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Putting makeup perfectly to dry skin can be quite challenging. Often coloured cosmetics come with formulas that are quite drying and can cause chapping of skin. This happens mostly with base makeup that does not have any hydrating effect.
Therefore it is quite necessary to choose the right kind of products to make dry skin look healthy and radiant. Here are some basic makeup tips for dry skin to look gorgeous always:
Makeup Tips For Dry Skin
Prep Your Skin
Dry skin needs constant boost of hydration to remain healthy. Prior to applying makeup be assured to moisturize the skin with a creamy formula that nourishes your skin for a long time and prevent it from getting dehydrated. A chapped and flaky skin will make the foundation to cake and will look messy.
Try to use something like Dior Nutri-Move Crème or L'Oreal Hydra Fresh Aqua Cream for dry skin types. Vitamin E Skin Serums are also rich hydrating boosters and will ensure a truly nourished skin.
Use Dewy Foundations
Dry skin most of the time appears quite dull and flaky. To avoid this try to include a dewy textured foundation for that angelic glow. Matte foundations can cause too much dryness and will appear whitish on your face. Invest in a foundation with a creamy texture that can create a light reflecting glow and immediately perk up your complexion.
Add Some Sheen
This is one of the best tricks used by makeup artists to combat dry skin. Use a highlighter or radiance booster before applying the foundation or base makeup. Clarins Flash Balm or Jemma Kidd Dewy Glow All Over Radiance Cream are best bets for this purpose.
They add the illuminated effect that gives an impression of healthy and radiant skin from within. Choose the most prominent areas of your face like cheekbones, temple, bridge of the nose and chin. Choosing the right kind of highlighter is important too. Women with warm complexions should choose something with gold tints.
Get Even
Spots, dark circles and acne scars are evils that can make you look dull and sick. Use a concealer to cover these flaws. Often makeup artists can create magical transformations just with the help of a concealer. Use a creamy formula that does not dry out the skin.
Try something like Urban Decay Surreal Skin Creamy Concealer for an instant brightening effect. The concealer should match the colour of the foundation. Often too light concealers can appear funny and white on the skin. It is important to blend it properly for a flawless complexion.
Go Rosy
Use a glowing cheek tint that can give an instant boost to your face enhancing its health and beauty. Try to choose a shade that best compliment your complexion and make you flush naturally. Remember to blend it on your cheek bones for a magical pinkish aura. Without proper blending the colour can appear quite clownish and improper.
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Warm Up
The best way to combat dry skin is to create an effect of sun-kissed glow. Contour your face with a bronzer and create a supreme summary glow all over. A bit of shimmer in the bronzer can easily do the trick and give you the much sought after illuminated effect you have been looking for.
Use Cream Shadow & Liquid Eyeliner
If you are going to apply eye makeup choose a cream based shadow as powder shadows can be too drying for the thin and sensitive eye area.
The cream texture of the shadow will spread smoothly on the lids and can give the exact type of look that you want to create. Use a liquid eyeliner as it will appear glossy and immediately brighten up the eyes for a smouldering look.


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The University of Auckland has topped the Times Higher Education's (THE) first World University Impact Rankings.
McMaster University, Canada and The University of Manchester were ranked second and third.
The league table reveals the universities contributing most towards achieving a more sustainable future.
The universities' performance was scored against the United Nations' 11 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and take into account universities' work on gender equality, climate action and reducing inequality, among many other areas.
King's College London was the only other UK university to make the top 10.
The University of Southampton, University of Dundee and Newcastle University rounded out the top five UK universities ranked on the list. They were placed 12th, 20thand 23rdrespectively.
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Dr Julian Skyrme, director of social responsibility at the University of Manchester, said: "Being recognised as Europe's highest ranking university in this new index – and third in the world overall – is a brilliant reflection of the work of our researchers, teachers, students, professional services and cultural institution staff, enhancing our global reputation as a leader on social responsibility and impact."
The University of Manchester was scored highly for its contribution to health and wellbeing, its work towards building sustainable cities and communities, its research on consumption and its international partnerships that further sustainability.
The rankings were developed in partnership with Vertigo Ventures, a leading research organisation. Its impact officer, Dr Mary Ho, said "the sector can no longer shy away" from its responsibility towards sustainability.
CEO of Vertigo Ventures Laura Tucker said that universities' positive impact on society is "increasingly intertwined with their financial futures". The Research Excellence Framework (REF), which assess the quality of research in the UK higher education sector, changed its assessment criteria to reflect the growing significance it places on the field. "Demonstrating the difference universities are making will only get more important", Tucker said.
The figures were compiled from data voluntarily supplied by 551 universities from 80 countries across six continents.
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There is another not very pleasant moment, which we have to talk about only because we live in Russia. In order to get a prescription for drugs, you will have to contact the district psycho-neurological dispensary at your place of residence. It should be noted that these institutions are very different from similar western ones, alas, not for the better. Naturally, in a depressed state, promoted by depression, you will want to be treated first, as a person, and not as a patient with a regular diagnosis. But the system of domestic psychiatry is still very far from that. I would like very much that you did not encounter this, but most likely you will feel a strong estrangement, a barrier between yourself and the district psychiatrist. Just be prepared for this, try to understand that a psychiatrist is an ordinary person, with a small salary, with personal problems, which every day has a huge number of patients, often with severe mental disorders, and, with the help of this barrier, he simply defends his psyche not for nothing in the ranking of suicides among representatives of various professions, psychiatrists are in the lead).
The most important thing is for a psychiatrist to be a good specialist and be able to choose a regimen for taking medications that will ease your depression. Sometimes this can take years. I know a person who all his life suffers from endogenous depression and for several decades tried more than 40 !!! various drugs, before he found the optimal (in his case) drug. Drug therapy is a method of trial and error, and when choosing a drug, psychiatric intuition plays an important role.
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THE FLATS – The 7th-ranked Georgia Tech women's tennis team rolled to a 5-2 victory over Oregon on Sunday to improve to 3-0 on the season. The Jackets claimed the doubles point for the third straight match and pocketed five singles win in the victory.
DOUBLES ACTION: With wins at the top two spots, Tech took the doubles point and a 1-0 lead entering singles play. Wrapping up first at the top seed, the No. 5 Tech duo of Paige Hourigan/Kenya Jones down the 17th-ranked Oregon pair of Shweta Sangwan/Alyssa Tobita, 6-3. Johnnise Renaud/Ida Jarlskog clinched the doubles point for the Jackets from the two seed, defeating Rifanty Kahfiani/Julia Eshet, 6-3, after coming back from a 2-1 deficit. Nami Otsuka/Victoria Flores went unfinished at No. 3 against Daniela Nasser/Paiton Wagner. The pair led 5-2 before the Ducks pulled back to 5-4 before the point was clinched.
SINGLES ACTION: The Jackets pocketed four singles wins and clinched the match at 4-0 before Oregon was able to get on the scoreboard. Otsuka gave Tech a 2-0 lead picking up a straight set victory at the No. 5 seed over Julia Lilien, 6-4, 6-1. Taking on Oregon's Eshet at No. 3, Jarlskog cruised to a 6-3, 6-0 triumph to push Tech in front, 3-0. No. 49 Hourigan clinched the match from the top seed, defeating Tobita, 6-3, 6-3. Rounding out Tech's singles wins was Jones at No. 6, edging Wagner, 6-3, 6-3. Oregon closed out the match claiming singles wins at No. 2 and No. 4 for the final 5-2 tally.
QUOTABLE: "It was a hard fought match with Oregon today. We played pretty well in doubles to get the doubles point, but we need to work on some things in our singles play. We have some work to do before we leave Wednesday for ITA National Team indoors." – Head Coach Rodney Harmon
UP NEXT: Tech heads to Madison, Wisc., for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. Action kicks off Feb. 9 and runs through Monday, Feb. 12.
No. 7 GEORGIA TECH VS. OREGON RESULTS
Match Score: Georgia Tech 5, Oregon 2
1. No. 5 Paige Hourigan/Kenya Jones (GT) def. No. 17 Shweta Sangwan/Alyssa Tobita (Oregon) 6-3
2. Johnnise Renaud/Ida Jarlskog (GT) def. Rifanty Kahfiani/Julia Eshet (Oregon) 6-3
3. Nami Otsuka/Victoria Flores (GT) vs. Daniela Nasser/Paiton Wagner (Oregon) 5-4 DNF
Order of finish: 1, 2
1. No. 49 Paige Hourigan (GT) def. Alyssa Tobita (Oregon) 6-3, 6-3
2. Shweta Sangwan (Oregon) def. No. 79 Johnnise Renaud (GT) 6-2, 6-1
3. No. 89 Ida Jarlskog (GT) def. Julia Eshet (Oregon) 6-3, 6-0
4. Daniela Nasser (Oregon) def. Victoria Flores (GT) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
5. Nami Otsuka (GT) def. Julia Lilien (Oregon) 6-4, 6-1
6. Kenya Jones (GT) def. Paiton Wagner (Oregon) 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 5, 3, 1, 6, 2, 4
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Is your gym schedule THIS crazy? :)
May 3, 2012
Everyone remembers my friend Lil, right? Well, she is back! That's right, double duty 🙂
I told you she was a gym crazy, right? This girl SERIOUSLY puts my workout schedules to shame. Personally, I'm a big fan of working out on my own and namely at home. The hassle of getting my butt to the gym, when all it wants to do is stay at home after work is a personal hurdle of mine. Although I will say that I love my gym and always leave a class feeling great afterwards. Lil, is the opposite as you'll soon find out. Even though I TRIED to get her to share some pictures of all the different moves she does for the classes, she declined (next time), but she DID agree to talk about the crazy gym schedule she's worked herself into. Check it out.
Ok so another entry. This one will be about my working out on my own versus the classes at the gym. When the first treadmill my husband bought for me died from inactivity, he bought another one. Why? I didn't want another treadmill. He wanted the treadmill. This purchase was before we joined the gym and I wanted an elliptical. OK, so we ended up with an elliptical AND a treadmill. They both are in my laundry room. I worked out on my elliptical for a while, listening to my iPOD, but feeling isolated. My family was in the living room watching tv while I was in my laundry room staring at the spot where the two walls meet. Not fun at all.
Now as a member of Gold's Gym, I have the option of working out on my own or attending classes. It is such a difference. My gym has a theater where they play different movies every day. That is where I usually run on the treadmill, in the dark, listening to my iPOD and watching movie subtitles. That is not my first option. My first choice is the classes. My absolute favorite class is Les Mills Body Attack. Body Attack is a high intensity cardio class. I started with Body Attack and it is still my favorite. Body Attack is a 60 minute class with tons 'o jumping jacks, squats, lunges, and pushups. Your body definitely knows you mean business in that class. All that work to "get 'cha into those booty shorts" as the instructor, Jen, says. Ha, yeah, booty shorts, that's my goal. (Said in a sarcastic tone) It is nice keeping up with all the young people in class. What is even nicer is seeing that I can outlast the young people. Who knew?
I also take Body Pump and Body Step. Body Pump is weight lifting while isolating different muscle groups. It has given me awesome muscles and I have gotten several compliments on how good I look. A woman asked me after Pump one day a few months ago if I did any additional workouts outside of classes. She wanted to know how I got my arms to look like they do. Until that point, I hadn't realized that my arms had taken shape. Sadly, I will have to miss one of my Pump classes this week but it is all good. I know my muscles can use a rest every now and then.
I also take Body Step, which is a step aerobics workout. That class always gets me huffin' and puffin'. I have never been much of a dancer and some of step is like dancing. It has taken me a few years to step out of my shell and be open to the idea of even swinging my hips in front of a mirror in the first row of class. I do sashay and swing my arms, heck, sometimes I even sing. I hardly think anyone would call my style "dancing" but it is all for the workout. I am directionally challenged, turning left when the rest of the class is turning right, and I usually end up laughing about my mis-steps. Once you realize that everyone misses a step or gets a move wrong, you are no longer self conscious about being off. An important thing to remember is to be sure the step does not move as you are jumping on and around it. Once, the class was doing a move that involved a stutter step, which is a step on the step followed by a step on the floor with the same leg, while hopping on the weight baring leg. Yeah, it happened, the step got away from me and I slid across the floor on my butt as if I were sliding into third base. The funny thing is that everyone around me noticed but the instructor didn't. It makes for a funny story.
My gym recently started offering Body Combat on a regular basis. I will check that one out next week. I love attending the gym classes more than working out on my own. I have a group of friends in those classes who keep me on track. It is so much easier to go to the classes when you know your friends will be there. It holds you accountable and you want to attend the classes. The friends who come may not always be the same friends but I always know there will be someone I know at class. I plan my evenings around what class is offered on which night. I have been called a "gym rat". Not necessarily a bad thing, right? At 45, I am in the best shape of my life. It is never too late to start working out.
See? I told ya she was ca-ra-zy. 🙂 And for the record, I've seen those arms – they're pretty stellar. She's kept the booty shorts under raps though…


