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Welcome to Welge Travel Report's guide to the best of San Miguel. WTR's San Miguel map shows you the location of the The Mask Museum and Jardin Botanico El Charco del Ingenio.
WTR's Carlota Cuisine describes the signature dish at El Pegaso and what to order at Tio Lucas .
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Getting around in San Miguel
Public transportation in San Miguel
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People Watching in San Miguel
Our Francois Flaneur says the best "PW" is El Jardin.
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WTR's Carlota Cuisine says La Casa del Diezno is the best for dinner- L & D: Daily, Jesus #21, 152 8800
The ambience is stunning. You're here for their Yucatan menu. Favorites are poc Chuc or chicken grilled or the cochinita pibil in banana leaves.
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Venture Catalysts has announced its launch of its services in the city of Surat. The expansion will unlock access to Venture Catalysts' proprietary start-up enablement platform to promising ventures and investors from Surat and nearby locales. This will also enable investors in Surat to now get access and invest in National and Global ideas that come from the VCats platform.
Gaurav Singhvi, founder of The Financial Supermarket Group will oversee VCats's Surat operations as the Managing Partner. VCats will also be providing other services such as mentoring, networking, co-working facility and technological expertise to start-upsin addition to enabling investments throughits strategic partnerships with leading industry players such as Cox and Kings, HDFCBank, Plug and Play etc.
Speaking on the launch, Dr. Apoorv Ranjan Sharma, Co-founder, Venture Catalysts, said, "Venture Catalysts was established with an aim of fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within India and to nurture the country's start-up landscape with comprehensive investment and support infrastructure. Our launch in the city of Surat, widely regarded as a local business hub, is meant to further that aim by extending our services to the region's start-ups and entrepreneurs. We are confident that we will be able to nurture a start-up centric culture within Surat and its surrounding areasby enabling greater access to investments and other high-quality start-up support facilities such as business networking, incubation services, events/workshops and pitch days."
Renowned as the city of businesspersons, Surat is fast emerging as a favorable venue for start-ups owing to its focus on entrepreneurship. The launch of our services in the city is aimed at nurturing and mobilizing local start-ups, mentors and investors and integrating them in the larger start-up landscape. The Government of Gujarat has already rolled out several schemes to assist start-ups, our entry into the city will ensure better opportunities of growth and success for both start-ups and investors and will serve to further our aim of developing a holistic start-up ecosystem within the country.
Gaurav Singhvi, Managing Partner, Venture Catalysts - Surat, added, "Surat is a place with immense opportunity for start-ups. The entry of a leading early-stage growth facilitator and investment enabler such as Venture Catalysts will definitely give a massive lift to the nascent start-up industry in the region and will increase the chance of success of local start-ups. We are confident of establishing a self-sufficient start-up ecosystem that will create value not only for entrepreneurs and investors, but also for the region's consumers."
Having enabled over seven investments worth more than $3million in less than six months of its operations, VCats has already established its credentials as the fastest growing early-stage platform in the country. Its co-working space in Mumbai is already operating at 100 percent occupancy. The company is looking to follow up its expansion in Surat by opening other branches in more such geographies in the near future in order to facilitate the creation of a country-wide nexus of start-ups, investors, enablers and growth facilitators.

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Smyrna teen with cancer invited to join Phillies at 'Go Gold' game, while Smyrna High Letterman's Club is hosting a fundraiser Friday, Oct. 5 during varsity football game.
Shane Higgins, 18, of Smyrna was among the Delaware teens and children battling cancer who were honored on the field before the Philadelphia Phillies game against the Chicago Cubs Sept. 1 at Citizens Bank Park.
The Nemours/A.I. du Pont Childhood Cancer Awareness Night, "Be Bold, Phillies Go Gold," was part of a league-wide initiative to create awareness for childhood cancer and was the start of the Phillies' month-long #BeBold #PhilliesGoGold efforts.
Higgins got to join the grounds crew and created the Phillies "P" design on the pitcher's mound.
He joined with more than two dozen the other children battling cancer along with over 150 of their family members in getting a much-needed break from treatment while making unforgettable memories. Before the game, some of the children got to be honorary grounds crew members like Higgins, while others got to be camera operators, public address announcers and PhanaVision DJs.
Nine youngsters from Nemours/A.I. du Pont and other hospitals took part in the "Lineup of Courage" on the first baseline with Phillies players prior to the national anthem.
The ceremonial first pitch was made by a child receiving treatment at Nemours/A.I. du Pont, accompanied by Paul Kempinski, president of Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.
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Players, coaches and grounds crew members wore "We Play in Memory of" t-shirts during batting practice, featuring the names and signatures of young children who passed away from cancer. Gold wristbands and gold ribbon decals were worn by players throughout the game. Phillies broadcasters wore gold lapel pins and yellow t-shirts.
To raise funds for pediatric cancer research, fans could purchase the Childhood Cancer Awareness Theme Night ticket offer, featuring a limited-edition #PhilliesGoGold hoodie, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Nemours Foundation.
How to help in Smyrna: 'Be Bold, Go Gold' fundraiser at football game
September was Childhood Cancer Awareness month, symbolized by a gold ribbon. The Smyrna High School Letterman's Club has held a variety of "Be Bold, Go Gold" fundraisers open to the public, with a final event scheduled for Friday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m., at the Smyrna High varsity football game vs. Caesar Rodney at Charles V. Williams Stadium.
The Letterman's Club will decorate the fieldhouse area with posters for childhood cancer awareness. On sale at the Letterman's Club table will be cookies for $1 and ribbon-shaped Philly pretzels for $2. There will also be gold ribbons and keychains for sale.
Donations can be made at Letterman's Club table.
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NIS America have released a new character trailer for the upcoming Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded, as this version of the game boasts a brand-new set of new faces you'll set out on your new adventure with.
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I am on a roll. Have completed my second Christmas card for the year....hehee.....not much of a roll I guess. But I usually don't get any done until the very last minute so I guess that's something.
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Cloud-based emails to overtake in-house solutions
The rise of the bring your own device (BYOD) trend is causing many businesses to rethink how they allow employees access to corporate data and information they need to do their job on a daily basis.
One of the most accessed and necessary applications is email, as workers need to be constantly in contact with colleagues, clients and customers on the move.
Research conducted by Spiceworks has found that the current adoption rate of cloud-hosted email could see it outnumbering in-house provisions in the near future.
The company's Voice of IT report indicated that cloud email deployments grew by four per cent in the past 12 months. This may seem like a small rise, but it has come at the same time as a three per cent fall in on-premise email installations.
"Cloud-hosted email offers several advantages, particularly to small and midsize businesses (SMBs) that may not have the resources or adequate staff to continually manage critical messaging infrastructure," the report noted.
"Hosted email can also provide the very things that are driving the adoption of cloud computing. These include ease of deployment, plenty of storage without increasing capital expenditures, added security through encryption and spam and virus filtering, and service-level agreements guaranteeing disaster recovery and little downtime."
