast plus the carrots and potatoes. Add ½ inch of water to the bottom of the baking dish.
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Place the baking dish into the oven after the oven has heated. When doing so, be careful not to spill any of the water. Set the kitchen timer for 1 hour.
Step 5
Prepare the potatoes and carrots while the roast is baking. Wash the potatoes by gently scrubbing them with a vegetable brush under running water. Cut the ends off the carrots, and peel the carrots with a vegetable peeler.
Step 6
Cut the carrots and potatoes into large chunks or slices, or leave them whole, depending on what size you prefer and what size will fit into your baking dish with the roast. As you cut them, place them into the mixing bowl.
Step 7
Add the potatoes and carrots to the baking dish along with the roast when there are 45 minutes left on the kitchen timer. Do so by first removing the baking dish from the oven with hot pads or oven mitts. Spoon the vegetables into the baking dish, arranging them evenly throughout the dish and being careful not to splash any of the water that is in the baking dish.
Step 8
Check to see how much water is left in the baking dish. Add more water if needed so that there is ½ inch of water in the pan again. Baste some of the liquid over the roast.
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Place the baking dish back in the oven. Periodically check the food to assess how the cooking is progressing, and when doing so also stir and rearrange the vegetables in the baking dish so that they cook evenly and are kept moist with the water.
Step 10
Check the roast and vegetables for doneness when the timer goes off after 1 hour of cooking. If the food is not yet done, set the timer for another 10 or 15 minutes, depending on how well-done it is so far.
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Continue to check the food for doneness, stir the vegetables and reset the timer until the food is done. Required cooking time varies based on numerous factors, such as the roast size, your oven's temperature calibration and how you cut up the vegetables. Generally, however, it should take the food between 1 and 2 hours to cook.

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Like Charlie Sheen in Platoon, I'm a dad who actually volunteered for this. Now I just shut up and take the pain. My wife is like a sexy Keith David, catching that last helicopter out to work every day, leaving me in the chopper dust of two warring mini-sergeants, Bub and the Priestess, fighting for possession of my soul. And that makes you grandma. Consider this blog my letters home to you. It really helps if you've seen the movie.
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Hi, I will be travelling to the highlands alone and wondering if the travel tours could accommodate 1 pax? Because usually it's for 2 minimum. Also, I would be reaching the hotel very early and if I couldn't get the room, I want to go somewhere first. I will be spending 2 whole days. Any advice on which places not to miss? Thanks a lot!
I will spend 1.5 day in Cameron Highlands pretty soon in May Arriving there by bus at about 7am, I wonder if I can book at a tour right away for the day. Otherwise, any referral for the tour agency for local tour.
It seems not easy to book for a definite tour in advance. I have checked on the web. It looks like many of them don't provide clear information, like tour finishing time, and some don't even provide exact points to visit. Moreover, there is no on-line booking. They booking link just take me to inquiry form.
Appreciate for your advice.
Thank you
Is there an travel agency which offers a tour and a pick up from KL to CL?
Otherwise my plan is to take a bus to CL stay there overnight and join the local tour to explore the CH with overnight stay.
What would be the bus stop I should get off when arriving in CH?
I am celebrating my 10 year wedding anniversary in Cameron highlands and want to arrange a special surprise breakfast with beautiful views, atmosphere, memorable music etc. I was thinking of asking at butterfly farm but does anyone else have suggestion? I have never been here before.
as im planning for my class trip, i would like to know what is recommend for me?
as my planned:
1)a night market at either tanah rata/lembah bertam as it matches my time of schedule
2)a water fall for team activities and hav fun playing water
3)a jungle trekking+ sunrise at gunung brinchang
4)Kea Farm, Brinchang for souvenirs(i guess)
these are my considering places to visit....
For my planning:
1st day-
reach around 1pm
check in/lunch (no idea where to visit yet)
pasar malam/dinner
2nd day-
sunrise/jungle trekking(gunung brinchang)
breakfast(no idea either, might visit a random traditional coffee shop)
waterfall(lata iskandar/ parit, which one is better?)
pack our bags/ leave for lunch
thats all =) as we are not following any travel agency, i would like to know if there are prebooking procedures needed beforehand for any activities mentioned. Thanks =)
Is safe to go there from SINGAPORE on 31st Dec? Heard that there was a big flood few weeks back and flood everywhere in MALAYSIA now. Are all the damages recovered yet? Please advise should we cancel the trip. Thanks
We have booked to fly to IPOH from Dec28 to Dec31 and originally planned to visit Cameron for 2 nights at Strawberry Park. However, the recent flood news makes us wonder if we should change our plans. Appreciate your help!
I am traveling to Malaysia mid August and still unsure how to split days between penang and cameron highlands. It will be either 5 nights penang and 3 nights cameron highlands, or 4 nights in both places.
We are very interested in nature and in trekking in cameron highlands, so our plan there is to visit tea plantations and trekking trails. Is 3 nights enough to cover that?
In penang we are interested in seeing as much as we can there, we also like walking around the city. I'm not sure if 5 nights will be too much.
Any advice please.
How to go to Cameron highland from Penang? How much does the ticket cost? What are the prices ranges for accommodation up there?
Hi, my bus from singapore is 10.30pm n scheduled to reach the brichang by 7 in early morning. Planning to stay in Copthorne hotel n check in time is after 3pm. What should I do till there? Should I leave my bags in hotel n freshen up for visiting nearby places n check in later? Concerned because I am having 17 month toddler with me. Please advise. Thanks in advance.
How is the rate of property appreciation like in Cameron Highlands?
I plan to stay 3D2N in CH. I thought of renting a private car there and go around with my families. Is there any car rental service in CH? ( According to one of my colleagues, he said can get car rental in tanah rata bus station but when I search online, there was no information of renting cars in CH?) Please help. Thanks.
I plan to stay one night at Cameron which first day arrive at 6 PM and will return to KL next day afternoon(by bus). I want to know if I buy full day tour at Cameron when the tour start and finish
Is it safe to travelling to Cameron on Dec, raining season? I am going there with family on this coming 26 Dec 2013?
How long the journey will take if i am coming from Melaka? If i go KL, which part of KL is the best place to stay?
I want to hire a van with a driver to travel to cameron highlands. A knowledgeable driver who would take us around CH. The pick up point would be Bandar Utama. Any good recommendations?
We need a bungalow to rent between 11th to 12th jan. There are about 20 of us. I know most bungalow do not have that many rooms and beds but we are prepared to sleep in our sleeping bags if we can get a bungalow of any number of rooms
Hi guys.. I'm looking for a minivan with driver going to Cameron Highland for journey 2 days 1 night. Any good recommendation that I can contact? The pick up point will be preferable at Kelana Jaya, PJ. Thank you.
Konsortium Bus has a drop off point at Tanah Rata upon arrival from Singapore.. but for return journey they do not pick-up from Tanah Rata.
Is there a Bus company that does Tanah Rata to Singapore?
Thanking you in advance. ES
I am planning a day tour to Cameron Highlands this coming July 13, 2013. The thing is I am a solo traveller and
all the tour packages require a minimum of 2 persons. If I will take the bus, the first trip is at 8am and I will probably be at CH around 12noon. Can I still manage to tour Cameron Highlands and be back at Kuala Lumpur by 6pm?
Are there other mode of transportation that will leave cameron highlands at around 3pm?
Hi, we are arriving at 5pm to KL and want to spend next day in CH. The probem is, that we have a flight on the third day at 2pm. As I understand, there are no night buses to CH from KL, right? So we have to take a bus at 8 in the morning, will be there aroun 1pm and the latest bus back to KL is at 3pm which is probably not worth travelling there just for 2 hours. If we stay over night, the first bus runs at 8am and since we have a flight at 2pm, we won´t make it on time to the airport. Am I right? So the only option is probably to rent a car. Can you recommend any car rental that would be reliable and not too expensive? How much would it cost to rent it for 24 hours? Is it better to rent it in KL or is price the same if you rent it on the airport? Thank you very much.
Hello, two of us are landing at KLIA on10 July and would like to go directly to Cameron Highlands WITHOUT going into KL if possible. Is it possible? Without paying an exorbitant taxi or van fare all the way? Thank you.
We live in KL but don't own a car. What is the most desirable (perhaps the only?) alternative mode of travel?
Will be spending 6 days at Cameron Highlands. Is it too long?
IS there any DIY laundrette where I can do my laundry?
My wife would like to visit CH for a week, (during our next trip to Malaysia). I visited CH 7 years ago, and besides the break from the hot weather and crowds, I thought 2 days was plenty. Is there any need to spend 6-7 days in the Cameron Highlands? Thanks for the feedback.
Will be driving to Cameron Highlands for a non-weekend day trip.
I googled but not sure if most information are promotions by owners. Most are not recent information.
So if you visited Cameron Highlands in 2011, any recommendations for lunch or dinner. Where to visit tea plantation where the route is not rough to car suspension. Any must visit places.
wE HOPE TO ORGANISE AN 8 SEATER BUS AND DRIVER BACK TO KL AIRPORT FROM CH ANYONE KNOW IF THIS IS POSSIBLE?
Anyone who has been to Cameron Highlands recently?
How much is the price for 1 day van rental (with driver) in Cameron Highlands?
Let me know..
Hey everybody!
I will be visiting Malaysia and when I am in Kuala Lumpur I am planning to:
1) Make a day trip to Cameron Highlands
2) Make a 2 day-trip with ending up in Penang.
Because tour operators seem to only accept one group per tour, I am looking for someone to share this tour with to lower the cost. I am looking for someone around the 31rd of March or the 1st of April.
I am 22 year-old guy from the Netherlands.
Best regards,
i want to rent a bungalow where can sleep for 13++ with cooking utensils.
it is hard to find it from website coz most of them either private own or company.
can anyone help?
Interested in the private bungalow that you have mentioned and would like to get the contact. Thank you
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Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month and are hosted at the Milwaukee County Transit System Administrative offices, room 105.
The address is 1942 N 17th St, Milwaukee WI. Meetings are open to the public and all, new and seasoned users, are welcome.
Beginning with the June 2012 meeting, we will be trying out a new format for the meetings. We may be tweaking this a bit yet, but this is the plan as it sits right now.
1:00pm to 1:30pm - 'Help Desk' session
1:30pm to 1:45pm - Group Announcements
1:45pm to 2:45pm - Presentation
2:45pm to ??:?? - General Networking
We are trying this new format for a couple of reasons. Having a Help Desk at the beginning of the meetings will allow everyone a chance to help each other with any possible issues individual members may be having. It also allows new users to get acquainted and address any issues getting connected to the wireless network. There was also a desire to limit the presentations to 1 hour. This will ensure there is time for members to get to other responsibilities on Saturday and still allow some time for 'Networking' within the group.


