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Ken was a CPA employed by a major accounting firm in New York. His story is similar to a lot of our clients – he worked 9-5 at the accounting firm while running his own small tax advisory business on the side.
He never intended on starting his own firm, it sort of just happened. He first started doing taxes for his family-gratis. His family started recommending Ken to their friends allowing Ken to start pulling-in extra money on the side… Ken eventually got super busy, especially around tax time. After several years he decided it was time to open his own firm.
He didn't want unnecessary high overhead costs since he was only busy during tax time. Ken also didn't want to rent just a PO Box or basic mailbox service, so he decided that a NYC virtual office was the way to go. After researching several companies, he selected VH International Business Solutions to manage his New York business presence because of the Company's experience and professionalism.
For starters, Ken subscribed to our business address rental (virtual office) and 212 Manhattan voice mail service.
With his virtual office up and running, Ken worked steadfastly on growing his small firm. Tax time referrals were great, but he knew he needed more than just seasonal work if his firm was to survive. In order to do that he needed steady year round work. The ideas of bookkeeping and payroll services were on his agenda, he knew that that would provide steady year-round income.
He started advertising his small firm using his NYC virtual office address and phone number provided by VH International Business Solutions; inquiries started to pour in bit by bit. Ken would usually visit his prospective clients at their place of business as this was their preference, but he knew that he could always rent the available meeting space on an as needed basis at his Manhattan virtual office.
Ken uses the meeting room regularly and often during tax time. For the past several years, especially from January through April, Ken is at the office so often it's almost like he's one of the staff. He meets with his tax clients in the office for consultations and to review all of their filing information. He comes prepared with his cup of coffee, laptop, the client's records, details and collects their paperwork; Ken works on the actual filings in his home office.
If a client stops into the office without an appointment to drop off any paperwork, our receptionist accepts their documents. Ken arranges to pick these up during his meeting room visits.
He receives all his business correspondence, including payments, at his New York City virtual office; and depending on Ken's schedule, we either hold his mail for pickup or forward it on a daily basis during his busy season and on a monthly basis during his down time.
Messages left on Ken's 212 phone number with voice mail provided by VH International Business Solutions are forwarded to his email; he also receives a text message alerting him to check messages. He just advised us that starting in January 2010, he will be upgrading his phone service to include call forwarding. Hence, he can answer his incoming calls directly, all calls would be forwarded straight to his cell phone.
We are proud to have Ken and his CPA firm as one of our valued clients and we're enjoying watching his firm grow!
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Parramatta. DA for 24-storey building
Archtex has lodged a DA, on behalf of owners, for the demolition of a two-storey building, at 29 Hunter Street, (on the corner of O' Connell Street) and the construction of a 24-storey mixed use building with 108 units, retail and basement parking. The estimated cost of the project: $34.5 million
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A top ten level middleweight will be dropping down to 170lbs to try and wreak havoc on the best of the best at welterweight.
Multi-time grappling champion Demian Maia has made the decision to drop down to welterweight following his last fight against Chris Weidman at UFC on Fox 3.
Maia made the announcement via his Twitter account on Wednesday.
"Guy, now I'll (be) moving down to 170lbs," wrote Maia. "Next fight I'll be a welterweight."
Maia dropping down to welterweight happens after his time in the middleweight division was spattered between wins and losses.
Going 2-2 over his last four fights, Maia picked up victories over Jorge Santiago and Kendall Grove, while dropping fights to current top ten fighters Mark Munoz and Chris Weidman.
Now the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt will throw his hat into the ring of the welterweight division to see how he fares in a new home.
There's been no word on when Maia will make his welterweight debut, but he's expected to make a return later this year, most likely in the summer.
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Wales 22 December 2013
This week's broadcast contains news of events until Sunday 12 January, because of the Christmas break.
Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is closed on Monday 23 and 30 December. Contact Craig, MW0MXT, on 01269 845 773.
On Thursday 26 December North Wales Radio Society is closed. Contact Liz Cabban, by email to email@example.com.
Aberystwyth Club is holding a Junk Sale on Sunday January 5 at Waunfawr Hall, Aberystwyth from 11.00 till 2.00.
On Monday 6 January Dragon Amateur Radio Club is watching a film and planning for AFS. More information from Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF, on 07833 620 733.
On Thursday 9 January Marches Amateur Radio Society is having Morse practice plus a natter and on the air night. Contact the club secretary via email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Black and white (checkered herringbone?) cropped pants. Haven't worn them yet. I'm figuring I'll wear them with black boots now and maybe black flats when it warms up....what else could I wear with them (on top or as shoes) besides black and white?
The first look that comes to mind for these pants is a classic one. I would wear them with a white turtleneck and, to spice up the outfit, with metallic gold flats.
Red on top would work, as well as gray, and even pink.
Black boots are perfect, too. But you can also try red pumps when you wear a red sweater/turtleneck/shirt with it.
White pants with black and tan pinstripes (normal straight legs). I normally wear these with black on top - what other colors could I put with this? I always end up thinking the black and tan pinstripes don't BOTH go with ideas I have for tops.
White on top and the gold flats from above would rock this outfit. You could also wear them with a tan top.
Brown wool sweater with baggy, elbow-length sleeves and a hood. How do I wear this without looking like a monk?? I wore it with a tan camisole once but the v neck kept slipping up so it looked like I wasn't wearing anything underneath. I want to be able to wear something underneath so I can wear it now when it's cold.
If you don't want to look like a monk in it, make it a bit sexy by showing some skin. Wear it with 3/4 sleeves cotton/spandex (so it stays in place underneath the sweater) v-neck top. As for color I would stick with a lighter brown, or a dark purple, but not tan.
Navy and white silk top. (The beginning of a few Proenza Schouler for Target things.) Haven't worn it yet. Anything I can do to make this wearable anytime besides the middle of summer? What colors can I wear with this for pants/skirts?
I would wear this with navy cotton cropped pants or with jeans, or with white pants, or with a navy pencil skirt. Especially in the summer you can be more aggressive with colors, and if yellow looks good on you, you could wear this top with the navy pants and yellow accessories (shoes and handbag). Or, with yellow pants and navy accessories. Or, with the navy skirt and red accessories (red string sandals). I wouldn't wear it in the winter, not if you have to wear something underneath it. I have a few tops similar to this one, and they wait in the closet until summer comes around. If you can handle the cold, wear it with a blazer on top.
Gray and cream skirt (PS for Target). This one has me way stuck for shoes and tops....I think I've worn it once and I can't even remember what with. :/
If it's a winter skirt, wear it with a cream turtleneck, cream tights, a pair of cream ankle boots or knee-high boots, for a winter wonderland look. Or, use a splash of color, and wear a gray top, gray tights and purple suede pumps. If you can wear it year round, in the summer wear it with cream espadrilles, and all kinds of colored tops.
Scarves - Navy, grape, white silk (PS for Target) and shades of
blue and white silk (Coach). All I've worn these with is white, I
think. Any other color suggestions they would go with?
They both would look good with navy and pink.
