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There are many cases of independence, either for a country or as a human. The independence of a country, nation or a state can mean the situation of such an entity in which its population and residents, or some part of such entity have the freedom of self-governance, and especially has sovereignty, over such entity or territory. Independence can also mean a physical space, as a person you may have a room you want to keep your own stuffs. There is also the mental independence which is the ability of thinking of you no matter the opinion of others.
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1.-) The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.
2.-) Keep India green & clean!! Let us make this our National Motto Happy Independence Day
3.-) अब तक जिसका खून न खौला,वो खून नहीं वो पानी है जो देश के काम ना आये, वो बेकार जवानी है, 15 अगस्त स्वतंत्रता दिवस की बधाई
4.-) The Free Man Is He Who Does Not Fear To Go The End Of His Thought. HaPpY iNdEpEnDeNcE dAY..
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5.-) Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence. To survive in the world, we have to act in concert with others, but to survive as ourselves, rather than simply as cogs in a wheel, we have to act alone.
6.-) Freedom is a Precious gift of our freedom fighters.
7.-) Freedom was taken by the blood that was given. Happy Independence Day..
8.-) From every mountain side Let Freedom ring..
9.-) You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.
10.-) May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!
11.-) We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world. – Lal Bahadur Shastri
12.-) In this day THINK of our PAST and try to BUILT better FUTURE for ALL of us.. IT IS A DUTY OF ALL OF US!!I am proud to be an INDIAN HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY..
13.-) Take the future in ur hands, see it resting in ur palms, it's not to late to take a stand, You'll be sorry when it's gone. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY..
14.-) Naa poochho jamaney ko, Kya hamari kahani hain, Hamari pehchaan to sirf ye hai Ki hum sirf hindustani hain..!! Jai Hind
- 15.-) In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.
- 16.-) On Independence Day.. Here's wising our dreams of a new tomorrow come true for us.. NOW AND ALWAYS! Happy Independence Day..
- 17.-) An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind – Mahatma Gandhi
- 18.-) True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
19.-) Those who won our Independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
20.-) No nation is perfect in World,it needs to be made perfect Happy Independence day..
21.-) Independence a Precious gift of God. May we always remain Independent Ameen!
22.-) Other might have forgotten, But never can I, the flag of my country furls very high.. Happy Independence Day!
23.-) Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism – George Henry Lewes
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24.-) Thousands laid down there lives so that why our country breath this day..Independence day
25.-) न सर झुका है कभी.. और न झुकायेंगे कभी, जो अपने दम पे जियें…सच में ज़िन्दगी है वही. जिओ सच्चे भारतीय बन कर..15 अगस्त स्वतंत्रता दिवस की बधाई..
26.-) No nation is perfect, it needs to be made perfectHappy Independence day.
27.-) True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one's true character, to be altogether one's self, to be self-determined and not subject to outside coercion.
28.-) The world is independent of my will.
29.-) Independence Day is a good time to examine who we are and how we got here. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY.
30.-) If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace.
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31.-) The future depends on what you do today – Happy Independence Day!
32.-) In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed, it must be achieved.
33.-) Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity.
34.-) We spent the whole 3 day weekend celebrating our independence and freedom just to go back into bondage and slavery come Monday morning ~ Not fair!
- 35.-) Feel the pride of being the part of such a glorious nation
- 36.-) True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.
- 37.-) You give me your blood and I will give you Independence! – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
- 38.-) So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.. – B. R. Ambedkar
39.-) चड़ गये जो हंसकर सूली, खाई जिन्होने सीने पर गोली, हम उनको प्रणाम करते हैं, जो मिट गये देश पर. हम उनको सलाम करते हैं..स्वतंत्रता दिवस की बधाई
40.-) The most dangerous thing in the world is the sin of self-reliance and the stupor of worldliness – John Piper.
41.-) Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.
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42.-) Every human has four endowments – self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom… The power to choose, to respond, to change.
43.-) May The Sun In His Course Visit No Land More Free, More Happy, More LOVELY, than this our own country! Happy Independence Day.
44.-) Abhi tak paaun sy chimti hainzanjeeren ghulami ki.. Din a jata hai Aazadi ka,Aazadi nahi aati.
45.-) Today we are miles apart, but I wanna reach across the miles and say I'm thinking of you in a very special way Happy Independence Day..
46.-) Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence.
47.-) Life is full of vibrations, not of bombs But of harmony & happiness Enjoy it with full masti, spirituality & Rhythm.. Happy Independence Day
48.-) Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act. – Annie Besant
49.-) Let us come together to facilitate our glorious nation and feel proud to be Indian!Wish you a Happy Independence Day!
50.-) Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.
51.-) Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.
52.-) Those who won our independence… valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
53.-) Let freedom never perish in your hands.
54.-) The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.
55.-) The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.
56.-) We shed many tears to get this land, now filled it with smiles and happiness.
57.-) आओ देश का सम्मान करें, शहीदों की शहादत को याद करें, एक बार फिर से राष्ट्र की कमान, हम हिन्दुस्तानी अपने हाथ धरे, आओ स्वंतंत्र दिवस का सम्मान करें!
- 58.-) Be the cause of unity, Fight against corruption, Flair the flag of our nation. Happy Independence Day
- 59.-) What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.
- 60.-) Celebrate the free spirit of India May this Independence Day Fills your life happiness and prosperity Happy Independence Day
- 61.-) The price for independence is often isolation and solitude.
62.-) Fear is the foundation of most governments.
63.-) Other might have forgotten, But never can I, The Flag of my country,Furls very high, Happy Independence day..
64.-) Feel the freedom, Happy Independently Day.
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65.-) Women today are dealing with both their independence and also the fact that their lives are built around finding and satisfying the romantic models we grew up with.
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66.-) Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self.
67.-) It is day to salute to all those who became the reason of this land. Happy Independence day..
68.-) It is day to pay salute to all those who became the reason of this land. Happy Independence.
69.-) Freedom is a Precious gift of God. May We Always Remain Independent. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY
70.-) Ye mat puchho ki vatan ne tumhein kya diya hai, ye puchho ki tumne vatan ke liye kya kiya hai ?
71.-) I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
72.-) May we always remain Independent. Happy Independence Day To You.
73.-) Ishq toh karta hain har koyi Mehboob pe marta hain har koyi, Kbhi watan ko mehbub bna kr deko Tujh pe marega har koy!!!! Jai Ho India
74.-) Na poocho jamane ko, ki kya humari kahani hain, Humari pehchaan to sirf ye hai ki hum Hindustani hai.
75.-) I'm product to be an Indian – Happy Independence Day!
76.-) What you get free costs too much.
77.-) On the glorious day of Independence Day Here's wishing your life will be blessed with peace and happiness. Wish you a Happy Independence Day.
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78.-) I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery.
79.-) Today we are miles apart but I wanna reach across the miles and say I'm thinking of you in a very special way.. Happy Independence Day..
80.-) Economic independence is the foundation of the only sort of freedom worth a damn.
81.-) Thousands laid down there lives so that our country breath this day.. Never forget there sacrifice.. Happy Independence day.
82.-) Jo log dusro ko azadi nhi dete, unhe khud b iska hk nhi hota
83.-) Liberty is the breath of life to nations..
84.-) Be the cause of unity, Fight against corruption, Flair the flag of our nation.. Happy Independence Day
85.-) Freedom in the Mind, Faith in the words.. Pride in our Souls.. Lets salute the Nation.. Our Independence Day
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86.-) Happy Independence DayI'm Proud To Be A INDIAN.. Where At Least I Know.. I'm Free..
87.-) I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life – and I became that woman.
88.-) Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.
89.-) Thousands laid down their lives so that our country is breathing this day.. Never forget their sacrifice..
90.-) The Free Man Is Who Does Not,Fear To Go The End Of His Thought.
91.-) Enjoy your Independence day weekend and remember the troops who gave us this privilege..
92.-) Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country. – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
93.-) Our life is full of colours.. Our life is full of Colors.. I hope this 15th August will.. add more colors to your life.
94.-) One nation,One vision,One identity,No nation is perfect, it needs to be made perfect.Happy Independence Day!
95.-) Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.
96.-) Patriotism is Doing All your work in the Best Interest of the COUNTRY and THE COUNTRYMEN. VANDE MATARAM!!
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FORT LAUDERDALE — The women and children -- three single mothers and their kids -- will be the first out at the run-down, city-owned tenement where a 5-year-old girl was raped last week.
Eventually, the rest of the tenants also will be relocated, city officials said Monday. But until then, the city intends to improve conditions at the two-story rooming house with a massive trash clean-up, repairs to bathrooms and daily inspections by a manager assigned to the area.
``The living conditions are very poor,`` conceded Charles Montgomery, the city`s director of planning and community development. ``It`s something that`s really not liveable.``
After the girl was raped Thursday, city officials decided to pay more attention to the structure, which is in one of the city`s most blighted areas. The child, who suffered injuries in the assault, was raped in a small room in the building. Police are holding Gregory Gorham, 32, without bail.
Social workers from the state Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services visited the child`s home and decided to place her and three other siblings in state care.
City officials said they hope to find a temporary home for the children and their mother this week to reunite them. They are also looking for temporary shelter for two other women and their children, Montgomery said.
``We`ve interviewed three mothers there with children and our prime goal is to relocate them to temporary places for the safety of the children,`` Montgomery said.
Twenty-four tenants have lived rent-free in the building, at 438 NW Fifth Ave., since the city purchased it for $210,000 in August with the intention of eventually demolishing it for a redevelopment program. City officials said they are not charging rent because they cannot determine the income of the people who live in the building. The rent structure in city-owned buildings must be based on income, according to Montgomery.