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|For Immediate Release
January 5, 2012
Nik Coates
Central NH Regional Planning
(603) 226-6020
NHDOT Public Information Office (603) 271-6495
|Community Meeting In Pembroke To Discuss Intersection Improvements At US Route 3 And Pembroke Hill Road
The citizens group "Pembroke Listens" will host a "Community Conversation" to gather citizen input on how to improve safety at the intersection of US Route 3 and Pembroke Hill Road in Pembroke. The forum will be Monday, January 23, 2012 at 5:30 pm at the Pembroke Academy Auditorium.
Discussion in past years about the intersection has focused on a possible roundabout or traffic signal at the intersection. This Community Conversation is aimed at bringing a fresh perspective where all ideas are considered and then presented to the Selectmen to help guide their process forward.
The NH Department of Transportation (NHDOT) has estimated a project at the intersection would cost between $1 million and $1.5 million, and federal funds would pay for the project. NHDOT staff will be on hand at the event to provide technical information and answer questions.
The idea for Pembroke Listens and the Community Conversation began with the Pembroke Safe Routes to School (SRTS) committee. The SRTS committee has been working for the last two years to identify ways to make the community safer and more accessible for children to walk and bicycle to school. The committee asked the Pembroke Board of Selectmen to help convene a non-affiliated group of citizens to provide a forum to discuss how the safety of this intersection impacts Pembroke and its residents, and to identify a community-supported safety improvement.
Walk-ins are welcome to attend the event, but it is strongly encouraged that attendees pre-register. Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/pembrokelistens to pre-register. For more information, contact Nik Coates at firstname.lastname@example.com or 226-6020 or Jennifer Jones at firstname.lastname@example.com or 485-1807.


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- wifegoodman
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: March 2002
i have a huge favor to ask any of those willing to participate!
would you mind answering back in regards to some of these questions?! i know theyre lame but my husbands company is going to become a vendor & have booths at bridal fairs (starting with Twin Cities Bridal Association) and so he asked me if i could ask you ladies to help out if you dont mind… thanks so much if you decide to answer!
he is hoping to survey some past/current brides/grooms and get their opinion about being contacted by a financial planner.
· What is the best way to contact? Phone, email, snail mail?
– Should it look like wedding stuff or totally different?
– Before the wedding or after?
· Would it stress you out or help you out to work with a financial planner to think about future plans?
· Would it make you feel better about being contacted by a planner if they are a registered member of the TC Bridal Association?
not sure this is posted in the right area – if a moderator knows of something better, feel free to switch it up! thank you!
thanks so much for your help!


