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The Cavaliers will pick eighth in the NBA draft on June 21, they learned on May 15 during the NBA draft lottery.
According to a mock draft on CBSSports.com, the Cavs should use the pick on freshman point guard Collin Sexton from Alabama.
The lottery, weighted to give the inferior teams a higher chance of getting earlier picks, is used to determine the first three picks in the draft. The Phoenix Suns will pick first, the Sacramento Kings second and the Atlanta Hawks third.
The Cavaliers acquired the first-round pick of the Brooklyn Nets when they traded guard Kyrie Irving to the Celtics in August. The Cavs also acquired guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Jae Crowder and center Ante Zizic plus Miami's 2020 second round pick in the trade.
Thomas and Crowder were dealt at the trading deadline, leaving the Nets' pick as the centerpiece of the trade for the Cavs.
Brooklyn finished 28-54 in 2017-18 — an eight-game improvement from a year ago when the Nets finished with the third-worst record in the league. The Nets had the eighth-worst record this season.
Nick Gilbert, son of Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, represented the Cavs at the lottery on May 15. He represented the Cavs in 2011 when the Cavs won the first pick and used it on Irving. Nick Gilbert also represented the Cavs in 2014 when they again won the first lottery pick. But they whiffed when they selected Michael Bennett.
Gilbert's luck did not hold out this year.
Landof10.com also has the Cavaliers choosing Sexton with the eighth pick.
"Regardless of whether LeBron James returns or not, the Cavaliers would likely be wise to just take the best available talent," Gary Parrish wrote for CBS Sports. "And, in my opinion, that player, at this point in this mock draft, is Sexton — the one-and-done star who averaged 19.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 29.9 minutes while leading Alabama to the NCAA Tournament. The 6-3 point guard is super-fast, super-quick and forever aggressive — all of which are great qualities for anybody entering the NBA. He puts pressure on the defense basically every possession."
If they do draft Sexton, it would mean the Cavs traded a known talented point guard in Irving for a point guard they hope develops into an All-Star.


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We come now to the time when those who manage the foreign policies of the major nations of the world begin to think urgently about their future relations with the next president of the United States.
They know less about Ronald Reagan of California than they usually do about incoming presidents. He has lived most of his professional life in California, which is not on the main traffic lanes of world diplomacy.And before he went into politics out there he was an entertainer in Hollywood, a place little frequented by real ambassadors. Embassies in Washington all wish they had sought an acquaintance with Mr. Reagan before he became prominent.
What they do know about the man and his prospective policies is making all of them curious and cautious. The Soviets have already made their first move by being genial to a visiting band of Americans that included a prominent Republican, former Gov. William Scranton of Pennsylvania. They assured him they will be delighted to discuss arms limitations with the new administration, even though Mr. Reagan has denounced SALT II.
Mr. Reagan's own proper refusal to talk with foreign officials until he is, in fact, the president (to do otherwise would be to intrude into the constitutional preserve of the president himself) is proving frustrating, particularly to close friends and allies. They can't get to him now. They can come to look and talk with their deputies in Washington, but that is of relatively little help.
Israel's Menachem Begin was here the other day, looking and listening. He made his ceremonial call on President Carter. But Mr. Reagan did not talk with Mr. Begin, leaving Mr. Begin to wonder whether Mr. Reagan will be as generous to Israel in office as he has sounded on the hustings.
This week it is the turn of West Germany's Chancellor Helmut Schmidt to come to Washington and glean what he can in the way of advance knowledge. Will he go away wondering whether perhaps his relations with Washington will be no easier without Mr. Carter around than they were with Mr. Carter around? Herr Schmidt was no admirer of the outgoing President. But to what extent were their differences due to Mr. Carter's views as distinct from conditions inherent in the relations between Washington and the allies' capitals of western Europe?
British, French, West German, and other West European capitals are all studying that question and have already come up with tentative answers. Among them there is agreement that matters may be more, rather than less, difficult, particularly over Middle East policy -- primarily because Mr. Reagan has always sounded so much more pro-Israel than Mr. Carter was deemed to be by the Israelis and their American friends and supporters.
In particular, Mr. Reagan has never wavered from his basic premise about the Middle East -- that Israel is a military asset to the United States. This is precisely the opposite of the view prevailing in London, Paris, and Bonn, where Israel is deemed to be a military and a political liability unless and until it makes peace with its Arab neighbors. To the policymakers of Western Europe the first priority task of Western diplomacy should be to push Israel toward reconciliation with the Arabs. Mr. Reagan would have to change his attitude drastically to be able to go along with the allies on this subject.
Then our friends and allies come to the question of arms, and where to put them. They have been under steady pressure from Washington for two years to increase their military budgets, the better to balance off rising Soviet military power. Germans and British are going through a phase of severe economic difficulty. They don't like being hustled in a direction that may increase their economic problem.The Germans particularly resent being asked to spend more on guns when the US refuses to revert to conscription. Germans say that trained manpower is more important than more money for guns.
And all of them cling to "detente."
The Reagan record suggests that the next president will push even harder than Mr. Carter has been pushing for more defense spending by the European allies. The prospective Republican leader in the Senate, Howard Baker, released a report last week (Nov. 13) sharply criticizing the Western allies for both dragging their heels on weaponry and for being "extremely ambivalent" about East-West relations and about strengthening Western military positions in the Middle East.
Will Mr. Reagan want to pursue the buildup in the Middle East started by Mr. Carter? If so, he will find the Western allies reluctant to go far with him. They all incline to think that Washington overreacted on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. To them Europe is vital, Afghanistan is a long way away. They dislike, even resent, having American weapons and men drawn away from the NATO front in Europe for service in the Indian Ocean and the Middle East. They resist even more any pressure on them to cut off trade connections with the Soviet. "Detente" has become a bad word in Washington, but it is still highly valued in London, Paris, and Bonn -- particularly in Bonn.
Thus there are three areas where Washington and the Western allies are already in vigorous disagreement -- Middle East policy, weaponry, and East-West relations. If one is to judge future Reagan policy by the remarks of the campaign, that difference over these three policies is likely to grow wider when the new president settles down to running his foriegn policy. All through the campaign he struck a harder position on these matters than Mr. Carter was already practicing. Insofar as he actually tries to out-Carter Carter -- he will find himself in wider disagreement with London, Paris, and Bonn.

