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Disclaimer: Joss never calls, he never writes. I'm thinking the relationship is over. And you just know he'd win that lawsuit, so I can't claim 'em as mine. The lyrics are from Brother, "One Heart, One Soul".
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Possible for the end of BtVS season 7 and AtS season 4
A.N.: This is part 3 of the series, Postcards From the Edge. If you haven't read the previous stories, you need to know the End of Days happened, Spike sacrificed himself for Angel, Cordelia was mentally shattered when the demon was taken from her and afterwards, Angel, Connor and Faith went on a road trip to heal themselves.
A.N. 2: Buffy's P.O.V.
Thanks to D.M.E. for providin' the title – not to mention all da readin'.
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Eyes on the future, what's to be done?
Need understanding to stand as one.
Too many secrets, too many guns
Mice on a treadmill with nowhere to run.
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Angel sends me postcards.
Photos of places I've never been, showing scenes I'll probably never see. I mean, sure, Knotts Berry Farm was someplace I'd been, once before, when Mom and Dad were still happy together, before we moved out of L.A. I remember roller coasters and the smell of jelly lingering in the air.
But he sends me postcards of the Black Hills, of a ghost town that he, Faith and Connor prowled around one night. And writes to me in code that they'd needed their special skills to clean up the town. I remember when I got that card my hand clenched as if it held a stake, too. That I could use it to help them. But by the time I got it, four days had passed and they were somewhere else, tooling around in that great big boat that Angel calls a car and Xander drooled over enough to make Anya jealous.
He writes about what Faith and Connor are doing. And without saying what they're doing, even I can read between the lines. "They like each other." Duh. Even I could see that when we all fought at that last big battle. Connor barely left her side. And when Faith went down, he went nuts. Nearly took out eight demons by himself.
I had someone at my back that day but Spike's not here anymore. He died.
Angel took the blame for that. He told me that Spike had pushed him out of the way. Sacrificed himself for Angel. I almost didn't believe it, I didn't want to. Spike hated Angel. Hated everything he stood for. And yet…it made sense.
Spike would've done anything for me, even if that meant saving Angel. He would have done that, thinking it was what I would've wanted. Angel, still alive; Spike dead and gone.
At least he went down fighting. It was a good death, better than something stupid like tripping and falling on a stake. But I promised myself I wasn't going to think about Spike today. Or 'dwell', as Dawn says, with an eye roll and a hair flip. I was going to think about something else.
Like the postcard that came in today's mail.
They surprise me. Well, the first one, at least. Like I said, Knotts Berry Farm wasn't exactly where I'd guess Angel would go after helping to win the war against darkness. Disneyland, maybe.
He probably wouldn't get the joke.
A few days later, the next postcard arrived. Like a little travelogue for me, since I had to stay behind. Well, okay, I hadn't actually been invited. Faith just said she was heading back to L.A. and I hugged her goodbye – really hugged her, held on like I was afraid I'd never see her again – and the next thing I know, I'm getting cards from Angel.
Dawn tries not to be jealous but I can hear it in her voice when she sees each card. She knows we don't have the money to go anywhere. I never thought about Angel having money but I guess those silk shirts, dusters and leather pants don't grow on trees. I know Faith doesn't have anything. She barely has clothes. I gave her some stuff to wear, took her shopping with Dawn and me and we made her get some new clothes. Not like she could go wandering around in what she'd borrowed from Cordelia forever.
God, Cordelia. Willow and Xander drove to L.A. to see her a couple of days ago. She isn't any better. I feel so guilty. The last words I said to her…I'm not going to dwell. I'm not. She doesn't remember me anyway – probably for the best, really. When we all went to see her, Willow, Xander, Dawn and I, she combed Dawn's hair and braided it really cute. But she didn't recognize either of us. Willow and Xander, yeah; sort of. God, her mind was erased. She's like a little kid.
I wonder if Angel sends her…no, God, no, I can't be jealous, can I? I can't think about it. The Cordelia I once knew is gone, completely, totally gone and I was suddenly thinking about Spike dying.
Is it fair, I wonder (don't dwell), that Spike is gone and that Angel has a son – a son, another thing I still can't manage to think on without feeling so damned hurt and God, I'm so tired of hurting. But I still hear his voice, echoing around that sewer: that speech Angel gave me when he broke up with me about sunshine and making love and children. Especially the children part. He's a vampire, still and he has a kid. A boy. A handsome, blue-eyed son that Dawn refers to as a hottie every chance she gets. Angel's son, who has something going on with Faith.
My head hurts and my throat's so tight and sore from the tears that lodged in it. It's been a month. Thirty days. Maybe longer and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. How many people do I have to lose? Merrick, Dad, Angel, Riley, Mom, Giles, Tara and now Spike. And a part of me thinks maybe it's for the best that Spike is gone - it was never, ever going to work or hadn't I learned anything from Angel? - and a part of me misses him so much. He was there when I needed him and now he just…isn't.
When Angel told me what happened, I couldn't believe it. I almost thought for a minute that Angel did something, that Angel was the one who took out Spike. And when he told me what really happened, I still didn't believe it. Spike couldn't be gone. He couldn't have left me the way that everyone else does. And when I finally realized Angel was telling the truth, that he wasn't lying to me, I took it out on him. I hit him. I hit Angel for telling me about Spike's death. I wanted him to take it back. I wanted him to hurt, too. I screamed at him and I punched him. And he just took it. Just let me. Didn't even try to block the blows.
Later, Giles told me he'd offered to tell me but Angel wouldn't let him. He gave me that look that he does, cleaning his glasses with a handkerchief, telling me what happened with Cordelia in the fight. I'd been busy, too busy, Faith and me fighting side by side. Willow told me about using her magic to drive out the demon who possessed Cordy and that she'd given birth to some…thing. Wes had to kill it, Willow said, before it turned back and killed Cordelia. But Angel knew what happened to Cordelia; someone, Willow? Giles? Wes? I don't know who told him. And still he wouldn't let Giles tell me about Spike.
Angel told me and I wanted to hurt him. I didn't know he'd already been hurt; that the demon inside of Cordelia pitted him against his son; that the demon turned Angelus loose; that the demon stole Angel's soul, holding it hostage. I didn't know that the demon told Connor that he was going to be a father; that the demon then told Connor that Angelus would kill the baby. I didn't know, I swear, when I screamed at Angel that I hoped he and his little family would rot in Hell.
And he still sends me postcards from places I may never see.
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Eyes on the future, what's to be done?
Need understanding to stand as one.
Looking to heaven, trapped on this earth
Hear my confession, what is it worth?
Turning a blind eye up to the sun
Turning our backs on what is to come.
One heart, one soul
One day, some way
(One day I'll find you
One day I'll hold you)
One heart, one soul
One day, some way.


