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Hello foodies! This post if for you. I was going through some images on my camera and can't believe I haven't posted anything about Bali yet! Naturally my first post about Bali is going to be about food because the food in Bali is unreal. I love food. But I don't like sugary, fatty, greasy foods that make you feel like garbage after. I like food that's well crafted, fresh, tastes amazing and is worth it. No need to waste money or calories. And in Bali this wasn't hard to find! Everything tasted so fresh and delicious and was so pretty! It's an Instagrammers paradise 🙂 (You can follow mine here!)
When I travel I'm always at war with food because I used to be 35 pounds heavier so I need to watch what I eat to keep the weight off and to keep my sanity. In Bali that was so so easy to do! I don't think good healthy food should mean a sacrifice of flavour. Here's a foodie's guide to Bali:
Healthy Brunch
Casa Luna – Just a few steps away from Ubud Palace, this cafe was as pretty and the food was tasty. They had my favourite Gado Gado which is an Indonesian Salad of boiled veggies and peanut sauce. They also had the famous Naga Bowls and lots of healthy dishes. Highly recommend!
The Watercress – A foodies haven. Or heaven. Whatever you want it to be 😛 Sometimes you needed to just order two things off the menu because everything sounded so amazing! My first day there I ordered the smoothie bowl (which was the most expensive breakfast) and the pumpkin roasted salad. It is a brunches paradise – I went here 3 or 4 times in the 9 days I was in Bali!
Milk and Madu – Pretty tricky to find if you aren't familiar with the area. Located in North Kuta this cafe boasts high ceilings, delicious food and Nalu Bowls! Worth the detour.
Cocktails & Appetizers
Rock Bar – If you're planning a trip to Bali and haven't heard of Rock Bar yet something's wrong. Rock Bar is a swanky cliffside bar that has such a beautiful view of the ocean. The cocktails are around $17 and the appetizers are around $10 but it was worth it. Go early to get a good spot for a sunset because those staying at the Ayana Resort have first dibs on good seats.
Potato Head – Such a cool place! It was so VIP getting it. There's security everywhere but they are honestly the smiliest friendly people ever and after a quick security check you go into this almost half colosseum shaped bowl thing where the opening is facing the ocean. There's restaurants, bars, a pool with a swim up bar and a lounge that you need to reserve. We went for drinks and dinner and it was so good! We were only going to go for one cocktail but instead did 3 cocktails, appetizer, dinner, and then another appetizer because why not.
Kopi Kat – Located right across from OrganicSKIN Spa is an off the track place called Kopi Kats. It has the BEST appetizer platter ever. There's these little sweet potato hash browns that are to die for! Such a great find and a perfect stop for after the spa 🙂
Bridges Bali – Conveniently located by a bridge in Ubud this fancy and beautiful restaurant is lovely stop for any traveller. It's on the expensive side but you can't beat a glass of wine looking at Bali's dense jungle.
Healthy Cafes
Alchemy Cafe – Out of the main sight of Ubud is this lovely vegan cafe. They have smoothies, fresh pressed juices, a salad bar and a raw vegan menu. The coffee was pretty bad though so maybe stick to the juices and smoothie 🙂
The Seeds Of Life – This is famous raw vegan bar in Ubud. I got the chocberry bowl pretty much every single time and Aaron would get the Shangri-La smoothie. It's a nice and refreshing stop and is a yogi hotspot
Nalu Bowls – Not a cafe and not really a brunch spot but so worth the hunt! There's Nalu Bowls scattered around Bali but the best one I had was in Seminyak. My smoothie bowl takes like a brick of delicious brick of peanut butter. You can add extra granola and fixings to have it just the way you like! Definitely a must stop for foodies.
Honourable Mentions
Bali Bunda – After running around Bali for a week straight we really just wanted to order take out so our hotel agreed! Bali Bunda delivered right to our hotel and it was so nice just to eat a pizza in the comfort of your own room.
Gedong Sisi Warung – Such a convent stop when checking out the Ubud Markets. There gado gado was amazing and they have refreshing drinks! I highly recommend the watermelon ginger.
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Are you a foodie? Where's your next trip?!


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New York wines are internationally recognized for superior quality. In this class, you will learn about the climate and growing conditions in New York and how they compare to other world-class wine regions. Then, you will blind taste (without seeing the label) premium New York wines alongside well-known wines from Europe and California to see how they measure up. This class will greatly enhance your ability to taste wine and notice differences in style, and tasting wines blind will open your eyes to your own wine biases. Prepare to be surprised!Ticket Price: $40.00

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FAIRFIELD, CT – With the Northeast Conference Tournament just two weeks away, the Sacred Heart Pioneers head to Mount St. Mary's for their final NEC series of the season. SHU is currently 19-9 in the NEC, sitting behind Bryant and Monmouth in third place. Mount St. Mary's presently sits in last place in the NEC with a conference record of 5-19.
The Pioneers are coming into this weekend after sweeping a four game set against Fairleigh Dickinson at the Ballpark at Harbor Hard. All four Sacred Heart starting pitchers notched wins in the series. Sophomore Keaton Flint (Charlton, NY) had a terrific series against the Knights, going 6-11 at the dish with 6 RBI and 6 runs scored and a couple of walks. Freshman Brian Lamboy (Manalapan, NJ) also had an impressive four game stretch, going 7-16 with two doubles and a triple, 4 runs scored and 7 RBI in the four game sweep of FDU.
Senior shortstop John Murphy (Seymour, CT) comes into his final NEC series as Sacred Heart's leader in almost every statistical category. The senior captain leads the Pioneers in hitting (.357), RBI (38), slugging (.591), triples (7), homeruns (4), walks (21), and stolen bases (20). Murphy currently ranks first all-time in SHU history with 161 career RBI and second all-time with 243 career hits (24 shy of all-time leader).
The Mount comes into this weekend after losing three of four at Wagner last weekend. MSM has struggled of late, going 4-15 in their last 19 games. The Mountaineers are led by the powerful senior duo of Tom Healy and Sam Nott. Healy currently ranks second in the Northeast Conference with a .402 batting average and 6 homeruns, while Nott leads the league with 9 long balls of his own. Healy has been hitting .613 (19 for 31) over his last eight games with 8 RBI and 8 runs scored.
Last season, the Pioneers swept the Mount, winning a pair of doubleheaders at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Murphy led the way for Sacred Heart in the four game sweep, going 5 for 11 in the four games with 5 RBI, 4 runs scored and 3 walks. Sophomore Matt Chamello (Rossmoor, CT) smacked a walk-off grand slam in the 11th inning of game three and junior Kody Kerski (Waterbury, CT) tossed a five-hit complete-game shutout in the final game of the series.
Weekend Probable's:
Thursday: Senior Troy Scribner (Washington Depot, CT) vs. Jordan Lawson
Friday (Game 1): Junior Nick Leiningen (Millwood, NY) vs. Scott Nickerson
Friday (Game 2): Sophomore Jeff Stoddard (Branford, CT) vs. Vincent Molseky
Saturday: Junior Kody Kerski (Waterbury, CT) vs. Buddy Fields
The Pioneers and Mount St. Mary's get things started Thursday afternoon at 3:00 PM. We will have live play-by-play for all four games of the series on the Pioneer Sports Network.


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more than just hockey
Youth For Christ® Hockey League (YFCHL) exists to share the love of God through the experience of hockey, teamwork and positive adult mentorship in a safe community. Primarily composed of inner-city youth in Saskatoon, the eight team league meets weekly, playing about 35 regular season games before battling it out in the playoffs for a chance to win our replica Stanley Cup. Although we all love hockey, we enable the kids we connect with to excel in life and not just hockey.


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1. What is UTU Top Up?
UTU is a service that allows you to top up yourself and five (5) other friends or family members from anywhere, anytime using your mobile handset with payment from your First Citizens Bank Account.
2. How many top ups can I send?
You are allowed a total of 12 top ups and a total of TTD 3000.00 per day.
3. What is the default amount?
The default amount presently is TTD 20.00
4. How do I top up with more than the default amount?
Enter the letters TU and the amount you want to send e.g. 50, then send to 4888.
5. After my top up I get an SMS asking for access code # what numbers should I enter to verify my top up?
The numbers required are xx and xx number of the access code you entered when you registered for the system. Not your pin number.
6. I got a message saying my transaction failed due to (lack of funds/incorrect access code/unregistered phone #) what should I do?
If you receive a "Lack of Funds" error, please contact the First Citizens' help desk.
If you receive an "Incorrect Access Code" error please enter only the specific digits requested.
If you receive an "Unregistered Phone" error the phone you are trying to top up is not registered on this system. Please visit the nearest First Citizens ATM with your First Citizens card to register the phone by choosing the top up option.
7. The amount I'm entering is not being accepted. Why is that?
Only dollar amounts in the range of $20 to $230 or $575 will be accepted. The system does not accept cents or amounts outside of the specified range. Should you wish to send more than the specified amounts you may send another top up to another mobile phone.
8. Can anyone access my bank account information?
No, your account information is strictly confidential and will not be accessible to anyone.
9. Can I get a list of top ups I have done this month?
Your transactions will also appear on your First Citizens statement.
10. What should I do if I forgot my access code?
Please visit the nearest First Citizens ATM. Enter your card and choose the Top Up option. There you will be allowed to enter a new access code. Your old access code will not be required for this process.
11. How do I change my access code?
To change your access code please visit the nearest First Citizens ATM with your First Citizens card and choose the top up option. Once this is done you will be guided to change your access code.