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Women should constanstly be at the feet of men, worshipping them. Rape is completely justified, if a man wants to have sex with a woman, the woman should keep her mouth shut and do whatever the man wants her to do. If she refuses, he has the right to beat her up. I am a woman and if a man says 'come here' I spring to my knees and fall in front of him, prepared for any task.
Women are meant to serve us men because that's how nature set us up, women weren't not meant to have power over us 100% men because we are physically stronger and mentally to and are more intelligent than those gold diggers . Who ever that says that women weren't meant to serve a men comming from a man he's not a real men hes a mangina do not reffer those scumbags to be men cause they aren't real men..
They were designed to please us. Just look at their anatomy. They love serving us and the ones who don't are only sad they can't. Too bad most modern women can't even please a man properly. Women have multiple orifices and they are primarily sex objects for our use and disposal.
I am a woman and we are slaves to men. If he wants something, you do it. I think it's stupid how it's "wrong to hit a girl" because if you disrespect him he should have every right to hit you. If you won't give him sex when he wants he should beat you until you bleed. Men do so much for women. All we have to do is serve them and pleasure them. Stop acting like its wrong for men to hit and abuse women but think it's perfectly okay for a woman to abuse a man. We are here to simply SERVE THEM. If you do what they say then there won't be a problem. There's no such thing as rape. If a man wants sex, you give it to him without a fuss.
As sex objects: they are truly happiest when they are being used properly. Breeding: they are proudest when heavily pregnant. As domestic servants: cooking and cleaning comes naturally to them and when they are not providing sex this is how they would gladly spend their time-- always open to being taken if required, of course.
Many times in my life I wanted to rebel against everything - politics, parents, people around me, society in a whole. But one thing I never argued about is: men are here to protect and support us women and I must respect that. We expect of them to bring us food, cash, to take us everywhere and to make us feel safe. They do all of that. And what did women do? Tried to make them feel bad because they do it! Why? I want them to do it for me. They are stronger and they have higher payed jobs. I read that their IQ is higher. I don't know if its true but men are usually much more educated so maybe it is. In any case, I love the fact they don't expect me to do anything, I don't have to work, to go to schools...Only thing I have to do is to give them pleasure. To listen to them and respect their command. It is not hard! We all love a strong dominant man and you know it! I love when they demand and I love to serve them because it is in my nature. In life and in sex. It gives me pleasure to serve a man in any way because then I feel great when he is satisfied. Then he will give me whatever I ask. Money, holidays... Just listen to his simple wish - and obey! Even in the Bible it says so. I maybe dont have schools but I know what is in the most important book and it says we are here to serve men! Like it or not you must learn that, it is better for you.
The whole of evolution has brought us to this place. The lie that women are equal to Men is just nonsense. The whole purpose of women is to provide pleasure to a Man.
In societies where this is understood, Men are raised from the time they are boys to lead and to be strong. Girls are raised to respect and nurture the Men in their lives. But western civilization has embraced a terrible lie that Men and women are equal and that they are the same. Neither is true. While I do not mean to diminish the valuable role that women play, I also must make it very clear that the roles that Men assume are difficult and demanding in ways that women cannot begin to imagine.
If women understood what makes them attractive to Men, they would dispense with all the clamoring for equality and embrace the natural order of things where the role of women is to support and facilitate the goals and objectives of Men.
Even a female education is (under the current scheme) largely wasted. If women confined their studies to the domestic arts and left behind the wasted education focused on liberal arts and science and technology, those spaces in the business and technical schools would rightly and usefully be devoted to educating Men. These are Men who would benefit from advanced education, whereas advanced education is wasted on women.
Even insofar as sexual matters are concerned, if women realized that their best purpose is to serve the needs of Men. They would stop this unnecessary drive to attain their own selfish satisfaction from sex. If women naturally achieve satisfaction, so much the better, but to burden men with an endless quest to achieve the female orgasm is just stupid and unnecessary. Most women know how to achieve orgasm on their own. Do not burden Men with such selfishness.
And let us conclude this discussion this way. We can be confused by all the recent rhetoric associated with women's rights and feminism. But what we should be talking about is human rights and humanism.
Ask, what is good for all of us? What is good for our society? Divisiveness is not a path we should pursue.
Be inclusive. If we are all given equal opportunity, if it becomes apparent that women are really and truly better suited to serving the needs of Me, why would anyone argue against that? Really, this is good for Men, it is good for women.
Fighting against the obvious is just insanity. Let Men be Men. Let women be women.
Let Men be the leaders and let the women follow as it is meant to be...As it always has been and always will be.
All the lies and nonsense associated with feminism do not serve the interests of women. If women really wanted to be happy, they would find the Men who will love and keep them and find their homes there.
The 'wo-' prefix has the old english meaning 'from' or 'of'. Therefore they are from men. Man and woman, male and female have the same phonetic element and root in English. The words woman and female were produced after the words man and male were invented by old Germans (or Anglo-Saxons) sequentially as in the way Eve was produced from one of Adam's ribs by the God. Men are superior to women; women serve men.
Otherwise women would not choose to focus on beauty and looking good. Men are stronger and smarter usually too. Women are here to take direction and serve however they can. The majority of women I knew want to be controlled,that is the best evidence I can think of. Men rule.
Obviously, history would not be as it is now if women were not meant to serve men. Our bodies are made to be pleasing to men both visually and physically. Almost every part of our bodies can be used for sexual gratification of men. We naturally submit to dominant, masculine figures even though a lot of us would rather not admit it. Even if we resist at first, it comes eventually.
Men are primal mammals. They try to bully women into submission with their brute force, killing or leaving them if the women don't obey. Mentally and emotionally, men are inferior to women, which is why they try to dominate them. Men should serve women, and take out the garbage, shovel the sidewalk, be quiet, and mow the lawn without being asked.
We should have equality. Unfortunately, we have disgusting sexism on both sides of the divide. Much of it whipped up the media who now, and very actively, encourage man-bashing, the idea of women as the perpetual victim or the idea of women as being "better than men" in order to appeal to women readers.
Women and men were meant to exist as equal partners. They should do so
Males were create to be appealing to females, and they have to go through a lot of competition to be able to finally be with a female. It's everywhere in nature, just look around. Roosters have to be colorful and gorgeous, and have big fluffy tails to get laid, while females can just be grey and plain. Females walk around checking out the male roosters, and when they like one they choose to be with him, and that is all a male rooster could ever want. Many animals are like that, with the male having all the specialized features to attract and serve the sexual and other needs of females. Therefore, men were meant to serve women.
"All men [mankind, both men and women] are created equal."
The "scientific community" claims we are but animals (and say "what is man but a thinking reed" but that's off topic) and animals often have women strongest. ("Macho" just comes from the Alpha Male getting the girls to them.) As such, men (like me, in case you assumed otherwise) would just be for serving "certain needs."
All people should serve an equally powerful and respected role in furthering their household, community and society. The fact that the modern Western world is patriarchal should be abated for its retardation of our culture as a whole, but should not prevent our evolution toward equality. Equality and respect means that women should not have to talk like men, laugh at the same jokes, or think like men in order to be equally powerful.
Women are equals to men. They deserve equal respect and are not servants to men. Such a view does not recognize the advances we have made as a society and do not allow us to realize the potential in the female population. By not viewing females as equals it hurts society and holds us back.
Men and Women are equal -enough said. Women can do practically everything men can do, and it's sexist and chauvinistic to think otherwise. Women should in no way have to serve men, and men should in no way have to serve women. It should be a partnership between both genders.
There is literally no evidence to support this idea that men are superior to women. It is an outdated way of thinking from when people used intelligent design to justify misogyny. Women are just as capable of every job a man can do. And there are a few things women can do that men cannot, such as have children, which is the thing that keeps our species going and somehow we are supposed to accept that we are not the equals of men.
Women were not meant to be servants to men. They just have different roles in reproduction as they will carry the child and give birth. Women's rights have come a long way over the decades, and their are many powerful, intelligent women who can serve as role models today. Times have changed as has the view of the woman's role.
NO you got it all wrong, women are meant to do dishes and care for children, make dinner. I am a women and I think I would be okay with that but what serve men is pretty much like slavery. It is harder to be a woman then a man because you have to look after your looks and be expected to shave and make will ruin your face and it is just horrible. Lots of women don't like doing these things and we should change our normal. I am not a feminist, I am actually against feminism and all that they do because we are equal and just because we are born women doesn't mean we are slaves and we should be beaten,raped and murdered/tortured.


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BoXiKoN is a fun and addictive puzzle game of strategy and logic. The game belongs to the Action Puzzle genre but BoXiKoN really is quite different. There is a large emphasis on planning, organization and selection and less on arcade style quick reactions.
What is new in this release:
- Fixed full screen mode on widescreen displays (Cmd-F).
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- Fixed problem with difficulty level stored in high scores.
- Blocked/fixed two potential cheats.
The trial version is limited to 60 minutes of game play.


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Former Sugababe memeber Keisha Buchanan achieved her initial ever gig as the piece for one person artist in London tonight. She achieved 3 brand new songs: 'Beautifull Mess' , 'Fearless' as well as 'Carried Away'. Keisha additionally achieved classical Sugababes element as well as covers of Adele's 'Rolling In The Deep' , Cyndi Laupers 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' & Beyonce's 'Who Run The World (Girls)' .
"Beautifull Mess"
"Beautifull Mess"
"Carried Away"
"Rolling In The Deep"
"Push The Button/Overload"
"Girls (Who Run The World) Just Wanna Have Fun"


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Students are going back to basics with a farm-to-fork project that will see them grow their own wheat and then transform it into flour.
The Level 3 General Patisserie and Confectionery students at Newcastle College are studying sustainability, traceability and providence of food as part of their coursework.
They will plant their own wheat seeds at Heatherslaw Corn Mill on the River Till in Northumberland, and will then be involved in harvesting and milling it into flour, before it is ready to be used in the kitchen.
They will then sell their produce, fully-branded, at a farmers' market in Ponteland, with proceeds going towards a college trip to Paris.
Tutor Nigel Grant said: "It's the first time we have done a project like this, where the students will literally be creating their own ingredients from planting, to milling, baking and then selling.
Student Jordan Grey, 18, from Durham, said: "We are really fortunate to be given this opportunity to work with Heatherslaw Mill.
"Normally in industry, the flour we use can come from anywhere within the country or abroad.
"We don't know how fresh it is, or where exactly it has come from, just the mill which has produced it. This time, we will have the full history of our flour from the day we planted the seeds to the day we bake with it."
Student Victoria Willits, 22, from Washington, said: "By working with Heatherslaw, we get to see our wheat grow less than 60 miles away from college, giving us an end product with excellent traceability and sustainability.
"The wheat itself is of exceptional quality. We are really excited to see what different end products we can create with our own wheat."
For more information about the Level 3 General Patisserie and Confectionery course go to www.ncl-coll.ac.uk or call 0191 200 4000.


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Murdoch Mysteries Season 10 DVD Special Features
Actors: Yannick Bisson, Hélène Joy, Jonny Harris
Language: English
Boxed Set: Yes
Number of discs: 3
Condition: New
Region: Region Free
Weight: 0.4 kg
Format: Support both NTSC & PAL
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
DVD Release Date: 2016
Murdoch Mysteries Season 10 DVD Photos
Murdoch Mysteries Season 10 DVD Overview
Dr. Ogden's replacement, Dr. Francis,Murdoch Mysteries Season 10 DVD does not like Detective Murdoch's habit of calling the coroner to the crime scene and it is no different when Detective Murdoch gets the case of a body part in a block of concrete along the Don River, near the home of his predecessor,Murdoch Mysteries Season 10 retired Detective Malcolm Lamb. When other blocks with other body parts are found in the water Dr. Francis insists it is one person but Detective Murdoch is not as convinced and he sends some samples to Dr. Ogden in Buffalo. Dr. Francis says that he would have noticed when he got to doing the tests but does concur with Dr. Ogden that there are multiple victims and one killer.