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Tao Lin, the new-age novelist and supreme agent-provocateur, has tried his best to deconstruct the norm in all of his pursuits--selling equity shares in his novel Richard Yates, for example, or making (perhaps ironically) "extreme mumblecore" films. But now his cup runneth over: he provides yet another definition for nuptial/narcotic bliss.
As the Observer reports, belletristic rogue Tao Lin got married to Megan Boyle of MDMa Films; the two wed in Las Vegas and have about $2,000 in assets between them.
Of course, we had a particularly engaging talk with Tao Lin back in November, but we hadn't imagined the wealth of over-sharing present on his Twitter feed.
One particularly TMI sequence from December went like this:
"'pulled' my penis in opposite directions near its 'head' to make it 'wider' as @ meganboyle 'poured' cocain on the now-larger surface."
Not to be outdone, Megan Boyle Tweeted the end of the narrative:
"snorted cocaine off @tao_lin's balls while grinning as it fell 'everywhere' and then licked the balls ~6x, some of the penis ~2x"
Lin and Boyle seem to have dismantled the prevailing strictures of the elopement establishment and through their illicit and hyper-but-not-really-sexualized interaction. We wish them much happiness.


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When logging into Microsoft hotmail, i also prompt the following problem.
IE7 show the following:
There is a problem with this website's security certificate.
The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a trusted certificate authority.
Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or intercept any data you send to the server.
And i was not able to login at logmein.com using IE7 as it show the above message.
But for the firefox, i was able to login but was not able to
connect to the remote computer. It fail everytime i launch a remote assistance.
When i attempt to connect to remote computer using logmein, i prompt me that the certificate
from the remote computer is different from the issue certificate from the remote computer.
I re-roll it back to IE6 using add/remove program
i am not able to login to any secure website using IE6 and Firefox.
Eg: logmein.com, gotomypc.com and all secure website
It show that there is a error in the certificate that it is not trusted and other maybe attempting to fool you.
i reformatted my computer about a week ago, everything was fine untill i download a root certificate from microsoft update in the custom not express, the error start to show.
i also did a repair using Window XP SP2 CD.
i even find the ie.inf file located in Windows\Inf folder and right click the ie.inf file and click Install on the context menu. But it still does not solve the problem
I would gladly thank for your help in solving my problem
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With the wildly popular success of Community Combat, we figured that it might be time to add a new twist to the current format. We're inviting all our players to join us in the forums and share your experiences with one another! This Friday, you'll have the opportunity to earn Gold by either platooning with us or destroying us in battle!
We'll be playing World of Tanks Blitz from 15:00 PDT (18:00 EDT) to 16:00 PDT (19:00 EDT) on June 5!
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Post in this topic for a chance to platoon with Wargaming staff. We'll be randomly choosing our platoon mates from anyone that posts in the thread. Additionally, be on the lookout for any of the following WG employees on the battlefield for a chance to win Gold!
Alo8ight_WGA_ hustleb0nes_WGA_ RibbleRabble_WGA_ Senator_Ratbat_WGA_ CC_Sly_WGA_ Ways to Win Each player selected as a platoon mate will immediately receive 500 Players on the opposing team that destroy a WG employee will win 500 All Gold will be awarded by Wednesday, June 10th. Rules Wargaming.net ID required Tiers I-VIII One battle per player invite Do not spam the platoon thread!


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Thibodaux, LA.- Another new development this week in a FOX 8 Defenders investigation into a Lafourche Parish man accused of animal cruelty. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office confirms that Warren "Chris" Michot was arrested Thursday at his home near Thibodaux.
A sheriff's spokesperson told FOX 8, Michot refused to sign a citation for violating the parish's animal noise code this week. A warrant was then issued for his arrest Thursday. Michot was taken into custody and bonded out of jail the same day.
On Monday, Michot was in a Lafourche Parish courtroom for a pre-trial conference on other similar charges he violated the animal noise code, failure to vaccinate animals and animal cruelty. He heads to trial March 14th.
In a FOX 8 Defenders report in November, Michot's neighbors explained that his dozens of dogs bark all day and night. Joey and Vivian Sanchez complain it's made them sick along with the animal waste they say is washed from Michot's property onto theirs.


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I can't tell you how excited I am to finally see Friday! Whew! I spent a good part of yesterday getting stitches in my pointer finger, so blogging is a little, um.....painful, to say the least. I did, however, want to share one of my current favorite books, Eat Pray Love. So good.
This is such a lovely book. It's heartbreak, sorrow, hope, pleasure and love, all wrapped up nicely this beautifully sweet story about starting over.
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88.5 WFDD, the public radio station licensed to Wake Forest, recently announced programming changes, slated to begin in February. Included in these changes is combining the Triad Arts and News teams into one unit.
WFDD News Director Emily McCord said that bringing the Triad Arts staff into the News Department will allow more flexibility in news and arts reporting and it paves the way for new projects that will deepen our relationship with the community. "We're excited about the opportunity to find amazing stories and share them with our audience in the way only public radio can," said McCord.
In addition, the station announced some new programs being added to the schedule, while others will be heard at new times. Assistant General Manager Molly Davis said, "We hope that our listeners have had a chance to hear new episodes of Across the Blue Ridge with Paul Brown. Starting on Feb. 6, Mountain Stage will join the weekend lineup, creating a nice block of roots and traditional music on Saturday and Sunday evenings." The station has also added Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, described as a curated guide to culture, on Sunday afternoons.
Programs moving time slots include The Tavis Smiley Show, Fresh Air Weekend, Marketplace Weekend, and Ask Me Another. Listeners will now hear Here and Now, the live midday news program from NPR and WBUR, from noon until 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.
WFDD General Manager Tom Dollenmayer said, "WFDD carefully studies audience data and listening trends. These changes are an effort to integrate arts coverage into our news coverage and to add oft-requested programs to our schedule."
WFDD's complete program schedule is available at wfdd.org.


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In a hospital environment the laboratory, reception, blood centre, theatres, central pharmacy, pathology, care stations, nurses room, all types of documents, reports, patient histories, X-rays, medicines and drugs, lab specimens, blood plasma, injection vials and instruments are suitable to be transported in the pneumatic tube.
Lamson Engineering are providers of PTS 4000 sending-and receiving-stations, which are based on a concept that has been adapted to the demands of a modern hospital. The standard of the PTS 4000 includes a storage facility for automatic dispatch, pneumatic brakes to decelerate the arriving carriers and various speeds can be individually adjusted for transporting delicate goods.
In compliance with the health regulations, there is no air exhaust during the sending and receiving operations. The central PC automatically controls the entire operation. Recording the processes enables an evaluation and analysis.
Tibor Novak, Project Manager, St Vincents Hospital Melbourne, said that with the services provided during installation, testing, commissioning and training of the Pneumatic Chute system. Lamson Engineering demonstrated an example of how a quality technical system can be implemented by employing high quality and well trained personnel.


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text: Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! We are so thankful for our listeners, supporters and allies all over the world! This week, we bring back our favorite WhoreCast Whore-espondent, Maxine Holloway. A few weeks ago, Maxine made a trek down the big Easy to check out what the Sex Workers Outreach Project in New Orleans has cooking these days and she made some amazing friends and contacts down there. So she sat down with SWOP-Nola members Annie and Veronica Rose to talk sex worker community over pigs in a blanket and wine. So light some candles, put on some jazz, pour yourself a glass of wine and get ready fall in love with the ladies of SWOP New Orleans.


