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Publish Date: 14 November 2019
His Royal Highness Prince Charles is in India during 13th-14th November for celebrating British-India connections. Fascinated with the pin point accuracy of monitoring of cyclone FANI, Prince Charles visited the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today, the 13th November, 2019. Dr. M. Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences and Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department welcomed His Royal Highness Prince Charles to IMD. Read more >>
Publish Date: 6 November 2019
October 2019 goes on record as the hottest ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902. Hot and humid weather dominated the Kingdom of Bahrain during the month of October due to the moist easterly winds. The mean temperature of the month was 32.1°C which is 2.9°C above the long-term normal for October and this goes on record as the highest mean temperatures for the month of October since 1902. The old record was 31.7°C in October 2015. Read more >>
Publish Date: 23 October 2019
Mr Roy Mumu, Secretary for the Department of Transport officially launched the National Weather Service's Strategic Plan (2019-2023). The launching event is part of the Second Workshop of the CREWS Papua New Guinea Project's Stakeholders Consultation. The Strategic Plan is the first ever plan for the NWS. It is aligned with Department of Transport Mid-Term Plan 2 and the Government of PN Vision 2050 Statement Pillars of Development, the National Government Mid-Term Development Plan (2018-2022), and the Pacific Island Meteorological Strategy Plan (PIMS) 2017-2026). Mr Mumu congratulated the...
Publish Date: 22 October 2019
On the night of October 9, the 162-day International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 Beijing, hereinafter referred to as Beijing Expo 2019, was officially concluded. This year's event is a grand one, affiliated as the Expo of the largest scaled and highest level exhibition. China's Meteorological departments have proactively pushed forward the entry of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) into the Expo, built the ECOMETEO exhibition area, and provided awesome and considerate meteorological services. The ECOMETEO exhibition area, organized by Beijing Municipal Meteorological Service, is...
Publish Date: 16 October 2019
September 2019 goes on record as the third hottest September ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902. The mean temperature of the month was 34.4°C which is 2.0°C above the long-term normal for September and this goes on record as the third highest mean temperatures for the month of September since 1902 and exceeded by September 2017 with a record of 34.6°C and September 1998, 2015 & 2018 with a record of 34.5°C. Read more >>
Publish Date: 8 October 2019
The 2019 southwest monsoon season comes to end with above normal seasonal (June to September) rainfall. Quantitatively monsoon seasonal rainfall was 110% of its Long Period Average, which is 88 cm. Out of 36 meteorological subdivisions, 2 sub divisions received large excess, 10 received excess and 19 sub divisions received normal monsoon rainfall. Out of 36 sub divisions, 5 sub divisions however received deficient rainfall, but deficiency was in 20s except for Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh where the deficiency was 42%. The 5 sub divisions accounted about 15% of total area of the country. On...
Publish Date: 8 October 2019
On 3 October 2019, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority held a farewell ceremony to honor Prof. Dr Ahmed Abdel-Aal - Chairman Board of Directors, Permanent Representative of Egypt with WMO, on the occasion of his retirement after more than thirty-five years of hard work and multiple achievements in the area of meteorology. Read more >>
Publish Date: 2 October 2019
Under the auspices of the Ministry of Civil Aviation of Egypt and with support of HE L.T General / Younis Al-Masry, Minister of Civil Aviation, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) celebrated the Arab Meteorological Day on 15 September 2019, under the slogan "Meteorology and the protection of lives and property". This day commemorates the establishment of the Arab Permanent Committee for Meteorology, which was approved on September 15, 1970 by the Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level. Read more >>
Publish Date: 30 September 2019
The roles of National Meteorological Services are the key to inform appropriate actions before and during hazardous event, such as the recent drought-induced fires and smoke episode in the western maritime continent area. The Agency for Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) is working closely with partner authorities in efforts to prevent and extinguish fires and also mitigate its impacts. In the dry season which is exacerbated with a strong positive Indian Ocean Dipole mode, conditions are much dryer than usual and thus chances of precipitations are generally small and the onset of...
Publish Date: 10 September 2019
After the extremely hot temperatures at the end of July, the first two decades of August were much more pleasant. Dry and very warm periods frequently alternated with wet and cooler ones, whereas the last decade of the month brought a return to widespread summery heat. Consequently, following on from June and July, the third summer month also saw temperatures and sunshine that were significantly higher than the long-term mean, while precipi-tation was much too low. This is what the initial analysis by the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) of data from its around 2,000 weather stations shows. Read...


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Newspapers, radio and TV stations as well as websites want your stories.
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What are the 'Nuts' and 'Bolts' your organisation needs to think about?
VIEWdigital journalists are from time-to-time asked by community groups and charities who are doing their own media relations to give them a few pointers, so we decided to host a Lunchtime Learning seminar which will look at the basics.
As journalists who have worked on media news desks in newspapers and broadcasting organisations, we can offer a few DOs and DON'Ts in this informal session. So bring a sandwich and get a FREE cup of tea or coffee.
Media coverage could help you to:
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Date: 4/24/2013
Men's Tie-breaker: SWE-GBR 7-6 (extra end)
Sweden's Niklas Edin has now given himself the chance to add an Olympic medal to his European title, thanks to his 7-6 extra end tie-break win over Great Britain on Wednesday.
Britain and Sweden ended the round-robin on the same won five, lost four record to set up the tie-breaker for the last semi-final slot, and this result confirms the Swedes in fourth place and puts them into a semi-final show-down with unbeaten Canada, while Norway and Switzerland battle out the other semi-final.
Sweden had last stone in the first end and used it to score two when British lead Euan Byers missed early in the game.
Britain responded with a two of their own in the second, but, when British skip David Murdoch also had a complete miss, Sweden moved into a 2-1 lead, which they then built on with a single steal in the fifth for a half-time 5-2 lead.
Britain battled back in the second half of the game, scoring a single and then carving out single steals in the sixth and seventh ends to tie the game up at 5-5.
Sweden then nosed ahead again with a single in the eighth. The British team deliberately blanked the ninth end to retain last stone advantage in the tenth, but could only score one point to tie up the game, rather than the two they wanted for victory.
In the extra end, Britain could not get enough going, and Sweden eventually hit and stayed for one and victory.
After the game, a bitterly disappointed Murdoch spoke about his experiences. "It's heart-breaking. That's the worst thing possible as far as this team's concerned".
"We just put ourselves in the position that every game mattered. In the game against Switzerland, our shot curls another inch and we're in the semi-final. From that point on, we were pretty much backs to the wall".
Meanwhile, a delighted Niklas Edin said, "it's the biggest thing we've done as a team, the biggest thing we've experienced".
He looked forward to his semi-final against Canada, saying "it's going to be tough for us, we need a good star and some breaks. Maybe then we'll have a chance to beat them".
The men's semi-finals take place at 14:00 local time on Thursday 25th February.
The women's semi-finals take place at 09:00 local time Thursday.


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So on my 24th day of thanks I am thankful to be able to splurge on foods during the holidays! OK so maybe I shouldn't, but it just seems that at this time of year a few goodies won't hurt. *wink wink*
Now on to the Oreos….. We rarely buy Oreos in this house, partly because I was told once they are the worst type of cookie you can eat, but mostly because if we buy them just to "have" I would sit and "have" them all in one sitting! Did I mention I really LOVE these things? So when we do buy them it's usually for a project or special desert that involves using almost the whole package at once. Like my Turkey Treats. Whenever our recipe doesn't involve the using the entire package we almost always use the left overs for deep frying. I know I know soooooooo horrible for you. However, the
Onto the good stuff…. Here is what you will need
- Oreo Cookies We keep ours in the freezer so that they are less likely to break when taking their batter bath
- Cooking Oil We use Canola since it's a tad better for you than Vegetable oil (I think)
- Pancake batter powder mix
- Cold water not pictured
- Small container for mixing batter not pictured
- Small pot for heating oil not pictured
Optional but highly recommended
- Chocolate Syrup
- Whipped Cream (Ice Cream is really fantastic too but Whipped Cream cuts down on the calories)
- Sprinkles not pictured
Start by heating up your oil in a small pot. I usually start of by setting the stove to medium high. I never ever know the exact temp. of my oil it's always a guessing game for me.
While your oil is heating start mixing your pancake batter. I'm no cook and I never claim to be one on TV so I rarely if ever measure anything. Just sprinkle an amount of powder that looks good to you and start adding water to get a consistency that is not too watery nor too thick. You may have to play around a bit by adding more mix or water here and there. When you are satisfied with your mix you are ready to drop the Oreos into their batter pool. Coat the entire cookie in batter.
Test your oil by dropping a tiny bit of batter into it. If it floats to the top you are good to go. You can drop your cookies in all at the same time if you want. I prefer to cook them one at a time. It seems to give me a better grasp on getting them done just perfectly. When the underside of the cookie is golden brown turn it over and wait for the other side to be the same. When your Oreo is done remove from oil and place of a plate covered in paper towel to sop up some of the oil.
Here is a picture of what they look like when done. See that yummy golden brown color! I'm drooling on my keyboard here!!
Presentation is everything! Use your optional ingredients to make your cookies look good enough to eat! Enjoy your Oreos warm or cool. With Ice Cream or Whipped Cream. With sprinkles or without! Use your imagination, but most of all savor every last bite! My kids even like to lick their plates!
I would love to hear any comments or see any pictures from those of you who tried this delicious desert! Let me know things you did different. Did you LOVE them like I do or were they really not for you? Comment away!


