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A few years back I was screwed by United Airlines. Although I was upset with the way they handled the problem — it is unacceptable that they could not get me on a new flight for more than 2 days, I figured that it was a fluke, and put it out of my thoughts. But last week they did it again, in pretty much the same way.
I had a seat on a flight from Houston, Texas, to Heathrow, London. That flight, it turned out, had mechanical problems that forced United Airlines to cancel the flight. It was an unfortunate development, but these things happen and I accept that. After all, UA loses money when flights are cancelled, so I knew that this wasn't due to any fault on their part.
Now, if United Airlines were a properly run airline, they would have had a backup plane at their main hub in Chicago ready for just such a development. But keeping backup planes as insurance against the inevitable mechanical problems costs money. In the past, when United Airlines was a responsible airline, they would have done just that. But nowadays they are more attuned to the bottom line, and no such option was available. Instead, they would simply have to squeeze us into whatever seats were available on existing flights.
This too would have been an acceptable solution but for the fact that United Airlines schedules its flights to insure that each and every flight is at least 90% full. This maximizes profitability, but it robs UA of the capacity to handle problems. Rescheduling 300 people stranded in Houston when you have only a dozen seats free on each flight is not easy. I'm quite certain that there were people on that flight who were stranded in Houston for two days.
Me, I was prepared for such an eventuality. I called Kathy, who immediately got on the phone to the main United Airlines reservation center and, after some finagling, got me on a flight 26 hours after the original flight. She was working fast; I'm sure the other passengers were delayed for much longer than I was.
But United Airlines wasn't done screwing the passengers. In such situations, airlines typically provide stranded passengers with vouchers for hotel rooms and meals. But golly gee, they just seemed to have so many problems making that happen. They had six agents busily moving around at the customer service counter, typing earnestly away at their keyboards, talking on the phone, talking to stranded passengers — but nothing actually happened. They made announcements every 15 minutes declaring that they were working hard on the problems and would be rebooking everybody and handing out hotel and meal vouchers "in just a few minutes" — but for some reason, this never happened. They printed out hundreds of voucher slips on their tiny, slow printer, but that took half an hour. Then they started sorting out all the voucher slips. I don't know why, but each and every voucher slip had to be carefully examined several times by different people. They sorted them into little piles, discussed them earnestly — but they didn't actually hand them out.
I waited for an hour and a half while they busily did nothing. Towards the end, I saw one lady walking away with some voucher slips. Four minutes later, another fellow walked away with some voucher slips. Five minutes after that, a third person walked away. I did a quick mental calculation: 300 people, five minutes per person: it would take at least 20 hours before they'd finish the job. Not wishing to remain in line for 20 hours, only to receive a hotel voucher for the Motel 6 thirty miles away, which has only one airport shuttle that can hold only 12 people, (OK, I'm making up this part), I decided that the only way I was going to get any sleep that night was to find my own damn hotel.
I stayed at the airport hotel, paying $300 for the room. The 26-hour delay that UA forced onto me made it impossible for me to lecture at Bath Spa University as I had planned. There were also costs arising from useless train tickets, hotel room reservations that couldn't be cancelled so late, and so on. All in all, I figure that I lost about $1500 because of United Airlines. My schedule had slack in it to handle a delay; had the delay been only 20 hours instead of 26 hours, I could still have met my obligations and lost only the $300 for the hotel.
Ironically, when I began my trip Monday morning, the computer informed me that some of my flights were overbooked; it offered me $150 to voluntarily surrender my seat in exchange for a seat on a later flight. But when they denied me that same seat, without my consent, they offered me no compensation. Johns pay; rapists don't.
I'm not going to cut off my nose to spite my face. United Airlines is so big that it's almost impossible to fly without taking some of their flights. However, in the future I will calculate the true costs of flying United, not just the ticket price. Based on my experiences with United in the last few years, I figure that I should add about $500 to the price of any ticket with them. This will decide my ticket purchases. I shall also get rid of the United Visa card that we have had for over 20 years. The free miles we get with that card are worth less now.
I have been a loyal United Airlines customer for at least 25 years now. I have racked up hundreds of thousands of miles with them; I held Premier status for many years. And they were a good airline for many years. But in the last five years the company's quality of service has plummeted. I shall avoid them like the plague in the future.
United Airlines responded to my complaint, reimbursing me $150 of the $300 I spent on a hotel room for the night, and giving me a $125 credit toward any future ticket I might buy. Hence, my net loss due to United Airlines is reduced from about $1500 to about $1225.


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"My inspiration is art… because without art, we would just be stuck with reality." ~Daniel R. Lynch
Art is a means to express emotions and apply one's creativity and imagination. It comes in numerous forms, including: painting, drawing, sculpting, music, photography, poetry and theater. Art is interpreted differently by each person, and it can draw different emotions out of people at different times.
Have you ever stopped and wondered what the world would be like without art? I just did, and the outcome seems very bleak. Here are several points I came up with about the lack of art in our world:
Our lives would be very dull and plain. Sure, we would spend a lot of time talking with each other because we wouldn't have television or music to listen to, but we wouldn't really have much to talk about.
We'd be illiterate. Literature is an art form, so if it didn't exist, we wouldn't be able to read. Add to that the lack of writing (calligraphy is the art of writing), and we'd basically be without a language.
We wouldn't know anything about ancient civilizations. Take Egypt, for example. All the pyramids, pottery, hieroglyphics, and calligraphy would be non-existent. All the old civilizations would be nothing but farming
It would be very difficult for doctors to study the anatomy of the human body without drawings and diagrams. Any subject would be difficult to learn due to the fact that no one would be able to read or write.
There would be no architecture in this world. The art of drawing and creating buildings wouldn't exist, and we would all live in caves or small huts.
There would be no photographs to look back on and remember important events in our lives. We would all just have to live with the memories in our minds and hope we don't forget them.
No music, no dancing, no singing, no instruments. Sounds like no joy to me whatsoever.
We would have a lot less storage for our things. No pottery for plants. No baskets for supplies. Artists have made various things over the years that help people with everyday things, and we wouldn't have any of that if art didn't exist.
All in all, our lives would be extremely dull and plain. We would act like mindless animals, going through the necessary functions to survive every day without any joy or happiness. Our emotions would be limited and there would be nothing to drive us to seek beauty in our lives.
So my challenge to my readers today is to go and create something…it doesn't have to be anything elaborate, unless you want it to be. Just create something that depicts how you are feeling today. Share it with your friends and family and encourage them to do the same.
Artfully yours,

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|Enhancing informal learning recognition through TRAILER project
|Conde, Miguel Á.
García-Peñalvo, Francisco J.
Zangrando, Valentina
García-Holgado, Alicia
Seoane-Pardo, Antonio M.
Alier, Marc
Galanis, Nikolas
Griffiths, Dai
Johnson, Mark
Janssen, José
Brouns, Francis
Vogten, Hubert
Finders, Anton
Sloep, Peter
Marques, Maria A.
Viegas, Maria C.
Alves, Gustavo R.
Waszkiewicz, Elwira
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|The evolution of new technology and its increasing use, has for some years been making the existence of informal learning more and more transparent, especially among young and older adults in both Higher Education and workplace contexts. However, the nature of formal and non-formal, coursebased, approaches to learning has made it hard to accommodate these informal processes satisfactorily. The project aims to facilitate first the identification by the learner (as the last responsible of the learning process), and then the recognition by the institution, in dialogue with the learner, of this learning. To do so a methodology and a technological framework to support it have been implemented. This project has been tested in several contexts showing that an informal learning dialogue between learners and people in charge of the institutions is possible.
|Conde, M. A., García-Peñalvo, F. J., Zangrando, V., García-Holgado, A., Seoane-Pardo, A. M., Alier, M., Galanis, N., Griffiths, D., Johnson, M., Janssen, J., Brouns, F., Vogten, H., Finders, A., Sloep, P. B., Marques, M. A., Viegas, M. C., Alves, G. R., Waszkiewicz, E., Mykowska, A., Minovic, M., & Milovanovic, M. (2013). Enhancing informal learning recognition through TRAILER project. In F. J. García-Peñalvo, M. Á. Conde, & D. Griffiths (Eds.), Proceedings of the Workshop on Solutions that Enhance Informal Learning Recognition (WEILER 2013) (pp. 21-30). September, 18, 2013, Paphos, Cyprus. http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1039/
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Latin America
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1942 · New York
by JAMES, Preston E.
New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1942. Very Good. First edition. Very good. Dustwrapper- ripped and torn and rubbed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. (Inventory #: 207626)


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I'd like to replicate a Lemon Basil Blueberry Spritzer that I have enjoyed locally. Directions from the maker -are to muddle the blueberries and basil before adding lemon, sugar syrup, seltzer (vodka if you want).
Do you think muddling does something in this instance that a mini food processor can't do? I ask because i am just more habituated to using my food processors rather than muddling.Thx much.


