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Global Research, November 20, 2011
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The "Free Syria Army" is literally an army of militant extremists, many drawn not from Syria's military ranks, but from the Muslim Brotherhood, carrying heavy weapons back and forth over the Turkish and Lebanese borders, funded, supported, and armed by the United States, Israel, and Turkey. The latest evidence confirming this comes in the form of a report out of the International Institute for Strategic Studies which clearly states that Syria's opposition is armed and prepared to drag Syria into more violence.
This report comes in sharp contrast to the propaganda fed via the corporate-media and the West's foreign ministers on a daily basis, where the violence is portrayed as one-sided, with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad "gunning down" throngs of peaceful, placard waving protesters. Just as in Libya where these so-called "peaceful protesters" turned out to be hordes of genocidal racist Al Qaeda mercenaries, led by big-oil representatives, fighting their cause upon a verified pack of lies, so too is Syria's "pro-democracy" movement which is slowly being revealed as yet another militant brand of extremists long cultivated by Anglo-American intelligence agencies, whose leadership is harbored in London and Washington and their foot soldiers supplied a steady stream of covert military support and overt rhetorical support throughout the compromised corporate media.
The unrest in Syria from the beginning was entirely backed by Western corporate-financier interests and part of a long-planned agenda for region-wide regime change. Syria has been slated for regime change since as early as 1991. In 2002, then US Under Secretary of State John Bolton added Syria to the growing "Axis of Evil." It would be later revealed that Bolton's threats against Syria manifested themselves as covert funding and support for opposition groups inside of Syria spanning both the Bush and Obama administrations.
In an April 2011 CNN article, acting State Department spokesman Mark Toner stated, "We're not working to undermine that [Syrian] government. What we are trying to do in Syria, through our civil society support, is to build the kind of democratic institutions, frankly, that we're trying to do in countries around the globe. What's different, I think, in this situation is that the Syrian government perceives this kind of assistance as a threat to its control over the Syrian people."
Toner's remarks came after the Washington Post released cables indicating the US has been funding Syrian opposition groups since at least 2005 and continued until today.
In an April AFP report, Michael Posner, the assistant US Secretary of State for Human Rights and Labor, stated that the "US government has budgeted $50 million in the last two years to develop new technologies to help activists protect themselves from arrest and prosecution by authoritarian governments." The report went on to explain that the US "organized training sessions for 5,000 activists in different parts of the world. A session held in the Middle East about six weeks ago gathered activists from Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon who returned to their countries with the aim of training their colleagues there." Posner would add, "They went back and there's a ripple effect." That ripple effect of course is the "Arab Spring," and in Syria's case, the impetus for the current unrest threatening to unhinge the nation and invite in foreign intervention.
With planted "speculation" running through the corporate media that a recent explosion, amongst several other "incidents" in Iran, were the work of Western covert operations, and the Jerusalem Post all but admitting the entire Western-backed destabilization in Syria aims not at ushering in "democracy" or upholding "human rights," but to weaken Iran by proxy, it is clear that everything within Wall Street and London's power is being done to provoke Iran. Iran has downplayed the recent explosion at their military base as an accident and has thus far maintained a persistent patience in the face of criminal provocations and overt acts of war by an alarmingly and increasingly depraved West.
It is quite clear that the stratagems spelled out in the corporate-funded Brookings Institute report "Which Path to Persia?" have been read and understood by both sides and that Iran realizes that any act of retaliation not expertly played, only gives the West what it has stated it wants – an excuse to go to war with the Islamic Republic. Should the public in Syria, Iran, and throughout the West also read "Which Path to Persia?" and realize that the only threat Iran and its allies pose to the West is toward the extraterritorial ambitions of Wall Street and London, perhaps a bloody, entirely unnecessary war can be avoided, and the first steps taken toward dismantling the parasitic corporate-financier oligarchy that has misled the world for the past several decades.
It's about time the American flag waving emotional patriots wake up to the fact that our banker owned government has been manipulating their loyalty to America, and making deluded supporters of global tyranny out of them, while the naïve taxpayer foots the bill for their own eventual loss of everything they hold dear. This has been the most successful brain washing experiment ever fostered on humanity. Let the reader fully understand that the banker owned media industry has been manipulating your opinions since you were still pissing your pants, and they are masters at it. While they simultaneously badger you to accept different cultures as having every right to live and procreate anywhere they want and keep their own culture intact, they are making global racist out of you with their claims of genocide committed by other nations who they have also manipulated, with your money! And you wonder why so many Nations hate us! I'm seventy one years old and this crap has been going on long before I was born, and I am now convinced this Nation has never fought in a justified war. They have all been the result of Banker/government manipulation of the masses, for the soul purpose of consolidating their power over Nations and making obscene profits from it. All of this "we are hero's" bullshit, is an admission of our stupidity from being so easily manipulated into becoming murderers of innocent people. WHEN WILL HUMANITY WAKE UP AND KILL THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING CARTEL, AND THE SCUMBAG POLITICIANS, INSTEAD OF EACH OTHER?