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Housed inside the noted Tang Plaza over Orchard road, Tangs Orchard is a store which sells a huge range of items, all under one roof.
Considered the 'Bloomingdales or Selfridges of Singapore,'TANGS sells a huge range of fashion items, shoes, bags, accessories, electrical items as well as food products.
TANGS Orchard Road Singapore – Store Directory & Hours
Well known for a large variety of men and women attire, accessories, home necessities and everyday essentials, TANGS Orchard is certainly a one-stop-shop for all your retail needs.
The basement levels consists of food, home wares and kitchen accessories. Level-One comprises the "Beauty Hall" with a huge range of beauty products, including Tom Ford Beauty, NARS and many more. Levels two and three extend to products concerning travel and leisure accessories, designer clothing and shoes. Level Four houses Island Cafe where you can sit and relax with a coffee after a long day of shopping.
For an additional pinch of relaxation, you can always look to SEVIIN, a retreat of beauty, hair and other wellness services including massage and facials.
Get to TANGS Orchard by taking the MRT and alighting at Orchard Station. If you are looking for accommodation in Singapore, click the link below to find the best deals.


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As full market integration in the EC comes into clearer perspective, the danger of distortions of competition become more evident. Although state aid may be provided to undertakings for a variety of reasons that may be considered to be beneficial to the economy, effective liberalisation may be undermined by state interventions, which weaken competition and prevent the achievement of market integration. State aid is thus considered to be in principle incompatible with the common market, although the well-known qualifications in Article 87 EC imply that certain exceptions are possible.
This guide, which has grown out of seminars conducted by the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht, provides a concise overview of the state aid policy of the European Community. It explains the principles on which this policy is based, and how it is applied in practice. It also identifies the primary and secondary sources of EC law on state aid and makes references to landmark Commission decisions and Court cases, both of which sources it cites extensively.
Among the many important issues the book addresses in depth are the following:


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If you continue to use your market keywords in your blog post titles and opening sentences, Google will bring visitors to your real estate blog. But don't rely exclusively on the Google gods to bring you potential clients. Be proactive. Attract readers by leaving comments and joining online conversations.
Leave comments, with links to your blog, on:
The two keys to conversational marketing are (1) intelligent comments and (2) links to your blog. The comments will arouse interest "Who is this person leaving these brilliant comments?" and the link will take readers to your real estate blog.
Blogging Tip courtesy of the HomeGain Blogging School Professor, Joseph Ferrara. Sign up for AgentView and the HomeGain Blogging School.


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From caves to huts to castles to blocks of flats, whatever kind of house you have, moving in and setting up a new home is always an exciting experience. Some have stuck to the common, ordinary house designs while others have creative ones that are rather strangely out of the box.
If you're needing some inspiration to design your new home, here are some for you!
Once a fan of the classic cartoon The Flintstones? Maybe you'd eye this Flintstones-inspired house. This single-story abode in Malibu is priced at $3.5 million.
2. World's Smallest 1 Square-Meter House (Germany)
This portable wooden structure designed by Van Bo Le-Mentzel is the world's smallest house at only a square meter. It's been moving around Germany since its creation.
3. Old Water Tower Turned into Modern Home (Belgium)
Bham Design Studio has transformed this old 100-feet high water tower turned Nazi hideout during the war into a lovely livable space.
4. Stone House (Portugal)
This fairly large rock house in Portugal is furnished with a door, a chimney, and a window. Tourists have been flocking to its location for a closer look of this weird thing.
5. Transparent House (Japan)
Our homes should be private, but if you'd like to show off to your neighbors what's happening inside your house, this completely transparent house designed by Sou Fujomoto Architects is the one for you! It's the modern version of tree houses, and it offers you much daylight.
6. Slide House (Japan)
On one side of this three-story house is a regular staircase while on the other lies a slide, which takes you all the way down to the first floor. Great for families with kids and for kids at heart!
7. Church Converted into Modern Family Home (Holland)
Zecc Architecten gave new purpose to two abandoned churches in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and converted them into modern family residences.
8. World's Slimmest House (Poland)
Between two buildings is inserted the Keret House, which measures only 92 to 152 centimeters wide! If you're single and do not mind the tiny space, this house will suit you perfectly!
9. Giant Seashell House (Mexico)
Inspired by the work of Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright, this house is owned by a family with two kids. It is a seashell-shaped house designed and built for them by Arquitectura Organica.
10. Skateboard House (United States)
Skaters can skate all day in this skateboard house as its surfaces, both indoors and outdoors, are designed for skateboarding.


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Why I don't like to discriminate against children
Whoa, sounds dramatic, right? But it's true. I dislike (sometimes bordering on despise) it when people treat children as space aliens. When they refuse to let children into their normal lives. When they segregate them by age groups. When they send babies to daycare, toddlers to pre-school, and older children to insecticide factories (really, that's what public schools look like) to be educationated (yes, I invent words) by state-sanctioned professionals in rigid and regimented age groups regardless of maturity or ability, reading inane stories carefully designed by pedagogues to check all the marks on the education department's form and consequently have no life or imagination in them. Children are not idiots. They are not space aliens. They are human beings. And while I am hugely in favour of making sure they do get a space in which to be children (ie one where there is loads of time for unsupervised play, where swear words are rare, where complicated adult themes are only introduced carefully when the kids themselves express curiosity, and above all a space where magic is allowed to live as long as possible - yay, Tooth Fairy!), I am also hugely in favour of children being included in their parents' and extended families' everyday lives. We do, for instance, take ours with us when we travel for business. It forces them to learn how to cope with the world - including important social skills like knowing how to behave like proper human beings in an adult setting, or how to converse intelligently with the nice lady in the airplane seat next to you.
I mean, if you don't bring your children regularly into the real world with you, if you always stick them in groups of 30 kids their own age at school ten months a year then at camp all summer, how do you expect them suddenly to turn into decent human beings when they are let loose as teenagers? When I said we should let magic live as long as possible, I didn't mean for us parents.
But back to imagination and literature. Reading this post on a previously unknown Dr. Seuss story brought me back to another notion and post about why there is no such thing as writing for children. Not when it comes to fiction, anyway.* True, there are certain stories that should be kept away from little ones until they are ready (I certainly am not into letting kids read 50 shades of grey, obviously), but other than keeping the unsuitable stuff away, we should let kids read imaginative stories that were not specifically designed for children if they are intrigued by them. It's the best way to help them develop their imagination and explore more mature themes at their own pace.
*I'm cool with non-fiction books that are specifically written for a younger audience, as long as they're not condescending or treating children like their youth and relatively uneducationated mind is a disease. Please do children the honour of treating them with the dignity they deserve. Explain things clearly to them, omit certain details where necessary, and shorten long-ass historical events where needed so as to keep them engaged, sure. But don't belittle their intelligence. They resent that. (Ask me how I know.)


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Recent Articles
Nick Churton of Mayfair
Office offers some timely estate agent matchmaking advice as we
head towards Valentine's Day.
Hard as it might be to believe good estate agents can be perfect
sweethearts. It is always best to have someone by your side
who values you, who will fight for you, who won't argue
(much), who will only hang around your house when you want them to,
and always has your best interests at heart. Such a person may not
make such a bad partner.
Of course there are good partners and bad partners. Selling
property well rests heavily on the partnership built up between
seller and estate agent. A good agent will lovingly put you
and your property on a pedestal and then expertly and fiercely
negotiate to achieve the best deal for you. On the other
hand, a lesser agent may just put your property on the internet
with all their others and then haggle to find the easiest deal
– easiest for them. There's nothing good about a
selfish Valentine.
There is a great difference between the two – often many
thousands of pounds in the final price you achieve. You could
come to love the former but hate the latter. The trick is
finding the right Valentine agent at the outset. It's a bit
like finding the best boyfriend or girlfriend. They may look
roughly the same at first but over time they all act very
So if you are searching for the type of estate agent you could come
to love this spring go on a few dates - invite a few round to give
you some marketing advice and see how you get on. Then ask yourself
which you would prefer, the cheap flashy one who brags a lot or the
one with whom you feel most comfortable, the one with a background
of stable and successful relationships - the one you would most
like to introduce to your parents.
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text: ICT Chalk Talks is a chance for those wanting to express themselves using chalk graffiti, on the wall near the pop-up urban park near First and Douglas. The Wichita Community Foundation wall post a weekly question and is encouraging you to write you answers on the wall. The responses to the question will be collected and washed off so the next question can be answered.


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Families are welcomed to the Computer School to meet the teachers and hear first hand about our curriculum. 8th grade families will also meet with the school counselors to talk about the high school process.
Schedule for 6th and 7th Grade: A day in the life!
6 – 7:45 pm
-Please arrive a few minutes before 6 pm.
-All 6th and 7th grade families will start off in their child's homeroom.
Schedule for 8th Grade: A day in the life and applying to high school!
5:30 – 7:45 pm
-Please arrive by 5:30 pm.
-All 8th grade families will begin in one of their classrooms upstairs.
-Please look for a follow-up email from us before Thursday with your room assignment.


