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Checklist for Student Accommodation
Please note that GMIT Students' Union is not a regulatory body insofar as accommodation registered with the college is concerned.
Addresses and assistance in finding accommodation are provided only on the basis that no liability attaches to the college for any subsequent actions, disagreements or shortcomings on the part of tenant, householder, or any other person.
Before you move in / when you view accommodation
- Do some research on whether you want to live in a house, digs or an apartment complex.
- Check with your Students' Union for a list of student friendly accommodation in the local area – they'll also be able to tell you how much you should be paying for accommodation in the area.
- Don't sign a lease unless you've read it and understood all of it – bring it to your Students' Union if you have any questions?
- Double check the amount of the deposit, rent in advance and rent.
- Check for damp and mould -ie behind bed, in wardrobe.
- For security, check all the locks on doors and windows, alarm, fire alarm, fire extinguishers, and make sure you know who else has a key.
- Check appliances: cookers, vacuum cleaner, shower, microwave etc. to see that they work.
- If necessary, ask situation with parking for bicycles and cars.
- What bills are you going to have to pay on top of rent? Heating, electricity, internet, cable TV, bin charges?
- Is the accommodation convenient & safe? Is it near your college, shops, bus route etc – it's handy when you need to run to a 9am lecture!
- If you sign a contract, for a year for example, but leave early, you may be held liable for the rent for the duration of the contract.
- If you sign a contract as part of a group, you will all be jointly liable for the rent or any damage to the property.
- Request all necessary contact details from the landlord, if you are renting from a letting agent please request details of landlord too. This will come in handy if you ever find yourself in a dispute. You should check on the lease that the landlord's full details are given (and not the agents) before they sign anything
When you've moved in
- Ensure there's an inventory of all utensils and equipment in the accommodation signed by both you and the landlord.
- Where you have concerns regarding the condition of any item it is advisable to raise this in writing to your landlord/agent at the commencement of the tenancy.
- Check locks on windows and doors.
- Ask for the energy rating of the house (BER cert) – the higher the number the cheaper the house will be to heat.
- If you are asked to sign a lease, make sure you read it carefully and understand it BEFORE signing it.
- Take photos of all the rooms and the exterior when you move in, make sure they're dated and e-mail them to the landlord or meet with landlord and ask him/her to sign it. Keep the photos in case of disputes arising when you're claiming back your deposit?
- Get a receipt every time you hand over money. Don't pay by cash if possible.
- Make a list of everything that's in the place when you move in and make note of what condition it's in.
- Aim to be a decent tenant, clean up your mess, be conscious of other people living with or around you.
- Check if there's a fire alarm and fire safety devices – your landlord is obliged to provide these.
- Keep all correspondence throughout the year
When you are vacating the premises
This is your vacating checklist to ensure that you get your full deposit back. No excuses will be accepted if the property is not returned in order and deductions can be made from the deposit.
- INSPECTION If a property is left unsatisfactory your landlord has the right to take deductions from your deposit to fix the problems. If the checklist is read properly there is no reason why a deposit shouldn't be returned.
- BILLS & RENT: Ensure all rent is paid up to date and there are no outstanding bills as you leave the accommodation.
- CHECK INVENTORY: If there is anything missing or damaged they must be replaced, including light bulbs.
- ENTRANCE HALL: Floor coverings cleaned/ shelving/wall decorations cleaned/ any furniture in hallway cleaned.
- SITTINGROOM/LIVINGROOM: All furniture cleaned/ floor covering cleaned/ Shelving/wall decorations cleaned/ skirting boards should be cleaned if dusty/ fireplace cleaned (if applicable).
- KITCHEN: Hob/oven/grill pan/oven door and controls cleaned/ fridge defrosted and cleaned/ Remove and dispose of all food stuff/dishcloths/cleaning detergents etc./ Ensure all electrical equipment i.e. kettle, washing machine etc. cleaned down/ All shelf, cutlery and cooking utensils washed, dried and put away/ floor cleaned and disinfected/ plastic bags and rubbish removed and disposed of/ strong smells i.e. cigarette smoke and spices must not be noticeable in the property.
- BATHROOM: Shower/bath cleaned and disinfected/ shower curtain were applicable soaked and disinfected/ toilet bowl, toilet seat and surround cleaned/ Sink cleaned and mirror (where applicable) floor cleaned/ all toiletries removed including toilet roll/ all Shelving cleaned.
- BEDROOMS: Floor coverings cleaned/ All bedroom furniture cleaned/ mattress protectors (where applicable) washed/ all bed linen and personal items removed.
- KEYS: Make sure you return the keys to the landlord.
Return of Deposit
Your landlord does not have to return your deposit on the day you leave but it must be returned promptly. A period of 14 days is a reasonable time-frame for the return of a deposit under normal circumstances.
What do I do if I am in dispute with my landlord?
The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) helps to solve disputes and disagreements between landlords and tenants. If you are a tenant who lives in private rented residential accommodation then you may avail of the dispute resolution service of the RTB.
If a problem does arise, try to first settle your difference directly with the landlord.
If you feel that your rights have been infringed get advice from: Citizens Information Centre (Check the phone book for local contact details) or
Threshold National Housing Charity provides advice to tenants and advocates on their behalf with landlords and letting agents to resolve tenancy issues. (You can find useful guides and template letters on their website as well as videos on common tenancy problems.
Threshold, No 5 Prospect Hill, Galway. 091-5630800. www.threshold.ie
If you are unable to resolve the dispute then you may have to take your case to the RTB. There are limits to the letting situation where the RTB may become involved. These include where:
- You are a tenant in local authority housing.
- You live with your landlord under the 'rent a room scheme'
- You live with the spouse, parent or child of the landlord and there is no written letting agreement in place.
- You are on the premises as part of a holiday letting agreement.
- Where the dwelling is wholly or partly used for carrying on a business.
- Where a dwelling is let under a licence agreement.


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It's prime time to sell online properties
Yahoo's dance around Microsoft's hostile takeover bid suggests big media companies sense a good moment to make money from their Net operations.
(Fortune) -- One takeaway from Microsoft's hostile takeover run at Yahoo is that there is suddenly a market place to shop Web businesses around. For some players looking to finally turn their prized Internet units into real cash, now isn't a bad time to be looking.
Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500), the tarnished king of the so-called portal empire, is reportedly seeking a meaningful deal with TimeWarner's AOL unit. The company has also had discussions with News Corp (NWS, Fortune 500) and its MySpace venture. The talks are aimed to help Yahoo build a formidable rival to Google or, more likely, to force Microsoft to increase its $41 billion offer.
But with all the big media shops coming to the table with propositions, it becomes evident that no one is really holding the winning hand, at least not in a game against Google. MySpace, for example is the largest revenue contributor of all News Corp's Internet businesses. The popular social networking site has money coming in, but its largest deal is a multi-year guaranteed payment plan with Google, which will eventually bring in $900 million for its share of online ad sales. Last June, News Corp's booked $50 million as its installment from this gravy train. Silicon Alley Insider's blogger and Net media analyst Henry Blodget estimates that MySpace had $600 million in revenue last year. That's merely a ripple on the company's $28.6 billion top line.