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When you're negotiating your divorce settlement, preparation is the key to success. Are you really ready to negotiate your future?
During the course of your marriage, you accumulated both assets and liabilities. Although there are regional differences when it comes to who gets what, basically, everything purchased, received, or saved during your marriage must be divided when you divorce. So now you're about to get underway with negotiations to reach a financial settlement with your soon to be ex – but are you truly ready to do so?
As with any negotiation, preparation – including a thorough understanding of the situation, as well as assistance from professionals to ensure your interests are being protected – is the key to success. Here are a few questions you need to be able to answer before sitting down to negotiate.
Do you know what your marital assets are?
You can't divide the marital assets fairly if you don't know what's there. The discovery process, which can be informal or formal, is important in every divorce. The informal way is to exchange lists of your assets and debts in an affidavit form. This method should only be used if you are sure that you know everything that exists in your estate; if you're not sure, then a more formal means of discovery should be utilized. One such method is called "interrogatories," in which each lawyer has their client list, under oath, information about assets, liabilities, and income. This process provides everyone involved with a complete economic picture before starting negotiations. In some cases where more discovery is needed, depositions are taken. Depositions are statements under oath with a court reporter present.
What if there's a business or professional practice involved?
A business or professional practice tends to complicate a divorce. More often than not, the value of the business becomes a focal point of contention. Couples need to seriously consider getting a professional and objective valuation of the business. The costs of a professional valuation are usually steep, but you can't divide something fairly if you don't know it's true worth.
Then comes the question of what to do with the business. There are a few options, such as:
In a business-owner situation, the business is usually most or all of their net worth, so there aren't enough other assets to compensate the other spouse. Even if selling the business is an option (it usually isn't), finding a buyer to pay the right price within an acceptable time frame is practically impossible. Most divorcing couples don't want to maintain a relationship – not even a business relationship – after the divorce. So what do you do? The only real options are a property settlement note (one spouse buys the other's share in a series of installment payments at a market-interest rate) or a spousal-support arrangement to compensate for the difference. Of course there are areas of concern that come with using a property settlement note.
What about a budget?
It is critical to determine the incomes and expenses of the parties and to try to estimate what the future expenses will be after the divorce is final. If there are children, one spouse will probably pay child support to the other, and in many marriages, one spouse will also pay spousal support ("alimony"). It is important to determine both income levels and future needs before you start negotiations. A Certified Divorce Financial Analyst™ (CDFA™) can play a critical role in determining both a budget and cash-flow needs. A CDFA™ can also help to plan a course of action for the future by preparing different scenarios utilizing assumptions based upon needs and projections with different income levels.
What about pensions?
In many divorces, the most valuable assets are future benefits such as pensions. These must all be determined and considered before starting to think about a settlement. In most cases, the marital portion of these benefits – in other words, the portion of the pension or other deferred benefits that have been acquired during the marriage – are subject to division as part of the divorce settlement. A good lawyer and CDFA™ will help you consider these benefits as part of the overall settlement plan, making sure your future needs will be met.
What about personal property?
Personal property is important, but don't spend thousands of dollars fighting over property with more sentimental than real value. Items such as collectables, favorite home furnishings (from chairs to rugs to pots and pans), hobby equipment, and other personal property must not become the focus of your negotiations. A good CDFA-Divorce financial advisor can help you gain perspective on these items and focus on the big picture when you're getting ready to negotiate a settlement. Remember that an expensive television or computer has almost no value a few years after you made that big-ticket purchase. The courts don't look at replacement value but the actual value of the item, which, in the case of used furniture, is often garage-sale prices.
Are you emotionally attached to your home?
Over the years, we have seen people who were determined to stay in the marital home no matter what. In some cases, that can be a big mistake. First of all, it may be too expensive to maintain. In some situations, it's better to sell the home and find another one that's smaller and less expensive to pay for and maintain. As you move ahead and rebuild your life, it may be better to start fresh in another home. Aside from the financial considerations, there may be too many memories attached to the marital home to let you move forward emotionally as long as you're still living there.
There are several ways to handle a marital home:
What do you want – and why?
You must have a game plan when you enter into settlement negotiations. Do you know what you want? Do you know what you need? Are you thinking about all options? Are you being realistic in your demands? It is standard negotiating practice to ask for more than you expect to receive – without going to extremes. Don't be a doormat, but don't be excessively greedy, either. Insoluble disagreements arise when divorcing couples are negotiating based on wants rather than needs. So take the time to objectively determine your own needs – and those of your spouse – before starting to negotiate. I have found over the years that if your demands are reasonable and based more on needs than wants, then the chances for a quick, fair settlement are good. There must be give-and-take and wiggle-room in your settlement proposals; your lawyer and CDFA-divorce financial advisor can help you strategize and come up with different game plans and scenarios as you prepare for this negotiation.