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Rehabilitation of older downtown commercial buildings is a welcome lifeline for the economically depressed construction industry from New York to San Francisco.
In Chicago developers have launched the city's first major historic rehabilitation project in the north Loop redevelopment area with the restoration of the 108-year-old Delaware Building on the northeast corner of Randolph and Dearborn Streets.
Completed in 1874, three years after the Chicago fire, the ornate Italianate eight-story building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is believed to be the oldest office building in the city's Loop area.
The Delaware is an early cast-concrete building, modeled after the cast-iron architectural style popular in the early 1870s.
Originally six stories with an English basement, the building was remodeled in 1889, when two stories were added. After World War II, the building had a number of alterations to the original design of Chicago architect Leonard Wheelock.
Recently, the Delaware was acquired by 16 owners for $2.2 million. Current plans call for spending an additional $2 million for the painstaking restoration , including restoration of the ornate exterior facade, lobby, and interior skylighted atrium.
Besides the Delaware, the Chicago north Loop redevelopment plan calls for restoration and reuse of the Reliance, McCarthy, and Oliver Buildings, the Chicago Theater-Page Brothers Building, and the Michael Todd and Cinestage Theaters.
Real estate consultant Jared Shlaes, president of Jared Shlaes & Co., says the Delaware Building is typical of the national trend to restore old commercial buildings in large cities' downtown sections.
''Commercial rehabbing restores the city's tax base, provides employment opportunities both in construction and for businesses occupying the space, and attracts more desirable tenants,'' says Mr. Shlaes, a national authority on real estate landmark preservation.
Mr. Shlaes says the national trend toward restoring old commercial buildings is ''surging to become one of the most promising areas in a relatively inactive real estate market.''
The consultant cites five main reasons:
* The cost of gasoline and the problems of mass transit.
* The number of jobs that can be created from restoration of old office buildings.
* A growing preference for city living among young people.
* The high cost of suburban commercial development.
* The 1981 Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA).
This act provides new tax advantages for rehabilitation of buildings 20 years old and older, offering investment-tax credits ranging from 15 to 25 percent. To qualify for the 25 percent tax credit, a building must be listed on the National Register and the restoration plans must be approved by state and federal officials.
Mr. Shlaes says typical examples of urban downtown renewal projects are Pittsburgh's Renaissance II Pennsylvania Station, New York's South Street seaport section, and Chicago's Navy Pier renovation. Others include: Seattle's Pioneer Square, Denver's Lorimer Square, and Laclede's Landing in St. Louis.
Wilbert R. Hasbrouck, the Delaware's architectural-restoration consultant, says the project ''is a generic restoration of the highest quality.''
''If the Delaware restoration is completed according to the high standards set, the building will qualify for the hard-to-get designation as a Chicago landmark,'' the consultant says.
McDonald's Corporation has agreed to occupy the first two floors of the Delaware with a two-level, Victorian-style restaurant faithful to the building's origins, says Milton Podolsky of Podolsky & Associates, the leasing and management firm. Floors three through eight will be leased as offices.
The Delaware's new lease on life is an example of historic rehabilitation's benefit to a sluggish real estate market.
Real estate brokers can attract developers and buyers for such projects with some telling sales points.
Among them are the advantages of tax write-offs under ERTA, the considerably lower cost of restoring old buildings in comparison to the cost of new construction, the trend toward revitalizing downtown areas, and the enthusiastic support of a growing preservation movement that receives expertise from organizations like the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington.
A practical means of revitalizing the nation's downtown areas, historic commercial rehabilitation is also a welcome port for the storm-tossed construction and real estate industries.


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Fellow Infidels,
Constantine defends ACT! for America. Burkasrugly
Recently, the Council on American Islamic Relations asked Congressman Allen West to renounce his ties to Brigitte Gabriel, President for Act! for America. Congressman West refused to do so, and issued his now-famous NUTS! reply. West was quoting General Anthony McAuliffe's storied response to the German demand that the Americans surrender at the Battle of the Bulge.
CAIR's contention was that ACT! for America was a radical, hate mongering, Islamophobic organization. Here is a copy of the letter sent by Congressman West:
Recently, I thought of ten reasons (apologies to David Letterman, who by the way received a death threat from some mad mullah) of why CAIR might classify us as an organization promulgating hatred.
So listed below are my reasons.
1. We believe in the Constitution of the United States.
2. We believe in the Bill of Rights contained within the Constitution.
3. We believe in pledging allegiance to our flag and ultimately to our nation.
4. We believe in the total equality of the sexes before the statutes of the United States Law.
5. We believe in freedom of religion. A person should be able to change his or her religion without fear of punishment or death.
6. We believe in Judeo-Christian values. While our culture is not perfect, we do believe it is far superior to the cruel, savage values that have defined Islam.
7. We believe in American law for American Courts; not in a barbaric legal code of sadistic brutality.
8. We believe people are free to do as they please unless their actions physically harm others.
9. We believe in freedom of speech, particularly speech that might be offensive to radical Islamists. We are totally against the concept of Political Correctness.
10. And finally (drum roll) we believe the epitome of Southern culture is slow cooked, hickory smoked "pork" barbecue. It is indeed God's culinary gift to the world.
Now that I think about it, perhaps we are a radical group. If by "radical" you mean that ACT for America! opposes the twin evils of Islamic tyranny, terrorism and Sharia. If that is the meaning of "radical" then I wear that badge proudly. In the words of Winston Churchill "we shall never, never, never surrender."
In hoc signo,


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Facebook's MPK20 is a new workspace for 2,800 employees, all housed on one level, with parking on-grade below the building and topped by a 9-acre rooftop park. Working with Gehry Partners, CMG reimagined the building as landscape, where mature trees above determine the structure below. The rooftop is designed as an immersive and naturalistic environment – a place where, despite the scale, one can feel enclosed. As in cinematic direction, views of the roof and landscape beyond are framed, creating a sequence of experiences as one moves through the landscape.
Organized around a half-mile loop, a network of paths weaves through and around planting areas, providing a sense of discovery. Designed to accommodate walking meetings and casual conversations, the landscape provides a place of respite with gathering spaces, cafes, and meeting nooks interspersed throughout. Inspired by the adjacent salt flats, the ground plane of the roof is based on a fractal-like pattern that is overlaid by native plant communities. Subtle shifts in topography reinforce the pattern and create variation on an otherwise flat roof. Flowing from the ground level up and over the structure, bands of trees bind the site and building together and configure views and experiences.
The technical parameters of building a park on a roof required intensive design and construction engineering, combining ecological design with constructed landscape systems. The building and rooftop were designed in an immense physical model and supported by complex digital tools.
Moments where the architecture emerges from the dense canopy of trees create distinct moments, revealing the synthesis of built and natural systems. This hybrid aims to connect employees with the broader environment and reframe how they think about buildings and landscapes.


text: Reading Time: 5 minutesUganda Police Force should probably release Mr. Mathew Kanyamunyu. He is the suspect in a fatal shooting last weekend of a social worker at Lugogo Mall in Kampala. The case has got the blood of many boiling. The victim was a well-liked community organiser from the North of the country and his alleged killer; Mr.


