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Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris #1)
Jim C. Hines
(urban fantasy)
This book has a very fun premise, one that I absolutely love: magic is real, and works by allowing those who can use it to pull items out of books. You could reach into Harry Potter and pull out the Elder Wand, or get the One Ring from LOTR, or Excalibur from any of the books about King Arthur. (And each version of Excalibur would have powers that vary based on which book you retrieved it from, since the different authors wrote different things.) What bookworm hasn't wanted to be able to use the objects found in books? And this doesn't just apply to fantasy novels, but to Westerns and Sci-Fi and history books as well.
The plot also was interesting. To simplify: vampires and the keepers of the magic are on the brink of a war that each thinks the other has started. In order to stop this war before it actually starts, a former magician goes back in the field to find the person who's really behind it all.
Even as interesting as I found this novel, however, it took me a while to read all of it. I'm not entirely sure why. Perhaps I wasn't as emotionally invested in the main characters as I wanted to be. Perhaps I haven't yet gotten the desire for re-reads out of my system, and so reading a book that references books I've already read was just reminding me that I really wanted to be re-reading books instead of discovering a new one. I'm not sure. I did enjoy the book, and I will be looking for the sequel when it comes out. On the other hand, I had gotten this book from the library when I read it, and I think I will be buying it for a Christmas present for one of my family members instead of buying a copy for myself. (It is purchase-worthy. Don't get me wrong. But I don't think it's one for my personal keeper shelf, hence the gift idea.)
I think my favorite part of the whole idea was how things could get out of books accidentally. For instance, take someone who doesn't realize she can access the magic. And let's say this person is really into werewolf books. Well, she could – without realizing what she's doing – reach into a book about werewolves, get bitten by one, and get infected, turning herself into a werewolf in the process.
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by Chris Murphy
With the season coming down its final weeks, it is crunch time for any and all College Football Playoff hopefuls. It is also crunch time for College Football Playoff predictions. Perhaps the question you will hear most over the next two weeks is "who's in?", and everyone has an answer along with an explanation.
If you take a survey of all these answers and write them down, you will probably end up with the following list of teams: Alabama, Ohio State, Washington, Clemson, and Penn State/Wisconsin. Of these 6 teams, some will have Penn State, some will have Ohio State, and some will have Wisconsin. But very few will have multiple Big Ten teams, even two seems a little much to have.
In a season of big risks and outlandish statements, I'm going to make one myself: Three Big Ten teams deserve to be in the College Football Playoff. Those three teams should be Ohio State, Michigan, and the winner of Penn State/Wisconsin. These three, combined with Alabama, should be the top four come the final Playoff Rankings. Along with this idea, I'm here to try and convince you why this Playoff scenario should be considered.
Let us first consider the most important aspect of getting in: the overall record. Below is a table along with comments about each team's record.
|Record (Conference)
|Best Win
|12-0 (8-0)
|Championship game pending
|Ohio State
|11-1 (8-1)
|Michigan 30-27
|@Penn State 24-21
|10-2 (7-2)
|Penn State 49-10
|@Iowa 14-13, @Ohio State 27-30
|Penn State
|10-2 (8-1)
|Ohio State 24-21
|@Pitt 42-39, @Michigan 49-10
|Championship Game Pending
|10-2 (7-2)
|@Michigan 14-7, Ohio State 27-30
|Championship Game Pending
|11-1 (7-1)
|@Florida State 37-34
|Pitt 43-44
|Championship Game Pending
|11-1 (8-1)
Championship Game Pending
rom this table, it is clear that Alabama should be in. When you are undefeated in a Power Five Conference (sorry Western Michigan), you have more than earned the right to play in the Playoff. Probably losing to Florida in the SEC Championship won't change their status unless they get blown out.
So now we are left with a comparison between three Big Ten teams and potential conference champions in the PAC 12 and the ACC. Ohio State is 11-1 and lost to the potential Big Ten champion on a blocked field goal returned for a score. This loss is better than the loss of say Washington or Clemson because
- It was on the road, not at home
- It is to a team that is playing for the conference championship
According to a study by Dick Chatelain [1], the home team – over the past 10 years in Power Five study – has a 55% chance of winning the game compared to an equal opponent. In those 10 years, only once has the home team been less likely to win the game; this was in 2014 at 49.2%. Also, you have to take into account that this includes all teams in each of the Power Five Conferences; so the numbers of the elite teams are impacted by the performances of teams like Kansas, Rutgers, and Boston College (three of the worst Power Five teams). So we can say that this number increases to around 60%, maybe even higher for the elite teams. The point being, winning at home is something that a playoff team is expected to do; when you don't win at home, it looks a lot worse than when you lose on the road.
Now is where things get interesting. Many people make the argument that Ohio State deserves to be in the playoff with Alabama. But what about Michigan and Penn State or Wisconsin? Here, we will turn to some of the playoff criteria, established by the committee. According to the college football playoff committee, one of the major criteria for getting in over another team is strength of schedule; who have you played and have you challenged yourself? This point of consideration allows us to turn our attention away from very successful Group of Five schools (again, sorry Western Michigan) and other schools with "cupcake schedules" in favor of a program that has challenged itself. Below are the strengths of schedule for each of the teams.
Strength of Schedule Rank (as of Nov 29)
Ohio State
Penn State
This table reflects the strength of each conference and how that makes a difference. Currently, the SEC and Big Ten hold the top five spots in toughest strength of schedule. Four of those teams are in line for the playoff, the other is LSU. By strength of schedule, it is clear that Michigan and Wisconsin played a harder season than both Clemson and Washington. Michigan and Wisconsin both has two losses, yes, but both teams to conference foes and three of those four losses came from teams in the playoff hunt (the exception being Michigan's loss to Iowa). And, in terms of "quality opponents", Wisconsin has played a whopping four teams ranked in the top ten at the point in which they faced them. Penn State and Michigan each have played two top ten teams. In contrast, Clemson and Washington each have only played one top ten opponent and in each case the game was at home.
There is one other stat that show why Michigan and Wisconsin (or Penn State) belong. Below are two tables [2]; one table is the 2015 defensive rankings and the second table is this year's defensive rankings.
2015 Playoff Team
Total Scoring Defense Ranking
Michigan State
2016 Playoff Hopefuls
Total Scoring Defense Ranking
Ohio State
Penn State
The trend in 2014 pointed more towards offensive teams; three of the top five teams (Oregon, TCU, Baylor) were in the top five in offense but near the bottom in defense. And many people argued the reason Baylor and TCU did not get in was partly because of a lack of defense in favor of unstoppable offense. 2015 began directing us more towards defensive success. The teams in 2015 are all in the top 30 in scoring defense, with champion Alabama having the second best scoring defense in the league. In 2016? The top spots are occupied by Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin. Penn State is an outlier in this state, which explains why its path to the playoff is much harder. However, to see great defense at work, simply look at the games against Rutgers. While Rutgers was indeed one of the worst teams in the NCAA this year, the Scarlet Knights are still a Power Five team capable of winning football games. Yet Michigan beat them 78-0, Ohio State beat them 58-0, and Penn State beat them 39-0 (Wisconsin did not play them this year). That is no accident; three shutouts by three different defenses shows poor offense yes, but also very impressive defense. And while Clemson and Washington are putting up impressive numbers of their own, make no mistake the defenses of the Big Ten are much better.
How This Scenario Actually Happens
So, I've spent a long time talking about the why the Big Ten should make the playoff, but I have not specified how this happens or what each team does. Below I will discuss each Big Ten team's path to the playoff.
Important to note, like I stated before, there is almost no way all four can get in. This would require Alabama to somehow disappear from existence, and even then they'd probably find a way in the playoff as they are so dominant.
Ohio State: Ohio State did the best it could; it beat Michigan and awaited its Big Ten championship fate. Though it will not play for a championship in the Big Ten, its body of work alone should be enough to make the playoff; they beat their rival and have only one loss. They should be a lock for the playoff.
Michigan: Like Ohio State, they will not play for a Big Ten championship. But unlike Ohio State, they controlled their own destiny and blew it by losing to Ohio State. However their body of work is still impressive and let's consider for a moment their two losses:
- They lost to Ohio State in Columbus on a controversial call in double OT
- They lost in Iowa City to the Hawkeyes by one point on a game winning field goal by the Iowa kicker as time expired
We can't forget they beat Penn State by 39 points earlier in the year, they beat Wisconsin in a tight battle, and dismantled a Colorado team who is playing for the PAC 12 championship. Michigan's path is very easy if the following occurs:
- Penn State and Wisconsin play a very lackluster Big Ten championship, neither team impresses or dominates the other
- Colorado beats Washington
If these two things happen, it does not matter what Clemson does as Michigan should be in. If not, the committee will have to choose between a conference champion and the best two loss team in the nation.
Wisconsin: Wisconsin took care of business in the Big Ten West and played both Michigan and Ohio State very tough losing by a combined 10 points to the two of them. Should they beat Penn State in the championship and look equal to or better than they have looked, they will make the playoff over one of the other conference champions just because of the Big Ten strength.
Penn State: Penn State has the toughest road by far because of their performance throughout the year. They beat Ohio State, but got rocked by Michigan. And they lost a rivalry game to Pitt. That's two very tough losses to swallow. They need help, and here is how they get it:
- Penn State handily beats Wisconsin (i.e, more than ten points)
- Clemson loses to Virginia Tech, giving them two losses
- Colorado beats Washington
Then the debate comes down to Colorado vs Penn State, and Penn State will probably win because of the strength of the Big Ten (the Michigan loss becomes null because both lost to Michigan). In this scenario, Michigan and Penn State get in, leaving Colorado out.
And finally, I will discuss the best, and most likely scenarios that the Big Ten faces to get three teams into the playoff:
Best Case Scenario for Big Ten Explanation:
- One of the two teams (ideally Wisconsin) blows out the other in the championship
- Colorado beats Washington
- Virginia Tech beats Clemson
Best Case Scenario for Big Ten Ranking:
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Wisconsin
- Michigan
Most Likely Scenario Explanation:
- The Big Ten Championship is decided by one score (ideally Wisconsin wins)
- One of the following things happens
- Clemson and Washington win, but one of them does not win decisively (in this case a one loss conference champion can be considered worse than a two loss Michigan but it's a very hard sell unless the team plays bad)
- One of the two teams lose
Most Likely Scenario Ranking:
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Wisconsin/Penn State
- Michigan
[1] http://dataomaha.com/bigstory/story/101/sports/college-footballs-greatest-myth?fb_comment_id=1197424553654234_1198193190244037#f18704b6c6b1bae
[2] http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/leader/national/team/defense/split01/category09/sort01.html