The bottom line
You must be well represented and advised in order to negotiate effectively. This includes knowing the "ingredients" of the marital pie, and also how much of that pie you can realistically expect to keep as you prepare to negotiate your settlement. A team consisting of a lawyer and a CDFA™ – and perhaps a therapist if emotional issues are getting in your way – can help understand your needs, your rights, and your true "bottom line" before you sit down to negotiate with your spouse. Divorce is one of the most difficult and stressful experiences you'll ever have. During this emotional time, it can be hard to think clearly or rationally, so make sure to enlist the help of professionals who can guide you when you've lost your way. Remember, if both sides are somewhat unhappy with the outcome, then the negotiations went well.
Personal experience made Karen Mendez realize all marriages end due to divorce or death and she decided to help others get through either outcome by providing financial planning and advice for divorce and widowhood. She is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, dedicated to helping clients use their money to create happiness in their lives despite divorce or widowhood so they can start over smart.
Karen helps attorneys; mediators, individuals and couples, navigate through the financial morass of divorce and widowhood. Her expertise lies in understanding the special tax and financial issues that can plague divorce and she helps clients get their financial fair share and equitable settlements. She provides financial analysis, projections and solutions so clients can avoid long-term regret over decisions made early on in divorce and widowhood. Karen offers a range of financial, investment and insurance services that address clients' complete financial picture and long-term needs before, during and after marriage. She is currently writing a book entitled, "To Have and To Hold Onto Your Financial Fair Share: Financial Decision Making When Marriage Ends in Divorce or Death."
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I own a Pomodoro kitchen timer, like that one in the illustration. Maybe when I clean house, I'll find where the cat hid it. I am entering my third year as a published novelist, my fifth year of writing novels full time and all the sedentary work that has entailed. 2016 is the year when I seek to manage my job efficiently. Doing that involved breaking up the inactivity with active sessions. I'm turning to the Pomodoro Technique. I will strive to complete three Pomodoro full cycles a day, novel writing and one conducting business.
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With more testing and tweaking, Cirillo settled on structured framework for what he called the Pomodoro Technique (named after the Italian word for "tomato," in reference to his original kitchen timer). In the final technique, he came up with, you use a timer to break your work into focused time blocks (usually 25 minutes) separated by a 5-minute break. After four consecutive working time blocks, take a longer break, around 15 or 20 minutes. It is best to wake those active blocks. This might be a great the house tidied up, in brief, sections of time.
Each 25-minute work block is called a "Pomodoro." Sessions that long, with short, active breaks, are great for writers.
Start a timer
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Take a short break
Every 4 Pomodoro (work periods) take a longer break
Total time is a Pomodoro Cycle, before taking a longer break that could be planned for lunch or supper time, are two hours. Three x two-hour sessions working on my writing and a two-hour session focused on the business of writing, at my work desk, and critiquing (coaching) fellow authors and reading completed at my treadmill desk, should bee an ideal set up for me.
The Pomodoro Technique might be something you'd like to try.
Guess what I'm doing in my Pomodoro time managed sessions, today?
I'm releasing my ninth novel. But, my Pomodero time management tool has brought me down to earth: Time to be active for five minutes hanging up some washing.
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In Iowa I taught part-time for ten years at a League for Innovation community college with enrollment of 15,000. While there I found I preferred teaching one-on-one in our writing center, where I could help students with the specific part of the writing process where they were struggling. Sometimes it really is spelling, punctuation and citations (which normally brought them in the door) but more often their writing had bigger problems, like organization, sufficient support for their ideas or just understanding the assignment on the sheet.
After a few years, I had enough seniority that I COULD teach Comp. 1 or 2 if I wanted to, but I mostly stuck with ENG 101 because it was so gratifying to see those reluctant students--whose low baseball caps and slumped posture on day 1 clearly told me "NOT another English class"--turn into expressive writers who, somewhere around midterm, discovered they had something to SAY in their essays! And helping somebody who cares about their story get it 'ready for prime time' with all the spelling, formatting and punctuation in place is really a labor of love.
My OTHER favorite class was a business writing course, where we focused on the employment packet--resumes, cover letters, thank you for the interview letters (not email, if possible.) We even went so far as to do mock interviews (ungraded) to help raise students' confidence levels. I was surprised to learn that my over-25-year-old students in the night classes often needed this more than the teenagers, since more than a few of the 30-somethings had partied their way out of college on their first pass. Now, with a stable job and often a family to keep their priorities straight, they're all about "I WILL SUCCEED." If determination were enough to learn a skill these folks would do it, but sometimes a little guidance (like, say, how to document a research paper according to MLA style) can make a world of difference. I am currently teaching college level technical writing in the classroom at UAH and continue to teach this course online for Kirkwood Community College.
I recognize that a personality match can be key to a successful tutor-student relationship, so that's my excuse for ignoring a key rule of business writing: Omit needless words. I should probably mention that my ESL experience (also called ELL for "English Language Learner") includes international students in my credit classes, as well as volunteering at Literacy Services of Wisconsin in downtown Milwaukee. I found unfolding the students' life stories to be inspiring as we struggled through the workbooks week after week.