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Coal consumers primarily in the cement and steel sectors had been allotted coal blocks and were being supplied by Coal India till the time their blocks were to start production. However, even after the Supreme Court last year cancelled all coal blocks allotted by the government saying they were illegal, these companies continued to receive the same quantity of coal.
According to the executive, who did not wish to be named, it was recently decided that coal supplies to them will stop. These companies will now have to buy coal through auctions in which other non-power consumers can also participate. Coal India has decided to allot 4 million tonnes of coal through auctions, the executive said.
The largest volume, about 1 million tonne, will be of fered by CIL subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd, followed by South Eastern Coalfields and Central Coalfields at 80,000 tonnes and 70,000 tonnes, respectively .
Coal consumers, however, are not happy with the way coal is being offered to them.They allege that evacuation from the mines mentioned under the scheme could be exorbitant, as these mines are far away from projects.They will then be forced to buy from a colliery far way .This can have a bearing on their decision to participate in the auctions.
Some collieries are offering premium coal, which is already exorbitantly priced. Being placed in eauction with a premium will result in costs of such coal getting unaffordable for power plants.
"Mines earmarked for auction in MCLSECL are not properly distributed, as these mines have either very high grade or very low grade coal, as a result plants nearer to these mines will be unwilling to participate due to high price or very low grade," a coal consumer said. "These issues can be addressed by earmarking both high grade and low grade coal from each subsidiary for both power and nonpower consumers," he said.


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As the largest city in Colorado and the state capital, Denver is an exciting place to live with entertainment and leisure opportunities for people of all ages. Called the mile high city for its lofty perch with a magnificent view of the Rocky Mountains, the city of Denver is prosperous and popular for business, skiing, and football.
A large variety of diverse neighborhoods within the Denver metropolis area make it possible for seniors to find a community perfectly suited to them. Comfort Keepers strives to provide these seniors with the in home care services that they need to maintain independence and live safely in their own home. With personalized care from Comfort Keepers, seniors are able to get the helping hand they need and their families get priceless peace of mind Comfort Keepers serves the seniors of Denver with superior care that is customized to an individual's needs. Some options that can be included in your loved one's personal plan include meal preparation, housekeeping, and personal grooming and bathing. You may also choose to have your caregiver provide medication monitoring and transportation. Each element of your care plan is tailored to your family's needs.
Some of the services that we provide include:
- In Home Care – We create custom care service plans that are structured around the unique needs of our clients that include our wide range of services. These services include help in and out of the home along with making sure that your loved one is safe at all times.
- Interactive Caregiving – We provide a unique approach to caregiving that allows your loved one to be engaged and active in every step of care we provide.
- Respite Care – We also provide interim care for those caregivers who might need to take time out for themselves.
- End of Life Care – Comfort Keepers specializes in end of life care services to help out your loved one and family during this difficult time for everyone.
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Care – Comfort Keepers provides specialized care for seniors and elderly who may be suffering or experiencing symptoms of Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
- Transitioning Home – We can help your loved one get back on their feet after a surgery or hospital stay to ensure a safe transition home.
- Transportation Attendant Service – We can provide transportation services such as grocery/pharmacy stops, and to and from doctor's appointments.
- Private Duty Nursing – Our highly trained private duty nurses provide the level of care your loved one would receive in a hospital but in their own home.
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Simple Explanation, How to Blog Appear on Google
M-Blogger ID - How to appear in Google's blog that actually requires a fairly complex process. Although I have repeatedly seek explanations simple and easy to understand, still much remains constrained in its execution. Hopefully this explanation can be understood by many people.
In simple that you need in order to appear blog in Google just 3 things, namely:
- SEO friendly template blog.
- Diligently writing quality articles SEO.
- Diligent search for backlinks to your blog.
It was all just what you need for your blog appear in Google. But that does not mean you can do this with ease. Each stage takes a complex process. For example for blog templates, when I mentioned the problem of meta tags, headings, alt tags, title tags, and so forth.
How to Get SEO Friendly Template That Appears Blog in Google
My advice if you do not know how to edit the template, use the template SEO Friendly finished. You can use a collection of blog templates SEO friendly this blog, or templates that are SEO friendly anywhere in google. If you do not like the design, then you can download a template that you feel cool from any source. Then find the edit service templates into SEO Friendly.
This step is actually not mandatory, it's just that it can allow you to create a blog appear in Google. If you do not do this, then you have to try harder in the third step.
Diligent Quality SEO Article Writing Blog to Appear on Google
If you can write one article a day, then in a year you will have 300 blog's article. It should be enough to give you traffic up to 6000 visitors per day a year later. All you have to note is: Give the bold print on the keywords that you think are important in your article. Do not forget to enter a brief description in the Description of search options while typing the article.
Routine Search Backlink For Your Blog
The more backlinks you get, the greater the strength of your blog. Backlink is an incredible processes are difficult to obtain for a beginner. If you have the capital, you can use SEO services to find backlinks. But if you do not have the capital, then forced you to do it yourself.
You need also to consider, do not let your article copy paste other people. If you let copy paste case then the potential that had 6000 visitors could stay late 300. It seriously, I just realized this when viewing the article directories increasingly rarely appears in search results.


text: Journalist Liz Crokin says that she has been threatened with her life should she continue to expose evidence that she has uncovered on Clinton corruption and the Washington D.C. pedophile ring. On a youtube video Crokin claims that has been followed and "roughed up" by unidentified individuals who threatened to have her "suicided" if she continued with her investigations and exposés. She says she wants everyone made aware that she is definitely not suicidal and has posted the video (see below) for her own safety. She writes: "I'm posting this video for my own safety. I have been threatened and intimidated since exposing a major Clinton corruption story and I feel targeted more so than ever after I agreed to be involved in a project blowing the lid off of Pizzagate and Pedogate. Now that nearly 1,400 individuals involved in child pedophilia have been arrested around the nation since Trump became President, it looks like Americas underground network of pedophiles are beginning to threaten the lives of anyone who reports on PizzaGate. Want to know what makes PizzaGate complete fact...All you have to do is look at reporters around America who are receiving threats to their lives like Liz Crokin for exposing and reporting on PizzaGate. Just so happens she's not only reporting on PizzaGate but she's also reporting on Clinton corruption, which is how most Americans even figured out about PedoGate in the first place...When John Podesta opened a phishing email which led to multiple leaks of the Clinton Network's total involvement in child pedophilia. The main thing that threats on PizzaGate reporters only proves, is that the Trump administration has this underground pedophile network in America running around scared as hell...Since hundreds of arrest of pedophiles have occurred in America since January 20th. Eventually high power political officials involved in this network will soon be arrested...It's only a matter of when not if.


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You can bounce ranged attacks off objects to obscure their point of origin and surprise foes.
Prerequisite(s): Dex 19, Blind-Fight, Improved Precise Shot, Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, base attack bonus +11.
Benefit(s): You can choose to take a –2 penalty on a ranged weapon attack to ricochet it off a stone or metal surface and resolve the attack as if it originated from the chosen ricochet point for the purpose of determining cover (but not for determining concealment). Add the entire distance the weapon or ammunition traveled to determine range penalties for the attack. Bouncing a shot this way can potentially enable you to make ranged attacks against foes who have total cover against you by going around obstacles, but such a foe still has total concealment against your attack.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Ultimate Intrigue © 2016, Paizo Inc.; Authors: Jesse Benner, John Bennett, Logan Bonner, Robert Brookes, Jason Bulmahn, Ross Byers, Robert N. Emerson, Amanda Hamon Kunz, Steven Helt, Thurston Hillman, Tim Hitchcock, Mikko Kallio, Rob McCreary, Jason Nelson, Tom Phillips, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Thomas M. Reid, Alexander Riggs, David N. Ross, David Schwartz, Mark Seifter, Linda Zayas-Palmer.


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Advocacy & Internet Summer School brought together a diverse group of activists and researchers from 24 countries to discuss the latest threats and opportunities of Internet freedom. The week-long intensive course hosted by Central European University in Budapest offered many new insights and practical case studies in freedom of expression, privacy or Internet law.
"Central European University is a place with a mission" is probably one of the first things you'll hear about this unusual academic institution. Based in early 90s, CEU should have served as a source of intellectual support for critical thinkers building open societies in CEE region and beyond. More than 20 years after, CEU is a swarming international hub for exploring democracy from wide range of perspectives. Such was also the spirit of a summer course Advocacy, Activism and the Internet: Communication Policy for Social Change I had a chance to attend in the second week of July.
We learned about recent case studies – successful campaigns such as the fight against "#LeyChehade" in Peru. In fall 2013, a controversial bill was proposed in Peru. One of its biggest flaws was ordering Internet service providers to install a opt-in filter to block pornographic content. Hiperderecho, a non-profit geek squad, stand up against that with a campaign which featured various tactics such as media-savvy infographics, public debates or approaching MPs in their favourite supermarkets. Few months later, the bill was amended and refocused towards the promotion of the responsible use of technology within families.
Furthermore, we explored Internet freedom from a global perspective. Marius Dragomir from Open Society Foundations presented Mapping Digital Media project, an extensive research on how digitalization of the media affected journalism and democracy in nearly 60 countries. Individual studies are available here. Most of them include specific recommendations that can help forming a solid ground for advocacy efforts. For example, Mexican Association of the Right to Information managed to push 19 of 21 of the recommendations into the legislation.
One of the hottest topics throughout the week was mass surveillance. Ben Wagner from Annenberg School of Communication introduced us to current state of affairs, which is rather challenging and chaotic. Both research and law regulation is still in its infancy and there is a lot of work ahead of us. One of the most pressing issues is unlawful export of surveillance technologies, a huge but practically invisible business violating human rights. International campaigns, such as Coalition Against Unlawful Surveillance Exports or No Spyware for Dictators (on EU level) are just starting to bring these problems to light. Nonetheless, cases such the USA vs. Snowden made us think more about our privacy and holding governments accountable.
With such privacy concerns in mind, practical tips such as Strong passwords or Gmail security checklist might be handy.
As you can imagine, important things happened also outside the class. Some issues, such as right to be forgotten, are better discussed over a pint. And watching the Germany vs Brasil soccer blitzkrieg with people from so many continents was a truly memorable experience for me.
I was leaving Budapest empowered with an adrenaline injection of new ideas and grateful for having a chance to connect and share experience with remarkable people from all over the world. Many challenges lie ahead of us, but with such a group of skilled and passionate advocates, the Internet is in good hands. If you'd like to follow their future endeavours, subscribe to this Twitter list.
Michaela Rybičková
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Last night I was invited to go to a going away BBQ for one of my friends who is going off volunteering to Nicaragua. Not only was it good to catch up with everyone I hadn't seen for ages, I could do it whilst happily filling up on meaty deliciousness. I have no idea how vegetarians can resist the delicious smokey aroma of barbecuing sausages..
Ireland only ever has a few precious days of beautiful sunny summer weather and unfortunately yesterday evening was not one of those. In order to fight off the chill in the air I opted for some gorgeous River Island Amelie Jeans and the comfiest cardi known to womankind from Brandy Melville (a store I utterly fell in love with the moment I stepped foot in it in London).
Rings: Brandy Melville, River Island, Primark
Brandy Melville Necklace
Up until very recently I would never have called myself a jeans girl until I discovered River Island jeans. I now have 5 pairs of jeans, all exclusively from RI. For the girls who think the Topshop Leigh jeans are way too stretchy and don't fit the best, (I myself have gone through 3 pairs of Leighs) the selection at River Island are amazing. These Amelies fit perfectly and don't stretch out even after a day or two. To prove how much I love them I have two pairs, one in a dark wash and one in a light wash.
And look who just couldn't resist a photo-op! My Joey is just the perfect dog model.
Anyway I hope you enjoyed this short but sweet outfit edit. I'm hoping to do more in the future since I've been on one to many shopping sprees....
Thanks for reading as always,