The point here is pretty much well understood: for all their untapped Internet revenue potential, media conglomerates have yet to strike it rich in their online ventures. TimeWarner's AOL deal set the industry standard for failed Web opportunities and squandered resources. (TimeWarner is the publisher of Fortune.)
But that said, AOL owns one of the leading display and search ad businesses in Advertising.com, as well as the No.1 instant messaging network that has managed to out-gun challengers and even expand into new frontiers like wireless and big business. In an Internet commerce world dominated by Google (GOOG, Fortune 500), it makes sense for the various players to pitch combinations that emphasize strengths in areas where the giant may have weaknesses. Yahoo filed for an extension Wednesday to postpone its shareholder meeting so it could have more time to explore deals "without the distraction of a proxy contest," implying that it is looking for a Google-wounding combination.
To be sure, the shareholders' interests must be served, even if many of the largest Yahoo stakeholders also hold a lot of Microsoft stock. As Fortune's Adam Lashinsky wrote last month, Yahoo has fumbled deals like Facebook and YouTube on the bumpy Net consolidation path. Now the company simply can't go it alone "against the sheer expense of competing against Google's server farm expansion," Lashinsky wrote. It's far from clear that an AOL deal - even if it had some synergies
Meanwhile, Microsoft's software dominance is being challenged by Google and the company says its single best defense is to take on the Net giant directly by acquiring its rival. CEO Steve Ballmer has cited Microsoft's online size disadvantage as the reason he is pushing ahead with a hostile bid, Fortune's Jon Fortt wrote last month. With a big buyer in the market, it seems smart to try and package some properties for a sweet sale.

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The 20 Most Popular Domestic Beers
While you're tossing back a few cold ones at that football tailgating party or in the bars, have you ever stopped to think if the beer you are drinking is the most popular domestic beer in the country?
Well, don't stop drinking; we already have that information for you. The SymphonyIRI Group, a Chicago-based market research firm, has compiled data on the 20 top selling domestic beers, reports the HuffPost. The data compiled on the most recent 52-week period, and sales from supermarkets, drugstores, gas/convenience stores and mass market retailers, excluding the retailing colossus Walmart. Unfortunately, the final numbers do not include sales at clubs and liquor stores, so the finally numbers should be exponentially higher than what is annotated on the proceeding pages.
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Where Gold
Comes to Life.
The Board
Mr. Currie most recently served as Director, Investment Banking at Canaccord Genuity Limited where he concentrated specifically on the junior mining sector. He retired from Canaccord in August 2012. Prior to his role in Investment Banking he was with Canaccord as a Senior Mining Analyst who focused, for over 22 years, on the junior mining sector. Mr. Currie has over three decades of industry experience directed specifically on junior exploration and development companies worldwide, and has extensive knowledge of the capital markets as it relates to the mineral exploration and mining industry.
Dr. O'Dea is a mining industry entrepreneur. A seasoned geologist and deal maker, Dr. O'Dea has built and financed international mining companies from Canada to Africa, taking them from exploration and discovery to development and operations. His companies are built on a common foundation: high-quality, long-life projects with lasting economic opportunities, community benefits and environmental protection. Most recently, Dr. O'Dea co-founded and served as executive chairman of True Gold Mining. After building the Karma Heap Leach Gold Mine in Burkina Faso, West Africa, True Gold was sold to Endeavour Mining in 2016. As co-founder and CEO of Fronteer Gold, Dr. O'Dea grew the company from startup to its 2011 sale to Newmont Mining Corp., a deal that included the spin-out of Liberty Gold.
He also co-founded and served as Chairman of True North Nickel and CEO of Aurora Energy, sold to RNC Minerals and Paladin Energy in 2014 and 2011, respectively. Founder of Oxygen Capital Corp., Dr. O'Dea is currently chairman of Liberty Gold, director of PureGold Mining, Discovery Metals, and Sun Metals. His many honours include EY's Entrepreneur of the YearTM for 2014 in the Pacific mining and metals category, the Globe and Mail's Top 40 Under 40, and the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia's Murray Pezim Award for perseverance and success in financing mineral exploration.
Mr. Pease has been involved with mineral exploration and mine development projects worldwide for the past 30 years. In 2006, Mr. Pease formed Terrane Metals Corp. with the intent to develop the Mt Milligan Gold-Copper project northwest of Prince George. Terrane advanced the project through exploration, development, and mine permitting. Construction commenced in the spring 2010, and ultimately Terrane Metals was acquired by Thompson Creek Mining in late 2010 for $700 million. He is also a former Director and Strategic Advisor to Richfield Ventures Corp., a junior gold mining company who discovered Blackwater gold project in British Columbia. Richfield was acquired in 2011 by New Gold Inc for $500 million. Prior to becoming President and CEO of Terrane, Mr. Pease was employed by the Placer Dome group for the majority of his professional career.
Mr. Fierro is a successful mining engineer with over 30 years of industry experience. He has previously held executive positions with Fronteer Gold Inc., Metallica Resources Inc., and Coeur d'Alene Mines, where he has overseen the development, construction or management of mines in Nevada, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Alaska. At Fronteer, Mr. Fierro acted as COO, and at Metallica, he was Vice President Operations where he played the lead role in the construction of the Cerro San Pedro Mine in Mexico. Mr. Fierro was also a director of Grayd Resources as well as Timberline Resources. Mr. Fierro graduated with a Bachelor of Science - Mine Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines where he serves on the Advisory Board.
Mr. Boggio was a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (and previously Coopers & Lybrand LLP) from 1988 until his retirement from PwC in May 2012. During that time, he was Leader of the B.C. Mining Group of PwC, a senior member of PwC's Global Mining Industry Practice and an audit practitioner for publicly listed Canadian, U.S. and U.K. mineral resource and energy clients. The scope of his clients' activities included exploration, development and production stage operations in the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia. Mr. Boggio holds a B.A. and B.Comm. from the University of Windsor, Ontario, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Labrenz is a registered professional geologist with over 25 years of experience in the mineral exploration industry. Most recently, Mr. Labrenz was Vice President Business Development for Terrane Metals Corp., a BC based development company that was acquired by Thompson Creek Metals in 2010. Prior to Terrane, Mr. Labrenz was employed by the Placer Dome group, where he was responsible for the design and supervision of exploration programs, management of geological activities at both underground and open pit mining operations, as well as technical support and geological management of several feasibility studies and economic evaluations. Mr. Labrenz has significant experience in the Red Lake Camp, including former Chief Geologist at the Campbell Mine.


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We talk this week with one of the founders of the modern San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. He was also the founding executive director of Transportation for Livable Cities and serves as Chair of Transportation Committee for San Francisco Planning & Urban Research, and as treasurer of the San Francisco Green Party. He's also active with the Thunderhead Alliance.
Listen to the podcast or
go to Bikescape in itunes
Read a article about Dave that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle a few years back.
Some good bike related podcasts
The KBOO Bike Show from Portland Oregon
The Resonance FM Bike Show from London
Bike Talk Radio from KDRT in Davis California
LA's Gear Noise for mountain bikers
From Texas, Zen and the Art of Traiathlon will give you an audio workout
Monday, January 09, 2006
Dave Snyder – a velorutionary looks back
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- Anonymous said...
Sad news! Bike Talk Radio is going off the air (and off the net as well).