I have limited transportation options at the moment, but if students are willing to either meet in my neighborhood or on weekends I'm sure we can work something out. In Iowa I taught part-time for ten years at a League for Innovation community college with enrollment of 15,000. While there I found I preferred teaching one-on-one in our writing center, where I could help students with the specific part of the writing process where they were struggling. Sometimes it really is spelling, punctuation and citations
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Years ago, I worked for a company in NC that offered SAT test prep. Currently, I have one student through WyzAnt. She has dyslexia, which slows down her reading. I encouraged her to ask for extra time from ACT, which she received. Her scores on the practice tests have gone from aprox 15% to 85% since we have been working together.
For the past year I have been volunteering with and mentoring young adults on the autism spectrum. Currently I am coaching a student through the job-search process, including doing mock interviews and brainstorming how best to react to common workplace scenarios that can mean trouble for people on the autism spectrum.
This has involved a lot of self-education, including reading several books by Temple Grandin, PhD. (I was also fortunate to attend the lecture she gave at UA-Athens this year.) It's clear to me that the best approach for connecting with anyone on the autism spectrum is to begin with appreciating the topics they are passionate about and then patiently encouraging them to transition into topics that might lead to a paying career.
For six years I taught Comp II: Technical Writing, which emphasizes job search strategies, resume writing, effective cover letters and the importance of timely thank you letters. We even went so far as to do mock interviews (ungraded) to help raise students' confidence levels. I was surprised to learn that my over-25-year-old students in the night classes often needed this more than the teenagers. If I had a text for tutoring career guidance it would be What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard Nelson Bolles. I have been using these networking principles in my career for over 15 years, so I know they work. Keep in mind that you don't just get MY knowledge, but the accumulated wisdom of all the professional recruiters, HR directors who have spoken in my classrooms.
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Give your children and yourself the tools for a healthy life. My kitchen accommodates up to three student cooks (Adults can watch for free).
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I taught college English for 10 years (including many immigrants and refugees who had completed my community college's ESL program) and worked with ESL students as a volunteer last year. One of my regular students was from Mexico, and had been studying English for several years.
In my 10 years of teaching both face-to-face and online for community college and local universities I helped students with a variety of government papers in the writing center. In addition, I have been involved in politics in the federal, state, and local level. I also follow politics closely through the media and online, because I am so interested in how government can make life safer and more fair.
During the 10 years I taught in community college classrooms in Iowa I also did microteaching in the writing center. This was the ideal environment to explain the rules of grammar that many students missed out on during middle school. In my current online college English composition classes I offer comprehensive feedback on grammar and usage errors, often including a link to a site that offers exercises.
My professional writing career has spanned more than 20 years and included PR, direct mail, websites and video. During my two years with Stamats Communications in their Educational Services Group I created award winning packages for schools ranging from Mercer University School of Law to Castleton State College in Vermont. This experience prompted my being hired to create and teach Strategies and Tactics in Marketing for Mt. Mercy University, which wanted its PR/marketing grads to have client experience. Over a semester these students would plan and execute an event to benefit a local nonprofit. I also taught Intro to PR for two years.
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Images of Oppo's new bezel-less phone leak, and it looks beautiful
Leaked images for what is believed to be the bezel-less Oppo R7 have appeared online. Featuring a 5.5-inch display, and knock-out looks, could this be Chinese manufacturer Oppo's mainstream hit? Find out what we know about the Oppo R7 below.
Photos of the new Oppo smartphone were released via mydrivers.com, along with a new video showing it off. Oppo has been working on technology which would realize a bezel-less design since last year, but is yet to implement it into a handset. This latest video reveals the technology behind it.
The R7 is not truly bezel-less, but the display creates the effect by bending the light at the edges of the screen. This provides an edge-to-edge effect, while ensuring problems with durability and accidental "palm-tapping" on the screen are not present.
You can check out how the phone looks in the video below:
As for the Oppo R7 specs, we don't know, but rumors suggest a 64-bit MediaTek MT6795 SoC with octa-core CPU, 20.7 MP rear camera, and 4G LTE.
Here at AndroidPIT we're big fans of the bezel-less design, giving the Sharp Aquos Crystal five-stars in our Sharp Aquos Crystal review, praising its display design. What the Aquos Crystal lacked in looks and premium-materials, however, Oppo's new baby could make up for.
We'll have more for you on Oppo R7 new device as we get it. What's your thoughts on it so far?
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Well, I want a real bezel-less display, on all sides. Or at least they should make top and bottom much smaller. Otherwise good job on the display. I wouldn't buy it though as I think S6 Edge has it better (as in around-body display looks better than this).


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Continuing on with this year's theme of cover releases, Lupe Fiasco reemerges with a new twist on an old SZA record titled "Bone." The song samples the beat from SZA's "Babylon," which was featured on her Z EP released in 2014.
With an edgier twist, Lupe delves into the topics surround the issue with celebrity being synonymous with perfection.
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Hopefully this new release is just a prelude to his forthcoming album, The Cool 2, originally set to be released in 2017. Though he's promised us three more albums until his "retirement," we wonder whether the album(s) will be released a bit sooner than planned.