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This site is my personal 'cookery book' slowly replacing years of scrappy notes, recipes cut out from newspapers, odd html/txt files in strange directories on multiple machines etc. It doesn't try to be comprehensive or general but just contains recipes for the homely (and not always very healthy) food I like to cook and eat, so enjoy.
Amazingly the site is now 12 years old and contains over 600 recipes. Some of the recipes I added at the beginning of the site do not look great. Both the presentation of the dish and the photography leave quite a lot to be desired. However I have left most, but not all these, recipes on the site because the recipes themselves still appeal to me and sometimes I recook them. So don't ignore a recipe that looks a bit rough, it might be a great dish
In the last few years I have become increasingly enthusiastic about cooking outdoors. Having started off with a humble barbecue, my small garden now includes a much better barbecue, a wood burning oven, a great French spit roast and a gas fuelled plancha. As part of this I finally stopped using charcoal and now only cook using seasoned wood. You can easily buy wood suitable for cooking by the cubic metre but it is no longer cheap due to the growth of wood burning stoves.
It's my intention to expand the outdoor cooking part of the site with some more general information about this type of cooking in addition to recipes. You can see the beginning of this in the plancha section of the site.
Any comments, advice etc. gratefully received via the Contact page.


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State government must cut expenses by $210 million within the next few weeks because of drops in revenue.
The Revenue Estimating Conference, which decides how much money the state can spend, revised the state's financial forecast Tuesday night after listening to economists' projections.
"The problem isn't just too high of a forecast. The problem is the economy," said Greg Albrecht, chief economist for the Legislative Fiscal Office.
Revenue dips also are creating problems in the $25.5 billion state operating budget that the Legislature is in the midst of crafting for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
For the upcoming year, the panel of four state officials dropped the forecast by $304 million.
State budget problems are surfacing as a huge issue as this year's legislative session passes the midway mark.
The governor pushed his education package through early in the session amid protests from public schoolteachers across the state.
Legislators began the session with a proposed state operating budget that dealt with a nearly $900 million shortfall in the dollars needed to keep state government services at their current levels.
Problems with the governor's pension package widened the budget gap.
Forced to make changes in his proposals concerning state employee retirement, the governor now most deal with some of the savings he expected to reap from those alterations not materializing.
Legislators also must deal with the revenue slides.


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I think Hummingbirds are really fascinating. Their heart can beat twenty times per second and is so stinkin' teeny tiny. For their size though, Hummingbird's hearts are quite big. Hummingbirds can dive at 60 miles per hour and they can fly backwards. They work so hard to exist. They also suffer from heart attacks more than I expected.
I'm not trying to inspire you guys to become hummingbirds, rather I want to inspire through their biggest imperfection—their heart.
One of the hardest things in the world is to be vulnerable—just kind of strip everything away and lay your emotions, your heart, out on the table.
It is something I am working on myself. It's terrifying but I think being vulnerable is the best way to create genuine connections and let you really be seen. It takes courage and willingness to let those people in but it also liberates others to feel like they can open up their world to you. Whether it is admitting you don't know how to do something but would like to learn or sharing a feeling with someone that you haven't quite worked out yourself, being vulnerable allows for opportunity.
You can't pick and choose what you feel or numb certain feelings with a six pack of beer or an entire pint of ice cream. When you mute certain emotions, you mute all of them and it's these vulnerabilities that make you beautiful. Being able to embrace and own those tough parts of your life is what allows you to feel things wholeheartedly
So, let your heart beat fast and hard to keep up with you. Put it to work and feel every beat inside your chest because if by chance it does fail at least you'll know, like a hummingbird, you gave it everything you had.


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The 2010 Annual Conference at Ball State in Muncie opens its minds, hearts and doors to guests as well as 2,400 expected conference members of Indiana's 1,200 United Methodist congregations.
All plenary sessions and organizational dinners are open to guests, who also need to register as guests at the registration desk in the lobby area of Emens Auditorium at the corner of Riverside and McKinley Avenues. Pre-registration and payment of dinners and the Saturday Day of Outreach are required and need to be done in advance of the Annual Conference.
Bishop Robert Schnase will give two presentations based on his books: Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations and his new Five Practices of Fruitful Living, directed to individuals. His first presentation will be in Emens on Thursday, June 10 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. His second presentation will be in Emens on Friday, June 11 from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m.
The Laity Session is scheduled for Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Emens. Greet United Methodists from across Indiana and learn more about the mission and ministry of The United Methodist Church in Indiana. Laity Awards will be given.
A Service of Remembrance and Celebration of Resurrection, including Holy Communion will be held on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Emens. The Rev. David V. W. Owen, executive assistant to the bishop, will be preaching. Conference clergy members and clergy spouses who have died during the past year will be remembered during this service.
The Saturday Day of Outreach on June 12 is the largest event in which guests can be involved. It begins at noon in Emens. Both members and guests can choose online among local mission projects, construction projects, nursing home visits, seated projects such as assembling disaster recovery kits and prayer shawls and prayer walking neighborhoods as well as the mall. The cost is $20 and includes a T-shirt, meal, transportation and project costs. All participants need to register for this event. The day will end with a Day of Outreach Celebration in Emens Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. To register online now, go to www.inumc.org/register.
The culminating event of Annual Conference for members and guests will be the Ordination and Commissioning Service to be held Sunday, June 13 at 10 a.m. in Emens Auditorium. Come early for good seats. Last year's service filled most of the auditoriums 3,400 seats. This service, like all plenary events, will be Web cast live through the Indiana Conference Web site at www.inumc.org. An order of worship will be available on the conference Web site as a PDF document. More than 20 churches participated through the Web cast last year.
Not included in this summary are the numerous luncheons and dinners, which will be held during the course of the three beginning days of conference. For more information, visit www.inumc.org and click on 2010 Annual Conference. Also review the April issue of Together online at www.inumc.org/news/issue.
Bishop Robert Schnase
All plenary sessions and worship services will be Webcast live.


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When I learnt that I am growing a life in my tummy, there's only one thing that comes to my mind. How will I protect this baby even if she's still inside my womb?
I have been affiliated in a nutritional company where children's health is the number one priority. With the organic nutritional campaign that the company has been promoting, I was fed with a lot of medical studies that provide vital information most especially on how critical the first 1000days of babies.
Hence, through these infomation, I was somehow equipped with the do's and dont's especially when you are pregnant.
I have read some studies about Generation Z or the Millenial babies having been intoxicated with chemicals due to the diet of their mom as well as the things that they have been using which are full of pesticides and chemicals.
And this is the stage of my life that I have decided to shift from commercialized products into a more natural products that may help lessen the chemicals that are flowing inside my body thus, may affect my baby.
After thorough trade check in the supermarket and grocery stores, I finally found what I have been looking for–Human Nature 100% Natural Products.
I only want the best for my child so as a double purpose of taking care of myself. And so, I totally switch into using natural products (toiletries) all throughout my pregnancy.
Before my pregnancy, it is inevitable that most of the time my head's pounding due to stress at work. Since I have shifted using Human Nature Natural Shampoo, though I still experience headache during my 1st trimester, it didn't last long and positively progressing especially during my 2nd trimester until today. Good bye headache!
Well, as the saying goes that your hair is always better whenever there is a conditioner after shampoo. The partners in crime, indeed. This is my favorite, it is cool and relaxing in the scalp.
Pregnancy can make your skin dry. I am not sure why, but thanks to this natural body lotion, it prevented my skin from drying. I just liked the scents of lotions they offer! So fruity yet not so sweet. What I also like about this lotion is it isn't sticky and doesn't feel so slimy.
I have been so conscious with my face because I don't want to really see and feel dry. Thanks to these moisturizing creams which I also discovered. It made my face soft and moisturize. I'm using both cream for day and night.
Well, this lipbalm is a lip saver indeed! During my pregnancy until giving birth, my lips was prevented from drying. So handy dandy!
This is one of the things I usually travel with. Methol that cures my sudden feeling of dizzyness, which is very common during pregnancy. It made me feel relax and it calms my nose against different smells.
During my 4th trimester, my tummy is too itchy and I need to make sure that I protect my tummy from scratch! Thanks for this little container that always rescue me with bug bites and itchyness.
I was really horrified with the news about Zika virus. There were like four (4) cases here in the Philippines and it made me feel anxious and worried that I already developed a fear with mosquitoes! Thanks to this all natural mosquito repellent, its a relief to have this with me wherever I am, all the time.
My 2nd trimester was during the summer season and going out under the sun is inevitable. It really hurts to the skin whenever exposed to sunlight especially with the climate here in the country with only two seasons — rainy season and the summer season. This sunblock is helping me protect my skin from UV rays thus, preventing skin cancer or any other skin problems.
Yes, even toothpaste. All natural for your teeth and mouth, no chemicals. You may also check the color lable at the bottom of the packaging, its green which connotes that the toothpaste is indeed a natural product.
Though I can't keep an eye with my diet, but for the record, I have been really trying so hard to eat only healthy and if possible organic food products, for at least all my toiletries are all 100% natural.
Commercialized kind of products (toiletries and cosmetics) that you use everyday can really affect your baby inside because of the ingredients used which basically are chemicals. So, this is really a good simple way to lessen the pesticides and chemicals that your body may absorb and may affect your little bundle of joy.
Hence, it may be a little difficult sometimes but it is more fun and fulfilling to enjoy the entire process of pregnancy.


