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Nowadays only a small number of people has the luxury of booking airplane tickets without bothering looking at ticket prices. Much of the general population is already illuminated just to be even traveling through airplane. If you are one of those then it is vital that you should prefer cheap airline tickets.
Here are some insider's tips that you use to get that cheaper airline ticket quick and easy.
· Be on the lookout for discount rates
This is rather easy to do. Simply do research on the Internet. Compare prices with different airline companies. Visit multiple discount ticket sites and compare those prices. Also do not forget to check some travel agents. Anything goes here. If you think there's someone or some site holding information on where to get cheap airline tickets, then research on it.
Internet is a heaven sent when it comes looking for cheap airline tickets. On the Internet you can find several discount sites that offer surprisingly cheap airline tickets. I suggest that you visit at least 3 discount sites and compare the airline ticket prices, doing this ensures you'll get a higher chance of getting a good deal. Important note: Do not book those tickets yet, its very important to do research, cover your bases. Evaluate and check and choose what you think is perfect for you. Also talk to travel agents and tell them your budget, you'd be surprised how they can manage to find an airline ticket within your budget.
· Travel package are always cheaper almost every time
Now if you traveling for fun, its better if you go for travel packages. Although you'll be paying for the whole package, it's almost certain that you'll get the best ticket prices from airline ticket to the hotel you're staying.
· Different times also means different prices.
If getting a good price is what's on your mind and your not catching up for a scheduled meeting. Then choose the a different time which is a lot cheaper. Ask for the flight schedule together with its allocated price. Also ask for last minute rates. I guarantee you that by checking time schedule you can find yourself a bargain.
· Peak seasons and off seasons.
If your planning to travel but with no definite schedule yet. Then I suggest that you observe or even ask travel agents for price movements. Peak seasons are months that airline ticket prices are way off the roof. Also during off seasons you can get cheap airline ticket, I mean really cheap, it can sometimes go for 50% lower than peak season prices. So if you have not yet decided on the "when", then better plan on traveling during off seasons.
By following these bits of pieces of advice, finding cheap airline ticket is just a matter of time. Its really surprising how little bits of know how can get you a long way.
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Check Clean Dry to keep Gisborne didymo free
An awareness campaign to combat the threat of didymo or 'rock snot' in Gisborne waterways is underway over summer. Didymo is a microscopic algae that can be spread through a single drop of water. It can survive a long time in moist conditions out of waterways. It is not in local lakes and streams yet but every freshwater user needs to take responsibility for keeping didymo out.
Didymo awareness advocate Olivia Davidson is visiting local freshwater spots talking to people about the importance of checking equipment, cleaning it and drying it properly before leaving the water. 'This is the best way to prevent didymo and other freshwater pests from spreading into our clean waterways," says Ms Davidson.
"Even if you cannot see it you could be spreading it that is why it is so important to 'Check Clean Dry' every time."
'Check Clean Dry' is a habit all New Zealanders and visitors need to adopt when boating, fishing, water skiing in our freshwater. The didymo algae have already spread throughout some rivers, streams and lakes in the South Island, and there has been a major effort to stop it getting into North Island waters.
Olivia is originally from Gisborne and is currently a student at Canterbury University studying Natural Resources Engineering. She loves her summer job. "I am enjoying being outdoors, talking to people and making them aware of water quality issues and what they can do to make a difference. I visited Matawai, Motu, Rere and Tiniroto schools in December to speak to classes about aquatic pests like didymo, lagarosiphon (curly oxygen weed which is bad at Waikaremoana at the moment), and koi carp (a fish that looks like a large goldfish.)"
"Many of the students were familiar with the predator free fence that has been put up in the Motu area to protect kiwi so they understand about pests. The problem with our lakes and streams is that we can't put up a fence to keep rock snot and curly oxygen weed out. We also talked about what to do with unwanted goldfish. They mustn't be released into our waterways – they should be given to a pet store instead."
Didymo is nicknamed 'rock snot' as it forms a thick slime on the rocks and base of a river. It harms native fish, trout, plants and insects. Rivers, streams and lakes become really unpleasant to go swimming, boating or fishing in. It is invisible in water until it gathers to form a smelly, slimy mat.
Trevor Freeman, environmental services manager with Gisborne District Council is grateful for the Ministry for Primary Industries funding that has enabled Olivia to spread the message in this district and down to as far as Wairoa. "Aquatic pests are very difficult to eradicate, if not impossible. Council and the Department of Conservation have collaborated to reinforce the 'Check Clean Dry' message.
Any suspected sightings of the algae in the Gisborne region should be reported to the Ministry for Primary Industries on 0800 80 99 66.

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The Raw Beauty of Palaui Island
The real beauty of a place lies not in the land, nor the waters that surround it, but in the hearts of people who calls it home
Text and photos by neil alvin nicerio
For those looking for a place of "raw beauty", there is an island at the north eastern tip of Cagayan that ts that description.
Palaui Island is located just off the coast of the town of Santa Ana in Cagayan. The island measures 10-km long and 5-km wide while around it is about 120 acres of coral reefs. The island was declared as a National Marine Reserve in August 28, 1994.
Palaui Island was rst cast into the spotlight when it was used as the lming location for Survivor: Blood vs. Water and Survivor: Cagayan in 2013. However, few people know that an important battle during World War II happened several miles off the island.
The Battle of Cape Engaño was named after the cape in the island. It was part of the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf which gave way to the liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese. During the battle, the Americans sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers and damaged several other ships.
History lesson aside and going back to the Survivor TV series, I decided that I have to see and experience the beauty of the island for myself after watching a marathon of the show. When I mentioned this to my co-teachers they wanted to get a piece of the adventure themselves, too.
The trip to the island from Manila takes about 12 to 14 hours depending on how many stops the bus driver decides to have. Upon reaching the town of Santa Ana, you have to transfer to a type of tricycle that the locals call a center-car. It will bring you to San Vicente Port which is also part of the town. From the port, boats could be rented to bring you to Palaui Island.
For our trip, I contacted and arranged a tour with Kuya Nanding, a local boatman, to show us around the island and other nearby destinations. I learned about him from various bloggers who were very satis ed with his services.
Regarding the tour, there is a different rate for different locations in the island. However, visitors could avail of packages that would allow them to visit all the areas in the island including other nearby locations.
On most trips, the rst destination is the picturesque Engaño Cove within the area of Cape Engaño on the north western side of Palaui Island. It boasts a white sand beach and pristine crystal clear waters. The area is a perfect place to swim, snorkel, sunbathe, and do other beachside activities.
On the other hand, if you want an activity that does not require you to get wet, try hiking up the hill that the locals call Mt. Kabo. To get there, visitors should walk northwards from the cove and then through an underbrush until they reach a clearing at the foot of the hill. From there, they have to follow the 229-step concrete stairway that would bring them to the top of the hill.
Once they reach the top, visitors would see the ruins of the Cape Engaño Lighthouse. Locals claim that the lighthouse is still operational. However, the other structures around it are all weathered remnants of their past glory and seemed of no use.
Tourists are allowed to explore the lighthouse vicinity and even go up the tower. The view from the top, not including the ruined lighthouse, is a perfect representation of magni cence and beauty.
Looking at the northern side of the hill, tourists would see the nearby Dos Hermanos Islands being battered by the rough seas. While on the southern side, tourists would see the beautiful verdant scenery of the island, including the cove where the boats are docked. If they are lucky enough, they would see cows grazing on the green elds below.
Tourists could arrange for an overnight camping at the lighthouse vicinity. They could also opt to venture inland to see the three tiered Baratubut Falls near Punta Verde. Punta Verde is the only village in the island. It is also an ideal place to camp and interact with the locals of Palaui Island.
For us, however, we decided to go around the island by boat. While doing so, I got the chance to interview our boatman about life on the island. I found out that the families living on Punta Verde were the last to be allowed to live there. The government banned any additional settler on the island after it was declared a marine reserve in 1994. Those who were already living on the island before the ban were allowed to stay.
It was disappointing to hear it at rst, but Kuya Nanding further explained that those families currently living on the island are the ones in-charge of cleaning and protecting the island. Aside from that, they also work as shermen and guides. The women and young ones sell crafts made from shells such as key chains, necklaces, bracelets, and other ornaments.
"Life is not always perfect in paradise" added Kuya Nanding. According to him poverty is the number one problem in their community. Despite this, he assured us that it is still very safe to go around at night.
Just as the discussion was turning into a depressing one, I tried to lift up the spirits of everyone by asking if there were supernatural beings living on the island. To this he responded "Maybe!" and a big laugh. Now that scared me!
There are also other places that might interest adventure-seekers in the province. One of these is Anguib Beach, located on the northern tip of the town of Santa Ana. It could be reached by boat and by land.
Another place worth visiting is Crocodile Island, which true to its name looks like an albino crocodile from afar.
That night, Kuya Nanding invited us for dinner with his family. He prepared a small feast for us which, according to him were a "meal of gratitude". It was during that moment that I realized that the real beauty of Palaui Island lies not in the land, nor the waters that surround it, but in the hearts of people like Kuya Nanding and the others who calls it home.