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TALLAHASSEE � It seemed like a good idea for controlling urban sprawl: Require ample road capacity be in place before a new neighborhood or commercial development could be built.
TALLAHASSEE � It seemed like a good idea for controlling urban sprawl: Require ample road capacity be in place before a new neighborhood or commercial development could be built.
The concept known as "transportation concurrency" is part of Florida's landmark growth management act passed in 1985 and then modified over the past 23 years.
But it didn't work: The road capacity provision not only didn't stop sprawl, it encouraged it. Developers found it cheaper and easier to build in outlying areas with extra capacity or where road-building costs are lower than in urban centers.
"The people still get into their cars and drive right back into the city to work," said state Community Affairs Secretary Tom Pelham, who enforces the act. "So the urban area loses the development but still gets the traffic congestion."
Hailed nationally when it was enacted, the growth management act requires cities and counties to have comprehensive plans covering what kind of growth should take place and where. Pelham's agency looks at any changes. The law also has various requirements that are supposed to ensure that new communities have enough schools, water, sewers, drainage, parks and recreation and solid waste disposal as well as roads.
No one questions that the act has made development more orderly statewide, but it's had problems, including:
Pelham's department winds up doing what local governments should have done because they often submit plan amendments just as developers wrote them � including some that are inconsistent with the municipality's own plans.
While new developments may pay their own way, the state hasn't reduced the shortage of schools, roads and other infrastructure that existed before the planning law was passed.
Planing amendments are often adopted before citizens have been given a fair chance to object.
Smaller cities competing to attract development and expand their tax bases have contributed to sprawl by annexing rural areas.
"Growth has been somewhat managed," said Eric Draper, deputy director and lobbyist for Audubon of Florida. "It hasn't been controlled."
Overall, the law has made a positive difference, Pelham said, but he acknowledged it's become a "mess."
Pelham ought to know � this is his second time heading Community Affairs. He led it from 1987 through 1991, then he dealt with it as a lawyer specializing in land-use issues before Gov. Charlie Crist reappointed him last year.
"It's now a very long and cumbersome act," Pelham said. "It's had a lot of exceptions and loopholes written into it."
Environmentalists and developers agree there are problems, but they're often at odds over what they are and how they should be solved.
Developers complain about duplicative state and local requirements and time limits that force them to resubmit plans and repeat the approval process if construction doesn't start on schedule.
"It's badly bent," said Wade Hopping, lobbyist for the Association of Florida Community Developers. "It's become very bureaucratic."
Charles Pattison, president of 1000 Friends of Florida, a private growth management watchdog group, said the law is needed because "history shows that you cannot just hope that people do the right thing."
Both houses of the Legislature considered major changes to the law this year, but none passed after Pelham and environmentalists opposed provisions sought by builders, developers and other business interests.
"There was a great deal of what I would call pure special interest proposals that got incorporated," Pelham said.
A key disagreement was over Pelham's proposal to add a "Citizens Planning Bill of Rights" to the law that would give people a better opportunity to voice objections.
Pelham offered it in response to the Hometown Democracy citizen initiative that appears headed for the 2010 ballot. If adopted, that initiative would require voter approval of local plan changes.
Pelham said that's too extreme and hoped the bill of rights would help persuade voters to reject Hometown Democracy by offering them a more practical way to have a say on the state's growth management.
Hopping called Pelham's proposal "kind of draconian," including approval of plan changes by more than a simple majority � a supermajority � of a local governing body and public meeting rules that wouldn't give developers enough time to prove their cases.
Lawmakers tried to make it more palatable to builders and developers in part by eliminating the supermajority requirement and banning referendums on plan changes in the state's 19 charter counties, which includes most of the most-populous like Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Orange, Duval, Hillsborough and Pinellas. Such referendums are already banned in the 48 non-charter counties. Pelham said the proposed changes would have weakened the growth management act too much.
Builders and developers are eager to try again during the next regular legislative session that begins in March.
Pelham's department also is undergoing a "sunset" review. By law, the Legislature must examine the agency over the next two years to see if changes can be made to improve it or, in the extreme, abolish it if it's found unneccesary.
One point of agreement last session, though, was a provision for a study on how the state could replace transportation concurrency with a mobility fee. It would require all property owners in a region � not just new developments � pay a share of transportation costs including mass transit.
Pelham said his agency and the Florida Department of Transportation didn't really need legislation and are doing a study on their own, but it won't be completed until after the 2009 session.
That means a solution may have to wait, but not if state Rep. Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, can help it. He sponsored his chamber's growth management bill this year.
"We're not going to let that hold us back," Cannon said. "I don't think the people want us to wait an entire 'nother year."