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ISLAMABAD -- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Thursday (October 12) issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Pakistani lawmaker Imran Khan for contempt of court, Dawn reported.
Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), has been accused of illegally receiving foreign funding. He has repeatedly failed to appear before the five-member ECP.
The ECP had previously issued bailable arrest warrants for Khan on September 14 over his failure to show up for a contempt of court proceeding. Those warrants were later suspended by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) after a petition from the PTI.
The new arrest warrants were issued because of Khan's repeated failure to appear for the hearing and his failure to send a written apology to the ECP for his absence in court, according to Dawn. The ECP ordered Khan's arrest and that he be brought for a hearing on October 26.
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Matcha has been a synonym of Japanese tea culture since 12th century, when powdered tea had been first introduced to Japan.
Growing demand of matcha in the western countries stimulated production of powdered green tea in other countries as well, mainly in China. Because of its availability and low price it became quite popular on the matcha market. And so, before we started our own matcha business, we had decided to do a research and find out what Chinese powdered green tea called "matcha" is all about. Can it be a real competitor to Japanese matcha? Here is what we found out and what you should know as well.
Tea originated in China, but…
All green and black teas are made from leaves of one plant species, which is called Camellia sinensis. It was first discovered in Southeast China, gained in huge popularity during Tang dynasty and it became a regular part of people's lives. In 1191, the Zen Master Eisai brought the new and revolutionary idea of drinking powdered green tea from China to Japan. Matcha was initially used solely by monks in order to endure long meditations, but in some time it found its way to the to the Samurai society, royalty and the Japanese upper class. Since the 16th century, matcha exclusively has been used in Japanese tea ceremony(chanoyu), which is a very complex ceremonial art of drinking tea, celebrating simplicity, calmness and mutual respect.
What is the difference between Chinese powdered green tea and Japanese matcha?
The idea of producing powdered green tea has become deeply rooted in Japan. For more than 800 years Japanese have been improving growing and production methods in order to bring the original idea into perfection. Chinese, on the other hand, have never become enthusiastic about powdered green tea. China, India, Korea and other Asian countries developed their own ways of growing tea and have their own tea culture. Chinese green teas belong between the most precious teas in the world, however they are very much different from Japanese green teas.
The difference lies not only in growing and production methods, but mainly in all other environmental factors such as for example soil and climate conditions. French refer to these special characteristics as terroir. And terroir of Southeast China is very much unlike the terroir of South Japan. Chinese "matcha" appeared on the market 15 years ago, at a time of growing global demand for green tea flavored foods.
Production of mass consumer products like for example bottled iced teas does not require green tea of a really good quality…
But an export of Japanese matcha started to grow because of the growing popularity of matcha in the Western countries. And Chinese farmers wanted to compete. They tried to imitate some of the production methods of matcha, but without a proper know-how their "matcha" has got a very poor quality. There is neither resemblance in taste nor in its appearance. The colour is dull and the texture is slightly grainy, which makes it impossible to foam.
Let's mention one example of growing and production methods used by Chinese producers. Their "matcha" comes from tea plants, which are not shade grown. The harvested tea leaves are roasted in a pan, in order to prevent an oxidation process from happening. Nevertheless this method results in slight yet perceivable changes in taste and colour. On contrary, the harvested tea leaves from Japanese farmers are first steamed and then air-dried. Thus their colour remains bright green and they preserve its sweet vegetable taste.
So if we compare Chinese "matcha" with real Japanese matcha, there is really just one thing they've got in common: word powder.
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Imagine, if you will, a Britain where, in 2012, David Cameron personally selected the members of a new girl band, and then appointed Samantha Cameron to manage them. Imagine if they were all also in the military. Imagine a Spice Girls concert, but with The Corrs as a backing band and Victoria Beckham belting out a song about how great our Trident nuclear weapon is. Imagine no more: meet Moranbong, product of the mind of Kim Jong-un, and a wildly popular group with a fanatical following in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Just as the Trabant was once the Communist Bloc's answer to Mercedes-Benz, so are Moranbong the riposte to Psy and the South Korean pop boom.
They are not bad, either, and I say that without irony, a difficult task when dealing with anything from the last Stalinist state on earth. Although they haven't yet played the O2 Arena, what with it being in the capital of a whimpering lap-dog ally of the murderous imperialist Americans, and all that, there's plenty of Moranbong on YouTube. What I especially like about the girls is that they play their own instruments, and do so extremely well. Possibly, you might think, in fear of the fatal penalties for hitting a bum note, but more likely because of their sheer enthusiasm.
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I discovered another nice thing about using buttonhole wheels with cast on stitches this week. Now, I'm sure that others already knew about this match between the two stitches. I probably just wasn't observant enough to notice it or pay attention to it before I had to work with them myself.
Here it is. Not perfect stitching but I think a perfect match between these two stitches. I love the contrast in density between the two stitches.
Since I discovered it on grid, I tried it with two layers of buttonhole wheels on some felt.
Here is the practice on the cast on stitches. I'm beginning to see how pulling them in various ways controls the shape.
You can see that I'm still using Perle cotton for the most part. It is easier for me to control than the pima cotton that I have in overdyed threads. Not that overdyed Perle cotton isn't available, I suppose. Maybe that should be on my list for the next visit to the local needlework shop.
My stitching is still not such that I want to try making all kinds of flowers but I did try this one last night.