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R&D in a post centrally-planned economy: The macroeconomic effects in Poland
Half a century of centrally planned policy in the Central and Eastern European countries resulted in outdated technologies, inefficient allocation of resources and low productivity. Following the end of communism there was a fifteen year process of transition which ended in 2004 with eight post-communist countries joining the European Union (EU) of which Poland was the largest. As part of the EU these countries now face the challenge of the common EU strategy Europe 2020, which has set the target of achieving R&D expenditure to GDP ratio (called the R&D intensity) of 3% by 2020 for the Union as a whole in an effort to increase the competitiveness of the region. Poland, like the other post-communist countries, faces a lower target of R&D intensity, set at 1.7%. Nevertheless, the challenge is immense, since the country is still at only half that level and has little experience in developing policies to help achieve it. In this paper we tested two possible policy options to achieve the target: (1) to increase government expenditures on R&D and; (2) to provide tax relief on R&D to businesses. The method applied to assess the options is a recursive dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for Poland with an explicit link between productivity and R&D stock. The results show that achieving the R&D intensity target via the use of tax relief is 2.5 times more costly to the government budget, but it has a greater impact on the economy in terms of a higher GDP growth. Tax relief proved efficient in the short run while in the long run the government expenditure policy provides better value for money.


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From a post by Yeary on the Drug and Device Law Blog
If you're even remotely interested in the topic of preemption in Pre-Market Approved (PMA) medical devices that were used in an off-label manner, simply search this blog for our Infuse cases. There are dozens and almost all are complete victories for the defense. What occasionally survives are fraud or misrepresentation claims, although they have a tough time meeting the heightened pleading standard of Rule 9(b), or failure to warn claims where a court recognizes failure to submit adverse events to the FDA as parallel to a state law duty to warn physicians. As you'll easily see from our prior writings, we don't understand that parallelism at all.
The most recent Infuse victory strikes a blow at each and every attempt by plaintiffs to circumvent, dodge, sidestep, and elude preemption and pleadings standards. And with each by-pass blocked, plaintiffs' claims had nowhere to go.


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Public art show Kassel "Documenta City" – Mystical contemporary art sculptures by Manfred Kielnhofer
28. August 2012
It sounds like a title of a old episode of Star Trek, but the town of Kassel in Germany has been invaded by a group of figures known as the Guardians of Time. Kassel holds an art exhibition every five years but despite an offer from the artist the Guardians of Time were not invited. Yet, these mysterious beings do not, it seems, need a summons from mortals. They chose to walk where they wish.
The artist, Manfred Kielnhofer, a world renowned Austrian painter, sculptor and Photographer, did indeed offer his work to the Kassel art exhibition, known as Documenta (now in its 13th installation as it were). Yet for whatever reason his proposal was turned down.
Instead, the sculpture was installed on Friedrichsplatz in the 'Occupy Kassel' camp after curators rejected the artists wish to have it included in the exhibition – which includes over 300 exhibitions by artists from all over the World.
301 if you include Kielnhofer, pictured left, who is according to certain Kuriositas ladies the best looking artist on the planet. Objectifying the artist aside, the Guardians will be on site until the end of the art festival which concludes on 16th September 2012 and will spend their time traveling around the vast Documenta area, popping up at the numerous venues spread across the city.
The Guardians of Time take the form of empty, sometimes illuminated shells which take a form akin to a monk (though, of course, that is open to your interpretation). They have been place on the Friedrichsplatz so that they can be seen by all who visit the festival but they have been seen all around the town.
Tourists and dogs alike seem to love them – but silliness aside they do have a message.
Kielnhofer created these starched resin and fabric cases and asked the world to make of them what it would for a reason. It is a call to people to make a change and to live with thought, with steady deliberation. The Guardians of Time ask people to remember things which are not forgotten but are not spoken about. They form, as should we, a type of gestalt of remembrance.
To learn more about Manfred Kielnhofer, please visit the artist's website.
Unless otherwise stated all photographs here are courtesy Manfred Kielnhofer.


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Another week, another passel of underdocumented articles claiming the economic benefits of building sports stadiums. First, from Sunday's Delaware County Daily Times:
For many [Chester] city residents, the epicenter of this revival is the freshly completed stadium of Major League Soccer's newest franchise, the Philadelphia Union. …
A Local 845 carpenter, [Kyle] DeGraphenreed said the Union's home, PPL Park, will provide tremendous economic impact, first and foremost by bringing tons of jobs to the city. Chester residents obtained 260 of the 491 "game-day" positions offered during a recent career fair at the stadium.
"The reality is jobs will bring money for the people, and crime will go down," he said. "Crime will go down."
The change is already evident to DeGraphenreed. City businesses have put up new signs, dilapidated housing has been torn down and new developments and homes are being erected.
DeGraphenreed said he recently had to put his car in reverse when he drove past a new apartment complex on Third Street.
"When did that get built? I was amazed at how fast they were building stuff, cleaning stuff up," he said. "I'm like, wow they are really serious about turning this whole thing around."
So to recap: There's a citywide redevelopment plan that's replacing old buildings with new ones — back in the day this used to be known as "urban renewal," but somehow that term ended up with bad associations — and 260 local residents got game-day jobs. Each MLS team plays 15 home games in a year, so that means the game-day jobs are the equivalent of about 15 full-time jobs — at hot-dog vendor wages. If that's all it takes to bring down crime, the city should have skipped building a stadium and just hired a couple of dozen municipal hot-dog vendors.
And, of course, the most notable recent trend in Chester, aside from city businesses putting up new signs, is a shooting spree that left the city under a dusk-to-dawn curfew. But crime will come down soon. Surely tomorrow.
On to San Diego, where the Regional Economic Development Corp. has issued a glowing report on the city's return on investment from building the Padres' Petco Park:
Through sales, property and hotel occupancy taxes, the city will receive a 7.6 percent return, far ahead of the 1.7 percent first projected by promoters, said the report, developed for the EDC by Conventions, Sports & Leisure International, a research and consulting firm in Texas.
Though the report calls this "return on investment," the reality is actually far murkier: The taxes in question are for a "ballpark development area" that was drawn around the new stadium, within which a large number of hotels and other development has since been built. But there are two factors that aren't taken into account by the study: the "but-for" question (the Gaslight District was actually starting to draw development interest even before the Padres landed there, one of the reasons the team chose it for their stadium site), and the substitution effect, wherein at least some of the tax revenue now being generated around the stadium would have been generated elsewhere in the city otherwise (if fans had spent their entertainment dollars on something else — like, say, Padres tickets at their old ballpark).
To give the San Diego Union-Tribune credit, it does cite critics of the study, including Vladimir Kogan, author of an upcoming book on San Diego's fiscal crisis, who says, "This report is largely useless because it combines the economic impact of the ballpark with the convention center expansion that took place over the same period." But the headline is still the official line: "Ballpark's 7.6% return tops forecasts."
Sports economist Mark Rosentraub, meanwhile, is quoted as saying that even if some tax revenues were just relocated, Petco Park is a success because it's "a model of how you can use a stadium to rebuild an entire neighborhood." Not mentioned in the article: Rosentraub served as a paid consultant to MLB and the Padres during the campaign for the new stadium.


