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Kyle Larson will bring the field to the Green Flag this Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Larson was able to run a 28.568 To win the pole for the Overtons 301.
Dominant Friday for Kyle Larson
In a day he dominated, Larson was the fastest in practice and all three rounds of qualifying. This pole is Larson's third of the year (winning) and fourth of his career (winning). In his previous two poles won this year, the pilot of the No. 42 Chevrolet went on to win both races.
The start of the week wasn't too kind to Larson. NASCAR lowered the boom on he and his Target race team. Larson was docked 35 points and will lose his Crew Chief, Chad Johnston, for the next three races. After Saturday nights second place finish, Larson failed his post-race inspection for an illegal brake cooling assembly. The 35 point loss dropped the four-year veteran from first to second in the Monster Energy Cup standing.
Starting on the front row alongside Larson is Martin Truex Jr. Last weeks winner at Kentucky Speedway was able to post a lap of 28.621. After the win last week. Truex Jr's. Crew Chief, Cole Pearn, put an emphasis on winning Sunday's race at New Hampshire with a lot of media and fans believe the team can only win on 1.5 mike tracks. This marks the sixth time in 2017 that Martin Truex Jr. will start on the front row.
Top 10 Qualifiers
The remaining top 10 qualifiers are Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Kasey Kahne, Erik Jones, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Kurt Busch.
Although he has struggled in 2017, last years winner, Matt Kenseth, looks to be a favorite come Sunday. Kenseth has totaled three wins, 10 Top-5s, and 19 Top-10s in his career at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The Green Flag will drop Sunday at 3:14 PM ET on NBCSN.
After post-qualifying inspections concluded, NASCAR disallowed Kyle Larson's time, moving him to the rear of the field on Sunday. NASCAR deemed Larson's rear deck fin was illegal.
With Larsons time disallowed, Martin Truex Jr. will start on the pole in this weekends race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Truex Jr. said "Not the way we wanted to get our first pole of the year, but looking forward to starting up front and having a good pit selection."
This will be the second consecutive week Larson will start at the rear. Last week, the Target Chevrolet did not make it through pre-qualifiying inspection.


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50. Obviously, not writing for The Times means that you support Dr. Sloth which is not rad. It is super not cool, my pals.
49. Writing for the Neopian Times allows you to express yourself in a variety of different ways. If you can't write well, you can draw for comics. If you can't imagine your own stories, you can write an article. If you can't write facts, you can make things up! There's a category for everybody.
48. Having a fancy trophy on your lookup makes you look cooler than the other side of the pillow.
47. It is a well known fact that writing in general makes you the talk of the town.
46. If you're balding, writing makes you grow your hair back… or so I've heard.
45. Writing makes all of your wildest dreams come true; That is, if your wildest dreams are getting a super cool quill trophy and having people read your work.
44. What else is there to do but write? Enter the Beauty Contest!? HAH. I laugh in the face of your Beauty Contest.
43. The white Weewoo is rooting for you. You wouldn't want to let them down now, would you?
42. Every one of the Faeries reads the Neopian Times, especially Jhudora. She really loves the comics, but I didn't tell you that. ;)
41. If you make it in ten times, you get a special reward. Go and write so that you can find out what it is!
40. Getting the acceptance Neomail is the best feeling in the world! I guess that would mean getting rejection Neomails would be the worst feeling in the world, but just…don't be terrible at writing! Which brings me to the next point…
39… Writing for the Neopian Times will improve your writing skills, which totally comes in handy when trying to communicate, my dudes.
38. Writing and making comics will help you make some great friends in the process!
37. Without Neopians writing for the Times, all of the shop owners would have nothing to read during their breaks while they are restocking! Do you really think those eight minutes or so are spent doing nothing?
36. The Neopian Times Champion trophy is by far the shiniest trophy out there. Seriously, it's almost blinding.
35. Having a published work in the Times keeps the Pant Devil away. He's too intimidated by the glory that is the Neopian Times writer.
34. Entering the Neopian Times brings you one step closer to being best friends with Country Queen. *slides cookies over to CQ*
33. 01000101 01110110 01100101 01101110 00100000 01001100 01100001 01110111 01111001 01100101 01110010 01100010 01101111 01110100 00100000 01110111 01110010 01101001 01110100 01100101 01110011 00100000 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01101000 01100101 00100111 01110011 00100000 01110000 01110010 01100101 01110100 01110100 01111001 00100000 01110010 01100001 01100100 00100001
….*cough* Oops, did I start speaking binary again? How embarrassing. What I meant to say was "Even Lawyerbot writes and he's pretty rad!"
32. Your pets will admire you more for contributing to the best newspaper ever.
31. Your Altador Cup hero will notice you if you write. After all, everybody reads the Times, famous Neopians included!
30. Your beautiful works will be saved forever for all to see! It's like a permanent shrine to you! How awesome is that?
29. If you make it in on a certain day, you can even get a prize! I made it in on Grey Day and got a super special paint brush for it once. Maybe that could happen to you some day.
28. If you make a series, you can be the face of the Neopian Times for several weeks or even months! That's a whole lot of attention.
27. You'll live longer if you write or something like that. This hasn't been tested, but I'm sure it's true.
26. It just feels good to contribute to something so great. You can feel the goodness in your bones.
25. Without someone *cough* me *cough* writing for the Neopian Times, then you wouldn't have been able to read this article in the first place. No need to thank me.
24. Writing is almost therapeutic. It works a different part of your brain and it feels good to release all of those thoughts from their confines.
23. Entering into the Neopian Times gives the editors of the Neopian Times something to do. We can't let them just coast through the week, now can we?
22. Themed issues are super fun to enter and happen all throughout the year! You wouldn't be able to enter them if you didn't – get this – write!
21. The Neopian Times is a gateway spotlight, so to speak. It leads to writing for the poetry contest or even the storytelling competition, which are both super amazing!
