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"Ladies and gentlemen, boys, girls, everybody watching at home. I come before you today with a vision made real, a true testament to this nation's great future!" Owens stood on the stage and beamed out at his captive audience. "Together, we can make this nation what it once was, we can rebuild it from the ground up. Now, I'm not talking with invasions, like some former leaders, looking at you, Polkiss. No, I mean by rebuilding infrastructure, industry. Moving funds from the military and into the cities and towns that make this country what it is!" He pulled his black leather gloves tight against his hands and flexed his fingers, then reached up and adjusted his microphone.
A man dressed head to toe in black crossed to him, handing him a manila folder and leaned in to whisper in his ear. Owens pushed him away and handed him a microphone. "Uh, sir?"
"There will be no secrets in this place. Everybody here today will bear witness to what happens. The building blocks of our new land will be transparency, openness. There will be no secrets and there will be no more blood."
"Are you sure, sir?" The man in black looked shiftily around. "It, uh, well, it uh…"
"Spit it out, man! The nation is waiting."
Owens would regret those words. As for the man in black, he'd forever be known as the architect of turmoil and strife. He shook his sandy blonde hair and spoke the words that would be remembered forever, captured on a million video feeds and in a million people's minds.
"The Goropalli opened fire on the protest in Trinity Square. All of the protesters are dead."
Dangerous business, peaceful takeover of a nation. Less so when you're going to turn out to be a tyrannical despot anyway.
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New York, N.Y. (PRWEB) December 02, 2014
Cellucor, sports nutrition brand and maker of the top-selling pre-workout supplement, C4 Extreme, has leaked a mysterious teaser video in anticipation of new products set to launch.
The video takes viewers through a shadowy tunnel with a series of metal doors opening to glimpses of Cellucor Athletes and flashes of several Fourth Generation products. While details are hidden, one message emerges; "a new era in sports nutrition" is almost here.
Although a launch date, products and formulas are still under wraps; Cellucor will release a follow up video at 12 PM EST on December 11, 2014, with all of the details.
Until then, Cellucor is giving its fans a special opportunity to "instantly win" exclusive apparel, including hats and t-shirts, in addition to a year's supply of Cellucor products. To take part in the "Scratch and Win Giveaway", visit G4.Cellucor.com through January 4th.
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Several large forest fires are burning in Sweden right now, in Gävleborg, Jämtland and Dalarna. There may be forest fires elsewhere. If there are warnings from the authorities, we will publish information about these below.
For updated information in English about the fires, go to the Swedish Radio's web site Radio Sweden. For detailed information in Swedish, listen to the local radio channel Sveriges Radio P4.
If you have questions about the forest fires, call 113 13, the Swedish national information number for emergencies.
If you are in Sweden, and want to volunteer, contact the Swedish Red Cross (information in Swedish only).
SOS Alarm urges the public to call 113 13, and not the emergency number 112, for information about the forest fires. Do not report observations of smoke, as it can spread very far. Only report if you see fire.
Road traffic may be affected in areas where firefighters are working to extinguish a fire.
Before travelling through the affected areas, please check the Swedish Transport Administration's current traffic information and listen to the local P4 radio station for updates about the fires and warnings from the authorities.
Maps of which areas are affected by forest fires are difficult to keep updated, as the situation can change rapidly. SOS Alarm's information (in Swedish) about the fires, and a map of fires, updated daily
Read more:https://www.krisinformation.se/handelser-och-storningar/2018/brandrisk2018/in-english-about-the-forest-fires


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Welcome to St Andrews the parish church of the beautiful town of Narberth. We are situated at the lower end of the town, a short walk from the War Memorial and close to the museum. The views from the church overlooking the surrounding countryside are stunning and there are benches for you to enjoy the peace and tranquillity.
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Creekside (19-7) at Lake City Columbia (16-12)
When: 7 p.m.
Potential Starters: Creekside — senior Hunter Bratek or junior Connor Hults will get the baseball. Columbia — Davion Love (5-4, 2.03) is a senior southpaw who has been the Tigers ace all season.
Analysis: Creekside hits the road after being stunned by St. Augustine in the District 4-7A final. The Knights rode their offense all season and will look to do so against the Tigers.
Daniel Cantu, Nick Tripp and Hunter Bratek have led the way offensively. Josh Emerson, who had a strong April before sustaining an injury, should be back in the lineup. Sophomore Jacob Topping has provided a spark at the bottom of the lineup, with 3 RBIs and two runs scored in the district tournament.
