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Outdoor Garden Wall Murals Ideas - Your garden is a manifestation of your aesthetic sense, creativity and your passion . The garden ideas flowing in are kept by the natural instinct. But what's more significant is how you take care of your plants predicated on necessities as well as their needs. Below are some garden ideas that will surely enable you to find everything you desire:
Began in the USA during the 1940s and 1950s, organic gardening is simply based on the concept of fertilizing the soil rather than the plant. It considers that plants, trees are all part of a system in nature. Organic gardeners don't use any man made pesticides, nutrients or synthetic fertilizers. They effectively utilize the natural home made or manure, compost pest controls for plant nourishment.
Among the simplest & most affordable methods to showcase your creative horticulture abilities is through container gardening. Many appealing gardens are formed in containers of various sizes and shapes. It is sometimes a single container comprising various plants that are small, or different vibrant containers comprising various plants. There is absolutely no limitation to tips on how to use them. Also, container gardening additionally solves the dilemma of limited space.
A pond full of lilies, a fountain, small cascading stream in a private garden are perfect locations for happiness and serenity. Then water gardening is one garden thought to cherish if space isn't a variable. The small fountains at the center of the garden, a stream running on the other side of the garden have an instantaneous impact on its exquisiteness. They bring a lot of birds. To be more frugal, old cisterns or washtubs could possibly be utilized to grow water lilies in them.


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First of all, we must be looking at an overview of escrow function. We need to clarify a number of questions to learn about the function.
Why you should use escrow and what happens if you do not use it?
About the freelancer: created the trust for freelancers, if we are going to work online for someone you do not know and after the task completed but you do not receive your money.
Or on the contrary, employer hires a stranger working for himself, asked to do 10, payment in full but then just got back 1 or 2 and the result is also quite bad. This is a way to lose money.
In the two cases above, The escrow system will help freelancers always get money if they have finished the job. Also the employer always paid for those who finished the job – not losing money for these results are not right.
Using escrow to increase the reliability for the website in long-term and it will reach many people.
Basic information about credit escrow
We can understand credit is a point, one point is one unit of money.
If the system is using $ then 1 credit is 1$.
To the admin: the system supports the following option:
Contract – when employer chooses a freelancer and make "Assign job" success, this is a 1 contract.
Setting commission of every contract (according to the percentage of contract ỏ fix number with all projects). Selecting the billing party for each contract – 3 options (employer, freelancer or divided each side)
How does credit work?
Employer posted a job, freelancer will bid on this job.
Employer will review profile of the freelancer or send a message to find appropriate candidate.
Click butto: "Hire freelancer" and the system will display a form with the information of this contract and the amount of fee commission.
Click button "Assign job" – the system will check immediately an account (credit number) of employer and check this enough to pay for this contract or not.
1a) If enough, the job is assigned and the system deducts the money from employer's account for this contract.
1b) If not enough, it will show notice to employer. So the employer must purchase credit to rent the freelancer.
The way to purchase bid. In the page "My credit" has the button "Buy credit". Employer click that link and redirect to the page "Buy credit". Next, in this page, it has package with the money, for example, the package has 100$, the user will buy 100 credit if they choose this package.
Employer chooses 1 package in the list of available package then select the method of payment (via PayPal or cash)
If payment through PayPal, the system automatically approve the order and credit will add automatically in employer's account.
Note: The information credit is saved in database of the system
If payment through by Cash, employer must meet the website admin directly and give a cash or cash transfer through ATM. Then admin will approve this order. After the admin approved, the number of credit will be added in employer's account.
2) Project done
During the chat, The freelancer can tell the employer that the project is done or click the button "Mark as complete" to tell the employer know that the project was finished.
The employer check message or email and see the finish project. Control the result of the work and finish the project by click on the button "Mark as finish"
After the "Mark as finish" , the system automatically transfer number of credit ino freelancer's account.
3) Dispute:
In this case the employer is not satisfied with the result (run out of the deadline, not doing through requirement) or employer do not click button "Mark as finish" to finish the job, leading to the project is not finished and money not on Freelancer's account.
In this cases, the system supports 1 function which is called dispute to the two parties claiming their rights.
After the one sides submitted 1 dispute, system will update job status become disputing status, at the same time, let admin know of dispute in this job.
Admin will check and asked two parties to have a decision for the winner.
3.1) If admin select employer wins, money will automatically return to the employer
3.2) If Freelancer wins, credit will be added into freelancer's account.
Note: with 3.2 case then the fee commission will not be refund if the commission fee payment is set by the employer.

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Do you shop small business in your neighborhood? Did you know that supporting small business supports your local community?
I have had lots of people ask me why I don't have an Etsy shop, and until recently I haven't sat down to do it. This weekend I carved out some time to do it, and I am so excited about it!
So what makes my Etsy shop different from my website ? I will have different items available on the Etsy shop, and it will be where I focus my Limited Edition Soap for a Cause and small run glycerin soaps, as well as sale items.
I will also have periodic sales only at my Etsy Shop, so check back weekly to see what is new.
I will be posting the new soaps I have listed over the next couple of days – so stay tuned!
I'm going to keep making Castile Handmade Soap, it's the soap I use on my children, and the one that my brother in law loves.
So why do I have it on sale? It's simple. I am no longer going to make Castile in 4 ounce bars, but am moving to 5 ounce bars so that all of my soaps have a uniform look. Because of that I'm selling my 4 ounce bars for an amazing $2.50 each!
It's crazy, I know, but I need to make room for the 5 ounce bars when they come off the drying rack.
My Castile Handmade Soap is made from 100% olive oil in the European tradition. Many "Castile" soaps sold in the U.S. have olive oil in them, but are not 100% olive oil. We have no laws governing what can be called Castile soap, Europe is very strict about it.
100% olive oil Castile soap has small bubbles for lather. My bars are aged a long time which improves the hardness of the bars, but also improves the quality of the bubbles.
This soap has no fragrance or colors, so if those things irritate your skin this may be the soap for you. It's gentle enough that I use it on my baby daughter when she needs soap during her bath, and it doesn't bother her sensitive skin.
Pick up a couple while they last.
I have decided to follow in the footsteps of so many others who have started their Black Friday sales early. I will run mine starting today until December 1, 2011 to give you plenty of time to take advantage of the sale.
Enter code THANKSGIVING at check out to get 20% off all regularly priced items (sorry, does not include AEF items).
Yep, that's 20% off all regularly priced Handmade Soaps, Bath & Shower Gel, Foaming Hand & Body Wash, Glycerin Soap, Hand & Body Lotion, Bath Salts, Milk Bath, and Salt Scrubs & Sugar Scrubs.
I will be putting some new items up in the next few days, so keep and eye out for those!
I hope that everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day – and remember all the fine men and women who have fought and died for our country over the years.
I will be celebrating with family (many of whom have served in the Armed Forces) and homemade Cherry Pie from cherries that we picked as a family on Saturday.
Today I have a 20% off sale of all item (except Hidden Treasure and AEF items) when you use the code REMEMBER at the time of checkout.
Say "Thank You" to those you know have served, because they don't always hear it. And remember those who you can not thank in person on this day for all they have given.
I just had my taxes done, and in honor of that I'm having a sale! Save 15% on all items* now through March 31, 2010.So stock up and save! It's a great time to pamper yourself with some lovely items, or even stock up and get a few gifts for those you love!
Just enter code TAX2010 at www.BodybyM.com during checkout to get your 15% off.
*Sale excludes AEF and Hidden Treasure Items. Yeah – even I have fine print.
When I make a batch of soap in my standard loaf mold and use my cutter I always end up with a bar that is smaller than the others. These end pieces are the same quality as the other bars, just smaller.
I offer these bars at a discount on the sale page and they will be listed until gone. Each batch of soap produces 1 end bar, so what listed depends on how much soap and of what kinds I have made. Check back often to see what kind of end bars are available.
End bars average between 3-4 ounces by weight and will be $2.99 each while they last. These end bars go fast, so if you see one that you like don't wait. I just might be grabbed by someone else.
Yep – I'm running a sale too – just like everyone else. Good for 3 days from Friday November 27, 2009 to Sunday November 29, 2009 save 30% off your purchase (excludes Hidden Treasure, AEF & S&H).
All orders placed during this sale will be shipped on Tuesday December 1, 2009.
Use code GOBBLE when you check out.
And as always, you get a free sample of one of my products with each order.
Each week we will have 1 soap on sale for 20% off so check back each Monday to see what the special is for that week. Just enter the code WEEKLYSOAP each week. The soap on sale will change, but we will never change the code as long as we run this sale!
This week it is our Castille Handmade Soap – made in the European fashion using ONLY Olive Oil to make this soap. Because of this there are not a lot of bubbles, but it's a great bar of soap! My brother-in-law and sister-in-law swear by it!
So order some this week and get 20% off. Good only until 11/08/09. Sales tax will be applied to purchase prior to discount being taken.