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A new eatery offering the "ultimate sandwich experience" has opened in Glasgow city centre.
Where the Monkey Sleeps, a popular lunchtime venue which was initially started on West Regent Street, has now opened a second branch on 340 Argyle Street.
Voted the 'best food on the go' in The Skinny magazine in 2015, the independent sandwich shop has built something of a reputation among snackers in Glasgow for its unusual combinations such as the Meathammer (haggis/chorizo/red onion marmalade and mature cheddar) and Witchfynder General (Chicken/chorizo/Applewood smoked cheddar/spring onion/chilli mayo and shredded leaves).
Glasgow-born Sofie Ford, 26, owner of the shop, said: "Where the Monkey Sleeps is serious about sandwiches and we are on a constant quest to give our customers the ultimate sandwich experience.
"We've worked hard to create sandwiches that you just can't get anywhere else. We try not to follow trends and fads because the reality is that while trends come and go, everyone has always loved something hearty between two slices of bread. We try not to stray too far from that."
The new shop, which has moved into a former pawn shop, has created eight new jobs and has also pledged to continue a partnership with Glasgow City Mission, a local charity they previously worked with to feed 120 homeless people Christmas dinner last year.
A percentage of the shop's profits, along with money generated by carrier bag charges, will be donated to the charity, along with any unsold food at the end of each day.
The new café will also double as an art gallery for artist Paul Marshall, a client of Glasgow City Mission (GCM).
"The new shop has allowed us to really grow our relationship with Glasgow City Mission," explained Sofie.
"As a business we greatly believe in building community, not only with our customers and everyone who is part of our team but also with those who are working to make our city great.
"It is a massive privilege to help in any way with the work the GCM do and we are thrilled to see interest in the paintings already."
The shop itself has been kitted out with sofas from the Salvation Army, vinyl art displays from Oxfam, building materials from Yooz - a reuse and recycling project.
Sofie added: "Where the Monkey Sleeps is ultimately about looking after our customers well and feeding them really good, homemade food. We want to build a light-hearted and fun atmosphere to break up the working day for many of our customers. The new shop is a testament to that commitment."

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text: RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 63116900 LA English T1 Mama's boy, preacher's son : a memoir A1 Jennings, Kevin,, PB Beacon Press PP Boston YR 2006 SN 0807071463 9780807071465 0807071471 9780807071472 AB Growing up poor in the South, Kevin Jennings learned a lot of things, especially about how to be a real man. When his father, a fundamentalist preacher, dropped dead at his son"s eighth birthday party, Kevin already knew he wasn"t supposed to cry. He also knew there was no salvation for homosexuals, who weren"t "real men"--Or Christians, for that matter. But Jennings found his salvation in school, inspired by his mother. Self-taught, from Appalachia, her formal education had ended in sixth grade, but she was determined that her son would be the first member of their extended family to go to college, even if it meant going North. Kevin, propelled by her dream, found a world beyond poverty. He earned a scholarship to Harvard and there learned not only about history and literature, but also that it was possible to live openly as a gay man. But when Jennings discovered his vocation as a teacher and returned to high school to teach, he was forced back into the closet. He saw countless teachers and students struggling with their sexual orientation and desperately trying to hide their identity. For Jennings, coming out the second time was more complicated and much more important than the first--because this time he was leading a movement for justice. This book is a memoir that is both a riveting personal story and an inside account of a critical chapter in our recent history. Creating safe schools for teenagers is now a central part of the progressive agenda in American education.


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The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday night dismissed a lawsuit filed by
settler-related organizations who claimed ownership over lands referred to as
part of the Ulpana outpost near Beit El.The dismissal, requested by the
plaintiffs, could have significant consequences for developments at Ulpana as
the lawsuit had hung over legal disputes surrounding the outpost.
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Collision involving grain truck closed roads
Mon., Aug. 24, 2009, 11:44 a.m.
A 17-year-old Spokane driver behind the wheel of 1990 Freightliner truck collided with a fully loaded grain truck at the intersection of two Whitman County farm roads, the Whitman County Sheriff's Office reported over the weekend.
Briley Startzel was headed east on Chambers Road on Saturday when he apparently failed to yield to a grain truck that was southbound on Johnson Road about six miles south of Pullman, deputies said.
The driver of the 1979 Mack grain truck was identified as Leslie Hinderer, 51, of Pullman. The intersection was closed for about two hours, and the truck had to be towed away. Neither driver was injured, deputies said.
Startzel was cited for failure to yield right of way and for having expired tonnage for his vehicle, according to Sheriff's Sgt. Chris Chapman.