The firm went on to note that cost savings and reducing the burden of IT departments are the main aims of businesses turning to cloud technologies to host their email applications.
Boosting access to email any time was another factor behind the move, as well as the ease of deployment of the systems within a company infrastructure.
Security and compliance were highlighted as concerns by organisations, but overall the report indicates that companies are clearly looking towards the greater adoption of cloud technologies for enterprise-critical applications and tools.
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Security and compliance are top of mind for IT pros, as workers access sensitive data and applications from anywhere on the network and from whichever device they choose," the report concluded.


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Emissions from the Alberta oil sands and other human activities have not yet increased the concentrations travelling to the Athabasca River Delta around 200km from the oil sands, a new study found.
The study, carried out by scientists at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, developed a novel approach that can accurately determine the pre-industrial baseline levels of metals in river sediment. This approach allows regulators to instantly determine if values from routine monitoring programs contain evidence of man-made pollution.
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Normally, rivers end up monitored for pollution upstream and downstream of a pollution source. But this method is problematic in an area like the Athabasca oil sands, where erosion of bitumen-rich riverbanks naturally releases substantial quantities of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metals into the river.
"The detection of river pollution is often hampered by a lack of knowledge about pre-industrial contaminant levels," said Johan Wiklund, lead author on the study and postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo. "This new methodology can be applied to any river around the world."
The study measured eight priority metals, including nickel, vanadium and zinc, in sediments taken from floodplain lakes in the Athabasca Delta supplied by river floodwaters before the industrial era (1700-1920).
The researchers normalized their data to lithium concentrations to adjust for confounding differences caused by variations in river flow and sediment grain size. They then compared this natural baseline to metal concentrations measured by the multi-stakeholder oil sands monitoring organization RAMP (Regional Aquatics Monitoring Program) in sediments collected along the Athabasca River between 2010 and 2013 .
Results show the concentration of metal contaminants travelling via the Athabasca River to its terminus at the Athabasca Delta has not yet increased as a result of Alberta oil sands development or other human activities.
The sampling area, located 200 kilometers north of the oil sands, is home to a community of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Mikisew Cree First Nation and Métis residents who have expressed concern that pollutants from the oil sands are reaching their traditional food sources via the Athabasca River.
"This research is an important step in learning the extent of the oil sands' industrial impact on the region," said Professor Roland Hall, a biologist in the Faculty of Science at Waterloo. "Our hope is that these findings will now help other researchers better understand what might be the cause of concerns for people living in the region."
Next, the research team plans to create pre-industrial baselines for metals in the Athabasca River sediment further upstream where oil sands mining and processing activities occur.
"Our study does not address concerns of river sediment pollution closer to the oil sands development," Hall said. "Up until now, pre-industrial baseline levels of contaminants were not known, which has undermined the ability of monitoring programs such as RAMP to determine if oil sands development has been polluting the river. We now have a way to obtain these critical baseline data."
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club
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The facility provides routine and specialist clinical care for all horses in Hong Kong, including thoroughbreds in race training and those used for equestrian purposes in the nine riding schools.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Jed Lowrie and Oakland are hoping Saturday's ninth inning against Houston will carry over to the rest of the season for the Athletics.
Lowrie hit a game-ending RBI single, sending the A's to a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros.
''We were looking a spark,'' Lowrie said. ''I think that's the type of play that can start something big. We just need to keep that momentum, use that momentum going forward and continue to believe that we can do what we set out to do at the beginning.''
Lowrie, Josh Reddick and Coco Crisp had two hits apiece as Oakland snapped a three-game losing streak. Josh Donaldson started the A's three-run ninth with a leadoff single, stopping an 0-for-15 slide.
The Athletics were six games back of the AL West-leading Angels coming into the day, but also were on top of the wild-card standings. It marked the ninth victory for Oakland this year in its final at-bat.
''We've won many games like that this year,'' manager Bob Melvin said. ''Hopefully they remember the feeling.''
Reddick hit a two-run double off Chad Qualls (1-5) before Lowrie drove him in with a single to left. Oakland is hitting .571 (16 for 28) against Qualls this year.
''It's been happening all year, I'm tired of it,'' Qualls said. ''Four of my five losses are against them. Four of my five blown saves are against them. I'm over it. There's pretty much nothing to write.''
Luke Gregerson (4-3) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.
Houston wasted a solid start by Scott Feldman, who was charged with three runs, two earned, and seven hits in 8 1-3 innings. The right-hander is 4-2 with a 2.91 ERA in his last eight starts, including two complete games.
The Astros grabbed a 2-1 lead on Jose Altuve's two-run double in the sixth against Scott Kazmir. Altuve extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games and leads major league baseball with a .340 batting average and 197 hits.
The All-Star second baseman has hit safely in 22 straight games against the A's and in 34 of 37 contests against Oakland in his career.
Kazmir gave up three runs and three hits in 6 1-3 innings. He struck out eight and walked five.
Brandon Moss' sacrifice fly in the third gave Oakland a 1-0 lead. But Houston increased its advantage to 3-1 on Robbie Grossman's sacrifice fly in the sixth.
Home run king Barry Bonds watched Astros batting practice from behind the cage as a guest of outfielder Dexter Fowler, and spent most of his time giving tips to Houston first baseman Jon Singleton.
Astros: Manager Tom Lawless said outfielder Alex Presley (right oblique strain) is expected to start Sunday and play five innings, marking his first extended action since returning from the disabled list Tuesday.
Athletics: Closer Sean Doolittle (intercostal strain) played long toss and is scheduled to throw a bullpen on Monday in Chicago. ... Catcher Stephen Vogt (sprained left ankle) wore a walking boot in the clubhouse and will be sidelined for ''a little while,'' according to Melvin. ... C John Jaso (concussion) is on track to be activated from the disabled list soon but likely won't be catching.
Astros: LHP Dallas Keuchel (10-9, 3.03 ERA) has pitched at least seven innings in seven of his past eight starts.
Athletics: RHP Jason Hammel (2-5, 4.98 ERA) is 2-1 with a 2.40 ERA his past five outings after going 0-4 with a 9.53 ERA in his first four starts with the A's.


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This man inspires me so much. I hope to help as many people, as clearly as this man.
"Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change.
– Paradox: Life is a mystery; don't waste your time trying to figure it out.
– Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure
– Change: Know that nothing ever stays the same."
― Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives


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Berlin, Germany
don't allow whatever has hurt you to turn you into someone you're not
Berlin, Germany
5:00am July 14th, 2017
I let you sit on the inside seat. It always makes you feel safe, and I don't mind the outside, nor do I mind sitting beside you.
It's something another friend commented on once to me in private. How you and I never sit across from each other on the metro, but always beside one another. I didn't think anyone else was paying attention to us.. I didn't think anyone else had noticed. The observation makes me wary about how we act in front of others, but only because I don't know what the hell we are.