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This learning object steps students through a very difficult breathing technique which helps perfect students' playing. Circular breathing allows a wind or brass musician to hold a note indefinitely while still being able to breathe.
The complex procedure has eight steps. Students can step through video explanations of each step while seeing patterns of airflow muscle movement.


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During my years at the University of Queensland and for several years thereafter I was active in several theatrical productions in Brisbane, in both an acting and singing capacity. Motherhood intervened but in the late seventies I studied black and white photography, which in pre-digital days necessarily included darkroom expertise. The advent of digital photography has enabled me full expression in the medium. I specialize in candid, un-posed portraits and take an interpretive role in the post-processing, resulting in atmospheric, dramatic images. These images have been used by my subjects on various websites, newsletters, professional cards and information sheets. I am currently working on a project which entails photographing local artists and artisans while immersed in their work.


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The Janad class was a gravity tank used by the Cardassian Union. They were equipped with spiral-wave disruptors, stun-field emitters and phaser turrets. They possessed a scarab-like hull.
In 2328, Jekko Tybe, Alynna Nechayev and Gwen Jones discovered a Janad class tank in the Cardassian's enclave in Korto City. Like the hundreds of others in the Cardassian enclaves on Bajor, it had been brought there secretly in pieces and assembled in preparation for the takeover of Bajor. Nechayev and Jones later brought the evidence of the tank's existence to Starfleet. (TLE - Terok Nor novel: Day of the Vipers)
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Joe Sib is a fireball of energy. Just before our scheduled interview he called to ask if he'd have time to first grab a cup of coffee. As he rattled off the details of his morning — including playing drums with his 6-year-old son — it didn't sound so much like Sib needed that extra caffeine boost.
"I got the red-eye coffee with espresso," he said once we got back on the phone. "I'm all fired up now."
If this is the more subdued side of Sib, one can only imagine the energy he puts out on stage when performing his 70-minute spoken-word – or, as he refers to it, "broken word" — show, California Calling: A Story of Growing Up Punk Rock, which he brings to the Slidebar in Fullerton on Thursday.
Following a handful of successful West Coast shows late last year and a residency at Largo at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles, Sib decided to add a few more dates, including his O.C. stop as well as more shows in L.A., plus Massachusetts, Texas and New York.
California Calling was born out of Sib's love of storytelling — and constantly being told he talks too much. The act is based on how he discovered punk rock at a critical point in his adolescence and how it influenced decisions he's made and the paths he ultimately took.
"It kind of sounds serious," he says. "But people are going to walk away from this going, 'Wow, that guy was really influenced by rock 'n' roll to the point of almost, like, weirdness.'"
Sib's act is also enhanced with a slide show with stills from acclaimed rock photographers Murray Bowles, Edward Culver and Lisa Johnson, as well as multiple snippets of some of Sib's favorite music. Before he stepped on stage for the first time last October — after months of practicing it in his living room, using his 9-year-old daughter's hairbrush as a microphone — his only thought was: "How can I bail out of this?"
"I was seriously looking for the nearest exit. It's a feeling I've never had. I was never a solo artist. When I was in a band I could look over at Steve Soto and be, like, 'OK, cool. There are other people up here.' But this was me, alone with just my stories, some photographs and my projector. It's actually a lot of fun now. The photos have become like my backup band, and it's become less scary and more fun.
"It's a different feeling, but the fact that people come to the show just to hear my story — and then come back again — it's awesome and more than I could have ever expected."
Sib's stories include some of his personal issues (like his parents' divorce) and tales from the road — like the time his band got to open for the Ramones at the Roxy in West Hollywood.
"I was so excited," he recalls, "and I was running up the stairs at the Roxy, and I literally ran into Joey Ramone. I totally knocked him down the stairs, and we both fell — and I landed on him in an awkward position."
One weekend, while visiting his dad in San Jose — his parents split when he was 10, in the early '80s — Sib was encouraged to head over to the now legendary Winchester Skatepark. He was 13, with a bowl haircut, a collared shirt and corduroy pants that his mother had bought him. He had no idea about skateboarding but was instantly intrigued.
"I was 100 percent out of my element. I had never seen this many skateboarders and I didn't know the protocol of the place, but then I heard this music and I was drawn to it. I saw these kids hanging out, and they had on boots with Levis and one guy had a bandanna on and the other guy had a big blond Mohawk. I had never seen an actual punker. There was something that was evil and scary about them, but I was drawn to them. I watched them and listened to them play 'Hollow Inside' by the Buzzcocks — I didn't know that it was that song at the time … I was clueless."
He instantly went from thinking that ABBA and Elton John were cool, to falling in love with punk rock. When he sat down to write California Calling, he kept finding himself going back to this moment — Dec. 27, 1981, to be exact. He remembers because he still has his admission pass to the skate park.
Another turning point came in 1982 when Sib and a group of his friends went to the theater to see the documentary Another State of Mind, which followed Social Distortion and Youth Brigade on their first international tour.
"By the end of the movie the band runs out of money, the tour goes terrible, Mike Ness flies home — some people would have viewed that as a failure. All of my friends were like, 'That is a nightmare.' I walked out of there like, 'Yeah, that's what I wanna do!' I wanted to push a bus that was out of gas, dye my hair in a hotel bathroom and get kicked out of my band — that's exactly what I wanted."
In the early '90s, Sib fronted L.A.-based punk act Wax, which gained notoriety when director Spike Jonze directed its music video "Hush." Five years later, Sib joined 22 Jacks with Steve Soto of the Adolescents and Agent Orange — and that same year he also started SideOneDummy Records with friend and partner Bill Armstrong.
Ever since, that indie label has been home to numerous bands, including Irish music outfit Flogging Molly, punk mainstays like 7 Seconds, Anti Flag and the Casualties, and award-winning Orange County group Dusty Rhodes & the River Band.
Between his spoken-word act, his Complete Control radio show on Star 98.7 FM and his duties at the label, Sib jokes that he hasn't slept since 2001. It takes a lot of juggling, but at the end of the day everything is all about SideOneDummy, he says.
"I've been here 15 years … and (he and Armstrong) still love music. We still get excited and we can stay in the same room with each other even after all these years. It's everything to me. Lets face it, if I didn't have this, people wouldn't say, 'Oh it's that guy who had something to do with Flogging Molly, Gaslight Anthem or the Casualties' — and they'd never come to these shows.
"I'm so proud of the label. If it all ended tomorrow, thanks to the Internet or Google, what we've done is still out there forever."
Joe Sib presents California Calling this Thursday, Sept. 16, at 9 p.m. at the Slidebar, 122 E. Commonwealth Ave., in Fullerton, free, 21-plus.
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As the air fills with the aromas of jasmine and cherry blossoms, the days are delightfully longer and temperatures warm, romantic notions take up more and more breadth in my thoughts. These days my indulgence in amorous day dreams translates to my preference in wardrobe — flowing bohemian and ethereal dresses.
Next month in China's Vogue David Bellemere shoots Vittoria Ceretti (one of the finalists of Elite Model Look 2012 Italy) in Spring's most romantic and dreamy dresses. Stylist Irina Marie selected the designs of Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Roberto Cavalli, Givenchy and more for the poetic shots while makeup artist Tiziana Raimondo gave Vittoria her natural glow and Maxime Mace her soft upswept hair.
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Police have released images of three men as part of an investigation into an alleged armed robbery and assault in Hallam.
Two 18-year-old men from Hampton Park and a 19-year-old man from Berwick were hospitalised after being attacked by three unknown males at Hallam railway station about 1.30am on Saturday 9 March.
The attackers initially asked the victims for a lighter before assaulting them. They stole a mobile phone during the robbery.
The robbers were described as Islander in appearance and wearing dark clothing.
Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the robbery.
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It is a serviced apartment located in the city center of Vietnam, as well as the center of Japanese companies.
All the rooms are studio type and are for single people, but the facilities are well equipped and you can live a fulfilling life.
There are not many Japanese restaurants, but you can easily find it by walking a little.
Because it is the center of Hanoi, it is very convenient location for commuting and going out.
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While U.S. and European energy needs are projected to grow rapidly, however, they will be far outpaced by the growth of demand in the emerging economies. According to forecasts contained in the International Energy Outlook1, published by the U.S. Department of Energy, world energy demand is likely to increase from 411.5 quads (quadrillion British Thermal Units) in 2002 to 644.6 quads in 2025. Emerging economies will account for 151 quads, or nearly 65 percent of the total increase. Thirty-five percent of the world increase will be in China and India alone. And the same trend applies across the board in coal, gas, oil and electricity.
The projections indicate important strides toward greater energy diversification, thanks especially to a rapid increase in the use of gas and renewable energies. Oil, however, will continue to represent the bulk of our energy needs, and rising dependence on imported oil and gas means that energy security will remain a critical component of our national and international energy strategies.