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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) — Dingdong Dantes has issued a statement on FPJ's Ang Probinsyano's use of his family's photos without consent.
Fans of the Dingdong and wife Marian Rivera, known as "DongYanatics," had called the show out over the weekend for apparently using – and photoshopping – photos of the couple and their family. The long-running FPJ's Ang Probinsyano's stars Coco Martin.
In one scene with Alice Dixson, the fans pointed out that the show used the wedding photo of the couple. The faces, however, were changed to that of Alice and Edu Manzano.
Another photo from the baptism of their daughter Zia was also used, with the faces of Dingdong and Marian also swapped. Zia's face, however, was unretouched.
On Monday, August 13, Dingdong addressed the issue on his personal Facebook page. According to GMA's "Primetime King," he has already sent a letter to the show.
Dingdong admitted he thought twice about making a statement, but in the end decided to share it to people who have expressed concern for his family.
"I have been deeply thinking about disclosing my response to the public. However, I owe it to the DongYanatics, to other friends who also expressed their concern, and to our family, to share our action regarding this," he said.
"A letter has already been forwarded to the production team of Ang Probinsyano. This was done, in good faith, to express my dismay and deep concern."
"Courtesy and fair practice must always be observed especially in an established industry like ours. But whether or not it is done within the entertainment sector, we should always be reminded of the basic etiquette for online photo use and sharing that includes asking permission and/or citing sources."
"I do hope that this won't happen again to anyone."
The actor also posted an excerpt of the letter he sent to the show.
"I appreciate that you found artistic inspiration from the original photos. Unfortunately, there is the inescapable consequence that legal and moral rights were violated here. And as you may very well be aware of, established industry practice is against such act as it amounts to disrespect. Worst of all, as a father and husband, I cannot help but feel offended and deeply hurt by such actions, which happened not just once, but twice.
"Basic rules of courtesy in this case dictate that you first secure permission from the photographer and my family."
Ang Probinsyano's producers have yet to issue a statement on Dingdong's letter but in an interview with Pep on the sidelines the press conference of the teleserye Ngayon at Kailanman, Alice apologized to Dingdong over the use of the family photos. She said that she wasn't aware that the wedding photo used was of Dingdong and Marian's.
Alice said she personally messaged Dingdong over the matter. She also said she'd personally call the attention of show staff if the same photo would be used again. – Rappler.com


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Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Movements and Behavior Around a Kill Site and Implications for GPS Collar Studies
Global Positioning System (GPS) radio-collars are increasingly used to estimate Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) kill rates. In interpreting results from this technology, researchers make various assumptions about wolf behavior around kills, yet no detailed description of this behavior has been published. This article describes the behavior of six wolves in an area of constant daylight during 30 hours, from when the pack killed a Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) calf and yearling on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, to when they abandoned the kill remains. Although this is only a single incident, it demonstrates one possible scenario of pack behavior around a kill. Combined with the literature, this observation supports placing a radio-collar on the breeding male to maximize finding kills via GPS collars and qualifying results depending on whatever other information is available about the collared wolf's pack.
Behavior; Gray Wolf; Canis lupus; Muskox; Ovibos moschatus; global positioning system collar; GPS radio-collar; predation; Ellesmere Island; Nunavut
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A great Curry Evening for Jimmy Mizen
The mayor of Lewisham, Sir Steve Bullock, supported a Curry Evening in aid of the Jimmy Mizen Foundation. Jimmy Mizen was a teenager who was murdered in South London five years ago, and his parents, Barry and Margaret set up … Continue reading
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From Havskarn to valuable design
Design denmark (Dd) met textile designer Gitta Foldberg, who runs her own company in Fanoe. Gitta puts the environment and Danish-produced unique design overpriced. For her production targets related unique stories, including those who come to transform sea trash 'havskarn' into usable design.


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Sushi Dan inhabits the suite that used to house Sushi on Tap, which had to have been one of the strangest restaurants I'd ever set foot inside. At Sushi on Tap, while you were eating your raw fish and noodles, the waiters and the sushi chefs would leap out onto the restaurant floor and go into some song-and-dance numbers. The now-defunct L.A. New Times rated Sushi on Tap "Best Sushi Restaurant with a Wacky Floor Show." And so it was. However, the difficulty of making the sushi came to preoccupy the chefs' time, and the floor show soon degenerated into a few local hoofers doing some unshowy improvised moves. Next thing I knew, Sushi on Tap had danced away.
Today, Sushi Dan is after a younger, hipper crowd. Rock music is always blaring from the sound system, and the über-moody lighting looks like it's designed by Helen Keller. Settling into my table, it was hard to keep my mind on the subject of food because the restaurant boasted two exceptionally attractive waitresses. One looked lovely in a stately statuesque way with fine chiseled features; the other had a very appealing elfen air about her. Entranced by these two dazzling beauties at the same time, I could easily understand why some societies condoned polygamy, and it was all I could do to keep my stolen glances at them as furtive as possible.
Another amusing occurrance was that everyone whom the waitresses seated at the small table next to mine kept asking to move. First, a couple on a date sat there for a few minutes, then asked to be moved to the sushi bar. Next, a couple of guys were seated there, and it wasn't long before they asked to be moved, too. Then, two women were seated there, and the next thing I knew... Well, you get the idea. I didn't see why sitting next to me was so objectionable. Maybe I need to shower more often.
Anyway, one of the specials that night was a lobster Langoustine in dynamite sauce over California roll. It was relatively expensive but too intriguing to pass up. The taste was pleasant enough, but I don't think that it really succeeded as a sushi dish.
Sushi Dan is becoming known for their loud flavors, marked by their specializing in oil-rich tempura rolls with a splattering of sweet sauce. The result is usually a heavy taste that goes against the more subtle flavors that are sushi's best-loved trait.
The lobster and dynamite sauce had a tongue-pleasing tang, but I don't think that they went especially well with the California roll, whose flavors were smothered by the heaviness of the lobster. Also, it was all I could do to keep the generously sized cuts of sushi and lobster in my barely closed mouth, so the logistics of chewing my food distracted me from fully enjoying the flavor of my meal. And I kept thinking that their lobster Langoustine would probably taste — and be eaten — better between two slices of bread as a lobster roll.
Since the price of the roll didn't leave me completely destitute yet, I also ordered another Sushi Dan special: a blue crab handroll. Again, the taste was agreeable, but the flavor of the crab was so heavy that there wasn't much room for the rice and nori to work as complements. Sushi Nozawa also serves a crab-salad handroll, but its flavor is much lighter, so the finely balanced combination of crab, rice, and seaweed works well together as a whole dish. But that's another restaurant.
And Sushi Dan capped off my dining experience by forgetting to charge me for my glass of wine. You just can't beat free food.
While they might not serve the best sushi I've ever eaten, Sushi Dan does provide some intriguingly off-beat offerings and uncommon flavors. Head chef Danny Kim is a stand-up guy, and his wife Michelle makes a charming hostess. Not being a sushi perfectionist, I'll probably go back again soon to sample some more of the dishes and to soak up the atmosphere. Oh, yes, and to scope out the waitresses.


