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Meditation and Reflection (with practice)
This article details the practice of the Inner Silence (Antar Mouna) meditation practice and discusses the topic of meditation in relation to it. Please skip towards the end to for the actual practice itself if you are not interested in the discussion.
Please note that this article was originally published on 27 Nov 2016 and was updated 23rd April 2018.
Meditation practices that focus on the awareness of thoughts, can be thought of as a time to allow reflection and integration of experiences. I have practiced the Antar Mouna (Inner Silence) meditation daily for many years. Although I practice other meditation practices, Antar Mouna is my daily practice in addition to a Japa (mantra repetition) meditation practice.
Antar Mouna is a practice that deals with thought awareness in one of its stages.
Ultimately meditation can bring ones mind to a clarity and stillness when the space between the thoughts opens up and pure experience occurs, although not always and less so in the beginning.
Meditation can be thought of as a reflection. An opportunity to witness the stuff in the mind which is normally out of sight. Sitting and watching the thoughts, or more importantly the mind space and the activities in that space, provides time for the mind to integrate experiences (impressions). We are shown the nature of the mind and also the content. Greater self-understanding occurs, both the nature of the mind and its content becomes more clearly perceived. In the process we are able to let go of negative impressions, or at least gain the awareness they exist, thereby providing an opportunity that we can work to resolve them.
One outcome of meditation is that, in my experience, is that connections between things become either established or clearer, sometimes during or after practice.
Another outcome is that the instances of insight and wisdom tend to arise more frequently and with profound relevance to our life.
There are of course other effects and benefits of practicing meditation. The others you can learn about for yourself through your own experience as that is the way of yoga and meditation. We learn by doing having learnt just enough to be able to practice it. Meditation is something that should be practiced much more often than it is talked or thought about.
Guidelines for Practice
Please try the following meditation practice. You can set an intent and commit to an initial number of days. You can if you so wish dedicate each days meditation practice to something or one etc. Decide how many days in a row you will practice, make it once a day to start with. For an intention try "I am going to practice meditation for 7 days regardless of how difficult it is. I am capable of success in this endeavour. ", or you can use and intention of your own choosing of course.
As you become more familiar with a meditation practice you may end up practice most days as a regular practice. Don't force this though. You may also find preceding meditation with other practices can be beneficial.
All negative feelings about the practice including those that relate to your ability to "do meditation" should be ignored without reservation. It is more important to follow the sequence (the mechanics) of the practice than it is the expectations and/or the dialog in your head about it. To quote Yoda (if you're a Star Wars fan) "do or do not, there is no try". So just do the meditation and ignore your opinion about it is.
Inner Silence (Antar Mouna) Practice
- Sit comfortably. lengthen the spine to achieve a good upright posture. Use a chair, or whatever, but sit upright.
- Close the eyes and become aware of the physical body.
- Let go of any effort to breath, the body will do that
- Allow the body to settle into physical stillness while you move your awareness around parts of the body like; feet, legs, etc. really feel the body part, place your awareness there, notice the sensations in that part of the body.
- Now place awareness on your breathing – observation only
- After some time (you choose) become aware of the mind space
- Reverse out of the practice when you are ready to finish
- back to the breath for a bit
- back to the body for a bit
- gently start moving the head neck SMALL movements
- gradually take your time to fully externalize and start moving more
- This is no Antar Mouna, it is a stripped-down meditation technique that does work.
Options for Practicing Inner Silence
There are no timings given because you need to feel your way through the practice. However, you can try about 5 minutes in each section of the practice to get you started and tweak the timings for each section as you feel works best for you.
Approaches to use the practice are listed below.
A: Memorize the basic sequence. Use your memory to guide you. Then start at the beginning and follow that instruction until you feel it's time to move on.
B: Record the practice sequence with your own timings. Smart phones have a voice recorder or buy a dedicated voice recorder. May laptops built-in mike. Suggested timings are 2 minutes each section.
C: Get a friend or family member to guide you through it. Guide each other ????
D: Attend a Satsang evening, or specific class or workshop which includes meditation.
Once you find a meditation practice that works for you, stick with it through thick and thin. Digging many holes gets you nowhere. Dig in the same place and the hole will go deep.
I wish you every success.
All the best
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Path to Freedom Pointers
The information below was originally shared for those attending the event to taught called "Path to Freedom" at the British Wheel of Yoga North West day of yoga (November 28th 2015). The information be useful for subsequent events or for students wanting some pointers to explore yoga for themselves.
[Note: 28th November 2015. The quotes used during the day of yoga have been added at the request of some of those students present.]
Areas of study and practice:-
Specific practices:-
- Physical yoga postures
- Mudras such as Chin mudra
- Pranayama – Specifically in this context Nadhi Shodana also known as Alternate nostril breathing
- Pratyahara – Shanmuki Mudra or possibly Bramari pranayama
- Meditation – Specifically in this context Antar Mouna or Inner Silence
- Karma yoga
Further reading (see book list for exact details):-
- Hatha Yoga Pradipika
- Gheranda Samhita
- Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – mainly chapter 1 and 2
- Edge of Infinity – chapters 3, 5, 6 and 7
- Bhagavad Gita – chapters 3 and 6
- Yoga Darshan – Starting on pages 59, 87, 107, 226 until end of section
99% practice 1% theory
(Sri K. Pattabhi Jois)
"Raja yoga is in practice an exploration and training of the mind. Ultimately this leads to complete mastery and understanding of the mind."
"Those who are enamoured of practice without theory are like a pilot who goes into a ship without rudder or compass and never has any certainty where he is going. Practice should always be based upon a sound knowledge of theory."