Despite concerted efforts to conserve and diversify energy sources, oil could continue to supply over 40 percent of the energy needs of North America, Europe and the industrialized countries as a whole, largely because of continued growth in the transportation sector. Our oil import dependence will continue to rise, with nearly half our oil imports likely to continue to come from OPEC countries. This dependence exposes us to price fluctuations and is a drain on our economic growth. Oil imports already cost our economies over one percent of the total value of our gross domestic product.
The increase in energy and oil demand in the United States, Europe and other regions goes hand-in-hand with growing challenges to our energy systems. Both the United States and Europe suffered electricity blackouts in the summer of 2003, which brought home the vulnerability of energy structures, and the need to improve the reliability of our systems. We must also upgrade and expand our aging energy infrastructures, reduce the environmental impacts of energy use and enhance our energy and, particularly, oil security to guard against possible future disruptions.
A key feature of U.S. policy is the belief that the best immediate preparation for potential oil disruptions is the maintenance of emergency oil stocks and a collective commitment to use them during interruptions of supply. The effectiveness of this policy internationally was demonstrated in September 2005, when the International Energy Agency released supplies to the world oil market after Hurricane Katrina. Within a week of the hurricane, all 26 IEA member countries endorsed an innovative, market-oriented response and we appreciate the substantial role of the EU countries in this effort.
The United States and the European Union share much common ground in our responses to global energy challenges. As the world's two largest energy consumers, we are seeking greater energy efficiency and more diversification of energy supplies and suppliers. As the world's two largest nuclear power generators, we want to improve nuclear designs for the future, enhance nuclear safety and resolve the problems of waste disposal. We both recognize that our energy security requires close cooperation with other countries and regions and greater efforts to transfer our energy experiences to those countries.
As two of the world's largest oil and gas importers, we understand the importance of cooperation, outreach and dialogue with key oil and gas producing countries. As we face rising dependence on oil and gas imports, we are both seeking to improve oil and gas supply security through strong stock and response programs.
It is not, therefore, surprising that the United States and the European Union launched energy policy strategies in recent years (the EU in 2000 in its Energy Green Paper and the United States in its National Energy Policy Plan and subsequent Energy Policy Act) with many parallel themes. Both of us have embarked on a major restructuring of our electricity and gas markets and efforts to strengthen market competition. We are both placing greater emphasis on energy efficiency and studying the role of natural gas to see how future investment and infrastructure needs can be met.
We are encouraging the deployment of new technologies, for example through cooperation in the International Partnership for a Hydrogen Economy and the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum. We are both seeking closer integration with neighboring countries – the United States with Canada and Mexico, and the European Union with Eastern Europe and Russia.
We are each taking further steps to improve our environment and to tackle important global challenges such as climate change. In February 2002, President Bush committed the United States to an ambitious climate change strategy that will reduce domestic greenhouse gas emissions relative to GDP by 18 percent over the next 10 years. The United States is devoting the unprecedented sum of $5 billion a year to climate change-related programs, more than any other nation.
The United States leads the world in climate change research and has spent over $20 billion on climate and global warming research since 1990. We are also increasing our support to the developing world for climate change activities, and are cooperating bilaterally with countries representing nearly 70 percent of global emissions. We have a strong program of international collaboration to advance these common goals, and the United States and the European Union are engaged in broad-ranging cooperation on climate change, including a high-level dialogue on global warming.
At a U.S.-EU summit meeting in June 2005, the two sides committed themselves to continued close collaboration on energy and the environment. They noted their intention to focus on a number of critical areas, including cooperating with developing countries; deploying clean and efficient technologies and more efficient diesel vehicle technologies; advancing safe nuclear energy; and promoting the methane-to-markets partnership. This cooperation is well under-way and new areas of common interest are constantly emerging to strengthen it. In July 2005, for example, the United States and the European Union committed themselves to closer cooperation on biofuels.
The United States and the European Union cooperate through the Generation IV International Forum (GIF), a group of leading nuclear nations that agree on the importance of nuclear energy and are dedicated to the joint development and demonstration of Generation IV nuclear energy systems that offer advantages in the areas of economics, safety, reliability and sustainability.
There is active cooperation between the U.S. Clean Cities Program and the European Commission's CIVITAS project to promote cleaner urban transport. This has taken the form of exchanges of information on technical and management issues and participation in each other's conferences and discussion forums. Both entities are committed to building upon this relationship to create a more formal peer exchange program and to develop a train-the-trainer program in a developing nation on alternative fuels and energy efficiency. The United States is also planning to contribute 10 percent to the international ITER Project, formerly known as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Project, to be constructed at an EU site in Cadarache, France.
Carbon sequestration is a priority in both American and European research and development programs. The European Union was a charter member of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum that was established in 2003 and serves on three of the Forum's Task Forces. The European Union and the United States are founding members of the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy, also established in 2003, which builds on President George W. Bush's announcement of a $1.2 billion Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, on the EU hydrogen program conducted through the European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Platform, and on the determination of other members to cooperate in hydrogen research and deployment.
Beyond our individual national efforts and our bilateral cooperation, the United States and the European Union both recognize that it is essential to strengthen international cooperation if global energy challenges are to be addressed collectively. An important forum for developing a collective international response is the G8, in which energy and the environment have continued to play an important role, including the adoption of action plans at recent summit meetings in Evian, Sea Island and Gleneagles.
We are working continuously and closely with our partners in the International Energy Agency to promote sound energy policies, exploit collaborative research and development opportunities and implement the Gleneagles Action Plan. We maintain bilateral energy contacts and consultative mechanisms with key countries, including China, India and Russia, to encourage market reforms, increased energy investment and accelerated deployment of energy efficiency, clean coal, safe nuclear power and infrastructure expansion. While the world energy outlook presents both Americans and Europeans with significant challenges, the United States and the European Union have both reinvigorated their energy policy responses with new energy strategies, legislation and directives. Further new initiatives are under discussion. We look forward to continued close cooperation with the European Union toward a successful, sustainable energy future.
Energy Projections Twenty Years Ahead
• U.S. and European oil demand was 34.9 million barrels per day in 2002, or about 45 percent of the world total, and could rise to 44.3 million barrels per day in 2025.
• The United States currently imports about 52 percent of its oil needs, and the share could approach or exceed 60 percent by 2025. For the EU the respective figures are about 50 percent and 90 percent.
• The U.S. and Europe account for 44 percent of world gas consumption and their combined demand for gas is expected to rise from about 41 trillion cubic feet in 2002 to 59.1 trillion cubic feet in 2025. Gas is by far the fastest growing energy source on both sides of the Atlantic.
• Over the next 20 years, the United States will need 1,300 to 1,900 more power plants, equivalent to 60 to 90 new plants a year. An expected 50 percent increase in U.S. use of natural gas over the same period will require approximately 263,000 miles of new distribution pipelines and 38,000 miles of transmission lines.
• According to a European Commission study, €200 billion will be needed over the next 20 years to bring additional gas to Europe to meet rising demand.
• Combined U.S. and European net electricity generation represents 46 percent of the world total, but this share could decline to about 36 percent because of faster increases in emerging economies.
• The United States and Europe account for 37 percent of the world's production and consumption of hydropower and renewable energy sources.
• U.S. and European nuclear energy consumption is expected to decline from 1,735 billion kilowatt hours in 2002 to 1,695 billion kilowatt hours in 2025 as a result of the retirement of older plants, decisions by some countries to forego nuclear power and improvements in the operations of existing plants. While worldwide use of nuclear power will rise, much of the increase will take place in China, India, Russia and other emerging economies.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
David L. Pumphrey is Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Energy Cooperation, U.S. Department of Energy. He previously worked with the Department's International Office on numerous projects, including the negotiation of energy provisions for the North American Free Trade Agreement, the creation of the Hemispheric Energy Initiative, and analysis of developments in international oil and gas markets. He also served with the Department's Office of Oil and Gas and with the Federal Energy Administration.
This article was published in European Affairs: Volume number 6, Issue number 4 in the Fall of 2005.