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Little Skippers Canal Life
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Little Skippers - Canal Life
Our hugely popular school holiday activities and boat trip are back for more family fun this Summer! Life on the canals was fascinating - come and experience it for yourselves through hands-on activities and crafts.
Join us at Little Skippers for a 45 minute boat trip followed by things to make and do inspired by typical activities associated with the canal. Get crafty to create ribbon and lace plates, navigate boats round our fun canal system by working the locks and play mix and match with our canal ware objects.
Tickets are just 6.50 each and include the boat trip as well as activities for children and a hot drink from The Gongoozler for adults. The boat departs at 10am - visitors are encouraged to arrive by 9.50am to check-in before their trip.
If youre also bringing any babies who wont be doing the activities please give us a call on 0121 557 6265 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com to let us know.
Little Skippers will be running on selected dates in the Summer holidays.


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Conscience and Autonomy: Reproductive Health and Abortion
Conscience and autonomy are concepts that carry a lot of history. These concepts have advanced civilizations and helped develop our potential as human beings. But what do they mean in today's world?
Conscience, the magazine of Catholics for Choice, investigates what role conscience and autonomy have played in our beliefs about reproductive health and abortion.
Global Doctors for Choice's Executive Director Dick van der Tak contributed this article to Conscience.
Click here to view the latest issue of Conscience.


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Former jet stream vessel of the Red Funnel Line. It and another jet speet ship, Red Jet 1, has been sold to the Caspian Mainport and renamed to CM Jet 1 and CM Jet 2.
Caspian Mainport is an Irish company mainly engaged in the servicing of the offshore oil industry. It has offices in Aktau, Kazakhstan concentrating in the oil production and exploration taking place in the Caspian Sea. Presumably the CM Jet 1 and CM Jet 2 will be used in this operation – very different to their current role. The Red Jet 1 and Red Jet 2 were both built by FMB Marine in Cowes, in 1991.
The newly renamed CM Jet 1 and CM Jet 2 departed from Southampton today as deck cargo on the low air draught vessel La Rochelle, built in 1991, and of 2691 gross tons. This vessel used to be a familiar sight in the continental ports as Cast Salmon. The vessel departed from Southampton on 14th May with a destination of St. Petersburg. Presumably the vessel will make her way through the inland waterway system in Russia to the Caspian Sea which it is presumed will be the new area of operation for the ex Red Jet vessels.
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Running in the 'Meda: Older athletes
Running in the 'Meda: Older athletes
Marty Beene (second from left) and others at the start of the 10,000 meter race at the Pacific Association of USA Track & Field Masters Track Championships. Photo by Robert Warner.
The other day I received an e-mail from my friend Jym, an old running buddy. He reported that another friend, Issy, had won her age group in the Giant Race half marathon last weekend. Issy Fox, 61, ran the 13.1 miles in 1:54:17, which is 8:43 per mile, and beat the second place woman runner by more than five minutes. Jym reported that he was also successful, winning the men's 75-and-over age group by nearly an hour and a half with his time of 2:15:42, or a little over 10 minutes per mile. Wow. (Knowing our club members, Jym will certainly be ridiculed for "cherry picking" this race, given that there were only two other finishers in that age group, one four years older and the other six years older than he is.)
This reminded me of the early days of age group competition, back in the late 1980s when I was still an "open" competitor. Many of my running friends were over 40, and the notion of older runners competing against one another for accolades was relatively new. One thing that happened at that time was that three of the most famous male distance runners in history all turned 40 years old in 1987 - Jim Ryun (April), Frank Shorter (October), and Bill Rodgers (December). In 1988, someone had the idea to feature Shorter and Rodgers in a series of one-mile races around the country to see how fast these "old guys" could go. It turned out that there were several guys no one had ever heard of who were very, very fast at that age. One of my friends was among them, so he got to run in a couple of these races, and even appeared in a photo in a Sports Illustrated feature about the series!
One of the interesting quirks of running is that it's possible for a person to excel without having started at a young age. Nancy Ditz is a great local example: She started running at age 25 and, nine years later, found herself finishing 17th in the 1988 Olympic marathon in Seoul.
A more dramatic example is another local runner, Marion Irvine, a nun who started running at age 49 and qualified for the 1984 U.S. Olympic Marathon trials by running a 2:51 marathon at age 54. Kathy Martin, 62, of New York started jogging in her 30s and discovered she was pretty good at it. So far this year, she is ranked number one in the world in her age group in six different events ranging from 800 meters to the half marathon. Lest you think "Of course, the competition in the women's 60-64 age group isn't that tough," I consider myself a pretty good runner, and I could not even come close to her times right now.
Training is definitely different for older runners than it is for younger ones. Younger people's bodies will recover faster from hard efforts, so a 25-year-old can do three or even four intense workouts in a week. Some of the stars of the masters crowd I mentioned above might be able to squeeze in three in one week now and then, but most of us struggle to get in two intense workouts. That doesn't mean we can't train for serious competition; it simply means we have to plan our training more carefully. We have to make sure our bodies are strong enough to complete the workouts we want to do, and we have to allow for more calendar time to train leading up to any given event.
Are you an older athlete? Let me know in the comments how you train differently now than you would have when you were younger.
Marty Beene, a USA Track & Field certified coach, is owner of Be The Runner; he coaches adults from beginners to veterans individually and in groups. Marty has a NASM specialty certification in senior fitness, and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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We all know old cars, or those in harsh nature conditions often suffer of having seized nuts by corrosion in the brake lines to calipers and cylinders, and even in the master cylinder. As I live in an island where sea breeze actually crosses the country north to south! "everything" metallic that can rust "will" rust relatively fast. So my hobby car has this problem: nuts in the brake lines are seized. Some of them even rounded off by previous owners trying to remove them. Independently of the means to have the nut out, I wonder if applying light paint to the nut threat, or even a soft touch of light grease would protect it somehow from get corroded and seized again. Both parts, caliper or cylinders and nuts are "rusting metal". Actually I don't know it is a nut or a bolt.
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If you are replacing each brake line, try this. Install and tighten normally. Put a drop of penetrant on the exposed threads, it will seep in up to the seal point. Wipe the fitting dry. Then roll some plumbers putty (oil based) into a bandaid shape and wrap the fitting. Squeeze it by hand to seal the edges. Monitor it and add a cover of cloth based (hockey) tape to protect it if needed, or for looks.


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The seeding process of the new Titleist 913 drivers continued for the third week at the John Deere Classic. According to the company, 21 players put it in play, eight more than the previous week. Among the eight first-timers were: Tim Clark (913D3/9.5), Ben Crane (913D2/7.5), Bobby Gates (913D2/9.5), Chris Kirk (913D3/9.5) and John Peterson (913D2/8.5)
The Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open marked the second week of the new Titleist 913 driver seeding process where 20 players put it in the bag, up from 14 a week earlier. Thirty-five players in total relied upon Titleist drivers in the Scottish Open field at Castle Stuart.
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Kendrick Lamar doesn't only talk about being from Compton—he's also doing community work in that California city. Now the California Senate has recognized that work. On Monday, state Sen. Isadore Hall III, from the 35th Senate District, presented Lamar with the Generational Icon Award.
Hall noted that Lamar's contributions to society go beyond his music. "Kendrick has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to support sports programs, after-school programs, music programs in the Compton Unified School District to help keep Compton students off the streets and in the classrooms," Hall stated.
During his acceptance speech, Lamar noted why he's making sure he gives back to Compton.
"Being from the city of Compton and knowing the parks that I played at and neighborhoods, I always thought how great the opportunity would be to give back to my community off of what I do in music," Lamar stated.
With Lamar's honor, it proves that there are those in hip-hop who make it and also make sure they uplift the community that raised them.


