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Nutritional health supplements can come in various forms. The key to getting the most out of them would be to choose the right supplement based on your requirements. Are you looking to boost your immune system? Then you would need immune support supplements. Those that wish to improve their muscle size would probably benefit from protein supplements.
Consistency will be a key point to using health supplements. When you are not using the supplements on a daily basis and as directed, you will not get the good results from them. This would undermine the purpose of buying the supplement in the first place which is why it would clearly be a better plan to take them as indicated. You can also check out the review of vasayo business guide online for the better understanding of nutritional health supplements.
Understanding the reason for using regular nutritional health supplements will surely open the door for being more consistent with taking them. Usually, our bodies are continually under assault figuratively speaking from toxins in the atmosphere and in our food. Taking the proper supplements will help in returning the body to its natural harmony.
There is also the issue of eating an improper diet that requires taking nutritional health supplements. When you are always on the go, it is difficult to eat the right foods in the right amounts. Supplements certainly can change the difficulties associated with a poor or improper diet.


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Strongman Ian Miller posts seven new British records at Highland Games Decathlon Championship
PUBLISHED: 16:15 02 August 2016 | UPDATED: 16:15 02 August 2016
Ian Miller posted seven new British records at the British Highland Games Decathlon Championship in Derby on Saturday.
The Welwyn strongman registered good marks and distances against his three opponents including British records in the 56lb standing throw for distance (6.40m), 56lb weight over the bar (2.40m), 56lb shot putt (3.85m), hammer of Igmand viking throw (18.14m) 10kg Braemar stone (5.56m), the 16lb Scottish Hammer (24.41m) and the ultra stone putt (3.79m).
Miller also achieved winning efforts in the 56lb hammer (6.97m) and 56lb one-handed hammer (6.52m) and although he could not record a full throw in the caber event, he still won the event.
The 81-year-old is unsure whether he will compete again this year with other commitments and also the organisation of the 2017 English Championship for Scottish Highland Games at Gosling Stadium.
Miller told the WHT: "The 2016 Gosling Highland Games were a great success for all concerned with 23 competitors, which included six ladies.
The prospects for the 2017 Games is that more ladies are going to compete - the more the merrier.
"We had eight throwing events at the 2016 games whereas in the 2017 event we are introducing a special heavy caber as a standalone event plus the famous Atlas Stones for both genders."
He added: "The finances for the 2016 games were helped with generous sponsors and donations from companies, large and small, and we are hoping that we will have similar success for 2017.
Applications for the 2017 Gosling Highland Games will be accepted from the end of this month.
For more information go to www.goslinghighlandgames.com

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Four Dead Wednesday Night
- warm weather approaching - check
- manpower stretched to the limit - check
- weekend - wait a minute...it's Wednesday night?
A motorist was shot in the back of his head and killed Wednesday night as he drove into an intersection in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, officials said.
Robert Murray, believed to be in his 20s, was shot shortly before his vehicle crashed into another vehicle at West 70th and South Sangamon Streets. Police said it wasn't immediately clear if the person who shot him was inside or outside the car.
- Two men were slain Wednesday in separate shootings not far from each other on the West Side, officials said.[...] More than eight hours earlier, 24-year-old Juan Hernandez, of Cicero, was shot in the 4400 block of West Augusta Boulevard.
Willie Parker, 38, was shot by at least one occupant of a passing vehicle about 5:45 p.m. in the 1000 block of North Monticello Avenue, officials said.
A 37-year-old Chicago man was shot and killed while changing a tire Wednesday night at a South Side gas station, officials said.
Lamont Johnson, of the 7800 block of South Calumet Avenue, pulled up in his vehicle to a Marathon gas station near East 79th Street and South King Drive about 10:10 p.m.
So who are you going to believe - a superintendent who has no idea about big city policing but says everything is hunky-dory...
...or the dead bodies showing up at the morgue on a cool Wednesday night?
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For commercial cleaning services visit our corporate website.
|Fantastic Club price
|Standard price
|Price per hour (including detergents & equipment)
|from £16
|from £18
When construction or renovation work in London is over, turn to Fantastic Cleaners for the comprehensive after builders cleaning service. We will send a team of heavy-duty cleaning specialists to your location who will use modern equipment and techniques to make the place pristine. This service is suitable for the wide range of properties while no job is too big or too small for we are REAL specialists.
This service from Fantastic Cleaners involves the use of professional industrial equipment such as high-performances vacuum cleaners, scrubbers, pressure washers and more. On the other hand, all detergents used in cleaning after building work are not available in every-day stores. This way Fantastic Cleaners ensures the highest professional standard for post-construction and post-renovation clean up of your property.
All professionals at Fantastic Cleaners are vetted, experienced, and have undergone extensive professional training. In addition, the pros are CIS registered, and also, you can request technicians who hold CSCS.
NOTE: Important Requirements For Construction Site Cleaning
Any building work must come to an end before your after builders cleaning takes place. Also, the cleaners will need access to running hot water and electricity. Bear in mind that this is an hourly-based service so depending on the size and condition of your property we can provide an estimation of duration. If the technicians need more time or they finish faster we are happy to amend the price accordingly as long as it covers the minimum call out charge. Detergents and equipment are included in the price. After builders cleaning is not a substitute to end of tenancy cleaning.
You can combine your After Builders Cleaning with:
Q: What does the after construction cleaning service include?
A: The following areas are cleaned as part of the service:
Q: Do you clean kitchen appliances as part of the after builders cleaning?
A: As part of the After Builders cleaning service the appliances are cleaned on the outside only. If they are brand new and unused the team could wipe them over on the inside as well. In case the appliances are old and used ones please note we can offer two options:
Q: What is the difference between domestic cleaning and after builders cleaning?
A: Domestic cleaning is a service suitable for light or spring cleaning. On the other hand, as After Builders cleaning suggests, this service is carried out after property refurbishment, construction work, and so on. The cleaners specialise in dealing with construction/renovation debris and have the necessary equipment and detergents to deal with the situation. However, the team will need access to hot water and electricity to carry out the service to professional standard
Q: Can I book after builders if the builders are not done with the work yet?
A: We recommend for after builders cleaning to be carried about 24 hours after the builders are done with their projects. On the other hand, we will be happy to come and clean certain areas of the place or even a whole level of the property while the builders are still working. However, keep in mind that we can't ensure the best possible results as there will be more construction/renovation work taking place after the cleaning.
Q: Do I have to provide the cleaning materials?
A: No, the team takes care of this and it is included in the price for the service.
Q: Do you use chemicals?
A: We use high-quality detergents. They are designed for use in domestic and commercial properties so let go of any concerns. However, if you are highly sensitive to certain chemicals then please let us know. We will make sure that your service will be carried out with alternative products.
Q: What is your availability?
A: Our services are available all week long, and even during official holidays during standard working hours - 8:00am until 6:00pm. You can even make evening appointments (rates are higher for appointments outside standard working hours).
Q: What is your coverage?
A: Pretty much all of London – within and outside the M25. We also cover Oxford, Reading, Hemel Hampstead, Slough, Guildford, Redhill, Brighton, Tunbridge Wells, Canterbury, South-end-on-Sea and Chelmsford. But hey, if you don't notice your area here, give us a call anyway! We might be able to figure something out.
Q: What about the parking?
A: Yes, please make sure that there will be an available parking space near your property. You can either take care of it yourself or opt to have the fee added to your final bill.
Q: How do I pay for the service?
A: We accept cash, credit/debit cards, bank transfers, and cheques.


