text:
The government agreed with the observations of NDA partners and the major Opposition parties that pre-1953 status cannot be given to Jammu and Kashmir. The Cabinet argued that accepting the resolution would have �set the clock back and reversed the natural process of harmonising the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir with the integrity of the nation�.
Chief minister Farooq Abdullah left Delhi in a huff. He is meeting party leaders in Srinagar tomorrow. Earlier, the Prime Minister broke the news to Abdullah and tried to convince him to stay back in the coalition.
The government had made up its mind soon after Vajpayee returned from Europe. Initially, the Centre was in two minds as it knew that a soft stand would please the global powers, which are unhappy over Delhi�s tough stance on Kashmir.
But realising that accepting the package could spark similar demands from other states, the Centre decided against delaying the decision. A section in the government had earlier argued that the announcement could be timed with the birth centenary celebrations of Shyama Prasad Mookerjee on July 6.
The Cabinet response to the resolution was guarded. It began by saying that �the government is committed to the promotion of federal harmony by ensuring a partnership of the Centre and the states as laid down in the agenda of the NDA�. Home minister L.K. Advani, explained that such devolution of power to the states could be worked out in the Inter-State Council.
The printed Cabinet response doubted whether the resolution was really within the jurisdiction of the Constitution. �Most of the recommendations contained in the report seek to reverse the application of constitutional provisions to the state which may not only adversely affect the interests of the people of the state, but would also tantamount to removal of some of the essential safeguards enshrined in our Constitution,� the Cabinet said.
The Centre pointed to the 1975 agreement between Sheikh Abdullah and Indira Gandhi, according to which �provisions of the Constitution of India, already applied to the state of Jammu and Kashmir without adaptation or modification, are unalterable�.
Advani said: �When we examined the report, we felt it was not just the question of autonomy. It was a plea to the Centre that the pre-1953 position be restored. The report in fact even questioned the constitutionality of all steps taken by the Centre after 1953.�
He dropped enough hints that the resolution ran against the spirit of the Constitution. The autonomy report, according to Advani, has even criticised the existence of Article 370.
A trainer�s whistle shatters the early morning calm in the killing fields of Gaya. Within seconds, the fallow lands on the banks of the Sone are taken over by an army of women, guns casually slung on their soldiers as they jog along the rugged stretches.
These women are all from upper caste households who have gone on the defensive following the government�s decision to arm poor villagers. The central Bihar villages which are dominated by the Bhumihars, Rajputs and Brahmins interpreted the announcement as another attempt by the government to rob them of their sleep.
Unwilling to take chances, the men have decided to keep the entire family on toes and train them in the art of killing.
�When Laloo Yadav announced that poor backwards needed to be guarded against the feudal forces, we got the signal,� said Rabin Pandey, a resident of Turi village in Gaya.
For the villagers living in Gaya and in neighbouring Jehanabad, the nights haven�t been the same since the backward classes vowed to avenge last month�s Mianpur massacre. Over 40 people were mowed down by the Ranbir Sena in a macabre show of vendetta violence.
News that Laloo had visited Mianpur last Sunday to select 22 boys for arms training added to their apprehension.
The fear of a counter-attack by the Naxalite groups has sparked panic among the ordinary villagers. But they are not willing to go down without a fight.
Around 7 am, a group of 20 uppercaste women from six villages assemble at Manipur village near Bhojpur, across the Sone from Jehanabad.
Escorted by the men, the would-be warriors trudge for an hour along the Arwal-Aurangabad road to a desolate field by the Sone, the venue of their arms training camp.
The mock-war zone is hidden from the public eye by a cluster of trees from which hang straw dummies � targets for the female assassins.
The first couple of shots left some of them shaken. �It is too hot and I almost burnt my palm. My eyes are burning from the smoking barrel,� said 22-year-old Ratna Devi. Others are more confident. �These are teething troubles and we will get used to all this,� said Gayatri Devi, mother of two daughters in Paligunge. �We have to protect ourselves and our children.�
The men are encouraging their wives and daughters to take up arms. �The women have to be trained and provided arms for they are often alone at home,� said Somesh Rai, a Bhumihar. But he denied that they had any connection with the Ranbir Sena. �For god�s sake, please don�t bracket us with them,� he pleaded.
Police sources in Arwal said the villagers could be using their licensed guns to train the women or may have amassed illegal arms from Munger or Samastipur. The sources, however, admitted that the villagers are seething at the government�s proposal to arm the Dalits as they fear the weapons will be misused.
Even before Laloo�s announcement, the backward villages have been under protection from the Left extremist groups.
Barely 10 km from Mianpur is Bathe, where the Ranbir Sena had shot dead 61 Dalits in 1997. Although the scarred village is manned by a police outpost, villagers of a nearby Dalit hamlet inhabited by Kahars said they have a special protection group. �We have special guests at night identified as �Lalsalamwallahs�. They guard us throughout the night,� said Sahu Ram.
Amid the intensifying caste war, the government�s announcement sparked furore in the Assembly today. �Give them bread instead of arms,� said BJP leader Sushil Modi.
Laloo, however, stuck to his guns. �What is the use of giving them bread when there is so much insecurity in their lives? The arms training will ensure village security,� he said.
The Front also decided to put up the CPI�s Purnendu Sengupta as its nominee for the post of CMC chairman. The decision was taken at an hour-long Left Front committee meeting this afternoon.
This was preceded by a short session of the CPM�s Calcutta District Committee (CDC) which, too, had to recommend the two names under pressure from the top leadership.
Sources say the district committee was upset after Alimuddin Street, party headquarters, chose Ganguly from South 24 Parganas district as Calcutta�s mayoral candidate.
�It is true that Ganguly is from the party�s South 24 Parganas district unit and not a CDC member. But we always have to go by the majority decision,� said a CDC secretariat member.
Observers say CDC had to toe the Alimuddin Street line since it could not offer an alternative to Ganguly, who made a name for himself as a man of action by spearheading Operation Sunshine to clear Calcutta�s streets of hawkers. Outgoing mayor Prasanta Chatterjee could have been its choice had he not lost the election.
Left Front chairman Sailen Dasgupta announced that the selection of the two was unanimous.
Giving enough indication that the Front was not confident of getting the two elected, Dasgupta said: �We are not sure of victory but have decided to contest the mayoral election as a matter of principle. We cannot simply allow the Trinamul Congress-BJP combine to go unopposed.�
He was also categorical about the Front�s stand on horse-trading. �We shall not encourage any manipulation to get our candidates elected,� he added.
Against this backdrop, the CPM appears solely dependent on cross-voting at the mayoral election. But cross-voting is also a distant possibility with 14 Congress councillors still sticking to their decision of staying away from the election.
The Front has only 61 councillors in its fold. On the other side, the Trinamul Congress-BJP combine claimed to have 66 councillors with five Independents joining it.
Kanti Ganguly himself did not sound confident of victory. �The Front has chosen me to contest the election. But I am not definite about its outcome,� he said.
State PWD minister and RSP leader Khsiti Goswami said: �The only option is left with the Independents who are expected to cross-vote for Front nominees despite their declared allegiance to the Trinamul Congress.�
Trinamul leaders alleged that the CPM was trying to buy votes.


text:
Please remember to follow the manual of style and code of conduct at all times.
Check BNN and Bulbanews for up-to-date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server.
Check BNN and Bulbanews for up-to-date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server.
Talk:Pokémon Trozei!
From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Don't you think we should put in the Infobox...? o.o Tina δ♫ 16:24, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
This was the first pokemon game i ever played. I am quite sure I played it on a PC. Is it playable on pc? Mesprit, Uxie, Azelf. Mesuxelf 01:32, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
- No, it is not on PC. You may be thinking of Switch-a-Roo! from the Pokémon Platinum website or a game that is not official. --Abcboy (talk) 01:36, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
- I remember, It was bring your child to work day, so I went in with my dad. apparently, My dad got the wrong date, so he let me use his computer because he had meetings. (This was when I was 6 or 7, I am now 13), So then I found a game like this, and actually, solrock was the first pokemon I got introduced to, even before Pikachu. Thats my memory. Mesprit, Uxie, Azelf. Mesuxelf 01:40, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Who Were The Huns?
- print Print
- list Cite
They were nomadic people who existed in Central Asia between 1st AD and the 7th century.
The Huns were the nomadic people or peoples, who were known to have lived in Easter Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia between the 1st Century AD and the 7th century.
The Huns were a nomadic people who originated in north central Asia. They were known as fierce warriors who spent most of their time on small, swift horses; they reportedly even ate their meals and negotiated treaties on horseback. During the third century B.C. part of the Great Wall of China—which still stands today along the southern edge of the Mongolian plain—was built to keep the Huns out of China. Six hundred years later, in the third century A.D., the Huns occupied northern China, where they remained until 581. In the late third century they also began moving westward until they reached the Caucasus Mountains, which stretch between the Black and Caspian Seas. Along the westward route the Huns defeated the Visigoths and Ostrogoths, Germanic tribes who migrated in waves across Europe and conquered the Roman Empire around 410. In 434 Attila (406?–453) became king of the Huns and unified them as a people. A fearless leader, he launched attacks on the Visigoths in central Europe and the Ostrogoths in eastern Europe. By 450 the Huns occupied a large part of this region, but when Attila died in 453 the Ostrogoths revolted and regained possession of their territories. Eventually, through intermarriage, the Huns were absorbed into various European populations.
Further Information: Furnival, Mark. Peoples of the Dark Ages. [Online] Available http://www.btinternet.com/~mark.furnival/people.htm, October 20, 2000; "Huns." Electric Library.[Online] Available http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/06152.html, October 20, 2000; "Huns." MSN Encarta.[Online] Available http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/65/065F1000.htm, October 20, 2000.