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The Media and Politicians Know We Have An Evolutionary Hangover Called Fear
Don't let them take advantage of it
This is an article about pessimism. More specifically it's about why people feel so negative about a world that by almost all accounts is improving. For the average human being on planet earth today, life is better than it has been at any point in human history. And the progress we've made as species in the last 25 years gives us good reasons to believe we can make even more progress in the next 25.
So why is it that when we are better informed and have more access to information than ever before, there's such a big gap between the way we think the world is, and the way it actually is? Why do so many people feel pessimistic, and scared of what the future holds?
In recent years, there's been a spate of new research suggesting the answers can be found in neuroscience. Inside all of our brains is a series of connections and synapses which are hardwired for threat detection. They centre around a region known as the amygdala. Two-thirds of the neurons in this region are dedicated to looking out for bad news: it's like an old evolutionary alarm bell. And while its old, it's still incredibly powerful. When we see something potentially scary or dangerous, signals from the amygdala override higher functioning part of the brain such as the hypothalamus.
Brain imaging studies of healthy humans show that when we are exposed to potential threats, neural activity in the amygdala increases and the body responds through sweating or an increased heart rate. This is known as the amygdala hijack. And it works even if the threatening stimuli are presented subliminally. For example, we identify angry faces faster than happy ones; our ancient fight-or-flight limbic system is activated even if we're shown the images so quickly (just a tenth of a second or so) that we don't have any conscious recollection.
Thanks to something known as negativity bias, the memory of potential threats goes straight into our memory too, in contrast to positive events and experiences which usually need to be held in awareness for more than 10 seconds to transfer into long-term storage. In effect, the brain is like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones. That's why animals, including humans, generally learn faster from pain than pleasure. For our ancestors that was useful, because the more attention you pay to scary stuff, the more likely you are to pass on your genes.
An important caveat here— this is not a reductionist argument. You're reading this article on Medium, so it's likely you've heard about the amygdala hijack before. For many people the amygdala has become practically synonymous with 'fear.' But the scientific idea behind the amygdala hijack is a little more subtle than most people realise. As Vaughn Bell points out in a recent article, one should be wary of someone presenting a straight link between biology and certain types of behaviour (e.g. talking about 'warrior genes' or claims that women are more inclined to be monogamous). Anyone using simple reductionist biology as either an axe or a foil marks them out as scientifically naive.
If neuroscience has shown us anything in the last twenty years it's that human beings are complicated. The amygdala is a threat detection centre — an important part of a specific neural circuit that allows the brain to detect and respond to threats. By contrast, fear is a product of multiple cognitive systems in the neocortex (memory, perception, etc.) that operate in parallel with the amygdala circuit. And because we usually feel afraid when we're frozen in place or running away, these two separate things (fear and the bodily response) tend to be tightly correlated in our conscious mind. It's a classic case of confusing correlation with causation.
The problem is that in today's world, the media takes advantage of that confusion to sell us stuff. A 2012 study by the University of Michigan for example, showed that when people were presented with negative news their heart rate and sweat output became far more active than when presented with positive news. In another study, done last year, researchers tracked people's eyesight as they read from a selection of news stories, and showed that they lingered far longer on the negative news. That's why the majority of our news stories are negative. It's a simple commercial decision. The media makes money by making you pay attention to a story, and negative or potentially scary stories are more compelling than optimistic ones.
You may have heard the phrase "if it bleeds, it leads." That's not just a colloquialism coined by some cut-throat tabloid editor. It's a potent aphorism which captures an evolutionary truth that's at the heart of the modern day media machine's business model. We're being fed a steady diet of bad news to improve ratings, and it's distorting our way of looking at things. In a world where everyone is a journalist, that means we're not just getting bad news from our city or country, but from every corner of the planet. A lot of bad things can happen to 7.1 billion people in a day; in 2016, we get to hear all about them.
To make matters even worse, there's also something known as confirmation bias, which is our tendency to selectively look at information that confirms our pre-existing notions. This is the work for which Daniel Kahneman won a Nobel Prize a few years ago. So the whole thing operates as a sort of twisted negative feedback loop. The media reports bad news, which they know we'll pay more attention to, and that makes us feel pessimistic about the world. We then go looking for news that backs it up, and of course there's plenty of it out there so the cycle starts again.
It's not just the media either. Fear and conflict are programmed into the stories we tell each other. Our films and book have to have a conflict. These are the basic building blocks of any good story — antagonist vs. protagonist, conflict vs. resolution etc. Think about the great epics, stories like The Odyssey, The Bhagavad Gita, Lord of the Rings, Moby Dick. All these stories have conflict at their heart. The same goes for our most popular movies. Imagine Avatar, where the humans and the aliens hold hands and dance around the world tree together. Imagine The Force Awakens opening with this scroll…
And then there are the politicians. Right wing demagogues of course, have known about this stuff for decades. Like the media, they know that fear is captivating. They emphasise threats such as crime, terrorism and immigration in order to get you to suppress your concern for other people and vote selfishly. If you terrify the living daylights out of people they'll protect themselves at the expense of others. But what a lot of people don't realise is that the left, and particularly environmentalists, are just as bad at fear-mongering, if not worse. They tell us that bankers are the devil, that capitalism is predatory, that our forests and oceans are being pillaged and that we're on a collision course with a climate change time bomb.
Regardless of which of these perspectives you agree with, the problem with this fear-based approach is that while it might galvanise a few people into action for the majority of us it breeds cynicism, apathy or hopelessness. That's why so many of us feel a pronounced social pessimism and anxiety when we think about the future. There's a real darkness there. As one of my favourite thinkers, Alex Steffen points out, "some of that darkness comes, undoubtedly, from legitimate despair: from solastalgia about the loss of the natural world or from compassion for the horrible suffering of the millions whom our global economy has left behind. Some of it is the cynicism of disappointed idealists, folks who've seen so much of the underside of human nature that they've abandoned hope."
But a lot of it is the narrative lure of collapse. Its a narrative that's pushed by our media, compounded by the entertainment industry, and abused by our attention-seeking politicians. That's why we get stories about vaccines causing autism. It's why movies like Mad Max or the Hunger Games are so popular in our cinemas. It's why Ebola makes headlines when bad doctor's handwriting kills the same number of people every year. It's why every single candidate in the current US elections talks about why America is no longer great, and how they're going to fix it. We see these same narratives play out again and again and again .
So what can we do about it? Start with trying to reprogramme your mindset. Start planning for a future in which things get better. The more people start believing we can create a better society, the sooner we can start taking action. Heed the words of the young John F. Kennedy, who wrote a letter to a friend in the 1930s in which he said "It seems so easy to fall into a distorted view of public affairs based more on personal bias than on informed understanding." Stop listening the mainstream news or at least, listen to it critically. Understand that the media has a commercial logic that's predicated on fear and innacurate perceptions of risk.
Start reading more fiction, especially science fiction. New stories can help us imagine many futures, and in particular can help us to direct our imaginations towards the futures we want. Imagining a particular kind of future isn't just day dreaming, it's an important and active framing that makes it possible for us to construct a way forward that approaches that imagined vision. Tell stories about the people you know who are out there making the world a better place. Focus on opportunities and solutions, rather than problems and threats. Remember that optimism doesn't have to be a reaction to the world around us; it can also be a tool by which we affect the world around us. If we believe we can create a world that is cleaner, fairer and better, we have a far better chance of one day achieving it.