I'm thinking about picking up the torch, and I'd love to get some feedback from Bikescape and/or Bike Talk listeners.
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Helen Marie Kyne, 96, passed away August 23, 2013 at her home in Dove Mountain Marana, Arizona surrounded by her dear family and friends. Helen was born on April 20, 1917 in Glenvil, Nebraska to Sam and Marie (Nowka) Schliep. She was raised on the family farm and attended school in Glenvil. She married Arthur Kyne on November 20, 1937 in Monterey Park, California where they made their home while Art went to war. Upon Art's return from WWII they had a full and busy life in Monrovia, California. After Art's death Helen moved to Marana in 2003. Helen had a wonderful sense of humor and always loved cooking and entertaining family and friends. She was a talented seamstress. . She was preceded in death by her parents; Sam and Marie Schliep, husband; Arthur, brothers; Christopher, Lloyd, and Ralph, sisters; Lorna Peters and Delma McCune Helen is survived by her daughter; Karen (Jack) Bartell of Marana; two grandchildren Gary (Cathette), and Valerie both of Marana; three great grandchildren, Kyle, Haley, and Lyndsey and several nieces and nephews; and her constant companion "Buffy". A special thanks you goes to Home Instead and CASA de la Luz Hospice Care and all the special friends who provided care and support. Cremation has taken place and final resting place will be at Live Oak Cemetery in Monrovia, California. A Memorial Service ~ Celebration of Life will be 5:00 PM, Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Marana Mortuary & Cemetery in Marana, Arizona.
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Friday, January 15, 2016
Three Poems by Johannes S.H. Bjerg
The thread of hearing
from the sound of falling buildings our bones are made
from the hardening of our bones envelops are made
from envelops the flight of swallows comes
the swallows leaving it behind
like threads that make up the weave of grief
from grief comes holes and blind fish
from blind fish gods spring
from blind gods descend the stairs we walk
when it's raining
from our walk is born the far end of dirt roads
from the rain is made windows and pain
and from windows bells manifest thus ending that line
from pain circular movement is made
from the sense of sight the color blue comes
and the sound of the flute
from the sound of flutes comes clouds
from clouds come time and feet
from feet comes sunsets
from sunsets come the mandrake plant
from the mandrake root comes screaming
and so does trees that grow when no one's watching
nothing of this is not sacred
from the moth-and-flame connection stones and rocks come forth
from rocks and stones four-winged insects
from four-winged insects the concept of future
and soft shoes and the tangible offspring
from soft shoes hope is made
and from tangible offspring the need to hold oneself
in the dark
what springs from the concept of future no one knows
from the need to hold oneself in the dark
cities spring
from cities loneliness is made
and round fruits
(here endeth the line of loneliness)
from round fruits comes the sense of warmth
from the sense of warmth comes the birds named swan and sparrow
from swans and sparrow come prayer
from prayer comes the awareness of the other
from the other comes keys, keyholes and silk
with key and keyholes creation pauses
all is one
all has come
from silk comes green grasses and sweat
from green grasses come hills
from sweat comes penguins and the weight of absence
from hills spring forth that place where the hip and the thigh meet
and from there white roses come
from penguins come vending machines and from the weight of absence
poetry comes
from white roses comes dances and stringed instruments
and from poetry comes the fluff that will make dandelions
from dandelions come invincibility
from invincibility comes dances and stringed instruments comes hinges
from thence sugar and lizards
from sugar comes a high that's fun
from lizards comes the desire for power
from the desire for power comes the sound of falling buildings
and then it starts over
thus ends the first breath
and the thread of sound
nothing of this is not sacred
The thread of seeing
from the sight of flames comes oak trees
from oak trees come tinned beans and fingernails
from fingernails come, as the Edda says, ships
and from tinned beans come the obsession with lost love
thus endeth the lineage of tinned beans
from ships comes the four winds and their intercourse
from the intercourse of the winds come the ability
to remember songs
from the ability to remember songs horses are made
from horses come the sense of direction
from the sense of direction our brains are made
and from our brains slugs come
from slugs come paper
from paper comes nothingness and there it is
we are one
we have come
from the sight of waves our fingers are made
from our fingers clay is made
from clay is made bars and in bars plans are made
from plans come plains by fermentation
and from plains come loss
from loss comes maps and globes and string
and from maps and globes and string come cake
cake gives birth to rulers that don't smudge the drawing ink
and from rulers are born the loss of memory
from the loss of memory refrigerators are made
and from refrigerators camels spring
from camels speed
and from speed forgetfulness
[the reader will now cough]
nothing of this is not sacred
from the sight of burning eyes whales come
from whales screws and nails are born and all metallic things
that can go into walls
from screws and nails rivers are born and their unquenchable appetite
from rivers and their unquenched appetite the color yellow comes
and from the color yellow the wish for being somewhere else
from the wish of being somewhere else
flamingos are born
from flamingos sprouts things that go upwards
from things that go upward comes farmhouses and heavy chairs
from farmhouses comes long Sundays
but heavy chairs remain barren
from long Sundays comes eyebrows and hairs that grow in odd places
and they produce every name that begins with an A
which in turns gives rise to confusion
from confusion comes the beetle called a scarab
and from scarabs springs warm night
from warm night comes rail road tracks and all who follow them
and here resteth the lineage of the sight of whales
nothing of this is everything
The thread of smell
from the smelling of bumblebees' warm backs come our femurs
from our femurs come the names that begin with an I
from the names that begin with an I spring squirrels
and from thence machines that cut bread into even-sized slices
and from machines that cut bread into even-sized slices comes
transportation sickness
and from transportation sickness comes reeds
from reeds comes the need to be secure
and it in turn gives rise to bunions on our feet
from the bunions of our feet comes printing ink
and from printing ink comes crows
from crows come the notion that the horizon is where the world ends
and from thence comes chili
chili gives rise to things that go bump in the night
and from things that go bump in the night comes instant coffee
and that was a mistake
here we rest with our feet up
from smelling the whining sound in the right ear comes back pockets
from back pockets the need to explore space comes
and from thence paper clips
from paper clips the urge to scratch your scrotum (if you have one) arise
from the urge to scratch your scrotum (if you have one) comes hip-hop
and broken elastic bands
which remain barren
from hip-hop comes the need to settle on distant mountain tops
and from thence nail clipping devices
from nail clipping devices come the planets you cannot see
and from the planets you cannot see come photo-booths
from photo-booths comes acne
from acne to top of clouds come
and from the top of clouds we get our liver
from our liver the need to revise the signs of the zodiac comes
and from thence lemon squeezers
and from the spaces between tiles various mental disorders
now we breath
now we don't nothing of this is not sacred
from smelling various mental disorders we get strawberry licorice
from strawberry licorice we get the urge to talk to stones and household appliances
from thence we get the hair on our heads
from the hair on our heads we get bridges
and from bridges come nostalgia
from nostalgia comes 35 mm film (now a rarity)
and from 35 mm film comes the animal called giraffe
from giraffes come the ability to be obedient by choice
and that in turn gives rise to twined rope
from twined rope comes the idea of Paradise
and from the idea of Paradise comes ice-cream
from ice-cream comes the old dance called the Galliard
and from thence comes tight trousers
from tight trousers we get the plant called Aloe
and from Aloe springs typographical symbols of pauses
from typographical symbols of pauses we get the muscles of our thighs
and from them spring the population of amphibian animals
if there's coffee drink it
if you have a favorite song sing it
nothing of this is secret
Johannes S.H. Bjerg was born in 1957, and writes mainly haiku and related forms.
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Saturday, 2 April 2016
Web and Mobile Diploma's Completed
Posted by Nezumi at 11:16
Labels: development, learning, mobile app, online, shaw academy, web
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Congratulations, dear Michelle! Well done! Those courses sound very interesting and important. I think they would useful for everyone.ReplyDelete
Have a beautiful Sunday and a happy spring! :)
Thank You Sara, I am really enjoying the courses and learning. A Happy Spring go you to :)ReplyDelete
Michelle, cordial congratulation to you! I hope you will do an advanced diploma very well too!ReplyDelete
Thank You Nadezda, I am really looking forward to doing the advanced diploma :)ReplyDelete
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Rain is an enemy to most brides. If only a sunny day can be guaranteed on the day of one's wedding, couples will spend thousands of dollars just to make it happen. However, the weather is almost always unpredictable and you know you are taking a risk if you go for an outdoor wedding.
From the looks of this photo, however, we can say for sure that the couple who got married here were lucky enough to have a great weather on their big day. Just look at how the sun shines in this image, how it illuminates the works of nature surrounding this place.
Even with empty chairs and no single guest sitting or walking around, you can already imagine how dreamy this wedding would be. Those tall green trees that give shade to the area where the altar is; that magical fountain in the middle of the venue, and those rustic looking chairs with plain white cushions are no less than great embellishments to a magnificent wedding venue such as this. And with that sun shining brightly all over the place, you know that beautiful memories will happen here.
The story of the happy couple and their wedding day ... One of my very favorite things about my profession is that I get to travel to new and beautiful locations to capture destination wedding celebrations all over the country. In this particular case, I got to spend a weekend at one of the most gorgeous villas I have ever laid eyes (or lens) on; Villa Montebella in Glen Ellen, CA on the edge of Sonoma county. It seemed very fitting that this wedding was directly following my own personal first time adventure to Italy, as I had just recently come to appreciate Italian culture including the leisurely (& delicious!) meals, the amazing wine, and the breathtaking landscapes & countrysides all along the northern region of Italian wine country. Kajsa and Taylor were beyond amazing to work with, top to bottom, left to right and 360 degrees around. Their warm and welcoming personalities were contagious...not to mention the insane backdrops I had to work with for their outdoor ceremony, their romantic couples portraits around the property, and for the intimate reception/dinner in the wine cave. Mmmmm.... the wine cave and the hundreds of candles that lit it up were unlike ANYTHING I have ever seen at any wedding, anywhere, ever. And as if all of that wasn't enough, their love for each other and all of the special people that graced their union was oozing out of them like light energy. My trigger finger literally couldn't keep up with my eye, but I shot my heart out to it's absolute content with a feeling of joy and satisfaction and absolute connection for two straight days.
Kajsa and Taylor came to me by way of their wedding coordinator, Paige Reberry of Colorado Wedding Company. Taylor is a long time friend of Paige's and based on her glowing recommendation and my online portfolio, they hired me sight unseen. I knew I would love them (because Paige said so!), but I had no idea just how far I would fall in love with two total strangers over the course of two days. This is yet another thing I love about what I do and something that has enriched my life in countless ways over the last ten years. When I spend time with couples, documenting their love as a celebration, clients cross over into the realm of friends more often than not, and in this case, they made the leap within milliseconds of my welcome and instantaneous observation of their warm spirits and beautiful relationship. Nothing gives me more satisfaction than giving what I know how to do best to people that appreciate the power of imagery and artistry that is, in my mind, what wedding photography is all about.
When I get a letter like this, I know I have done something special... "Oh my Gawd! They are absolutely amazing, from the portraits to the candid shots, we just can't believe how amazing the photos turned out. The poses/moments, you were able to capture on film are nothing short of amazing. And to top it off, you also had gorgeous artistic shots utilizing the light/angle/subject... we are over the top thrilled and can't wait to share them with friends and family. Thank you does not convey the gratitude we have for you agreeing to fly to California and spend the weekend with us. You are amazing! We absolutely love them all and are having trouble even trying to narrow them down for cards and framing. :) Now that's a great "problem" to have, right? We must find a date to meet up, raise a glass to all the effort that went into this amazing weekend and the new found friendships that emerged! XOXO Kajsa & Taylor"
To Kajsa and Taylor, I look forward to a beautiful and long lasting friendship with you both! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for including me in such a special time in your lives. It was an honor and a gift. To Paige Rebbery, thank you a million times over for connecting me to this amazing wedding! You are simply the best & I love you! To Kelsy Albright, your execution of this weekend was flawless on every level. Thank you so much for all of your hard work!! And finally, to Alex Rubin, my CA local associate photographer, thank you for capturing the garden party day for me so that I could red-eye it back to Denver for my last wedding of the season. Your images are a perfect fit and I truly appreciate your efforts and talents!
Location: 4377 Warm Springs Rd Glen Ellen, California.Keywords: destination wedding (36), Sonoma Wedding Photography (6).
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Neelum District
Neelum District
ضلع نیلم
Neelam District
Verdant forests predominate in the Neelum Valley
|Coordinates: 34°35′21″N 73°54′38″E / 34.5891°N 73.9106°ECoordinates: 34°35′21″N 73°54′38″E / 34.5891°N 73.9106°E
|Azad Kashmir
|• Total
|3,621 km2 (1,398 sq mi)
|• Total
|• Density
|53/km2 (140/sq mi)
|Time zone
|Number of Tehsils
|2 (Athmuqam, Sharda)
Neelum District[1] (also spelt as Neelam; Urdu: ضلع نیلم), is the northernmost district of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Taking up the larger part of the Neelam Valley, the district has a population of 191,000 (as of 2017).[2] It was badly affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.[3]
The Neelum River was known before Partition as Kishan Ganga and was subsequently renamed after the village of Neelam.[4] It flows down from the Gurez Valley in Indian Jammu and Kashmir and roughly follows first a western and then a south-western course until it joins the Jhelum River at Muzaffarabad. The valley is a thickly wooded[citation needed] region with an elevation ranging between 4,000 feet (1,200 m) and 7,500 feet (2,300 m), the mountain peaks on either side reaching 17,000 feet (5,200 m).[5] Neelum Valley is 144 kilometres (89 mi) long.[6]
Most of the valley is taken up by the Neelum District(Urdu: ضلع نیلم). The district is bordered on the south-west by Muzaffarabad District, which also encompasses the lower reaches of the valley; to the north-west beyond the mountains lies the Kaghan Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Mansehra District; to the north and north-east are the Diamer, Astore and Skardu districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. To the south and east are the Kupwara and Bandipora districts of Indian Kashmir. The Line of Control runs through the valley – either across the mountains to the south-east, or in places right along the river, with several villages on the left bank falling on the Indian side of the border.[7]
Neelum District was part of Muzaffarabad District until 2005.[5] It is made up of two tehsils[8]: Athmuqam, which contains the district headquarters, and Sharda. Neelum District is the largest district of Azad Kashmir by area. The valley extends for approximately 200 kilometers along the Neelum River. This is a generally poor region, reliant on subsistence agriculture and handicrafts, with tourism growing in importance in recent years.[9] According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2015, Neelum is ranked 33 out of 148 districts in terms of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the district is ranked 136 out of 148.[10]
Several languages are spoken natively in the district. The predominant one is Hindko. It is the language of wider communication in the area and is spoken at a native or near-native level by almost all members of the other language communities, many of whom are abandoning their language and shifting to Hindko.[11] This language is usually called Parmi (or Parimi, Pārim), a name that likely originated in the Kashmiri word apārim 'from the other side', which was the term used by the Kashmiris of the Vale of Kashmir to refer to the highlanders, who spoke this language. The language is also sometimes known as Pahari, although it bears a closer resemblance to the Hindko of neighbouring Kaghan Valley than to the Pahari spoken in the Murree Hills.[12] Unlike other varieties of Hindko, Pahari or Punjabi, it has preserved the voiced aspirated consonants at the start of the word: for example, gha 'grass' vs. Punjabi kà, where the aspiration and voicing have been lost giving rise to a low tone on the following vowel. This sound change however, is currently spreading here as well, but it has so far only affected the villages situated along the Neelam highway.[11] This variety of Hindko is also spoken in nearby areas of India-administered Kashmir. Since Partition, the language varieties on either side of the Line of Control have diverged in a number of ways. For example, in the Neelam Valley, there is a higher proportion of Urdu loanwords, while the variety spoken across the Line of Control has retained more traditional Hindko words.[13]
The second most widely spoken language of the Neelam Valley is Kashmiri. It is the majority language in at least a dozen or so villages, and in about half of these it is it the sole mother tongue. It is closer to the variety spoken in northern Kashmir (particularly Kupwara) than to the Kashmiri of the city of Muzaffarabad.[14]
The third-largest ethnic, though not linguistic,[15] group are the Gujjars, whose villages are scattered throughout the valley. Most of them have switched to Hindko, but a few communities continue using the Gujari language at home. Gujari is more consistently maintained among the Bakarwal, who travel into the valley (and beyond into Gilgit-Baltistan) with their herds in the summer and who spend the winters in the lower parts of Azad Kashmir and in Punjab.[16]
In the upper end of the valley, there are two distinct communities speaking two different varieties of Shina (locally sometimes called Dardi). One of them is found at Taobutt and the nearby village of Karimabad (formerly known as Sutti) near the border with India. Its speakers claim that their variety of Shina is close to the one spoken further up the valley in Indian Gurez. The community is bilingual in Kashmiri and is culturally closer to the neighbouring Kashmiri communities than to the other Shina group, who inhabit the large village of Phulwei 35 kilometres (22 mi) downstream. The Shina people of Phullwei claim to have originally come from Nait near Chilas in Gilgit-Baltistan.[17]
A Pashto dialect is spoken in two villages (Dhaki and Changnar) that are situated on the Line of Control. Because of cross-border firing since the early 1990s, there has been large-scale migration away from these villages. The local dialect is not completely intelligible with the ones spoken in the rest of Pakistan.[18]
One language that is unique to the Neelam Valley is the endangered Kundal Shahi. It is spoken by some of the inhabitants of the Kundal Shahi village near Athmuqam.[19]
Additionally, Urdu is spoken by the formally educated and, like English, is used as a medium of instruction in schools.[20]
According to Pakistan District Education Ranking 2017, a report released by Alif Ailaan, the district of Neelum stands at number 58 nationally in the ranking related to education with an education score of 60.87. Neelum is lowest-ranked district in all of Azad Kashmir.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b AJK at a glance 2015 (PDF) (Report). p. 22.
- ^ a b *"Census 2017: AJK population rises to over 4m". The Nation. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- ^ "rmc.org.pk - Earthquake Map". Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Akhtar & Rehman 2007, p. 65. The village is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) upstream from Athmuqam. An alternative etymology links the name to the colour of the river: "sapphire". (Faruqi 2016)
- ^ a b Akhtar & Rehman 2007, p. 65.
- ^ "Length of Neelum Valley". en.dailypakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ Baart & Rehman 2005, p. 4; Akhtar & Rehman 2007, pp. 65–66.
- ^ "Tehsils of Neelum District on AJK map". ajk.gov.pk. AJK Official Portal. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Faruqi 2016.
- ^ "Individual district profile link, 2015". Alif Ailaan. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ a b Akhtar & Rehman 2007, p. 69.
- ^ Akhtar & Rehman 2007, p. 68. The variant Parimi as well as the local use of the terms Pahari and Hindko are from Rehman (2011, p. 227).
- ^ Sohail, Rehman & Kiani 2016, p. 108.
- ^ Akhtar & Rehman 2007, p. 70. Additionally, Kashmiri speakers are better able to understand the variety of Srinagar than the one spoken in Muzaffarabad.
- ^ Akhtar & Rehman 2007, p. 72.
- ^ Akhtar & Rehman 2007, pp. 71–72.
- ^ Akhtar & Rehman 2007, pp. 72–74.
- ^ Akhtar & Rehman 2007, pp. 74–75.
- ^ Baart & Rehman 2005.
- ^ Akhtar & Rehman 2007, pp. 75–78.
- Akhtar, Raja Nasim; Rehman, Khawaja A. (2007). "The Languages of the Neelam Valley". Kashmir Journal of Language Research. 10 (1): 65–84. ISSN 1028-6640.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Baart, Joan L. G.; Rehman, Khawaja A. (2005). "A first look at the language of Kundal Shahi in Azad Kashmir". SIL Electronic Working Papers. Cite journal requires
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- Faruqi, Sama (18 August 2016). "Neelum Valley: The sapphire trail". Herald (Pakistan). Retrieved 8 January 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Rehman, Khawaja A. (2011). "Ergativity in Kundal Shahi, Kashmiri And Hindko". In Turin, Mark; Zeisler, Bettina (eds.). Himalayan languages and linguistics: studies in phonology, semantics, morphology and syntax. Brill's Tibetan studies library, Languages of the greater Himalayan region. Leiden : Biggleswade: Brill. pp. 219–234. ISBN 978-90-04-19448-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Sohail, Ayesha; Rehman, Khawaja A.; Kiani, Zafeer Hussain (2016). "Language divergence caused by LoC: a case study of District Kupwara (Jammu & Kashmir) and District Neelum (Azad Jammu & Kashmir)". Kashmir Journal of Language Research. 19 (2): 103–120. ISSN 1028-6640.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links[edit]
- Neelum Valley Tour
- Attractions and Places to visit in Neelum Valley
- http://emergingpakistan.gov.pk/travel/place-to-visit/azad-kashmir/neelum-valley/
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neelum District.


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Blog: To France. To drive an English Toyota.
Glenn Brooks | 9 December 2011
Toyota Motor Europe invited just-auto to Nice to sample the updated
Avensis. It's cold, dark and windy in England so how could we say no?
This part of the Cote d'Azur is a popular place to be launching
D-segment cars this week, with Kia also holding a drive
event for its new to Europe Optima. Sadly Graeme our news editor had
to cancel that one at the last minute (he's thankfully since recovered
from what sounded like a nasty stomach bug) but I'll be getting behind
the wheel of the RHD car in a few weeks' time so we'll have some
impressions of that one in January.
But back to the Avensis, which I shall write more about tomorrow after
I've driven it and spoken to the engineering, sales and marketing
execs who've been charged with making sure its mid-life makeover is
just right. TME invited me to a dinner this evening and I was lucky
enough to sit beside Katsunori Kojima, the MD of Toyota Motor
Manufacturing (UK). A 30-year veteran of Toyota, he's now in charge of
not only the Burnaston plant but also the powertrain operations in
Wales and the Corolla/Verso plant in Turkey.
I'll hopefully get some time to publish a Q&A with Kojima-san later on
Friday so keep an eye out for that: I questioned him about building
the CT 200h or other future four-cylinder Lexus vehicles in the UK,
whether or not TME will make the Auris replacement a Qashqai rival and
what he thinks of the Korean competition in the C and D segments. He's
a company man of course but still he gave me honest answers. He was
also keen to talk EVs - it seems TMC and TME are watching the roll out
of the Renault Nissan Alliance's products closely.
I'm starting to get a small idea of the scale of things here in China, but really, I'm only scratching the surface of this vast country....
Given the startling complexity of obtaining a journalist visa for China - the code 'J2' is now indelibly stamped on my mind - it was with some surprise how swiftly I managed to sail through airport im...


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Missed me?! Coz i did you!!
Okay, i tried. I was tooo busy having soo much fun i kinda, sorta forgot that i had a blog to tend to.
*slap on the wrist* I have been a bad bad gal.
So while i sort out my laundry (coz a sista does have piles and piles of it) and try and finish last weeks deadlines, nibble on this.
I will be back with the drama that went down…
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Spring Fever
In my head Spring had already sprung and not a minute too soon.
So i have a fabolous vacation lined up(yes!) and i can't wait to kick back and get some well deserved R&R. I promise no booze this time (i need to have memories of what happens when i go away).
I may lurk around the blogsphere, see what all's ya doing.
Blind Date Saga
The dating scene is both a frightening and exciting place. Exciting because you get exposed to different kinds of people. Frightening because sometimes the people we meet are just plain ol' scary.
Blind dating is just another thing all together. I have been to several of these and "Oh! the horror!" Here's one of them:
After coming out of a long term relationship, I decided to get on the dating bandwagon and become a serial dater. I turned to some of my pals who were pros in the dating scene. Before long, I was being hooked up left and right. I had a strict rule, the guys should not be in any kind of relationship and not psychos(yes I have been stalked several times and let's just say it wasn't pretty. The Kenyan Police force should open up a stalking division, but till then prayer works).
One of my pals was trying to sell this guy on me for months. When i had given them my list of demands, she swore that the guy was the one.
So we met up in town with my pal and hooked up with the guy in some joint on Koinange Street. (Okay the street during the day, wasn't as notorious as it is at night). When we entered the cafe, and she intoduced us, my heart sank. I don't care what people say, physical appearance is a must. The guy had unkempt hair, smoker lips, and my biggest turn off, long fingernails…urghh just nasty!! I tried my best to be pleasant while my mind wanted me to take off running.
After a bit of chit chat, we decided to ALL (coz i wasn't about to go ANYWHERE alone with this guy) go out on Saturday night.
Come Sato night my pal showed up looking all pretty, i on the other hand did not even try to go out of my way to spruce up. I grabbed my pack of cigarettes and lighter(i anticipated a long night), ID and some cash. I have never been a fan of carry a whole tote bag to the night scene, You know what they say, "Travel light, travel far".
In my head i am thinking that we are going to the hottest club that was on and popping then, K1. Instead of heading towards the Parklands area, the cabbie heads on to Forest Road."Kwani where are we going?" I asked my pal. "Oh we are going to pick up the guy, at some joint then we will go klubbing."
Now i should have listened to my conscience and knew that this was not going to be a good 'date' when we got out of the cab at some joint that was playing qk music in full blast and happened to spot one of my lecturers getting his drink on. But no i was trying to be a good sport and go with the flow.
The guy flagged us down, (yes those mathree styles) and we headed to where he was, a table full of other much older gentlemen and few mamaz who had seen better days. They were having a wedding committee meeting. I am quickly shown my seat(next to the guy if course, i quickly ignore that and sit next to my pal across the table from him). Drinks are brought chap chap together with nyam chom. I opt out of the meat deal and slowly sip my reds, praying that this would be over fast.
2 hours later…
The meeting ends and just in time because i was about to start pulling out my hair, one strand at a time. I straighten up and take in a deep breath. The guy asks where we want to go and in unison my pal and i reply "Klub House!" Is that a sigh i hear coming from him? Followed by a bit of mumbling under his breath? Oh well, i don't care.I'm going dancing so he can sigh all he wants.
We jump into his car and i am beaming ear to ear. Even before we pull out of the parking lot, i am quickly thinking who among my pals would be there—
My thots are quickly cut short when we pull up at Roasters. I turn to my pal with a puzzled look. She turns to him and asks what's up. The guy says something to the effect that he has to meet a business buddy, etc, we will only be there a few minutes.
So now i'm getting pissed because i was not informed before hand about all this mini stops we were going to make. I stiffly get out of the car and we go table hunting with my pal who is trying to soothe me. The guy tells us to order drinks and promises to be back soon. I need something strong, so i order 2 vodka shots and gulp them without a second thought, and order some more. I reach into my coat pocket and find my pack…It's about damn time! 1 cigarette, 2, 3, i mean i am burning thru these babies like am about to receive an award. One of the guys we rode with, grabs the pack out of my hand(ati out of concern). My pal sees the "imma kill this f*cker if he doesn't give me back my stuff" look, and tells him to give them back. " Why are you chain smoking like this?" he asks. "Coz if i don't, i may end up killing someone." I leer back at him. "You don't have to be soo mad," He replys. "Oh, really, here i am freezing to death in this godforsaken place and my plans for a fun filled night are dashed and you are telling me not to get mad?"
"Leave my friend alone, let her smoke." my pals finally interjects beacasue she knew that it if he did not stop pestering me it was going to become an all out war.
After 45 mins the guy comes back, smiling and whistling the lingala tune being played by the live band. My pal whispers something to him as soon as he sits down and I'm thinking' "okay we are about to leave." The guy instead orders a beer and tried to give me words of wisdom about being patient. So, now my eyes are doing backflips in their sockets, is this guy for real?! I swear were it not for the fact that that place was away from civilization, i would have walked home in protest.
We finally get up to leave, now i am not even talking coz i am thinking how i have wasted a perfect night trying to impress this goon. My pal is the one doing the talking now. Once we get on the highway, i loosen up because i am seeing the cigarette light at the end of the tunnel. "It's not too late, we will still make it."
We get to the junction and the guy, who is obviously the driver says that we have to drop off the other guy in South C. My mind went,"$#%@?!"
The guy gets dropped off at his crib and we make a turn back on the higway. Now, you know the night is over when you hear the mwadhini calling people for early morning prayer. I turn to my pal and tell her that i would rather if they dropped me off at home. Oh no! The guy wants to make good on his word to take us klubbing, by the time we get there, the place is closing and i had to convince the bouncer that all i wanted to do was use the bathroom. The guy then decides to try to make is up to me and we head to the nearest pub and buy drinks so that we can go and chill at his crib.