But drunk at 5:00am in the morning, observations nor inhibitions really matter now, do they?
You leaned your head against my shoulder and directed my attention to the window on your other side.
It caught my breath, and a comfortable silence ensued between us.
The sun was beginning to climb between the stairs of clouds – diligent dawn. I had never seen the Berlin sky this shade of blue, snippets of pink and orange piercing through the light.
Finally our stop came, and I asked if you wanted to watch the sunrise.
"Absolutely," you said playfully, mimicking my voice I use to mimic our professor, "wouldn't have expected not to with you."
So we climbed up the stairs to the platform, which overlooks the city. It is perhaps one of the best sunset spots in all of Berlin. Who knew it would also become a favorite view for the sunrise, too.
I immediately leaned against the railing, both of my arms dangling over the top, after snapping a few quick pics. I wanted to enjoy this moment – a beautiful sky with a beautiful girl – a girl I wasn't supposed to find beautiful. But that's the thing about sunsets, right? Doesn't matter if no one is watching, they're still beautiful. It's how I ultimately feel about you, too.
You stayed a few steps behind me, taking your own pics. I let you do your thing without too much fuss. Nothing could pull my attention away from the one thing I love the most: the sky, in all its wondrous, mysterious forms.
And then effortlessly you did something that broke my concentration. Your arms wrapped around my body and I felt the heat of your breath against the side of my face.
Initially, it made me clench up – because it made me feel vulnerable. As physically affectionate as I am, even with friends, I don't tend to let people hold me. It's usually me doing the holding. I don't know why, but I find it such an.. intimate gesture to let someone hold me. To let someone experience me this unguarded. To let someone make me feel safe – in a romantic way.
I thought you were just going to hug me and let go, but you kept your arms linked around my body. It's the closest we had physically been since I had tried to unsuccessfully kiss you a few weeks prior.
Well, it was the closest I had let you get to me since then. In the weeks after our awkward half-kiss, I stopped being affectionate with you. Even as just friends, because I didn't want to confuse myself with more mixed signals. I didn't want to trick myself into thinking you liked me the way I liked you. And once I stopped initiating physical contact with you, well, then you started to take lead — and I will never understand women.
So I let you hold me. I gave in to desire. I think you did, too. I leaned my head against your chest, and we stayed in silence watching the sunrise for a good 15 minutes.
And in that minuscule window of infinity, nothing else mattered beyond the small magical world of us. Just you, me, and the sky signaling a new day.
Then you loosened your grip from my body and also leaned against the railing, your arms also dangling over the top.
"It's beautiful, isn't it? I see why you like it so much."
I moved my arm between the two of yours, and the tips of our fingers linked together. I knew I shouldn't have – I had been resisting for the last few weeks to not touch you. But after being held by you, my mind kind of just said fuck it, you've just let this girl hold you, might as well enjoy it to the maximum.
"I love it, so much. It's always what I miss about home. The vibrancy of the colors. Do you know what else I love?"
You turned your gaze on me, the blue of your irises bright, while the white of your eyes a light shade of pink. Sunrise, looked like morning in your eyes.
"What's that?"
I turned my head to the side, to the opening entrance of the station.
"Look at all the people who have stopped to see the sunrise, and all of them taking pictures. What I love is watching busy people stop to admire beauty, recognizing it, and acknowledging it."
I looked back at you, and saw you smiling at me, the sunrise steadily growing more business blue than passion pink.
You and that ridiculous smile, with your ridiculously cute dimples that makes me feel like a ridiculous girl with a ridiculous crush.
"I think the best part of it is over, shall we?"
I nodded in agreement, and turned around to walk towards our apartment building. But not before feeling your hand slip between mine.
It surprised me, honestly. I didn't think we'd hold hands again. I thought our small moment of weakness was over. It felt too intimate for me, for us, for "just friends." Or whatever the hell we were trying to be.
But it also felt normal, comfortable, even. We are used to each other, physically and emotionally, as it seems.
I've watched many sunsets with many people. It's something I love to do with my loved ones. It's always been so special to me.
But this morning, I learned to love the sunrise just as much. It's the first time I've deliberately watched it with someone. I'm having so many firsts with you.
But I don't know how long this lasts.. how long we last.
It wasn't a perfect day for weather — but it was a perfect day for Berlin.
Although, the rain did prove to threaten my plans for the day, you still wanted to meet.
I waited for you outside of our apartment building. Warschauer Strasse. One of the main hubs of Berlin, always bustling with busy bodies and enthusiastic drug induced tourists. The energy of the day was especially electric due to the kultural festival — an entire weekend filled with foods from all over the world and multiple music stages displaying local bands galore. I had been the previous night with friends, and ended up eating my life worth in Argentinian empanadas and pad thai.
My friends told me not to take you there, at least not to start off with. It was too loud for a first date — too chaotic. But I disagreed, I liked the noise, I liked the colors, the distractions from awkward conversation.
However, I took their advice. Instead, I suggested we started out with a photography exhibition from one of my favorite photographers, Mario Testino. I had already seen an installation of his in both Madrid and NYC.
So around 15:15 you finally met me outside. You were late, and I had counted on it. I was on time, and I'm never on time unless I'm nervous. But I needed the time to calm my nerves. Truthfully, I don't know why I was wound up about it. I had spent time with you before, but in groups, and our flirtatious conversation and affectionate ambiguity had been taken lightly. I never let myself take romance too seriously. I don't know if that's because of my own insecurity or because I'm as laid back as I claim. Maybe, a mixture.
You looked nice though. You were in color — green and pink specifically. Mentally, I noted your favorite colors. I liked this about you, the vibrancy.
You smiled and we greeted, and then we were on our way.
The metro ride was particular. I couldn't look at you, or else I would have just kept smiling like an idiot. So I never kept eye-contact with you for longer than normal. Plus, my uncomfortable habit of looking at someone in the eyes too long — I didn't want to make things awkward within the first 10 minutes.
It took us about 30 minutes to get to the other side of Berlin, to the museum that hosted the exhibition. Turns out, the museum had the wrong address on their website and the installation was actually in a sister building about another 20 minutes away. However, by the time we would have gotten there, we wouldn't have had enough time to see it properly.
"We're going to laugh about this later in the future," I noted, a bit disappointed.
"Why later? It's funny now," you answered back, with your dimpled smile.
So instead, we decided on having a drink, at a Mexican restaurant called Que Pasa.
Was I tempted to have a real drink, and by real, I mean alcoholic? Yes, absolutely. Especially since it was already 5pm. But I didn't.
My desire to want to spend time with you sober superseded it. The times we had hung out together with our group of classmates had always somehow involved ending up drunk, and us walking home together. I'd walk you to courtyard between the both of our buildings just talking and star-gazing. Well, what little star-gazing you can do in a city of clouds — undoubtedly drunk. You even invited me into your apartment once, but I didn't make a move. I didn't want to and I also didn't know what was going on. I just wanted to enjoy whatever was happening without moving too fast.