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Huge thanks to Lea, who kindly beta-ed this chapter!
Half a year later Amy is home alone, silently crying because her aunt wants her to attend a psychiatrist. Again. As if the first time wasn't bad enough. Amy had to bite Mr. Hammps to stop that torture of being told The Raggedy Doctor isn't real. But Amy knows, knows the truth. And Castiel confirmed that he's real! Though Amy can't point out that her guardian angel says she's telling truth, because it will only make matters worse. And besides, Amy doesn't want to tell anybody about Castiel. It feels like she's not supposed to talk about him, like he's some sort of secret for the outside world. For some reason Amy wants to leave the angel only for herself.
But right now Amy is really miserable and really-really lonely. Suddenly she remembers that almost a year ago Castiel allowed her to call him if she's lonely. Amy has never asked him to come along before, because he told her not to do it often, but she really needs him now. Besides, she hasn't seen him for a very long time. It doesn't matter that they've seen each other only two odd times and had conversations lasting mere minutes, Amy thinks of him as somebody reliable. Maybe not a friend, not just yet, but already somebody constant.
So she stood near the window, folded her hands in a praying manner and started to pray the way she learnt in church.
She hasn't even finished her prayer when she heard a flutter of wings. Amy turned around to see him, with his usual trench coat and tousled hair, serious face and blue eyes.
- Hello, Amelia, - he says and moves towards her. - I heard you praying for me.
- You let me call for you, - she whispers.
- I did, - he nods. - Though I didn't think you would have a strong enough will not to call me for almost a year. For humans it's a long time.
Amy doesn't respond. Partly, because she doesn't know what to say, partly because she's too upset to find the right words to talk about her feelings.
Castiel looks around the room, as if searching for something.
- Where is your aunt?
Amy actually cringes at her aunt's mention. She doesn't want to think about her.
- I don't know. I don't want to know.
Angel looks at her again. Then he wordlessly sits down on her bed, hand tracing the fabric of the duvet as if it's the very first time he touches a blanket.
- She is being unfair toward you.
And that simple statement throws off all of the strength Amy put just not to cry in front of him. She hurriedly sits down near Castiel and presses herself into his side. He doesn't pull away, so she sneaks her arms around his waist and cries for her every misery and unfairness. After a minute or so, the angel hugs her back. It really feels like he's never hugged anyone before. He awkwardly, yet gently lays one hand on her head and the other on her back and lightly squeezes. He doesn't move or say anything, but Amy is just content to stay like this for as long as possible, because he doesn't judge her and he hugs her.
- Can you tell me something about other angels? – Amy quietly requests him, when she's calmed down.
- What do you want to know? –The angel responds just as quietly as she was.
- I don't know. What are other angels like?
And Castiel tells her everything he can, everything she's able to understand being just a little girl. He tells her about his brothers and sisters, about The Host, his superiors, about archangels, the Heaven and the God, his Father. And then he listens to her problems and troubles. From time to time gives her a piece of advice, just like during their previous meetings. It's almost five in the morning, when Amy can no longer force her eyes to stay open, when the angel announces she should be asleep by now. While such a statement from her aunt usually results in irritation, it makes her even more sleepy said with Castiel's gruff voice. Amy climbs into her bed, and falls asleep before Castiel disappears into the night.


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How the new Wearhaus website was builtSeptember 15, 2015
This past summer, Wearhaus Frontend Engineer Intern Ray Kim was responsible for overhauling the Wearhaus website. The previous site was a simple Shopify template for pre-orders, but we were in need of a more comprehensive website. Instead of making our main site our Shopify store, Ray implemented a standalone site that focuses on the lifestyle of Wearhaus and links to a Shopify store via an "Order Now" button at the top of the site.
Want to know how Ray did it? Read on to delve into his first hand account of taking our official website from simply an idea to reality.
The main site is built on the Bootstrap framework for HTML/CSS/JS and Flask for deploying on Heroku. The design of the website is based on mockups and wireframes created by our Industrial Designer, Eugenio Altieri.
One of the major features we built was "hoverable tabs," tabs that slide into view to display additional content. This way, as users interact with the site, they can hover over tabs on either the left or right side of the screen to learn more about various features of the Wearhaus Arc. The tabs were implemented using jQuery to control cursor detection and CSS to manipulate how the tabs look on various device widths.
For our product site, I created a custom template on Shopify, taking inspiration from a few of their existing templates on their Shopify Theme Store. The current Wearhaus template is inspired by the Solo template for creating a layout that focuses on a single item (in this case, the Arc) and the Brooklyn template for better design elements (e.g., black and white variant buttons, quantity boxes, grid layout for product pictures below the main product picture).
I spent a few days learning how to use Shopify's templating language Liquid and their own web framework, Timber, before I started to extensively customize the template to include the color picker feature, the description boxes that go into more detail about various features of the Arc (e..g, wireless syncing, touch controls, wired listening, mobile app) and the technical specifications box.
The color picker feature lets the user click on a color in the color grid to change the light ring color and choose between white and black Arcs for display. To achieve this effect, I overlayed white and black Arc images over each other and toggled the z-index for these images whenever the user clicks on the "White arc" and "Black arc" buttons. For the colors, I overlayed PNG files of just the light ring on top of one another and wrote code so when a user selects a color, it styles all other colored light rings to have z-index=0 and have the current clicked color to have z-index=1. The z-index controls perceived depth of elements on the screen if there are overlapping elements; the element with the highest value will always be displayed on top of all other elements. Thus, the color the user sees is the color that is at the top of all other colored light ring PNGs since it has a value of 1 and everything else has a value of 0. The current feature is a lot of fun to play around with, but there are still lots of improvements we can make. For instance, we could add fade animations in between light ring switches and add tricolor picker options.
The biggest challenge of all, both for the main website and the Shopify site, was making the design responsive. I spent a lot of my time making sure the sites looked great on all screen widths. There's debate over whether to design your layouts around fixed screen widths (e.g., mobile, tablet, desktop) or to be screen-width-agnostic and make it look great at all widths. The disadvantage of the latter is that it takes significantly more time to design and implement but it's more prudent to design it that way because screen sizes for smartphones, tablets, and laptops/desktops will continue to change. A common compromise to this debate is a hybrid approach where you initially design around the standard mobile, tablet, desktop media queries and "fill in the gaps" as you go. I followed this hybrid approach because it allowed me to get the sites up and running in a reasonable amount of time while giving me opportunities to continually refine the layout at various screen widths.
Once the sites were built, it was time to start optimizing them to be not only functional, but also enjoyable to use. I specifically focused on ways to improve page load speed since that has a direct effect on a user's experience with the site. I used Google PageSpeed Insights as a diagnostic tool and found that the sites could be improved by compressing images (I used tinyPNG for that), minifying code (I used minifycode), and moving certain CSS/JS files to be rendered after the HTML body has rendered. Losslessly compressing images, for instance, saved me 7.3MB of data. This had a significant impact on the page load speed since the main site's design is very visual in nature and has lots of high-resolution images. There are still many ways I can optimize the site, such as leveraging browser caching, resizing images, and compressing code using gzip or deflate.
There's still a lot of work to be done but I'm happy with how it turned out for launch. I've learned how to deploy a Flask web app on Heroku using Bootstrap as the underlying framework, use Shopify's built-in frameworks and templating language to build a professional ecommerce site, design the sites with responsive design principles in mind, and optimize UX. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to learn so much about something I'm passionate about and I look forward to continuing frontend work in the future!
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Upgrade For ASIC's Market Surveillance System
The Federal Government has announced a budget commitment for ASIC to invest in a market surveillance system allowing it to plan for a future that includes greatly increased message traffic, new technologies and trading techniques, increased competition between trading venues and the increasing globalisation of capital markets.
The market surveillance system will improve on technology which was originally designed for a single market – not multi market – and not across markets with different products. The system will allow for greater capacity and capability, as well as cope with the increase in HFT and algorithmic trading. The enhanced market surveillance system will have superior capabilities to search data records and identify suspicious trading, by connecting patterns and relationships, which is beneficial in detecting insider trading relationships, and consistent with ASIC's strategic priority of maintaining fair and efficient financial markets. With Australia now achieving some of the highest levels of share ownership, market integrity and efficiency is an ASIC priority, and the new system promotes this through the prevention, detection and deterrence of market misconduct.
Stock markets are the engine room for economic growth in Australia. The new surveillance system will promote the integrity of our stock markets through the prevention, detection and deterrence of market misconduct. This in turn, will contribute to the confidence of investors, and the efficiency of our capital markets.
The cost of the enhanced surveillance system reflects the increase in the cost of supervision due to the increase in the complexity of trading methods used in our market with the advent of competition and the dispersed trading venues (the licensed exchange markets and dark pools operated by the large investment banks). The funding has been provided on the basis of full cost recovery from the industry.
The model for cost recovery is a matter for Treasury who, we understand, will take advice from the government. It has also established the Cost Recovery Panel of industry representatives that will advise the government on issues regarding recovery of the cost of market supervision. As a percentage of market turnover, the actual cost of market supervision is favourable compared with overseas jurisdictions. The funding cost itself we expect will be smoothed out to minimise impact, and will be outweighed by the medium to long-term benefits of competition, and of well regulated fair and efficient markets.


