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With Sir Mix-a-Lot and, more recently, the controversial Macklemore standing as the two most well-known rappers of the Northwest region, it's safe to say that Seattle has barely made a dent into the broader hip-hop landscape. So imagine coming from nearby Tacoma, which is even smaller, and trying to make a mark. As daunting as it is, however, Leezy Soprano has put his city on his back and made serious headway as far as getting heard, even collaborating with Seattle and other West Coast rappers.
"A lot of people don't rep Tacoma so I want to be that person that kind of puts Tacoma on," he explains. But that's no gimmick. "Being true to myself is why I rep Tacoma," he clarifies. "It's where I'm from."
And being from Tacoma meant that Leezy had no one in the game he could actually model his career after. Even though others naturally reference Seattle, Leezy says that's not truly accurate. "Sir Mix-a-Lot and Macklemore are different versions of this side," he explains. "Me, myself personally, I can give a different side of what's going on around here. Those guys are really commercial so people don't get the aspects as far as the struggles and the hood part and stuff like that."
He's very clear that he's "not taking away from them because they made it." In fact, he's met Macklemore and considers him a "real cool dude. Humble. Approachable." But Leezy's journey has been very different. He found this life through serendipity really. His mother and brother first introduced him to music. As a child, he vividly remembers watching videos with his mother after she came home from work, as well as listening to his brother's old cassette tapes of Wu-Tang, Ol Dirty Bastard, Too Short, E-40, and more.
Life, however, took an unexpected turn thanks to another mode of musical technology. "Growing up my friends and my cousins got this karaoke machine and we started free styling," recalls Leezy. "That's when I really discovered my talent because I was better than everyone else and they started pointing it out to me."
Not content with being the best on the fly, Leezy took the recognition to heart. "When we had freestyle sessions, I started coming prepared so I started putting all my words on paper and that's when I really discovered how good I was," he says. Eventually his prowess with the karaoke freestyle sessions found its way into a studio.
"It was kind of natural when I got in there," he reminisces. "I already knew song structure by listening and watching videos with my mom." Still he says "I never even thought to try to make a career out of it. Back then, I was just rapping."
Things got a lot more serious when a friend threw a birthday party and made Leezy one of the main attractions. He went into mogul mode and got a shirt with his face made, as well as burned up some of his music on a CD presser machine a girl he dated had. "I ended up being the talk of the town after they [heard] my music and that's when I realized that I was real good, that I could probably make a profit off of it and actually go far."
Even his name came about organically. "On the streets, people call me T-Lay so Leezy stems from Lay," he explains. "And then the Soprano part, I just added that one day because I watched the show of course and that's how I was feeling: like a boss. . . .When I said it on a song, it had a major ring to it." The success of his first "barcoded album" Leezy Soprano proved that.
Adding visuals to his arsenal was another organic move. "When I was making all this music, I had no videos but luckily I caught the wave of digital SLR (hand-held cameras)," he says. "I couldn't shoot myself so all I needed was someone to kind of learn the program and stuff like that. Producer YG Preach was like give me the opportunity. So I put the camera in his hands and then we got our hands on a MacBook and he learned it. He learned everything!
"It was all natural for us," he continues. "In the beginning for the longest, we just went out there and shot and our videos came together like that. We just kind of like freestyled the whole video." And today Leezy Soprano's YouTube videos are an event in themselves, with their own distinctive look and appeal.
Linking with West Coast luminary Kokane has also helped Leezy, who has appeared on songs with him and Kurupt, spearhead his movement past his city and region. "Kokane is kind of like the big homie, mentor," he admits.
Leezy counts music from the '90s overall as his biggest boost. "The 90s influenced me a lot," he says. "I think that was like the best music. It's like cherish-able music and I feel like people don't cherish music anymore."
Of course, few rappers can escape the influence of Tupac. And Leezy admits to learning one very important lesson from the iconic rapper: the importance of appealing to the ladies. "From watching Tupac interviews and kind of studying the game, [I learned] the women support you, so you always got to make some stuff for them."
Being attuned to the ladies hasn't shielded him from the ugly realities of the struggle. Although he's been doing this for real for seven years, it hasn't been seven straight years. Sadly the streets caught up with him. "I actually took a break because one of my friends I was rapping with, he ended up getting shot," he says sadly. "I just took a break. I was going through it for a few years."