So I chose a Sprite instead.
You drank a hot chocolate.
And we talked about family and aspirations and school for a few hours over a loaded plate of nachos.
You told me you were a vegetarian for a few years of your life. So I found it ironic when you chose chicken to coat the chips. Well, we all have our guilty pleasures, I suppose.
Afterwards, I asked if you wanted to go to the festival and check it out. What I meant was — do you want to try all the food stalls with me and dance around and be fools together?
You aren't originally from Berlin, but have lived here for a good four or so years, minus your year abroad in Korea. But you had never been to the festival. It'd be your first time too, and I was happy to experience this with you.
We walked around for an hour or so, before you decided on what you wanted to eat. A delicacy from Hungary — I can't quite remember the name, but it's their version of a pizza coated with garlic, a white yogurt sauce, and cheese — again, you also added meat: salami, this time. Said it reminded you of your father.
"You're going to have to deal with me eating a lot of garlic… hope you don't mind."
I found the comment odd, but I didn't mention it. Just said I wanted to try it how it's meant to be eaten.
So we sat at the picnic tables put out beside the food stand, which was also placed right beside one of the many musical stages of the festival. It was a German group playing songs in many different languages. French, English, German.
We stayed watching them for 20 minutes or so, while you ate. We hardly spoke at all. But it wasn't uncomfortable. In fact, it's one of my favorite things to find in a person. when you can shut the fuck up with them and still have fun.
Once you finished, we got up to leave. I walked ahead of you into the crowd, while the band continued overhead playing a song. I didn't understand the lyrics, but I figured it must be German since I couldn't catch any French.
Then I felt your hand on my shoulder and I turned around to look at you.
"Kiss me now, and I will be in paradise in Heaven."
I am sure the look on my face betrayed me. I'm not that great of a liar. So after a few seconds of looking into each other's eyes, I blurted out, "What?"
"It's the lyric they just sang," you said, as you smiled casually and then led me out of the crowd.
I closed my eyes and followed you, wondering if that was what the song had really said — wondering if I had missed my chance.
But let's be real. I didn't know if we were on a date or not, honestly.
A few days earlier, we had gone on a picnic with my group of friends. I had invited you, and you accepted. There was lots of food and lots of alcohol — two of my favorite things. So naturally, we got very inebriated.
Afterwards, we walked from the park to my friend's house to continue our day of fun. While we strolled to theirs, you and I somehow ended up side by side. I can't quite recall what got us onto the topic but we had both mentioned how we wanted to hangout, but not get super drunk. Since the past few times had all ended very drunk, but that's what happens in large groups of socialization.
"We should make a date out of it."
I was pretty intoxicated at this moment already, but I remember it. The "date" word. It took me by surprise.
"Yeah, okay, we should." Then I asked when and we were trying to figure it out, but got interrupted by our friends and their intruding conversations.
So when we finally decided to meet up, just us two, it was never explicitly stated if this was our date or not. I wasn't even sure you remembered what you said, or if it was just drunken words, so I didn't bring it up. I just thought I'd go out with you and figure it out during. If nothing else, I wanted to be your friend at least.
That was a dumb idea — but also very brilliant because it took the pressure off of a label.
After eating, we decided to check out the parade. So we followed the crowd into the fray. You put your arm on my shoulder to keep hold of me. I was too nervous to grab your hand. I had told you previously in a different hang out how intimate holding hands was to me, possibly more important than kissing.
So I didn't want to make you uncomfortable — even though we had already held hands in the club, but that was different. I was drunk and friendly then.
Now, I was sober and interested — and that's a deadly combination, for me. Once we got to the street the parade was on, the crowd tightened. So we crossed the street to the other side to be on the less busy part, or so we thought. Once there, we realized how packed it was, too. I let you stand in front to see, and I stood behind you.
One of the first floats we saw represented Ghana. The truck had a DJ and many dancers in the back. And there was a massive following of Ghanaians dancing around the truck to afro-beats and their own mix of reggae. This excited the energy in the crowd. People were chanting in solidarity and enjoyment, and dancing around with bottles in hand. You turned to look at me, with the biggest smile.
"This is awesome, look at all the colors and dress they're wearing!"
I grinned back at you in response, and for the life of me, I cannot remember how it happened. I know for sure I didn't exclusively go for your hand.
But I know it wasn't just you either.
It just happened.
And there we were, in the middle of a huge raging crowd, looking at each other, our fingers intertwined.
You turned back around, and I expected you to let go. But you didn't. Instead you gave my hand a small squeeze, and we stayed that way for a long while, watching the rest of the parade. I couldn't concentrate much anymore though.
All I could feel was the heat between our skin, and how nice it was to hold your hand — but also how confusing.
We decided to cross and go back to the festival grounds to get more food — as I hadn't eaten yet and was getting hungry.
There was a knot in my stomach, but it wasn't from hunger. I realized in this beautiful moment that it was the first time I have ever held hands with another girl openly. Without shame, without secrets, without guilt.
I'm 25 and before that Sunday, I had never held hands with another girl so freely. Not with my fling I had before I moved to Spain, and not with my almost 4 year relationship. Not with any of the girls I "dated" in between, either. I hadn't felt comfortable enough with myself yet.
And here I was, holding hands with a beautiful girl. A girl who didn't make me feel like I needed to hide what I felt.
And you know, her and I can turn out to be nothing. We could stop talking today and never speak again — and I will always remember this moment, and how she was and always will be part of a very important experience for me.
Maybe this is why holding hands is so intimate for me. Because I've never done it before with someone and it felt so… normal.
No one gave us weird looks, or ridiculed us, or said anything out of the ordinary.
But it was you, too. You didn't pull back, or make it feel awkward. Just comfortable.
I can't describe it properly, how it made me feel. Just that it felt so normal. It's the first time in my life, I've felt like a girl who likes another girl and that's normal.
I'm sure at the end of the night, I could have tried to kiss you.
I didn't want to though. Why ruin the moment? It was enough for me, to have your hand in mine.
A little after midnight, we decided to go to a bar. One of my favorites. Madame Claude. I only had one beer — one. That's it. At a bar, filled with alcohol. Guess I was enjoying you so much. You intoxicated me.
We stayed until about 4:30am, when we decided it was time to go home. Time had escaped me. I couldn't believe we had spent nearly 14 hours together. I had mentioned it to you at the bar. How I had other plans just in case our hangout was awkward, and you told me the same. You had been out until 4/5am the past few nights and were really tired. And had you not been enjoying yourself, you would have used this as a reason to excuse yourself earlier.
We both laughed harder than we meant to, I think. It was good to know I wasn't the only one nervous.
As we walked home, some random drunk guy asked you for sex in German. Said you guys could do it really fast. You scoffed and turned him down. But he kept trying to talk to you. I really didn't understand anything at the moment, with my limited German skills.