Cantu and Bratek are among the left-handed bats in the Creekside lineup. Columbia baseball coach Brian Thomas believes the left-on-left matchup may go a long way toward deciding who moves on to the Region 1-7A semifinals next Tuesday.
"They have kids who can swing it," Thomas said. "Lefty on lefty is big. When you can throw with movement a lefty has a tendency to not dig in a lot. Davion, that's his (modus operandi) He gets in on your hands as a righty and in on your hands as a lefty. If he can frustrate hitters, it's going to be a good day for him."
Up Next: The winner will face the winner of St. Augustine and Gainesville on May 15. Creekside would travel to St. Augustine and host Gainesville.
Source: Prep Baseball: St. Augustine, Creekside, Ponte Vedra begin playoff journey


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Connecticut Dog Bite Lawyer Tim O'Keefe has been hired to represent a young woman who was badly injured in a dog attack in Stratford, Connecticut. "My office handles dog bite cases all across the State of Connecticut. We have years of experience. This was a very bad attack resulting in serious injuries to the woman's arms and leg. We will pursue a claim for full damages." Tim O'Keefe
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Happy New Year Everyone – Gonk and I wish you all a wonderful year ahead filled with love, good health and, of course, plenty of creativity and painting!
We will be starting the year tomorrow with a painting class which is the best way to start in my world. Lots of things to come – I have been asked on a number of occasions now to do online classes which means painting is accessible from anywhere in the world from the comfort of your own home. If you're interested in an individual session or there are several of you wishing to give it a go, please get in touch. A website page setting out further details will be on it's way. In the meantime, keep painting and enjoy!


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Dear Readers, The most nourishing and nutritional fruit is the date. Want to know how to Cure Sexual Disability. It kills worms, increase semen count, reduce joint pain, increases sexual power, good for liver, make body strong, useful for hysteria, weakness of nervous system, increases blood, improves digestion, abdomen problems, children diseases, blood and bile disorders, cold and influenza, good for Heart and soft and sweet in taste.
Health Benefits of Dates Fruit
The date is also called bread of Sahara. But now the date is universally used. It is available in dry and fresh fruit. Dates are in yellow, reddish and brown color. It has fleshy pericarp with single seed containing 70 percent sugar.
Dates rich in iron, phosphorus, fat, minerals and carbohydrates, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B etc.
It is believed the original home of date is Persian gulf or in Mesopotamia. A date is standard crops of world agriculture. The date is widely grown in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Spain, Italy, China, and U.S.A.
The date is high nutritional food. It provides natural sugar in the form fructose and glucose. The date is easily digested, dates supply energy and repair the waste. Boil dates in milk is a very nourishing drink for children and adults alike, especially during convalescence. It also helps in curing thinness of semen.
Benefits and Home Remedies of Date Fruit
Intestinal Disorders: the dates have nicotinic content in dates is a very useful remedy for intestinal disorders.
Constipation: Date is highly beneficial in constipation treatment. Soak in water at night and morning crash in the same water and take it to secure laxative effect.
Weak Heart: Dates are an effective remedy for Heart health. Soak date in water at night and morning crush it in the same water and take it twice in a week to make heart strong and healthy.
Sexual Disability: For sexual weakness, Dates are the highly beneficial remedy. Soak dates in goat milk at night and morning crush in same milk add honey and pinch of cardamom powder and take regularly. It an excellent remedy to improve sex stamina and sterility due to functional disorders.
Children Diseases: During teething time need to give dates to children as it hardens gums and prevents diarrhea. In case of diarrhea and dysentery one teaspoon date paste mix with honey and give it to a child, it is an excellent medicine during teething. It should be given two times in a day.
Sexual Power
Sexual power: Take Date and Pistachio 20gms each and grind it finely. Add 15 grams honey stir well and take with hot milk before going to bed regularly. It very beneficial remedy for those who are suffering from early discharge.
The cure for weakness: Grind date, pomegranate seeds, raisin, myrobalan, Grewia asiatica, tamarind in cold water keep in a glass jar. Let it get a filter and then consume. It helps to cure weakness caused by alcoholic intake or any other addiction. It stimulates physical energy.
Note: If any serious health problem please consult your doctor immediately. The above tips should be followed Under the guidance of your healthcare practitioner.