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The following is an unedited sneak peek of the upcoming That Baby.
Baby, come see your Macdaddy.
We just closed on our dream house and are moving in!
Our first house together.
Where we will become a family.
It just makes me go awwwhhhh. I melt over and over again every time I see Phillip carrying another box. I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I'm really happy we went through couple's counseling. Mr. D was right. I did need it. I needed to grow up and realize that life isn't really all about me. I realized I care as much about making Phillip happy, as I do about myself.
Probably more.
Phillip carried me over the threshold, then we started unpacking. I got most of our clothes unpacked and organized in our amazing closets. Like it's so cool. There is a special shelving unit just for my shoes! Phillip has his own, slightly smaller closet, so I don't even have to share! Lori helped me line up all my shoes. They're in color order by type. I used to have them crammed in my closet, all in their boxes. I know the name of every shoe I own. I keep walking into my closet because I love seeing them all out of their boxes, lined up neatly, and happy to see me.
After that was done, we started arranging our new furniture. Lori and I were playing around with his because until you get the major pieces of furniture in place, you can't really do anything else.
We kept making Danny and Phillip move furniture, then we'd stand back, look at it, and Lori said something like, I think I might like the couch better on that side. Let's flip it and see what we think. To which you could see Phillip and Danny groan, but they knew if they didn't, pregnant Lori would be moving furniture herself. After her spotting scare, let's just say the girl is getting waited on hand and foot, even though the doctor says everything's fine.
Lori and Danny just headed home, since we have all the major furniture in place. I'm pulling the plastic off our gorgeous new sectional couch. I'm practically in tears over how amazing it looks in the fabric I chose.
You know men.
They prefer function over form, and women typically will give up comfort for fashion. I mean, look at the way we contort our feet into fabulous shoes!
Well, neither one of us had to compromise on this couch, It is both stylish and very cushy and comfy. And I ordered it in the most gorgeous soft, ultrasuede known to man. It's like butter. Phillip is tired of moving and unpacking, and I was too, but the couch had the Red Bull affect on me.
I have new energy cuz I'm so excited!!
I'm ready to unpack all the bar glasses now!
So what is the very first thing Phillip decides to do on our couch?
Does he go over, lay down on it, look at me all sexily, and say, Baby, come see your Macdaddy, so we can properly break it in?
Does he run his hands across the gorgeous, soft suede fabric and say, Wow, this is amazing?
Does he comment on how cool it looks and what a statement it makes in the room?
He flops on it with his shoes on, turns on the TV, and two seconds later, proceeds to fart on the new couch.
Yes, you heard me right.
He FARTED on MY new gorgeous suede sectional couch!
Seriously, who does that?
Who spends good money on something and then FARTS on it?
Who does that?
I'm like, "PHILLLLLIIPPPP!? What the hell? Why did you just do that?"
"It must have slipped out," he tells me with a little giggle.
"Phillip Mackenzie, that is our brand new couch!"
He dismisses my horror and says, "Chill, it's not going to hurt it."
"Oh, so you're saying that when people smoke in their house, the smoke smell doesn't get into the fabric, and then even when they aren't smoking, the house still smells like it?"
"Ohmigawd, it's one stupid fart."
"Well, it's the couch's first day here, and you're already farting on it. If it has feelings, it will be terribly offended."
"You're being ridiculous."
I change course because I can see I need to bring it down to terms he can understand. "Phillip, are you telling me if a skunk sprayed your car it wouldn't hurt it?"
"Well, it wouldn't hurt it, no, it would just smell horrible".
"Exactly my point! The fabrics in your car are permeable. They hold in scents. Just like our new couch. One of the reasons you liked it is it reminded you of a sports car, remember?"
"So do you want people to come sit on our gorgeous new couch in our brand new house and have it smell like SKUNKS live here?"
"Jadyn, it didn't even smell. It was just air."
"No farting on the furniture, Phillip."
He stares at me.
So I say, "I'm serious. I'm adding it to the vows."
He rolls his eyes at me, but says, "Fine. I wont fart on the couch."
"Good." I turn around and start putting our wine glasses in the rack, when I hear him mumble to himself, In front of you.
Okay, so I get farts.
I understand that we all have to do it. That our bodies were designed to do this as a way to let air escape when it needs to.
And I lived with two boys. I get that boys fart. I get that boys think farts are always hilariously funny.
But I thought maybe this was something they just did in a group. Like when you fart alone, it's not as funny to them. I seriously can not think of a time that Phillip has ever farted in front of me when we've been alone.
And he chooses this as the way to start off in our new house?
I'm stressed enough as it is trying to get our house looking all perfect.
And to make matters worse, Lori decided, today of all days, the baby in her teeny belly can hear us, and she's been encouraging *snarling/bitching* us to watch our language.
True, I managed to come out of living with two boys without a farting habit, but when you hang out with people a lot, you all tend to talk the same. I think it's kind of like picking up an accent if you move down south.
You can't really help it.
So I happen to have a pretty colorful repertoire of cuss words in my vocabulary. The F word being the tip of the iceberg, really. I have to be very mindful of what I say at work, but around the boys I forget and talk like them. And Lori was my bff in college, I mean she seriously knows that I cuss. And even though she has always cussed like a sailor, as well, she's now officially joined the F-bomb patrol.
She told me I can't say the F-word in front of the baby.
And I'm about ready to buy her a fucking badge.
Oh, shit. See? It just comes out.
Oh, and to make it worse, I said shit.
Oh my. See my point?
So I realize that my cussing comes out naturally, maybe Phillip's fart did, in fact, slip out accidentally. But I can't let him get away with it.
I dive bomb on top of him and say, "Macdaddy is a naughty boy."
You would think after a hard day of moving furniture, he would be exhausted, but he gets a grin on his face, that naughty gleam in his eye, and says, "But, Princess, on the brand new couch?"
"Maybe the floor?"
He rolls both of us off the couch and onto the floor. I scream and laugh at the same time. He stops my laughing with his lips and then, well, I let him be a little naughtier.
Thank goodness, the F-bomb patrol is gone, cuz I'm pretty sure we would get arrested for this.
I let a tiny little f-bomb fly.
Lori and Danny are back over this morning to help us finish unpacking and get settled.
I'm pretty sure Lori must have secretly completed some special training last night because she's off basic patrol and now on the swat team or the F-Bomb special forces.
I accidentally dropped the coffee table leg on my toe, when I was trying to roll a rug out under it. And well, it really hurt. And maybe when it hurt, I let a tiny little f-bomb fly.
And she is like, "Jade, really?"
And I was like, "Fine. I hurt my freaking toe."
She smiled at me.
But later, when I hammer my finger, rather than a nail, into the wall, I may have said the F-word again.
Cuz ouchhhh, it hurt.
I am apparently not skilled at home improvement.
Lori scowls at me, covers her stomach with her hand, and says, "Seriously? Did we not just talk about this?"
"Lori, I just hammered my, uh, fricking finger into the wall, and it fricking hurt! Shouldn't you be offering me some fricking sympathy?"
"Um," she says. "I really don't think fricking is appropriate either. I mean can you picture a three year old going to preschool and saying fricking?"
No. I can't really picture that, so I come up with a better idea. "How 'bout I hammered my effing finger into the wall?"
She scowls at me. "Do you really thing that's better? Effing, are you kidding me? You can't say that either. I can't have him saying effing."
So I do what any sane person with a hammered finger and a sore toe would do at this point, I get extremely frustrated, throw my hands up in the air, and say, "Well then, what the fuck am I supposed to say?"
She glares at me.
"What? You decided this all on your own, and I'm supposed to get used to it! I can't change the way I talk overnight! I also find it very hard to believe you've stopped Danny from cussing. He's the freaking king of the F-bomb!"
"Well, I'm working on that. See the rubber band around his wrist?" she says with a slightly maniacal grin.
I look over and see a skinny blue rubber band around Danny's wrist, "Uh yeah?"
"Every time he cusses, we snap him, and it hurts."
"Isn't that like husband abuse?"
She laughs at me.
"Where's your rubber band?"
"I don't need it. I can control myself." She digs a rubber band out of her pocket and hands it to me.
And I'm like, "No."
And she's like, "Yes."
"This is bullshit. Sorry, but it is." I'm gearing up for a big fight over this, but Danny's standing behind her nodding his head at me. Begging me with his eyes to let her put the rubber band on my wrist.
And I'll be damned if I do it.
Later he was like, "Jay, come help me figure out where you want this…..blah blah."
I didn't even hear what he said. He may have said blah blah, but when we were both upstairs he says, "Thank you for not arguing with her. After the whole bleeding thing, seriously, Jay, no stress for her, okay? I think she gets some wicked little pleasure out of snapping me with the band. Like I'm in the pregnant boat with her or something. She has had a time with it. Constantly sick and then the spotting that scared us to death. So just try."
"Fine," I say and hang my head in defeat.
He gets his Devil Danny grin. "Just try and cuss in your head. Call her every dirty name in the book if you have to, just do it all in your head."
"Is that how you're surviving this?"
"Well, that, and I'm being trained."
"Danny, I'm sorry. I love her, but this is bullshit."
He leans over and snaps the rubber band on my wrist, hard.
"Oww! That hurts!"
He grins at me and says, "Yeah, I know."
"Then why did you do it?"
"Cuz you said bullshit."
"Oh really, so did you." I snap him back.
Pretty soon, Danny and I have our rubber bands off and are shooting them at each other. Having a rubber band war. I managed to nail his arm just as he was trying to duck behind the kitchen cabinets.
But then the fun nazi comes upstairs and says, "What the hell are you two doing?"
Both Danny and I stand straight up and just grin at her.
"Um, Lori, do you need a rubber band too?" I giggle.
"No," she says, "I just need for you both to grow up."
And then we all just laugh. This is sorta ridiculous.
She goes back downstairs. Danny gets that sneaky look again and pulls a little flask from his hoodie pocket.
"Oh, you're bad," I say.
"How do you think I'm surviving this?"
We do a shot together.
Lori is downstairs fluffing (whatever that means) my bookshelves. I think that means she is putting something on it, standing back and looking at it, then she will say, no needs more color and rearranges everything. I'm sure it will turn out beautifully, four years from now. Phillip ran to get us some pizza, since we have zero food in the house.
So instead of Danny helping me maneuver the mattress pad and sheets onto our new king size bed, we are back to our rubber band war. Every time he hits me, he makes me do a shot, and I have gotten hit a couple times now. But he's a good friend and has been drinking with me.
But no food and shots is not a good idea.
Phillip gets home, and I eat pizza. It tasted great, but I am feeling a bit nauseous.
Next thing I know, I am throwing it all up.
And I don't feel very good. At first, I really thought it was the alcohol, but I also am feeling achy and feverish, so maybe I have a touch of the flu or something. Maybe it was the honeymoon. Like I have Montezuma's revenge in reverse or something.