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Road closure for tourists travelling to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
05 November 2008
The road from Samevloeing to Rooiputs towards the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park will be closed for tourist traffic from January 2009 until August 2009 due to construction.
Tourists can, however, commute via the lower dune road to Nossob. Only patrons of Rooiputs will be granted access with delays.


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"This is classic bait and switch Republican rhetoric. The reality is we can't drill our way out of this problem. Before opening up new offshore drilling, we need to Produce, Punish and Promote. Produce drilling on the 68 million acres currently under lease to the oil companies today (35 million acres which are offshore). Punish those who are gouging, hoarding and speculating on oil commodities, which is increasing the price of oil per barrel by $60 to $70 per barrel. Promote alternative and renewable energy sources. We can no longer afford to be hooked on just one commodity. We have to look for other ways to power this nation, or we are going to have to learn this lesson over and over and over again. Once we have taken these steps, we can then move to the next part of the conversation, " said Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07).
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Rockford Urban Ministries (RUM) and local vegans are combining a little caring with a pinch of selflessness by trying to create a vegetarian restaurant.
Monday, Dec. 4 at Octane InterLounge, 124 N. Main St., the No Bones to Pick Committee held its third benefit in an attempt to open a vegetarian restaurant.
People who attended included RUM staff, individual vegans, members of Vegetarians in Motion and any others who want to help.
The committee wants to open a restaurant with an open bucket that serves the needy or anyone hungering for a vegan dish, said Stanley Campbell, executive director of Rockford Urban Ministries and committee member.
Its a combination of folks who want to eat healthy and who want to share healthy eating with those less fortunate, Campbell noted. Increasingly, there are vegetarians who fall on hard times and find it difficult to make ends meet, as well as having vegans who are very conscientious and cant find a restaurant to go to. Itll be a mix, we hope. We hope that we have the businessman sit down with the homeless person.
At first, we were thinking of doing a regular restaurant, but we found that more and more homeless people expressed a desire to have vegetarian food served. There doesnt seem to be anything like it anywhere.
But in Rockford, Campbell said a restaurant that has much vegetarian fare is Octane. More restaurants are looking into it, thanks to head activist of Vegetarians in Motion, he added.
He said the reason for the Octane holding the benefit is because they have a big heart, and they really like the idea of using food as a way of conveying the idea of helping those less fortunate, he said. And the chef was real excited about trying some new recipes.
Chef Jason Williams created vegetable lasagna and African groundnut stew entrees, as well as appetizers such as grilled Thai Veggie Kabobs with peppers, crimini mushrooms, sweet corn and vidalia onions.
The committee is still working on what selections will be included for the restaurant. Committee member Mary McNamara stated that the restaurant will let people try a variety of foods that are good for the body. It will be a very revolving menu, she said.
McNamara added the cost will be under $5 for the food, and the kitchen will be run by volunteers. She said the more community involvement, the better.
Before the opening, the committee wants to raise money from the benefits and donations that can be sent to RUM.
Our goal is to raise $20,000, Campbell said. We hope a snowball effect will occur where we have more donors.
The committee will hold at least one benefit a month until the goal is reached. Besides the Octane benefit, the committee has held and will hold fundraisers at churches, where they can use the kitchen to cook.
So far, the committee has raised $1,000 but hasnt yet sought city help. They estimate the restaurant will cost $20,000, if we get a real affordable place, Campbell remarked.
The effort has been worked on for six months. Weve grown to have about 300 supporters, he commented.
Send donations to Rockford Urban Ministries vegan restaurant, 623 Seventh St., Rockford, IL 61104, or call 964-7111 for more information.