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August 15, 2011 12:25 ET
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 15, 2011) - ENGINEERING.com Incorporated (TSX VENTURE:EGN), developer of the ENGINEERING.com online resource for engineers, is announcing the closing of a non-brokered private placement of 7,000,000 common shares at a subscription price of $0.05 per common share, for gross proceeds of $350,000, as previously announced on August 4, 2011.
The proceeds of the private placement will be used to address the Company's working capital shortfall and to expand its online content offering.
As previously announced on August 4, 2011, the Company confirms that insiders of the Company subscribed for greater than 25% of the private placement. John Hayes, President of the Company, subscribed for 2,000,000 common shares of the Company. Including the common shares he subscribed for in the private placement, Mr. Hayes presently owns or controls 2,365,000 common shares of the Company. Randvest Inc. ("Randvest"), a company controlled by Frank Baldesarra, CEO, Secretary, Treasurer and a director of the Company, and also a control person of the Company, subscribed for 4,040,000 common shares of the Company, representing 9.2% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares on closing. Including the common shares Randvest subscribed for in the private placement, Frank Baldesarra presently owns or controls 22,930,761 common shares of the Company, representing 52.3% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares. As a result of the subscription for common shares by Randvest, Ron Baldesarra, a director of the Company and a 40% shareholder of Randvest, acquired beneficial ownership, but not control over the common shares subscribed for by Randvest. Including 40% of the common shares Randvest subscribed for in the private placement, Ron Baldesarra presently beneficially owns 1,616,000 common shares of the Company, and owns or controls a further 3,204,500 common shares of the Company, representing in the aggregate 11% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares. Neither Frank Baldesarra nor Ron Baldesarra have a future intention to acquire ownership of, or control over, additional securities of the Company. The private placement did not result in the creation of any new insiders or control persons, and the common shares were issued under applicable prospectus and registration exemptions to investors in Ontario. There will be no finder's fees, commissions or warrants paid or issued in connection with this private placement.
The common shares will be subject to a four-month hold period from the date of issuance in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable securities legislation.
Final acceptance of the private placement has been granted by the TSX Venture Exchange.
About ENGINEERING.com Incorporated
ENGINEERING.com Incorporated (TSX VENTURE:EGN) is the developer-owner of the www.ENGINEERING.com Web site and business. ENGINEERING.com offers marketing services to manufacturers, design consultants and engineering academia around the world. The ENGINEERING.com Incorporated head office is located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and can be reached toll-free at 1-877-997-9917, by facsimile at 905-273-6691 or through the Internet at www.ENGINEERING.com.
The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Dormer Pramet is a global manufacturer and supplier of cutting tools for the engineering industry, including drilling, milling, threading andturning tools. Its origins date back to 1913, making it one of the world's oldest specialist manufacturer's of engineers cutting tools.
The global brand used for solid cutting tools is Dormer. Products are also marketed under the affiliate brands of Precision Twist Drill and Union Butterfield in North America. The offer includes:
Drilling tools, High-Speed Steel and Carbide
Milling tools, High-Speed Steel and Carbide
Threading tools, including thread milling cutters and dies, High-Speed Steel and Carbide
Reamers & countersinks, High-Speed Steel and Carbide
Ancillary ranges, including solid carbide burrs and cutting lubricants
The global brand used for indexable tools is Pramet. Products are also marketed under the affiliate brands of Safety in France and Impero in Italy. The offer includes:
Drilling tools, Cemented Carbide
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Tooling Systems
Special tools
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Prawn and Chicken Stuffed Calamari - Thai Style
Chef's Note
"This stunning dish comes from Melbourne's wonderful Royal Thai restaurant Palm Sugar and was published in the Age newspaper some time ago. It looks impressive and is highlighted by the tasty chilli capsicum sauce."
READY IN:1hr 30mins
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 calamari, tube cleaned make sure the tube isn't too thick and aim for one that has consistent thickness (note I recently used 6 baby calamari instead of 1 big tube and that worked really well)
- 1⁄2 cup minced prawns
- 1⁄2 cup minced chicken
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional)
- frypowder (available from Asian groceries)
- 1⁄4 cup oil, enough to shallow fry
- 1⁄2 red capsicum, finely diced
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 2 fresh chili peppers, finely sliced to taste
- 1⁄4 cup coriander leaves (to garnish)
- Calamari:
- Mix the prawn chicken and garlic together. Stuff the calamari with the mixture until full, but taking care not to 'over-stuff' as the calamari will expand when cooked. Secure the open end of the calamari with toothpick/s.
- In a steamer, steam the calamari for about 25- 30 minutes ( note: if using the baby calamari tubes, 10 minutes is sufficient). Use this opportunity to make sauce.
- When the steaming is completed, roll the calamari tube in a shallow dish containing the fry powder. Once coated, remove the calamari tube and add water to the fry powder to make a paste as per the packets instructions. (note – it works best if thickish – if too runny, the paste will not adhere to the tube well).
- Heat oil is a wok so that it is just starting to smoke. Add calamari tube and fry quickly on all sides – the coating should be a light, crisp batter.
- Remove calamari from oil, and cut into slices/discs. Place the discs on a plate, pour/drizzle sauce over the top and sprinkle coriander leaves over the dish.
- Sauce: *(this is also a good dipping sauce for rice paper rolls, wontons etc).
- Add oil to small saucepan (note: I use spray oil) and sauté capsicum, garlic and chilli until the capsicum is soft.
- Add the fish sauce, vinegar and sugar to the saucepan. Cook until sauce starts to thicken, being careful not to burn.
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There are horses called closers that get out of the gate poorly, then take their sweet time about it but usually make the big redemptive late run, and that's about the only reason I haven't already given up on the 21st century.
Seventy-five, eighty years from now, its closers might start their kick.
God help us if they don't, because Century 21 is off to the worst start of any century since the 14th, a worse start than this season's Razorbacks. It has kicked our butt at every turn, turned us every way but loose. It has delivered over our mutual and personal destinies to the stewardship of imbeciles and mediocrities, to ideologues who don't even have ideos to logue. It has loosed upon us Muslim fanatics who want to kill us all, including themselves, and Christian fanatics who aren't going to be satisfied until they've chiseled the Ten Commandments into the foreheads of each and every one of us.
The 20th century scourged us too, but compensated. It cancered our nads with chlorinated hydrocarbons, but it gave us refrigerators, "Casablanca," the Salk vaccine, Thurber dogs, men on the moon.
I've been sitting here trying to think of one good thing that Century 21 has given us as payback for all its crud, and I'm stumped.
It hasn't produced a single worthwhile country song.
It hasn't brought out a movie that we'll be able to look back fondly on like "The Wizard of Oz" or "Dr. Strangelove" or "Cheech and Chong's Next Movie" or "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."
It hasn't had a memorable new book, building, cartoon character, sandwich, article of clothing or footwear, work or style of art, dance, vice, gardening tool, ism, ology, personal grooming aid, or athletic feat untainted by steroids.
It hasn't marketed one good-looking new car.
It hasn't grown one tomato that wouldn't have been put to shame by a hundred million of the tasty pinks that were happily grown and consumed in the American Southland in the third quarter of the 20th century.
It hasn't debuted an interesting new toy, or fad, or therapy, or diet, or pastime, or flavor of ice cream, or recreational pharmaceutical, or theological quibble, or conspiracy theory, or means of self-mutilation. It hasn't unveiled a new slogan, or motto, or message T-shirt message, or bumper sticker witticism that's even in the same league with Keep On Trucking or Shit Happens or Fergit Hell.
It hasn't seen a scientific leap or medical breakthrough, perhaps because of the low morale in the scientific community, the thinking community, from the unrelenting hassling by all these evangelical hooligans and their political enablers who want equal time and recognition in the biology classrooms for their phantasmagoria, and love offerings, and prayer poles, and an extra "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Those are just a few of Century 21's sins of omission. What of its sins of the other kind?
Well, it introduced Beer Pong.
And the "personal beverage vendor" that saves couch potatoes between-inning Old Milwaukee trips to the kitchen.
And talking toilet paper that smarts off at you in the voice of Gilbert Godfried as you sit all broken hearted.
A pet elevator for Rover's convenience getting into and out of the van.
It has made a folk hero of the vice president, especially among the televangelists, for having elevated partisan debate to a new piquancy with his GFY to Sen. Leahy.
It's given the Jim Bob Duggars four or five more mouths to feed. ("Why, Lord, do they just keep on a-comin'?")
A century so far fecund with hurricanes and dead chickens. One in which you can almost feel it in the air, in the still of the night: that the Really Big One is coming, on the way, gathering the big mo, and we don't have a prayer in hell, we're just screwed — our government being one so mired in cronyism that its best and probably its only suggestion at crunch time will be to wrap up with duct tape and visquene. Again.
A century in which the pencil-necked geeks have just about taken over.
In which the public discourse became just gabble and staging.
In which journalism as we knew it for three generations crawled off and died.
In which the home of the free and the brave started starting wars instead of ending wars another bastard started.
In which education became just the mad pursuit of higher collective test scores.
And so on. I don't mean to piss and moan so. Maybe I've already wailed this exact geezer wail in this space, and maybe several times. I'm getting of that age.
Anyhow, I was thinking Einstein had bedazzled the 20th century by this time, and Beethoven had ennobled the 19th.
A hunnert years ago, we had trustbusters who took on the robber barons and subdued them, while here in Century 21 we watch the gas station gouge-meister jack another dollar onto the per-gallon unleaded marquee and we flinch a little, and whimper a little, but that's about it.