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Many of you have heard of Auskick in Australia; Aussie rules for kids, well, we have a slice of Australia in Abu Dhabi. On Friday mornings for about an hour and a half each week. Not only Aussie Kids with a passion for Aussie Rules but kids from all over the world who have never seen a footy before come together to learn the skills & teamwork that Auskick has to offer. The kids enjoy running around the park and get a thrill out of being part of something that they win by participating. There is a big focus on fun and team work with Auskick, so come & be part of it - the parents seem to enjoy it just as much as the kids! I know there are a lot of Aussies out there, and we would like to extend our invitiation to fellow Australians with little ones (bw 5-12) to come & join the Mums & Dads & kids have a great morning together. Auskick for Kids Boys or girls 5-12+ years old Friday mornings from 9am
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Whether you're the one glistening tear type or you're prone to loud weeping in the cinema, having a good old fashioned cry at the movies can feel bloomin' brilliant. Maybe it's the cathartic release of emotions that keeps us coming back. Or maybe we just like to punish ourselves with that crushing blow of heartache. Either way, cinema has been churning out some brilliant weepie flicks that keep us grabbing the Kleenex and crying into our popcorn.
With the release of Thea Sharrock's adaptation ME BEFORE YOU spiking sales in bulk pack tissues and leaving us puffy-eyed for days, it only feels right that we at Film & TV Now count down five of the very best films that leave us in complete emotional turmoil. Whether it's love, family, loss or heartache that has us choking up; there's something for everyone in our list of heart punchers!
5. The Notebook (2004)
If Ryan Gosling's perfectly bearded face isn't enough to send you into an emotional breakdown then Nick Cassavetes story of love through the ages certainly will. Adapted from the novel by Nicholas Sparks and starring Gosling and the gorgeous Rachel McAdams, THE NOTEBOOK tells the heartwarming story of lovers Noah and Allie and their epic romance that spans their entire lifetime.
The thing about THE NOTEBOOK is that it's the weepie gift that keeps on giving. As if our emotions don't take a battering enough from the central story of young Allie and Noah, we also have to endure the absolutely crushing narrative of their older selves. With Allie suffering from dementia and slowly forgetting their sweeping romance, Noah visits her in her nursing home, retelling the story of their love to ensure she always comes back to him; exactly where she belongs.
He recalls their blissful beginning, turbulent parting and then their epic reunion with such love and passion, that it's impossible not to get completely caught up in their story. It's your typical 'chick flick' that packs a serious punch with its emotional performances and devastatingly perfect ending.
With McAdam's and Gosling's sizzling chemistry getting us all glassy-eyed and James Garner and Gena Rowlands finishing us off as the couple in their golden years, THE NOTEBOOK is as romantic as it is heartbreaking. Excuse us while we Google pictures of Ryan Gosling and have a little cry.
4. Love Actually (2003)
Trust rom-com king Richard Curtis to create a film that follows not one, but eight different stories of love, all containing the power to have us sniffling at Christmas time. With an all-star cast including Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Kris Marshall, Joanna Page, Andrew Lincoln and Keira Knightley, Curtis' Love Actually looks into the highs and lows of love and how it really is all around us.
With each story loosely interlinking, some of the best pre-Christmas drama includes Mark (Lincoln) who is desperately in love with his best mates brand new wife, Juliet (Knightley). Keeping himself as far away from Juliet as possible and putting up a rather frosty front, Mark attempts to deal with his unwanted feelings but just can't stop Juliet from catching on when she sees film footage from her wedding.
On Christmas Eve, Mark declares his love for Juliet, making it clear he has no hope of agenda behind his admittance. Cue lip wobbling and tissue grabbing as Mark walks away, not before Juliet gives him a Christmas kiss.
While that scene had us close to a break down, the real kicker involves the brilliant Emma Thompson and an unexpected early Christmas gift. When Karen (Thompson) notices her husband Harry (Alan Rickman) buying an expensive gold locket, she assumes it's a special Christmas gift for her. Little does she know that Harry has in fact bought it as a gift for his seductive secretary. When Karen rips open the box she assumes is her locket, only to find a Joni Mitchell CD, our hearts burst with absolute painful sympathy.
Watching Karen silently cry in her bedroom before dusting herself off and continuing her motherly responsibilities is completely heartbreaking and encourages large sobs of heartache! How could you, Harry?!
3. Marley & Me (2008)
It's not always the love between humans that get us right in the feels. Sometimes, man's best friend comes along and steals our hearts, leading to some serious sobbing. When David Frankel took on John Grogan's novel Marley & Me for a screen adaptation, you could just sense it was going to be a tear jerker; with book fans pre-warning us about the heartache!
Starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Anderson, MARLEY & ME tells the truth story of John and Jenny as they fall in love with the wild and un-trainable golden retriever Marley. Picking him up as a puppy, we get to witness this family blossom and grow, with Marley's love at the very center of the narrative.
Loving Marley isn't always easy though as he's quite possibly the naughtiest puppy going! Shredding sofas to pieces, bolting out car windows and eating everything in sight are just a few nightmares Marley puts the family through but his loyalty and love keeps them at his side.