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The mass firing of Radio Liberty journalists prompted a protest by human-rights activists in Moscow.
A few years ago Peter Pomeranzev, an Anglo-Russian journalist, found himself in a Moscow taxi where the radio was playing Radio Liberty, the U.S.-financed station that transmits uncensored broadcasts in Russian. As a boy Mr. Pomeranzev had been taken to hear his father, a Russian poet in London, deliver regular broadcasts to a closed Soviet Union. But that was another era. Why, in 2009, would a Moscow taxi driver listen to Radio Liberty?
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Controversial broadcaster Paul Henry backed the call to turn Marineland into a marine animal welfare and education centre during a recent visit to Napier.
Friends of Marineland spokesperson Emily Otto said when she heard Henry was coming to Hawke's Bay as part of a promotional tour for his newly released book Outraged she decided to make contact with him after a part of the book she read "struck a chord" with her.
"He said that what Napier needed was a majority on the council who had the foresight to say 'we are going to have a Marineland which will be as important to our future as it was to the past. It will be a financial and social windfall.' What an outrageous waste of an opportunity."
When Henry arrived in Napier for a book signing she passed on one of the Friends of Marineland flyers which he took with him to read.
"He was very generous in his time to talk about Marineland."
She said Henry had the view that the facility, were it to be revamped, needed to be able to pay its own way rather than rely on taxpayers' funding, although she believed the ratepayers would still get a good deal as the idea promised so much in return.
"I explained that while the Friends are trying to encourage the council to look at the concept of redevelopment in the direction of wildlife rescue and education we were in agreement that we essentially want the same thing at the end of the day - Marineland with animals, saved, revamped and reopened to the public," Mrs Otto said.
"He wished us all the best with our efforts and I told him I'd keep him in the loop."
However, Mayor Bill Dalton has said that, while the idea of having some sort of wildlife facility in the city had not been ruled out, it was unlikely to be situated at the former Marineland site.
Mr Dalton was happy to pick up an invitation last week to visit the strongest and youngest proponents of a re-vamped Marineland marine sanctuary and education centre.
Brianna, Zarah and Amelia Otto had asked Mr Dalton to meet with them to hear their views about creating a marine wildlife centre and said he had no hesitation in calling to see them before they set out for school last week.
"The girls invited me and I was delighted to go - that is my role - to meet with people."
Mrs Otto said she was buoyed by the way Mr Dalton told her daughters how he admired their determination in trying to get a marine centre built.
"They want a marine animal recovery centre and that is a nice pursuit - but it won't be at Marineland."
Mr Dalton said the principal problem was the pool and pumping systems.
"They are in such a condition that they are not recoverable."
Mrs Otto said the Friends of Marineland were continuing to gather support from international animal rescue and rehabilitation facilities from around the world to retain the site for a marine centre and would not give up their fight.