text:
Legal advice
One of the major challenges in industry is the Contract Dispute, Unilateral cancellation of contract & not adhered to the contract and obligations.
Our company lawyers are leading specialists in contract dispute resolution with many decades of experience. We are one of the best specialist contentious construction firms in Germany, and set the bar for other firms. The lawyers have a breadth of knowledge and experience that is not available in non-specialist firms.
i.t.s lawyers are also experienced in providing assistance to European and Asian clients carrying out works in industrial jurisdictions.
We will be at your service to start any contract, meetings, during production, after sales service. We will recommend your company of the consequences of working with delinquent companies and we will accompany you during the project according to contract.
Our team lawyers represent all roles within the industry, including contractors, sub-contractors, specialist contractors, consultants and developers:
- Civil Engineering
- Energy Projects
- Oil & Gas


text:
We wanted to spend the first part of our vacation relaxing and adjusting. As a huge fan of tropical beach resorts, I was looking forward to six nights enjoying the Balinese beaches. In picking our beach, I wanted a location that balanced, beauty (easy), a few comforts to make traveling with a toddler easier (grocery & pharmacy) and full of Balinese life. I chose sleepy Sanur after looking at the other possibilities.
Kuta, where I stayed ten years earlier as a poor, student traveler, was in my opinion, a dump with a beautiful beach (and an OK Mexican restaurant.) Guesthouses, party bars and shopping are packed into the neighborhood along the beach. Kuta's development has spread northwest along the coast, but, it is increasingly upscale. Legain, bordering Kuta, has become a family destination where you find the lodging bargains of Kuta and access to food and shopping, but, can avoid the party scene. Further up the coast, Legain blends into Seminyak. Seminyak is the hip, yuppie destination with trendy bars, luxury villa hotels, and an asian-trance soundtrack constantly playing somewhere.
On the peninsula south of the airport are two upscale resort towns. Nusa Dua is a resort development, similar to Cancun or Ka'anapali, on the east coast of the Bukit peninsula. With a Westin, Nikko, Conrad, Melia, Grand Hyatt and other resorts laid out on huge, beautifully manicured properties, I consider it a bit generic. The west coast of the Bukit peninsula hosts Jimbaran where the Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons, Intercontinental, and emerging boutique villa hotels make their home. Despite the upscale residents, the north end of the beach is the fishing center of Bali. A lively market emerges in the morning as fishermen bring in their catch and beachfront warungs serve up the catch at night. It is a beautiful location and I seriously considered a new, secluded, villa hotel in Jimbaran for our vacatoin, but decided against it as we would not be able to walk to a reasonably stocked grocery (pampers and yakult).
Sanur was the perfect choice for us. On the east coast of Bali, Sanur was the site of the first commercial resort development in Bali in the 1960s. Today, the town may be the most serene of the beach destinations in southern Bali. At least, it is considered a quiet town compared to other resorts and I think it feels more lush with old trees canopying the low rise resorts. A combination of tourists, expatriates and Balinese are found in Sanur year round. With a 5 km beachfront walk and gentle beach protected by a break-wall, it sounded perfect for traveling with a toddler.
The beach walk was wonderful. One afternoon we walked to the northern end. A few hundred feet before every market alley, the touts would surround us making small talk. "Where are you from?" "California. The Terminator, huh?" "How old is your daughter?" "How long you in Bali?" "Come visit my shop, number 28." After politely, but forcefully conveying that we were not shopping, they continued to ask us questions and share a little of their own life. Honestly, the nicest touts we had ever experienced. Rather than getting upset for saying "No" they just enjoyed meeting new people (with a young child). Many of them were born in Sanur and still lived there with their extended families. (If you visit, please spend your money at the set of markets just north of the beachwalk Circle K – they were the best of the best.)
Sanur is a great place to walk, including with a stroller. We walked to the local supermarket, Hardy's, to stock up on milk, yakult and mangosteens, and then across the street to The Pantry to pick up a bottle of wine. (Duty on imported wine is 100% so it is best for special occasions only.) Jalan Danau Tambligan, the main road in the tourist section of town, is filled restaurants ranging from Café Batujimbar with smoothies and baked goods to laid back Balinese warungs to Italian trattorias to bento boxes. One morning, I walked over to Cheeky Monkey's and left Mirielle with the wonderful staff for a couple of hours so I could get some pampering at Natural Spa.
We only spent one day swimming at the beach. The beach was quiet and the water calm, though we could watch the more turbulent surf break against the protective wall. It turned out Mirielle preferred jumping in the waves more than mulling around a sandy beach. After wading a bit to cool off, she enjoyed playing with another young visitor from Java. Despite neither the boy, nor his family spoke English, and we knew no more that four words in Bahasa Indonesian, they played together for over two hours.
While we ventured out into Sanur every day, and spent two afternoons visiting the other beach resorts, we were quite happy to stay in our villa at Pavilions. I will publish a more detailed review soon, but there is nothing like a private pool, butler and inexpensive mini bar to keep you in your 'hotel room.' I have no idea when this idea took off, but villa resorts are the rage in Bali. Some are not much more than a large hotel room, a furnished patio called a 'living area,' and fenced-in garden. With others, you can have a private pool, kitchen, or outdoor bath/shower. All come with 'butler service.' While they will polish your shoes if you need, they can also recommend a place to get your stroller tire fixed, arrange a shuttle, prepare breakfast, find a newspaper, and almost anything else you can dream up.
Frequent visitors to Bali have their favorite beach spots, and mine is definitely Sanur. I highly recommend it for independent travelers with young children. If you want to take advantage of the shopping, crazy nightclubs, Carrefour, or surfing beaches, it is easy to hire a driver through your hotel, or directly on the street. We hired the brother of someone we talked 'kids' with at a bar for about $20 for a half a day. Sanur is a place you can do that. It is also a place where you can linger almost anywhere and strike up a conversation with anyone.


text: What a Difference a Decade makes to Marketing Imagine that you could continue to market successfully the same way for ten years. Do you like that thought? Well delete that daydream because it just isn't so. Welcome to marketing 2008. It's more threatening, more promising and more exciting. Buckle your seatbelt, take your motion sickness pill and be prepared to be amazing. Because that is what you need to compete today. Still the Same Of course some things remained the same. Let's establish our foundation before we venture into the swirl of the Time Tunnel. The fundamentals are the same. That's what makes them fundamentals. Marketing is still closely intertwined with selling and the purpose of marketing is to help you sell more. Marketing and selling are both strategies to help you make a profit. In fact marketing was and is a fundamental responsibility running through every function of your business. "Marketing is so basic that it cannot be considered a separate function. It is the whole business seen from the point of view of its final result, that is, from the client's point of view." Peter Drucker Strange that even though management guru, Peter Drucker, offered that advice more than a decade ago - many organizations ignored his wisdom. That's why we still see marketing departments and sales departments with little cohesion and cooperation. Why? Perhaps too many marketers see themselves as artists or statisticians while they see sales representatives as slimy. And the sales department labels marketing as a bunch of flakes who don't know about the real world. The purpose of marketing is to do one or more of the following three things: 1. Grab attention 2. Demonstrate value 3. Build relationships The world is still round - or is it now flat? How is the "How" of those fundamentals changing? Grab Attention Grabbing attention has always been a prime concern for marketers. Your message needed to defeat the noise of all the other marketers. In 1998, if you had a huge marketing budget, the place to be was TV and the grand dame was the Super Bowl game at $1.3M for a 30 second spot. Of course ad production costs were extra. The top three ads that year were for Tabasco, Pontiac and Doritos. Do you wonder how many Doritos they needed to sell to pay for that ad? Oh yeah, Denver triumphed over Green Bay. The Super Bowl is still the place for marketers with multimillion dollar budgets costing $2.6M for 30 seconds in 2007. But the holy grail of marketing today might more likely be to appear number one on a Google search. You don't need millions to triumph. Demonstrate Value Value was once demonstrated with celebrity endorsements, quality awards and longevity in the business. Today client testimonials carry more weight than celebrities. Quality awards and certifications are so common that they have become ho-hum. Depending on your industry, a long time in business could be three years. We're more interested in the results that you achieved for your recent clients. If you want to demonstrate value be sure to offer a free trial or money back guarantee - without the weasel word clauses. Build Relationships Relationship building is more important today. Prove to your clients why they should buy from you - every time. Brand loyalty was once given blindly to sellers. Loyalty didn't die. It shifted. Loyalty is now bestowed more on our friends and family which is why client testimonials become more convincing. And why networking is so much more powerful. Changes and Trends Some trends have been going on for longer than the past decade - but they are easier to notice now. We realize that both selling and marketing are more science than art. Sales representatives are no longer allowed to wing it. Of course both sales and marketing staff were being well trained by successful companies before 1998. But the integration of these activities is more evident in today's training and daily activity. Today you are also more likely to see the large corporations training their sales reps with marketing skills and integrating marketing folks into the front lines. To be competitive small and medium business must convert all staff into marketers. And it will take more than a memo! Technology Technology in the form of computers, software and mobile devices has had a huge impact on how we market. The tsunami of influence is the Internet which has presented marketers with new challenges and incredible opportunities. Mobile Devices The proliferation of cell phones and Blackberries mean that clients expect to reach you anywhere and any time. In order to compete it seems that you need to be more available and respond faster than your competition. Be careful because that mentality can lead to the worship of instant satisfaction which results in more mistakes, distracted professionals and grumpy people. Too many are adapting their process to suit the tool - instead of using tools to improve the process. Warning Will Robinson! Database Marketing The fifth chapter in Secrets of Power Marketing is about using your database. In 1998 small business had access to PC based contact managers including ACT, Maximizer and Goldmine. Today you need to build on those fundamentals with a CRM (client relationship manager) system and integrate your data between your computer, mobile device, email and website forms. Networking Building Relationships is explained in the second chapter of Secrets of Power Marketing. Because of our increased emphasis on building relationships networking activity has exploded both offline and online. We see this in the growth of specialized networking groups and events. Business Networking International (BNI) a lead sharing group has over 5,000 chapters in 36 countries. Online enhancements include social networking websites like Facebook.com, MySpace.com and Bebo.com plus the business oriented service Linkedin.com. For more networking tips visit NetworkingExposed.com. Email In 1998 folks were exploring the use of email through internet providers AOL and CompuServe. Coincidently the number one movie of 1998 was "You've Got Mail". Today not having email would be like not having a fax machine in 1998. But today it isn't enough just to have email. You must have an email address with a professional domain. Using a free email address is acceptable for your personal life - but not for business. If you are still using Yahoo, MSN, Gmail or AOL for business you are looking amateurish - or stuck in 1998. Websites My first website www.Torok.com launched in 1999 when very few small businesses had websites. In those days you were special if you "had" a website. Websites looked like your printed brochure - hence the name "brochure sites". It is no longer remarkable to have a website. In fact you must have a website and it must be remarkable just to compete. It's as necessary as a phone or business card even if you don't sell on the Internet. Why? Because clients want to check your site before they call or visit you. Your website needs to grab them, identify what you sell in the first five seconds - or they will leave your website. Then you need to engage them, offer them what they seek, do it quickly and capture their contact information for your database. Read my article "Is your website working hard enough for you?" originally published in the April 2006 issue of Enterprise magazine. Today the question is not "Should you have a website?" The question is "How many websites should you have?" Informing your clients A decade ago the way to train, educate and inform your clients was to hold seminars or mail them a printed newsletter. Both still work but are expensive compared to the new alternatives. Today you might inform them with an opt-in email newsletter, articles and FAQs on your website, posting on your blog, and holding teleseminars and/or webinars. Today everyone on the Internet can be a publisher via their own websites, blogs, article sites and forums. You need to be out-communicating your competition. You might expect your competition to compete with your message but also watch for damaging exposure from disgruntled clients or employees. Marketing Research Gathering Market Intelligence is easier for you, your competition and your clients. You might want to reread that last sentence and think about the implications. Take advantage of the opportunity. Using search engines you can learn about your competition and their offerings. Use "Google Alerts" to stay informed of daily mentions on websites, blogs and news sites of your name, your product name, your industry and your competition. If you are not yet receiving these Google Alerts - you might be missing news about what others are saying about you and your industry. Go to Google and register for this free service. Ignorance is no excuse. Test opinion by visiting groups and forums on major sites such as Google and Yahoo or on industry websites. Conduct polls on your website or hold a survey with SurveyMonkey.com. Client Service Lots of opportunity here. We still seem to be struggling with customer service. Some shine while others annoy. I experienced a good example of good customer service today when I bought a coffee from Starbucks. I ordered my "small regular coffee". I refuse to speak their language - no 'tall latté" for me. The staff still smile at me, deliver what I want and thank me as they give me my change. Compare that to the hordes of sales staff that seem to expect you to thank them for giving them your money. And they don't thank you for your business. So I pay the $1.75 for the Starbucks coffee and feel good because of the friendly service. I don't get that consistently from Tim Hortons. Advertising The traditional mass marketing avenues - print, radio, TV and signage are suffering from a lot of competition from Internet marketing. Take note of how many TV ads attempt to drive viewers to websites. When you are advertising with those traditional media be sure to enquire about how they will support you on the web. Get them to republish your ad or listing on their website with a live link to your website. At a recent presentation I noticed that the front of the lectern not only displayed the name of the facility but their website address as well. Today any marketing you do must be integrated across the delivery channels. Media Exposure Don't give up on the traditional media for your advertising or media exposure. Chapter three of Secrets of Power Marketing explains how to get and leverage your media exposure. Use Google Alerts to stay on top of breaking news and media opportunities. A decade ago you could fax or mail your news release. Today all editors are reachable by email for "letters to the editor" (read "Dear Editor" in the January 2007 issue of Enterprise) and news releases. Use online new release services. PRBuzz.com is a free service. Or register with PRLeads.com to be informed of media needs for experts. There is no excuse for you and your business not to be featured in the media regularly. Ebay There's a new sheriff in town. As a marketer you better be aware of the biggest consumer market in the world - Ebay. Every day Ebay transacts over $100 M. Over 730,000 people earn their primary or secondary income on Ebay. It went public in 1998 and this 10 year old has grown. You can't ignore an elephant that big. It might move into your market or perhaps it already has. This is entirely new territory for marketers - so new that my best advice at this time is to watch it, study it and be prepared to jump on opportunities. When was the last time you searched Ebay for your product? Or threats to your product, your market or your clients? Search Engine Marketing This is a completely new side to marketing that did not exist a decade ago. If you want your website to be found by people you must rank high in the search engines - specifically Google, Yahoo and MSN. The two approaches are pay-per-click and natural listings. Pay-per-click means that you buy a paid ranking and you pay when someone clicks on your ad. It is a simple way to pay for leads. Or you apply Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to make your website naturally show up high in the search engines. As you can see it is an exciting time for marketing. There are both new threats and opportunities. Are you reviewing your marketing strategy and tactics to better prepare yourself for the year ahead? Are you equipped to be amazing? © PM12 George Torok is the coauthor of the national bestseller, Secrets of Power Marketing. You can read an excerpt from the book at www.PowerMarketing.ca. Get your free Marketing Tune-up at www.MarketingTuneUp.ca. Marketing expert, George Torok is available for speaking engagements and media interviews at www.Torok.com PS: This article was originally published in the January 2008 10th anniversary issue of Enterprise Magazine. George Torok was featured on the cover of that special issue.