Oh! I forgot to take a picture of one last thing - a pair of fake suede knee high boots. They're advertised as 'white' but they're more of a sand color. What colors would they be nice with?
Brown, beige, white and maybe black.
January 27, 2008
reader's question - what do i wear with...?
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- Anonymous said...
Thank you for the tips. My shopping list will include a white turtleneck, gold flats, and maybe some navy cropped pants. :)
- Anonymous said...
Haha, that's great. Personal shopping over the internet :)
- Anonymous said...
I found a nice white turtleneck at Nordstrom Rack (who knew how hard it is to find a truely white turtleneck?) and some gold flats on sale at Ann Taylor Loft - less than $30 for both! I'm excited for all the outfits choices I have from that! :) Thanks again!
- NY Spender said...
I'm glad you found what you were looking for! :)
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– Life Essay, Research Paper
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who lived from 1882 to 1945, was the 32nd President of United States (Electric Library). Roosevelt became the president in March 1933 at the depth of the Great Depression, was re-elected for an unprecedented three more terms, and died in office in April 1945. He died less than a month before the surrender of Germany in World War II (Electric Library). Despite an attack of poliomyelitis, which paralyzed his legs in 1921, he was a charismatic optimist whose confidence helped sustain the American people during the strain if economic crisis and World War (Britannica, Vol. 26, Page 998).
The legendary president was born on Jan 30, 1882, at the family estate in Hyde Park (White House Webpage). Young Franklin had a secure and idyllic childhood. Franklin s most lasting educational experience was at Groton School in Massachusetts (Electric Library). At Groton, Franklin revealed that he could adapt himself readily to different circumstances. Even when he went to Harvard, the experience was only relatively impressive (White House Webpage).
While at Harvard, Franklin fell in love with Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, his fifth cousin once removed (White House Webpage). Eleanor and Franklin move easily among the upper classes in New York and Campobello. Eleanor, however, was often unhappy, because during much of her married life, she had to live near Franklin s widowed and domineering mother. During World War I, she was staggered to discover that Franklin was having an affair with her social secretary, a pretty young lady name Lucy Mercer. Despite these tensions, Eleanor remained a helpful mate throughout the 40 years of her marriage to Franklin (Britannica Vol. 26, Page 998).
The Democratic Organization in such a duchess country needed a candidate for the New York Senate in 1910 (White House Webpage). Party leader recognized that although Roosevelt had no political experience, he had assets as candidate, such as the wealth to finance the campaign, the best known political name in the United States, and his father had once been a Democrat. He showed great skills by making himself agreeable to votes and having willingness to listen to the advice of political veterans. Perhaps his greatest asset in the campaign was the Republican Party, which was badly split in 1910. For all the reasons, Roosevelt won impressively in the usually Republican district. Roosevelt made an immediate impact in the legislative session of 1911. His motives were idealistic. Reflecting TR s faith in progressivism and in honest government, he distrusted the bossism of Tammany Hall; which was New York City s powerful political machine. In 1912, Roosevelt defied Tammany again, this time by supporting Gov. Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic presidential nomination (This paragraph is citied mainly from The White House Webpage). Later on, he was re-elected to the state senate.
Josephus Daniels, Wilson s Secretary of Navy, had offered the successful young legislator a position as Assistant Secretary of Navy. As Assistant Secretary during 1913 to 1920, Franklin Roosevelt maintained support of many people who also honored TR. During this period, Roosevelt learned the wisdom of political compromise (Life; 1942).
The qualities of vitality and charm made him a popular choice for the Democratic vice-presidential nomination in 1920. Running with James M. Cox, they are defeated decisively by the Republican candidates, Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, in November. With the Republicans ahead in the game, Roosevelt had little choice but to return to his private life (Top + of paragraph from Britannica Vol. 26, Page 998). He formed a law firm in New York City and became Vice President of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. His primary interests remained in the political field.
In 1928, Roosevelt helped Alfred Smith to obtain the presidential nomination (White House Webpage). In the mean time, Smith urgently needed a strong gubernatorial candidate for the democratic ticket in New York, therefore, pressuring Roosevelt into running. Roosevelt had successfully bridged the urban-rural gap in the Democratic Party and had beaten his opponent for office (EXEGY). In 1931, when the Depression was at its peak, Roosevelt became the first Governor to set up an effective state relief administration. He was re-elected in 1930 with 750,000 votes, the largest margin in state history.
While Roosevelt was governor of New York, the Great Depression tightened its grip on the country. Roosevelt has developed lots of new idea that led him to the presidential nomination. Most party leader applauded the Roosevelt-Garner ticket, which closed the heretofore-fatal gulf between the urban-Eastern and rural-Southern-western wings of the party (Paragraph from Britannica Vol. 26, Page 999).
During the Fall Campaign against President Hoover, Roosevelt suggested a few parts for The New Deal. He supported spending for relief and public works. He favored some plan, but he was indefinite to curb the agricultural overproduction that was depressing the farm prices. He spoke for conservation, public power, old-age pensions and unemployment insurance, as well as repeal of Prohibition and regulation of the stock exchange (EXEGY). For most Americans, including the vast majority of progressives, Roosevelt seemed the only visible alternative to Hoover, who many people blamed unfairly for the Depression.
In Chicago during 1932, Roosevelt, who was in the Democratic Party, had succeeded the appointment to become President. He campaigned energetically calling for government intervention in the economy to provide relief, recovery and reform (Electric Library). His activist approach and personal charm helped to defeat Hoover in November 1932 (Electric Library).
The Depression worsened in the months preceding Roosevelt's inauguration, March 4, 1933. Factory closings, farm foreclosures, and bank failures increased, while unemployment soared. Roosevelt faced the greatest by undertaking immediate actions to initiate his New Deal. He did this by temporarily closing up the banks (Cited from lecture of Mr. Branch). Then he worked with a special session of Congress during the first "100 days" to pass recovery legislation which set up alphabet agencies such as AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) to support farm prices and the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) to employ young men. Other agencies assisted business and labor, insured bank deposits, regulated the stock market, subsidized home and farm mortgage payments, and aided the unemployed. These measures revived confidence in the economy (Britannica Vol. 26, Page 999).
Another fuss of New Deal legislation followed in 1935 including the establishment of the Works Projects Administration (WPA) which provided jobs not only for laborers but also artists, writers, musicians, and authors (Electric Library). The Social Security Act provided unemployment compensation and a program of old-age and survivors' benefits.
Roosevelt easily defeated Alfred M. Landon in 1936 and went on to defeat Wendell Willkie in 1940 and Thomas E. Dewey in 1944 (Electric Library). Therefore, he became the only American president to serve more than two terms.
After his overwhelming victory in 1936, Roosevelt took on the critics of the New Deal, namely, the Supreme Court which had declared various legislation unconstitutional, and members of his own party (Britannica Vol.26, Page 999).
By 1939 Roosevelt was concentrating increasingly on foreign affairs with the outbreak of war in Europe (EXEGY). New Deal reform legislation diminished, and the ills of the Depression would not fully abate until the nation mobilized for war (White House Webpage).