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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS Workstation (Intel C602) Motherboard Review (Page 10)
Final Thoughts
We had a lot of fun with this board in the lab while doing this review. It comes so loaded with features that you can do just about anything with it. Make a decked out workstation? No problem. Use it as a high-end gaming system? No problem.
One of the things that we wanted to touch about this board was the fact that you can overclock with it. The number of dual-socket systems that can overclock is very small; there are perhaps three that we can think of off the top of our heads.
We did test this in the lab and were able reach a BCLK of 105, which is not bad for these boards. However, with that comes several side effects.
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Bankruptcy, patent and copyright cases are only heard in federal courts. Differentiate this from cases involving laws enacted by the states, such as family law, torts, contracts and state penal codes. Most of these cases are only brought in state courts.
Section 1331 is known as federal question jurisdiction, meaning that federal courts hear cases dealing with federal issues, including constitutional challenges and cases involving treaties and laws. Section 1332 is known as diversity jurisdiction. This gives federal courts jurisdiction to hear cases involving parties from different states, provided that there is a certain threshold of money involved.
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Here is a humorous lesson on why it is a good idea to review your child's homework before it is turned into the teacher. From businesspundit.com:
A first grade girl handed in the drawing below for a homework assignment.
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Call this Shiny Object Syndrome. It can be very difficult to know the difference between a distraction and a new direction. You're building a great blog, getting things done — and then, out of the blue, you have a really great idea.
And suddenly you're devoting a good chunk of your time to develop the new idea instead of building the ideas you've already started. What ends up happening is that you have a lot of absolutely amazing projects started, but none of them finished.
A really great idea is hard to resist, especially when you know you have what it takes to pull it off. Sometimes the idea is so good that you would be a fool to not pursue it.
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Evaluate how the idea fits in with your current projects: Sometimes a great idea can build on the foundation you've already built. Take such ideas most seriously — and evaluate all the ways they can help your existing business.
Sometimes an idea is good enough to put into action but may just need to wait for better timing. Other times, you can see its value immediately and how it helps you grow in many ways. Yet other times, the idea doesn't really fit at all with your current projects, and would end up dividing your attention and sending your energy in two different directions.
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Get a Shiny Object Syndrome buddy: Find a group of friends to talk to on a regular basis — and give each other advice and support for each other's businesses. Develop a pact that you start no new projects without bringing the idea to the group first. Hold each other accountable to your goals — even when you aren't happy to hear about it.