And you're puking?
Next morning, cereal and toast, and the same deal, I'm in the bathroom throwing up. I brush my teeth, glance over and see my birth control pills laying on the counter. I had just taken it before breakfast, and I think, crap, I probably just threw it up. Then I look closer at the pills, and I get two two things on my mind.
One. I should have gotten my period three days ago.
And Two. WTF?!!!?????
Where the hell is my period?
I should have gotten it days ago.
But I try not to freak because I did have that happen one other time and got my period just fine that very same day.
And I know Lori would chew my ass if she heard me thinking this because yes, I know there are lots of people out there who can't get pregnant. I know they try and try everything and here I am thinking, What the fuck?!
Because I am not thrilled with this combination of lateness and puking. And of course, this is the exact moment that Phillip chooses to walk into the bathroom to check on me.
"Are you okay? I thought I heard you throwing up again."
"Yeah, I'm not feeling so great."
He sees the pill package in my hand and stands there frozen for a good thirty seconds.
I'm telling you, I could see the wheels in his boy brain turning.
And I don't think I will like the question that I can see is forming in it.
"Oh my God, are you late? And you're puking?"
"Just a couple days late, and that's not that unusual."
Actually, as we discussed before, it is a little unusual, but come on. I'm stressed. It's happy stress, but it's still major stress and life changes. It's not that unusual that my body would freak out like my mind has been. I mean, they do work in tandem most of the time.
Phillip gets a big ole grin on his face, grabs me, and says, "It would be SO AWESOME if you're pregnant. Do you think you could be pregnant!?"
"Phillip, no, it would not be. We're not ready. We just got back from our honeymoon. What would your parents think?"
He laughs, "Princess, no one would be anything but thrilled, and you know it."
Everyone but me.
"Your mom is traditional, Phillip. She would not like it if I was pregnant before we got married." Although I do remember her telling me I should get pregnant, so Phillip would have to marry me before we got together. So he's probably right, she would be thrilled.
"My parents got married in August, and Ashley was born in February. Do the math."
So, I do.
I speak out loud, as I'm counting on my fingers. "September, October, November, December, January, February……Phillip! That's only 6 months!!!"
He laughs.
"Your mom was pregnant when they got married!!????
"Ya think?"
"Phillip, do you think your mom was a slut? Did she like trap your dad into marrying her?"
"I don't think so. They dated for over two years before they got married."
I get another wave of nausea and feel like I'm going to puke again.
And I can't decide what's making me feel sick. The thought of being pregnant, the flu, or an actual pregnancy.
It's got to be the flu.
So, um, excuse me, while I go puke again.
Phillip is a sweetie, of course, and tells me I should go lay back down and try to go back to sleep.
But HA! You really think I'm going to be able to sleep?
My body may be shaking and tired, but my mind is on freaking overdrive.
So let's be rational and think about this.
I am on the pill.
I take it every day.
I never miss a day.
I take it the same exact time every single day just to be extra cautious.
But then I remember that I was on antibiotics for a sinus infection, and I very specifically told that boy we should be extra careful and use a condom.
What did he do?
He laughed at me and proceeded anyway.
And I stupidly went along with that.
I have that thing that my parents used to say young people have. That stupid thing in the back of their mind that says, It could never happen to me. Not just this once.
But uh, well, it wasn't exactly just the once, was it?
We were not careful all month like we should've been.
Why did I listen to him?
Where was my will power?
I'm really, really not ready for a baby. Sure, I want to have kids. I really do, but they are still a someday in my mind.
Not the far off someday that they used to be, but in the foreseeable future someday.
I can't wait to have kids with Phillip, but I want it to be the right time and now is just not the right time. We need to be married for a little while, get settled. I have so much on my plate right now. Phillip's temporary office space is almost complete, I'm working on the plans for the new building, we need to get settled in our house, and those are just the things I can think of off the top of my head.
Truth be told, if I couldn't drink, I may not be able to get through all of this.
And, no.
No need to give me the whole alcoholic speech, it's not like that.
But I admit, there have been days that the only thing that has gotten me through them is the thought of being able to come home and soak in a hot bubble bath with a glass wine and a chocolate bar.
I seriously can not be pregnant right now.
Please God, please don't let me be pregnant, and please don't hold it against me, like in a few years from now, when I want it to happen.
Finally, I exhaust my brain and it shuts up and goes to sleep.
I went to bed feeling shaky, and I wake up shakier. Not good.
I shuffle out into the kitchen and see Phillip unloading a grocery store's worth of bags. Lori is organizing it all neatly in my pantry. Lori notices me first, over the bags piled on the island.
She has a sing-song, happy-birds-singing-in-the-park sound to her voice. "Jade, how are you feeling?"
She scurries around and gets me crackers and 7-up. I sit up at the bar wrapped up in my blankie. I'm still chilled and feel kinda feverish. The crackers taste super good and salty though, and the 7-up tastes incredible.
"So how is it?" she asks, pointing to my snack.
"They taste really good, thanks."
"You know, saltines and 7-up are what I've lived on through my pregnancy. Normal people don't really like saltines. Only pregnant women do."
Shit. She thinks I just passed some litmus test for pregnant women.
"I lived on them during my first few months." She's talking to me like we are in some secret saltines club together.
And it hits me. The sing-song, happy-birds-flying voice. Her being so nice and cheery. "Phillip! You TOLD her?"
He grins at me, and holds up his hands. "I'm sorry. She wanted to know what was wrong with you, and I'm just so excited about what it could be, that I maybe let it slip that you might be a few days late."
"I am NOT PREGNANT!"
And I am willing both them and the fertility gods to believe me.
Or wait, would it be the non-fertility gods I should pray to?
Is there such a thing?
"Do both of you hear me? Please stop this ridiculousness. You're upsetting me."
"See, Phillip," Lori says, now that she is a first trimester expert. "I told you, mood swings."
"This is NOT a mood swing. This is a I-have-the-flu-and-I-feel-like-crap-and-I-don't-want-you-two-going-on-with-all-this-I-am-pregnant-bullshit mood.
"Rubber band," she tells me.
I look down at the rubber band on my wrist, take it off, fling it at her and Phillip, and say, "Fuck that."
Yes, I know.
She's my friend, and she's being very helpful and organizing my pantry, but I DON'T FEEL GOOD!!
I can't handle this harassment.
She gives me an evil stare down. I look back at her pathetically. She huffs and goes back to organizing my pantry.
That's why we are friends. We both know when to back down.
Phillip takes pity on me. He picks me up in my blanket, carries me over to the couch, and snuggles up with me.
"Sorry," he says quietly. "I just had to tell someone. I feel like I could burst."
"Please tell me you haven't told anyone else."
"Um, I uh…"
"So my my mom called this morning and asked how the move was going, and I told her you were sick yesterday and then again this morning. You know how she has baby on the brain, and she was like, Oh my gosh, is JJ pregnant? I told her no. I think it's just the flu. But she sorta acted like she didn't believe me."
"Phillip, I think I have a fever. I don't think that's a pregnancy sign."
Lori, who apparently been listening, butts in, "I had a slight fever and thought I was coming down with the flu when I found out."
I shake my head at her. I'm pretty sure I could tell her that my toenail hurts and the trees branches outside moved in the wind, and she would tell me it's a pregnancy symptom.
"Phillip, please pray that we're not. We aren't ready for this. We need to be a couple first, have some fun together. Babies are hard on marriages."
"I don't think I can do that. I can't lie. I would be pretty damn excited if you were. I can't wait to have an adorable daughter, who's spunky just like you. With a cute curly ponytail and little freckles across her adorable nose, just like her mommy." His finger grazes the freckles across my nose. "I'll give her piggy back rides, teach her how to ride a bike, climb a tree, punch a boy that tries to kiss her. I can't wait to start a family with you."
Okay, so I don't want a baby, but the way he talks about his future daughter is really adorable. And it must be contagious because it makes me think that maybe it wouldn't be that bad.
But I am still on Team Not Pregnant.
Please, not yet.
"Just in case you want to find out for sure, we bought you a pregnancy test at the store," Lori butts in again.
"I'm not taking that. I'll get my period in a couple days. I'm just stressed, and I have the flu, and now people are stressing me out even more."
As the day goes on, my nausea subsides some, but it may be because all I've eaten is crackers and water or 7-up.
I get nothing moving related done, though, I just let myself lay on the couch and be sick.
I hate you right now.
Get up. Feel a little better and am hungry, well starved, so I splurge on a muffin and chocolate milk.
Thirty minutes later, I'm puking it back up, and Phillip is looking at me all grinny.
"Phillip, you are not supposed to smile about someone else being sick. It's annoying."
"Princess, why don't you just take the pregnancy test? Then if it says no, you will know it's just the flu, and if it says yes, well, you can freak, and I can celebrate."
"I hate you right now." I cover my head up and hide under the blanket.
Of course, he can't leave me alone, so he snuggles up next to me and starts talking thru the blanket.
"Tell me why you wouldn't be excited about this? Wouldn't it be kind of like a surprise gift?"
"No, it would not. Having a child is a big responsibility. It's time consuming and takes lots of energy. I don't have the time or the energy right now. Plus, I want to spend time with you. I want us to be a couple, before we become a family. Why can't you get that?"
"Princess, sometimes things happen for a reason. If you are pregnant it's because God thinks we're ready for this."
"Oh, no you don't!" I whip the covers off my head and point at him. "Don't you go blaming God for this. If there's a reason this happened, it would be because I was stupid to believe you when you said, Don't worry about the antibiotics. This would be God laughing at me for my stupidity."
I throw the covers back over my head.
Oh. He's mad at me.
"Don't use that tone of voice with me. I'm sick."
He uncovers me. Kisses my face, my neck, my forehead. Sweet adorable kisses that make me love him even more.
"All I'm saying is that if you are, I would be thrilled. I love you. I want to have a family with you, and I don't care when it happens. If you want to wait, I mean if you aren't already, then we'll wait. I want you to be ready, but you have to admit, it would be fun to be pregnant the same time as Lori, to have our kids close together like you and I were. Just think, we can take naked pictures of them together to torture them with someday."
I can't help it. I laugh at that.
"See, whatever it is, you and I love each other. You will be an amazing mom, and I plan on being the best dad ever, but the reason I want a baby is just because I am so in love with you." He kisses me on my lips.
And I am thinking this boy must really love me cuz I just puked and did not brush my teeth, and he just kissed me without cringing. So I still hope I'm not, but I guess if I was, it wouldn't be the end of the world.
He loves me.
What's the funny saying in the movie, The Devil wears Prada? I'm just a stomach flu away from my goal weight.
So I figure, worst case, I lose a few pounds.
Add That Baby to your Goodreads TBR List.
Due Date: June 15th, 2013