text:
Gramercy Starck One Bedroom Duplex for Sale
This One Bedroom Duplex is now available for sale at the Gramercy Starck Condominium. One of only a few of the Sky Houses, these duplex apartments offer an incomparable indoor/outdoor lifestyle high above the city streets of Manhattan.
Enter this apartment and you will instantly recognize what makes this apartment special. Southern facing with breath taking views of the downtown Manhattan skyline. The living room opens onto the terrace with excellent proportions, over 9 ft deep and 20 ft wide. The modern and very stylish kitchen features a Sub-Zero refrigerator, Miele Cook top and Stove, Fischer Paykel Dishwasher, sleek cabinetry and an open island perfect for cooking and entertaining. A half bathroom and your own Bosch Stackable Washer/Dryer are all located on the main level of this duplex home.
The staircase leads you to the second floor with the master bedroom that features both an en suite bathroom and private southern facing balcony. Wake up in the morning or fall asleep at night looking up at the sky with the floor to ceiling windows. The master bathroom features a walk in shower and a soaking tub with amazing downtown views. Other features include a huge walk-in closet, individually climate controlled HVAC units, hardwood flooring make this a must see apartment.
The Gramercy Starck Condominium, built in 2008, is full time doorman and concierge building. An amenity package that includes a landscaped roof top deck with cabanas and beach chairs with fantastic views, the second floor houses the residents lounge including the library, screening room, billiards room, kitchen and outdoor terrace with gas fireplace and private garden. The gym is huge, with an excellent amount of professional workout equipment all wrapped up in a cool design. The gym also features locker rooms featuring steam, sauna, and shower rooms.
The combination of outdoor space, huge sun filled views, modern and stylish design make this duplex Skyhouse at the Gramercy Starck Condominium a must see.
Recently price adjusted to $1,495,000 make this a great buy!
Call us (917)837-8869 if you would like to see it today.


text:
20/50.- Negril, Long Bay Beach, rastaman
In this picture you can see a nice sun set in Negril.
One of the things that has made Negril famous among female American tourists is the "rent-a-rasta" trade. Thousands of middle age women come to Negril looking for a young good looking rastaman. These rastamen are the black version of a gigolo. You see rastamen walking along the bay and hanging out in bars, restaurants and hotels looking for a lady who can buy them a beer or a meal. Usually they stay with the same woman for several days. When she leaves, they look for a new one.
♥ Visit Tagulandang Island ♥


text:
THETA KT Events
THETA hosted a Strategic Planning Retreat on Friday, September 19, 2014. THETA has been in operation for seven years and our group has received funding for five more, so this was an excellent opportunity to rethink our vision, mission and strategy for the future with the greater THETA community.
Please see the event's Agenda for the list of participants.
THETA "Knowledge Translation to Policy" KT Day 2013
THETA KT Day is a day to share research knowledge developed by the Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative with the support of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, with policy makers, funders, healthcare service planners and providers, researchers, and consumers.
Our fourth annual "Knowledge Translation to Policy" Day, was held at Casa Loma, Toronto, on Wednesday, May 29th, 2013. This year's topic will focus on early health
technology assessment (i.e. "Early HTA"). This new HTA research model is emerging, in which scientists, payers, and innovators work together early in the technology development process. This ensures that the clinical evidence will meet the needs of payers (e.g. Ministries of Health) and regulators (e.g. Health Ca
nada) when it is brought to market, and is consonant with the needs of users. It was an interesting and interactive day.
Please see the attached agenda with a list of international speakers and their topics, as well as their presentations below.
Murray Krahn MD MSc FRCPC, Director, THETA Collaborative (presentation slides)
Les Levin MB MD FRCP FRCPC, Chief Scientific Officer, MaRS Excellence in Clinical Innovation and Technology Evaluation (EXCITE); VP, Evidence Development & Standards, Health Quality Ontario (presentation slides)
Mohammed Ansari MD MMedSc MPhil, Senior Systematic Review Methodologist, Knowledge Synthesis Group, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (presentation slides)
Jim Bowen BScPhm MSc, Manager, Field Evaluation and Economic Assessment Program, Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health (PATH) Research Institute (presentation slides)
Valeria Rac MD PhD, Director of Clinical Research, THETA Collaborative (presentation slides)
Patricia Trbovich PhD, Academic Research Lead, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation (presentation slides)
Maarten Ijzerman PhD, Professor of Health Technology & Services Research, University of Twente (presentation slides)
Ba' Pham PhD(c), Decision Modeler, THETA Collaborative (presentation slides)
Daria O'Reilly PhD, Director, Field Evaluation & Economic Assessment Program, Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health (PATH) Research Institute (presentation slides)
Julie Barnett PhD, Professor in Health Research, Brunel University (presentation slides)
Pascale Lehoux PhD, Professor, Department of Health Administration; Researcher, Groupe de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Santé (GRIS), University of Montreal (presentation slides)
Fiona Miller PhD, Associate Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.
Past THETA KT Day events
Pressure Ulcer Multi‐disciplinary Teams via Telemedicine (PUMTT) KT Seminar
Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Long Term Care Facilities Knowledge Exchange & Results Dissemination
THETA Collaborative is organizing a KT Seminar with intention to:
- To share research results from the PUMTT study – a project developed by THETA with the support of Health Quality Ontario, Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Community Care Access Centres – with healthcare partners in Long Term Care facilities
- To exchange ideas for a future research agenda and collaboration with the Long Term Care facilities
Time: Monday, October 7, 2013, 1- 4pm
Venue: Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto
THETA Symposium 2013
The THETA Collaborative held its 6th Annual Symposium on May 30, 2013, also at Casa Loma, Toronto. The symposium was attended by over 100 professionals who represented a broad range of organisations, including: universities; research institutes; provincial organisations; hospitals; various academic departments; THETA staff; students; and government. This year's theme was "End-of-Life Care", lead by Dr. Robert Fowler, Senior Scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute. In the afternoon, we had indulged in our traditional HTA research "Amuse-bouches" involving various THETA investigators. Please see Symposium agenda for details; and below some presentations from the meeting.
Murray Krahn, Director, THETA Collaborative, "Introduction & Setting the Stage for Collaborative Evolution of our System."
Konrad Fassbender, Assistant Professor, Palliative Care Medicine, University of Alberta, "Cost of Dying in Canada."
Chris Longo, Associate Professor & Director, Health Services Management Program, McMaster University, "Indirect and Out of Pocket Costs at End of Life."
Murray Krahn, Director, THETA Collaborative, "Cancer Care Spending at End of Life."
Rob Fowler, Scientist and Medical Staff, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, "Resource Use and Spending at End of Life in Canada and the US."
John You, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, McMaster University; Attending Staff, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, "Advance Care Planning in Canada."
Scott Halpern, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, "US Experience in EOL."
Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital; Provincial Lead, Ontario's Seniors Strategy, "Canadian Model(s) of End-of-Life, Elder and Palliative Care Delivery."
Ilora Gillian Finlay, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Past President of the Royal Society of Medicine, UK; Professor of Palliative Medicine, Cardiff University School of Medicine; Consultant, Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff, Wales, "Lessons from the Birthplace of Palliative Care."
Jeff Myers, Head, Palliative Care Consult Team, Sunnybrook Health Sciences; Head of the Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, "'Quality Dying Initiative' at U of T Hospitals."
Damon Scales, Scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Trauma, Emergency & Critical Care Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, "How Do We Know When to Stop?"
Valeria Rac, Director of Clinical Research, THETA Collaborative, "Gender Differences in End-of-Life Care"
Mike Paulden, Health Economist, THETA Collaborative, "Does NICE Discriminate Against the Elderly?"
Harry Underwood, Polley Faith LLP, "The Law at the End of Life: Who Decides?"
Lisa Priest, Manager, Community Engagement and Patient Navigation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, "How to Engage the Media and the World."