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Google's New Revenue Stream: Custom Search Engines
If you are creating a Custom Search Engine for a 501(c)(3) non-profit, university, or government agency and do not want advertisements to appear in your search results, you can opt out of this feature.It wasn't obvious from the general CSE FAQ, but if I'm understanding the above document correctly, then ads must be displayed on a custom search engine created by a corporation or individual. These will likely represent the bulk of the new search engines created so should provide a nice, new revenue stream for Google. Very clever. The launch of CSE is also clever for the following reasons:
- The pre-emption of future vertical search engines to compete with core Google search
- Collaborative filter to identify sites to ban from core Google search
- An extension of the Google brand beyond the main Google site
- The possibility of an even more targeted AdWords advertising platform
I do hope Google creates a site-targeted keyword option for custom search engines. This would certainly be welcomed by my firm's clients. I also believe it would improve the search experience for users of CSEs. Whether or not Google does implement such a feature, they've created a potentially lucrative new revenue stream.
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How to Make Homemade Tortilla Chips (Fried or Baked)
Tortilla chips are my downfall. I could eat them every day - several times a day. I like them plain, with salsa, as nachos, dipped in refried beans or guacamole. Here is a way to make them healthier, if you bake them. Wow! I can eat more of them now!Yield: 1 dozen tortillas yields 72 chips
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|about to 1 cup canola, grapeseed, or corn oil (a high smoke point oil), more or less depending on how many chips you are making
|corn tortilla (get the standard kind, not the super fancy kind), each tortilla will make 6 chips, 12 tortillas will yield 72 chips, a good snack for 2 to 3 people
|kosher salt
Fried Tortilla Chips
1 The tortilla chips will fry better if they are a bit dried out first. Either leave the whole tortillas out overnight, exposed to air so they are stale the next day, or dry them out a bit in the oven or microwave.
To dry them in the oven, lay them out in a single layer on a baking sheet and put them in a 350°F for 5 minutes or a 200°F oven for 10 minutes.
Or lay them out in a single layer (working in batches) on a paper towel in a microwave oven and microwave them for 20 to 60 seconds, depending on how strong your microwave is and how many tortillas you are drying.
You don't want them crisp at this point, just as dry as they would be if you left them out overnight.
2 Cut each tortilla into 6 triangle shaped wedges.
3 Pour oil into a medium skillet to a depth of 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch. (Make sure you are working with a completely dry pan or the oil will sputter as it heats.)
Heat the oil on medium high heat until a small piece of tortilla placed in the oil sizzles, about 350°F. (This is where an infrared thermometer comes in handy!) Do not allow the oil to get so hot that it smokes. (If that happens, move the pan off the heat immediately.)
3 Place a paper towel onto a large plate and have several other paper towels ready. Place a handful of tortilla triangles into the hot oil, in a single layer. Use metal tongs or a metal slotted spoon to distribute the tortilla triangles so that they aren't overlapping and so that all sides get coated with oil. Fry for approximately 2 minutes until the chips just begin to color and they are firm, no longer pliable.
Use tongs or a slotted spoon remove the chips from the oil to the paper-towel-lined plate. Sprinkle with salt. Place another paper towel over the top of the chips to be ready for the next batch.
Note that as soon as you put the tortilla triangles into the hot oil, because you are working with such a small volume of oil, the oil temperature will lower. Usually I compensate for this by increasing the heat to high. And as soon as the chips begin to color, I reduce the heat to low, so the oil doesn't overheat in between batches of chips.
Continue to cook the chips, working in batches, placing the freshly fried chips over a new layer of paper towel each time, and sprinkling with salt.
When the chips are all fried, pat any excess oil from them with a fresh paper towel, and eat! These chips are best freshly made.
Baked Tortilla Chips
1 Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Cut the tortillas into wedges.
2 Spread the tortilla wedges out on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake the tortilla wedges for about 6 minutes, then use tongs to turn the wedges over. Sprinkle with a little salt, and bake for another 6 to 9 minutes, until they are just beginning to color. Remove from the oven and let cool. Sprinkle with more salt to serve.
Microwaved Tortilla Chips
1 Cut the tortillas into wedges.
2 Line your microwave oven with a paper towel. Working in batches if necessary, spread the tortilla wedges over the paper towel in a single layer, with an inch or so between the wedges. Microwave until the tortilla chips are crispy, but not burnt. The time will vary depending on the strength of your microwave and how many tortillas you are cooking. In our microwave, it's about a little less than 1 minute per tortilla. But I would start at half of that and add time as needed.
Sprinkle with salt to serve. Great with guacamole.
Source: simplyrecipes.com


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This post was listed on our agency's Yahoo group. I wanted so much to post it on my blog so that everyone would have a good idea what life is like for our babies. Also, it was a welcome comfort for those of us (like me) who were a little "alarmed" at the pictures that we received from our agency. It was posted by one of the two families from our agency (the other family was my friend Nora) who just returned from Ethiopia from picking up their children.
Hi Everyone,
I feel compelled to explain something from my point of view as many
of you have commented on the children looking overwhelmed in the
photos. I hope this helps ease some of your worries :) The
orphanage is very simple and plain. The walls are plain white and
until this trip there were not many toys or colorful things to look
at. Also, there are not any white people there...AND. ...many adults
are stunted in growth due to malnutrition. So we showed up and
probably looked to the children like 3 giant white women and 1 giant
white man. We had only one day to assemble, organize, and
distribute 8 bags worth of donations; teach the nannies how to use
the items we brought; photo and video all of the current children;
photo and video all of the new children; deliver the care packages;
and explore the orphanage to see what else is needed. AND I was so
surprised to find out that daylight doesn't come until after 7am and
is gone before 7pm, which was critical as there was NO electricity.
(We were making coffee with flashlights in the morning :) When we
went to deliver care packages, photo, and video the children, they
had to stop playing and doing what they were doing, come and sit on
a chair or come to a certain area, and be surrounded by the white
giants with things that had red and green blinking lights on them,
while flashes of light were going off around them. Then they were
given bags of things, but did not understand necessarily what they
were for, as most if not all of these children have never had
possessions before. So really from their perspective, it was
perfectly legitimate to look confused.... hahaha... .I would have
probably been screaming and crying...hahaha. ..I just wanted to see
if I could shed some light on the events from a child's
perspective. I have seen this in Guatemala as well. There is no
time on these trips to take with each child, making them comfortable
with the photographer, to try to get good smiling photos. THere is
just too many other very important bits of business to attend to to
assure the progressions of the current and future adoptions. But I
promise you that I saw all of these kids from a short distance
behaving like regular kids, playing with their friends, smiling,
interacting with the nannies and the new toys. AND you will have
the real genuine smiles in person someday soon :)
Well, not to make this email longer, but I thought you might be
interested in the routine of the kids at the orphanage. Here is
what I observed on a Saturday:
Wakeup and morning routine, dressing, breakfast occurs between
around 7:30 to 9ish. This is because there is no light until then.
The nannies in the nursery were busy feeding up to 3 children at a
time usually with one baby with a bottle and 2 older
babies/toddlers, spooning porridge into their mouths. They were
using the bassinet part of the pack n play to situate 2 of the
children with one on their laps. The diapering of the babies was
very intense. THey would layer a cloth diaper and then a piece of
plastic and then another layer under the clothing. The flurry of
feeding and diapering it seemed to just continue and continue
throughout the day. Oh, before the dressing, the children are all
washcloth bathed and some kind of thick pink cream is rubbed all
over their bodies to keep their skin soft. THe nannies rubbed fast
and furiously, stimulating morning circulation, which the babies
seemed to love. THe nannies were hard at work also singing to the
children, working with the little ones with sitting and standing,
and giving them tons of kisses and hugs. The older toddlers and
older children in general were not bathed until the evening. THis
involved them undressing and sitting on the side of their gutter
system while bar soap was rubbed on their heads and was washed all
over their bodies while water was slowly poured over their heads.
THe kids all would rub furiously all over their bodies trying to
remove the day's grime, which was substantial. ..hahaha. For all 3
meals, the older toddlers and older children ate Ingira (I haven't
looked up the spelling :( THis is a flat fermented kind of sour
bread that looks kind of like a big oversized thin pancake. While
we were there the evening meal included a bit of cooked lentils in
sauce as well. The toddlers donned huge bibs that covered their
entire bodies while they sat on the edge of a mattress and ate. You
use Ingira actually as a utensil to scoop up the lentils and this
really develops fine motor skills. We have been extremely impressed
with our girls fine motor and attribute it to the ingira. Then the
kids begin a day of play with the sticks, rocks, and especially
marbles. THey would roll the marbles down the gutter system that
they bathe in, make holes in the dirt and try to roll them in, and
hit marbles with other marbles for a more advanced game. They play
tag and hide and seek. THe older toddlers loved to play with the
babies, trying to help care for them and make them smile. AND some
of the older children would also make their way in to play with the
babies. At night, bathing of the babies occurred again, with more
cream, more feedings, more diapering, etc. The older children lay
down on mattresses on the ground, with the babies in the cribs and
pack n plays. When we left at 4am on Sunday to return to the city,
we went to see if the nannies needed help with light to prepare some
children who would be traveling. They were doing all of this
bathing, feeding, diapering in the dark very easily! They must be
used to waking with the younger babies throughout the night and
continuing their care. What amazing women! My girls also came home
singing Alleluia and we saw a couple of the nannies with Bibles.
THis was great to see as well!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Stuff for the babies' "baby book"
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Admirals come back to beat Sound Tigers
NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Admirals forwards Patrick Maroon and Josh Brittain scored 3:39 apart in the third period, and Frederik Andersen made 37 saves as Norfolk came from behind to defeat the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2-1 at the Norfolk Scope on Friday night.
With the win, the Admirals improve to 17-21-2-1 overall. The Sound Tigers fall to 19-18-2-2.
Scott Campbell gave the Sound Tigers a lead just 1:13 into the game. The Sound Tigers sustained pressure deep in the Norfolk zone on their first shift of the game, and Campbell sent Brandon DeFazio's centering pass through Admirals goaltender Frederik Andersen for his second goal of the season to make the score 1-0. The Admirals responded with scoring chances throughout the rest of the opening period, but Kevin Poulin made 16 saves in the first 20 minutes to preserve Bridgeport's one-goal lead.
The Sound Tigers ramped up the activity in the second period, outshooting the Admirals 15-8. The visitors' best chance came on a 2-on-1 rush as Nino Niederreiter and John Persson entered the Norfolk zone. Niederreiter was denied by Andersen's left pad, and Persson was stopped by Andersen's glove to end the Sound Tigers threat.
The Admirals finally solved Poulin and tied the score with 13:00 left in the third period. Poulin denied Dan Sexton on Pat Maroon's centering feed, but Maroon circled around the back of the net and put the rebound past Poulin to even the score at one. Norfolk then took the lead for good with 9:21 left in regulation. Maroon forced a turnover in the Sound Tigers zone and the puck came out to Brittain in the slot. Brittain sent a snap shot off of the right post and in for his fourth goal of the season to give the Admirals a 2-1 lead.
Bridgeport had opportunities down the stretch to net the equalizer, as Maroon was called for interference with 3:58 left in regulation. The Sound Tigers were unable to establish time in the Norfolk zone with the man-advantage, and were forced to pull Poulin in favor of the extra attacker. The Sound Tigers created traffic in front of Andersen in the final minute of play, but couldn't find the back of the net as Norfolk came away with the 2-1 win.
The Sound Tigers and Admirals will close out their two-game set tomorrow night at Norfolk Scope, with the game set to get underway at 7:15 p.m.
NOTES: Kevin Poulin made 36 saves in the loss, the shot totals finished tied 38-38 … There were three fights in the game, as Brett Gallant, Nathan McIver and Mike Halmo all dropped the gloves for the Sound Tigers … The Sound Tigers were 0-for-4 on the power play, the Admirals were 0-for-2 … Kirill Kabanov returned to the lineup after missing the past 36 games with a wrist injury … The game began 10 minutes late due to inclement weather.