When Hitler attacked Poland in September 1939 (Britannica Vol. 12, Page 758), Roosevelt stated that, although the nation was neutral, he did not expect America to remain inactive in the face of Nazi aggression. Accordingly, he tried to make American aid available to Britain, France, and China and to obtain an amendment of the Neutrality Acts which brought about such assistance difficult (Electric Library). He also took measures to build up the armed forces in the face of isolationist opposition.
With the fall of France in 1940, the American mood and Roosevelt's policy changed dramatically. Congress determined a draft for military service and Roosevelt signed a "lend-lease" bill in March 1941 to enable the nation to provide aid to nations at war with Germany and Italy (EXEGY).
The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, followed four days later by Germany's and Italy's declarations of war against the United States, brought the nation irrevocably into the war. Roosevelt became the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, a role he actively carried out. He worked with and through his military advisers, overriding them when necessary. He also took an active role in choosing the principal field commanders and in making decisions regarding wartime strategy (Entire paragraph cited from Electric Library).
He moved to create a "grand alliance" against the Axis powers through "The Declaration of the United Nations", January 1, 1942, in which all nations fighting the Axis agreed not to make a separate peace and pledged themselves to a peace-keeping organization (now the United Nations) on victory (Britannica Vol. 12, Page 758).
Roosevelt gave priority to the Western European Front and had General George Marshall, Chief of Staff, plan a holding operation in the Pacific and organize an expeditionary force for an invasion of Europe. The D-Day landings on the Normandy beaches in France, June 6, 1944, were followed by the allied invasion of Germany six months later (Britannica Vol. 12, Page 759). By April 1945 victory in Europe was certain.
The unending stress and strain of the war literally wore Roosevelt out. By early 1944 a full medical examination disclosed serious heart and circulatory problems. Although his physicians placed him on a strict regime of diet and medication, the pressures of war and domestic politics weighed heavily on him. During a vacation at Warm Springs, Georgia, on April 12, 1945 he suffered a massive stroke and 2 + hours later without regaining consciousness. He was 63 years old. His death came on the eve of complete military victory in Europe and within months of victory over Japan in the Pacific. President Roosevelt was buried in the Rose Garden of his estate at Hyde Park, New York (Entire paragraph cited from Electric Library ).
The reactions toward President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, first of all, are that he had been a mighty, fitting, and enormously accepted president for more than 12 years. He had led the American population through the Great Depression, World War II, and had created innumerable opportunities for those who are jobless as well as homeless. From the information that has been reached out, a vast number of people conceive him as a astounding president, but from the information told by a senior citizen is that, history had shown the mistakes that Roosevelt had created. Even though President Franklin Roosevelt had really made some mistake during his presidency, such as not collaborating with the Jews in Europe and various other controversies such as the immigration to America, he was unbelievably marvelous to the wider majority of the population. What many people believe is that what he had done is moreover important for the American people, by virtue of the opportunities that he had fabricated and gave to the nation. For example, the The New Deal of 1935 had revived thousands of American lives from starving death. President Franklin also led the U.S. through World War II and constructed the United States to become the world power enabling it to compete with other foreign powers such as the Soviet Union. Over all, There is almost no doubt that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was among the finest President of the United States.


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The world's most dangerous road, by bike and bus
The most dangerous road in the world. Been there. Done that. Literally got the t-shirt.
A ride down the world's most dangerous road (also known as Death Road, Grove's Road, Coroico Road, Camino de las Yungas and El Camino de la Muerte) is one of La Paz's top attractions and tourists spend days agonising over whether or not to risk it. Morbid tales of cyclists plunging to their deaths after losing control of their bikes are told with wicked relish by travellers in Bolivia. A friend back home e-mailed to say she had a "bad feeling" and begged me not to do it.
They needn't worry so much. The notoriety of the road actually dates from 1995 when the Inter-American Development Bank christened it the world's most dangerous road; at that time, some estimates stated that 200 to 300 people died on the road annually. In 1983, a bus veered off the road into a canyon, killing more than 100 people in what is frequently referred to as Bolivia's worst road accident.
Nowadays, the moniker is mostly hype. The traffic on the most dangerous section of the road has greatly decreased thanks to a modernization project, completed in 2006, that completely bypassed it. The rest of the road was widened to two lanes, tarmaced, and guardrails and effective drainage were added.
What the road now lacks in motorised traffic is more than made up for by the number of downhill mountain bikers. Tour operators peddling the ride of a lifetime on the legendary Death Road line the streets of La Paz. This is where the tourists' important decision now lies – some tour operators are reputedly less than scrupulous about safety and equipment quality.
I chose to ride with Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking. I paid more than I would have done with other operators, but got more for my money: most notably, peace of mind. Their bikes, worth US$3,000 each, are in top condition and the guides are talented and experienced downhill mountain bikers. The tour group of no more than 14 cyclists, rides together, with a guide at the front and back, plus a photographer. We stopped frequently to regroup, take in the view and listen to advice on how to handle the next section of road, nervously watching riders with other operators rattle past shakily on dubious bikes that, our guide told us, belonged to Gravity Assisted until they were deemed too old for service.
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3. Responsible travel on the Inca Trail
4. The Ten Commandments for night bus travellers
5. Touring the Pantanal with the world's most hardcore guide
6. The two month slump: Colca Canyon, Peru
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8. Images: Panama - San Blas Islands (Kuna Ayala)
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The UK streaming war continues fiercely with Amazon's LoveFilm still trading blows with Netflix. The latest round in the revived firefight sees LoveFilm secure an exclusive multi-year deal with Universal for such gems as the
Tetris Battleship movie, Kick-Ass and Bourne Legacy.
It's great news if you're a LoveFilm Instant subscriber, as you'll finally be able to get the likes of Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Green Zone and Johnny English Reborn streamed to your goggle box. For F1 fans, Senna is also included in the mix, which is a must-watch for anyone interested in the sport.
Grabbing exclusives is great for the individual services and all, but for us consumers it's not such a massive boon. Yes, we'll finally get streams of a load of relatively decent movies we couldn't before. But to get access to all the various movie studios, we're going to end up having to pay for more than one streaming service. It's a good job they're relatively cheap at this penny-pinching double-dipping time.


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PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has announced that the Constituent Assembly will convene from February 18, urging political parties to set their differences aside and come up with a new constitution that will serve all Tanzanians.
The Constituent Assembly, whose members are expected to be announced on Friday, will be held for 70 days. An additional 20 days will be granted if the need arises.
President Kikwete made the announcement on Thursday at a special meeting for political parties' council held at the Mwalimu Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam on Thursday.
Mr Kikwete said the nation depended on the contribution of political party members, including those who will participate in the constituent Assembly, to discuss all the views raised with the aim to arrive at an amicable agreement for the benefit of the nation.
"If you don't collectively agree on issues that will be raised, then the nation will be plunged into chaos. We do not want that to happen. Go out there and deliberate on a new constitution that will put national interest above all else," President Kikwete stressed.