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Share a time you had to trust your life/safety/happiness/success to someone else. Make a list of those moments and then explain why you were (or weren't) willing to trust.
Consider these two ways of viewing entrance into the kingdom of God:
- Change and you can join.
- Join and you can change.
Have you ever tried to live into #1? How well does that work? Share any experience you have.
Why is #2 so superior (other than the reality that it's God's plan)? In other words, why do you think God might make this the plan?
On Sunday we used an illustration of a pitcher and jar to explain how we accept grace. If your members haven't heard the sermon, show them the illustration.
- Have you ever been guilty of accusing the pitcher of not "pouring right"? What kinds of accusations have you made against God?
Consider the three manifestations of faith we discussed on Sunday.
People who have faith...
- Develop an awareness of their need.
- Observe God's ability to meet their needs.
- Come in a posture of surrender.
Which is the hardest for you?
- Do you struggle to see yourself as needing help? Have you ever pretended everything was fine?
- Do you genuinely believe God is big enough to offer you grace? Have you ever struggled with that? Share your experience.
- How can you be more intentional about "observing God"? What would that look like?
- How do feel about surrender? Is surrendering to God something that comes easily?
- What areas of your life are hardest to surrender to God?
- How does it make your feel to realize that every place we fail to surrender to God is exempted from God's grace?
If the reason God requires faith lies in His desire for relationship, what is it about faith (trust) that makes relationships strong? Have you ever had a healthy relationship without trust? What do relationships without trust look like?
- Tell ypour group about a relationship that was based on trust that sustained or blessed you in some way.
Because faith requires surrender, pray a prayer of surrender as a group. Use Wesley's covenant prayer as a script. Either read it together or have the leader read it line by line with members repeating.
Read Romans 4:18-25; 5:1
- What does faith look like for Abraham? What does Abraham's faith "achieve"? What can we learn about faith and grace from Abraham?


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Big data is an overwhelming buzzword. Specifically daunting is how big data can impact the way businesses treat customers. There are, however, targeted strategies that can increase customer satisfaction and boost loyalty. You just need to know how to use big data correctly.
IBM helped sift through the analytics and created the Enhanced 360-degree View of the Customer Infographic.
So the one reason is an infographicâa total, dynamic, and nuanced view of the customer.
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These are the kinds of ideas that will be covered at Loyalty World USA 2013 which is co-located with Big Data World 2013 this October.[infographicâIBM ] [imageâflickr mecookie]


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Child porn found on Derby teacher's school-issued laptop – Wichita Eagle
A forensic investigator examining electronics seized from a Derby North Middle School teacher arrested on suspicion of child sex crimes found child pornography on his school-issued computer, according to a court document released Friday.
The image, which was discovered Oct. 21, showed a "posed, nude girl who appeared to be approximately 12 to 13 years of age," the document says. It was found on a MacBook Pro laptop in a media cache folder associated with Internet video chat service Skype.
The laptop had been issued by the Derby School District to 40-year-old Steven E. Young, an eighth-grade social studies teacher. He was charged last month with electronic solicitation of a child and sexual exploitation of a child after authorities said he was caught having explicit contact with an undercover crime analyst with a Wisconsin sheriff's office, The analyst was posing as a 14-year-old girl online.
Young, according to the document, used an online chat room geared toward teens to find and message her on July 23 and then continued the contact via e-mail and on Skype.
Steven Young used an online chat room geared toward teens to find and message a Wisconsin crime analyst he thought was a 14-year-old girl, according to the document.
The two had several conversations over Skype in the subsequent months while Young was at home and while he was at work in his classroom, the document says. During one chat, the document says, Young could be seen wearing a green Derby North Middle School lanyard.
Young, the document says, committed a crime on Oct. 17 when he took off his clothes and masturbated during a Skype video chat with the undercover analyst.
The document, known as a probable cause affidavit, details other conversations Young allegedly had with the undercover analyst and lists several items seized during a law enforcement search of Young's Derby home. Among them were a laptop, iPad, three cellphones, cameras, thumbdrives, several computer discs and an external computer storage device.
Authorities also seized Young's school-issued iPad from his classroom when he was arrested at the school, 3100 N. Rock Road in Derby, on Oct. 19.
Young is being held in Sedgwick County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond while he awaits his next court date in the case.
A spokeswoman for Derby public schools could not be reached Friday afternoon to answer questions about the laptop and about Young's current employment status.
He allegedly used the usernames "manup" on the teen chat room site and "teachubuzz" on Skype.
Last month, when news of his arrest became public, the district said Young had been suspended from work pending the outcome of the investigation. His biography on the school's website was no longer accessible Friday evening. It had said Young had been a teacher for 15 years.
Young allegedly used the usernames "manup" on the teen chat room site and "teachubuzz" on Skype, according to the court document.
During one conversation, he told the crime analyst, "I suppose I shouldn't dream of such a young person as you. Probably seen as a pedophilia," according to the document.


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Animal reiki: a popular practice in healing has made its way to pet care (CBC Life feature)
Annual Report (2015): The Canadian Federation of Co-operative Housing (I wrote most of the non-static content) CHF Canada 2016 Annual Report
Bi-annual magazine cover story, NewsBriefs 2015: The Canadian Federation of Co-operative Housing Spring 2016 Newsbriefs
Media release sample Tackling Everest
Blog post sample: Why I don't write: (Ooligan Press)
Women behind bars (Georgia Straight cover story)
Detoxes turn to alternative therapy for pain relief (Georgia Straight feature article)
Looking sharp (Georgia Straight health feature)
Book review sample: And With Thy Spirit by April Bulmer (Black Moss Press, 2015)
"Marni is the ideal editor: knowledgeable yet humble, methodical yet creative. She was my first thought when I needed expert help for my memoir. Marni encouraged my unique expression and sense of rhythm while balancing it with questions that not only clarified the meaning I so wanted to articulate but helped me see the myriad of ways my words might be interpreted. Through this, however, she always made it clear that the final choice was always mine.
Encompassing all this is a sense of joy that Marni finds—and imparts to others— through the art of writing. She is an uplifting source when self-doubt and fear get in the way of doing what I love."
Jo-Ann Svensson, BodyMind therapist, West Vancouver, BC


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Parents, your access to the PowerSchool Parent Portal has changed for the 2018-2019 school year. You will be able to use your current Parent Portal username to set up a PowerSchool ID for Unified Classroom. This will give you a better view of your student's progress in all classes. Please contact your schools to provide you with an initial access code to access the student's information if you are new user.
Jeannette Johnson
Director of SIS Integration and Data Quality
Georgetown County School District
(843) 436-7022


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updates on 20 oct: tool for mac and linux user is available and it supports ipod touch 2g and apple tv 2g. Go to greenpois0n site to download the rc4 version tool
website and tool download: Greenpois0n
video: here
guide: Redmond Pie
Currently, the tool is for Windows user only, the tool for Mac user will release soon.
The Chronic dev team said that it supports iPhone 3GS/4, iPod Touch 3G/4G and iPad with the latest iOS 4.1 firmware only. Apple TV 2G and iPod Touch 2G support will come in a later release.