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Homer claimed in his writings that the ancient olive tree growing in Athens was already 10,000 years old. He also stated that destroying an olive tree was prohibited and any such action would be viewed as capital punishment by the Greek court.
In 775 BC Olympia, Greece, at the site of the ancient Olympic stadium, athletes trained and competed in their respective sports with the winners triumphantly acclaimed and crowned with a wreath made of olive twigs.
The Greeks began olive cultivation in 700 BC. The sacred lamp that was used in ancient Greek culture for lighting dark rooms at night was fueled by olive oil. Aged olive oil was also used in sacred anointing rituals of the church at weddings and at baptisms, a ritual still continued today.
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Since 566 BC, the famous Panathenaic Games were held every four years in Athens, ancient Greece, celebrating the honour of the goddess Athena. During the games, religious festivals, ceremonies, cultural events and competitions were held. For the winners, the prize consisted of an amphora filled with olive oil produced by olives from the sacred olive fields of Attica.
Herodotus wrote in 500 BC, that the growing and exporting of olives and olive oil were so sacred that only virgins and eunuchs were allowed to cultivate olive trees.
The first documented plantings of olive trees predate the discovered Mycenae olive fossils by about 1100 years and are believed to have occurred on the island of Crete by the Minoan civilization.
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Glenn Lau-Kee of Manhattan (Kee & Lau-Kee) today was named president-elect designee of the New York State Bar Association.
The House of Delegates, the association's governing body, elected Lau-Kee during its Annual Meeting in New York City. He will begin a one-year term as president-elect on June 1, 2013, and a one-year term as president on June 1, 2014.
Current President-elect David M. Schraver of Rochester (Nixon Peabody) will assume the presidency on June 1, 2013, succeeding Seymour W. James, Jr. (The Legal Aid Society in New York City).
Secretary David P. Miranda of Albany (Heslin Rothenberg Farley and Mesiti) was elected to a fourth one-year term. Sharon Stern Gerstman of Buffalo (Magavern Magavern Grimm) was elected to a one-year term as treasurer.
The newly elected officers are:
Glenn Lau-Kee, President-elect Designee: Lau-Kee is a partner of Kee & Lau-Kee. He concentrates his practice in real estate and business law.
A 13-year member of the State Bar Association, Lau-Kee is a member-at-large of the Executive Committee and co-chair of the Membership Committee. He is a member of the Business Law, Health Law and Real Property Law sections. He received the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section's George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award in 2010.
Lau-Kee was a member of the Task Force on the State of Our Courthouses and the Special Committees on Legal Specialization, Multijurisdictional Practice and Sarbanes-Oxley Issues.
He is a vice-chair of the board of the Greater New York City YMCA and a board member of the Fund for Modern Courts, The New York Bar Foundation and US-Asia Institute. He served as president of the Asian American Bar Association of New York from 1997-1999 and was appointed by former Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye to serve on the Commission to Examine Solo and Small Firm Practice, and the Committee to Promote Public Trust and Confidence in the Legal System.
A resident of Westport, Connecticut, Lau-Kee graduated from Yale College and Boston University School of Law.
David P. Miranda, Secretary: Re-elected for a fourth term, Miranda is a partner at Heslin Rothenberg Farley and Mesiti in Albany. He is a trial attorney whose intellectual property law practice includes trademark, copyright, trade secret, false advertising, patent infringement and Internet-related issues.
A 23-year member of the State Bar Association, Miranda chairs the Committee on Resolutions. He previously chaired the Electronic Communications Committee and the Young Lawyers Section. He co-chaired the Special Committee on Strategic Planning.
He is a member of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, Committee on Annual Award, Committee on Continuing Legal Education and Membership Committee. He is a past member of the Task Force on E-Filing and the Special Committee on Cyberspace Law.
Miranda is a past president of the Albany County Bar Association. He has served on the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission for the Third Judicial District.
A resident of Voorheesville, Miranda graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo and Albany Law School.
Sharon Stern Gerstman, Treasurer: Gerstman is of counsel to Magavern Magavern Grimm in Buffalo. She concentrates her practice in the areas of mediation and arbitration, and appellate practice.
A 32-year member of the State Bar, Gerstman serves on the Executive Committee as an Eighth Judicial District vice-president. She is a member of the House of Delegates, Finance Committee, Dispute Resolution Section, and Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section's Executive Committee.
She was chair of the Committee on Civil Practice Law and Rules and the Special Committee on Lawyer Advertising and Lawyer Referral Services. She previously co-chaired the Task Force on E-Filing and the Special Committees on Lawyer Advertising and Strategic Planning. She also served on the American Bar Association's Board of Governors for three years and is a member of the ABA's House of Delegates.
A resident of Amherst, Gerstman graduated from Brown University and earned her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She received a master's degree from Yale Law School.
The 76,000-member New York State Bar Association is the largest voluntary state bar association in the nation. It was founded in 1876.
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November 9, 2016
On The Move
P.S. Happy barkday to my best buddy, Oreo!
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Yep...I'm trying to keep busy too!! Mama was sooooo busy she posted Mabel's Birthday post a WHOLE WEEK EARLY....Sheesh, Good assistants are hard to find!!ReplyDelete
Too funny Christmas you are funnyReplyDelete
Hugs madi your bfff
Of course you have to stretch your legs...we mean walk. You are like us scotties. Everyone know if we don't get lots of walks our legs will grow and we'll look funny!ReplyDelete
Happy Birth to Oreo!ReplyDelete
Elliot says he has little legs he needs to stretch too.
Elliot and Cricket x
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Oh what I's missing Oreo's barkday??? Gotta fly over there.... hope you don't wear those little leggies shorter as we wait...!! Hugs and wags, YAM-auntyxxx
Oh yes, a good stretch of the paws feels gooooooodReplyDelete
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
Stretchin dem paws is important!ReplyDelete
Stretching is anyways good.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the card christmas
That's not hard because we always have somewhere to go - The kitchen when food is being made, outside for a walk to sniff stuff, and wherever our human goes we HAVE to go too.ReplyDelete
And happy birthday to, Oreo!
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This is the comment Mommy wrote on the election result blog. She is copy and pasting it to show that the election and your efforts running in the election were very much appreciated by our Mommy. We truly thank you fur being brave and running in the election. Here is the copy and pasted comment.....,
Congratulations to Arty and Mabel. Thank you to Christmas and Oreo and Angel Lexi fur running. The Blog posts all 3 candydates did throughout the election were very well prepared and made excellent reading material.
(Our mommy has been going thru speech problems the past few months and it gets a bit depressing fur her at times; butt Blogville helped keep her mind positive. The election posts especially Debate Tuesdays, were very entertaining and it helped Mommy keep her mind off her speech problem and instead gave her a chance to smile and be happy. Again thank u Blogville and all those involved with the election. It meant a great deal to our Mommy.). Everyone in the election process deserves extra treats, they deserve it fur helping our Mommy!
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Behind the Scenes: Copy Cutie Cocktails
By Krissy Dolor, Jill of All Trades
As most of you know, we at eFlirt Expert love to get creative, especially when we write. And one of our company perks is getting together with our Copy Cuties over dinner and drinks to chat about fun ideas for our editorial calendar, also known as Copy Cutie Cocktails! Basically, it's an excuse for us to get together under the guise of work and dish about our fave topic — boys! — whether things with a cutie or significant other are fab, failing, or somewhere in between. And of course, we use our lives as inspiration for upcoming blog posts. We usually meet at our favorite neighborhood Mexican restaurant, Gabriela's, but when MommyJuice Wines reached out and asked us if we wanted to sample their wine we decided order in and hold our most recent dating dish sesh at Laurie's UWS apartment. Who can refuse a few bottles of vino courtesy of a cool, woman-owned company?
To make the eve even more interesting, Laurie live tweeted our night and our followers shared with us what dating advice they wanted us to cover next. From the definition of a 'psycho girl' to how far is too far to date someone, we got the convo going on Twitter. But of course, the MommyJuice wine played a crucial role — everyone knows the best ideas come from a little boozy inspiration.
The first bottle we opened was a Chardonnay. The tropical flavors of pineapples, guava bananas were great to get the artistic juices flowing, and were a complimentary pairing to our dinner (take-out Thai).
Certified eFlirter Jess Hartman liked the white. "It's not too sweet, which I like — I don't like sweet wine." Clearly we agreed, since we finished ALL of it.
But when we opened up the red we were more than pleasantly surprised! The MommyJuice Red is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Grenache, Syrah, Zinfandel, Carignan, Cinsaut and Malbec. It might sound like a mouthful, but the complex combination had the rest of us buzzing … and we mean that in a good way!
Copy Cutie Paola Hernandez said, "I normally don't drink red but I'd definitely drink this." Laurie agreed: "My go-to is white, but I love this red!" And as someone who also normally prefers white, I thought the red was delish and called it "buttery" — definitely a comforting wine to end a long workday with.
While MommyJuice's target demo is, well, moms, any wine lover can appreciate these vinos. And even though none of us is a mommy (yet), we all agreed that it was a tasty way for single mother's to relax when kids are in bed, or better yet, during date night with a significant other in the backyard or on a park picnic. Guys, if you're dating a single mom, pull this bottle out the next time you cook dinner for your hot mamma at home. It'll definitely score you some brownie points!
Check the blog for new posts sparked from our Copy Cutie Cocktail meeting, including a Talk Nerdy to Me Series that schools geeks on how to showcase their nerdiness in the right way when dating online.
What online dating woe do you want us to tackle in the future? Let us know in a comment below!


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Microsoft Surface
As Apple user, usually I hate Microsoft, but the new product Microsoft present yesterday appear that will be very useful to use in museum environment.
There is an article presenting it, here and here, but all the web is full with information about Microsoft Surface.
Microsoft Surface is a 30-inch table-like display where to apply surface and gestural 3D interface. It is more difficult to explain in text then you can see in action.