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Congressman Serrano Re-Introduces Anti-Hunger Empowerment Act
Washington, DC – Congressman José E. Serrano today reintroduced the Anti-Hunger Empowerment Act of 2017. Originally introduced in the 109th Congress, the bill seeks to change administrative cost provisions within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to increase its financial capacity to assist underserved communities facing hunger insecurity.
"There is no reason why any child or individual should go hungry in a country like ours, where resources are plentiful and tons of food go to waste every year. The Anti-Hunger Empowerment Act seeks to promote the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) resources, and to allow food pantries, soup kitchens, and other charitable feeding programs to expand their services and to provide more meals in communities that face food insecurity- like the Bronx. Every household should have access to basic necessities, including nutritious food, regardless of their economic background. These changes will help achieve that goal," said Congressman Serrano.
This legislation would:
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- Expand the number of hours supplemental nutrition assistance offices are open and reduce wait times at SNAP offices.
- Remove burdensome and duplicative requirements that deter eligible Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from applying.


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VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe, June 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Kilimanjaro International Airport has been crowned overall winner of the Routes Africa Marketing Awards for the second year running. The winners of the 4th regional heat of the Routes Marketing Awards were announced last night during the Routes Africa Networking Evening which took place against a stunning backdrop on the Golf Course of the Elephant Hills Hotel & Resort.
Speaking just after receiving the award Mattijs Smith, Managing Director of Kilimanjaro Airport said: "We are very delighted and proud to win the overall Routes Africa award for the second year in a row. This award is a true recognition by our airline customers for strengthening our existing routes and achieving a record growth of 24% in traffic in 2013."
The annual Routes awards are highly regarded as the most prestigious awards in the industry as they are voted for and judged by the airline network planning community. They provide the airline community with the chance to have their say as to which airport or tourism authority they think provides the best overall marketing services to them whether this relates to their particular relationship, effective results, provision of data and information or innovative techniques to establish new or maintain and develop existing routes.
Katie Bland, Director Routes for UBM Live commented: "We were delighted with the high level of submissions and congratulate all those that were nominated, those recognised as Highly Commended by the panel of judges and of course all of the section winners. Kilimanjaro International Airport has once again shown how seriously it takes network development and their submission included examples of their marketing material and their dedication to improving routes to their airport."
As overall winner of this regional heat, Kilimanjaro International Airport will be automatically shortlisted for the World Routes Marketing Awards which will be announced in Chicago this September. Kilimanjaro joins Tampa International Airport, Abu Dhabi International Airport and City Airport Bremen who were announced as overall winners of the Americas, Asia and Europe heats respectively, earlier in the year.
Kilimanjaro was also named as the winner from the Under 4 million passengers category, with Durban King Shaka International Airport honoured from the Over 4 million passengers category and Madagascar Tourism Board ranked top in the Destination Marketing Category.
The shortlisted finalists were nominated by airlines and a respected panel of judges, made up of senior members of the airline network planning community from the region, then reviewed the lists and submissions from the nominated airports, in order to determine the winners. The panel consisted of the following experts:
Mrs. Rosemary Ramakagapola, Network Planning Analyst, South African Airways
Mr. Richard Bodin, Chief Commercial Officer, Fastjet
Mr. Jonay Lobo Torres, Revenue Management, Binter Canaries
Miss Cynthia Jepkemboi, Senior Strategic Planning Analyst, Kenya Airways
A complete list of companies shortlisted under each award category is below:
Over 4 Million Passengers
Durban King Shaka International Airport- Winner
Casablanca Mohammed V Airport- Highly Commended
Addis Ababa Bole Airport
Cape Town International Airport
Under 4 Million Passengers
Kilimanjaro International Airport- Winner & Overall Winner
Antananarivo Ivato International Airport- Highly Commended
Julius Nyerere International Airport
Maputo International Airport
Destination Marketing Award
Madagascar Tourism Board- Winner
Ministry of tourism of Mozambique
Sao Tome and Principe Tourism Board
Tanzania Tourist Board
Tourism KwaZulu-Natal
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Apparently, 19-year-old Kipp Rusty Walker suffered from mental health issues and had threatened to kill himself in the past. One night he made good on that threat. It's a sad truth that suicides happen every day. But they don't happen this way. In public. On stage.
It seems that Kipp stabbed himself to death during an open mic night at the Strictly Organic Coffee Co. in Bend, Oregon. The audience cheered and clapped, mistakenly believing that it was all part of the act. By the time they realized that it wasn't, it was too late for Kipp.
Though this was a suicide rather than a natural death, it reminded me of the death of comedian Dick Shawn. A veteran of the movies and The Ed Sullivan Show, he also had an award-winning one-man show that he titled The Second Greatest Entertainer in the Whole Wide World. On April 17, 1987 while performing in San Diego and doing a skit about a politician, he said, "If elected, I will not lay down on the job." He collapsed on the stage. As with Kipp, the audience thought this was part of the act and began to laugh and clap. But soon they realized that this wasn't an act. That something tragic had happened. Dick Shawn had suffered a massive heart attack and died before their eyes.
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Chinese sweet dumplings 'tang yuan'(汤圆) – raspberry pink, in a ginger, cinnamon and honey syrup (gluten free, vegan)
'Tang yuan', or the glutinous rice balls in syrup, were sometimes offered as a complementary dessert at Chinese restaurants. My husband always puzzled, why people liked these dull looking, doughy, boringly sweet and tasteless stuff.
Good point. As much 'tang yuan' is well loved by the Chinese community for its symbolic meaning of family and its reunion, it is not an exciting dish, not until it became a fusion dish anyway.
My 'tang yuan' were colored by raspberry coulis; some were filled with red bean paste and some were just small and plain. The syrup was infused with a cinnamon stick, cardamom, ginger and orange peel, with brown sugar for color and a dash of honey for extra flavor. I really hope my husband would like them; and then he said, 'they were okkkk'. Grrrrrrr!
Recipe is as follows:
Raspberry coulis (you can skip this step and use 1/2 cup of hot water and a drop of coloring)
- 1 cup of frozen raspberry
- 1/2 cup of caster sugar
- a little water
Tang yuan balls
- 1 cup of glutinous rice flour
- 3-4 tbsp of red bean paste
- 2 slices of ginger
- 1 stick of cinnamon
- 12 cloves
- 2 cardamom, broken up slightly
- 2 pieces of orange peels
- 1/4 cup of brown sugar
- a dash of honey (quantity as-you-please, I use 2 tbsp)
In a sauce pan, add 2 cup of water, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, orange peels and brown sugar; bring to boil; then turn off the heat and let the syrup infuse slowly.
Raspberry coulis
- Place frozen raspberries in a sauce pan, add 1/2 cup caster sugar and a small dash of water; close the lid and bring it to boil; simmer briefly; use a potato mash, mash up the raspberries; extract the liquid with a sieve.
- Reheat the coulis in a clean sauce pan, bring it to boil, add a little more water to thin it out if necessary.
- We will need about 1/2 cup of coulis.
- In a mixing bowl, place glutinous rice flour; add 1/2 cup hot raspberry coulis gradually, stirring towards one direction to form a dough; add a little more syrup, or flour as needed.
- Leave it aside to cool briefly, a minute or so.
- Bring the dough together, by kneading with your hands.
- Turn the dough into a snake, cut into 12-16 pieces.
- Press a piece into a disc, place some red bean paste in the middle, roll it up into a ball; with the palm of one hand, roll it over a chopping board in circular motion, until the ball is round.
- Repeat with some more balls, with or without filling, as you please. For the balls without filling, try to make them a lot smaller to avoid tasting doughy.
- Bring the syrup to boil again; add honey, stir; make sure there is enough syrup to cover all the balls; add the rice balls; bring to boil again and turn the heat down to low-medium; the rice balls are done once they are floating on top of the syrup; I would leave them to cook for further 3 more minutes otherwise the balls would be too doughy.
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In terms of major UAS rulemaking efforts, 2017 could best be described as "the year that wasn't". While the FAA had big plans to push forward the new rules for flight over people and finalize the Interpretation of the Special Rules for Model Aircraft, neither of those initiatives saw the light of day.
Now, however, it appears that the FAA is gearing up the rulemaking process for 2018. It is reported that in a recent speech at the Singapore Airshow, FAA Acting Deputy Administrator Carl Burleson announced that the UAS remote identification regulations would be out this year.
As we previously reported, the "flight over people" rule was shelved early last year over concerns raised at OIRA that an increase in the ability to fly UAS over people and crowds would cause serious security concerns for federal, state, and local law enforcement. Without some way of identifying a UAS in flight, it is impossible to know if an aircraft had permission to be in any given location.
As a result, in June 2017, the FAA convened an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) to study the problem. The ARC returned its recommendations in December 2017, paving the way for a full blown rulemaking to set remote identification standards. This, in turn, will presumably permit the flight over persons rule to move forward as well.
While there is little doubt that both rules could be released for public notice and comment in the first half of this year, it remains to be seen whether the final rules will be in a position to go into force before the years end. Much will depend on how much opposition is generated to the proposals through the public comment process.
At the end of the day, while the public comment period may delay a final rule or result in some changes to the final rule, a comprehensive identification system will almost certainly be the end result. Recent high profile incidents, such as the video of the UAS near McCarren International Airport and the midair collision between a DJI Phantom and a helicopter in New York continue to focus high level attention on the problem.
Hopefully, 2018 will shape up to be a good year for opening up more opportunities for complex UAS operations.