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Oral Fixation Returns for Season Four, Looking for More Dallas Stories and Storytellers
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Oral Fixation Returns for Season Four, Looking for More Dallas Stories and Storytellers
By Monica Hinman I have a friend who has cornered the market on stories. Stuff just happens to her. When we get together, I can count on being regaled with all the details from her latest adventure. She finds a briefcase lying in the street or runs into someone from elementary school while on vacation in another city; these unlikely events become stories that can last for hours. "I love the details, don't leave out anything," I beg. This stuff would never happen to me. But what if it does and I just don't notice?
The storytellers were a diverse group, representing a cross-section of Dallas, all ages, genders, races and sexual orientations, and while typically the hour-long evening of stories is based on an idiom pre-selected by the Oral Fixation's curator, Nicole, last nights best of show was unrelated to any particular theme. While the stories were as diverse as their presenters, what united the evening was the ability of each storyteller to express how their lives were shaped by the experiences related in their story.
The show began with a gripping tale of a high-risk pregnancy and ended with a touching story of a young woman's struggle to come to terms with her sexuality. In between, there are school boy pranks gone bad, nude sketch parties, a summer trip to a 'fat camp', grudges toward siblings, as well as a hilarious recounting of what happens when too much tequila is mixed with a slurpee and strobe lights.
Every story showcased the writing ability of its author and gave the audience an insight into their world. The Oral Fixation formula is about 1,200 words that Stewart helps the writers chip away at until this glimpse into the circumstances that shaped their lives has been edited down to the heart of the story. Often, the writer's experience emerge as metaphors or connections to the audience that are universal and engaging.
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll sigh in agreement and you will certainly be left wanting more. Season four will undoubtedly continue this tradition. It officially kicks off Monday, October 13 with the theme, "Go with the Flow". If you have stories, submissions are being accepted at oralfixationshow.com.
Best of Season Three has a repeat performance at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Addison. Tickets are $25.
This season's line-up: "Go With The Flow": Monday, October 13th "Train Wreck": Monday, November 3rd "Outside The Box": Monday, December 8th "Slippery Slope": Monday, January 19th "Two Peas In A Pod": Monday, February 9th "Writing On The Wall": Monday, March 16th "Happy Camper": Monday, April 20th


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Bird Watching
Bird watching is such a wonderful activity – especially when it is in their natural habitat and when it is easy to visit and see them.
Where is the Best Place for Bird Watching in Utah County?
Jordan Willows in west Lehi is a newer community that is almost to Saratoga Springs. In the middle of the community are wetlands. These wetlands are home to hundreds of birds of many different species. My favorite are the pelicans. On any given day, there is at least one pelican in the Jordan Willows wetlands.
Take the Lehi Main Street exit off I-15. Drive west (about 3 miles) to Willow Lane. Turn south on Willow Lane and then west on Willow Reed. The wetlands are on both sides of Willow Reed Drive. You simply park on the street and can see the birds from there. It's definitely better views with binoculars but you can still see birds close and far without binoculars.
Bird Watching Videos
I had so much fun watching the birds float in the wind – but don't take my word for it! Watch the videos below.
Tips for Bird Watching
- You will probably want to know what types of birds you are watching. You can buy a guide book or use an online guide to help you discover which pretty species are present.
- With the proliferation of digital gadgetry, you can take photos anywhere, anytime. Snapping even a blurry photo of a bird can help you or others clinch its ID. And birds are innately artistic creatures—more and more amateur photographers are connecting with birds through taking gorgeous pictures.
- Don't just watch! Listen!! They sound beautiful too.
- Have fun!
We have such a great opportunity. Many Utahns have no idea there is great bird watching so near and without having to pay for a sanctuary!