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text: From start to finish the Orlando Phantoms dominated the undermanned North Florida Bears team. The Phantoms offense started slow but got going in the 2nd quarter. Teddy Walker rushed for 111yards and a Td while #1 Velton Brown and #6 James Perry both had a TD catch for the Phantom offense. The surprise of the game was DE #90 Kyle Farnsworth catching a TD pass from QB #7 Josh Rose. The Phantoms Grave Digger Defense sacked the Bears QB 8 times, recovered 2 Fumbles, scored a TD (LB #10 Brandon Williams), and had a interception to shut down the Bears Offense. The Phantoms have out scored their opponents in the last 3 games 108 to 26 and are ready for their showdown against the West Coast Soldiers on March 25th at Lake Brantley Stadium. Will the Phantoms get Payback from the loss to the Soldiers 14-9? We will all find out March 25, 2017.


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SRS Advogados advised Fleetmatics, a US company listed on NYSE-Nasdaq, on the acquisition of Inosat, a Portuguese company that is a leader in fleet management solutions.
The team at SRS Advogados included William Smithson (Partner), Gustavo Ordonhas Oliveira (Partner), Neuza Pereira de Campos (Managing Associate) and Francisco Martins Caetano, as well as other lawyers from various departments at SRS Advogados who were involved in the different stages of due diligence and drafting and negotiation of transaction agreements. The team was also responsible for the global coordination of the law firms advising Fleetmatics in other jurisdictions such as Brazil, Chile and Malta.
The transaction included the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Inosat and allows Fleetmatics to extend its global footprint and continue its European expansion.
Fleetmatics is listed on NYSE-Nasdaq and a leading global provider of mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS).
Inosat was founded in 2000 and is specialised in fleet management solutions with GPS and development, production and distribution of tracking and location products and services.


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Pork & Broccoli Stir Fry
Adapted from Mark Bittman's recipe "Stir-fried Chicken with Broccoli or Cauliflower" in How to Cook Everything
Servings: One large portion or one medium dinner and lunch-sized leftovers
1.5 cups broccoli florets and stems
2 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1/2 Tbsp dried ginger
1 cup sliced onion
1 boneless pork chop, sliced thinly (easier to do if still slightly frozen)
1 teaspoon of sugar (optional)
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp peanut sauce (available in Asian section of supermarkets usually)
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup water
Making the food
- The broccoli needs to be parboiled before stirfrying. Bittman says to do this by boiling the broccoli for 2 minutes and then plunging into cold water to stop the cooking. I just microwaved the broccoli in a closed tupperware with some water for 2 minutes. Set aside the broccoli.
- Heat half the oil in a large, deep skillet over high heat. Immediately add half the garlic and the ginger. Cook for fifteen seconds and then add the onions. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add broccoli and cook over high heat for about 5 minutes (don't let it get mushy).
- Turn the heat down to medium and remove the vegetables. Add the remainder of the oil and garlic and then cook the pork until no longer pink.
- Re-add the vegetables and then add the sugar, soy sauce, and peanut sauce. Toss together.
- Stir the corn starch into the water and then add it to the pan. Raise the heat to high and cook, stirring until the liquid has reduced and thickened some.
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This was our first daffodil.
I found this in very early February. It suffered a bit from a nasty cold snap. Don't know why it bloomed so early. Even now (2/23) all the others are still buds.
Flowering trees have started. The cold snap did not get them. The cherry tree that was cut down a few months ago would be in full bloom now. We all miss that tree.
Daffodils are doing well elsewhere on the property. So I am thinking that spring is just about here. Tommorrow, 2/24 we will be finishing 8 days straight of rain at least some if not all of the day. Not been a fun week to have a dog. On our walks, other than glancing over her shoulder to make sure I am close enough to receive the maximum benefit when she shakes the rain off, Guppy is unfazed by the rain. One morning this week she had to stop and smell every daffodil. While I am pleased to see her interest in flowers, REALLY! EVERY FLOWER IN THE RAIN!!!!!!
These pansies have done very well all winter.
They are planted in Miracle Gro with a slow release fertilizer. I think that is why they look so good. Anyway, spring is moving right along here.


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Y'know when your friends give up smoking and suddenly they can't even stand near a bonfire without coughing in a really obvious and pointed way? That appears to be what's happening with the British former glamour model Katie Price at the moment.
Katie (a kind of British Kim Kardashian) threw her tuppence-worth into the debate about the over-sexualization of children, specifically pre-teen girls in fake tan, full make-up, wearing clothes which would be fairly revealing and provocative on a grown woman, or worse, contain padding which suggest curves no child should have.
As a mother of young children herself, Katie is very much against that, and she knows who to blame.