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It began with Ariel asking me a simple question about the devil. One of those questions where the answer is "I don't know" but you can use it to lead to talking about other things. I began to tell her about how we don't have to worry about the devil because Jesus beat him forever. This, of course, led her to ask more questions like how the devil would someday be dead forever.
Then I explained to her about how a long time ago, when he was in Mary's tummy, Jesus was on earth with us. Then he died and rose again and isn't dead anymore. But, He's in heaven. He's with us in our hearts, but He is in heaven.
Then the wonder happened. Then I told her that someday soon Jesus will come back and be with us again on the earth and when He comes, He will make the devil go away forever.
The thing that left me in awe was Ariel's reaction. As I told her that Jesus was COMING BACK the most glorious, joyful smile spread across her face. Her gasp of excitement sparked a charge in the conversation. Her eyes brightened, and her huge smile lit up the room and my heart.
A child's simplicity. She doesn't know the details of the Trinity. She hasn't studied commentaries. She can't even read the Bible for herself yet. Yet the joy, the realization of how wonderful Jesus is, already floods her heart, and she pours out that amazement that has already captured her gaze with no reserve.
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As in much of Italy, there are statues everywhere.
I fell in love with this coat, but it doesn't make sense for our new full time travelers lifestyle.
Bologna has street after street of high end clothing shops. I wondered where the less affluent
purchased their clothing and linens. I think we found it today. This open air market has it all. It is not used items, just cheap prices. It made me think of the huge markets my son took me to in Bangkok. (except not nearly as large)
Yes, there are a few canals in Bologna.
They are setting set up for Christmas Markets. I'm hoping I can visit one before the month is finished. I've seen them being set up in three different cities.
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Arne Dekke Eide Næss (/ˈɑːrnə ˈnæs/ AR-nə NASS; Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈnes]; 27 January 1912 – 12 January 2009) was a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term "deep ecology" and was an important intellectual and inspirational figure within the environmental movement of the late twentieth century.[6] Næss cited Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring as being a key influence in his vision of deep ecology. Næss combined his ecological vision with Gandhian nonviolence and on several occasions participated in direct action.
Næss averred that while western environmental groups of the early post-war period had raised public awareness of the environmental issues of the time, they had largely failed to have insight into and address what he argued were the underlying cultural and philosophical background to these problems. Naess believed that the environmental crisis of the twentieth century had arisen due to certain unspoken philosophical presuppositions and attitudes within modern western developed societies which remained unacknowledged.[7]
He thereby distinguished between what he called deep and shallow ecological thinking. In contrast to the prevailing utilitarian pragmatism of western businesses and governments, he advocated that a true understanding of nature would give rise to a point of view that appreciates the value of biological diversity, understanding that each living thing is dependent on the existence of other creatures in the complex web of interrelationships that is the natural world.[7]
Næss was born in Slemdal, Oslo, Norway, the son of Christine (Dekke) and Ragnar Eide Næss.[8] In 1939, Næss was the youngest person to be appointed full professor at the University of Oslo and the only professor of philosophy in the country at the time.[9] He was a noted mountaineer, who in 1950 led the expedition that made the first ascent of Tirich Mir (7,708 m). The Tvergastein hut in the Hallingskarvet massif played an important role in Ecosophy T, as "T" is said to represent his mountain hut Tvergastein.[10] In 1958, he founded the interdisciplinary journal of philosophy Inquiry.[11]
In 1970, together with a large number of protesters, he chained himself to rocks in front of Mardalsfossen, a waterfall in a Norwegian fjord, and refused to descend until plans to build a dam were dropped. Though the demonstrators were carried away by police and the dam was eventually built, the demonstration launched a more activist phase of Norwegian environmentalism.[12]
In 1996, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'. In 2005 he was decorated as a Commander with Star of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav for socially useful work. Næss was a minor political candidate for the Norwegian Green Party in 2005.[13]
Næss' Erkenntnis und wissenschaftliches Verhalten (1936) anticipated many themes familiar in post-war analytic philosophy.[14] Næss' main philosophical work from the 1950s was entitled "Interpretation and Preciseness". This was an application of set theory to the problems of language interpretation, extending the work of semanticists such as Charles Kay Ogden in The Meaning of Meaning. A simple way of explaining it is that any given utterance (word, phrase, or sentence) can be considered as having different potential interpretations, depending on prevailing language norms, the characteristics of particular persons or groups of users, and the language situation in which the utterance occurred. These differing interpretations are to be formulated in more precise language represented as subsets of the original utterance. Each subset can, in its turn, have further subsets (theoretically ad infinitum). The advantages of this conceptualisation of interpretation are various. It enables systematic demonstration of possible interpretation, making possible evaluation of which are the more and less "reasonable interpretations". It is a logical instrument for demonstrating language vagueness, undue generalisation, conflation, pseudo-agreement and effective communication.[15]
Næss developed a simplified, practical textbook embodying these advantages, entitled Communication and Argument, which became a valued introduction to this pragmatics or "language logic", and was used over many decades as a sine qua non for the preparatory examination at the University of Oslo, later known as "Examen Philosophicum" ("Exphil").[16]
Communication and Argument included his recommendations for objective public debate. Næss argued for adhering to the following rules to make discussions as fruitful and pleasant as possible:
For many years these points were part of two compulsory courses in philosophy taught in Norwegian universities ("Examen philosophicum" and "Examen facultatum").
Ecosophy T, as distinct from deep ecology, was originally the name of his personal philosophy. Others such as Warwick Fox have interpreted deep ecology as a commitment to ecosophy T, Næss's personal beliefs. The T referred to Tvergastein, a mountain hut where he wrote many of his books, and reflected Næss's view that everyone should develop his own philosophy.[18]
Although a very rich and complex philosophy, Næss's ecosophy can be summed up as having Self-realization as its core. According to Næss, every being, whether human, animal, or vegetable has an equal right to live and to blossom.[19] Through this capitalized Self, Næss emphasizes, in distinction to realization of man's narrow selves, the realization of our selves as part of an ecospheric whole. It is in this whole that our true ecological Self can be realized. Practically Self-realization for Næss means that, if one does not know how the outcomes of one's actions will affect other beings, one should not act,[20] similar to the liberal harm principle.
Næss' father, Ragnar Næss, was a successful banker and Næss was the younger brother of shipowner Erling Dekke Næss.[21] Næss himself was a married father of two and was the uncle of mountaineer and businessman Arne Næss Jr. (1937–2004), who was once married to Diana Ross.[22]
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The Arne Næss Centre of Ecology and Philosophy (ANCEP), located in Norway, is an organization focused on the philosophical heritage of Arne Næss. It was founded in 1998 as an educational organisation aimed at Norwegian students. ANCEP then worked to spread knowledge and understanding of ecology, philosophy and non-violence. In 2003 ANCEP changed its name to Gateway College.
ANCEP was reestablished in June 2011 as a non-profit organization by Sjur Paulsen, Geir Grønflaten and Reidar Goffeng. With support from Fritt Ord, Arts Council Norway, Center for Development and Environment / SUM and the Norwegian School of Sport Science / Norges Idrettshøgskole, ANCEP is now working on its first project called (Electronic Library). This project will gather all written, unpublished material by Næss to be scanned and preserved, then to be made available for the general public as an online based digital library.


