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Yesterday's landmark talk by Elder David A. Bednar explored numerous examples of how Mormons can share their faith online; you can read the "top takeaway" points here at LDS Living.
Most of what he said is not surprising — that LDS Church members should be open and authentic about discussing their faith on social media and blogs, and that they should be respectful of other people's views (and their intellectual property, as I was glad he noted).
Here's hoping that more Mormons pay attention to his counsel about not belittling or condemning people online . . . but I'm not going to hold my breath.
One thing that was surprising is the announcement that the LDS Church has created a full-length documentary called Meet the Mormons — not to be confused with a British film of the same name — to be released in commercial movie theaters on October 10. As LDS Living reports,
The film was originally meant to be shown only in the Legacy Theater in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, but now will have worldwide distribution through various available digital channels. It will be released in select theaters in the United States soon after October general conference, but will later be shown in visitor's centers, on television, and through internet movie and social media channels.
As the trailer above shows, the production values look strong for the movie. It appears to take the Church's popular "I'm a Mormon" campaign to a logical extreme, using half a dozen ordinary/extraordinary Latter-day Saints around the world as the calling card for our religion.
I'm glad to see this. At least one study has shown that people's generally unfavorable views of Latter-day Saints tend to soften or even enjoy a reversal when they know Mormons personally. A movie or a social media contact is not the same as a personal relationship, but it makes an impression.
Hopefully it will be a positive one.
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Kiwi Coconut Pudding
Kiwi Coconut Pudding
Pudding is the simplest raw dessert you can whip up at a moment's notice. Thick and satisfying, it can replace your whole meal, so not only will you eat your dessert first, but you will eat only dessert!
Recipe Servings: 3
Recipe Total Time: 10
- 1 cup (about 10) Medjool dates, pitted and soaked for an hour or two
- 1 young coconut (about1 ½ cup water and ¾ cup meat)
- 5 small kiwi fruits, peeled
- ½ avocado, peeled and pit removed
- 1 banana
- ½ tsp. vanilla powder, or 1 ½ tsp. vanilla extract, or seeds of 1 vanilla bean
Place all ingredients in a powerful blender, and blend together until smooth and thick. For more thickness, add more avocado, and if you need to thin it out, add water reserved from the soaked dates.
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Heather Powell's dedicated service
Heather Powell of New York leapt into creating jazzy and mellow music after completing her dedicated service for the United States Armed Forces. Spending several years in Europe and throughout the U.S. as a Medical Service Corps Officer, leading soldiers and managing army health care clinics, Powell immersed herself into her life calling: music and theatrics.
Powell holds a theatrical degree from the College of William and Mary in Virginia, and is also a ROTC graduate. Nearing the end of her US Armed Forces duty, Powell held the post as a commander and headliner of the US Army's inaugural theatrical company.
Powell signed with New York's True Groove Records and released her album titled A Haze of Grays and Blue. Her voice can be compared to the likes of Barbara Streisand and Celine Dion, and the jazzy melodies complement her lyrics and the expressions that she successfully conveys to the audience.
Powell references a quote from the legendary Bob Marley – "The biggest coward is a man who awakens a woman's love with no intention of loving her" – which inspired her meaningful song 'Awaken' from the A Haze of Grays and Blue soundtrack.
Powell's true calling in life was apparent due to her early childhood performances in various venues. She spent most of her time in choirs, puppetry and community theatre. Given the natural talent and love of performance, it is with no wonder that Powell began her songwriting and singing career when she returned to civilian life in North Carolina and then following her move to New York.
As Powell remains dedicated and immersed in writing her first musical stage play, titled Lipstick and Camouflage, her co-writer and the head of True Groove Records Tomas Doncker prepared the songs for the album A Haze of Grays and Blue.
Graced and empowered by her love of music and theatre, Powell is devoted to her songwriting and singing career, as well as theatre production. Her dedication certainly shines through and exhibits her talents.
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Pet Care Industry Analysis 2019 - Cost & Trends
Well over half of the households in the United States own a pet – almost 80 million homes! Man's best friend might be the most iconic, but our taste in pets is both varied and dynamic. But whether it's a dog, cat, horse, bird, fish, or lizard – pets need to eat. They need to be kept clean, and have a place to sleep. Pets need to be cared for – and with over 300 million pets in the US that makes for a booming business.
But it's not just the basic care requirements of our non-human family that is driving strong growth in the pet industry. Strong economic conditions, the demographics of our (human) population, and a growing body of medical research pointing to the health benefits of pet ownership are all contributing to continued strength. And perhaps as important as all of these is the fact that people do not just care for their pets – they pamper them.
What is the pet industry?
As of 2015, 65% of households in the US own at least one pet, and the pet industry is made up of the products and services that keep these pets alive, healthy and happy – food, toys, daycare, training, beds, cages, medical services and a lot more.
And, being honest, the pet industry in the United States is keeping pet owners happy as well. After all, no dog feels sad without the latest Juicy Couture sweater – but some some of their owners might. While pets are found in households of all economic levels, high-income households account for about 60% of the total spending.
Large corporations such as Petsmart and Petco are the most well-recognized businesses, but there are also an enormous amount of small businesses, franchises, and sole proprietorships. They are found in cities, suburbs and in the deep country. And perhaps more so than in many other industries, there are countless "off-the-books" dog walkers and pet sitters offering services to their friends, families and local networks.
What are the numbers?
According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), revenue in the pet industry is expected to be $62.75 billion in 2016, an increase of more than 4% over 2015. The average annual growth rate since 2002 is 5.4%, and revenue has been growing steadily for well over 20 years.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, above average job growth is expected for the industry – 11% growth between 2014 and 2024.
Logically, food is the largest spending segment, followed by veterinary care. Within each segment, however, there is quite a degree of variability in the type, quality and price of goods and services.
Revenue by Segment
- 2015: $23.05 billion
- 2016 (estimated): $24.01 billion
Supplies/OTC Medicine
- 2015: $14.28 billion
- 2016 (estimated): $14.98 billion
Vet Care
- 2015: $15.42 billion
- 2016 (estimated): $15.92 billion
Live animal purchases
- 2015: $2.12 billion
- 2016 (estimated): $2.11 billion
Pet services: grooming & boarding
- 2015: $5.41 billion
- 2016 (estimated): $5.73 billion
Trends driving pet industry growth
There are a number of trends supporting strong growth in the industry and they show no signs of slowing down.
Many types of pets have long been considered part of the family, but in recent years that has started to translate to actually treating pets more like people – a trend called "humanization." Pet owners are seeking out higher quality foods, more high-end accessories and more expensive medical treatments. Largely gone are the days of "outside dogs" that just "see to themselves."
Premiumization is the creation of higher end or specialty products and services to cater to these elevated requirements for our pets. Organic and natural treats and foods, high-tech medical therapies and medicines, luxury services and even spas – nothing is too good! Businesses that cater to these niche products and services are booming!
Health Benefits
Another driving force is a greater appreciation – based on scientific research – of the bond between people and their pets. According to the Human Animal Bond Research Initiative Foundation (HABRI), "People are happier and healthier in the presence of animals. Scientifically-documented benefits…include decreased blood pressure, reduced anxiety, and enhanced feelings of well-being."
Though the results are preliminary, a HABRI study has indicated a potential $11.7 billion savings to the US healthcare system that can be tied to pet ownership.
Current US demographic trends also favor continued industry strength based on two groups: baby boomers and millennials.
Baby boomers are launching their real kids into the wild and replacing them with pets - and they are pampering them. In almost all spending categories, spending declines once a person reaches 55 years of age – but pet spending is peaking between the ages of 55 and 64!
Millennials – people born between 1985-2010 – are probably the first generation to grow up thinking of pets more like humans than animals. They are finding their independence and have disposable income – and they are buying pets and spoiling them. Great for the industry – these folks will be loyal customers for decades.
Pet industry revenue has shown growth even during times of economic trouble, including the recent Great Recession, so it only makes sense that our current relative economic strength bodes well for continued industry strength.
What are the risks?
Competition is fierce – even with so many pets requiring so many things, there are a lot of businesses to deal with them. Large companies like Petco leverage their buying power to offer low prices, while individual people can easily offer affordable dog walking and sitting services.
What are the best opportunities?
Hands down, niche or specialty offerings. Among some of the best opportunities are stores selling foods with special ingredients or health benefits, training services and grooming services.
Check out some of these franchises below!
Earthwise Pet Supply (education, nutrition focused pet store and grooming)
Wag N Wash (natural food and bakery and grooming place)
Canine Dimensions In-Home Dog Training
Dogs Rule Resort -All Inclusive Canine Resort
Three Dog Bakery - The Bakery for Dogs
FlipFlop Dogs (dog boarding)
Zoom Room Dog Agility Training
Best Friend's Choice Whiskers & Paws
Pet Corner International (distributorship of all-natural pet food supplements)
Pet Depot (premium pet food, grooming and supplies)
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Pizza Industry Analysis 2019 - Cost & Trends
But despite these differences, everyone agrees that pizza is a food institution. It might be a cheap meal after a game, a date night, a weekly treat, a quick lunch, or even a breakfast. Americans eat a lot of pizza - on average 23 pounds each year!
Frozen Yogurt Industry Analysis 2019 - Cost & Trends
When I was growing up, frozen yogurt was somewhat considered ice cream's younger, less popular, kind of weird kid brother. It looked the same, it was served the same…just a little less delicious. If you couldn't get ice cream, frozen yogurt was okay.
Burger Industry Analysis 2019 - Cost & Trends
In the early 1200s, the Mongol army placed slabs of lamb and mutton under their horse saddles as they rode into battle. After the meat was tenderized by the saddle and the back of the horse, they would consume it raw, as if it were an uncooked beef patty. This strange but practical method eventually developed into the creation of modern ground beef. Now that you've got ground beef, you know what has to come next: the hamburger.