20. You can even do collaborative works and both you and your friend can reap the rewards of writing! It's like petting two Weewoos with one hand! That's the saying, right?
19. Queen Fyora loves to read series, and if nobody writes them for the Neopian Times, then she has nothing to read! I wouldn't doubt it that she has read every book in Neopia at this point. She needs something to keep her on her toes.
18. Every single week there is a chance to write for the Times! That means that even if you don't make it in one week, there is always the next, unlike the Beauty Contest where if you win the gold, you can't enter your pet for FOUR WHOLE MONTHS! How bonkers is that!?
17. Not to toot my own horn, but if I hadn't have practiced my writing by entering works into the Neopian Times, then I probably wouldn't have even made it this far into this list. I, for one, think that's a feat to admire.
16. Need I remind you that anybody that doesn't write for the Neopian Times supports Dr. Sloth? Need I also remind you that that is so not cool? Which one do you want to be: a Dr. Sloth supporter or super cool? I'll wait…
15. You can write everywhere! If you get an idea for a series while diving the depths of deep Maraqua, then you can by all means start it right there. You don't have to be in Neopia Central at all.
14. Your impeccable vocabulary will become profound and astonishing as you continue to write more and more.
13. With great writing come great reading skills. The more you write, the faster you can read which makes learning much faster as well. The kids love to learn still, right?
12. In the realm of series making: It is so exhilarating to create your own characters. You can manifest yourself in the characters or make them similar to whomever you'd like.
11. Remember a few years ago when Krawk Island was sunk? Many Neopians believe that it was because of the Krawken but the truth is that it was sunk because not enough Neopians were writing. Who told me this? I have my sources.
10. Your friends and pets will be so amazed by your writing skills that they will treat you like royalty, even if you've never used a Royal Paint Brush.
9. Speaking of royalty, by writing you'll be increasing your knowledge which brings you one step closer to being as wise as King Hagan.
8. It costs nothing to write. No need to break out your Neopoints and Neocash today. You can scribble down as many words as you'd like without having to spend a cent! How neat is that?
7. Have some deep, thought provoking ideas that you need to share with all of Neopia? No problem! Just write for the Neopian Times. After 43 reasons, are you finally sensing a pattern?
6. Writing is for all ages. Whether you were born in Y1 or Y16, you are still able to write something, even if it is just a short story.
We're down to the final five. Let's make 'em count, boys.
5. Writing can really make a difference. Whether you're sharing some information that you have hidden in the depths of your mind or you're sharing a funny joke through comics, your writing can improve someone's day.
4. Even if you don't like to learn, you really do learn from writing. You learn about yourself, others, the world around you, and even little tidbits that nobody would ever go out of their way to learn.
3. Getting random compliments on your writing after you get published into the NT is such a surreal feeling. Suddenly you receive a Neomail with the words "oh my goodness! Your article this week was so great! I loved it so much please write more" and your day – no, your week – is made.
2. Write because you want to create something that nobody else has. Yes, there are tons and tons of fantasy stories and mysteries, and you like a lot of them, but there may not be one that you particularly love. That is your mission. Write to create the perfect story for yourself and others.
And finally, what you've been waiting for. The number one reason to write for the Neopian Times throughout the whole year:
1. Without Neopians submitting to the Neopian Times, we wouldn't have 750 issues of the Neopian Times in the first place. Sure, this sounds like a very basic reason, but it's true. So many articles wouldn't have been published. So many comics wouldn't have been shown to the entire world that make you utter one tiny giggle. Without us writing, without you writing, we wouldn't have any of this.
So there you have it folks. I promised you fifty reasons, and I delivered fifty reasons. I'll take my trophy and be on my way now.
What are you still doing here? Get out there and write!
Also by m0nster_rancher
Also by shakespeariantragedy

subset: commoncrawl


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Meet our latest obsession, Dua Lipa, an english singer-songwriter…who happens to be ALL the goals.
Not only is her pop-house-tropical sound PERFECT for the summer vibes, her voice is insane. Her new self titled album has been on repeat, I just can't get enough. I feel like there's a song on the album for whatever mood you're in so you can just keep it going at all times.
Top 3 fav songs:
1. New Rules
3. Genisis
Aside from her sound, Dua Lipa is literally the COOLEST! We're obsessed with her wardrobe, beauty looks, and even her tattoos. Not to mention she seems like the perfect partner in crime, ride or die, BFF.
Seriously! Can I be this cool??!!


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I'm interrupting my Mauritius posts to share a poem I was inspired to write yesterday whilst sitting in traffic returning from a heli-shift after meeting an old friend…
I met an old friend
I met an old friend
Whom I haven't seen in years
And seeing him again
Almost brought me to tears.
I recognized him across the parking lot
It was a face that I remember, that used to laugh and joke a lot.
He was my mentor you see
And taught me way back when,
A great man, you see, and true and loyal good friend.
He smiled at me and gave me a hug
And said to me "my boy
I missed you, you big lug".
It was his eyes, I recall,
That gave me some hope
When I was a student, trying so hard to cope.
His voice was so loud, and full of joy,
His demeanor was full, and acted like a boy.
But I looked at him now, and saw with regret,
That he is not the same man that I couldn't forget.
His hair was the same,
And so was his face,
but looking at him closely
I saw there was a space.
His voice was the same,
A laugh so full and hearty
The face was the same
with a little touch of naughty.
He took off his sunglasses,
And i realized with horror
That its not the same man
That lived life sans sorrow.
His eyes were so sad
They made my heart break
His soul looked so dead
What horrors lay in his wake?
All I can say, to this ghost of my past,
Is "fear not my old friend; I pray this will not last".
Carl de Montille
This work is protected by copyright. Publication, recording, replication, reproduction, and distribution by any measure to any degree, by any device, is prohibited without the authors consent.