Today, however, with his sixth album, Never Enough, he's all in. Insatiable even. "I am six projects in and I feel like it's still not enough," Leezy admits. "It's almost like it will never be enough. My job will never be done. I can always outdo my last project, outdo my last move. Just continuing to outdo myself. I will never be satisfied," he proclaims.
He is, however, settling into the game a lot more comfortably. With this album, he's gone out a little more, with a big party for the July 11 release. "In the past, I just put out the music. There wasn't no big anticipation or no pump up for it," he explains. "[With] this, I feel like I'm doing everything right. I haven't had a record release party in a minute. I just feel like I'm doing it right." Part of that rightness is adding a clothing line to his arsenal and he's even done shows in Vegas and graced the Summer Jam stage in Seattle.
Resting on past laurels, however, just isn't his way. Willing to try new things, his first single, "Pray to God," from Never Enough, has him embracing the West Coast trap sound, "rhyming over a new wave of beats" thanks to Trife, who produced all of the album. Leezy hopes it will surpass the success of "Playa," which is arguably his biggest song to date.
Looking towards the future, he says "I just want to be huge, huge enough so I can tour like these rockers for a long time." Even if that should surprisingly never happen, Leezy Soprano has achieved a whole lot. He's definitely put on for his city, giving Tacoma a name in this rhymefest when previously there was none.
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Mandi District in Himachal Pradesh India is experiencing increased waste generation due to economic growth and the expansion of the Indian Institute of Technology-Mandi campus. This project's goal was to develop recommendations to improve solid waste management at the IIT-Mandi campus and village of Kataula. Data on local practices, waste composition, and resident preferences were collected using waste audits and interviews. Findings indicated a need for better separation techniques on campus and a waste collection system in Kataula. Improvement guides were developed and delivered to address these concerns.
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Every great football coach is distinguished by his positivity, patience, passion, perseverance and above all, his ability to win the medals. Agreeing on this note, the man called Adam Gase has a wealth of talent at his disposal when it comes to manning a team. Having coached several professional teams like the Detroit Lions, LSU Tigers, Denver Broncos San Francisco 49ers, and Chicago Bears, Gase joined the Miami Dolphins of the NFL, as its twelveth coach, on January 9, 2016.
The quarterback guru joined the Dolphins with just three years of experience as an Offensive coordinator after directing some prolific offences in the history of the National Football League and with that, he became the National Football League's youngest coach. There are many facts we need to unveil about this great coach. However, in this article, we shall be looking at his early life as well as his football career in the NFL.
Adam Gase's Biography, Age
Adam is a Ypsilanti, Michigan native who graduated from Marshall High School before transferring to Michigan State for his college education. He was born on March 29, 1978, and has a beautiful family of his own. There are, however, no information about his parents nor siblings but he married into the family of former assistant coach Joe Vitt who he recently hired as his consultant in Miami.
Adam Gase's coaching career began in 1996 while he was still a college undergraduate. He served as an assistant to the college's coaching staff. Four years into his service as an assistant head coach, he moved to Louisiana State in 2000, where he served as a graduate assistant and as a recruiting assistant for the Louisiana State University's Fighting Tigers. Within his service years with the Tigers, the team got 26-12 overall after winning the SEC 2001 championship.
NFL Coaching Career
Gase's career as a National Football League coach started in 2003 with the Detroit Lions. He was hired by the Lions' head coach Steve Mariucci to work as a scouting assistant and an offensive assistant for the 2005 season.
In 2006, after a spectacular 2005 season, Gase got a promotion to work as his team's offensive quality control coach for the season. The 2007 season greeted him with yet another promotion and this time, it was to work as Lion's quarterbacks' coach which he did before moving to the San Francisco 49ers to work with the team's head coach Mike Martz as the offensive assistant.
Adam Gase moved to Denver Broncos after his 2008 season with the 49ers. He was hired by coach John Fox and with his new team, he made a record-breaking passing season. He left the team for the Chicago-based football team, Chicago Bears, after his 2014 season. With him, the Bears recorded 5,514 total net yards, 344.6 per game and finished 18th in total offense.