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It's been a great weekend for pictures! This morning a frost came up all of a sudden, just a little one that rimed the edges of fallen leaves and gilded the edge of sunrise.
MORE pictures? Why YES!
Time for Sky
I've not posted here in ages…and I've had SO many new sky pictures thanks to the new phone. (HOW did we ever get along without those insidious buggers?!) I'm toooo lazy to look up when each picture was taken, but they were all local to central Massachusetts over the last several months.
See the tiny little sunbow there in the middle of the sky? It was so wicked awesome!
If I was a meteorologist, I could tell you the name of these clouds. I call them cotton puffs, and they were just starting to pink up at sunset…a really neat sky.
Just after the leaves fell, we had a rash of pink-washed sunsets. The clouds turned purple-gray and the sky simply glowed with the pearly light.
This was the November 2016 "Supermoon", the moon passing at it's closest perihelion to earth–won't happen again for another 18 years.
A little bit of virga in the upper foreground and stunning striated clouds below as I sat in traffic on my way to work. It's not always bad to be forced to sit and be still.
Just a pretty evening…
Awesome sky (again, sitting in traffic) on 11/11/16.
One of the most gorgeous colored sunsets we've seen in a while.
My favorite Japanese Maple in full Autumn color and the intense blue sky behind makes for a really incredible fall vignette.Another 'capture' of the amazing 11/11/16 sunset on my way home from Maine.
And then it was over, the sun sinking fast in the west, and the dark still glowed for a while afterwards.
Haiku 4/10/15
snow piles shrinking
red-lining temperatures soar
sand grows on sidewalks
Haiku (Whoops! 2)
for today:
The snow falls gently
painting the colored pansies.
Purple turns to white.
and for yesterday:
Bitter north wind blows
mittens forgotten at home–
April, where is Spring?
Haiku #5
Dank raw day outside
mom and kids huddle in coats
tulips break the soil
Haiku #4
Sun peeking through clouds
delightfully wrong forecast.
Crocus yearn upwards.
Haiku 3
Brilliant colored egg
where, oh where, are you hiding?
Springtime rite commenced.


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In this competitive world, it is vital to keep up with our peers and therefore people prefer to enhance their mental capabilities. They make use of nootropics and smart drugs to promote brain health, enhance concentration, increase energy, and promote mood.
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We've been lucky enough to visit so many incredible venues on our journeys. Gorgeous country manors, huge expo halls, a 7 star hotel (yes it really does exist!) and most recently a Safari Park. The location was Woburn Safari Park and the occasion was the wedding of Mr and Mrs Parkinson.
What a great idea to give the guests the chance to tour the park and meet the animals, followed by the wedding breakfast and then our Secret Singers Experience! Here's a selection of photos from our show.


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I loved how polished and feminine this turned out.
This isn't one of my favourite shirt dresses. Far from it. Its a dress I bought from Primark some years back and have barely ever worn. It was the wrong size, then I got it stitched up to fit and by then I had already lost interest.
Outfit details: Cream lace chiffon dress from Primark, heels from H&M, round rimmed sunglasses from Stradivarius, gold envelope clutch by Sejal Katkoria and pendant from a store in Bangkok (if you want details, I can tell you exactly where this store is although I don't know the name),
But I remember seeing someone (probably on Instagram or Pinterest) wearing something cream and lace – really sorry about this vague memory. I don't even think it was a dress but probably a jumper she were wearing. Unfortunately, I don't have the photograph which inspired me or rather reminded me of this dress.
I was going for dinner at a friends place and the weather was great – it just felt like a cream and lace chiffon kind of dress day!
Interesting takeaway: as you know, shirt dresses are super popular right now and this dress fits right with that theme although I did buy this quite some years back. That's the cycle of fashion for you!
I kept thinking shirt dresses need a belt and so did this one. But when I did try it on with a black belt it was just weird. It just didn't seem to go with the vibe of the dress. The itsy bitsy shoes worked well though! And that pendant of course, was made for this outfit! That bangle is from good old Forever 21.
A very very happy birthday to my co-blogger and best friend for the last 18 years Satarupa! (Yup – we are really old!) Have a look at all of Satarupa's posts and her most popular one!
A very belated happy birthday to Karan as well! You can see his styling tips here.
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2018/07/11 – Five months after the October deaths of four U.S. soldiers in Niger, the government added the African nation and its neighbors to the list of countries where service members receive additional hazard pay.
To avoid future delays in payments for troops participating in an expanding theater of war, a North Carolina congressman who represents Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, where all four soldiers were stationed, wants the Department of Defense to reconsider how it determines who is eligible for imminent danger pay.
Republican Rep. Richard Hudson says troops with dangerous assignments should be rewarded regardless of their geographic location. His proposed legislation asks the secretary of defense to produce a report by March 1 « examining the current processes for awarding imminent danger pay and hostile fire pay to members of the Armed Forces. »
« It ought to be done by mission or authorities service people are deployed under, or the mission they're being asked to perform, given today's modern warfare and the reality of mission to root out terrorism, as well as other more traditional missions our folks are performing, » said Hudson, who is from Concord. « How do we make it more equitable and more reflect the realities of modern warfare? »
American service members are currently eligible for hostile fire pay of $225 per month if he or she is « subjected to hostile fire or explosion of a hostile mine, » « on duty in an area in close proximity to a hostile fire incident, » or « killed, injured, or wounded by hostile fire, explosion of a hostile mine or any other hostile action, » according to Department of Defense guidelines.
Troops are eligible for imminent danger pay of $225 per month if they are on duty in a designated area. There are currently about three dozen such geographic regions, from obvious ones like Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria to places like Kenya, Israel and parts of Greece, according to a November 2016 defense document.
A service member is eligible for either hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay, but not both, each month, and imminent danger pay can be pro-rated by the number of days of service in a designated area.
The U.S. was involved in counterterrorism activities in 76 countries from 2015 to October 2017, according to the Cost of War project at Brown University. That figure includes countries with U.S. bases used for counterterrorism activity, training, combat troops and air/drone strikes.
Robert Wilkie, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, approved the additions of Niger, Mali and parts of Cameroon to the list of imminent danger pay countries on March 5. Wilkie grew up in Fayetteville while his father was stationed at Fort Bragg. He's now President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of Veterans Affairs.
He made their additions retroactive to June 7, 2017.
« Mr. Wilkie determined that personnel conducting operations in these countries and regions meet one or more of the criteria payment of IDP, i.e., members of the Armed Forces on duty in an area are subject to the threat of physical harm or imminent danger because of civil insurrection, civil war, terrorism, or wartime conditions, » according to a Defense Department spokeswoman.
Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, Staff Sgt. Bryan Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson and Sgt. La David Johnson were killed in an ambush in Niger in early October by members of the Islamic State group. The Army posthumously authorized hostile-fire pay for the four.
Geographic designations, Hudson said, can lead to tricky diplomatic problems with countries not wanting to be considered « combat zones » or the U.S. not wanting to tag them as such.
"They should be paying our troops imminent danger pay any place a member of the U.S. military has been killed, whether the administration admits they are in combat or not, » said Jon Soltz, chairman of VoteVets, a progressive veterans' group.
Hudson's amendment was included in the House version of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. It was not included in the Senate version. A conference committee — Hudson is on the committee — will work out disagreements between the two bills and the compromise bill will be voted on again by both chambers.
Hudson said he first became aware of the issue after talking with members of the 3rd Special Forces Group, which is based at Fort Bragg. Since July of 2015, the 3rd Special Forces Group has been assigned to Africa, which is becoming a larger part of the fight against terrorism.
He said he wants the Department of Defense to weigh in and his proposal will make that happen.
« We're asking 3 basic questions: Do you agree given the realities of today's modern warfare? If you do agree with me, how would you do it? If you want to do it, can you do it yourself or do you need congressional action? » Hudson said.
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Yong Chen, UCI history professor and China Beat contributor, was one of several of our regular contributors to attend the Beijing Forum, an international meeting of scholars to discuss vital issues facing the world. This year's theme for the conference was "The Harmony of Civilizations and Prosperity for All" ("文明的和谐与共同繁荣") and aimed at promoting the development of the social sciences and humanities in the Asia-Pacific region.
While in Beijing, Yong Chen gave a talk on "Chinese-Americans and the American Government." A report about this talk has been posted (in Chinese) by Yong's former Beijing University classmate, Yang Yusheng, at the website Academic Criticism (学术批评网). You can check out the full report here.
As mentioned in our previous post on "China Beatniks in Beijing," Ken Pomeranz and Jeff Wasserstrom also gave public talks while in Beijing. For a write-up of Wasserstrom's talk "Tale of Two Cities" (written by another regular China Beat contributor), see Jeremiah Jenne's post at Jottings:
"Professor Wasserstrom, who has also published a volume on student protests in 20th century China, argues that the government is less concerned about the numbers of local protests than they are about the spector of key issues linking the interests of different social classes or geographic areas."
EDIT: For another take on Wasserstrom's talk, see this piece from the Hindustan Times, by a reporter who attended the lecture.


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Guest Post by Rose Zgodzinski
Over the past decade Art Basel Miami has evolved into a contemporary art extravaganza and It will launch its 11th season this year on Dec 6th to 9th in the Miami area.
Originally established in 1970 as a way to showcase contemporary art in Europe as Art Basel (Switzerland), Art Basel Miami Beach was set up in 2002 as a sister show to forge stronger geographic links with art enthusiasts in the Americas.
The art festivities during Art Basel week are a visual feast with the Art Basel Fair at the Miami Beach Convention Center the main course. 260 international galleries and over 2000 artists will be showing 20th and 21st century art.
But there is much more on the menu in Miami over the next few days—so far I have counted 23 additional Art Fairs, 16 in the city and 7 on the beach. Because so many art people are in town over the course of Art Basel, a profusion of Art Fairs have sprouted into existence in Miami's nearby art districts.
If you've never visited this part of the world before, the art deco hotels on the beach, some of which will be hosting Art Fairs, are also tour-worthy.
It's not just the added boost of the Florida sun that makes this event so invigorating. It's great to be able to recharge the creative batteries and all this non-stop art just makes you want to get back to the studio and dig in.
I'm happy to be offering a taste by sharing my impressions and photos of Art Basel Miami over the next few days.
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31 day Photo Challenge Part 3
Written by marietait34 // April 12, 2015 // Photography // 8 Comments
Well I managed to take a picture every day but some days it was a bit difficult. I resorted to taking a picture of some biscuits one day because I was really busy and was out for dinner. I think I have learned a lot but I still have a long way to go. My goal is to be able to take a good picture, a lot more quickly than I have been doing. I don't think I have much of an eye for setting up my shots so until I get better I am going to cheat and look at Pinterest for ideas, as if I don't waste enough time on Social Media! If you click on an image it will make it bigger and you will be able to see the pictures as a slideshow.


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It's that time again. Another round of holidays to beat down your wallet. Every year, the cream rises to the top in each product category as gamers everywhere vote with their hard earned dollars. High Ground Gaming has selected the best of the best gaming accessories, peripherals, and more for our second annual holiday gift guide. You'll be hard pressed to find anything that outperforms our top picks for each category.
Whether your shopping for yourself or a fellow gamer, there's something for every one. Part I features our top picks for PC gamers and Part II further down the page features the top picks for console gamers.
Holiday Gift Guide Part I: PC Gaming Top Picks
We've selected 1 clear winner and 3 runners-up in each category of the PC Gaming Top Picks.
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8. Top Xbox Bundle: Xbox One S 1TB Assassin's Creed Origins Bundle
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Central Methodist University Wind Band, Linn Memorial Methodist Church on April 28, 2013
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Celebration! for Concert Band is a festive work of commemoration. Since the beginning of time, we have celebrated our beloved ones and our most special occasions with music and dance. This work brings together elements of different music and dance traditions from jazz to techno.
Three marimba solos articulate the three sections of the composition. From the vivacious outer sections to the slow inner one, different instruments from the ensemble are featured in evocative expressive solos.


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The East Midlands is located in the region of Eastern half of the traditional Midlands of England -United Kingdom, and comes under the first level of NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) in UK. The place stretches across the combined areas of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, and Leicestershire and some parts of the Lincolnshire. Loosely some parts of the City of Peterborough, North Lincolnshire, and Cambridgeshire can also be included in East Midlands. The place has large deposits of limestone and an abundance of volcanic rocks. Around 25 percent of the cement supply of the whole country comes from East Midlands.
East Midlands is a vast place to visit and offers a confluence of various cultures and disciplines. So as to explore the contemporary as well as the old exhibits here, you need a flexible means of tranportation that is readily available for your use. Arrange a car for rent in East Midlands so that you can roam around the place without any restrictions according to your own program schedule.
Derbyshire and Lincolnshire are the two most outstanding places in East Midlands that offer variety of interesting places of attraction. In Derbyshire some of the places worth visiting are the Chatsworth House and Gardens, UNESCO World Heritage Site-The Derwent valley mills, Buxton, and Matlock. Rent a car in East Midlands to visit other interesting places such as Burghley and Belton House, and Church and Cathedral in the Lincolnshire.
The Peak District National Park in East Midlands is highly famous and is visited by more than 10 million people from all over the world annually. The place is well –known for its beauty and history. Stamford is a small town located to the south-west periphery of Lincolnshire and is remarkably beautiful. The town is quite ancient and offers opulent display of age-old cathedrals and churches. Some other places of interest include the beautiful market town of Ashbourne and the castle and forest area in the Nottingham. Nottingham forest was designated as the the official hunting grounds for the royalty by King William the Conqueror. Sherwood Forest is equally famous because of its association with the legend of Robin Hood. Hire a car in East Midlands to visit all these wonderful places of beauty and culture.
Since the place of East Midlands is stretched far and wide, the attractions are multiple. But even then you can always spare some time to visit the nearby cities that are equally interesting such as Carlton, Arnold, Long Eaton, Derby, Melton Mowbray. Book a car rental in East Midlands and explore to your hearts content.
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Started in 2014, the King Wolf Swim (KWS) is a 5 km point-to-point open water swim across the St. Lawrence River/Lake Ontario from Kingston to Wolfe Island, Ontario. It is held annually on the first Saturday in July. Easily accessible from Toronto, Ottawa and Syracuse, this is a great swim for more experienced open water swimmers! Complete the swim, enjoy lunch on the island, then take the ferry back to Kingston.
Kick-off the summer with this is community favourite!
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British Car Show Time !
The British Automotive Membership of Charleston began in 1983 with Michael Carnell and a handful of friends who enjoyed hanging out in his garage and tinkering with Brit vehicles. OBSERVE: The Toronto Triumph Club, organizers of British Automotive Day, have no financial reference to Parks Ontario and Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Just the identical, you can always use the findings of this study to justify owning a green automotive. Good-looking Dack and his equivalent twin brother, Dirk, have been found by Loretta Young and had a one season stint on her show in 1962.
No matter, although, the present was fun to look at and made stars out Ricardo and his pint dimension co star Herve Villechaize. If a supplier was promoting a automotive that was within the top 10 it could be a great selling point to the shopper. Then we have the whip and, should you're pondering alongside suggestive lines, the car bursting via the paper ring is – nicely – you realize.
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Today I am honored to introduce our client actress Suzanne Ford, and share with you her secrets how she manages to look SO incredibly good and get her skin camera ready.
"An actor since she was a small child, Suzanne trained in New York with Stella Adler and William Esper. She has appeared in over 100 stage productions there, on tour and in regional theatres around the country. On stage in Los Angeles she recently appeared as Polly in "Other Desert Cities" at International City Theatre and as Goneril in "King Lear" at Pacific Resident Theatre, and has also performed at The Laguna Playhouse, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, Rogue Machine and The Black Dahlia.
In Hollywood she has worked extensively in television and film, guest starring on shows including "Grey's Anatomy," "The Mindy Project," "The Middle," "Monk," "Bones," "How I Met Your Mother," "House," "That 70s Show," "Las Vegas," "Friends" and many others.
Feature film work includes leading roles in independent films including "Manson Family Vacation" with Jay Duplass, "Jack & Cocaine," "MoniKa," "God's Country" "Darkening Sky" with Rider Strong, "Uncross the Stars" with Barbara Hershey and Ron Perlman, and "Of Silence" with writer/director/star Jeremiah Sayys. She has also appeared in "The Apparition," starring Ashley Greene and Tom Felton, "The Informers," starring Kim Basinger, Mickey Roarke, Brad Renfroe and Billy Bob Thornton, and "You, Me & Dupree," starring Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson and Michael Douglas.
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Camera-Ready Skin, by actress Suzanne Ford
"As anyone toiling in the "on camera" side of the entertainment industry will tell you, these days it's more crucial than ever to have perfect skin. Today's hyper-resolution technologies—like HD—can be brutal; there's nothing left to the viewer's imagination! Every pore, sag, wrinkle and blemish is magnified. To counteract this dilemma takes nothing less than cutting-edge skin care.
Enter Diana. I rejoiced when I found her, because I finally had an effective weapon in my arsenal. The day after my first facial with her I had a movie shoot, and looked (and therefore felt) fantastic. I was hooked! Ever since, whenever I have a big event—whether it's an important meeting, PR function, television gig or film job, I go to Diana for the miracle I know she'll perform.
My favorite of her fantastic treatments is the wonderful All-Natural Age Management with Micro-Current. Like many other women my age (older than 40, OK?) I'm concerned about texture, wrinkle prevention and brightness, but also mainly about firmness and lift. This treatment does it all—with amazing serums like Oxygen Plasma, Hyaluronic Acid, Peptides and Vitamin C—but also with micro-current and LED light equipment that visibly tightens and lifts. It's a two-hour treatment that is worth every second, as it not only looks great right away, but also lasts for days afterward.
Along with a fabulous and very thorough traditional facial (her hands are amazing) using the highest quality, organically pure skin care products, Diana takes it up several notches with state-of-the-art microcurrent treatments. Here's where she gets truly game-changing results: fine lines, wrinkles and expression lines diminished, muscles plumped, blood circulation increased by 35%, jowls and double chin reduced, droopy eyelids lifted, lymphatic drainage increased, collagen elastin productivity increased by 45%, pore size minimized, pigmentation reduced, skin surface smoothed, future cell turnover stimulated and the entire face firmed and lifted.
Here's how microcurrent works scientifically: it's a bio-stimulation using small amounts of electricity in various intensities to stimulate muscle and or myo-filament responses. These responses increase ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) and blood flow, in turn encouraging cellular regeneration. In the muscle cell, the blood capillary response improves along with the cell's metabolic rate and growth of collagen. This creates an enhanced environment for blood stimulation, lymphatic stimulation and cellular stimulation through increasing cellular metabolism. In a nutshell, it allows the muscle to fixate better to the bone, and skin to fixate better to muscle, resulting in a more youthful appearance with a lifted and toned look to the skin. As Diana puts it, "It is the total workout for the prevention of aging."
Of course a thoughtful and targeted regular routine can help maintain the miracle—and Diana can help with this, too. My daily skin care regimen now includes serums and creams that Diana has recommended which are not only more effective than the many department store brands I've tried over the years, but also cost less (hello?!) so I'm grateful to her for that, too.
Of course, it's nice to have great skin whether or not you're in front of the camera, but if you ARE a performer your appearance is on the line every day; it's a huge element in your livelihood. And yes, there are many things that are totally out of our control in the entertainment business, but it's nice to know that the beauty of our skin doesn't have to be one of them." -Suzanne Ford
It is hard to explain how I feel when someone so wonderful, like Suzanne Ford talks about me, my products and my treatments with such an appreciation. It brings tears into my eyes and makes my heart beet faster, so that's what you get when you LOVE what you do and your life's passion becomes your everyday work. Cheers!
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President Donald Trump was not aware that his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was being paid to lobby for Turkish interests in the months before the US election, the White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, said Thursday.
"I don't believe that was known," Spicer said when asked whether Trump knew about Flynn's work before he appointed Flynn to his Cabinet.
In an interview with Fox News on Thursday night, Vice President Mike Pence said he was not aware either and that he only first heard about it as reports surfaced Thursday that Flynn had registered as a foreign agent with the Justice Department earlier this week.
Fox News' Bret Baier asked Pence whether he would have "had to fire Flynn anyway"— even if Flynn had not misled him about his conversations with Russia's ambassador to the US in December — because he was paid over $500,000 "to lobby, essentially, for Turkey" from August to November.
"Hearing that story today was the first I'd heard of it," Pence said, adding that he "fully" supported "the decision that President Trump made to ask for General Flynn's resignation."
But Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent Pence a letter on November 18 requesting more information about the potential conflicts of interest posed by Flynn's lobbying work.
Cummings sent the letter four days after both The Daily Caller and Politico reported that Flynn's consulting firm, Flynn Intel Group Inc., had been hired to lobby for Turkish interests.
"Recent news reports have revealed that Lt. Gen. Flynn was receiving classified briefings during the presidential campaign while his consulting firm, Flynn Intel Group, Inc., was being paid to lobby the U.S. Government on behalf of a foreign government's interests," Cummings wrote.
"Lt. Gen. Flynn's General Counsel and Principal, Robert Kelley, confirmed that they were hired by a foreign company to lobby for Turkish interests, stating: 'They want to keep posted on what we all want to be informed of: the present situation, the transition between President Obama and President-Elect Trump.' When asked whether the firm had been hired because of Lt. Gen. Flynn's close ties to President-elect Trump, Mr. Kelley responded, 'I hope so.'"
Pence's office did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Rep. Cummings told Business Insider through his office that he believes "the problems that have occurred with Lt. General Flynn" could have been avoided had Pence heeded his warnings.
"In addition to being in the press, I warned the Vice President directly three months ago about the conflicts created by Lt. General Flynn's company lobbying on behalf of Turkish interests," Cummings said.
"If the Vice President had heeded my warnings, it's clear now he could have prevented the problems that occurred with Lt. General Flynn. Republicans in Congress are doing a disservice to the White House and our national security interests by not conducting rigorous and serious oversight of the administration, especially to help catch issues early and address them."
Flynn's client, Turkish businessman Ekim Alptekin, denied working on behalf of the Turkish government and said he disagreed with Flynn's decision to register as a foreign agent with the Department of Justice.
"I disagree with the filing," Alptekin, who paid Flynn's firm just over $500,000 for the four months of lobbying, told the Associated Press on Friday. "It would be different if I was working for the government of Turkey, but I am not taking directions from anyone in the government."
Alptekin is a member of a Turkish economic relations board run by an appointee of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Flynn's firm was tasked with lobbying the US government to extradite Fetullah Gulen — a Turkish cleric living in Pennsylvania who Erdogan believes is responsible for planning last year's attempted coup and generally fomenting dissent inside Turkey.
Flynn argued in an op-ed article for The Hill, published November 8, that Gulen helmed a "vast global network" that "has all the right markings to fit the description of a dangerous sleeper terror network."
"From Turkey's point of view, Washington is harboring Turkey's Osama bin Laden," Flynn wrote.
The Obama administration said it would not extradite Gulen until Turkey provided the necessary evidence of his complicity in the coup, but Trump has not said how he plans to address the issue, if at all.


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Welcome to 2011 at the Wakefield Marketplace!
Our crafters are all busy working the winter months producing new and exciting items for the 2011 season.
Our farmers are all buried deep under a mound of seed catalogs picking tasty varieties of good healthy veggies to start growing for you in 2011!
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Welcome to the 5D Shift Project: Openhand's Advanced Spiritual Program
Welcome to Openhand's 5D Shift Project, a framework for your progressive evolution of consciousness into Earth's New Paradigm of Being.
The 5D Shift Project is offered through a sequence of three incremental courses, three interrelated books, this web portal and our facilitator network. It's about supporting your shift into the Higher 5D Paradigm. Ignite your passion!
The Openhand work has been around here in the 3D some 15 years now, and after countless explorations, iterations and unfoldings with people like you around the world, the 5D Shift project is perfectly geared to supporting your journey of unfolding.
Openhand - a Higher Dimensional Presence
Openhand is an integrated energy of Enlightened Masters through the ages - a "Team" of consciousness - gathered here to support your shift into the Higher Paradigm. It works by resonating your authentic soul frequency for you to integrate, and the activation of karmic blockages so as to facilitate peeling away what limits.
Advanced Course Work Guided by Higher Dimensional Bridge: "Open"
Our course work is carried out in small groups of around 12, guided by Open, who is a Higher Dimensional Bridge, harnessing the enlightened energy of "Openhand" to support you. His approach is to use intuitive meditation techniques, and self realisation exercises to align you with your soul. Working with the Openhand Team through the field, he is skilled at activating and removing karmic past life blockages. The integrated energy can resonate, and help you attune, the authentic frequency of your being. Participants find themselves dropping into deep presence and expressing profound beingness, which beneficially infuses into every facet of their lives.
BUT, our work is never about telling you your truth. Rather its the transmission of various evolutionary frequencies, in the written word, spoken on video and audio, or shared through courses and gatherings. It's all about resonating higher frequencies of being, that you feel inside yourself, that are yours, which express your truth out into the world. What's real for you?
Open, together with the Openhand energy, is constantly touring the World to support the Shift...Check Openhand's Upcoming Events
Generally, Openhand courses have common threads of activity...
- in-depth exploration of the nature of the self including the absolute, the soul, our chakra system, inner child and false self identities, kundalini and spirit-light-body activation
- deep exploration of the profound nature of reality combining direct spiritual experience with grounded scientific understanding
- energy processing to dissolve internal blockages, conditioned limiting behaviours, energy implants and past life karma
- the unveiling, unfolding, activation and empowerment of previously dormant, concealed or veiled gifts of beingness
- self realisation exercises, guided meditations, soul stirring ceremony with group and individual interaction.
5D Shift Project: Graded courses for evolution
Here at Openhand, we observe that our spiritual evolution takes place through key stages. So the courses in our 5D Shift Project are geared purposefully in a sequential way, as a framework for your inquiry, so as to facilitate those expansions of consciousness...
- Openhand stage 1 - "BREAKTHROUGH Intensive":
Understanding and Activating your Spiritual Evolution...full info
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providing a 'spiritual compass' for walking the Spiritual Path in day-to-day life...full info
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The Shift gathers apace
All around the world there's a growing sense of commitment and urgency. People recognise the accelerating breakdown of the old biosphere; the inequity, injustice and greed of the old paradigm; they feel the soul's yearning to find a more equitable life, founded on unconditional love, joy, and mutual respect for all life - a life tuned into the divine hand of the cosmos. Openhand is an energy, that you can connect into anytime, anywhere, anyplace. What's required is an integrated application of how to connect with it. Be aware, it will never tell you your truth, or what to do now. It works by offering an energetic reflection: This is what you're being now, the light and the shadow... what's your highest expression of being?
Right Action then flows from this inquiry.
Here on Openhandweb, we're sharing tools, tips and advice on how to tune into this energy, and how to work with it, to support your maximum potential for unfolding. That's exactly the purpose of Openhand's 5D Shift Project, which we encourage you to get involved in, to support your progressive journey.
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With the speed of money increasing year by year, it can seem like the options for moving it are growing just as fast. But one of the more confusing aspects of the variety of ways in which money travels in 2018 is that some of them are exactly the same, they're just called by many different names. ..
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Readers' Choice Awards 2014: HDTVs and Computer Monitors
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On average, Americans spend over four hours staring at their television and computer displays each day, according to the research firm Millward Brown. For PCMag readers, the number is probably substantially higher. Given that so much time is spent in front of big screens, you should make sure that the ones you're looking at give you a great viewing experience.
In our final PCMag Readers' Choice survey of 2014, we asked you to tell us how satisfied you are with the HDTVs and computer monitors that you use. You told us how satisfied you are overall with your screens, but you also provided feedback on your satisfaction with picture quality, ease of use, reliability, and many other data points. If you're in the market for a new display, use these ratings to help decide which brands will likely provide you with the best experience.
With the holidays around the corner, if you're not in the market for a new television or computer display, perhaps you should be. Screens keep getting larger, resolution keeps improving and costs continue to plummet. Best Buy recently released its Black Friday deals, which include a Samsung 4K Ultra HD television for $900 and a 50-inch Panasonic HDTV for only $200. While these prices are exceptionally low to drive holiday shoppers into Best Buy stores, we are likely going to see very low prices on big bright screens over the next two months and beyond.
Computer monitors are also a great deal these days. At home and in the office, everyone can benefit from running two screens, whether it's two standalone monitors hooked up to a desktop computer, or an additional monitor attached to a laptop or all-in-one PC. You can keep a browser open or a video playing on one display while you do email, work on a spreadsheet, play a game, edit photos, or do just about anything else on the other screen.
Choosing the right television or monitor can be a daunting task. You will undoubtedly see many brands with which you are familiar as well as others that you never heard of (or at least had never realized were in the display business). Fortunately, your fellow PCMag readers have provided the feedback to let you know which companies' displays have a bright future and which are a little dim.
The PCMag Readers' Choice survey for HDTVs and Computer Monitors was in the field from October 11, 2014 through October 31, 2014. For more information on how the survey is conducted, read the survey methodology.
Each person who completed the survey was entered into a drawing to win a HP Chromebook 11 with Wi-Fi and Verizon LTE valued at $299.
You can win, too! Want to participate in future survey sweepstakes? Click here and sign up for the Readers' Choice survey email list to receive invitations.


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Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin that is associated with metabolism and is needed for production of red blood cells and DNA. B12 injections for weight loss and vitamin b12 weight loss supplements can provide energy and boost your metabolism.


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It's almost that time of year to head back to campus for another year of textbooks and exams. We want to give you the chance to win some gear courtesy of our amazing partners so you can go back to school in style. Enter our Big Back to School giveaway and you could win 1 of 2 prize packs!
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There are several reasons a warm car may stall, including vapor lock, an overheating fuel pump and ignition coils that are cutting out. Overheating ignition coils may also cause a car to stall when warm.
Vapor lock occurs when the fuel pump does not deliver enough pressure, and the fuel begins to boil in the fuel lines. When this occurs, the fuel begins to vaporize, and no matter what type of engine the car has, it cannot run on only vapors.
If the engine of the car is fuel injected, it may stall when warm due to it not receiving power from the electric fuel pumps. If the fuel pump does not get power, it cannot move the fuel through the system. This can occur in either the fuel pump relay or the automatic shutdown relay, so drivers should check both parts.
Overheating engine coils cutting out may also cause a car to stall when warm. To test this, the driver should check to see if there is a spark in the engine by cranking it. If it is working, a spark and sound occurs. If the car passes this test, the stalling may be caused by an overheating ignition switch. If the key or ignition lock are hot after attempting to start the car, this is likely the cause.


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West Sussex Classic Wedding Cars - Rolls Royce
We pride ourselves on the quality of our cars, our professional and friendly service and our attention to detail, which ensure the highest satisfaction level for our clients on their memorable day.
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RTB Band's version of Blood of My Enemies
In 2016 Ross The Boss was focused on finding the right guys who have the chops to do a full set of Manowar covers and want to tour as much as possible. As soon as he found them, he hit the road. The new band just recorded "Blood of My Enemies" to give you a taste of what you can expect to see live in your town as they embark on the 2017 "Discipline of Steel" tour.
Follow singer Marc Lopes on facebook for pop up live updates! Ross just declared former Manowar drummer Rhino "The Greatest Drummer in the World" on his facebook! Metal veteran Mike LePond on bass is on there too.


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I read a few of the postings on Courtney's blog and am truly honored to be part of such a elite group know as Chris and Courtney's friends. Anna K and I cherish your your friendship - we are lucky to know you.
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Next course was the Pan-fried Wagyu Beef & Chicken Roll, served with Lotus Leaf Rice. Japanese Enoki mushrooms were cleverly disguised in the tender meat rolls, with special sauce dribbled on them. As the oyster-based sauce was rather rich, it kinda left the lotus leaf rice rather blend. With drum-rolls in my heart, the much-awaited king of crab roes finally arrived at our table, professionally cut. In the masterful hands of Li Bai's chef, the rich & distinct taste of the hairy crab flown in from Jiang Su province, were preserved & highlighted. At S$53 each (about 240g), it's another marvelous epicurean experience & I was slurping with joy.
After our crabby side order, we ended the decent meal with the Special Dessert of the Day - Mango in Sago. Hairy Crab lovers, check out my post on this renown crustacean @ It's The Hairy Crab Season!
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Extension:Gather/Renaming survey
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A survey has been run by the design research team to help decide the best naming for a feature that corresponds to Extension:Gather's functionality, which enables logged in users to create and share listed of Wikipedia articles. Suggested names were: Stacks, Boards, Sets, and Collections, where collections scored 61% of the votes. You can view the exact survey on Qualtrics here
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We asked reader volunteers to choose the name that best fits this concept as they understand it. There were four choices with randomized presentation order.
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How do you interact with Wikipedia?
|I read wikipedia and have never contributed content
|I read Wikipedia and have contributed content a little, but not frequently
|I read Wikipedia and contribute content frequently
|I don't interact with Wikipedia at all
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How did you understand the feature?
- Collections is more close to the natural way that I think of a list of items.
- It's a collection of multiple articles in specific folders.
- A method of collecting relevant articles into one cohesive unit.
- stacks, because all similar links or article links are stacked up and can be accessed at one go.
- I just choosing ,I don't really understand the concept
- Public collections of articles. Kinda like playlists, Wikipedia-style. (I might actually suggest a play-of-words off of "playlist," actually."Readlists" or something.)
- Readers interested in x are also interested in y grouped by areas oft interest
- This feature allows editors to create collections of articles around certain themes, and readers to find these collections (although I'm not sure how they're selected for my viewing).
- It is a way for you to categorize your interest and share your interest with your friends.
- Information graph
- I can access an area of wikipedia where i see collections of different elements, I assume taken from wikipedia contents, as they are collected either by some other user i'm following or by myself
- It's choosing by different types of music.
- Libraries. Because it's a collection of collection of articles.
- A group of interests that I return to often
- A collection is a non-hierarchical group of items within a certain category.
- It's a way of bookmarking your favorite pages. I would call it "favorites" or "bookmarks."
- Facilitates research on topics of interest and compiles past research into groups for future reference.
- Personal lists of articles of interest
- Collections of articles that are related and were chosen by users like playlists
- Boards like a blog of music or stuff you like.
- Something like a bookmarking system in wikipedia.
- Grouping together related wikipedia articles, based on the title of the collection/set/stack
- Reminds me of Amazon's "people who looked at this ALSO looked at THESE products" gambit. It pushes you in a certain direction, anticipating your future possible interests based on recorded past choices.
- Connected but not the same means collection to me.
- It's providing a link to other Wikipedia users' recorded interests.
- A collection of interesting things, from my point of view. A sort of bookmark collection
- It is like Pinterest board. Someone's collection of different wiki articles.
- I think it's a way of creating a favorites list but I'm not sure. I don't know what "New feature" means in the menu that appears so I'm not sure what I would be creating.
- User-created collections of related Wikipedia articles
- Users can create groupings of Wikipedia content that they are interested in.
- You are able to create "categroies" and move articles to each pertaining category.
- It's like Pinterest for Wikipedia content.
- An experiment in trying to personalize wikipedia.
- It seems like a place you find similar articles which fit your interests!
- This concept is quite good but it would be better if wikipedia can make wiki app for internet searcher like me then it can be easier for users to search in wikipedia
- Boards. As I believe. Would be different 'pages' boarded info
- In My understanding "Boards" means what I am interested in at the moment. I could have several topics on my desk which I am interested, therefor it would make more sense to using word such as Boards.
- The concept appears similar to the flipboard app where similar topics (from same or different source) are grouped under one single heading.
- No, I barely understand it
- I see it as similar to a playlist that you might share publicly, only with articles. I like the idea of calling it a collection because of the word's library connotation.
- Collections best describes the concept because they are lists curated by individual people. The concept is curating select articles for a purpose.
- I like the concept of sets better than stacks or collections; boards are my least favorite. The concept is groupings of information created by *Wikipedia users using wiki information based on a common theme. For example there can be a set for music, places, people or ideas. Such sets could be created by anyone and people with a Wikipedia Account could follow people who create such sets. While boards seems like a common analogy with *Pinterest and the like, it doesn't seem appropriate for Wikipedia. However I'm not a big Pinterest to user. Collections almost seem right, but you're not collecting anything; it's really aggregation, hence sets.
- The three sets of articles have nothing to do with each other. Thriller as in taking a challenge climbing a mountain and thriller as in radical thinking are just too far fetched. Neither would I be listening to thriller if I was a climbing a mountain. I was say Stacks because you're just putting it on top of each other. It took me a while to see where it was going. They are only slightly related to each other with the thriller concept.
- To me this seems like a 'top ten' list or perhaps something more along the lines of 'here is what I found interesting' I guess to me it seems like the website algorithm which shows you what other people who also selected this particular item are also clicking on.. except specifically user generated rather than generated indirectly from user input
- It's a stack of related articles that the reader might find interesting. Awesome concept!
- A group of entity types
- Articles organized by topics, ability to follow topics.
- A series of cascading links which allow you to follow some aspect of an original question in different directions
Further names extracted from survey or suggested by community[edit]
- Readlists
- Playlists
- Bookmarks
- Favorites


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Located on the main street of Westport, just 2 minutes' walk from the town centre and a 10 minute drive from the airport. Westport is just over one hour's drive from the Karamea and the iconic Oparara Arches, 40 minutes from Punakaiki , and under three hours from Nelson
Guests will experience the true West Coast friendly hospitality offering a relaxed atmosphere while our restaurant offers iconic New Zealand cuisine infused with tastes of the Pacific Basin and offers something for everybody. From fresh NZ Seafood to local sourced meats and delectable vegetables. Desserts that captivate the spirit of Kiwi cuisine and the best service with a good sense of fun
During your stay with us, enjoy leisurely walks along the beach, go off-road on the Outwest's Johnny's Journey, or why not take on the Old Ghost Road, then satisfy your hunger with breakfast or dinner at our onsite Restaurant.


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text: Literary Context Bookmark this page Manage My Reading List The Romantic movement in Britain, Europe, and America provided the broad literary background for the rise of Transcendentalism. Romanticism permeated American literature between 1820 and the end of the Civil War in 1865. It was expressed not only in the writings of the Transcendentalists, but also by their literary contemporaries — James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Walt Whitman — who worked in a variety of genres. Romanticism informed the literature of the period and also gave direction to developments in art, architecture, and music. The landscape paintings of the Hudson River School, for example, and of Washington Allston (1779–1843) — whose work defined art for Margaret Fuller, Elizabeth Peabody, and others among the Transcendentalists — grew out of European Romanticism. Romanticism (or "Romanticisms," as some literary scholars have preferred to term the multiplicity of expressions of the movement) emerged in England and Germany in the late eighteenth century. Influenced by the intuitive philosophy of Kant, Romantic writers looked at literature as an outpouring of the inner spirit, and saw imagination as the means of summoning this spirit. They reacted against classical formalism and symmetry, against rationalism, and against other restrictions on individual expression and imagination. Romantic writers celebrated the freedom of the individual, whom they placed at the center of life and art, and the expression of personal emotion. Perceiving physical objects as representative of spiritual, moral, and intellectual reality, Romantic writers relied heavily on symbolism and allegory. Romantic literature displayed a number of recurrent motifs: the theme of the individual in rebellion; the symbolic interpretation of the historic past; subjects from myth and folklore; the glorification of nature; faraway settings; sentimentalism; the nobility of the uncivilized man (the Native American, for example); admiration for the simple life; the elevation of the common man; a fascination with Gothic themes, with the supernatural and mysterious, with introspection, melancholy, and horror; and a humanitarian political and social outlook. The American experience provided much raw material suited to Romantic interpretation. British Romantic authors William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Thomas Carlyle greatly influenced the New England Transcendentalists. Poets Wordsworth (1770–1850) and Coleridge (1772–1834) together wrote Lyrical Ballads, the first edition of which was issued in 1798. In these poems, Wordsworth and Coleridge presented personal feeling, employed language that reflected the spoken rather than the stylized written word, and focused on both the supernatural and ordinary experience. In his Biographia Literaria (1817) and his Aids to Reflection (1825), Coleridge presented the Kantian distinction between knowledge gained through the senses ("Understanding") and that grasped intuitively ("Reason") and discussed German philosophy. Carlyle (1795–1881) impressed the Transcendentalists with his essays on German literature and philosophy, his translations from Goethe, his Sartor Resartus (1836), The French Revolution (1837), and On Heroes and Hero-Worship (1841). Some of the Transcendentalists had the opportunity to meet Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Carlyle. Emerson met all three of them on his first trip abroad (1832–1833). The Transcendentalists also read German and French Romantic authors, among them Goethe, Richter, Schlegel, Cousin, Chateaubriand, and Madame de Stäel. American Romanticismwas powerfully expressed with the anonymous publication of Emerson's Nature in 1836. This manifesto of Transcendentalism, based on earlier journal entries, sermons, and lectures, was soon followed by the important addresses "The American Scholar" (1837) and the "Divinity School Address" (1838). In "The American Scholar," delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard on August 31, 1837, and published in the same year, Emerson urged self-reliance, self-knowledge, and closeness to nature in the forging of an original American thought and literature. In the "Divinity School Address," delivered at Harvard on July 15, 1838, and first printed in the same year, he exhorted the pursuit of spiritual truth by the individual through intuition rather than through the passive acceptance of traditional religion. The publication of these three "scriptures" of Transcendentalism imparted energy and momentum to the efforts of the movement's proponents. The Transcendental Club was formed in 1836, the year in which Nature was published, providing the opportunity for Emerson, Alcott, Clarke, Parker, Fuller, Ripley, Brownson, Peabody, Thoreau, Very, Cranch, and others to explore their philosophical similarities and differences. Romanticism in the form of Transcendentalism was communicated foremost through the writings of the faithful. Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, and others published lengthy works of a range of types on a variety of subjects, each in its own way an expression of Romantic ideals. The Transcendentalists also conveyed their philosophy, concerns, and creativity through shorter pieces printed in the periodical publications that were important to the intellectual life of the mid-nineteenth century. The Western Messenger, published in Cincinnati and Louisville from 1835 to 1841, included pieces on Unitarianism, Transcendentalism, and German and Oriental literature. In 1838, Orestes Brownson began the Boston Quarterly Review. The Dial, the best-known organ of Transcendentalism, edited by Emerson and Margaret Fuller and published for a time by Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, was issued between 1840 and 1844. The Brook Farm publication The Harbinger commenced in 1845. Theodore Parker founded the Massachusetts Quarterly Review in 1847. The single issue of Elizabeth Peabody's Aesthetic Papers appeared in 1849. The North American Review began publication in 1854, Atlantic Monthly in 1857. Both were later bought by the Boston publishing firm of Ticknor and Fields. Neither publication was strictly a periodical of American Transcendentalism, but both included pieces by Emerson, Thoreau, and others. (Ticknor and Fields were major publishers, handling the work of such nineteenth century American authors as Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Holmes, Longfellow, and Lowell.) The flowering of Transcendentalism was only one American expression of Romanticism — albeit the strongest one — in the period between 1820 and 1865. Moreover, the literary presentation of Romantic themes and ideas was not confined only to New England authors. Novelist James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851) vividly wrote about the frontier experience, life at sea, America's past, the wilderness, and the individual's relation to society. His Leatherstocking Series was published between 1823 and 1841. A critic of Transcendentalism and an opponent of abolition and reform, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) had nevertheless been influenced by Coleridge in his approach to literary criticism. His poetry conveyed intense emotion; his stories were full of mystery and horror. Popular poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) wrote personal sonnets, took history as subject matter (his narrative poem Evangeline was published in 1847), and drew upon Native American legend in his poem The Song of Hiawatha (1855). Although not a Transcendentalist, Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) spent a substantial portion of his life among Transcendentalists. Married to Sophia Peabody, sister of Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, he lived in Concord from 1842 to 1845, at the height of the Transcendental movement, and again later in life. He was also a resident of Brook Farm. His romances and stories, rich with symbolism and allegory, focused on the individual, explored morality, dealt with historical subjects, and examined the effect of the past upon the present. Herman Melville (1819–1891) wrote narratives drawing upon his personal experiences in exotic places and his knowledge of life at sea. His Moby-Dick (1851) was atmospheric, evocative, allegorical, symbolic, an exploration of good and evil — the embodiment of Romantic literature. Poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892) was deeply moved by Emerson's thought and writing. His Leaves of Grass (1855) extolled the individual in the person of the poet himself and celebrated personal expression, freedom, and the intuitive understanding of the world. Whitman went far beyond the Transcendental vision in assigning a place of importance to sensuality. All of these voices of Romanticism, and other writers as well (Washington Irving, William Gilmore Simms, William Cullen Bryant, Nathaniel Parker Willis, and John Greenleaf Whittier among them), contributed to the development of that vigorous national thought and expression that Emerson had envisioned in 1837 in "The American Scholar." The Romantic impulse played a major role in the mid-nineteenth century blossoming of American literature and art that has been called the American Renaissance.


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Russian Revolution or October Revolution?
What is the Russian Revolution?
A Brief Summary
By "Russian revolution" scholars refer to two separate events that took place in 1917 which brought to the demise of the Romanovs' tsarist regime and would shape the course of World History for the following seventy years (until 1991, date of the dissolution of the Soviet Union). The first event is the February revolution, which was largely due to spontaneous uprisings of the Saint-Petersburg population and part of the Army, after a mass protest originated by food rationing. The mid to long term causes, however spawned back in time to include a general discontent with the emperor Nicholas II and defeats inflicted to the army during the First World War.
The tragic February events, almost exclusively confined to Saint-Petersburg, resulted nevertheless in the abdication of the Tsar and the end of the Romanov dynasty.
The Provisional Government
Initially the power was taken by a liberal government, composed of noble or rich capitalist, led by prince Lvov. The Moscow Soviet did take part to the coalition, but it still didn't have the influence that would grow of the following months: only after Vladimir Lenin's return from the exile (a fiery come-back – at Saint Petersburg Finland Station – immediately marked by the proclamation of the need of a world-wide revolution) would the Bolshevik strength increase and reach the critical mass needed to force the course of the events in the direction of a socialist revolution. Continue reading "Russian Revolution or October Revolution?"
Alexander Kerensky: The Leader That Never Was
Every revolution has a leader, a hero, a winner. The Chinese Revolution of 1949 marked the success of one man, Mao Zedong; Cuba still widely celebrates his Comandante Fidel Castro, Tehran's major airport is named after the spiritual father of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khomeini and, of course, the Soviet Union for decades cherished the memory of the man who (supposedly) gave the Russian people peace, land and bread: Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by the alias Lenin. But in the crucial months of 1917, after the tsar abdicated and Russia plunged into chaos, another figure emerged, that of Alexander Kerensky. Continue reading "Alexander Kerensky: The Leader That Never Was"
Heidelberg Library Resources on Russian Revolution
Russian revolution is not similar to any other revolution; it was a coordinated planned revolution and the culmination of series of protests, political reformations and civil insurrection succeeded in 1917. Each one of these events that led to the Russian Revolution have their own kind of story, full of mystery, intrigue and drama. There are many fictions, movies, articles, documentaries and scholarly content on Russian Revolution and you may have seen or read some of them. But how can you determine if the information you have retained from watching a movie about the Russian Revolution is based on the truth? How can you evaluate your source of information and identify the most valid and reliable source from those that contain biased or flawed information?
In the first session of our Dissertation Workshops held on September 20 in the computer lab, students learned how to understand if a particular source can be used in their academic paper. This interactive workshop primarily helps the Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy and Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy students to find and evaluate primary and secondary sources of information on political science and international relations.
For instance you may look for primary sources to find photos of Battle of Tsushima and a museum archive can give you access to non-interpreted or unanalyzed picture of this battle:
(source: https://archive.org/details/battleofseaofjap00klad)
If you intend to study a map from the Empire of the Tsars, you may find Eropeana.eu very helpful:
Secondary sources can tell you the story of the Russian Revolution more steps removed from the original photos or museum archived documents. You can use LIRN to get access to the scientific databases and find scholarly or peer-reviewed articles on Russian Revolution.
Rasputin's hypnotic powers, his influence on the last Russian's Tsar and his brutal demise have been always one of the most fascinating side-stories of the Russian Revolution. You may be wondering what the truth about Rasputin mythology is. The following article available on Lirn.net can be absorbing for you:
Pares, B. (1927). Rasputin and the empress: Authors of the russian collapse. Foreign Affairs (Pre-1986), 6(000001), 140.
If you need guidance on using e-Resources and finding more material on Russian Revolution, or you want to attend the next Dissertation Workshop, please contact your Librarian. You can also use other libraries' resources that we provide you for free through the Inter-library loan services.
Please send an email to Ms. Leili Erfanian for more information.
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On the topic of the Russian revolution, see also a brief comment on "A People's Tragedy" – a major classic on the subject – and a short portrait of one of its less known actors, Alexander Kerensky.
"A People's Tragedy: the Russian Revolution 1891-1924"
"A panorama of Russian society on the eve of the revolution and the story of its violent erasure", according to the publisher's note, prof. Figes's main opus on the Russian revolution is huge in scope, thorough in unique research, composed with energy, story aptitude, and human empathy. Starting from the Famine of 1891-1892 and ending in 1924, with the death of Lenin, it argues that by then "the basic elements of the Stalinist regime – the one-party state, the system of terror and the cult of the personality – were all in place". Many view the Russian Revolution as the most noteworthy occasion of the twentieth century. Recognized researcher Orlando Figes presents a scene of Russian culture on the eve of that upset, and after that portrays the account of how these social powers were brutally deleted. Inside the expansive feeds of war and upset are scaled down histories of people, in which Figes takes after the primary players' fortunes as they saw their expectations bite the dust and their reality collide with ruins. Dissimilar to past records that follow the birthplaces of the upset to overextending political powers and beliefs, Figes contends that the disappointment of majority rule government in 1917 was profoundly established in Russian culture and social history and that what had begun as a people's insurgency contained the seeds of its degeneration into savagery and fascism.
2017 is of course the first centenary since the "ten days that shook the world". However, the exact day of the event varies from the original and highly symbolic October 25th according to the Julian calendar to November 7th of the "new style".
A new centenary edition of the book with a new introduction has been published recently, as Figes' text has become a fundamental work, along with others such as The Russian Revolution by Pipes. For an exhaustive bibliography on the topic see its page on the Oxford Bibliographies website.
By the same author, "Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991: A History" follows the life of the Soviet Union from his birth to its collapse. Shorter in length and wider in scope, the book investigates if and how the revolutionary tenets and goals set in 1917 held throughout the subsequent decades, under the short, dense and partly experimental rule of Lenin, through the long, despotic reign of Stalin, all the way to Gorbachev's perestroika and USSR final demise.
The "red October" being a major event in the world history of the nineteenth century, it obviously has a major role in several courses of both our Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy and the Master's in International Relations and Diplomacy. Students of these curricula willing to develop their knowledge about these topics are encouraged to search for further resources (including Figes') on our library's online catalog, on the LIRN portal, at the American Library in Paris (SIU students' membership is paid by Schiller) or at any other of the facilities listed on the Paris campus library page.


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You can use mobile marketing as either a main or an alternative source of income. The tips offered here will keep you up to date on what you can do to see success in mobile marketing.
Do not message your customers randomly. Be sure your message means something to the recipient and that they will welcome the message. You do not want to fail because you send random messages. Customers can get all the funny, cute messages they want from their friends; what they expect from marketers is useful information.
Have QR codes on your printed ads for the more tech-savvy consumers. This way, customers with smart phones can just scan the phone and get access to your website features. QR codes should be printed on all catalogs, business cards, posters, and other marketing materials. If a potential customer is really interested in what you are selling, the QR code will give them the ability to learn more.
Mobile marketing messages should be clear and brief. Make sure they know your message and can absorb it, as quickly as possible!
Make your point but keep it short when it comes to mobile content. Using lengthy landing and product pages, with keyword-stuffed text that goes on and on, will not work well. Be short and concise with mobile marketing.
To recruit testers, ask friends and family. Have them test your site out for simplicity, the effectiveness of your ads and other parts of your campaign. For an unbiased opinion, hire a paid tester.
Your home base is the main element of your campaign. You need to focus on your home base and the people who visit it, whether they are repeat visitors or arriving for the first time. Your business should be focused around your home base, not around your mobile platform. The two of these should complement each other.
Remember to treat people on the telephone how you would like to be treated, like busy people. Adjust your phone etiquette accordingly.
Although many people use their phones for texting, they are not necessarily familiar with the meaning of the abbreviations. If your marketing communications are not easily understood by recipients, the message is not likely to win you any sales.
Allow message recipients to leave feedback about your mobile marketing communications. This offers an excellent opportunity to connect more effectively and interact with your customers. Continue to solicit customer feedback from those who seem willing to give it.
Link your social networking website pages to your business webpage. Don't forget to link your business website to your social networking sites as well. Customers probably will not search for you, however they may check you out on a social networking site.
A/B testing is a great tool you can use for mobile landing pages. Testing is crucial to determine what is and is not working for visitors to your mobile page. Create two different landing pages for your mobile site (A/B) and check to see which is more popular. Move forward with the most successful of the two.
It should be apparent that mobile marketing is pretty complex. You need to be patient and work hard, but the results will be worth the wait. If you keep the above tips in mind, your sales will shoot up like a rocket.