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Niki.ai - Executive - Business Development (1-3 yrs)
Business Development Executive
We are seeking a professional and motivated team player to support the business imperatives of the business development team. This team works closely with corporate venturing and marketing agencies to identify services, business models with the intent to diversify Niki's growth opportunities, revenue streams and enhance our user experience and product offerings.
Primary tasks will include :
1. Work with clients to pitch, acquire and utilize the relationship to create new channels for user acquisition & engagement.
2. Help shape the business strategy of new program areas and campaigns and be exposed to a higher level of responsibility than at a typical organisation, taking ownership of partnership building and relationship development.This would include :
- Identifying the potential partners to strategise campaigns
- Establish relationship and closing commercials with partners
- Operationalise the campaigns and track the success metrics
- Reiterate campaigns to improve success of the campaigns
3. Help with outreach and business development duties as assigned, which will include :
- Researching and identifying potential partnerships
- Reaching out to current partners and developing new opportunities
- Helping to shape the business strategy of new program areas
The role would involve a component of travel. People with a zeal to travel across various geographies will be given preference.
- Education/Training/Work Experience Bachelor's or Masters Degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Engineering or related fields. Prior experience in on-ground sales is a value-add.
Qualifications and Desired skills :
- Good organizational and execution skills, focus on detail
- Strong team player who can work independently
- High level of written and oral communication in English & Hindi.
- Experience in on-ground sales & working in the field will be a value add
- Good knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint will be a plus
This job opening was posted long time back. It may not be active. Nor was it removed by the recruiter. Please use your discretion.


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Rodia is a small town taken over by bandits whose primary feature is a large, inactive radio tower.
After taking a few steps into Rodia, it should be pretty clear this town is under duress from the Leather Jerks. After watching the gate guards execute a man in the town, you can choose to either pay the guards 6 bullets per person, fight them, or leave. Once you've dealt with them, you will be faced with Pooky and Gummy, who will be aggressive if you attacked the guards.
Make your way into the city, either towards the mayor's office as Pistol Pete suggests, or towards the radio tower in the center of the town. Near the center of town there is also a large distillery which is being run by the Leather Jerks.
There are multiple locations where you can break through the wall to get into the radio tower. If you are blocked out due to low skills in Lockpicking or Brute Force, don't forget that you can use explosives. Once inside the fence, kill all of the Leather Jerks guarding the tower, then release the mayor.
If you do, Lt. Steven Dengler will approach and fight you, along with his two guards, O'Biggun and Pat the Axe. Once you defeat Dengler, the rest of the Leather Jerks will disband and leave town. Once that's done, use Mechanical Repair to fix the radio tower.
- Dante on the north end of town wants you to kill Lt. Dengler to free himself from Beatrice's spell.
- At the northern end of town, behind Willa's rodent shack is a bag of Cat Litter.
- In the fields in the north of town is a large black possum named Satan, who you can befriend and return to his owner.
- In the town, Dr. Horchata is willing to give you half of his cache of Cat Litter in exchange for retrieving a microscope for him from the Mannerites at the Angel Oracle. Once you bring it to him, he asks you to test the water from the well at the north of town. In the well you'll find a suicidal Synth, giving the Doctor the clues he needs to create a cure. Drop the purification into the well, and return to the Dr. for his Cat Litter.


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There are lots of games available on the internet for spending leisure time and for the purpose of entertainment. You can download these apps very easily and enjoy with your friends and family but few games are designed to increase your mental skills and other abilities. Realm grinder is a game in which you have to make huge empire starting from some initial steps. The game has very interesting features and you will definitely love to play this game.
The game is very simple and unique. In the initial steps, you have to just tap over the screen to get coins. When you have enough money, you can easily purchase a place on which you want to make your empire. Starting from a small town, you make a huge realm for yourself.
All the options for making your place are customizable. You can add things according to your choice and make your favourite place.
Top Features
- Interesting to play with lots of options and features
- Fully customizable game
- can be played offline
- hundreds of bonuses, achievements and awards
The best thing about this game is that you can make money when you are out of network connection. The game is very interesting to play and you will enjoy its every feature when you play the game.
As you move forward in the game play, you will have many mysteries to solve which will reward you bonus points, money and many other achievements.
The game is free to play but if you are interested in purchasing some extra items for your place, you have to invest your real money in the Realm grinder.
Realm grinder provides many options and choices for your development. You are free to choose the wrong and right team mates. You can get hundreds of bonuses and achievements. You have many strategies and mechanics for upgrading your play style. In short, Realm grinder is much more than an ordinary game.