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星期六晚上 那兒都不想去 也無法入睡
看著電視機 持續在發呆 喝了七分醉
閉上了眼睛 試著不想妳 但已來不及
忘了如何讓眼 停止流下
還好沒人看見(到) 沒人會說話
星期六深夜 我想起了妳
沒什麼特別 只是回憶
你讓我自由 我很感激
星期六深夜 喔~~
讓我自由 我很感激
星期六 喔~Yeah
Thursday, August 30, 2007
王力宏 - 星期六的深夜3 comments
Down the memory lane by Lisan at 8/30/2007 11:03:00 AM
Tag music
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Holidays...anyone?0 comments
I'm planning to leave earlier than when I was supposed to leave. My last day in the company would be on the 2nd November. I will probably be leaving one week earlier. So that means I'll still have 7 days of annual leave to clear.
I've been checking on Air Asia, but damn it...there's no discounts on the flight tickets. It is so so so damn expensive. I guess the only person that can pay for my tour and will be available to go with me would be my beloved mummy.
Been checking on the tour packages to Hong Kong, China, Korea (yes, again!) and Taiwan. Been comparing the price between these few places. The most reasonable tour would be Taiwan, I guess. 7 Days of Taiwan tour only costs RM1999. While 5 Days Hong Kong Disneyland + ShenZhen already costs RM1999. Taiwan is more affordable as most of the meals are provided and for Hong Kong, most of the meals are not provided. As everyone is aware, eating in Hong Kong is definitely not cheap.
I should be visiting the Matta Fair which will be held on the 7th - 9th September to check out some good deal. Anyone has any plan to go anywhere? Please do let me know.
Down the memory lane by Lisan at 8/29/2007 05:24:00 PM
Tag holiday
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Faces of a little girl named Sidney Leow0 comments
Down the memory lane by Lisan at 8/25/2007 11:50:00 PM
Outback Steakhouse0 comments
Anyway, back to the restaurant. It has not much difference between the TGI Friday's, Chili's Grill & Bar and also Tony Roma's except that it has a strong Australia outback theme. Menu items are largely named after places in Australia, including the Ayers Rock Strip, Alice Springs Chicken, and Rockhampton Ribeye.
Down the memory lane by Lisan at 8/25/2007 11:29:00 AM
Tag food
Thursday, August 23, 2007
The end...?0 comments
It has been close to 2 years I've been maintaining this blog. Guess this is one the longest hobby that I ever have apart from surfing the net. I used to have a few blog which I just created and never maintained it like the Yahoo 360°, Multiply, Windows Live Space and the Friendster's blog.
I'm a very curious type of person. I always want to find out what is new and interesting in this cyber space. That is the reason why I have created so many accounts to find out which blog provider can actually "satisfy" my need. Today I have created another account under LiveJournal. Yes I know. LiveJournal is not something new but I have not explore to this site before and thought why not I just create an account and see what they can provide.
The reasons why I'm still using Blogger is because it has a simple and pretty straight forward interface. It does not serve any other purposes other than letting you publishing a post entry to your blog. Multiply and Windows Live Space offer more than blogging service. It is more like a combination of Blogger and Friendster, where you can add your friends in to your account. Sometimes it is just too overloaded with information when you login. It takes some time for me to actually search for the link to add the link. Unlike Blogger where you can just click on the +New Post link right after you login. For others, you will actually need to click here and there just to write a post.
Well, still not so sure how user-friendly can this LiveJournal be. Just need to spend some time on it to get use to it I guess. Will I be closing down this blog and "migrate" to LiveJournal? Not sure. Will announce when I'm ready.
Down the memory lane by Lisan at 8/23/2007 10:47:00 AM
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Holidays2 comments
LKC and I were actually planning to go to Malacca on last weekend. Thought of asking Fei Pin, Chun Nee, Cheng Ghee and others to join, but none of them was free. So had to cancel the trip. Better wait till everyone is free to go. It's nicer to go in a group than just two of us. The more the merrier it seems.
Guess there won't be any holiday for me this year. LKC just joined the new company, it's not so nice for him to apply leave during probation period. And I'll be joining new company also in November. Don't dream of getting holiday in the year end. Need to save the annual leave for Chinese New Year. Oh...it's so upsetting to think about this.
Down the memory lane by Lisan at 8/21/2007 11:24:00 PM
30-Hour Famine0 comments
Received a newsletter from the World Vision about the 30 Hour Famine:Hungry for Hope. So you must be asking what is this Famine about? Here is the definition:-
Here are the 10 reasons why you must not miss the 30-Hour Famine:
2. Learn about Rights – Rights of Children! Yes, children have rights too!
3. Meet a Field Expert from World Vision China. You will learn how you've helped.
5. Help people who are affected/infected by HIV/AIDS.
6. Meet and make new friends – there will be more than 5,000 "Famine fighters".
7. Help us fill the stadium and break a record! Stadium Putra is one of the largest stadiums in Malaysia.
8. Be part of the global Famine movement – that's 1.5 million people in 12 countries.
9. Get front-row seats to an explosive free concert featuring Fish Leong, Nicholas Teo, Daniel Lee and others (applicable to West Malaysia Famine only).
10. Know that you helped to build a better world for children.
If you are interested to get involve, click here.
| : 15 & 16 Sept 2007
: Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil
: 12:00 noon on Saturday until 6:00pm on Sunday
|For Academic Organisations
Distribution of Donation Cards
Last Date for Return of Donation Cards
For Members of the Public
Distribution of Donation Cards
Last Date for Return of Donation Cards
: 15 Apr to 15 Jul 2007
: 31 Jul 2007
: 15 Jun to 20 Aug 2007
: 26 Aug 2007
The registration closes on 26th August 2006. Act now!