text:
Discussion in 'Green Room' started by Henyman, Oct 19, 2004.
i have 5
osnn,spammers-paradise,Henyman.com,fsmail,bbc news
mine is set so it opens all 5 in different tabs when firefox is opened.
i then view them all + moove onto the next link so i always have 4 tabs to look at
You can have more than 1 home page? :blink:
use a | in beetween links under Tools >> options >> homepage
http://www.osnn.net/forum/usercp.php | http://www.spammers-paradise.com/forums
hehe Jewelzz - he means like the toolbar browser tab in Firefox - or in Mozilla you can create a group of pages and open them all in tabs - I have one called default and it opens the eight web pages I am always wanting, like news page, OSNN, banking, a few other forums like SPCR... you get the idea
Since I have a number of computers they all tend to have different ones too - makes life more exciting I guess
That didn't work for me, got an error
from main pc:
opens 3 tabs, osnn,spammers, and fsmail
Google for me.
Me to
Depends on the computer i am using.
There's no such thing as multiple home pages. You can have more than one page when opening your browser software, but only the initially displayed page is you're 'home' page
As for me, blank page. Can't be bothered loading up a page unless I request or need it
Jewelzz you use Mozilla correct? If so you can't do multi-homepages the same way as Firefox. Here is what you do. Open up whatever sites you want in seperate tabs. Now go to preferences -> navigator -> then under homepage click the "use current group" button.
Oh and I have 3 set .. my site, OSNN, and /. hehe.
/me hides
Cool never knew that bout firefox. Could you make it open in a non tab mode? differnet instance per site?
/me uses the Google desktop search.
That worked, thanks Xie
in ie6, when i am forced to use it i have google as the homepage
In IE it's windowsupdate .. go figure.


text:
Right...I totally made that up, but it sounds legitimate, no?
On Sunday my oldest daughter had a friend over. She asked two tough questions: "What is meditation? And why do you do it?"
I love the challenge of explaining things. It's the Virgo in me. The over descriptive nature I get lost in. Whats the point? I told both these tween girls (as my six year old tuned in, as well):
It's like a the mind is a blank white board, and I start fresh every morning. Then, life "happens." Adults encounter moods, people, stress, news, work, the long list of "to do's" and all the underlying emotional stuff on top of it, so the board gets scribbled on, and overtaken until no white is left! The point is to breathe deeply, sit in your own quiet and clear the white board, wash it over, and erase the noise. What is the negative? You waste five minutes? I do that on social all the time.
HOW TO MEDITATE: (or at least my subjective suggestions.)
1. Find a quiet place to sit, lay or lotus.
2. Try to set aside a five or ten minute block of time. (20-90 as you improve)
3. However you are positioned, close your eyes and try to think of nothing, let your eyes drop in their sockets, mouth relaxed (even relax your tongue), and soften your eyelids. All of these help the mind to quiet.
4. Stay in that quiet as long as you can.
4a. Yay, I know...ain't happening. But try! Tips below...
Just getting kid-free, life-free space are near impossible, so here are some other options I love and actually benefit more from:
TIPS: If your mind keeps reminding you to get coffee, or that you're hungry, or your foot is falling asleep, the kids preschool sign up is this week, you forgot to send that "thank you" note...etc.
|Modern day meditation, sans 2 yr old son.
(Bahamas, 2015)
- I took a suggestion from Buddha. He recommends we try to smile with every single part of the body...starting with my forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, chin, throat, ribs, heart, tummy, ) hips, thighs, knees, all the way to your toes. Usually, I'm beaming after this...and it takes about 8-10 minutes depending on how detailed you get. Try it!
- Make a gratitude list. In that moment, in your quiet inner-voice, focus on all things you are grateful for. For me, depending on the day, it's each of my children's health, loved ones, shelter, faith, humor, vacation, good support...etc. You can be esoteric or specific, its all good if from gratitude.
- Align your "chakras" (see color descriptions) by visualizing each color as a sphere of light and then "igniting" each one. I, personally, picture them individually swirling cloud-like energy of light streams (like an aurora borealis).
When you start to balk at ten minutes or do not feel revived yet, remind yourself it takes practice. Go through the above, as best you can, and then when it's quite, stay there.... in that weird, strange, and beautiful place. This quiet when your thoughts evaporate and your mind feels blank. For fun, try to find your "third eye" or if that's too hokey... just be. See what pops up. Acknowledge it, and then let it go like a cloud you blow away or a thought passing on a conveyor belt.
(Skip the below "color descriptions of Chakras" if it feels to hokey, but like I tell my kids (two of them now meditate) Take what makes sense to you, drop the rest.
RED: (your tail bone) Grounding, instincts, your place HERE in reality (i.e: poopy diapers, fights with friends, work, the feel of the ground on my sacrum. Things that TIE you to your life in the minutia.)
ORANGE: (your pelvic cavity, reproductive organs, lower abdomen) The emotional, "visceral" energy source. How you feel, how things feel, basically the emotional temperature or weather in THIS MOMENT.
YELLOW: (your upper stomach, to lower chest area) This is your energy level, high, low, positive, negative. I often picture it spinning to build momentum.
GREEN: (your chest, ribcage, heart, lungs up to lower neck) This is all heart, baby! Love of self, family, people, all things that your heart and soul has soft adoration and sweet attachment to. I love to sit in this space more than others. Beam some love out...to whomever pops up.
BLUE: (your throat, lower neck, to chin) This is where truth and honesty, however you define them, can be focused. For me, this energy color swirls around, but not inside my neck, like a scarf to keep me honest, authentic, and in touch with the deepest level of being, what just IS. The undeniable, the stuff you can't hide from when in your own head, and the beauty in self-awareness and acceptance only YOU can give YOU.
PURPLES- all shades (your chin to top of scalp and above). This is your intuition of thoughts, your awareness outside yourself, the calm knowing, the precognitive, the connection to everything bigger, be it God, or the universe, or merely a collective energy of thoughts and all that will be, was, and exists now.
Good Luck!
It's a learned skill like anything, that takes practice, letting go of whatever you THINK it should be, and just making it yours.
|Me meditating in the Bahamas. Breath-taking gardens.


text:
All Categories
Books & Bibles
Fashion & Jewelry
Gifts & Giving
Home Decor & Accents
Kitchen & Gourmet
Beauty & Health
Specialty Stores
Christian Bookstore .Net is a leading online Christian book store.
Shop Christian Books, Bibles, Jewelry, Church Supplies, Homeschool Curriculum & More!
Item Specifications...
Item Description...
Wanting nothing more to do with men after escaping a life of prostitution, Toni travels via wagon train with Fannie Caldwell's family and despairs of finding love, before meeting kind-hearted half-Native American preacher Sam Two-Feathers, in the second volume in the Western Hearts trilogy. Original. 75,000 first printing.
Publishers Description
Toni Rodden has escaped a life of prostitution and vows she'll never let a man control her again. After months on the wagon train, she's finally earned her place, albeit grudgingly from some, and has found a surrogate family in Fannie Caldwell and her two siblings. For the first time she can taste freedom and the possibilities of a new life. But as Fannie prepares to marry wagon master Blake Tanner, Toni realizes how alone she is and questions whether she'll ever find acceptance, or true love.
Despite Toni's conviction that no man will be able to see beyond her marred past, Sam Two-Feathers, the half-Indian wagon scout and acting preacher for the train, seems to know of a love that forgives sins and values much more than outward appearances. Will Sam have the confidence to declare his love? Will Toni be able to trust in a love that can forgive even the darkest past?
More About Tracey Victoria Bateman
Product Categories
Similar Products
Reviews - What do our customers think?
Write your own review about Distant Heart (Westward Hearts, Book 2)
Customer Support: 1-888-395-0572


