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Nothing says comfort like a piping hot bowl of chili on a cool fall day! This version is made with ground beef and is similar to the chili kits you can buy in the grocery store. This is an all time family favorite and a tradition on Halloween and Super Bowl Sunday! This Beef Chili Recipe is a classic chili and makes a great weeknight meal because there's not much to prepare, yet it delivers tons of flavor.
Is this a texas chili recipe?
Since I'm from Texas, I'm going to have to say yes, this is Texas chili. And yes, there are beans in this Beef Chili Recipe! I love beans and I've always eaten chili with beans. Some folks might say that chili from Texas doesn't or shouldn't have beans. Ha! If you want beans, add them in. If you don't want beans, don't add them in. It's really that simple.
You can, of course, add whatever kind of beans you like. I personally like pinto, but you can add kidney, black beans, or even navy beans. I love having choices, don't you?
Do I need any special ingredients to make Beef chili?
I included masa in this recipe because it adds a wonderful Tex-Mex flavor, but if you don't want to purchase a large bag for just this one recipe, or you can't find it in your grocery store, you can substitute cornmeal. You can even leave out the masa and still have a wonderfully delicious, spicy chili. This is what the package looks like:
I have included my Easy Taco Seasoning as the main spice ingredient. You may want to check out that post and make yourself a batch. But if you're pressed for time, be sure you have 1/4 cup red chili powder, 2 tablespoons cumin, 2 teaspoons garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper.
Will this Beef chili recipe feed a crowd?
This recipe makes about 8 cups. If you're planning to feed a crowd, I'd double the recipe and make lots of cornbread!
What are some good ways to eat this beef chili recipe?
You can really let the imagination of your taste buds run wild! Chili is delicious with rice, cornbread, saltine crackers, and corn chips.
Other great toppings include:
- Shredded Cheese
- White and Green Onions
- Sour Cream
- Diced Avocado
Don't forget about using any left overs for chili dogs!
I hope you enjoy this Beef Chili Recipe!
Beef Chili Recipe
- 2 pounds ground beef I used ground sirloin
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 - 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 - 6 ounce can tomato paste
- ¼ to ⅓ cup easy taco seasoning depending on your taste
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 15 ounce can pinto beans or your favorite beans drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons masa harina or corn meal
- Topping Ideas:
- Sour Cream
- Shredded Cheese
- Corn Bread
- Jalepeños
- Fritos or Tostada Chips
- Saltine Crackers
- Sliced Green Onions
- Chopped White Onions
- Brown ground beef in a large skillet, saucepan, or dutch oven. When meat is no longer pink, add onions and garlic. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add to tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, beef broth, and taco seasoning to beef mixture. Stir to combine.
- Partially cover pot and let simmer over low heat for one hour. If chili is getting dried out, add a bit more water or beef broth as necessary.
- In a small bowl, combine masa harina with ¼ cup warm water. Whisk until smooth; stir into chili.
- Add drained and rinsed beans to chili and stir. .
- Simmer over low heat, uncovered for 15-20 minutes.
- Serve with toppings of your choice.
If you made this Beef Chili Recipe, or any other recipe on the blog, don't forget to leave a rating and a comment below. I love hearing from my readers! You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest!


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How to Seduce Ladies with Abidjan PUA Training!
Let's be honest, a lot of guys do not know how to approach girls. Are women in Ivory Coast unapproachable? The truth is, men are clouded with lots of thoughts before they approach ladies.
Should I utilize my pick-up line? What if she doesn't like me? Must I just approach her while she's still talking to her friend? Should I wait until they are finished? How should I approach her? With various things to consider prior to speaking with women, these are just a few things guys really worry about.
Again, when you are in this predicament, there's no need to fear because you're not the only one in this.
The good thing is there is a solution to this problem. Just like a lot of things, speaking with ladies in Ivory Coast is an art – it's a skill that could be taught and you can be better at it.
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The sooner you get in touch with your own Abidjan PUA, the sooner you could practice.
This training could teach you the correct way to talk to women you want – what to do and what you should not do. The Abidjan PUA training could help you to gain the confidence you will need to approach and flirt with gorgeous ladies naturally.
We, in truth, guarantee that upon leaving our boot camp, you will be an expert in knowing just what to say and do in any situation with regards to picking up ladies.
In order to help our client gain the guts to talk to lovely women, we have created a simple process. If the clients follow these three simple steps then we guarantee that they will become successful.
The process is based mostly on the psychology of girls evolutionary biology. After showing you what happens in the mind of a lady, you will be able to know how to handle various types of situations.
Now, a lot of guys throughout the globe have been given the key to getting the woman of their dreams. In the last five years we've helped hundreds guys beat this dilemma.
Everything men have to know with regards to how to date women will be taught in the Abidjan PUA training. You will be able to attract any lady, regardless of where you are, in just one weekend!
Yes, you've read it right.
Sex is not the objective here.
In order to easily seduce and establish a stronger connection with girls, you should first know their qualities and that's our real goal.
Yes, reading and/or watching self-help video lessons can be helpful. But playing a video game which includes flying a plane won't necessarily make you a real pilot.
So, rather than just watching and reading videos, we would literally help and offer you the needed tools for long term success.
Listed below are a few of the things we offer in the Abidjan PUA Training:
1. Techniques that are Truly Effective
We have coaches that can teach you to approach girls based on years of experience. Our coaches will actually show how to flirt and seduce women in public. You will be able to effectively approach women with the three steps that would be given to you in this stage.
2. Build Morale
In order to successfully pick up girls, you need to have the self-confidence. The self esteem needed would be developed, thanks to our coaches. Once you overcome any doubts about yourself with regards to ladies, then we have achieved our objective. We would, somehow, help you find your inner game in order to feel confident at all times.
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You could accomplish your goal with practice and with the help of our coaches. Picking up a woman while our coaches are listening and watching will be part of your task when taking Abidjan PUA Training. It's a way for us to know how you approach women.
There is a significant change in playing the game that even only after several hours of training, a lot of guys are astonished. You see, we don't just teach the clients but we also make sure they practice everything we taught them.
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COVID-19 update: Client advice on what to do during the Coronavirus crisis
What to do in an emergency?
Always call the usual surgery number: 01934 629744.
Please find our opening hours here.
Pets can have the worst timing, such as falling ill or getting injured late at night or over the weekend. Sometimes those unexpected events can happen when our practice is closed. That's why we have teamed up with Vale Vets in Portishead, our local 'out of hours' vets, to ensure you have access to the best possible care, whatever the time of day or night.
A vet is always available out of hours, either on the end of the phone to give free advice and guidance, or to see your pet if required. We work very closely together, so following a visit to Vale Vets, your pet's detailed clinical notes will be sent to us.
You can either call the usual surgery number 01934 62974 and be redirected automatically or call Vale Vets directly on 01275 847400.
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We've finally got a replacement for our much-missed Buff Orpington cockerel, Fat Boy. This is Xander, the new kid on the block, a 10 week old Buff Orpington who I bought on Sunday afternoon.
He's a bit small to go in with the big chickens so he's going to live with the Pekins and Silkies until he's bigger. This is probably wise as the hens are all beating him up, which is sadly only to be expected. Better it comes from hens their size than the Buff hens!
He's called Xander as all the Buffs are named after characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (original, aren't we?!) and although I had been hoping to call him Rupert, the fact that he leaps into arms whenever I'm around so I can protect him reminds me of Xander from the early seasons!
In other news, Willow has been broody for ages so I've bought some fertilised eggs to put under her: half a dozen Maran eggs and half a dozen Light Sussex, though those might be Maran crosses as the person I got them said that her ladies went walkies and she found them in with her Maran cockerel. Oops! Still, I don't really mind, especially as I got a really good deal for them as a result!
I moved Mama Silkie out of the broody ark and into the Eglu with Xander and the other bantams and Silkies and having cleaned it out, put Willow in there yesterday morning. She wasn't happy about the move, so I left her for the day to settle down and finally put the eggs under her in the afternoon. I hope she's still sitting today! If all is successful, the eggs should hatch on or around 8 June.