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My childhood is filled with memories of the invoking music of Tales of the Unexpected, but little else remained in my head… until recently
There were a few classic episodes that I remembered, but this was only because I had originally read in them in Dahl's books.
I think the problem with a lot of them, and why they fell through the cracks, was that everyone always expected a huge twist, and that was not always the case. Many were subtle, noticeable or had no twist at all.
However, I have been lucky enough to catch re-runs on various platforms recently, and I have discovered a glut of absolute jewels. So without further ado, here are my top five episodes of Tales of the Unexpected.
5. Royal Jelly
This one has stayed with me from the first time I read it, and from the original viewing of the series in my childhood.
A couple are concerned about their baby, who does not appear to be gaining any weight. The beekeeper husband surmises that Royal Jelly could help, as the Queen bee gives it to her children to help them grow.
It reads like something that couldn't possibly work as an episode, but the intense acting by Timothy West, and the decision not to show the effect Royal Jelly has had on the baby makes this one of the most remembered episodes.
4. Flypaper
Despite being called Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected (although Dahl's name was dropped from the title from the fourth series onwards), the story in this episode is based on comes from Elizabeth Taylor.
An odd man on the bus approaches a girl called Sylvia and, due to the fact there has been a spate of child murders, Sylvia is rightly terrified. But the goon follows her off the bus. Sylvia is saved by a kindly old lady who invites her back to her cottage for tea… but all is not as it seems.
This episode is a paranoid gem that gets under your skin, helped by the superb acting by Lorna Yabsley as Sylvia.
3. Neck
Like many anthology series, Tales of the Unexpected would attract an impressive cast. And this episode is no exception, boasting talent from Michael Aldridge, Joan Collins, Peter Bowles and Sir John Gielgud.
After the death of his father, Sir Basil inherits a media empire and the love of Natalia (Collins). Basil's other passion is for art, and he has acquired quite a collection.
Basil invites a Major Haddock to visit him at the estate for a weekend. Natalia is quite taken by him, much to the annoyance of Thaunton's loyal butler Jelks (Gielgud).
…but then she gets her head stuck in an expensive piece of art. There is a sharp nasty humour to this ending of this episode that makes this episode quite horrific.
2. The Hitch-Hiker
A universal trope is explored here – Don't pick up the hitch-hiker.
Paul Duveen, a writer, offers a lift to an elderly hitchhiker who is going to Epsom for the Derby. Duveen, in his flash BMW pushes the vehicle to the limit where he is ultimately booked for speeding.
This tale is another of those "A funny thing happened to me" that barflies tells each other as their pints become shorts.
This episode is one of the Roald Dahl adaptations, but a twist has been added that wasn't present in the original.
As a result of this change, it alters the nature of the character, even if he is somewhat of a "fingersmith". This episode is an involving tale, mainly carried by the two actors.
1. The Landlady
This episode is one of the most horrific of Roald Dahl's tales, simply because there's something a little too mundane about it. Although admittedly, you would have to be very unlucky to find this particular landlady.
Billy Weaver is on his way to Bath to start a new job. A last minute decision to follow a friend's recommendation finds Weaver at a B&B run by an unnaturally friendly but eccentric landlady. When he signs the guest book, Weaver can't help but notice that he has been the only the guest here for quite some time.
Some of the names that are in the guest book seem vaguely familiar, but Weaver cannot recall why. This memory lapse ultimately leads to his discovery of the landlady's hobbies, but unfortunately it's too late for him.
This classic horror-themed episode is a classic that has a magical feel to it. It is so ordinary, but at the same time so twisted. A truly great story with a total juxtaposition of something so sweet being so dark.
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"Journeyman" Gets Axed
Sad news for Journeyman fans: It looks like the time-traveling adventures of Kevin McKidd, the San Francisco journalist sliding madly through time, have been put on permanent hiatus by NBC.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the decision date for NBC to pick-up the ailing show was yesterday, Tuesday, December 11. Journeyman—despite being one of the smarter time travel shows this side of Life on Mars, with the most curiously fanatic fan base for thirteen episodes this side of Firefly—has struggled with ratings even during a season plagued by the WGA strike and a lack of new original programming.
I think this is a harbinger of things to come: Sci-fi fans are going to hurt the most from the WGA strike. Since most sci-fi television is episodic, I imagine most shows are simply never going to pick up their audiences again; other shows, like Battlestar Galactica, may simply not be considered worth finishing. I suppose the sci-fi television renaissance we were all enjoying had to end sooner, not later.
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"Love Thy Neighbor"
There are 7 billion people on earth and counting so you would think there are as many ways to "Love Thy Neighbor" as there are neighbors by now. The truth is there are a lot less and people are starting to like being left alone, maybe for good reason.
Back in the day if there was a new neighbor they were welcomed with warm, delicious apple pies and cookies. People made it a happy point in their day to stop by and introduce themselves and their family because everyone needs to feel welcomed in a new environment. While it was a way to show love and kindness, especially to newcomers in that area, it was also the nicest way to run "The Neighborhood Watch" on a stranger.
That's Right!
Within the first week if you're the new neighbor everyone important has been to your door. Whether they tell you or not, you have met the police officer, the head of the PTA, the Boy Scout leader, a couple deacons, their wives and the matriarch of the community that have seen some crazies come and go. While handing you their baked goods they have already taken mental notes about your kids, your car, job and whether your house will be problematic for meetings because you're a bit lazy. After they all get together and have their meeting about you, if the gossip committee shows up to fill you in-well congratulations! You're officially a good neighbor and they expect you to participate and act as such. You are officially on duty!
I have always been welcomed to the community and officially a good neighbor no matter where I've moved but times have changed. Warm pies have been replaced with awkward stares and half-hearted hellos because you happened to check the mail at the same time. Over the years I've noticed that people just don't care to know each other anymore. I've introduced myself to parents whose children play with mine every day in the community and sometimes it's a shock to them. Fortunately, I remember singing "Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?" and choose to keep "The Neighborhood Watch" going, even if I'm the only one. Little did I know it would be a curse and a blessing in disguise because no two people or families are ever alike…or normal for that matter. There are some interesting characters in every neighborhood.
I've had my share of the Mooch & Borrow neighbor. One absolutely refused to say hello to me no matter how many times I spoke to her until the day I got my cable turned on. A good friend was leaving my place and she, being nosey, heard me thank him for his services as I hugged him. The next day she sees me and belts out a "Heeeeeyyy". As the movie Friday goes, my first thought was "BYE Felicia!" but I instead opted for a hello in the fashion of Craig's Mom. She inquired about how much my cable bill costs, I answered by asking how much she got? She countered saying well let me get what you got. "I got the hook up…holla if ya hear me!". Turns out she was living barely at the minimum when she would ask to borrow things. Not everyone is living as well as we think they are. She couldn't afford much but she was a great neighbor.
Then there was what I would call the "Double Life" neighbor that got right past me with a smile. After giving birth, I was stuck in the house for a while so I knew when my area of the complex was temporarily deserted as everyone was at work. One day a lead detective from the highway patrol knocks loudly in the middle of the afternoon. I of course answer the door and the first thing I notice was his hand and how it was on his gun as if it was his hip. He proceeds to ask me some very alarming questions about my next-door neighbor. He shows me these pictures and I recognize the face but not by that name.
I thought I knew her well-a little dog, 2 children and she did hair from her home every so often but I hadn't heard or seen them in about 3 or 4 weeks. She was always pleasant, except when she would watch Judge Mathis too loud. Even through his dark official glasses I knew the detective was giving me the hard "You don't know shit" stare. I asked if there was a problem and he proceeds to tell me the biggest problem. Apparently, for the last year and a half, my pleasant Judge Mathis watching neighbor was wanted for grand larceny and identity theft across 3 state lines! She had been hiding next door for all that time! They finally caught up to her only they were too late. He gave me his card, clearly frustrated and said to call if she ever came back. Haven't seen her since.
Every year I'm learning more and more why "Love Thy Neighbor" is becoming a dying tradition. These days you never know whose next door and sometimes it may not be worth finding out if you want to keep your sanity and safety. It's tough to love people that have gotten so far away from kindness so sometimes all you can do is watch and hopefully help if need be.
I almost quit being a good neighbor but I was reminded that sometimes just watching is what makes it all worth it. My upstairs neighbor works at a car wash and she talks to me quite a bit. I believe it's because she's from an era when loving your neighbor was still normal. After I moved into this apartment a few months ago, I learned very quickly to stay in the living room and turn the TV up if I hear her boyfriend walking heavy upstairs. As nice as she is, my neighbor squeals like a pig when their "afternoon delight" gets good to her. The other day I hear her boyfriend outside talking loud to some other neighbor because she kept saying quite loudly: OMG WHY WOULD YOU PARK THIS THING IN HERE!? Of course, I get up to see what "this thing" is and where it's parked. Lo and behold, there's a white hearse parked in front of our building and the boyfriend is explaining that he runs a funeral home and he's just home for lunch between services.
Now I admit, I immediately regretted my nosey decision in finding out what was going on. But in true form of a good neighbor, I decided to take a picture, for future reference of course (and social media kicks). I wasn't sure whether I should laugh, cry or just be completely disgusted between this new information and what was about to happen during his lunch break but I knew the standard operating procedure for sure: stay in the living room and turn up the TV.
So I've decided to stay on the neighborhood watch a little longer because people are just trying to live and they will surprise you. "Love Thy Neighbor" gets weirder everyday but do it anyway.
Until next time, be a good neighbor.
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The Warlords RP series is a long running and entertaining RP, with three main RPs and a spin-off set in the future of the RP, it's filled with great kingdoms, characters, plot-lines and battles.
The History of Humanity Edit
In the year 2189 humankind discovered advanced space flight that enabled us to leave the solar system, they could explore the final frontier and were flourishing. They discovered ways to solve global warming, world hunger and were able to cure disease previously thought to be certain death.
Though it wasn't until 2204 when Human kind had colonized every planet in the solar system, the gas giants served fuel for the ships and ore became abundant. In the same year humans had traveled 20 parsecs away from Earth and had begun settling in.
In 2298 Humanity made first contact, the extraterrestrials were a race of hyper intelligents known as the Arkadians, they had harnessed wormholes and controlled almost half the galaxy. The Arkadians though didn't think much of Humans and refused any thorough contact or sharing of technology and information. In the year 2386 Humans abandoned Earth and began to live on more lush, resource filled planets.
In the year 2389 a small crew of human entrepreneurs discovered an amazing planet, one filled with hundreds of different races of aliens. They'd discovered Xaquarex, the home of the 42nd Parsectic council. The parsectic council were a group that controlled all the interstellar laws in their 35 parsecs of influence. One year later in 2390 humanity joined the 42nd council and were reborn as The United Republic of Humankind, also known as the URHK.
In the 60 years after the URHK joined the council they flourished further, discovering technology like pulse lasers, gauss fuel, bionic limbs and attachments and mega terraforming techniques. Humans became hyper advanced, rising to the heads of the 42nd parsectic council. The URHK were leaders now, pushing the technological front. But that all changed on December 11th 2501, on that day a party of terrorists assassinated the 12th, 86th, 4th, 31st and 42nd parsectic councils. They used tiny drones the size of dust particles with lethal aerial gases, slaying the entirety of the five councils. This in turn majorly crippled the entirety of the Galaxy.
It took two months for the information to travel through the whole Galaxy, but when it did the Galaxy was in shock. Later that month five more councils were assassinated. Senators feared for their lives and did not go to meetings in fear of assassination. Suddenly different species began to believe that one race had organized the assassinations. Roughly thirty years later in 2530 everything collapsed and mass war broke out. Anarchy erupted and so much that the URHK had fought to preserve collapsed. Humanity only just managed to stop from falling into Anarchy. On February 27th 2532 though the last straw was pulled, a group of religious extremists carpet bombed the capital of the URHK with planet breakers, obliterating the whole planet. 12,000,000,000 people died that day.
On March 10th 2532 the terrorists revealed themselves, they were the great Darukorian war kings. To their people they were gods and their religion was the belief in creating complete galactic anarchy, making the ultimate battle. The URHK, under great stress finally collapsed into anarchy; it was chaos. Man killed man for a can of food and the person with the biggest gun ruled. It seemed that it couldn't get worse, that was when the genocide began. Hordes of Darukorian soldiers sweeping through cities and killing everyone, next they targeted archives and destroyed all knowledge of advanced technology. Humanity was doomed.
Finally in 2592 the URHK took back slight control, they held a small amount of sway but they used it as best they could. They eventually formed a working society, keeping anarchy at bay. In 2620 the URHK proposed that they should do the unthinkable, return to Earth. By 2687 the return fleet was made and the journey back to Earth began. It took three years for everyone to return home but they found Earth in good shape, the lack of humans for 600 years had let Nature prosper.
In 2702 humanity had recreated a mostly stable government, some people had gone rogue. Leaving behind the URHK and going too far away countries and places. Now though space flight was impossible, bionic implants were impossible, lasers were impossible and satellite communication was impossible. People were settling down for a simpler life now, living off the land and taking only what they need.
Science still pushed forward, by 2711 the URHK had rediscovered satellite communication and by 2729 bionic implants and replacements were rediscovered. By 2806 a stable government had been established on a system of checks and balances. Mining restarted and metal was now accessible. In 2852 the URHK changed names and became The Neo-Terran Republic or NTR for short. It wasn't until 2899 though that the NTR had reached The moon and Mars once again. By 2912 laser utilising technology was rediscovered and by 2930 the NTR had travelled all through the solar system and re-established the colonies there. Finally though by 2931 Warlords began exploiting the government, stealing from landowners and raising private armies. By 2932 warlords were everywhere and the NTR was forced to control influence solely in the Great City. Now it is 2942 and your roleplay adventures have begun.
Rough Timeline of Human History Edit
2189, humanity departed
2204, humanity colonizes ever planet in the solar system and explores almost 20 parsecs out.
2298, humanity makes contact with aliens
2386, humanity abandons Earth in favour of other planets
2390, humanity joins the multi-parsectic council
2390, humanity becomes The United Republic of Human Justice
2450, humanity rises to head of the multi-parsectic council
2501, terrorists assassinate the whole council
2501, outrage begins and distrust starts
2530, mass war breaks out and chaos ensues
2532, humanity is crippled when their capital is destroyed in a single planet blaster strike
2532, the Trade Empire reveals itself, they are the terrorists
2532, mass genocide
2533, all species become majorly stripped of tech
2540, URHJ collapses and humanity falls into anarchy
2592, URHJ finally takes back partial control
2620, URHJ proposes return to Earth
2687, evac fleet made
2687, humanity starts journey back to Earth
2690, entirety of humanity returns to Earth
2702, humanity now begins to restart. Space flight is impossible, laser tech is impossible and bionic implants are impossible
2729, humanity rediscovers bio implants
2754, humanity able to travel back to the moon and Mars
2806, humanity creates a stable international government and begins planetary mining
2852, URHJ becomes the Neo-Terran Republic or NTR
2899, humanity has travelled all throughout the solar system
2912, laser tech rediscovered
2930, humanity travels out 5 parsecs
2931, world falls into collapse and warlords take hold
2942, RP starts
2943, Helios sucked into portal, kavanyan system undiscovered, dwarves disappear, Battle of the high city
2945, Flynn shine born
2949, Michael shine dies
2967, Scorr founded
2990, third akadians Jovian war, Helios virus released.
3000- new laser tech discovered
3457, asteroid hits earth
4000, most of earth reformed
4567, current RP
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The Daleks: The wandering remnants of a ruthless Cyborg-Mutant empire. These deadly salt-shaker resembling once-humans are allied with the mighty United Dwarven Empire of Silfrond (UDES). They, unlike their predecessors, have a slight sliver of morals and are not bent on EXTERMINATING all other life forms. They hate the Jovians.
The Sargoth:
The Salveks: an ancient terror that once waged war on the dwarves and the galaxy...the dwarves thought they exterminated them but then now begin to Re-awaken.
The Jovian Empire: An aggressive, expansionist empire. They live for conquest, and all worlds inhabited, or formerly inhabited by Humans are considered theirs by divine right. Millions of expendable soldiers, vehicles, and vessels make up their armies, and they own a large chunk of the Milky way. They despise the Akadians, and wish to drive UDES from the Milky Way entirely. The main people are known as jovians, and are a race of hardy warriors accustomed to harsh environments, and the unforgiving nature of their society. As such, deeds that would horrify their enemies are frequently committed to instill fear. Their armies are augmented by auxiliaries not of Jovian stock, but are Human, or of Human descent from across the empire. Humanoids are enslaved, and Non-Humanoids are exterminated.
The Akadian Empire: A group of powerful refugees, fleeing from the destruction of their home planet, Akadia. They have extremely advanced weaponry, though are precious few in number. They once owned Saturn and its moons, though have retreated to the Nemesis system, a brown dwarf orbiting the earth, and its only planet, Nemesis. They have a burning hate for the Jovians. The Akadian race has gold, red or orange skin, 7 feet tall, and has white hair and green, blue or purple eyes. Akadians are hardy, and more resistance to the elements, although they do have a weakness to heat. They enjoy the cold. Akadian cities are gargantuan, with the whole city surrounded by massive battle towers, and defenders. Akadians are organized, and work extremely fast.
Atlas: A failed mercenary group that once owned much of northern America and controlled a few planets outside the sol system. Now utterly defeated by UDES.
UDES: Also known as the United dwarven empire of Silfrond, they are the oldest civilization in the universe, and are very technologically advanced. They are the only empire to span an entire Galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy, and has some hold over the Milky way. They are currently leading a crusade against the fledgling empire of the Zeli. Who are falling swiftly. They are also allied with the Daleks of Skaro. The dwarves seek to colonize the Milky way, and hace succeded, and now must solidify their presance by allying or destroying the opposition. They have medium numbers and large ships. The dwarven cities are gigantic and seem like paradise to other civilizations. They have towers of gold and silver and diamond, their skies are burnt orange and they have planets of diamond, the stars are under their control and they have cities the size of stars.
The Zygians:
The order collective: A Grand empire based on the world of corriban, there empire is split up between two races the Human colonist and the older corribanies some of the best strategist in the galaxy, there fleets will bring order to the galaxy and honor to Ceaser lord of corriban. they are lead by Ceaser and his new Roman empire. they now patrol the galaxy looking for something buried in the history of the galaxy.
Wars/battles: Edit
The first Jovian Akadian war:
The war of Helios:
The cold war of UDES and The Order collective: This saw many buildup in weaponry between UDES and the Order, but never saw any open conflict. Tensions rose higher and UDES made many power supplies and basically turned the Midwest into a large factory, this conflict ended recently in a joint alliance between the two.
The UDES-Atlas war: This war came into being when ATLAS built a large wall, splitting tthe former United States in half, with the north half and Canada owned by ATLAS, and the southern half and mexico owned by UDES, Atlas fired first by sending a nuclear bomb into the great lakes, leading to UDES tearing down the wall and the war began. UDES swiftly took control of Northern US, and pushed into Canada and reached their capital, which came under siege. This also led to the first battle where UDES and the Daleks fought together. Combined with the recently made Jovians, the city fell and Atlas was defeated, its other planets, Uranus and Neptune, fell after. And came under UDES control, however after the war, UDES gave most of North America to the Jovians, and still has partial control of Uranus and Neptune.
The molnie war: a Costly war over the planet molnie, it started when the order sent diplomats to the world but they were killed by Molnie, so war started the massive order fleet tried to bring order to the system but at last there defenses were to great in a act of war the order destroyed the world completely.