Adam Gase became Miami Dolphins' 12th head coach in franchise history on the 9th of January 2016. His first season with the Bears was quite spectacular as he led the team's 10–6 win but his first time as a head coach wasn't quite good as the Dolphins lost 30–12 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round.
Salary & Net Worth
Having had quite a successful record as a coach, Adam remains one of the successful coaches in the history of the National Football League and although his net worth is not yet clear, it is quite clear that he has earned enough for himself and his family. The NFL coach reportedly earns about $5 million per football season and in 2016, he bought a 1,556 square feet mansion at Fort Lauderdale, in the Rio Vista neighbourhood. Reports, however, have it that he used the mansion as collateral to borrow money from Bank of America which they have until Nov. 1, 2047, to pay back.
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Family – Wife, Kids
Adam Gase got married to Jennifer the daughter of Joe Vitt, the former linebackers coach for the New Orleans Saints. Her mother's name is Linda Vitt and she has a brother whose name is Joe Vitt, Jr.
Gase met Jennifer in Columbus, Ohio while attending a 2010 golf tournament and at that time, he was already on his way to the NFL. They dated for about a year before getting married officially but not without Vitt's permission. Vitt blessed Gase and permitted him to marry his daughter on the very first day he visited his home.
Adam and his wife are blessed with three children, the youngest was born in the month of February 2012, the second child, Adam Joseph (AJ) Gase, was born on February 8, 2010, while their first child Kenzie was born in 2009.


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International gaming company Ganapati Group today announced the appointment of Eman Pulis as a Senior Advisor of its subsidiary GanaEight Coin Limited, issuer of the G8C tokens, ahead of a planned ICO launch. Mr. Pulis is the founder and CEO of SiGMA (Summit of iGaming Malta) and Malta Blockchain Summit, both widely known and recognized as melting pots for innovation and knowledge in the online gaming industry and the brave new world of blockchain.
Ganapati revealed plans to launch an ICO for its G8C token last month. The company has offices in numerous jurisdictions around the globe, including in Malta where it operates under a license issued from the Malta Gaming Authority.
Being home to hundreds of gaming companies and tens of thousands of iGaming employees, Malta has established itself as one of the world's largest online gambling hubs, and the recent approval of blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused legislations aims at turning the Mediterranean island nation into a major European and global blockchain jurisdiction.
In July, the Maltese Parliament passed three bills into law to set the first regulatory framework for DLT (distributed ledger technology) platforms, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies. The three legislative pieces provide for the creation of dedicated authorities and guidelines for the regulation of ICOs as well as of the development and promotion of the blockchain industry in Malta, among other things. All three bills were introduced and sponsored by Maltese MP Silvio Schembri.
New Appointments
In a news release from earlier today, Ganapati said that Mr. Pulis has joined the team of its GanaEight Coin subsidiary as a Senior Advisor to guide the company through the upcoming launch of its ICO.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Pulis said that he has been working with Ganapati's team for the past three years to establish a relationship based on mutual trust. He went on to say that he is thrilled to "walk this journey with them as an advisor and bring [his] wealth of contacts to the table."
In a statement from last month, Ganapati said that its token can be used on its proprietary blockchain to play in online casinos. In addition, it does not require GAS and players do not have to exchange tokens for chips. Pre-sales of the token are planned for the first quarter of 2019. The company has previously said that more details would be disclosed when these are decided on.
In a separate round of news from late last month, Ganapati also announced the appointment of Maltese lawyer Dr. Kristina Deguara and her Japanese colleague Hayato Terai as Co-CEOs of its GanaEight Coin subsidiary. They will oversee the upcoming launch of the ICO and will ensure that the gaming company's G8C token business is operating in full compliance with legislations in both Malta and Japan.
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Good morning FFFs,
Friday. How did it come so quickly? There is still no new nephew so you would think I'd have gotten a lot done this week. I have. But not on writing. I've worked on many different projects, helped Mom with cleaning out and organizing. Lots of emails were written, I worked on the layout of my Christmas books, caught up with my best friend who just came back from a two week visit to her twin sister in Canada. And, well, life hasn't exactly been standing still.
This morning it's cloudy. It rained last night. And the night before. We needed rain! Things have cooled off some which is really nice. I think the next few nights are supposed to be in the 60's. I'm so ready for cooler weather!