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Infection of political discourse with anti-migrant sentiment must be robustly addressed
It's time to stamp out the increasing populist and anti-migrant rhetoric infecting our public and political discourse, said the Immigrant Council of Ireland today (19.11.19).
Brian Killoran, CEO, Immigrant Council of Ireland, said, "By-election candidate Verona Murphy's comments are, sadly, the latest in a number of ill-founded, highly damaging anti-migrant statements. This is no longer about one person with one rogue statement, it is bigger than that and political parties must take immediate action to stop the rot.
"Such populist statements which have absolutely no basis in fact or research are incredibly damaging to our public discourse. Politicians who have chosen to be public representatives are rightly held to a higher standard when it comes to what they say and why. They have an increased responsibility in how they use words and to ensure they are factually based.
"While apologies, education and increased understanding are all important, that does not erase the damaging sentiment from public discourse. Every comment remains on record and is not just deeply hurtful to those coming to Ireland seeking sanctuary and safety, it eats away at the fabric of Irish society, contributing to divisions."
Teresa Buczkowska, Integration Coordinator, Immigrant Council of Ireland, added, "Cheap and nasty anti-migrant soundbites have no place in Irish politics. They simply reflect back the prejudices of a minority voice in Ireland and serve to bolster the far right. We must not let Irish politics be infected by the populism we have seen in neighbouring European countries.
"We are expecting a general election in the coming months. Predictions there will be a lot more scapegoating of immigrants and populist rhetoric from candidates sadly do not seem far-fetched. The Immigrant Council is calling for much more robust action from political leaders on how they are going to move beyond individual reprimands, towards building proper internal processes to remove this from their parties and the wider political debate."
Notes for editors
- Ahead of the local and European elections in May many political parties and individual candidates signed up to the European Network Against Racism's Anti-Racism Election Protocol
Pippa Woolnough, Communications and Advocacy Manager, Immigrant Council of Ireland, Tel: 085 8640682


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Hello Readers!
So, I have been nominated by lovely Sophie @ Blame Chocolate for This or That Book Tag! Thank you for being so generous Sophie! ❤
This sounds like a really fun tag, so if you are reading this, you are nominated. All of you guys are amazing. 😀
- Mention the creator of the tag (Ayunda @ Tea and Paperbacks)
- Thank the blogger who tagged you.
- Choose one of the options, you don't have to tell the reasons why you chose that but you can also do them if you want to.
- Tag other people to do this tag to spread the love!
Reading on the couch or on the bed?
Even though I read most of the time at bed, I prefer couch, it's more comfortable!
Male main character or female main character?
I am so used to reading books with female MC, I am in a serious need of more male main characters.
Sweet snacks or salty snacks?
I have a sweet tooth, so definitely sweet snacks!
Trilogies or quartets?
Quartets, I want more to read and after every book ends, more to think about what will happen in the sequel.
First person POV or third POV?
Third POV is better because the plot is better explained that way, I think…
Reading at night or in the morning?
I mostly read at night.
Libraries or bookstores?
Bookstores, because I want to OWN the book.
Books that make you laugh or books that make you cry?
For I weird reason, I like books that make me cry. Probably because I can think about them over and over again!
Black book covers or white covers?
Black covers, they don't get dirty easily ans are usually very sassy!
Character driven or plot driven?
I think both are very important aspects of a book.
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- Books, Coffee and Passion
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- A Tepid Wary
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Whoever reads this is free to do the tag! I think this tag is very fun and all of you would love to do it. Of course, no pressure, do it if you want to! ❤
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Episode 206 - Royston Langdon of Spacehog
The 90s were good to Royston Langdon. His band hit it big in 1996 with their #1 smash "In The Meantime" off their debut album Resident Alien. He also married actress Liv Tyler. But after two more Spacehog albums, the band came apart and was never the same. Over the years there have been a couple reunions, but today Royston is focusing on his solo career and released his first solo album Everything's Dandy under the moniker LEEDS (the album we be re-released under his own name soon). And, congratulations are in order as he was recently selected as the opening act for the Psychedelic Furs on their upcoming US tour! Here we talk about what rock stardom really means, the influence of Bowie on Spacehog's music, and how he almost replaced Scott Weiland in Velvet Revolver. It gets deep!