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On Sunday, U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) retweeted a link to a post by the far-right newspaper Voice of Europe featuring an image of Dutch white supremacist Geert Wilders, who is running for his country's parliament.
"Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies," wrote King.
Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies. https://t.co/4nxLipafWO
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) March 12, 2017
Wilders is known for his violent antipathy toward Muslims and for his People's Party for Freedom (PVV) is a haven for white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other fringe elements of the Netherlands' far right.
After King posted the tweet — and former KKK leader David Duke retweeted it — Twitter moved in to mock, deride and chastise the congressman for spreading propaganda from one of Europe's most virulently racist public figures.
@SteveKingIA Wow. Congrats. You're the worst.
— Wear Your Dissent (@wearyourdissent) March 12, 2017
@SteveKingIA So refreshing to see that the American tradition of racism is still alive and well in Iowa. Civilization restored. FU
— Raxy Nickels (@yaheresthething) March 12, 2017
NBD, just former KKK Imperial Wizard David Duke endorsing Congressman @SteveKingIA's call for racial purity. pic.twitter.com/225kHU30UW
— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) March 12, 2017
@TUSK81 @SteveKingIA one can only hope that evolution takes care of white supremacists. And quickly.
— Marta (@martapejm) March 12, 2017
@SteveKingIA At first I was like, "Did @StephenKing start boozing again?", then clicked through, just to find a neo-Nazi shitheel. Phew!
— PunterSJohnson (@PunterSJohnson) March 12, 2017
In case you didn't know that IA rep Steve King is a fucking Nazi https://t.co/OnNReP6SFL
— victoria sandwich (@ashesinyourhair) March 12, 2017
@SteveKingIA My two babies are Irish-Chinese. Do they meet your standards, or do you need 100% white?
— Jamie Eisenhart (@jamieei) March 12, 2017
This is a US Congressman. White supremacy & grotesque nativism have snaked their way back into the public square. You're not paranoid. https://t.co/oD5rOvKCOM
— Mike Makowsky (@mikemakowsky) March 12, 2017
@mikemakowsky Steve King has always been a bigot though. But now it's gone mainstream.
— Wafa Hakim Orman (@wafa1024) March 12, 2017
Dear Representative Steve King: These are my two babies. –Representative Ted Lieu pic.twitter.com/MHU21jJUrY
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 12, 2017
@SteveKingIA What the fuck is wrong with you?
— Janet Morris (@janersm) March 12, 2017
@SteveKingIA Just put your white hood on and retake your profile photo and be done with it.
— Amaré D. (@amaredecree) March 12, 2017
Clearly the Congressman does not view all our children as, well, all our children. Particularly ironic & painful on Purim. https://t.co/DSmU6hUhhz
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Almost half a million policyholders were left wondering what would happen to their investments after the world's oldest mutual life insurance company was turned down by its only remaining prospective buyer. Equitable Life of London and Aylesbury, England, is in deep financial difficulty due to a July order from Parliament that it must pay in full some $2.16 billion in bonuses on guaranteed annuity rate policies written decades ago when interest rates were high. The company had tried to reduce the payments because interest rates have since dropped. Late last week Equitable announced it would stop writing new business, and its managing director resigned. Prudential Life, Britain's largest insurer and the last of an original field of 15 potential bidders, withdrew, saying it "could not make the numbers add up." Equitable's health insurance division is to be put up for sale, and analysts said its trust business could end up on the market as well.
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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards – Cheats
Open up Boss Battles
You can boss battles by beating O2.
Open up Sound Check
You can open up sound check by beating Miracle Matter.
Secret Dark Star Level
To open up the secret planet Dark Star, collect all 100 shards and beat Miracle Matter once more. Dark Star will open up. At the end of the planet, you will fight the TRUE final boss, O2.
Easter Eggs
Get Kirby to say ''Hiiii....''
At the title screen hold L,R and Z, while holding those push the A button and Kirby will say ''hii!''
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High Mini-Game Difficulties
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Infinte Life or Stars
In the beginning of a level go left as far as you can. There should be a star or a cake, rib, etc. After you get it press start, do try again and keep going back to get the thing. It will always be there!
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Singapore Food and Wine Tours
The city of majestic architecture and cultural diversity
With ancient Buddhist temples, botanical gardens, a butterfly sanctuary in the airport, and its very own rainforest, it's safe to say that Singapore is no ordinary destination. This thriving metropolis somehow manages to keep both nature and heritage close to its heart. Along with innovative hotels and contemporary wonders, you can visit local farms growing a range of exotic fruits. The defining image of Singapore remains Marina Bay, with its dazzling Gardens by the Bay accessible via a romantic skywalk. Aside from majestic architecture and ostentatious sights, food plays a vital role here. A love for fantastic cuisine is the one thing that unifies a city of ethnic divides.
Singapore's world famous hawker centres offer a tantalising mixture of Chinese, Malaysian and Indian influences, while hundreds of years of cultural exchange have created the region's very own Nyonya cuisine. Delicious Malaysian delicacies are never far away, and Singapore pays homage to the finest of Asian cuisine in Little India and Chinatown. With so many cultures merging in one city, it's no surprise that Singapore is brimming with flavours and culinary experiences. Home to exotic fruits such as papaya and durian, you can expect plenty of freshly squeezed juices, smoothies, and zesty additions to many local dishes. Seafood and chicken also play a big part in Singaporean cuisine, along with staples of rice and noodles.
A visit to this iconic city wouldn't be complete without sampling the nation's most famous dish, Laksa. At its base are rice noodles soaked in a spicy broth made with coconut milk, on top are strips of chicken and succulent prawns. There are plenty of variations of Laksa, it's up to you to discover your favourite.
Another tasty plate you might come across is Hokkien Prawn Mee, a stir-fried noodle dish overflowing with juicy seafood and fresh ingredients. Using a homemade pork and prawn stock, yellow and bee hoon noodles are tossed together with squid, prawns, pork belly and egg. Some variations also use fried pork lard for a little extra flavour. Local chefs usually add a generous dash of sambal chilli and lime juice for a perfect blend of heat and acidity.
Named after the city itself, Singapore chilli crab is another world famous dish. Freshly-caught crab is stir-fried and coated in a tangy tomato sauce with sambal chilli, vinegar and egg. It's usually served with a side of fried or steamed buns and is a fantastic introduction to Malaysian cooking.
From modern skyscrapers to urban tropical gardens, Singapore is full of surprises. If you seek the hustle and bustle of a city but still wish to get closer to nature, this glamorous metropolis is a place where you can experience both ends of the spectrum. The unpredictability of Singapore continues with the city's gastronomy, with its range of authentic cooking, international dishes and fabulous hawker centres.