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Buying stock in an oil company with no revenues on the possibility that one or two key factors could send the share price up might be as speculative as you can get.
But there's always a method to Cramer's madness. And this is the kind of strategy that can make investing much more fun.
Oilsands Quest is a bitumen play, meaning it deals in oil sands or dirty oil, which is much more expensive to refine. And no, the company doesn't yet have any revenues.
BQI owns 500,000 acres of land in the Saskatchewan oil sands, just across the Canadian provincial border from the much better known Alberta oil sands. There's only been one discovery on the property so far, and apparently BQI is looking for joint-venture partners for further exploration.
Even if Oilsands Quest doesn't find oil anytime soon, it doesn't much matter. Cramer looks at BQI as a real-estate trade. The company just has to fetch the same price for its Saskatchewan land that Ivanhoe Energy recently shelled out for leases in the nearby Alberta sands to boost BQI stock 156%.
Now Cramer's not saying BQI will jump that much. But it's not outside the realm of possibility, he said. And even if BQI only gets 50% of what Ivanhoe paid, the stock still pops to $8.34 from its present level of $6.24.
Caution, though! This is a single-digit stock that Cramer said might be too risky for any portfolio. So if you're planning on buying BQI – only after doing your homework – buy in small increments, using limit orders.
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The "Black Puddle" – the home of the water sprite
The so-called "Black Puddle" is located between Eisenerz and Hieflau. It is the most important Karst spring of the "Hochschwab"- mountain. The spring already awoke the first speleological interests in 1747. An ambassador of the emperor did research in this area and wrote a manuscript about the Karst spring. The "Black Puddle" goes 1084 meters deep into the mountain. It is the longest measured cave in Austria.
The "Black Puddle" is the home of the water sprite, which is a mythical creature that showed us the "Erzberg".
The legend of the water sprite
Once upon a time, when there was no Erzberg and the inhabitants were just farmers and loggers, a water sprite lived near the Leopoldsteinersee. Its home was the so-called "Black Puddle". It never hurt anyone and was seldom seen outside the "Black Puddle". You could say the water sprite was very shy and it always tried to make sure not to be seen by any human being.
So it was not surprising that the inhabitants of Eisenerz told horror stories about the creepy creature, although hardly anyone had seen it for centuries.
But the people were very curious and did not let the creature out of their heads. But no one was brave enough to catch the water sprite.
Years had passed when suddenly some brave people created a plan how to catch the creature. The water sprite was supposed to be very strong, so a trick was needed to catch it.
It was a sunny morning in spring when the brave men crept to the "Black Puddle". They took wine, a huge cake and a coat with them. The inside of the coat was smeared with pitch, because the inhabitants thought that the water sprite was a slimy and slippery creature. All these things were laid down in front of the "Black Puddle". The men hid behind a big stone and waited for the water sprite to come out of its hole.
Having eaten only fish and having drunk only water, the water sprite jumped out of the water and started to eat the cake and drink the wine. It was also curious about the coat, so it put it on. You can imagine that the water sprite was not used to drinking alcohol. It got very drunk and fell asleep in a few minutes.
Now the time for the brave men had come. They jumped out of their hiding place and caught the water sprite with a huge net. The water sprite could not move in the coat. So he had no chance to escape.
The water sprite moaned and begged the men to let him go. But the men would not let the creature go, because they wanted to present it to the inhabitants of Eisenerz.
When they came to the place where you could see the Erzberg for the first time, the water sprite began to speak. It said, "If you release me, you have an option to choose."
"I can give you gold for 10 years."
"I can give you silver for 100 years."
"Or I can give you iron for eternity."
"But choose well."
The brave men did not hesitate very long and chose the iron. The water sprite raised its hand and pointed to a wooden hill. It promised the men that they would find there iron for eternity.
The water sprite held its promise. Since that memorable day ore has been extracted on the wooden hill called Erzberg.


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Cari Celeste Cade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond (Fairba) Cade of Osyka, MS and Tommy L. Hickman, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy L. (Frances) Hickman, Sr., of Franklinton, were married November 18, 2017.
The bride is a graduate of Jewel M. Sumner High School in Kentwood, and Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississipi. She is the Public Relations Manager for The Baptist Children's Village. The groom is a graduate of Pine High School in Pine, and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He is a Project Engineer for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Advancement.
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Usually, a pc runs best while the system is just installed and also the devices are still new. While using for years, the machine components get old and the system has stored piles of evidence and junk files which will drag the computer into a bad performance, you may get errors such as Windows Explorer Xp Error.When a pc is running slowly to a certain degree which you can't suffer, you need to know a thorough cleanning is necessary urgently.
Windows Explorer Xp Error symptoms including program lock-ups, slow PC performance, system freezes, shut down and startup problems, and installation errors. To prevent from further damage to your computer, it is important to fix the errors in time.