"When you look at young girls at senior school today, they're wearing the shortest skirts and all trying to look like Britney. So I suppose maybe that's where it all started — with Britney's 'Hit Me Baby' video, with her running around in that school uniform."
"Kids see these girls dressed in this provocative manner and want to copy them. It makes me angry, but it sells." (via the Mirror)
A fair point, and one that's been made many times in the last 13 years (yes, it really has been that long since "Baby, One More Time"). It's all Britney's fault. And the parents, well, Katie's got a special place in hell reserved for them: "It is disgusting. I don't agree with it at all. I think surgeons and mums who encourage these young girls to have cosmetic work done, or have fake false boobs, should be shot."
"It's horrible when you see these pictures of young children wearing make-up, having fake tans and so on. It's sad."
A fairly robust line to be taken, you'd have thought, from someone who has publicly been under the surgeon's knife a few times, who has made a brand for herself built upon sexually-charged photographs, in newspapers which any child could easily open and digest. Oh, and someone whose own daughter, like all little girls, loves to experiment with mummy's make-up and false eyelashes. A picture recently appeared which was taken from Facebook that showed little Princess (oh, didn't we mention she called her daughter Princess? She did that) in full slap.
Katie appears to be more bothered about the unauthorised image than what it portrays: "That photo of Princess wearing make-up was from my sister's Facebook page and was never meant to be made public. It was a one-off and I didn't approve it. But Princess loves all that girlie stuff. She and her friends are always raiding my make-up bag, trying on my heels, trying to find new things. I think all little girls are like this. I don't encourage her — it's quite the opposite. I tell her, 'Do as I say, not as I do'."
And to anyone who'd accuse Katie of being a hypocrite for speaking out in this way, she has a firm line of defense: "I say, 'What have I done sexually, or otherwise?' I don't sleep around and I love being in relationships — I'm not interested in dating loads of guys or having one-night stands. And what have I done with Princess that's so wrong? What have I done generally?"
Apart from the glamour modelling?
Now, no one is seeking to define Katie Price as just a former glamour model. She may have started her career in that industry, it may have been the thing which made her name in Britain, and allowed her to launch her own underwear and perfume brands, and she may have turned her enormously high profile in the tabloid press (the people who ran her topless shots in the first place) into a never ending run of autobiographies and reality TV shows about her fabulous life, but she's not typical of what happens to former glamour models. She managed a feat of celebrity alchemy, to turn base instincts into commercial gold.
Not that she's entirely left that world behind. Katie even launched her new reality TV series dressed in nothing but a cropped shirt and her underwear. She does still rely heavily on using sexualised imagery in order to sell her product. And guess who's paying attention? Young girls.
In fact, her successes have proven to be inspirational for a whole generation of teenagers, for whom she's the ultimate role model, a self-made career businesswoman for whom the product is also the CEO of the company.
So, even if we accept the idea that it's still fame-raddled, confused, head-shaving mother-of-two Britney Spears that these young girls are seeking to emulate (Rihanna didn't dance in a school uniform, y'see, can't be her), they're only doing it so that one day they can be more like Katie.
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Small Town Secrets by Katrina Jackson just came out, and it is one of my favorite f/f romances ever! I love the long term pining, the foodie elements, the small town setting, the way Black characters and families are centered, the family secrets arc, and the smoking hot sex scenes, which include a strap-on scene that I'm particularly grateful for, as they are all too rare in f/f romance. I am thrilled to share an interview with Katrina, about her wonderfully swoony and steamy Sea Port romance!
A Bit About Katrina
Katrina is a college professor by day who writes romances by…weekend. She's a cat mom of two obsessed with London, Idris Elba as John Luther, true crime everything and red wine. She mostly likes to waste time on twitter.
An Interview with Katrina
How would you describe yourself to a new reader just discovering your work?
I'm a romance author who loves Black women, true crime and naps. I write erotic romance stories that are a bit emotional and sometimes sorta funny. I'm also a socially awkward turtle and talking (typing?) about myself actually makes me uncomfortable.
What authors or books have you been reading lately that you would highly recommend?
I ration Beverly Jenkins historicals for times when life feels really rough. So she's a constant in my romance reading life. I adore Rebekah Weatherspoon and Rafe really sent me. It was such a gentle book, and so was the character. I needed that.
What sparked Small Town Secrets for you? What made you want to write this particular story?
I wanted Bria to have a story the minute she popped up in From Scratch, but honestly I was wasting time on twitter when I saw Rebekah Weatherspoon say she wanted to read a romance with a secret baby trope. This kind of story was probably not what she meant, but when I read her tweet a lightbulb went off in my head that Bria and Willie were sisters. The web of relationships between Bria, Sully and Willie made the tension in this book work for me.
