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Things To Do
Poconos Restaurants & Dining
Pocono restaurants run the gamut from ethnic favorites like Thai to Italian, fine dining four-star cuisine to down-home family cooking.
The region's evolving restaurant scene goes well beyond a deli and cafe and brew pub or bar & grill. Expect the extraordinary in the Pocono Mountains, whether it's organic, local game, Chilled Strawberry & Rhubarb Soup or Roasted Lobster "Newburg".
Poconos chefs use flair and creativity to produce delicious dishes. There are several local farm to table restaurants, and the Pocono Mountains' downtowns are a great spot to relax at one of the many sidewalk cafes. Many restaurants also feature live music from jazz to acoustic. Restaurants in the Pocono Mountains can accommodate everyone's taste and appetite. While here, visit a bakery for that special treat or make plans for your special event at a unique location. When enjoying the gaming scene, grab a bite at one of these casino dining options.
Best Burgers in the Poconos
Carnivores rejoice! We've scouted the best burgers to enjoy while working up an appetite in the Poconos. Caution; drooling mouths and growling stomachs have been reported while reading.
Best Cheap Eats in the Poconos
You shouldn't have to choose food based on price, and here in the Poconos you don't have to. Gather 'round for some tasty meals that won't break the bank.
The Poconos on $45 a Day
Whether you're balling on a budget or wanting more bang for your buck, we've got some suggestions for you to eat more and spend less in the Poconos!


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Last time we had some changes in volleyball and some new ideas: new ball, new libero system, "hawk-eye", golden formula...
During Congress in Rome, FIVB debated about new rules.
2 of them:
- substitutes without limits
- instead of sets, 4 parts, each 20 minutes
What would you like to change in volleyball if you would have a "power"? Or maybe volleyball don't need any changes?

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This is edtech's pedagogy of poverty.
"The Pedagogy of Poverty..."
Originally published in 1991, Professor Martin Haberman's article "The Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching" identified fourteen characteristics of what he called "urban instruction" which, if they weren't happening in a low-income school, the teacher would be considered to not be teaching. Those fourteen "teaching acts" are:
- giving information
- asking questions
- giving directions
- making assignments
- monitoring seatwork
- reviewing assignments
- giving tests
- reviewing tests
- assigning homework
- reviewing homework
- settling disputes
- punishing noncompliance
- marking papers
- giving grades
In this form of pedagogy, students don't achieve "minimum life skills" or even "what they are capable of learning." It's essentially a ritual of control that students concede to in sometimes resentful, sometimes willing, compliance. And this problem is only made worse when a teacher's competence is linked to how compliant his/her students are. The system often incentivizes a controlled, sterile classroom over a passionate, messy one.
So what does this have to do with edtech?
I'm learning that in our rush to close the digital divide between "haves" and "have-nots," the question of "Do we have enough devices in the classroom?" is really the final question we need to ask. The first question should be "Into what pedagogical system are we inserting these devices that we have purchased?"
The fourteen factors listed above all have digital equivalents: "giving information" as a lecturer translates to "watching online video with no accountability" on a computer. Assignments, tests, grades: none of this changes when a Chromebook, iPad or laptop is put in a student's hands.
Teachers are far too often willing to accept the ability of technology to elicit compliance instead of using it to let students explore real issues, connect the classroom to what goes on outside the four walls, and possibly even get a little bit chaotic as students work on what's important to them. Technology may even make the teacher "lose control" (gasp!), which is the very opposite of the in-rows compliance expected by some building administrators.
"...versus Good Teaching"
How do we escape this? What does Haberman see as the opposite of diluted and damaging pedagogical practice? Here are his findings:
"It is likely that good teaching is going on whenever students are...
- ...involved with issues they regard as vital concerns.
- ...involved with explanations of human differences.
- ...being helped to see major concepts, big ideas, and general principles and are no merely engaged in the pursuit of isolated facts.
- ...involved in planning what they will be doing.
- ...involved with applying ideals such as fairness, equity, or justice to their world.
- ...actively involved.
- ...directly involved with life-experience.
- ...actively involved in heterogeneous groups.
- ...asked to think about an idea in a way that questions common sense or a widely accepted assumption.
- ...involved in redoing, polishing, or perfecting their own work.
- ...involved with the technology of information access.
- ...involved in reflecting on their own lives and how they have come to believe and feel as they do."
To have pervasive change, we must have a systems shift in how we view teacher competence and ability: will we continue to evaluate teachers well who hold students in a silent stupor and get them through an irrelevant assignment and then release them back into the world as they were before?
Or will we start viewing teachers as competent when they engage students in the second list of twelve practices, and intentionally use technology in the process?
Until we resolve to move from a "pedagogy of poverty" and shift quality technology integration and education away from "a matter of 'importance' to a matter of 'life and death,'" we've only shoved a wedge in the digital divide, prying it open a little bit more every time a student sits down at a computer without a fundamental change in the teacher's instructional practice.


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"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and...gives all men life and breath and everything else. From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. 'For in him we live and move and have our being.'" (Acts 17:24-28)1
As philosopher and theologian William Lane Craig explains, these verses plausibly argue that those who would respond to the gospel, hear it:
"God in His providence has so arranged the world that those who would respond to the gospel if they heard it, do hear it. The sovereign God has so ordered human history that as the gospel spreads out from first-century Palestine, He places people in its path who would believe it if they heard it. Once the gospel reaches a people, God providentially places there persons who He knew would respond to it if they heard it. In His love and mercy, God ensures that no one who would believe the gospel if he heard is born at a time and place in history where he fails to hear it. Those who don't respond to God's general revelation in nature and conscience and never hear the gospel wouldn't respond to it if they did hear it. Hence, no one is lost because of historical or geographical accident. Anyone who wants or even would want to be saved will be saved."2
Courage and Godspeed,
1. Acts 17:24-28 as quoted by William Lane Craig, On Guard, p. 281.
2. Ibid. p. 280-281.


text: Fire-sale prices on SUVs make up for the pain at the pump. August 8, 2008 Steve Musser, an Atlanta restaurant executive, wasn't planning to part with his 2001 SUV -- not when he and his wife pack three sons and two dogs, plus gear, into the SUV for frequent trips to a vacation home in Florida. But he couldn't resist incentives offered by Steve Rayman Chevrolet on a 2008 Suburban LTZ. "The sticker price was $53,800, and I paid $40,000," boasts Musser.Deals abound on these hulking vehicles, which many view as gas-guzzling white elephants. Most experts say the markdowns will continue as automakers struggle with the slowest sales in a decade. Manufacturers' incentives are flirting with record highs, says Jesse Toprak, of Edmunds.com. Add in dealership discounts and you could recently take an average $7,200 off the sticker price of a big SUV and $3,900 off a midsize model. But with gas at $4 a gallon, are even heavily discounted SUVs a bargain? Sponsored Content In many cases, the answer is yes. At the end of 2007, for instance, when gas was just over $3 a gallon, you'd have paid an average $33,053 for a 2008 Dodge Durango with a V8 engine, according to J.D. Power and Associates. You would have spent an average $2,424 in gas for a year (driving 12,000 miles). In June, the negotiated price for the same SUV was $30,749. That's enough of a price break to cover the $800 more a year you would spend on gas at slightly more than $4 a gallon for almost three years. (You can figure your own fuel costs at www.fueleconomy.gov.) By Michael Ritter