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Unanswered: SQL-DMO, How to check for active connections to a DB (and how to drop if any exist)?
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I have a working VB routine which will detach and re-attach a given database using SQL DMO objects.
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|May Submit-O-Rama: Getting Pantsed
One summer while I was working at a summer school program, one of the young boys I was working with came running up to me off the playground, sobbing. I asked him what was wrong, and he just climbed up into my lap and sat there, practically screaming with tears. I ran through the worst case scenarios in my head. He'd been stung by a wasp. Someone had punched him. A stranger had talked to him. My God, what could have happened?! I asked him over and over, even offered up some suggestions of what might have happened, and all he could do was shake his head. Finally, at a loss, I coaxed him to calm down.
"Take a couple breaths, count to five, and then tell me what happened," I said.
He took a few shaky breaths, counted slowly to five, and then looked up at me and, with all the earnestness in the world, managed to stammer, "They pulled my pants down, Miss K." And then, as I struggled to maintain control of my face, he added, "I didn't sign up for this. Miss K, are you crying?"
The question came because I had to squeeze his face in a hug to hide my uncontrollable laughter.
Now, to be fair, there's really nothing all that funny about what happened to that poor boy. He'd been embarrassed, he felt humiliated, and he'd been overwhelmed by his emotions. What was so funny at the time was the sincerity and solemnity of his statement that such humiliation wasn't what he had "[signed] up for." It was hilarious, such a serious statement coming from such a small child.
But I'll bet it's also what some of us are feeling right now.
When we enter into a period of submitting our work to editors, it's with a sense of confidence that our work is ready. So when we are thanked for our confidence with a rejection … well, it feels a lot like being pantsed on the playground. It's not what we signed up for. And it doesn't feel good.
What did it take to make that little boy feel better? It wasn't the hug, I'll tell you that. And it wasn't candy or any other superficial reward. It was him making the choice to look at his situation differently.
"Why did they pants you?" I asked him.
"They were doing it to everybody," he answered.
"Everybody? That's a lot of pantsing!"
He giggled. "Not everybody, Miss K. Just some of the boys. But …" His bottom lip trembled a little. "I kind of felt like … like a loser."
"Come on, you're not a loser. Were the other boys losers?"
"No. They're fun guys." (This kid.)
"Did any of them get upset?"
"No. They all laughed." He sniffled. "I could laugh, too."
I smiled at him. "Why could you laugh now?"
"Because! Now I'm just one of the guys!"
And with that, we both laughed.
Guess what? When you get rejected by a literary magazine, it doesn't make you a loser. When you get rejected by five, or ten, or twenty literary magazines, it doesn't make you a loser. Even if you get rejected by all the places you've submitted this month, it doesn't make you a loser. It makes you "just one of the guys." The Rejection Slip Club. We're all members, because nobody gets accepted the first time around. And guess what else? Some folks don't even get accepted the tenth, or hundredth, or thousandth time around. Sometimes it takes years to get that first acceptance letter.
The Rejection Slip Club isn't a club for rejects. It's a club for people who try. It's a club for people with endurance and courage. And it's a badge of honor on a road to greater things. It's hard to see it now… just like it's hard to see the sunshine through the rain. But just because it's raining today doesn't mean the sun will never shine again. And even if you're stuck in an absolute monsoon season … the sun is out there. It's waiting. You just have to remind yourself it will shine on you again.
So if you've been facing a ton of rejection slips, or even just one, have hope. And reward yourself anyway! Remember, a rejection means you've submitted … and that's more than some other writers are doing, or have ever done! Even if it's just a piece of chocolate after you submit, or a dance party to "Just Fine" (seriously … give it a listen, and do a little dance) to remind yourself that you'll be just that … give yourself a reward for trying.
Then go try again.
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Sanford Meisner, American drama instructor, original member of the Group Theater (founded 1931), and director (1936-59; 1964-89) of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater in New York City, where he taught such students as Gregory Peck, Joanne Woodward, and Grace Kelly; he was the subject of the documentary film The Theater's Best-Kept Secret, 1985, and coauthor of Sanford Meisner on Acting, 1987 (b. Aug. 31, 1905--d. Feb. 2, 1997).
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Copenhagen - The Danish navy says it has captured a suspect pirate mothership off the Horn of Africa and rescued 14 people who were being held hostage on it.
The navy says its warship HDMS Absalon, which participates in Nato's Ocean Shield anti-piracy force, encountered the ship on Saturday and the crew boarded it.
They arrested 25 suspected pirates and freed 14 people from Iran and Pakistan.
Navy spokesperson Mikael Bill says the hostages are most likely fishermen who had been held for around two months and the pirates were using their fishing vessel.
The hostages were transferred onto the HDMS Absalon, where they were able to call their families.
The Danish Navy said on Sunday further investigations are needed to determine what will happen to the suspected pirates.
Let them swimm home
oops they cant swim ! !
Thats good, about time they started doing something about them pirates... Jack Sparrow you better watch out...LOL
hang em from the yard arm
Live shark bait
Not with the decendants' of the Vikings you dont !!
Make them walk the plank or a good, old-fashioned hanging!
I don't know why we let these pirates live. Honestly forget the human rights guys, when they held a gun at an innocent sailor they forfeited the right to be a part of our community. Firing squad them and their boats and bid them good riddance.
Vikings take out pirates!
One feels a sense of victory - these devils are a scurge - but then what will Denmark do with them? Can they be tried anywhere? Otherwise it's a complete travesty if they are released back to their home port just to go straight back to piracy!