This poem was first written and published back in August of 2009. I was going to give you something else, but I had a webinar to attend last evening and then never got a new story decided on and up, so . . . This poem seemed to fit my situation, so I hope you enjoy it. And hopefully next week I'll have some other story. (The Author story hasn't been finished yet.) Enjoy!
A Writer's Regret
Dear readers and critics, family and friend,
I jot these regrets on paper with pen.
I fear I am ailing, I must have a disease.
It comes suddenly upon me like some giant sneeze!
There's nothing to do, I can't stop it you know
For if I should try to a gasket might blow.
Perhaps it is useless to try and explain
I have some strange symptoms, but no fever or pain.
My brain races on full of stories and words
It won't stop its spinning, it's growing absurd!
My mind moves much faster than hand with a pen
Perhaps I'll get NEO and try him instead.
It still doesn't help much, oh what can I say
It's no use, I've failed to write them today.
The words keep on coming, I'm trying to sleep
Forget what they said, it's no use to count sheep.
The stories are waiting, piling up with great speed
I know you are longing, your story to read.
But alas I can't help it, I'm very perplexed
What thing should I write first, and what should be next?
Confused and bewildered, I'm sure you can see
The serious trouble that now faces me.
So accept my apology, understand my regret
If your story is not written, don't go off and fret.
Some day it will happen, I think, I believe,
But now it seems something hard to achieve.
Do you ever feel this way?
What story would you like next week?
Has your week been busy?


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We the AnimalsBook - 2011
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This debut novel by Justin Torres almost feels like more of an interconnected short story collection, as the chapters are brief and impressionistic and, while it follows three brothers growing up rough in upstate New York, it doesn't have a conventional narrative. I discovered this as part of Powell's National Hispanic Heritage Month reading list (see below). Made into a film.
Three brothers run wild, playing and fighting - or both, while their too-young parents alternately love and ignore them.
Told in a series of vignettes, in the emerging voice of the youngest son, Torres brings us into this troubled and limping family and shows us the tender bits among the broken, the quick glimpses of what could be while looking out from the eye of the hurricane of what is. A slim, beautiful work that will break your heart just enough to settle in and stay with you.
This book really takes you on a journey you will not likely forget for a long time.
Let's face it - books that you remember long after you've read them, the ones that make you turn your clock to the wall so you won't know that dawn is approaching and you've stayed up all night reading - those books are few and far between. This is one of those books.
Having grown up with two brothers, I was sure the author was capturing the chaos, fearfulness and bravado of boyhood. And as a child surrounded by boys and living in a place where we had the autonomy to come up with haphazard schemes that often put us in real danger, I felt a real sense of returning to childhood, a world that many adults have forgotten or idealized into a safe, sweet and carefree world.
This short book is a good one to read for style, so all you aspiring writers out there, take note. The prose is so lyrical and spare that it often reads like poetry, yet there's a strong narrative quality there, too, making it read like a "page turner."
It's telling that the author spent time at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. That place is famous for turning out great stylists. Just look at the list of graduates:
My one criticism of "We the Animals" would be that the "narrative arc" makes too much of a detour at the end of the story, and that the characters' actions don't synch with any reasonable expectation the reader might have had. They do things that are out of character and therefore, somewhat unbelievable. This often happens with younger writers who try to stuff a full novel between the covers of a novella: The book reaches the end before the story does, and when this happens, the author is forced to leap over chapters and chapters' worth of plot and character development, just to get it all in there.
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This book could be categorized under number of genres, including:
-Latino writers / Latino subjects (Torres is Puerto Rican)
-Young writers
-Gay Lit
-Coming of Age
It will appeal to people who also like Marilynne Robinson, Tobias Wolfe, J.D. Salinger . . .
P.S. It's not about animals.
This short (125 pages), autobiographic novel is about three brothers born to teenage parents, a white mother and Puerto Rican father. Their family life is intense and told in a mosaic of images, like memory. The youngest (unnamed) son breaks away from the family as an adolescent. Although there is some violence in their lifes, there is also tenderness and love. Torres writes well, although at times it verges on the precious. Nevertheless, recommended.
It is really sad. Why people have children if they cannot take adequate care of them?