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Super Stripe Tripod Planter
Using various glazes and carving techniques, this hand-turned stoneware planter is beautifully crafted by Lindsey Schneider in Red Hook, Brooklyn. This unique and minimalist vessel with hand carved texture and pattern makes for a striking piece to add to your plant collection.
Dimensions: Approximately 7" tall
Care: Dishwasher safe.
Ships within 6 weeks.
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A skilled writer, photographer and potter, Lindsey Schneider pours all of her creative energy into everything that she does. Using her knowledge of many artistic mediums, Lindsey's pottery reflects her depth of interest in exploring simple, yet bold shapes with lots of texture.
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Beauty: Stellar Products I Never Want to Be Without Again.../
Finding "the one" is a life changing moment. That initial rush of euphoria evolves over months into true, deep love. Rather than looking elsewhere for options, you dig deep and commit to a long term relationship filled with trust and admiration. That's how I feel about these absolutely fantastic items in my beauty arsenal. Some are longtime loves, others have replaced previous favorites and earned top rank all on their own for their next-level excellence (I'm looking at you, Tom Ford products). From a pretty jar of moisturizer that makes my heart flip and my skin glow (hello, dewy & plump visage) to a lip liner that makes my lips every bit as juicy as Kylie's these are the products making my skin glow.
I'll start with my moisturizer first. Wow, do I love this. It plumps, offers major hydr ation and is beyond great for daytime under makeup. My only wish is that Fresh Rose Deep Hydration Face Cream arrived in a larger jar. I love it that much. You've heard me gush about Charlotte Tilbury "Light Wonder" Youth Boosting Skin Perfecting Foundation many times now. I think "foundation" is a bad label for this. It's far more like a tinted moisturizer (think, Laura Mercier's) and is never ever heavy or opaque. I'm shade 2 in winter and 3 during the summer.
I fell HARD for Estee Lauder's Summer Goddess palette this summer, and if you can find it I suggest you hoard it. Easier to find and AH-mazing is om Ford "Weekender" Bronzer + Blush + Highligher Palette. Pricey, but like all Tom Ford items the quality is truly a luxurious experience unlike any other. Which brings me to my eye shadow obsession. Tom Ford Eyeshadow Quad in "Nude Dip" is a palette you'll want to own forever. The perfect pigmentation, the opulent shimmer without a hint of disco ball glitter, this is a sexy quad worth the splurge.
Now, let's get lippy! The discovery of Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Liner in "Pillowtalk" will forever keep me smiling. I can cheat just enough to give my lips the boost they need. Its creamy consistency means you can color them in and ensure your lip color stays put without risk of dryness. Pillowtalk is the perfect pink nude that is just... pretty. It's so truly pretty I only like adding a balm over top. I try many, and By Terry Baum de Rose Lip Sheer in Rosy Babe is "my lips but better" and packed with enough emollients to turn even the driest pout into a pair of pretty, plump, healthy lips. On days I'm steering more neutral, Toffee Cream is another excellent nude.
I finish with a flick of Loreal Voluminous liner and the legendary mascara of the same line (sorry Diorshow!) and I'm done. I hope this mix stays the way it is for a while. It's giving me a major good glow and streamlining my morning routine. These products are all stars on their own as standout winners, yet for me it's how they work in concert with one another that makes this mix so stellar. I hope you find you magical mix as well!
Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Liner in "Pillowtalk" // Fresh Rose Deep Hydration Face Cream // Tom Ford "Weekender" Bronzer + Blush + Highligher Palette (this is another STELLAR option) // Charlotte Tilbury "Light Wonder" Youth Boosting Skin Perfecting Foundation // Tom Ford Eyeshadow Quad in "Nude Dip" (Chanel Tisse Rivoli 226 Shadow Quad is another excellent favorite) // By Terry Baum de Rose Lip Sheer in Rosy Babe (Toffee Cream is another excellent nude tint)


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Speaker: Arthur Phua
Date: 2 Mar
Time: 7:30pm - 9:45pm
VENUE: ALBY Events
111 North Bridge Road, Peninsula Plaza #05-09 (City Hall MRT)
(Parking available at Capitol Piazza. $3 per entry after 6pm)
Fee: $10 (includes $5 voucher for purchase)
If there is anything more important to God, it is sonship. From the beginning to the end is all about making of the sons of God.
When the last Adam appeared it was the epitome of God's delight to represent to man what His thought is for man. The resurrection of Jesus was a statement of declaration by God of a new life made possible through His Son.
There are great differences between being a child and a son of God, and the demarcation is in the "adoption" when the Father finds him fit enough to carry on the business. No father would commit himself to one who is still immature and lack understanding.
The Church is not the Son, and the duty of the Church is to equip the saints into sonship, which means the equippers themselves need to understand what it takes to reach that goal before anything else.
Christ is the Author and Finisher of our faith and He is our Examplar. The whole creation is eagerly waiting for the revealing of the sons of God having the firstfruits of the Spirit.
The time is approaching for the revealing of the sons of God!
About Arthur Phua
Arthur was actively involved in the prison ministry and taught an intensive Bible class in various prisons island-wide from 1994 to 2008. He is the Senior Pastor of Open Hand Christian Fellowship.
Pastor Arthur Phua holds a Bachelor of Theology and Masters in Counseling degrees. He is married to Valarie and has a daughter, Abigail. He ran his own business before entering into the ministry. Together with his wife, they have been in the ministry since 1980. They together with 8 others were pioneers in outreach and a church was birthed in Tampines.
Pastor Arthur's passion is to see believers "crossover" to understand God's heart for His children. He also wants to prepare God's people for His Second Coming through the understanding of Eschatology (study of the end times).


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Gone are the days of squashed sandwiches and flavourless pasta salads, London street food is all the rage. Both convenient and tasty, street food is a trend that is hopefully here to stay. Whether you need to grab a bite to eat on the go or are a food fanatic who loves browsing market stalls for hours, there is something for everybody on the streets of the capital. From salads to gourmet burgers, ice cream to juices, street food is completely revolutionizing British outdoor dining and giving the best restaurants a run for their money. Street Food is also a good option if you are staying in a London Travelodge, meaning you can save money by avoiding eating out, whilst sampling the best food London has to offer. Here is our list of unmissable street food in London:
1. KERB Kings Cross
Kerb is a daily street food market hidden just behind Kings Cross Station, outside the incredibly hip Central Saint Martins. Bringing you the best of London Street Food, the quirky trucks serve up a variety of delectable dishes at very affordable prices. The food traders are on rotation, with at least 5 different trucks to pick from each day. Hanoi Kitchen provides perfect dishes for the summertime, transporting you to the streets of Hanoi, serving up fragrant Vietnamese salads and rice noodle bun dishes whilst Santana Grill chefs cook up sizzling Mexican burritos whilst wearing their trademark wrestling mask. Those of you with a sweet tooth will adore Jolly Nice's unmissable ice cream, including flavours such as plum and star'anise, Turkish delight sorbet and buttered pear with cinder toffee. KERB is at Kings Cross from 12 – 5pm but watch out for special events and pop-up KERB at other locations such as Canary Wharf and The Southbank Centre.
2. Berwick Street Market
Berwick Street Food Market in Soho is the perfect place to stop for a bite to eat whilst enjoying a busy day of shopping or site seeing in the West End. The market runs every day from 12 – 2pm but you can often find individual stalls running out of hours or at the weekend. The stalls are on rotation but favourites include Tongue n` Cheek's award winning burgers or The Bread Man's artisan sandwiches, cakes and pastries.
3. Borough Market
Bourough Market is Street Food Royalty and the perfect place to visit if you have plenty of time to browse a range of lunch stalls and fresh produce, nibbling on free tasters and drinking in the vibrant environment. Located next to London Bridge, Borough Market is open every day apart from Sunday at varying times, remember to check ahead. Scotchtails create artisan scotch eggs in a range of flavours whilst Horn Ok Please create beautiful vegetarian Indian dishes. Finish your meal off with some jewel-like macaroons from Comptoir Gourmand or, if you are feeling virtuous, a Natural Smoothie!
4. Brixton Market
A relative newcomer to the scene this market is fast gaining a great reputation. The covered market has been revamped in the last few years and is now open daily. For a luxury junk food hit, pick the delicious fried chicken from CHICKENLiquor or a heavenly cheesy feast from Woodbox Pizza. The Sunday Farmers Market is also a great place to pick up unmissable produce, giving you the opportunity to create an indulgent picnic, perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon.