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My brother-in-law is expanding his small business from a one man band to a larger 3-4 person operation. He has acquired new premises on the Kapiti Coast and is in the process of fitting out the rooms.
He has 3 rooms and a reception area that each need phone and internet capability. I'm capable of helping him with the computers. internet email etc but I don't know where to start for a PABX, EftPos or the best router to use for a small business etc.
I'm thinking he needs a PABX (I know nothing about those), a decent router with at least 8 ethernet ports and a decent printer/copier.
I'm just keen for advice on what PABX to buy and who do you get to install it? I assume an eftpos terminal would plug directly into a PABX in the same way a phone does?
Do any geekzoners specialise in setting up small businesses with this sort of equipment?
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This episode was for Halloween 2011. We decided to parody This is Halloween by Danny Elfman from the wonderful 1993 Tim Burton stop motion animation film, The Nightmare Before Christmas. The song was also later covered by Marilyn Manson and Panic! at the Disco.
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The winners of this year's EMS10: Innovators in EMS awards were announced by JEMS Editor-in-Chief A.J. Heightman on Wednesday morning, Feb. 20, at an exclusive breakfast, hosted as part of EMS Today 2019 in National Harbor, Maryland, and sponsored by Stryker.
A panel of professional EMS colleagues and peers selected the distinguished winners, who each displayed initiative, creative thinking, action-orientation and a desire to positively impact EMS, patients and their communities in the previous year.
The winners of the 2018 EMS10: Innovators in EMS awards are:
Morgan K. Anderson, MPH
Epidemiologist, ImageTrendLeading the CrewCare project, which is committed to making a positive impact to drive awareness and change on the mental health struggles of all first responders.
Tangye Beckham, EMT-P
EMS Coordinator and Director of Community Integrated Paramedicine, Rio Rico (Ariz.) Medical & Fire District
Implementing a mobile integrated healthcare/community paramedicine program that meets its community's chronic care needs, specifically incorporating a practice around caring for patients suffering from dementia.
Patricia Casey, EMT-P
STARS Program Coordinator, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Developing the STARS (Special needs Tracking & Awareness Response System) program to build a database recording the history and health information of individual children with special healthcare needs in the St. Louis region.
Rommie L. Duckworth, BS, LP
Captain/EMS Coordinator, Ridgefield (CT) Fire Department
Advisory Board, Sepsis Alliance
Collaborating with the Sepsis Alliance to create a free online training module to improve awareness and understanding of sepsis among EMS providers worldwide.
Daniel Ellenberger, EMT-P
Director, EMS Institute, University Hospitals
Designing and implementing "Stop the Bleed" buckets, delivered to classrooms throughout Northeast Ohio, which contain hemorrhage control/first aid materials, door wedges, barricading materials, color indicators for safety personnel communication and toiletries for prolonged lockdowns.
Seth C. Hawkins, MD, FAEMS, FACEP, MFAWM
Medical Director, Burke County EMS (Morganton, N.C.)
Editing and publishing the first textbook on Wilderness EMS, which translates traditional EMS to austere, rural and limited-resource areas.
Richard Huff, NREMT
Ex-Chief, Atlantic Highlands (N.J.) First Aid Squad
PIO, New Jersey EMS Task Force
Embarking on an EMS Empathy Mission, which seeks to improve the way EMS providers interact with patients by focusing on talking with the patient vs at the patient.
Joshua Ishmael, MBA, MLS (ASCP)CM, NRP
EMS Community Outreach Coordinator, St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Influencing data-driven change and advocating technology and efficiency in workflow and communication in an effort to improve patient outcomes in the Greater Cincinnati region with five hospitals throughout Northern Kentucky.
Benjamin Krynski, BSc, BEmergHealth(Pmed)
Co-Founder & Director of Training, Real Response
Leading a research and development team to formulate and bring to life Real MCI, a revolutionary innovation to solve the problem of how to train for low-frequency, high-impact events in prehospital medicine.
EMS Agenda 2050 Technical Expert Panel
Award accepted by Mike Taigman, MA, Facilitator, EMS Agenda 2050 Technical Expert Panel
Listening to hundreds of ideas gathered from around the country and writing a new Agenda for the Future that lays out a vision for EMS system advancements for the next 30 years.
In-depth profiles of each of the EMS10 winners will be published in March.


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Furniture Stores in Connecticut
Comprehensive list of Connecticut based furniture shops, companies and manufacturers offering home and office furniture for sale.
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A designers paradise, open to the public. Two locations West hartford and Canton. Huge showroom floors, showcasing the finest furniture lines from: MilesTalbott, Taylor King, Artistica, CR Laine, Charleston Forge, Elite Leather, FFDM, Anthology, Sligh, Furniture Classics, Thomas&Gray, Polidor, Jonathan Charles, Emerson,Stanley, Ferguson Copeland/Guy Chaddock and more Plus Lighting, Curry&Company, Natural
Marios Discount Furniture is a recognized leader in delivering best quality furniture at discount prices for every room in your home. We stand behind every product we sell 100% and provide unbeatable client service with fantastic prices. We are able to keep our prices low because we want to meet our clients.
The Atlantic Group has one aim: to provide the most competitive costs combined with the highest service and expertise within the industry. We have created a model unique to the industry; our working showroom features Best of Breed selections, enabling you to compare each system, desk, chair, finish and fixture side-by-side.
Office Products of Connecticut is an independent, complete service dealer situated in Waterbury, CT. Our previously owned furniture showroom is one of the biggest in the area. Stop by to browse or give us a call to setup an appointment for a consultation. Office Products sells and services cash registers, time clocks, check writers, typewriters, fax machines, printers, individual copiers, and other
Our mission is to assure the complete satisfaction of every client, while providing friendly and knowledgeable service at affordable and competitive rates. We know that you have a choice of furniture stores in the area and we evaluate your consideration. Our hope is that you will feel confident in our capability to suit all of your expectations and know that our clients are always our number one focus.
Whether you are searching to furnish your office or your home computer room, we currently have what you want at a price you can afford. We have a broad range of quality used furniture for you to choose from. Helping You Is Our Job Contact us today for more information on all of our office furniture.
Benham Custom Designs is a designer and builder of fine furniture, specializing in Shaker and Arts & Crafts styles. Benham Custom Designs will work closely with you to design and build the solution to your furnishing challenge. The end result is not only utilitarian, it is a work of art.
Welcome to Cottage Flair, an online boutique specializing in chic cottage furnishings and accessories for your home. We provide unique, one of a kind, hand painted and distressed shabby chic and cottage style furniture as well as many great decorative accessory pieces to add character and style to your home. Cottage chic always has a place in a home with flair!
Welcome to the world of the New England Historical Connection, a retail store situated in Wilton, CT. Every piece of furniture is custom built by our gallery of American Family-owned New England builders. Our builders are experienced in the methods of construction founded by the craftsmen of yesteryear.
Welcome to Hemlock Hollow--Custom Fine Furniture, maker of the best quality custom fine furniture, entirely hand crafted in historic Glastonbury, Connecticut. Exquisite, each one of a kind, fine Hand-Crafted furniture pieces for the discriminating buyer who appreciates the detail and nature of furniture that is entirely hand crafted and finished.
Planned Furniture Promotions PFP is a dynamic organization of experienced specialists in the furniture sale promotion industry. PFP specializes in high impact and profitable sale promotions. PFP ensures a successful sale promotion. Over forty years of knowledge in high impact sale promotions. Widely recognized as the nations biggest furniture sale promotion firm.
Independent Office Installations has been in business since 1988. We are a complete service installation firm with a huge warehouse to suit all of your commercial requirements. We are capable of relocating, reconfiguring, and new furniture setups. Please visit our services page for a complete list of all of our services. Independent Office Installatons is certified to install a huge range of furniture.
From open office systems to conventional office furniture & everything in between. Our Used Furniture Department has a huge range of clean, quality pre-owned furniture. Salka Office Furniture has been delivering our clients with the best in office furnishings, client service, and tremendous values since 1965.
For over fifty years The Kaz Co has been delivering quality furniture, furnishings and finishes to institutions and facilities throughout the NE. Founded in 1954 by Aram and Florence Kazanjian, The Kaz Co has remained a family business committed to the same high levels and reliable service we're known for delivering, and have many long standing relationships with our customers.