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Frequently asked questions
1 How can I accede to the wifi of station?
The Grandvalira's wifi is free without limits for all clients having a valid 2016-2017 Season Ski Pass. To be able to enjoy connection on the ski ressort from any mobile support, tablet or PC, it's necessary to register in MyGrandvalira, entering the WIFI CODE that appears in the same season skipass ( unic code, personal and untransferable of a single use) and, you will be able to enjoy Wireless with unlimited duration as many days you have the skipass.
1.1 Where can I buy passes?
Passes can be bought through our website or at any of our ticket offices located at the entrances to the 6 sectors or at the Grandvalira stand located on the ground floor of Illa Carlemany mall.
1.2 What are of the opening hours of the ticket offices selling passes?
All of our ticket offices located at the foot of the slopes are open during the ski season from Monday to Sunday, from 8.45 am to 4 pm.
1.3 Where do I redeem the voucher if I bought the ski pass on the website?
Passes can be redeemed at any of our ticket offices for the 6 sectors of the resort or at our Express ticket offices, designed for collecting online purchases. These ticket offices are located in Illa Carlemany, Funicamp, El Tarter, Soldeu and Pas de la Casa.
1.4 Does the Grandvalira Booking Center only sell passes and resort services?
No, at the Grandvalira Booking Center you may book the resort services, as well as hotel packages, accommodation and any customized service you may require via our website. If you require a customized service, you may send a request to the contact form in order to receive a customized quote.
1.5 How far in advance do I have to make my online purchases in Grandvalira?
All online purchases must be made before 3 pm on the day before your arrival.
1.6 I have bought a hotel package + pass. Where can I collect the passes?
Grandvalira provides an exclusive service for sending passes to hotels located in the country, for clients purchasing hotel packages + passes via our website. Once you have checked into your hotel, the reception staff will give you an envelope with all of the resort services which have been booked in your name. You must take into account that this service is only available for purchases made with at least 24 hours' notice and on working days.
Please note: This service is not available for bookings on which the first ski day is the same as the arrival day at the hotel, in which case, the pass must be collected from any of the ticket offices within the ski resort by presenting the online purchase confirmation.
1.7 Does the pass price include insurance for covering accidents on the slopes?
No, but this ski insurance can be bought via our website or you may ask for it at the ticket offices while purchasing your pass. It is important to take into account that once a pass has been used, insurance can no longer be added to it. At the ticket offices you can also purchase lost-pass cover, which will give you a new pass free of charge if you lose the old one.
1.8 Is it cheaper to buy the pass on the website than at the ticket offices?
Yes, the price of the ski pass is cheaper if you buy online and in advance (up to 00.00 before the day of skiing). We also recommend you visit our offers section as there are packages which combine different services at very competitive prices.
1.9 As of what time can I use an afternoon pass?
The afternoon pass starts at 1 pm and it can be bought at the ticket offices as of 12.45 am.
1.10 What time does the morning pass finish?
The morning pass will stop working as of 12.00 noon.
1.11 Is there a special pass for beginners?
Yes, the beginners pass is on sale at our ticket offices or via our website. This pass grants access to a restricted area of slopes in each of our sectors, except for Soldeu.
1.12 I have lost my pass, can I request a duplicate?
Grandvalira Grandvalira does not provide duplicate passes; however, you have the option to purchase lost-pass cover when you buy your pass. This option is only available from the ticket offices at the resort, and will give you a new pass free of charge if you lose the old one. The cost is per person/day. If you also purchase accident insurance for the ski slopes, the cost of the lost-pass cover is reduced.
1.13 Can I access the slopes if I don't ski?
Yes, there is a pedestrian type pass for the Encamp, Canillo, Tarter and Soldeu sectors which includes two accesses and two returns on the same day. This will allow you to access our restaurants and some adventure activities, or simply enjoy the views. The Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa sectors, which are at the foot of the slopes, do not require any passes.
1.14 Is it possible to return a multiple-day pass which has been partially used?
No, if you are not sure whether you will be able to use all the days, we recommend you buy daily passes or specific products such as the 5 days out of 7 pass, or the 7 days out of 10 pass, which can be used in a non-consecutive manner.
1.15 If the weather is bad, do the passes and/or the services hired get returned?
No. You must go to the ticket offices within the ski resort where the Grandvalira personnel will inform you on the procedure to be followed based on the type of pass you have and/or the services you have hired. Llei relativa a les estacions d'esquí i les instal·lacions de transport per cable.
1.16 Do I need a pass for the adventure activities?
In the El Tarter, Soldeu and Canillo sectors you must have a valid ski or pedestrian pass for the day on which you access the activities area. The Grau Roig activities center is located in the Cubil car park, which can be accessed by car and there is no need for a pass.
1.17 Are there discounts on passes for large families?
No, but we have different family packages and offers. We recommend you visit our offers section.
1.18 Are there discounts on passes or special accesses for physically disabled people?
Yes, please consult the benefits and conditions on our website.
1.19 I have a season pass and I would like to bring a friend. How can I obtain an invitation?
The invitation must be processed from your account on Fanatics.
1.20 How to pick up a season ski pass on behalf of another person?
Season Passes acquired via the online process shall be delivered to the acquiring party in person at the Grandvalira offices indicated during the contracting process and upon showing the reference number generated during the aforementioned process.The acquiring party shall similarly present photographic proof of identification to accredit his/her identity (passport or national identification document). In the case of not being the acquiring party, it will be necessary to present an authorisation signed by the acquiring party along with a photocopy of his/her passport or national.
1.21 What is "My Grandvalira"?
MyGrandvalira is a single clients identification register. With the Grandvalira's account, you can unify all your data and conect into all our services and channels with just one click: Wifi, App, Season skipass, Newsletter, Skipass Plus+, online shopping…easy and quick.
2.1 Is it advisable to book skiing lessons in advance?
It is always a good idea, especially on dates which coincide with holiday periods. If you wish, you can book your lessons now.
2.2 Should I only book lessons at the ski school if I am a beginner?
No, our ski school is designed for all levels, even for skiers with an advanced level who wish to perfect their technique or try a different discipline.
2.3 What are the lesson options provided at the Grandvalira ski school centers?
You can choose between private or group lessons in alpine skiing, snowboard, freestyle, free ride, cross-country skiing, Top Class and for children we also have specific programs: Mon(t) Màgic in Canillo and Imaginarium in Encamp, Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa.
2.4 Are Canillo and Grau Roig the only sectors which provide lessons for children?
Canillo, Encamp, Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa sectors provide specific programs for children, but you may also find lessons for children (Snow garden) in all sectors in Grandvalira.
2.5 Does the price for lessons include the pass?
No, the price for the lessons does not include the pass and this must be purchased in order to access the schools. The pass may be purchased in advance on our website or at the ticket offices before starting the lessons. You cannot attend the classes with a beginner's pass, as it only allows you to access certain slopes and would affect the mobility of the group and the monitor.
2.6 Does the price for the snow garden include the pass?
The service does not include the pass, lunch or ski material. Children should bring ski boots, skis and a helmet.
2.7 My child is not yet 2 years old, can I leave him/her at the crèche?
In the ski resort, only the Grau Roig crèche is designed for looking after children aged 1 and above. Floquet de neu crèche, located in the main road of El Tarter and near to the entrance of the ski resort, accepts children from 0-24 months. All other crèches accept children which are already 2 years old.
2.8 Can group lessons be started any day of the week?
No, group lessons for 3, 4 and 5 days begin on Mondays and 2-day group lessons begin on Saturdays. (Based on the holiday calendar, we add certain extra days which can be viewed on our website in the description of the selected type of lessons). For people who cannot begin on the established days, Grandvalira offers personal instructors whose services can be booked in advance.
2.9 What ski level should I choose when booking a lesson?
Although, once they have passed the level test with the instructors, the school divides students into skiing levels, there are some general criteria for their classification:
Beginners: Green Pistes
Level 1: Green and blue
Level 2: Blue and red
Level 3: Red and black
2.10 If I don't ski, are there any other activities I can enjoy while at the ski resort?
Yes, at Grandvalira we have a wide range of adventure activities, such as dog sled rides, snowshoes, snowmobiles, igloo building, snow tubing, zip-lining, etc. For more information and bookings, please visit the activities section on our website.
3.1 When does the resort open, and what are its opening hours?
The 2018-19 season at Grandvalira begins on 1 December and ends on 22 April. Opening hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
3.2 Does the ski resort have car parks?
Yes, at the foot of the slopes, some are free and others charge for their use, depending on the entrance sector. The free car parks are in Grau Roig and El Tarter. All other car parks require payment.
3.3 Can I find out about the weather forecast on the pistes, accesses, skiable kilometers, etc.?
Yes, this updated information can be found on our website.
3.4 Where can I check the condition of the roads for accessing Grandvalira?
The Government of Andorra has a website on which it publishes real-time information on road conditions: www.mobilitat.ad
3.5 Where can I park my camper van/motorhome at Grandvalira?
You can stay overnight free of charge in the Grau Roig and El Tarter sectors, but there are no facilities available. At El Tarter, parking is limited to 48 hours.
3.6 Can I take my dog onto the slopes?
For safety reasons, the resort does not allow dogs to be taken onto the slopes under any circumstances.
4.1 Can the on-piste lunch service be purchased in advance on the website?
Yes, we have baguette menu and self-service offers on our website.
4.2 When I book a menu on the website, it asks that I select a specific sector, does that mean I can only eat in that sector of the ski resort?
No, the selected sector indicates where the lunch tickets will be collected. The menus available for online purchase (baguette menu and self-service menu) can be used in any of the Grandvalira sectors. You can find a list of the restaurants serving these menus on our website.
4.3 Do I need to book a table at the restaurants?
There is no need to book at the self-service and fast food restaurants. However, for restaurants with table service we advise to call and book a table in advance, especially during holiday periods. View restaurants.
4.4 Does Grandvalira provide special gluten-free menus?
Yes, our self-service restaurants serve special menus for people who are intolerant to gluten. We advise you check with each center regarding the availability of specific menus for different food intolerances.
5.1 Does Grandvalira have shops hiring ski and snowboard equipment?
No, however we do have a wide range of collaborating shops where you can book them in advance via our website.
5.2 Do they hire ski clothing?
Grandvalira only facilitates hiring hard material such as skis, boards, boots, poles, etc.
6.1 Are snow bikes allowed on the pistes?
No, our ski resort does not allow this activity.
6.2 Are sleds allowed on the pistes?
No, due to safety reasons we do not allow sleds to be used in our facilities.
6.3 Are the sled dog snow skates allowed on the pistes?
Yes, our ski resort allows this activity.
6.4 Are you allowed to use a drone on the slopes?
The use of drones in the resort is prohibited because of security reasons.
7.1 I have lost something in the ski resort, where should I go?
You can check with the information desks at our ski resort, or by the contact form
7.2 If I have an accident on the pistes, who should I call or where should I go for assistance?
We recommend you always carry a map of the ski resort with you, as it includes all of the emergency telephone numbers you may need or download the Alpify application which should be used in the event of an emergency. If you don't have either of them, please call 112 to notify our rescue services.
7.3 Do I have to use a helmet?
It is not mandatory, but it is advisable, especially for children and teenagers. We also recommend adults use helmets as it increases their safety.
7.4 Does the ski resort have lockers for storing skis?
Yes, you will find the ski lockers in the different sectors of Grandvalira. Please ask at any of our informations desks, where you will be provided with information on their location, characteristics and conditions of use.
7.5 Where can I check the current promotions available throughout the season?
The conditions of the promotions can be found on our website. Additionally, if you have registered with our Database, you will receive our regular newsletter which includes details of promotions and/or last minute offers. To register with our Grandvalira database, please do so via our website.
7.6 Can I access the pistes via the Funicamp with a baby?
Strictly due to safety reasons, this lift cannot be accessed by children under 3 years of age.
8. Law relating to ski resorts and cableway facilities, 9-11-2000
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Tuck Everlasting (Score)
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks, Children's Music
Natalie Babbitt's beloved, wistful fantasy novel has been brought to life with an eye toward bucolic timelessness by Disney and director Jay Russell. It's that magical sense of the non-specific that composer William Ross h... more »
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Natalie Babbitt's beloved, wistful fantasy novel has been brought to life with an eye toward bucolic timelessness by Disney and director Jay Russell. It's that magical sense of the non-specific that composer William Ross has been charged with evoking in composing the film's orchestral score. As he did in his previous collaboration with Russell, the underrated My Dog Skip, Ross leans heavily on tradition and sentimentality without becoming the slave of either. His emotionally enchanting score is seasoned by the evocative use of Gaelic wind instruments and pastoral string passages, yet tempered by playfully exotic massed tribal percussion on "Cave Dance" and spare, ringing Tom Newman -esque piano chords set against swirling Middle Eastern string instruments elsewhere. It's masterful stuff, concocted for maximum melancholy emotional effect yet delivered with understated subtlety--and more than a few richly rewarding musical left turns. --Jerry McCulley
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Tuck Everlasting soundtrack is superb!
K. Anne Niemiec | waukesha, WI United States | 11/08/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Tuck Everlasting is a beautiful movie and soundtrack. I bought this CD before I saw the movie, so all I had to go on were some sound clips on the Internet. I do not regret buying it AT ALL! It went so georgeously with the movie, and not to mention it sounds great just by itself! Here is my description of all of the tracks:1. Main Title- Really neat and original whistling.(yes, it is an actual person who is whistling!)
2. The Wheel/Treegap- This one always makes me think of the movie, as this is where the nararater would be talking in the movie. It goes from being mysterious and pretty, to a kind of Western style, then ends with a little music box tune.
3. Reunion- Is sweet and thoughtful, but is, sadly, quite short.
4. Tuck's Place- Quite riotous and fun, with that "Western" style again.
5. Winnie Runs Away- Pretty and lulling at first, which then turns a bit menacing, and closes with mystery.
6. Kidnapping- Is somewhat fastpaste, sort of scary and intese, and then mellows out at the end.
7. Winnie and May- Oh, so pretty. The solo violin is great.
8. Graveyard- Spooky and creepy sounding. (hey, what do you expect, with its being called "Graveyard!") Ends with more of that cool whistling.
9. Eiffel Tower- My personal favorite. It starts peaceful and pretty, then builds and "explodes" to the lovely main theme, in full strings.
10. Elegy- A rather tinny sounding piano, but it has a pleasent melody. Violin comes in part way through.
11. Winnie and the Tucks- Neat "Ethnic" flute and cool rythem, plus it builds to another great sounding theme.
12. First Swim- Another favorite. It is gentle and peaceful, and plays the main theme really prettily.
13. Cave Dance- Oh dear, the one track I do NOT like! It mostly is made up of some kind of folk-sounding drums, and has virtualy no tune, just the beat, except at the end. When it is playing, I feel like climbing out on the roof, where, I do not mean, to go dance, I mean to GET AWAY!14. Miles' Story- Starts out mysterious and foreboding, and while it fits with the movie, the begining is not altogther uplifing to listen to. I still like it, however. The cello (I think it is cello, at least) plays very low and slowly the (almost) same tune that is whistled erlier on at a very high pitch! Really neat how it was done. Thoughtful piano and violins finish it off.
15. Winnie and Tuck- Tinkling and pretty. Never really takes off much, but is very nice regardless. It ends with a twinge of scaryness.
16. Finding the Tucks- Starts as very fastpaced guitar, then gets lovely and sad.
17. Jail Break- One of the best tracks on the whole CD! REALLY COOL celtic tune played on the violin. Totaly high paced and awsome! It comepletely fits the movie, but in a different sort of way, too.
18. Back Home- It has that music box in it again. It is nice, but also melancholy sounding.
19. Good-Byes- Another really lovely track. It plays the main theme very nicely, and it builds near the end. Oooh, this part of the movie is so bitter-sweet!
20. The Funeral- Sweet/sad sounding, but also quite short.
21. Winnie's Choice- The same theme as was played at the begining of track 2, since this part of the movie has the nararator, too. I really like it, and it is at a rather key part of the movie.
22. Love Everlasting- This is also on of my favorite tracks, it is just beautiful!
Am I done yet? Well, almost. Who in the world is going to read this whole thing is beyond me, but hey, thanks for letting me prattle on and on...
Lastly, I would like to close with a statement: This soundtrack would be a great addition to your CD collection, especially if you like music that is beautiful and with a Celtic tint. Buy it, you will not be sorry. Ta ta! : )"
Simply lovely and quietly breathtaking
Mercy Bell | 10/12/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Tuck Everlasting, unlike most Disney films, boasts a fantastic production sensibility. From it's cinematography to art and costume design, and there's the score. I was particularly taken by this score after seeing the film and bought the CD after the showing. And judging by it, I can see composer William Ross rising through the ranks as a real talent. The music is beautiful. The theme being a hauntingly simple music box tune from the book. The whole score retains a simplicity and folk sound, though it has it's share of "swelling" moments, beautifully performed with strings galore. But the music is never overdone. Whether its a big orchestral scene or just a piano solo and melody. It uses rhythm, sometimes brings in acoustic guitars and fiddle and other such folksy instruments. All in all, this is a wonderful soundtrack to listen to straight through as opposed to skipping around track to track.It's haunting, it's sad (especially after seeing the film, which I highly recommend, or reading the book), stirring, and refreshing. It captures a time gone by and a timelessness, which the book is, after all, about."
"The most haunting, melodic, & enchanting score in years!"
Jerry Parks | Lexington, KY USA | 02/13/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"OK, this is supposed to be a teen flick, right? So how come the beautiful and haunting orchestral score of William Ross stays with me? Why can I not get those addicting melodies out of my head? I haven't been a teenager is many years!As wonderful as the movie was (see my review), I say without apology--the music is even better. This enchanting-often dreamy score will (sadly) be overlooked by Academy Award voters, yet track for track--it is sure to become a classic in the annals of Disney musical productions.Like the film itself, the tracks are short, sweet, and memorable. From the eerie whistling theme of 'Main Title', to the string-ballad (oh so beautiful!) of 'Winnie and Mae'--the music is well crafted and will be appreciated even by those who have not seen the film.'Jail Break' however, can only be appreciated by familiarity with the scene--once of the most memorable in the movie. Only 'Cave Dance'--as does the scene in the film, seems woefully out of place. 'Elegy' captures that magnificent Victorian period in which the film is set, and the final cut 'Love Everlasting' brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.If you think a 'teen flick' with such an improbable name could hardly feature a score this beautiful, perhaps you need to see the film. But see it or not, if you want to just sit back, close your eyes and appreciate one of the loveliest musical scores in many, many years--this one is it. Thank you, Mr. Ross. This is magnificent!"