When we get to his place, he tries to pacify my with some psychological ish trying to loosen me up (yes, he was hoping to score, the nerve!). I grab my drink and the TV remote and flip channels and block him out of my ears. My pal who is clearly drunk sits on his lap and before long they are checking each others tonsils…(yeah…i was speechless too). They head off to the guys room where the moaning goes on for about 30 minutes.
They finally appeared and i quickly grabbed my coat and headed for the door, the guy got the hint and knew that i had enough of his BS. When we pulled up to the driveway, i jumped out of the car before he could make a complete stop, unlocked the gate and ran into the house. (Did not bother with pleasantries at this point).
My pal did call me a few hours later and tried to explain the night's events. I did not need any of that mess explained okay, i was there when it all went down. I quickly brushed it off and told her that it would be a good idea if we just forget the whole thing.
You would think that i would have given up on blind date thing after that fiasco? No. I was out there yet again, meeting people that would make me question their sanity as well as mine .
With friends like these…
We all have them. This one friend who annoys the crap out of you. Even today you still are trying to figure out why or rather how you became friends, but the answer eludes you. This friend is the one who shows up at your door announced and recks havoc on your personal space, leaving your serene environs looking like a sceen out of the pages of CSI- minus the yellow tape.
I had this dear friend(i call her dear because were it not for the love of God and the fear of jail-time, i would have strangled her long ago). I beleive she was a test in my life, coz she pushed my patience to the limit everytime she stopped by to "visit".
She always dropped by on a Saturday afternoon, when i just planned to take it easy and plop myself on the couch and watch mindless tv. How she use to know i was home is still a mystery (maybe she had me bugged).
She never came in quietly, nooo she announced her presence from the parking lot. She would be talking loudly on her phone and barged in without knocking.
"Hey gal, wssup!"
"Hey." my lame reply.
"Wssup, kwani your sick?" she asked.
"No, just bored and sleepy."
"Wee, i'll call you back." she would tell whoever on the phone with her.
"So what's for lunch?" she would ask as she made her way to the kitchen, dropping her purse on the seat.
"I ain't got no food." I replied.
"What about this mchele in the container?"
"That's my dinner, i have no plans to cook tonite."
"Sawa, si we buy pizza, i see you have coupons?" she would ask.
"Nah, i'm not in the mood for pizza."
I hear cabinet doors opening and closing and glasses clinking. She is pouring juice as she whistles away some tune.
(Yelling from the kitchen) "Heh, where did you buy this coookies from?"
"The store next to jobo." I muttered.
"Si, you buy for me and than i will pay you back?" She asked.
"Well if you give me $6 iw ill definately get you some."
She finally appears with her hands full.
"Please get a coaster from the kitchen, i just vaccumed the carpet." I said.
"What movie is that?"she asks as she returns.
"I have no clue, i found is going on." I replied.
"Ebu finya the info button so that i can see the name."
Lazily I oblige.
"Aaah, this movie is sawa. I have seen it before." she quips.
"Don't spoil for me the ending." i quickly retort.
With no warning she gets up and heads to my bedroom. Shortly i heard drawers opening and closing.
I yell at her,"Girl what the hell are you looking for?"
She comes out carrying my new purchase, "Where did you get this parfum from?"
"Some guy bought it." I lie
She sniffs it and sprays herself. "Mmmh he has nice taste. Do i know him?"
"What's his name?"
Quickly thinking of a name she doesn't know. "Kevin."
"Is he kenyan?" She asks
Seeing that she is not going to be able to extract more information about 'Kevin' from me, she heads back to the room.
Her cell rings, her boyfriend. She begins to explain the parfum i have to him and tries to coax him into getting it for her.
She heads off to the bathroom and opens my medicine cabinet and shuffle stuff around as she continues yapping away on the phone.
"Gal i gotta go, my mano is taking me to the movies." she says smiling.
"That's nice." I reply. (whispering) Thank God!
"Oh i need to pee." she says as she turns back and goes again to the bathroom.
She comes out with 2 of my latest bathrooom reads. "I'll bring back your mags kesho." she says as she heads for the front door.
Before i have time to object, she slams the door.
I run to the door, open and yell back at her, "Don't forget!"
"I won't." she replies. Waving her hand at me without even looking back.
Dang was that a visit? So i head back inside and make sure i lock the door and put the chain on it for good measure.
This went on for a while until i finally moved out and went far far away from her. I know i know she was a pain and i did put up with her mess, she was a fun chick to hang out with, when she wasn't going thru my stuff.
The Grammys are on tonite– i mean the Oscars. Same difference.*yawn*
It's just another showcasing episode of overrated, oversexed, overexposed nitwits receiving accolades for mindless work of art(insert brokeback mountain). I mean what is the big thrill over 2 men digging each others derriere? Hasn't this being going on since the days of Lot? What's the new fad, that they are cowboys?what?!
So the "stars" have finally crawled out of their cocaine-binges, sex-orgies and druken stupors to parade their well oiled, snatched back,lipod and botoxed bodies, coiffed hairdos and $1000+ veneers smiles to sadly remind us why they are overpaid to have a fabulous life while we, (joe q public) shell out $10 to watch them on the big screen are at home, in our pj's, eating yesterday's cold pizza.
Don't get me wrong, I do believe in giving credit where it's due, but do we need 20+ shows to boost celebz egos?! I can understand for the movies-Oscar, for music-Grammy, for daytimetv-Emmy. Why pray tell, do we need the Golden globes, Teen choice award, Peoples choice Award, BET Awards, AMA, VMA, RMA, Mtv Awards, NAACP Image Awards, Soul Train Awards, Vibe Awards, Source Awards,…eh someone give me a hand, i'm under a pile of trophies and i'm begging to lose feeling in my legs!
It's insane and someone should put a stop to this madness!!
Dr. Phil should have a show that deals with self esteem give free advice to these weirdos.
What's even worse is the post award shows that go on for about 2weeks. It's unbearable. Entertainment shows clamoring for your attention with catch phrases like: "What you did not see during the show", "behind the scenes scoop only we have", "the fashion, the bling", "what the winner revealed", what you did not know about…" argghhh gimme a break!! It's just the same old crap shot from a different angle.
So while these so called "stars" pretend to look shocked that they won, get on the podium, cry crocodile tears, thank "god", their momma and the agent they slept with to get the script and later receive an insane high-end gift bag worth $50K and above, i'll be in my jammies, knocking back drinks watching demented comedy on the other tv station.
Random Facts
Did you know…
That more babies are born in the month of September than any other month?
That the ear has nine muscles?
That 5% of people dream in color?
That if you weight 120 pounds on earth, you weigh 20 pounds on the moon?
That each of us have an odor that is unique like our fingerprints?
That the thrill of kissing comes from smelling unique odors of another's face?
That women have a keaner sense of smell than men?
That a melcryptovestimentaphiliac is someone who compulsively steals ladies underwear?


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7 CFR § 958.56 - Safeguards.