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Jacques-Philippe Le Bas and Jean Eric Rehn after Jean-Baptiste Oudry
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If you think about it, and know what to do, creative writing isnt so hard. Basicly, creativ writing is writing in any type of genre, in any form, but outside the box, and your own thinking on it.
For example, if your teacher assigned you to do a short story of a more modern folktale, you might first think of what old folktale you could modernize, or improvise it. Say you chose Jack and the beanstalk. Think of things in the story to change, and make them seem more like its the time we are living in. For example, instead of jack stealing a goose that lays golden eggs, he could have stolen an iPhone that has extra space or something that would e more common but still something someone would really want.
Next, after you have planned things out, you can start writing, when you write, make sure everything you write connects well. Like, on a new paragraph, make sure it somewhat connects to the previous one, so that it makes sence and the reader is still in contact with what they are reading. Also, make sure they know the characters and their rolls, and make sure to tell them early in the story. Also, have a huge beginning, and that will effect how the people continue reading. If its something eye catching, then they will want to continue reading to find out what happens. And make sure you are writing from yourself. What I mean by that, is put your own twist to it, and make people know that you wrote it. Make it special.
In a grammar form, make you that you are spelling correctly, so I would reccomend going over everything when you are done, and if you are writing online, you might use spell check just to be sure. Another thing that might help, is if you have a trusted friend or family member read it and give you tips or corrections to make it even better. Also, make sure you are separating things into paragraphs of at least 5 sentences. When you do that it makes reading a lot easier in a format way. When you are done with your whole story, I reccomend reading over it yourself and thinking, "What can I do to make it better" or "Is there anything I can do to make it better" If you feel confident with what you are doing, then, you are done!
After my tutorial, I hope that you have a better view on how to do creative writing. Just use your own creativity.


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Tag - mozilla firefox
Forgot that I had installed a Firefox extension that changed "the cloud" to "my butt". [PIC]
It's better for us both this way, Firefox… [PIC] via adjperiod
Mozilla Firefox on a Tree [PIC]
Has this EVER found a solution? – Firefox is not responding [PIC]
Firefox Has Frozen [PIC] thanks to BenCemil
Firefox Has Encountered An Unexpected Problem With Windows [PIC]
Well Played Google Adsense [PIC]
Firefox has crashed [COMIC]
This is Rocky, The Dog. He thinks he looks like the Firefox logo. [PIC] by (snowball_in_hell's dog)
Mozilla Firefox Doesn't Work | Baby Fox is Sleeping [PIC]
i feel like i made bad humor lol.
Windows only: Reader David writes in about a user-contributed build of Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 that uses some custom patches and optimized build settings for faster, less memory-intensive browsing.
Windows only: Reader David writes in about a user-contributed build of Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 that uses some custom patches and optimized build settings for faster, less memory-intensive browsing.
Multiple downloads are provided, each one optimized for the processor you are using—most modern PCs can use the P3 build, provided in both regular and portable downloads. The Flash and Windows Media plugins are already pre-installed, and the build uses the new profile-guided optimization option to speed it up even further. In our brief testing, it definitely feels fast and doesn't appear to use much memory—but since this is a user-contributed, unofficial build by an unknown (to us, anyway) author, you may want to proceed with caution. Rest and Source
Can be seen here.
The Origin of The Firefox Logo | Samson's Vengeance on The Philistines [PIC]
Mozilla Firefox Graffiti [PIC]
This is Why We Love Mozilla Firefox | Firefox Prevented This Site From Opening 146912 Popup Windows [PIC]
High Schooler Gets Detention for Using Firefox? [PIC]
This is old but a must see. via Gizmodo.
Firefox is Better Because You Can't Do This With Internet Explorer [PIC]
This post is response to our post;
Internet Explorer is Better Because You Can't Do This With Mozilla Firefox [PIC]
Funny Browsers Comparison: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera or Safari [PIC]


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Here we have a Gibson J-200 on which the original owner glued a supplemental pickguard. Check the description. We love this sort of thing. This will end at a substantial discount relative to what this guitar would go for without the personalization. And being superstitious, we would leave the guitar exactly as it is.
1962 Gibson J-200 – eBay
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Online delivery holds many benefits over paper-based testing for students and teachers, including more accurate measurement of student achievement, faster turnaround of results and better accessibility of the assessments to students.
Online tests are more engaging for students and getting better data faster means that teachers will be provided with vital information that they can use in the classroom to help all students achieve their potential.
NAPLAN online
NAPLAN is an annual test of students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9. The Australian Government is investing $24.7 million to develop a national platform that will enable students to take the NAPLAN test online. Moving NAPLAN online will create opportunities for students and teachers that are not possible with paper-based tests.
When will my school do NAPLAN online?
The transition to online assessment will be a phased approach, with states and territories and the non-government sector and their schools determining when their schools move to online testing. This decision is based on the readiness of schools to move online.
The first NAPLAN online tests were successfully delivered in schools in May 2018. The remaining schools will transition to NAPLAN online, on an opt-in basis, by 2020.
Want to know more?
The National Assessment Program website, hosted by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) contains more information about NAPLAN online.