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Roman Abramovich's girlfriend sparks race row by posing on controversial chair
ROMAN ABRAMOVICH'S girlfriend has sparked outrage by posing on a chair shaped like a half-naked black woman.
Dasha Zhukova, 32, was snapped as Americans celebrated Martin Luther King Day in honour of the civil rights hero.
Hundreds of Twitter users blasted the "incredibly racist" image.
The Moscow-born socialite, who has two children with the Chelsea FC owner, 47, was giving an interview about her new magazine Garage.


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Spring 2015 music preview + the five best albums of the year (so far)
Spring has sprung. And you know what that brings: April showers, May flowers and a flood of new albums as the music biz awakens from hibernation. This season's offerings run the gamut from Alabama Shakes to Zac Brown Band. Here's a quick guide to the toppermost of the poppermost. Mark your calendars — but do it in pencil; as always, everything is subject to change.
Alabama Shakes | Sound & Color
Can singer-guitarist Brittany Howard and her mighty (and mighty massive) mouth match the blues-rock brilliance of her band's 2012 debut Boys & Girls? Hold on to find out. DUE: April 21
Best Coast | California Nights
Coasting? Not Bethany Daniels — the sophomore album from the Los Angeles indie-pop singer-guitarist ups the ante with a psychedelically epic title cut and more. DUE: May 5.
Blur | The Magic Whip
It's the first album in 12 years from restless musical multi-tasker Damon Albarn and his reunited Brit-pop kings. If that doesn't warrant a 'Whoo-hoo!', nothing does. DUE: April 28.
Brandon Flowers | The Desired Effect
There's a Killer on the loose again — lead singer Brandon Flowers, following up his 2010 hometown homage Flamingo with a second star-studded extracurricular effort. DUE: May 19.
Brian Wilson | No Pier Pressure
The eternal Beach Boy's first disc of new songs in seven years features youngsters like Kacey Musgraves, Zooey Deschanel, Nate Ruess and other people he's never heard of. DUE: April 7.
Built to Spill | Untethered Moon
Air guitar heroes, rejoice: Bearded Boise axe master Doug Martsch and his recently reordered band of indie-rock bros are back with their first studio album in six years. DUE: April 18.
Faith No More | Sol Invictus
What is it? Just the first album in 17 years from rebelliously idiosyncratic indie-rock vocalist Mike Patton and his iconoclastic ensemble. Fingers crossed for another Epic. DUE: May 19.
Florence + the Machine | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Full-throated, flame-haired singer Florence Welch calls her third album her most personal work. Based on the electro-ballads we've heard so far, it could also be her most intriguing. DUE: June 2.
Mumford & Sons | Wilder Mind
Based on the single Believe, it seems the Mumfords have abandoned stompy acoustic folk for dreamy rock played on electric guitars. Wild indeed. But will it be what fans want? DUE: May 5.
Muse | Drones
With producer Mutt Lange at the helm, the proggy British trio's seventh album could end up sounding more like Def Leppard, AC/DC — or heaven help us all, Shania Twain. DUE: June 9.
My Morning Jacket | The Waterfall
Double your pleasure with the seventh album from singer-guitarist Jim James and co. — it's reportedly the first of two discs the Kentucky rockers will release over the next year. DUE: May 5.
Of Monsters and Men | Beneath the Skin
The Icelandic indie-popsters got under our skin with 2011's My Head is An Animal. With song titles like Hunger and Wolves Without Teeth, it seems they haven't been tamed. DUE: June 9.
Shawn Mendes | Handwritten
Your tweenage daughters already know him from his six-second Vine videos. Now the Toronto popster hopes to hold your attention for a little longer with his debut full-length. DUE: April 14.
The Vaccines | English Graffiti
After titling their last disc Come of Age, the British indie-rockers seem to have taken that message to heart on their weirder, wilder and more ambitiously adventurous third album. DUE: May 26.
Zac Brown Band | Jekyll Hyde
If there's a dark side to personable Georgia country-rocker Zac Brown, he hasn't revealed it yet. Perhaps his band's fourth major-label release will give us a glimpse. DUE: April 28.
April 7
All Time Low | Future Hearts
Frank Black and the Catholics | Complete Recordings
Blues Traveler | Blow Up the Moon
Halestorm | Into the Wild Life
Matt and Kim | New Glow
Todd Rundgren | Global
Philip Sayce | Influence
Waxahatchee | Ivy Tripp
Cassandra Wilson | Coming Forth By Day
April 14
Calexico | Edge of the Sun
Eels | Royal Albert Hall
The Ides of March | Last Band Standing
Reba McEntire | Love Somebody
Replacements | Complete Studio Albums 1981-1990
J.D. Souther | Dance Real Slow
Frank Turner | The Third Three Years
Van Halen | Deluxe
Hank Williams III | Take As Needed For Pain
Dwight Yoakam | Second Hand Heart
April 21
Ryan Adams | Live at Carnegie Hall
Apocalyptica | Shadowmaker
BoDeans | I Can't Stop
Hardcore Superstars | HCSS
Joywave | How Do You Feel Now?
Jimbo Mathus | Blue Healer
Passion Pit | Kindred
Frank Sinatra | Ultimate Sinatra
Speedy Ortiz | Foil Deer
Squarepusher | Damogen Furies
They Might Be Giants | Glean
Wire | Wire
April 28
Beach Boys | Pet Sounds Blu-ray Audio
Braids | Deep in the Iris
Everclear | Black Is the New Black
Martin Gore | MG
Josh Groban | Stages
Insane Clown Posse | The Marvelous Missing Link
Natalie MacMaster Donnell Leahy | One
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Millencolin | True Brew
Ambrosia Parsley | Weeping Cherry
Robert Pollard | Faulty Superheroes
Raekwon | Fly International Luxurious Art
Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld | Never were the way she was
10,000 Maniacs | Twice Told Tales
May 5
Mikal Cronin | MCIII
Giant Sand | Heartbreak Pass
John Lodge | 10,000 Light Years Ago
Shelby Lynne | I Can't Imagine
Mac McCaughan | Non-Believers
The Proclaimers | Let's Hear It For the Dogs
The Word | Soul Food
May 12
Steve Aoki | Neon Future II
Leonard Cohen | Can't Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell | The Traveling Kind
Róisín Murphy | Hairless Toys
Buffy Sainte-Marie | Power in the Blood
Snoop Dogg | Bush
Surfer Blood | 1000 Palms
Paul Weller | Saturns Pattern
May 19
The Helio Sequence | The Helio Sequence
Hot Chip | Why Make Sense?
Silverstein | I Am Alive In Everything I Touch
Twenty One Pilots | Blurryface
Whitesnake | The Purple Album
Yes | Progeny: Highlights From Seventy-Two
June 2
The Darkness | Last of Our Kind
Ben Lee | Love Is the Great Rebellion
Chris Robinson Brotherhood | Betty's Blend Volume Two: The Best From the West
Violent Femmes | Happy New Year
1. Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
There are rappers with style. There are rappers of substance. Then there is Lamar. Coming straight outta Compton, Lamar shot to the top with the acclaimed, Grammy-nominated Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, the best rap album of 2012. How do you follow that? With one of the best rap albums of the decade. Audaciously bold, restlessly innovative, intoxicatingly funky and irresistibly appealing on multiple levels, the 27 year old's third full-length firmly establishes him as one of the most revolutionary and compelling forces in music.
2. Björk
It's not whether you get knocked down. It's whether you get back up. And Björk has taken more than her share of knocks lately — a romantic breakup, a parent's illness, a potentially catastrophic pre-release leak. But with her singular vision, bizarre genius and adventurous determination, the 49-year-old Icelandic singer-songwriter and multi-media artist turns tragedy into soaring triumph on her ninth studio release, a mesmerizing, powerful and intensely personal work that reinvents one of the most cliche musical entities in existence: The breakup album.
3. Sleater-Kinney
No Cities to Love
"It's not the cities … it's the people we love," conclude Sleater-Kinney on the title track of their comeback disc. They're half right. Nearly a decade after their breakup, Corin Tucker, Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss have remained deservedly beloved. But No Cities to Love also returns us to their familiar terrain: A landscape of tightly wound but loosely constructed indie-rock nuggets centred around snaking guitar lines, dissonantly clanging chords and topped with urgently wailed vocals and ragged harmonies. Plenty to love.
4. Courtney Barnett
Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
"Put me on a pedestal and I'll only disappoint you," warns Barnett. Fat chance. The idiosyncratically witty Melbourne indie-popster's debut is anything but a disappointment: It's one of the most charming and unique offerings of the year. The secret is in her songwriting — specifically her ability to pen and play rambling, self-depracating numbers that sound as if she's tossing them off in the garage, though closer examination reveals superbly subtle craftsmanship. Better start building that pedestal.
5. Death Cab for Cutie
Every beginning signals an end. Every end marks a beginning. Some are just more satisfying than others. Like Kintsugi. It's the eighth album from Seattle's Death Cab for Cutie. It's also their final disc with guitarist Chris Walla, their first with an outside producer, and their first since singer-guitarist Ben Gibbard got divorced. Not surprisingly, it has plenty to say about big life changes — and fittingly stays true to their past while moving forward with more complex rhythms and gleaming synths. It's a grand finale. A new dawn. And one of the most inspired works of their career.
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Recipe Ingredients
- Chicken (cut into 16 pieces) 1 whole
- Yogurt 1 cup
- Oil 1 cup
- Coriander leaves chopped 1 bunch
- Lemon 2
- Onion chopped 3
- Garlic with skin 6
- Green chilies 8 to10
- Black pepper crushed 1 tsp
- Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
Recipe Method
- Cut 1 whole chicken into 16 pieces and wash with lukewarm water. Boil chicken with 1 cup yogurt, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste and salt to taste till water of yogurt dries. Remove from fire. Blend together 1 bunch of coriander leaves, 6 cloves of garlic with skin and 8 to 10 green chilies. Heat 1 cup oil in pan, add 3 chopped onion and fry till golden brown in color. Remove half of the fried onion and keep aside. In remaining oil and onion add blended chutney mixture. fry well and add juice of 1 lemon. Now add boiled chicken. Lastly add 1 tsp crushed black pepper and juice of 1 lemon. Simmer for 5 minutes till done. Add in remaining brown onion and serve.