There is no excuse for being cruel and neglected parents just because you are struggling to provide for you family and were born in a poor neighbourhood and your parents were also cruel to you. It is horrible but it is a reality that similar things from this book are happening right now around the world. what kind of humanity are we creating?
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The series began with the TB.10 that first flew in February 1977 with a 119-kW (160-hp) O-320-D2A engine. The type was later named Tobago, but with the development of a higher-powered model the original type became the four-seat TB.9 Tampico so that the designation TB.10 Tobago could be accorded to the newer four/five-seat model with the 134-kW (180-hp) O-360-A1AD. The third member of the family flew in November 1980 as the TB.20 Trinidad with more power and, more importantly, retractable tricycle landing gear. The latest variant was introduced in 1983 as the TB.11 aerobatic version of the Tobago with an inverted flight engine/fuel system for the training of professional pilots.
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Man charged in robbery convicted in stun gun case
Traverse City – A 71-year-old man who once was charged with robbing three northern Michigan banks has been convicted in an unrelated stun gun possession case.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports a Grand Traverse County jury on Wednesday found William Francis Minore guilty of two felony counts.
Minore testified on his own behalf, saying he bought the weapons at a flea market. He contends, however, that the case was only brought because authorities couldn't make bank robbery charges stick. He faces up to four years in prison when sentenced Aug. 10.
The robberies occurred in 2015 and 2016 in Empire and Lake Ann, small towns west of Traverse City. Authorities alleged that Minore distracted police with phony reports of crimes, including a school shooting. A judge dismissed those charges earlier this year.


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Ranked by: Number of employees.
Remarks: Also notes rank and figures for previous year, human resources officer, whether the officer oversees labor, and primary company business.
Number listed in source: 100
1. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., with 1,484,000 employees
2. McDonald's Corp., 413,000
3. United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), 360,000
4. General Motors Corp., 350,000
5. Ford Motor Co., 335,000
6. The Home Depot Inc., 315,000
7. International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), 314,000
8. General Electric Co., 312,500
9. Target Corp., 305,000
10. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 300,000
Subject(s) Covered: Employees
Source Citation: "Largest Corporate Employers, 2004." Human Resource Executive, Top 100 (annual), April 2004, p. 34. Business Rankings Annual 2005. Thomson Gale, 2005.
Reproduced in Business and Company Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale Group, June 2002.
Why, with all those employees, does it still take so long to get through a check out line at Wal-Mart?


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With rapid progress in application development and technologies there is an increasing need to specify and handle complex schema changes of databases The existing support for schema evolution in current OODB systems is limited to a pre-defined taxonomy of simple schema evolution operations with fixed seman- tics We have proposed an extensible framework SERF(Schema Evolution using an Extensible Re-Usable Framework) for schema transformations to address this open problem The SERF framework succeeds in giving the user the flexibility to define the semantics of their choice the extensibility of defining new complex transformations and the power of re-using these transformations through the notion of templates In this paper we now report on OQL-SERF the realization of our concepts based on the ODMG standard on top of PSE (Persistent Storage Engine) Object Design Inc We have utilized not only the ODMG object model but have also used OQL as the database transformation language the ODMG MetaData Repository for providing meta information utilized by the templates and Java s binding of ODL In order to design a schema evolver manager for ODMG we had to develop a taxonomy of schema evolution primitives for the ODMG object model that is minimally complete Related to the implementation of OQL-SERF on top of PSE (Persistent Storage Engine) we also describe the design and implementation issues involved in developing a java-based schema evolution manager as well as an OQL query engine for PSE Our working prototype OQL-SERF demonstrates the capability of our SERF approach to handle a large set of schema transformations
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Claypool, Kajal
, Jin, Jing
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(1998). OQL SERF: An ODMG Implementation of the Template-Based Schema Evolution Framework. .
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The Rules of Re-Gifting
Re-gifting is a topic we all skirt around throughout the year, but it becomes an even more conscious concern during the holiday season. It definitely has its pros—as well as its cons. But at the end of the day, to re-gift or to not re-gift often boils down to one's personal comfort level. So if you're uncomfortable or even offended by the thought of re-gifting, read no further. But if you have no issues with the practice and can cite a myriad of reasons as to why it's acceptable, do know that there is a better way of doing things—whether your reasons are practical, environmental, or even sentimental.