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Right now at Pottery Barn Kids you can score Skuut balance bikes for $49.99 in "chocolate daisy" and navy–over half off list price. Shipping adds another $11. That's about $20 less than the next lowest price with shipping that I'm seeing.
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From the Mayor all the way down to this cop. If we dont have the city on board nothing will happen. BASC please start representing us!!!!!
Riding north on Whitesburg at 4.10pm on Saturday a car barely made it past me from behind. I think it must have cut in front of a pickup to get by me because the individuals in the pickup yelled at me as they passed by, then the pickup got in front of me in the right lane and slowed down and started braking in front of me. Another vehicle got inbetween the pickup and myself and the pickup and other vehicle turned right onto Lily Flagg.
I continued north on Whitesburg and just before reaching the light at Sherwood the same pickup came speeding up from behind me and swerved towards me then continued north on Whitesburg. I noted the time (4.20pm) and pulled over to the sidewalk and called the accident report number at HSV police department (722-7100) to give them the description of the vehicle (blue pickup with tinted windows, appeared to have 3 persons in vehicle) and tag number (Alabama 52A8255). When I asked to get a case number to file report I was given 427-7114 where I was told they could file the report. I continued to bike to my destination at the Lowe Mill and called the police report number given to me. When I called this number I was told to call the 722-7100 number and see if they would send someone out to my location to take the report. I called the number back and the individual that answered the phone seemed puzzled why I was told to call that number back, and when I asked if I was getting the runaround being told to call the different numbers, he said 'no, you're not getting the runaround', and put me on hold then told me to call 427-2009 and they would take the report there. When I called this number and said I wanted to file a report I was told that 'due to no contact involved, they could not file a police report.' I asked for the name of the officer who told me he was Officer Tucker and hung up.


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Waiting for the buyer's mortgage has brought up all of the bad memories associated with mortgages. Remembering brings up all the old emotions. I working on emotionally detaching, but it isn't easy. Work on it! It is generally the case that in finances, the more emotionally comfortable something is the less remunerative it is.In the case of a mortgage these days, having a big mortgage is a financial no-brainer. A 30-year non-callable loan at a fixed rate of ca. 4%, which you can unilaterally refinance to a lower rate whenever you choose.It's not that difficult to earn 6%+ inproperly chosen investments (bonds & preferred stocks).Jumping through the hoops when getting a new mortgage is a pain, but after that you can earn a steady net 2%-3%. Set your payments up with automatic bill-pay, and you never need to fiddle with checks.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Heartwarming and humorous tales from cherished Disney motion picture classics leap from the big screen and storybook pages into enchanting accommodations at Walt Disney World Resort.
Royal Guest Rooms at Disney's Port Orleans Resort Riverside
The Royal Guest Rooms, accommodations fit for a prince or princess, debuted at Disney's Port Orleans Riverside Resort in 2012. They feature 512 themed rooms where ornate beds are trimmed with dazzling crystals and gold accents, and "magical fireworks" swirl about.
The Royal Guest Rooms immerse families in favorite Disney fairytales with fun and engaging features. Guests can discover a treasure trove in the immersive room décor, from stars of favorite animated films such as "Aladdin," "Beauty and the Beast," and "The Princess and the Frog."
Princess Tiana has hosted her royal friends from around the world in these elegant rooms and each special guest has left behind a cherished memento to mark the visit. Regal crowns from favorite Disney princesses are woven in the bedspread design. Dazzling fiber-optic effects create a magical surprise on the headboard. The bathroom sink design incorporates Genie's magic lamp from Disney's Aladdin as the faucet. Characters from beloved Disney*Pixar films can be spotted in the wallpaper border, plus richly appointed décor, drapery and custom linens fit for royalty, and the rooms sleep up to four guests.
Pirate Rooms at Disney' Caribbean Beach Resort
The Pirate Rooms, the first of "Disney Story Rooms," debuted at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort in 2009. The 384 themed rooms offer pirate ship beds, buccaneer accessories and swashbuckling décor.
The Pirate Rooms sleep up to four seafaring guests, featuring two double beds, a full bathroom, a mini fridge and more.
Family Suites at Disney's Art of Animation Resort
At Disney's Art of Animation Resort, family suites themed to "Finding Nemo," "Cars," and "The Lion King" immerse guests into the magical worlds of their favorite Disney*Pixar films. The 1,120 family suites include two bathrooms, a kitchenette and three separate sleeping areas that can sleep up to six guests. Standard rooms are also available at the resort, with rooms in The Little Mermaid wing that sleep up to four guests.
Disney's Art of Animation Resort also features the largest resort pool at Walt Disney World Resort, the Big Blue Pool, inspired by "Finding Nemo." The pool features state-of-the-art underwater speakers and an interactive water play area for little ones that features some of Nemo's best pals.
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What a thrill yesterday to see my book FIRE DANCE at the very top of Amazon Best Selling Romances, and at #6 on All Genres of Amazon Books. THE MUDLARK, with very similar download numbers, was right behind it. Wow, a double!
Then MUDLARK vanished. I could from my reports that its numbers were still right up there, but where was it? After some digging around, I found it, back on the Free Reads list, except that it wasn't free!!?? And on its book page, it had no ranking numbers. Wah! A Best Seller and it's now not on ANY list? Well, I probably should have called someone right then, but I couldn't figure out who. This morning it was still broken. FD is still at the top, so I quickly printed the page in case I have to prove I'm not delusional or the world's biggest liar. But my poor, not free Mudlark had dropped to #18 on the Free Reads.
So I did a chat with an Amazon fixit-person. He tried but had to refer it to Kindle. No workee there. You have to either have problem with a Kindle or a problem with an order. There's no category for Lost In Space Best Sellers.
Then up pops an email from Amazon asking if the chat helped. Well, no.... but the guy was really super. So they asked to call me, and in exactly the specified five minutes, I got a call. Explained problem, and he empathized with my feelings of panic and promised to send Kindle folk to my aid right away. Still waiting, but hey, that was only ten minutes ago.
I couldn't resist telling him how authors feel that Amazon Kindle is turning the publishing world upside down. And I have to admit, although I don't like monopolies, I sure do like the way Amazon has handled all my problems. I'l let you now when my lovely Mudlark gets to sing again.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
|#24 on Amazon Top 100
Best Seller Regency Romance
Amazon Best Seller. Wow, I love saying that. And it sneaked up on me from behind, and as my friend Trish Morey in Australia would say, gobsmacked me.
HIS MAJESTY, THE PRINCE OF TOADS, a re-published e-book, which I admit was very popular in its first round of publication with Awe-Struck E-Books, is suddenly on Amazon's 100 Top Regency Best Seller list.
But wait! Not just one book! THE MUDLARK and FIRE DANCE are dancing right along, with LOKI'S DAUGHTERS looming right behind them. What the heck happened? Kind of funny, really, so being one to laugh at myself frequently, I thought I'd let you laugh with me. Especially considering it's still going on, and I haven't been suddenly kicked back to the gutter.lers. That's all Regencies, not just Kindle e-books. Wow. Best Seller. Right up there with the big guys.
|#1 Kindle Regency Free Read
#2 Amazon Best Selling Romances
Historical Romance Free Read
First day of the month. I'm expecting single digits because my sales always seem to look better later in the month. Two look normal, if a little high. The other two look like historical dates. Come on, there's no way self-published e-books would sell 1933 and 1840 copies in one day. You know my eyes, which are complete screwballs as much as they are eyeballs. I never believe what they think they see. If I tell anybody, they'll think I'm lying. Or that I'm nuts, or maybe lost in LaLaLand. About half dressed, I rundown the hall (and am fortunate to have a room on the same floor as the main activities because running is also not something I do well anymore, and find my roommate, Sarah Rapslee. Poor Sarah almost has to carry me back. And carrying people is not Sarah's best sport. And now the numbers look like futuristic dates. And Sarah's sitting there watching the numbers climb, cheerily announcing each incrementic jump.
|#1 Amazon Best Selling Romances
#3 Kindle all genres
I'm sure I was unbearable for some people. Saw a bit of eye-rolling, but most people caught on that this was not some silly e-book author (okay, so they were right on that first part) ecstatic over selling one or two books. These are Amazon Best Seller lists. That's the big time for any book. My sales numbers are right up there with the top Regency authors.
So yes, I'm still sort of sorry that yes, I'm still unbearable. For those people who still say they will never read an e-book because they aren't any good, I have to say I understand. I love my "real" books too, and I completely sympathize. With both of you.
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Ibrahimovic linked with Man Utd once more
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's links with Manchester United refuse to go away and now French publication L'Equipe is suggesting the Swedish striker could be on his way to Old Trafford.
Ibrahimovic – who will be out of contract at Paris Saint-Germain at the end of this season – will line up for his national tea, against the Republic of Ireland in this summer's Euro 2016 finals and by then, he could have already sealed a high profile move to a Premier League club.
After impressing in PSG's Champions League win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, the striker who will be out of contract next summer was again linked with a move to the Premier League.
Now his agent Mino Raiola has confirmed that he has a plan in mind for his star client, but it remains under wraps for now.
"We know what we want, but we won't say anything until the summer when the season is over," he told Swedish newspaper Expressen.
"We have a clear idea of what we want to do. I know what he's counting on doing, but we don't want you to know for the moment."
Even though Ibrahimovic had previously stated he was "too old" to play in the Premier League as he edges towards his 35th birthday next October, he continues to be rumoured to be on a list of potential United transfer targets.
If Jose Mourinho is to replace Louis van Gaal as United manager at the end of this season – as has been widely reported in recent months – Ibrahimovic would be reunited with the coach he enjoyed a fine relationship during his successful spell with Inter Milan.