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US Ambassador Richard Olson was full of praise for the alumni of US exchange programmes in Pakistan as he highlighted the work being done by them to bring about positive change in society.
Speaking at a reunion of more than 600 alumni from Sindh and Balochistan, organised by the Pakistan-US Alumni Network (PUAN) and the US Consulate General, the ambassador reflected on how the work being carried out by these individuals was making a difference to people's lives.
In his address, Olson was careful to steer away from the controversial topics of the US-led drone strikes, focusing on the alumni and their accomplishments instead. "From conducting workshops on conflict resolution to organising seminars on violence-free societies, you [alumni] are creating positive change in Pakistan and influencing society for the good of all." He added that the interactions of students from both countries had created mutual respect and allowed them to see each other in a new light. He cited an example of an exchange programme through which 31 women from rural areas had been given nurses' training which had empowered them to positively affect their societies.
The conference comprised students, from different cities and villages, who had participated in 15 exchange programmes. Stephen Eric, a resident of Jacobabad who had arrived in Karachi for the conference on Saturday morning, danced happily to the tune of Jugni, being played by the singer, Saleem Javed. "I had participated in an English language programme for two years, which certainly improved my language skills."
Another participant, Naureen Lehri, a resident of Quetta, too shared her success story. She had participated in the International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) in January 2011, under which she was taken to the Washington DC, North Carolina and other cities where she interacted with residents as well as bureaucrats. Lehri smiled as she reminisced about her experiences from the trip and the hospitality she had received from all quarters. "We even raised the issue of drones there. The politicians were unrelenting but the general public had a very apologetic attitude."
A student of Karachi University's Library and Information Sciences, Soonh Rustani, had studied at the Pennsylvania University for a semester as part of an exchange programme.
"I realised that the education systems were completely different. There is more emphasis on practical information. I will never forget the experience."
At the reunion, the alumni shared their success stories, gave presentations on the work they were currently undertaking and interacted with their peers. Comedian Danish Ali kept the audience entertained with his slapstick comedy while singer Saleem Javed had the participants swaying to his catchy tunes.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 24th, 2013.