I loved how important family is in the story, particularly for Bria, both her blood family and chosen family. What led you to write a romance that centers family in this way?
My own life. I'm not particularly close to my blood family at the moment, but even when I was younger and felt like an outsider at home, my friends were everything. We were all running away from something at home and the world we created together was critical for our survival. Everyone isn't lucky enough to have healthy family relationships but even when they do, being surrounded by people they've chosen is still necessary. There's never too much love in my opinion. I also knew that I wanted to write a romance about a Black lesbian who is enveloped in love. I wanted to see that. I needed to see that.
One of my favorite things about your Sea Port series is that the town itself is as much a character as the MCs. How do you create stories where setting is a character? How much of Sea Port's backstory do you know before you start writing?
The town has always been a character to me. But with this book I wanted to push that forward, especially because in each of the books the town is a momentary foil for the relationships. But I knew absolutely nothing about Sea Port when I started writing From Scratch, besides a vivid mental picture of what it looks like. Every book puts a few more bricks into place for me.
I love that you center Black queer women falling for each other in Small Town Secrets. It's such a swoony romance arc, too, with all this this delicious anticipation and intensity from the long term crush, and these secrets that might keep them apart, and the gorgeous chemistry between them. Tell me about how you build pacing into a story like this.
Pacing is actually the hardest thing for me to do. I'm an impatient person and I want to fast-forward through sad things and get to the best bits as soon as possible. But the other two stories were lust at first sight and this time I wanted to start with Bria and Sully having been longing for one another. I imagined that, in the background of the previous two books, they were stealing glances at one another and daydreaming about kissing each other and that literally made me smile one day. So even though we don't see as much of that here, knowing that it existed made everything that happened with them that much sweeter to me.
This is a high heat romance, like all of your Sea Port books, and I really enjoy that aspect of your work in this book and in your romances across the board. How do you balance heat and heart when writing an erotic romance like this?
I spend a lot of time thinking about what kind of sex my characters would have. Each relationship is different and the way they have sex should become one part of their dynamic while foregrounding their unique connection. Because Bria and Sully had been longing for one another, I wanted their sex to be gentle, unhurried and loving with lots of eye contact (actually I love eye contact, so everyone gets as much of that as possible), because they'd been waiting for so long. Why rush it now? But as a contrast, Kierra, Monica and Lane are all libido. Their jobs are dangerous and they waited three years for each other. Why would they deny themselves anything? I don't know if I always balance heat and heart on the page as well as I'd like, but I try to make the characters' sexual expressions just another facet of their personalities and the relationships I'm trying to build.
One of the things I adore about your Sea Port series is that it's mixed orientation, with m/m/f, m/f, and f/f books so far. It's rare to find mixed orientation romance series, particularly ones that include f/f. What made you want to write a mixed orientation series? What is your vision for the series, going forward?
This, more than anything, is the best compliment! (I teared up a little bit.)
The quick answer is why wouldn't I make this a mixed orientation series!?
The longer, but still edited answer: I won't lie and say that I spent any time wondering if this was a good idea commercially. These were the stories that spoke to me. It wasn't until after I started The Spies Who Loved Her and realized I was planning another mixed orientation series that I realized that this mattered to me more than I guessed. I'm not sure if there's a logical reason why a lot of romance series don't tend to be mixed orientation, but since I want to create worlds that look like the one I live in, as a queer Black woman, with friends of varying sexual orientations and genders in many different kinds of relationships, it wouldn't make sense to segregate the stories.
I want to write diverse romances and that can't just mean tweaking one or two things; I have to create diverse worlds for the characters to live in. I have so much room to grow in terms of getting the diverse representation I want, but step one for me: if the world is diverse then everyone should be on this journey toward love together.
There are also consequences to not writing mixed orientation series that I don't know if authors or publishers consider. If it's an all m/f series, even with background queer rep, by not giving queer characters HEAs, we can unintentionally send the message that queer love doesn't matter in this world. Or that straight people don't care about the love lives of their queer loved ones. Or that queer and straight people aren't in loving communities with one another.
It was so important to me that Lorraine is invested in Mary's relationship with Knox and Santos and that those three have been rooting for Bria and Sully. All of these stories are really about social networks and friend groups and my friend groups are mixed in orientation. Why wouldn't I make this a mixed orientation series!?