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AXLE GT 430 Classic Review
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Resident Evil 5 is the sequel to one of the best selling video games of all time. You play the game as Chris Redfield a survivor of the events at Raccoon City who now works for the BSAA. Sent to Africa to find the genesis of the latest Bio Organic agents, you meet up with another BSAA operative and work together to solve the problem. The game offers incredible 3D effects and a co-op gaming style.
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Higher = Better
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Transport coordinator Avonmouth
The role is to provide a professional and first class service to the Fleet Management Solutions team. Responsible for managing the daily operational planning of all activities related to the drivers, ensuring the resources are utilised efficiently and effectively.
Plan Chauffeur delivery and collections to agreed SLA's.
Plan routes and minimise additional costs by utilising resource.
Ensure compliance with Drivers Regulation (WTD).
Active involvement in monthly meetings to improve communication between all levels.
Administration of Chauffeur hours and expenses.
Responsible for inducting new Chauffeurs into the business.
Assist in the management of the service for a diverse range of clients including third party customers.
Ensure sufficient resource allocation to requirement through use of approved subcontractors.
Assist line manager with the effective communication of product and training.
Completion of required reports within tight deadlines.
All manual and electronic filling are kept up to date and in line with 5's standards.
Review and improve processes to develop efficiencies.
Ad-hoc duties as and when required from time to time by your line manager.
We are interviewing straight away do please send your CV or call the office.
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Forge World: Neuheiten aus Mittelerde
Die Warhammer Community zeigen zum Warhammer Fest Neuheiten aus Mittelerde von Forge World.
Last week we unveiled the Warhammer World and Events exclusive Thorin's Company, which will be available for the first time at Warhammer Fest. This week, we're following it up with a couple more exciting exclusive First Access releases you'll be able to pick up at Warhammer Fest on Saturday 27th – Sunday 28th May.
First up is the hulking form of the Troll Brute. A towering slab of tortured muscle, this horrific war beast is unleashed by Azog's Legion in the extended edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies™, where it stomps and smashes its way through the Iron Hills army until Bofur the Dwarf takes matters into his own hands!
If you haven't seen the Troll Brute before, it's one of the cruellest additions to Azog's Legion, with its arms and feet removed and replaced with massive spiked weapons… and the whole thing is controlled by an Orc sat on the chair high on its back.The kit comes complete with both a Gundabad Orc and a Bofur the Dwarf model to pilot it (perfect for recreating the Scenarios in The Hobbit: Motion Picture Trilogy™ There and Back Again).
Our next exciting First Access release for Warhammer Fest is the brand new Gwaihir™ the Windlord, the latest addition to the burgeoning Middle-earth™ Character Series. This gorgeous model captures the king of the Great Eagles in the act of ploughing a Hunter Orc on Fell Warg into the ground. Gwahir's mighty beak is open in a piercing shriek and his talons are closing in on the pinned Warg's throat, even as the stricken Orc rider fearfully brandishes his sword. It's a stunning visual that evokes the sudden fury of the Eagles as they rescue Thorin Oakenshield™ and his company from the burning cliff edge at the conclusion of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey™.
This Forge World resin model comes with an impressive scenic base, detailed with rocky soil laced with tree roots, and the whole miniature is presented in one of the glorious Middle-earth™ Character Series boxes.
All of these miniatures will be available in limited numbers at Warhammer Fest. See you there!
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Apta Consultancy
Electric and Manual Valves for Cooling and Discharge Flow
News • Jan 19, 2017 01:52 EST
JSC Macedonia – Skopje Iinvites Tenders for Purchase of electric and manual valves for cooling and discharge flow authorities Turbine. Tenserspedia, a leading business leading Tender Notice Portals is the first agency to report this notification.
The services under this assignment will generally include Purchase of electric and manual valves for cooling and discharge flow authorities Turbine
II.1.1) Estimated value excluding VAT: 700,000.00
II.2) Type of the contract: Goods - Hire purchase
Place of delivery of goods or performance of services, or location of works: To submit to the outpost hes "Black Dream" -Struga, power plant HPP "Spilje" -Debar
II.3) Whether the contract is covered activities (sectoral agreement): No
II.4) Is the procedure the Central body: No
II.5) Group procurement: No
II.6) More detailed description of the object of the contract: Purchase of electric and manual valves for cooling and discharge flow turbine authorities are to replace the existing damaged valves, which are connected to the existing tubing
II.7)Is the subject of the contract is divided into lots: No
II.8)Framework agreement: No
III.1) Criteria for awarding the contract: Lowest Price
III.2)Electronic procedure
III.3)Will electronic auction be used
IV.1) Guarantees and advance payment
IV.1.1) Independent offer statement: Yes
IV.1.2) Tender guarantee: No
IV.1.3) Statement of seriousness: Yes
IV.1.4) Guarantee for quality execution of the contract: Yes [5.00%]
IV.1.5) Advance payment: No
IV.1.6) Association of group of economic operators in appropriate legal form for contract performance (after the selection of the winning bid): No
V.1) Conditions for submission of tenders
V.1.1) Tenders / plans should be submitted to: 06/02/2017 12:00 / local time 2/6/2017 at 16:30 pm
V.1.2) Validity period of the offer: 60 days
V.1.3) Deadline for questions: 03/02/2017 15:30 / local time 3/2/2017 20:00
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The public opening will take place on the day and hour determined as deadline for submission of bids 02/06/2017 12:00 / local time 2/6/2017 at 16:30 pm Place: Branch HES Black Drin St. Revolution Square bb, Struga. (Directorate Struga)
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For further details, please call on +44-7505 672419 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or register on the website: http://www.tenderspedia.com
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ARRA and HIRE Act Bond Guidance
IRS Invites Public to Comment on TEDB Allocation Process and Also Announces a 3-Month Extension to Issue Unexpired TEDB Allocations
The IRS seeks public comment on the reallocation of available amounts of volume cap for Tribal Economic Development Bonds in order to facilitate issuance by Indian tribal governments. Additionally, Indian tribal governments with unexpired volume cap allocations may request a three-month optional extension.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Information Center
Update on the new economic stimulus legislation.
IRS Releases Guidance on ARRA Bond Provisions
The latest guidance, forms and information on bond provisions enacted by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009.
IRS Announces Tribal Economic Development Bonds Allocations
The IRS has announced the allocation, in two tranches, of $2 billion of volume cap to tribal governments under the new TEDBs program.
IRS Releases Guidance on HIRE Bond Provisions
The Service announced that Notice 2010-35 has been released. The Notice provides guidance for the new Federal refundable tax credit subsidy option (direct pay subsidy option) allowed by the enactment of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act) on March 18, 2010. The Notice is also intended to quickly enable issuers to begin issuing these bonds for qualified purposes.
The Service Announces the Release of New and Revised Tax Exempt Bond Forms
The IRS announced that new Form 8038-TC and revised Forms 8038-CP, 8038, and 8038-G have been issued.
Application of the Treasury Offset Program to Payments to Issuers of Direct Pay Bonds
Information on the application of the Treasury Offset Program (TOPS) as it relates to subsidy payments made to issuers of direct pay bonds.
Tax Exempt Bonds Compliance Check Questionnaire on Direct Pay Bonds (February 2010)
The Tax Exempt Bonds office of the Tax Exempt and Government Entities division of the IRS conducted a compliance check questionnaire to evaluate the issuance and record retention policies, procedures and practices of issuers of direct pay build America bonds.
TIGTA Audit Report Finds BABs Payment Processing is Timely and Accurate
TIGTA finds initial build America bond subsidy payments were processed accurately and timely.
TIGTA Finds that Compliance Check Questionnaires by TEB were Appropriate
The compliance check questionnaires issued by the TEB office were appropriate for identifying indications of a high risk of potential noncompliance for BABs and were not examinations.