He urged all political parties and their members to deliberate on the new constitution; come up with ideas – and listen to and discuss those ideas peacefully so that those that are ideal are taken on board.
"I will be surprised if political parties don't deliberate and come up with ideas to present at the constituent assembly. You will need, however, to be flexible in listening and accepting when a good idea is presented regardless of which political party that idea has come from. You have the responsibility of giving this nation a new unbiased constitution," he explained.
Mr Kikwete urged political parties to have a good network and a reliable communication system to create modalities that will help solve problems that will arise amicably for the interest of the nation.
"I believe that political parties can make this exercise move forward or stop altogether if they will put political parties interests ahead of the nation's'. The public depends on you to make a new constitution that will serve all the people of the United Republic of Tanzania," he quipped.
Mr Kikwete noted that there were 3,774 applicants who stood an equal chance of being selected to the constituent assembly against 201 available slots.
A breakdown of those that applied against the available slots as shown in brackets include non-governmental organisations; 1, 647 (20), religious organisations; 329 (20) and political parties; 198 (42).
Others are educational institutions; 130 (20), organisation of people with disabilities; 140 (20), workers' organisations; 202 (19), pastoralist organisations; 47 (10), union of fishermen; 57 (10), farmers; 157 (10) and those with identical ideological inclination; 727 (20).
"Therefore, 3,753 people will not be in the constituent assembly not because they are not good enough, but because of the few opportunities available," President Kikwete noted, adding that the new constitution will serve the nation for the next 50 years or more unless the East Africa Community (EAC) or African Union (AU) turns into a political federation.
In his welcoming speech, the Political Parties Council Chairman, Mr Peter Mziray, commended President Kikwete for putting national interests above those of CCM.
Mr Mziray urged political party affiliates and the media to refrain from spreading and writing provocative reports.
He also urged President Kikwete to consider involving opposition party leaders in his foreign official trips, noting that the council also faces a number of challenges, including an office and limited financial resources.
The Political Parties Registrar, Judge Francis Mutungi, promised the president that his speech will be a working document in all deliberations in the constituent assembly to ensure the nation doesn't plunge in chaos.
Commenting on President Kikwete's address to the council's meeting, the CCM Secretary General, Mr Abdulrahman Kinana, said the head of state's advice was timely and aimed at ensuring that the nation gets a really people-centred constitution.
National NCCR-Mageuzi Chairman James Mbatia said the country belonged to all Tanzanians regardless of political affiliation, pointing out that political parties should put aside their differences and formulate a new constitution that will serve the people well.
National CHADEMA Chairman Freeman Mbowe welcomed President Kikwete's counsel, noting that the CCM national chairman should stress to the ruling party members that the focus is the public and not political parties.


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|The city of Bangalore (Bengaluru) has undergone rapid expansion in the last two decades and desperately needed a brand new airport. The new Bengaluru International Airport will go live this weekend on the 23rd of May, 2008. The new airport has been redesigned to handle 11 million passengers. The redesign will see an increase in the size of the terminal, number of aircraft stands, new taxiway layouts and supporting infrastructure.
These images are taken from the BIAL website.
|The original logo shown alongside has similar colors but did not represent the city, it apparently represented the colors of the partners involved in building the airport.


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I have been so busy my pretties, but I feel like I have been neglecting you so here is a quickie (tutorial, that is).
The look is very simple – hot pink lips with simple, glossy eyes.
I used:
Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Black (love this)
Illamasqua Lip Pencil in Spell
Nars Lipgloss in Triple X
Nars Lipstick in Schiap
Purple Dot Lip Brush
Illamasqua Eyeliner Brush
All you need really is a pink/red lip liner, a hot pink lipstick and clear gloss.
First, get a lip scrub and slough off any dead skin – bright lip colours really show up dryness. I used a random scrub, this one is garden botanika, but you can even use a bit of sugar mixed with your lip balm:
Lips ready:
Draw a lip line:
Fill it in:
Now get your bright lip colour and fill it in using a brush. Blot when you are done:
Move to your eyes – curl lashes and apply a coat or two of mascara:
Get your gel liner and line underneath the lashes to add some definition:
Next, apply the clear gloss to your lids – just a bit will do. Try to get a non sticky gloss and obviously not one with plumping properties! (I found it harder than expected to find one that was non stick and wasn't a volumizing type).
If your eyes are red use a little concealer.
Done eyes:
Nar's Schiap lipstick is so gorgeous but pretty drying. On lips like mine I HAVE to use lip balm first and a little lip balm on top makes things a little more comfortable.
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Friday, 16 October 2015
Hornblow or Jackson: WW1 Beechwood Burial
Sydney George Hornblow was "son of Julia Ann Hornblow, of 38, Goldsmith Avenue, Eton, England, and the late Charles George Hornblow."
The CWGC and Canadian Virtual War Memorial records give his age as 38. Sydney Hornblow is shown as arriving in Quebec City on the Lake Manitoba on 19 June 1911, age 31.
His birth was registered in the March quarter of 1877 in Brentford, Middlesex. According to his Canadian attestation paper he was born on the 2nd of February. He had two older sisters, Annie Louisa and Ada Edith, and one younger Kate Mabel. His father Charles George Hornblow died in 1908, his mother Julia Ann (Benham) Hornblow died in the December quarter of 1938 at age 92.
His death at the Rockcliffe Range, Ottawa, was registered under his alias . The cause of death was "natural causes probably accelerated by alcoholism."
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Congratulations! You came, you saw, you've done things you'd never do alone—you've completed the Questival Adventure Race. You're now part of the exclusive club of questers that have eaten bugs, camped, and hugged strangers, and a lot more….all within 24 hours. While there were many hilarious and heart-warming challenge submissions, here are some of our favorites from Questival San Diego. Want to see the rest? Check out the challenges here.
Take a load off and do some urban hammocking in a creative place.
Take a hike to Potato Chip Rock and eat some potato chips while you're on it.
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R.I.P. Ritz the cat. You were the loudest meowing kitty in the world. We loved you so much. We will always remember you.
Ritz (AKA Shmitzle)
September 2000-May 2019
(Facebook post from Molly)
When Jim and Ritz met, Jim was in his early 20s and Ritz was a kitten. The two bonded right away and remained close until Ritz died of old age this spring.
When Jim and my daughter, Molly, met, Ritz was already part of the equation. In those days they lived in Boston. Ritz enjoyed the use of the condominium balcony, but he was basically an indoor cat.
Then they moved moved clear across the USA to California, where a community of feral cats roamed their neighborhood. Jim and Molly live-trapped some of them and took them to a free spay/neuter clinic in the San Francisco Bay area. Later, they returned the cats to their former haunts.
It was during that time that Molly and Jim rescued Orangey and Jupiter, the cats I now have. Orangey was still a kitten, but already a high-wire artist, acrobat, hunter and survivalist, carefully trained by his mother to avoid humans. Jupiter was a tiny black-and-white-spotted baby, not even weaned yet.
From the beginning, Orangey adored Ritz. It was Ritz's habit to walk around with his tail straight up in the air, and Orange paraded behind him, tail erect, mimicking his every move.