I love that you wrote an f/f secret baby romance! I adore secret baby romances as a trope, and it's so rare to find queer ones. What made you decide to include this trope?
This book is very much a throwback to sick days at home watching daytime soap operas!
What's next on the horizon for you?
A lot, I think. I'm working on a Welcome to Sea Port holiday novella called Her Christmas Cookie and then a bunch of stories in The Spies Who Loved Her series including book 2, Private Eye, a spy novella prequel for a m/m romance later on, and a New Year's story for the polyamorous triad from book 1. So I'm doing maybe a little too much all at once!
More About Small Town Secrets
Nothing happens in Sea Port! Everything is closed by 10pm, there hasn't been a bar in the town since before Prohibition and the wi-fi is so slow it seems like it's buffering into this century. Small town living is not exciting. Except when the baker, the fire chief and the new chief of police are living on the edge of town together (!) and the librarian and her contractor love have been almost spotted all over town with a lot of smeared lipstick. The Sea Port gossip mill has been very busy. So busy that no one has noticed that Lisa Sullivan, the coffee shop proprietor, is in love with the baker's apprentice, Bria Stone, and the mayor has been acting just a bit strange lately. This next installment of the Sea Port soap opera has bagels, a speakeasy, and a decades old secret that is finally coming to light while Bria and Sully take their first tentative steps toward love.
Welcome to Sea Port is a series of novellas about a small town no one can find on a map, unexpected love, sizzling sex and the occasional baked good (or two or three).
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Artist John Woo (not the film director) has created this interestingly fun collection of Star Wars inspired art featuring characters from the classic sci-fi fantasy franchise sporting nice trendy fashionable clothes brands. There's a few other non-star wars characters that have been added to the collection below as well. Check it out and tell us what you think!
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Home gardening has grown greatly in popularity over the past five years. According to research gathered by the National Gardening Association, 42 million households grow food at home or in a community garden. The greatest surge in home gardeners is among millennials (those between 18 and 34 years of age); over the past five years, food gardening among this age group has increased 63 percent. [Read more…]
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Netanyahu on a historic and special visit to India
Newsroom24x7 Staff
New Delhi: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi today welcomed the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Delhi by proclaiming that his visit to India is historic and special.
Netanyahu's visit will further cement the close friendship between our nations, Modi said.
In the presence of Netanyahu, Modi paid tributes to the brave Indian soldiers who fought at Haifa. The spot where their sacrifice is commemorated will now be called Teen Murti – Haifa Chowk.
Netanyahu arrived here at the invitation of the Indian Prime Minister. He will be in India from 14-19 January, 2018. This is the first visit of Prime Minister Netanyahu to India. On the occasion of commemoration of 25 years of establishing diplomatic relations, it was decided to exchange the visits of both the Prime Ministers. Accordingly, PM Modi visited Israel in July 2017, and during this visit, India's relations with Israel were upgraded to a strategic partnership with special focus on agriculture and water.
PM Netanyahu Itinerary includes a visit to Agra, Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
During this visit, Prime Minister Netanyahu will hold bilateral discussions with the Indian Prime Minister on 15 January, 2018. He will also call on the President.
Both the Prime Ministers will attend the 2nd India-Israel CEO Forum Meeting to be held on Monday, 15th January. The first CEO Forum was held during the PM's visit to Israel. PM Netanyahu will also address a separate business event to be organised on Monday. He will also participate in the Raisina Dialogue on 16 January, 2018 and will visit Centre of Excellence in Agriculture at Vadrad and iCreate in Gujarat.
Both the sides are expected to conclude MoUs/Agreements in the area of cyber, space, film production and energy.


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The Theory Modules are delivered over 8 sessions, on Monday evenings.
The dates are: 27 Jan, 3, 10, 17, 24 Feb, 2, 9, 16 March 2020 (eight sessions)
Time: 7pm for a 7.30pm start – 9pm
Location: Bootham School, 49-57 Bootham, York YO30 7BU. There's no parking available, students attending the course will have to make their own parking arrangements.
The nearest car park is Bootham Row car park (BBC Radio York) @ £2.00 flat fee after 6.00pm.
Other options are:
Marygate Car Park – https://www.york.gov.uk/directory_record/503/marygate_car_park_-_yo30_7dt
Clarence Street Car Park – https://www.york.gov.uk/directory_record/508/union_terrace_car_park_and_coach_park_-_yo31_7es
NOTE: if you are buying the course as a present, please add the name of the person attending to the notes at the checkout.
Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied at all times by a parent or guardian for the full duration of the course.