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There's a movie I own that I watch every once in a while, and I love it all over again every time.
It's called Under a Tuscan Sun, starring Diane Lane. You can see the latest about her here. First off, I've always liked Diane Lane. She pulls off characters that are real and complex, and she does it so easily.
I would contrast her to Anne Hathaway, with those giant eyes and red lips, who can't seem to act like a genuine person to save her life, until The Intern, so the jury is still out as to whether or not The Intern was just an anomally, and Hathaway will resume her plastic roles in future movies. That was kind of a run-on sentence. Sorry. Hope you followed it.
I digress. Back to Diane Lane . . . .
Lane is drop-dead gorgeous. It surprised me to see her in another movie recently where she played a haggard mom and was not gorgeous at all. But typically, she's stunning.
She's stunning in this movie. She plays a broken, crushed woman, so for about half the movie, you can tell she's pretty, but it doesn't really shine because she's so sad.
Lane's character is a successful teacher of writing—if I remember right—and she gets dumped by her husband. She leaves her upscale New York apartment and, sort of under pressure, goes on a tour of Italy with a group of gays and lesbians. On the tour, she sees a villa that's for sale, and on a whim, buys it. And then realizes what she has done—basically, bought an ancient fixer-upper in a country where she doesn't speak the language and knows no one except the guy that sold her the house.
Somehow—again, I don't remember the details—she hires a crew of three guys from Croatia or Serbia or Herzogovina or somewhere like that, none of whom she can communicate with. And they go at it with the house, crashing down plaster walls, generally creating mayhem, but at the end of course producing this fabulous re-hab.
Over the span of the movie, Lane meets an incredibly handsome Italian guy, proves to herself that she still has it in bed, loses the guy because of distance and busyness, cooks amazing dinners for her crew of Croatians/Serbians/Herzogovinians, helps two young lovers overcome cultural obstacles to get married, and at the very end, meets a very cool American journalist who shows up at her villa. For some reason I also can't immediately remember.
But anyway, you see her transform from a devastated woman with no future to this vibrant, gorgeous creature that has a whole new life ahead of her. The story is great and the location is unforgettable.
I loved the movie the first time I watched it. And now, going through my own life transitions, I enjoy it even more. I look at Lane's character and think, yeah, that could be me. Maybe without the villa and the amazing looks and the Croatian crew, but still, it could be me. She came out of a tough spot and not only survived it but had a great new life. I know, it's just a movie. But yeah, it could be me.


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- mrs_c_tobe
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- Wedding: June 2014
I recently got my dress, the gorgeous emma by maggie sottero, and it is a bit too small. I thought that if I wore a bustier or other shapewear then that would fix the problem. However, I was told by the girls at the bridal shop that wearing foundation garments actually adds bulk or inches and pushes fat up making it more visable. My dress already has a corset built in. They recommended only adding cups to the breast area and maybe wearing very thin shapewear. I can't seem to find anythign about this online. Does anyone know if this is true or not? Any help would be appreciated.