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Now I believe in spirits
My daughter is five years old and still asking for our dog. He died almost two years ago. How is it that she still actually sees him and talks to him? If she understands why he's not here, why is she still asking for him? How do I explain to her I can't see him when she can?
How is it that my daughter can still see my dog? She could be looking out the window or in my truck and she talks to him. I have asked her "Who are you talking to?" and she has said, "Winston. Don't you see him?" I can't explain it because I can't see him, and to be honest, it kind of scares me to think about it. But when she does ask about him, I ask her if he is happy and if she said hi to him; and my daughter always tells me that she did, and he is happy.
I tell my daughter all the time; Winston is up in the stars with Papa. I tell her that they are up there taking care of each other. My daughter understands that he was very sick and he had to go away. The question is how much does she really understand. Right now I look like the bad guy for taking her dog away. She has asked for another dog but when we talk about getting one she asks for Winston to come back.
Why can't I see my dog? If my daughter can, why can't I. People have told me in the past that children can see sprits. Is it true? I can say if you lived with us, it is true. I don't know what to do about my daughter seeing my dog. So I leave it alone. I let her think that she can see him, and talk to him. If you were a mother you would want your child to be happy. So that's what I'm doing. She is happy when she sees him, so I leave it alone but keep asking her if he is happy and to say hi to him.
So how do you explain it to a child?? I believe you don't leave her alone but keep asking her if everything is ok. Well, that's what I do with my five year old daughter. What would you do if your child could see an animal or even a person who had passed away?? Would you begin to believe her, too??
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July 27, 2009
Birthday Knitting
I promised a photo of Jessica's knit birthday presents so here they are. There are two boas which each measure about 33". As well as the little kisslock clutch purse. The scarves are 20 cast ons wit needle size 8, this was smaller than I'd heard recommended but it was what we had so we went with it. This fuzzy yarn is a tyrant to work with, and after the first 10 or so inches of the purple one I passed my off to my DH to finish. Of course this was after extracting a promise that he would finish both if I made a purse. Oddly, he found that to be funny.
Making a knit purse, why is that funny? Once again this was 20 cast ons, I increased to 25 total and knit till I was happy with the size, then I decreased back to 20, and knit about 10 more rows. The key to this yarn is loosely she goes. Knit the second size (I did one side in white and one in the purple... Then came the kisslock clasp. I hand sewed the two pieces together until I reached the of my decrease. Carefully I hand stitched the knitting into the anchor holes of the clasp. There are a whole bunch of them!
I wanted it to be lined so that the crazy fuzzies would only be on the outside and thereby not effect the clasp. I used a scrap of stretchy apparel fabric. The knitting has stretch so the lining fabric will accommodate more as needed also. I hand sewed the lining to the clasp. Sewing the lining second means none of the seams can be picked at messed with or pulled on, prolonging the overall life of the clutch, not to mention everything stays put while you work! Then I filled metal clasp on each side with a bit of hot glue. Be careful not to over do it on the glue or else you end up having to cut some away so it will close (as me how I know).
Last but not least my DH crocheted the shoulder strap using both yarns. He's really something else.
I just talked about Knitting
3 comments:
- stitchinpenny said...
So cute, Does your husband do windows too?
- July 29, 2009 at 10:38 PM
- Shelly said...
Wanna bet that those are the gifts that she tells her grandkids were her favorites when she was young?
- July 30, 2009 at 4:36 PM
- Heather Landry said...
I think it's awesome, and I'm so thrilled that Rob helped you! How have you been? I haven't heard from you in a while!!!
- August 3, 2009 at 9:46 PM
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You guys and girls like "Neon Genesis Evangelion" right? Oh, you do?! That's great, but it doesn't really matter right now because series creator Hideaki Anno is setting his sights on another towering mass of destruction and it doesn't go by the name "Unit-01″. I'm sorry I brought it up. Now instead of Mr. Hideaki Anno laying out a work schedule for the fourth "Rebuild of Evangelion" movie that we've all been waiting for, he has decided to tackle one of his lifelong dreams; to be the driving force behind a modern "Godzilla" film.