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Skip to comments.What Was Your First Thought While Watching the SOTU?
Posted on 01/28/2014 10:34:27 PM PST by tom h
Your first thought only ... long discourses not requested.
Better to watch a patriotic fantasy than a socialist-horror reality.
Massive amounts of BS.
I can't stand to even hear his voice any more.........
If I had watched I know what my first thought would have been... if that's allowed.
"Dang reruns!!"
My concern was whether the wastebasket liner was water tight.
I had reached that point in 2008.
I thought Ozippy sounded like one those impersonators that can't quite get him right.
" Know your enemy " Sun Tzu
No first thought on a charade I did not watch. Does that rhyme?
First thought, why can't WE have a POTUS with this much energy and media protection?
I actually have to watch myself, if he pops up on screen..I usually become vocal, and it's not good morning or have a nice day
Didnt watch but had a fantasy of the congress scene in Mars attacks.
So, after Obama's first pitch, she's thinking "liar!". Next statement, "liar!". Next statement, "liar!". Next statement, "liar!".
At that point, she flipped to her CDs so she could calm down and not drive off the road.
I only watched parts on the Google search bar link to the youtube stream. The CSPAN feed would not play well. That feed I got to from Google has a split screen with a little slideshow of charts and photos to go along with his presentation... All I could think is that it was as stupid as Bill O'Reilly's Talking Points Memos with a read-along with me, follow the bouncing ball feel to it. I turned it off.
Behold the Emperor Barak I. So sayeth Barak. All bow and obey the mighty and wondrous Barak.
"I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of 3 branches of the government working for them, and that ain't bad."
I thought great, more "shovel ready jobs" and turned back to the basketball game.
Smells like cowflop.
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Canola Oil - Is It Safe?
Evidence Points To BIG Trouble
Compiled by Darleen Bradley
From Hilary A. Thomas <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Canola Oil
This article is made public here on the net as a public service announcement and does not necessarily reflect the views of this website owner. We encourage you to do further research and determine the validity of the following for yourself.
Canola oil from the rape seed, referred to as the Canadian oil because Canada is mainly responsible for it being marketed in the USA The Canadian government and industry paid our Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). $50 million dollars to have canola oil placed on the (GRAS) List "Generally Recognized As Safe" . Thus a new industry was created. Laws were enacted affecting international trade, commerce, and traditional diets. Studies with lab. animals were disastrous. Rats developed fatty degeneration of heart, kidney, adrenals, and thyroid gland. When canola oil was withdrawn from their diets, the deposits dissolved but scar tissue remained on all vital organs. No studies on humans were made before money was spent to promote Canola oil in the USA.
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare fatal degenerative disease caused by in a build up long-chain fatty acids (c22 to c28) which destroys the myelin (protective sheath )of the nerves. Canola oil is a very long chain fatty acid oil (c22). Those who will defend canola oil say that the Chinese and Indians have used it for centuries with no effect, however it was in an unrefined form.*
My cholesterol level was 150. After a year using Canola oil I tested 260. I switched back to pure olive oil and it has taken 5 years to get it down to 160. Thus began this project to find answers since most Doctors will say that Canola oil is O.K.
My sister spilled Canola oil on a piece of fabric, after 5 pre-treatings and harsh washings, the oil spot still showed. She stopped using Canola oil ,wondering what it did to our insides if it could not be removed from cloth easily.
Our Father bred birds, always checking labels to insure there was no rape seed in their food. He said, "The birds will eat it, but they do not live very long."
A friend who worked for only 9 mo. as a quality control taster, at an apple-chip factory where Canola oil was used exclusively for frying, developed numerous health problems including loose teeth; gum disease, gum and nail beds turned gray; numb hands and feet with cramps, swollen arms and legs upon rising in the morning; extreme joint pain especially in hands; cloudy vision; constipation with stools like black marbles; hearing loss; skin tears from being bumped; lack of energy; hair loss; and heart pains. It has been five years since she has worked there and still has some joint pain, gum disease, and numbness. A fellow worker, about 30 yrs. old who ate very little product, had a routine check up and found that his blood vessels were like those of an 80 year old man. Two employees fed the waste product to baby calves and their hair fell out. After removing the fried apple chips from the diet their hair grew back in.
Be sure to check products for ingredients. If it says, "This product may contain one or more of the following".... and lists Canola oiL you can expect it to contain canola oil because it is the cheapest oil and the government subsidizes Canola oil to some industries involved in food processing, bakeries and schools.
My daughter and her girls were telling jokes. Stephany hit her mom's arm with the back of a butter knife in a gesture, "Oh mom" not hard enough to hurt. My daughters arm split open like it was rotten. She called me to ask what could have caused it. I said, "I'll bet anything that you are using Canola oil". Sure enough, there was a big gallon jug in the pantry.
Rape seed oil is a penetrating oil, to be used in light industry, not for human consumption. It contains a toxic substance. (from encyclopedia ) Even after the processing to reduce the erucic acid content, it is still a penetrating oil. We have found that it turns rancid very fast. Also it leaves a residual rancid odor on clothing.
Rape seed oil used for stir-frying in China found to emit cancer causing chemicals. (Rapeseed oil smoke causes lung cancer) Amal Kumar Maj. The Wall Street JournaL June 7, 1995 pB6(W) pB6 (E) col 1(11 col in). * taken from FATS THAT HEAL AND FATS THAT KILL by Udo Erasmus.
Canola oil is a health hazard to use as a cooking oil or salad oil. It is not the healthy oil we thought it was, it is not fit for human consumption.


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Looks like GCN's concerns that Apple was overstating iPad battery life in face of IPS display power needs reached Apple CEO Steve Jobs while he was sitting in his chair enjoying his 9.7 magical, revolutionary tablet:
I e-mailed him to say that I didn't mean to imply that he was lying during his iPad presentation, as several people accused me of in their comments. People make presentations written by marketers all the time that are not 100 percent truthful, and it doesn't make them liars. I used the normal, publicly available e-mail address for him, not any of the special ways we press folks can sometimes get access. I figured that would be the end of it.
Two hours later:
[...]yes, we are getting 10 hours in 1.5 pounds.
Sent from my iPad
'Course we get to find out for ourselves when the iPad ships on April 3 in the US.


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Reese Witherspoon offered a part in Paul Thomas Anderson's Scientology film
Paul Thomas Anderson will not give up on his Scientology film.
Over the weekend, news came that Reese Witherspoon was offered a role to star in Anderson's untitled film. Witherspoon would join Jeremy Renner and Philip Seymour Hoffman in a tale that seems to echo the life of Scientology founder, L. Ron Hubbard.
The film centers on the intelligent yet charismatic character who is appropriately titled as The Master (Hoffman). He takes in a lowly drifter (Renner) with an alcohol problem, that he grooms as his right hand man.
It's said that if Witherspoon accepts the role, she will be playing the young and pregnant Mary Sue, which was the name of Hubbard's wife. Originally, the women in the screenplay did not have very meaty roles, but the draft may have had a few changes if Witherspoon will be getting on board.
Then again, this is just an offer. Witherspoon has yet to accept and is just weighing the option. Back in March, Universal passed on housing the film, but Anderson was in luck. Bill Pohlad's River Road, which has helped TREE OF LIFE, also decided to financially back the Scientology film. Anderson's project is now set up over at Paramount Vintage.
|Extra Tidbit:
|Witherspoon refused roles in SCREAM and URBAN LEGENDS.
|The Wrap, Production Weekly