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At this stage, I won't dwell on the reasons for having Trading Rules - I am sure I have hinted at this in bits of my Blogs, Website Text and Tweetering, but let's just assume that 'Rules' are a good idea and move swiftly on to the Template. I tend to complete this document in Early January every year - I am never organised enough to get it nailed in December !!
OK, it is stretching a point to call it a 'Template' - it is more an example of how I tend to do it. Essentially it is a few 'Parameters' for my Individual Accounts and then a list of 'Rules' which should help give me guidance - this is particularly valuable when markets are tough and you are at risk of losing your nerve and panicking.


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The fortnight has rolled around again, and I'm back with another project highlighting new products from the newly released Annual Catalogue, as part of the Creation Station Blog Hop.
This time around, I'm sharing a card that I made using the Endless Birthday Wishes stamp set. Apologies to those stampers who might be visiting from North America or Canada - I understand that this set is not new for you at all, having been released as a promotional stamp set previously, if I'm not mistaken. For us here in the South Pacific, it's BRAND new and terribly exciting. Or perhaps that's just me, great big sucker for a stamp set with cute greetings that I am...
Here's what I did with it on its maiden voyage in my craft room, a birthday card for my much loved sister-in-law...
Hop around the rest of the stops to gather some more new catalogue inspiration! If you head backwards, you'll find Kathy Kartak, and forwards will take you to Dena Rekow.
Happy Hopping!
Stampin' Supplies
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While walking around looking for a table here at the Diesel in Cambridge MA, a guy saw the EFF and Firefox buttons on my backpack, and stopped me to ask my opinion about some open source licensing choices his startup was facing. They are doing an "Adruino for FPGA" type of thing, which really excites me, especially for RF hacking.
And, crud, he left before I wrote down the name of his startup.
We spend some time talking about gnu radio, hardware hacking culture, plusses and minuses of the existing Adruino type systems, passive RFIDs, regulatory license avoidance by legal means, Zigbee's attempt to make it illegal to write a GPLed stack, hacking the software radios in smartphones, and wireless grid networking.
Fun stuff.
It's all going to be worldchanging. One of the MANY worldchanging things that are starting to happen.
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865 SE Barrington Drive
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Phone: 360-279-4500
Fax: 360-279-4507
Streets and Sidewalks (Title 11)
Title 11 contains standards for the development and use of streets and sidewalks, including, sidewalk repair and construction, sidewalk use permits, minimum required street improvements, design standards, access management on Highway 20, and concurrency requirements. For a copy of Title 11, click here.
Stormwater (Title 12)
This Title establishes requirements for construction and maintenance of stormwater facilities, including when and what type of stormwater facilities are required for new development. To access a copy of Title 12, click here.
Water (Title 13)
This Title establishes requirements for construction and maintenance of city water systems, including when and what type of water facilities are required for new development and the amount of system development charges (SDCs). To access a copy of Title 13, click here.
Sewers (Title 14)
This Title establishes requirements for construction and maintenance of city sewer systems, including when and what type of sewer facilities are required for new development and the amount of system development charges (SDCs). To access a copy of Title 14, click here.
Planning Ordinance (Title 18)
Title 18 describes the process and timelines for submittal and review of land use permits, including duties of the Planning Commission, review procedures for Type I – Type VI permits, public notice requirements, hearing examiner roles and duties, development agreements, system development charges, and latecomer's agreements. For a copy of the Title 18, click here.
Zoning Ordinance (Title 19)
The City's Zoning Ordinance is contained in Title 19 of the Oak Harbor Municipal Code. This ordinance contains three types of regulations:
To access a copy of the Zoning Ordinance, click here.
Environment (Title 20)
Title 20 put regulations and standards in place for development within or near critical areas. Critical areas include critical aquifer recharge areas, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, geologically hazardous areas, and wetlands. To access a copy of Title 20, click here.
Subdivisions (Title 21)
This Title sets the minimum standards by which land may be subdivided within the City. Of note to development applicants are the General Design Standards in chapter 21.50 (here) and the Residential Design Standards in chapter 21.60 (here). These two sections outline the necessary improvements for streets, lots, blocks, dead-ends, street trees, landscape buffers, pedestrian/bike connections, and stormwater ponds. To access a copy of Title 21, click here.
Interlocal Agreement between
This agreement, adopted in 2002, puts in place development standards for
Shoreline Master Program (SMP)
This program places limits on uses, establishes development standards and outlines a permit process for the purpose of protecting the environment, preserving public access and promoting economic development within the shoreline area. The shoreline area generally falls 200 feet landward of the ordinary high water mark (OHM). To view a copy of the SMP, click here.
Design Regulations and Guidelines (DRGs)
The Design Regulations and Guidelines are design standards which apply to development of all commercial, industrial, public facility or multi-family residential uses. The intent of the DRGs is to direct the look and function by regulating the building façade and materials, landscaping areas, parking areas, utilities, and garbage enclosures, among other aspects of a site. To view a copy of the DRGs, click here.
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MSU-CVM's veterinary dental services are offered at the Animal Health Center in Starkville. Dr. Diana Eubanks, Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Medicine and a Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry manages routine and referral cases including exodontics, endodontics and restorative work. She is available to discuss referral cases with your primary veterinarian. Evaluations of new patients are made by scheduling an appointment. You or your primary care veterinarian may call (662) 325- 1351 to schedule a visit for your pet.
Signs your pet may need to have his or her teeth examined:
- Bad breath
- Tartar covered teeth
- Loose teeth
- Excessive drooling
- Bleeding from the mouth
- Loss of appetite
For more information on keeping your pet's teeth healthy click here: Proper oral care in pets prevents big problems.


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Charter your own airmail! Is it a plane? Is it a postcard? No, it's a postcard aeroplane! Made from balsa wood, the pieces pop out easily to form your very own loop de loop, flying glider. Much more fun than ordinary mail - write a message on it and you're sending a whole lot of love and personality.
Design by Mat Lyon.
Product conformity is of paramount importance. Safety and responsibility for environment begins at the design stage of each product, the specification of materials and components, right through to the production method. We strive to supply you with a safe product and one that conforms to all regulations.
Not for Children 0-3 Warning! Not suitable for children under the age of 36 months.
Recyclable Packaging Made from materials that can easily be recycled if disposed of correctly.
Sustainably sourced wood Made from paper and/ or wood from a sustainable source. Working with our suppliers we endeavour to use wood from plants that are harvested responsibly, from well managed forests.


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This series of programs features interviews with business leaders about the resilience of Japanese companies.
Japanese industrial products are famous for their high quality. This reputation is backed by immaculately produced parts supplied by small- and mid-sized companies. The program features one such company, Komatsu Spring Industrial, that makes more than 3,000 kinds of precision springs. Their clients include 250 companies in Japan and 4 companies abroad.
CEO Setsuko Komatsu was a housewife who became president after her father passed away. At the beginning, she faced uncooperative employees and declining business performance. But she turned the company around with innovative ideas, high-precision advanced technology and lots of gumption. We interviewed this remarkable executive to learn how she succeeded against all odds.
Setsuko Komatsu CEO,Komatsu Spring Industrial Co., Ltd.


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The providers that go along with Lowe's are fairly standardized for the most part. IBISWorld predicts hardware stores will see barely higher annual development (2{5f7e3e29c55076c04d7b4dcb391ebc5761dacd9b67e57328dcf7e12d2a62e476}) in the years ahead than the house improvement giants (1.7{5f7e3e29c55076c04d7b4dcb391ebc5761dacd9b67e57328dcf7e12d2a62e476}). It now has nearly 1,a hundred shops beneath its banners, which embody Residence Hardware, Residence Constructing Centre and House Furnishings. It is time to achieve your DIY dreams while you save with residence improvement store coupons. And with the economy (and perhaps extra pertinently, the housing market) exhibiting signs of enchancment in recent times, both companies have turn into traders' favorites. Lowe's, being a house enchancment retail store, depends fairly heavily on selling items. Outgoing Woolworths CEO Grant 'Brien defended the progress at Masters, saying new-format shops had been resonating with prospects.
Some hardware shops operate rental businesses as part of the first business, and rent for public use building tools and/or social gathering supplies. Begin incomes Cash Back at over 2,000 of the biggest shops and specialty boutiques. Certain their energy tools are junk and selection restricted, but most of what they sell is similar as the two massive stores at one third the value. In Panama City and throughout the country you'll find hardware stores, but the two biggest residence enchancment stores in Panama are Novey and Do It Heart. For all of your basic DIY and crafting wants go to The Vary – with eighty stores across the nation, and still increasing. The rewards you will earn will pale in comparison to the late fees and/or interest expenses you will accrue. You will discover quite a lot of residence home equipment offered at lowered costs on this online home enchancment store.
Priding themselves on holding 'stuff' out of landfills since 1996," Extras shares a wide variety of surplus building supplies and other house improvement supplies, together with windows, doorways, trim, hardware, cabinetry, lumber and extra. This broad category of specialty retailers covers store places starting from kitchen & tub centers to color & residence decor shops. A few Novey in Panama Metropolis are on Avienda Balboa in Punta Patilla, in Costa Del Este, and on Tumba Muerte close to the El Dorado Mall. Harwich Portray and Adorning delivers the sort of specialised consideration and assist that you simply won't discover in larger chain stores.
Check out your local residence enchancment retailer and/or it is web site, particularly through the summer months when landscaping and gardening initiatives are in full swing. Hold your eye out for main carpet gross sales on carpeting at each flooring stores and home enchancment quite often offer carpet set up to encourage folks to purchase their carpets. Masters at present has 9 stores buying and selling under the brand new format, which options new layouts and a wider vary of merchandise and brands, together with Honda garden mowers and Sherwin-Williams paint.
Greater than the rest, our residence improvement and home furnishings retailer examine reinforced our perception that, with a purpose to improve satisfaction and gross sales, it is now not good enough to simply be ok. Though there are individuals who have been scammed numerous occasions because of shopping on-line with their credit cards, using your Lowe's account when ordering is secure. Along with its presence within the Americas, Lowe's can also be growing a strategic partnership with Woolworths Restricted that will see it develop a community of house enchancment shops in Australia. IBISWorld's House Improvement Stores market analysis report is a comprehensive information to market dimension and growth prospects. You worth a healthy, efficient, sustainable home that captures and stores energy, reduces water use and saves money on electric payments.