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Involuntary childlessness
For many of us, children are the true expression of a loving relationship and a complete family. The failure to conceive and involuntary childlessness are often the source of much pain for women as well as men.
A couple are considered involuntarily childless when pregnancy has not occurred after 12 months of sexual activity without the use of contraceptives. There is no exact information on the number of involuntarily childless couples in Germany, with estimates ranging from 12% to 15% of all couples of child-bearing age. 30% of infertility is due to female factors alone, 30% due to male factors alone and 30% due to both female and male factors. For up to 10% of couples, infertility remains unexplained.
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A schoolmate of X Factor favourite Grace Davies has revealed that she started a fight with a fellow student over an iPad.
Police were called in to deal with the incident, when Grace reportedly flew into sudden a rage and lunged at the male pupil.
Fans of the show have been loving the 20-year-old ever since she performed her own emotional song Roots in her audition, so this information will come as a shock.
The unnamed pal has sent a warning to X Factor bosses: "Grace has so much talent, but she is such a disgusting person."
The brawl, which happened during Grace's Blackburn schooldays, kicked off after the warehouse worker disagreed over an A Level project.
An insider said: "Grace may come across nice as pie but she's always had a bit of temper. In college she always wanted to be the centre of attention.
"During a drama class she saw red over something tiny and lunged for another student. There was a scuffle and the police were called. Now she's being called a diva it looks like her true colours are showing."
A police spokesperson confirmed the incident, saying: "We were called to an assault at St Mary's College, Blackburn on 19-3-15, in which an 18-year-old male student said he had been attacked by an 18-year-old female student.
"No-one was charged in respect of the complaint and a community resolution was agreed between the parties."
But sources close to Grace said the pair would often row, explaining: "Things went too far one day and it's something Grace regrets.
"This was a petty argument over an iPad that got out of hand. Grace is mortified about how she overreacted. She really is sorry for what happened. It was one of those teenage fall-outs that just got out of hand.
"It was a stressful time ahead of exams – but that's no excuse. Grace has thought a lot about it since – and even written a song about it to try and find some sense and clarity of why it happened."
It sounds like Grace wasn't winning many friends at college - and the same could be said at the X Factor as reports of her diva-ish behaviour came to light this week.
Grace had one of her original songs hit the iTunes top 10 last month and won the public vote on the opening live show, but it sounds like she isn't as popular behind the scenes.
She's been accused of being rude and talking down to production staff. It's also been said that she's been making a series of demands and acting like she's already won the show.
Mentored by Sharon Osbourne , it was reported that the judge had given her a ticking off for her bad behaviour. But Sharon later denied the claims.
Last night former contestant Talia Dean defended Grace, saying: "Grace is no diva, she's just your normal 20-year-old. She's a lovely girl and we had a good laugh in the house. She is so talented and focused on her music. X Factor is such a tiring process and you can't be all t*** and teeth every day." Grace was also in the news for having a fling with singer Matt Linnen, 28, in the house.


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Maru.... I have enclosed some pics of what I am working on.... Shipping Container House.I downloaded your material, put it in the Mat editor... but, I don't know what to do with it. Looks an interesting technique though.These pics are post processed. I am going to put them in PS and use a Wacom tablet to add grunge to the edges of the rust. Though I would rather dothis in the future in Corona. Hence, the above.
Maru... I noticed you are always eager to help and have a pleasant manner. And I very much appreciate any help given.... it cheers me up.... and helps me feel part of a community.... rather than a bug that needs to be squashed. Ha ha :)))
Poland seems to be a happening place at the moment. I don't know if you watch the YouTube channel LEVEL UP..... about digital art. Those guys come from Poland too. Maybe you all drink at the same bar?


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From Yorkshire to YokohamaCommodore Perry's Black Ships sudden appearance in Edo Bay in 1853 heralded the end of two centuries of self-enforced Japanese isolationism. It also marked the beginning of a period of rapid modernisation, during which Japan would borrow and adapt many western ideas, eventually making them their own.
fter 1858 the fishing ports of Yokohama and Kobe grew rapidly as they became home to hundreds of British and American merchants, soldiers and sailors.
In 1866 the Japan Times, an English language newspaper, printed a short article that announced the creation of a football team in the port of Yokohama. Playing mostly rugby rules, Yokohama Foot Ball Club became the first football club in all of Asia.
Rugby MissionariesGinosuke Tanaka arrived in England in 1891 and enrolled at Leys School in Cambridgeshire and later Trinity Hall, Cambridge. From an early age he supplemented his education with sport. At his first school he was described as a 'conscientious forward. At his best in the scrum.'
Edward Bramwell Clarke, an expatriate Englishman, was born and raised in Yokohama and had become childhood friends with Ginosuke. The two attended Cambridge University and on their return to Japan took up teaching posts at Keio University. Between them they introduced rugby to the students in 1899.
Ginosuke Tanaka is remembered as 'the father of Japanese rugby'.
'I introduced Rugby to the men of my then classes at Keiogijiku because they seemed to have nothing to occupy them out of doors in the after summer and winter days. I thought if I could get them interested in rugger their hours during their free afternoons would not be so long and wearisome. My Japanese was too rough and ready, my vocabulary far too scant to explain the fine points of the game, so I asked my friend Tanaka Ginnosuke to come to my help, which he did with great readiness and enthusiasm, and so the game was started.' – Edward Bramwell-Clarke
Brave Blossoms'I should like to see a system of inter-school or inter-collegiate sports, like those in England and America, established in Japan' – Edward Bramwell Clarke
In the early part of the 20th Century rugby spread from Keio to other universities and educational establishments.
Doshisha and Waseda Universities contested the first inter-university game in 1923 and regular inter-collegiate rugby followed. A generation of Japanese rugby pioneers came in to being. Prominent amongst this group was Shigeru Kayama. Kayama was the coach of Tokyo University RFC and in 1925 travelled to England where he represented Harlequins and Richmond.
In 1923 Kayama had explained the rules of rugby to Prince Chichibu, second son of Japanese emperor Taisho. Prince Chichibu visited Twickenham in 1925 and observed Kayama on the field.


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It's been a little while since we temporarily closed the website down due to many different reasons, both personal and practical. Sometimes it is good to re-evaluate situations, to prioritise, to re-arrange one's life goals, to meet the needs of others and to capture that all important resource, 'TIME'.
New challenges face us including uprooting from our lovely Dover home with its wonderful neighbours, to be closer to our Ashford church family. More of this later when our 'chain' has been closed!
During the waiting period I have not been idle. I have resurrected the guitar and the keyboard. It's strange how one can sit at a keyboard and even after months of abandonment and gathering of dust, the fingers know exactly where to place themselves and something tuneful pours out.
It's a similar story with the sewing machine and my fabric stash. I just can't bear to part with the smaller precious pieces of material. I donned my thinking cap. An iron, some wadding and thread and a few hours later I produced these Hotpot-Holders just ideal for picking up those hot casserole dishes or moving that slow cooker from the kitchen to your guests in the dining room.
I'm selling these at £7:50 per pair.
A visit to Italy some while ago saw me taking many photos of ancient trees. I was totally engrossed! How many colours and shapes can you see on a gnarled tree trunk? It's just amazing! As I studied the pictures on our return I was able to translate them into fabric art. I gathered together yarns, beads, threads and cloth and drew with them on a woven background as I was reminded of the textures, shades and nooks and crannies of the real thing. Outstanding!
Here is my finished piece of fabric art
I am selling packs of 8 notelets featuring 'The Gnarled trunks of Italy' along with another fabric art picture of mine entitled 'A Sunny Day'. The picture speaks of heat, fun, laughter and, of course, sunshine.
'A Sunny Day'
These carefully wrapped packs will make ideal gifts for friends or family …… all you have to do is complete the 'to and from' tag that accompanies them!
I'm selling the notelets for £6:50 per pack.
Should you wish to purchase either of these two ORIGINAL FABRIC ART pictures, please contact me and I will supply you with all the necessary details.
Please keep a lookout for the next two items that we will be presenting on 'Dot's Workbox' taster page. Until next time …….. Dot


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1230th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Claus Neukirch. Farewell to the outgoing Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan. Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Excessive use of force by special police units in the north of Kosovo and Metohija. Continuing efforts by the Kosovo police to combat corruption. Early presidential election in Kazakhstan, to be held on 9 June 2019. Early parliamentary election in Ukraine, to be held on 21 July 2019.