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Black and White Nail Art - Mix and Match nails with MissJenFabulous (https://www.youtube.com/user/MissJenFABULOUS)
In this nail tutorial MissJenFabulous and I joined our nail art forces and created mix and match nails.
I created a monochrome nail art with 5 nail art designs while she made a beautiful colorful mix and match nails with bubbles and butterflies.
Check her nail tutorial: https://youtu.be/_YcTfviHmww and subscribe to her channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/MissJenFABULOUS
All 5 black and white nail art designs in this nail tutorial are very easy to make, perfect for nail art beginners.
These nail art designs look perfect on both long and short nails.
I show a step by step nail art on how to achieve flowers, polka dots, triangles, yin yang and stripes nails.
These nails are so simple and easy that everyone can make them at home.
Even if you don't have professional nail art tools, you can DIY them yourself - instead of a dotting tool you can use a toothpick and instead of a nail art tape you can use a regular tape to create these beautiful nail art stripes.
To draw perfect nail art lines, I bought a thin painting brush in a craft store and it works great! Further, this nail tutorial is a perfect representation on how to make nail art designs if you own only two nail polishes.
I combined black and white, but you can use any other two colors to achieve these nails and they will turn out amazing, for sure!
On thumb and pointer I painted a black background while on ring and pinky finger I created a white background.
On my middle finger I created a yin yang nail art to combine all the black and white designs into a beautiful mix and match manicure.
Make 3 dots across the middle of the nail and connect them with a nail art brush.
Then just color one half of the nail, make two dots on the opposite poles and your yin yang nail design is complete.
For the classic polka dots nail art make 3 lines of dots across the nail and that's basically it! So easy, but always beautiful nail art.
Similar with the triangles - just draw a bunch of them on your nail randomly and you'll end up with an awesome nail art design.
I also show how to make flower nails with only two colors.
Just dot one color on top of another until you get a perfect flower (make 5 dots in a circle).
For the stripes nail design, I used a nail art tape and taped it across the nail.
Then I painted on with a white nail polish, peeled of the tape and ended up with beautiful stripes.
It's so easy!
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Tagged: The Civil War
My Scott O'Dell Award Challenge: SHADES OF GRAY by Carolyn Reeder
This month's book for My Scott O'Dell Award Challenge is the 1990 Scott O'Dell Award-winner, Shades of Gray, by Carolyn Reeder.
In this middle grade novel, set in Virginia after the conclusion of the Civil War, 12-year-old Will is the son of a Confederate officer who was killed in battle. Will has also lost the rest of his family to violence and illness and is sent to live with his aunt–and her husband who refused to fight in the war.
History lesson:
Shenandoah Valley–Some of the more well-known battles of the Civil War took place in eastern Virginia. However, some lesser-known, but important battles took place in the Shenandoah Valley in the far western part of the state.
What I previously knew about the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War came from the Jimmy Stewart movie, Shenandoah, in which farming families suffered at the hands of both sides–Union and Confederate.
In fact, the valley was an important geographic area. The farms supplied food to the South, and the valley was an access point into the North. The two sides fought each other in the valley multiple times, with each side occupying at alternating times. Finally, in the summer and fall of 1864, Union forces went in again to retake the Valley, cut off the Confederates access into Union territory, and destroy food sources for the Confederacy.
Union General Philip Sheridan achieved all those goals, and his troops laid waste to the Shenandoah Valley.
In Shades of Gray, Will is from the city of Winchester, where there was major fighting in the 1864 campaign.
Writing lesson:
Lack of dialect–This book is set in the post-Civil War South, and Will lives with his poor, lesser-educated relatives. Yet, because Reeder didn't use the phonetic, heavy dialect that books such as Tom Sawyer used, her novel is very readable, especially for young readers.
However, Reeder used enough Southern vocabulary to give readers a sense of the setting, and she occasionally used either vocabulary, pronunciation, or grammar to show some of the characters had less education than others. Here are a couple examples:
"I'll make a stew to go with the poke greens Meg cut along the road this afternoon."
"That must smart right bad."
For more info:
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields
Join me Jan. 31 to talk about the 1996 Scott O'Dell winner, The Bomb by Theodore Taylor.
Have you read about or visited the Shenandoah Valley? Have you visited Civil War battlefields? Do you have family stories connected to the Civil War?
Re-enactment at Pipestone, MN, Civil War Days Brings Details of 19th Century to Life
Last month, I attended one of the Pipestone Civil War Days in nearby Pipestone, Minnesota. Highlights of this annual event include the re-enactors who dress in period-type clothing, demonstrate various 19th Century skills, and stage a mock battle.
This was only my second Civil War re-enactment I've been able to attend. But, I've learned something each time.
At my first one, years ago in Centerville, Iowa, my family played cricket. The sport was popular among Civil War-era soldiers. Modern Americans have the misconception that it's a boring sport, but we found it fun to play!
At the Pipestone re-enactment, I realized how loud and smoky the cannons were. Even with wearing earplugs while a few cannons were fired, I could imagine what it must have been like during a real battle. The heat, smoke, noise, stench, would have been magnified. And the horrors of the wounded and killed soldiers and horses are almost beyond imagination.
Being able to experience some of those detail–in even a small way–helps me understand and appreciate what others' lives were really like.
I also took home my own little (reproduction) piece of the 19th Century. I learned the shade felt wonderful, but the closed back of my straw bonnet trapped the heat. But the women wearing the straw hats (that sit on top of the head) with the wide brims benefited from both the shade and the breeze.
There are re-eactments of many different time periods and cultures (i.e. Roman-era, U.S. Colonial-era, etc.). Have you ever been to one? Have you participated as a re-enactor? What did you learn?
My Scott O'Dell Award Challenge: BULL RUN by Paul Fleischman
My Scott O'Dell Award Challenge Book for this month is the 1994 winner, Bull Run, by Paul Fleischman.
This young middle-grade novel follows multiple protagonists, both children and adults, from the beginning of the Confederate attack of Ft. Sumter in April 1861 through the first battle of Bull Run three months later.
Writing Lesson:
Multiple protagonists–In my last award challenge post, I mentioned that it is unusual to find kids' historical fiction with multiple protagonists, with the exception of romances or verse novels.
Bull Run is neither.
In Bull Run, each protagonist has his or her own first person point of view chapters reoccurring throughout the novel, and each protagonist has his or her own story arc.
There are a lot of protagonists–16, in fact. They represent both the North and the South, soldiers and civilians, young and old, male and female, black and white, slave and free. In other words, Fleischman is giving readers a thorough overview of the battle.
Fleischman also structured this novel this way to be used as a play or readers' theater text, which makes it a good story to spark classroom discussions.
History Lesson:
The First Battle of Bull Run (also known as the First Battle of Manassas Junction)–This battle took place on July 21, 1861, and was the first major battle of the Civil War. Soldiers were inexperienced, and many on both sides of the war expected to quickly win the war.
Although the Confederates won this battle, they were not able to follow through to end the war. Both the Union and Confederates realized it would not be a short war.
Bull Run is probably one of the most well-known battles of the war for me, and yet many of the websites I looked at for more info focused on the decisions of the generals and movements of the groups of soldiers.
Novels, such as Bull Run, include many of those battle details, but also give readers insight into the motivations and experiences of the individuals involved.
I think hooking kids into stories about historical people is a very effective way of getting the kids interested in learning more about an event.
For example, one of Fleischman's protagonists is a free black man from Ohio who is frustrated at not being able to fight with other free blacks against slavery, so he hides his identity and joins a white regiment. Another one of Fleischman's protagonists is an orphan from Arkansas who decides to join the Confederate calvary just so he can have a horse of his own. Then there's the artist who plans to record the battle and ends up joining it.
For more info:
Join me June 28 to discuss the 2001 Scott O'Dell Award Winner, The Art of Keeping Cool, by Janet Taylor Lisle.
How did you get interested in history? What other kids' historical fiction have you read that shows lots of viewpoints of the same event?
My Scott O'Dell Award Challenge: Charley Skedaddle by Patricia Beatty
Charley Skedaddle, by Patricia Beatty, won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction in 1988, and is my challenge book for this month.
Published in 1987, Charley Skedaddle is set during 1864-65. It opens with New Yorker Charley Quinn, a 12-year-old who is proud to be a member of the Bowery Boys Gang just like his older brother Johnny, who died at Gettysburg. Trying to honor his brother, Charley fights boys from the rival gang, the Dead Rabbits, and he likes it. But when Charley learns his soon-to-be brother-in-law plans to send him to boarding school, Charley runs off with the 140th New York Volunteers to fight the Confederates. Charley's first battle isn't what he expected and he runs–skedaddles–away.
History lessons:
I've read Civil War stories since I was very young, but there always seems to be something new to learn. In this book, Beatty introduced me to The Battle of the Wilderness in 1864 Virginia. I had heard the name, but knew little about it. The Wilderness was an area where the trees and undergrowth grew so closely together that it was easy for soldiers to get separated and lost–and hide. Beatty also described a touching scene where General Robert E. Lee tried to lead an infantry charge, but the soldiers were so concerned about his safety they refused to continue unless he remained away from the worst action.
Because Charley was so young, and musical, he became a drummer boy. The fact of drummer boys is not new to me, but Charley is about the same age as one of my sons, so the thought of a 12-year-old in battle hit home for me. Also, even though he was a frightened boy who ran from a horrible situation, he was still considered a deserter and could have been shot. In fact, Beatty mentioned in her author's note that both the Union and Confederate boys Charley's age were shot as deserters.
Story lesson:
I noticed Beatty only let readers see through Charley's eyes and experience, his point of view. For example, in the beginning, Charley was upset because his sister was marrying someone who he detested and who was planning to ship him off. His sister might've had a good reason for this, but we don't learn what it is. We just see Charley's bewilderment and resentment. Later in the book, an old mountain woman insulted him and locked him up. Again we see Charley's resentment. Readers might suspect the woman had a good reason for doing so, but we don't find out for sure until later.
In my own writing for kids, I'm aware that I shouldn't be too kind to my adult characters. I need to focus on my protagonists' incomplete knowledge and his or her reactions to the adults so the readers identify with the protagonist instead of the adults.
For more information:
My post introducing my three-year Scott O'Dell Award Challenge.
The Civil War Trust's Website about The Battle of the Wilderness.
A Children's Literature Network bio about Patricia Beatty.
Join me at the end of October to talk about the 2007 Scott O'Dell Award book, The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages.
What is your favorite novel set during the Civil War? What Civil War battlefields have you seen?