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SMF - Just Installed!
"crunch crunch"...? IS HE EATING THE GLASS?! O_O
Quote from: MaronaPossessed on October 16, 2017, 04:09:38 pm"crunch crunch"...? IS HE EATING THE GLASS?! O_ONO! He's sneaking some bites of peanuts and potato chips so he won't have to share! 😆
effing body snatchers
"the....PEEEEEPLE"(How come there's an Amish guy? Or should I just say "an Amish"?)
I feel this way all the time.Update: If she starts eating glass, everyone should probably leave.
Jesus, Regina...O_O
Something definitely isn't right...


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- A cocktail book perfect for the literary obsessed. Link
- These stones are designed for whiskey, wine and bourbon and provide the perfect temperature without watering down the spirit. Link
- One of my most favorite books, this one studies the biology, chemistry, history, etymology, and mixology of drinking and includes more than fifty drink recipes and growing tips for gardeners. Link
- Serve your whiskey the way it's meant to be served with these crystal Glencairn whiskey glasses. Link
- From Austin, Texas Dash Bitters is a female-ran company that sells and makes bitters for cocktails, with this kit, your boozehound will be able to DIY their own bitters! Link
- A fun book for the movie buffs who love to drink. Link
- Help your whiskey lover learn all about the complexity of the spirit with the help of this scratch and sniff book! Link
- After all that booze, they're gonna need something that helps with the hangover. Never Too Hungover is that cure. (also use code BIGWORLDSMALLGIRL for 25% off!)
Whiskey Rocks Link || DIY Orange Hop Bitters Kit Link || Whiskey Tasting Glasses Link || Cocktails of the Movies Book Link || Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist Link || The Drunken Botanist Link || Scratch and Sniff Whiskey Guide Link|| Never Too Hungover Link


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French FM offers India 1 bn to fund projects, as Rafale talks stall
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On visit to New Delhi, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, offered to give India up to 1 billion euros in credit to fund its sustainable infrastructure and urban development projects. This, as talks on a $12 billion (8 billion euro) Rafale deal stalled.
The 1 billion euro credit line will be distributed through the French development agency over a three-year period, said Laurent Fabius on Tuesday.
India, which has said it needs $1 trillion of investment by 2017 to upgrade its infrastructure, is keen to attract foreign development agencies and companies to help finance new roads, railways and cities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who took office in May, wants to reinforce India's status as a regional power, and has whetted the appetite of Western powers, who are all scrambling for a piece of its economic pie.
Fabius said he was confident that French aviation company Dassault would be able to supply New Delhi with 126 Rafale fighter jets worth 12 billion dollars (8 billion euros). But on Tuesday he sounded less upbeat after a meeting with Modi.
"The next step is for Dassault and the (Indian) government to discuss the details which have not yet been discussed and hopefully to reach a conclusion," he told news agency reporters. "For us, the earlier the better ... but it's a normal negotiation and the way it must be."
The contract has been under negotiation for two years. And rival countries like Britain see this as a potential opportunity to sideline the French and push forward their own Eurofighter jets.
However, extending a credit line to the Indians, could allow France to boost it ties with the South Asian nation, and gain an early link to the country's future infrastructure schemes, if it it fails to conquer its aviation industry.


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It is true! The rumors, or lack of rumors suggesting the collaboration between Sunflowerman and Sam Flax Atlanta can now be confirmed.
The 'Watercolor for Illustrators' shorts series will be released for free in a couple weeks. I have had the immense pleasure to partner with Sam Flax in presenting this information, free of charge to anyone and everyone.
Here is a video from the last Sunflowerman, Sam Flax experience.
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- Arab Spring = good…sometimes.
- Maidan Coup = good…as long as EU association signed.
- Greek Spring = bad…no one should defy EU rule.
Deleted tweet by Slovak Finance Minister implies EU elite wanted to punish Greeks for their defiance. #ThisIsACoup pic.twitter.com/Nxpcyul43p
— Richard Wellings (@RichardWellings) July 14, 2015
Deleted tweet by Slovak FIN min implies EU elite wanted to punish Greeks for defiance. #ThisIsACoup pic.twitter.com/GpkjPqg0Gl @redpilltimes
— brian g (@bodhibrian) July 15, 2015


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Follow our live match coverage of Fleetwood Town's League One game at Bristol Rovers here.
Our rolling feed has all the latest breaking news from the Memorial Stadium as well as live match updates throughout the season.
Visit www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/sport/fleetwood-town and click on FTFC Live or visit this page to follow Uwe Rosler's men.


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Edwardsville, IL
The TuckerAllen Edwardsville location is conveniently located on North Main Street, in the heart of downtown Edwardsville, just down the street from the Madison County Courthouse and not far from SIU – Edwardsville. Our estate planning attorneys offer a full range of services including will packages, trust packages, elder law, long-term care planning, Medicaid planning, and special needs planning.
Our team of estate planners in the Edwardsville, IL office serves all of Edwardsville and the surrounding areas, including: Alton, Collinsville, Granite City, Highland, and Troy.
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Edwardsville, IL
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Mexico's long-ago president, José Porfirio Díaz, is credited with a memorable, though likely apocryphal, quote, which translates as: "Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States!"
Díaz, who as a youth fought against the U.S. in the Mexican-American War, was overthrown in the 1911 Mexican Revolution, but his desire to keep some distance from the giant northern neighbor echoed through the 20th century in Mexican policies that kept a tight rein on cross-border trade and investment.
In recent decades, though, and particularly since the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect in 1994, Mexico's policymakers have sought to capitalize on their country's proximity to the U.S. Consequently, Mexico has attracted investor interest for its uncommon identity as both emerging market and member of a vast trade bloc.
The nation's transformed status enabled Mexico's equity market to weather a currency crisis in 1994 and a malaise that beset emerging markets generally in the late 1990s. Moreover, in recent years, Mexico's market has soared to unprecedented heights, notwithstanding a significant but transient plunge during the global financial crisis.
The benchmark IPC index, which at the start of 2000 was slightly above 7,000, hit a peak of 31,975 in May 2008 before falling to 19,626 in May 2009. As of December 2009, it was above its pre-crisis peak. At the end of 2010 the IPC hit an all-time high of 38,550 before retreating mildly into the vicinity of 37,000 in the second quarter of 2011.
Goldman Sachs has labeled Mexico one of the N-11, a group of 11 nations poised to follow the four BRICs of Brazil, Russia, India and China in taking on expanded roles in the world economy. Mexico, along with South Korea, is a more developed economy than the bulk of the N-11, a diverse set that includes frontier markets such as Nigeria and Bangladesh, and yet Mexico is included in the grouping for its high growth potential.
Indeed, some projections have placed Mexico as the world's fifth largest economy in 2050, compared to its current position narrowly missing the top 10. This would put Mexico behind China, the U.S., India and Brazil and ahead of Russia. Mexico may not be a BRIC — though Mexican officials have been known to grumble that the category should be called BRICMs — but it is set to carry significant weight whatever the label.
Notably, such optimism about growth is occurring amid a spate of grim news from Mexico about escalating violence by drug cartels. Such violence, while it holds potential to damage tourism revenues, has had little impact thus far in dampening investor enthusiasm. As in the past, Mexico's market is showing considerable resilience.
Building a Bloc
Negotiations toward a North American free-trade zone began in the mid-1980s. On Dec. 17, 1992, NAFTA was signed at a ceremony in San Antonio, Texas by President George H.W. Bush, Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. After a contentious debate in the U.S., the pact was ratified by legislation signed by President Bill Clinton on Dec. 8, 1993.
Mexican equities moved upward steadily in anticipation of closer North American links. The IPC, which opened 1992 at 1,444, closed that year at 1,759 and ended 1993 at 2,603. In May 1994, Mexico joined the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, becoming the OECD's first Latin American member and crossing the threshold before other mid-1990s entrants such as South Korea and Poland.
In December 1994, the Mexican peso was devalued sharply amid panic about factors ranging from current-account and budget deficits and lending standards to the leftist insurgency in the state of Chiapas. The IPC closed the year at 2,373, and it traded below the 2,000 level during much of the first half of 1995. A U.S.-led international package of loans and guarantees helped stabilize Mexico's economy, preparing the way for renewed growth in 1996. The IPC ended 1995 at 2,778 and was at 3,361 at end-1996.
The late 1990s were a time of cautious but generally upward movement in Mexico's equity market. The IPC made its first push above the 5,000 line in August 1997. The 7,000 mark was hit on Dec. 28, 1999, the third-from-last trading day of the decade.
Millennial Ascent
A vigorous Mexican bull market began in mid-2003. The IPC, which hovered around the 7,000 level in June of that year, closed 2003 at 8,795. Then the bull's pace picked up. The IPC made its first push above 10,000 in February 2004 and by year-end was at 12,917. The 15,000 mark was hit in September 2005. The IPC crossed the 20,000 line for the first time in April 2006 and ended that year at 26,448.
The IPC first closed above the 30,000 line on May 11, 2007. It fluctuated around that line for the rest of 2007, closing the year at 29,536. The index poked above the 32,000 line briefly in April 2008, but in subsequent months was caught in the downdrafts of the global financial crisis. The IPC fell below 25,000 that September and below 20,000 the following month, briefly dipping below the 17,000 mark in October's last week.
The IPC ended 2008 at 22,380 and at end-March 2009 was back below 20,000. But the resilience of Mexico's market became increasingly evident. In early October 2009, less than a year after its low point, the IPC pushed back above the 30,000 line. The index ended 2009 at 32,120.
In the decade and a half since the peso crisis, Mexico had tended toward fiscal restraint in its macroeconomic policies and cautious lending standards in its banking system. Both now paid off in bolstering investor confidence amid worldwide financial jitters. The nation also was well-positioned to withstand dropping oil prices; unlike fellow energy exporters Venezuela and Russia, Mexico had not poured its oil revenues into an unsustainable spending spree.
So Close to the U.S.
The earlier-mentioned Porfirio Díaz-attributed quote appears to be a poor guide to Mexico's situation in the early 21st century. The country's proximity to the U.S. now is a selling point that helps draw investors into Mexico's stock market. Mexico's ready access to its giant neighbor as an export market is a major reason for this.
Ironically, though, growing concerns about U.S. public finances may also increase Mexico's attractiveness.
Mexico's public debt recently has stood at a little over 40 percent of GDP, compared to a U.S. equivalent of nearly 60 percent. When Standard & Poor's shifted to a negative outlook on U.S. debt in April, Mexican financial markets took it in stride, as analysts noted the contrast with Mexico's own strong fiscal position.
A Long Development
Mexican equity trading dates back to 1886 with the establishment of the Bolsa Mercantil de México (Mexican Mercantile Exchange) in Mexico City. In 1975, this organization changed its name to the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (Mexican Stock Exchange), acquiring regional exchanges in Monterrey and Guadalajara at the same time.
A modernized version of the institution was launched in 1933, and a regulatory liberalization in the 1980s enabled trading to expand. Today, the organization, often referred to by the initials BMV, is Latin America's second largest stock exchange, after Brazil's BM&F Bovespa. Long owned by a group of banks and brokerage firms, BMV became a publicly traded company in 2008.
Since 1996, investing in Mexico through an exchange-traded fund has been possible with the iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index Fund (symbol: EWW). It remains the only pure-play Mexico ETF.
Extremely High-Net-Worth
During the past two years, Forbes has ranked Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helú as the world's richest person. Slim, 71, is the chairman of telecom companies Telmex and América Móvil and his Grupo Carso holding company has stakes in various industries. In March 2011, Forbes estimated the net worth of Slim and his family at $74 billion.
In 2009, Slim provided a $250 million loan to the cash-strapped New York Times. The infusion came in the form of notes that carried a high 14 percent interest rate. In late 2010, the Times announced an intention to repay the loan in 2012, three years early.
As a child, Slim learned business practices from his father, an immigrant from Lebanon who had founded a dry-goods store. At age 12, the future billionaire bought shares in a Mexican bank. His early business interests focused on construction, mining and real estate, but by the 1980s he was involved in industries ranging from aluminum to chocolate.