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Bookingkit – Berlin based smart booking solution for activity providers
Bookingkit digitalizes the leisure business and local activities – the third enormous market in the tourism sector (besides flights and hotels). The B2B software-as-a-service solution is an all-in-one management solution for small businesses. It enables and handles online bookings for providers. It also works as a middleware between providers, platforms and marketplaces (like TripAdvisor) in order to match availabilities across various channels and to optimize sales. Simply: It is an ERP and GDS system for leisure and pleasure providers. Founded in mid-2014 by Christoph Kruse and Lukas C. C. Hempel, the startup has grown strongly in the last months and obtained multiple awards. Hundreds of B2B customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland use the software to digitalize their business and increase sales. The company also partners with major industry players. In addition to the large German-speaking market, the Berlin startup will go international in 2016.
Link to Startup-Website: www.bookingkit.de
About Bookingkit
Berlin startup Bookingkit is the smart solution for leisure business, which helps them to sell, merchandise and administrate their services. Since bookingkit is fully web-based, business owners can immediately implement and start using bookingkit on their own website. More sales, less efforts – due to its central user interface including real-time availability check: platform-neutral across many channels. The company's mission statement: to digitalize the leisure business. Furthermore, the software works as a middleware between provider and booking systems in order to match availabilities across various channels and to optimize sales. With locations in Berlin and Münster, the startup was founded in early 2014 by Christoph Kruse and Lukas C. C. Hempel.


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Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, by James Peltekian.
The picture was taken from Evening Standard Magazine (29.5.15), found on a train.
Scroll down to see the whole thing so far.
If You Are New Here: This project started (January 2015) with me sewing junk-mail faces onto a big woollen blanket. It has since expanded to include images from magazines and leaflets, I find in bins and on public transport. 'Uninvited' was the working title, until I changed it to 'Mostly Uninvited'. Unless I tell you otherwise, take it that the portrait was part of some junk mail, pushed through my letterbox. I will always credit photographers, illustrators, designers and the faces, whenever possible. All of my work is numbered, this is 632. If you search this number in 'Categories', you can find out about the other faces.


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Ping & Trackbacks
Hi folks
i read a lot of threads now about this issue but either there were no solutions or i didn't understand them.
So here's my problem:
I can send trackbacks by manual add them in the "trackback"-bar under "write post". It works.
How are the pingabacks working? Only write a link in my posts? If yes, seem not to work. I just tried to ping to this wordpress.org blog by posting a link to the newest article:
see here: http://www.sumit-online.de/2008/test-artikel/
I tried with other blogs to ping and trackback to my main blog but it don't work. I don't get a message on my dashboard that there are incoming links or something. And i don't see notifications (neither in the article nor in the backend) that an other blog is trackbacking to me.
I checked all options from that. I activated trackbacks and pingbacks in articles and in the main options and so on.
What can i do?
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The rose garden. What a perfectly lovely setting (aside from those pesky mosquitos!) for beautiful Claire's senior portraits session! There is color everywhere at this beautiful park but Claire's bold and bright (and classic) outfit choices made her center stage. Not to mention those gorgeous eyes of hers. She stole the show!
Thank you so much for choosing me to make your senior portraits, Claire, and best wishes for a marvelous senior year!