View examples of salons we've completed. Formatron has been a highly respected U.S. manufacturer with years of knowledge and personalized service in the beauty salon industry since 1959. We have a comprehensive range of creative salon equipment and specialize in creating custom salon furniture to suit your specific requirements. Turn to us for in-house salon design, consultation and space planning.
Our specialists are prepared to assist you with all of your home furnishing, mattress, hot tubs/spas, billiards and home decor decisions. We provide a comprehensive array of quality furniture and bedding. Our knowledgeable team is ready to listen to your requirements and provide options that are tailored to every personal's requirements.
What started as a dream has become a reality. Since 1989, we've been personally selecting products for our special clients. We believe in a down to earth, individual shopping experience. From the moment that you arrive we'll work with you as much or as little as you would like, to find exactly what you are searching for!
Trendsetter's is a family run and operated full line furniture store for the past 16 years. Specializing in up-scale, unique quality furniture for all your home furnishing requirements. From leather to lacquer, marble to formica, we currently have it all in our 10,000 square foot showroom situated on Route 1 on the Orange/Milford town line.
Come, visit us, take your time and enjoy Our offerings, from something old to something new! Our presents and furnishings will not only inspire, but remind you of those Cherished Days. From candles to vintage lamps, New Country to period furniture, we currently have what you need. Be sure to explore our fine collection of traditional home and kitchen items such as breadboxes and pie safes.
CT furniture store featuring hand made hardwood furniture reproductions by Chippendale, LeFort, D.R. Dimes, Tom Seely. Sofas and chairs by Hallagan, Highland House. Custom draperies, curtains and window treatments.


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With the launch of a fabulous new 8-unit loft conversion right in the heart of downtown Chicago, listing agent Helaine Cohen needed a strong, professional, and stylish presentation that would both satisfy the developer, and capture the attention of buyers who might be interested in what these luxury lofts have to offer. One of our favorite projects to date, we've gotten very positive feedback about this ultra-chic design.
Client: Helaine Cohen, Chicago Condo Finder
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Sonoma Isles is a premier new construction community in Jupiter, Florida and George and his team wanted to get an early jump on becoming top producers for the home builder and developer, DiVosta Homes. This spectacular website not only provides home buyers with a great resource for information about Sonoma Isles but is also designed to capture their information should they want to learn more about what each floor plan has to offer or perhaps even schedule a tour of the available models as well!
Client: George Richetelli, Gulfstream Properties, Inc.
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Chicago's Property Shop is a boutique brokerage that puts a strong emphasis on luxury rentals and apartments in downtown Chicago. Looking for an additional way to engage renters browsing some of the Windy City's top luxury apartment towers, LuxuryChicagoRentals.com was created as a way to effectively drive more traffic.
Client: Nick Nastos, Chicago's Property Shop
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MinnesotaShortSale.com is a high-end website that's viewed as an excellent resource for anybody interested in shorts sales in Minnesota. Start browsing active short sales in a number of different cities and towns throughout the Twin Cities area, and also find out why The Kris Lindahl Team is the perfect partner to help get your short sale sold!
Client: Kris Lindahl, The Lindahl Team
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As a resident of the Rialto gated community in Jupiter, Dylan wanted to establish himself as the market expert to anyone looking to buy and sell in this extraordinary gated community in Jupiter, FL. And with a calendar of events, a recommended business directory, and a community blog also part of RialtoJupiterForSale.com, it's also a great resource for home owners who already call Rialto home!
Client: Dylan Snyder, The Snyder Group
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As one the top luxury rentals towers in all of downtown Chicago, Nick and his team made it a priority to be a top producer at this extraordinary apartment building. Today, 111WestWackerRentals.com continues to drive rental leads on a monthly basis and Chicago's Property Shop is now synonymous with 111 W. Wacker Drive.
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Economics Essay / Costs and Benefits of U.S. Economic Sanctions
Economic sanctions represent those broad or specific penalties levied against a nation, entity or individual citizens in the form or trade or financial withdrawals as part of a foreign policy strategy to coerce or to make the targeted nation change or eliminate an unwanted behavior or policy. The United States has used economic sanctions with mixed results of success since the post-World War II era both multi and unilaterally form. The objectives for these sanctions include promoting democracy and human rights, fighting drug trafficking, fighting terrorism, combating weapons proliferation and promoting disarmament (Hufbauer & Oegg).
Achieving the desired foreign policy objectives through economic sanctions may imply serious cost to the sender nation (the United States) as it is the one that has to design, implement and enforce the sanctions (Davis & Engerman, 191). Another factor that can seriously limit the achievement of these goals through economic sanctions is the globalization of the world economy. When a targeted nation is sanctioned by the U.S., it can look to other countries for trading and investment opportunities thus dampening or limiting the effect of the sanction (191-192).
Another factor which limits the achievement of the desired goal is the type of regime targeted for economic sanctions. When these types of penalties have been imposed on Cuba (trade embargo) and the former Soviet Union (grain embargo), the U.S. did not achieve the intended goals of respectively ending the Castro regime and forcing the Soviets to withdraw from Afghanistan. With the globalization of the world economy, it is much easier for targeted countries to find alternative sources for trade or for capital markets and when sanctions have been imposed by the U.S., it is those firms and workers corresponding to the sanctioned sector that feel the immediate impact of lost jobs and wages (Hufbauer & Oegg).
Sanctions have been successful both in achieving the desired goals and in being an instrumental part of them only in a limited number of situations that have been documented from the early 20th century until the early 21st century. A recent Washington Post reports that those few instances of goal attainment occurred where the country has been an ally, where the objectives have been modest and narrow and where the targeted country has been either smaller or weaker than the United States (Taylor).
Although their effectiveness has long been questioned, it is likely that economic sanctions will continue to be a part of U.S. foreign policy measures. However, instead of utilizing blunt economic sanctions that focus on the entire country or a specific sector of the country's economy, there is now a growing trend to use targeted or smart sanctions which focus on the leaders or political elites thought to be responsible for the objectionable action and/or behavior. Instead of making the entire population accountable, smart sanctions reduce the costs to the targeted country and avoid unnecessary damage to civilians (Hufbauer & Oegg).
Abolishing economic sanctions leaves the U.S. without a junction between military intervention and diplomacy. While imperfect, they can send a strong message to erstwhile allies and hostile regimes if used skillfully. The key questions that need to be asked are not about implementing sanctions but what are the goals of these sanctions and how will they be implemented? Will strong diplomacy be employed to make the sanctions more effective and what are the long-term implications as a result of these sanctions? Certain sets of economic sanctions will always be necessary to deter or ameliorate certain sets of hostile actions such as the threat of terrorism or the desire to build nuclear weapons. While the implementation of sanctions doesn't always result in immediate results, they can be used as leverage to lessen the threats of unacceptable acts or behavior for the medium and long-term future.
Works Cited
Davis, Lance, and Stanley Engerman. "History Lessons Sanctions: Neither War nor Peace." Journal of Economic Perspectives Spring 17.2 (2003): 187-97. Web. 21 June 2014. <http://faculty.nps.edu/relooney/jep_62.pdf>.
Hufbauer, Gary C., and Barbara Oegg. "From Blunt Weapons to Smart Bombs: The Evolution of US Sanctions." Global Dialogue Summer 2.3 (2000): n. pag. Center for World Dialogue, 2000. Web. 21 June 2014. <http://www.worlddialogue.org/content.php?id=97>.
Taylor, Adam. "13 times That Economic Sanctions Really Worked." Web log post. Washington Post. The Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2014. Web. 22 June 2014. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/04/28/13-times-that-economic-sanctions-really-worked/>.
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WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) -- Residents at a luxury apartment in Wilmington are having major concerns over water quality. They say there are times when it comes out of the tap full of black particles, and now they're worried about their health.
The apartment building in question is located in the middle of Trolley Square, near the corner of Delaware Avenue and Franklin Street.
Some residents there say they do not trust their tap water anymore, and claim they've lost faith that the management plans to do anything serious about the situation.
1303 Delaware Avenue is a landmark apartment building. Units in the building go for upwards of $1,700 a month, according to residents. But some are complaining about the quality of their tap water, and their belief is that it is harming their health.
Ed Nitz has lived on the eighth floor for 13 years. He sent us a collage of pictures, which he says show the tap water right after the management flushes out the building's pipes.
Nitz explains, "Recently, over the last few months, we've been dealing with black water consistently when they shut the water off for periods of eight hours at a time."
Acting on our advice, Nitz called the city water quality department. Two inspectors arrived within an hour and did extensive testing.
Nitz blames the black water for his recent gastric problems.
"It was an issue that, I believe, may have started to cause me health problems. The canary in the coal mine was this past weekend, my dog, who was certified healthy for everything about a month ago, now developed hemorrhagic colitis," he said.
Nitz said the building management has told him time and again that they had called in the city for testing, but the city water quality officials say that is not true.
Emily MaGaw of the Wilmington Water Quality Bureau tells us, "We haven't received any calls since 2010 from this particular location."
The management of 1303 Delaware Avenue is countering the claims of residents, issuing a statement saying they're not aware of any water quality issues, adding, "If these test results show there is an issue they will work with the city to resolve it."
The test results are expected sometime Wednesday.
Residents concerned about water quality at Wilmington apartments
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My husband has recently developed a pretty severe erectile dysfunction. For the record, my husband is much older than me, so this makes sense considering his age, but in the beginning of our relationship we would have sex every day—sometimes twice a day. As an adult, I know this is normal and I don't hate him for it. I know many couples experience this, and there are many ways to handle such an issue.
So what's the problem? He refuses to handle the issue! We don't often have "successful" intercourse—we often have to stop because he loses his erection right when I'm about to orgasm (FRUSTRATING). When our lovemaking falls apart and I am not content to just cuddle, he begins sobbing, hard.
I've kind of reached my limit, and I can no longer be quiet and "just support him," because I've begun to wonder if my sexual needs matter at all. It's incredible. If I try to actually discuss the problem—asking him more about what's going on mentally, suggesting that we go to a therapist, recommending that he go separately to a therapist—he begins to only focus on the point that he is not satisfying me sexually and then he just starts sobbing, almost uncontrollably. The conversation stops, and I end up apologizing for upsetting him and pushing the topic—for essentially just wanting to be able to bang my husband.
I think he thinks I should just take what I get from him, sexually. If I want to masturbate alone after failed intercourse, he insists on being present, but sometimes I am so annoyed with him that I just want to take care of myself, scratch my itch and go do some damn laundry or something.
He had a previous relationship with similar problems. He told me that he and his ex eventually stopped having sex altogether, but they continued to live together and share a bed for years. She began to cheat on him, and he knew about it and did nothing, while he became addicted to porn. I worry we are headed down the same road—that he thinks all couples eventually become sexless and being sexually dysfunctional is normal.
I have never ever cheated on a partner of mine, ever, but the students are back, and I'm sure I could go down to General Beauregard's and find some young buck with a big truck. Please help. I don't wanna cheat, but I am feeling hopeless that we can actually get back to a healthy sex life.
This is a very common issue that lots of couples deal with, but your husband is acting like a giant douche. The tears are a total manipulation, and you seem to get that. I'm glad you don't fall for them.
This guy might be too old for you, because I can't think of any other reason why he wouldn't care to treat your marriage like an actual partnership. I agree that he probably thinks coupling and marriage are situations of convenience, and his past relationship failure is a serious red flag. He is absolutely forcing your marriage down a path of dysfunction.
This is gonna sound harsh as hell, but I think you need to talk to your husband about separating or becoming non-monogamous. I really don't think this guy is gonna budge, especially if he's an older man who's set in his ways.
You're right, hon—your husband doesn't care about your happiness, or at least doesn't care about it more than his own ego. He's more concerned about feeling like a man who can provide his woman with anything than actually being that man. Honestly, he sounds very controlling (insisting on being present while you masturbate is manipulative and creepy), and this whole situation is pointing to your relationship becoming exactly like his old one.
So cheat on him if you want, and ease into a mediocre life in your May-December marriage, or better, think about what that future would really be like. He's already refusing to address a serious issue, and he cries about it when asked. You're stuck, unless you love yourself enough to put your happiness first. It's not like he does.
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Abhishek graduated from NLSIU, Bengaluru, in 2002. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of Aureus Law Partners. He has been in the consulting industry for most of the last decade and a half. Having worked in Ernst & Young, he decided to move with the founding team of BMR Advisors, and worked with BMR Advisors till 2011. After a long stint in BMR, he founded the tax team of HSA Advocates, which saw HSA Advocates being ranked in International Tax Review rankings for the first time as a tier two practice.
In this interview we speak to him about:
- His time at NLSIU
- The Indian tax regime
- Working for Ernst and Young, and HSA
Given that most of our readers are law students and young lawyers, how will you introduce yourself to them?
I am the first lawyer in my extended family. And a first generation Delhiite, if there is such a term. My introduction to any young lawyer at this stage of my career would perhaps be that I am just like you, with self-belief, courage of conviction, and aspirations. For me, starting a law firm and working as a Partner in Aureus Law Partners is as new as a career in law would be for you. The quest to perform and succeed would be your constant wingmen. But do remember to savour the small successes, and take failure of any kind in your stride.
What was it that got you interested in the legal field?
Three factors really – at the time when I was completing my school, the only two 'career choices' were medicine or engineering. I did not want to pursue either.
The second reason is perhaps more contextual. My father had been embroiled in litigation ever since he was a very young. I wanted to help him out, and studying law was one of the ways in which I could.
The third reason being – I got through NLSIU. Had it been any other institution (and at the time the only other choices were the three year courses which were not really an option immediately out of school), I would have probably pursued chartered accountancy, and definitely cricket.
How was your experience in NLSIU?
We end up spending five of our formative years in a residential course in NLS. You go in as an eighteen year old greenhorn and come out as a 23 year old qualified lawyer. The world that you had left behind in your small town, has in the meanwhile, completely changed. This is bound to shape your future years as a professional and a person. The experience in law school instils a certain kind of confidence. The five years in law school makes you see the other point of view. This is important in several ways, as the ability to see the other point of view and choosing to agree or disagree with it depends on reasons that you give yourself for doing so. The ability to reason conflicting positions out is at the heart of understanding the role that you play later. I played cricket for the university team through my five years– internships and moots were limited to coursework only! Playing a part in taking NLS to the second round of the South Zonal Inter Varsity Tournament in my first year, and being the captain of the cricket team in the third year, perhaps contributed the most to my identity in law school. Law School taught me how to research, provided me with an analytical bent of mind and to express myself. This is important in real world practice of law as well.
What were your areas of interest in law school? How did you recognise and cultivate such interests?
I used to participate in a lot of sporting activities and some inter class cultural events. Other than that, I did wish to write, and perhaps would do so yet. And as of other areas of 'interests' – I met Nimisha in NLSIU, who I am now married to and have twin daughters with! So that turned out well.
Have you ever considered pursuing further studies?
I had certainly thought about further studies, but circumstances back home would not have allowed me to take another year before I got into a career. I think in today's context higher education is desirable. However, I feel that getting a prestigious scholarship is what one should be aiming for.
How did you secure an appointment with Ernst and Young?
I got to know that there was a vacancy through Gaurav Malhotra, a senior from law school who used to work in EY at that point of time. I then applied via the regular channels with my CV and got called for an interview. After being selected as an executive, bulk of the work assigned to me was to do with Value Added Tax advisory services – fairly niche work. I left EY upon, and perhaps because of, the beginning of BMR Advisors which was founded by Bobby Parikh, Mukesh Butani, Rajeev Dimri and a host of other partners and seniors from EY.
What motivated you to join BMR Advisors instead?
I joined BMR Advisors due to the promise of exposure, the opportunity to work directly with top notch professionals in the indirect tax space like Rajeev Dimri and Sujit Ghosh (who also is an NLSIU alumni), and the certainty of bone crushing work schedule – the latter of which almost always ensures a very steep learning curve, which is something I was aiming for. At BMR I dealt with all indirect taxes and worked on client assignments which only a few others would have at that stage of one's career. Notably, I worked as the only senior associate in Delhi on jobs to transition some of the biggest companies to Value Added Tax back in 2005. I have the privilege of claiming that I played a (big?) role in transitioning business like GSK, Nokia, Cargill, etc. to VAT. My experience in BMR was tremendous throughout to say the least. BMR taught me a lot of what I know today. It also gave me the confidence to strike out on my own – and I did that, which I guess some of my seniors in BMR may still not be very happy about!
You founded the tax team at HSA Advocates. How did you go about doing this?
The decision to join HSA Advocates was based on an idea to render tax and legal services together as a seamless offering. Rashmi Chaudhury, our partner in Aureus, contributed to and developed this idea with me at the time.
Essentially, in accounting firms, one did not provide legal services along with tax advisory. Drafting assistance, for example, would not be provided by an accounting firm, even though one may know an arrangement inside out having advised the business on the tax implications of such transactional arrangements. This, I felt, was limiting. I got the opportunity to speak to Hemant (through Utsa Shome who was working for HSA at that point of time) and got to present a business plan to the then partners at HSA. It was the indulgence of the Partner team in HSA at the time that allowed us to work with them. I am deeply thankful for that. I'd like to think that we managed to meet the business plan. We also got HSA to rank in the International Tax Review rankings at tier three.
Taxation law is a bit of everything really. The best part about tax practice is that it allows you to learn about virtually all industries, and interact with business, legal and finance teams alike. Of course there is another aspect of the practice (more particularly seen in Big Four, etc.) that dictates that a tax professional be a niche area advisor. This may have its merits at an organisational level, but could be a limiting factor at a professional / personal level.
Can you please share your opinion on the GST Bill?
GST is a bit of two things really; it is continuity in several aspects that relates to service tax, while revamping the entire taxation regime in relation to goods. The most important change – which the common man does not really focus on – is that it has taken excise duty away. Common understanding aside, from a 'doing business' stand-point GST changes everything for most businesses. More importantly it changes the manner in which compliances are done, and brings is some amount of certainty in several areas where there was no certainty earlier.
The tax regime of any country is typified by the administration. I like to think that I am a keen observer and a student of tax administration in India. I have contributed an essay in an HSA sponsored publication that I had edited entitled "Perspectives: On certain aspects in Indian taxation" where I had commented at length on tax administration, having studied various authorities on the subject.
What motivated you to leave HSA and found Aureus Law Partners?
Again, leaving HSA was more of a strategic decision to expand beyond infrastructure practice. As I already noted, tax work gives you a unique perspective into a transaction, and the industry as a whole. You end up working closely with the commercial and business team, which always helps to structure a deal, while keeping in view the possibility of litigation on account of positions taken. This is the idea which gave birth to Aureus, which provides end to end solution across industries. I got lucky in that I had a tremendous team with me – we had very good rapport and the attorneys who became the first few Aureuseans, were all willing to share the risk. Some of these associates are still with the Firm and have gone on to open our branches in various locations. For instance, Chinmay and Suresh handle our Uttarakhand presence having been there since day zero in the Firm. Some of the others have gone on for further studies, and / or are placed with larger firms. Both these developments are a matter of pride for me and the Firm.
The other reason for starting a new firm was that I got an opportunity of being able to work with Mr. Kantawala who is senior partner at Aureus. I had interned with him when I was a student, and worked on some of his matters later as a litigator from an associated chamber. That's another story – I started my career as a litigator under Ajit Warrier, who is now a partner at SAM. Our chambers (NN Agarwal & Associates) used to work quite closely with Mr. Kantawala at the time. I always felt that a firm should have a very strong litigation practice, which Mr. Kantawala has ensured for Aureus Law Partners.
What is your current role as the Founding and Managing Partner?
As the Chief Executive & Partner at Aureus, the responsibilities range from executing engagements, to developing business to office administration and managing the attorneys in the firm. As a professional matures in career, expertise becomes wider. This is where I find myself now. I am called upon to render strategic advisory assistance to clients – which may have to do with corporate criminal matters to M&A advisory to targets and investors alike, and even business and legal advice to promotor groups as and when called for. Taxes, and therefore by extension GST, remains a focus area, having worked in the area for the better part of my professional life. I have had the opportunity to work on some very big ticket matters for large industry majors, including the likes of Indorama, Nike, Lanco, Wipro, etc. to name a few. We have managed large litigations and arbitrations where I have been involved on a hands on basis along with our litigation team. We have provided strategic advisory to offshore entities in setting up presence in India, and continue to manage their operational compliances in India. We are attempting to establish our presence in various new industries, including defence, insurance and the like. So the hands are quite full.
In addition to these, one needs to manage the office infrastructure. From day one in the Firm we had time sheet, accounting and invoicing systems. In fact, I also was hands on in developing our website and the client outreach programs. These are tough jobs – and need to be done. The responsibilities are varied. There is no dearth of work.
Can you give law students some advice on how to go about researching and drafting their work?
Research, content, language, prose, and formatting. I think these are the things that you need to focus on to be able to be published.
Do you think arbitration is the future of dispute resolution in India?
Our litigation and arbitration practice is a well-established practice and this shows in the fact that we have succeeded in getting some big ticket matters in arbitration. We have achieved success in international commercial arbitration out of London in the first year of our founding itself when we secured costs from the Arbitrator towards legal expenses to be paid by the offshore claimant. The claimant had to pay damages to our client as well. All this without even leaving Delhi to attend the arbitral proceedings.
Recently, we achieved closure in an arbitration matter in insurance, by virtue of an opinion that we had given and are representing a client in relation to a D&O insurance policy. Arbitration would be the recommended course of action for these and many other such newer areas of law, for which precedents are few and far between. Of course, traditional areas of law also benefit from an arbitral process. There are very good arbitration centres in India now. These can be used for the purposes of effective, cost efficient and quick resolution of disputes.
How do you stay up to date about the recent developments in all the fields you work in and have an interest in?
In today's day and age literary and professional resources are much more easily available thanks to the net. I would suggest that students and professionals alike maintain a hunger to read. Given a chance, read anything you can lay your hands on. Also, I find that certain internet resources are very good sources of primers on various areas which a student may not be familiar with. These could help in a base level understanding and serve as a launch pad for further reading and understanding of a particular subject. However, net based knowledge should be verified with the actual statutes and verified sources.
What advice do you have for our readers?
College is a time when you should focus on all aspects of your personality. Try to ensure that you do what you like and not just what you are told. This is the time when you form views, when you establish an identity, and when you try to give direction to your career. You should keep an open mind and try to learn as much as possible. And yes, don't forget to have fun.


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GMAT tests you on Critical Reasoning. These are very similar to real world problems that need logical thinking, critical reasoning skills to solve. An argument is given to you. And you are required to answer the question stem that follows the argument. Solving CR questions needs a logical bent of mind. How good are you with basic common sense? That's what will help you score with CR questions.
To simplify a given CR argument and understand it better, try to come up with parallels. Understand it in your own terms. Clearly, identify who says what in the argument. Make a mental note of people in the argument, their perspectives and most importantly, the conclusion of the argument. Make a note of all the facts and information presented. Summarise the argument in your own words. The conclusion is the most important part of a CR question. You need to make sure that you understand the conclusion before you move to the question stem and the options.
Read the question stem. Identify the scope of the argument. Eliminate options that fall out of scope. Choose the option that makes sense while resolving the question asked at the end of the argument. Only one option will resolve the issue. So, consider each option carefully before moving to the next.
Types of GMAT Critical Reasoning Questions
Typical question stem types in a GMAT Exam are:
Which of these options is an Assumption that the conclusion depend on?
Which of these options Strengthen the conclusion?
Which of these options Weaken the conclusion?
Which of these options is an Inference from the given argument/conclusion?
What is the Discrepancy in the given argument?
What is the Role played by the statements in Boldface?
Which of these questions can help Evaluate the argument?
Which of these options states the Flaw in the argument?
Which of these options Describes the argument?
For each of these questions, have a flowchart to follow. Enough practice in these questions can familiarise you with the CR content and make you confident enough to tackle questions. Critical reasoning questions are known to take much time. So, improving time taken per CR question is as important as improving accuracy here.
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Sara Collins, Wade Collins to Anthony Lehman, Kimberly Lehman, one lot, $136,300.
Charles Snead, Margaret Snead to Jane Behm, Parker Behm, two lots, $232,000.
Pam Cain, Ron Cain to Jessica Bruggeman, one lot, $130,000.
Scott Investments of Troy to Donald Hensley, Marcie Hensley, $353,500.
Chie Schmitt, David Schmitt to Nathan Friedly, one lot, one part lot, $257,500.
Bina Shah, Paresh Shah to Celene Properties, one lot, $0.
Sandra Kinney, Scott Kinney to Cheryl Liette Trust, one lot, $464,900.
Brad Merrell, Kassondra Merrell to Melissa Bach, two part lots, $98,000.
Carol Wackler, Randy Wackler to Weitzel Investments, one lot, $62,000.
Carol Foster, Carol Hamm, Timothy Hamm to Joanna Williams, one lot, $119,000.
Mary Hormann, Timothy Hormann to Alan Kolsky, one lot, $110,000.
Halifax Land Company to Scott Investments of Troy, one lot, $94,900.
Gretchen Rolf, Theodore Rolf II to Betsy Rolf, one lot, $92,000.
Scott Investments of Troy to Danny Riter, Penny Riter, one lot, $264,100.
Linda Krall, Michael Krall to Deborah Gates, Timothy Gates, one lot, $210,000.
3 Gen D LLC to Daniel Gaudin, Karin Guadin, two lots, $849,900.
Brittney Ropp, Matthew Ropp, Brittney Wilson to Shalamyree Honeyman, Nicholas Rapp, one lot, $118,000.
Marvin Ely, Rebecca Ely to Beverly Kendall, Thomas Kendall, $195,000.
James Hayes, Heather Shaffer, attorney in fact to Ryan Lavy, a part lot, $30,900.
Julie Anderson, Dino Parks to Julie Anderson, trustee, Dina Parks, trustee, Parks Anderson Family Trust, $0.
Heide Zimmerman Cortese, attorney in fact, Mary Kathryn Zimmerman to Shawn Coffman, one lot, $129,900.
Teeters Real Estate Investments to Amy Burt, William Burt, one lot, $25,000.
Traci Allen to Trinity Allen, $0.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Brian King, $44,000.
Bethany Kauffman, Joshua Kauffman to Justine Reardon, Kyle Reardon, one lot, $289,000.
Jon Bailey, Rhonda Bailey to Jon Bailey, Rhonda Bailey, three lots, $0.
Stacy Ringelspaugh to Helen Craig, Stacy Ringelspaugh, one lot, $0.
Connie Humphreys, Keith Humphreys to Orlethiae Watkins, one lot, $69,900.
Amy Hughes to Joy Rudloff, one lot, $102,000.
Hannah Kingrey to John Hampton Jr., one lot, $142,900.
Jason Preston to Lindsey Metz, one lot, $115,000.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Bruce Vanover, Rhonda Vanover, one lot, $26,000.
Miami County Sheriff David Duchak, Barbara Longendelpher to JRZ Investments LLC., a part lot, $48,000.
Gus Hagen Jr. to Nancy Hagen, one lot, $0.
Gary Jackson, Laura Jackson, Amy Peters, Frank Peters to Betty Jackson, Randall McKenzie, one lot, $123,800.
Rosewood Creek LLC to Bruns Construction Enterprises Inc., Homes by Bruns, one lot, $55,900.
HHI Enterprises to Curt Bockey, Joan Bockey, one lot, $8,500.
Beverley Dana to Logan Hall, a part lot, $104,000.
Joseph Hutchinson, Kori Hutchinson, Kori Ison to Sharon Fisher, Thomas Fisher, one lot, $169,000.
MacKenzie Taylor to Richard Crist, Ruth Crist, one lot, $125,000.
Bryan Harju, Rebecca Harju to Eric Galentine, Heather Galentine, one lot, $279,000.
Heather Komon, Leonard Komon to Susan Snead, Peggy Jane Wertz, William Wesley Wertz, Georgia Woolery, one lot, $0.
Sally Pace to Sally Pace Revocable Living Trust, two lots, $0.
Charles Webb, Wendy Webb to Anita Sayers, two lots, $284,900.
Carriage Trails at the Heights to Corridor Development Company, one lot, $0.
Carriage Trails at the Heights, Dec Land Co. I to NVR Inc., tow lots, $53,900.
Inverness Group Inc. to Benjamin McCall, Melissa McCall, two lots, $257,300.
Jean Aspiras, Paul Aspiras to Jeremiah Forsythe, two lots, $260,000.
NVR Inc. to Christopher Arms, Lisa Arms, two lots, $254,700.
NVR Inc. to Martin Fujimura, two lots, $265,400.
Ashley Anderson, Ashley Huddleston, Jacob Huddleston to Craig Boldin, Genevieve Boldin, two lots, $317,000.
Ruth Barney, William Barney III to Annette Cargill, Michael Cargill, one lot, $330,000.
Bryan Adkins, Heather Adkins to Rebecca Compton, one lot, $140,000.
Marilyn Raines to Eichhorn Family Irrevocable Trust, Gregory Raines, trustee, $0.
John Updike, Marilyn Updike to Stony Brook Estates, 11.984 acres, $163,400.
Brian Brunswick, Melinda Brunswick to Jennifer Myers, Michael Myers, one lot, $280,500.
Cheryl Liette Trust to Bryan Harju, Rebecca Harju, one lot, $560,000.
Erin Cooper, Justin Cooper to Molly Noffsinger, Samuel Noffsinger, one lot, $289,900.
John Monnin to William Sheafer, 43.1 acres, $301,700.
Debra Clason, William Clason to Andrew Heitman, Hannah Heitman, $265,000.
Estate of Roger Landis to Mary Landis, one lot, one part lot, $0.
Uniqworks LLC to Actionworks LLC, $0.
Roy Howard to Jessie Kelsey, 0.465 acres, $7,000.
Amy Wilson, Derrick Wilson to John Conner, one lot, $178,000.
Joseph McDowell to Aaron Billing, Lindsey Billing, $312,000.
Linda Perry to Arlene Michael, Robert Michael, two part lots, $1,000.
Jessica Gearhardt, Matthew Gearhardt to Julie Edgell, Nicole Hatcher, 5.005 acres, $62,000.
Belinda Adams, Paul Adams to Jon Adams, trustee, Adams Preservation Trust, 10.001 acres, $0.
Connie Usserman to Julie Clark, 1.736 acres, $135,000.
Kenneth Barham to Cassie Barham, 1.339 acres, $0.


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Initiative and figuring things out is the name of the game for Yovanny. Having recently moved from the happy Caribbean Island of the Dominican Republic, he brings with him a joyful disposition and eagerness to learn. Yovanny grew up in an orphanage called the ARK and eventually worked some for the managing NGO called Kid's Alive in the DR . While serving with while at the same time managing logistics for Spirit Mountain, an organic coffee plantation. He has an amazing ability to multiple task and look for better ways of doing things. In his early years, he ran a small landscape business in his home town of Jarabacoa and served a custom home builder/architect on installations and maintenance.
He chose to move to Tyler specifically to join the Landvisions' team. After spending time on several different crews, learning the company culture and growing in his ability to understand how things work, Yovanny was asked to take on the overall management of our site and facilities. This is a completely new role within the company, one which has become very important. His efforts at strategically thinking about how to make our crew more effective is welcomed by all.
Yovanny is from the small town of Jarabacoa, and grew up in a small christian community. He is a passionate young man, with many dreams and hopes. He likes sports, having played both soccer and baseball. He loves the mountains, spending time outdoors and is always up for an adventure! He married his high school sweetheart, Andris Duran in 2015. She had been living in New Your with her family and taking classes at the local community college, prior to moving to Tyler with Yovanny. They spend most of their time right now working towards getting their feet underneath them.
Q&A WITH Yovanny
What do you love about working at Landvisions?
Having the freedom and opportunity to make things better is very satisfying. Here at Landvisions, there is plenty of room to grow and expand your influence…if your willing to put in the hard work.
What are you a raving fan of?
All things back home. I LOVE my home country…and always will.
What inspires you?
Growing up in an orphanage, I've been around some pretty amazing people. I'm inspired by the incredible sacrifice made by so many to help make my life and the lives of so many others better. Maybe this experience in my own life is what drives me to want to serve others well, and not think so much about myself. I try to put God first, every time, and I've never been let down by Him yet!
What is something no one would believe is true about you?
I almost became a barber in NYC! It's hard for me to believe, even now. God brought me to Tyler,TX for a purpose…..not to do the normal thing. Most Dominicans who immigrate to America, either move to NYC or to the Boston area because they have other friends and families already living there. Even my wife has family in NY. Here we are, living in Texas, and I'm NOT a barber.


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No place to go for Andrew Storey, who was double and triple-teamed by the Rebels on Friday night. Photo courtesy of Noel RowsellBASKETBALL
THE season is over for Andrew Storey.
Storey's powerful run of the form in the 2015 GMP Ultimate Basketball League (UBL) Young Guns competition came to a halt on Friday night.
Storey's Glebe Magic team entered the elimination semi-final as slight favourite but was overpowered 92-74 by the Hoopdreamz Rebels.
Former Highlander Storey finished with another double-double of 19 points and 15 boards.
However, he has now missed reaching a UBL grand final in two successive campaigns – firstly with the Magic senior team and now in the Young Guns series.
The Rebels looked slightly overawed at the start of the game but powered to the lead in the second term with a 26-10 run.
The Magic could not recover, eventually falling by 28 points.
The Sydney City Cobras were favourites in the second semi-final against Hoops Academy and overcame a lethargic start to also power home to a runaway win.
Sydney's 75-45 victory puts the Cobras through to face the Rebels in Friday night's grand final.
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As the basic structure of the color filter, red (R), green (G) and blue (B) color resist patterns that allow transmission of light are formed on a thin glass substrate first, together with a black matrix that prevents defects such as light leakage while displaying black color as well as any color mixture with an adjacent color resist.
Then, an ITO (transparent conductive layer), which becomes the common electrode for a TFT array substrate, is formed over it.
When you look at the liquid crystal display from oblique angle, sometimes screen looks dark, color image being altered, or certain types of colors are not being recognized. Large-scale monitor requiring large visual line movement, or big screen watched people from different positions require a wide view-angle.
Many efforts have been made to obtain the display with wide view-angle.
[Types of LCD technologies]
TN (Twisted Nematic) Technology
Standard type utilized in PC products, etc. Structure is simple but brightness or color image changes depending on a view-angle.
VA (Vertical Alignment) Technology
VA Ribs are deposited on both color filter and TFT array sides to turn liquid crystal molecules in different directions and widen the view-angle.
IPS (In-Plane-Switching) Technology
Two electrodes are deposited on the array side to rotate liquid crystal molecules horizontally to obtain wide view-angle.


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The web development industry has always been evolving at a fast pace and has been considered to be one of the most dynamic industries. The industry has always accepted a qualitative approach to set trends and so have the developers around the world in accepting and adapting to the same. In the following sections, we will discuss about the top 7 killer web design trends 2016. With these trends, you will also be able to predict the trends, which might be set in the year to come.
Automated Long Scrolls
The websites few years back – not very long ago from today – were designed and developed in the form of web pages, which were then linked at the backend. The process today remains the same, but has been given a logical touch and that's what is called automated long scrolls. The back end work still remains the same – may be with the addition of a couple of more development platforms to be used for the feature, which makes it more interesting. With this feature, webpages are developed in an intuitive manner, which analyze the time needed for the user to go through a page with an option to pause on the page if needed. This feature makes navigation more exciting and easy.
Using Large Background Images That Match the Context of Your Business
It is very important that your website conveys the right message to the user at the first sight. Earlier, multiple images were used using jquery, which is now replaced by using a single large image that will convey the nature of your business in the most interesting manner possible. The image placement and editing has to be taken care of, for example the contrast of the image placed on the first page has to be decreased as a result of which the text on the same page is clearly visible.
GIF Is an Interesting Way of Conveying Short Messages
GIFs have largely replaced videos. Short messages that were before the GIF images came into use were still conveyed through videos, which on the technical end consumed a lot of server space and bandwidth. GIFs have made the job easier. GIF images when compared to videos are very easy to make and considerably consume less space over videos; also users have started liking GIFs over videos.
Conversion of Websites to App Format
Having a website and updating content is all intended at driving more traffic and achieving the best user engagement. The world is going mobile today; with this change in user behavior, those developing websites have also started building native mobile applications with the same content available on the website. This makes it easy for the user to just download the application over navigating to the web page every time. Also having an application has a lot of competitive advantage over having a website.
Graphic Text Is a Booming Trend
Using graphic text attracts the users more over just having normal text. It introduces you to a lot of font and color options, which you might just love using and the user will certainly feel like spending more time on your website.
Google Map Integration
The practice of just having the contact details updated on the websites is now being replaced by integrating Google Maps on the websites. Google Maps has made physical navigation easier than ever before. So, what happens when you integrate Google map API on your website? When someone wants to visit you and is finding it tough to reach you on your given address in text, he will just have to click on the integrated map on your website and Google will get him to wherever you are. Doesn't this sound great? Also, apart from just making the navigation easy for you, it helps in building a great online presence and digital outreach. Social media platforms have also started accepting Google maps as an authenticated source of information.
Content Should Go Hand in Hand with the Design
Web design might be great, but if the content does not go with the website the objective of serving the visitor with a delightful visiting experience will not be served. Understand what the visitor needs, why he is visiting your website and try and develop customer centric content, which will help the users to understand you better. As mentioned earlier, graphic text might be the best way to keep your visitors engaged. Also adding on to this, taking recommendations from users is also something, which makes the user feel closer to you.
These have been the evolving trends in the year 2016. With the trends listed above, now it's your turn to spend some time to predict what might be the trends that will be set in the year 2017 and why do you feel that would be a trend


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Over dinner we couldn't help but spot that our host, nPower brand PR manager Tim Percival, had invited his former employer, Pitch PR, along.
Given that Pitch is promoting Mitre's new Shane Warne-branded cricket range SKW23, was Percival angling for a free return ticket to this winter's Ashes series Down Under?
Pitch creative director Andrew Ager would not be drawn on whether the big schmooze would have any effect. But with the venue about to host Test and one-day games against Pakistan, hats off to Percival for putting in the groundwork.


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Interview of the Founders of drchrono by Ron of Python411
Posted On October 1, 2009
Michael and I had been interviewed earlier this year by Ron of Python411, this is a technical interview talking about the technologies we are using:
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Daniel is co-founder and COO of drchrono. Daniel is a designer, software engineer and entrepreneur living in Silicon Valley. More articles from Daniel can be found here.


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Android is awesome, flexible and hackable when it comes to UI components. A smart developer can make use of existing UI components and reusing components. By that saving time and producing a maintainable healthy code. In this article, I introduce my way of making reusable components that can also have multiple xml layouts but with … Continue reading "Making template views in Android like a pro"
Why wasting your time searching for peaces of code over when making Android projects. Android shortcut series provides a source for all android developers to copy and paste needed code. In this article, I gather a set of utilities I use in most of projects, and usually find my self using over and over again. … Continue reading "Android Shortcuts: Most frequently used utilities"
A copy paste reference and source for all Android developers. Its not perfect bur will definitely save someone time. PS:This list will be extended over time. Style No action bar In your styles.xml add Set the style in the manifest.xml Colors Color palettes source Custom layouts EditText Edit text dark flat Edit text style Borderless … Continue reading "Android Shortcuts: Styling and Colors"
One of the regularly used functionality in android applications is SharedPreferences. It allows the developer to save and cache simple values during the apps life time in a persistent manner. I usually see myself using this functionality and writing a wrapper class every time I need to use this functionality in one of my apps. … Continue reading "Android Shortcuts: SharedPreferences"
If you don't know me in person. I have been busy with this thing since the beginning of 2018. Learning Spanish.. yes, you heard me right. I actually started with Apps, like Duolingo , which was awesome to expand my vocabulary and giving me a start. About seven month later, and after a trip to … Continue reading "Cool APIs and tools for building a Spanish learning platform"


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Aflalo, F. G. THE SALT OF MY LIFE. 8vo. Illus. London: Sir Isaac Pitman And Sons, Ltd. xi + 277 p. 1905. 1st. Ed. [Cat. 71.] 83-1314 y – Sea fishing accounts from 1880; England, the continent, Sweden, Australia, Tangier, Madeira. Aflalo ranged even further afield later. In original ornate blue cloth with gilt decorations and fish; front free end paper removed; pastedown with inked initials; title page has faint red circles around subtitle & publication date. Eternals bright & fine, but book only Very Good no DJ because of noted faults. [$50] $45 View more info
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7 SECONDS - Soulforce Revolution
Soulforce Revolution did not take me by surprise at all when it came out. Their previous effort, Ourselves, was a staple of my boom box and remains to this day one of my favorite 7 Seconds albums. And while that album softened the attack somewhat, there were still plenty squalling guitars and high-engery riffs. This album, on the other hand, is probably the closest that the band ever got to straight-up pop and if you are looking for the classic speedy hardcore riffs I would definitely advise you to check out elsewhere in the catalog. Its closest to Kevin Seconds' later solo work in spirit and lyrical approach, with a much larger dose of 80s dissillusioned neohippie attitude that was barely contained beneath the surface on earlier 7 Seconds albums. Both this album and the rare Praise EP alienated many a 7 Seconds fan who to this day cannot forgive.
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Behind the scenes at Sebastian Cox: Creating Wealden a new collection of tactile tableware
Open studio, Wed 8– Fri 10 May, 10:00 - 16:00 and Sat 11, 10:00 –15:00
Demonstrations daily, 11:00 and 14:00
Booking Details
Open House, booking not necessary, free
Demonstration, booking not necessary, free
Sebastian Cox Ltd
Thames Side Studios, Telegraph Building
16, Harrington Way,
In celebration of London Craft Week, the award-winning design studio and workshop will open its doors to exclusively share the making of their debut tableware collection. Wealden comprises richly textured yet simple pieces made from Kentish clay pressed between Kentish chestnut moulds.
Attend any one of the daily demonstrations in the workshop to see how this first collection of ceramics from the Sebastian Cox studio and workshop is made.
In the studio and showroom, you will also find a richly coloured spring installation of the new Barker collection; a series of pieces made in English ash, simple forms and jewel tones. Each piece is playful yet beautiful in equal measure.
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Microsoft Azure Integration With Buffalo TeraStation NAS
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Midwife and Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Cathy Warwick has said that maternity system failings could be happening anywhere during her speech at the RCM conference.
Speaking at the RCM annual conference yesterday, Cathy Warwick said that the maternity failings highlighted in the Kirkup Report could be happening anywhere and will continue to happen if midwives don't act.
"Since the Kirkup report has come out I have thought its findings long and hard and realise…the terrible truth is right now everything Dr Bill Kirkup found could be happening elsewhere and will continue to happen unless we [midwives], not just others, do something about it," she said.
Cathy Warwick spoke to thousands of midwives at the RCM two-day annual conference, asking for them to rise up to the challenging to improve maternity services and generating change.
"It is also my collective believe that if we as midwives find our collective voice, support each other, share our good practice, put women rather than competing ideologies at the centre of what we do we can make a difference. It is you – the person at the frontline who can have an impact," Cathy added.
She also announced how RCM has impacted on the issue of the shortage of midwives in England, leading Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's statement in parliament that more midwives are needed and that maternity provisions should be expanded.
Closing her speech at the RCM conference she said: "It is my believe that in a world of complexity, paradoxes, and competing priorities active, committed midwives, supporting each other, centre on women…can make a difference. You must summon up all your energy and resilience and make it happen."
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It's 2nd October, a Friday morning and I'm twiddling my thumbs at home. Why am I not in office, you may ask? Because on this very day, 146 years ago, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi entered the world rubicund and squalling (so I would presume)
The only difference with this baby and the rest of.. well.. humanity, is that, years later, he died with a portfolio of work even the United Nations would've been proud of (and probably is).
A lot has been said, written and debated about him over the years, but this post is certainly not another birthday card in disguise.
As I mindlessly scrolled through my Facebook feed, I was inundated with articles and digitally enhanced pictures of the quintessential Gandhian spectacles. It made me think of another visionary, much closer to home.
A Man Of Vision
My Grandfather was a colonel in the Indian Army who fought during the war of independence and one of the first 5000 to be officially drafted into the ranks (and that's saying something). With an affinity towards nature, medicinal herbs and agriculture, he truly was salt of the earth – a straight shooter, who lived life on a military schedule and the embodiment of a man of the land.
Over the years, he steadily expanded his acreage and created an ecosystem of farm hands, flora and fauna. I remember him always busy researching, trying out new farming techniques and generally saving the local village populace with natural herbaceous remedies.
One fine day, he decided to save a dying breed of indigenous goats called the Jamnapari. Well, calling them goats would be a bit of a misnomer, as the gentle giants looked more like a mating gone wrong between a Llama and a common mutton-curry goat.
He enrolled my father in the cause and the two of them decided to save the world – one Jamnapari at a time.
Research indicated that the animals came from a hilly-ish area and had to be carted back via a couple of off-beaten tracks, frequented by dacoits a.k.a bandits.
Yes! You heard correctly – Bandits.
(The plot thickens..)
In those days, lawless miscreants laid waste to the land and rampaged the countryside, kidnapping and looting any man that dared venture into their territory (think of a Mackenna's Gold kind of setting).
Unfortunately for us, the goats lay just beyond this valley of terror and there was literally no way around it.
Needless to say, the transportation of the creatures caused my mother and grandmother many a sleepless night, especially with the addition of a bounty on their better halves heads. (Yes, this did happen!)
The House Warming
Nestled in the heart of the forest, was a cozy structure created specially for our furry little friends. After much ado, they had finally arrived! By now, we kids were damn near effing curious to see these fabled creatures. I swear we felt as if we were going to rear unicorns – such was the level of excitement. Click to tweet!
All was well for a few weeks, after which we realized that they weren't eating properly. The vet was called and much brainstorming ensued. The result: the feed was not dry enough. They were used to a particular kind of vegetation and the lush greenery in their new abode didn't seem to go down well – I guess they couldn't come to terms with their newfound luxurious lifestyle. (Well, what else can you expect from a goat?!)
So, of course the fearless duo packed their bags and traversed the breadth of the country, yet again, to cart drier fodder. A week later, happy goats with full bellies reigned supreme in the jungles of central India.
The Goat Annihilation Virus
After a couple of months, our high-maintenance guests sprouted some un-identifiable lesions on their face, legs and hooves. My grandfather and mother (remember she's the plant genetics/chemistry major of the family) racked their brains and finally concluded that the deadly and contagious foot-and-mouth disease had come a-visiting.
Everything from foot to mouth was tried to no avail.
They all perished.
The Aftermath
We visited the farm a couple of weeks after the entire area had been disinfected. A ghostly silence replaced the bleating of the goats and kids.
While looking at the remains, my grandfather remarked, "We need to do something about the Jamnaparis. Next time we should learn from our mistakes."
With all the innocence of a 10 year old, I replied, "Nana, I don't know about you saving them, but you sure contributed a little towards their extinction!" (please note inherent sassiness since childhood *wink*)
He glanced down at the apple of his eye, laughed and trained his eyes back to the remnants of a noble project.
The Present
For many years the goat farm lay abandoned, as the forest conveniently enveloped that what it had temporarily rented.
By sheer hard work, it has now been transformed into a gorgeous jungle resort – The Ratapani Range Retreat. The foundations of the goat sheds have been integrated into cottages overlooking the lush valley.
And if you try hard enough, you might just hear a welcoming bleat!
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