But then I felt your hand slip through my arm, and you pulled yourself closer to me. I knew that feeling perfectly, without you having to explain. You felt safe around me, and kept your arm looped in mine. You walked close to me, on the way home. Eventually, dropping your arm to hold my hand instead.
"You're comfortable to be around." You said, before letting go of my hand so I could open the door for us.
We stood at the base of the stairs. Normally, I would walk you to the courtyard between our buildings up to your door to your building. I don't know why, but I didn't this time.
I just hugged you, and you held on to me for longer than a regular hug.
"I know you're tired, so I'll let you sleep."
You smirked at me, and said breathlessly between us, "I had a really good time."
"Me too." I held your gaze for a few silent moments. Even in the dark, your blue eyes were crystal clear.
And then I watched you walk away — and I couldn't help but wonder, if it was a date or not.
But I knew, even if it wasn't, I'd always remember it for more important reasons.
Art hated her name. It was a reoccurring thought she had many times, as daydreaming always seemed to lead back to this point. She couldn't help it; she wasn't one for attention — especially as a painter.
"You create art, yet hate Art."
"Is that your real name, or some sort of starving artist alias?"
Once a boy had tried to charm her with, "You are Art."
Regretfully after, she had let him kiss her.
Ironically, in one of her sketch journals, she had begun writing down all the quotes she had thus far heard from her name. On the cover, she had painted in angry bold blocked letters, "NOT ART."
Art sat in the bus, nervously. Her glorious yellow chariot seemed to be taking longer than normal to get to her destination. She rolled her eyes, half annoyed at her self, half impatient with the uncooperative weather. The rain drizzled patiently down the window beside her. She leaned her forehead against the cold, damp glass and watched each droplet race downwards. She tried to choose the bead of water that would make it all the way down the window first.
After a few unsuccessful attempts at trying to distract her thoughts, Art wondered what her visit to the doctor's would entail.
She felt awkward about the situation. It wasn't like she hadn't been to the gynecologist before, for her annual checkups. But this was different. She thought further back to two weeks ago. The weather had been the same, it's the only reason she could recall the memory so vividly. Embarrassingly enough, it had been her twin brother who had convinced her to take a pregnancy test. So there she was, locked up alone in his apartment while he was away at work. He had bought the test for her and had it set on the counter inside the bathroom.
Why the hell am I doing this? She had been repeating the question over and over to her self. But she took the test anyway, because she was sure of her virtue. Above all else, Art loved experience. However, her idea of experience seemed to differ from others. She admired the experience of not experiencing. Defiantly enough, she had initially rejected her brother's help, claiming her status as a virgin proudly.
But the test came up positive, and her brother became negative about her declaration.
"Nice book you've got there, Not Art."
Art blinked over her dried eyes a few times, so that the person in front of her came to focus.
"Can I sit by you?"
Art nodded nonchalantly, and scooted over for her friend, Hades.
"What's up Hade?" Art asked automatically, absentmindedly, anxiously.
"Going in for work, actually. This weather is kind of suiting, don't you think?"
Art thought about it for a silent moment, and began laughing hysterically and uncontrollably.
Hade was a mortician — and he loved his name.
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What life in Jogjakarta looks like from a Motorcycle?
Nicole Laux is one of English instructors at CRCS for periode 2010 to 2012 from the United State. For two years she had been living in Yogyakarta and starting to use a motorbike. From her motorbike she observed how people live in the city which has many names: the city of culture, the city of education, the city of tolerance, the city of young people, and the city of motorbike. More..
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AMBRIDGE -- The Quaker Valley boys basketball team's lowest point of the season may have been its most significant.
That was back in December, when Beaver Falls came to the Quakers' gym and cruised to an 86-54 victory. But head coach Mike Mastroianni said that might have been the biggest favor anyone did for his team.
"The best thing they did was destroy us in December," said Mastroianni. "Since then, if you look at our scores, we really didn't play a bad game. They got our attention, and from that point on, we've just been climbing up hill."
The Quakers climbed so high, in fact, that they nearly got to see Mount Nittany.
For the better part of three quarters Wednesday night, the Quakers had WPIAL Class AA champion Beaver Falls on the ropes. The Quakers jumped to a 13-6 lead and maintained the edge all the way into the fourth quarter.
Beaver Falls took the lead with just 4:55 left in the game on a steal by Sheldon Jeter that resulted in an uncontested dunk for Royce Watson. From there, the Tigers pulled away for a 55-45 victory in a PIAA Class AA semifinal.
The Quakers lost just five games all season, three of them to the Tigers.
"I think we've been under the radar all year because we've played them," said Mastroianni, "and I think our guys need all the recognition they deserve."
Quaker Valley improved as the season went on. Though it got knocked out of the WPIAL playoffs in the quarterfinals, Beaver Falls' win in the WPIAL championship brought the Quakers into the state playoffs as the seventh and final seed from the district.
The Quakers rolled through the state tournament. They paid back Sto-Rox for the loss in the WPIAL playoffs, then rallied late to upset WPIAL runner-up and 2011 champion Monessen.
By the time the third matchup with Beaver Falls rolled around Wednesday, the Quakers were playing their best ball of the year.
"We were playing both ends of the floor well," said Mastroianni. "As the season progressed, we got better on the defensive end. ... We did a lot of things well. It was a fun team to watch."
And it was a team that had the odds stacked against it from the beginning. Besides playing in one of the more competitive sections in Class AA, the Quakers lost five seniors from last year's team and a sixth player, also a letterman, did not come back.
But seniors Jamal Gloster, Steven Emch, Joe and Sam Peduto and R.J. West -- all starters except for Joe Peduto, who serves as the sixth man -- showed that, not unlike Beaver Falls, Quaker Valley is a program that reloads rather than rebuilds.
Joe Peduto led the Quakers with 14 points Wednesday, while West added 10. It was early 3-pointers by Gloster, Emch and West that enabled the Quakers to take the lead and slow the pace of the game.
The Quakers ran their gameplan to perfection, taking time off the clock and keeping the ball out of Beaver Falls' hands to maintain the lead.
In the end, however, Beaver Falls' length, quickness and depth wore down the pesky Quakers. The Tigers were able to create turnovers in the fourth quarter and take control.
This group of players might not have brought a section championship or a WPIAL title to Quaker Valley. But it undoubtedly produced one of the most-talked-about seasons in program history.
The ride may have come up short of its intended destination, but the journey was unforgettable.
"We do all the things year-round that Beaver Falls does and put in the time, and they got rewarded," said Mastroianni. "They put in the time and gave themselves an opportunity and actually had a chance at the end. It was something pretty special."


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A quick card today made with a Hunkydory kit that came free with a magazine. These kits contain ready die cut decoupage images and matching papers so it doesn't really take much design ability to put them together - almost crafting by numbers.
I always try to add a bit extra to make the cards a tiny bit more original, hence the tiny gems dotted about the image an the ribbon and pearls. I've made about 20 Mother's Day cards now for various Mams, Nannas and Grans - only a handful still to do.