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Debt-fighting expats find success abroad
They pay off loans faster by moving to a country with lower cost of living
A rising number of Americans are moving abroad to be done with debt. They're not leaving as debt dodgers, relocating to avoid debt collectors or sidestep lawsuits. Quite the contrary. Fiscal adventurers are taking advantage of the global economy and modern connectivity to dramatically reduce their cost of living, pay off debt and build savings.
The exact number of Americans living the expatriate lifestyle is hard to determine since the U.S. government doesn't track citizens who leave the country. A 2013 study by the Migration Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit think tank, estimated range between nearly 2.2 and 6 million. According to the study, "Counting the Uncountable, Overseas Americans," there is "broad agreement" that the largest number has moved to Canada and Mexico, with large contingents also settling in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Israel.
Sherry Tetreault, a credit counselor with ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions, finds this trend is especially pronounced among retirees. "You will find individuals considering these options. Most like the fact that they won't have to pay taxes on some of their income or assets," she says via email.
Saving in Mexico, Colombia
Tim Leffel, a former expat, was able to stretch his income after immigrating to Guanajuato, a city in central Mexico. The travel writer and author of "A Better Life for Half Price" practiced what he preached and reduced his credit card balance by $40,000 in just two years. The progress has slowed since returning to Tampa, Florida, while his daughter attends high school. But he's still benefiting from having experienced a couple of years of relief from the financial pressures back home. "Your expenses are basically cut in half. Everything was cheaper except for imported goods," he shared.
Your expenses are basically cut in half. Everything was cheaper except for imported goods.
Tim Leffel
Former U.S. immigrant to Mexico
Joseph Hogue also found freedom from credit debt quickly when his family landed in Medellin, Colombia. Hogue, an investment analyst and personal finance blogger with PeerFinance101.com, paid his wife's $2,000 credit card balance off in the first two months after arriving.
His monthly living expenses for a family of three tops out at just under $1,000. "We're able to save so much here that we can pretty much do what we want," Hogue says, when asked about possibly returning to his hometown in Iowa.
Establishing credit in these Latin American countries hasn't been necessary for either Leffel or Hogue, since both Mexico and Colombia are primarily cash-based societies. Both men use their U.S. credit cards on rare occasions, mostly when shopping online. Leffel suggests that Americans maintain a U.S. based address because, "It's hard to apply for a new card or new account if you have a foreign address. Most expats we knew used a mailbox service out of Laredo, Texas. Mail is driven overland down through Mexico so they can keep a U.S. address."
Teaching English abroad drew Charlotte Edwards from Wisconsin to China with an eye on repaying student loans. She ultimately paid off $14,000 in student loans over three years. During that time, she met her husband – a Chinese national – and has remained in her adopted home for the past 10 years.
Income taxes
Edwards is now a freelance writer and plans to return to the United States. Like other American expats, the income she earns while living overseas is subject to not only local taxes but also U.S. taxes. However, thanks to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Foreign Income Tax Exclusion, the Internal Revenue Service takes into account local taxes paid and even then, it cares only about income above a certain level.
John McCarthy, a CPA and president of McCarthy Financial Planning, works with Americans who have moved overseas. He said, "For 2016, you can exclude up to $101,300 of income that you earn while you're outside of the United States." This helps those most who move to non-European countries that have a much lower income tax rate than we do.
McCarthy warns that American citizens living abroad should always file a U.S. tax return regardless of their income source. "You're staking your claim to the IRS that you can take the benefit of that income exclusion by filing the return. If you don't file that return, the IRS can come back and tax the entire amount of income."
Amazing progress
while living in Asia
Spending a year in South Korea was a financially savvy move for Vanessa Page. The Canadian national was able to pay off CA$28,000 (US$21,641 using the exchange rate on June 4, 2016) in student loan debt in just one year by working overseas. The school paid for her roundtrip plane ticket and housing, and provided a bonus equal to one month's salary after completing her one-year contract. "During that year, you basically have no expenses, except for food or if you go out or trips," she says.
We're able to save so much here that we can pretty much do what we want.
Joseph Hogue
American living in Colombia
Likewise, Gabby Wallace wiped out $22,000 in student loan debt while teaching English in Tokyo. Wallace, a Boston native and CEO of Go Natural English, acknowledged that Tokyo's cost of living is comparable to some of the more expensive cities in the U.S. Still, she was able to capitalize on the strength of the U.S. dollar and employer-subsidized housing to eliminate her student loan debt in one year.
Wallace now lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and, like Leffel and Hogue, maintains U.S. credit accounts rather than dealing with the intricacies of establishing credit in a foreign country. Her advice for people considering moving overseas: "Make sure that your credit card does not have any foreign transaction fees. There are several options available and you can check that beforehand."
Caution against
dodging debt
A few words of caution if you're thinking about fleeing the country to avoid dealing with debt: Don't do it.
Rae Kaplan, a student loan attorney with Kaplan Bankruptcy Law Firm, reminds borrowers that, "You're not really escaping. Since there are ways to keep your debt under control, leaving the country is the worst way to deal with it." Kaplan encourages student loan borrowers to work through agreements with their loan servicers, look into income-based repayment options, and also consider Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection. While bankruptcy will not eliminate your student loan debt, it can offer relief from any garnishments and some flexibility with your payments temporarily – giving you time to bounce back financially.
Kaplan also warns that those fleeing to avoid repaying debt will be unloading a financial burden onto someone else if a co-signer is involved. "If you disappear and [the creditors] are unable to garnish you, they will go after the co-signer, who is most likely a parent or some other relative. Your family will be hit by your decision pretty hard," she says.
Johnetta Paye, founding partner of the Chicago law firm J. Paye & Associates, highlights another downside to dodging debt. Borrowers who leave the country and default on loans get pulled into a complicated web of legal madness. Lenders "can do such things as go to court to accelerate the debt that's due," she says. "Now you have to pay the entire amount plus court costs plus legal fees."
Dodging debt creates more problems than it resolves. Take a page from the book of one of these fiscal adventurers if you'd like the thrill of living overseas. Seek out a locale with a lower cost of living. Save money and pay your way out of debt – the right way – and be done with debt for good.
See related: Moving abroad? 7 tips from a perpetual nomad, 5 credit mistakes expats should avoid
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Closed poll: The Incredible Shrinking Preview, part III
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Continuing the discussion from The Incredible Shrinking Preview:
I noticed a while back that the number of posts in the preview dropped from 19 to 17. I think it should be dropped to just 1.
That way, there'd be a competition to get the frist post, so you can get your name on the preview page.
Added challenge: Posts before the the actual publish time don't count for the frist preview page.
Bonus: The page could be renamed "Frist Preview Page."
Part II had a problem because I tried to create it on a toy. Now trying a Real® computer...
The preview page you reach from main page topics started out as 19 posts, which I thought was an odd number. Now it has shrunk to 17 posts, which is, like, 10.5263158% reduction in one step (billionths are important).
Assuming the page shrinks every month from now on, how long before it disappears entirely?
- Never. But it will shrink to 1 bit of the first post in about 60 months (after that, further shrinkage not possible)
- Never. But it will start showing posts from the preceding article in about 60 months
- At heat death of the universe, give or take a few tens of kiloyoctoyoctoyoctoyoctoyears
- When someone gets sense and links the articles directly into Discourse
- Never. The number of posts is cryptographically random but always positive
- When someone goes insane and starts doing the articles directly in Discourse


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Back to the city
Perth Travel Blog› entry 14 of 16 › view all entries
I stayed in a hostel in Northbridge, oddly enough on the Northern side of the tracks. This is a funky area full of restaurants, nightclubs and cafes.
Much of it feels more cosmopolitan than the city side but since it's an easy walk over the rail overpass you know you're still in the heart of Perth.
One of the places I found in Northbridge was an Italian car sales. Stocked full of the top Italian marques, it was the Maserati that caught my eye. I contemplated asking for a test drive but I wasn't really dressed like a man with a serious bank balance.
This side of the tracks has all the museums etc laid out in an area called the Perth Cultural Centre. I spent a day checking them out.
I had a morning in the Western Australia Art Gallery and found some really great works. For obvious reasons we all had to hand our cameras in at the door. I don't photograph artworks when I visit these places I like to photograph people enjoying the works though and I had a good time people-watching in this place.
I also visited the WA Museum which has some good relics from penal times and fine Aboriginal collections.
After another couple of days in Perth I shot back to Bunbury to say farewell and thanks to my Aunty and Grandmother before I headed East to Melbourne.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2016
Final accounting has been turned in for the DICK'S Sporting Goods Classic High School Basketball Tournament and each of the eight participating schools received checks for $3,000, plus $100 in DICK'S gift cards. The DICK'S Sporting Goods Classic is well known throughout the region as the premier holiday high school basketball tournament over the past 29 years. Hickory Metro Sports Commission serves as the host organization for the event and distributes the gate receipts among the participating schools.
The participating high schools include: Alexander Central, Bunker Hill, Fred T. Foard, Hickory, Maiden, Newton-Conover, South Caldwell and St. Stephens. Financially it was a great event for all eight schools off the court. On the court the Alexander Central boy's won their first ever DICK'S Sporting Goods Classic. In the girls' bracket, Hickory High came away as the champions. Over 4,600 fans were treated to an exciting three days of high school basketball.
"There are more people than I can possibly mention that help make this tournament a success," said DICK'S Sporting Goods Classic Tournament Director Ronnie Hainor. "On behalf of the Hickory Metro Sports Commission, I would like to thank the DICK'S Sporting Goods Classic Tournament Committee, the supervisors and workers at Catawba Valley Community College who give up some of their holiday break, the teams and of course the sponsors and fans who ultimately make this tournament possible and enable each school to add needed funds to their athletic budgets."
"At DICK'S Sporting Goods, we truly feel that sports matter because they help build character and teach life lessons that extend well beyond the playing field," said Michael Park, Regional Community Marketing Manager for DICK'S Sporting Goods. "We're proud of the impact we've had in the greater Hickory community and the opportunity to connect with the local high school athletic programs"
Planning is currently under way for the 30th annual DICK'S Sporting Goods Classic. Reach out to the Hickory Metro Sports Commission for more information on the tournament or to become a tournament sponsor.
The Hickory Metro Sports Commission is a non-profit organization whose mission is to further the quality of life through the development, promotion, and recruitment of sporting events and activities to the Greater Hickory area. For more information about the Sports Commission visit www.hickorymetrosports.com.
For more information about DICK'S Sporting Goods visit: www.dicks.com . For more information about the Sports Commission visit: www.hickorymetrosports.com/index.html
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Namaste and Greetings from Hotel Vishuwa!!
The new Hotel Vishuwa is the first and the only three-star luxury oasis in all of Birgunj, Nepal. This makes the hotel the only one of its kind in all of Birgunj.
The City of Birgunj
The City of Birgunj has been a bustling and vibrant, industrial and commercial city in south Nepal for already 100 years. It is situated in the Terai plains of Nepal, near the Indian border. This strategic location makes Birgunj a frequent destination for business travelers, executives of foreign projects and agencies, overland tourists, pilgrims and other visitors. There is a vast dry port being constructed in Birgunj at present. It signifies the importance of Birgunj as a strategic trade and transit junction between Nepal and India, and the world beyond.
Historical Background
The ancient word vishuwa comes from vicchu-wa. It means a resting place for vicchu(s) or Buddhist monk(s). The ancient pilgrims broke their journey at this very place in Birgunj between their long pilgrimage to Lumbini in Nepal and Bodh Gaya in India. Lumbini is the birthplace of Lord Buddha and Bodh Gaya is the hallowed ground where Buddha achieved his bodhi (enlightenment).
Meaning of Vishuwa
Vishuwa, therefore means a place of rest. The actual place is a stupa-like hillock with many huge statues of Lord Buddha facing the four cardinal directions of the Universe. Befittingly, this is also a quiet and tranquil park-like enclave for the city folks of Birgunj to get away from the hustle and bustle of the busy city. People come here to enjoy a clear view of the city from under the foliage of a sprawling evergreen banyan tree.