The people we love are of necessity flawed, but we come to see their little ways, their peculiarities and proclivities, as endearing, normal and even desirable qualities. The same holds true for the animals we love.
I used to consider Ritz something of a curmudgeon, but he wasn't mean, simply aloof. Eventually he warmed up to Molly, and on occasion even let me pet him, but he would always be Jim's cat.
Jim and Molly and, of course, Ritz, moved south, and the family grew as Emma and, not long afterward, Jack made their arrival. Ritz tolerated the newcomers, but his tendency to yowl became more pronounced. He had always yowled when the mood struck, but blood-curdling yowling is more of an issue when there is a baby asleep in the house. Ritz had his own cat flap, but refused to use it for both egress and ingress, much preferring to stand just outside the nursery and loudly demand to be let out the front door, which in his mind bore a large EXIT sign. Once out, he'd circle around to come back in through the cat door, after which he would repeat the routine.
One day Ritz brought home a big dragonfly. Jim was about to dispose of it, but Molly interceded on Ritz's behalf, saying "Oh, let Ritzy keep it! It's the only thing he ever caught."
Jupe is now surveilling the apple tree that both he and a red squirrel use as a ladder to the porch roof. He stares at the tree with the intensity of someone binge-watching "Breaking Bad." The tree is just budding out, on the verge of bursting into bloom, but Jupiter's interest is in murdering the little squirrel.
This squirrel is so cute; if I made a video of its antics, hopping along, stuffing its mouth with birdseed, it would get a lot of likes on Facebook. Cuteness counts, I say, but to Jupiter cuteness means nothing.
Jupiter wants to go out into the darkness.
"Coyote is always out there waiting, and coyote is always hungry," I tell him.
Coyotes, like cats, are by nature nocturnal predators.
Jupiter doesn't listen. Not only does he want to murder hapless little creatures, but he fights with other cats.
Yes, Jupe is a terrorist, but Orangey is not. While Jupiter is lean and springy, Orangy has the approximate activity level of an ottoman. Molly says Orange chose to retire early, at around age three.
Ritz was never a hunter. While he may have been out there waiting, he was neither particularly hungry nor predacious. He liked to lie peacefully on the patio and watch the possums cavort in the avocado tree. Once Jim opened the back door to let Ritz in and saw an opossum leap over the garden wall.
"He was out there communing with the possums," He told Molly.
Molly has asked me not to tell Orange about Ritzy's passing. She is afraid it will make him sad. I'm not afraid he will find out from this column. Orange never reads anything I write.
Have a good week.


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Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has explained the motivation behind his new book, Too Much Horror Business.
The 228-page book documents his obsession with horror movies and large collection of horror memorabilia. The guitarist tells Metal Hammer:
[Horror] just moves me. Some people are moved by ballet, I'm moved by horror movies.
Hammett – who saw his first horror film, Day Of The Triffids at the age of five, goes on to say that he sees parallels between horror movies and heavy metal. "[Metal and horror] use a lot of the same imagery," he says. "The classic case is Black Sabbath naming their band after the movie Black Sabbath. They both focus on dark-sounding things and suspense. The same sensations that you get in heavy metal are in horror movies. Heavy metal sounds evil and horror movies are evil, ha ha!"
Hammett recently confirmed that Metallica will start work on their new album, the follow-up to 2008's 'Death Magnetic', "soon".
"Right now, we're kind of preoccupied with dealing with this 3D movie that we shot up in Canada last month," he said. "But once we're done with that, we're going to start hunkering down and putting riffs together. That's all going to happen soon. When asked whether Rick Rubin would be on production duties again, he said: "I really don't have an answer about Rick Rubin, although his name certainly comes up."
Scroll down and click to watch our pick of Metallica's ten best songs.


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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee voted Wednesday to approve the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters, or TROL, Act.
The committee's vote, 30-22, comes a week after the Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee voted to move forward with the patent reform legislation.
The proposed bill, also referred to as H.R. 2045, offers what some call a "balanced solution" to the demand letter problem -- the crux of the current patent reform debate.
Such letters are often sent by so-called patent "trolls" in an attempt to enforce or assert rights in connection with a patent or a pending patent.
Patent trolls, or "bad actors," are those patent assertion entities or non-practicing entities that purchase groups of patents without an intent to market or develop a product and then target other businesses with lawsuits.
The TROL Act aims to protect businesses while preserving the ability of patent holders to legitimately protect their intellectual property by increasing transparency and accountability in demand letters. It also would give the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general the authority to levy fines on bad actors.
"This legislation takes on a costly scam that, by many accounts, continues to worsen," said subcommittee chairman Michael Burgess, R-Texas.
"The very real problem of abusive patent demand letters compels us to find a solution expressly designed to enable enforcement that's free of constitutional setbacks."
"When a troll sends abusive letters, we provide tools to identify those letters and provide better enforcement," added full committee chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich.
The Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform, also known as 21C, and the Innovation Alliance have said they strongly support the legislation.
"The TROL Act represents a targeted, balanced and effective solution to addressing a serious problem that is plaguing businesses across our country," the coalition said in a statement. "It is the product of a carefully crafted compromise among stakeholders representing multiple industries and business models and one that the full Congress should consider in the weeks ahead.
"21C strongly supports this legislation and applauds the leadership from the House Energy and Commerce Committee on today's successful markup."
The coalition has more than 40 members from 18 diverse industry sectors and includes many of the nation's leading manufacturers and researchers. Its steering committee includes 3M, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Caterpillar, ExxonMobil, General Electric, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly.
The Innovation Alliance, in a letter to Upton and Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J. and ranking member of the committee, called the legislation a "critical step forward" in combating abusive patent demand letters. The alliance is a group made up of research and development-focused companies.
"The TROL Act provides a cohesive and uniform enforcement mechanism to addressing the problem of abusive demand letters, especially in light of the current patchwork of more than twenty state-specific laws, while respecting legitimate patent-related communications," Executive Director Brian Pomper wrote.
Pomper said the bill's current version, which includes pattern of practice and bad faith requirements and does not impose overly burdensome disclosure requirements, are "critical" to maintaining the proper balance.
"Patents are essential to incentivizing invention, investment, research and development, and job growth," he wrote. "By appropriately targeting abusive behavior while maintaining the integrity of legitimate patent enforcement practices for all patent holders, the TROL Act offers a balanced solution to the proliferation of abusive demand letters."
Bobby Franklin, president and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association, said improvements still can be made, but he believes the bill, overall, strikes a good balance.
"As the voice of the venture industry and the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem, we will continue to support carefully targeted solutions that don't result in unintended consequences that could deter long-term investment in innovative ideas and technologies," Franklin said.
However, the Application Developers Alliance contends the bill requires even more "robust" mechanisms for deterring and punishing trolls.
"The Federal Trade Commission's weak settlement with patent troll MPHJ demonstrates the need for Congress to clarify that the FTC has -- and should use – its authority to punish senders of deceptive patent assertions that are intended to extort unjustified royalty payments," it said in a statement.