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Si Pedro at si Juan 2010
Juan: Pare, may
nakalimutan ka
ata eh.
Pedro: Bakit
pare? Ano'ng meron
Juan: Sige, ganyan ka
Read More......
Pedro: 'yeh.
Tampo ka naman
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Bhebhe ko...
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nakalimutan ka
ata eh.
Pedro: Bakit
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Juan: Sige, ganyan ka
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You won't fully enjoy
a swing unless you
raise your feet from
the ground.
YOu won't fully enjoy
a boat ride unless
you remove the
rope's knot from
the riverbank.
You're dog won't fully
enjoy its dog life
unless you remove
the chain from
its neck.
Never ever limit
yourself when it comes
to happiness.
Learn how to let go
and move on.
Remember that
being happy is a
choice! Life is
don't let anything
hold you back from
being happy...
From Jose
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A rich widow was looking for a husband who won't beat her up, won't
run away and has to be great in bed.
Hundreds applied but no one qualified...
One day, her doorbell rang and she saw a man with no arms and legs
lying on her welcome mat.
W: What do you want?
M: I'm the man you're looking for. I won't beat you up coz I have no
arms and I won't run away coz I have no legs.
W: What makes you think that you're great in bed?
M: Hulaan mo kung anong pinang-doorbell ko.ü hahaha.
From +639214559501
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1. Happiness deep
2. Serenity at every
3. Success in every
facet of your life.
4. Family beside you.
5. Caring friends
around you.
6. A love that never
7. Good health within
8. Beautiful
memories of yesterdays.
9. A nice day with so
much to be
thankful for.
10. A pathway
leading to better
11. Dreams that
manage to come
true and
12. A great
appreciation for
whatever you do.
Happy New Year's Day!
From Diane
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In the throes of prepping a house to sell, always a bit daunting. After my Mom's death January 2012, her house isn't the same. My brother and I made the deliberate decision to leave everything of hers "as is" weeks after she died – moving toward week six, eventually gaining the emotional energy to begin a new transition – from Connie's home to Connie's Trust.
Connie gave my brother and I the gift of all gifts a parent can give their children – a living trust. That's not the focus of this post, though relevant for a number of reason, some of which I'll share another time. That said, nothing quite prepares a kid (even middle-aged ones) for the death of a parent. Whatever age, growing up takes on a new life of its own.
To understand her death is to understand her life. She LOVED her house. I mean, the woman truly loved where she lived – Newport Beach, CA. Far from the east coast shore the Jersey girl grew up in, she found her west coast rendering of the shore in the early 70s years after my parents moved west.
Upon my parents divorce in 1972, going back to work as a newbie real estate agent, the single mom of two young kids scratched and saved every penny, first purchasing a 6 unit apartment building on the peninsula right between 10th and 11th streets on Balboa Blvd. Selling the apartments five years later, Mom and a friend, pooling their financial resources, together bought a 1933 bungalow on West Bay Ave. Ten years later, in 1988, buying her friend out, the entire property was newly titled in Connie's name only – an incredible accomplishment considering she did most of it on her own.
Which brings us to today, the year 2013. After months of deep conversation, lot of thought through the tears, my brother and I have decided to sell Mom's beloved home. Has not come easily; mixed emotions, of course. Grateful Mom left her gift of a trust, it's increasingly expensive living in Newport (currently we both reside on Mom's property – he in the main house, me in unit behind, an apartment upstairs) In addition, my brother and I are heading down our own individual paths moving forward.
Never having had the experience of coping with the death of a parent until last year, all of this is still new, unexplored, a bit unsettling and at times, overwhelming. Are we doing the right thing? Should we sell now or wait longer? As a real estate professional myself, the challenge lies in remaining pragmatic, not the easiest when the emotional ties lie within the lathe and plaster of a structure.
She's gone, yes, though I find I talk to her much more these last few weeks; the need to find the right buyer, asking her to share her wisdom and indelible capacity to use that amazing common sense of hers. Her main wish for my brother and I was to experience just five minutes of peace (her wonderful Jersey accent and sarcasm) in one form or another. Ultimately, her gift, a home she worked so hard to attain and keep, her children, now given the opportunity to do with it what would be best for us. She stressed over the never-ending house payments, property taxes, changes throughout the city, the growing number of people visiting Newport each summer, trash left in the alley and litter on the sand. Despite these issues, despite she could have sold during the peak of the market, make more than enough dollars to retire much earlier than she did, Connie wasn't going anywhere. Point in fact, she's still here. I have no idea what it'll feel like when the house sells yet I'll always feel closest to her on the beach. Difference now, I'm a little more grown up.


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Hey peoples here News from -(BR)-
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
New Shape of .::TC::.
Hey peoples here is my Neww .::TC::. Sanja Shape :D
Going my way
Monday, January 30, 2012
I Love The Night
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Leo Style-RAWR-
I am Sweet??
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Business Time
I like my Shape XDD
Friday, January 27, 2012
City girl
My item for XYROOM
This my Item for XYROOM
It starts at 1 February :)
The Shape is available for 99L$
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wait here for you..
Sexy Ladies
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Good girl.. :P
Im a Good girl... :P
In the sunlight
Golden Times
Heya Loveley's
I have some New's for U all
a sweet new dress from -(BR)-
and sexy pant's from *TwInS FaShIoN - TF *
Monday, January 23, 2012
Standing on the Road
Hi Sweetie's
New's from *TwInS FaShIoN - TF*
and -ZR-
Have fun shopping
Perfect Wardrobe has a new collection out
theme Rainbows
and new tattoo from my boy
Lazy Panda
Hi Sweetie's
New MESH pullover's at .:villena:.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
OMG I'm so bored
Rude Girl
Heya Lovely's
It's sunday and I'm a lil lazy
but I have a new necklace and gorgeus hair
thank's for ur visit today <3
Today I'm a good girl
Ready for the Evening
Heya Lovely's
Tila and me have some New's from Izzie's for U
and a really gorgeus dress from *TwInS FaShIoN - TF *
we love our look and hope U too
nice day for U all <3
and yeah I know it's not fitting at all but it's my favorite song right now ^-^
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Hi Sweetie's
New's from *TwInS FaShIoN - TF * and .:cheeky:.
hope U like it
Heya Lovely's
New's at *TwInS FaShIoN - TF *
and gorgeus bling from Izzie's
Hi Sweetie's
It's weekend and we are all a lil bit lazy I think
but here is my entry for now ^-^
My Dress is from *TwInS FaShIoN - TF * and we will have more New's from the shop later
hope U like it
SOOOOO in L-O-V-E
As U maybe have noticed our Blog has made a lil change :D
I'm in L-O-V-E
My boy made such a great Job and I'm so thankfull <3
Hope U all like it
I have some more in mind for the future
but now we have to take a look at my outfit
click the sweet button and go get it
Friday, January 20, 2012
I only have my Lipstick
Hi again sweetie's
I don't really know what to say :P
but I like my outfit so check it out
and I will use my lipstick again
Still waiting for U to come back
There are New's at (-BR-) ... Sexy dresses for sexy Ladie's I Love it!
I'll dance for ur Moneeey :P
Heyaaa My Lovely's
We have some changes in mind for the next day's
and I hope U all will like it
but now I have so sexy sexy sexy *period stuff for U
a new store with all the clothing for Ur inner Bish
only available at marketplace aduld section for now
Allmost a Lady in Red
Hi Sweetie's
Brought out a new and sexy dress in a few color's
I think it's rocking my curves perfectly
Hiding in my basement
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Hellooo... Kitty :P
Hi sweetie's
-(BR)- brought out totally cutie mesh dresses for the first time,
five sweet textures are available from now on.
We are young ....
Heya Lovely's
some new's for U all packed in a Hippie-Retro look,
well I like it hope U too
Animal Attraction
нι ѕweeтιe'ѕ
ι тнoυɢнт ιт woυld вe тιмe ғor α lιl wιlder eɴтry тodαy :p
ѕo ι pυт мy ѕweeт тιɢerѕнιrт oɴ αɴd тooĸ α looĸ ιɴтo мy cloѕeт
ғoυɴd ѕoмe ɴιce тнιɴɢ'ѕ тo ѕнow υ
нope υ lιĸe ιт
Pretending ....
....ι'll jυѕт ѕтαy нere αɴd wαιт ғor υ....
....нυɢɢιɴɢ мy тeddyвeαr тo мy нeαrт ....
....wнιle preтeɴdιɴɢ ιт'ѕ υ ιм нoldιɴɢ....
ι love υ ѕo мυcн
lovely'ѕ ... ɴew'ѕ ғroм ::LEO-NT:: α ѕweeт вeαr αɴd α ѕтore ι wαɴт тo ѕнow υ [ bk ]
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
нeyα lovely'ѕ
ι нαve ɴew'ѕ ғroм -(BR)- αɴd мy вoy ғor υ
нope υ lιĸe мy oυтғιт ι ғor ѕυre love ιт
I'm a lil Rollergirl
ι love мy ɴew looĸ
ɴew'ѕ ғroм :STICKY FINGERS:
αɴd rollerвlαdeѕ тнαт αre αlѕo weαrαвle αѕ ιce- ѕĸαтeѕ
coмιɴɢ wιтн α cυтe αo
ѕo cυтιe cυтe
romancetime with drd
нeyα lovely'ѕ
drd вroυɢнт oυт ɢorɢeυѕ нeel'ѕ αɴd ι ғell тoтαlly ғor тнeм
ѕo roмαɴтιc αɴd ѕтυɴɴιɴɢ
αѕ ever тнey αre αvαιlαвle ιɴ мαɴy dιғғereɴт color'ѕ
ɢo ɢeт тнeм
ғorever oɴe oғ мy ғαvorιтeѕ ѕo woɴderғυll
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Shut Up Hater
ɴew'ѕ αт .:cheeky:.
One night in china
You are not my Type
нι ѕweeтιe'ѕ
ι нαve ɴew'ѕ ғroм P.i.X.X.i.S
α pαιr oғ reαlly ɴιce ѕнoeѕ ғor υ
тαĸe α looĸ αɴd тell мe ιғ υ lιĸe ιт
I want to stay in the sunlight again
lovely'ѕ ι'м ѕιcĸ .-.
ι'м нαvιɴɢ тнe cold wυααн нαтe ιт вυт ι love мy looĸ
ιт'ѕ ѕιмple вυт wιтн ѕoмe ɴew'ѕ
нope υ lιĸe ιт
Monday, January 16, 2012
We love our pussy's
нeyα lovely'ѕ
υѕ тoɢeтнer αɢαιɴ ^-^
we нαve ɴew'ѕ ғor υ ғroм .:cheeky:.
тαĸe α looĸ αɴd ғιɴd oυт wнαт we weαr тodαy
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Introducing: General Instructions
Instructions can get difficult to follow sometimes, and the person who is getting their feet under them in brewing might be able to use a general set of instructions. We have now launched general instructions for All-Extract (including a specialty grain option), Partial Mash, and All-Grain recipes. Under the "beer" dropdown option at the top of our website, you can now find "beermaking instructions" and be redirected to a directory for the few options. We hope to launch an infographic (top-secret) as well as options for wine in the future.


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Many letters to the editor concerning a variety of topics have inspired this response.
Exegesis is the process by which one extracts the truths of literature. This process draws out the meaning of a given writing to understand the message therein. Eisegesis pushes understanding into a literary passage. Eisegesis, therefore, impresses a literary rendering with new meaning, extra meaning. One process (exegesis) seeks truth. The other process (eisegesis) attempts to superimpose another meaning on literature.
Case in point – eisegesis is responsible for interposing a right for our government to curtail religious practice on our constitution. This is born from an impression of a phrase absent from the Constitution; "separation of church and state" coupled with the opening statement of the first amendment, that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…" This eisegesis ignores the second part of this phrase, "or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," or adds words to the original document in the analysis. This error grew exponentially to the point where now many see our country was founded upon a secular basis. Some claim religious freedoms, though not promotable by our government, can be curtailed through an ignorance or omission in public institutions.
Exegesis involves extracting truths from literature in a three-prong perspective alien to many commentators today. First, historical – what is the historical reference during the time surrounding the literature as developed (time period, political forces, purpose, current events)? Second, context – what is in the sentence, the paragraph, the chapter, the entire book or writing? Third, grammatical – how is the sentence constructed, and specifically how are the words used? This may involve studying the literature in its original language if foreign (i.e., study Les Misérables in the original French).
Where eisegesis can find new understanding in any literature, depending upon other literary, emotive or personal influences and perspective; exegesis, when properly exercised will only derive the true meaning from a given literary work. This type of literary research is also known as lower criticism. In applying these techniques to our Constitution's First Amendment, we find the following.
Historically, the first 10 Amendments of our Constitution were taken from the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was generated for the people in response to concerns that the original Constitution might eventually permit a tyrannical central government to evolve. Our country broke from Great Britain because of tyranny. The purpose of the Bill of Rights was to specifically curtail governmental authority. For these reasons, the portion which reads, "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these were life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…" is counted as one of the most cherished and clearly articulated phrases of freedom and liberty in world history. Interestingly, the only words ever contested were "inherent and inalienable" which were replaced by "certain inalienable." All believed a Creator bestowed these rights and liberty.
Contextually, we begin with the founding document that opens with "We the People…" The people themselves then give the individual articles the authority and position they have. Their personal freedom is being exercised as they choose their government, its construct, and the authority it is given. With a historical understanding of the origination of the amendments themselves, we find the First Amendment stands for a personal freedom to exercise – not limit – religious belief. This is the first personal freedom referenced and it levies the first restriction on government. Being the first amendment, it sets the tone and authority for what follows. It also flavors the entire document. It does not call for government activity, but a restriction thereof, or inactivity if you will. Historically, and contextually our study shows the Constitution denies governmental authority to curtail the freedom for any one to practice their religion, including the solicitation of others for conversion to a religion. This is clearly a "free exercise thereof" for any religion, whether Christian, Islam, Buddhism, or atheism. The amendment itself is labeled "Freedom of Religion, Press," indicating a preeminence to freedom of religion even above that of the press. Equally, in reviewing the amendment itself, we find the phrases "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech," before the phrase "or the press" correlating their priorities with the title. Separating the press' speech freedoms and placing them in subordinate priority to – but not necessarily connected with – the people.
Grammatically, we find the amendment is a single sentence. Historically, this was how things were written in the 18th century. Many continuing phrases were connected with semicolons to complete a thought. For instance, our Thanksgiving proclamation by George Washington was written in this fashion, as were the minutes recorded in the Journals of the Continental Congress. Here we find the main theme of this sentence is that "Congress shall make no law." This correlates the historical and contextual aspects with the opening tenor of the amendment. The next phrases "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;" indicate the amendment deals with a freedom from any law of Congress concerning religion. This is followed by, "or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;" again indicating a freedom from any Congressional law that abridges, censors, or edits a person's speech or freedom of the press. Third, we find "or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." This is connected to the first two where people are given freedom to assemble without congressional litigious interference or harassment. Further, a right to petition the government for grievance exists under the same circumstances. The key phrase of concern then is, "Congress shall make no law…" Those things that follow explain the restrictions inherent in the opening statement. They are individually connected within their phraseology, and literarily connected in the whole.
When reading, be concerned about individuals who attempt to explain things to you. Many write to purport an agenda. Emotions cloud issues and facts; emotions about politics and religion especially. Research what you read and learn the truth for yourself. Any given writer may have an axe to grind.
Tim Senter, Lander