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The first 1,000 fans to purchase tickets will receive an exclusive Yankees cap featuring the Fairfield Stags logo.
Join Lucas the Stag and the Fairfield community for the second annual Fairfield University Night at Yankee Stadium on Friday, Sept. 21 when the Yankees host the Baltimore Orioles in the Bronx at 7 p.m. The first 1,000 Stags fans to purchase tickets as a part of the Fairfield group will receive a special 2018 edition New York Yankees hat featuring the Fairfield Stags logo.
A portion of every ticket sold through the Fairfield University group will be allocated to benefit The Fairfield Fund.
Lucas the Stag will be in the Great Hall from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., to take photos with Stags fans. Lucas will also be featured in an on-field presentation prior to the game.
The game on Sept. 21, 2018 will mark the fourth Fairfield University Night at a Major League Baseball game in New York City. The Stags visited the Mets at Citi Field in 2015 and 2016. In 2017, more than 800 members of the Fairfield community were among the 40,460 fans who watched the Yankees down the Orioles, 8-2.


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Spring Ridge drought event to be held next week
Spring Ridge will hold an event designed to provide farm management options during and after the drought on Monday, July 15.
Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) will host its free Dealing with the Dry event at Spring Ridge Hall from 1pm-4pm, as part of the corporation's NSW roadshow.
GRDC's grower relations manager Susan McDonnell said the forum aimed to deliver a variety of practical advice, from talking about debt, to accessing government services, and supporting mental health issues.
"As growers we all know our long-term business goals have been put on hold due to our income changes with the drought, so this is about understanding the different ways we can effectively manage our debt and limited cash flow while planning for the future," Mrs McDonnell said.
"These forums aren't about having all the answers. Instead, they are about starting interactive discussions and offering opportunities to question experts and build on our knowledge."
A grain grower herself, Mrs McDonnell said specialist consultants would also offer guidance on how to manage dry conditions and evaluate farm planning for when the drought breaks.
"We have invited experienced local farm advisers at each event to be part of this session so we are hearing realistic options for local conditions," Mrs McDonnell said.
"Like many people involved with the GRDC, the drought is my daily reality too and while I know there is a limit to what we can do on-farm while it is dry, there are steps we can take to put ourselves in the best possible position to get through these tough times."
Growers, farm advisers and other community members are also welcome to attend the free event.
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About Aberdeen Snowsports Centre
Hailed as one of the best snowsports centres in Scotland, the Aberdeen Snowsports Centre is perfect for visitors of any ability. For those who can already ski, there a public sessions every day so you can show off your skills or practice in the off season and for those looking to learn, there are taster sessions and lesson available as well as Snow Tubing which requires no skill whatsoever.Read Less
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Crafty is a new website for fabric wholesalers Chatham Glyn that focusses on customers who want to buy a huge range of fabrics and have them delivered swiftly to their door. This was a big jump for the client as historically they have been using a paper-based system to compile sales.
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Hervé are an engineering business, founded in 1850, they have gone from making bathroom taps over 150 years ago to now running state of the art CNC machines producing precision components.
Leigh Sanctuary is a day spa tucked behind the Broadway in Leigh-on-Sea that's been established for over twenty years. We've worked with them for the best part of a decade on their brand, marketing collateral and website!
Showcasing statistics is neither the easiest nor the most interesting thing to showcase so prescient wanted a more visual approach to their website. One that was part info-portal and yet showcased the uber trendy, cosmopolitan world of Soho Working.
Leigh-on-sea.com is a local community based site, that had been in existence for a number of years. However in recent times the site had been a little neglected and lacked regular content and communication between site and the local community.
In September and October 2016 the Thames estuary was host to a brand new festival showcasing the amazing art, location and talent of that area. Curated by arts organisation Metal we were asked to design and develop a website with existing branding.
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Primary Care Center Vila de Gràcia, Contemporary Catalan Housing, Spanish Architecture
Primary Care Center Vila de Gràcia in Barcelona
Catalan Care Home, Modern Residence in Spain – design by Valor-Llimós arquitectura
25 Jan 2018
Primary Care Center Vila de Gràcia
Architects: Valor-Llimós arquitectura
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Primary Care Center Vila de Gràcia
Photos: Simón García
The center is located on the border between the "Ensanche" and the "Gracia" neighborhood within an existing building that includes three different uses: 32 dwellings for elderly people, Primary Care Center and parking for 44 vehicles. The center occupies the first three floors of the building and the first basement.
The distribution of surgery and waiting rooms is conditioned by the strict dimensional requirements of the center and the intention to take full advantage of the possibility of natural lighting and ventilation. To do so, the mezzanine floor is pulled apart from the façade, generating an elevated ramp that acts as a hallway, and works as an extension of the street as a space of relationship.
In terms of energy efficiency, the building is one of the four High-Combi pilot projects of the VII European Union's Framework Program, for high-performance solar thermal buildings, and has achieved an Energy Certification A label.
Primary Care Center Vila de Gràcia, Barcelona – Building Information
Location: C/ Còrsega 363, Barcelona, Spain
Project: 2015
Building: 2016
Architects: Valor-Llimós arquitectura (Jaume Valor, Laura Llimós)
Collaborators: Aiguasol, L3J, Marcos Camba, Jaume Casas (Rossell-Giner i Associats)
Client: CatSalut
Gross Area: 1.650 sqm
Builder: Grup Soler
Photography: Simón García | arqfoto.com
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MFC Services is India's largest chain of multi-brand car workshops with over 340 workshops, present in 250+ towns across 24 states. MFC Spares has been offering branded generic auto spares, sourced from quality suppliers, at competitive rates, through its country-wide network of 60 distributors in 25 States. With this new product line, MFC Services plans to increase its footprint to 200 distributors by FY-2020. The Company is currently engaged with 3000 retailers and 8000 mechanics across the country. It aims to establish a country-wide network of over 1000 workshops.
Commenting on the new product line YVS Vijay Kumar, CEO, Mahindra First Choice Services said, "MFC Spares was set up to address the challenge of availability of high-quality auto-spares, at competitive prices and with faster delivery timelines. These parts are very popular in our 340 workshop strong 4-wheeler franchise service network, as well as with our bazaar distribution channel. Our foray into the 2-wheeler spares segment was a natural progression, on the back of the success of the 4-wheeler spares business over the last three years. This new foray marks yet another step that will take us closer to our vision of creating a transparent & trust-worthy eco-system for the vehicle after-market in India," he further added.


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Two people have reportedly died after they consumed the deadly puffer fish in Afram Plains in the Eastern region.
According to reports gathered by Starr News, a 62-year-old and a teenager died Sunday afternoon at a clinic in the Volta region where they had been rushed to after they consumed the poisonous fish.
In August last year, a similar incident happened in the same region after some people consumed the poisonous puffer fish.
Speaking to Starr News, Deputy Eastern regional director for public health, Dr Antobre Boateng called for an all hands on deck approach in sensitizing residents against consuming the poisonous fish.
The puffer fish is a dangerous specie which has poisonous glands and if not properly prepared for consumption, can caused severe health complications, resulting in death in a matter of minutes.
In August 2017, the Kpando Municipal Assembly in the Volta region placed an immediate ban on the sale of the 'poisonous' puffer fish in the area.
The temporary ban followed the death of five persons in the municipality as a result of the consumption of the rare fish specie, known as 'Gede or Agede' in the Ewe language.
Source: Starrfm.com