Down the memory lane by Lisan at 8/21/2007 09:10:00 AM
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Diet...diet...diet0 comments
I think I should get back to my work out now. I've been very lazy going to the Celebrity ever since LKC came over to KL. I'll only go there once a week the most. Before LKC was here, I was so addicted to the dance classes. I went there almost everyday and after the classes, I would just grab some cherry tomatoes or drank milo as my dinner. But this has not been happening for the past one month. I've been taking heavy dinner almost every day. Sigh...it takes forever to loose weight, but it takes just a short period of one month to put on weight. It's so upsetting.
I'll need to start a diet-plan now. Here's what I'm planning to do:-
- a cup of yogurt
- a muesli bar
- sweet corn
- cut fruits
- milo + cereal
- salad
Down the memory lane by Lisan at 8/19/2007 11:28:00 PM
Saturday, August 18, 2007
'Rich' dinner1 comments
We arrived there at around 8pm and never expected the place was so packed. I had to drive around the restaurant twice just to find the parking. The first thing that you managed to find in the restaurant is the aquariums. You can find different kind of seafood in these aquariums. Like the geoduck, Australian Lobster, snow crab, Alaska king crab, snails, clams, prawns, African abalone, oysters and different types of fish like soon hok, garoupa and etc.
Kai Lan in two variety
Pantai Seafood Restaurant
Lot 13575, Jalan Cempaka,
PJU 6A, Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara,
47400 Petaling Jaya,
They have another branch located at the Section 13, Petaling Jaya. Next to the Nissan showroom nearby the old Bulatan University.
Cafe and Rest. Fresh Unique Seafood 23
Lot 9B-3, Jalan Kemajuan,
Section 13,
46200 Petaling Jaya,
Down the memory lane by Lisan at 8/18/2007 11:27:00 PM
Monday, August 13, 2007
Millionaire1 comments
It's so hard to earn 1 million, no doubt 8 millions. So I was happily joking with LKC last night saying that what if I strike the lottery and won 8 millions. What will be the first thing I will do? Of course I will not publicly tell everyone that I strike the lottery, maybe will share my happiness with one or two close friends.
First thing I will do is of course deposit all the money in to the bank. Once I deposited, if it's lost, it's still the bank's responsibility to pay me back. Next I will buy a house, a double-storey costs around 200k - 300k will be enough and get my car change. Maybe a Honda Jazz will be good enough.
Next, I will tender my resignation letter with 24 hours notice. I do not need to worry so much this time. How cool it is when you throw the resignation letter to your boss and when he asks why, you'll just reply "Ngor fatt jor tatt" (I'm rich now). Hahaha...so happy. No more giving all the lame excuses or reasons for leaving the company. If the boss still wants to ask somemore, then I can tell him that I want to buy over your company and you will work for me. Wahahaha...so happy.
It's so upsetting to see this on Monday morning. Someone has strike the lottery. What is left now is only 1 million. What is more upsetting is knowing that my dream only lasted for 1 night. Never mind I still can aim for the Mega TOTO 6/52, which worth more than 5 millions. Leow Lisan...dream on...
Down the memory lane by Lisan at 8/13/2007 10:31:00 AM
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Resigned0 comments
Things got changed after I received the feedback from my bosses on another project that I was doing besides Maybank. My bosses will never bothered whether you know how to solve the issue or not or whether you have any knowledge on the project that you are going to do or not. They will simply put you in there and let you survive on your own. It is good in a way as I got to learn and understand it faster than anyone else as extra efforts need to be put in there. Things turn to bad when I got stucked, not sure how to move on and there is no one I could refer to. Working in the Basis area for 2 years is still considered very junior and my knowledge is still very limited. Sometimes I need to have some seniors around to at least give me some advices on how to proceed.
Back to the project, there is one thing that I was supposed to do and I also found the way to do it. But I wasn't so sure whether there's anything I need to take care of before doing that. So I sent an email to my bosses telling them that I need their advice on this and also requested to have a senior to do this with me (though I know that it's impossible). They just gave me the green light to proceed this on myself. The project did not perform successfully. I'm not sure whether it's a lucky thing or not. We need to re-schedule the time to do it all over again and this time I requested to my boss again that I need to have a senior to do with me as I want to get things done for once and for all. Finally I'm allowed to have a senior to do it with me this time (as they can't charge the customer again and again if things got screwed up).
I got very fed up when the same things happen again and again. Why can't they change? What's the purpose of getting our feedback during review when they're not going to change it? Before I walked in to the big boss's room, I had already prepared myself on all the questions that are going to come out from his mouth.
Most of the things that he said are those common things like why are you leaving, I gave you so many opportunities, you've established yourself in this company, I had sent you to so many trainings...blah, blah, blah...yada...yada...yada. There are few things that he said actually surprised me, like one of the question he asked was "Did you tell anyone about your increment last year?" Then I told him I told my two seniors. He said that they were telling everyone about my increment. So what if they really tell everyone. I didn't find the increment was a lot. Some people got even higher than me.
Another thing that was really surprised me was he was telling me that "not every bosses will like you". I really appreciate that you actually like me but you won't whether my new boss will like me or not. He might like me like you do or even more than you do.
He was telling me that he was planning to give me bonus this month and he was thinking whether to pull it out or not. Duh...excuse me. If you feel like giving it, then go ahead. If you don't feel like giving it to me, which I think I'm deserved for it, please don't let me know. What are you trying to tell me? You made me feel that you're very sarcastic person. Because I'm leaving, I do not deserved for the bonus that I earned last year?
Sigh, he kept on asking me to reconsider. If I would to reconsider, I should have done it even before I tendered the letter. I'm not sure how many more times I will be called back to have a conversation with him and other bosses. Just wish me luck...
Down the memory lane by Lisan at 8/04/2007 10:48:00 PM
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Harajuku1 comments
Was listening to Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape album and there's a song titled Wind It Up (Harajuku Lovers Live Version). At the same time, received a newsletter from Maxis and at the corner of the newsletter, there is a Harajuku Doll Contest.