text:
7 Tips Maximizing Small Bedroom Design
Your master bedroom suite needs to be a place shut the world out to near the doorway by the end of an evening and relax in personal. But it is also a location in which you would like to wake renewed and up revived with all you need available.
The way this chamber is decorated by you, also when little, may produce a difference in your disposition. Every bedroom is not about being inspirational and amazing, simply easiness. It will provide great safe-keeping, as soon as you carve-out room to get a dresser, night-stands, a mattress as well as a cozy reading chair, although that may demonstrate demanding.
Several style specialists suggest optimizing the lay-out, beginning with this particular chamber and dressing it to suit your mood.
1. Start along with your mattress. For relaxation, buy a queen- or kingsized bed, and make sure to have a minimum of 2″ on three factors to make it upward. Unless itis a system design, consider elevating it up 7″ roughly to get chamber for storage containers or containers underneath as school kids do, states New York designer Libby Langdon.
Instead of placing your mattress against-the-wall nearest to the doorway when the chamber is entered by you, Langdon proposes ordering your headboard from the walls that is other, so the whole mattress is viewed by you immediately, that'll make your room appear bigger.
You should make use of a large headboard that is enough as well as your mattress to to dam the picture, when there is an unwanted perspective.
2. Enhance safe-keeping. As an alternative to wedging a seat and matching ottoman in to your space that is limited, Langdon advocates ottomans or a seat for sitting, which frequently open around contain safe-keeping.
Several designers advocate hiring a professional closet organizer to optimize this area, regardless of how little, must be tiny bedroom might not have room to get a torso. Developer and writer Marianne Cusato proposes obtaining as much "stuff" outside of your room and to the cabinet as you possibly can to create the the room seem larger.
3. Include styles and colours. Whether you use wall paper or color, a palette that is delicate is greatest on partitions to get a relaxing disposition that creates slumber that is great. La designer Islas of Interior-Design loves to make use of wall paper to maintain the eye going all round the the room.
4. Pick tables that are useful. Move to get a coordinated couple that match the the size of chamber and your mattress when seeking bed-side tables. Select a flat work surface that is flat on top for a water-glass, publications and light.
5. Locate floors that is cozy. Lay wall-to-walls carpeting to get a hotter result. For those who have fine wood floors and need to show them away, consider putting an area rug at the top, but one which addresses nearly all the living area, and that means you've 6″ of encompassing empty flooring.
You could paint one-wall a colour that is vibrant or utilize a darker tone close to the roof to help make the room look a tad larger, states developer Elliot of Decorating Den Interiors.
6. Adorn. Showcases do wonders in little areas in bedrooms where they give you an easy method to examine make-up and clothes in personal, especially to enlarge measurements.
7. Mild the places that are proper. Lighting that is good should come from several resources. In case you want to study in mattress, Langdon proposes installing swingarm lights on both sides of the mattress for job lights that is better. Islas consistently contains one over-head supply that causes it to be dimmable for different light levels, and provides lighting in all ways.
Including a Television stays a subject of discussion. Several designers imply departing a television set out from the the sack for the exact same reason even if you discover nothing mo-Re cozy than becoming underneath the covers to capture an episode of of your chosen present they propose maintaining your pc from this room. They are better-suited to get a home-office or alternative space that is living, states manager of creative services for Hunter Douglas, Morse. But when you insist, at the very least put it behind the doorways to hide it of an armoire.
image source: hgtv.com


text:
Have you ever done a dance exercise class and foolishly thought, "Hey, maybe I could do this for real!"? Well, I set out to prove that theory right — or, *gulp*, wrong.
Come live vicariously through my gangly, uncoordinated self as I visit three of the top dance studios in the USA for Racked and try not to (literally) trip over my own feet! Just another day, another near-humiliating thing I do in the name of work.
Read the goods over on Racked.


text:
You should know something about our family and Toyota. We own 3, one of which has just over 330,000 miles and still going strong! My parent-in-law own 2. My sister- and brother-in-law own a Toyota and a Lexus. We're kind of a Toyota family. We seriously considered taking Toyota's advice and creating a Christmas card with all of us in a line next to our Toyotas. Did I mention my … [Read more...]
Getting Gorgeous In NYC 2015: The Beauty Event Of The Year #GettingGorgeous
Anyone that has attended a Getting Gorgeous event will tell you, Audrey McClelland and Vera Sweeney can organize a party that quickly becomes the talk of the blogosphere. The duo created Getting Gorgeous to create an online- and events-based platform to connect top tier bloggers with prominent lifestyle brands, as per their site. It's not all makeup and fashion. A select … [Read more...]
Back To School Fashion Sneak Peek From Kids Headquarters! #BBNYC
Head to Kids Headquarters in one of the most recognizable buildings in New York City - the Empire State Building - and it feels like you're smack dab in the middle of fashion week for kids. Their HQ is home to some of the most recognizable brand names in kids' fashions; Under Armour, Nautica, IZOD and more lined down the halls in display offices that feel like you're walking through a clothing … [Read more...]
Walt Disney Studios 2015 Movies: Schedule Released!
Disney Studios, Marvel, Disney Nature, DreamWorks, Pixar and Lucasfilm Ltd - the hottest film studios are set to release what are sure to be the hottest films of the year! We have a complete list of the movies that are releasing in 2015, so get these dates in your calendar and get ready for an awesome year at the theaters! … [Read more...]


text:
... is a creative thinker in chicago, il. specializing in experiential installation design, she's toured the US designing displays and artistic installations for Anthropologie, as well as independent retailers and coffee shops.
despina is also known in the burgeoning craft community as 'happydespina ltd' producing and peddling handmade chalkboards she cuts into interesting shapes. she's exhibited for the past four years at the summer renegade craft fair in chicago, one of the largest most prestigious and well attended craft fairs in the country.
recently, she's taken her environmental design experience and created an event design business lovingly referred to as 'a thousand times des'. with a bevy of weddings under her belt, despina has successfully transformed outdoor pavilions, rustic gallery spaces, and historic theatres into beautiful landscapes in which to celebrate. despina has been associated with the acclaimed manual cinema, designing a post show event space for their shadow play 'lula del ray' in chicago's historic theatre on the lake. she created an immersive experience for the partygoer, bringing tropes, imagery, and experiences from the show to life.
with training from new york's center for book arts and the savannah college of art and design fibers department, despina also teaches bookmaking and embroidery arts at various local independent arts institutions and leads a variety of workshops on material utilization and creative problem solving.
she is a virgo who enjoys harmonizing with her favorite songs. so, there's that too.


text:
by Robert Mays, B.Sc. www.selfconsciousmind.com
In 2008, Eben Alexander came down with acute bacterial meningitis and was in deep coma for 6 days, with little chance for survival. Although his brain was severely compromised, he had a profound, ultra-real experience of an exquisite, heavenly realm. High above him shimmering angelic beings arced across the sky in glorious song, raising him higher and higher. He entered an immense void. In the presence of God, he received profound transcendent knowledge. The doctors told Eben's wife that if he survived, he would almost certainly have severe brain damage. Nevertheless, he had a miraculously rapid and complete recovery, with a profoundly different view of life. Eben Alexander had what we call a near-death experience.
A near-death experience or NDE is a profound psychological event that may occur to a person who is close to death or who is in a situation of physical or emotional crisis. Because an NDE frequently includes transcendental or mystical elements, it is a powerful event of consciousness that has profound, long-lasting effects on the person. The estimates are that between 4 and 5 percent of the general population have had an NDE. In the U.S., that comes to about 15 million people. While NDEs are fairly common, only about 20% of people who come close to death experience one.
Lorna Byrne suffered a miscarriage in the third month of pregnancy. She felt her soul lift out of her body. She was carrying her baby's soul and going to a beautiful light. Her physical pain was gone and she was traveling through an enormous tunnel formed by circles of glowing white angels. Lorna was met by a brilliant white angel who told her in a gentle, compassionate voice that she had to return. Looking back down the tunnel, she saw her husband shaking her lifeless body and pleading with her to come back. She kissed and hugged her baby and reluctantly put him in the angel's arms. When Lorna re-entered her body, she experienced horrific pain.
During an NDE, near-death experiencers frequently sense their consciousness separating from the physical body; they feel no pain. The NDEr may hover near the ceiling and observe the efforts to revive them. They may pass through a tunnel to a heavenly realm and meet a spiritual being or deceased relatives. They may have a life review. The NDEr may be given a choice or told to come back to their body. On re-entering the body, their physical pain returns but they have been profoundly changed. They no longer fear death. Even with a brief NDE, with only a few of these elements, their outlook on life is completely changed.
In 2006, Anita Moorjani had end-stage lymphoma and was admitted to the hospital. She was in a coma, near death, yet she experienced an expansion of her consciousness where she became aware of everything and everyone around her. She felt surrounded by unconditional love, filling her with ecstasy. Anita met her deceased father who counseled her that it was not her time to die, but that she could choose not to return to her disease-ridden body. Because of her insight into her true nature as a spiritual being, Anita realized that if she did choose to return, she would be healed rapidly and completely. She decided to return and her cancer was miraculously healed within a few weeks. Anita was able to recite verbatim conversations among her family members and doctors, even those that occurred outside her room and in waiting areas, and to describe accurately procedures that she underwent and who performed them, all while she was in coma.
In many cases after an NDE, the NDEr has a very rapid recovery from illness or traumatic injury. Also, many times, the NDEr can accurately report seeing and hearing things that they could not have seen or heard by ordinary means. These so-called "veridical perceptions" are a strong indication that the NDEr's consciousness has somehow in fact separated from the physical body.
Common elements
The accounts of NDEs are remarkably similar over a wide range of physiological and pathological conditions that trigger the experience. NDEs can occur from acute trauma or illness, an allergic reaction, a severe depression or simply the perception that one is in danger of dying. Yet each of these experiences has many of the common elements—a feeling of peace, a sense of separation from the physical body, traveling through a tunnel or dark space, being in a heavenly realm, meeting deceased relatives or spiritual beings, seeing a loving being of immense light, having a life review, visiting a place where all knowledge exists, having a choice or being told one needs to go back, and returning to the physical body.
Not hallucinations or illusions
NDEs are not hallucinations. People looking back on hallucinations typically recognize them as unreal, as fantasies, whereas people typically describe their NDEs as ultra-real, more vivid and real than waking consciousness. Hallucinations tend to be illogical, fleeting, bizarre or distorted, whereas the vast majority of NDEs are logical, orderly and comprehensible. People tend to forget their hallucinations, whereas most NDEs remain vivid for decades. NDEs often lead to profound and permanent transformations in personality, attitudes, beliefs and values, something that is never seen following hallucinations. Furthermore, people who have experienced both hallucinations and an NDE describe them as being quite different.
What NDEs tell us
The similarities among all NDEs, regardless of the conditions that triggered them, imply there is a commonality among all of the cases that is not tied to specific physical or physiological conditions. Moreover, the common element appears to be the state of the NDEr's consciousness: vivid, ultra-real perceptions, lucid thought processes, freedom from pain and the limitations of the body, and the sense of separation from the physical body with veritical perceptions of the NDEr's surroundings from a vantage point outside the body.
All of this strongly suggests that the NDEr's consciousness in fact separates from the physical body and operates independent of it during the NDE. And that implies that a person's consciousness is an objective, autonomous entity in the world. The conventional scientific theory is that consciousness is produced by the brain's electrical activity, but an equally valid interpretation—one which also explains NDE phenomena more fully—is that the person's "mind" or "soul" or "spirit" interfaces with the brain to produce consciousness. This interpretation opens up a completely new way of viewing the nature of reality—that we are indeed, as Teilhard de Chardin put it, "spiritual beings having a human experience".
-Join us on Saturday, November 23rd for the one-day special event A Journey to Heaven & Back: A Symposium on Near-Death Experiences (NDE) featuring Eben Alexander, MD, Lorna Byrne, & Anita Moorjani and moderated by Robert Mays, BSc. Early Bird Pricing Special end on November 2nd.
Robert Mays, BSc, is a former, award winning, senior software engineer for IBM, who has also served as a chemistry instructor at several Waldorf Schools in the U.S. He is currently the treasurer of the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) in North Carolina, and is an NDE researcher who has studied NDEs for over 35 years. His research centers on NDE and its relationship to the "hard problem" of consciousness, and the mind-body connection. In addition to research papers on NDEs, he has written several commentaries on the interpretation of NDEs, including a rebuttal to the recent Esquire article about Eben Alexander. www.iands.org, For video clips visit: http://selfconsciousmind.com