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CLAREMONT, CA. – Caroline Casper highlights the 2017 All-Conference awards as she was tabbed Athlete of the Year. Pomona-Pitzer was named the Coaching Staff of the Year as well and four other Sagehens were named All-SCIAC as announced by the league office on Friday.
Casper earned Athlete of the Year and was joined on the First Team All-SCIAC selections by teammates Maryann Zhao, Arianna Chen and Samantha Mae Coyiuto. Emily Chen also earned All-Conference honors as she was tabbed Second Team All-SCIAC.
The Sagehens have now had their fourth SCIAC Player of the Year this season as Christina Williamson (Women's Water Polo), Tanner Nishioka (Baseball), Maya Weigel (Women's Track & Field) and now Casper have all earned the honor in the spring.
Pomona-Pitzer was named the coaching staff of the year led by head coach Ann Lebedeff for the second straight year. Lebedeff was honored this year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association with the creation of a new award as endowed by sports icon, humanitarian and friend of college tennis and higher education, Billie Jean King. The ITA Ann Lebedeff Leadership Award will stand to honor a recent college graduate who played college tennis and demonstrated excellence on and off the court, leadership on his or her team, as well as on his or her college campus and in his or her community. Lebedeff led the Sagehens to an At-Large NCAA selection as the team holds the No. 5 ranking in Division III with a 15-7 overall record and a second place finish in the SCIAC this season.
Casper was named the Athlete of the Year after going undefeated in conference play at the No. 1 singles position. She is currently ranked No. 1 in the region in singles and holds a 21-4 overall record including eight-straight wins. Casper and Arianna Chen make up the No. 5 ranked team in the west with a 21-5 record.
Arianna Chen earned First Team All-SCIAC honors for the first time in her collegiate career as the sophomore played out of the No. 3 singles spot for the Sagehens this season. Chen tallied a 14-8 singles record this season and went 21-5 with teammate Caroline Casper in doubles.
Zhao earned First Team All-SCIAC for the second-straight season and is currently the No. 4 ranked singles player in the West Region Zhao has tallied a 13-4 singles record this season and will compete in the NCAA Tournament as a singles player as well as the doubles tournament with teammate Emily Chen.
Coyiuto has now earned First Team All-SCIAC honors in four-straight years as a member of the Pomona-Pitzer women's tennis team. The senior played at the No. 3 and 4 lines this season and tallied an 11-5 singles record this season.
Emily Chen earned Second Team All-SCIAC for the second time in her collegiate career. Chen and Zhao earned All-American honors last season in the NCAA Championships and will be competing again this season in the doubles tournament. Zhao and Chen are the No. 2 ranked doubles pair in the West Region and have compiled a 14-4 doubles record this season. Chen also played singles for the Sagehens this season, mostly in the No. 6 position where she tallied a 7-5 overall record
The Sagehens next play in the NCAA Regionals where they take on Trinity (Tx.) in the Second Round on Saturday, May 12th at 2:00 p.m. at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center in Claremont.


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Lessons on writing queries
I've written queries and cover letters before, but I think this most recent batch was my first "big" query mailing, both in terms of the assignment I'm querying for and the number of queries I sent out. As a result, I learned a lot about querying in the last 24 hours, and remembered a lot of tips I've read in the past. Like any practical and economical writer, I put these lessons to use, adding a post about writing query letters to the How-To Blog I contribute to. I hope this information proves useful for any other writers or hopefuls who stumble across my site.


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Revisiting Arduino Bootloaders
A couple of years ago, I put together an Arduino / ATmega-based project that really needed to skimp on power. There wasn't a huge amount of documentation around at the time, but after some digging I managed to get the ATmega running at 8MHz using it's own internal oscillator. Taking it one step further, I then dropped that rate down to 1MHz by recompiling the bootloader. Tada! That project ran constantly for many months at a time on a couple of D-cell batteries.
When it came to my latest endeavour I dug out the old bootloaders. No beans. Times have moved on a little in the Arduino world and the Arduino 1.0.5 IDE wasn't playing with my bootloaders any more. I thought I'd narrowed it to a simple tweak of the
boards.txt file, but apparently not. I'd never been completely happy that I'd not gone the distance and used Optiboot anyway, so before I knew it the source code was downloading.
Building Optiboot
The Optiboot bootloader is actually included in the Arduino IDE these days, but compiled just at 16MHz for the veteran ATmega168 / 328 chips and not actually available for use without some tinkering. So, I decided to replicate my earlier setup and create 1, 8 and 16MHz versions.


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The Lunch Club was the combined brainchild of Bishop Peter Ingham, Fr. Graham Schmitzer (former Dean) and Ms. Kathleen McCormack, (former Director of Catholic Care).
Father Schmitzer presented the concept to the Combined Parish Council for approval as well as to target assistance from the Parish Council. All present agreed that there was need in our parishes for such a gathering.
It commenced in July 2006 and has gone from strength to strength, usually averaging fifty parishioners each month. There is always room for more!! Freshly made sandwiches are served with tea or coffee, followed by a sweet treat.
The lunch is held on the first Wednesday of each month after the weekly Wednesday 12,10p.m. Mass. The venue is the Xavier Centre in the Offices of the Bishop. Whilst it was originally aimed at senior parishioners from our two parishes, we are often joined by fellow Catholics from neighboring parishes who regularly attend the Cathedral midday Mass. Their presence adds to the friendships formed across the Diocese.
The Lunch Club aims to bring parishioners together on a social level to promote our Catholic community and to share a meal with each other. We particularly encourage our parishioners to bring their friends and neighbours who would otherwise be alone at home.
We are able to provide transport to and from the Mass and Lunch if this is requested.
There are times when a guest speaker introduces the group to a topic of interest and we regularly welcome the children from the two schools who have some wonderful choral, speech and/or instrumental items to present. Our Bishop has always attended the January New Year Lunch and his talk is always informative and entertaining. Other times are free just to talk, make new friends and laugh a lot. A lucky door prize adds to the interest.
Volunteers are always welcome to assist with the preparation of the luncheon. We commence at 11.00a.m.There is always a little work behind the scenes! If setting tables or making sandwiches is on your skill list, then please know we have a place for you! You shall be rewarded by the happiness on the faces of all who attend.
We are most grateful for the ongoing support to the Lunch Club given to us by our Bishop, our priests as well as the regular volunteers from our parishes.


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My mom passed when I was 31....so she has been gone a long time. I still miss her...but I, like many of you, have been fortunate enough to have encountered many other surrogate mother's during my lifetime.
My beautiful Aunt Ruth, my wonderful sister-in-law Sandy, my perfect friend Jan...my other terrific friend, Mary, just to name a few of the women who have so influenced me during this trip called "life".
Thanks to all of you and here is wishing all the mothers out there the very happiest of mothers day.
Stay well.


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Mick Fleetwood Blues Band/
By Jake Ebdale
Artist: Mick Fleetwood Blues Band
Date / Venue: Thursday March 31st, 2016 - ASB Theatre, Auckland
Not even six months after being here with Fleetwood Mac, the man behind it all, Mick Fleetwood came back, seemingly unable to stay away from our hemisphere's wondrous beauty.
Fleetwood, with his wonderful blues band which includes ex-Fleetwood member Rick Vito (though not the incarnation you're thinking of – it was the early 90s one), stayed on stage for close to two hours, ripping through a number of Peter Green-era tunes, namely 'Looking for Somebody' and a blistering 'Oh Well' that had everyone on their feet. We got a few undercooked boogie woogie tunes too, which were OK until they seemed to blend into one unstructured jam.
The real cream of it came in the form of a stretched out 'Black Magic Woman', where Vito truly had a chance to show off his prowess on the guitar with perfectly formed blues runs and some wild distorted soloing. Mick's big moment was the Buckingham/Nicks-era jam 'World Turning', which that band also did last year.
Fleetwood, a tall, fit-looking 68-year-old, proved why he was recently named in the top 100 drummers of all time (and he should've been higher). The guy's pure groove, feel, and commitment to the kit – Fleetwood yipping and yapping throughout and extended drum off – was excellent, exemplary of why he's lasted so long in the business.
Closing with a lovely, swaying version of 'Albatross', the gig was nothing short of spectacular, a perfect treat for Fleetwood Mac fans. I can't understate how great Rick Vito, not to mention bassist Lenny Castellanos and multi-instrumentalist Mark Johnstone. But the real star was, of course, Mick. When hasn't it been that way?
"In this crazy world," said Fleetwood, bending down at the mic, "don't forget to be kind to one another. Goodnight."


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ICSI's National Seminar on 'Laws and Economics of Competition' [June 13, Delhi]: Register by June 10
The Competition is driving today's Global business environment, and is as old as evolution of human beings. Competition being fundamental characteristic of a flexible and dynamic market economy, its benefit accrue to consumers, businesses and the economy as a whole. It benefits consumers by enabling them to choose from a wide array of quality products at affordable prices; businesses benefit from lower prices as consumers of raw materials or intermediate products, which augments their competitiveness; and the economy benefits as competition fosters innovation, increases productivity and leads to accelerated economic growth.
In this backdrop, the ICSI is organizing a National Seminar on Laws and Economics of Competition on June 13 2014 at New Delhi.
Mr. Ashok Chawla, Chairman, Competition Law Commission of India has very kindly consented to be the Chief Guest. Other Eminent Faculty comprising Regulators, Executives and professionals having extensive exposure in chosen areas will also address the participants on the occasion.
The theme of the Seminar will be deliberated in the following three technical sessions:
1. Prohibitions: (i) Agreements, and (ii) Investigations
2. Combinations
3. Abuse of dominance
The Seminar will be of immense benefit to corporate executives, company secretaries, chartered accountants, cost accountants and other professionals.
Rs. 1,000/- + 12.36% service tax per participant to cover the cost of organisational expenses of the Seminar.
The Ashok
Request for Registration may be sent in the enclosed proforma alongwith demand draft/cheque in favour of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India payable at New Delhi so as to reach on or before June 10,2014 to Assistant Director, (Academics), The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, ICSI House,22,Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110 003. Tel: 011-45341027; Mobile: 9899059620; E-mail: [email protected]
Registration Form and Other Details can be accessed in the official ICSI notification HERE.