(Leonardo da Vinci)
"The Yoga Sutra, is not a philosophy book to be studied with the intellect or ordinary mind, but rather it is an experiential workbook that is revealed by an open heart. Wisdom is by its nature, trans-rational and transconceptual — broader than any manmade conception or constructed thought wave, and Patanjali everywhere confirms that hypothesis. Wisdom as well as intellect comes from an innate sourceless intelligence of the universal boundless mind"
(Online PDF, reference available from yoga-bija.me.uk)
"The path of Karma Yoga gives us the possibility of expanding our awareness and deepening perception whilst acting in the world."
(Edge of Infinity, page 223)
"Karma yoga means to perform work with awareness and to the best of our ability, without being attached to the outcome."
(Edge of Infinity, page 223)
"In our daily life our minds are almost continually externalized. We see and hear only what is going on outside of us, and we have little understanding of the events taking place in our inner environment. The practice of antar mouna is designed to turn this around, so that for at least a short period we can see the workings of our mind and understand them. In reality antar mouna is one of the few 'permanent sadhanas' which can be practised spontaneously all the twenty four hours of the day by anyone who is really determined to know oneself."
(Meditations from the tantras, page 211)
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Yoga Sutras – Introduction
What are the yoga sutras? The yoga sutras explain what the essence of yoga is, how to practice yoga, and describe the challenges we face along the way. It's a guidebook if you like. For those who attend physical yoga and think they are doing yoga, well they might be or might not be. One way to understand if you are "doing yoga", and what is important, is to explore the Yoga Sutras. There are other books that are also important, and supplement the yoga sutras. The yoga sutras are the one scientific explanation of yoga that helps bring clarity in a way no other book I have found does. Other books such as the Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads also have essential teachings explained in different ways and from different perspectives. The yoga sutras however, are complete and scientific in their approach.
What scientific approach in yoga? The phrase scientific approach probably conjures up imagery of machines and instruments. In actual fact scientific and empirical approaches are encouraged in yoga on a personal level so we can prove for ourselves and not have to believe in anything. Yoga is only known, understood and benefited from when it is activly practiced, and therefore experienced first hand. In fact the reason we have such books as the Yoga Sutras, and various different traditions based on yoga, is because the techniques and understanding of yoga does work repeatedly for people and has done since yoga began thousands of years ago. When looking at the definition of empirical evidence you will see its very compatible with this scientific yoga approach; "Empirical evidence, data, or knowledge, also known as sense experience, is a collective term for the knowledge or source of knowledge acquired by means of the senses, particularly by observation and experimentation.[1] The term comes from the Greek word for experience, (empeiría)" (wikipedia empirical evidence). Should you look at definition of the scientific approach, you would also see this is compatible with the approach in yoga, especially the yoga sutras. You could say yoga is simple, it's been proven, and we can follow the guidance of others to prove it for ourselves. It's not of course, the ego, and subtly make it more interesting.
What form do the sutras take? The yoga sutras in physical form are a book containing many versus (196). Each verse uncovers and highlights an important aspect of yoga and it's practice. The book is divided into 4 chapters. The first two (Samadhi and Sadhana) being the most important chapters to start with. Most books that explore the yoga sutras will have, in addition to the 4 chapters; an introduction, some commentary and other usefull information. Not all yoga sutra books contain the elements mentioned. The four chapters are, as worded by Swami Satchidinanda's version:-
- Contemplation (Samadhi Pada) – The explanation of the essential concepts and essence of yoga
- Practice (Sadhana Pada) – The explanation of how yoga can be practiced
- Accomplishments (Vibhuti Pada) – The details of the by products of practicing yoga
- Absoluteness (Kaivalya Pada) – The experience of the experience of yoga we are working towards experiencing
How are they explained? Sanskrit is the language used by yogis, and this is the case in the yoga sutras. Therefore most books talking about the yoga sutras will have, for each sutra; the sanskrit, the transliteration, the essence of the sutra in english and maybe some commentry for that sutra. there might also be an introduction to the book, and maybe a short introduction to each chapter. Sanskrit is a sound based alphabet/language and as such many of the benefits of sanskrit are realised when words are spoken, chanted or used as a mantra. Sounds have a power, odd you may think, but I have proven to myself repeatadly that sounds have an effect. Om repeated a few times stills the mind and brings calm. Repeating some mantras does induce a different feeling than other mantras.
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Asana and Meditation
When practicing postures (asana) it is most beneficial to try to cultivate concentration and awareness. Develop the ability to meditate on your body and posture whilst practicing asanas. Bring in the yamas and niyama (Yoga Sutras, 8 Limbs) into your practice. What are your attitudes towards yourself and your body when you are practicing? Are these attitudes positive or having a negative impact on your practice and being?
A couple of, off the cuff suggestions based on the list below for the 8 limbs.
- When practicing there are times when closing the eyes is useful. This engages Pratyahara, although there are specific practices for Pratyahara also.
- Ahimsa, can you stop trying to force yourself into a posture, and apply awareness to be a safe yogi?
- Samtosha, can you be content with where you are, whilst trying to make progress instead of being unhappy with your practice?
- Use a Drishti point. This is a steady gazing point such as big toe or a point on the floor in front of you which you focus your gaze on.
- Can you learn to integrate bandhas, pratyahara, ujjayi and moolabandha to bring a more intense concentration and mediation into your practice?
The 8 limbs are:-
- Yamas
- Ahimsa – non-violent
- Satya – truthfulness
- Asteya – nonstealing
- Brahmacharya – self control without disapating energies
- Aparigraha – noncovetousness
- Niyama
- Saucha – cleanliness
- Samtosha – contentment
- Tapas – accepting the challenges of tranformation and letting go of the things that cause us pain and suffering
- Svadhyaya – study of respected texts and healthy ways of living with respect to oneself
- Isvara Pranidhana – Surrender to the mystery of the unknown in matters we can't control or understand
- Asana – the postures we do in class
- Pranayama – breathing practices to control prana and energies in the body
- Pratyhara – Sense withdrawl, or turning our attention inward.