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This time, it was a little kid who stomped the hell out of me. Here's my right foot trying to regain some feeling on one of the new Line 1 trains. (They're real purdy and clean.)
"Encore" is one of those words that had two meanings in my mind. The first was what an audience would yell after a great performance. The second was pronounced in French and meant "again." It took me too long in my life to realize that they're the same thing.


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|The Father's Destiny, the Son's Destiny
|Volume 3, Chapter 29
|English title
|The Father's Destiny, the Son's Destiny
|Koukou Tekkenden Tough
|Release date
|September 19, 1994
|New Characters
|Seiji Kiba
| Previous
An Unexpected Challenger
| Next
The Big Hearted Combatant
Funada continues to press Seiko for a fight, even bending a metal bar with his fight, as if it was nothing, even stating that he has never lost a fight. Kiichi tries to step in wanting to see the fear of the wrestler, but Funada pushes him away. Kiichi tries to get Funada to fight, and finds out that Funada practices Karate. Before Kiichi and Funada can fight a man named Kiba interrupts, who is revealed to be the manager of the NWL and a very famous wrestler. Kiba and Seiko reveal a history together, as Kiba had a match to death with Seiko. Seiko had a broken collarbone and retinal detachment and Kiba had lost an eye. Kiba then warns Funada not to take his opponent lightly, as Kiichi gets ready to fight against Funada.
Story Notes
- Kiichi gets in between Funada and Seiko's fight, wanting to face a wrestlers fear.
- A man named Kiba comes, and is revealed to be the manager of the NWL, as well as a very good wrestler.
- Seiko and Kiba have a history together, having fought each other in a death match.
- Seiko had a broken collarbone and retinal detachment and Kiba had lost an eye.
- Kiba warns Funada not to take his opponent lightly.
- Kiichi gets ready to fight against Funada.
All characters in bold are new to the story.
|Koukou Tekken-den Tough Volume 3 Chapters
|The Evening Before the Decisive Combat · The Snake's Breath · Super Judo · The Clashing of Mortal Techniques · Forbidden Extreme Methods · Psychological War · Spirit of Compassion · The One Who Inherits the Nadashinkage · An Unexpected Challenger · The Father's Destiny, the Son's Destiny


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You can see that there is a file system shared between the two systems, and the same Integration node is able to run on either system.
There are two technology options for enabling HA failover of an Integration Node as follows:
1. Use the built-in multi-instance feature of IBM Integration Bus
Requires a highly available network-attached filesystem, such as IBM GPFS or a highly available NFSv4 file server.
See this TechNote for details of filesystem requirements.
2. Use a HA Clustering technology, such as IBM PowerHA (formerly HACMP), Microsoft Cluster Server or Veritas Cluster Server
These technologies allows use of fibre-attached SAN or shared-SCSI storage.
For more details on choosing an appropriate HA Failover technology, see Using WebSphere MQ with high availability configurations in the MQ information center.
Active-Active or active-passive setup is better for IIB


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Most car buyers come into the dealership with the fear that they will be pressured into buying something that's not really what they want. On today's Saturday Morning Sales Meeting, David Lewis talks about dealing with defensive shoppers.
To receive a complimentary copy of The Secrets of Inspirational Selling, contact David Lewis at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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the only widely covered reports released this week were on June existing home sales, released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) on Wednesday, and on June new home sales, from the Census Bureau on Friday; we also saw the Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary for June, an annual revision to the Fed's G17 on Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization, and the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) for June, a weighted composite index of 85 different economic metrics, constructed such that a zero value indicates economic growth at the historical trend rate; the June reading on the CFNAI rose to +0.08 in June, up from –0.08 in May, which left the 3 month average at –0.01, indicating national economic activity has stayed close to its historical trend…the week also saw the release of the Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey for July, covering a region that includes western Missouri, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming and northern New Mexico, and which reported its broadest composite index rose to -7 in July, up from -9 in June and -13 in May, still indicating a ongoing regional contraction, mostly in the energy industry..
June Existing Home Sales at Post Recession Sales & Price Records
the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales rose a seasonally adjusted 3.2% in June, projecting that 5.49 million homes would sell over an entire year if June sales were extrapolated over that year, a rate 9.6% higher than the annual rate projected in June of a year ago, and the greatest pace of existing home sales since February 2007…the annual rate of May home sales was revised from 5.35 million to 5.32 million….the NAR also says that the median existing-home price for all housing types in June was $236,400, which was up 6.5% from a year earlier and the highest median sales price in their records, topping the July 2006 peak for the first time in the recovery…the NAR press release, which is titled Existing-Home Sales Rise in June as Home Prices Surpass July 2006 Peak, is in easy to read plain English, so there's no point in our rewriting what they already clearly report; note though, that first time home buyers as a percentage of total sales slipped back to 30%, still well below the 40% pre-housing bust norm…
since this report is entirely seasonally adjusted and at a fairly meaningless annual rate, we'll take a look at the raw data overview (pdf), which shows that 573,000 homes actually sold in June, up 15.8% from 495,000 in May (which was revised from 497,000) and up 13.2% from the 506,000 homes that sold in June last year…the June sales increase was consistent across all NAR regions, ranging from an increase of 14.2% to 129,000 home sales in the West to a 16.8% increase to 146,000 home sales in the Midwest….that same pdf indicates that the median home selling price for all housing types rose from a revised $228,900 in May to $236,400 in June, while the average home sales price was $280,300, up 2.7% from the $273,000 average in May, and up 4.6% from the $268,100 average home sales price of June a year ago, with the regional averages ranging from a low of $223,300 in the Midwest to a high of $360,600 in the West…for additional coverage with long term graphs on this report, see Existing Home Sales Up 3.2% As Prices Soar To Record Highs by Robert Oak at The Economic Populist, and the two posts by Bill McBride: Existing Home Sales in June: 5.49 million SAAR, Highest Pace in Eight Years and A Few Random Comments on June Existing Home Sales..
New Home Sales Remain Above Last Year's Trend
the Census report on New Residential Sales for June (pdf) estimated that new single family homes were selling at a seasonally adjusted rate of 482,000 new home sales a year, which was 6.8 percent (±12.5%)* below the revised May rate of 517,000 new single family homes a year, but still 18.1 percent (±18.1%) above the annual rate that new homes were selling at in June of last year….as you know, the asterisks indicate that based on their small sampling, Census could not be certain whether June new home sales rose or fell from those of May, and the figures in parenthesis represent the 90% confidence range for reported data in this report, which has the largest margin of error and subject to the largest revisions of any census construction series…in keeping with that, sales new single family homes in May were revised from the annual rate of 546,000 reported last month to 517,000 a year with this report, the annual rate of April sales was revised from 534,000 to 523,000, and the annual rate of March new home sales was revised from 494,000 to 485,000…
the annual rates of sales reported here are extrapolated from seasonally adjusted estimates of Census field reps which showed that approximately 45,000 new homes sold in June, down from 48,000 new homes sold in May, which was revised from the 51,000 reported last month….the estimate for unadjusted April home sales was revised from 51,000 to 50,000, while the estimate for March sales was revised from 47,000 to 46,000….the raw samples from Census field agents further estimated that the median sales price of new houses sold was $281,800, up from $280,500 in May, which was originally reported as $282,800, while the average sales price was $328,700, down from $335,900 in May, as the number of homes selling for more than $300,000 fell by ~2,000…. a seasonally adjusted estimate of 215,000 new houses remained for sale at the end of June, which represents a 5.4 month supply of new homes at the June sales rate…for more details and graphics on this report, see Robert Oak's New Home Sales Plunge -6.8% for June with 6 FRED graphs and Bill McBride's two posts, New Home Sales decreased to 482,000 Annual Rate in June and Comments on New Home Sales..
June State and Regional Employment Report
the Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary for June expands on the national employment situation summary of three weeks ago by breaking down the state and regional details…as with most BLS reports, the press release is very readable & self explanatory, with BLS referring to appropriate tables linked to at the bottom of the press release wherever relevant, and with tables and coverage of 50 states, it's more thorough than we can meaningfully restate….the BLS table corresponding to household survey data, including the seasonally adjusted count of the unemployed and the unemployment rate for each state, is here….for graphics on that, Bill McBride graphs current and historical unemployment rates for the 50 states here: BLS: Twenty-One States had Unemployment Rate Decreases in June….for a breakdown of payroll employment by job type for each state over the past 3 months, and the change in employment since last April, see the following two BLS tables accompanying this release: Table 5. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted and Table 6. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted …the latter two tables are very detailed, giving you both actual and seasonally adjusted totals for jobs in each state and the District of Columbia in several categories, including construction, manufacturing, trade, transportation and utilities, financial, professional and business services, education and health services, leisure and hospitality and government….
(the above is the synopsis that accompanied my regular sunday morning links emailing, which in turn was mostly selected from my weekly blog post on the global glass onion…if you'd be interested in receiving my weekly emailing of selected links, most from the aforementioned GGO posts, contact me…)