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The 2014 governor's race hinged largely on which of two unpopular candidates managed to make himself less disliked than the other, each trying to get voters to overcome negative opinions, swallow hard and vote for him.
That's what the pundits and pollsters said was going on in recent weeks as Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Republican challenger Tom Foley, who both suffered from dangerously high levels of public disapproval, spent millions trashing each other with negative TV ads and mailings in hopes of making the other look worse.
And that's what the ultimate experts on this election — the voters themselves — were saying after casting their ballots on Tuesday.
"I don't like Foley. I don't like Malloy, either, but he's the lesser of two evils," Anne Mahony, 86, of Waterbury, said after emerging from the polling place at Crosby High School. Mahony is a registered Republican, so her vote for the incumbent governor wasn't a natural thing. But her comments attested to the effectiveness of negative ads that portrayed Foley as an unfeeling businessman willing to close manufacturing plants and break labor unions to preserve his millions.
"When I saw the commercials about what he's done, I'm afraid of him," Mahony said of Foley. "I worked in Scovill's," one of the big mills that gave rise to Waterbury's nickname as the "Brass City." But then new management closed the plant. "They took over and they put it in the ground, and they gave me no kind of benefits, no kind of nothing," Mahony said. "And I'm afraid that's what [Foley] will do."
She was accompanied by her son, Waterbury firefighter Bill Mahony, 55, a registered Democrat. He voted for Malloy, but without enthusiasm. "I don't like either of them," he said. "I'm an avid hunter, and I don't like what [Malloy] did with the gun laws. But I'm afraid what Foley will do with the unions. And my job is more important than my guns right now."
Choose Your 'Evil'
It was the same with many voters: Many seemed to be weighing the candidates' undesirable qualities, rather than their strengths.
"I'm not crazy about Foley, but I hate Malloy even worse," Peter Petrok, 89, said outside the Crosby polling place. Petrok, a Democrat, voted for Foley because "he's the better of the two evils, you know what I'm saying?" He said that Malloy "screwed a lot of things up. He lied a lot," including his statement that he wouldn't raise taxes before engineering the state's largest tax increase ever.
Malloy's problems with dissatisfaction among voters have dogged him for all four years he's been in office. Experts have attributed that to the state's poor economy and his aggressive, often prickly personality.
His job approval rating has never climbed above 50 percent, even though he generally gets high marks for his crisis-management skills in leading the state through devastating storms and the Sandy Hook school massacre. Malloy's best poll numbers — a job-approval rating of 48 percent among registered voters — came in March 2013, three months after the Newtown killings as the legislature debated a sweeping gun control bill that he had championed.
Malloy's immovably low job-approval ratings left him little choice but to tear down Foley in the campaign, said University of Connecticut political science Professor Ronald Schurin. "When the governor began the campaign, he was underwater — his negatives outweighed his positives,'' Schurin said.
But as an incumbent, most voters already had made up their minds about him, so his best chance at winning was "to make this a referendum on Mr. Foley's business record," Schurin said.
In a series of devastating attacks, Malloy portrayed Foley as a cold-hearted businessman who did not pay his fair share of taxes. The strategy worked: Foley's unfavorable rating climbed by 10 percentage points from early September to late October. Thirty-three percent of likely voters expressed an unfavorable opinion of him in a Sept. 10 Quinnipiac University poll and, by Oct. 22, after a withering onslaught of attack ads from Democrats, that number had risen to 43 percent.
Foley clung to his central theme — that the state's economy has struggled to gain its footing under Malloy's stewardship. And although there were some big issues between them — Malloy highlighted gun control, Foley touted his education plan — much of the campaign was focused on smaller issues.
In a debate held two days before the election, the candidates spent time arguing about the meaning of the term Odalisque, the name of Foley's yacht. Foley said it evoked artistic beauty, and Malloy called it the name of a "sex slave."
"Both of them were looking for things they could harp on to make them sound worse than they are,'' Schurin said.
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Not every voter saw Tuesday's vote as a choice between "the lesser of two evils."
Outside the Slade Middle School polling place in New Britain on Tuesday afternoon, Lori Bonilla, 52, an unaffiliated voter, said that she voted for Foley because Malloy broke a promise not to raise taxes and has done a poor job of improving the state's economy. Bonilla, a phone company customer service representative in New Haven for Frontier Communications, said of Foley: "I'm willing to give him a try."
John Anderson, 51, said outside the Slade polling place that he voted a straight Democratic ticket, including Malloy.
"I am a registered Democrat. That's primarily why I chose him. … There are too many conservatives out there. … Foley is more for the rich."
His mother, Julia Anderson, a retired state correction officer and an unaffiliated voter, also voted for Malloy. "I think he needs more time to get the economy under control. … I think he's doing the best he can with what he has."
In Farmington, outside the Irving Robbins School polling place late Tuesday afternoon, Madison Parekh, 22, an unaffiliated voter who moved to Connecticut a few months ago, said she had voted for Malloy.
"I am a social worker, and I thought a lot of the issues that he was representing had to do with social justice, and women's rights, and seniors' rights, and I thought that that was cool."
Lana Elder, a 29-year-old seventh-grade social studies teacher in the Waterbury public schools, said after voting in Farmington that she chose Malloy over Foley partly on the basis of the Connecticut Education Association's endorsement of the incumbent.
"I didn't feel a whole lot of passion for either candidate this time around," the Democrat said, "but there was nothing that Foley said that spoke to me, necessarily. He was a dry candidate. I felt like he was being as safe as he possibly could. There was nothing exciting."
Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, a Democrat, said she had heard from voters who were turned off by the negativity of the race, but she didn't see things becoming more positive in the near future because negative seems to be effective.
"The commercials sometimes get people disgusted and I understand that," Wyman said as she stood outside a polling place at the Methodist Church on Farmington.Avenue in Hartford. "It seems to work and they're doing it all over the country, sorry to say. I would love to see it change. ... I'd like to just win the battle on accomplishments, and I don't think that's what's happening."


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Yesterday, I went to the coffee shop, as I always do on Sundays, with my book. It was raining outside and the air was flat grey, no shadows or light being thrown. I never mind days like this, especially on Sundays, because there's something languid about them and that suits my mood. The window I sat facing was smeared with rain, not in drops but like a wash and it softened everything and I found myself gazing out dreamily more than reading my book.
I'm happy right now and not in any dramatic way, just content from deep down inside and I can feel it in my tummy and in my chest. And this is new for me and the feeling of it makes me happy too. But the atmosphere around me yesterday was the kind that makes me reflective melancholy and I started thinking sad thoughts.
I thought about people in my past, especially old romances, and felt loss over the distance that has grown between us. It's not just because I've moved so far away. I feel it poignantly when I'm in the same room as them or when I see them on Facebook but we never talk. And I remember when we used to say so much and touch each others arms as we talked and I carry a lot of grief over that.
And I feel bad because I too easily think I'm the only one who feels this. For me, there's always so much in each person but other people seem to move on and let go. I don't. Instead, I dwell on moments when I wasn't honest with them and tried to play it cool. When I didn't tell them how much it all meant to me. And this all seems in stark contrast to my post about arcs and endings a few weeks ago, but the truth is I feel both ways at the same time.
Especially when I was younger I used to fake lightness about all kinds of deep feelings. The truth was many moments had important weight for me but I was ashamed of my feelings for their cheesiness and messiness and playing it cool seemed the better way to be. And yesterday I started to feel misty thinking about all of this and I wondered how things might have panned out if I was just myself in those moments.
Then I thought about how happiness has always seemed boring and one-dimensional to me, like Milton's heaven. But I'm starting to understand that deep happiness can be as complex and interesting as angst. I can be sad and pensive at the same time I'm happy too. And when I left the coffee shop I could feel both the sadness in my eyes and the happiness in my chest and the one intensified the other so I was almost high on feeling so deeply.
And, for perhaps the first time, I stopped wishing that I was the kind who could play it cool. Because there was so much more to dig about feeling all of this at once.
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BEFORE hearing the reservations (and they are legitimate, if ultimately academic), be advised to go see "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," to relax and let the gags, the pratfalls and the beautiful, wide-eyed, leggy (and busty) scenery engulf you. Here, at last, is a motion-picture spectacle for old men of all ages.However, in transferring from stage to screen the show's low-down, knockabout antics, the moviemakers seem to have allowed some of its madly theatrical spirit to escape into the very real, crisp, blue sky that hangs over the life-size movie sets.Some, that is, but not enough to do permanent damage to the heart of this leering clown of a movie that opened here last night at Cinema I and Cinema II. It's just that burlesque, like a mushroom, does best in a dark, confined space.This is mentioned only because of the eager anticipation of the meeting of Richard Lester (the director responible for the two ultracinematic japes starring the Beatles) and the zany, lowcomedy vehicle with such players as Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers and Jack Gilford.It is hard to decide whether Mr. Lester has gone too far, or not far enough, in translating into film terms the carefully calculated nonsense originally conceived for the theater. He's done a lot of tricky things — with his penchant for quick cutting and juxtaposition of absurd images — but there are times when this style seems oddly at variance with the basic material, which is roughly 2,000 years older than the motion-picture camera.Mr. Lester seems not to have disturbed the basic structure of the show, except to remove some of the songs. The result is a comedy with music, decked out in striking color and played in handsomely realistic settings.The highjinks in ancient Rome still defy coherent synopsis, being a wild scramble of venality and lechery, disguises and mistaken identities. Mr. Mostel, a little subdued it seems, re-creates his Broadway role as the house slave who schemes for his freedom by arranging for his young master to elope with the still-innocent courtesan who lives in the bawdy house next door.Mr. Silvers, without his glasses but wearing a toga and looking like Sergeant Bilko caught in a Turkish bath, makes the neighborhood procurer a fine figure of arrogant buffoonery. It is, however, Mr. Gilford, as a perpetually worried slave, who almost steals the show trying valiantly to bring order out of the chaos.The film unravels as a series of interrelated blackout sketches, punctuated by outrageous one-liners, as when Mr. Mostel, offered a bottle of wine, asks, "Was One a good year?" Or when a transient Roman general orders a "sit-down orgy for 14," or when, at that orgy, Mr. Lester, in a series of quick shots, shows us how to attack a hardboiled egg. (Peel off the shell after crushing it between two lovely midriffs, then slice it by pushing it through a lyre.)Stephen Sondheim's music and lyrics hold up well, especially "Comedy Tonight," by which Mr. Mostel introduces the characters at the start, and the slightly bawdy "Everybody Should Have A Maid" ("sweeping out, sleeping in"). And the supporting cast is attractive, including Michael Crawford and Annette Andre, who are marvellously simpleminded as the young lovers.A funny but inevitably sad note is struck by the appearance of the late Buster Keaton, as a myopic old man searching for his children, stolen years ago by pirates. He literally runs through the film as a sight gag. "A Funny Thing," however, is a fitting vehicle for the departure of a fine old clown.
The CastA FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, screenplay by Melvin Frank and Mochael Pertwee, from the play by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart; directed by Richard Lester; produced by Mr. Frank; released by United Artists. At Cinema I and Cinema II, Third Avenue at 60th Street. Running time: 99 minutes.Pseudolus . . . . . Zero MostelLycus . . . . . Phil SilversErronius . . . . . Buster KeatonHysterium . . . . . Jack GilfordHero . . . . . Michael CrawfordPhilia . . . . . Anette AndreDomina . . . . . Patricia JesselSenex . . . . . Michael HordernMiles . . . . . Leon GreeneGymnasia . . . . . Inga NeilsenVibrata . . . . . Myrna WhitePanacea . . . . . Lucienne BridouTintinabula . . . . . Helen FunaiGeminae . . . . . Jennifer and Susan BakerFertilla . . . . . Janet Webb