- Dharana – concentration
- Dhyana – meditation
- Samadhi
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Aim of Yoga
What is the aim of yoga? or what is the aim for the person who practices yoga? Well clearly there are many benefits and reasons to practice yoga. There are also many varied reasons why people become interested in yoga. This is all good.
Looking at the fundamental and essential nature of yoga we find that the real goal is that of quieting the mind. Not making it dull, not turning it off. The mind like a muscle is useful and has it's purpose. However we tend to find our minds all over the place allot of the time. Most of our real problems emanate from the mind.
In other articles I have looked at Raja yoga and Hatha yoga. Hatha (any physical yoga) was created to prepare one for raja yoga (yoga of the mind). Therefore when practising yoga and following yoga we will potentially become engaged with the real purpose of yoga. Yoga means union, union of what? To all of our nature, a harmonious interplay of our different aspects. Our mind is the control centre and that is the main focus for yoga.
To still the mind, "Cessation of the fluctuations of the mind stuff" (patanajali yoga sutras). If we are to still the mind we will need to meditate. In order to meditate we need to be able to sit still long enough to meditate without discomfort. When we practice postures (physical yoga) and breathing (pranayama) we need to ensure we are cultivating the cornerstones for yoga.
Therefore when practising any form of yoga, any type of practice it must help cultivate following qualities, or at least not disturb them.
- Quite mind
- Develop Concentration
- Heighten Awareness
- Bring you close to the moment of now
In order to achieve these things we can focus our practice on.
- Opening the body to be able to sit for meditation without discomfort.
- Cultivate concentration and awareness
- Remove the afflictions of body any mind
- Learn to meditate whilst practicing yoga
- Gain an understanding of the effects of yoga off the mat
- Realise that yoga is practiceable during ones whole day
During a typical yoga class you can work on these qualities and goals in order to explore the real purpose and meaning behind yoga. You can work your practice to be more mindful, to develop a meditative approach. There is allot you can do to deepen your yoga practice on and off the matt, and in and out of class.
On meditation it's important to note sitting meditation is not the only way to medidate, but it is an important one.
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It might be hard for those of us who are students to remember that there is a bigger and more exciting world outside of the friendly and accommodating bubble we live in here at Geneseo. We all hear about the opportunities to see the world, expand our horizons and step outside of our comfort zone. But do students at Geneseo really take advantage of these opportunities?
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The conference, titled the "VII Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispánica," hosted a multitude of Hispanic literature scholars from the United States as well as around the world. Geneseo's group focused on the ancient Maya civilization in a presentation titled "Of Legends, Myths and Mythologies: The Natural, Social and Ideological World of the Maya in the Legends and Stories of the Yucatán, México." All five members worked tirelessly together prior to the trip researching, constructing and perfecting their presentations for the conference.
Kintz commented on the work our group put into the presentation and the bonds that were formed between faculty and students that most likely otherwise wouldn't have been possible.
"I think what is most important is that students realize that there are unique opportunities to work with faculty and to do their own research," said Kintz. "These opportunities, like the conference in Cuzco, broaden the horizon of undergraduates."
Aside from the presentation, we were also able to tour the Incan ruins of Saqsaywaman, Tambomachay and Ollantaytambo, among others. The highlight of the trip was our opportunity to explore what is deemed as the "Lost City of the Incas," Machu Picchu. Nestled high above the Urubamba River, Machu Picchu is an absolutely breathtaking and once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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You know when the week has been dragging along and you're happy to have finally reached Friday, only to open your planner and realize that Friday is actually Thursday? Well, here we are. And to top it all off, it's cloudy. So, yeah, we need a drink to pretend like Fall isn't falling too soon and like this Thursday is actually Friday.
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Pull out the nicest glass you have and top with ice (dip the rim in salt first, if you like).
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Cut your 2 grapefruit and your lime in half, pull out your shaker and add your juiced grapefruit, and 1/2 lime.
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In case you haven't heard, a recent comic was posted on Lew Rockwell Blog by Manuel Lora. I recorded it for posterity and YouTubed it in hopes that some new readers may discover the comic from the video.
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When Apple introduced the world to the iPhone 4S and iOS 5, we also met the voice-diction app, Siri. There were other changes, but Siri was the biggest and seemed to be Apple's next attempt to change the world of technology.
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Assassin's Creed Syndicate: The Dreadful Crimes trailer released, hits PS4 first
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Classic Penny Dreadful mysteries told through "The Dreadful Crimes" mission pack for Assassin's Creed Syndicate.
Here's the trailer for "The Dreadful Crimes", the forthcoming add-on for Assassin's Creed Syndicate, which has been put out by Sony and Ubisoft. Read on after the break to catch the video.
Previously, Sony had touted this as platform-exclusive content for PlayStation 4. Though, in an interesting turn of events, the end of the trailer states that it will only be coming first to the console, instead. As such, expect to see them on Xbox One and PC, as well.
Available after launch, "The Dreadful Crimes", will include 10 additional side missions, which see Jacob and Evie investigate murders, kidnapping and other crimes throughout London. They are inspired by classic Penny Dreadful stories.
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MORE: First five games in Assassin's Creed franchise available on PlayStation Now
Ubisoft recently unveiled the Assassin's Creed Syndicate Season Pass, which will feature a plethora of additional content. The highlight, is the Jack The Ripper campaign. Set during the Autumn of Terror in Whitechapel, 1888, it sees player's team up with Frederick Abberline of Scotland Yard, to hunt down Jack The Ripper in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the infamous serial killer.
Assassin's Creed Syndicate, the latest chapter into the blockbuster open-world series from Ubisoft is set at the height of the Industrial Revolution. It sees players take on the role of twin Master Assassins, Jacob and Evie Frye, as they fight to liberate London from the corruptive grip of its oppressors, and in the process, free the masses.
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Retail chains may push drug firms to revamp marketing2 min read . Updated: 26 Dec 2007, 12:14 AM IST
Retail chains may push drug firms to revamp marketing
Retail chains may push drug firms to revamp marketing
Mumbai: The advent of big pharmacy chains and active health insurance players in India's drug market, which was valued at Rs35,000 crore in 2006-2007, is expected to force drug companies to substantially change their marketing and sales strategies.