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In particular, check out the art update for Sacnoth's Shadow Hearts, including several screenshots and a stack of concept designs for the game's fusion monsters, the beasts that hero Urmnaf Bort Hyuga (any day you can say "Urmnaf Bort Hyuga" is a good one) transforms into during combat. There are also new previews for Ace Combat 4 and Twisted Metal Black, as well as a retro look at SNK's mighty Metal Slug X. So drop by PSEra today.


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The first teaser trailer for Andy Muscietti's 'It' movie greets us with a young boy named Georgie chasing a paper boat in the sewers only to find a scary-looking sewer-dwelling clown looking at him straight into his soul. But that's not the only thing scary in this clip.
We get the old-school missing posters, weird red balloons roaming around the classroom, kids having fun roaming around the tunnels, and an awkward projector that's being possessed by the said clown.
It will hit the theaters on September 8.


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Friday, July 17, 2009
An Interloper at ODTUG
If you see me at a user group conference pondering the conference guide, don't think I'm looking for my session. What I'm looking for are the people who attend and teach sessions. Watch out, I might be looking for you. I'm at the conference to collect stories and information from experienced technologists and share them around. Here, for example, is what I picked up on two days at the recent ODTUG Kaleidoscope conference
Three professionally produced videos: Two for Oracle Magazine that will be available later according to the magazine's editorial calendar, and one for the OpenWorld blog. Thanks to Scott Smith for his camera work and editing.
Two magazine columns for my Up Close series (print, video) on user groups. Those, too, will be available in future edition of the mag.
Three flip video interviews for the Oracle Database Insider blog, (and here)which will be featured in the Oracle Database Insider newsletter.
Just as important are the current output of stories, are the people I get to know at meals and periods of goofing off. As an example, my attendance at Kaleidoscope was a result of this earlier interview with ODTUG President, Mike Riley, whom I came to through an encounter at the BIWA Summit.
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Britain's paternalist rule of Hong Kong, combined with conservatism among the colony's Chinese elite, have helped muffle a debate on bringing democracy to the territory.
The heart of the issue is how much and how fast democracy should be introduced before the British lease on most of Hong Kong ends in 13 years.
Those who want representative government, especially direct elections to key councils, say that a relatively autonomous, self-governing Hong Kong is the best insulation against interference from Peking when China takes over in 1997. Others think that moving too fast could undermine Hong Kong's stability.
''I have faith absolutely in the ability of the people of Hong Kong (to govern themselves),'' says Selina Chow, an appointed member of the Legislative Council and prominent business leader in the territory.
But, she says, ''We would not be fair to the Hong Kong people to demand too much of them too quickly. There needs to be an ongoing process of education, of preparing citizens. . . .''
''The danger of having direct elections in Hong Kong at this stage is not having the right structure. For one thing, there are no political parties,'' she says.
Mrs. Chow also points to the political sensitivity of Hong Kong's businessmen , industrialists, and professionals, all of whom are key people in making the territory a viable community. Most of this minority - a few hundred thousand out of Hong Kong's 5.5 million people - are able to pull up stakes and emigrate. It is important, Chow says, that they not lose faith that the steps taken in the political development of Hong Kong will preserve the stability which has made possible the territory's survival and prosperity so far.
Hong Kong's business community tends to favor the go-slow approach, as outlined in the Hong Kong government's Green Paper. The document specifies proposals for a gradual shift to a more representative system. A final white paper on the subject is scheduled to be published at year's end.
Defenders of the go-slow approach say that Hong Kong has had almost no experience with democracy and that a sudden shift to direct elections and adversary politics would undermine its stability. They also warn that ''big brother'' China to the north would not tolerate too much democracy.
Those who seek a fast shift to democracy here point to a younger generation of better-educated citizens, some of whom want more say in public affairs. This generation is no longer content, they say, with the laissez-faire government that provided the law and order so welcome by older citizens who fled the mainland during the 1940s and 1950s.
The timing of the government reforms proposed in the Green Paper is linked to China's timetable. Early next year, Peking plans to begin drafting Hong Kong's Basic Law, which will determine the territory's administrative structure as a special ''autonomous region'' under Chinese sovereignty.
Since the Basic Law will have to take into account Hong Kong's existing government system under the terms of the Sino-British agreement still being negotiated, many observers here say that the sooner a more representative government is established the better.
''I think we should support direct elections as soon as possible,'' Alison Lee told fellow district board members at a recent meeting in the industrial town of Kwun Tong.
''We could begin with one quarter of the council members in '85 or '88. The quality of the members would not suffer and our citizens will be greatly encouraged.''
''We also need to educate our people about democracy, perhaps adding this to the curriculum of our secondary schools,'' the vocational school principal said.
Later Mrs. Lee said she thought the government was trying to develop Hong Kong politically, ''but there are too many restraints.''
She explained that it is older people - who suffered in China and now have a good life in Hong Kong - who feel threatened by any political change. They are afraid that more democracy will disrupt the economy and irritate Peking, she said.
Among members of the Kwun Tong district board, Mrs. Lee's opinion of the Green Paper was in the minority. More typical was that of Lam Hang Fai, a local businessman and civic leader.
''Hong Kong is a very special place,'' Mr. Lam said. ''If everyone were very conscious of democracy, perhaps Hong Kong would not be so successful. India is very democratic, but they have many problems.''
After the meeting, Mr. Lam commented that democracy is not very deeply rooted in Hong Kong and that it would not be wise to promote direct elections too soon. Echoing a widely held opinion, he said that if direct elections were held, special interest groups would take advantage of the situation to promote their own interests and disregard those of the public.
Mr. Lam would not identify what special interest groups he had in mind. Western diplomats, however, say there is an extensive network of Taiwan independence groups operating in Hong Kong which would like to disrupt the transition from British to Chinese rule. Others have expressed concern that some groups would make unreasonable demands for welfare and other social services which would destablize Hong Kong's already deficit-ridden government.
Under the government's plan, it would continue to rule by the venerable system of consultation and consensus through two key organs, the Executive Council and the Legislative Council. In the next four years, though, the number of appointed members to these councils would be reduced and replaced with elected members.
The elected members of the Legislative Council would be chosen either by an electoral college consisting of members of lower-ranking councils or by ''functional constituencies'' consisting of businesses, trade unions, and professional organizations. The elected members of the smaller and more powerful Executive Council would be chosen by the Legislative Council.
There would be no direct elections during the first phase of reform, though that possibility could be raised during public review of the next phase in 1989. Under the terms of the Green Paper, the governor of Hong Kong would continue to be appointed by London until 1997.
The debate over what kind of government Britain should leave behind in Hong Kong has brought little open criticism of the British.
Until the last few years, the colonial overseers of Asia's financial center had done little to promote popular political participation. They have preferred to rule in consultation with councils whose members consist of government officials and ''unofficials'' appointed by the governor from among the local citizenry. These unofficials have been almost entirely prominent businesspeople and established professionals.


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Jason Reza Jorjani, a co-founder of a prominent alt-right media group claimed to have had contact with Steve Bannon when Mr. Bannon was in the Trump administration. Mr. Jorjani also laid out a future of expulsions, concentration camps and war in Europe.
As video Hermansson provided to the New York Times shows, he got one of the group's highest-ranking members — Alt-Right Corporation board member Jason Reza Jorjani — to admit his "final solution" for minorities."It's gonna end with the expulsion of the majority of the migrants, including [Muslim] citizens," Jorjani told an undercover Hermansson at a pub near the Empire State Building in New York City. "It's gonna end with concentration camps and expulsions and war at the cost of a few hundred million people.""We will have a Europe, in 2050, where the bank notes have Adolf Hitler, Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander the Great," he continued. "And Hitler will be seen like that: like Napoleon, like Alexander, not like some weird monster who is unique in his own category — no, he is just going to be seen as a great European leader."Jorjani also claimed to have connections within the Trump administration, and to even have spoken to the president himself."The scary thing about the Alt Right Corp and Jason Jorjani is that they're building a media empire," Hermansson said at the beginning of the video, citing the AltRight.com website Jorjani runs with the help of notorious figures like Richard Spencer.