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OneJet Service Between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Now Available
Innovative Air Transportation Network Opens Key Nonstop Route for Corporate Travelers, with Inventory Now Available for Flights Beginning October 19th
Pittsburgh, PA (September 26, 2016) – OneJet (www.OneJet.com), the air transportation network that provides increased access to nonstop travel in small and medium size markets, announced today that travelers are now able to book seats on its newest route between Pittsburgh (PIT) and Cincinnati (CVG). Cincinnati joins a growing list of OneJet served cities from Pittsburgh, including Hartford, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Milwaukee.
Flights between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati will begin on October 19th, and will operate on the following schedule, Monday through Friday:
- Pittsburgh to Cincinnati – Departing 7:30am and arriving 8:30am
- Cincinnati to Pittsburgh – Departing 8:50am and arriving 9:45am
- Pittsburgh to Cincinnati – Departing 4:30pm and arriving 5:30pm
- Cincinnati to Pittsburgh – Departing 5:50pm and arriving 6:45pm
The service will provide a key transportation link for business travelers from both communities, including those from PNC Bank, an existing OneJet client with major operations in Pittsburgh. The company currently serves more than 10 Fortune 500 clients in various regions.
The service launch trails OneJet's announcement of its expansion at Pittsburgh International, which included an increase of 10 nonstop routes to be deployed through 2017. OneJet's service includes TSA Pre access for eligible customers, expedited boarding, as well as complimentary high-speed WIFI on board.
"With this service expansion, we're thrilled to offer a continued increase in nonstop connectivity for both our corporate and general business customers in both markets," said Matthew Maguire, OneJet's Chief Executive Officer. "The Pittsburgh-Cincinnati route has been one of the most highly requested by our clients and we look forward to being part of both cities' continued growth."
"We're happy that Cincinnati is now part of the growing air service network at Pittsburgh International Airport," Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said. "The service provided by OneJet serves our region's businesses and makes our region even more competitive as we fill the needs of our business and leisure travelers."
"This announcement adds to the growing momentum of flight options at Pittsburgh International Airport. Markets like Cincinnati are important and have demand for service but are not being served by traditional legacy carriers," Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis said. "OneJet is an important partner with us, and we look forward to even more announcements as we move forward together."
"Pittsburgh is a very important business market to companies in the Greater Cincinnati region and we're excited that OneJet is now providing twice daily nonstop service," said Candace McGraw, CEO, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Flights may be booked directly online or through travelers' preferred corporate travel agency. For customer inquiries or travel assistance, please call 1-844-ONEJET1 (663-5381).
About OneJet
OneJet is an air transportation network that provides consumers increased access to nonstop travel in small and medium size markets, at relatively low cost. Services operate from the main commercial terminals and airports in markets served and feature TSA Pre access, expedited boarding, and complimentary on-board amenities, including high speed internet access. All flights are operated by regionally based operating partners featuring ARG/US Platinum Safety-rated and TSA-certified operations. The company incorporates former senior leadership from the U.S. major airlines, the U.S. Department of Transportation, leading U.S. aircraft manufacturers, and TSA.


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Once again this year Esker ETNS is organising an Active School Week (ASW) as part of our annual school calendar. The ASW initiative is about providing FUN and INCLUSIVE physical activity opportunities for ALL members of the school community. All of us at ESKER ETNS would like to reinforce the message that not only is physical activity good for you but it also very enjoyable. During ASW each class spends at least thirty minutes each day performing fun and enjoyable physical activities. This year's ASW gave the children the chance to sample some of the physical activity opportunities that are available in our local community in Lucan and to work collaboratively with students, parents and members of the community. Some of the activities enjoyed included kinball, orienteering, dodge ball, gymnastics, cross country running, cricket, karate, unihoc, hockey and a football competition.
Local Clubs visiting our school:
Many local clubs and associations joined us during ASW and the children got to play sports that they may not have had played before. A very big thank you to all of the clubs that came to our school during ASW, without your help and time our ASW event would not have been so successful. Some of the visiting clubs included; Lucan Harriers Athletics Club, Weston Hockey Club, North Kildare Cricket Club, Adamstown Cricket Club as well local Karate and Gymnastic groups.
Music on the Yard:
Music was played in the yard each day of Active Schools week, a special thank you to all the teachers who organised the speakers and to the children from the Active Schools committee who helped to teach everyone the dance moves. Children loved dancing along to their favourite songs including "cheerleader", "Best day of my life", and not forgetting our School favourite "Mr Blue Sky".
Active travel:
ASW provided us with a great opportunity to remind students and their families about the importance of active travel to and from school, if possible. Many children took the opportunity to walk, scoot or cycle to school during Active Schools week and all children participated in Friday's walk a mile with a smile.
Friday's walk a mile with a smile:
There was a definite buzz in the school by the time we got to Friday of Active Schools week. The Children were very excited to take part in our walk a mile with a smile. The sunshine even helped us out on the day!! It was a wonderful event and many thanks to the parents who came to join us on the day.


text: Kahn takes helm at 'The New Yorker' Published on January 18, 2001. David Kahn, 39, will be named publisher of Conde Nast Publications' The New Yorker later today. He succeeds David Carey, also 39, who this week announced plans to become president-CEO of Gruner & Jahr's newly formed Business Information Group. Mr. Kahn was recruited by Mr. Carey last May as associate publisher of The New Yorker. Previously he had been publisher of World Publciations' Saveur. For more details, see full story.Copyright January 2001, Crain Communications Inc. Most Popular In this article: News


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College administrators beware: Any attempt to quash the constitutionally protected rights of students could spark FIRE – that is, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
The catalyst for its founding came in 1998 when a book by University of Pennsylvania history professor Alan Charles Kors and Boston attorney Harvey A. Silverglate, "The Shadow University: The Betrayal of Liberty on America's Campuses," provoked impassioned pleas from students who were denied their constitutional rights on campus. In response, Kors and Silverglate two started FIRE, a non-partisan, non-profit educational foundation in Philadelphia, to protect students from subversive campus policies, according to the organization 's Web site, www.thefire.org.
At a time when American universities are becoming increasingly partisan, FIRE seeks to ensure students enjoy their constitutionally protected rights – freedom of speech, legal equality, due process, religious freedom and sanctity of conscience among them.
Its approach is two-pronged: an Individual Rights Defense Program, which is a legal network that provides access to pro-bono lawyers for students and professors whose civil liberties have been violated; and the Individual Rights Education Program, which focuses on educating students about their rights through handbooks, a blog and other online publications.
Many students may find themselves consternated that civil liberties are being undermined on college campuses, of all places. But it happens all the time. FIRE has defended students, professors and groups on the right and the left, from conservative religious groups to PETA.
Our working concept of free speech is to allow all expression unless it violates the rights of another individual. Perhaps the most problematic area of free speech in which to adjudicate is harassment. Most colleges have chosen to deal with this problem by enacting speech codes, which have been the source of endless controversy and conflict.
FIRE has rated the speech codes of many universities. Each school's code is given a "green," "yellow" or "red" light, red being worst. UK has a yellow, which means its speech code bans a significant amount constitutionally protected expression. According to the FIRE Guide to Free Speech on Campus, administrators have simply confused the notion of what is and isn't "discriminatory harassment."
While federal law prevents discriminatory harassment, the scrutiny that must be met in order to trump constitutional protection of speech is substantial. There are two forms of discriminatory harassment prohibited by law: hostile environment discriminatory harassment and quid pro quo harassment.
The former deals with discriminatory behavior and ensures legal protections for minorities and other groups that typically experience discrimination. Quid pro quo is a Latin term that means "something given for something received." Such discrimination occurs when a person offers a service or favor in exchange for something like a sexual favor. If a professor promises an "A" to a student on the condition the student has sex with him, he is engaging in extortion, which is de facto discrimination. This sort of discrimination usually involves sexual harassment.
When looking at UK's racial and sexual harassment policies, one can see FIRE's concerns. UK considers "name calling, verbal abuse, epithets, derogatory comments, threats, slurs, unwelcome remarks, or innuendoes in attributing an individual's personal conduct, habit or lifestyle to his/her racial or ethnic affiliation" forms of verbal harassment in its pamphlet on racial harassment.
No one considers any such action pleasant. But, as the FIRE guide explains, such acts committed in isolation rarely equate to harassment in the legal sense. Calling someone an uncouth name or racial epithet is crass but hardly enough to cause the ordinary student to consider dropping out of school, but a person could be the target of UK's speech code if administrators were willing to purse him or her.
Far from being apologists for bigots and ignorance, FIRE is worried students could fall victim to a vague code with expansive breadth just because someone dislikes what a student or professor has to say. Such employment of the code would undoubtedly have a chilling effect on free speech on campus. And opinions about race, ethnicity or sexuality, inasmuch as they don't transgress the rights of others, cannot be governed by fiat.
Similar issues exist with UK's sexual harassment codes. There is a provision within that states "unwelcome remarks about a person's clothing or body" is a violation of university policy. What if I were to innocently remark to the girl in class that she looked nice? Would I be punished by UK if she filed a complaint against me? When a preacher in the free speech area declares a girl wearing a sorority shirt to be a whore (however ridiculous the claim), is he sexually harassing her?
Last week, The Kernel ran a story about the American Association of University Women's report that 62 percent of surveyed students had been sexually harassed. Such a number struck me as grossly inflated. If that many people had been sexually harassed, then why isn't walking on campus an act of abject terror?
"Real harassment is a real problem, but the AAUW conflates harassment with any expression deemed sexually 'offensive' and thus endangers free expression while trivializing actual harassment," said Greg Lukianoff, FIRE's interim president.
Racism and sexual harassment are hardly bygone problems, but universities must be careful not to confuse the "offensive" with a violation of someone's constitutional rights, lest they end up violating someone else's First Amendment rights, however devoid of virtue a racist or sexually predatory person may be.
The FIRE guide ultimately notes that many campus speech codes have been overturned in court, and the organization has concluded that the aforementioned parts of UK's speech code are unconstitutional.
Do we have any challengers?


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Maybe a little off topic. But for AAC do you need driver codex? And what must I do? I can't stream AAC here. Source is good.
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function WasapiProcPush(buffer:Pointer; length:DWORD; user:Pointer): DWORD; stdcall;begin { Pass data to push stream } BASS_StreamPutData(LocalInputChannel, buffer, length); Result := BASS_ChannelGetData(LocalOutputMixer, buffer, length);end;
LocalInputChannel := BASS_StreamCreate(INFO.freq, INFO.chans, BASS_SAMPLE_FLOAT or BASS_STREAM_DECODE, STREAMPROC_PUSH, nil);
{ -3 = default loopback input device } Result := BASS_WASAPI_Init(-3, 0, 0, 0{Flags}, 0.5, 0, @WasapiProcPush, nil);
{ Create stereo mixer } LocalOutputMixer := BASS_Mixer_StreamCreate(INFO.freq, 2, BASS_SAMPLE_FLOAT or BASS_STREAM_DECODE);
Encoder := BASS_Encode_Start(LocalOutputMixer, ComLine, BASS_ENCODE_FP_16BIT or BASS_ENCODE_NOHEAD or BASS_ENCODE_CAST_NOLIMIT or BASS_ENCODE_QUEUE, nil, nil);
I have set notify 'BASS_Encode_SetNotify' but that is not the problem. I receive message if something is wrong.
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This is a 100% vegan cupcake variation of what is commonly called the 'Better Than Sex' cake. I actually made this recipe more or less all by myself, using the standard recipe for the cake, but replacing each non-vegan ingredient (ie: caramel sauce, Heath bars, etc.) with a suitable and just-as-delicious vegan sub-recipe. No one that eats this is going to even begin to believe that this is vegan at all. If they think the regular 'Better Than Sex' cake is better than sex, then wait until they find out there's no eggs, butter, or dairy in there.
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Vegan 'Better Than ___' Cupcakes
(Makes 1 dozen cupcakes)
For the Cupcake:
1 box of Devil's Cake Mix (Don't worry that the box might call for oil or eggs or any of that. I'm about to teach you all an epic vegan baking hack.)
1 can of seltzer water (I wasn't kidding. Epic vegan baking hack.)
For the Condensed Milk: (We're going to be using 1/2 of my Vegan DIY Dairy-Free Condensed Milk recipe.)
1/2 can full-fat coconut milk 1 tablespoon brown sugar (Feel free to adjust to taste.) 1/4 teaspoon vanilla A pinch of salt
For the Caramel Drizzle: (We're going to be using the caramel sauce recipe used in my Vegan Turtle Cheesecake recipe.)
1 cup of light corn syrup (or use maple syrup or brown rice syrup) 1 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup Earth Balance 1 cup Silk vanilla coffee creamer
For the Heath Bar: (Hold onto this recipe if you ever want to make your own vegan Heath Bars at home!)
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup Earth Balance
1/3 cup light corn syrup (or use maple syrup or brown rice syrup)
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup nut butter of choice (I recommend peanut butter.)
2 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup non-dairy chocolate chips, melted (I use Ghiradelli, but Enjoy Life is also a popular non-dairy chocolate chip brand.)
For the Cool Whip:
So Delicious Dairy-Free Coco Whip (or TruWhip, both of which you should be able to find at most natural food stores)
1) First, preheat your oven to the recommended temperature on the side of the cake mix box and line a cupcake tray. (The cuter they are, the better. Cupcake baking is no joke.)
2) TO MAKE THE HEATH BAR: Take a 8 x 8 pan, line with parchment paper, and set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, butter, and water together. Stir on medium heat until sugar is dissolved and butter has melted.
Once the mixture is brought to a boil, place a candy thermometer inside and do not stir. You want the temperature to reach somewhere between soft and hard crack status (this will take around 10 minutes).
At around 300 degrees, place the peanut butter into the saucepan and stir.Remove from heat and add the vanilla and baking soda. Pour into 8 x 8 pan. Allow the toffee to set for a couple of minutes. You will notice that the longer it sits, the harder it will become. You want to 'score' the candy before it completely sets so don't waste too much time letting it cool.
Let the toffee sit for an additional 15 - 20 minutes to completely cool. It should be easy at this point to break the scored candy pieces off. Dip each piece into the melted chocolate. Allow to set on a piece of parchment paper either on the kitchen counter top, or if you're impatient like me, place in freezer for several minutes while you make the rest of the recipe.
3) TO MAKE THE CUPCAKES: Combine a can of seltzer water with the box of Devil's Food cake mix. Pour even amounts of the cupcake batter into cupcake liners and bake for the recommended time. (Yes, it's going to come out just fine. Yes, it's that easy.)
4) TO MAKE CONDENSED MILK: While the cupcakes are baking, whisk together the coconut milk and brown sugar in a small, heavy-bottomed pot. Bring the combination to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 20 minutes, uncovered, or until mixture has reduced by half. Remove from heat and let cool. Stir in vanilla and salt.
When the cupcakes come out of the oven, poke holes in the tops of the cupcakes. I would use a wooden skewer or a wooden take-out chopstick (because you know you have some just sort of lying around, right?). Pour a tablespoon of the condensed milk on each cupcake. Then let the cupcakes cool completely.
5) TO MAKE CARAMEL DRIZZLE: In a saucepan, heat the corn syrup, brown sugar, and Earth Balance to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Boil for 5 minutes and continue to stir. Combine in creamer, then remove from heat and let cool.
6) TO ASSEMBLE THE CUPCAKE: Get out your tub of Coco Whip (or TruWhip) and use a spatula to put it all into a Ziploc baggy. Cut a small hole on one bottom corner and frosted your cooled cupcakes. Then, using a spoon or a little squeeze bottle, drizzle your caramel sauce all over the whipped cream. Next, remove the parchment paper from your sheet of toffee, and use a utensil to break the toffee bar up into as little pieces as possible. Top the cupcakes with a generous amount of toffee pieces.
7) Keep the cupcakes refrigerated. With all of that condensed milk soaking into the middle, they only get better with time! Enjoy!


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- 1 daisy { 11.05.15 at 1:01 am }
I thought Natalie had it in the bag over Mahalia. I hated her bunji jump the night before though. And I alyays hate too much lucky dicky dancing around, which she had on Monday.
Mahalia annoys me, mainly because she uses affectation. I am usually a big fan of her style but her affected diction irritates me.
The duo are now my favs. I think them and Cyrus will be the last 2.
Anyone else think the reason that Natalie seemed so OK with going last night might be because there are already a few producers knocking on her door dying to sign her?
- 2 Jozzie { 11.06.15 at 10:38 am }
Have to agree with you Jon about Louise's voice, never was a fan of it.
- 3 daisy { 11.06.15 at 11:58 am }
Jozzie, I agree too. She sings too hard. The tone is there but the delivery is hard and the tone gets lost.
- 4 Pandy { 11.09.15 at 6:45 pm }
Just thought X Factor fans might be interested in this.
- 5 daisy { 11.10.15 at 2:14 am }
Although I initially thought, "Oh no. Not Grease", Matt and Jess sang beautifully and were my favourites again this week.
Mahalia is beautiful and her voice is nice but her incomplete diction annoys me and something always seems lacking in her performances, even though I normally favour her style of voice.
I didn't think Mr T did well. I still think he needs Aussie Rock or just big Rock songs like Aerosmith.
Only Jess and Matt really did it for me tonight. Maybe Cyrus second.
- 6 Meep { 11.10.15 at 8:22 am }
Definitely agree with daisy about the Grease song. I gave my screen a wtf expression, then was absolutely blown away by their rendition. Beautiful! My favorite this week.
Cyrus did well, but I don't think that was his best performance. While it's great that he can play the piano, it removed that feeling of connection with the audience this time around. He did the same set-up in the 5 chair challenge, but the situation fit the sense of isolation that the song conveyed.
Louise pulled back for the first part of her song, and I enjoyed it very much. But then she went into the "hardness" that many here have commented on. I can see why it's kind of a turn off now. Still love her very much, and hope she'll start using the light and dark shades of her voice better.
I still like Mahalia's voice, but haven't felt the same connection to her performances as I did with the first few.
Is it just me, or did last weeks snafu drastically affect Big T's performance this week? It's like he couldn't get over his mistake, and just didn't put in any effort this time. The performance was a bit bland, and it was like he was just going through the motions.
I think it's going to be Mahalia and Big T in the bottom two, with Big T going home.
- 7 Jozzie { 11.10.15 at 12:02 pm }
Did not like that song choice for Cyrus but he makes any song sound good so didn't really mind his version of it.
Matt and Jess have been compared to Alex and Sierra from X factor USA on other forums. Not sure if Guy is aware of this but they also sung this song on the show so its not exactly some kind of original or genius idea that Guy is making it out to be.
Mahalia was ok at the start but it just started to get boring towards the end.
Big T's voice is pretty decent but don't think it is good enough for a John Legend song.
Felt Louise was shouting at me again, I don't know what it is but I just find it hard to get into her performances.
- 8 Selina { 11.10.15 at 1:49 pm }
I love Louise's voice but maybe people are right in saying she sings too hard. She needs a softer song once in a while. Have said it before would love to hear her sing 'gravity'. I also love Mahalia's voice but really think this x factor is not for her. It's all too loud she gets drowned out by the music and her diction is not that great. Danii up to you to help with this. Jess and Matt might end up the winners now. They seem to be getting better and better.
- 9 Meep { 11.11.15 at 8:57 am }
Selina – I think Gravity is becoming an overused song lately. For some reason a thought has been bouncing around my head ever since she did Dream On. Crazy as it might sound, I'd like to hear Louise sing a Janis Joplin song. (I don't think she'd done that yet, right?) Except have her watch/listen-to the music, over and over, so she can hear how to use light/dark vocals.
- 10 daisy { 11.11.15 at 8:59 am }
Jozz, shouting is a good way to describe Louise's singing. But if you back track to when she auditioned I do bot recall her singing so hard.
Mahalia will improve with age. She really needs to stop slurring her words when she sings. It's annoying, and she holds back. She sings down, instead of out to the viewers. But she is very pretty on screen.
Big T was good at the start. I thinknsong choices have all been wrong. They are pigeon holing him soul and I completely disagree. He needs rock. He came on in his tradie/fifo outfit and people connected with that. Then they whack him in those silly boy dress things and dude him up. He is skating by on his earlier performances when people, myself included found him charged up. Now he just seems uncomfortable. He needs Led Zepplin, Creedence or Aerosmith. He's no soul singer imo.
Thanks for the info on the Grease song, Jozzie. Bit copycat. I think they are the best now.
- 11 Jozzie { 11.11.15 at 12:10 pm }
That's ok Daisy. Agree with you about the comments on Big T, he is definitely no soul singer, Cyrus is more suited to that description.
- 12 quill { 11.11.15 at 12:51 pm }
No surprises in the results last night. Mahalia was better than Big T in the sing off imo but if you're in the bottom 2 for 4 weeks in a row, your time is up. Barring a knockout performance next week, I would wager Big T will miss the finale. He's been pretty pitchy in his last few performances and has looked insecure. I'd like to think Mahalia can go on to bigger and better things after the show, but given the track record of past non-winners I'm not getting my hopes up.
- 13 Ghasterly Rock { 11.11.15 at 1:09 pm }
When I heard they were singing Grease I though uh-oh, the energy sucked out of another song (Ignition and Haert of Glass come to mind), but it was breathtaking. The proposal stuff was so awkward. Rolling my eyes at Luke again tonight.
Louise moved around for once, and it was amazing. Cyrus ivr never really connected with since he has that whole destined to win armour thing. But that's just me.
I'm thinking T should not make top three, but Louise could also be out.
I think the Alex and Sierra comparisons come soley from them being a couple, when really they are totally different people. But I can see why people think that too.
I like Mahalia a lot (barring that cringe worthy performance of Get Stupid), but I'm glad she is gone. It must be hard for a person to get the constant feeling Australia doesn't like her.
- 14 Selina { 11.11.15 at 3:02 pm }
Maybe you're right about 'Gravity' Meep. I just love it though and I think it would suit Louise. I can't stop listening to it and especially when sung by Sara Bareilles. I play it over and over. I might get sick of it one day. Do you remember when Brittany Cairns sang it on The Voice. I thought she was amazing.
- 15 daisy { 11.17.15 at 1:31 am }
Now we are near the end, it's a combination of performance on the night, history of performances and likeability.
For me Jess and Matt have snuck up from the middle to first place. They create such beautiful sounds and they are both cute, especially him. I let it pass last week but I think they could choose dresses that made her less booby. I didn't mind the Kiss song, mainly because I was imagining if they did an entire concert, you need a change of pace. It was could they showed variety without changing their own styling.
Next for me, and this is a matter of the heart, I love Mr T and have been wanting him to shine, so I was happy to see him comfortable tonight. I liked him doing Marvin Gaye. He faltered a bit on Moody Blues but I enjoyed his delivery.
Cyrus of course was polished, and better than T but he doesn't appeal to me for some reason. I don't love the songs he does. But musically obviously he is above T and should be in the finals with J&M.
Louise is the one I would let go. I really haven't enjoyed her 'hard' singing. She has a great tone but needs a softer approach. James should have worked on that. Did she remind anyone else of Judith Durham in the second song?
- 16 esmeralda { 11.17.15 at 8:40 pm }
I'm on the edge of my seat. Surely the judges have to pick Louise after that performance of Roxanne. Big T might be a nice lad but he bores me. He cannot compare to Louise.
- 17 esmeralda { 11.17.15 at 8:51 pm }
Gosh thanks to the public the right person went through. Danii hates Louise probably envious. I don't like Danni so full of herself. Getting sick of her. Time for her to go!
- 18 daisy { 11.17.15 at 11:54 pm }
- 19 Meep { 11.19.15 at 6:32 am }
No surprises for the last three.
Anyone get the feeling that the judges/producers don't want Louise to win? Given the fact that the judges have been praising her performances left, right, and center, previously, it came as a surprise to have them criticize her so thoroughly this week.
While I was pretty sure she would be in the top 3, I honestly don't see her winning, given the popularity of Cyrus and Jess & Matt.
And, it's a toss-up between Cyrus and Jess & Matt. To be honest, though, I don't think it really matters. I believe both of them will be signed up with Sony.
- 20 esmeralda { 11.24.15 at 8:14 pm }
Oh Louise why did you sing Adele? It was not your best performance. Dare I say it was not for you. I still hope you will win. I still think you are great. I love James. I think he is sincere clever and knowledgeable about music. I really think he has done the best for you.
- 21 daisy { 11.25.15 at 2:15 am }
Without giving it away for thise who haven't watched, I expected that winner, but not second and third places.
I think Louise sang better tonight that she has tor awhile. I really like when you can hear her tone.
All in all, I didn't mind the mentors this year. JB says such odd things, like the skinny guy on Big Bang Theory. Makes me wonder if he is somewhere on the aspergers spectrum. He was fun to watch, but because he is an oddball.
- 22 Ghasterly Rock { 11.25.15 at 9:53 pm }
I may have cried.
The group performance of Lean On just put me in such a high- and when they reappeared choir style with You're Beautiful, my heart…. And then with One! What a night, and what a beautiful season. Such a mature competition.
- 23 Jozzie { 11.29.15 at 1:39 pm }
It's so nice to see the bonds the judges and contestants have formed throughout the season especially when Chris teared up talking about the last mentoring session with Cyrus. And then seeing Cyrus getting all emotional after the announcement bought a tear to my eye.
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- 25 Juz { 01.25.16 at 7:58 pm }
Hi, in case someone is subscribed to this thread who doesn't already know, we are continuing general TV chat over at http://www.talkingtv.net
Please drop by – Juz
- 26 daisy { 01.26.16 at 12:18 pm }
You beat me Juz. I just came here to let my XFactors and other talent show buddies about TVT.
- 27 daisy { 01.26.16 at 1:08 pm }
Call to MEEP. I no inate you for talent show recaps.
Call to DEANO AND SAMSARA….I miss you both.
- 28 Meep { 02.29.16 at 9:21 am }
You rang, Daisy? Sorry to have faded out to black for a while, but since I don't watch any AU shows other than The Voice AU and got sucked into The X Factor by your sparkly personality, I didn't know you gave me a shout out.
What's this about nominating me for recaps? You remember I'm in the U.S., right? I don't get to watch the eps until 1-2 days after you guys (or whenever someone is kind enough to post a download for me).
I'm currently in the midst of watching The Voice UK. I'll mark the box to notify me via e-mail, so I don't miss your response.
Hope you are well, and can't wait till The Voice AU starts, so we can post to each other more often.
- 29 daisy { 03.11.16 at 6:04 pm }
Cheers, Meep. Of course I have seen you on ttv since this.


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Despite the gloomy predictions in the West, China's economy has been recovering since the government's monetary loosening in fall 2011. But there is no room for complacency.
Last Thursday, the People's Bank of China lowered the benchmark deposit rates by 25 basis points and cut lending rates by 31 basis points; the second time in a month. The cuts fueled concerns that there is more trouble ahead for the Chinese economy.
In April, the Chinese economic data fell short of market expectations. As a result, some investors became concerned that China would repeat the hard landing of 2008.
In May, economic data was still weak, and the crisis in the euro zoneentered a more dangerous phase.
In the West, China is seen amid a worsening slowdown. Economists do not see a return to the kind of massive RMB 4 trillion (US$630 billion) stimulus package launched in fall 2008. Yet, signs abound that the government is employing a "stimulus lite" policy.
What we may be witnessing is a bottoming out.
Expect policy impact in H2 of 2012
The stimulus lite initiatives were initiated in February, but the soft data in April accelerated measures in several fronts.
• The National Development and Reform Commission has accelerated the approval process for major infrastructure projects, including new airports and subway networks.
• The central bank of China cut the reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points; it is likely to be cut twice before the year-end, starting soon.
• New tax cuts are to be expected as well.
• As interest rate liberalization proceeds, a new rate cut cannot be excluded, if global prospects deteriorate significantly.
• Fiscal policies are now more proactive. The State Council has announced a RMB 36.3 billion (US$5.7 billion) subsidy program to encourage the consumption of energy-efficient household electronic appliances, automobiles, and power generators.
• The Ministry of Railways obtained large credit lines from banks in 2011, which will allow it to execute a planned investment of RMB 400 billion ($63 billion).
• The Chongquing municipal government has signed multiple contracts with 30 major State-owned enterprises, which are expected to invest over RMB 350 billion ($55 billion) in Chongqing in the next few years. This deal provides a blueprint for similar SOE-local government initiatives in the coming months.
No Room for Complacency
Change is in the air, even if the markets have missed some of the signs.
Real GDP growth in China could rebound in the second half of the year, at about 8-8.4 percent year-on-year. Some key data remains soft, but there are signs of recovery in housing markets, exports, and lending.
Industrial production is picking up and a series of financial reforms are being introduced.
At the turn of 2008/9, the world economy was still suffering from a severe downturn. When Premier Wen Jiabao said that China could achieve 8.5 percent growth in 2009, few observers in the West took his view seriously. And yet, the Chinese economy was rebounding.
Again, when Wen visited Wuhan in May, he said that the government was making stable economic growth an important priority. In the past quarter, the government's focus has moved from fighting inflation to stabilizing growth.
However, there is nothing automatic about the rebound. It could erode, if further policy loosening is inadequate or too slow. Worldwide downside risks remain significant as the debt crises in the euro zone and the U.S. are likely to deteriorate in the coming months. In China, monetary easing should solidify the rebound.
Inflation fell more sharply than markets expected in June. The "stimulus lite" is likely to support the rebound of inflation and property prices by the year-end. In that case, the window of policy loosening may prove relatively brief.
There is no room for complacency in the second half of 2012 and the beginning of 2013. China's economy has strong long-term growth potential. But the euro zone and even the US are moving toward a dangerous winter chill.
_________________________ Dan Steinbock is research director of International Business at India China and America Institute (USA), visiting fellow at Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (China) and in the EU-Center (Singapore).
Dan Steinbock is research director of International Business at India China and America Institute (USA), visiting fellow at Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (China) and in the EU-Center (Singapore).


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In this myriad of broken agreements, broken rules and broken policies, it's hard to decide which is the worst offense, but I choose the blatant abuse of dedicated lands owned by Boulder Valley School District. These dedicated lands were granted to BVSD as a county requirement of subdivision developers for one sole purpose: to build a school or park for the benefit of the contributing neighborhood. Period. If BVSD chooses not to build a school, then the land should serve as green space. Any other contrived use of dedicated lands should be considered stealing from the communities for which they were intended. Any other use would be breaking the agreement BVSD entered into when they took possession.
Source: Susan Lambert: Taking Twin Lakes dedicated land – Boulder Daily Camera


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Everyone needs role models. Here are mine:
Téa Obreht: Because she's my age and currently occupies the literary space that I myself would one day like to inhabit (in my wildest, most wonderful dreams). I love her writing, which feels cool, tough and masculine; totally at odds with her cherubic face and smooth blond hair. She makes me feel like it's possible to make it without having to first wait for your youth to wither and the alleged 'proper' lessons to begin. That type of attitude about age and writing really annoys me actually, as who feels things more acutely than the young? Anyway, 'The Laugh' is available to read here.
Justine Musk: The best provider of blogging and creative advice I have so far found. Her writing is at once helpful, insightful and funny, and she uses words like 'creative bad-ass' and 'zestful f*ck you spirit' like they're academic terms or mantras for life. I once commented on Twitter that her advice about knowing who you are, what you want and not being afraid of failure (creative or otherwise) is actually really good advice for life, not just for blogging, and she DM'd me back saying thanks and that it meant a lot to her because, in her mind, 'growth as a writer/blogger/creator and growth as a person are interwoven'. So that makes her awesome. I think my favourite post of hers is 'Create a Fascinating Personal Brand: Lessons from Kate Moss'. Revel.
Emma Forrest: For many of the same reasons as Téa Obreht, and in addition to these, for her bravery and honesty and interesting blog. I've already written about this so I won't bore you with it again, but her work forces me think about writing as a craft and as a liberator, and about the purposes writing can have, both in soothing and providing focus for individual lives and in sharing experiences for a common and higher purpose.
Caitlin Moran: Because she's hilarious, sharper than a butcher's knife and has crazy, crazy hair. Unfortunately I can't link to any of her columns at 'The Times' newspaper because they have a pay-wall in place, so here's her Twitter account, an incredibly surreal Q&A with her from 2009 and a piece about her from 1994, when she was 19. They're pretty self-explanatory, I think.
Scarlett Johansson: For pure clever, cultured, healthy-looking hotness. Hotness, I tell you. Also, she was in 'Lost in Translation' which is my favourite film of all time.
Sofia Coppola: For being interesting, clever and finding a place for herself in the world outside of her family's shadow. I respect that. And she made 'Lost in Translation'. Yep, meant a lot to me, that film. And again, hotness.
Regina Spektor: For writing songs that are stories. Stories that you can sing to. Stories/songs that not only reference a thousand literary, pop-cultural and religious things at once, but also delight in New York quirks and glottal stops and put verses of Pasternak poetry smack-bang in the middle as a verse (in the original Russian). Don't believe me? Check out this and this.Very much herself in a world of pop bland. And she plays the piano like an angel. And she can move me to tears, just like that.
So, those are mine. Who are yours?


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Traveling may be the common hobby of many of those on the planet. A proper planning along with a couple of money are sufficient for any pleasing and successful trip. However, if it comes to the transport people get really confused. There are numerous types of shuttle services, but everybody wants to pick up the best one which is not only comfortable, but additionally very trustworthy. In this matter nothing compares to the buses. These public transports can be purchased in virtually every country around the globe with little variations in terms of looks, mechanism and place of commute.
We all know a safe journey is the greatest journey which is so true for your buses. Arranging a long tour with a band of friends or with the fam needs a taxi which could provide more than the luxury. The security is the better amenity the buses can offer. Right here of the advantages a Washington DC to NYC Bus can provide us throughout a journey-
Good for group traveling
Roaming around a city with all the bunch of old friends once in a year will be the real enjoyment. The buses have enough usable interior space to enable you to sit and relax comfortably together with your baggage. These reliable and safe bus transportation services are safe with big transparent panoramic windows to provide a good look at outside.
The chauffeurs
A seasoned and well-trained driver can lead you to your destination inside a hassle-free manner. The great knowledge and acquaintance of the routes with the chauffeur is an asset. This can help you to reach your destination at the correct time.
Any emergency may appear during a long journey which requires immediate and quick handling. The professional drivers can provide expert advice and can help you out with the situation because they are well aware of the routes.
A particular way
The path with the bus is split in a few particular stoppages. This route is available in are chart so that you can avail the proper bus according the route beforehand.
Every bus transport service posseses an explicit time schedule that they attempt to follow. It isn't that they're never late, however that never extends an hour. Knowing the proper timings with the bus, you can easily get it.
With the help of the most recent technologies such as the GPS and the traffic tracking system, some bus services offer full safety for the passengers.
Many reliable and safe bus transportation services, specially the chartered ones provides television and music player towards the tourists to deliver enjoyment during their journey.
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Appointing modern fuel efficiency technologies helps with lowering the fuel consumption and emission and works as anti-pollution equipment.
The buses are very less expensive than some other private and public transport service.
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Chiang Mai's easygoing air and distinctive Lanna culture are relfected in the area's exquisite arts and handicrafts.
Chiang Mai: Suggested Activities
Authentic Thai Cooking
Set in a classical Thai teak wood house, located in a serene area with a beautiful garden and organic farm. Learn how the various kinds of herbs are grown and cultivated – many of which will be the main ingredients of your cooking lesson.
Flight of the Gibbon
Soar through 1500-year-old rain forest high above the forest floor. Ascend high into the canopy using an ingenious series of platforms, cables, trails and sky bridges.
An exciting way for adventure and nature lovers to explore the rainforest.
City & Temples with Doi Suthep
Explore Chiang Mai's ancient temples and the mountain temple Doi Suthep.
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Daily Lifestyle of a Lanna Family
Venture into the outskirts of Chiang Mai to the private home of a Thai family in this rich cultural experience.
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Elephant Encounter at the Sanctuary (HD)
Thailand, Chiang Mai
Gain an insight into the life and history of rescued and orphaned elephants. Join the elephants in the river for a chaotic and fun bath time. Get very muddy as you treat the elephants to a therapeutic mud spa.
Elephant Encounter at the Sanctuary (FD)
Thailand, Chiang Mai
Spend quality time getting to know happy elephants in their natural surroundings. Create lifelong memories of a full day interacting, feeding, playing and bathing with elephants in the beautiful Chiang Mai countryside.
The Perfect Family Day with Elephants (FD)
Thailand, Chiang Mai
Care for elderly elephants in their final home and treat them to a fun and messy mud bath. Learn how to turn elephant poop into paper in an entertaining, eco-friendly park. From a spectacular viewpoint, capture the views of the rolling mountains of northern Thailand.


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St. Marcus students and alumni get together to attend athletic games throughout the city, play basketball on Sundays at St. Marcus, have Bible studies, volunteer for St. Marcus events, enjoy outings in the community and so much more. Check this page frequently for upcoming alumni events. Bring a friend with you!
__Females willing to attend Young Women of Faith, 5:30 pm Thursdays.
__ Males willing to participate in Alumni Basketball Team Sundays www.stmarcus.org/athletics Cost $35
__ C3 Bible Class Sundays 9:15 am-10:15 am
__ 2 pm Sunday Gospel Worship ushering, greeters, food distributer, etc


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Had a blast yesterday at Herschel Supply Co. x People footwear event together with some style curators and bloggers here in our country. We talked about our style, some tips and tricks that we love using and a lot of fun questions asked by the host of the event. Indeed one of the most fun events that I've been to so far for this year.
It's raining non stop in Manila today, that's why I took the chance to wear some of my thick sweaters that I haven't worn since I bought it. I'm just waiting for the perfect weather to wear these kind of clothing pieces, coz I know it's not appropriate to wear thick jackets here in my country where the heat is totally intense, especially during afternoons. That's why I think Zara should sell their thick jackets and heavy knits at 50% off here in my country. And I know you noticed that I'm still lovin' the classic 70's look.


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Yesterday, ELLE got a first look at Superdry's new collaboration with British tailor Timothy Everest, held at their flagship Regent Street store showrooms.Enveloped in the aroma of scented candles designed by Timothy Everests wife, the guests mingled while sipping cocktails named after the collections icon pieces while we caught up with Timothy and Superdry founders, James Holder and Julian Dunkerton.
We got together about a year ago talking about the possibility of doing a tailoring collection. I suggested something a bit punk/rock Saville Row style, James and Julian liked and evolved this idea and thats how we got to today,- said Timothy. Our two brands have got shared values, always trying to push the boundaries of design while still remaining commercial. We took traditional Superdry outerwear details and introduced them to tailoring, presenting a unique offering: impeccable cut, quality and pricing,- said Superdry founder, James Holder.
At the launch, four models each wore one of the icon pieces - The Town Coat, The Country Rebel, The Rock Rebel and the Muse. The designers said that you can easily dress each either up or down, teaming them with an elegant blouse or a graphic t-shirt and skinny jeans. Within our collection you can find your own personality- whether you are a town girl, a country girl or a rock rebel,- explained Timothy.
According to the designers, this four-piece range is just a teaser to give people an idea what is yet to come, as there are firm plans for a continued future collaboration. This trans-seasonal collection will be hitting Superdry stores in May with prices ranging from £175 for a girls blazer and £250 for The Town Coat.
Superdry and Timothy Everest collection
The Town Coat and The Country Rebel
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Support groups on opposite sides of Baltimore were reaching out last night to United States troops in the Persian Gulf.
In Catonsville on the west side, it was Operation Orange Ribbon.
In Rosedale in eastern Baltimore County, the emphasis was on Valentine's Day cards.
Someone's boss had volunteered to foot the bill for mailing boxes of the valentines to the gulf.
"I think he's getting more than he bargained for," said Cecelia Hoehn, an organizer of a Rosedale support group for families with relatives in the war.


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New Cozy Chicks blog site!
I am SO happy... the Cozy Chicks blog has a new site! And not only is it beautiful, but I will be able to post on it!
You can find it here.
Oh -- and I had yet another photo session today, this time with a very nice photographer from the Killeen Daily Herald. They'll be featuring me in this Wednesday's Taste section. I hope it went well; Ian kept barreling into me at inopportune moments and removed the clip from my not-particularly-well-styled hair, so we'll see.
Why can't I just get an authorial stand-in for my photos? :)
And I have a few pics from RT to post, but I have to upload them to the other computer and then e-mail them to myself, and I haven't done it yet. Note to self: drop laptop off at MacTronics to get iPhoto reinstalled on my laptop. I am sorry to say that I was too shy to get a shot of the two portly merpeople lounging on a couch, but you can use your imaginations.
Workwise, I spent two hours editing (that's all I had left after making another coffee cake for the photo shoot) and am embarrassed to tell you how far I didn't get. This editing stuff is slow going! Speaking of coffee cake production, this morning, I put a stick of butter in the mixing bowl, stuck it in the microwave, took a phone call, and then proceeded to spend twenty minutes looking for the mixing bowl. And I mean looking: the garage, the back yard, the bathroom, under the beds (I have two imaginative kids, so you never know). I even called Eric and semi-yelled at him for misfiling it.
Then I remembered I'd put butter in the microwave and went to get it. And lo and behold, it was in the mixing bowl.
Okay, off to cook dinner. How's your world?


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MK Legacy: Cyrax and Sektor - Series Finale is Now Available for Viewing!
After a long and much anticipated wait, the final episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy was released yesterday at the San Diego Comic-Con International.
The episode can can be seen over at Machinima's Youtube Channel. The ninth and last episode of the exciting Mortal Kombat: Legacy series centers around the Lin Kuei's desire to transform all of its clan members into supreme Cyborg-assassins of great technology with Shane Warren Jones (Cyrax) and Peter Shinkoda (Sektor) becoming the first candidates for automation.
As previously confirmed in our Exclusive Interview with Shane W. Jones, the episode also features the surprising appearance of the Lin Kuei assassin, Hydro, a character that was created for the Mortal Kombat (Blood & Thunder) Malibu Comic Book series back in 1993.
Images of Hydro and the other Cyborgs were released by Kevin Tancharoen via his twitter account:
Meanwhile, co-creator of Mortal Kombat, Ed Boon, has been updating his own twitter account with updates concerning the MK: Legacy series such as a huge promotional banner featuring Sonya Blade and Jax along side Scorpion and Sub-Zero as well other things pertaining to the Comic-Con Event in San Diego:
The first eight episodes are still available online, providing IPv6 program testing does not limit access:
Though we are sad to see the end of the successful Mortal Kombat: Legacy Series, we can't help but to feel excited (and hopeful) for the future of Mortal Kombat, as the possibility of a new live-action film or extended television series is still not out of the question. We would like to thank and congratulate the entire MK:Legacy crew and cast for bringing this project to life.
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In Vegas, it doesn't get better than pool party season. After all, what's better than beautiful people, world-class DJs, live music acts, killer mixology, and epic pools to jump in when all the above get too hot to handle? The season gets in full swing this month up and down the Strip, and elsewhere in Sin City. All pool parties are not created equal, however, which is why we've narrowed down our favorite venues to get wet.
What: Foxtail Pool Club at SLS Las Vegas
Why: An art deco-lover's dream, the Philippe Starck designed pool at Foxtail is as decadent as it is stylish. Go the communal route at this upscale location and rub elbows with international jet-setters, Vegas locals, and LA weekenders; or, get more intimate with a private cabana, and invite your crew. Check out the epic lineup for April and May below.
When to go: Fridays and Saturdays, 10 am – 6 pm
- Friday, April 15 – Wellman
- Saturday, April 16 – DJ Hollywood
- Sunday, April 17 – Jami
- Friday, Saturday, April 22, 23 – DJ Hollywood
- Sunday, April 24 – Kid Conrad
- Friday, Saturday, April 29, 30 – DJ Hollywood
- Saturday, May 7 – Foxtail Pool Live featuring Borgore and Ty Dolla $ign
- Saturday, May 14 – Foxtail Pool Live featuring T-Pain
- Saturday, May 14 – Busta Rhymes at Foxtail Nightclub
- Saturday, May 21 – Foxtail Pool Live featuring Borgore
What: Marquee Dayclub at The Cosmopolitan
Why: By day, you'll find high rollers, trendsetters, and fashionistas, who love to keep going even after the sun goes down.
When to go: Friday – Sunday, 11 am – Sunset
What: Drai's Beach Club at The Cromwell
Why: This newbie doesn't disappoint, with a rooftop pool, towering palm trees, and live music lined up from Chris Brown and Pusha T, to name a few.
When to go: Friday – Sunday, 11 am – 6 pm
What: Encore Beach Club at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas
Why: Big acts like Diplo and Avicii make for an incredible dance experience, and then there are the little details like rum drinks served in real coconuts.
When to go: Friday – Sunday, 11 am – 6 pm


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China stabbings: Man held over Shenzhen deaths
Police in China have detained a man for stabbing three people to death in the latest fatal knife attack in the country, state media report.
The man, known only as He and said to be mentally ill, also injured several others in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, police told Xinhua news agency.
His arrest comes two days after another man was arrested in Henan province for a knife attack that killed five.
The stabbings follow a number of recent violent incidents in China.
A motive for the attack in Shenzhen was not immediately clear.
Mr He, 40, ran to a restaurant on the side of the road where he seized a knife and inured the owner, Xinhua says. He then began to randomly attack people on the street.
He was later taken to hospital for treatment after he cut himself during his rampage, Xinhua adds.
Meanwhile, Ding Jinhua, 38, was captured in Yuzhou city after he reportedly killed three people in his home village and two others in a nearby city in Henan.
The reason behind his attacks may have been linked to a land dispute, AFP news agency said, citing the Henan Business Daily.
Chinese media have reported a series of knife attacks in the past week.
A villager in Guangxi province was arrested after he stabbed to death two officials enforcing China's one-child policy.
A man also stabbed four people at a Carrefour shopping centre in Beijing, leaving one person dead and three wounded.


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How Long and In What Manner to Great Mastery?
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Re: How Long and In What Manner to Great Mastery?
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Ueshiba: 1915-1919 and he started teaching. Was being regarded as strong. He only got better. Never any long time frames of training with Takeda.
Tomiki: 1925-1936 and he started teaching ... in Manchuria.
Shioda: 1932-1937 and then sent to China. Supposedly trained on and off for about ten years.
Tohei: 1940 - Noted as being only 6 months before teaching.
Why did it take them so few years to become good? Tomiki had a background before he met Ueshiba and it did him no good. Ueshiba had a background when he met Takeda and it did him no good. If those backgrounds were so solid that they "helped" them get better, why was it that every one of them (Ueshiba meeting Takeda, Tomiki meeting Ueshiba, well, everyone meeting Takeda and everyone meeting Ueshiba) was tossed like a rag doll and treated as if they were children in the hands of a parent? Their prior training counted for nothing. Their prior training could do nothing to stop or counter anything.
So, Ueshiba, with all his prior "training" gets manhandled. But then goes on in less than ten years to become someone who manhandles. Tomiki with all his prior training gets tossed about effortlessly like a rag doll some 63 different ways but then in very little time starts tossing judoka around. Tohei brags that it only took him 6 months (but not under Ueshiba's teaching).
You missed Tenryu, who did all kinds of pushing with Ueshiba. In three months Ueshiba told him he "got it" now no one could throw him. What did he show him that Tenryu could combine with his training?
You missed the Judo guy who was unthrowable in matches
Funny how if you read and dig, the ones who got it, and were seen here and there doing it -all demonstrated tricks to demonstrate it outside of waza.
As to why?
I'd bet because they were taught the body skills to make aiki
Everything else is icing on the cake.
If you recall the Judo guy who gave a large donation was given a "gift" in return. they...brought him to an aikijujutsu guy who showed him what? Waza? No. he demonstrated aiki power through static tricks to let the American see real power, that he was told made certain guys unthrowable. Further, that few men knew of it, and fewer still practiced it.
I think it is obvious that it is rare and it not openly taught. Thousands sweat it out and spend thousands looking for it. For some smart guys -technique 267 variation b. didn't come close to cutting it, they started looking elsewhere.
Not to worry though, Sagawa, Kodo, Hisa, Ueshiba, all had many contemporaries training with them who never got it.
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This would be simplicity at it's best. The more you own, the more you have to maintain and manage. Think of how much time you would have not having to manage so many things!
Henry David Thoreau borrowed a cabin from his friend, Ralph Waldo Emerson, on Walden Pond. He spent two years of his life "living simple". "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberatley, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." He discovered in that time there were only 4 things a person really needed to survive, food, shelter, clothing and fuel. (I would add to that family and friends.)
Ask yourself, what do I really need and enjoy?
The basics of organizing is to reduce the clutter you have. Gather, sort, choose what you need, take what you haven't used in 6-12 months and donate the items, or find some one that would like them.
There are many people at this time of year that could use your donated items, so find your favorite charity and simplify your life with less clutter!