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Joe Jackson. The name strikes you. His personality is even more striking. And his figure? He called it an Elephant.
Joe kept us engaged for an hour or so last Thursday at British Council, Accra during a program organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketers. Yes Marketers. They do have a professional institution. It was a grand event in terms of content and depth of sophistication mixed with simplicity. Joe mixed fun with intellectual prowess in a very inspiring presentation which started on a "lovely" note.
Joe used the analogy of a man fighting to win his beloved to describe what a marketer or anyone wishing to sell something should do in order to be successful. Before you think I am just talking about the ability to sell well I must modify my terms. This presentation was not just about selling but about "Brand Strategy". I will not pretend I now what that term means technically but I do know the implications: creating a product that is successful in the market.
This brings us into another term that was clarified in the presentation: a Product is not the same as a Brand. A Product creates rational competition while a Brand creates emotional competition. Joe gave examples comparing actual brands/products. The underlying concept was that a brand tends to create a emotional buzz ad brand loyalists tend to have an emotional attachment to the products in question. In essence, creating a winning brand involves engaging the target market emotionally.
At this point I should mention that Joe Jackson based his presentation on a case study of Dalex Swift, a flagship product of Dalex Finance and Leasing Company. Dalex Swift is a product which allows anyone to invest money (starting at 1 cedi equivalent to about 25 cents) electronically at anytime of the day using Mobile Money. The product which was launched in September 2015 (full take-off around November) currently has a sign-up count of about 15000. Now that is success!
Joe shared the success story of this brand beginning from the challenge he and his team had to develop a product with the degree of ultra-convenience that Swift has which give confidence to the customer as he/she faces the future. In the initial stages of developing a strategy for marketing this brand, he mentioned that the team did have the option of traditional advertising methods which did not have the kind of Emotional Buzz that makes a winning brand. A few weeks of thinking and consulting was what then created the concepts for Dalex Swift.
Joe had the humility to acknowledge those who contributed to making the brand a successful, particulary a certain Canadian Brand Consultant by name Graham Robertson, CEO of Beloved Brands. I will end this long piece by stating two stairways we learn at the session with Joe Jackson as follows:
Steps to Creating the Grand Emotion
- Define the Target
- Define the Need/Enemy
- Define the Emotion/Benefit
- Define Insights
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We had a brief break in the arctic temperatures this past weekend, and I was able to take advantage of that Sunday and go for my first ride of 2016. It was short–only about 40 miles–but it was sooooooo nice to be out riding again.
First step was to dig out all my gear that I'd put away for winter. Helmet! Boots! Pants! (Whew! They still fit!) Jacket! Now, where did I put my gloves? I know my registration is in this drawer somewhere… Where in the world did I put my key?
I finally unearthed everything and scurried out to my bike. I rolled it out into the daylight to do my post-winter, pre-ride check. Since we had such a mild November and December, my bike has only been sitting for about 2 months. I didn't winterize it beyond connecting the battery to a trickle charger. In fact, when I checked my tire pressure, they hadn't lost a single PSI. The chain was still well-lubed, all the moving bits moved and the stopping bits stopped. I held my breath when I turned the key, but it started right up–like I had just ridden it yesterday. Hooray!
In my (limited) experience, the first ride after not riding all winter is usually an awkward one as I get reacquainted with the nuances of the throttle, braking threshold, etc. But this time, for whatever reason, there really wasn't any re-adjusting. It was just like picking right back up where I left off. I don't know if it felt that way because I have more overall experience, or the shorter time period between my last ride compared to previous years, or maybe a combination of both.
In any case, it felt great to be out riding again. We're back into cold, snowy, winter mode now until the weekend. Maybe I'll get another chance to ride this weekend, too. Forecast is for the mid-40s. We shall see!


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A CLOSURE-threatened Netto store has been reprieved after an MP raised the issue in Parliament.
The supermarket in Birtley, Gateshead, was on a hit-list of stores to be sold after Asda bought the smaller chain last year.
Asda snapped up 194 Netto outlets across the country, but a Government department threatened to refer the merger to a watchdog unless Asda made moves to sell stores in some local areas.
The Office of Fair Trading informed Asda of the areas where they had concerns and the Birtley branch was earmarked as being too close to the Asda superstore in Washington.
Blaydon Labour MP Dave Anderson feared no buyer would come forward and the area would be left without a main supermarket after a Somerfield store closed down in April 2009 after a Morrisons buyout.
Mr Anderson feared the area would be hit hard and made representations to the OFT.
He said: "We have already seen a huge drop in footfall on the main street after Somerfield closed with many small businesses suffering. Older people and those who don't have their own transport need somewhere local to shop.
"It seems like the decision is being taken based on lines drawn on a map rather than any understanding of local circumstances."
Mr Anderson raised the issue in Parliament last night.
He said people in Birtley were pleased when Asda bought Netto as: "Asda were a Premier League team" only to then find out that the store would have to be sold. Mr Anderson said he was determined the area would not be hit by a second closure and that no consideration had been given by the OFT to viability of Birtley.
Business and enterprise minister Mark Prisk told Mr Anderson he understood how the loss of a local supermarket can affect a community.
He assured Mr Anderson that Asda has a "legal obligation to keep the Netto store open until a purchaser can be found and Asda must also ensure that it makes a real effort to ensure workers keep their jobs afterwards."
He added: "We should always be prepared to listen and learn on these issues.
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Chile, like many other emerging countries, is focusing a great deal of effort on exporting services, especially high-tech services. Chile is concentrating on key sectors such as information and communication technologies (ICTs) and training.
In 2010, services made a $10.8 billion contribution to Chile's exports. This figure continues to grow, and is expected to reach $13 billion by the end of 2011, according to a World Trade Organisation report. This growth is largely due to the country's overall economic development and strong institutions, boosted by the trade liberalisation which has come about through numerous free trade agreements. Seen as one of the most advanced technological regions in the Americas, Chile exports services to Argentina (27%), Peru (23%), the United States (14%), Brazil (13%), and Colombia (6%).
ICT, a key part of Chile's technological policy
Chile has been focusing on key sectors such as information and communication technologies. In 2009 ICT-related exports represented $718 million, going mainly to Latin America (42.3%) and the United States (29.2%). These figures encompass IT services, software and hardware development, and also call centres, whose growth has seen the number of jobs garnered through outsourcing from other countries rise from 20,000 in 2008 to 30,000 this year. Due to its strategic geographical position and its multilingual service provision, Chile has also succeeded in attracting a substantial amount of foreign investment into high value sectors such as biotechnology companies providing specialised products for nutrition, health or agribusiness.
Improving training to generate new sources of revenue
Chile has also made a decision to provide high-quality teaching in advanced technology subjects in order to attract high-flying foreign students. In 2009 more than 12,200 such students were studying in 177 universities or institutes of higher learning, bringing in over $160 million a year in tuition fees and daily spending. Chile has also entered the lucrative video games market, whose worldwide revenues are estimated to reach $68 million in 2012. At the present time there are 17 Chile-based companies developing various kinds of – mainly online – gaming platforms and exports in this area are forecast to rise from around $3 million last year to $15 million in 2012.