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Brown, M., Diaz, F. and Grocott, J. (1993) Displacement history of the Atacama fault system 25°00′S-27° 00′S, northern Chile. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 105(9), pp. 1165-1174. ISSN (print) 0016-7606Full text not available from this archive.
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- FoolsintheRain
- 4 years ago
- Wedding: June 2013
Hi Bees!
I need some serious help lol. A week ago my husband and I bought this lovely (albeit a bit skinny right now) fella. He is a laid back, super calm dude. Right now his name is Cam, but I'm not big on that. His registered name is Opening Bell, so it would be nice to play off that for an everyday name, but I'm having a hard time coming up with a non-girly name. Any suggestions?


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The Party Central Committee decided on July 7 to continue to formally re-introduce senior leaders of the State, the government and the National Assembly for the legislature's new term of 2016-2021.
It was one of the major events of the 3rd Plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee that ended on July 7 in Hanoi. "The Party Central Committee agreed with the Politburo's proposal to formally re-introduce senior leaders to the list of candidates to be voted on at the upcoming National Assembly (NA) session," according to an announcement from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) released on the government's news portal on July 7.
"For the posts of President, Prime Minister, NA Chairman and other State leaders that were approved by the Party Central Committee at its 2nd Plenum in March, the Party Central Committee agreed to continue to re-introduce position holders," the announcement continued.
The 13th NA voted on these positions in March, with Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan being elected as NA Chairwoman, Mr. Tran Dai Quang as President and Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc as Prime Minister. Ms. Ngan was previously NA Deputy Chairwoman while Mr. Quang was Minister of Public Security and Mr. Phuc was a Deputy Prime Minister.
For senior positions not yet approved by the Party Central Committee at its 2nd plenum in March and other changes, the Party Central Committee agreed that the Politburo would formally re-introduce the list of candidates for voting by the new NA, it added.
Speaking on the closing day of the Plenum, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said that Vietnam's economy has many indicators in its favor but faces tough times from challenges and difficulties caused by severe drought and natural disasters in the central highlands and the Mekong Delta and the recent coastal pollution incident in the central region while other social evils have been on the rise.
"We must make all effort to identify the best solutions to resolve these burning issues," Mr. Trong said in his closing remarks. Priority will be given to socioeconomic development, State-owned enterprise restructuring, State budget restructuring, and the strengthening of Party cells together with increasing the fight against waste, corruption and bureaucracy.
The 3rd Plenum, which began on July 4, also discussed and approved regulations for the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the Central Inspection Commission. There were also discussions on regulations on the enforcement of Party regulations, regulations on Party inspection, supervision, and discipline, and other important issues.
The National Assembly for the 2016-2021 term will hold its first session on July 20, lasting for ten days. High on the agenda will be discussions and the confirmation of votes for senior positions, including NA Chairman, President and Prime Minister.
This will be the 14th tenure of the NA following the May elections, with 496 delegates. Some 160 delegates were re-elected.
The new NA will also discuss the socioeconomic development plan in 2016 and other key issues such as public expenditure and the management of foreign loans. The NA is proposing the government provide reports on the marine environment to delegates.


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The Position of Women During the Last Decade
Costa Rica
This is a 'State of the Nation' report, providing a thorough examination of the state of human development in Costa Rica. By monitoring demographics, public policy, the media and other important state actors, the report offers a unique and complete snapshot of the challenges and progress of the previous year. This report includes updated demographic information that allows a reconsideration of national trends and challenges. This year, a large segment of the book is dedicated to investigating the state of gender equality in the nation. It highlights areas where Costa Rica needs to improve, as well as successes achieved in other areas.
Principal Contributors: Rodrigo Arias Camacho Jose Manuel Echandi Meza Ligia Elizondo Cabrera Jose Andres Masis Bermudez Juan Manuel Cordero Gonzalez Sonia Marta Mora Gabriel Macaya Trejos Alejandro Cruz Molina
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This highly original FJ40 was delivered to The FJ Company from Palo Alto, California as a contract restoration, ordered by an enthusiast of high-end classic automobiles. This FJ40 met the stringent criteria that seasoned restorers look for in a donor: matching numbers, original engine, and minimal rust – all it needed was a proper full restoration, which is where we came in.
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This season Volcom Womens is celebrating individuality and embracing a rebellious new wave that defies categorization with gender fluid styling.
The rise of skate culture inspires a sporty relaxed collection that is infused with both feminine and urban elements.
The coach jacket is emerging as the must have outerwear piece for womenswear. As a true expression of gender fluid styling the simple silhouette that is often coveted by our girl from the mens line has a truly skate inspired vibe. With our rock n roll Volcom Stone chest and back print we're keeping it fresh and loyal to our DNA by combining skate culture and music to inspire us.
The Brewster Coach jacket has been selected by the coolest Girls skate crew , riders and influencers across Europe this Fall.
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Resident Evil 4 is coming to the iPhone. Well, technically it has already been to the iPhone. The game was on the Japanese App Store for a couple hours yesterday before somebody pressed the kill switch and yanked it out of the digital ether. Well, they didn't do it fast enough, because Japanese iPhone site App Bank was able to snag the download as well as screenshots and video of the game in motion.
Resident Evil 4 is not a port of the GameCube/PlayStation 2/Wii game. This is an expanded version of a Japanese mobile game, kind of like Resident Evil: Degeneration, which bowed on the App Store in America earlier this year. Judging from early screens, the games look quite similar. Leon Kennedy is back in the village, blasting zombies in the face (or facial region).
The controls appear to be very similar, with an on-screen virtual stick for moving Kennedy hither and yon. Action buttons appear on the right side of the screen, such as the knife attack for close encounters with Le Zombies and a pistol-popping fire button for undead ventilation.
While the game has been stripped from the Japanese App Store, this is proof positive that the game is indeed a reality. An international release date is unclear at this point, but is undoubtedly coming to the US App Store in the near future. Look for more information and screens for Resident Evil 4 on the iPhone on IGN in the very near future.