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Puneet Mehta, an Atlanta entrepreneur, remembers how eager he was to take the money. When investors courted him, he felt "razzle-dazzled," enchanted by their promises to help him build the online marketing business he had founded in 2006.
"Our goal was to expand rapidly with private equity, put in a bunch of sales teams, get some distribution networks going," Mr. Mehta explained. He ended up with $1.5 million in private equity growth investments and venture capital. "But I realized after we had raised the money that there were so many clauses that came with it that I had lost complete control of the company," he said.
Mr. Mehta quickly grew upset with his new bosses, who, he said, handed control to "finance guys who had no idea what marketing was," moved operations into exorbitantly expensive office space, installed a board above him and hired a new president and chief financial officer with hefty salaries. "Every day was torture to go in there, being an employee at the company I started," he said.
One morning, he arrived at the office to learn that a beloved colleague had been fired. And so Mr. Mehta quit. The company's revenue dropped to zero, he said; today, it exists only on paper.
Especially since Mitt Romney's résumé became presidential campaign fodder, there has been much debate about the merits of private equity, which is known for its focus on short-term gains. Private equity investors typically use a mix of debt and equity to buy a large stake in underperforming companies, then re-engineer their financial, managerial and operational structures, with the goal of selling them at a profit within five years.Continue reading the main story
Thanks to horror stories like Mr. Mehta's and attack ads against Mr. Romney, the industry's reputation has taken some hits. But private equity remains a tempting option for some small-business owners. After all, bank credit has been hard to come by and other financing options can be extremely expensive. And with capital gains taxes expected to rise next year, some owners may be motivated to sell sooner rather than later.
Private equity firms in what is known as the lower-middle market typically seek out undervalued but scalable enterprises with more than $10 million in annual revenue and $3 million in Ebitda, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. So should growth-minded owners like Mr. Mehta consider selling to private equity?
Interviews with a dozen small-business owners and investors revealed a common theme: Go slowly. Here are some things to consider before taking the money.
KNOW YOUR INVESTORS Private equity firms are not sentimental. They have an ironclad imperative: buy low, sell high. They usually purchase a controlling share in a company, bring in a combination of debt and equity, and manage the company in a way meant to increase its worth. Ideally, everyone profits when the company is sold, including the former owner, who gets a slice that is worth more than the original pie.
"Most private equity investors are looking to make, at minimum, about two times their money and be in the deal for three to five years," said Daphne J. Dufresne, a managing director at RLJ Equity Partners. "So if your plan was to pass your company down to your firstborn, then private equity is probably not a good fit."
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT "Starting with the end in mind is key," said Justin Redfearn McLain, managing member of Duart Mull, the investment management arm of a family trust in Atlanta. "What do you want? Are you trying to get capital for growth or for yourself but continue in the day-to-day operations? Or do you just want out entirely?"
Owners who hope to stay involved should remember that most private equity firms want a controlling stake. For some founders, becoming employees of the companies they created is fine, if that's what it takes to grow. For others, it's intolerable.
"It's not my experience that private equity companies care about long-term value, because they're not in it for the long term, so it just wasn't in my nature to stay on," said Alan Newman, who started Seventh Generation, a distributor of household and personal care products, in 1988 and helped found Magic Hat, a beer company, in 1994.
He walked away from Magic Hat when his partners sold it to a private equity firm in 2010. For Mr. Newman, Magic Hat had never been entirely about profit. "My vision was always creating this really cool, interesting company where people really liked work and we had an impact on our community," he said.
John Warrillow, a serial entrepreneur and the author of "Built to Sell," put it in blunter terms. "Provided your goals are aligned with theirs and you go into it with your eyes wide open, that is fine," he said, "but they are not going to care about the soul of your company."
DO YOUR HOMEWORK When considering a deal, entrepreneurs should run background checks, call a private equity firm's former clients and speak to members of corporate boards where the firm's investors are active. "I'm doing diligence on you, you should do diligence on me," said Michael A. Smart, the managing partner of CSW, a private equity firm in New York.
A private equity partner should bring deep industry expertise, fresh connections and experience in tapping new markets: in short, more than just money. Troy D. Templeton, managing partner at Trivest, a firm in Coral Gables, Fla., that invests in founder- and family-owned businesses, said smart business owners should ask the following kinds of questions: Do the investors add value? Can they do things I could not do — introduce me to new markets, help me source products from different areas, help me with online lead generation, bring me into the digital age?
For an entrepreneur who finds the rare match of capital, talent and cooperation, the benefits of private equity can be considerable. "They've got so many insights you can't even pay for," said Ryan Eleuteri, owner of the Charleston Beverage Company, which sells premium bloody mary mix.
Last fall, Mr. Eleuteri teamed up with Duart Mull, Mr. McLain's firm, which brought capital to the company — both equity and debt — and now owns 30 percent of it.
With $50,000 in revenue for all of 2010, Charleston Beverage was an unusually small candidate for private equity. Duart Mull "generally seeks companies that have a developed product and customer base," Mr. McLain explained. "Albeit small, Charleston Beverage met these requirements."
As for his decision to purchase a minority stake, he said, "We are doing this, in part, so Ryan and the other founders can retain majority ownership, because we want them to be motivated and incentivized to grow the company versus feeling like they are working for the investors."
Mr. Eleuteri said his new partners helped him expand distribution. He now expects $250,000 to $300,000 in sales for 2012.
"I get to operate my business every day as a small-business owner, but if an issue arises, they've got a vested interest in my success," Mr. Eleuteri said of his partners. "It's almost like having a big brother watching out for you. You get in a schoolyard fight and it's like, 'Do you really want to do this? I've got my 6-foot-4 linebacker brother behind me.'"
But for Mr. Mehta, the entrepreneur who said he was burned by private equity, there is no going back. He swore off outside financing altogether in his current endeavor, a start-up called Local Marketing Inc., which he said was profitable and generating several million dollars a year in revenue.
"Now we basically get approached by a bank or a company every month to give us money," he said, "but we don't need it."Continue reading the main story