Always keep track.
Never make the mistake of re-gifting a present to its original giver. A friend once experienced how embarrassing this predicament can be—and her only consolation was that she was on the receiving end. "My cousin was so excited for me to open my birthday present, and pestered me to rip up its wrapper right in front of her," she shares. "When I finally lifted it out of the box, I froze. She had re-gifted me with a cuff I had given her for Christmas the year before. She suddenly realized her faux pas and snatched up the cuff saying that she had wrapped the wrong present. But the awkward silence that followed proved that the damage had been done." The solution? Keep tabs on who has given you what.
Be thorough.
By this, we mean always check the condition of the item you are re-gifting. Another friend remembers opening up a present for her one-year-old son, Miguel, only to find it personalized with the name "Patrick." "To make matters worse," she confides, "the personalized gift had a tear in it. It looked like my guest didn't even bother to check what she was re-gifting." So even if you're in a rush, make it a point to inject some form of quality control into your re-gifting process so that your presents are appropriate and in good condition.
"She suddenly realized her faux pas and snatched up the cuff saying that she had wrapped the wrong present. But the awkward silence that followed proved that the damage had been done."
Be thoughtful.
Part of the reason why re-gifting gets such as bad rap (no pun intended) is because people re-gift presents that are of no use or value to the new recipient. There is a joke that there are only a dozen fruitcakes in the whole city, and they circulate every Christmas. And while we in no way wish to offend fruitcakes, fruitcake lovers, or fruitcake givers, this anecdote illustrates how re-gifting can many times be too impersonal a process. As such, when picking out what to re-gift, be as thoughtful as you would if you were purchasing something in a shop. Make sure that your recipient will appreciate what you are giving him or her. Otherwise, it may just end up back in the re-gifting bin. Take note: This rule also applies when donating to charity. Matching specific goods to the causes that need them will be much more appreciated in the long run.
Pay attention to your presentation.
As with all presents, first impressions count. And artfully wrapping a gift will make its recipient feel more special when they receive it. That being said, you should never wrap a gift in the box or wrapper from a shop the gift was not purchased in the first place. One exception might be if you chose to do what a friend does. "I really want to help save the environment," she says. "So I 'wrap' all my Christmas presents in the paper shopping bags I accumulate during the year. But I always tell my family and friends to ignore the labels because the bags have nothing to do with the presents inside them. But just to be clear, my presents are always brand new. It's just the wrapper that's recycled."
Be honest.
It is perfectly acceptable to be forthcoming about the status of your present. In fact, at times it may even be the better course of action. A colleague once gifted me with a scarf her mother had given her. "I know you love wearing them," she said, "and I have one exactly like this." I have also done the same, especially with clothing that is in the wrong size, or an expensive item I have no use for. But I am always upfront about the present's origins, and I also only re-gift these items to someone who would be more than happy to receive them.
Be sentimental.
Re-gifting an old book that you found meaningful or a special piece of jewelry you loved wearing to someone you feel would appreciate it actually makes a present more special. I personally love reading the original dedications that are written on the opening flaps of pre-loved books as they make me feel that the present comes to me with a sense of history. One friend gave another a charm bracelet that she had culled together over several years. "She told me the charms all symbolized important occasions in her life, and that some of them were given to her by her loved ones. But for some reason, she felt the urge to pass it on to me. I felt so touched by the gesture. I knew that she was gifting me with something that was very meaningful."
Hold a White Elephant party.
The term White Elephant traces its origins to the royal courts of Siam, where the offering of an albino elephant was considered as an extravagant and burdensome gift. Today, a White Elephant party is one where guests are specifically asked to bring presents they received but found no use for—so that they can be swapped in a series of games. The logic behind this practice is that something that is of no value to you may be valuable someone else. The games should always take place in the spirit of good fun, and the gifts presented should always be in good—if not brand new—condition. Besides, you wouldn't want to be the one who brings an item that is the dud of the evening.
Instate a No Gifts policy.
If you feel the whole gift-giving cycle has gotten out of hand, it makes sense to nip it in the bud. Several of my friends have requested that we stop exchanging Christmas presents, preferring to instead put our focus on gathering together—emphasizing the importance of one another's presence over presents.