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ATERSHED COMMISSIONED the following setting from composer Kevin Allen to help 2016 begin on the right foot. We hope you enjoy what he's done with this famous hymn text. I particularly enjoyed the Alto line, and took the liberty of creating some unauthorized rehearsal videos to help amateur choirs. (You'll find them at the bottom of the page.)
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1. Jesu dulcis memória,
1. Sweet is the remembrance of Jesus, bringing man his heart's true joy; but sweet beyond honey and all created bliss is His presence.
2. Nil cánitur suávius,
2. No theme is more agreeable in the singing, none more welcome in the hearing, none more comforting in thought than Jesus, the Son of God.
3. Jesu spes paeniténtibus,
3. Jesus, hope of penitent souls, how gracious You are to those that ask, how good to those that seek; but who shall say what You are to those that find?
4. Nec lingua valet dícere,
4. No tongue can tell this, nor pen express it; but the one who has experience of it can know in his heart what it means to love Jesus.
5. Sis Jesu nostrum gáudium,
5. Jesus, one day to be our reward, be our joy in this life. May our glory be in You through all eternity.
Literal translation by Fr. Joseph Connelly.
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So the new campaign we started on Friday is my first homebrew campaign for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. I wanted to playtest it in order to get it ready, as I'll be running a D&D game at BFGCon this year.
I dunno if people would really be interested in the details, but I'm gonna post a campaign log here as part of my efforts to get feedback to help me tune my campaign for the convention. Later, I intend to try to get this campaign published if all goes really well.
The players (Not real names, for privacy's sake):
(I forgot to write down the character's names, but will use the player names for now.)
Terry, playing an Elvish Paladin of Pelor who has fallen from grace but seeks to redeem himself in the eyes of his goddess (In my campaign world, Pelor is female.)
Jeff, playing a Half-orc Barbarian.
Donna, playing a Plains Elf Cleric/Sorceress
Kyle, playing an Sea Elf Eldritch Knight Fighter
Tony, playing an Elvish Cleric of Odin
All characters were created at 5th Level.
The story began in the Adventurer's Guild Hall in the town of Crystal Falls, located in the northern reach of the Kingdom of Saltara, in the Southern most tip of the Dragonback mountain range. (For anyone reading this who played in our online campaign, that's about 200 miles east by northeast of where you were!) Word reaches the guild hall of a sudden and strict quarantine imposed upon the compound of the merchant Jules the Fair, whose household and staff have come down with a severe and virulent plague.
The adventurers head over to the compound to investigate, where they have found several priestesses of Freya doing what they can to administer to those inside, such as bringing food and conveying messages. They have already used their spells to cure disease on as many as they could, but are still badly short staffed for the number of afflicted. The adventurers use their own cure spells to help as many as possible but still, there are far too many within.
Wishing to gain more information, they ask the City Watch to help them get in direct communication with the merchant, Jules. A wooden stand is hastily set up with a bell, near one of the walls of the merchant's compound where there's a relatively close building. They are able to converse directly with Jules, who refuses to accept any curative magic for himself until his family and staff have been seen to. This, even after he begins exhibiting the early symptoms of plague. The adventurers learn that the plague came in from a trade caravan that had come from a small hamlet called Lentz' Landing, about a day's travel north. Unfortunately, that same caravan has already headed south, and is bound for the much more populous central region of Saltara.
Wasting no time, the adventurers mount their horses and head south to stop the caravan before it can infect any other towns. They catch up to it, about half a day's journey away, to find every last member of the caravan has died, and their remains are being eaten by creatures that appear to be ghouls, but are not, in fact, undead. After a battle with the creatures, two of the adventurers have contracted the plague. Fortunately, one of the clerics had kept two spells in reserve, and is able to cure both members, after watching them for a few hours to learn more about how quickly symptoms begin to appear. The results are disturbing.
The remains of the caravan are burned, and the adventurers made camp. In the morning, they returned to Crystal Falls to find that most of those in the merchant's compound have died, and Jules himself is gravely ill. The adventurers insisted that he be brought to the gate so they can cure him, as he is no longer able to protest. Curative spells are cast, and Jules, along with his immediate family, are cured of the plague and taken to the Temple of Freya to recover along with the others who had been saved. Sadly, the plague has now killed nearly all who were within the compound.
The Paladin wants to go into the compound to try and cure more, himself being immune to disease, but the City Watch is under very strict orders. He travels to the castle of Lord Kriose, who is the lord over the city to ask permission. Upon arriving, he finds that Lord Kriose is merely a 12 year old boy, who finds Paladins and their warhorses fascinating, and agrees to allow him in. Meanwhile, the Cleric of Odin travels to the Temple of Odin to get more help, only to find the curates within bickering and arguing, not helping. He gives a stirring speech, and convinces them to send aid.
The Paladin enters the compound and is only able to save two more before they were claimed by the plague. The adventurers return to Kriose's castle to find that the 12-year-old boy was only a disguise, that Lord Kriose is, in fact, a grown man who uses the disguise as a way of testing those who entreat him for aid. He agrees to provide whatever assistance to the adventurers he can, and they head north to Lentz' Landing to back track the caravan.
After a day's journey north, the adventurers find Lentz' Landing, a small village with a river crossing. The village is completely depopulated, but a large group of ghouls drive the adventurers into the empty inn where they fight a pitched battle against the creatures. They are victorious, and the next morning they investigate further to find the roofs of several structures near the plaza at the center of the village to have been damaged by some sort of large creature having used them as a perch. The well in the center of the plaza is coated with a layer of thin, dry mucus, and the water within emits a terrible stench. What sort of creature caused this? They look skyward, and in the distance, see a very large rocky outcropping, jutting at a steep angle skyward. The peak is enveloped in a thick, green fog. Is is there they shall go.


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Expanded Chart Book Shows Impact of Skyrocketing National Debt
Jun 20, 2011, 03:17 ET
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In roughly 20 years, the typical American's share of the national debt will more than triple—unless Washington gets the nation's fiscal house in order. That's just one of many insights into the nation's fiscal balance sheet that The Heritage Foundation presents in bold graphics in today's release of an expanded 2011 Budget Chart Book.
Right now, the national debt averages $31,871 for each American—nearly consuming the median household income of $50,255. Without any real spending cuts or reforms, the Heritage Budget Chart Book illustrates that debt spikes to $103,827 per American by 2032.
"For younger generations, the story gets worse," says Alison Acosta Fraser, director of Heritage's Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies. "By 2044, each American's share of the national debt has redoubled to $206,771. And it keeps going up after that."
The expanded version of the Heritage Budget Chart Book contains 42 graphics that portray Washington's unprecedented levels of spending, deficits and debt. Seven brand-new graphics have been added since a 2011 preview edition of the chart book was released in April.
One chart compares President Obama's 2012 budget and Heritage's fiscal plan to fix the debt, "Saving the American Dream." Under the President's budget, net interest spending on the nation's debt would more than triple in the next decade. But the Heritage plan is projected to balance the budget in 10 years and dramatically reduce the debt to 30 percent of GDP by 2035.
"What comes through strikingly in each graphic is that Washington has a spending problem that must be corrected," Fraser says, noting that entitlement programs continue to be the main driver of increased federal spending. For example, an updated chart shows how a lack of entitlement reform pushes spending to engulf half of the economy by 2056.
The online Heritage Budget Chart Book lets visitors download, post and e-mail any of the graphics. It also provides links to relevant Heritage research and tools for bookmarking, embedding and information-sharing through Twitter, Facebook and RSS feeds.
The Heritage Foundation is the nation's most broadly supported public policy research institute, with more than 710,000 donors. Founded in 1973, it develops public policy solutions that advance free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional values and a strong national defense.
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Season two of the original Netflix series Orange is the New Black (OITNB) was released on Friday, but fans of the series took over social media days before by posting tweets and messages about the long awaited released date. The first season of OITNB was not an instant hit when it was released last July, but as fans talked about the news of this comedy-drama over many social media platforms, the show became a hit just a few months later.
Orange is the New Black is based on the book by Piper Kerman, who reveals her life as an inmate in a women's prison. The Netflix series changes Piper's last name to Chapman, and adds on some more drama and entertainment for the viewers, including Piper's love affair with Alex Vause, played by former actress of That 70's Show, Laura Prepon.
It took a whole year before the acclaimed Netflix show was back for season two. While fans waited impatiently for the series to begin, a few weeks shy of its released date, Netflix released character posters of the ladies of Litchfield prison, giving fans a little tease of what the show had in store for them. Social media played a big role on the show's comeback, including bringing back Prepon's sultry character, Alex Vause; which became a huge internet sensation after the first season. Fans posted memes and photos of the famed Orange Is the New Black series character, which took over social media. Although Prepon did not have a contract to come back for season two, the fans high demand made Jenji Kohan, the creator of the show, bring back her character for at least four more episodes. If Orange Is the New Black continues with a third season, fans will not be disappointed; sources claim that Prepon will sign a full time contract to continue in the program.
The series' popularity also made many fans without a Netflix account find ways to download and watch the second season while interacting through social media. According to Variety, within just a few days of its released date, the program had already been pirated more than 55,000 times over the internet. This number shows the increasing rate of fans compared to the program's first season, which was downloaded illegally approximately 3,800 times in the first two days of its running. In addition, the Orange Is the New Black series' increasing fan based took over social media channels. Followers of the show created Facebook groups such as "Addicted 2 OITNB" and "OITNB Quotes," as a way to interact with one another, and not to mention its more than 1 million likes on the show's official Facebook account. On Instagram, the series gained over 200,000 followers, as they were given behind the scenes photos and short videos with sneak peeks of season two. The cast posted candid photos and selfies, and the account even posted an inside look to some of show's red carpet events. Netflix also launched a new application Orange is the new APP that lets fans share memes, emojis and even add their own photo to a funny card featuring the fans' favorite cast members. Fans who have been binge-watching the program's second season are already talking about how they cannot wait for the show to continue with its third season next year.
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