Though the new trend will make the market more competitive and cost-effective, industry analysts foresee a revival of small and medium companies as both these newly emerging forces would emphasize on quality medicine at a much affordable cost, especially in generic drugs.
"There will be new market dynamics evolving in the domestic drug market, with bigger companies phasing out low performing brands to specialize on critical therapeutic areas, and smaller companies offering generic drugs at much lower prices," says R.D. Joshi, a consultant with Interlink Marketing Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
The Indian drug wholesale and retail trade, which was largely controlled by the largest network of All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists until now, will now see competition coming from big retail chains such as Medicine Shoppe India Ltd, Apollo Pharmacy Ltd, Fortis, Carestream, Subhiksha, Dialforhealth India Ltd, among others.
Says G.V. Prasad, vice-chairman and chief executive of India's second largest drug company Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd: "There will be discontinuity in the ongoing trade practices with the emergence of big retail chains and insurance companies, and the industry is awaiting these changes to get adapted to a new sales and marketing system, which will be more competitive."
Joshi predicts that ultimately, the customer is going to benefit. "The trade margin is going to be narrowed down, hence the bargaining with the supplier is going to be stiffer," he says.
Big drug makers are likely to eliminate brands with limited sales, perhaps those with less than Rs1 crore a year, and create speciality brands, say some industry watchers.
Insurance firms are also likely to list preferred brands that will be covered under insurance. "Insurers will prefer cheaper drugs, so there are chances of regulatory compliant small and medium firms coming back to the fore," says Joshi.
Drug maker Biocon Ltd, for instance, has already tied up with ICICI Prudential Insurance Ltd, which has recently launched the country's first insurance programme designed especially for diabetics. Biocon will offer insulin at a subsidized rate to ICICI Prudential's customers.
Health insurance accounts for about 12% of India's general insurance industry but could grow rapidly because of companies being allowed to set rates.
Meanwhile, India's pharma market, which ranked 15th in terms of annual sales, continues to be the fourth largest producer in terms of volume. The domestic market posted an annual growth of 9% over the last four years, with Rs25,295 crore coming from retail sales and Rs7,000 crore from hospitals in 2006.


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MU Extension > Northwest Missouri Horticulture > Newspaper Column > News Release: Fireblight, Part I
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Release Date: July 24, 2014
Headline: Fireblight, Part I
Four years ago, I wrote a couple of columns on fireblight, a bacterial disease of apples, pears, and related species. While the disease is usually around to some degree, some years are worse than others. This year fireblight has been a major problem all over the state. I saw some pretty bad cases of the disease in Lafayette and Saline counties… and it has been reported elsewhere as well. So I thought that I better get the word out again on how to deal with this problem. If left untreated, fireblight can devastate your trees.
Fireblight overwinters in cankers in the tree, and is spread in the spring by insects which come into contact with the ooze coming from the cankers and windblown rain which scatters it.
The blossoms in early spring usually become infected first. Pollinating insects carry the disease from flower to flower, after which the blossom turns brown and dies. The petals and other flower parts usually remain attached. New shoot growth in spring is also susceptible to infection. Leaves at the shoot tips wilt and die, with the shoot curling back, forming a "shepherd's crook." Often a foot or more of the limb may be affected. The leaves turn brown or black, and look as if they were scorched by fire, which is where the name "fireblight" comes from.
Other parts of the tree may become infected as well, including mature leaves and fruit. Cankers can form on twigs, limbs, and the main trunks of trees. If the bark has been wounded, bacteria can colonize the wounded area, causing a discolored and sunken appearance. A sticky ooze will develop, which attracts insects and secondary fungi because of the high sugar content.
Fireblight can also affect the collar or the base of the tree at ground level. Here it can move into the roots if given the opportunity. In either area, it can easily kill the tree or cause severe structural damage.
The disease develops most quickly under conditions of frequent rains, when buds and shoots are developing rapidly, and when temperatures range from 60 to 75 degrees. Infection can occur rapidly, and frequent scouting of susceptible trees is a must.
In my next column, I will discuss control measures for fireblight.
If you would like to see a video about fireblight that was produced by another MU Extension Horticulture Specialist, you can find it on the web at: http://vimeo.com/98732725
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Sigi aims for 2012 Supporters Shield ... and means it
In his end-of-season press conference, Sounders coach Sigi Schmid looked ahead to next year and cited among his goals the 2012 Supporters Shield.
For some coaches that might just be something you say: always aim high, and all that. I certainly remember Washington football coach Tyrone Willingham setting a Rose Bowl goal ... before his team went out to an 0-12 season.
But Schmid isn't that way. In the just-completed season he always cited the playoffs and MLS Cup as goals ... but not Supporters Shield. He lists it among the goals for the coming season because he believes the Sounders are ready to aim as high as the best regular-season record in MLS.
I asked him more about the goal this week, and as you can tell from the answer below, he gave it some thought before saying it:
If I come in to an expansion team and I say in our first year we want to win the Supporters Shield, is that really a realistic goal? Yeah, it's always a goal. Every year it's a goal. But for me to state that as a team goal, it's like 'Are you kidding me? OK, thanks coach.' It's nice but we can't get there. So it was OK, let's make the playoffs, and we won the Open Cup.
And so the second year it was, hey, we want to be a little more solid. We're in the Champions League. In the Champions League we want to do this, we want to do that. Obviously we didn't do well in the champions league in year two, and we had to pull ourselves up by the bootstraps to get into the playoffs in year two.
But this year I think we sort of became more stable, and established ourselves. And with that stability and moving on in the Champions League and so forth, now I feel the Supporters Shield is an attainable goal. I think it is something that's within our reach. We were only four points from it this year. So it's something now, 'Yeah, that's an achievable goal.'