To what I understand from the small "research" I did, Harajuku is famous for the "cosplaying" (meaning "costume" or "roleplaying"). Well, it's not a common thing to do "cosplaying" in Malaysia here and people will look at you one kind even if you're just dressing up a little bit more "special". Taiwan is getting more famous on this "cosplaying" thingy right now. Got to know about this from the Guess Guess Guess show.
By the way, anyone interested in going to Gwen Stefani's concert? Feel like going but LKC is not interested in this kind of music. Kinda addicted to her songs lately...
I know I've been a real bad girl
I didn't mean for you to get hurt
Forever, we can make it better
Tell me boy, now wouldn't that be sweet?
Sweet escape
Whohoe, whihoo
Whohoe, whihoo
Whohoe, whihoo
Whohoe, whihoo
Down the memory lane by Lisan at 8/01/2007 10:25:00 AM


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Submitted by farhan on
A Chinese netizen has shared his frustrating experience living in an "old estate", Bukit Merah View, where the majority of old folks still practice burning offerings for the Hungry Ghost Festival.
Unfortunately for the netizen, because large offering "Bagua" altars were erected in his estate, worshippers from neighboring estates have also been making their way down to his estate to burn offerings en mass!
He wrote: "On special occasions or 7th month, they will burn largescale quantities of offerings(as in pict) in these concrete burner. The burner under my hdb block is only 2 metres away!
"Why are this burner built so close to our homes and are largescale incense papers burning allowed at all?"
He wonders why the Town Council has not assigned a proper marked space a safe distance away from residential units who will be adversely affected during the burning season. He asks for the Town Council to seriously consider the living conditions of residents in his estate.
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"I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, 15just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. 16I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd." John 10:14-16 NLT
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text: Capital Connections December 14, 2015 The market interest in community bank stocks is heating up By Ted Peters With community bank stocks on the rise and a promising future for the industry, community banks have a tremendous opportunity to raise capital to support expansion. Simply put, to lay the framework for future success, banks must grow! For this reason, initial stock offerings and secondary offerings by community banks around the country are increasing. In addition, a plethora of subordinated debt issuances are being placed in the market, usually placed privately by the investment firms. Before planning a stock offering—either an initial or secondary one—a community bank's management should understand what investors are looking for and be prepared to meet their needs. When my colleagues and I at Bluestone Financial Institutions Fund analyze a stock offering, we use the same analytical methodology that we employ before buying a community bank stock in the open market. We conduct heavy analysis during our research, and the quality of earnings per share and the projected momentum of those earnings are most critical. We look for repeatable earnings-per-share growth of a minimum of 10 to 12 percent a year. Once we evaluate those metrics, we conduct our normal due diligence on loan quality, the business model of the bank and the risk profile. We also look at the bank's deposit make-up, especially at the level of noninterest-bearing deposits. This indicates the quality and depth of a bank's relationship with its customers. Another important factor of our evaluation, which other investors likely note, is the quality of management. Questions we ask during this process include: What is their background; have they executed effectively on growth strategies in the past; what is their vision for the bank and the core strategies to achieve that vision; and lastly, how much stock does management and, in particular, the CEO own? People make a significant impact on a bank's value. Great management can turn a mediocre bank into a top performer in a few years, whereas weak management can take a high-performing bank and quickly turn it into a failure. When analyzing community bank stock offerings, investors today are looking for banks that have the potential to grow loans, deposits and earnings per share at double-digit rates. The business model of the bank is integral in determining whether these metrics can be met. Additionally, investors realize that a community bank stock's capacity for growth and value largely depends upon the economic health of its marketplace. If a bank needs capital, it should move quickly and strike while the iron is hot. Now is an excellent time to bolster the capital on balance sheets and prepare for future growth and independence. Ted Peters is chairman and CEO of Bluestone Financial Institutions Fund, a hedge fund that invests in publicly traded banks. Sharing Twitter Facebook Google + Linkedin Email this article Print this article


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Fifteen New York towns that are upset at Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to ban fracking have threatened to secede from the state and join neighboring Pennsylvania, where fracking is allowed.
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Marcella stood frozen in the doorway, hand still raised from knocking. She'd expected Kate, not her twin brother. But the one standing in front of her was undoubtedly Cliff, despite the very strong resemblance.
"Marcy… I was about to call you."
"Where's Kate? Not that it's not great to see you, but…"
"But I live 2 hours away and this is my sister's house. But she never lets anyone but her answer the door. Yeah, I know. I called her, no answer. Repeatedly. Tried her cell. Nada. So I drove down. She's not here, Marcy."
Marcy stepped inside as Cliff moved aside. He looked almost…defeated. Like he was assuming the worst and blaming himself.
"She might just…be out? You know Kate. Maybe she lost her phone again… Or…"
But it was just hopeful thinking. That sort of 'if wishes were horses' sort of thing. Right now, between the desperate hope and downright nightmarish self-blame, they were fit to open a stable. Taking a place on the couch, Marcy looked up at Cliff.
"Has anything weird happened lately? Anything at all."
He shrugged noncommittally.
"It's sort of hard to gauge weird with our bunch, Marcy. You know that."
"Point." She leaned back and looked up towards the ceiling. "Well, we're in luck. Your sister decided to start listening to me."
"What are you-? Oh… Oh no."
Understanding dawned on Cliff's face and he took a half-step back.
"Honestly, I don't understand why you're scared of them. They're harmless and helpful. And this little fellow is barely full grown."
Standing on the couch with a silent apology to Kate for putting her sneakers on the cushions, Marcy reached for the spider sitting in the corner where the wall meets the ceiling. The tiny creature eagerly moved to her hand, letting her move back to sitting. Cliff perched on the arm of one of the two matching plush armchairs, doing his level best not to panic entirely as he watched a sight which really should have been normal to him by now. Marcy raised the spider up so she could look directly into his eyes.