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Optional Upgrade Bundles
Factory options and optional upgrade bundles
Everyone has a different lifestyle in mind when buying a caravan. Whether it's weekends away for peace and serenity, the road tour of a life time or those family adventures, Crusader options and accessories allow you to personalise your caravan to suit your needs.
X Country Multi-Terrain Upgrade Bundle
Caravans allow you to get off the beaten track to some unique and fascinating destinations. While all Crusader caravans offer a tough body construction and the Duratech 6" chassis and A-frame some destinations require something extra to give you peace of mind when heading off the tarmac.
The X Country Multi Terrain upgrade bundle offers (if not fitted as standard)
Dirt-eating chunky all terrain tyres,
Extreme duty multi-terrain independent suspension with shock absorbers
Recessed DO35 multi terrain tow hitch
Under body tank and waste pipe protection
Large checker plate toolbox with jerry-can holders,
Pressure vent to help keeping the dust out
Fully plumbed grey water tank with wash out
A stone protector
Two tier entry step
Available for most models.
Ezy Touring Upgrade Bundle
If you're hitting the road for the grand tour do it with a smile. Including , shock absorbers, AL-KO ESC for the safety conscious, a stone protector and a two bike carrier over the gas bottles, the strongest place to have it. Everything you need to tour in style.
Freedom Camping - Self-Containment Upgrade Bundle
For those who love to free camp and get away from it all, our Self Containment Bundle offers a grey water tank, an extra solar panel, an extra battery, an inverter to convert battery power to 240v, and an LPG ducted heater which uses gas and runs on 12v, fantastic for those cold nights in the middle of no where. This pack includes everything you need to look after the environment, your security, your energy needs... and of course, your comfort.
Luxury Living Deluxe Upgrade Bundle
Go all out with style and luxury and you might never go home. This bundle includes a pillow top mattress for a great nights sleep , an external slide out kitchen with water and gas connections, cooktop and sink for those enjoyable outdoor meals, an LPG ducted heating system, great for those cold nights in the middle of nowhere, the convenience of an electric entry step and an ensuite light switch next to your bed.
Our extensive options list
Want something unique to satisfy your exact requirements? No problem! Crusader has an extensive list of optional extras that can be purchased individually and fitted by the factory. Ask your local dealer about availability and price.


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It looks like Wargaming is ready to take its armored vehicle combat title, World of Tanks, to the next level, announcing the formation of a professional eSports League for the game. And the answer is, yes, those who participate can absolutely answer the question "what do you do for a living" with "Oh, nothing much. I just drive tanks...Professionally."
World of Tanks is like any other massively multiplayer third-person shooter, if any other massively multiplayer third-person shooter allowed you to cruise around the battlefield in hulking, rolling war machines. Players coordinate plans with their teammates and work together to outmaneuver and overpower the enemy army. It's heavy on tactics if you're playing it correctly, making World of Tanks an ideal fit for a professional eSport.
According to a statement made by Wargaming, "with the new professional eSports league, the company aims to become a key player in the competitive gaming realm by introducing its unique team-based, strategy-focused gameplay to the world of professional gaming, as well as expand the Wargaming brand to new gamers, fans and professional eSports players."
The league is set to launch some time during the first quarter of this year and will run under a format similar to other popular eSports, beginning with regular regional tournaments and playoffs leading up to the Grand Finals. With $2.5 million in prize money on the line for the 2013 season, it looks like Wargaming is taking that whole "professional" bit seriously.
For more information on World of Tanks or to jump into this free-to-play combat game yourself, visit the official website.


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Expectations for topics covered (all or in part) using established curriculum.
- Using financial tools
- Positioning your enterprise to gain access to capital
- Types of capital available
- Certified and experienced facilitators.
- Tracks will depend on information reported on application.
- Some tracks will be more refined than others as a result of business experience & size.
Locations will be announced after application review. Accepted applicants will be pooled based on application request.


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"Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands."
(Deuteronomy 7:9, NIV)
What a great day! Busy! It is 11:30pm and I am just now sitting down!
ABM went well and one of my best friends arrived this afternoon. I am tired....very tired.
I will try to write more tomorrow but for tonight I am going to spend some time with my good friend and then go to bed.
Believe... Prayer Works!


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"the chickens have come home to roost,
and there's no ferries left. Someone is going
to pay the price."
Just for the record, the former Bell Island Ferry Users Committee Chair is now the Island's Progressive Conservative MHA.
David Brazil has become the government's spokesperson for ferry schedule cuts and the chief apologist for mechanical issues with the aging vessels used on the Tickle.
One passenger on the ferry told me last week that the local member is as "useless as tats on the Bull he spews"
The MHA for Conception Bay East-Bell Island was in the media defending the reassignment of the MV Grace Sparks from St. Brendan's to the Bell Island Run.
While speaking to VOCM News, he took the opportunity to state that he feels "confident he will be exonerated" of any wrongdoing in an on-going RCMP following an investigation into his involvement in the delivery of the Adult Basic Education Program on Bell Island.
The government launched a review in September 2012 after Liberal MHA Yvonne Jones complained and asked why Tory MHA David Brazil was involved in the program. Advanced Education and Skills Minister Joan Shea handed the matter over to the police following an said an internal review.
For his sake I hope the courts and the police feel he has more credibility on that issue than his government does on the ferry issue.


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North York Moors Holiday Cottage
Cruck Cottage, Wombleton
|19th Century converted stable
|Non-smokers only
|Private garden
|No children or babies
|Off street parking
|1 well behaved pet welcome
|Sleeps 2
We would like to welcome you to our 19th century North York Moors Holiday Cottage. Cruck Cottage is a cosy and quirky conversion of a former stable with sloping ceilings and exposed original cruck beams. Our accommodation provides an ideal base for 2 to explore this beautiful region, be it on foot, by car, bus or bicycle. Tastefully and comfortably furnished, Cruck Cottage is situated in the pretty village of Wombleton on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. There is a pub in the village, which serves food. The nearby market towns of Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside offer extensive local facilities, including pony trekking and a golf course. Walkers can enjoy a range of beautiful routes on the moors, dales or coast. Visit Rievaulx Abbey, Helmsley Castle, the North York Moors Steam Railway, Castle Howard, Ryedale Folk Museum, Scarborough, Whitby and York and enjoy the numerous local pubs serving wonderful food or the local fish and chips.
Ground floor: entrance, open plan sitting/dining/kitchen area with open fire in brick surround. Shower room with electric shower, WC, wash hand basin and heated towel rail.
First floor: mezzanine bedroom with double bed and velux window.
Facilities include:
- Electric cooker and oven, microwave, fridge, kettle, toaster
- Iron/ironing pad
- Digital TV/DVD with Freeview
- Radio/CD player
- Bed linen and towels provided
- Electric heaters, all electricity and a basket of logs for the open fire
- Smoke alarm
- Garden area with patio, table and chairs
- Wi-Fi available
We regret that due to the sloping ceilings in the bedroom, Cruck Cottage is not suitable for guests with restricted mobility.