And when you look at it as a club within our league, there's not that many things that we haven't accomplished. … You want to be consistently there all the time. So for us, that's why our goal now is Supporters Shield, that's why our goal is MLS Cup and moving further. I think last year hurt, and some guys learned from it. … But this year I think the learning was better because of the poor performance we had at Salt Lake and the quality performance we had at home. And so the guys not only learned, 'Geez, here we got destroyed because we didn't do this,' but also, 'This is what it takes. This is what it takes to win.' So I think they've got a better feeling now. And now you've got to have that hunger in your belly.
LA isn't driven by Bruce Arena, just like we aren't driven by me. They're driven by Beckham, and they're driven by Donovan, and those guys have great desire to win the Cup. Beckham has a great desire to win the Cup, and Donovan does as well because he hasn't won it since 2005. So those are the guys who drive them, game after game. Those are the guys who, as the playoffs go, alter their games to do whatever it takes to win the game, and that's what has to happen for us: Guys have to alter their game to do what's needed to win. … You've got to have guys out there who say, 'We are not going to lose. I don't care. Get on my back. We are not going to lose."


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$5-$20 Sliding Scale Entry.
For our December Creative Code Meetup we are excited to have presentations from three very talented artists at Gray Area (2665 Mission Street) using sound and technology in novel ways. This Meetup will be a an exciting view into works pushing the boundaries of sound and movement, storytelling and developing new tools for creative production.
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'Christian Psychologist' Makes Bizarre Claim
Howard started off the show discussing an interview someone sent him, in which some "'Christian psychologist' makes up an entire bullshit story about me."
Howard explained that the guy claims to have once been on a "panel" with Howard (and Morley Safer) and, during the course of discussion, silencing Howard by telling him that God created the penis. Howard could not figure out if the incident actually occurred: "I have no recollection of this...it's bugging me."
Howard noted that the guy also claimed to have once been interviewed by Beth, so the crew thought Howard should check that claim as well [Gary later reported that he was a guest on the "Mike & Juliette Show" recently when Beth was substituting for Juliette]. Gary came in to ask if he should book the guy as a guest, and Howard consented: "I want to know everything."
Fred wondered if the guy was just mistaken: "What are the chances that he just confused you with Imus?" Howard hoped to talk with the guy and find out.


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Qualcomm QC3.0 Fast Charge Support Huawei FCP Protocol
Model Number: KP-3UC
Input: DC12-24V
Type-C output: 5V=3A
Output: USB 5V=2.4A
Size: 65x35x25mm
Weight: 30G
1) Intelligent operation: intelligent adjustment of current, charging zero damage
(2) Dual core "core" system: intelligent dual core, dual system operation
(3) Smart crossover: 3USB output, reasonable distribution of current, and charging at the same time
(4) Smart and efficient: Conversion rate increased by 90%, charging 40% faster than regular car charging
2. Intelligent frequency conversion, accurate calculation of the current required by the digital device automatically matches the output of the best current, comparable to the charging requirements of high-power digital products
3. Seven protections
(1) Temperature protection: Thermistors and temperature control mechanisms have been added to ensure that the car charger operates within a safe temperature range.
(2) Short-circuit protection: Add a fuse device to automatically protect against abnormal short circuit to prevent damage to the motherboard.
(3) Input over-voltage protection: To prevent the input voltage from being too high, which has already caused damage to the back-end circuit.
(4) Output overvoltage protection: intelligent timely detection of output voltage, when the output voltage exceeds the upper limit, the active close the output
(5) Overcharge protection: To prevent excessive current output and damage electronic equipment.
(6) Over-current protection: To prevent excessive current output, causing damage to charging equipment and electronic products.
(7) Undervoltage protection: To prevent the line undervoltage from decreasing or even disappearing and damaging the equipment due to short-circuit faults and other reasons.
4. High-power output The flash output experiences a single USB interface with a maximum output of 2.4A. The dual USB can reasonably distribute current and can charge one-step tablet computers and a mobile phone at the same time.
5. Original design, safety hammer car charger unique safety hammer top design, can be used to break open the glass in case of emergency, emergency escape
6. Perfectly compatible, intelligent matching technology, intelligent detection of mobile phone, tablet internal charge management chip, output the most appropriate current, compatible with most smartphones/tablets/Bluetooth headsets on the market/MP3/MP4/PSP/DV/DC / GPS and other digital products


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The greatest game of this decade so far
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So far Witcher 3. Easily. It's gaming's one great fantasy epic. I've not finished Red Dead Redemption 2 yet, it might just end up beating it because a bit less than halfway through, it's absolutely brilliant, but it still has plenty of time left to screw up, which Witcher 3 never did.
I have also yet to play Bloodborne, which makes a lot of these lists. I'm not quite crazy enough for the Souls series to think it's gonna beat them but I'll give it a fair shake.
Without comment on GotD, I'm currently well into my first playthru. It is very good. It is undeniably a Souls game at its core, but with some differences that actually have a profound effect on the game. The main points of difference are:
- Estus has been replaced by a consumable called Blood Vials. It's quite a major paradigm shift from a rechargeable resource to a consumable one because in the case of the latter, it CAN run out. When you die to a Souls enemy, you run back with full Estus every time. When you die in BB, the vials (like other consumables) don't come back.
Those are probably the four most salient points I'll mention. Of them, the one that bothers me is the Vials. I had one bossfight against an NPC that was essentially like the player (a Hunter), not unlike Invaders. Only this one was OTT hard. Huge health pool, massive damage, can parry, can heal himself, is fast and relentless. The damage was unforgiving, almost any mistake meant death. I died enough times that I eventually ran out of all the vials I'd stored until that point and had to go farm for souls to buy more. (Thankfully I beat him and the reward was my current weapon that I was building toward from the start!).