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Parineeti calls herself overweight!
These days Bollywood actresses confidently flaunt their bikini bods on magazine covers and the big screen. But there's one bold actress who isn't ready for it just yet.
Shuddh Desi Romance star Parineeti Chopra was recently asked if she would be comfortable wearing bikini for a film, to which the actress said, "If I have a hot body, then why not? But right now I don't have the right body. I am still overweight, so there's no way I can wear a bikini."
However, Parineeti is uninhibited as far as her work is concerned. She added, "I don't want to restrict myself. I don't know how long will I act, or may be the audience will get bored of me and then I will not be acting... so (as long as I'm in showbiz), I don't want to restrict myself."
Speaking on the subject of intimate scenes, she explained, "In Shuddh Desi Romance, Sushant has to be physically close with Vaani Kapoor and me for the conflict to happen. If a director says that let's put some kissing scenes for publicity, I will never do that. It's ridiculous."
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News that Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is divorcing her husband of 18 months has shocked her fans, with thousands sending their love and support to the star.
Chezza has also shown she's not sat at home crying over her broken marriage as she posted a pouting selfie within MINUTES of us revealing the heartbreaking news .
She chose not the caption the pic, but fans were quick to comment on her divorce, with one posting underneath: "I love u Cheryl just seen all the papers that that's the end of your marriage if it's true sending u a big hug."
Others turned to Twitter to consider just why Chezza decided to call time on the relationship. Here we take a look at the theories behind the split:
Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini was reportedly consumed by jealousy and 'hated' Cheryl speaking to other men. According to The Sun On Sunday Cheryl has "had enough of JB's jealousy.
"He didn't like it when she spent time with other men and even became jealous when she was hanging out with her dogs."
But JB appeared to poke fun at these claims as he posted a picture of a pooch on Instagram .
He captioned the snap of the dog with "Really!!" and a number of crying laughing face emojis.
Too different?
An insider said today: "In the end Cheryl realised she had married too soon and had been swept away by a bit of a whirlwind romance.
"Over time it became clear to each of them that they were very different people and from very different worlds.
"They are now focusing on making sure they stay friends. The divorce is amicable and they have both said they will always be there for each other."
The pair were last seen together in public in October – hand-in-hand at the joint 40th birthday bash for I'm A Celeb hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. Fans saw it as a united front but in reality the relationship had ended two months earlier and the pair attended the party together as close friends.
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At the beginning of their relationship Cheryl maintained she was learning French to be able to speak to her husband in his native tongue. Her progress is thought to have slowed down due to work commitments but she has said she understands a lot more of the language than she can speak.
Four weeks ago Cheryl's cousin Tony Tweedy fueled split allegations , claiming the singer and her husband had been struggling with the language barrier, as she speaks little French and he knows only a small amount of English.
"The family think the marriage is over. When I asked if Cheryl was happy with him, they replied, 'Put it this way, I'll give it six months.' That was three months ago, and look what's happening," he told The Sun.
"Cheryl can't speak French. I'm told he speaks little English. What sort of relationship is it if she cannot speak French and he can't speak English? They may as well have a threesome with the interpreter."
Work Commitments?
When the pair married JB's best friend and business partner Franck Twister revealed that Cheryl, 31, was so deeply in love she told Jean-Bernard her £16million fortune means he will never have to work again.
"I believe Cheryl has told him she doesn't want him to carry on working," Franck says of his friend, who comes from a working-class family.
"It may be that he gets involved in restaurants and bars but he's never going to do a 9-5 job.
"He's too interested in having fun to want to work."
But in recent months JB, who runs a pop-up bar and restaurant business, has been jet setting all over the globe "working" and setting up meetings.
Fans noticed JB was by Cheryl's side for X Factor 2014 but noticeably absent during last year's competition.
Perhaps being a plus one didn't suit the Frenchman?


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Why spend money at the store when you can be resourceful and make things yourself at home?
This DIY trick will show you how to take a pair of old jeans and turn them into three amazing designs. Two of the three of the designs require a sewing machine; if you don't have a sewing machine though, don't worry. The most awesome DIY trick doesn't call for one.
Take a piece of fabric that's 15 inches wide and 10 inches tall. You will also need some good fabric glue and a zipper.
Put the zipper in the middle of the fabric. Then start gluing at the top, pulling over the sides. It's like folding the page of a book. Then glue the sides in by turning the fabric inside and putting glue on the outside. Fold the fabric a bit so that you have a good, solid seal.
After the glue dries, you have a fantastic jewelry or pencil box! Great gift for Mother's Day.
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Insane late game damage
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Fourteen months ago, I publicly asked, in all seriousness, the question, "What government shutdown?" The public response to my question—and my disambiguation of "shutdown"—since then: silence. So now I have another question: Why are Republicans, even conservatives, so incorrigibly willing, sometimes it seems even eager, to truckle to word choices foisted on them by the Democrat left? Continue reading Government "Shutdown" Déjà Vu
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Critique of (Im-)Pure Conservative Labels
Stupid Republicans are suckered every day into parroting leftist propaganda words, right? But we conservatives, we're too wily to fall for such leftist chicanery; we see right through their verbal malefactions every time.
Not. Hate to break it to you, fellow conservatives: more often than we'd like to admit, conservatives are vortexed by leftist labels. Whenever that happens, we help them to confer on their maldefined misnomers a perennial place in the all-American vocabulary.
In what follows, I will identify a few of the most egregious leftist verbal booby traps. I will also suggest a simple remedy that can "out" them in public for the shenanigans they are and dispatch them beyond the pale of acceptable American rhetoric. Continue reading Critique of (Im-)Pure Conservative Labels
Stupid Republicans, Ignorant Democrats
There was a time when the words "stupid" and "ignorant" actually had definitions that differentiated them unambiguously. The original etymological meanings behind these words can provide crucial insights into the profound difference, at a foundational cognitive level, between Republicans and Democrats. Continue reading Stupid Republicans, Ignorant Democrats