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"7. We are determined to collectively advance and strengthen the global partnership for development, as the centrepiece of our cooperation, in the years ahead...
...8. We are committed to making every effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, including through actions, policies and strategies defined in the present Declaration in support of developing countries, in particular those countries that are lagging most behind and those goals that are most off track, thus improving the lives of the poorest people."
"14. We are convinced that the United Nations, on the basis of its universal membership, legitimacy and unique mandate, plays a vital role in the promotion of international cooperation for development and in supporting the acceleration of the implementation of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals. We reaffirm the need for a strong United Nations to meet the challenges of the changing global environment."
"58. We reaffirm that the United Nations funds, programmes and regional commissions, and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, in accordance with their respective mandates, have an important role to play in advancing development and in protecting development gains, in accordance with national strategies and priorities, including progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. We will continue to take steps for a strong, well coordinated, coherent and effective United Nations system in support of the Millennium Development Goals..."
"70. We commit ourselves to accelerating progress in order to achieve Millennium Development Goal 1, including through:
...(j) Reaffirming the international commitment to eliminating hunger and to securing access to food for all and reiterating, in this regard, the important role of relevant organizations, particularly the United Nations system;
(k) Supporting the Five Rome Principles for Sustainable Global Food Security contained in the Declaration of the Rome World Summit on Food Security;
(l) Strengthening international coordination and governance for food security, through the Global Partnership for Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, of which the Committee on World Food Security is a central component, and reiterating that it is essential to enhance global governance, building on existing institutions and fostering effective partnerships;
... (n) Supporting a comprehensive and coordinated response to address the multiple and complex causes of the global food crisis, including the adoption of political, economic, social, financial and technical solutions in the short, medium and long term by national Governments and the international community, including mitigating the impact of the high volatility of food prices on developing countries. The relevant United Nations organizations have an important role to play in this regard;"


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Hurricane season is right around the corner and experts say this emergency supplies tax-free weekend is an opportunity to buy items that you may need a natural disaster occur.
Preparing and maintaining an emergency supply kit and simple way to help you and your family.
"If something should happen, and you're not ready for it, there may not be any help coming quickly. You may get help in 3 or 4 days, but that's a long time to go without a place to sleep, or have food or water for your family." – George Garrett
Emergency officials say every household should own:
- Bottled water
- Non-perishable foods
- Can-opener
- First aid kits
- Flashlights
- Batteries
- Fire extinguisher
Many of those items can be purchased at tax-free this weekend during the tax holiday.
Michael Garcia from Weslaco says he'll be shopping for the basics.
"You never know, You could have a hurricane come through. You wouldn't know when you'd be hit, or when your going to need it, but it's always better to be safe than sorry." – Michael Garcia
A variety of items are eligible for the tax-free holiday, and there is no limit on the number of qualifying items you can buy.
www.comptroller.texas.gov for a list of qualifying items.


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While everyone is waiting for untethered jailbreak from iPhone dev team which uses iOS 4.2 Beta 3 hashes on other hand chronic dev team seems to working on their own untethered jailbreak solution for iOS 4.2.1 which will not require hashes & can be utilized by everyone even those who don't have SHSH saved.
Here are the tweets made by p0sixninja,
A lot of people are saying another tethered jailbreak is pointless, I agree. Focusing on getting untethered before release
@p0sixninja I assume you are talking about Greenpois0n? Are you implementing Musclenerd's untether or do you have your own?
@tahu363 we're implementing our own
@p0sixninja I'm assuming "your own" will require 4.2b3 shsh? And thanks for your guys work!
@Capsfanchad lol no
Even Comex has untethered jailbreak solution but he may not release it before iOS 4.3 but in case Comex releases untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 then you may need to save iOS 4.2.1 firmware to get untethered iOS 4.3 jailbreak.
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Day 1 is over on our Weight Loss mission and I'm so happy I have company! We can do this!
So, how did we do on day 1? Well, I didn't start out the day the right way as I was having trouble getting in the right mindset, which honestly, that's all it is…a mindset. By midday, with the help of my daughter, Megan, I was heading in the right direction. And I'm happy to say I had 1.5 points leftover from my Weight Watchers daily allowed points which is 19. Here is what I ate:
1 Whole Wheat Bagel (plain) 6 pts
2 cups of coffee with sugar free creamer 2pt
Progresso Vegetable Soup (2 servings) 1.5 pts
Apple 1 pt
Lemony Chicken (will post up recipe) 3 pts
1/2 cup brown rice 3 pt
Romaine Lettuce Salad w/ balsamic vinegar 0 pts
1/4 Cantaloupe 1 pt.
Total: 17.5 points. And during the day I drink Crystal light. I really have to try to drink more water but I'll get there. I was starving at around 8:00 and was searching for something to eat. I had some more crystal light and that satisfied me for about a 1/2 hour. Then I had the cantaloupe and it helped but I so wanted a bowl of ice cream. But, I resisted. So day 1 was a success for me.
The great thing is all of these items cost me hardly anything. The soups were free or close to it, the brown rice was the Minute Rice I've picked up for around $.25 for a pack of 3. The romaine is $3.99 at Costco for a pack of 5. The cantaloupe was only $.99 at ShopRite. And do you know how many International Delight creamers I have for free. A lot!
Along for the ride are:
Melissa: Who is ready to get back into it
Devon: Who is on the fence. Come Devon you can do it 🙂
Betty: Who started her "healthy eating" Saturday
Beth: Who is way ahead of us but ready to keep going
Susan Z: Who has put down the Cheez Doodles 🙂
Michelle: Who is starting on Monday with her weight loss challenge at work.
Stephanie: Who is pumped and planning a 1/2 marathon and has already shared a great recipe which I'll post.
Nikki: wants to lose before a wedding in April
Jen: Took a break during Christmas and is back on the bandwagon. Got a personal trainer for Christmas. OMG, I'm so jealous 🙂
Are you next? Come on join us!! I joined Weight Watchers but you don't have to in order to join in. Every few days I'll post up my progress, what I ate, how much it cost and I'm hoping you'll share your healthy eating ideas. Every Sunday we will post up our weight loss or gain for the week. No starting weights needed (that's way too embarrassing).


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The Island Def Jam Music Group
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|The Island Def Jam Music Group
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The Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) was an American record label group formed in 1998 by combining the operations of 14+ record labels including Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, and Mercury Records. In 2011, Motown Records was split from The Universal/Motown Records Group and subsequently became a division of The Island Def Jam Music Group.[1][2] On April 1, 2014, Universal Music announced that Island Def Jam's operations would be split between three entities: Island Records, Motown Records, and Def Jam Recordings.
In 1998, The Seagram Company acquired the PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc. family of labels and merged them with the Seagram owned MCA Music Entertainment family of labels, forming what is now known as Universal Music.
Following the formation of Universal Music Group was the creation of The Island Def Jam Music Group, a company founded through the integration of more than 14 record labels, including former PolyGram flagship labels: Island Records, Mercury Records, and Def Jam Recordings.
Despite being a new organization, Island Def Jam quickly made a name for itself in the music industry. The label gained notoriety for its untraditional and innovative approach when it came to breaking new artists, creating joint ventures, acquisitions, internet marketing, etc. IDJ had a great A&R team that oversaw chart-topping talent such as Jay-Z, Bon Jovi, DMX, Elton John, & Ashanti (among others). These savvy business moves are the reason IDJ prospered.
In 2000, IDJMG announced that they would be launching Def Jam Germany, the first international Def Jam brand/label. This move expanded urban music into a global phenomenon.
In 2001, Island Def Jam created a country label, Lost Highway Records. The label operated as an imprint of IDJ's Mercury Records division.
In Summer 2001, Island Def Jam acquired a controlling interest in the legendary rock label, Roadrunner Records.
In December 2004, Island Def Jam acquired the remaining 50% interest in Roc-A-Fella Records, the other 50% had been purchased by former Def Jam parent company, PolyGram, in 1997.
In 2011, Motown Records became an imprint of The Island Def Jam Music Group.
In April 2014, UMG announced that Island Def Jam would cease to exist. IDJ's operations were split up/separated between its flagship labels: Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, and Motown Records.
Today, The Island Def Jam Music Group continues to possess one of the most impressive music catalogues in history.
Awards and accolades
According to the 2012 radio airplay analysis of music industry service Mediabase, IDJMG became the number-one rhythmic label with seven number one songs played on Rhythmic radio stations from Rihanna, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, and Justin Bieber.[3]
American Recordings (now distributed by Republic Records)
Capricorn Records
Casablanca Records (pre-2000 recording catalogue)
Def Con II
Def Jam Recordings
- Artium Recordings
- Desert Storm Records
- Disturbing tha Peace
- GOOD Music
- Radio Killa Records
- Murder Inc. Records
- Ruff Ryders Entertainment
- Russell Simmons Music Group
- Violator Records
- Roc-A-Fella Records
- Dame Dash Music Group
Def Jamaica
Def Jam Germany
Def Jam Japan
Def Jam UK
Def Jam South
- We The Best Music Group (former label, now a joint-venture of Epic Records, a division of Sony Music)
- Disturbing tha Peace
Def Soul Records
- Def Soul Classics
Island Records
- Tuff Gong
- Margaritaville Records
- 4th & B'way Records
- Teen Island
- Island Urban Music
- MonarC Entertainment
- Photo Finish Records
- PolyGram TV (record label)
- So So Def (2007-2009)
- TAG Recordings
Lost Highway Records
Mercury Records
- Mercury Nashville
- Mercury Classics
- Mercury International
- Total Experience Records (catalogue)
- Rocket Records
- Smash Records
- EmArcy Records
- Limelight Records
- Intrepid Records
- Chemistry Records
- Wing Records
Motown Records (now a part of Capitol Music Group and Virgin EMI)
- Motown Gospel
Roadrunner Records (now a part of the Atlantic Records Group for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.)
Roc-A-Fella Records
Rounder Records
- Heartbeat Records
- Zoë Records
- Flying Fish Records
Rush Associated Labels
Vertigo Records
Notable artists
- Avicii
- Ashanti
- August Alsina
- Big Sean
- Bob Marley
- Bon Jovi
- Cameo
- Elton John
- Hanson
- Janet Jackson
- Ja Rule
- Jay Z
- Jennifer Lopez
- Johnny Cash
- Justin Bieber
- Kanye West
- The Killers
- Kurtis Blow
- Lionel Richie
- Logic (musician)
- Mariah Carey
- Method Man
- Ne-Yo
- Nickelback
- Redman
- Rihanna
- Shania Twain
- Sum 41
- ^ "Ethiopia Habtemariam Named Senior Vice President of Motown Records | Billboard". Billboard.biz. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ Sisario, Ben (2011-08-10). "A Young Music Executive Takes Over at Motown". The New York Times.
- ^ "Mediabase Year-end Edition 2012" (PDF). Mediabase. Clear Communications, Inc. 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2014.