(a) The committee, with the approval of the Secretary, may prescribe adequate safeguards to prevent onions shipped,
(1) Pursuant to § 958.53 or § 958.54; or
(2) To commercial dehydrators for processing by such dehydrators into dehydrated onion products,
(b) The committee, with the approval of the Secretary, may also prescribe rules and regulations governing the issuance, and the contents, of Certificates of Privilege if such certificates are prescribed as safeguards by the committee. Such safeguards may include requirements that:
(1) Handlers shall first file applications with the committee to ship such onions;
(2) Handlers shall obtain inspection provided by § 958.60, or pay the pro rata share of expenses provided by § 958.42, or both, in connection with such onions; and
(3) Handlers shall obtain Certificates of Privilege from the committee prior to effecting the particular onion shipment.
(c) The committee may rescind any Certificate of Privilege, or refuse to issue any Certificate of Privilege to any handler if proof is obtained that onions shipped by him for the purposes stated in the Certificate of Privilege were handled contrary to the provisions of this part.
(d) The Secretary shall have the right to modify, change, alter, or rescind any safeguards prescribed and any certificates issued by the committee pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(e) The committee shall make reports to the Secretary, as requested, showing the number of applications for such certificates, the quantity of onions covered by such applications, the number of such applications denied and certificates granted, the quantity of onions handled under duly issued certificates, and such other information as may be requested.


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Chin points to the father in prodigal son story
By Kathy Chute, director of communications for Gateway Seminary, Ontario, CA on October 09, 2017
ONTARIO, Calif. (BP) -- Gateway Seminary honored Peter Chin, senior pastor of Global Mission Church in Korea, during chapel services Oct. 5 for his friendship and partnership with the seminary in shaping leaders who expand God's Kingdom around the world.
Global Mission Church is the largest Baptist church in Korea, with more than 30,000 members and 24 worship services each week in the greater Seoul area.
The chapel service was followed by a luncheon dialogue between Chin and Jeff Iorg, Gateway president, about ministry leadership.
Prior to becoming senior pastor of Global Mission Church in 2011, Chin lived in the U.S. for 30 years. For many years, he led New Vision Church near Gateway's former location in Mill Valley, Calif. During that time, he also served the seminary as an adjunct professor and student mentor.
In a message on the prodigal son, Chin said, "We love this story" yet noted, "Some scholars would say that the story is more about the father than the prodigal son."
The problem with the prodigal son was not that he wasted his father's money, Chin pointed out, but that he left the presence of his father.
Describing the father from the Luke 15 passage, Chin said, "It was the father who saw the son first as he returned. One explanation is that the father had been waiting for the son to return since he left. He was always looking toward the direction he would come. That's how he saw him first."
Though the son probably had been dressed well when he left home, Chin said, he was out of money when he returned, he had lost weight because he could not eat well and probably did not look much like his former self. Even though the son looked like a totally different person, the father recognized him.
"The father said to the servants to bring his best robe, a ring for his son's finger and some sandals for his feet," Chin continued. "What was the best robe? It was probably the father's. He also told the servants to bring the fattened calf, to kill it and to celebrate. He wanted the best meal to be served to the starved son."
The father was not just restoring the son to the family, Chin said, but to the community. When he called for the celebration, everyone knew the son was being restored and was probably seated next to the father for everyone to see.
"Our Father is the one who waits for us. No matter what condition we're in, He's waiting for us. Giving up all the privileges in heaven, Jesus came down to us. He emptied Himself, humbled Himself and died on the cross. He gave His life for us."'
Chin reminded Gateway students, faculty and staff that "God loves you, no matter where you've been in your life or what you've done. … He's running out and meeting you, and He's restoring you .... When we return to God, He welcomes us with open arms and gives us the best robe.
"May we continue to dwell," Chin said, "in the presence of our Father."


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The Three-Body Problem
Liu Cixin, translated by Ken Liu
Tor, 2014, originally published in 2006.
One of the most buzzed-about books this year, The Three-Body Problem is the long-awaited English debut of acclaimed Chinese author Liu Cixin. Originally released in 2006, it has now hit American shores in a new translation from Chinese-American writer Ken Liu (no relation), author of the beautiful short story The Paper Menagerie, which won the triple crown of Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Awards in 2012.
The novel, which kicks off a trilogy, details the upcoming invasion of Earth by the Trisolarans, an alien race from Alpha Centauri. On Earth different factions struggle to adjust to the inevitable destruction of civilization – some welcoming the aliens as a cleansing Armageddon, some attempting to ingratiate themselves to the invaders, some seeking to repel the invasion.
You can read my full review of this magnificent and difficult homage to classic space operas of Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov at WSFA's The Nameless Zine.
—Michael Senft


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How to Program an RCA Unversal Remote Without a Code Searchby Bryan RobertsUpdated September 28, 2017
Universal remote controls, such as the ones manufactured by RCA, are used to control a wide variety of devices, including VCRs, DVD players and digital cable boxes. These remotes are programmed to control devices through the use of program codes that are available with every universal remote manual. As long as you have your manual, you can program your remote to control devices without making use of the remote's "Code Search" feature.
Look in your universal remote's manual for the codes needed to program the remote to your device. These codes are sorted by the type of device and device manufacturer.
Press and hold the "Code Search" button, then press the button for the device you wish to control. For example, if you wish to control your television, press the "TV" button on your remote. The light on your remote should flash once.
Enter one of the codes from your manual into the keypad on your remote, and then release the "Code Search" button.
Test the remote by pressing the "On/Off" button, along with the other pertinent buttons on your remote. If none of the buttons work, repeat the process with another code from your manual.
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♥ Welcome to the school called marriage |♥
A school where you will never graduate, ...
A school without a break or a free period, ...
A school where no one is allowed to drop out, ...
A school which you will have to attend everyday of your life, ...
A school where there is no sick leave or holidays.
A school founded by God (Allah):
1. On the foundation of love,
2. The walls are made out of trust,
3. The door made out of acceptance,
4. The windows made out of understanding
5. The furniture made out of blessings
6. The roof made out of faith
♥ Before you forget, you are just a student not the principal,
God (Allah) is the Principal. ♥
Even in times of storms,
don't be unwise and runoutside,
remember this school is the safest place to be.
♥ Never go to sleep before completing your assignments for the day.
♥ Never forget the C-word,
Communicate, communicate, communicate
to your classmate and to the Principal (Allah). ♥
If you find out something in your classmate (spouse) that you do not appreciate,
remember your classmate is also just a student not a graduate,
God is not finished with him/her yet.
♥ So take it as a challenge and work on it together. ♥
Do not forget to study, study, study your Qur'an And Hadith (the only two main textbooks in this school).
♥ Start each day with a sacred assembly and end it the same way. ♥
Sometimes you will feel like not attending classes, yet you have to.
♥ When tempted to quit, find courage and continue. ♥
Some tests and exams may be tough but remember the Principal (Allah) knows how much you can bear.
♥ But still the school is better than any other. ♥
It is one of the best schools on earth; joy, peace and happiness accompany each lessons of the day.
♥ Different subjects are offered in this school, yet love is the major subject. ♥
After all the years of Theorizing about it, now you have a chance to practice it.
♥ To be loved is a good thing, but to love is a greatest privilege of them all. Marriage is a place of love, so love your spouse!


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