"The TROL Act should do this more forcefully and more effectively."
From Legal Newsline: Reach Jessica Karmasek by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Possible Additional Punishments Awaiting Those Who would be Charged with Felony DUI
Drunk-driving or alcohol-impaired driving is the cause of at least 10,000 fatal car crashes in the U.S. (total yearly fatal crashes number to more than 32,000). Records from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics show 1.4 million individuals arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs or both.
In all U.S. states, driving with a 0.08% (or higher) blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level is a crime. A first offense DUI is usually treated as only a misdemeanor; it is considered a more serious offense if the alcohol-impaired driver injures or kills someone, or if his/her BAC level is higher than the 0.08% limit.
Many federal and state authorities are determined and overzealous in catching violators of the anti-drunk driving law, thus, they are sharp and focused on observing any signs of drunk-driving, such as braking erratically, driving too slowly, swerving, stopping for no apparent reason or zig-zagging across the road. For the same end, they set up sobriety checkpoints to check on alcohol-impaired drivers, as well as measure their BAC level.
A DUI felony is punished with costly fines and at least one year jail time. In some states, a felony leads to other heavy sentences, such as:
- Mandatory installation of an Ignition interlock, which is a device that will prevent a vehicle from starting if it detects in the driver a BAC level that is higher than what is considered a safe level (about 0.02%);
- Administrative license suspension (ALS), a law that gives law enforcers the authority to confiscate a driver's license if the driver fails a chemical test. This can last for 90 days – 180 days, during which driving privileges may be limited to/from work;
- Open container law. This law, which is administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the he National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), requires states to prohibit the possession of open alcohol beverage containers, as well as the consumption of an alcoholic beverage, in the passenger area of a motor vehicle on public highways.
Understanding how serious a DUI charge is should make a person think twice before sitting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol. However, there are just instances when impairment gets the better of a driver. It will require a seasoned Columbia DUI defense attorney if you get charged with a DUI offense, more so if the charge is a felony.


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There's been a heaping helping of speculation about where exactly Groupon's price per share would fall in its IPO during the last few weeks.
Groupon was flip-flopping on whether the stock prices would range between $16 to $18, but early discussions Thursday indicate "people familiar with the matter" are suggesting it would rise to $19 to $21 per share, according to CNBC. The price will be set after the final bell Thursday and some thing it could swell from $16 to $21. If that happens, Groupon could be worth nearly $13 billion.
For those keeping track, that would be slightly higher than Google's offer for $6 billion that Groupon infamously turned down last year.
But it'd still be a stretch to say Groupon's got it made in the shade. At best, its megalomaniacal empire is showing cracks. In an analysis published Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reports that Groupon China has "yet to show a profit... Lashou lost $60.5 million in the first half of the year... [It's] an unprofitable business, in a competitive market, with an uncertain regulatory environment."
Meanwhile, as Groupon's IPO is finally becoming a sobering and uncertain reality, it's bringing out the snark aplenty in the media. Thus, to offer a bit of levity, enjoy this rogues' gallery of headlines all around other publications driving home the point that all isn't well in Castle Groupon:
- Groupon stock offering may not be website's best deal -- Boston Herald
- Groupon IPO: Not the best daily deal? -- CNN Money
- Groupon IPO No Deal For Long-Term Investors -- Seeking Alpha
What, nobody thought of tweaking the name of Howie Mandel's wonderful but short-lived game show, Deal Or No Deal?


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Instituted by Washington-based Communications Workers of America (CWA), the study aims at getting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revisit, and possibly redefine what constitutes high speed in the US.
Among others, the study finds that the median US Internet speed is just 1.97 mps. The state of Iowa is stuck with one of the lowest speeds of 1.2 megabits. Figuring lower down than Iowa are the states of Alaska, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
US states that fare better include: Rhode Island with the fastest speed of 5.01 megabits; followed by New Jersey with 3.68 megabits; New York with 3.44 megabits; and Massachusetts with 3.00 megabits.
Effectively what the study says is that what might take just 15 seconds to download in Rhode Island would take over 2 minutes to download in Iowa.
Then again, when compared to Internet speeds of other countries, the US as-a-whole lags behind. There's Japan with speeds of 661 megabits per second, South Korea with 45 mps, France with 17 mps, and Canada with 7 mps on an average.


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The CUNY Assessment Tests in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics are used to determine readiness for college-level work. The results are used to determine placement in credit-bearing courses or noncredit-bearing courses.
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Sony announces "more casual and friendly" update to the PlayStation Vita handheld game console, reducing size and weight while increasing battery life.
Announced in Japan, but with no plans for a European release disclosed, the updated Vita is 20% thinner than the existing model (now down to 15mm) and 15% lighter at 219g. The new console also ditches the first generation's OLED screen in favour of an LCD panel.
Sony said the console, which sees battery life increased from five to six hours, was developed to be "more casual and friendly for a wider range of users."
Praising the "rapid progress of LCD technology" in recent years, the new display provides users with "the highest-level image quality, perfect for a deep and immersive gaming experience".
Called the 2000 series, the new Vita fixes a problem of last year's model by having 1GB of internal storage, so there's no need to install a separate memory card for game saves and smaller downloads - although one will still be required for downloading feature games, and to this end Sony will make a larger 64GB card available next month; all other Vita memory cards have seen price reductions this week, but only in Japan for now.
Sony said the new Vita will go on sale in Japan on 10 October for 18,980 yen (£121), but is yet to make a European announcement regarding a price or availability here.
Sony Vita TV
At the same media event Sony also announced the PlayStation Vita TV, a small set-top box based on Vita hardware which is designed to let you play Vita, PSP and PlayStation 1 games using a DualShock controller, view on-demand TV and film, along with the ability to remote play PlayStation 4 games.
As an extender for the PS4, due on sale in November, the 6 x 10cm box lets you play your PS4 console on another TV if the one it is connected to is occupied. The PS Vita TV also acts as a second Vita system to enable local network multiplayer gaming, although not all Vita games will be compatible as the box works with a DualShock 3 controller which lacks the rear touch pad some Vita games rely on.
Vita TV offers a lineup of 1,300 software titles, including games from PS Vita, PlayStation Portable, and classic titles from the PlayStation and PSOne consoles; the device supports up to two controllers for multiplayer gaming.
Other software includes a web browser, email client, Twitter and applications for voice and text chat with other users
TV content is streamed to the device from Hulu and Japan-specific video services such as Tsutaya TV, Nico Nico Douga and Sony's own Video Unlimited.
Although Sony failed to announce US and European availability, it said the Vita TV will cost 9,480 yen (£60) and is out in Japan on 14 November. Sony will sell a bundle including a DualShock 3 controller and 8GB memory card for 14,280 yen.
Apple is expected to update its own television set-top box - the Apple TV - at a media event in California on 10 September, but the update is not thought to include gaming. With a similar size and price, Apple could find itself in direct competition with Vita TV, providing Sony sells its new device outside of Japan.


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The Wilson branch of North Carolina Retired School Personnel will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 at the Wilson County Senior Center, 1806 Goldsboro St. Employees retired from all positions in the …
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Retired school personnel to meet
The Wilson branch of North Carolina Retired School Personnel will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 at the Wilson County Senior Center, 1806 Goldsboro St. Employees retired from all positions in the school system are encouraged to attend.
Crime prevention panels plan meeting
ROCKY MOUNT — The Edgecombe and Nash County Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 at the East Carolina Agricultural and Education Center, 1175 Kingsboro Road. Meetings are open to the public.
MLK unity service scheduled
Grace Church of God in Christ will host its first Martin Luther King Jr. Unity in the Community service at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at The SPOT, 910 W. Tarboro St. The featured speaker will be the Rev. Joe Shakour along with the members of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Also sharing in this event will be the Rev. Kenneth Fontenot. For more information, call Michael A. Woodard at 919-539-5869.
MLK Day shoe giveaway slated
A "Walk Like the King" summer shoe giveaway for children and adults is planned from 2-4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21 at St. John AME Zion Church, 119 N. Pender St. The giveaway is limited to one pair of shoes per person.
N.C. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission member Jacquie Jeffers, the Wilson County Department of Social Services, Wide Awake Da Beat Radio and the Team Power Foundation are sponsoring the giveaway.
Genealogical society plans meeting
The Wilson County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29 in the assembly room of the Wilson County Public Library, 249 Nash St. Roger Kammerer, a local historian and native of Greenville, will give a presentation on "Forgotten Tales of North Carolina."
Wesley Shelter holding fundraiser
The Wesley Shelter will host its annual "In It to Win It" fundraiser social from 6:30-11 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at Pup's Steakhouse in the Shoppes at Brentwood with music provided by North Tower Band.
Tickets are $50 and include the chance to win prizes such as a trip to New York City for two. Tickets are on sale at the Wesley Shelter, 106 E. Vance St. For more information, call 252-291-2344.
Bridge club announces results
Wilson Duplicate Club winners for Jan. 8, North/South, are Judy and Sim Wooten, first; Jerry Woodard, Martha Walston, Lynda Land and Beverly Wells, tied for second; and Helen Paszek and Carolyn Griffin, third. East/West winners are Mable Hesmer and Janet Gresham, first; Agnes Cherry and Betty Jon Smith, second; Nancy Thompson and Mable Gray Henry, third; and George and Margo Thompson, fourth.
Winners for Jan.10, North/South, are Lynda Land and Jerry Woodard, first; Louise Watson and Betty Banks, second; Sharon and Bob Foster, third; Judy and Sim Wooten, fourth; and Carolyn Griffin and Beverly Wells, fifth. East/West winners are Martha Walston and Janet Gresham, first; Ann Ipock and Nancy Thompson, second; Holmes Smoot and Agnes Cherry, third; Betty Jon Smith and Katie Covington, fourth; and Dot Boyette and Mable Hesmer, fifth.
Free beginning bridge lessons will continue on Thursdays during January (17, 24, and 31) at the Wilson County Senior Center from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Contact Nancy Thompson at 252-991-3242 to register.


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Republic's patented technology uses the WiFi networks consumers are already paying for to lessen their cellular use and ultimately reduce what they pay for their mobile service.
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) July 28, 2016
Industry innovator Republic Wireless is dialing up the pressure on the bigger carriers with its popular WiFi Calling service. The company is now offering some of the lowest priced plans in the market along with a significantly increased range of device options. The new lineup consists of nine new phones from leading Android smartphone manufacturers including Samsung, Motorola and the Google Nexus Line by LG and Huawei.
Starting today, consumers may purchase the following Android 6.0 Marshmallow smartphones at RepublicWireless.com:
- Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge - $799 (or as low as $48 a month*)
- Samsung Galaxy S7 - $699 (or as low as $42 a month*)
- Samsung Galaxy J3 - $179 (or as low as $11 a month*)
- Samsung Galaxy S6 - $549 (or as low as $33 a month*)
- Nexus 6P by Huawei - $499 (or as low as $30 a month*)
- Nexus 5X by LG - $349 (or as low as $21 a month*)
- Moto X Pure Edition - $349 (or as low as $21 a month*)
- Moto G4 - $199 (or as low as $12 a month*)
- Moto G4 Plus - $299 (or as low as $18 a month*)
Republic's Adaptive CoverageTM blends WiFi with cellular to create expanded network coverage for consumers that is less expensive to operate. The Clear Choice Plans pass those savings on to customers in the form of being 40%-60% less expensive than comparable plans from the big carriers:
- Unlimited Talk & Text + WiFi Data /$15 a month.
- Unlimited Talk & Text + WiFi Data + 1G Cellular Data / $20 a month
- Unlimited Talk & Text + WiFi Data + 2G Cellular Data / $30 a month
- Unlimited Talk & Text + WiFi Data + 4G Cellular Data / $45 a month
Note: While Republic's marketing focus will be on the $15-$45/month price range, which addresses the needs of the vast majority of US subscribers, plans with up to 10GB of monthly cellular data are available.
Beyond its initial list of devices, the company is continuing to rapidly test and certify additional smartphones that can be enhanced with their Adaptive CoverageTM technology. They expect to announce additional lower priced phones in the coming months. On August 11th consumers will also be able to purchase a SIM card from Republic Wireless and activate an account using their own Android smartphones from the list of approved devices.
"With Republic Wireless talk is cheap - literally. From day one, our goal has always been to create a quality mobile service that was remarkably affordable." said Chris Chuang, Chief Operating Officer of Republic Wireless. "The fact is the majority of consumers are within range of a WiFi network most of their day and yet are still paying like they are on cellular 24X7. Our patented technology uses the WiFi networks consumers are already paying for to lessen their cellular use and ultimately reduce what they end up paying for their mobile service. Today's announcement is a significant leap forward in our mission to lower everyone's mobile phone bill."
Republic Wireless has earned a loyal customer following and prestigious awards such as PC Magazine's Editor's Choice for "Highest User Satisfaction for plan costs in the nation" as well as top rankings in Consumer Reports and more.
About Republic Wireless
Recognized for excellence in customer service by PC Magazine and as the top pre-paid carrier choice by Consumer Reports, Republic Wireless is on a mission to provide remarkably simple and affordable ways to stay in touch with anyone, anywhere, in any way. A division of Bandwidth, headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, Republic Wireless leverages the power of both WiFi and cellular networks and gives consumers the ultimate flexibility to manage costs. The service uses WiFi in the home, office or anywhere else as the primary network for calls, texts and data. When outside of WiFi coverage, the smartphone works just like a typical smartphone on the cellular networks of national carriers. Visit http://www.republicwireless.com/ for more information. Media resource center here.
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(The Wrap-Up Magazine) The rapper and reality TV personality can be seen yelling at a guy who told him that he should have been "watching the monitor, dude." He screamed at the guy after yelling at two Delta employees. "Hey, I don't need any information from you, man. Shut your f**kin mouth. I don't give a f**k. Shut your mouth. I don't need anything from you. You don't work here. Shut up," said Vanilla Ice.