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Being smart with the way that you handle things during your wedding can really make a difference. You just need to make sure that you are actually willing and able to play your cards right and things will turn out to be so much easier for you to go through with when it all comes down to it. Keep this in mind the next time that you have some serious things that you need to work out for the wedding that you are planning to bring together in the Kent area. Here are a few things that might be able to turn out favorably for you after all has been said and done. You just need to be really keen on turning things around. Here are a few things to help you out.
Start off by paying it forward.
Allow your wedding vendors to make all sorts of referrals for you so that you don't have to start everything off from scratch. For example, booking Nicholas Moffat – Kent Wedding Photographer could lead you to a bunch of other great wedding vendors that he has managed to work with in the past from the makeup artist and stylist to the florist who can make your flower arrangements really stand out in the photos to the venue coordinator and so on and so forth. There are so many different things that you can technically take into account when it comes to things like this. One wedding vendor can lead you right into another. You don't even have to start anything off from the baseline here because recommendations will be given out to you left and right and you just need to sift through with what you are being given so far.
Trim down services
Are you having some issues with your wedding budget? The answer is simple. Trim down not your services but the number of guests that you are inviting for the wedding. What most of the brides out there don't really realize is the fact that a huge cut of your wedding expense actually goes right into the wine and dine perks of the guests that they are inviting for the wedding day. Only invite people who actually matter a lot to you.
You don't have to bring in people who just happen to be colleagues or comfortable acquaintances.
You are in no way indebted to them at any point in time and this is something that you need to take into account as much as you possibly can when it all comes down to it. Most people think that it will turn out to be a little rude or discourteous for people to not invite everyone they happen to know to their wedding but this really isn't the case at the end of the day. You don't owe anyone anything. What is important is that you make sure that only the people who matter the most to you and your partner are included in the wedding if you are running on a particularly tight budget.


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We work closely together with different Universities, who regularly visit the site and realize joint research projects. The aim of the visits is to provide dynamic and practical knowledge, related with the studied subjects, mostly in the fields of Biology, Environmental Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy. The most important Partner Universities are UFSC (Federal University of Santa Catarina) FURB, UDESC, UNISUL, UNIVALE, 'Estacio de Sá' University and the 'Senac' Faculty.
Education for a Culture of Peace
The formation of Environmental Educators and the Environmental Integration Experience are part of a collaboration project between the ÇaraKura Institute and NEAmb, the Center for Environmental Education of UFSC, as well as GEABio, Group of Environmental Education of the Biology Course of the same university, and the Academic Center for Agricultural Sciences and the Academic Center of the Forestry course of FURB, Blumenau. The activities are carried out at the ÇaraKura institute on one weekend per semester and aim to provide students with experiences and practices that are related to the work area of their courses. By 2009, about 250 young people had participated in these activities and it's expected that this workshop model will expand to other courses and universities.
Eco-Solidary Hazing
This project was lanced in 2007 in partnership with the Center for Environmental Education Technology of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). So far, seven editions have been realized in partnership with the course of sanitary and environmental engineering, 2 with the biology course and in 2010 also one with geography. About 500 young people have participated in the project, where the reception of young people at university is celebrated in a spirit of cooperation, through spontaneous voluntary work in various areas, whose goal is to benefit nature and society. During the Eco-Solidary Hazing, the future students spend the day at the ÇaraKura site. They work to develop social technologies, such as the recuperation of degraded areas, the planting of native trees, bioconstructions, ecological sanitation, organic farming and others. The hazing allows the students to gain knowledge through practical group work, in areas related to their University courses.
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The Study Group was conceived by NEAmb and developed in collaboration with the ÇaraKura Institute. Offered to University students, the project consists of weekly or biweekly meetings at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, plus extra meetings in related areas of the studied subjects. ÇaraKura facilitated and mediated the following groups: studies in Permaculture, studies in Waldorf Education and Biodynamic Astro-studies, which inquires the influence of the constellations on plant development. About 50 young people from 12 different University courses actively participated in these study groups.