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It'll be slim pickin's here for posts till the middle of next week. I'm at the Disneyland Resort in California. As if that wasn't enough fun, we have two grandsons with us and it's the first visit for the two-year old! He and his brother (who's eight) are having a blast and so are we.
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Student Resources
Service-learning courses use service projects for local community organizations as a primary teaching method. Service-learning courses are specifically designed to integrate the academic course content into real, impactful projects that not only meet the learning objectives of the course, but will provide genuine value to the community as well.
As a service-learning student you will work with a community partner organization to develop a project or provide a service that meets a need within the community, and then reflect back on the experience and its impact on you and the community you have helped serve.
Benefits of service-learning for students
Benefits of participation for students
- Enriched learning experience
- Opportunity to apply academic knowledge to a real-life setting
- Develop a greater awareness of issues facing the local community
- Develop social responsibility and concern for the community
- Enhance leadership ability
- Develop critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills
- Explore possible career interests and develop professional networks
Student responsibilities
Student responsibilities
- To actively engage with service-learning and complete all scheduled activities/visits
- To obtain any necessary clearances
- To inform the community partner if you are going to be late or miss an arranged session
- To abide by community partner protocols and procedures
- To dress appropriately and adhere to dress code
- To behave in a respectful and professional manner at all times
- To ensure you are fully informed of any safety procedures
- To ask questions and maximize your learning experience
Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check
Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check
You can obtain a Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check online. There is no cost for the application for volunteers. The majority of clean record checks will be displayed immediately. If your record is sent for review or is returned with entries, please allow up to 4-6 weeks for your record to be made available to you.
- Click here to obtain a PA State Police Criminal Record Check.
- Click New Record Check (Volunteers Only)
- Read the Terms and Conditions, scroll down and click Accept
- Fill out all of the boxes. Click Continue when finished
- Review and click proceed
- Enter the necessary information in the boxes under 'Record Check Request Form'
- Click the Next button when finished
- The page will reload and look like you didn't enter anything
- Scroll down and click Finished
- Review your submission on this 'Record Check Request Review' page and click Submit
- This next page is the most important. Please read the red text before hitting the Submit button
- When you are ready, click Submit
- The next screen will display your record check status. It is the responsibility of users to obtain the assigned control number at the time requests are submitted. Immediately after submission of the requests one of the following status will be assigned to the request:
- No Record: If this status is assigned to the request it is the user's responsibility to double click on the control number. This will take the user to the details screen where the user will double click on the blue hyper link, "Certification Form", near the center of the page. By clicking on "Certification Form", a certified no record form will be displayed in PDF format.
- Request Under Review: If this status is assigned to the request, the user must periodically check the PATCH web site to determine the final status of the request. A status of "Request Under Review", will result in one of the following final status:
- No Record: Follow the instructions above for a no record response.
- Record: Indicates the person has a record and a record response has been mailed to the address provided.
- Pending: This status is occasionally assigned when traffic is extremely heavy and requires the user to check back at a later time. A request should not remain in pending status for more than 24 hours. If a request remains in pending status for more than 24 hours call the PATCH Help Line toll-free at 1-888-QUERY-PA (1-888-783-7972).
- To print your No Record certification form click on the control number to the left of your name
- Click on Certification Form
- You should print at least one copy of your certificate. We recommend printing several so that you have them.
- Save a copy of your pdf form for future reference.
Checking your record status
You can check you record status at any time, provided you have the following EXACT information from your original application
- Control number
- First, middle, and last names as entered in your original application
- Original date request was submitted
To check your record status and print additional copies of your clearance, visit this page and click Check the status of a Record Check.
Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Check
Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Check
You can obtain a Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Check online. The cost of the application is $8, which can be paid by credit/debit card. Please allow at least 4-6 weeks for your child abuse history check to be made available to you.
- Click here to obtain a PA Child Abuse History Check.
- Click on Create Individual Account, then click Next on the next screen.
- Fill out your profile/login information and click Finish
- You should receive an email with your Keystone ID and another email containing a temporary password
- Go back to the homepage and login
- Click Access My Clearances, then click Continue on the next screen
- Enter your username and temporary password and click Login
- Click Create Clearance Application
- Gather the required information you will need to complete the application, then click Begin
- Under 'Application Purpose' select Employment and click Next
- Fill out all the appropriate information under Applicant Information, Current Address, Previous Addresses, and Household Members
- Review the 'Application Summary' and click Next
- Check the box under 'eSignature' to certify that you have completed the application
- Type your first and last name in the box below where it says Signature as it appears on this application and click Next
- Check 'No' for payment code
- Click Make A Payment
- Fill out your payment information and click Pay Now when finished
- You may choose to print or save the screen that says 'Your Card Has Been Charged'
- When you are ready, click Finalize and Submit Application
- You will receive a confirmation email, followed by a notification email once your application has been reviewed. This process can take up to 4-6 weeks. Once you receive notification your certificate is available, log back in to print and save your certificate.
FBI fingerprinting
FBI Fingerprinting
Some agencies require students to get an FBI Fingerprinting check, particularly if you reside out of state. The cost of the fingerprinting is $25.75. You will need to register and make your payment online, then take your receipt along to a fingerprinting location to be fingerprinted. Please allow 4-6 weeks for your results to be mailed to you.
Registering online
- Click here to register online for fingerprinting.
- Select Pennsylvania Department of Human Service
- Under 'Registration', click Register online
- Read the Memorandum of Understanding, check the box and click continue
- Enter your information into the required fields only
- Under 'Reason Fingerpinted', select EMPLOYMENT WITH SIGNIFICANT LIKELIHOOD OF CONTACT WITH CHILDREN
- Complete the registration and payment online
- Print a copy of your receipt – you will need to take this with you to a fingerprinting location.
Fingerprinting locations
You will need to take your receipt and your Driver's License or State ID with you to one of the fingerprinting locations listed below. Your results will be mailed to you in 2-3 weeks.
Children's Service Center of Wyoming
324 S Franklin St
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Contact (570) 301 0937 - Brandi Martenas
Operating Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30AM - 12:30PM
Walk-ins Only
From I-81N, take exit 168 turn left onto Highland Park Blvd, left onto W-B Twp Blvd, right onto E Northampton St, left on S Wilkes-Barre Blvd, 2nd right onto Hazle St, continue on Academy St, right onto S. Franklin St, building on right side of road. **Ring bell at side door of building for service and entry
Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18
368 Tioga Ave.
Kingston, PA 18704
Operating Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Appointments only: Call 570-287-9681 to schedule your fingerprint appointment
From Interstate 81 South or North
Use the
From Route 118/415
Use Route 309 South towards
Health assessments
Health Assessments
If your service-learning site requires immunization documentation or TB verification, most community partners will accept the health assessment that is completed when enrolling at Misericordia.
If you didn't keep a copy of your health assessment before submitting it to the Health Center, please contact the Health Center who will be able to provide you with a copy.
Please note: TB verification must be within one year of your volunteer service start date.
Student guide and forms
Student Guide and Forms
Download Working with the Community: Student Service-Learning Guide
Download Student Service-Learning Timesheet