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Letting go of those that aren't serving us any longer
Lately, there have been many instances where I felt I was holding on for too long. I know I should just let things go, but I can't. To be quite honest, I don't know where all of this is coming from, but its been hard for me lately to let certain things go, especially things that aren't meant for me. I've always believed in surrounding myself with the best people to bring out the best in me, thus creating better situations, but these past few months have shown otherwise. I have found certain situations draining and exhausting. I've found myself hard to let go, and when I say hard, extremely hard.
This process taught me what its like when people say they can't let go of certain situations. It truly isn't easy. When people say they can't let go, I used to wonder how they can't let go. I used to think it was easy to remove myself from situations that were no longer serving me, but recently I've been proven otherwise.
It's always good to know what steps you need to take to let go of situations that aren't meant for you. The first step is to always figure out what is causing the chaos in your life. The next step is to make yourself ready to let go and the final step is to be patient with yourself because the journey may not be that easy, and it can possibly take a bit of time, too.
Life definitely gives us some great lessons in doses. We have to be grateful for the lessons and make the best decisions we need to make along the way. Life throws all kinds of people in our lives, and although it's important to be careful who we let in, we'll occasionally find ourselves in situations where we don't mean to find ourselves in. When this happens, we shouldn't get overly anxious, but try to take the necessary steps needed to create peace in our life again. It's all apart of the journey to take us to the destination.
I learned that it is okay to be in these situations. The best way to deal with these kinds of circumstances is to understand we're in these situations that hinder us to begin with. It's important to understand that we're in situations where we aren't happy, peaceful and successful. We see these situations as hindering and crippling. We're in these moments because they help us from realizing we're not by ourselves, they create chatters and loud noises in our lives, they create these moments where we no longer feel lonely.
Sooner or later, we have to realize that we can't be in these situations any longer because they aren't serving what we need, we have to realize that they aren't good for us, we have to realize that they do not challenge us, and they are just there as a mere illusion to give us temporary "happy" feelings.
It's better to let these kinds of situations and people go early on, especially if we feel it in our hearts, It's better to deal with the losses and the heartaches and do the work we need to do to feel better, and start making the better connections we need in our lives. If we don't do this type of work sooner, the moment we realize we should have done this, it'll be too late, and we'll start regretting for all of the work we have't done to create better situations.
The "what if" questions will kill us. The longer we're in situations that aren't serving us, the questions we ask keep getting longer and longer. We will start asking ourselves questions such as "What would have happened if I removed myself out of that situation sooner?", "Would I have found better relationships with others?", "Would I have lived a better and fulfilling life?", "Would I have found the one?", "Would I have travelled to places I haven't been before?".
The moment we find ourselves we're still in situations we don't want to be in, it's slowly going to start killing us and reminding us we need to leave, but we have to be brave enough to leave when we need to, get out and start meeting new people and not be afraid to live our lives boldly and happily, because we deserve to live fierce lives.
We can't be afraid to change things up, hold onto the most precious moments we have created with others, yet let go of what we need to let go of, dream, work, breathe, be better, be around those who challenge us and help us grow. Don't allow ourselves to feel crippled, no matter how hard things get and no matter how long they may take.
Remember to always acknowledge you need to change things around if they aren't working out for you, work on it a little each day and have lots of patience! You will eventually be around people who you can't get enough of, and situations that will make you better each day. Remember also when you feel down, its apart of life. Realize better things are coming very soon.
Peace and Love,
Girls who are misunderstood
Those of us who have been in the middle of uncomfortable situations or simply moments where we are engaging in a conversation with someone, and when we don't know whether we should try to explain the way we are or just walk away, know what it feels to be misunderstood. This may happen more often to some than others, and I feel it happens to me most of the time. Many people misunderstand me when they first meet me, but once they get to know me, they understand me better. I feel I always have to explain for the ways I am and for the different traits I have. Being misunderstood can be so hard at times, but the moment I'm misunderstood I know that you are having a hard time putting me in your created boxes. Recently, I'm walking away more than explaining myself. Those who understand me can understand me, and those who don't can continue to misunderstand me. I'm feeling more and more like I'm not really responsible for the ways you feel about me.
I know this is the case for most girls who do not fit the stereotype of a certain label, most girls who feel misunderstood because they don't act a certain way, they don't dress a certain way, they feel so free and act so free making others uncomfortable around them, girls who are misunderstood because they are unwilling to do conventional things, or adhere to people's standards. Girls who are misunderstood because they stand up and speak up for themselves in a society where we are told girls can't do that for themselves, but everyone else can be an advocate for us. Girls who are misunderstood because they are honest, and have nothing to hide since they don't want to live in secrecy. Girls who are misunderstood because they don't get uncomfortable about their journeys no matter how others feel about it. Girls who are misunderstood because they are loving and caring despite their unloving mothers, fathers, relatives etc. Girls who are misunderstood because they aren't angry despite their struggles or their circumstances. Girls who are misunderstood because they believe and go after their dreams fearlessly. Girls who are misunderstood because they are immigrants like myself and have different cultures clashing within them.
I'm an immigrant who came to this country at a very tender age, so its really hard for me to be any particular way since I have many different cultures which influenced me growing up. For this reason alone, I feel myself not fitting in any particular culture. I see myself as a blend of cultures coming together and manifesting. I do most times find myself feeling misunderstood when interacting with different groups of people. Since I don't fit in any particular way, or people aren't able to put me in a particular space, I get misunderstood a lot. This used to affect me but I've learned to ignore it, and still act the way I do despite not being understood.
The more I'm growing up, the more I'm getting accustomed to embracing the many cultures I have within myself and being more than okay with being myself. The more I'm growing, I'm realizing that it's okay for others to misunderstand me, and for them to continue to misunderstand me. It's okay that I am an Immigrant, Black, African, Ethiopian girl who has so many identities fusing together, is finding her ways to navigate and be who is she meant to be. I've learned to embrace myself, my difference and my weirdness and if you are one of us who find yourself always questioning and feeling lost, you should also try to embrace and love the many ways that you are. It may not be that easy to just start embracing it all, but it can definitely be done. Just take it one day at a time.
This has shown me to hold onto the traits that make me who I am. I can't be scared of it any longer or run away from it. After all, its there to be embraced and loved, and its there to be loved by me and it shouldn't matter whether others love it or understand it. Those who are meant to understand it, will, and these are the type of people I need to surround myself with anyway. The true essence of me is there to protect me, and to help me figure out who I need to put close in my life, so its actually great that I am the way I am because it makes it easier to filter out all of the mess and find the right people I need in my life. I hope you hold onto all the unique traits that make you who you are and not scared of being misunderstood.
Peace and Love,
Successful people–who are they?
I've been feeling many things lately. It's like when I think I got it together, everything falls apart. The word success laments on my mind lately. I keep asking myself, "Hermela, are you successful" and then I answer "Hmm I don't know". After hours later, I realized how dumb my answer sounded, and then I corrected myself and said "Of course, I am successful, but with lots of work still to done". I thought to myself saying I'm a successful person shouldn't have to mean I'm going to stop growing or progressing. It just means I'm okay with where I am in my life and I've seen the long road I've traveled to get to this point, and I'm simply acknowledging the process. It's saying although certain people may turn a blind eye to my success, I'm not going to do the same. Instead, I am going to be fully aware of my story and deem it successful with more work to be done.
It's funny because I've always thought of success as me having a 9-5 job, having a significant other to spend my lifetime with, owning a house in the next 2-3 years, settling down and probably having a family (I was never too sure of the whole having children thing, but setting down was always apart of my success plan). It always seemed to me that success was having these components, and I wanted these aspects to happen in my life, more and more each day, and at specific times too. I used to have everything planned out and the age I wanted them accomplished. The more I've gained certain experiences and the more I've matured, I've realized that certain things may take longer than expected, and some other things may not happen the way we want them to happen.
There are so many people with so many life's experiences, and for whatever reason, feel that success should be one-dimensional and they only like to look at certain stories as successful, but like I said, that is their choice and not yours. Your only responsibility in this world is how you look to yourself, and not to others. When I say this, I'm in no way saying that your image isn't important. It is important. After all, its your image and how you present yourself to others that gets you all the connections you need and to meet the right people that you will get to where you need to be. I'm simply stating that you shouldn't try to aim to have the kind of success story many people dream of.
Feel free to have alternative success stories that look and feel like you. Don't be shy to go out there and be yourself without having to feel pressured to fit and adhere to a certain life style. I always have to keep reminding myself that successful people are the types of people who do things because it feels right from within. I have to keep reminding myself that success follows people who are unafraid to fail. Successful people are those who are unafraid to create their own way if they don't see a path created for them. Successful people are those who dare and those who dream, and do unconventional things despite of failing. Successful people fail, and fail many times, but they keep trying anyway.
Successful people aren't discouraged despite their circumstances, they are encouraged and empowered individuals. They are those that you speak with for a couple minutes or hours, and see that they are boldly and fearlessly living life despite your ideas of success. They aren't trying to please or appease you or make you comfortable. They always hold on to great things, but know how to let go when its time to let go. They try when they have the chance to try to make something happen, but if it doesn't they know how to navigate those unknown circumstances and don't let their circumstances overpower them. They know they have a short life to live, and aren't afraid to live it. They walk among us, live among us and we look up to them as if they have something special when its simply just them living in the ways that feels natural.
Successful people who deem their lives successful despite of society's conventional ways are here and are here to stay. We are Dreaming. Living. Working. Connecting. Loving. Encouraging. Never Hating. Always Congratulating. Building. Healing, and not giving a damn about how you view us and our success stories. We don't care that we fit in your conventional ways. We are living in the ways we know how to live. We don't know how to exist without living in these ways, so we speak them and we express them. I wish you success in all that you do.
Peace and Love,
How Shonda Rhimes Rocked my World
This past week I've been reading a book by Shonda Rhimes called "Year of Yes". When I first saw this book on Amazon, I didn't know if I should get it or not. Part of it was because I thought it was one of those cliche books that I've read enough of. I, then decided to get it because I love Shonda and the way she writes and tells stories. I'm one of her biggest fans. I love all of her Thursday night shows, although I stopped watching Scandal because it lost its essence that it had in the beginning for me. TGIT is lit! LOL. Anyways, I love Shonda so I decided to give the book a try, and it was amazing, super amazing. I couldn't stop reading it. She hit everything on the nail and she talked about reality and the world she lived in. I was saying YES, YES and YES the whole way through the book, and obviously that was the whole point of the book. It was titled "Year of Yes" for a reason.
After reading this book, I came to the conclusion that Shonda speaks the truth about many aspects of life. She specifically talks about balancing motherhood and work. One of my favorite lines from the book is when she says motherhood is not a job. She said that she would have quit her job if it equates to being a mother. The emotions and feelings that are involved with being a mother doesn't equate to having a job, and rightfully so, even if I'm not a mother, I can agree with her sentiments. I can see that motherhood is the one of the most challenging, yet rewarding facets for women, and definitely harder than having any regular 9-5 job.
Another aspect I love about her book is when she says women who are mothers and who also have successful jobs do not "do it all". I repeat DO NOT DO IT ALL. Seriously, there is this false perception that women who are successful in the homes and at their jobs are like superwomen, and they do it all. She is actually tired of the question she gets asked a lot which is "Shonda, how do you do it all?" and her answer to that is "I don't".
I agree with her sentiments because as she describes it, when she is writing and filming one of her scripts at Shondaland, she is missing her daughter's recital. When she is at one her daughter's recital, she's missing an important event at work. I love the fact that she breaks down this perception and tells her readers that she gets help when it comes to raising her three daughters, help from her family members and most importantly help from her nanny. She even dedicates one whole chapter of her book to her nanny because she says without her, she doesn't think it would be possible to be a successful mother and raise her children. She also points out that she doesn't need to be married in order to raise her children and marriage isn't quite frankly one of those important aspects that needs to take a lot of space in her life.
She was also surprised by the attention she got when she had a guy that was interested in marrying her and they were dating. She said many people's reaction to her anticipated marriage was shocking. People made it seem like the marriage that was about to happen was more important than her children, Shondaland and her accomplishments thus far.
Another aspect that I love about the book is the fact that Shonda points out that it's important to have difficult conversations with people. I used to be one of those people who is scared to get into anything controversial and I live by the rule if anything is uncomfortable, I won't do it. I used to be one of those people who seek comfort all of the time. Don't get me wrong being comfortable is a great thing, but sometimes we have to explore those areas that make us uncomfortable. We have to have those difficult conversations we've been avoiding with those that are important to us. We have to go that extra mile in order to make sense of our lives.
All in all, this book was fantastic. It was a book that explored one's true journey, especially of being a woman and living a successful and happy life. The book started out with Shonda saying "yes" to everything since she was always saying no and missing out on events/ opportunities and felt she had to overcompensate for working too much, but towards the end of the book, she made the "yes" to mean not saying yes to necessarily everything everyone asked of you, but saying yes to the things that fulfilled you and were good for you. People can easily take advantage of those they can manipulate, so don't be manipulated, but live an easy going life doing what you can to help yourself and others around you. As always, live your best life.
Peace and Love,
Highlighted Artist: Wangechi Mutu
Today I'm highlighting an important artist on my blog. I recently came across her art works on the internet and decided to highlight her incredible work on here. Not only is her art work marvelous but she's also a fellow African woman. Wangechi Mutu was born in Nairobi, Kenya and exhibited her art work all across Europe and the United States. She is also an activist and recently launched her campaign, Africa's out, which is an initiative that fights for Africa's LGBTQ population. She is simply a brilliant and passionate woman, and I plan to check out her art studio when I go to Brooklyn, New York in a few weeks. Check out her website here: http://wangechimutu.com/. If you are also interested in her recent work Africa's out, check it out here: http://africasout.com/.
2015: The Year of Blogging
As the year is beginning to end and we are about to embrace the new year, I can't help but reminisce about the year 2015.
2015 was so many highs, a year with so many highs indeed. The year started off with the best New Year celebration at one of my friend's house, which turned into a sleepover. I met so many great friends and people this year. I was trying to heal in so many ways and become a better person this year, and that is exactly what happened to me. The most important aspect of my life also happened in 2015, and that was the birth of Activism Fusion.
The birth of Activism Fusion was an idea that was always bouncing in my mind. I've always wanted to create a blog because I liked to tell stories. I, especially loved telling my own story instead of having others do it for me, or reading it somewhere else. I always knew no one can tell my story quite like the way that I can. I wanted my stories and my ideas to be organic, and to be told the way I tell them, with all my foreign ways, accent included and all. This passion and fire inside of me definitely led me to create a blog.
Initially, the name of my blog was going to be Love Fusion. I loved LOVE and I wanted a blog that embodied that purpose, and that domain wasn't available, so I went with Activism Fusion instead. I loved activism. Sometimes I think I was born to be a voice and to fight for myself and for others who can't do it for themselves. Since activism was a deeply rooted passion of mine, I ended up naming the blog Activism Fusion.
Throughout the year 2015, I wrote, connected, healed, established a platform and lived peacefully. I made peace with all the troubling aspects of my life. I made peace with everyone and everything around me. When I hurt, I wrote. When I was happy, I wrote. When I wanted to connect, I wrote. 2015 was a year of deep connection and love, from the places I went to, to the people I met, to the lives that touched me, as well as the lives I touched. It's not an exaggeration when I say it was the best year I've had in a while. I've always tried to have the best years in my life, but sometimes, things don't happen quite the way I imagined them to be, but every moment that happened in 2015 was like a moment I imagined and more. It was a year of bravery, love, compassion, family love, friendship love and so many other things.
In 2015, I used my blog to heal, I want to continue to use my blog to heal in the coming years as well. I wrote poetry, talked about my spiritual journey, life's many processes and injustices that happened from police brutality to supporting trans lives in our communities. I'm planning to continue this journey, and thank you to all of you that's been traveling this enlightening journey with me. In 2015, I can say that writing healed me, and served me a purpose.
I wish you a great end of 2015, and may the coming 2016 be just as loving, full of deep connections with self, be filled with kindness and loving one another. Expect more wisdom and greatness from my blog 🙂
Peace and Love,
The Better Person
It maybe hard to love others the way they are. It maybe difficult to see the good in someone's personality when you've just been betrayed. It maybe trying to always be the one who is "the better person" and look at each circumstance from every direction. It maybe easier to say your peace, and get it off your chest. You may feel like throwing unwarranted responses in the heat of the moment, but always know that it takes patience, practice and bravery to be the "better person" and hold off from making statements you may regret, being loving to those who maybe hard to love, and always finding an open-minded way to look at situations.
In my experiences, I've had many moments where the things I was doing or saying weren't received in the ways I thought they would be. Handling these types of situations maybe difficult because the ways you intended them to be, and the way they happened/received by others can be quite the opposite. Wouldn't life be great if everything you intended happened just the way you imagined?
I've learned how to be mature and handle situations when they don't turn out how I've imagined them to be. I've had to deal with situations where friends judged my good morals and values, where some family members weren't able to take in the good I've done and always pointed in the bad, and people I don't know judged me from my appearance without any substance. This is to say that maturity is definitely important in being equipped to dealing with situations that require us to be the "better person".
It maybe difficult to respond in a kind and generous way when others behaviors doesn't warrant it, it maybe hard to remain calm and positive in situations where we want to go absolutely insane, it may take a lot of our patience to be kind, loving and giving to those who don't show those types of behaviors towards us, but it shows integrity, humility and character when we exhibit our kindness during difficult times. It does show the world the kind of human beings we are when we learn to distance ourselves without speaking ill of others, it shows character and strength when we are in control of our emotions and it definitely shows maturity when we are the "better person".
I hope you find the strength, love, compassion, wisdom and freedom to act in many loving, kind and giving ways including to those who may not deserve your loving attitude and I hope you are always in control of your emotions when circumstances occur the way you haven't imagined them to be.
Peace and Love,
Attracting the Right Kind of Attention
As one grows older, one has to learn how to be an adult and juggle the different kind of responsibilities there are. This world's responsibilities starts becoming bigger instead of smaller. While learning how to juggle and keep up with life's uniqueness, it's also important to learn how to attract the right kind of attention we deserve and need.
You see, life moves with or without you and wouldn't it be great to have the kind of "easy going" life while you are existing with all your problems? Many people might believe that this can only be accomplished by having control. Yes, having control with your daily routine is important, but it's also just as important to attract the right kind of attention. It's a waste of time to work hard and spend all of your great energy to the wrong kind of people.
When you're in the company of those who are not supporting you or your vision, life can become hard to keep up with. Having the right kind of attention and people in your life can change your life drastically. Even with all of your problems, you feel you can work to alleviate them with the right people around you. These people make your problems smaller and help you figure out what you need to do when you seem too down to do anything about any of it.
These are people that will be there by your side when you need someone to talk to and people you can potentially share many of your secrets with. These aspects can make it easier without you even realizing it. You suddenly start feeling at ease, and in control with yourself. The feelings you used to have about trying to control everything start diminishing and you eventually start living and becoming at peace with all your many ways. You are suddenly not miserable. You start noticing that life has a greater plan for you and where you are heading is the right place.
People should definitely strive to have the right kind of company that are aligned with their life's goals. After all, we are all social beings and need others to help us grow and feel alive. The question is who are we going to attract to be right by our side going through our life with us? Be very wise in your choosing. I wish you the right company.
Peace and Love,


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Google announces the Players' Choice award winners
The most popular apps for the year 2013 have been tallied by Google and have been showcased in the Google Play Store. Unlike most of the lists that been done by Google in the past, these apps are based on user popularity and ranked according to several categories. As such, we present to you the 2013 Players' Choice Awards.
The Winners!
I Can't Quit You — Most Addictive Game: Knights & Dragons (GREE, INC.)Knights & Dragons - Action RPG
Old School, Still Cool — Best Franchise Game: Bejeweled Blitz (Electronic Arts)Bejeweled Blitz!
Lights, Camera, Games — Best Game Based on a Movie: The Hobbit: Kingdoms (Kabam)Hobbit:Kingdom of Middle-earth
Quietly Brilliant — Best App for Enhancing the Everyday: Duolingo: Learn Languages FreeDuolingo: Learn Languages Free
At Your Service — Best App for Booking and Buying: FlixsterMovies by Flixster, with Rotten Tomatoes
I <3 Google — Best Google App: YouTubeYouTube
Honorable Mentions
Write-In Game - IngressIngress
Write-In Game - Samurai SiegeSamurai Siege: Alliance Wars
Write-In App - NewsHog: Google News & WeatherNews & Weather
Write-In App - SwiftKey KeyboardSwiftKey Keyboard
What do you think of the winners for the Players' Choice awards? How many do you already have out of the list?
Source: 9to5Google
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Most forced down your throat app: Google+
All based on download numbers/popularity. So yeah, if you downloaded the app at all, you contributed to the vote.
Ok, I love Bejeweled Blitz, SwiftKey, YouTube and Duolingo, but it seems to be a pretty weird list/category list to me. Only five sections and one of them is ''best buying stuff app''?
Loie Favre
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Yeah, it seems like it's been super dumbed-down! Nothing like our reviews and app ratings ;-)
total BS
Loie Favre
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What do you think should have won the Awards?