"I'm dreadfully sorry for bothering you, but I need to ask you some questions. My name is Marcy. What's yours?"
Cliff could see the little legs moving as the spider danced back and forth and Marcy spoke softly to it.
"I'm…gonna go make a pot of coffee and grab my pack from the car. Lemme know if your friend there says anything interesting."
Marcy nodded and waved Cliff away with her free hand. By the time he returned with two steaming mugs, she looked like she was either going to cry or murder someone and Cliff really hoped she was being particular about who she murdered. He set the mug down on a coaster, smiling slightly that it was one of the lunar phase set he'd gotten for his twin for their birthday a few years back. Marcy took the coffee and stared into it, the spider back up on his perch.
"They thought she was you."
"They? They who? What?"
"The Midnight Court. They thought that… Well, alright. They didn't think Kate was you so much as they thought that…um…"
"They thought Kate was Alycia."
He said the name like it was a brand scorching his flesh, like even something so simple as uttering it would undo years, decades of training and adjusting and medical procedures and Faerie glamour. Cliff scrubbed at his face, looking very much like a man staring down his own death.
"But…why would they want… I mean, they knew! They helped me change!"
"And they never saw the end result. Or, at least, they never saw adult Cliff. Just awkward, gangly Cliff. You also said they never remember you don't glamour yourself to look like that anymore."
"And now they have my sister… Who is very not me. Did they say anything about where?"
"The little one, I named him Archie, by the way. Archie said they talked about their web. That's basically spider-speak for home."
Cliff sagged into the chair.
"My sister has been kidnapped by Faeries who think she's pre-op me and you named her living room spider…Archie. Glad to know nothing around here ever changes. So…" He leaned forward, suddenly shifting gears. "How are we doing this? I'm pretty well kitted out for a rogue troll here and there, but you're talking about storming the Moonless Palace."
"Yeah…and they have our only real magic user. So frontal assault is out."
"We could play it like that time in Boston."
"The time you got drunk and forgot to round your ears and we had to convince people you were a Trekkie?"
"No! The time we charmed our way into the knitting show with your silk and then busted the goblins-"
"-Who were trading in unicorn tail hair. I remember now." Marcy paused. "You want to impress your way into…a Fae stronghold…in the Otherworld…with silk?"
Cliff shrugged.
"It's the best plan I've got. My other-other idea involves really thick gloves and you loading my clips."
"We are NOT taking bog iron rounds into the Otherworld! Do you remember last time? You're lucky you lived!"
The grin that crossed Cliff's face was not nice, comforting or human.
"Well then, we'd best figure out how to charm our way in before they realize they didn't get the right toy."


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In the United States, the questions about fluoride generally center around the safety of adding fluoride to water. Globally, the debate about fluoride often must focus on how to remove high levels of naturally-occurring fluoride from a drinking supply.
As we saw in an earlier section, it's excessive fluoride that often can lead to debilitating skeletal fluorosis in certain regions of the world. Fluoride belts--those regions with high levels of natural fluoride--are often found at the foot of high mountains, or where the sea makes mineral deposits. The World Health Organization acknowledges the larger risks of over-fluoridation and skeletal fluorosis on populations, and focuses its efforts on controlling excessive fluoride in water sanitation and safety programs.
Over half the United States adds fluoride to their water supplies to reach an optimal level. New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland (and ten percent of the water supply in Britain) is fluoridated. Most European nations do not fluoridate water, along with Japan and China, among others. However, don't assume that they're anti-fluoride; several countries add fluoride to their table salt (much like you can buy iodized salt in the United States), or even add fluoride to milk.
So adding fluoride to water is by no means globally accepted. But if you're entirely certain that fluoride should be dumped into drinking water with pleasure, read on -- because even the United States government recently had a change of heart about their long-established fluoride stance.


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Duncan Ralston was born in Toronto in 1976, and spent his teens in small-town Ontario. As a "grown-up," Duncan lives with his girlfriend and their dog in Toronto, where he writes dark fiction about the things that frighten, sicken, and delight him. In addition to his twisted short stories found in GRISTLE & BONE, the charity anthology THE BLACK ROOM MANUSCRIPTS (Sinister Horror Company), Extreme Horror Author Matt Shaw's EASTER EGGS & BUNNY BOILERS, DEATH BY CHOCOLATE (Knightwatch Press), and THE ANIMAL (Booktrope) his debut novel SALVAGE is available now. Upcoming works include the novellas WOOM (a "Black Cover" book from Matt Shaw Publications) and EVERY PART OF THE ANIMAL (Shadow Work Publishing).
1. Tell us three things about yourself.
I've worked behind the scenes in television for over ten years, but not in writing. I've written several pilot scripts (one of which has received awards) and spec scripts (my favorite is for the USA Network series Psych—a show cancelled shortly after I finished writing my spec episode, called Dial M for Mustache… Also Murder, involving a poisoning at a mustache convention). As yet, I haven't had anything produced.
In 2014, I stupidly stumbled into a Twitter beef with Dan Harmon (creator of Community, a show I enjoy a fair bit), during which he visited my blog and flamed my "free Canadian ebook." Very shortly after this, I gained a blog stalker who pops up every now and again to tell me I suck and should quit writing. Based on prior behavior, I'm half-convinced it's Harmon.
A really great story moment in a movie or TV show makes me choke up a bit. Reading a book, it just gives me chills. I guess it's because one is a more cerebral experience and the other is more emotional.