Any dog lover is going to really struggle not uncontrollably howling at MARLEY & ME, especially the emotional and touching ending. Stories about pets often effect us in ways we never thoughts possible thanks to their emotional attachment to our memories and own experiences. Losing a pet can feel just like losing family and MARLEY & ME's honest account of loving your pet is totally heartbreaking. Sob, sob, sob.
2. About Time (2013)
That pesky Richard Curtis is at it again! Tapping into our soft and gooey side and making us crumble in an emotional break down. This next choice had us sobbing into a tissue in a packed cinema. We're not even sorry. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams (serial tear-inducing offender) and Bill Nighy; About Time is an absolutely charming British rom-com that sneaks up and breaks your heart in the most unexpected way.
At twenty-one, Tim (Gleeson) discovers that the men in his family have the strange and wondrous ability to time travel. With guidance from his Father (Nighy), Tim comes to grips with his new found talent and uses it to help him woo the object of his affections, Mary (McAdams). With bags of British charm, wonderful romance and witty dialogue; ABOUT TIME might not seem like your typical tear-jerker.
However, the real heartache can be found in the glorious character relationship between Tom and his Father. When his Father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Tim relies on his special gift to ensure he spends as much time with his Father as possible; accepting that he cannot change his Father's fate. He teaches Tim to live each day twice, once as normal and then a second time to appreciate the little things; enjoying each day for what it is.
When Mary tells Tim that she wants another baby, he knows it means it will substantially change their time line and therefore he'll no longer be able to travel back to see his Father. It's a crushing blow to Tim and his Dad, knowing that his journey will finally be over.
In one of the film's last scenes, Tim and Dad travel back to his childhood and relive some beautiful family moments. After a tearful goodbye, Tim leaves and knows he'll never see his Father again. It's completely crushing and will leave your cheeks tear stained for days; prompting you to run home and hug your Dad really, really hard.
1. Me Before You (2016)
We'd like to personally send our Kleenex bill to both Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke because thanks to their superb performances in ME BEFORE YOU we're going to be in tissue debt for a long, long time. Adapted from JoJo Moyes brilliant novel and directed by Thea Sharrock, ME BEFORE YOU tells the story of Will Trainer and Lou Clarke, two impossibly different people delving into one of the most heartbreaking relationships in cinema history!
After a horrific accident, Will is left paralyzed from the neck down, wheelchair bound and desperate to escape his life of pain and imprisonment. Giving his parents just six months before he decides to make the ultimate decision to end his suffering, they frantically search for something, or someone, to bring some happiness back into Will's life.
Cue the joyously bubbly and completely lovable Lou. Dealing with her own disappointments and struggles, Lou takes on the job of being Will's career with sheer determination to please! Their friendship blossoms and soon find themselves falling completely in love with each other, but is it enough to persuade Will to give life another chance?
Claflin and Clarke do an absolutely cracking job at portraying the devastatingly romantic couple; doing the book absolute justice and thrilling fans across the globe. There are many moments when we can feel the tears brimming from our eyes but it's Will's final decision and ultimate sacrifice that will have you trying not to howl out loud in the cinema. We may not have been able to stop ourselves, we won't blame you if you can't either.
ME BEFORE YOU is out now in cinemas and you can read our review here. Grab the tissues and prepare to sob!


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A coroner has been asked to order a forensic investigation into a human skeleton unearthed under a barn next to Borley church.There is speculation that the bones could be linked to part of a skull found in the cellar of Borley Rectory after the notoriously-haunted house burned down more than 60 years ago.The skeleton believed to be hundreds of years old was found last month by workmen digging new footings to convert an ancient barn into a house.please click more for full story........
Eventually found Gipsies Clump in Havant Forest. Don't think there is much going on. Does anybody have any experiences of the area worth looking into? Personally I don't think there is much there. Maybe a pair of tinted sun shades and some more alcohol would encourage my imagination.
THE PARANORMAL IS easily hoaxed. Pranksters and the overzealous have, over the years, manufactured fake photographs, recordings, video and evidence for paranormal events. The intent of the prankster, usually, is to try to make fools of paranormal investigators by getting them to accept or at least investigate false evidence. Overzealous "believers" also have falsified evidence in a wayward attempt to convince the unbelievers that paranormal phenomena are real, or to seek fame. please click more for further indepth study......
Hi,The members of The Hampshire Ghost Club will be going on an investigation on Sunday to the County of Lancashire.The investigation will run all night and we are in high expectations for nights investigation.There will be a report written but it will not be placed on this site at the owners request.Just thought you might all like to know
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There has been no time in history that attempts at fortune telling have not been made by those who claim to be sorcerers, seers, wizards, swamis, necromancers, and clairvoyants. Babylon was the ancient headquarters for the soothsayers, astrologers, and prognosticators who took sacrificial animals and examined their organs in order to find omens of the future. Frequently, in ancient Babylon, a rock was thrown into a pool of water and the rings produced in the water examined to tell the future. Internal organs of dead animals were also examined. The liver was especially prized to determine the future, to tell fortunes, or to give omens. Gazing at the stars, the practice of astrology, has been common since the beginning of man as a means of telling the future.