text:
Note: This topic is for discussing pushchairs. If you want to buy and sell pushchairs, please use our For Sale/Wanted boards. Please feel free to report buying and selling in this topic. Thanks, MNHQ
Need help! Sad I can't have the Surf :((20 Posts)
NTMummy059 Fri 19-Apr-13 17:07:16
whitewineforme Fri 19-Apr-13 17:42:59
poocatcherchampion Fri 19-Apr-13 17:46:01
NTMummy059 Fri 19-Apr-13 17:49:13
Rhubarb78 Fri 19-Apr-13 17:58:41
Tiggywunkle Fri 19-Apr-13 20:57:02
CunningAtBothEnds Fri 19-Apr-13 21:04:02
ariane5 Fri 19-Apr-13 21:51:51
NTMummy059 Fri 19-Apr-13 22:19:43
NTMummy059 Fri 19-Apr-13 22:20:56
Rhubarb78 Fri 19-Apr-13 22:32:52
ariane5 Fri 19-Apr-13 22:47:46
KatAndKit Fri 19-Apr-13 22:50:25
NTMummy059 Sat 20-Apr-13 11:31:10
CunningAtBothEnds Sat 20-Apr-13 15:21:10
MomsNetCurtains Sat 20-Apr-13 15:24:39
mum23girlys Sat 20-Apr-13 15:27:44
NTMummy059 Sat 20-Apr-13 17:12:41
MomsNetCurtains Sat 20-Apr-13 17:22:41
newtonupontheheath Sat 20-Apr-13 18:57:36
Join the discussion
Registering is free, easy, and means you can join in the discussion, get discounts, win prizes and lots more.Register now
Already registered with Mumsnet? Log in to leave your comment or alternatively, sign in with Facebook or Google.
Please login first.


text:
Line 15 begins with the word "Meanwhile" which suggests two events or thoughts occurring simultaneously. How are they similar or opposition?"Living in Sin" BY Adrienne Rich.
- print Print
- list Cite
Prior to line fifteen, in Adrienne Rich's poem "Living in Sin," a woman is depicted as thinking about how the studio she shares with her lover "would keep itself." Instead, the studio is seen in less than perfect order. After line fifteen, where "meanwhile"
appears, the lover is seen sitting at an out of tune piano, getting disgusted at the piano's tune, and leaving for cigarettes. When the lover leaves, the woman begins to clean the studio.
The simultaneous occurrences are the woman questioning the state of the apartment and the lover plucking away at the keys of the piano (and then leaving the studio). Both of these occurrence can be looked at as similar and in opposition to each other.
First, both the woman and the lover are disgusted by something in the studio. The woman is disgusted by the state of the studio and the lover is disgusted by the state of the piano.
In contrast, the woman seems to be concerned with something that both she and her lover should be concerned with: the state of the studio. Instead of having any concern for the studio (which they share (assumed)), the lover is only concerned with the piano.


text:
PEACE ON EARTH FOLK ART FARM ANIMALS QUILT PRINT 12x16
Sold for:
Start Free Trial
or Sign In to see what it's worth.
- Sold Date:
- Source: eBay
12h" x 16w" Original Giclee Print #5 Limtied edition of 100 created by self representing artist from the original painting. Signed and dated by the Artist. Titled= "PEACE ON EARTH"
This Giclee Print is an original one-of-a-kind new design created by Cheryl Bartley American Folk Artist in her artist studio . It depicts a country farm scene with lots of cute animals, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, rabbits, bears going after some honey,horses, deer, cats,dogs, goats , turtles, dolphins, whales, birds and bees. Also lots of flowers, a sailboat on the sea, lavender house and honey shed, and an angel with peace on earth flag.Bartley Giclee Prints are never massed produced and are limited editions of 100 and I do not print any more after that. Created with the finest inks on acid free matte photo paper from the original painting. This giclee print is made by me using achivial inks ( last up to 100 years with proper care) and professional heavyweight 9 mil epson paper. It is printed with a very high end resolution printer (printed with 1440 DPI) . Unframed = Will fit right into a standard size 12x16 frame of your choosing. Packaged in new sealed plastic sleeve and Shipped lying flat in new ridgid cardboard envelope. Fully insured for purchase price. The giclee print is signed and dated by the Artist on front and back. You will recieve ... read more


text:
Download Muffin Soup apk free for Android smartphone
Posted by Applicake in Arcade | Sept. 9, 2011 | 0 Comments
Apk file size: 0 bytes
Muffin Soup turns you into a pastry chef leading a soup revolution!
Tired of typical vegetable, chicken noodle or clam chowder, it's time for a new kind of soup: a soup of muffins and other sweet treats. Yum!
Use tilt controls to collect ingredients like muffins, lollipops, donuts and cakes for your succulent soup. But beware toxic ingredients! Dead rats, fish bones, spiders and mysterious chemicals not only taste foul, but will make the soup explode! Three difficulty levels keep the action fast and fun.
Applicake part of our Arcade and have average installs from 100000 to 500000. Last Update Sept. 9, 2011. Google play rating is 65.1811. Current verison is None. Actual size 0 bytes.


text:
Category Archives: Baby Shower
The Baby Shower of Mika and Craig Shoemaker
This was the very special day with the Shoemaker family. Friends and family joined together in Westlake, California toView full post »
Jennifer and Blumes welcoming baby Tracy
First of all I would love to say congratulations to Jennifer and Blumes. They are about to welcome "babyView full post »


text:
Welcome to myoswimwear.com. MYO TRADING LIMITED has provided the Terms and Conditions which dictates the use of this website for you. By using the Web Site, you unreservedly consent to the Terms and Conditions provided, which can be adapted by MYO TRADING LIMITED in its sole judgement, at any time and without notice.
This Web Site as well as the MYO TRADING LIMITED trademark are owned and registered by MYO TRADING LIMITED, a U.K. private limited company, based primarily in London. All other trademarks/logos whether registered or not, displayed on the Web Site, are also owned by MYO TRADING LIMITED. Any trademarks displayed on the website may not be used in association with any product or service other than those owned by MYO TRADING LIMITED, or in any manner that may lead to confusion amongst users or cause damage to MYO TRADING LIMITED. You are in agreeance that any content including but not limited to text, information, data, images, logos, trademarks, photographs, website software and multimedia is exclusively owned by or licensed to MYO TRADING LIMITED and is protected by United Kingdom and international copyright and database right laws.
You must not use the website if it causes or may cause interruption, damage or disrepair.
MYO TRADING LIMITED permits you a limited licence to enter and make use of this website, but not to download or modify it in any way, except with express written consent of myoswimwear.com. This licence does not allow but is not limited to any resale or commercial use of this website or its contents; use for fraudulent or illegal activity; use that intends to offend, abuse, threaten, solicit or intimidate others; framing to capture any trademark, logo or other belongings (images, text, page layout, or form) of MYO TRADING LIMITED without express written consent; meta tags or any alternative 'concealed text' utilising MYO TRADING LIMITED names or trademarks without express written consent; collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this website or its contents; or any use of data gathering and withdrawal tools. This website may not be re-produced, copied, replaced, sold, resold, visited, or exploited in any way or any extent, without express written consent of MYO TRADING LIMITED. Any non-consented activities will result in the immediate termination of permission/license to use this website.
You are given a partial, retractable, and non-exclusive license to make a hyperlink to the opening page of MYO TRADING LIMITED. It may not represent MYO TRADING LIMITED, or its products/services in an untrue, misleading, derogatory, or offensive matter.
MYO TRADING LIMITED show great consideration for the intellectual property of others. If you feel that your work has been reproduced in a way that represents copyright infringement, please contact us.
We will do our best to guarantee that the website accessibility will remain undisturbed and that broadcasts will be of good service. However, due to the character of the Internet/computer hardware, this cannot be guaranteed completely. Also, full website access may temporarily be suspended for as short a period as possible due to repair/modification.
When you place an order to purchase a product from MYO TRADING LIMITED, we will send you an email confirming receipt of your order and including the details of your order. Your order symbolizes an offer to us to purchase a product. This is accepted by us when we send out that product to you and is confirmed by an email we send to you confirming that we have sent it out (the 'Shipping Confirmation E-mail'). That acceptance will be concluded at the time we send the Shipping Confirmation Email to you. Any products on the same order which we have not been confirmed in a Shipping Confirmation Email to have been, sent out do not form part of that contract. You are seeking to enter into a contract with MYO TRADING LIMITED when you place an order.
Please review our Delivery and Returns Policy.
availability and price information for products sold by MYO TRADING LIMITED are on the website. If we make an error regarding either piece of data, we will inform you by E-Mail. We are sorry if we ever cause you any inconvenience, but despite our best efforts, this may happen. We guarantee that we will do our upmost to rectify the situation quickly.
When purchasing goods from MYO TRADING LIMITED for delivery overseas the receiver is responsible for import duties and taxes, which are charged when the container arrives in the arranged destination. Any import duties and tax charges must be paid by the recipient, we have no ruling over these costs and are unable to predict/specify what they are when the customer is purchasing the goods. Customs law/costs vary from country to country, so accurate information must be obtained from the local customs office. Also, remember that when purchasing from MYO TRADING LIMITED, the recipient is regarded as the importer of record and must observe the laws and regulations of the destination country. Your privacy is valuable to us and so we are keen to remind you that our international customers may have their packages subjected to opening and examination by customs authorities.
MYO TRADING LIMITED only sell products to adults. If you are under 18, you must involve a parent or guardian when ordering from MYO TRADING LIMITED.
When visiting the website or sending an E-Mail to us, you are speaking electronically. We speak with you by email or by updating the website. By doing this, you contractually consent to get communication from us electronically and you consent that any agreements, notices, disclosures and other exchanges that we supply electronically are legally satisfactory in such form of writing. This condition does not affect your statutory rights.
We will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with our obligations under these terms and conditions if the problem occurs from a reason out of our reasonable control. This condition does not affect your statutory rights.
If you breach these conditions and we do not proceed in taking action, we are still able to do so in another situation where you fail to comply with the terms and conditions.
These conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. You agree, as we do, to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
Your statutory rights are not affected by these terms and conditions
VAT Reg. No. 140970618


text:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 / firstname.lastname@example.com was heard to say: | For consistency, it seems to me to be tidy to use either "Post | Schema-Validation Infoset" (with hyphen) or "Post Schema Validation Infoset" | (without hyphen). I think the latter is now consistently used. Be seeing you, norm - -- email@example.com | Science is a way of talking about the XML Standards Architect | universe in words that bind it to a common Web Tech. and Standards | reality. Magic is a method of talking to the Sun Microsystems, Inc. | universe in words that it cannot ignore. The | two are rarely compatible.--Neil Gaiman -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.7 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iD8DBQE+KEalOyltUcwYWjsRAi2+AKCM59UZ6xFWCwC+hqTsrke6slk1VQCfcRN3 n61gUuGScAW/6g36oRxM1hU= =WTm6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----Received on Friday, 17 January 2003 13:09:29 UTC
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.1 : Wednesday, 7 January 2015 15:45:11 UTC


text:
A Black Florida teen is possibly facing hate crime charges for attacking a white man.
The teenager's actions were sparked because he heard the 22-year-old white man listening to rap music.
The victim was walking down a street listening to rap music, when the teen then told the victim to stop listening to rap music because "white people shouldn't listen to rap music."
He then struck the victim in the face. The 14 year old wastaken into custody on Monday and charged with battery.
Yvonne Martinez, a police spokesperson- says the teen could face a hate-crime enhancement charge because he showed "extreme prejudice against the victim because of his race." The state attorney's office will review the charges while the teen is being held in the juvenile detention center.


text:
Biggest climb: Boston Bruins (18 from 27)
Biggest drop: Florida Panthers (27 from 14)
A reminder: Rankings are based on many factors, and none are scientific. They're heavily influenced by recent play, taking into account expectations versus achievement, quality of opponents, injuries, hot or cold streaks, lucky bounces, bad breaks, official malfeasance, travel schedule, and my uncannily intuitive gut calls on how each team stacks up against the rest of the Original 30. Please note that I, unlike some referees, do not have it in for your team and no homer glasses were worn. And since I'm coming off a stint on the IR ? why there were no rankings last week -- we're going to keep the shifts short this week as the NHL shuts down until next month.
Want to send me a comment or maybe a cool video clip that cries out to be shared? Scroll to the bottom of the page for my Mailbag. I read 'em all and if you're halfway civil -- or at least clever in your skewering of my decisions -- I'll try to get back to you.
Last Week: 1
Washington Capitals (41-13-8)A team that just came off a 14-game win streak deserves a bit of slack, but even Bruce Boudreau couldn't sugarcoat a three-game slide that's seen it cough up 15 goals. "It was an ugly display," he said after Thursday's 6-5 loss in Ottawa. "You're not going to win when you give up six goals and maybe five of them are bad and our [defense] can't make a play." Can the Caps afford not to kick the tires on a goalie and a top-four defender before the deadline? Last week: 0-1-2
Last Week: 3
Chicago Blackhawks (41-15-5)Joel Quenneville warned observers not to read too much into it, but how do you overlook four straight starts for supposed backup Antti Niemi? The Hawks won all four, the last three in high-pressure shootouts. "We're just going with the hot hand," Coach Q said. Okay... Last week: 3-0
Last Week: 4
San Jose Sharks (40-13-9)It took a career-high 50 stops, plus three more in the shootout, but Evgeni Nabokov beat Detroit on Thursday to run his road win streak to an NHL record 11 games. The Sabres prevented it from reaching 12 on Saturday, but the Sharks still came away with four wins from the six-game trip to maintain their grip on the Western lead. Last week: 2-2
Last Week: 6
Los Angeles Kings (37-20-4)It's been one of the hallmarks of LA's resurgence this season: following up a stinker with a solid effort. They were late to the party in Thursday's 3-2 home loss to the Oilers, but turned in 60 solid minutes in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Avs. The victory was Jon Quick's 35th of the season, tying the franchise record set in 1983 by Mario Lessard. Last week: 1-1-1
Last Week: 7
Ottawa Senators (36-23-4)They won 14 of 16 heading into the break, a run that not only secured a spot atop the Northeast, but encouraged a playoff roster upgrade. Matt Cullen, acquired from Carolina for Alex Picard and a pick, gives the Sens an experienced center who bolsters both special teams, but GM Bryan Murray still has work to do. Look for him to add a defenseman before the deadline. Last week: 3-1
Last Week: 5
Phoenix Coyotes (37-21-5)With 79 points in the bank, the surprising Coyotes already have matched last season's 82-game total. That stat, and a streak that saw them win eight of 11, meant they weren't too worried about dropping their final pair before the break. Still, the power play is on an 0-20 skid and ranks 29th in the league. Might be something to work on when practice resumes, eh? Last week: 2-2
Last Week: 2
Vancouver Canucks (37-22-2)Things can get a little hectic on an extended road swing, but you'd think someone on this team would keep track of when the games start. When the Wild's Guillaume Latendresse opening the scoring in Saturday's 6-2 loss, it marked the seventh time in the first eight games of this extended journey that the opposition had potted the first goal. The entire first period has been a complete morass for the Canucks, who have been outscored 13-2. Last week: 2-2
Last Week: 8
Pittsburgh Penguins (36-22-4)It was a year ago Monday that Ray Shero cashiered Michel Therrien and tabbed the inexperienced Dan Bylsma as his replacement. Worked out well, but as their recent rough spell (just one win in their last five) proves, Bylsma and Shero have work to do. The coach needs to address a disturbing lack of defensive discipline; the GM has to come up with someone, anyone, capable of playing reliably alongside Crosby or Malkin. Last week: 1-0-2
Last Week: 11
Colorado Avalanche (35-20-6)Their fans were incensed when Craig Anderson was bypassed for the American Olympic squad, but that slight might save the Avs' season. Despite a 1.81 GAA and .939 save percentage over his last five games, the stopper is starting to show signs of mental fatigue from the onerous workload. A couple weeks off might be just what he needs. Last week: 3-1
Last Week: 12
Philadelphia Flyers (32-25-3)They gave Ray Emery an extended break to heal his wonky hip, but will they give him his job back after the Olympics? Michael Leighton continues to perform at a level that suggests he can be the go-to guy down the stretch. He goes into the break having won four straight while giving up just four even-strength goals. Last week: 4-0
Last Week: 19
Carolina Hurricanes (24-30-7)The Canes kept a rollin' all week long, running their win streak to five by knocking off the Panthers, Sabres and Devils. That raises the question: is it too late for a playoff push? Seems unlikely, but with kids like Justin Peters and Zach Boychuk providing some fizz and Manny Legace offering stout netminding while Cam Ward convalesces, it should be an exciting finish. Last week: 3-0
Last Week: 9
Buffalo Sabres (33-18-9)They avoided going 0-for-February, snapping their six-game slide with an all-hands-on-deck 3-1 win over the Sharks on Saturday. The victory certainly made for a better mood heading into the break than a seventh loss, but don't expect it to prevent Darcy Regier from making a decisive move before March 3. He's consummated at least one deal prior to each of his 11 deadlines. Last week: 1-0-2
Last Week: 10
New Jersey Devils (37-21-3)Watching the bounces and screens and defensive meltdowns in front of him, it's clear that Martin Brodeur doesn't deserve the blame for a slide in which the Devils have won just three of their last 11 games. Coach Jacques Lemaire has suggested too many of the team's stars were unfocused because of the Olympics. Last week: 1-2-1
Last Week: 13
Detroit Red Wings (28-21-12)It might seem counterintuitive, but maybe they should shoot less often. Even after Saturday's 4-1 win over the Senators at Joe Louis, Detroit is just 2-6-4 when they take 40 or more shots. Last week: 1-0-2
Last Week: 15
Nashville Predators (33-23-5)As they slowly slide back toward the eighth spot, you wonder if David Poile is inclined to make a dramatic move at the deadline. Given their depth on the blueline, it seems unlikely they will re-sign UFA Dan Hamhuis this summer. He'd make a nice addition to a contender, and could net the young offensive talent that Nashville desperately needs. Last week: 2-1-1
Last Week: 20
Dallas Stars (28-21-12)Too early to say how Kari Lehtonen will perform, but his looming presence sure lit a fire under Marty Turco. The impending UFA -- and potential trade deadline target -- is playing his best hockey of the season. He's blocked 110 of 114 shots since the deal, including a 40-save effort in Saturday's 3-0 win in Phoenix. Last week: 2-0-1
Last Week: 30-25-7
Anaheim Ducks (17)A 6-2 record in their past eight games? Only two points out of the playoffs? Okay, that's very nice...but how's Ryan Getzlaf's ankle? The superstar center was the subject of a week-long guessing game regarding his Olympic availability. He set the minds of Canadians at ease, at least temporarily, with a sparkling two-goal, two assist performance in Sunday's 7-3 thrashing of the hapless Oilers. Last week: 3-1
Last Week: 27
Boston Bruins (27-22-11)Is it time to remove the backup prefix from any mention of Tuukka Rask? After six straight starts, the 22-year-old seems to have supplanted Vezina-winner Tim Thomas. He's gone 4-0-2 in the stretch, with both losses coming in the shootout. Still, those Thomas trade rumors don't make much sense. Last week: 3-0
Last Week: 16
Minnesota Wild (30-27-4)The knock on them under former GM Doug Risebrough was the paucity of high-end talent in the system, so Chuck Fletcher's surprising acquisition of Cam Barker was exactly the sort of bold deal this franchise needed. The 23-year-old defender adds youth, obviously, but also brings the element of speed -- and a big shot from the point -- that seems like an ideal fit for the aggressive system of coach Todd Richards. Last week: 1-2
Last Week: 18
St. Louis Blues (28-25-9)If you want evidence of Davis Payne's influence, take a gander at the recent play of Erik Johnson and Patrik Berglund. Johnson seems to have his swagger back and Berglund had his best game of the season in Saturday's 4-3 SO victory over the Caps. The win was St. Louis' third in a row (at home, no less!) and it kept them in the hunt for the eighth spot. Last week: 3-1
Last Week: 25
Calgary Flames (30-23-9)A 3-1 win over the Ducks was a rare treat for the faithful. Their team has won just four of 12 at the Saddledome since the calendar turned, which explains why it's barely clinging to eighth at the break. Side note to bettors: take the foe when a Flames home game is on pay-per-view. Calgary's lost all eight of those contests after dropping a 3-1 decision to the Stars on Thursday. Last week: 1-2
Last Week: 21
Atlanta Thrashers (26-24-10)They're enjoying the early returns from the Ilya Kovalchuk trade, getting three goals from Niclas Bergfors and solid play from Johnny Oduya. But GM Don Waddell may have done even better for himself by cutting ties with Kari Lehtonen. In exchange for his damaged goods, Waddell nabbed raw but promising offensive defender Ivan Vishnevskiy from the Stars. The AHL All-Star has top pairing potential. Last week: 1-0-2
Last Week: 28
New York Rangers (28-27-7)A smart decision by Slovakia could pay dividends for the Rangers. The Olympic team's medical staff announced Marian Gaborik would need to sit out the first two games due to his knee injury. That means the vital winger is likely to play just once in Vancouver, twice at most, before heading back to New York relatively well rested. Last week: 2-1
Last Week: 23
Montreal Canadiens (29-28-6)Two days after replacing Bob Gainey as GM, Pierre Gauthier pulled the trigger on his first trade, acquiring Dominic Moore from Florida for a 2011 second-rounder. Now that his feet are wet, will he bid adieu to a goalie? Carey Price earned his first win in nearly a month on Monday, but gave up five goals to Washington in the process. Jaro Halak wasn't any better on Saturday when he was beaten six times by the Flyers. Might make more sense to wait until the summer. Last week: 1-2
Last Week: 22
Tampa Bay Lightning (26-24-11)Three losses heading into the break dropped them out of the top eight, but you can't blame the big line for the slide. No surprise to see Steven Stamkos put up Player of the Week numbers (3-6-9), but how about the breakthrough effort of Steve Downie? The feisty winger has 10 points over the course of a seven-game scoring streak. Last week: 1-3
Last Week: 26
Columbus Blue Jackets (25-28-10)How different would the season have been if they weren't so dreadful in the shootout? They dropped their seventh straight decision (and saw their record fall to 2-9 in the skills competition) in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Hawks. Not that a couple points here and there would have mattered much, but you have to wonder about the cost to their confidence. Last week: 1-2
Last Week: 14
Florida Panthers (24-27-10)They've lost six straight, dropping to 12th in the East, and the owners aren't happy. Cliff Viner and Stu Siegel sent a letter to season ticket holders warning of an impending house cleaning. "No small changes or quick fixes will do," they wrote. Sounds like some key players may want to spend their break talking to a real estate agent. Last week: 0-2-1
Last Week: 24
New York Islanders (25-29-8)Why are they sliding into irrelevancy? One reason (of many): Blake Comeau had as many goals (two) in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Sens as John Tavares has scored over his last 31 contests. Maybe a little time away from the rink will help JT get his mind right with the puck. Last week: 2-2
Last Week: 29
Toronto Maple Leafs (19-31-11)It's all about next year in Toronto, so the recent resurgence of building-block defender Luke Schenn gives long-suffering fans a little hope to cling to. Schenn has simplified his approach noticeably since the arrival of Dion Phaneuf, and that's led to better decisions with the puck and fewer of the positioning mistakes that created so many opposition scoring chances earlier in the season. Last week: 0-2
Last Week: 30
Edmonton Oilers (19-36-6)What is it about utterly lousy teams that makes for such chewy quotes? "This was not our best game," Tom Gilbert wryly noted in the aftermath of Sunday's 7-3 beatdown at home by Anaheim. You don't say? They surrendered 11 power play chances to the Ducks and showed little desire to compete after the first period. Look for significant roster changes after the Olympic break. Last week: 1-3
Allan Muir's Mailbag
Submit a comment or question for Allan.