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Strategy versus culture. Culture versus strategy. The age old battle. Recruiters, human resource departments, and companies as a whole have struggled to understand and agree on which is more important to bringing overall organizational success. But what can you do to ensure that you are properly cultivating both?
A new article on the TLNT Magazine website offers up 5 steps for Aligning Culture for Strategic Buy In.
A report from Towers Watson last year revealed the critical interplay between culture and strategy and why it is imperative to align the two for overall success. Towers Watson defines culture as "the shared beliefs (either explicit or implicit) that exist within a company and drive behaviors." The first step towards truly aligning your company's culture and strategy is to determine whether your culture aids or hinders your organization's key goals.
Related: Maintain an Ongoing Recruiting Process
The report identifies two key elements that when missing, can ultimately lead to failure in an attempt to change a company's culture:
Towers Watson then did an analysis, and defined 5 primary company strategies for success and the associated "cultural profiles" to achieve those strategies.
This analysis from Towers Watson is very valuable, but many organizations may not understand how to take these five profiles and apply them practically to drive strategic and cultural alignment among employees. After all, it's key for employees to engage in this process as well as they're the ones focused on achieving organizational goals. The article offers 5 steps towards helping employees draw this connection between culture and strategy.
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To LGDS or not to LGDS – Part 1
Like a perennial weed, the expulsion of a councillor from a certain party for them being "a bit too racist" or the inevitable deluge of Christmas memes starting from early November, the discussion about whether or not to create a Local Government Digital Service seems to be popping its head above the proverbial parapet once more.
Ever since GDS was ensconced within Whitehall, many corners of the local government sector have looked on enviously at what was (at least perceived to be) a cross-cutting team taking on some huge challenges and who both weren't afraid to make sweeping changes but also had the ability and authority to do so. ICT and web managers saw quick progress being made on previously intransigent issues, an ethos which cried out openness and pace and a service which wasn't scared to share its successes and its failures.
When in 2014 it was announced that GDS would have its remit expanded to include local government many felt this was a long overdue development. Local government, that administrative beast filled with bureaucracy and red tape, needed a fresh team to come in, blow the digital cobwebs away and show everyone just how easy it was to build excellent digital systems which everyone could use, from Adur to Wyre Forest.
Since then of course many things have changed. National elections have altered things somewhat, which when combined with some of the most senior staff in GDS leaving (including the spiritual father of it all Mike Bracken) have led to serious discussions taking place as to the purpose and future of the service itself. Some are saying that it looks like GDS will become a far smaller, policy based team who build less and guide more, while others believe the remaining management team will take on the baton and push achievement in new and exciting directions.
Whatever happens in central government, there is a constant discussion around if and how GDS will either influence, support or lead local government to its next digital plateau. Despite the fact that no firm descriptions, plans, timescales or resources have been even hinted at, a small number of clear camps are forming either side of the yes/no debate.
In this first of a three part mini-series let's begin with the positives, reasons why there should indeed be effort put into the creation of a local GDS.
It'll never work, will it?
A stock response from the naysayers to the introduction of a LGDS comes in the form of the simple argument that "it'll never work". Do you know what? Those are almost exactly the same words which were uttered immediately before GDS itself was set up.
Whitehall is a byzantine conglomerations of teams, departments, services, ministers, civil servants, strategies, policies, procedures, reports, committees and more; how could one small team of digitally savvy people even hope to make a moment's fleeting progress before being swamped in paperwork?
Well, to put it bluntly, they found a way. Through whatever dark arts they had at their disposal, GDS did indeed make some very quick wins indeed. The development of the stupendously well-received gov.uk (and even its forerunner alpha.gov.uk) showed the direction they were heading in and gave those slower-to-respond departments something visual to look at and understand, exciting them as to the possibilities which lay before them. Some would say that more recent progress has stagnated somewhat as the quick-wins were completed, but that would do a disservice firstly to the progress made over their existence, along with exciting new applications which are only just seeing the light of day, such as the new Verify identification service.
As the saying in financial markets goes, previous performance is indeed no guarantee of future performance, but you've got to like the odds here. Yes, local government is made up of hundreds of organisations, each using dozens of systems or more and each at different stages of digital awareness and progress, but that's nothing new. Using the skills and experience built up over the past few years, LGDS would be perfectly placed to tackle these head-on and cut through much of the inertia that the sector has faced.
Best and Brightest
Way back when GDS was forming out of the primordigital soup a curious thing began happening – local government people who had been talking digital in the public domain started migrating. From writers and bloggers to doers and planners and a whole lot more besides, many of those held up within the sector as either established professionals or up and coming talent found themselves on trains and heading down to what was dubbed 'That' London, to sit together and start work on the Great British Digi-Off. (That this writer was never even approached is not something he holds against anyone. Definitely not.)
Hot-housing, as any fan of Silicon Valley will know, works on the basis that bringing great minds together results in exponentially more productivity and better ideas than any of them could achieve by themselves. By bringing together people from local government itself, who understood how that system actually works, and then exposing them to both each other and the work of GDS means we now have a group of highly trained, highly motivated local gov alumni who have developed and tested their ideas on the great central government guinea pig and are raring to put them into action on something
more equally important – local government.
It may have resulted in a bit of a brain drain initially, but we should consider their time at GDS before moving to LGDS an extended training, research and development period. Combine this with a few more of the up and coming talent along with some gems from the private sector (hint hint) and you'll have a mix of people with every skill required to make this a success.
We should do this ourselves
One of the most passionately argued views from those involved in local government is simple; we don't need someone else coming in and trying to push us around, we can do this ourselves. Through a wide range of initiatives, working groups and events a network has been building and growing which does all that LGDS would do but has the added benefit of doing things from within, meaning they will be far more palatable for the sector to accept.
Noticed the game changing, systemic sector-wide progress being made so far? Nope, neither have I.
There are many in the sector who have worked incredibly hard to make good things happen, and on a small scale they have. Great projects such as the content standards and Pipeline have been established and shared, but none of them to date have had as much impact as many would like to have seen. It is still seen as a supportive network rather than a dynamic movement.
This is not intended as criticism at all, merely an acknowledgement of the challenges of balancing a desire to make digital change happen with the reality of having a main focus on a substantive role and ensuing responsibilities. Without a clear, focussed group who are doing this as their day job and doing little else, rapid progress is next to impossible. When you spend the first 50 of your 37.5 hours a week doing your normal day job, managing to fit in the extra time required to make sector-wide change a reality is always going to be filed under 'challenging' at the very least. And few if any have sector-wide change listed on their annual appraisal targets.
Without LGDS, change will be slow, it will be difficult to share and there will be no requirement for local authorities to do anything other than pay lip service and carry on regardless. LGDS would be the catalyst around which those interested could rally, would set out the work schedules and challenges it would be addressing and would be the gravitic force around which a whole host of smaller, localised digital projects and solutions would orbit, all safe in the knowledge that there was a clear framework for how things should be done and clear standards and guidelines in place to be followed, as well as support as and when required.
We've been working on real digital change since before I left school. Since GDS was founded in April 2011 the sector has had access to the same range of digital tools, has seen the development of the same range of technologies and has had the opportunity to collectively step up to the plate and collaborate on major digital initiatives. That it has not done so is not down to any single individual or group, but is indicative of the challenges faced by the sector at large and the pressures which dictate how much time, energy and money can be spent on this.
Essentially, if it were likely to have happened without LGDS it would have happened already.
Where's the commitment?
One major argument for LGDS is simple; it would once and for all demonstrate that central government truly valued local government as a key and vital part of the governance structures of the UK.
There is no way LGDS would be able to operate without investment, and the provision of such investment would clearly demonstrate that local government wasn't simply another item to add to the long list of not-so-urgent-priorities for the evolved GDS.
Some argue that GDS itself will remain the same as it is, with simply an additional remit to work with local government translating into an open door being left for any council(s) to get in touch if they want. A proper commitment to LGDS will show that this fear is unfounded and that things are being taken seriously. It will move the relationship on from one of general waving at each other as business is gone about regardless, on to a proper partnership with LGDS leading the way and prompting each and every council to step up to the digital challenge.
Follow me!
The final point in this argument for LGDS leads on from the last; leadership. LGDS would create a clear, unarguable focal point for leadership across the sector, and give all of those involved a central reference point on which to compare, a single organisation which was clearly setting out the standards and practices which would need to be followed by others, not to mention providing practical tools which others could then easily use.
LGDS would not necessarily force others to drop their own plans and use whatever they were putting out (at least not without significant legislative changes) but would quickly become the yardstick by which others were measured. By putting out a number of simple, powerful, effective solutions available at no additional development cost LGDS would put significant pressure on councils to justify why they were paying separately for systems which delivered the same functionality. Should they choose to continue for whatever reason they would of course be perfectly entitled to do so, but the questions would be asked and expectations raised.
A leading LGDS setup would also give access to this kind of digital thinking and output to those authorities which lack it, either through historical inertia or a lack of existing resources. For those organisations, such progress could revolutionise them as working organisations.
Those five points set out just some of the potential benefits the introduction of LGDS could herald across the sector. Looking at things through those viewpoints the argument for its introduction seems laughably simple and irrefutable. Who wouldn't want to have access to some incredible minds doing amazing things which others until that point had thought impossible to accomplish? A service which would focus on achieving their digital goals over and above all else, which would demonstrate the esteem in which local government was held and which would go on to develop tools and practices which would be made freely available for all. Digital solutions would take a giant leap forward and the world would be a happier place.
So why won't it actually ever happen or work?
Come back for part two of this series to find out.


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BEIJING (China), March 17 (APP): Pakistan Ambassador to China, Masood Khalid Friday briefed the Chinese companies about attractive investment climate in Pakistan and invited them to tap investment and business opportunities offered by the real estate sector.
Welcoming the representatives of a large number of Chinese companies who attended a road-show offering investment opportunities in a 'Twin Tower' project in Lahore organized by Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and Commercial Section of the Embassy of Pakistan, he said, the Pakistan government was making earnest efforts to bring about prosperity and development in the country.
He said the government was providing unprecedented and equal opportunities to local and foreign investors and asked them to come forward and take advantage of pro-investment and pro-business policies.
The ambassador informed that the legal system in Pakistan fully protected the foreign investment particularly the Chinese investment.
He said both Pakistan and China enjoyed excellent and mutually beneficial relations which were growing day by day.
"We are also partners in the development and implementation of common objective of One Belt One Road Initiative initiated by Chinese President Xi Jinping," he added.
He said China Pakistan Economic Corridor was flagship project of the One Belt One Road Initiative which would bring about development and prosperity for not only both the friendly countries but also for the whole region.
Masood Khalid said different projects of energy, infrastructure development, roads network and bridges had been launched under the CPEC and Chinese companies were actively taking part in their implementation.
He said there was political and economic stability in Pakistan and all major credit institutions had expressed satisfaction over economic growth.
He shared with the audience that 19,000 Chinese work force was working in Pakistan where a special security force had been raised for their safety and security which security mechanism had been reinforced.
The ambassador said the number of Chinese businessmen visiting Pakistan had increased last year, which showed their confidence in Pakistan and its economy.
"To further facilitate Chinese businessmen wishing to visit Pakistan, we have increased number of flights and now they could reach in Pakistan in less than six hours time," he added.
About the project, he said Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif had directed the LDA to build a modern tower having modern facilities for the people.
He said the proposed tower would have offices, departmental stores, food outlets and cinema and would be built in the center of Lahore.
Director General LDA, Zahid Zaman briefed the businessmen about background, objective and technical details of the project.
He said the LDA had been empowered to grant all the approvals regarding plans, development and construction.
"We have invited private sector, developers and international partners to come forward and help us with their capital, experience, expertise in real estate development," he added.
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BOYNTON BEACH — The booming Congress Avenue development corridor here may have gained another tenant this week following the City Council`s granting of a rezoning request.
The council approved a request to rezone to planned unit development a 26- acre parcel at the northwest corner of Boynton Canal and CongressAvenue.
The $45 million project proposed by Wayboyn Inc. calls for a 200-room hotel and convention center along with 75,000 square feet of office space and 162 square feet of retail space.
The City Council approved the project by a 4-1 vote, with Mayor Carl Zimmerman dissenting, despite recommendations against the project from some city staff members who said it would overburden the roadways in the vicinity.
Vice Mayor Bob Ferrell made the motion calling for the rezoning of the property to allow the proposal. Ferrell, who runs an insurance agency in town, said, ``In my business, we bring in 50 to 60 people a week (to meetings) and we have to take them out of town to meet. That`s business that the city is losing.``
Councilman Sam Wright agreed, adding, ``I think this is going to be one of the grandest things that ever happened to Boynton Beach.``
City Planning Director Carmen Annunziato said he was in favor of the project and saw a need for it, but thought the chosen location was inappropriate.
``This is an exciting proposal and it fills a current need,`` Annunziato told the council. ``It will add to the prestige of Boynton Beach because of the quality proposal and it will add jobs and tax base.``