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This is the product page for: PETITE Black Floral Print Shift Dress
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History 408 (101) U.S. Foreign Relations from Independence to World War II
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Over a span of less than two hundred years, the United States transformed itself from a barely liberated former British colony to a global superpower. How and why did the American rise to power happen, and what kind of nation did the United States become as a result? We will consider these questions by examining American conceptions of power and purpose, along with the changing status of the United States within the international system, from the early national period to World War II. Topics include the intertwined relationships between U.S. foreign relations, warfare, and American identity, the role of expansionism in the making of the U.S. nation, imperialism and American power amid the competing empires on the North American continent, the centrality of race to both the "empire of settlement" and America's overseas empire in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the place of nationalism and internationalism in U.S. foreign policy, and the broader economic and cultural dimensions of U.S. international history.


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Beginning with a table of contents and a short Preface (p. 7), this book contains a List of Technicalities (pp. 9-10), a General Introduction to the whole Iliad, divided into five paragraphs (pp. 11-43), a line-by-line commentary on each book of the poem, based on three selected translations (pp. 45-323), an Appendix, entitled The 'Truce' in Book 3 (pp. 325-327), a rather extensive Bibliography, a useful Index of the subjects discussed.
As stated in the Preface, the purpose is to provide those reading the Iliad for the first time with a useful tool enabling them to understand and appreciate the basic characteristics of what is considered to be the first masterpiece of our Western Culture, through a detailed commentary based on the most widely used translations, namely: E. V. Rieu, Homer: The Iliad (Harmondsworth: Penguin 2003), revised and updated by P. Jones himself; M. Hammond, Homer: The Iliad (Harmondsworth: Penguin 1987); and R. Lattimore, The Iliad of Homer (Chicago 1951). Although intentionally limited in scope, this book nevertheless discusses "the main issues that lie at the heart" of the Iliad, be these issues related to the problematic genesis of the poem, to its diction or narratological devices, or to the well-known dialectic between poetry and history. These issues constitute the main contents of the General Introduction.
(I) THE GENERAL INTRODUCTION (pp. 11-43)
Section 1. Poetry and History (pp. 11-23). Jones begins by explaining the plot (pp. 11-15). Rather than a mere summary following the order-sequence of the Iliadic books, after having specified briefly the core of the plot (what, when, where), Jones unfolds the subject as a series of shots concerned with the events that he calls "bare bones of the story" (p. 11), i.e. those events gravitating around Achilles and his 'anger', showing Homer as a skilled director who successfully organized the rest of the plot (the other two thirds of the poem representing the so-called non-Achillean books). Jones describes how the shots gradually become wider by showing Homer (a) as setting the scene first in the context of the battle between the Greeks and Trojans, then within the broad context of the whole history of the ten-year Trojan war; (b) as dealing with his personages like a "vast cast" (p. 12), that includes leading heroes, secondary characters and gods; and (c) as controlling the fictional time of the story by glimpsing the periods before and after the 'real time' of the Iliadic events themselves. In the end, Jones' description not does only give a complete and vivid recounting of the whole plot of the poem, but it also gives an almost complete set of clues concerning the narrative structures. Jones shows an attractive way of elucidating the plot later, as well, when he introduces a peculiar "way of thinking about a plot" that consists of determining the main characters' 'object of desire' (see, pp. 32-33). Therefore, he describes the Iliadic plot as a sequence of main personages' 'object of desire', and, in doing so, covers the entire plot.
The oral poetry's techniques (pp. 15-20) are clearly explained as well. It is noteworthy how Jones illustrates the metrical and formulas' system by giving some practical examples (pp. 16-18). In light of his strong determination to make any reader familiar with the peculiarity of this ancient poetry, it is unfortunate that Jones confines himself to hinting at the well-known flexibility of the Homeric formulas1 without giving a clarifying example. Jones then moves to deal with the relationship between Homeric poetry and history (pp. 20-23). With regard to this, some of Jones' remarks seem too absolute if one considers both the difficulty per se of dealing with such a subject and the body of the archaeological and linguistic evidence involved. Thus, while I agree that Homer cannot be seen as a historian and that his poetry is first of all a poetic creation, I have trouble with some of Jones' conclusions, e.g. that "it is very hard to conclude that Homeric epics ... tell us anything substantial" about the historical period presumably represented by the Iliad, i.e. the Bronze / Mycenaean Age (p. 21), and that constructing an epic for his time, Homer "reflects the concerns and interests of his own world far more than that of any long-lost past... " (p. 22). I would think that in Homer it is not as black and white as these conclusions imply (though cf. pp. 34-37), and to dismiss altogether any sort of historical sense is not as simple as it seems on the basis of Jones' description.2 First of all, some specific connections between archaeological evidence and poetry cannot be completely neglected. In fact: archaeological sites and relics, which go back to the Bronze Age, have been found on the basis of Homeric indications; the 'tower-like-shield' of Aiax as well as the smaller round shield go back to different phases of the Mycenaean Age;3 the lions, characterizing several similes, were animals living in the Mycenaean Age, as shown above all by the iconography which goes back to that age and portrays mostly lions' hunting situation,4 then these animals disappeared; human sacrifices, normally practiced in the Mycenaean Age, at least once appear to be practiced by Homeric personages, specifically by Achilles for the funeral ceremony of Patroclus in Iliad 23. 166-178.5 Moreover, Jones does not take into account both the presence in Homer of what has been called "klare Ausdruck eines distanzierenden historischen Bewußtsein"6 and the ancient audience's broad point of view. For Homer's audience the poem was not a simple literary entertainment nor a pure product of poetic invention; it was, indeed, a way to learn about their ancient roots, history, beliefs, and also a way to take examples for their own life from the past poetically transfigured, yet taken for real.7 This ancient perspective is completely neglected in Jones' introduction. To understand and appreciate an ancient work, it should be useful to deal also with the way that the Ancients themselves conceived of that work.8
Section 2. Heroic Value (pp. 23-26). Here Jones focuses on some basic aspects of the hero's mentality, from the core-value of kleos to the concept of aidos, from the generic competitiveness and the urgent commitment to be the best on the battlefield to the ability to win in debates, too. Although Jones talks about aidos, the overall explanation omits to emphasize the deep involvement of the so-called 'shame-culture'9 above all in relation to the "central subject" of the poem (p. 24), namely the anger of Achilles following the quarrel with Agamemnon. Achilles' emotional reaction, from which the whole Iliadic story originates, is a consequence of Agamemnon's humiliation, having his gift of honour -- i.e. the geras, the tangible sign of heroes' reputation (time) - publicly removed. It is not accidental that Achilles' first complaint, when talking to his mother, is the fact that Agamemnon atimazei him (Iliad 1. 355-356; see also, e.g., 1. 170; 2. 4, 240; 9. 109-111). Thus, his reaction is certainly understandable in a shame-culture perspective. Jones misses unfolding this aspect in the General Introduction as well as in the commentary on the 1st Book (p. 53). He focuses almost exclusively on the following items: the debate as the first reaction of the two heroes to the problem, as according to the heroic code they have to assert themselves and win by debating, too (p. 25); the issue of Agamemnon's status which does not justify the way he dealt with Achilles' feelings of injustice (pp. 26, 53). Not to deny the well known importance of the 'authority' issue,10 the impression is that of an one-sided explanation.11
Section 3. The Human and Divine Worlds (pp. 26-32). Jones describes the 'religious' beliefs of the Homeric world, clearly pointing out the difference from the modern concept of religion and theology. His explanation is quite exhaustive. However, when talking about the anthropomorphic traits (pp. 27, 29), Jones seems to force a little the similarity between gods and human beings, forgetting the so called "mode of polar opposite", i.e. that form of thought according to which, while the gods cannot be imaged as anything but analogically as human-shaped entities, they cannot also be imaged as anything but as creature 'polar-opposite' to humans.12 Thus, if it is true that they eat and drink like men (p. 27), it is also true that they eat and drink only some special things (ambrosia and nectar, i.e. 'not-mortal' food, inaccessible to humans; and, though it is true that if one cuts the gods, they bleed (p. 27), it is also true that they do not have blood in their veins, but something analogous and yet 'polar-opposite' in quality, since it is an immortal liquid called ichor (see Iliad 5. 339-340). Jones does not mention any of these points of difference.
Later in the commentary he does give some details about both food and blood, but there is something wrong. Commenting on 5. 340 (p. 112), he writes:
ichor: since gods are immortal and live off ambrosia and nectar, they cannot have blood in their veins, because blood is mortal, created from the food mortals eat, and when it is shed, mortals die (though cf. 5.870!). So gods must have something different in their veins -- here called ichor (for whatever reason). Note that the Greek word, brotos, means 'mortal' and 'blood'; and ambrosia means 'not-mortal, immortal' or 'no-blood'.
Section 4. Features of Homeric Plotting and Narrative (pp. 32-43). Here Jones discusses almost every narratological technique which one has to know: "The plot and 'retardation'", "Homer as narrator and 'focaliser'", "Ring-composition", "Similes" and "Battle".
Section 5. Introductory Bibliography (p. 43). Jones finally provides information about the main secondary literature that should be used for both the general introduction to Homer and the book-by-book analysis.
(II) LINE-BY-LINE COMMENTARY (pp. 45-323).
Each book's line-by-line commentary is introduced by a meticulous summary by means of which Jones allows the readers not only to familiarize themselves with the content of the book but also to 'see' Homer building his poem by facing, step by step, the narrative problems (sometimes vividly qualified as "tricky", p. 139; "serious", p. 148; "especially difficult", p. 271) that the fictional situations themselves could raise. A typical device that Jones uses to realize this goal consists of asking what the poet can do or how he reacts to the narrative situation, as if the poet asks himself, interacting, as a consequence, with both his own personages and readers. This is a noteworthy way to engage the readers by making them participate in Homer's creative process. Jones' asking-device frequently occurs in the detailed notes where the challenge to the readers sometimes becomes excessive because of the absence of answers. It is also worth noting that each introduction begins by reminding the readers of the preceding stages of the narration, so that they cannot lose their way. This commitment to jogging the memory is also shown in the detailed notes concerning the personages. At the end of each book's introduction Jones also indicates the main sources for the commentary and related readings.
The line-by-line commentary is in turn divided into several thematic segments. Each segment is introduced by a short and clear summary of its contents that includes also precise indications about the time of the involved events. The commentary is characterized by an abundance of details, which ranges from explanations of epithets to geographical and ethnological notes; from descriptions of narratological rules and devices (such as Zielinski's rules, ring-composition, some peculiar speech-pattern, paradigm-speech, parallel-structure) to the meticulous recording of every simile; from the focusing on typical scene-patterns (such as departure, arming, killings 'chain reaction', aristeia, 'rebuke') to descriptive notes on the vivid figurative language of both Homer and his characters. There are also clarifying comments on the situation of the single personage in a given stage of the narration, sometimes enriched by exquisite quotations (see, e.g., on 18. 98-102, p. 253).
Jones' commentary does not omit to point out and discuss passages that are specifically object of interest of analytical scholars (see, e.g., on 8. 80, p. 141; on. 11. 609, p. 180, etc.) nor cases concerning specific lines' Homeric authenticity (see, e.g., on 8. 548+550-2, p. 146; 9. 458-461, p. 158; 18. 604-605, p. 261; 23. 806, p. 307; 24. 45, p. 312). There are also several interesting notes on the issue of translation, although these are, unfortunately, not as numerous as one would expect from the title of the book. In these notes, Jones often focuses on what the Greek word or sentence means, which translation is preferable, and why. Some of the translation's notes are acute, explained in detail, and show an effort to avoid too modern and anachronistic interpretation.