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World Cancer Day , in fact, is a great collective opportunity for us where we can examine strategies designed for controlling cancer & to identify winning means & methods which can accelerate progress in treatment options for cancer. However, goal of this endeavor is to ensure that the number of people developing cancer drops with successful treatments of existing cases & to present a better quality of life for cancer patients during & after treatment. Promoting cancer awareness is a key aspect which is helpful in managing & preventing most types of cancers. Common measures which need to be addressed for raising cancer awareness include helping populations understand available measures like screening programs, understand risk factors & warning signs, cancer & age & where & how to seek help in case cancers develop. Cancer awareness measures are generally useful instruments at local, regional & national levels for identifying information requirements, monitoring & assessing impact of awareness interventions.
Basic cause of cancer ultimately is the result of uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells which multiply but do not die. While normal cells in the human body follow a set path of growth, multiplication & death which is called apoptosis, cancerous cells break away from this normal process & form into abnormal masses which refuse to die. Cancerous cells fail to experience programmatic death sequence & instead keep on growing & dividing uncontrollably so as to form tumors or abnormal mass of tissue.
Signs & symptoms of cancers are quite varied. Symptoms of cancer usually depend upon the location & spread of cancer & upon the size of tumor. While some cancers appear as lump on testicle or breast, others can be seen or felt through skin. Melanomas are cancers of the skin which are noted by changes in moles or warts on skin. On the other side, some symptoms of cancer are less physically apparent. Like for example, brain tumors can often present early symptoms of cancer since they affect cognitive functions. Whereas pancreatic tumors are too small to cause early symptoms until they start pushing against nearby nerves or interfere with functioning of liver.
February 4th, 2017 is the World Cancer Day just around the bend. Travcure Medical Tourism which is a globally reputed healthcare facilitator associated with the best surgeons & internationally accredited hospital facilities is gearing up to do their bit in promotion of cancer awareness. As of now Travcure has tie-ups with hospitals spread across 5 countries including Germany, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, India, & South Korea. They also look forward to spreading their footprints into other Asian & European countries in the near future.
Mr. Owais Saiyed who is the director & architect of this fast expanding global healthcare network humbly says "this is the least we could do, we owe this to our growing list of patients across the world, especially African people." Through means & methods at their disposal, Travcure team of experts have embarked upon a program to spread useful information concerning signs, symptoms & early detection of cancer, including preventive measures where it is needed most. Travcure healthcare experts are headed towards African countries & will be based in Kenya in February, 2017 as part of their mission to spread cancer awareness among the people of this continent, where it is most needed.


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Believe it.
Set your own path. Follow your intuition. Step out of your comfort zone and recalibrate your system. My first mentor taught me not to try to be better than my competitors but to constantly try to be better than my last effort.
Within this endless improvement project of life in constant motion in constant creation within the forces of nature. We understand what is necessary in the structure of the society of our life. In our flexibility in our understanding reclaiming its true nature. There isn't anything that really needs to be brought forward. Everything necessary for your full unfoldment lies waiting in the power of your faith. Everything lives and interacts with our faith and everything that is necessary for the evolution of our bare naked soul in every encounter waits for that enactment of love.
Like Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life "You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along. ' You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
Take this moment. Breathe deeply and take that step into your faith.
Day One of a 100 day honoring cycle of love and inspiration that kicked off 10/11/12 at 2:22pm – for you, all of you.
It is a Mel movement of the heart, a cycle of gratitude in the light of remembrance with Beliefnet's Flight of the Soul.
May you feel connected, comforted and full of peace
Today. Now. Always.
May your days be free from strife and worry
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CESA Details 2009 Japan Game Awards
Annual awards event to be held at Tokyo Game Show
An annual Tokyo Game Show tradition will be returning this year. The Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association (CESA) announced today details on the 2009 Japan Game Awards.
The annual awards event highlights quality software for the prior year, upcoming games that are determined to show potential for success, and amateur development projects. Awards are voted on by members of either the public or by a special committee, depending on the award. The results are announced during special stage events at the Fall Tokyo Game Show.
This year's Games of the Year Division award will select the best games released domestically between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009. Prizes include a Grand Prize, a Global Prize, awarded to one Japanese title and one foreign title, and a Best Sales Prize. Additional prizes are also usually given out depending on the titles at hand. This award will be chosen by the Japan Game Awards Selection Committee.
The Future Division award will target all games shown in either playable or video form at the Tokyo Game Show, which will be held this year from September 24 through September 27. Attendees, both professional and general public, will be able to make their top picks on the first three days of the event. The Japan Game Awards Selection Committee will then select the top prize winners.
The Amateur Division award will target amateur works submitted between March 16 and June 30. Works that pass two judging phases by the Japan Game Awards Selection Committee will be shown at the Tokyo Game Show.
In addition to these awards, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will give out a special reward to a person or group who it is determined recently contributed to the development of the Japanese game industry. Last year, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto won this award.
Prizes for the awards and further details on the Amateur Division submission requirements can be seen at the official Japan Game Awards 2009 page. The page is accessible in English.


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Lamm, 44, was a longtime session bass player in New York, and he worked at the East Coast office of Who Did That Music before opening Fearless. The four composers at the company -- Steven Brown, Theo Eastwind, Adonis Tsilimparis and John Wiggins -- are all accomplished musicians, he says. The 'working musician' tag is important to Lamm, the better to keep his finger on the music industry's pulse."Of course, we try to take what's popular and integrate it into what we do here, but I think rather than following a trend, we're trying to create a trend." It should be no surprise that everyone at Fearless is working on a solo record, and two Lamm-produced discs -- from Eastwind and Tsilimparis -- are about to be released on indie labels. "Eastwind plays what I like to call the next alternative," says Lamm. "He has folk, alternative and pop influences, and it's all mixed together with dense harmonies. I think his record will do really well. I would imagine that when people will hear it, they'll want to emulate that." Tsilimparis "samples and loops with Greek- and Spanish-influenced guitar on top," says Lamm. "He's a fine guitarist and singer, and he's taken a hip-hop undercurrent and added his own flamenco style."
Lamm plays bass on most Fearless tracks, and he's featured to great effect on the current Fearless reel in an acid-jazzy HBO boxing promo he wrote. Other standouts on the reel include a bossa nova for Ting soft drinks, written and sung by Tsilimparis, which makes an intriguing contrast with the visuals, which seem to be set in the more reggae-ish Caribbean. "It just evolved," Lamm explains. "It started with some temp music from Harry Belafonte singing about being in the islands. The islands just changed."
A spot for a fragrance called Catalyst features the alternative pop writing and vocals of Eastwind, which indeed sound alterna-chart ready, with richly overdubbed vocals.
The old-school philosophy is prominent in an MTV promo called "Fly," which features a sampled Buddhist monk chanting, accompanied by an actual musical saw. "No sample -- we brought in a guy who plays the saw," says Lamm proudly.
Besides the trends he hopes Fearless will launch, what does Lamm find fresh on the current music scene? "The mixture of spoken word with sampled music and live players seems to be the most interesting thing going on right now," he says. "Lauryn Hill is the most popular example of that. It's the new R&B." In light of the predictable time-lapse between what is hot on the popular music scene and its appearance on Madison Avenue, "maybe it'll catch on in commercials two years from now," Lamm laughs. "We're all limited by what our clients are ready for and what their clients are ready for."


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So this past month has been crazy busy with me working at my summer job trying to save up, and prepping before I head off to college! I'm leaving this Friday, August 5th and there is still so much to do! I have also been doing some DIYing, which I've been sharing on my Snapchat (@anchoreditsouth) trust me I'm not much of a artsy person, but it's been going okay so far! Speaking of dorm rooms, I will have my dorm room haul up next week so be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel!
Also be on the lookout for a few changes to the blog. Nothing dramatic, I'm just going to be updating my tabs & sidebar within the next week!


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