The lack of shield takes a bit of adjusting but TBH it's fine. I've played Souls without shields and it's fine. No respec is annoying but I can live with it. I'll probably do one NG+ and if I do ever play it again, a new character will be fine.
What I like is the setting. Where I'd describe Souls as a Dark fantasy, with undead, souls, fire, ash and curses being the main themes and motifs, Bloodborne feels a lot more Lovecraftian. It's more gothic horror, with motifs of blood, beasts, hunting, dreams and nightmares. It's like twisted humanity in a pre-industrial era. I don't really understand the lore fully but it's a great world, very atmospheric. I lament that it's a Sony IP so will never see a PC release.
Just going by the sheer numbers of hours I've put into it (apparently) ... Hearts of Iron IV. But this is mostly because of mods people had made for it.
I've been playing Dark Souls Remastered on the Switch a lot recently (partly because I've been away on a trip fairly recently) ... I will say the Soulsborne series, with the highlight being, naturally, Bloodborne.
This is the thing that gets me too. On one hand I love SoulsBorne gameplay and the overal design, but on the other I can't help but feel it's too...limited. When you think of it you're spending 100+ hours swinging x weapon or launching x projectile at baddies, which is bound to lose some luster no matter how good it feels. Couple this with the fact that damage feedback is still so basic and scripted in these action games, where bosses may have a couple of damage stages but mostly you're just draining a health bar before they fall over.
Granted there's still a lot more to do in terms of exploring, but even treasure-filled Witcher series is guilty of the above in terms of combat. I just started RDR2 and it's actually a refreshing change of pace playing something less gamey and more grounded. I'm sure I'll get another craving for more of that action-based combat especially when Sekiro launches but until then, living vicariously though a virtual outlaw on horseback with no idea what's in store in this massively detailed world - on both a micro and macro level - is pretty damn captivating.
Theres more u can list but these are standouts.
The Witcher 3 did screw up. Skellige. What a bad way to end a game.
Me personally, I'd say leveling system too, but that's subjective
Monster Hunter World should be in the top 10. Spec Ops the Line is a piece of art at this point.
A long shot, I know, but for me it was Hotline Miami.
Not only did it give me a whole new/old musical genre to begin exploring, not only was it a near perfect dose of arcade'y action for me, but it along with New Vegas is the only game who's story I still talk about and analyze.
My personal favorite? Well in terms of hours spent on certain games, EUIV has recently overtaken Civ V. That said, being a very good way to pass a lot of time is not entirely the same thing as being the best game. The game I look back on most fondly currently is probably Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Despite several flaws (lackluster story, powerful enemies are too spongy) what the game does well it does so well that I still consider it the best game I've played in a long time.
Still Bayonetta from 2010, it is still the one game I've played that gave me nothing but the good stuff as there was never a point where I was not highly enjoying the game. Just about every game nowadays has some kind of padding or kitchen-sink design that forces you to put up with something not good to get to the "good stuff".
I should really give it another try. Only played the PS3 demo but now that it's on PC I might check it out again. Kind of surprised it hasn't been remastered for PS4/XBONE too.
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Starry River of the Sky/
Starry River of the Sky, by Grace Lin. Click here to purchase on IndieBound, A Community of Independent Local Bookstores.
The companion to the Newbery Honor winnerWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon and the National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver.
The moon is missing from the remote Village of Clear Sky, but only a young boy named Rendi seems to notice! Rendi has run away from home and is now working as a chore boy at the village inn. He can't help but notice the village's peculiar inhabitants and their problems-where has the innkeeper's son gone? Why are Master Chao and Widow Yan always arguing? What is the crying sound Rendi keeps hearing? And how can crazy, old Mr. Shan not know if his pet is a toad or a rabbit?
But one day, a mysterious lady arrives at the Inn with the gift of storytelling, and slowly transforms the villagers and Rendi himself. As she tells more stories and the days pass in the Village of Clear Sky, Rendi begins to realize that perhaps it is his own story that holds the answers to all those questions.


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Anna Bellsolà is Barcelona's brilliant, visionary baker and owner of now THREE great bakeries.
Her first bakery is Baluard Barceloneta. The second is a larger shop called Hotel Praktik Bakery (the lobby of the hotel is actually her bakery) and the third and newest location is Restaurante Santa Clara — just opened last week! (We'll be there in November to check it out in person!)
Anna is a 4th-generation artisanal baker. She's the author of a wonderful book on baking (written in the Spanish language) called "Pan en Casa. Del Horno al Corazon." And she received the prestigious L'Espiga d'Or prize, an extensive blind-tasting judgement that resulted in her being named one of the two best bakers in Barcelona.
And she makes no compromises. Her breads are made with natural leavening (using a 10-year-old starter), ancient or organic grain flour and baked in a custom-made, wood-fired oven.
These bakeries offer not only incredible breads and pastries but also great coffee, sandwiches, pizza and much more.
A visit to Barcelona must include some quality time munching on goodies from one or all of these bakeries.
Amira and I have been obsessed with Anna's bread and pastries since we discovered Baluard Barceloneta years ago. Since then, she and Amira have become friends.
One day after winning the L'Espiga d'Or prize, Anna generously and exclusively hosted our Barcelona Experience gastronomads with an extensive tour of her Hotel Praktik Bakery, gave us countless insights into the art of baking and treated us to a brunch beyond delicious.
Thank you, Anna! And congratulations on your continued success!
#Barcelona #spain #bakery #Baluard #AnnaBellsola


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After a poor year for Sooty Terns in 2015, possibly connected with the unusually warm surface water of the western tropical Indian Ocean at the time, 2016 is currently looking more promising. The earlier advent of the south-east trade winds, accompanied by a cooling of the sea surface, has led Sooty Terns to return and begin their nesting activities much earlier than in 2015. In these early June evenings the air is full of birds, many undertaking their rapid high flying courtship rituals, while those on the ground are displaying, copulating, making their shallow nest scrapes in the ground, and some females already laying their single eggs.