I've entered this card into the challenges at:
Eclectic Ellapu - flowers and butterflies
That Craft Place - flowers and Mother's Day
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - emboss it
Enjoy what's left of the weekend...
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Hunkydory Mother's Day Card For Nanna
Posted by Glittertastic at Sunday, March 16, 2014
Labels: Mother's Day
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What an adorable design, thank you for sharing with us over at Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge, I do hope you will come back and join us again next week....ReplyDelete
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Gorgeousness all in one place - Thanks for sharing with us over at Eclectic Ellapu - hope to see you again in future challenges.ReplyDelete
Pretty colours. Thanks for sharing your super card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 20: embossing - hope to see you again soon, Hazel, DT xReplyDelete
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
First Look: Inhumans Vs. X-Men #1 Rob Liefeld Variant
6 comments:
- Vigmed said...
"That looks like Liefeld's art." My first thought, and yep. I don't hate the guy, but I'm not a fan of his work.
- November 22, 2016 at 10:52 AM
- Brian said...
Resounding "meh", same as all his other art.
- November 22, 2016 at 4:32 PM
- Toca do Caranguejo said...
Liefield, kkkkkk!!!
The saddest part of this: Not worst Liefield's work.
- November 22, 2016 at 5:50 PM
- Unknown said...
Yuck - Elizabeth's hair
- November 23, 2016 at 10:33 AM
- Rahsaan Chisolm said...
Elizabeth and Ororo have the exact same hairstyle in this drawing save for their layered bangs being on different sides. LMAO at Robert Liedield's uninspired ass.
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There is nothing good about a traumatic brain injury. Not only can this change a person's life forever, but in some cases, it can lead to death.
A traumatic brain injury can be the result of many situations. For example, if you're involved in a motor vehicle accident, your head could collide against the windshield or pavement with great force.
Or maybe you're working on a construction site when something falls from above and strikes your head and neck region. Just the same, there's a good chance that you'll suffer a serious injury.
In the event that you're involved in an accident, you need to receive immediate medical attention. Remember this: some traumatic brain injuries don't present right away. For example, bleeding of the brain may not lead to immediate symptoms. However, soon enough, it can cause a serious problem or even death.
If a loved one has died as the result of a traumatic brain injury, it's important to learn more about your legal rights. You have a lot on your mind at this time, but that doesn't mean you should sit back and let the negligent party get away with the mistake they made.
At our law firm, we know that losing a loved one to an accident will change your life forever. We have experience with all types of injuries, from traumatic brain injury to spinal cord injuries and everything in between.
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When wandering the streets in Thailand, you'll encounter street vendors with pushcarts of colourful herbal drinks. The bright red roselle juice is sure to be one of the choices. This drink, with a sweet and sour flavour, is the best option when it comes to replenishing one's body from thirst and fatigue. Resourceful vendors mix roselle juice together with the jujube fruit for an even better taste and additional health benefits.
The traditional Thai herbal drink boasts a great number of healthful advantages, namely its high content of vitamin C, a natural anti-oxidant known to help with improving blood quality, an ability to reduce drink contains anthocyanins and polyphenols, with the former possessing high levels in its anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Studies claim that the anthocyanin levels can stop irregular cancer cells from expanding. For women, the drink is interesting knowledge as it can fight against free radicals and slow down the aging process, thanks to the presence of polyphenols. However, be careful not to drink too many glasses as roselle works a bit like a laxative!
The whole plant itself can be used for further medicinal purposes, contributing to greater benefits. The calyx – which forms around the seedpod – when consumed can reduce fatty deposits in arteries while the young leaves are favoured by local Thai people as vegetable side dish. The stem also serves as a utilitarian purpose; it can be turned into fibre to make rope.
– 150g. of roselle (fresh or dried ones)
– 4 cups of water
– 1/2tbs, refined salt
– 1 cup of sugar
– Small ice cubes
- Wash the roselle with water, avoid removing the calyxes. Put the roselle into an empty pot.
- Pour water in the pot over the plant, leaving it at a medium flame until it boils.
- Lower the heat and continue simmering for 15 to 20 minutes. The roselle drink, with its beautiful red colour forming, is almost ready.
- With its lowered temperature on the stove, add sugar and salt. Continue simmering the liquid a bit so that the salt and sugar melts and produces a well-balanced flavour.
- Once done, filter only the liquid. Keep the pot partly covered with the lid as you drain. Set aside the rest of the roselle in a bowl as it is edible.
- Let the drink cool down a bit, add ice cubes, and top the glass with the calyxes.


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Summer Time Talks and WalksPosted on
Its time to get to know the Gardens better!
We have a short list of guided walks round parts of the Gardens that are not always open to the public as well as tours of the Main Range display houses, all led by Senior Horticulturalists Christine, Stevie and Gordon as well as Education Officer Louise and the Garden's manager Ewen.
The Dates confirmed so far are;
Monday July 16th 2-3pm
Monday 23rd July 2-3pm
Thursday 26th July 2-3pm
Sunday 19th August 2-3pm
Thursday 23rd August 2-3pm
Friday 7th September 2-3pm
Sunday 9th September 2-3pm
We look forward to meeting you on one of the tours.


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On this podcast we reference thinking about the unchurched. Jennifer gives reverence to the topic with discussion on Matthew 28:16-20, Philippians 4:8-9, and Luke 14:12-24. Kaylie discusses three verses in the Bible that have the command "come and see." And to wrap it up, we've got some great response ideas out of the book 101 Ways to Reach Your Community. Kaylie also mentioned the books Crazy Love by Francis Chan and Interrupted by Jen Hatmaker. You can connect with Jennifer and Kaylie on their websites jenniferllane.com and kayliehodges.com. You can follow us on twitter: @amajennifer and @kaylietess. Or our Instagram: @amarillojennifer @kaylietess. And LIKE our The Re: Podcast FaceBook page. We want to thank Enric Sifa for allowing us to use his beautiful songs "Dedication to the Queen of Salem" and "Lights are Bright." You can find his music on iTunes or on his website enricsifa.com.
Here an update from the missionary family, Jacob and Tessa Rodriguez. They will be ministering in Ethiopia beginning mid-July. You can email them to receive email updates, and there is information on how to support them financially:
Our goal is to be in Ethiopia in time for Tessa to resume Amharic language school in mid-August and for Jacob to begin teaching at the Evangelical Theological College in Addis Ababa on 17th August. We hope to return to Ethiopia in mid-July so that we can get settled in time to devote ourselves to our ministry and language learning. In order for us to get back to Ethiopia, pray along with us for the following things:
PRAISE God that we are at 82% of our monthly support needs. PRAY that God will provide for us the remaining $1100/month we have left to raise, as well as our one-time needs.
PRAY that God will work through the USCIS to grant Tessa her citizenship interview very soon and grant her citizenship so that we can all return to Ethiopia with the same passport country.