He screamed at another employee before talking to the woman seen in the video, according to China K, the person who uploaded the video onto YouTube. China K claimed Ice cursed out the other employee before he walked away. The woman in the video was summoned after his initial outburst.
The rapper commented on the situation after the video was released, as he Tweeted, "Hahha- funniest thing about this video is the guy that was the smart ass, had a TMNT shirt on I told him he's not worthy. #Funny." He added, "How funny, vanilla ice has a meltdown. More like over caffeinated, and no sleep. Wrong actions but right point."


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The Krystal Ball Post Comes Down
By Greg L | 12 October 2010 | Virginia Politics, Blogs, US Congress | 14 Comments
The Krystal Ball story has generated so much national attention that the availability of this server has been terribly compromised. While it's nice to get attention from far and wide, BVBL isn't done for a national audience. There are plenty of other places where items of national interest can be found, and the vast majority of those are done by folks who are better writers, have redundant server infrastructure that can weather a good slashdotting, and pay full-time attention to what's going on on their site and with their servers. I just can't handle the management effort and all this traffic (sometimes reaching over 200,000 hits a day) so I reluctantly have to take down the Krystal Ball story.
That by no means should imply that story isn't worthy of attention or for any reason should be kept from the public. Krystal Ball's consistent behavior and publicly stated positions clearly put her at odds with the values and convictions of a vast majority of residents in the 1st Congressional District of Virginia. That one of the clearest examples of these convictions and patterns of behavior is revealed from pictures taken six years ago where dresses up some guy with a dildo strapped to his nose and thinks it's cute to fellate the thing on camera is happenstance. Anyone attending her puppet show fundraiser in New York City earlier this election cycle generally witnessed the same behavior. Anyone perusing her public record quickly discovers her approval for all sorts of perversions as a public policy matter. The pictures demonstrate a pattern of behavior, and a pattern that definitely is inconsistent with the kind of Congressional representation the 1st District deserves.
So it's been fun to get all sorts of traffic from people who won't likely ever come back to read BVBL, I have to let others run with this story and take down the Krystal Ball post. The pictures aren't available here anymore since I can't possibly host ten photos demonstrating Krystal Ball's personal convictions about posing for pictures with sex toys, and photobucket banned my account after I uploaded the photos there and linked to them. I probably could manage to fight through the issue and find hosting for them, but that still leaves me with gobs of incoming web traffic I just can't handle.
I'll be back to discuss Krystal Ball, without enticing readers with pictures of Krystal Ball acting like someone from "Girls Gone Wild" however. If photos like that happen to show up again, I'll make sure they find a place to be, somewhere that can handle the web traffic and be a more reliable host for getting the story out. I just can't do that, but I can continue to shine the light on this horrible candidate, hopefully for an audience that is eligible to cast a ballot in that race.
UPDATE: Now that Krystal Ball has embarked on a new career as a television pundit claiming to be a "democratic strategist" and given that the firestorm has died down, it seems appropriate to re-enable the post. People should know about her qualifications in this role.
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14 Comments
Anonymous said on 12 Oct 2010 at 11:05 pm:
Why do i get the feeling these pics were her own october surprise creation
Greg L said on 12 Oct 2010 at 11:20 pm:
A candidate leaking pictures of herself putting her mouth on a sex toy attached to someone's nose would be a novel campaign strategy, to say the least. Sort of a "Vote for me, I know what to do with a rubber penis" kind of strategy?
Gosh, what kind of (insane) person would seriously consider that?
Lenny said on 12 Oct 2010 at 11:25 pm:
Sounds exactly like something Krystal Ball would come up with…
Get Bullwinkle! said on 12 Oct 2010 at 11:58 pm:
You want photos? Here they are:
Click here to open the gallery.
DPortM said on 13 Oct 2010 at 5:36 am:
You should have heard Rush Limbaugh yesterday afternoon trying to describe the Rudolph reindeer nose yesterday on his radio show. It was hilarious! He spent a good 15 minutes on Krystal Ball yesterday.
es_la_ley said on 13 Oct 2010 at 6:30 pm:
There are plenty of other places where items of national interest can be found, and the vast majority of those are done by folks who are better writers,
Bah! You are a very good writer Greg!
USA said on 14 Oct 2010 at 5:29 am:
"Vote for me, I know what to do with a rubber penis" kind of strategy?
Gosh, what kind of (insane) person would seriously consider that?
Uhhh, Obama's constituency? Frank's constituency? Larry Craig's inner circle?
Problem is, our government is over run with these degenerates. Solution is to stop them before they get entrenched.
Thanks for helping to get that ball rolling.
Spank That Donkey said on 14 Oct 2010 at 9:48 am:
Thank God no one leaks photos of barney frank's parties… come to think of it, wonder if that guy is on barney's….staff?
ChrisPlyem said on 15 Oct 2010 at 9:03 am:
A large pert of why American politics is so disgusting is because we've been brainwashed to believe that only pure Christian and Catholic wholesome people can ever be a part of a real solution to make life better for people in this country. These same "pure people" who are already in the Public Sector have more disgusting lives and histories than this Krystal Ball woman. No, I'm not a voter in your district, I don't know anything about her, or her viewpoints, or whether she'd be good for the region you're in. If she's no good for you all, then by all means trumpet it to the Heavens. The issue I have is the method to show your disagreement to her candidacy. Actually, I get to witness even messier character assassinations in my geographically beautiful state of New York. I say "geographically" because there's absolutely nothing beautiful about the politicians here - Democrat OR Republican. They're a mess, just like the "leaders" in Washington D.C. They lie, steal, vote for their own benefit and make vast sums of money off the backs of the people of the state. THAT Mr. Greg is the real problem in politics. Not the fact that a woman performs fake oral on her husbands Halloween costume. You, making this such a big deal, simply distracts from the actual political stance she may have. It's called "Character Assassination" and it's wrong. Debate and display her actual political failures or successes and keep it to that. Or, if you really believe that character assassination is the way to go, then give equal time to your favorite politicians. I guarantee that if you dig into any of them you'll find they too have sex lives, and parties, and drink and steal and beat their wives and mistresses and go to fancy dinners on YOUR tax paying dime. You'll likely have so much to write about, that you'll need to quit your full time job and blog dirt all day long. Then, you'll be able to afford a better server, and greater bandwidth and actually host the pictures of the filth you find on your squeaky clean conservative representatives and candidates.
Thanks for the opportunity to post to this blog.
ChrisPlyem said on 15 Oct 2010 at 9:05 am:
Forgive my misspellings. I did a poor job of proof reading!
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'Splains why it's not been loading in recent days.
Nope said on 18 Oct 2010 at 5:34 pm:
hmmm, or was it the threat of a lawsuit?
freedom said on 21 Oct 2010 at 3:10 pm:
All you repressed reppies took great glee in looking at the epics. Sorry is wasn't a gay thing for your pleasure.
Freedom said on 23 Oct 2010 at 8:13 am:
The above post was not mine!!! I don't know THAT "freedom"…:(
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