text:
Viewing Listing MLS# 17022293
Anderson Family Properties
No Recent Price Change
278 King Street
Charleston, SC 29401
- Residential
- Single Family Attached
- Active
Agent Remarks
Gorgeous, beautifully renovated 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath condo located on Historic King Street. High smooth ceilings, tall windows with an abundance of natural light, exposed brick and beautiful hardwood floors. Renovations include all new ceilings, new duct work, 3 new windows facing King Street, new insulation installed and all pipes were wrapped to reduce condensation, extra trim work was installed in the living areas, upgraded doors and hardware, the beautiful existing hardwood floors were refinished,all fixtures replaced, and all plumbing was redone in the kitchen and bathrooms. The kitchen was updated with new cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, water filtration faucet, lighting, granite countertops, and tile backsplash. The main staircase and the roof above it was replaced. more.. Amazing location in the heart of the fashion district. Enjoy all the restaurants and shops nearby. Just a short walk to College of Charleston, MUSC, and Charleston School of Law.
Baths Info
Halfbaths: 1
Fullbaths: 1
Building Info
Year Built: 1900
Floors: Wood
Foundation: Slab
Exterior Features
Exterior: Block/masonry
Interior Features
Msc Intr: Ceilings - 9+, Ceiling - Smooth
Lot Info
Acres: 0
Property Features
Amenity: Cable Tv Available, Trash Pickup
Roof: Architectural
Style Sfa: Condo Regime
Rooms Info
Beds: 2
Ground Level: No
Rooms: Foyer, Separate Dining
SqFt Info
Sqft: 1,042
Unit Info
Unit Num: C
Utilities / HVAC
Cooling: Central
Heat: Electric, Forced Air
Water Sewer: Public Sewer, Public Water
Courtesy of listing office Carriage Properties LLC


text:
Bruno Mattei's The Other Hell is one of the director's better pictures however the movie doesn't make much sense and the picture quality from Severin is shockingly subpar.Continue Reading
Bruno Mattei's The Other Hell is one of the director's better pictures however the movie doesn't make much sense and the picture quality from Severin is shockingly subpar.Continue Reading
Getting through Hyde's Secret Nightmare was a nightmare all on to itself.Continue Reading
Action, Comedy, Demons, Fantasy, Horror, Police
Kino's HD release of this strange, action-packed fantasy is now on blu ray for the first time ever.Continue Reading
Demons, Ghosts, History, Horror, Supernatural
While the idea of a gladiator ghost movie sounds interesting, Morituris misses the mark by trying too hard to be shocking/extreme which results in being a boring film.Continue Reading
Comedy, Demons, Heavy Metal, Horror, Slasher
There is nothing "extreme" in Extreme Jukebox. Wait, I take it back: the script is extremely confusing.Continue Reading
Crime, Demons, Science Fiction, Supernatural, Thriller
Larry Cohen's bizarre genre mishmash God Told Me To must have been bewildering to '70s audiences. A little bit of horror, a little bit of science fiction, part cop-drama and blaxploitation, with a large helping of heresy thrown in, the film is certainly one of the most outlandish cult films of the decade.Continue Reading
Action, Comedy, Demons, Horror, Monsters, Sequel, Super Hero
The series just continues to get more kid friendly and silly with a blu ray release of the R rated cut and not the unrated director's cut. WTF?!?Continue Reading
Rabid Grannies gets the HD upgrade…or so we thought.Continue Reading
Demons, Horror, Monsters, Supernatural
To sum it all up, The Devil's Business would slip seamlessly as an entry into a number of serialized anthology shows like The Twilight Zone.Continue Reading
Crime, Demons, Horror, Supernatural
Deliver Us From Evil is, I suppose, a perfectly competent film. It's entertaining enough and has a couple of good performances at it's core, it's just so absolutely unremarkable that it's hard to recommend.Continue Reading
With even less of a coherent plot than the first film, Demons 2 has enough old school make up effects with a heavy metal soundtrack that make up for what is lacking.Continue Reading
Gushing pus filled boils, blood thirsty demons, punk rocker cokeheads, and a heavy metal soundtrack…yeah, Demons is a must see!Continue Reading
© 2018 UnRated Film Review Magazine | Movie Reviews, Interviews. Powered by WordPress.
Get every new post delivered to your Inbox
Join other followers


text:
Sorry, but it seems the page you are looking for no longer exists on this website.
Please use the Site Search at the top of the menu bar to the right, or in the footer, to search for pages containing the keywords you are looking for.
Sorry for any inconvenience.


text:
A Lebanese startup hits its crowdfunding goal of $20,000, in less than 24 hours. Yes, it's not just any kind of sandal.
Maku is a startup company that designs all day everyday unisex sandals; launched their crowd-funding Kickstarter campaign on 14 September and succeeded to raise 20,000 US Dollars in less than a day.
Founded by three local entrepreneurs, William Choukeir, Hanane Kai and David Al Achkar. After being 5 years in the making and 37 tries, the team finally had it right and came out with the Maku- a unique 3-strap sustainable design, created to be everyone's must-have footwear. Made from soft boating fibers to resist saltwater, sun, scratches, and are very comfortable that one would want to walk in and travel with all day long.
"Our passion led us on a quest to track down some of the best materials and manufacturers in the world. We accepted nothing less than unmatched comfort, exceptional durability, and real versatility. Out of this (somewhat obsessive) journey was born the Maku sandals you see today," the team stated on their campaign.
Maku now ships worldwide and has FREE shipping within the US at Maku.com.
To check out the campaign visit Kickstarter.