PRAY for us as we travel over 3000 miles and 12 states in the month of May, speaking in churches, meeting with supporters, and encouraging fellow believers with stories of God's work in Ethiopia.
Lastly, PRAISE God for the many ways we see him at work, like the Iranian Muslim background believer we recently met. She shared her incredible testimony with us and encouraged us greatly that our future ministry with MBBs is very pleasing to God!
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Here are a few of my favorite ideas from 101 Ways to Reach Your Community.
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- Christmas wrapping
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A charity which helps people in need furnish their houses has received a much needed funding boost.
Epping Forest ReUse has been awarded £4000 from Tesco's Bags of Help scheme.
Many people who come to Epping based charity have little or nothing to fill their home with, perhaps because they have been rehoused after being in a refuge after domestic violence or have been homeless.
The money will be used to fund free of charge goods for people in such situations and for those with mental health difficulties.
Manager Matt Beckett said: "We know from the thank you letters and emails we receive how much the help we give people is valued.
"This £4000 will help us to help more people in need."
Epping Forest ReUse's showrooms, near Epping station, are open to all, with a discount offered to people on income-related benefits.
The charity faced closure a year ago due to a high rent demand, but its future looks more secure now an agreement has been negotiated.
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Sky First TripPosted by Aleczan in Uncategorized
Well, some more pics taken from the same trip in previous entry. But these are miscellanous screenshots that don't quite related to the mission itself. Some are just taken because I was crazy, too. XD
I must say that my obsession about screenshot never wears off ever since I started playing online games. With FFXI, it's been 5 years already, and I still go crazy with my screenshot buttons every now and then.
This, while we were waiting for the Raise III, I noticed that I dies in a bad position and my head disappeared into the wall. =_= OMG! Headless corpse! /cry!!!
When Jibberish arrived and Tractor'ed us, he then jumped up and down with glee on the top of my back. And at one point Stefy /slap him, hahaha! Well, I think he was taking a revenge to my excessive frequence of groping his NIN, LOL!
And yeah, more pics to show my obsession with Aldo! I really, really like him, with unknown (or unsure) reason. Anyway, when I mentioned this in the LS, Darkscorpion said something like "Yeah Aldo has more character than other NPCs in the game." Hmmm This could be the reason!
Oh, speaking of Aldo, when I was uploading pics and writing my blog entry, I mentioned to friends in an IRC room, then one of them – namely Leonidus t(=_=) – said something like "Well, he's the same model as the popular hume male face that kinda everybody is using." (=o=;;) Then other person (Troisans from Titan) said like "OMG when you say that, Aldo becomes just another hume male who dresses raggedly."
orz….. You guys, could you please not crush an innocent girl's dream and imagination? lol!
Well, I must admit I didn't like every part of his sense of fashion. I also agree that he's wearing too many pieces of clothing, but somehow I like how he looks. Could be that he's different.
More Aldo.
Wait, yes I said ALDO!
Don't look at Lion!
LOL Hell, I didn't mean it, I swear!
Lion I'm sorry! *scream*
Aldo & Zeid. I still think that Zeid does look suspicious in several moments. Though the missions and quests in the past didn't make me hate him, somehow I can't really trust him. I don't know why, I just feel it.
Aldo looks upset. I kinda like it when he's angry. I personally think that's cute XD lol!
Well, no more Aldo, I think. Let's see the beauty of the scenery!
This is the aurora that has awed me. It's different from the aurora in Zarcabard, though. This one could be more eerie. Jibb said to me "Look at the sky!" when we first set our feet in this zone. I think it has an otherworldly beauty.
The bright, blue sky.
It's kina hard to get a pic with nice view with both of us in it because Jibb wouldn't stand still for long. lol!
This place if full of unknown device :O Not a place for the real me, because I suck at using gadgets hehehe!
Pink flowers!!!!
I want more pink flowers. I just figured that s pic of pink scenery from FFXI could go well with my new cell phone.
The purple ones also look cool too.
Well, after showing me around the area, Jibb took a break and stopped near the edge of the floating island, here….
So, we took a few minutes to spit and throw junks down to Qufim Islands, hoping it would crash onto someone's head rest, relax, and enjoy the nice view up top.
Then, on our way out, we played in the rooms with interactive floor.
I love the floor here, it's fun. And Jibb said the same.
Hopefully I'll enjoy sky on my actual run like when I was taking a sightseeing tour.
Total duration: 8 hrs.
Total screenshots taken: 177 pics.
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In a statement issued on 27th Jul'16, the RBI said it has imposed monetary penalty of Rs.27 crore on 13 banks for "violation of regulatory directions/instructions/guidelines, among other things, on Know Your Customer (KYC) norms".
The banks falling under this penalty are Bank of Baroda (Rs 5 crore), Punjab National Bank (Rs 3 crore), Syndicate Bank (Rs 3 crore), UCO Bank (Rs 2 crore), HDFC Bank (Rs 2 crore), Allahabad Bank (Rs 2 crore), Canara Bank (Rs 2 crore), IndusInd Bank (Rs 2crore), SBBJ (Rs 2 crore), Bank of India (Rs 1 crore), Corporation Bank (Rs 1 crore), RBL Bank (Rs 1 crore) and SBM (Rs 1 crore).
The RBI further said that eight other banks, Axis Bank, Federal Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, OBC, Standard Chartered Bank, SBI and Union Bank of India, have been "advised to put in place appropriate measures and review them from time to time to ensure strict compliance with KYC requirements and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) provisions on an ongoing basis".
"In respect of eight other banks, based on written and oral submissions, it was decided to advise them to put in place appropriate measures and review the same from time to time to ensure strict adherence to KYC/AML requirements as well as FEMA provisions on an ongoing basis," the RBI said.
RBI, however, added that "this action" is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and "is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank and its customers".
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Top 40 station KVIL (103.7 FM) has changed formats, and nicknames. Again.
The station formerly known as AMP 103.7 now bills itself as ALT 103.7, "DFW's new alternative." It has also been known in the past as the ambiguous "Lite Rock."
The previous alternative station, KDGE (102.1 The Edge), ceased almost exactly a year ago this month.
Tune in today for all music, all the time. The station is playing "10,000 songs in a row," with no commercial interruption on Nov. 17.
Entercom Communications, which just aquired CBS Radio, owns the station. The company's president of programming says on allaccess.com that "we couldn't be more excited to rewrite history."
The change to the alternative format for stations in Dallas and New York occurred after the merger was confirmed.


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The Pen is Mightier than the Pill.
Gideon D. Asche
One of the really cool things about being a writer is that I get to associate with a lot of people for whom I have an extreme level of respect.
I get to rub elbows with a lot of folks who are smarter, and more talented than I am so I do my best to pick up on their lessons learned. Oddly enough, quite a few of them are much younger than I am, but that's probably just a function of being older than dirt.