As in each book's introduction, the focus in the commentary is on Homer's art of narrating. With regard to this, Jones prefers to highlight the 'objective' way of the Homeric narrative. Although talking of intervention of the poet to manipulate events, or to make general statements or personal comments, contrary to trends in recent scholarship, Jones tends to consider it as being rare.
In sum, the overall commentary is very rich in details; most of Jones' notes are indeed notable. However, in this section, too, there are some shortcomings, not unexpected in so long a commentary.
As to the translation, in light of Jones' attention to precise explanations and avoidance of too modern translations, it comes as a surprise that he does not discuss the way that Rieu-Jones translate Δύσπαρι, i.e. "parody", in 3. 39: first, one can ask "parody of what?"; that it could be a 'parody of the real hero' may be an obvious inference, but this goes beyond the Greek term Δύσπαρι and the involved tone, which is that of a reproach (especially in 3. 39). Second, considering its vocative case, 'parody' seems a very strange way of addressing a person, at least without any other clarifying explanation. Also, concerning 14. 172 (p. 206) Jones writes "it seems more likely that this phrase means the 'immortal oil with which her dress was scented'". In fact, Homer first talks of her skin, χρώς, not of her dress: see ll. 170, 175; also ἀλείφω implies the notion of anointing the skin, generally with oil. Only then does Hera put on an immortal dress (l. 178), gradually adding various ornaments (ll. 179-187). Another point: on 24. 44-45 (p. 312) Jones discusses both the translation of aidos at l. 44 as 'respect for others', and the consequent omission of the l. 45 (= 'which can both help and hurt a man'), which does not fill that meaning well. Yet it has been argued that the Homeric use of aidos could be ambivalent as in Hesiod and in this perspective, preserving the l. 45 seems to make sense.15
A few other points: on Thersites (on 2. 212, p. 71), Jones says that it means 'loud-mouth'; but it should mean '(man) bold of speech' since θέρσος is the Aeolic form for θάρσος meaning both courage and impudence.16 The reference to the story of Typhoeus (on 2. 783, p. 79) is inaccurate: at least on the basis of the Hesiodic lines that Jones mentions, Typhoeus was generated after Zeus completely defeated the Titans (see, in fact, Theogony 820-821), not while Zeus was fighting them; moreover, Hesiod does not mention earthquakes as consequence of the fact that Zeus hit Typhoeus with a thunderbolt and buried him deep in the earth. The Hesiodic image focuses on flames, fire, burning (Theogony 859, 861) and on Earth groaning and lamenting (Theogony 858), just like the Homeric passage under discussion, where Homer establishes a simile by focusing on the effects on the earth provoked by the Greeks' march and those provoked by the Typhoeus' defeat at the hands of Zeus. Also, as to the competitiveness (on 23.259, p. 302), talking of the games in honor of Patroclus Jones writes: "Once dead, one no longer competed, because there is nothing to compete over (cf. Achilles in the underworld at Od. 11. 487-93). So special games in the dead man's honor were, perhaps, felt to be a consolation for him... ". The reference to Od. 11. 487-93 could be misleading since, in the underworld, Achilles is sad and wishes to be still alive not just to compete: it is not accidental that Achilles asks Odysseus about his son and his father (11. 492-94), i.e. those persons who can keep alive his glory and fame. Considering that in the Homeric world the heroic worth passes from father to son, and so the latter can ensure a 'revival' of the former, it is remarkable that, after having talked with Odysseus, Achilles seems no longer to be sad or to wish to be alive; indeed, he goes away rejoicing because he knows from Odysseus that his son was glorious and famous (11. 538-540).17
Finally, in the appendix concerning the 'truce' in Book 3 (pp. 325-327) Jones rejects the common view of the oath taken by the Trojans and Greeks in 3. 276-301, when Menelaus and Paris are about to duel, as constituting an official truce. Jones' argument is clearly explained and is quite persuasive. He focuses on the fact that a real truce should be sealed by oaths and, in his opinion, the oath itself of Book 3 concerns only the outcome of the duel (ll. 276-309), not "any truce, official or otherwise" (p. 325). Thus, on the basis of the words of Hector in 3. 84-94, Jones regards the truce as possibly being concluded after the duel takes place. To a closer analysis, Jones' overall argument seems to be questionable. To simply touch on the issue, it is just Hector's words that imply something different from what Jones argues. Hector reports Paris' command-exhortation (l. 87) that involves, on one hand (l. 88), all other Trojans and Greeks, who are significantly invited to put away, down the weapons (l. 89); on the other hand (l. 90) Paris himself and Menelaus, i.e. the duel. Passing over the immediately following wish-order expressed by Menelaus ("you others be parted with all speed", l. 102), I wonder whether the command 'to put away' the weapons is so unimportant as to exclude that at least an unofficial truce, covering the period of the duel, is implied (see, also, ll. 113b-115). Moreover, Jones does not consider the libation and the sacrifice, which take place (ll. 266-274; 292-296), as possibly having officially sealed the mentioned friendship (see ll. 73, 94) and the putting away of the weapons, too, i.e. a sort of 'truce'.18
In conclusion, it is unfortunate that a certain unevenness in quality weakens the potential force of this book, whose basic idea of comparing three translations is to be applauded especially when one considers that the translation itself may be a major issue for everybody. On the other hand, the commentary's richness strongly struggles with misgivings over specifics. In the end, I would think that addressing the shortcomings, in a possible revised edition, would permit the overall notable traits of this book to be more appreciated.
1. See J.B. Hainsworth, The flexibility of the Homeric Formula, Oxford 1968, the well-known originator of these observations. Even taking into account the declared limited scope of this book, I have to notice that Jones misses mentioning Hainsworth's work; yet, he usually cites the bibliographic references after other specific topics are discussed. The same occurs later, when talking about the repeated patterns of common scenes and mentioning some of them (pp. 18-20), Jones omits to quote the very first pioneer work of this kind of studies, W. Arend, Die typischen Scenen bei Homer, Berlin 1933. 2. The only evidence that Jones has introduced to support his statement that the Homeric poetry has little substantial to tell us about the Mycenaean Age is questionable; he hints at the written records, the Linear B tablets, whose contents have no relation with the society of the Iliad. In my opinion one should take into account that the discrepancy concerning the Linear B tablets' contents, as well as other inconsistencies between Homeric poems and the Mycenaean Age, may be due to the inevitable mixture with the traits of the following ages (the Dark Age and the beginning of the Archaic Age) throughout the oral transmission of traditional material. Curiously, Jones never mentions the Dark Age that, covering a considerable length of time between the Bronze Age and the Archaic Age (i.e. the time when it is more or less agreed that Homer composed his poems), has been taken into consideration by the scholarship within the Homeric question (however, see, e.g., M. Ventris & J. Chadwich, Documents in Mycenean Greek Cambridge 1972, p. XXVIII; V. R. d'A. Desborough, The Greek Dark Age London 1972, p. 321). There are still scholars that date the society described by Homer as late Dark Age (see, e.g., P.A. Draper, Homer. Iliad Book 1 with notes and vocabulary Ann Arbor 2002). 3. Jones simply hints at their Mycenaean origin in the comment on 7. 219 (p. 135). Also, as to the general weapons there is a misleading statement: Jones writes (p. 15): "all their [Homer's heroes] armour and weapons are bronze". Instead, there is, at least, one exception in 4.123 that has caused many discussions (see also 7. 141 and Odyssea 21.10-11). It is true that the exception is pointed out in the commentary of that book (p. 98). However, someone that reads the general introduction and not the commentary on every single book, has, at least at this stage, inaccurate information. I point this out not only for reasons of precision, which should obviously be adhered to the extent possible, but since this fact also indicates that the Homeric picture is not as invariable as Jones at times seems to imply. 4. The lion is a very popular animal-motif of the Mycenaean iconography. On this subject, see, e.g., E. Bloedow, On Lions in Mycenaean and Minoan Culture, in "Aegaeum" 8, (1992), pp. 295-305; Löwenjagd im spätbronzezeitlichen Griechenland, in "Altertum" 38 (1993), pp. 241-250; more recently, "Hector is a lion": New Light on Warfare from the Homeric Simile and Bronze Age Iconography, in "Aegaeum" 19 (1999), pp. 285-295, where the scholar has observed that a comparison of lions in Homeric similes and lions in Mycenaean iconography can also enable us to gain new insights into Bronze Age war and warfare. 5. See G. S. Kirk et al., The Iliad. A Commentary, vol. VI (by N.J. Richardson), Cambridge 1993, pp. 186-189. Jones hints at this case of human sacrifice in the comment on 18. 336 (p. 257), simply explaining it as a clear signal of how intensive Achilles's grief is, given that similar brutal acts are normally avoided. 6. See W. Schadewaldt, Die Anfange der Geschichtsschreibung bei den Griechen, in "Die Antike" 10 (1934), pp. 144-168 (the quotation is on p. 149). 7. Regarding the inner didactic purpose of the poetry according to the archaic mentality, see, e.g., W. J. Verdenius, The Principles of Greek literary Criticism, "Mnemosyne" 36 (1983), espec. pp. 31-36. As to the ancient sources, it could be enough to mention, e.g., Xenophanes fr. B 10 D-K; Heraclitus fr. B 50, 57 D-K; Herodotus II, 53; Aristophanes Frogs 1031-1036a. 8. It is also a little strange that Jones has never introduced the concept of 'myth', which is as important for understanding the ancient Greek poetry, and more generally the archaic Greek culture, as it is difficult to define. In the commentary, Jones occasionally uses the word, and/or derivatives (pp. 99 on 4. 219; 123 on 6. 119-236; 124 on 6. 132; 151-152 on 9. 145; 266 on 19. 95-133), without any explanation and, sometimes, accompanied by confusing terminology, e.g.: "folktale/myth" to name the Bellerophon's story told by Glaucus (p. 123); while about Meleager in Book 9, Jones talks of a "traditional story" (p. 159). 9. E. R. Dodds, The Greeks and the Irrational, Berkeley-Los Angeles-London 1951, pp. 17-18, 28. As to the transliterated form of αἰδός, I have to notice a misprint in the section under discussion (espec. p. 25) as well as later (espec. p. 312): it is always written aidôs. 10. See, e.g., W. Donlan, The Structure of Authority in the Iliad, in "Arethusa" 12 (1979), pp. 51-70; V. Di Benedetto, Nel laboratorio di Omero, Torino 1994, pp. 349-358. 11. Jones also never introduces the concept of geras, which is actually what provokes the quarrel (see E. Benveniste, Le vocabulaire des institutions indo-européennes, Paris 1969, vol. II, espec. pp. 43-44). As to how the time / aidos issue affects the reaction of Achilles and his desire of revenge, Jones nevertheless later talks of "revenge for his own [Achilles] slighted honour" (p. 311). 12. See H. Fraenkel, Early Greek Poetry and Philosophy (transl. by M. Hadas & J. Willis) New York-London 1975, pp. 54 and n. 4. On this 'mode of polar opposite' with reference to early Greek Religion, see also G. E. R. Lloyd, Polarity and Analogy: Two Types of Argumentation in Early Greek Thought , Cambridge 1966, pp. 41-48. 13. In the comment on 4. 34 (p. 97) Jones writes: "... : gods, of course, consume only ambrosia and nectar (5.341-2)". Beside the fact that the reader cannot understand why "of course" since nothing has been explained before, I would think that there is a misprint here, because there is no mention of those words in the Greek text neither in the l. 34 nor in the surrounding lines (except for nectar, mentioned at the very beginning: 4. 3) 14. See, e.g., H. Frisk, Griechisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, Heidelberg 1960, pp. 270-271; P. Chantraine, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque, Paris 1968, I, pp. 197-198; B. Snell, Lexicon des frühgriechischen Epos, Hamburg 1979, I, pp. 616-618. 15. Regarding to the ambivalent meaning of αἰδός in Homer, see, e.g., D. B. Claus, Defining Moral Terms in Works and Days, in "TAPA" 107 (1977), espec. pp. 77-80. As to translations preserving the l. 45, see, e.g, C. W. Macleod, Homer. Iliad. Book XXIV, Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics, Cambridge University Press, 1982, p. 92 comm. ad 45; A. T. Murray, Homer. The Iliad, LCL, Cambridge-London 1985, p. 565 n. 2. 16. For the meaning of Thersites, it is enough to check on LSJ, s.v. θερσιεπής. 17. Regarding to this, see G. Arrighetti, EOIKOTA TEKNA GONEUSI. Etica eroica e continuità genealogica, in "SIFC" (1991), espec. pp. 141-144 (with further bibliographic references). 18. Moreover, I would like to point out that the subjunctive in 3.94 seems to be hortatory, which indeed would express propelling and hastening instead of waiting and delaying, as supposed by Jones. At times, actually, τάμωμεν (3. 94) is translated as hortatory subjunctive: see, e.g., A. T. Murray, Homer. The Iliad, LCL, Cambridge-London 1985, p. 123 ("... but for us others, let us swear friendship and oaths of faith with sacrifice").