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Stranded passengers hang hopes on arbitration talks
Tens of thousands of passengers stranded around the globe face days of travel chaos after Qantas, the Australian national carrier, grounded its entire fleet.
Emergency arbitration talks demanded by the Government are taking place in Melbourne but regardless of the outcome, no Qantas flights will take off today.
The airline took to the social networking site Twitter to announce that its fleet would remain grounded until at least midday tomorrow local time, despite the fact that no decision has yet been made on whether industrial action will be brought to a halt.
Alan Joyce, the chief executive, had already said all flights would remain grounded indefinitely unless the tribunal ordered unions to terminate industrial action. The unions, however, are asking the tribunal simply to suspend…


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Our business model
By meeting the needs of customers and retailers we have built a long-term, sustainable business that delivers value for our shareholders
We have a single purpose - to create shopping centres that are loved by customers and where retailers flourish. This builds a long-term business that delivers value for all our shareholders and stakeholders.
Strategy overview
Our four strategic objectives are the means by which the business model is put into action
1. Optimising asset performance
We are achieving this by
- making our locations the most desirable for shopping and socializing
- astutely managing the assets to take advantage of new trends
- building long-term partnerships with local authorities and communities
Progress in 2016
- increased the proportion of catering in our centres with the opening of new restaurant developments at intu Metrocentre and intu Eldon Square
- upsized key retailers, sucha as Zara and New Look, and introduced new brands to our customers including Lovisa
- delivered growth in like-for-like net rental income
Priorities in 2017
- continue to introduce new retailers to our centres to enhance the tenant mix. This could include online brands looking for a store presence
- ensure we evolve the correct mix of retail, restaurants and leisure to meet changing customer needs
- continue to deliver growth in like-for-like net rental income
2. Delivering UK developments
We are achieving this by
- delivering the required planning approvals
- generating the required level of demand to commence a project
- having the required funding to progress the pipeline
Progress in 2016
- began construction of the major extension at intu Watford
- signed Nickelodeon to anchor the leisure extension at intu Lakeside
- commenced the construction of a flagship store for Next at intu Metrocentre, amalgamating 12 units
- achieved planning approval for a retail and leisure extension at intu Braehead
Priorities in 2017
- ensure the extension at intu Watford remains on target
- complete ongoing hotel development at intu Lakeside and commence restaurant development at Manchester Arndale
- begin the redevelopment of intu Broadmarsh, the leisure extension at intu Lakeside and the enclosure and extension of Barton Square at intu Trafford Centre
- resolve planning issues at intu Milton Keynes
3. Making the brand count
We are achieving this by
- offering a distinctive customer signature experience in all our centres
- having the best-in-class digital offering for retailers and customers
- delivering continued world class service to retailers and shoppers
Progress in 2016
- increased retailers trading on intu.co.uk to over 480 increasing sales generated through the website to £6 million
- secured national brand sponsorship for the Christmas grottos with Playmobil
- ensured high levels of customer service with consistently strong net promoter scores
Priorities in 2017
- build on the success of our national sponsorships and bring in new brands
- further the reputation of intu.co.uk as a premium content publisher and shopping platform
- deliver new signature experiences across all centres
- increase revenues from in centre and online initiatives
4. Seizing the growth opportunity in Spain
We are achieving this by
- building a platform of the best centres in Spain through acquisition and development
- delivering the same brand experiences in Spain as in the UK
- moving the development options forward to a point where we can consider exercising them and commencing development
Progress in 2016
- improved operating metrics at both centres
- delivered improved occupancy on the retail park at Puerto Venecia
- achieved local planning approval and completed land assembly for intu Costa del Sol
Priorities in 2017
- gain final regional planning approval and required level of pre-lets to commence the intu Costa del Sol development
- complete development of underutilized space at intu Asturias
- increase the exposure of the intu brand in Spain
Our purpose is to put a smile on the face of our customers. We want them to be happier after a visit to our centres than when they walked though the door.
Chief executive, intu
Our assets and resources
We have unique assets and resources that provide the foundations for our business
Our centres
National coverage of prime retail and leisure destinations visited by more than half the UK's population
Our brand
A nationwide shopping centre brand focused on enriching the customer both in centre and online
Our employees
Professional, motivated and empowered teams that are specialists in their field
Our relationships
Enduring, creative and collaborative relationships with retailers, customers, employees, partners and communities
What we do
We apply the intu difference - our specialist knowledge, expertise and insight - to create the most popular shopping centres:
..and how we do it
Delivering compelling shopping experiences
Our insight and management of centres attract customers more often, for longer and from further away by offering the right mix of retail, leisure and catering alongside our distinctive brand proposition
Helping retailers flourish
Our scale, flexibility, high-footfall locations and strong brand give retailers the confidence that they will trade successfully with intu, which drives capital growth
The value we add
We deliver sustainable value for our stakeholders and shareholders
growth in footfall
average net promoter score
reduction in carbon intensity since 2010
rise in engagement index since 2011
total property return