A guy who I put in that class: smarter, better experienced, more talented, better trained than I am, made a passing comment to me last week and it struck me speechless… something I have very little experience with.
All he said was: "I misjudged how emotionally draining my transition was going to be." – What a profound statement of vulnerability.
Please don't make any macho assumptions about this man's masculinity, or toughness or suggest he was a Fobbit or REMF, based on that statement. He wasn't. He is, in fact, the real deal.
Winged, Scrolled and Long Tabbed, with plenty of trigger time. He has been deeper in the shit that I ever want to go. Yet he isn't exempt from the disconnect and desperation that comes with all of sudden being back in the world.
My mind went for a walk without me, back three decades. I got angry, and my hands began to shake – I felt exactly what he described.
No wonder we have 22 a day.
It makes no difference if it was Berlin, Beirut or Bagdad; experiencing the level of fear that comes with being operational is a game changer.
If it makes you feel better not to call it fear, go ahead and choose a different word, caution, excitement, adrenaline, it makes no difference… the emotional foundation is the instinct to survive – Fear perfected and in its most primal form.
We all learned to live with fear – some of you can harness it and wield it like a weapon. Me… I just learned to love it.
There is nothing wrong with being afraid. In a lot of cases, it shows common sense. If you confront fear and learn to control it, fear can be an asset.
It'll sharpen your senses and quicken your reactions, and if you live it long enough… it can be intoxicating.
Fear can be like a narcotic, no less intoxicating than Heroin, no less addictive than nicotine, no less enjoyable … but even harder to shake.
I don't believe for a moment that I'm the only one who occasionally yearns for that pre-mission rush, that 1000-MPH feeling that starts about day 2 of isolation and peaks with successful Exfil.
Go ahead… you try to convince yourself it's not better than regular sex.
I know I'm not the only one who has ever closed their eyes only to find themselves someplace they had prayed they would never see again. Night terrors are about as bad as it gets unless it happens to you during the day.
I've come to some conclusions. I think; at least in my case… it's my fault.
When I have night terrors they're always memories, and they shake me to the bones for the entire next day – but the day after, it changes. I start to reminisce… with a morbid fondness. I almost wish I was still there.
It makes me question – Why? How can I find comfort in my time in hell?
We all Chewed the same dirt; no matter if it was in Southeast Asia, Granada or Somalia and I don't think I'm the only one who experiences this phenomenon.
I'm a writer, I do mostly Military history and a few Op-Eds, I am NOT a mental health professional – that means what I'm saying here is my experience. If it applies and works for you… excellent – if you think it's crap, you know where to find my e-mail address.
Being in the field is like doing heroin for months, then just trying to stop. Your body has a need for that opiate and revolts – All hell breaks loose.
When you spend months or years exposing yourself to extreme fear and the emotional swing, that comes with having people try to kill you… or knowing if you are compromised you will hope they kill you… you can't just stop.
Your mind goes through the same kind of "Cold Turkey" response that your body would if it were Heroin.
The abundance of PMC jobs out there postponed the issue for a lot of people, but eventually, all of us come to a place where we have to shake it out and figure out how to fill that void – or join the 22.
Personally, I didn't get that one even remotely right for a long time. When I came back, it was to become a "Lotus Eater."
Oh, I was taken care financially and medically, but I felt discarded.
I could tell they were trying to determine if I still had my all ducks all marching to the same cadence and that in itself, angered me. I somehow decided to fill the void with contempt for the human race. I became an expert at being a dickhead to everyone and anyone.
I did some light contract work for a few years and spent way too much time in barroom brawls. The people who claimed me spent way too much time negotiating me out of local jails. I'm still working on fixing that part. I rarely fight anymore, but I do make an ass out of myself on occasion.
For me, it was a brother's suggestion that I write a journal of my night terrors as an exercise in mental health that made the difference. I did, and it turned into a fact-based novel, and I started contributing to various publications
– It actually made me laugh that anyone wanted to read what I wrote.
The bottom line is that it is my pen, or keyboard in contemporary terms, that has been the key to me dealing with being back in the world. Filling the void as soon as possible is imperative.
You can do it with music, writing, gardening, sports, service or just about anything that fulfills you – but it's up to you to do it.
If I go a few days without exercising my mind, either by researching an article or writing, I start focusing on the past, the friends I left behind, some because of the bad decisions I had no choice but to make – It never turns out good.
I research and write mostly military history, accounts of individual heroism, and I can tell you unequivocally that combat and covert operations are incredibly conducive to creativity.
Great pieces of literature with titles like Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, The Catcher in the Rye and Ben Hur all came from old soldiers with the same scars young warriors bring home today.
Tolkien and Lewis were drinking buddies who drew their inspiration from the carnage and cacophony of WW1 battle. Kurt Vonnegut was actually a POW in Dresden when it was bombed… He was housed at Schlachthof fünf.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, arguably one of the greatest legal minds in US history, put it in his will that the first title on his headstone would be Captain and Brevet Colonel, 20th Mass Vol Inf. during the Civil War.
Combat is where he learned his sense of Justice. It was the defining period of his life. Holmes enlisted as a Private, was wounded 3 times and promoted to Brevet Colonel before war's end.
I'm not saying to toss your prescriptions, a lot of that crap will screw you up even worse if you just stop taking it, I'm just suggesting you see if there is something better, and less toxic.
Take that bad memory and beat it into submission with your keyboard.
Don't get all caught up in whether it is good enough if anyone cares about what you have to say or how many drafts you go through to produce a 1200-word article.
It is the process that has therapeutic qualities. Even if no one else ever reads your words, expressing them will probably help… it won't hurt.
If you want to publish, I assure you there are publications who are interested in your words. Just Remember that if a piece doesn't get published, it is not always because it isn't good.
Topic and timing are a major consideration for most publications.
I wrote a piece for High Times right after Desert Storm, and it was almost a year before It was published. I'd already given up and only discovered it published when the check showed up in the mail.
I do get paid for much of my work, but the publication that I submit the majority if my freelance work to pays me nothing, and that's ok… I like the audience, and while I'm no Nick Rowe or Leon Uris, I can format a readable paragraph in English, and the audience seems to get something out of my writing – and that beats the hell out of writing a piece I don't care about, for a buck, any day.
Share your lessons learned with the world – they need them.
You might find it has an analgesic quality that eclipses anything VA is trying to feed you.
Authors Note… My private e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com – feel free to drop me a line if I can help any of you figure out how to fill that void.


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In order to reduce reliance on non-renewable energy sources and reduce stress on the environment, a growing number of property owners have either already installed solar panels on their homes or businesses or have made plans to do so.
But while solar panels are starting to become more commonplace on newer construction, owners of historic properties have expressed concerns that gaining approval is too difficult.
Glendale has hardly been on the leading edge of this issue. For years, the city insisted the panels not be visible from the street. Then state lawmakers got involved, telling municipalities they could not create rules that hampered solar panel installations.


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