2. What was the first thing you had published?
I self-published a short story, "//END USER," in the spring of 2013. Originally I'd wanted to send it out to publishers, but I saw a trailer for the movie Her, and worried there would be enough similarities people might think I'd ripped it off. Although they both feature artificial intelligence with a female voice, it turned out the two couldn't be more different. I love Her, but I wish it hadn't come out when it had, because it might have been my first short story sale. That being said, it works quite nicely as a bit of darkly comic relief in Gristle & Bone, the first book I've had published by a genuine publisher, Forsaken.
3. Which piece of writing are you proudest of?
My first novel, Salvage. I'm very pleased with the amount of praise Gristle & Bone has gotten, but Salvage is a deeply personal book, and a story that had been percolating for years before I finally took a stab at it. For the most part, it's been getting good feedback. Which is nice, because I was worried no one would like it.
4. …and which makes you cringe?
My actual first novel, The Midwives. I blasted through the 90,000-word first draft in three months with no outline and only a few ideas of where it would go. It's pretty messy. I'm not even sure if several of the secondary characters (the eponymous midwives) have been correctly named throughout. There are some decent moments in it, but it needs a major overhaul. I'll go back and rewrite it at some point, make it into something worth reading... for now, it's just a really heavy stack of paper with some ink stains that resemble phrases.
5. What's a normal writing day like?
Trying to get into something that will hold my attention with all the many distractions! I usually do my social media stuff in the morning, get it out of the way, then write for a few hours before work. On a weekday off, I'll write most of the day, and try not to forget to eat and walk the dog.
6. Which piece of writing should someone who's never read you before pick up first?
I'd recommend Gristle & Bone, my collection of (mostly long) short stories. It's a mix of character stuff and really bleak, nasty horror, with tales of cannibalism, cults, werewolves, phantom pregnancies, and porn ghosts. The centerpiece is the novella, Scavengers, told by a man coming to terms with the small town mass murder his neighbors committed, which may or may not have been the extermination of a cabal of half-human monsters.
7. What are you working on now?
I've got a couple of short stories coming out in some really exciting anthologies in the first half of the year, filled with an excellent assortment of talented writers.
Currently, I'm working on a top-secret project with the gentlemen at The Sinister Horror Company that's turning out to be very scary and fun. I've also just signed with the inimitable Matt Shaw for an extreme horror novella which should prove to be my sickest story yet.
Aside from that, I'm also planning to finish off a couple of horror novels I started last year (my girlfriend might literally kill me if I revealed any details), along with two psychological horror novellas, Every Part of the Animal and The Method. I hope to publish them all, or have a publisher secured for them, by the end of 2016.


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5 Years of Semantics, Noah's new poetry book, now available at CreateSpace.
Noah is my son. I make the exception to publicize someone else's book at my press because 1) it's good, and 2) he's like me, he doesn't have much of a publicity engine. He needs all the help he can get! But he's writing more, and doing well. Keep up with him here!


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At Zonnemaire in Holland a recent challenge to break the 24 hours windsurfing World Record was undertaken by Dennis Klaaijsen. Sailing right through the night with barely a break, Klaaijsen sailed over 700km, an incredible outcome.
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Danbury plans crackdown
on immigrant volleyball
The city's list of things to do, which includes everything from blight, gang warfare and drugs to improving roads and fixing sewers, just got a little longer.
Now, volleyball is on the list and moving up rapidly.
After fielding complaints from neighbors and other residents, the Common Council is looking for ways to curtail the mostly Ecuadorian game of volleyball. The immigrants use volleyball as both an athletic and social gathering. For neighbors or residents, those gathering mean loud noise, lots of cars - all for a very long time.
There are four volleyball courts at Rogers Park, but those likely are not enough to accommodate all the people that want to play.
"We need to address this issue," said Common Council member Tom Saadi. "We're getting complaints that people are starting games Friday night and playing 12 hours a day through Sunday night (until) as late as 10 or 11 p.m. because they have lights on the courts. This is about excess. Too many people, too many cars, too loud, too bright and too many times."
The Ecuadorian community is calling on the city to hold talks.
"Volleyball is a cultural element for Ecuadorians. We grew up watching our parents play volleyball. We bring it with us," said Willie Hernandez, an Ecuadorian businessman.
"We don't play volleyball to annoy our neighbors or to challenge authority. We're not trying to destroy a neighborhood. It's a game we love." Brookfield Brookfield school officials
say asbestos tests negative
After almost two months of waiting for results, officials say additional tests conducted at two schools yielded no sign of asbestos.
Officials gathered dust samples Feb. 23 from the cooling fans of computers at Whisconier Middle and from radiators in a classroom at Center Elementary schools.
Mark Granville, the district's environmental consultant, sent the samples to MVA Scientific Consultants in Norcross, Ga., for analysis. James Millette, executive director of MVA, submitted the preliminary results, which Superintendent John Goetz released.
Asbestos problems have plagued the four Brookfield schools for several years and the district spent millions of
dollars on clean-up and testing. Still, school officials and a group of residents have clashed repeatedly on the district's efforts. Bethel Bethel finance board puts
money back in school budget
Finance board members restored $200,000 of the $1.2 million they cut from the school board's requested budget.
That restoration will raise the tax rate more than finance board members wanted but comes in response to concerns expressed by parents over possible cuts in teachers and sports. At a public hearing on the budget last month, dozens of residents asked for a restoration of the $1.2 million.
"We felt we wanted to give comfort to parents who felt sports would be cut or teachers laid off," said finance board Chairman Kevin Cleary.
He said the $200,000 restoration plus a $180,000 savings on health insurance for school staff gives the school board enough money to keep sports and teachers. Cops say music teacher tried
to call tune, make school pay
A popular music teacher the school district placed on leave earlier this year may have to face a tune of slightly different note.
Police arrested Sabrina Post and charged her with attempting to collect thousands of dollars from the school district by using bogus expense vouchers and other means.
Post, choral director at Newtown High, allegedly altered invoices before requesting compensation from the school district.