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The hassle of the holidays often leaves tourists worn out with early morning starts and a full day run-around. For those seeking some peace and serenity Beijing offers this and much more at its numerous and diverse Taoist and Buddhist temples. Here are our favorites:
The Lama Temple is one of Beijing's most famous temples (second only to The Temple of Heaven) and is high on the list of sites that of most visitors want to see. If you are in the right area, you cannot miss the Lama Temple. Anyone on a street nearby can smell the burning incense and hear the bustle of worship coming from inside.
Tourists enter through a tree lined walkway and then weave their way through a multitude of small halls. The Buddhas inside the halls get gradually larger until tourists reach the edge of the temple and the grand hall that houses the reason why people make return visits to the Lama temple, a magnificent wooden Lama statue carved from a single sandalwood tree. The roofs are painted in a golden color which shows the importance of the temple during imperial times. Tourists can buy incense to offer at the different halls and can watch the Lamas that live in the temple going about their daily routine.
Although this temple can often be crowded, visitors can always find a hidden place of solitude to taken in their surroundings.
The oldest and largest temple in Beijing, the Tanzhe Temple is believed to be older than the city of Beijing itself. Located in the dramatic hills
surrounding the city this temple is definitely worth a visit if you are looking to escape the crowds for the day. The area around Tanzhe Temple is as stunning as the temple itself, filled with ancient "Zhe" trees and houses the famous Dragon Lake.
The temple complex itself is on several different levels with each hall dedicated to a different deity. This is worship on a massive scale and the intricate design in the buildings makes the area both intriguing and mysterious.
One of the oldest and largest Taoist temples in all of China, the White Cloud Taoist Temple is situated in the Xicheng district of Beijing and is home to the Chinese Taoist association. The temple is a maze of shrines and courtyards that are tended to by around 30 true and devout resident monks. The White Cloud temple was originally constructed during the Tang dynasty but has been renovated multiple times.
This government protected and internationally revered temple welcomes guest both devout and secular. This temple is particularly note worthy for the temple fair held here over Spring festival but its beautiful Taoist style makes it worth a visit at any time of year.
A semi-distant twenty five kilometers outside the center of the city, nestled tightly within the mist of the Ma'an Mountains to the West of the city lies the hidden gem of the Beijing temple scene, Jietai Temple. This temple is only 8km from Tanzhe temple and so tourists can make a nice day out of visiting both temples. You can either have a ride most of the way up or enjoy the hike up the mountainside by foot - take in the vast surrounding vistas and then experience the temple itself.
The temple features delicate carvings and visitors can worship at the beautiful marble alter. Moreover, this temples crowning glory are the ancient trees that can be found in the courtyards. 3 grand, bronze Buddhas sit among huge pines trees and it is said that the trees here have inspired many famous songs.
Although it is not in the center of the city, Fahai Temple is conveniently located by the Pingguoyuan Subway Station. Fahai Temple lures visitors with a combination of history and culture. Built in 1439 the temple offers numerous historical artifacts and statues still intact and well preserved.
The main draw for visitors are the Ming dynasty murals painted by the temple's former artisans. Some of these paintings are nearly 500 years old and they are still painted using the originally intended colors.This makes it an exception among Beijing's temples.
A peaceful and relaxing national treasure, Fahai Temple is an intriguing temple visit.
Experiencing these temples offers insight into the current state and culture of China. For these and so much more in Beijing see below, because no one covers Beijing and China with the combination of experience and flexibility of China Highlights.
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Primitive Low-back Windsor Armchair
A good original low-back Windsor armchair constructed entirely in ash and retaining all its original component parts. This chair when made was finished in ox-blood red paint, then at a later date painted green of which traces remain, nevertheless it has matured to a superb colour with the figuring of its seat a particularly pleasing feature.
Max Height 29″ Max width 27″ Seat Height 17″
England Circa 1780 £ SOLD
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St Annes has a thriving team of bellringers of all ages, who ring the bells at morning and evening services on Sundays as well as for weddings, funerals and other special occasions. New ringers, whether with experience or raw beginners, are always welcome. Anyone wishing to join them should come to practice at 7.30pm on Fridays or contact Stuart Newton Tel: 01253 725958
More information can be found in the leaflet here. In particular there are details of the bell simulator system which helps to speed up learning and mastering the skill of bellringing.
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