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CLINTON TWP. — When walking into the art room at Lackawanna Trail High School, it's a little more open and bright according to art teacher Mary Belle Gilroy.
The school district was awarded a $4,000 Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant to renovate a former photography darkroom into usable art classroom space.
"I wanted to do it for a few years, but it kept getting put on hold because budgets are tight, especially for small, rural school districts," Gilroy said. "In the past few years, we've done roofing and heating renovations, and the room wound up being used as a storage area."
According to Gilroy, there used to be two high school art teachers and their classrooms were combined into an art suite. The two rooms are still connected, but the other room now houses a computer science class.
Members of the maintenance department removed the dark room door and finished an open archway to the rest of the classroom. The old photo sink was removed and replaced with a deep utility sink and a floor level mop sink. A ventilated exhaust hood was also added so adhesives and fixatives can be sprayed safely.
"When the students are working with printmaking, paint or clay, we used to only have two sinks, now they have access to a third sink which helps," Gilroy said. "They aren't tied up waiting and can focus more time on their work."
According to Business Manager Keith Glynn, there are still a few hundred dollars remaining from the grant and the district is exploring how the additional funds will be spent.
Glynn mentioned a small piece of equipment or art supplies as potential options.
"I'm hoping to get some taller stools to make jewelry workstations and possibly create another elective class," Gilroy said. "Also, maybe I'll expand what I do with ceramics by adding more pottery wheels."
Gilroy averages between 18 to 25 students in her classes and believes the new area will allow for more productivity.
"We have cabinets with storage space, but we also need space to keep in-process work," she said. "I think having room to move and breathe will alleviate a little bit of stress and craziness."
There are still some finishing touches to be done, but the work is expected to be completed by December.
Lackawanna Trail's eighth grade art class was eliminated after a teacher in the elementary center retired and his position was not filled through attrition.
"It's not usual, other school districts in the area are like that, but for years we had an eighth grade art class and a photography class," Gilroy said.
The district's technology teacher, Jon Hickok, currently oversees the digital media and digital photography classes.
An art class is offered, one day per week, at the elementary center as part of a rotation with physical education, library, computers and music.
At the junior high level, students study art for one marking period in seventh grade and take consumer science, technology and career education during the other three marking periods.
During high school, students are offered Art I, Art II, and Honors Art III and IV. Each of the classes meets every day and students earn a full credit toward graduation upon completion of each course.
Lowe's awards grants to public schools throughout the country each fall and spring. Other parent groups and educators in Northeastern Pennsylvania can apply by visiting toolboxforeducation.com.


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Patton Papers Essay, Research Paper
The Patton Papers" are invaluable for two reasons. They tell the story of one of our country's most effective warriors. "The Patton Papers" stand along with Douglas Southall Freeman or Lee and Chandler on Napoleon as a thorough treatment of a soldier's life and thought processes, written by an accomplished combat historian. In addition, "The Patton Papers" exceed either Freeman's or Chandler's work in terms of being a complete, assembled, documented compilation of primary source material that can be read cover to cover as a cohesive whole. "The Patton Papers" have no equal in this regard. We see Patton's professional developments through his personal letters and diaries connected by the astute commentary of a preeminent historian who served in World War II and Korea. Author Martin Blumenson also stands as one of the best writers in the field of history from the standpoint of readability, clarity, and enjoyment. These two volumes provide a self-contained study of Patton from his early upbringing to his under-graduate military education and through fighting in Mexico and the two World Wars. We learn how he thought about waging war and how he taught the subject, how he dealt with the dramatic technological change in warfare that took place during his life as he served in the horse cavalry and then the tank corps. He was an innovative thinker who was a pioneer in employment of close air support and amphibious warfare. He thought and lived combined arms. His thinking on combined arms is extremely relevant to how we should conceive the modern MAGTF. Professional Marines must be familiar with his life and times, his theories, and his battlefield accomplishments.
George Patton was the best of all U.S. generals in World War II. Measured in terms of proven ability to use the military art and achieve results by destroying enemy units, he has to have this accolade. There were certainly others, including Marines, who may have risen to Patton's height in combat accomplishment, had they had the opportunity. The opportunity never came for them to prove it. MacArthur was brilliant and achieved tremendous success, but MacArthur's military judgment sometimes lapsed; however, Patton's never did. He was always successful in combat. Patton prepared all his life for war. Intellectually, no general on either side worked harder towards the goal of being ready. When Patton's time came to be tested, he was ready. He had character flaws, but when it came to combat he never erred. His soldiers and his nation could always depend on him. Patton was the best. The force that Patton organized, inspired, and led in the epic breakout to Bastogne and across the Rhine in 1944-1945 was a cohesive air-ground team. His enemy reeled before him, broke in confusion in his wake, and never recovered. His opposed amphibious attacks on the coast of North Africa and then thrice in succession along the coast of Sicily, were meticulously planned from a lifetime of study, and eminently successful.This page created and managed with Lotus Notes and an evaluation copy of Lotus InterNotes Web Publisher Release 2.0.by email@example.com
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Stuttgart French Weeks Explore French-German Cultural Cooperation
Every year, artists, institutions and associations discover cultural exchange between France and GermanyNovember 14th, 2016
The 'French Weeks' are the highlight of the Franco-German dialogue and annual cultural exchange in the region of Stuttgart. They include a versatile program with many partners and more than 70 projects. During recent years, interest in French literature, movies and arts has been increasing.
Since 1999, the 'French Weeks' in the Stuttgart area have strengthened the friendship and connection between France and Germany and helped the neighbors to get to know one another better. The focus is not only on Germany and France, but also on intercultural exchange.
From 12th to 23rd October, the 'French Weeks' will be held in Stuttgart. The event is organized by the cultural institutes François in Stuttgart and is focused on the relationship between the two cultures, expressed through art, film, photography, theater, dance and even food.
The program includes consideration of artworks made in Paris in 1900, which are seen as the city's most important art and which have inspired several artists in Stuttgart, including Käte Schaller-Harlin.
There will also be consideration of the encounter between the two cultures. There is a tribute to Johan Sebastian Bach, German composer and musician of the Baroque period who is considered one of the greatest geniuses in the history of music. His works are noted for their intellectual depth, mastery of technique and expression and artistic beauty.
A group of three French percussionists are reinterpreting his works using African percussion. This award-winning trio formed in 2010 and manages to involve the crowd with charm, wit and energetic sounds.
The week of the French program also provides other interesting events on French and German expression, such as a play starring two French actors, Alina Martin and Jilan Rorrain, who recite ethical theories to the accompaniment of the cello. The theories include those by Albert Schweitzer, a Franco-German doctor, musician, musicologist, philanthropist, philosopher and winner of the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.
There will also be a photographic exhibition focussing on Marseille, and an exhibition of designs which portray the beautiful city and its architecture and modernization.
Throughout the summer, the Institut Français has been exhibiting numerous creative photos in the 'Next stop: France' exhibition. Finally, there will be a reading by the former French Minister of Equal Opportunities, Azouz Begag, who will present his book 'Le Gone du Chaaba'. The book is an autobiographical story about his youth which also refers to the cultural differences between the Arab and the French communities.