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Le Cirque De Charles La Tannes
Le Cirque De Charles La Tannes is an independent theatre production company as well as a community of directors, producers, actors, set-designers and musicians based in Moscow. We specialize on theatre productions, outdoor events, audio-visual performances. In our productions we combine the elements of cinema, music, contemporary dance, scientific disciplines and other subjects.
Last two years we have been working in promenade-theatre genre. We aim to have our next production in London (Autumn 2015). The main subject of the play – the artist vs authorities of the state with a focus on last decade of USSR (80-90's). Covering music, art, film and culture scene of that time.


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As changes sweep throughout our healthcare system, today's doctors must not only keep pace with the shifting world of medicine, but also push the boundaries of discovery, technology and patient care. It's a demanding career that requires a steady focus and an ongoing determination to succeed.
In SJ, many doctors see the big picture when it comes to providing quality care. SJ magazine polled local physicians looking for providers who share this vision, asking them to name the peers they would recommend to a family member.
Congratulations to our own Karolynn Echols, MD was chosen as one of the top docs in the SJ magazine. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolynn Echols, MD, Cooper University Physician Group Plastic Surgery, Lyle Back, MD, Cosmetic Surgery Center of Cherry Hill
Karolynn also recently published an article on surgical approaches to treating Obstetric Fistulas in Niger. Erekson EA, Hampton BS, Idrissa A, Dewan JA, Echols, KT. Novel surgical approaches to obstetric fistula repair in Niamey, Niger. Gynecologic & Obstetrics, Nov 2011.
Congratulations also to board member Chimene Liburd, M.D., M.B.A.,FACP who became an Fellow of the American College of Physicians in April. To become a fellow is considered an honor and is a mark of distinction representing the pinnacle of personal integrity, superior competence, professional accomplishment and demonstrated scholarship.
Drs. Debbie Chong, Karolynn Echols, and Elaine Waetjen presented at the First Annual Global Women's Health Event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Jose. The event was presented by the Santa Clara Valley Medical Clinic's DepartmentAof OB/GYN. Karolynn Echols presented two sections :" Obstetric Fistulas in the 21st Century ,"and "Defibulation: Restoring Normal Female anatomy following Genital Mutilation" Elaine Waetjen presented, " Women's Health in the Context of Global Poverty." Drs Debbie Chong, Sofia Mahari, and Dennis Siegler presented "Tales from the Front Line." The conference was well attended and Debbie was presented with a lovely vase in appreciation of her work in this area.
Debbie Chong, MD presented Grand Rounds at UCDavis- topic was "International Aid: Are we doing more harm than good?" She discussed global healthcare and some of the pitfalls we face when dealing with underdeveloped countries.
Debbie Chong returned to Boston University School of Medicine to speak about Medicine in Action. The Fall Alumni newsletter ran the following.
Dr. Chong has been updating the alumni community over the past few years via Class Notes (http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/BUM/classnotes.html) on the growth of her non-profit organization, Medicine in Action. She recently came to campus to share information about this program and it's opportunities to BUSM students. Medicine in Action's continues to do work in both Jamaica and Tanzania and hosts four medical missions each year. Dr. Chong's hoped to encourage participation from more volunteers in the BU community. More information can be found on the group's activity and how to volunteer at the group's website, www.medicineinaction.org
Spreading the word, our own Dr. Karolynn Echols was invited to speak at Drexel University School of Medicine in Philadelphia PA. The event was the District III American College of Ob/Gyn Junior Fellow Day International Health Forum . The topic for this Global Health Awareness Forum on was "Traveling the World for Women's Health." Karolynn gave a beautiful presentation about the work that Medicine In Action has done in Jamaica and Tanzania. She included past accomplishments and future goals. As a result, several faculty members, residents and staff from the local area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware became interested in volunteering for the organization.
Dr. Elaine Waetjen was quoted in an article in the New York Times, "Weight Loss Reduces Incontinence in Women" The article can be found on the web at:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/health/research/03incontinence.html
Dr. Debbie Chong spoke at Santa Clara Medical Center on December 11 at Grand Rounds in the Department of OB/GYN. She discussed poverty and women's health issues. Dr. Ambereen Sleemi is featured in an article in the Brooklyn Spectator.
Dr. Karolynn Echols is quoted in Essence Magazine regarding her work in repairing fistulas in Africa. Essence is sold internationally. (Essence November 2008, "Child Brides" by Jeanine Amber, staff writer for Essence)
"We need to help these girls," says Urogynecologist Karolynn Echols, an African-American who has visited Niger six times as part of a volunteer medical team. " In Niger 12- and 13-year-old girls go into labor without qualified help. When things go wrong, nobody knows to get them to a hospital. If they do get to a hospital which might be 500 miles away, there might not be any doctors available once they get there".
MIA medical professionals Drs. Elaine Waetjen and Debbie Chong organized the first International Women's Global Health Day at the University of California, Davis. Along with Drs. Karolynn Echols and Vindi Singh, they presented and discussed various medical issues that face women in developing countries such as HIV, poor obstetric care and complications of childbirth, including fistulas. This was a great opportunity for us to showcase the good work we have been doing to the UC Davis community. The event was attending by the OB/GYN faculty and residents at UC Davis as well as local community physicians.
Dr. Karolynn Echols was featured in Girlfriendz Magazine discussing women's health issues. ("When You Gotta Go, And Go, And Go" by Cathi Laughlin).
Dr. Karolynn Echols is interviewed on Drexel University Radio Station WKDU by radio host Mr. Dupre about Medicine In Action. Mr. Dupre is Jamaican born and clearly interested in supporting the MIA cause. This radio station is broadcast to all of Philadelphia and although it is owned by Drexel University, hundreds of thousands of people tune in each day.
Elaine Chong received a grant on behalf of MIA from The American Friends of Jamaica. A ceremony took place at the American Ambassador's house in Jamaica. Elaine was featured in the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper after the ceremony.
Medtronic Inc. matched donations to an event sponsored by the Kajana dance troop, to benefit Medicine in Action, Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Debbie Chong was interviewed on the radio in Jamaica about her volunteer work on the island. March '07 Dr. Karolynn Echols was invited to Cornell University to speak to her sorority as a distinguished member of her alumni. She discussed her journey in the world of international health and the issues involved in trying to help
impoverished women around the world.


text: DenVaktare Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Welcome to my customs thread! I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by! I'm looking to emphasize the "Rock" in Rock Band and as such, you'll find plenty of that genre here! Tool, Chevelle, Rob Zombie, and plenty more. My customs have everything except pitched vocals (meaning that you can still play vocals on my customs, you just won't be judged on pitch). However, the second I sit down to practice the art of the pitch, you can expect every single one of these songs to receive that final sweet upgrade. What the heck are you working on next? Excellent Question! Here is your answer: http://customscreators.com/index.php?/topic/15489-denvaktares-wips-and-updates-thread/*But please bear in mind that I do enjoy the element of surprise, so you will not see everything I'm working on in there! Now, I am 1000% open to any criticism, constructive or not, it's impossible to offend me. As the great pksage once bellowed, "WE DEMAND PERFECTION!" Because no matter how many times I read my own paper, I know there are still typos in it! If anyone finds any mistakes, start your PMs with "Hey, Stupid!" New Events!: New Events:Wonderful Week of Customs: Chevelle Edition Day 1: This Circus New Releases!: Tool's Fear Inoculum album Chevelle - This Circus As Maynard once said at a concert I attended: "You're here. For the next few hours,there's nothing outside of here. Close your eyes and we'll see you on the other side." (Que Vicarious.) Reminders: What my customs have:All difficultiesAll Instruments (Except Pitched Vocals)Practice SectionsAnimationsSingle and 2x Pedal Versions I will be going back to pitch Vocals. Thanks:I really appreciate everyone who has taken the time to comment on my customs, my thread, and to those who just frequently check in to see how I'm doing. As many authors have and will assert, that is what keeps the engine going. I also want to thank every single person who has made this possible. I didn't think I'd get the opportunity to inject my favorite songs into the game. I hope you guys enjoy and seriously, thanks again for everything! It's hard to fathom everything that everyone has done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites