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[trx_column_item align="left"]Our trip to Gujarat covers all the major sites of the Mohenjodaro civilisation in a 9 day tour; and along the way we also take a peek into other aspects of Gujarat.
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Duration : 25th Mar – 2nd April 2017
Type: Archaeology, Heritage, Textile, Wildlife
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Cost : INR 34999 per person
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About this trip
One of the most under explored areas of India, the state of Gujarat has more to offer than meets the eye. The team at Make It Happen are prepared to take you on a tour of this multi-dimensional state to discover a land you may have never known otherwise existed!
It can be asserted that one has not seen India and Pakistan without visiting the sites of the Harappa and Mohenjodaro civilizations in these two countries.Travelling to Harappa / Mohenjodaro sites is key to understanding the life in the Indian subcontinent around 3000 to 1500BC. The Indus valley civilisation is comparable to other ancient civilisations of the world in Mesopotamia (Iraq) and Egypt. Many believe that history of Harappa is not only the history of Indus valley and subsequently of India but a history of mankind and more so the history of Asia.
• Excursions to some of the sites of the Indus Valley civilisation : Lotha & Dholavira.
• Visit the twin crafts villages of Zura & Nirona.
• Visit the Mutwa tribe, famous for their intricate Mutwa embroidery, and the beautiful white desert.
• Explore the vast expanse of white desert in the Great Rann of Kutch.
• Take a Camel Safari from the entry point of the Little Rann of Kutch.
• Visit the Famous Sun Temple in Modhera
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Day 01 : Ahmedabad /Lothal / Sayla :
Lothal city is one of the well known cities of the ancient Indus valley civilization. Overnight stay at Sayla.
Day 02 : Rangpur /Dholavira :
On the basis of archaeological evidences, it is considered that the Harappans had established their full blown civilisation to these 2 sites and lived almost a full life before their culture declined. Night stay at Dholavira.
Day 03 : Dholavira :
Dholavira is even older than the port city of Lothal. The excavations here revealed a number of ancient artifacts, like seals, beads, animal bones, gold, silver, terracotta ornaments and vessels linked to Mesopotamia. There is evidence that the town was an important trade center between other settlements in Sind, Punjab and Western Asia.
The most fascinating discovery of Dholavira is the large inscription, comprising of ten letters in the Indus script. This is considered today as the oldest inscription ever found in the world.
Day 04 : Bhuj :
On the way we will be visiting Lamail Khatri, a national award winner for his Ajrakh Prints, and Dhaneti, famous for its Ahir embroidery work. At Bhuj, local sightseeing would cover the Aaina Mahal, the Prag Mahal, the Kutch Museum etc.
Day 05 : Hodka :
On the way, we visit the Mutwa tribe, famous for their intricate Mutwa embroidery, themed around tiny mirrors, and the beautiful white desert.
Day 06 : Nirona / Bhuj :
We visit the twin crafts villages of Zura & Nirona this day, home to several master craftsmen practicing their trade and honing it to an art form.
We also visit the city of Mandvi, a city of merchants and seamen, representing the true Gujarat-Lutchi culture, with a 400 year old ship building industry and clean beaches. We visit the Vijay Vilas palace, Mandvi Beach and the ship building yard. Overnight stay at Bhuj.
Day 07 : Little Rann of Kutch :
In the monsoon, the Great and the Little Rann of Kutch are inundated with water. As they dry in winter, the land gets converted into a salt-encrusted desert landscape interspersed with elevated areas called "Bets" or islands that are vegetated as they fall above the water-level and wetlands. This unique landscape harbours a rich and varied birdlife typical of the habitat.
We stay at self contained huts for a true Rann experience. We would tour the villages of the Vadiara Rabari, Koli and Bhairwad tribes, and also visit some semi-nomadic groups like the Mirs and Bajanias in Zainabad.
The highlight of the trip would be our visit to the Wild Ass sanctuary, home to the Indian Wild Ass, and to several other species such as Nilgais, Black buck, the Indian Wolf as well as many bird species, including the Macqueen?s Bustard, which make this place a bird watcher?s paradise.
Day 08 : Modhera / Patan / Ahmedabad :
The Sun temple at Modhera, far less well known than the one at Konark, and far more off the beaten track, is an architectural land mark. We also pass through Patan, a little town with faded wooden houses and remarkable Jain temples, and Sidhpur, home to one of the 5 holiest lakes in India, the Bindu Sarovar.
Day 09 : Ahmedabad :
The last day we visit several of the local arts and crafts landmarks before embarking on our way back.
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Closest Airport: Ahmedabad Closest Railway Station: Ahmedabad Best for:Archaeology, Heritage, Textile, Wildlife.
Duration: 8 nights/ 9 days


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A guide to business blog benefits using non-marketing language.
Anytime I talk to new clients, friends and family – who aren't marketers – about blogging for business is always an interesting conversation. And by interesting I mean painful. And by painful I mean it always goes something like this…
A typical conversation about business blogs with non-marketers:
Right when I think they understand what blogging is, they all seem to start looking a certain way: they press their lips together, squint their eyes a bit and slowly nod their heads, as if solving a complicated math equation in their mind or trying to recall what they forgot to include on a grocery list.
But I get it. Not everyone is a marketer, and only a fraction of marketers are actual writers and copywriters that focus on writing blogs. At least in my circles. So, I happen to like those discussions, because they make me feel as if I'm doing something that's ground-breaking in marketing. In reality, business blogs aren't ground-breaking and they aren't new. But they are powerful.
Business blogs have been around for years. HubSpot dates the origin of blog writing back to 1994, but, in reality, it was much later that it has really taken off as an essential marketing practice.
You want a short answer or a long answer?
Short answer.
Because your clients expect you to.
Long answer.
Writing and posting regular, relevant and interesting blogs for your audience is a powerful strategy to promote and grow your business online. Whatever business you are in, product-based or service-based, you're missing out if you aren't producing content – business blogs. Let's take a look some of the biggest reasons why every business should have a blog on their website. Even if that's the only type of online marketing that you do.
Let's say you are a local business in Toronto, supplying air duct cleaning service to homeowners all over the GTA. And let's say I just had a minor renovation project and decide that it might be time to get ducts cleaned in my home. Knowing very little about the air duct cleaning service and the available providers in my area, the VERY FIRST THING I'll do is consult Google. Right on my phone.
I'll type in something along the lines of:
About air duct cleaning
Which air duct cleaning is best in Toronto
What to know about air duct cleaning
People research before they buy. As many as 89% of people research and read blogs before buying anything. In fact 47% of buyers viewed at least 3-5 pieces of content before reaching out to a company.
So what does that mean?
If you are an air duct cleaning provider, you need to appear at the top of search results in Google, once your prospective customer has typed in their query. And the search results should include an article – a blog that will answer the customer's question they typed in.
Below are the first 8 search results that appeared in Google, when I typed in what to know about air duct cleaning. And that's exactly what I was looking for! I want to understand the basics about the cleaning process and who is the best provider in my area before booking.
Three of these search results are blogs from air duct cleaning service. I'm more likely to read articles from these service providers rather than click on their websites if they simply appeared as a list of companies, providing an air duct cleaning service. So, business blogs increase the number of indexed pages on your website, which helps boost search engine rankings and drive more traffic to your site.
NOW IN PLAIN ENGLISH: the more you produce quality consistent articles/business blogs about your services, products or your industry, the more you increase your chances to show up at the top of Google search results of your prospective customers. That's because Google and other search engines trust and reward businesses that produce fresh, relevant and educational content and meeting the needs of online searchers.
As we already established, people research online before they commit to a purchase of a product or service. 81% of online consumers consider blogs as trusted sources of information and advice.
Because of their nature. Blogs tend to be more personal, conversational, and informal. Unlike other pages of your website, which are most likely a lot more business-like, the style of business blog pages is usually more relaxed.
Having a blog on your website is your opportunity to let your audience get to know the personality of your brand and the human side of your business. It makes you seem more approachable, while satisfying the need of your audience in providing the information they are searching for.
Going back to the example of air duct cleaning service, I found three companies that had a business blog page on their website, packed with valuable information that covered topics like:
- Allergic reactions from mold in air ducts
- Benefits of air duct cleaning in different seasons
- Why air duct cleaning is a must for every homeowner
- What should a consumer look for when searching for an air duct service provider
- What are the advantages of air duct cleaning
- Tips to improve your indoor air quality
- How to eliminate biohazardous waste
- Carpet cleaning techniques
- Understanding air duct cleaning basics
- Clean-up after home renovation
- How to remove mold
See what they did there?
As a prospective customer of an air duct cleaning service, I was looking for basic information to understand how this service works and what's important for me to know as a buyer. The information that these companies provided on their business blog pages covered a much bigger ground than what I was looking for originally. I didn't even think about seasonality factor in duct cleaning and other facts.
And that's why blogs are important for your business. They build trust and position you as a reputable authority and a trusted source of information in the eyes of the consumer. According to Hubspot, blogs have been rated as the 5th most trusted source for accurate online information.
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For the first quarter of 2019, U.S. pork exports continued to be slowed by trade barriers while beef exports were only slightly below last year's record pace, according to March data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). U.S. lamb exports trended significantly higher than a year ago.
Pork exports totaled 211,688 mt in March, down 7% from a year ago, valued at $520.7 million (down 15%). First quarter exports were 6% below last year's pace in volume (600,268 mt) and down 14% in value ($1.47 billion).
Related: Drovers: First Quarter Beef Exports Below Last Year's Pace
Pork export value averaged $48.55 per head slaughtered in March, down 15% from a year ago. For January through March, export value averaged $46.15 per head, down 16% from the first quarter of 2018. March exports accounted for 25.6% of total U.S. pork production and 22.7% for muscle cuts only – down from 27.5% and 23.5%, respectively in March 2018. First quarter exports accounted for 24.4% of total pork production (down from 26.6%) and 21.3% for muscle cuts (down from 23%).
Since mid-2018, most U.S. pork entering Mexico has faced a 20% retaliatory duty imposed in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. This turn of events ended six consecutive years of record export volumes to Mexico, and early 2019 is showing no signs of relief. First quarter exports to Mexico were down 13% year-over-year in volume (177,420 mt) and sank 29% in value ($261.9 million). The U.S. is still Mexico's primary supplier of imported pork but Canada, Chile and the European Union have gained market share in 2019 and Mexico's domestic pork production is trending significantly higher.
U.S. pork also faces retaliatory duties in China, raising the total tariff rate from the normal 12% to 62%. This will make it difficult for U.S. pork to capitalize on any increase in China's demand for imported pork, which analysts are projecting in the second half of 2019 and beyond, due to the spread of African swine fever. Through March, U.S. exports to the China/Hong Kong region were 20% below last year's pace in volume (89,689 mt) and down 34% in value ($172.1 million).
Leading value market Japan has not imposed any new tariffs on U.S. pork, but U.S. exports are at a disadvantage compared to pork from the European Union, Canada and Mexico due to their new trade agreements with Japan. As with beef, this gap will widen unless the U.S. and Japan reach a trade agreement. Through the first quarter, U.S. exports to Japan were 9% below last year's pace in volume (92,503 mt) and 11% lower in value ($374.9 million).
"The current environment for U.S. pork is a good illustration of why it has been such a high priority for the U.S. industry to develop a wider range of international destinations," Halstrom said. "Though we absolutely must get back on a level playing field in Mexico, China and Japan, larger exports to emerging markets have offset some of the decline."
First quarter highlights for U.S. pork include:
- Continued strong growth in Colombia and a large increase in shipments to Chile and Peru pushed exports to South America 41% above last year's record pace in volume (40,998 mt) and 40% higher in value ($99.3 million).
- Exports to Central America and the Dominican Republic also continue to exceed the record pace of 2018. Strong growth in Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama along with continued growth to top market Honduras pushed exports to Central America 12% higher in volume (20,903 mt) and 7% higher in value ($48.1 million). Export volume to the Dominican Republic increased 15% to 10,969 mt while value was up 13% to $24.2 million.
- Oceania is a key market for hams and other muscle cuts destined for further processing, and first quarter exports increased significantly to both Australia and New Zealand. Export volume to the region was up 31% from a year ago to 30,070 mt while value increased 14% to $78.6 million.
- Exports to Taiwan surged 83% in volume (6,584 mt, the highest first quarter since 2011) and 57% in value ($14.3 million). U.S. pork has been limited in Taiwan by a zero-tolerance policy for beta agonists, but exports have still trended higher over the past two years. In 2019, the U.S. is the only major pork supplier reporting larger exports to Taiwan.
Demand for U.S. lamb still climbing
Fueled by strong variety meat demand in Mexico and strong muscle cut growth in the Caribbean, the Middle East and Central America, U.S. lamb exports posted a solid first quarter. Exports increased 68% in volume to 4,173 mt while value was up 29% to $6.9 million. For muscle cuts only, exports were lower year-over-year in March, but first quarter exports still increased 25% in volume (659 mt) and 19% in value (just over $4 million).
Complete January-March export results for U.S. beef, pork and lamb are available from USMEF's statistics Web page.
U.S. pork currently faces retaliatory duties in China and Mexico. China's duty rate on frozen pork muscle cuts and variety meat increased from 12 to 37% in April and from 37 to 62% in July. Mexico's duty rate on pork muscle cuts increased from zero to 10% in June and jumped to 20% in July. Beginning in June, Mexico also imposed a 15% duty on sausages and a 20% duty on some prepared hams.
U.S. beef faces retaliatory duties in China and Canada. China's duty rate on beef muscle cuts and variety meats increased from 12 to 37% in July. Canada's 10% duty, which also took effect in July, applies to HS 160250 cooked/prepared beef products.


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Eastern USA - New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania (PDF Chapter)
This is the New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania chapter from Lonely Planet's Eastern USA guidebook.
Take urban adventures in NYC, historic and lively Philadelphia and river-rich Pittsburgh and throw in miles and miles of glorious beaches and the mountain wilderness of the Adirondacks and you have a region heady with inspiring places and stunning scenery.
- travel around the world without ever leaving the kaleidoscope of neighborhoods and cul-tures that is New York City
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- enjoy the kitsch, kettle corn, coastline and calm of the Jersey Shore
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- walk in the footsteps of the founding fathers at independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia
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Coverage includes: New York City, New York State, Long Island, Hudson Valley, Catskills, Finger Lakes, The Adirondacks, Thousand Islands, Western New York, New Jersey, Hoboken, Princeton, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania Wilds, Pittsburgh.
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Manhattan Street Capital raises money from individual investors for select, low risk, start-ups, and successful mid-sized companies. Your company can raise from $4 million to $50 million* each year. (there is no actual minimum, but the fixed costs of doing a Regulation A+ offering mean that it is not efficient for raising less than $4mill. Fixed costs that need to be spent before receiving the new capital are at least approx $100k).
To get started, complete a company pitch on the Manhattan Street Capital marketplace and enter your company's offering. Companies that have gender-diverse management teams are FundAthena certified and qualify to receive additional support and resources from Manhattan Street Capital.
After your company pitch is approved by Manhattan Street Capital, engage with our members to get their thoughts on how compelling your company is, and how attractive and fair the financial terms of your offering are; and how to improve your offering. During this phase, you focus on making sure that you convey how great your company is. If the consumer appeal is questionable, we might advise you, to participate in the RegA+Audition(TM) program to see, the interest of the potential investors.
After you have applied to and been qualified by the SEC, then you are ready to open your offering up for investments. Once your offering is live on the site, you need to advertise and use PR and social media to bring in investors.
*For businesses that lend themselves to segmenting their market by geographic regions, it is possible to make multiple offerings for one parent entity by establishing one subsidiary for each region. For example, let's say a company is planning to lend its capital across the USA. A company can establish say six regional subsidiaries that are responsible for a clearly defined geography of the US and raise capital for each region's entity using a dedicated Reg A+ for each. In this example, the maximum per year would be 6x50 = $300 million per year.
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Pretty Girls by Karen Slaughter (5 out of 5)
This one is out on September 29, 2015, brought to us by the folks at William Morrow & Co (Harper Collins). The nice people at Harper sent me a copy, for which I am incredibly grateful. Because come September, I will have a book that I can recommend and can guarantee will scare the crap out of anyone who reads it. I am VERY glad that I read this book during the afternoon and early evening hours yesterday. Had I done my usual and read it later, well, I would not have slept well. Warning to those who seek a Nicholas Sparks or Danielle Steel type book, this is not the droids you're looking for. This is a dark look at the human psyche, the twisted morass of love and devotion, and it has a fair amount of violence, which should be no surprise given the subject matter of the book. There were parts when I was open-mouthed with shock, and that doesn't happen often. But what comes from this is a deeply troubling tale psychological mystery that doesn't let up one bit, from the beginning to the end. It's one of those books where you go back and ask yourself multiple times, "Did I just read that? How in the world?". Another thing I liked besides the cast of many possible suspects were the many turns that I didn't see coming from any direction throughout the book. It just kept coming, and it didn't let up. I love books like that. The last one I read this year that was in the same vein was Girl On A Train. I would definitely put Slaughter's book in that category with my top picks for the year so far.
Claire has a pretty cushy life, but it all comes to a crashing halt when she and her husband Paul are on the receiving end of a robbery and violent assault in an alleyway. Claire has injuries, but the worst possible one is that Paul doesn't make it, he dies in the alley. Claire is devastated. After the funeral, she goes to spend time at his gravesite, only to find her other sister Lydia pissing on his grave. Literally. After a brief exchange, we find out the two are sisters, who haven't seen or been in each other's lives for years- thanks to Paul, as well as the disappearance of their younger sister Julia, tearing them apart. Twenty years apart are the crimes, yet it appears that they are connected somehow. Claire's house is upended when it's robbed and things ransacked on the day of Paul's funeral. Due to the somewhat suspicious activities and questions of the authorities in charge of the case, PLUS an FBI agent who appears demanding things of Paul's from a grieving Claire, and Lydia jumps to her sister's defense, immediately suspecting trouble. All, as you can guess, is not what it seems. A cursory examination of Paul's computer turns up horrifying things that raise all sorts of questions about the sort of man that Claire loved and was married to. Claire tries to get Lydia to go back to Rick, her boyfriend, and Dee, her daughter, and leave her to deal with her dead husband's litany of secrets, but Lydia stays- and gets caught up in the black widow's web of lies, violence, and horror that the two sisters uncover. Things spiral downhill quickly, and the two sisters must find a way to figure out who's good, who's evil, and who's going to help them uncover the truth. As things of a horrific nature often drive us apart, so often they also bring us together. That's the case with the sisters, but when the truth begins to emerge, a HUGE shock comes out of nowhere, and tilts the book upside down. I could not put it down for the last 200 pages, no joke. I guarantee you'll be hooked as well. Slaughter has woven a web that is not easily navigated, and those characters- wow. I have no idea where she stacked those human characteristics against the inhuman side of some of them, but they play off each other well, in course of the stomach-churning, chilling reality of what lies behind the novel. Wow. Just wow. I can't tell you enough how much I loved it, and how creeped out I was by a lot of the graphic nature involved with the unravelling of the plot narrative. But you know what that means, right? It means the book is beguiling to the nth degree, and there's no way in hell it's getting out of your head that easily. And it will stay with you, because it's that kind of book. Slaughter has outdone herself with this one.


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Inside the Shark Cage, Vol. 70/71
Quite the . . . for the Sharks as they proved just how awful they can be with two losses in a row to the Anaheim Ducks, 4-2, and the Dallas Stars, 8-2. I use ellipses because words just can't describe how angry, disappointed and furious I am with this team.
I should have seen this coming. The last time the team played well might have been in January, and it was going to come to a head sooner or later. Tonight against Dallas was the night. It was the Chicago debacle, part deux (November 25, Sharks lost 7-2 to the Hawks).
Apologies for not having a blog posted for the Anaheim game. Unfortunately, my ride back to college took place during the game, and upon seeing the result, I really didn't feel like watching it. The highlights were more than enough to enlighten me on the sloppy play.
It figures as soon as I defend Evgeni Nabokov, he starts letting in goals a two-year-old can stop. That was both in Anaheim and Dallas. Thomas Greiss relieved him tonight and looked like a lost redneck in New York City.
Tonight's performance against Dallas was repulsive, but I can't help but think about praising the Almighty. We all know by now how stupid and stubborn the Sharks can be, and the only way they learn is the hard way. Winning after playing like crap gives them confidence. That's great if it happens for a few games in a season. Not 10 games in a row.
Dan Boyle supposedly yelled at the team in some capacity after the Anaheim loss and echoed those statements in the media. Boyle said half the team showed up and that they were "coasting" to the finish line like last season. Yes. That would be correct Mr. Boyle. It might be time for a late-season captain change. Rob Blake's even-keel attitude has worn thin on me faster than I anticipated. And his stupid penalties game after game are driving all Sharks fans insane.
Boyle isn't playing perfect either. He's turning it over a lot lately, but at least he knows the team plays like a pile of manure.
Honest question. Have you ever seen a worse team with this many points? Answer in the comment section, please.
Let's get into some specifics of tonight's game while you ponder that question. San Jose didn't help itself taking a double minor penalty right off the bat. More penalties and Dallas eventually capitalized.
Kyrs Barch dropped the gloves the first of two times in the first period — this one against Ryane Clowe. I expected more out of Clowe. Wild punches were thrown, but I think Barch had the slight edge.
After another Dallas goal in the second to make it 2-0, Barch danced with Jay Leach. No clue what Leach was doing, nor do I think he knew what he was doing; Barch won that handily.
Of course, that fight sparked two more goals from the Stars and it was 4-0. Nabby was pulled and Greiss entered the game.
Then we have an interesting development. Stephane Robidas slammed Clowe into the boards — payback for an earlier hit Clowe gave Robidas — and Robidas received a five minute major and game misconduct. What's hilarious is the Dallas analyst said he thinks the injured player shouldn't be allowed to return either if the culprit is ejected (Clowe did continue to play).
In what dimension does that make sense? So, Clowe should essentially be "ejected" for being boarded? There's a new low in human thought. Congrats analyst — I'm not even going to bother looking up your name.
This is where I was looking for Brad Staubitz to do something. Jody Shelley is gone; you're the enforcer Brad. Do something with your life. It's seeming like you were a lot tougher with Shelley to hide behind. Safe to say Staubitz's and the rest of the Shark's family jewels have retreated back into their stomach or just dropped off all together.
Proving my point about learning the hard way and seeing one of their own get demolished in the boards, the Sharks scored the next two goals to bring the score to 4-2.
The flash of professional-hockey-level play came to an abrupt end when Dallas scored two shorthanded goals in a row. Ah yes, the parallels to the Chicago game continue (Chicago scored three shorthanded goals in a row in the 7-2 game).
Dallas continued the onslaught with two more goals, as the Sharks hung up their skates and put on leotards.
I've just about given up hope on this team again. Every year after playoff struggles, I've managed to keep the positive thoughts going — even last year when they struggled at the end of the regular season. This time it just seems worse because there is only one major injury (Marc-Edouard Vlasic, who is skating now). Last year the team was plagued with injuries.
I actually verbally lashed out at my computer screen when the sixth goal was scored. It's just plain ridiculous.
This team needs to start a brawl. Every player should be required to fight someone. I'd love to see that.
All hail the San Jose Sharks: Dumb, Dumber, Dumberer, Dumbererer, Dumberererer, etc.
Other Notes
Hit-O-Meter: SJ 26 DAL 29; Jamie McGinn led with four.
The "Minnows" next game is against Vancouver on Thursday — the front end of a back-to-back.
Inside the Shark Cage, Vol. 51
Quite the taking-care-of-business game for the Sharks are the beat down the Edmonton Oilers 4-2. This was the best game the Sharks have played against the Oilers all season, and it was topped off with Devin Setoguchi finally returning to form.
Seto's struggles didn't have to do with his line, didn't have to do with a curse; it was because of his…hair? Who would have thought that? Realizing his drought was becoming a bit ridiculous, he turned to his roommate Torrey Mitchell and Mitchell's girlfriend to shave off his head. The struggles were cut away with every hair follicle to hit the floor. The bald Seto debuted tonight with two goals on eight shots.
Another catalyst may have worked in Seto's favor: Manny Malhotra. Coach Todd McLellan decided to juggle the secondary lines because of the lack of scoring. Seto's first goal came with Malhotra and Clowe; his second goal came with Pavelski and Malhotra.
Whatever the true reason for the sudden spark doesn't matter. Let's just hope it continues.
Other goal-scorers were Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton — the more traditional players. It was Marleau's 32nd and Thornton's 13th. Marleau scored a career-high 38 goals last season, so he's going to destroy that.
Thomas Greiss did indeed get the call after Evgeni Nabokov played four games in six nights. Greiss played solid, with a few of his trademark flailing saves outside the crease. Players covered for him though in those situations as they would collapse and all play goalie.
Not much criticism to give tonight. The Sharks did allow a shorthanded goal, but sometimes that happens. Edmonton is 0-5-1 against San Jose in their last six games. It's always a great day when the Sharks beat the Oilers and to see the boys manhandle the Oilers was amazing.
Other Notes
Hit-O-Meter: SJ 19 EDM 26; Scott Nichol led with six.
Malhotra was a perfect 12-0 in the faceoff circle, and the Sharks won the faceoff battle 70%-30%.
The Sharks took just one penalty tonight, and it looks like they figured out taking penalties hampers you immensely.
Another Northwest opponent awaits on Monday when the Calgary Flames visit the Shark Tank.
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Sain Smart Uno + Sain Smart Lcd Keypad. sain smart keypad shield xbee sensor
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Overview The Sain Smart Uno has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 might be utilized as PWM outputs) , 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, in addition to a reset button. Package Content 1 x Uno 1 x LCD Keypad shield 1 x XBee Shield 1 x Sensor Shield V5 NOTE: Please download here for the documentation. The Sain Smart LCD Keypad Shield consists of a 16x2 HD44780 White on Blue LCD module and a 5 push button keypad for menu selection and user interface programming. rar https://s3-ap-northeast-1. The Sain Smart XBee mates directly with the Arduino USB board and allows to wireless communicate more than a modified Zig Bee protocol making use of the popular XBee module from Maxstream. The Uno differs from all preceding boards in that it does not use the FTDI USB-to-serial driver chip. Fully assembled. Uses digital pins 4 - 10, and analog pin 0. Instead, it features the Atmega8U2 programmed as a USB-to-serial converter and has a resistor pulling the 8U2 HWB line to ground, producing it easier to put into DFU mode. It contains every thing required to help the microcontroller; basically connect it to a private laptop or personal computer with a USB cable or power it getting a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started. rar com/sain-amzn/20/20-011-901/LCD1602. Compatible with Arduino Uno, Mega, Duemilanove. amazonaws. It enables you to connect to various modules like sensors, servos, relays, buttons, potentiometers and so on. amazonaws. 0. On-line Arduino tutorial and example code. com/sain-amzn/20/20-011-901/LCDkeypad1. The Sain Smart Sensor Shield V5 has the COM and I2C (IIC) ports separated,so that both ports may be utilized in exactly the same time to improve the possibilities of use. https://s3-ap-northeast-1.
- The Sain Smart sensor shield can connect to various modules like sensors, servos, relays, buttons, potentiometers.
- The Sain Smart XBee Shield is a compliant solution designed to meet low-cost, low-power wireless sensor networks with special needs
- The Sain Smart UNO is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328
- Buy them TOGETHER and get at the REDUCE price. It is a big bargain! !!
- The Sain Smart LCD Keypad shield module for Arduino Diecimila Duemilanove, UNO, MEGA1280, MEGA2560 board
- Pack: 1
- Package: Height: 1.5" Length: 8.2" Depth: 2.3"
- Package Weight: 0.4 lbs.


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One of the reasons I got into this business of sharing my spiritual journey with you is because I was frustrated I didn't have anyone to relate to online.
I either saw Muslim supermodel fashionistas or no-face preachers. And I'm neither. Although I love fashion and cosmetics. And I love preaching about Islam.
I wanted to share the life in between. I wanted you to see how manageable Islam is even to a career woman, a mom, a wife, a side-hustler, a fitness enthusiast, a lover of fashion and food.
I wanted you to see my journey through my daily struggles of being pulled from my core to a simple life while craving an active, high performance life. And holding on to my faith through all the fog and clarity.
I wanted you to know regardless of where you are, what lifestyle, what level of faith, you and I have so much in common because we are connected on a human level. You and I, we are family. We are in this together.
I wanted you to understand regardless of our differences, we all want one thing more than anything else... to feel connected to our Creator. To have a meaning. To know who we are and our purpose.
And most of all I was simply done with hiding who I am. I was done with fitting into society's mold. I was done with quieting the side of me which made me the me I always loved and still love: my faith, my moral, my wisdom, my light... this very soul.
I just hope through my story, you can be inspired to be more true, more loving, more proud and more balanced version of yourself.
our purpose


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Michael Dell gave himself until August to prove he can rescue his personal-computer company by selling machines through retailers. Shoppers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. aren�t buying it.
Dell Inc., the world�s second-biggest personal-computer maker, yesterday reported fourth-quarter profit that missed analysts� estimates after a retail expansion failed to fuel earnings. The shares fell 2.2 percent in late trading.
Net income fell 6 percent to $679 million, or 31 cents a share, from $726 million, or 32 cents, a year earlier, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell said yesterday in a statement. Excluding some costs, earnings were 34 cents, missing the 36-cent prediction in a Bloomberg survey of analysts.
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sony Corp. are crowding out Dell Inc. computers at chains including Wal-Mart and Staples Inc., said Cowen & Co. analyst Louis Miscioscia in New York, who has had a �neutral� recommendation on the shares and an �outperform� assessment of Hewlett-Packard since August 2006.
One year after Dell�s return as chief executive officer, the turnaround he promised remains elusive. Dell, down 14 percent since January 2007, costs 13 times estimated profit, almost as much as Hewlett-Packard, which became the biggest PC maker in 2006. Dell will fall further behind with sales growth of 6.7 percent this year, compared with Hewlett-Packard�s 10 percent, according to analysts� average estimates.
�Dell is competing with one arm behind its back,� said Walter Price, a portfolio manager who helps oversee $3 billion at RCM Capital Management in San Francisco and has been buying Hewlett-Packard. �Dell doesn�t have the broad product lineup of H-P. Dell doesn�t have the deep relationships with their partners that H-P has, and Dell�s effort in retail is unsophisticated.�
While two-thirds of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg suggest buying Dell, 85 percent of those following Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard recommend purchasing the stock.
Dell has captured a 5 percent share at Best Buy Co. and Staples stores since October, said spokesman David Frink, citing data from market researcher NPD Group Inc.
�Moving from zero to 5 percent market share in three months reflects the company�s focus and commitment to the retail market,� Frink said in a telephone interview.
Dell, 43, has remodeled his Round Rock, Texas-based company�s direct-only sales strategy, attempting to fight Hewlett-Packard in retail outlets worldwide. Starting with Wal-Mart in June, he put Dell machines in 10,000 stores in the world�s 10 largest markets in six months.
�I think 18 months is a good timeline to think about,� Dell told Business Week in February 2007 when asked how long it would take to revive the company.
It�s been a struggle since then. Hewlett-Packard, the top seller of PCs for six straight quarters, is in 110,000 stores. Dell doesn�t have enough models on display to satisfy shoppers looking to weigh their options, Miscioscia said.
He said Dell had only three models at Best Buy stores he visited and Wal-Mart displayed Dell�s computers �under glass in a cage, locked down tight.�
Dell is building momentum as its partnerships expand, spokesman Bob Kaufman said in an e-mail. The company tailors offerings at Best Buy, Staples and Wal-Mart to customer needs. �Our goal is to deliver the right technology solution in specific retail environments rather than having products and technology get stale on store shelves.�
Brent Bracelin, an analyst with Pacific Crest Securities in San Francisco, estimates that Dell�s retail effort could add $1 billion in sales next year.
�Dell is poised for the best growth in two years,� Bracelin wrote in a Feb. 26 note. He advises investors to buy the stock and doesn�t own it.
At a Staples in Vauxhall, N.J., two Dell laptops were on display, while the store had five Hewlett-Packard models.
Efforts to court consumers with colors including Ruby Red, Espresso and Flamingo Pink may not be working.
Marie Thibault chose a black Fujitsu Siemens laptop over Dell at Tesco Plc outside London in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. �I don�t like the aggressive silver color of the Dell,� the 20-year-old au pair said. �It looks a bit too flashy.�
Among Dell�s repeat customers, Eric Rauch, a 29-year-old New York lawyer, got used to the lower prices Dell offered online. He owns two of the company�s PCs and browsed a Best Buy in Manhattan before deciding not to shop in the store. �I can usually weasel a better price out of them on the phone.�
Hewlett-Packard remained the top-selling notebook among resellers last month, said Bill Fearnley Jr., an analyst with FTN Midwest Securities in Boston whose team surveyed almost 70 outlets that sell Dell PCs.
�We are expecting Dell to make some traction,� Fearnley said. �For all that effort and investment though, how many sales are beyond what they would have had through direct-only?