She also allegedly double-billed for the same expense. Also, police said, she used school district charge accounts to pay for her son's piano lessons.
Post faces one count of felony larceny, two felony counts of forgery, and one misdemeanor count for attempted larceny.
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Obama's climate rule has its long day in court
The most drawn-out debates during oral arguments over the Obama administration's signature climate rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today centered on whether the rule is "transformative" and on the reach of U.S. EPA's authority under the Clean Air Act.
The 10-judge panel heard nearly seven hours of arguments over the Clean Power Plan, with proceedings wrapping at around 5:45 p.m. in the packed courtroom.
Challengers tried to convince the judges that the Clean Power Plan was unlike anything EPA had ever done. They argued that the rule was both transformative in its effects on the electricity sector, as well as transformative in EPA's reading of the law.
The Clean Air Act is "not written in a way that is perfectly ideal for the regulation of carbon dioxide," Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe argued for industry. "Let's admit it."
Several times, judges brought up previous Supreme Court decisions finding that EPA has the authority to regulate greenhouse gases. But Judge Brett Kavanaugh said that challengers' arguments hit on concerns that the Clean Air Act was a "thin statute" to address an "urgent problem."
"War is not a blank check. Global warming is not a blank check, either," said Kavanaugh, an appointee of President George W. Bush.
The Clean Power Plan finalized last August requires states to develop strategies for reducing CO2 emissions from existing power plants. Overall, the rule aims to slash power plants' CO2 emissions by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.
The rule incorporates three "building blocks": heat-rate improvements at coal-fired steam plants, switching to natural-gas-fired plants and switching to renewable forms of energy.
Dozens of entities, including 27 states, have raised various challenges to the rule, including that EPA exceeded its Clean Air Act authority by requiring emission reductions that can't be met by individual sources.
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia, as well as cities, environmental groups and some industry groups, are defending EPA in the court battle.
In an action said to be unprecedented, the Supreme Court in February froze the rule while the battle over its legality plays out in the courts.
Today, in another highly unusual step, the D.C. Circuit heard the case en banc, with a full judicial panel. Six judges appointed by Democratic presidents and four judges appointed by Republicans heard from 16 attorneys.
The court originally scheduled 218 minutes of oral arguments, but the day stretched long as judges kept most attorneys well past their allotted time.
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy was in attendance until shortly before 1 p.m., while other high-level agency officials, including acting air chief Janet McCabe, remained in the courtroom until the end.
Most of the morning's proceedings focused on EPA's authority under the Clean Air Act and whether the administration was attempting to use the law to transform the nation's electricity sector to cleaner sources of energy.
Several conservative judges suggested that Congress — not U.S. EPA — should be tasked with making major environmental policy decisions. They cited one of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's last decisions, in which he wrote that judges should view with "a measure of skepticism" claims that EPA has discovered a "long-extant statute" to regulate a significant portion of the economy (Greenwire, Sept. 27).
The 10 judges today also spent nearly an hour and a half on challengers' contention that EPA was trying to double-regulate power plants under two different sections of the Clean Air Act.
Elbert Lin, solicitor general of West Virginia, argued that the Clean Air Act is "clear" in prohibiting EPA from regulating power plant emissions under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act because the agency is already regulating emissions from those sources under Section 112 through its mercury rule.
The issue arose because the House and the Senate passed two different versions of Section 111(d) into law in the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990. The Obama administration argues that the Senate version said only that EPA couldn't redundantly regulate a pollutant.
Judges appeared to agree that Congress' intent was murky.
Kavanaugh joked he needed a "stiff drink" after going through the "hall of mirrors" presented in petitioners' arguments that the House version was the one Congress meant to pass.
Amanda Berman, an attorney for the Justice Department, argued that EPA interpreted the legislative glitch to apply only to other hazardous air pollutants and to not bar the agency from regulating carbon dioxide emissions.
Several Democratic appointees on the panel said they didn't think Congress meant to restrict EPA from regulating CO2 emissions from power plants through Section 111(d).
Challengers have failed to show where Congress "intended to create this giant loophole" whereby EPA can't regulate an "entirely different pollutant" from the same source, said Judge Judith Rogers, an appointee of President Clinton.
Challengers also sought to convince judges that EPA exceeded its constitutional bounds by not giving states a choice to not comply with the Clean Power Plan.
While EPA argued that states could choose to have a federal plan under Clean Power Plan, Tribe argued that was a false choice because a federal plan is a "draconian alternative."
But Judge David Tatel, also a Clinton appointee, said he didn't see the difference between how EPA was using its Clean Air Act authority and the Americans With Disabilities Act. The ADA compelled states to adjust building permits to accommodate people in wheelchairs.
"What's the difference between this case and the ADA example?" Tatel asked. "Both statutes require action by state authorities."
The panel of judges said that other challenges by state and industry challengers may be premature, including that EPA's final rule differed too much from its proposal.
Petitioners didn't give EPA a chance to respond to several administrative petitions for reconsideration that address the issue, Rogers said.
The judges also said it might be too early to tell regarding states' concerns that their specific goals under the Clean Power Plan won't be achievable.
The court is expected to decide the case in early 2017.
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Defender's time with Tranmere comes to an end
Crewe Alexandra can confirm that Adam Dugdale has returned to the club from his loan with Tranmere Rovers. The 26-year has linked up with the Alex squad this morning and will look to make his return to the Alex side in Saturday's trip to Notts County.
Dugdale made five appearances during his month at Prenton Park, scoring one goal in a defeat against Brentford. He lined up for Tranmere in a defeat to Port Vale on Saturday but will now be back with the Alex as they look to bounce-back from Saturday's defeat to Gillingham.
He will provide competition in the centre of the Alex defence after a knee injury to Harry Davis in Saturday's defeat to the Gills. Davis will undergo a scan on his knee later today to see the extent of the damage.


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