Kylie Minogue says former boyfriend Michael Hutchence has spoken to her from beyond the grave. She also claims to have been reincarnated several times and says she regularly speaks to the dead. She said: 'I've had one particularly intense experience that let me know Michael was still around. Like he had come to say hello.' Kylie, who dated Hutchence in 1987, told US magazine Blender she has a stronger bond with him now than when he was alive. 'Sometimes when people have passed you feel closer to them,' she said. She also expressed opinions on the after-life, reincarnation, evolution, death, heaven and God, says The Sun. 'I believe I have lived before, but I'm not very advanced in my series of lives. I'm not even into double figures. I don't have a visual memory of my past lives, but I believe I came from somewhere,' added the singer. 'From experiences with the deceased and with the sixth sense there must be much more than the here-and-now. I believe in a universal power. I think we're very early in the evolutionary scale. We don't use a fraction of our brains yet. To be honest, mine is on economy some days. 'The soul is the endlessness of our beings. The soul is infinite and we're just passing through.'
Can this simple little "game" open doors to the unknown?MOST PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS today advise against the use of the Ouija as a harmless pastime or game. There are too many instances, they say, of negative feelings and unwanted phenomena. The skeptics maintain that these sometimes frightening experiences are nothing but the result of over-stimulated imaginations, and that the stories told are of events that are imagined or greatly exaggerated.Those who lived the experiences, however, usually refuse to accept this explanation. What they saw, heard and felt was quite real to them.click more for full details.....
Hi Everyone,We have heard today that there has been a theft from a well known haunted location in Salisbury, Wiltshire.The haunted Haunch of Venison Pub has a mummified hand holding a set of playing cards which has been stolen from the pub and paranormal activity is expected to increase as a result.If anyone has information on theft please contact the pub direct or call Salisbiry PoliceThanks to Scott Prittchard for the information of this story.RegardsDave


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We love getting questions from our readers and users – so today we're answering a popular one!
(No, this isn't an update on Edgar's relationship status.)
Today, we're talking about Instagram.
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Because our users love what Edgar does for Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, we're often asked about whether he might support Instagram, too – and while we've given the short answer before, today, we're giving the long one!
So – why doesn't Edgar support Instagram?
Apps and programs like Instagram all have their own API, or Application Program Interface – which isn't as boring as it probably sounds.
The API is everything one tool needs in order to communicate and interact with another tool, and to access it, you need permission.
Think of it like an invitation!
If an app like Edgar wants to interact with a network like Facebook, it needs an invitation to Facebook's house – otherwise, it can't get through the door.
Just like invitations, APIs have rules, too. (Because being allowed into someone's house doesn't mean you can put your boots up on the sofa.) Everyone's rules are different, and you've gotta abide by them if you want to remain their guest!
And while you can request access to someone's API so that your tool can interact with theirs, that doesn't mean you're going to get it. Not everyone likes having a lot of houseguests, and they're going to be selective about who's allowed in.
In fact, some people dislike houseguests so much that they warn you not to bother asking for access unless you meet very specific, limited criteria – and that's exactly what Instagram does.
Instagram limits access to its API, so tools like Edgar – ones that post updates to your social media accounts for you – can't come inside.
In fact, in June 2016, Instagram implemented new restrictions to its API, which meant that certain tools that had once had access no longer would in the future!
To access Instagram's API now, you have to fall under one of three highly specific categories:
Basically, if you want to share photos on Instagram, you have to do it yourself – because tools that would do it for you automatically don't have the access they would need.
(Some tools allow you to save and schedule Instagram posts as drafts, but you still need to actually post them live yourself – and while others skirt API limitations with similarly elaborate workarounds, that isn't how tools like Edgar work.)
If Instagram doesn't allow tools like Edgar to do their thing, though, that leads to another big question…
Edgar is a tool for Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn – so what are we doing writing about Instagram, anyway?
From showing how big brands are using the network's carousel feature to including it in a comparison of live broadcasting options on different social networks, we don't exclude Instagram-related topics from our blog, and there's actually a reason why:
Edgar does make it easier to manage your Instagram profile.
There are a lot of social networks out there vying for your attention – and dividing your time between them isn't always easy!
And while there are a lot of things you can automate on social, or on particular networks, you can't automate everything. From hosting live broadcasts to interacting live with your followers, some things just can't be completed in advance!
That doesn't mean you shouldn't do the things you can't automate or complete ahead of time – it just means that automating where you can is all the more important.
In February 2017, for example, engagement on Instagram was 70% higher than on Facebook, and 669% higher than on Twitter. (Seriously!)
By using a tool like Edgar to manage your social content on networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, you give yourself more time on a daily basis for things like managing Instagram – and if you're going to be marketing yourself on Instagram, we want you to know everything you need to do it as well as possible!
None of this is to say that Edgar will never support Instagram – and as that social network has shown in the past, the terms of an API aren't written in stone!
For now, then, we'll stay focused on giving you everything you need to save time and eliminate busywork elsewhere, so that you can focus your attention on the things that deserve it most!
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