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Moving to a cashless society
New Delhi, November 28, 2016
Agrahayana 07, Saka 1938
Moving systematically towards a cashless society as visualized by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Minister of Steel Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh had a detailed meeting with the officials of Steel Ministry on 25.11.2016. It has been decided to have time bound approach to ensure a smooth, effective and sustainable shift to a cashless society.
Initially, Steel Manufacturers, both in Private and Public Sector will ensure that all their business transactions are undertaken in digital mode. Thereafter, the focus will be on colonies (including hospitals, schools, etc. therein) of Steel manufacturers both in the Private and Public sector. Special camps will be held for both regular and contract employees and their families to familiarize them with digital/electronic/mobile operations. In marketplaces operating with Project areas of Steel manufacturers, shopkeepers/traders would be encouraged to shift to POS machines (Point of Sale) which users can use to transact their shopping and business. The smaller transactions particularly can be transacted in mobile mode.
The Steel manufacturers should examine provision of internet connection in the Project area in entirety under their respective CSR mandates. We will facilitate repeat camps to train/retrain those requiring this training with the objective of attaining a cash free environment. This exercise may be also replicated in villages in the Project areas of CPSEs as well as in areas where currently CSR operations/activities are underway. CPSUs may work with not merely scheduled commercial banks but also post offices and cooperative banks working in the region. The Ministry of Steel proposes to monitor progress achieved regularly on fortnightly basis starting by December 2016.
Ministry of Steel, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
November 28, 2016
"Conversation" on the Idea Of India
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Dear Friend
The Centre for Policy Analysis invites You for a "Conversation" on the Idea Of India on December 6, 2016 at 6 PM. at the India International Centre, Kamaladevi Block.
The Participants include Syeda Hameed, Achin Vanaik, Manoj Jha, Harsh Mander and others.
CPA Will be releasing a report titled "Kashmir:A Paradise Lost? Report of the Current Situation in Kashmir".
Tea will be served at 5.30 PM
Please do join us for the important event.
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Research Fellow
Centre for Policy Analysis
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Green Park Extension,
New Delhi – 110016
Ph:- 011-26176992
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uniqueness of their latest Hindi thriller film
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Date : 29th November (Tuesday)
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You are requested to send correspondents/photographers/camera crew for the Press Conference.
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Black Money Grows & Consumed 10X Faster Than White Money
Black Money Grows & Consumed 10X Faster Than White Money
November28, 2016 (C) Ravinder Singh email@example.com
November28, 2016 (C) Ravinder Singh firstname.lastname@example.com
1. Honest person is always a victim of Black Money operators – not
just that he earns 6% interest on Deposits with Banks which is ZERO in
Real Terms but a Moneylender realize 40% to 120% interest to even 1%
Per Day to 10% Per Day.
just that he earns 6% interest on Deposits with Banks which is ZERO in
Real Terms but a Moneylender realize 40% to 120% interest to even 1%
Per Day to 10% Per Day.
2. I asked a Shoe Stall owner at IITF in business hours – What is the
Bulk Purchase rate of Very Crafty Chappals? – Rs.120/- which retailed
for Rs.300.
Bulk Purchase rate of Very Crafty Chappals? – Rs.120/- which retailed
for Rs.300.
Net profit to Factory is say Rs.10 each but retailer earns Rs.100/- to
Rs.180/- and net profit of Rs.50 to Rs.100/-. Most of retail
transactions are without bill.
Rs.180/- and net profit of Rs.50 to Rs.100/-. Most of retail
transactions are without bill.
3. When a Honest Consumer BUYS a Rs.5000 Mobile – Black Money buys
Mobiles With Gadgets worth Rs.50,000/-.
Mobiles With Gadgets worth Rs.50,000/-.
4. Honest buys Alto or 800 CC car or Nano that too in installments –
Black Money buys Hondas, Audis, Fortuners, Mercedes etc.
Black Money buys Hondas, Audis, Fortuners, Mercedes etc.
5. GoI Helps CONVERSION OF BLACK MONEY into White. Stock Exchanges,
Commodity Exchanges, Fake Companies, Funding BLACK MONEY Generating
Commodity Exchanges, Fake Companies, Funding BLACK MONEY Generating
Black Money Grows & Consumed 10 Times
or More Faster Than White Money.
or More Faster Than White Money.
6. Three stories from Gujarat are in pdf – Black Money deals are fast & quick.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9871056471,
9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power,
Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing,
Technologies and Projects
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9871056471,
9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power,
Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing,
Technologies and Projects
SH-CPR urban workshop_29 November Jules Naudet
Today at 13:11
Dear All,
As part of our Urban Workshop Series, the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH), Delhi, are delighted to invite you to a workshop on 'All of us have sort of closed ourselves into a cocoon': Self-Segregation and Representations of Poverty in Delhi Upper-Class Neighbourhoods by Jules Naudet, head of the "Politics and Society" division of the Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities, New Delhi.
Date: Tuesday, 29th November 2016
Time: 3.45 p.m.
Venue: Conference Hall, Centre for Policy Research, Dharma Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110 021
How do the inhabitants of the most privileged neighborhoods of big metropolises see the poor? How do they distance themselves (both physically and symbolically) from them? Should their representations of the urban poor be analyzed as part of traditional and national repertoires of action and justification or rather as molded by a globally homogeneous neoliberal frame? To provide some elements of answer to these questions, this presentation will draw on the Delhi part of a comparative research on upper-class and upper-middle-class residents of the most socially selective areas (both in the inner-cities and in the suburbs) of Paris, São Paulo and New Delhi. The paper will more particularly describe the articulation between five themes, whose possible mobilization as subjective reasons for self-segregation has been systematically tested in the interviews. These topics are: (1) insecurity and exposure to crime, (2) hygiene and the risks of contamination, (3) the attachment to a moral order that would need to be protected, (4) the naturalization (or racialization) of poverty, and (5) the various valuations of competition and merit vs. solidarity.
Jules Naudet is head of the "Politics and Society" division of the Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities, New Delhi. He holds a doctorate in Sociology from SciencesPo Paris. His previous research focused on a comparative analysis of the experience of upward social mobility in France, in India and in the United-States. His book "Entrer dans l'élite: Parcours de réussite en France, aux Etats-Unis et en Inde" was published in 2012 by the Presses Universitaires de France (a forthcoming translation will be published by Oxford University Press). He is also the author of "Grand patron, Fils d'ouvrier" (Seuil, 2014). He now dedicates his research to the study of the Indian business elite. His most recent work includes an analysis of interlocking directorate networks among the top 250 companies of the NSE. He also conducted a quantitative analysis of the trajectories of the CEOs and chairmen of the top 100 NSE companies (forthcoming publication). He's currently working on a study of "Clubs, social life and sociability among Delhi's upper-class".
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This is the eighty-second in a series of Urban Workshops planned by the Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH), New Delhi and Centre for Policy Research (CPR). These workshops seek to provoke public discussion on issues relating to the development of the city and try to address all its facets including its administration, culture, economy, society and politics. For further information, please contact: Christine Ithurbide at firstname.lastname@example.com, Pa rtha Mukhopadhyay at firstname.lastname@example.com or Marie-Hélène Zerah at email@example.com
This workshop is free and there is no registration. Find all the videos of our previous workshops on the following link : http://www.cprindia.org/projects/cpr-csh-urban-workshop
We look forward to welcoming you to CP


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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Add Black to Your Shopping Cart
Add Black to Your Shopping Cart this Holiday Season
By Shelia M. Goss
This holiday season why not buy books for gifts. Whether the person likes Christian fiction, romance, contemporary fiction, mysteries, science fiction or non-fiction, there's a book out there to fit a variety of tastes. While doing your shopping don't forget about picking up books by people of color. Many books by African-Americans and other nationalities sometimes go unnoticed unless it's part of pop culture. Gems can be overlooked simply because you may not be familiar with their works.
How can you help spread the word about books by African-American authors?
Simple. Just tell a friend.
•Link to the authors website
•Link directly to the book
•Mention some of the books on your online network–i.e., Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, etc.
•Discuss alternate books at your book club meetings
•If you have a blog, do link exchanges or guest blog posts.
These are just a few suggestions. Be creative.
Black Pearls Magazine ( http://www.blackpearlsmagazine.com/ ) showcases a variety of books, so be sure to browse around. There are plenty of good books out there by African-American authors. Happy Holidays and have fun book shopping!
About the Author
Shelia M. Goss is the national best-selling author of six multi-cultural romance books: His Invisible Wife (2009), My Invisible Husband, Roses are thorns, Paige's Web, Double Platinum and Hollywood Deception (2010) and three young adult books: The Lip Gloss Chronicles series: The Ultimate Test, Splitsville, and Paper Thin (2010).
Delilah (Jan 2011) is her tenth novel but first Christian fiction book.
For more information, visit her website: http://www.sheliagoss.com/
Thankful to be Counted by Electa Rome Parks
I'm so thankful that my reality doesn't have to be my destiny. I'm so thankful that I have a fire that burns deep within. I'm so thankful that all I have to do is listen and he will speak. I'm so thankful that all I have to do is ask and then I will receive. I'm thankful God moves through me which enables me to move people.
I am a worry-wart.
I always have been and probably will remain so until the day I take my final breath. It is what it is. Ironically, I don't worry that I am a worrywart. Possessing that title has its rich rewards. For one, I'm always on my "A" game—making sure I cross all my t's and dot all my i's. There is always a Plan B in place, just in case Plan A doesn't work out.
So. . . the spill-off or residue from being a worrywart is that I'm super organized and highly efficient in most all I do. I try to retain control in all I do, as much to the degree that is possible. You guys read between the lines. Okay, I admit it, I can be picky, a control freak and a perfectionist to a fault.
Over the quickly fleeing years that pass by in the blink of an eye, as my spiritual level and maturity has grown, I have come to realize that I should always come with my "A" game, but also realize that with God all around me—guiding, leading, directing and instructing my footsteps—I can eagerly give up my title, confident in the knowledge that I'll be alright. In fact, I'll be better than alright, I will be safe, sound, happy and secure with my place in this world. He always makes a way, even during our darkest moments. When you think you can't take another step, he'll do one better and carry you.
As we move towards the holidays, I pause to reflect on all the wonderful family and friends that I have in my life. I have a loving husband, children that I am very proud of, people who love and care for me with a passion, just as I am. They accept me with faults, imperfections and even when I'm in worrywart mode. Plus, I'm living my dream each and every day. I'm creating the reality of my dreams and that in itself is magic. Magic surrounds me and I bask in its glory. I have my health and my strength and my sanity. What more could I possibly ask for or need in my life?
No, my life hasn't been without struggle and hardship. I've lost so many people over the years to death in my immediate family, but I'm still standing, solid as a live oak; I've never had anything simply handed to me on a platter, I've worked hard for everything I've achieved and appreciated it even more; I've had moments of doubt and uncertainty only to be given crystal-clear clarity; I've looked at the "other side" and thought the grass was greener only to discover it wasn't, it wasn't even green, more of an imitation shade; I've asked the question, many times, "why me, Lord?" only to receive the answer, "Why not you, my child?"
In the past, I've been hurt by men because I love deeply and they didn't appreciate my true worth; hell, I've been hurt by my family, blood; even hurt by my so called best friends forever, but I still rise; I've been down, down, down, but I've also been up, so high I could almost reach the sky; I've been disillusioned to the point of despair, but I've also been inspired by the goodness of people who care; I've cried buckets of tears, but I've also rejoiced in splendor at the beauty of the human spirit.
The green-eyed monster of jealousy has visited me a few times and I've fought him off tooth and sword because I learned a long time ago to truly be happy for other's good fortune; God has your back and your day is coming. What's meant for you is truly meant for you and no one, no thing, no situation can take that away from you. I've had my moments when I took to my bed, in a state of depression, sleep as my refuge, but I always got back up stronger and resilient with a fire burning deep within my soul. I've been to the mountaintop and it is a beautiful thing, but I've also been in the valley a day short and a dollar late.
All this to say: Life can be hard. Life is full of strive and struggle. But you know what? I'm so thankful! Thankful to be counted amongst the living. I'm thankful! Thankful to have a voice, thankful to make a difference, thankful to have a platform to speak, thankful to know all I have to do is see it and believe it for it to happen. I'm so thankful that my reality doesn't have to be my destiny. I'm so thankful that I have a fire that burns deep within. I'm so thankful that all I have to do is listen and he will speak. I'm so thankful that all I have to do is ask and then I will receive. I'm thankful God moves through me which enables me to move people.
About the Author
Electa Rome Parks currently resides outside Atlanta, Georgia. After successfully self-publishing her debut novel, The Ties That Bind, New American Library, a division of Penguin Group, bought the rights. Electa signed a three-book deal with New American Library. All three books were immediately chosen as Black Expressions Book Club main selections and embraced as Books of the Month by book clubs across the country. Dubbed a "book club favorite," avid readers have embraced Electa's true to life characters that tackle prevalent and heavy hitting issues.
Since then Electa has become a bestselling author of several other mainstream (Loose Ends and Almost Doesn't Count) and erotic (These Are My Confessions, Ladies' Night Out, Diary of a Stalker and True Confessions) novels with Penguin Group, HarperCollins and Kensington. The self-proclaimed, Queen of Real, Electa has been a frequent guest on radio shows, has been nominated for many industry awards and has been interviewed by newspapers, AOL's Black Voices, Vibe Vixen, Upscale Magazine, Today's Black Woman, Rolling Out and Booking Matters, to name just a few. With a BA degree in marketing and a minor in sociology, she is following her true passion and working on her next novel and first screenplay.
To find out when and where Electa will be in your area, check out her website at http://www.electaromeparks.com/, www.myspace.com/author_chick or www.facebook.com/electaromeparks.
To share your thoughts with Electa regarding her work or to schedule an event, please e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Connect with Electa Online:
Email: email@example.com
Website: http://www.electaromeparks.com/
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True Confessions by Electa Rome Parks
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REWIND: Summary of Black Books Weekend Events
This was one of our best bookclub appreciation weekends yet! We showcased several bookclubs at Black Pearls Magazine for the December, Christmas/Holiday Edition. Check out all the bookclubs, here.
Summary of the Weekend Events: We had exactly 747 live callers, a total of 397 chatroom guests and visitors and a total of 19,781 RSS feed downloads of the shows as of Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. I would like to personally say "thank you" to each of you who posted to your network about the show and included Twitter, Facebook and Myspace in the coverage! You Rock! We did it!
Listen to the Black Books Weekend archive, HERE.
The 3rd Annual Black Books Weekend, hosted by Ella Curry of EDC Creations featured four nights of readings and discussions with noted authors, bookclubs and poets. Our mission was to convince folks to buy great books for gifts 365 days a year as gifts, from our featured authors, publishers and imprints.
Find Black Books Weekend Rebroadcast on iTunes here.
Explore all the nights of Black Books Weekend. Meet the featured bookclubs and the authors.
Please tell your network and fans about this wonderful showcase and give them The Gift of Knowledge!
You can view the archive of author readings, here. WE will spread the word about great book gifts to the masses!
Excerpt: Captured Hearts by Sherlyn Powell
Sylvia Masters is a hot fifty-two year old widow and CEO of The Masters Investment Group. After her husband passed, her focus turned to raising their three children and getting the company her husband started ranked among the Fortune 500.
Lieutenant Julian Reynolds is on the scene to inform her of the murder of her former fiancée, Addison Lockwood. When the Lieutenant goes to the Masters' home to question Sylvia he is blown away by her beauty. Her looks and strong personality inspire Lieutenant Reynolds to solve the case and pursue the woman of his dreams.
When Sylvia offers the Lieutenant a cup of coffee their hands touch and their eyes lock. After a tumultuous beginning, Julian summons up the courage to ask Sylvia to dinner. Problem: Julian is ten years younger and Sylvia isn't interested in being labeled a Cougar.
Refusing the Lieutenant's invitation, Sylvia is flattered that this much younger man who is also fine is obviously interested in her. The undeniable chemistry is hard to resist. What would her family say? Can Sylvia have a future with Julian?
Excerpt from Chapter 1 Captured Hearts
"Where is she?" The young woman looked at her watch and sighed. "She should have been here by now. Where is she?"
"You need to give the carpet a rest. You're going to take unnecessary pounds off that five foot ten inch model thin body."
"Ha ha—funny. I can't help it." She frowned and folded her arms. "Where is she?"
"I don't know. She'll be here."
"How can you be so calm Alexis? A man has been murdered and our mother is no where to be found."
"A man?" The dark haired beauty shrugged her shoulders as she turned up her glass.
"You know what I mean." Lacy looked out the window, "Mother could at least call us. Why hasn't she called?"
"You know Mother; she answers to no one."
"I can't stand not knowing if she's all right. Did she say anything to you at work?"
"The only thing she said was she had an appointment, she would be leaving early and she'd see me at home tonight."
Lacy spoke softly. "She's not even answering her phone."
"Maybe she hasn't heard."
"I hope not. I don't know if she was really over Addison."
"She'll be fine. Mother always lands on her feet."
Lacy frowned as she stopped pacing long enough to turn and look at Alexis. "You say that with such malice."
"No—just stating the simple truth. You forget we're talking about Sylvia Masters. She's one of the most powerful and most admired women in Northern Virginia. She didn't get to the top by being timid." Alexis smiled as she poured another glass of wine and drank until her glass was empty.
Lacy stared when she picked up a bottle of chardonnay and refilled her glass. "Alexis, that's your third glass of wine."
"And …."
"You're not a drinker. It's obvious you're worried too."
"Don't be ridiculous Lacy." Alexis stretched out her arms as she slid back on the sofa and crossed her long shapely legs. She felt the turbulent movement in the pit of her stomach as she thought of where her mother was. What if she had found out about Addison? Would she really be okay?
"All that wine couldn't be good for that curvy figure," Lacy said. "It will go to your middle and you'll lose that tiny waistline you're so proud of."
"Alright Dr. Masters, I thought you were studying to be a Psychologist. Are you turning to internal medicine too?" Alexis turned up her glass and stared at her baby sister.
Alexis laughed. "Lacy you're shivering are you cold?"
"No, I'm fine." She rubbed her arms and tilted her head back.
Alexis looked at her glass and sat it down. Lacy sat down but a minute later she bounced from her seat and paced the floor again. The only other sound in the room was a slight ticking sound that came from the clock that sat on the intricately carved mahogany mantle nearby. The two young women were determined to wait for Sylvia to come home. They wanted reassurance that she was okay.
Lacy looked at her watch. "It's after six. If she left work early for her meeting how long do you think it would last?"
"I don't know, she didn't say much. Maybe she just decided to go have dinner or go shopping."
"I doubt it."
"Well at least the weather has cooled down. The humidity was a killer."
"Sorry, poor choice of words. I still can't believe someone would kill Addison"
"I know. They didn't say very much on the news. Oh this is so sad." Lacy held out her trembling hands.
"Lacy, you've got to calm down."
"I'm trying." She sat down and let out a long deep breath.
The doorbell rang and they looked at each other. Lacy stretched her eyes. They both walked to the door. Alexis opened it and smiled.
"Oh Marcus," Lacy breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm sorry if I startled you ladies. I take it your mother isn't home yet."
"No," Lacy said, "and we haven't heard from her either."
"I'm glad you stopped by. You're always here when our family needs you. How are you Marcus?"
"Fine Lacy, how are you doing?"
"Very well thank you."
"Come on in let's talk," said Alexis. "We need to catch up,"
"You're looking very beautiful Alexis. Your hair is getting long." Marcus tried to distract them. "Are you going to cut it again?"
"No, I think I'll let it keep growing."
"You're looking more and more like Sylvia every day—long hair or not." He turned to Lacy, "you are still the beautiful female version of your father," he smiled. "Are you stressing?"
"Alexis thinks I'm worrying for nothing."
"I'm sure she's right. Sylvia will be okay," Marcus said. "I've known your mother for many years and there is one thing I know for sure. Sylvia Masters is a strong woman capable of handling herself in any situation. Just try to think positive and relax."
"I know Marcus but if you really felt that way why are you here?" Lacy asked.
"Lacy; that's cold," said Alexis.
The three of them walked into the library, Marcus poured himself a drink and they sat passing the time. Marcus was able to distract them as they waited on Sylvia.
Thirty minutes later Marcus sprang to his feet and stood at attention. He adjusted the jacket of his dark gray Armani suit as he watched a shapely dark haired woman stroll into the room.
Alexis and Lacy turned around.
Sylvia Masters stopped just inside the door way; she raised her brows when she looked at the concerned tightlipped faces in the room. All three pairs of eyes stared back at her.
"Mother! Thank goodness." Lacy exhaled a long sigh of relief. "Are you all right?"
"I'm fine Lacy. Why do you ask? Why is everybody looking so glum?" She frowned when she locked eyes with her devoted friend. "And why are you here Marcus?"
He sat his drink down and walked toward Sylvia. "Where have you been?"
"Out." Sylvia snapped as her brows drew closer together.
Marcus knew that response was typical of Sylvia. She didn't owe him an explanation, friend or not.
"Did you hear?" Marcus looked at Sylvia. "Addison Lockwood was found dead earlier this evening."
Sylvia's eyes popped, "Addison? Dead?" She froze, chills ran through her body as her Louis Vuitton pursed dropped to the floor.
"Yes Mother, it's true." Alexis pushed back her long dark hair out of her face. We were concerned about you because we didn't want you to hear about Addison from some stranger on the street."
"We were both concerned you may find out before you got home and how you'd take it if you did," Lacy said.
Sylvia's limp body nearly collapsed as Marcus caught her by her waist and held her up; he walked her to her favorite chair. She took a deep breath as she slumped in her cushy oversized throne that sat in a corner of the library positioned so she could see everything that went on around her.
She placed her hand over her forehead. "That can't be," she frowned. "I don't believe it. What happened?"
"We don't have the details," Marcus answered, "but it's all over the news." A Lieutenant Reynolds gave a brief interview to the media. According to his statement, Addison was found lying on his living room floor. Apparently he was struck in the back of his head."
Lacy sat on the ottoman by her mother's chair and squeezed Sylvia's trembling hand as she looked at her. "Mother, I was so worried about you. You should have phoned. We tried to call you."
Sylvia let out a deep breath as she released her hand from Lacy's grasp; she stroked Lacy's cheek as she looked into her gentle brown eyes. "I'm not accustomed to phoning in my whereabouts and I won't start." She sighed and sat up straight to regain her composure.
The sheer curtains that hung from the tall windows filtered the sun that peered through a small opening as it slowly slipped away.
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Excerpt: True Confessions by Electa Rome Parks
Twenty-eight year old Kennedy Logan is gorgeous, educated, talented, and in love. Unfortunately, Drake Collins has other ideas about the true state of their relationship. Kennedy hopes to turn him around; Drake just wants to turn her out sexually. Kennedy is also searching for her biological mother, who gave her up at birth. She wants answers and she has tons of questions. The enormous weight of these predicaments leads to a failed suicide attempt.
Her overprotective and overbearing mother, Dorothy Logan, moves in with Kennedy and makes it her mission to get her daughter's life back in order. The first step is getting rid of Drake Collins once and for all, but that's easier said than done. Drake has no intentions of going anywhere. Kennedy's ever loyal and fun-loving best friend, Taylor, and her absentee father join forces to help support Kennedy in her time of need.
At her psychiatrist's advice, Kennedy uses writing as her therapy. She starts to keep a daily journal detailing the erotic circumstances and family drama that led up to her despair. Through very personal, funny, and graphic entries, readers will share her confessions. Brace yourselves for a very steamy journey!
Prologue True Confessions by Electa Rome Parks(Erotic Fiction)
My reality is surreal and happens in super, slow motion. A nervous giggle escapes my chapped, dry and parched lips. I lick them to restore moisture. Then, there is utter, deadly silence. If I listen closely, I can hear my heartbeat beating away at an accelerated pace. My senses are heightened and I marvel over the brilliant, bold colors of my bedroom as I inhale my favorite fragrances, from their spot on my antique dresser, colliding into one another with their potent allure. Even my sense of touch is different somehow. Everything is magnified to the nth degree. It's like I'm looking down at myself from a huge movie screen with surround sound as I ready myself for the big finale—the final shot and then fade to black.
I've never been good at saying goodbye, even on short, weekend trips. I keep the handwritten note short and sweet and pray to God that mother will understand, and hopefully, one day, forgive me.
I don't mean to hurt her or cause her any fresh pain. I sincerely don't. I hope she understands that this isn't her fault, that I love her with all my heart and being. No matter what, that fact will never change. I'm so thankful and forever grateful that she chose me to be her daughter out of all the orphaned babies in the world. She chose me. I told myself over and over again that that made me special. I needed to feel special instead of unwanted and discarded.
I'll miss mother the most, but the hurt I feel inside is too unbearable and indescribable. It is too painful for me to continue, day in and day out, with just a hollow emptiness that erodes and corrupts any happiness that briefly surfaces. The dawn of each new day only brings me more heartache and renewed memories. Some memories are like leeches. They latch on for dear life and slowly, ever so slowly, suck and drain all the blood, all the living out of you. You are left with just a shell of the old you and that's no way to survive. Not for me, anyway.
When they find me, I want it to look like I'm sleeping, peacefully. Just like Sleeping Beauty who only needed a handsome prince to kiss her and awaken her from the darkness that engulfed her. However, for me, there won't be a handsome, charming prince to wake me, save me, and ride off into eternity. All my so-called princes were monsters in disguise with their own hidden agendas that attempted to crush and stamp out my self-esteem. Yes, just blessed sleep awaits me.
I chose pills. I couldn't subject mother to a messy, bloody scene that comes with slitting one's wrists or shooting one's self. I refuse to take my final breath with that heavy on my heart. I don't think my heart could handle anything else weighing against it. As it is, I feel like I have three hundred pounds weighing me down. Crushing the life out of me.
As I settle myself comfortably on my queen-size bed, slowly pull the red, satin comforter up to my chin and stare at the full bottle of prescription pills carefully nestled in my right hand, I can't imagine not waking up in the morning.
What will it be like to not see the rising sun? To not hear my alarm clock going off announcing it's time to get ready for another day of work? Not hitting snooze to give myself another fifteen minutes? Not rushing to finish my morning rituals before I dash out the door and into rush-hour traffic? What will that feel like?
More important to me now, though, is will it hurt? I hope not. I have never been able to tolerate too much pain, physical, mental or emotional. Yet, that's what Drake has caused me for the last year of my life. Pain. Intolerable suffering.
I only wanted to love him and for him to love me in return. Simple enough. Was that asking too much? My part of the equation was accomplished, effortless. Drake claimed he loved me, but he really didn't. Probably never could. Didn't know how to love or receive it. After what happened last week, I know he didn't. Yet, I gave him everything: my heart, my body, my soul. Now, I have nothing left to give myself. I'm empty inside.
As tears slowly flood my weary eyes and blur my vision, I look around my cozy bedroom for the last time. Ever. It used to be one of my favorite rooms in my small two bedroom, one bath apartment. There was nothing better than lighting several fragrant candles, drinking a little white wine and cozying up with a good romance novel. Yes, that was heaven. Simple things excite me. Always have. Watching a sunrise or sunset, waking up to birds chirping in the treetops, walking hand in hand through the park with the one I love, all these things brought me great joy.
Mother will have to understand. I left her a note, propped up on the nightstand, in full view, that explains how much I love her and daddy. What will she think when she can't reach me tonight? I would love to hear her soothing, loving voice one last time. Yet, I know I wouldn't be able to go through with my plan if I did. I'd give away my intentions over the phone or mother would pick up on my foul mood and that would be that. I'd wake up another day with this aching, dull pain inside, tearing me apart, bit-by-bit. Pain that dulls and diminishes every ounce of my strength, all the way down to my pores.
Drake Collins. His name leaves a bitter taste on my tongue. Just the thought of him brings bile to the back of my throat. I will forever regret the day I met that man. If I could turn back the hands of time, do it all over again, I would have called in sick that day or run for the hills. I was just fine with my life the way it was. Sure, it wasn't exciting or glamorous, but it was enough for me. Drake came with the charm, movie star looks, glitz and high drama and reeled me right in like a bass caught at sea. I gladly jumped into his net.
I say a silent prayer of forgiveness as I place one, then two colorful pills on my tongue and swallow dry. I didn't think of getting a glass of water. I can't think. The lump in my throat quickly diminishes. There's no turning back now. Just like there was no turning back when Drake turned me out. The countdown begins. Ten, nine, eight. . . I've lived a happy life. I have tons of good memories. I've treated others the way I wanted to be treated.
I hope this happens quickly. I steadfastly place three, four pills on my tongue and swallow again. Hot tears start to spill forth and stream down my cheeks as I realize the final result of my actions. Seven, six, five. . . It's for the best. I need to stop the pain. Will he even miss me? Or will he just move on to his next victim? Will all this be in vain?
I guess I'll never have that family now. The one I used to daydream and write about in my journal. The family with the almost perfect mommy and daddy and two kids, a boy and girl. The boy would be the oldest, and he'd look out for and protect his younger sister. They'd have cute, adorable names and they'd know they were wanted and loved and cherished by their parents. They'd never feel unwanted.
Four, three. . . I swallow a handful of pills this time. I've lost count as to how many I've digested. As spittle escapes from my mouth, I gag. I wipe the overflow away with the back of my hand and keep right on shoving pills in my mouth until the orange-brown medicine bottle is empty. I look inside, in awe, shake the bottle, and can't believe the pills are gone so quickly. Just like the illusion of love. If you blink, you'll miss it.
I wonder if Drake even realizes how much I loved him? Now, I wait for blessed relief and peace to take away my hurt and pain. I'm so tired. Tired of loving the wrong men. Tired of giving my all, coming up empty, and getting absolutely nothing back in return. Good sex isn't the end all to everything. Drake taught me that lesson.
Two, one. . . It won't be long now. I faintly smile and lay back against my down pillow.
I welcome peace. In my mind, I start silently repeating Psalms 23. I shall walk through the valley of death; I shall fear no evil, for thou art with me. I'm so sleepy. I can barely keep my eyes open. I can feel myself giving in to the fog that slowly invades my mind. Maybe if I close my eyes for a few moments. Yeah, just rest them for a few minutes without seeing Drake's face behind my heavy eyelids.
Suddenly, I feel lightheaded, like I'm floating on a big, fluffy white cloud, bouncing up and down, giddy with not a care in the world. This is a different sensation that I literally reach out my right hand to embrace and never let go of. Not a care in the world. Nothing matters but blessed, uneventful sleep. I close my tired, weary eyes as the countdown ends. Fade to black.
True Confessions by Electa Rome Parks
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Electa Rome Parks currently resides outside Atlanta, Georgia. After successfully self-publishing her debut novel, The Ties That Bind, New American Library, a division of Penguin Group, bought the rights. Electa signed a three-book deal with New American Library. All three books were immediately chosen as Black Expressions Book Club main selections and embraced as Books of the Month by book clubs across the country. Dubbed a "book club favorite," avid readers have embraced Electa's true to life characters that tackle prevalent and heavy hitting issues.
Since then Electa has become a bestselling author of several other mainstream (Loose Ends and Almost Doesn't Count) and erotic (These Are My Confessions, Ladies' Night Out, Diary of a Stalker and True Confessions) novels with Penguin Group, HarperCollins and Kensington. The self-proclaimed, Queen of Real, Electa has been a frequent guest on radio shows, has been nominated for many industry awards and has been interviewed by newspapers, AOL's Black Voices, Vibe Vixen, Upscale Magazine, Today's Black Woman, Rolling Out and Booking Matters, to name just a few. With a BA degree in marketing and a minor in sociology, she is following her true passion and working on her next novel and first screenplay.
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I'm done messing with my diet (she says for the 17th day in a row). No, but seriously, I really need to stop using these antibiotics as a crutch and start clean-eating again. I am a month into my 10 week course of Clindamycin and Rifampicin and although taking antibiotics goes against everything I believe in, I have to say the results are amazing. I am barely leaking at all, and the persistent swelling has decreased so much so, that I can throw myself down into a seat and there is no pain. Nada. Zilch. Nothing. HEAVEN!!!
Excellent, you say, no need to write anymore blog! Actually, no. These tablets are like a holiday for me. A little respite from real life. They are toxic and have horrible side effects. They can cause liver disease. They make my tongue furry (which swilling my mouth out with apple cider vinegar has cured, by the way). They have brought back my peeling, dry, itchy skin on my feet. They make me need to poop – and it's not a pretty picture. I have to eat loads of sauerkraut (which actually isn't too bad). They make me tired, a little out of sorts.
Most of all, I feel the opposite of how I did when I started the autoimmune diet. I feel like I am poisoning my body instead of healing it (did I mention I was a drama queen?). I was trying to heal my leaky gut with all that lovely, nourishing, home-cooked good food and now I am attacking my insides with chemicals.
Such a dichotomy.
Whilst I'm not looking a gift-horse in the mouth (that's a really weird idiom!), I am only on these tablets short-term. I am still anticipating that after my 10 weeks is up, I am only going to get some major remission going on by sticking to my autoimmune protocol diet. In the meantime, I want to take advantage of the healing that has happened. I want to keep those sinus tracts shrunk, or healed or whatever has happened to them. I want to wear my bikini again and agin. I want to wear mini-skirts all summer, without Micropore peeping out of the bottom. I want to enjoy the freedom of spending under 2 minutes in the bathroom, because I have no dressings to change. I want to have a go on a Space Hopper. I want to sit comfortably with my baby on my knees, without wincing when she wiggles. I want the whole, entire and wonderful healed-upness of my Hidradenitis Suppurativa to stay just the way it is.
Today I got busy. I went to
an amazing farmer's market of organic goods Lidl and bought as much of the fresh produce as I could fit in the bags I was carrying (it's in the ghetto and they don't have baskets). Their organic range is CHEEEEAP! They also stock the cured ham that I eat. It lists only ham and salt as the two ingredients and it's cheaper by at least 2 euro here than in any other local supermarket. The only other packaged item I bought from there was Perrier. I dodged the drug dealers on the way out and Mr B did the rest of the food shopping at Auchan – the actual, biggest supermarket I have ever seen. So big, I walked for about 5 minutes before I even reached the food section. So big, I think it may be bigger, even, than Sam's Club in Slidell, Louisiana! Maybe not as big as a supermarket in Texas, though. I digress.
I made a meal plan for this week to keep me on track. We kicked off tonight with cod, marinated in a lime, garlic, coconut oil sauce with fresh parsley and basil, Himalayan pink salt and organic cracked black pepper. This was served with sautéed green beans, oyster mushrooms, onion and garlic and all cooked by the lovely Mr B!
De-li-cious! Made even more tasty, because I didn't have to lift a finger to cook it!
For the rest of the week, main meals are as follows (not in any particular order):
- Easiest roast chicken ever – Instead of leeks, which we don't have, we 'll be subbing courgettes in to this dish and serving it with salad. Who says roasties can't be served up with a salad??
- Chicken and vegetable curry – using leftover chicken, homemade coconut milk, homemade curry paste (excluding paprika and chilli), ginger, garlic, onion, carrots and homemade chicken stock (I use this recipe, with frozen leftover peels and chicken bones). Served with cauliflower rice, fried with peas.
- Healthy Gluten-free Life's Dutch Oven Pork – as featured on Nomnompaleo's page. Love our Le Creuset Dutch Oven cocotte, which cooks food so evenly and keeps it moist. We'll have that with sautéed broccoli, onion and garlic all fried in silky smooth organic coconut oil of course! Perhaps a side of salad, too.
- Large wild gamba, marinated in lime, garlic and ginger, seared on the griddle and served with my scrummy roasted sweet potatoes. And salad. And probably sauerkraut for me.
- Asian chicken thighs – again Michelle from Nomnompaleo's recipe. What? Again? Yup. Each time I Googled the ingredients, hers was way up there and looked delicious, with only a few ingredients that I needed to remove to adapt for the autoimmune protocol. Served with salad.
- Sweet potato and prawn soup, which we've adapted from an Everyday Paleo recipe. We'll have some leftover coconut milk and prawns (there are two kilos in the freezer and we'll have to defrost the lot , so we'll cook 'em all and throw some back in the freezer for this dish.
Et voila! That's me all sorted for the week. I hope to all that is Holy and Mighty that there are no more sh*t storms this week and I manage to keep on track (and off the incredible Bordeaux wine).
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I wonder if the white shirts are going to spray these guys in the face with pepper spray?
photo by Dan Nguyen @ New York City
Evidently 500 of these guys showed up to protest on Wall Street today. They've been getting screwed on their pensions for years and these mergers are killing them.
By the way, a vast number of these airline pilots are veterans.


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William Shakespeare
Sonnet Cxliii
Poem by William Shakespeare
Lo! as a careful housewife runs to catch
One of her feather'd creatures broke away,
Sets down her babe and makes an swift dispatch
In pursuit of the thing she would have stay,
Whilst her neglected child holds her in chase,
Cries to catch her whose busy care is bent
To follow that which flies before her face,
Not prizing her poor infant's discontent;
So runn'st thou after that which flies from thee,
Whilst I thy babe chase thee afar behind;
But if thou catch thy hope, turn back to me,
And play the mother's part, kiss me, be kind:
So will I pray that thou mayst have thy 'Will,'
If thou turn back, and my loud crying still.
Comments about Sonnet Cxliii by William Shakespeare
Fabrizio Frosini (2/27/2016 5:57:00 AM)
this sonnet with its chicken chasing imagery might have its counterpart in the works of Ronsard, Du Bellay, Desportes, or their numerous imitators, and an assiduous search might reveal it. However Shakespeare was less slavishly dependent in his sonnets on what had gone before, and in so far as his work was derivative, he tended to draw and absorb materials from a wide variety of sources. Commentators have suggested that he would have recalled an episode from The Nun's Priest's Tale in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales:(Report)Reply
Fabrizio Frosini (2/27/2016 5:56:00 AM)
This sely widwe, and eek her doghtres two, widow, daughters
Herden these hennes cry and maken woo, heard, woe
And out at doores sterten they anoon, started, immediately
And syen the fox toward the grove goon, saw
And bar upon his bak the cok away; bore, back, cock
And cryden 'Out! harrow! and weylaway! cried, hunting cries
Ha, ha, the fox! ' and after him they ran,
And eek with staves many another man etc. also, cudgels CT.4565-4572(OUP 1962) .(Report)Reply
Fabrizio Frosini (2/27/2016 5:56:00 AM)
Also the description of a fowl from the Faerie Queene by Spenser.
As fearefull fowle, that long in secret cave,
For dread of soaring hawk herself hath hid,
Nor caring how her silly life to save,
She her gay painted plumes disorderid etc. FQ.II.3.36.(Report)Reply
Fabrizio Frosini (1/7/2016 12:09:00 PM)
Although this sonnet follows the previous one in requesting that the woman be kind to him and take pity on him, it differs considerably from its predecessors. It takes the form of a lengthy simile in which the beloved is compared to a flustered housewife, the poet's rival is a chicken in flight, and the poet himself is a tear-stained, blubbering child.(Report)Reply
Brian Jani (4/26/2014 9:37:00 AM)
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foshan jieao packaging machinery co., ltd is an independent enterprise with legal personality, specializing in research and development, design, manufacturing, sales and service.
our company production base is located in china' s economy the most active, the most rapid area social development – the pearl river delta. the factory covers an area of 3000 square meters, more than 100 employees, is the packaging machinery and production line manufacturing industry leader! the company specializing in the production and sales of horizontal packing machine, powder packing machine, vertical automatic packing machines,liquid automatic packing machines, stable performance, convenient operation, safe use, high efficiency, production aesthetic appearance of products, with a number of mature technology, and access to a number of national patents, so far, has developed into dozens of varieties of packaging machine products. widely used in food packaging, pharmaceutical packaging, chemical fertilizer, feed packaging ,toy packaging, hardware accessories and packaging.
买竞彩足球输了100万" jieao" packing machines have been inspected by national authorities as safe-quality products .in 2001,it has been approved by is09001:2000 with its advanced design,precise manufacturing.stable performance and convenient operation. "jieao" is undergoing ceaseless development in the competitive market and now has its sales and service cover more than 1 0 countries in south- america,southeast asia, europe.middle east.later in 2001.the company has also obtained" ce",which assures our products to take up a part of the market share in european union.


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Medialoot is an online digital marketplace which offers hand-crafted premium design resources to their members either on an item-by-item basis or as part of their monthly subscription service.
During 2013 their site underwent an extensive rebrand, rebuild, and redesign, which I was fortunate enough to be included in.
Provided with design PDSs and page-by-page high-fidelity wireframes, I was tasked with developing the new website's client-side templates. Developed in HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript (jQuery), the site includes some clever AJAX and device-detection features to provide a consistent user experience. As a particularly visual and graphics-heavy site, a considerable amount of effort was also invested into load-optimisation and speed improvements.


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The process and business of filmmaking, and development of the necessary critiquing skills to differentiate between bad filmmaking and good filmmaking.
This paper focuses on the business of filmmaking, the nature of that business and the skills, attitude and temperament that are needed by those entering the industry.
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|Business of Filmmaking
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- Notes
- May be taken only by students enrolled for Science and Natural History Filmmaking options. Other postgraduate students may be admitted with approval from the Head of Department.
- Contact
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- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
- The first hour is usually a seminar conducted by NHNZ staff members with knowledge
and experience in a particular part of the industry.
The second hour usually relates to a specific area of expertise (e.g. script writing, creation of treatments, etc.)
When possible, the third hour is given over to a viewing of and discussion about a film, often made by a previous student on the course.
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- One 3-hour weekly session, normally at NHNZ.
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- Bernard, S. C. (2011). Documentary Storytelling. Creative Nonfiction on Screen. (Third or Fourth Edition) Focal Press
- Thirkell, R. (2010) C.O.N.F.L.I.C.T. An Insider's Guide to Storytelling in Factual/Reality TV and Film. Bloomsbury
- (Supplied) Babirat, C, and Davis. L.S. The Business of Documentary Filmmaking. Longacre
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- The course outline will be supplied at the beginning of the semester.
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the following areas:
- Researching for film and television
- Pitching ideas for funding
- Writing shooting scripts
- Writing narration scripts
- Writing programme treatments
- Basic budgeting
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Horror and humor are about to collide in the trailer for Ryan Murphy's upcoming series Scream Queens, released
earlier today. The series has been eagerly anticipated by both horror enthusiasts, and sharp witted satire fans for Scream Queens, where the trailer plays to fans of the opposite genres. In the new full length trailer, we learn that the notorious Kappa sorority will be forced to accept all pledges this year courtesy of the school's sorority hating dean played by Jamie Lee Curtis. The change of pace leads to the introduction of an eclectic group of young women who are unprepared for the hazing they are about to encounter head-on (or head-off for one pledge thanks to a lawn mower…)
The Kappa sorority consists of many glamorous young women; led by the ruthless Chanel Oberlin, played by and created for Emma Roberts. Chanel is exactly what you would imagine the Mean Girls character Regina George would develop into with the transition to a murderous college. Despite having malicious intent from time to time, Chanel seems to be a spectacularly astute Scream Queen who speaks her unfiltered thoughts freely. Chanel is accompanied by her equally amusing henchman each re-named after her. For instance, after leaving the pledges buried in their yard, Abigail Breslin's character rightfully named Chanel No. 5, diabolically states "you guys are gonna stay here over night while the Chanel's and I go get banana daiquiris at the White Stallion." leaving the girls to a night of hazing. The trailer also shows off a large potion of its impressive cast, each interacting or possibly reacting to the college mascot and killer The Red Devil, fittingly named based on his all red ensemble.
Many have compared the concept of Scream Queens to other known teen cult classic, however it seems as if the series is aiming to carve out a slasher/comedy genre of its own for television. The Ryan Murphy run show could strike gold by tapping into some of the best horror protagonists by centering on "scream queens" so I'm optimistic that the series will ascend to the ranks of horror elite. What are your thoughts on the new Scream Queens trailer?
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Foreign banks include banks established in Turkey with wholly or partly foreign capital and banks established abroad and operating in Turkey through representative agencies. Foreign banks can carry out all banking operations in Turkey by opening a branch; however, through representative offices, only some limited transactions can be conducted[1].
As per Article 6 of Banking Law numbered 5411 "The establishment of a bank in Turkey or the opening of the first branch in Turkey by a bank established abroad shall be permitted upon affirmative votes of at least five members of the Board provided that the establishment conditions laid down in this Law are fulfilled. The principles and procedures for permission applications and granting permissions shall be determined by a regulation to be issued by the Board. The decision regarding the permission shall be notified to the applicant within three months following the application date or after the applicant provides the missing application documents, if any. If any missing document is not provided within six months, then the application shall become invalid."
Any bank established abroad that will operate in Turkey by opening a branch within the framework of the principles and procedures set by the Board should meet the following conditions as provided by Article 9 of Banking Law;
a) Its primary activities must not have been prohibited in the country where they are headquartered,
b) The supervisory authority in the country, wherein the headquarters of the bank is located should not have negative views regarding its operation in Turkey,
c) The paid-in capital reserved for Turkey should not be less than the amount indicated in Article 7, (30 million TL)
d) The members of the board of managers should have adequate professional experience to be able to satisfy the requirements laid down in the corporate governance provisions and to perform the planned activities,
e) It must submit an activity program indicating work plans for the fields of activity covered by the permission, the budgetary plan for the first three years as well as its structural organization.
f) The group including the bank must have a transparent partnership structure.
An application for operating permission cannot be granted for the activities prohibited due to the violation of the local legislation in the country where such institutions are headquartered.
It is obligatory to obtain operating permission for a foreign bank which will obtain permission from Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency to open up a branch. The establishment permission of a bank shall be revoked by the Board decision in case of failure to apply for operating permission in addition to the issue of establishment permission as per Article 11.
The regulation which determines principles and procedures provided in Article 6, The Regulation on the Operations of Banks Subject To Permission and Indirect Shareholding published in the Official Gazette dated 01.11.2006 and numbered 26333. Articles 4-7 of this Regulation lay down the principles and procedures concerning the activities of representative offices opened in Turkey as well as principles and procedures regarding the establishment of branches of foreign banks. Overseas banks intending to open their first branches in Turkey must annex the following to their applications to be submitted to the Agency:
a) Their articles of association,
b) Copies of resolutions adopted by their competent organs for opening branches in Turkey,
c) An operational program, which analyzes benefits expected from opening a branch in Turkey, indicates operations to be carried out and operational plans containing methods of achieving internal supervision, internal control, and risk management and incorporates the financial structure of the organization in a manner also containing the capital adequacy of the relevant projections thereof,
ç) Past five years' balance sheets and profit/loss schedules as well as independent audit reports thereof
d) Their partners/shareholders, organizational structures, organizational charts for operations outside the country of establishment and also for the country of establishment, detailed information and documents about its operations in the international financial markets and reports issued by a rating agency on such banks or financial organizations, which also includes the envisaged rating thereof,
e) Documents received from their authorized councils that their banking operations involving receipt of deposits or participation funds in the countries of establishment or operation have not been banned and/or such activities have not be restricted in any manner,
f) Minutes of their last general assembly meeting as well as a list of partners holding more than ten per cent of capital, which is duly certified by competent authorities in the countries where their head offices are located,
g) A letter of commitment that reports concerning audits to be conducted by independent auditing companies authorized as per the legislation in the country where their head office is located shall be submitted to the Agency annually.
However, The Agency is entitled to request any additional information and documents if deemed necessary. The application for operation permission has to be made until the end of the ninth month from the date of publication of the Agency resolution regarding the issue of establishment permission in the Official Gazette at the latest. Operating permissions are granted to those, which are considered appropriate following evaluation made, within maximum three months from the date of the initial permission application. Permissions granted take force as of the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
The following articles of the same Regulation also have determined principles and procedures regarding opening representative offices in Turkey. Opening a representative office in Turkey is subject to the Board's permission. Representative offices cannot accept deposit or participation fund, cannot provide loan facilities and cannot conduct any activities determined within the Article 4 of the Banking Law or intervene with these acts. Principles and procedures relating to the activities of representative offices are determined by the Board. In fact, this provision of the Regulation has been put into force in 2008, right after the Agency found out that 47 foreign banks established in Turkey had been conducting banking activities[2]. Principles and procedures for overseas based banks intending to open up representation offices in Turkey have been determined in the Article 10 of the Regulation. According to data on the website of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, lists of some foreign banks (either branches or representative offices in Turkey) are as follows:
[1] BAŞAK, Levent. Türkiye'de Yabancı Bankaların Vergilendirilmesi, Türkiye Bankalar Birliği Dergisi, 2008.
[3] Source: Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency Web Site


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Linda VanArsdale
As a lifelong Monmouth County resident as well as a homeowner in Ocean County for the past 15 years, I am geared to share my knowledge of both counties. A rich and diverse area, I agree that it is one of the best places to live! My children have gone through the Blue Ribbon School District of Allentown/Upper Freehold. I have a keen interest in historic and rural properties. I have a firm belief that home ownership is the most important accomplishment in life and am always anxious to help clients in meeting this goal. I believe a common sense approach is an important element to success."An educated consumer is our best customer," commented retailing pioneer, Sy Syms. Today's consumers are well-informed and armed with readily accessible internet knowledge. As the boundaries between well-informed, misinformed, and over-informed become more blurry, the consumer is becoming a complex force to be reckoned with. My background in construction and environmental issues enables me to assist the buyer and seller in navigating through the buying and selling process. Designations: NJ Notary Public, ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative) and SFR (Short Sale & Foreclosure Resource)
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Projeto Rondon
Projeto Rondon [Rondon Project] is a social integration project coordinated by the Brazilian Ministry of Defense with the voluntary participation of university students in search of solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of disadvantaged communities and increase the welfare of the population. It is carried out in partnership with several ministries and the support of the Armed Forces, which provide the necessary logistical support and security for the operations.
The project has the collaboration of state and municipal governments, as well as of socially responsible companies. Its actions are oriented by a guidance and supervision committee constituted by representatives of the Ministries of Defense, Agricultural Development, Social Development and Fight against Hunger, Education, Sports, National Integration, Environment, Health, and of the General Secretariat of the Presidency.
- To contribute to the education of university students as citizens;
- To integrate the university student in the national development process, through participatory actions on the reality of the country;
- To consolidate the sense of social and collective responsibility in the university student, in favor of citizenship, development and the defense of national interests;
- To encourage the production of local collective projects by university students, in partnership with the assisted communities.
What does Projeto Rondon do?
The "rondonistas", as are called the university professors and students that take part in the project, carry out activities in the areas of Communication; Culture; Human Rights and Justice; Education; Environment; Agriculture; Health; Technology and Work. In each chosen municipality, two Higher Education Institutions are selected through an open call for the development of activities connected to the projects developed by the Rondon teams. The teams work in the municipality for two weeks and, after a two-day training, in the capital of the state in which they will act.
Learn more about Projeto Rondon at UFSC here.
UFSC Participations
- 2019
o Operation João de Barro – Paquetá / Piauí
- 2018
o Operation Pantanal – Nioaque / Mato Grosso do Sul (watch the video 1, video 2, video 3)
- 2017
o Operation Tocantins – Natividade / Tocantins
- 2016
o Operation Forte dos Reis Magos – Pedro Velho / Rio Grande do Norte
- 2015
o Operation Mandacaru – Baturité / Ceará (watch the video)
o Operation Itacaiúnas – Araguatins / Tocantins (watch the video)
- 2014
o Operation Velho Monge – Alto Longá / Piauí (watch the video)
o Operation Guararapes – Pedras de Fogo / Paraíba (watch the video)
- 2013
o Operation São Francisco – Pão de Açúcar / Alagoas
o Operation Forte do Presépio – Maracanã / Pará (watch the video)
- 2012
o Operation Pai Francisco – Olinda Nova do Maranhão / Maranhão
o Operation Açaí – Ponta das Pedras / Pará
- 2011
o Operation Rio dos Siris – Ilha das Flores / Sergipe
o Operation Seridó – Florânia / Rio Grande do Norte
o Operation Zabelê – Picos / Piauí
- 2010
o Operation Mamoré – Vale do Anari / Rondônia
o Operation Catirina – Igarapé do Meio / Maranhão
o Operation Centro-Nordeste – Ichu / Bahia
- 2009
o Operation Nordeste-Sul – Restinga Seca / Rio Grande do Sul
o Operation Centro-Norte – Monte Alegre / Pará
o Operation Centro-Norte – Rio Preto da Eva / Amazonas
- 2008
o Operation Inverno 2008 – Tomar do Geru / Sergipe
o Operation of Xingu – Uruará / Pará
o Operation Grão-Pará – São Caetano de Odivelas / Pará
o Operation Grão-Pará – Joaquim Pires / Piauí
- 2007
o Operation Centenário da Comissão Rondon – Vitória do Jari / Amapá
o Operation Amazônia Oriental – João Lisboa / Pará
- 2006
o Operation Amazônia 2006 – São Gabriel da Cachoeira / Amazonas
- 2005
o Operation Amazonas 2005 – São Gabriel da Cachoeira / Amazonas
Coordinator at UFSC:
Prof. Alcides Milton da Silva


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Close to 5 million Italians now watch sports and movies illegally on IPTV.
Quoting data from Ipsos research commissioned by the Federation for the Protection of Audiovisual and Multimedia Content (Fapav), Il Sole 24 ore reports that three out of four pirates watch football, with the next most popular sports being Formula One, Moto GP and tennis.
All told, live sports events are pirated 21 million times a year, and IPTV has increased the possibility ten-fold. It is also the technology favoured by 35% of streaming pirates, and all told 4.6 million Italians over the age of 15 watch sports content illegally.
Illegal IPTV allows them to access all TV channels, including paid content, for between €10-15 a month. Moreover, many choose to pay by credit card, knowing the content is being offered illegally and their card is traceable.
Federico Bganoli Rossi, the president of Fapav, has estimated the impact of piracy on the industry in Italy to be over €1 billion and also putting 5,700 jobs at risk.
Meanwhile, Maria Vittoria De Simone, deputy national prosecutor of the DNA (national anti-mafia and anti-terrorism), has said that piracy results in the loss of €369 million to Italy's GDP.
The most effective of fighting it is to adopt a "follow the money" strategy.


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#italybest #en
The initiative aims to promote on the Blog and the most important Social Networks, the ideas, the activities and company that are born in Italy and that want make know themselves on the Italian territory and foreign.
The #italybest hashtag aims to connect on different media and channels, texts and contents published by this initiative.
The idea was born on the social network Twitter, starting to use the #italybest hashtag, to promote the initiative through the profile/account @italybestfor.
#italybest want to create with this Blog and Pages found on the most important Social Network, a collaborative tool for raising awareness of the beauty and the good of Italy.
For the present and the future of Italian.
This site has the ambition to be a multi-author blog.
Access is guaranteed to all, just sent the request through this form.
You will receive an email with the invitation, with the request to register new account on wordpress.com blogging platform.


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Bowen Campus.
The Bowen Campus redevelopment is set to transform Wellington's government precinct.
Bowen Campus was acquired by Precinct in 2012 and encompasses a hectare of freehold land at the heart of the government precinct - adjacent to the Beehive and Parliament Buildings in Wellington.
Stage One.
Stage one of the Bowen Campus redevelopment is transforming Bowen State Building and Charles Fergusson Building.
These two 1960 and 1970's office towers are being completely modernised to deliver highly efficient and cost-effective workspaces for the public sector.
During the 1950s and 1960s the architectural division of the Ministry of Works designed several modernist government buildings. This included Bowen State Building which opened in 1962, named after Sir George Bowen, Governor of New Zealand from 1867 – 1873. Charles Fergusson Building opened in 1975 and is named after Sir Charles Fergusson Governor General of New Zealand from 1924 – 1930.
Work began in November 2016, with Charles Fergusson Building due to be completed in late 2018 and Bowen State Building scheduled for completion in quarter three 2019.
Both buildings are leased to government agencies, with Bowen State leased until 2037 and Charles Fergusson through until 2033.
The redevelopment, designed by Warren and Mahoney carefully consideres the heritage values of the existing buildings and the aesthetic qualities of the surrounding Parliamentary buildings.
It includes new facades on both buildings alongside seismic strengthening to 100% of National Building Standard, new lifting systems and mechanical services and new modern base build fit out.
Bowen State Building is a 10-level office building, with two basement levels, ground and 10 upper levels. The redevelopment includes an 8,500sqm extension to the eastern side of Bowen State Building, taking the floor plate from 1,440sqm to 2,800sqm on the lower levels and 1,500sqm on the upper levels.
Charles Fergusson, comprises basement, lower ground, ground and 14 upper levels. The floor plate will be extended from 800sqm to 900sqm on completion.
On completion, it is anticipated that Bowen State Building and Charles Fergusson tower will be occupied by 3,500 workers. There will also be retail and hospitality on the ground level of Bowen State Building which opens onto Parliament's sculpture garden.
Watch: Bowen Campus Under Construction.
Retail Leasing Opportunities.
On the ground floor of Bowen State Building there is over 600sqm of modern retail, food and beverage tenancies. From grab and go and incredible coffee to an all-day bistro we are on the hunt for creative food and beverage concepts new to as well as convenience and services to meet the needs of workers at Bowen Campus.
Bowen Campus overview
Stage Two.
Precinct is initial planning stages for Bowen Stage two. This development will see two new buildings developed at 40 and 44 Bowen Street.
Precinct has worked with Tennent Brown architects and Dunning Thornton engineers to design these buildings which offer over 20,000sqm of NLA. The side core design creates exceptional efficiency and caters to modern ways of working. The buildings employ a number of features to minimise earthquake damage risk and support business continuity.
On completion, Bowen Campus is anticipated to house over 5,000 workers across the four buildings. A network of laneways connecting the buildings will provide retail, cafes and other amenities to enhance the experience of workers in the area.
The new buildings, with a targeted completion (pending leasing) of late 2021 will complete Bowen Campus and bring the number of occupants across the four buildings to 5,000.
40 and 44 Bowen Street use 'shock absorber' like viscous dampers to limit earthquake damage and support business continuity.
Watch: Video about 40 and 44 Bowen Street.
Visit website for 40 and 44 Bowen Street for more information.
Bowen Stage Two Imagery.
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Seven thighs in the brine overnight
I used three Rubs for this Smoke Southern Flavor which
I have used for 20+ years, Plowboys Yardbird Rub,
another great Rub, and Heoric by California Gold Rub
a new Rub to use and it is very very good
Plowboys Yardbird and the California Gold Rub
Twice Baked Potato in the microwave for 4min. then
cut in half stuffed them on to the BGE to smoke
with the Chicken for the last 30min.
After 1 hr. I added the potato for the rest of the smoke
Smoked for 2 hrs. then a rest for 10 min.
This was a wonderful meal served with Jackie's
saute cabbage with bell pepper.
The California Gold is a keeper spice and so are the others
Recipes: http://www.food.com/recipe/kittencals-buttermilk-poultry-brine-for-chicken-or-turkey-168990
Thanks for lookin!


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City Beyond
City Beyond is a film that speculates about the lives led by inhabitants of a submerged civilisation. The superstructure has been recently discovered in the crevices of the ocean floor. The film moves through the submerged landscape, gathering glimpses of life, times and the end of a lost society.
City Beyond has been screened at:-
– Experimenta 7th International Festival for Moving Image Art
– Experimenta@ Chicago University
– Constructed Strategies at CalArts
– 3rd i, SF International South Asian Film, San Francisco
– SF Cinematheque, Oddball Films, San Francisco
– London Indian Film Festival, Tate Modern, London
– Participation in Photography: 'Memory, Archives and Authorship'; Urban Photo Fest, London
– Monitor 9 2013 organised by South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC), Canada
– Screenings @Indian Institute for Human Settlements
– India Art Fair 2016
The film has been shot entirely on handmade pinhole cameras. The images were then printed out using cyanotype photographic process.


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Mo. Woman Pleads to Serving Alcohol to Teen
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A western Missouri woman has been sentenced to two years of probation for serving alcohol to an underage party guest who was later involved in a fatal car wreck.
Jackson County prosecutors initially charged 47-year-old Sandra Triebel with involuntary manslaughter. They hoped to hold her responsible for the drunken-driving death caused by a 19-year-old guest at her 2009 Halloween party.
But a judge dismissed that charge under Missouri law, and The Kansas City Star reports Triebel pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor alcohol-related charges.
Besides serving probation, Triebel must also perform 40 hours of community service and attend a victim impact panel.
The drunken party guest, Kenneth Blake, is serving a six-year sentence for the crash that killed 16-year-old Laura Reynolds.


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February Vacation Weeks
February 23, 2019
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An event every day that begins at 12:00 am, repeating until March 2, 2019
Visit the Jersey herd, draft horses, oxen, chickens, and sheep – inside for the winter – and tour the restored and furnished 1890 Farm House. A Place in the Land, our Academy Award®-nominee film is shown every hour in the theater.


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The following list of education grants is expansive in the scope of the programs it covers, but it is by no means exhaustive. Some of the 101 listings are for single grant programs, while others are a gateway to a list of further financial aid programs. At the very least, these 101 Grants Opportunities will give you an idea of the vast array of programs that exist to help deserving students find the money they need for college. It should also, hopefully, give you the confidence to keep searching until you find the grant program that will benefit you.
If you're a noncitizen without a Social Security card or had one issued through the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, you should fill out the California Dream Act Application found at caldreamact.org. You don't need to fill out a FAFSA form to be eligible for California student financial aid. Contact the California Student Aid Commission (csac.ca.gov) or your financial aid administrator for more information. Additional forms might be required. Applicants are encouraged to keep a record of their submission by printing out their online FAFSA confirmation page or obtaining proof of mailing the FAFSA form.


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Last night I dreamt that Pope Benedict XVI had visited Myanmar, went to see Karen State, Shan State, Chin State, Kachin State and at last Depayin village.
The following are his remarks in my dream that are quite similar to his speech after visiting the Auschwitz concentration camp. The following is the excerpts of my dream:
As "a son of God" he asked God why he remained silent during the "unprecedented widespread numerous crimes on humanity" of the SPDC régime. In a place like Burma/Myanmar, words fail; in the end, there can be only a dread silence, a silence which itself is a heartfelt cry to God: Why, Lord, did you remain silent? How could you tolerate all this?" To speak in this country of horror, in this place where unprecedented multiple crimes were committed against God and man is almost impossible — and it is particularly difficult and troubling.
"To implore the grace of reconciliation — first of all from God, who alone can open and purify our hearts, from the men and women who suffered here, and finally the grace of reconciliation for all those who, at his hour of our history, are suffering in new ways from the power of hatred and the violence which hatred spawns."
Burma/Myanmar, he said, is a place where the human heart still cries out to God, asking where he was, why he was silent, why he did not save his people.
"We must continue to cry out humbly yet insistently to God," the pope said, asking him to save humanity and to help all people actively resist hatred, violence and attacks on the dignity of others.
"All these inscriptions speak of human grief; they give us a glimpse of the cynicism of that SPDC régime which treated men and women as material objects and failed to see them as persons embodying the image of God," he said.
"SPDC régime wanted to crush the entire Burmese people, to cancel them from the register of the peoples of the earth."
Pope Benedict said, the SPDC régime wanted to destroy Christianity, Islam and true Buddhism as well, replacing it with "a faith of their own invention: faith in the rule of Myanmar Tatmadaw, the rule of the powerful."
The obligation to remember what happened in Burma/Myanmar and to recognize the depths of hatred of which people are capable should not focus simply on numbers, the pope said.
"The individual persons who ended up here in this abyss of terror" were real people, he said. I ask you to stand firm in your faith! Stand firm in your hope! Stand firm in your love! Amen!" he concluded, speaking in Polish on the last day of his trip.
Note: My humble and sincere apology to Pope Benedict XVI for using his name and words. But I hope I am not insulting the Holy Pope but praising and looking up to him, appealing just not to look back into the history but to realize that the ugly Holocaust History is repeating itself in present Myanmar/Burma in another form. And it is not committed on one race and one religion only but all the races and religions of Burmese people, as long as they are not on the SPDC side. Dear Pope please visit our country and speak on our behalf and kindly pray to God for all of us to be liberated from this Fascist Nazi SPDC Régime.
David Law said _
Dear Ko Tin Nwe, to quote your article: "the SPDC régime wanted to destroy Christianity, Islam and true Buddhism as well, replacing it with "a faith of their own invention: faith in the rule of Myanmar Tatmadaw, the rule of the powerful."
This has prompted me to write an article about "Myanmarmy-ism" as the new religion of Burma, and Thanshwe is the top God, Ee Hmway Kyaing is the Goddess, and all the other generals are the lesser gods and nat-spirits.
As sort of like Jupiter and Hera and all the rest.
Hmyawbar, in a future issue of BD
Ko Tin Maung said _
Elie Wiesel, the Nobel laureate, professor and holocaust survivor said, "The question is not where was God during the Holocaust, but where was man?"
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Two people received serious or critical injuries following a two-vehicle crash in Columbia County Thursday night.
Two people received serious or critical injuries following a two-vehicle crash in Columbia County Thursday night.
A pickup crashed into another pickup at the intersection of County Road 18 and County Road 131 at about 8:20 p.m., the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
The driver of a southbound 1989 Dodge pickup on CR 131, Gary Dries, 41, of Fort White, and a passenger in the vehicle, James Chadwick, 54, of Mayo, were taken to a Gainesville hospital after the crash. Dries was listed in serious condition and Chadwick in critical condition, according to troopers.
Officers reported Dries didn�t stop as he approached the intersection and drove into the path of a westbound 1999 Chevrolet S-10 traveling on CR 18. The other pickup�s driver couldn�t avoid the impact and collided with the truck carrying Dries and Chadwick. It overturned, ejecting Chadwick and partially ejecting Dries.
The Chevy�s driver, Hilary Parker, 19, of High Springs, and two passengers, Travis Koontz, 18, of Lake Butler, and Windell Mccord, 19, of Jacksonville, received minor injuries in the crash, according to FHP.
Dries and Chadwick were not wearing seat belts, troopers reported. Everyone in the other pickup was using a seat belt.
Troopers reported they suspect the crash was alcohol related.


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Book Overview
In this interesting, informative and accessible book Kathy Hall takes you on a journey of exploration and discovery and succeeds in challenging the reader's own stance on the teaching, not only of reading, but also of literacy as a whole.... an excellent, thought-provoking book which empowers the reader to critically reassess their own practice and will have a positive effect in many classrooms British Journal of Educational Studies * How do different reading experts interpret evidence about one child as a reader? * What perspectives can be brought to bear on reading in the classroom? * How can a rich notion of literacy be promoted in the regular primary classroom? In this book Kathy Hall invites you to extend your perspective on reading by considering the responses of well known reading scholars (e.g. Barbara Comber, Henrietta Dombey, Laura Huxford and David Wray) to evidence of one child as a reader. Reading evidence from eight-year-old Stephen, who is 'under-achieving' in reading, together with the suggestions of various experts about how his teacher could support him provide a vehicle for discussing different perspectives on reading in the primary classroom. The various approaches to literacy analysed include psycho-linguistic, cognitive-psychological, socio-cultural and socio-political. The book aims to guide your choice of teaching strategies and to support your rationale for those choices. Acknowledging the complexity and the richness of the field of research on literacy, the book demonstrates the futility of searching for a single right method of literacy development. Rather we should search for multiple perspectives, guided by the diverse needs of learners.