An approach via the inland path up the west coast exposes a walker to ever increasing noise of hundreds of thousands of birds, both in the air and on the ground. Those of us working in the colony have to wear ear protection as the noise level exceeds by a long way the EU's safety limits.
Despite the number of birds already present, the colony is still in the very early stages of the annual breeding ritual and many birds have yet to arrive. But the number of eggs we find is increasing daily and within a few days the density of nests in many parts of the colony will exceed six per square metre. Incubating birds are as close together as they can be without infringing their neighbours' space, and any birds that dare to attempt to enter another's territory are viciously attacked.
The breeding season is prolonged as the parents incubate the egg for 28 days. After hatching, the chicks take a further 60 or so days before they flex their wings and fly. During this long period catastrophes can happen, as they did in both 2014 and 2015, with periods of food shortage leading adults to desert their eggs and chicks to die as the
parents failed to find food.
At its peak in late June and early July the Sooty Tern colony is one of the most spectacular sights the bird world can provide, and the Bird Island colony is the largest in the world that is easily accessible to tourists.


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The most successful coach in Okanagan Sun history is rejoining the BCFC football club.
Lawrence Nagy, who led the team to its only two national titles in 1988 and 2000, will take over as general manager. He was installed Tuesday, replacing Jay Christensen, who stepped away from the club after many years with the team.
"I am extremely excited to be handing over the general manager duties to Lawrence Nagy," said Christensen. "He not only has the commitment it takes to be successful, but also understands the culture we have that makes this the premier destination for Canadian Junior Football players. For myself, I look forward to taking on some special projects that will see a resurgence of fan excitement at the Apple Bowl."
Along with his two national championships, Nagy also coached the team to five B.C. titles. He was inducted into the Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame as a builder in 2011.
Nagy says he has some big shoes to fill.
"As the general manager of the Okanagan Sun football team, I look forward to carrying on where Jay has left off," said Nagy.
"We will need to find a new head coach as soon as possible. This process is in place and looks very promising. In the interim, we'll need to make sure that the whole Okanagan Sun family is secure and informed."
Nagy says the goal remains the same for the franchise – the quest for a Canadian championship.
"I am totally dedicated to this goal," he said.


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Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal yesterday met with Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and former Delta State Governor James Ibori at Asaba, the Delta State capital.
The governors retired to the Delta State Government House after attending a showcase of Delta's Youths Empowerment Programme.
Tambuwal, elected on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He defected to the APC at the last minute in 2015 to pick the ticket to run for governor. He won and succeeded Aliyu Wamako, who is now a senator.
There was excitement as Okowa and Ibori rode into the venue.
The large crowd mostly PDP faithful broke into a chorus as they arrived for the products exhibition and business fair to showcase the Okowa administration's youth empowerment programme. Many government functionaries also turned up.
The Okowa administration's youth empowerment programme centres on its Skills Training &Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) and the Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP).
The twin-scheme has trained 2,324 unemployed youths and established them in their choice enterprises.
Ibori recalled with nostalgia the day he transferred power on May 29 2007 Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan.
He said: "I come into this arena Asaba Arcade with a great sense of nostalgia. I remember that it was at this venue on the 29th of May 2007 that I transferred power to Dr Eweta Uduaghan. Since that time, this is my first outing here and I am indeed very pleased that you have invited me to be with my people. Thank you very much for this opportunity".
He praised Okowa for empowering the unemployed youths in the State, while endorsing the incumbent Gov. Okowa for a second term in office
He said, "The day the people of Delta made that choice to make you their governor, they did it knowing full well that you will deliver and thank God you are delivering. Let me place on record my gratitude to you for remembering our unemployed youths, because at the end of the day when you and I are gone, they will be the ones to take over.
"I might be watching from the sidelines, but today I want to make it abundantly clear again that you are doing very well .May God continue to guide you, give you peace and sharpen your vision so that at the end of your tenure in eight years so that Delta will be the best for it,"
At the end of the ceremony Tambuwal left for the Government House with Okowa and Ibori


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'Disruption' is everywhere in the hospitality world. This does not mean that disruption is taking place everywhere in the hospitality world, but it does mean that there is talk of disruption on a daily basis. There are the major players in disruption, and we all have an idea of who these are. But there is often a disconnect between the true 'disruption' that is taking place at the highest levels of our industry and the opportunity for 'disruption' that exists in many of our individual properties. How certain are you that your property leadership team(s) understand the concept of disruption, and are capable of injecting disruptive thought and strategy into your assets?
Tell the truth; when you think 'disruption,' you think high-volume, technology-based concepts such as AirBnB, Uber, and the like. You're right, these are disrupters, but how much of a difference are they making in the daily lives of your individual properties? Drilling down, there is tremendous opportunity for disruption in your hotels, but only if your property management understands disruption and knows how to translate it into your business.
Here's an example: a four-star hotel property flying the flag of a global brand that gives up that flag through an ownership transition, then brings in a less-known and more agile management company to take over operations. The new management company immediately reduces room rates in the interest of trying to increase volume and, in doing so, almost just as immediately begins to lose market share even as they grow occupancy. True disruptive thought applied here would recognize the fact that increased volume at the expense of market share is not a good thing, and that specific and measurable modifications to strategy must be applied in order to right the ship. Disruptive thought must be forward-thinking enough to understand that achieving desired results (increased occupancy, in this case) may have long-term costs. True disruptors must recognize these potential consequences of their strategic actions before they execute those actions, otherwise they risk suffering negative long-term results.
In another sense, disruption can be viewed as the ability to implement and execute strategic plans that will actually be achieved. If we accept the fact that the literal definition of disruption is to implement a radical change in an industry, business strategy, etc., then setting forth and executing strategic plans that are accomplished and that result in measurable gains vs. targets could be considered the most valuable type of disruption possible. So, how to focus your property team(s) on local disruption?