text: Longtime Wall Street Journal reporter and editor Petzinger (Oil and Honor, 1987) was once a baggage handler for United Airlines. Now he effectively handles some heavy stuff for the whole airline industry with a thoroughgoing description of the business and the tycoons who've ruled it since deregulation 17 years ago. The tale is as fascinating as any of Barbary buccaneers, railroad magnates, or others of the robber baron ilk. There are lots of men like the scary Frank Lorenzo, who, when he learned of another airline's DC-9 crashing with 90 people aboard, cried ""Ninety? Shit! We're only carrying 70 on a DC-9!"" (He reconfigured his planes to pack in more seats.) Eastern, Pan Am, Frontier, Braniff, and People Express, among others, all came to bad ends as the madly competitive, cannibalistic CEOs played musical executive chairs. Ticket prices no longer have any relation to a trip's distance, but are the result of fare fights and the need to fill every seat on every flight. The hub system, which requires hauling customers all over the skies, was developed to keep other carriers from getting their hands on hapless passengers. Reservation systems were secretly rigged to favor the few airlines that owned them. The pilots' unions were played against the machinists' union and both were played against the flight attendants' until the acronym BOHICA--for ""bend over, here it comes again""--was common in the ranks. Illegal campaign payments were made. Suicides took place. As one CEO put it, ""It was not good-spirited competition."" Petzinger thinks that the competitive craziness is just about played out and that other problems, perhaps involving the Internet or affecting safety, will appear. (He doesn't mention the disarray in air traffic control or mounting frequent-flier obligations.) A sharply drawn, engaging book about air wars largely led by some colorful brigands.


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If you want writing inspiration, and inspiration for your life, look no further than the Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Writers.
I have to make a confession here - I haven't finished reading the entire book. But I can tell you, that in two days of reading it, I held back tears (since I was commuting in public transportation), chuckled and got crazy inspired. The book is a collection of essays and stories by writers about their writing and life journey, about how they persevered and how they touched the lives of others by been writers. These are all kinds of writers, fiction and non-fiction, journalists and novelists.
I was inspired so much that, besides the writing on my WIP, I sat down last night to start writing my recollections of growing up in Kiev, Ukraine and moving to America. I don't know if anything more will come out of it this - it might just end up been an essay for my own private writing collection - but who knows...The point is, I want to write, write, write!
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Resident Evil Damnation Trailer
A new full-length movie trailer of Resident Evil Damnation has been unleashedonline:
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A new full-length movie trailer of Resident Evil Damnation has been unleashedonline:
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Capcom and Sony have greenlit a movie sequel to Resident Evil Generation, the Resident Evil animated movie, which the live-action Resident Evil movie franchise, is set within the same universe as the original video games. The sequel is officially titled Resident Evil Damnation for the international market, and it's titled Biohazard Damnation in Japan. The film is currently in production and being directed by Makoto Kamiya (Resident Evil: Degeneration), and produced by Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer of Resident Evil: Degeneration, associate producer of Resident Evil Afterlife and Resident Evil Apocalypse).
While plot details are sparse at the moment, we do know that Resident Evil Damnation will focus on Leon S. Kennedy (the super cop from the Resident Evil game) as its main character.
This new CG animated movie will be done with 3D in mind. The movie Resident Evil Damnation should be released in 2012 in Japan.
I did enjoy watching Resident Evil Degeneration, so I'm quite to hear about this sequel. I'm even quite impatient to watch Resident Evil Damnation, but I hope they will improve the quality of the animation because some scenes of RE Degeneration were flirting with the uncanny valley...
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