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Professional Dissertations DMin
The Development And Implementation Of A Program For The Assimilation Of New Members In The Lexington Seventh-day Adventist Church
Date of Award
Document Type
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Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
Doctor of Ministry DMin
First Advisor
Douglas R. Kilcher
Second Advisor
R. Clifford Jones
Third Advisor
Nkosiyabo Zvandasara
At the Lexington Seventh-day Adventist Church evangelism is important to church growth. However, better assimilation is needed to keep new members in the church. In the past, many people were baptized, but did not stay active. Therefore, this dissertation is an attempt to meet the needs of those who were baptized after an evangelistic meeting in October 1997.
This project is the development and implementation of a program to assimilate new members into the Lexington, Kentucky, Seventh-day Adventist Church. Primary research focuses on the theology, theories, and currently employed methods of assimilating new members. The literature survey includes reflections from Scripture and the writings of Ellen G. White, as well as other principles and practices drawn from a variety of other sources. The study reports on a survey of the new members taken immediately after they were baptized. A second survey was taken six months later to determine if the program helped to assimilate them.
Nine out of the thirteen people who were baptized were assimilated into the church. Those who attended the assimilation events felt good about the process.
Special events help assimilate new members. However, more personal effort needs to be done to reach the new members who stop coming to church.
Subject Area
Church membership; Lexington Seventh-day Adventist Church (Lexington, Ky.)
Recommended Citation
Peterson, Tim, "The Development And Implementation Of A Program For The Assimilation Of New Members In The Lexington Seventh-day Adventist Church" (1999). Professional Dissertations DMin. 436.
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Jubilant Republicans pushed to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of US tax laws in more than three decades on Tuesday – but perhaps emblematic of the stumbles along the way, there was one last hiccup.
Speaker Paul Ryan, who has worked years towards the goal of revamping the tax code, gleefully pounded the gavel on the final House vote, but then it turned out it was not final after all.
The Senate still expected to pass the legislation on Tuesday night, but the plan to send it on to President Donald Trump for his signature had to be scrapped.
Democrats noted that three provisions violated Senate rules and had to be removed. So the massive bill will be hauled back across the Capitol for the House to re-vote on Wednesday.
Republican House members roared and applauded as their chamber passed the 1.5 trillion dollar (£1.2 trillion) package largely along party lines, 227-203.
Mr Ryan declared, "This was a promise made. This is a promise kept", as he and other Republican leaders convened a victory news conference moments later.
The Senate was still on track to approve the package that will touch every American taxpayer and every corner of the US economy, providing steep tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy, and more modest help for middle- and low-income families. Despite Republican talk of spending discipline, the bill will push the huge national debt ever higher.
After the delay for a second House vote, the measure then heads to Mr Trump who is aching for a win after 11 months of legislative failures and non-starters. The president tweeted his congratulations to Republican leaders and "all great House Republicans who voted in favor of cutting your taxes!"
Congressional Republicans, who faltered badly in trying to dismantle Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, see passage of the tax bill as crucial to proving to Americans they can govern – and imperative for holding on to House and Senate majorities in next year's midterm elections.
They have repeatedly argued the bill will spur economic growth as corporations, flush with cash, increase wages and hire more workers. But they acknowledge they have work to do in convincing everyday Americans. Many voters in surveys see the legislation as a boost to the wealthy, such as Mr Trump and his family, and a minor gain at best for the middle class.
"I don't think we've done a good job messaging," said Representative Greg Walden. "Now, you're able to look at the final product."
Mr Ryan was positive, even insistent. He declared, "Results are what's going to make this popular."
Democrats called the bill a giveaway to corporations and the wealthy, with no likelihood that business owners will use their gains to hire more workers or raise wages. And they mocked the Republicans' contention that the bill will make taxes so simple that millions can file their returns "on a postcard" – an idea repeated often by the president.
"What happened to the postcard? We're going to have to carry around a billboard for tax simplification," declared Representative Richard Neal of Massachusetts, the top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee.
Tax cuts for corporations would be permanent while the cuts for individuals would expire in 2026 in order to comply with Senate budget rules. The tax cuts would take effect in January, and workers would start to see changes in the amount of taxes withheld from their paychecks in February.
For now, Democrats are planning to use the bill in their campaigns next year. Senate Democrats posted poll numbers on the bill on a video screen at their Tuesday luncheon.
"This bill will come back to haunt them, as Frankenstein did," said House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.
The bill would slash the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. The top tax rate for individuals would be lowered from 39.6% to 37%.
The legislation repeals an important part of the 2010 health care law – the requirement that all Americans carry health insurance or face a penalty – as Republicans looks to unravel the law it failed to repeal and replace this past summer. It also allows oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.


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WASHINGTON (INTELLIHUB) — IT staffer of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a man by the name of Imran Awan, 37, was arrested by the FBI and U.S. Capitol Police for bank fraud at Dulles airport just before he attempted to flee the country on a plane to his planned destination of Pakistan.
The Pakistani-born information technology staffer is at the center of a criminal probe which may link others, possibly even the Florida Congresswoman.
The foreign national allegedly billed the U.S. government and may have profited off of the scheme along with others who are potentially involved.
"Awan is accused of attempting to defraud the Congressional Federal Credit Union by obtaining a $165,000 home equity loan for a rental property, which is against the credit union's policies since it is not the owner's primary residence. Those funds were then included as part of a wire transfer to two individuals in Faisalabad, Pakistan," according to Politico.
The IT staffer was released by a federal court on bail with a GPS ankle monitor to later stand trial.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz targeted by FBI and Capitol Police criminal probe