It starts with a culture of understanding; understanding goals, understanding strategies, and understanding the end game. We as hospitality leaders do a fine job of setting those goals and empowering our various teams (corporate, regional, property) to strive to achieve those goals. Where we sometimes come off the rails, however, is in providing the business environment that clearly encourages those teams to break out of their norms to achieve extraordinary results. We pride ourselves on achieving budget each year, but is budget a true reflection of our potential? The secret to raising the performance of our assets is not necessarily raising the metrics that we use to define success, but rather in raising the environment of success that resides in our buildings. When we can begin to achieve such an environment, true opportunities for disruption will present themselves on a seemingly daily basis.


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August 18,2017
Source: Dave Williams, Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta's economic development agency is helping an investment capital firm restore a historic downtown building that has been vacant since the mid-1990s.
Invest Atlanta's Board of Directors voted Thursday to authorize a grant of up to $3 million to Global X Properties, owner of the Medical Arts Building. Cleveland-based Global X plans to convert the 85,000-square-foot building at 384 Peachtree St. into office space, a boutique hotel or possibly some other use that fits in with the city's redevelopment plans for the eastern portion of downtown.
Global X, which bought the building for $12.7 million, has agreed to fully restore the facade, refurbish the windows and replace all of the mechanical systems.
The lone board member who opposed the grant resolution, Julian Bene, questioned the acquisition price in light of an assessment last year that valued the building at $3 million.
"This is an abandoned building," he said. "By being there, we may be inflating the value of the property. ... My feeling is it would be better if we not subsidize what looks like inflated-value property."
David Swentor, president of real estate for Global X, said paying $12 million was necessary in order to save a historic building and put it back to good use.
"We at Global X are preservationists at heart," he said. "It may appear that we overpaid for this property. It's sometimes what it takes to break these historic assets loose."
"At a time when there's much urgency about preserving the city's past, we have the right partner at the right moment," added Mayor Kasim Reed, the board's chairman.
The project is expected to generate $43 million in direct capital investment in downtown Atlanta and create up to 463 permanent jobs.
In other business, the Invest Atlanta board voted unanimously to issue up to $26 million in revenue bonds to combat homelessness in the city. Specifically, the money will go to provide 550 housing units at scattered sites and one or two homeless shelters furnished with nearly 250 beds.
The money will leverage a private match of $25 million and an additional $40 million in public funds.


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Worship and congregational conversation
Come to worshipful meeting to reflect on where we have been, celebrate where we are now, and renew your excitement about where we are going. All members and friends are welcome. We will not be taking any congregational votes on this day. Brunch will be served!
Foothills UU Fellowship first began meeting 10 years ago as a satellite ministry of Tennessee Valley UU Church. In these ten years we have grown and changed, our relationships deepened, our vision widened. Last year the Board presented an updated three year plan articulating goals for these six congregational objectives:
1) Strengthen our ministry
2) Increase our community presence and focus our social justice mission
3) Build community and connection with a focus on youth and multigenerational community
4) Evaluate current and future facility and equipment requirement
5) Evaluate staffing and support collaboration to improve depth of programs
6) Improve transparency and financial viability


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Friends, After reading our previous post relating to Form 16A Through NSDL, there is major requirement of Form 16A PDF Generator. The persons who do not know regarding the use of Form 16A PDF Generator, it is informed that it is required for those who want to create From 16A through NSDL system. After getting text file from NSDL on request for From 16A, Form 16A PDF Generator play part as given below :-
Generate Form 16A PDF
- To convert the text file into Form 16A PDF, download the Form 16A PDF Generator from the TIN website (available to registered TANs post login).
- Pass all the text files (multi select all files) through the Form 16A PDF Generator (by selecting the browse option).
- Provide path for error and PDF files using the browse option of Form 16A PDF Generator.
- Manually enter the following fields in the Form 16A PDF Generator:
a. Place
b. Date
c. Full Name
d. Designation
e. Father Name
- Click on Generate PDF option on the utility.
- Individual Form 16A PDF will be available at the path selected at point no.3.
- Download link of Form 16A PDF Generator will be available Here after providing by NSDL.


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Prisma app gets new update version 3.0 with few new features. The latest Prisma app 3.0 update finally removed 1080 x 1080 pixel square resolution limit on Prisma photos. Users can now freely crop photos in the app, and filtered images now have twice the resolution as before.
Also, Prisma app 3.0 is now adding a new location-based photo feed that algorithmically displays nearby photos from other Prisma app users. The more likes a picture receives, the higher the algorithmic rank and the farther the image spreads. Prisma also added an interactive map to see likes from around the world, with easy access to landmarks such as Big Ben or the Eiffel Tower.
What's New in Prisma app 3.0:
Location-based Feed
- Share your artworks with people around you, get likes and watch your post spread and inspire the whole world! The more likes your picture gets, the further your shared post spreads and the more impressions you'll have for your next one.
- Track your feedback and likes with a cool interactive map.
- Get inspired with pictures shared around you.
- Jump on any location and look through artworks shared near Eiffel tower, Red Square and so on.
- Follow your friends and help them spread their creations as well.
Free Aspect Ratio!
- With a new advanced cropping tool you no longer have to cut your favourite photos!
Currently, the free aspect ratio feature is limited to iOS devices. The update is now rolling out for iOS and Android users. Download app from the link below.
[appbox googleplay com.neuralprisma&hl=en][appbox appstore id1122649984]


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244 fire fighting trucks chassis had delivered to Thailand customersRecently, 244 fire fighting trucks chassis from China's heavy duty truck group Jinan Commercial Vehicle Company had delivered to special automobile factory. This batch of fire truck is developed... Read More
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SINOTRUK HOHAN brand in Lianyungang station signing 77 unitsAugust 19, SINOTRUK HOHAN tasting meeting walk into the Lianyungang station and give the majority of users and partners with the Northern Area a high-end tasting trip. This business meeting see "One... Read More
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