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Could you use a little inspiration and motivation?
If so, today is your lucky day and just in case you're new to the Sherri Brown show (hahaha), you will learn that I am an absolute quote junkie and Brendon Burchard is one of my favorites!
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5 Famous Failures That Will Inspire You
I don't know about you but if I ever need re-energized or a little inspiration, I turn to quotes. Some of my favorites come from Brendon Burchard and you'll soon learn why.
I would encourage you to bookmark this page so you can always come back to it later. In the meantime, let's dive in!
1. "Don't lowball yourself. If you've done the work and put in the miles and serve with excellence, you're worth more than you probably believe."
2. "Give yourself some credit. You've got a big heart, you've made it through this far, and you are always always always stronger than you think."
3. "Do not let the vision you have for your life disappear when things are difficult. Have faith. Keep the horizon of a better tomorrow in mind and rise with enthusiasm each new day."
5. "The next level opens only after your next committed step. No matter how small you start, start something that matters."
6. "Pursuing our dreams and being our full selves allows us to feel alive. Aliveness doesn't happen in silence. Aliveness doesn't happen in repression. Aliveness happens in action."
7. "Be Honest about what you're doing, the value it's adding, how much passion you feel towards it, and what you want in life."
9. "When everything looks hopeless, that's the time to summon your faith and strength, to keep trying and ask for help."
10. "Be strong and ready, for any moment the fog may clear and they will look upon you to lead."
11. "The only boundaries to success are our own boundaries of belief."
13. "When you desert the idea that life can be better for you, that's the day your growth stops and your soul sinks. Through it all, believe."
14. "In all the chaos, never forget you can choose to bring the joy."
15. "If you want a better tomorrow you must stride through your current boundaries of belief."
17. "If someone is counting on you then you have all the motivation you need. Take care of them. Be the role model. Rise above the petty worries to serve!"
18. "When you learn the difference between doing busywork vs your true life's work, that's the first step on the path to purpose."
19. "Without taking action, having the guts to make the attempt, without trial and strife, there can be no true knowledge, no progress, no high achievement, and no legend. So get at it now."
21. "Never let your current competencies limit your vision for the future."
22. "Each morning is a curtain call to show the world your highest art of being."
23. "Today we are conditioning ourselves to serve or conning ourselves with excuses."
25. "I believe in my ability to figure things out, so I have a few fears or hesitations. With each step, I will learn and grow, and so I go."
26. "Your dreams draw near when you advance despite fear."
27. "When you are willing to learn, and believe in your ability to 'figure things out,' then fear becomes tamable."
29. "Be an example of the kind of conduct you wish to see in the world. Do not expect love, excellence or generosity if you do not radiate such things."
30. "We are not the sum of our intentions but of our actions."
31. "What they call crazy might just be the thing that sets you free."
33. "Image your greatest passions, relationships, health, and contributions and then set up a learning plan and daily habits and goals to "luckily" arrive there one day."
34. "You are capable of remarkable things that you could never foretell and will never discover without taking consistent action."
35. "The grateful person shares her lessons learned with the world to decrease pain and inspire hope."
37. "Never fear departing that which causes suffering. Holding on to what is wrong is not strength, it is bad judgement."
38. "When you knock on the door of opportunity, do not be surprised that it is work who answers."
39. "What makes you all together more beautiful is that despite facing problems bigger than your current capabilities, you have not given up."
41. "Self-Worth and Self-Reliance are sexy."
42. "Never fail to remember to fail more often. Do not fear boldness for it only brings learning."
43. "Sometimes we have to stop doing what we want or what is comfortable, and we must do what is required of us to grow and serve at a higher level."
45. "When the world questions your abilities, respond with your actions. Don't justify. Demonstrate."
46. "Every great human victory is a story of perseverance."
47. "It's not selfish to want to be happier and have a better lifestyle. Those who judge you now for striving will thank you later for succeeding."
49. "Whatever you face in life, meet it knowing you will figure it out. Keep a positive attitude and remember your strength."
50. "Don't think it is necessary for anyone to understand your dreams or grant permission to begin. Not everyone needs to be on your same ambition line."
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- My Toolbox – I have been asked quite a bit about what tools and resources I use so I've put together this page just for you! Enjoy 🙂
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Intermittent Lecturer in Comprehensive Studies Program, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Intermittent Lecturer in Center for Entrepreneurship, College of Engineering
Bio: Two of Ron's passions in life are teaching and entrepreneurship, so he finds great joy in teaching the practice of entrepreneurship to talented and diverse groups of students. In addition to serving as a Lecturer in U. of M.'s Center for Entrepreneurship, Ron is Director of the Entrepreneurship Program at Jackson College. He is also on the Board of Directors of Jackson Inventors Network.
Prior to entering the teaching profession in 2003, Ron co-founded several businesses, including University Consulting Group, Inc., Trade Links International, Inc., and Ann Arbor Machine Company. He holds Master's degrees in Business Administration and Education, both from the University of Michigan, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Northwestern University.


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The term affiliate marketing has so many "connotations" now it is a little disturbing. Just the fact that you may send people to a website via your affiliate link does not necessarily mean that you are an affiliate marketer. Sure you may be going through the motions, but a real affiliate marketer actually does more than just that, they build relationships and a following in each niche they delve into. They become the expert that people trust. Even if you are just introduced to them, you quickly see that they are the expert and almost instant rapport is established. Super affiliates use this to their advantage, and truly do well at their craft.
Even when they explode their traffic web into their offer, people have no other option "but to" submit or purchase, because the structure is just too good to miss.
If you want to learn how to become a brilliant super affiliate, then you have to implement these 7 critical steps that most people just gloss over. In that regard, you could even say they are secret!
Now there are many aspects to each step that need to be fully embraced. In fact we could do a full course on each of these very aspects alone. None the less, let's consider the 7 critical steps:
1. Avoid the hard sell. (People don't like "in your face marketing")
A lot of people say that they don't like advertisements. But the fact is that they work. However, one thing that people don't like, and get annoyed with very quickly is loud and "in your face" advertisements. Nowadays people prefer to hear and see ads that are thought provoking, quieter and not abrupt and enjoyable. As long as you have a catchy tune or theme in the ad people will remember the product. For myself and my family, there are certain ads that come onto TV or the radio and we mute them immediately because they're are almost invasive. They annoy us, so we switch off. The same is true for banner ads and other Internet adverts that are too in your face. So, be careful of the type of ads and marketing you use.
2. Utilize congruency. (Your affiliate product must be harmony with the ad, discussion)
When running any campaign or affiliate ads or articles, they must continue on from the ad or initial information and be in harmony with the train of thought that your customer is experiencing. In other words, your affiliate offer must not change your customers emotion and thought pattern form your initial ad or article, but rather strengthen their hunger for an answer to their problem.


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Udaasi Bhari Shayari in Hindi
Yunhi Udaas hai Dil Be Qarar Thode he hai,
Mujhe kisi ka Koi Intizaar thode he hai..!
Nazar Mila K Bhe Tumse Gila Karoon Kaise???
Tumhare Dil Pe Mera Ikhtiyar Thode he hai..!
Mujhe Bhe Neend Na Aaye Usse Bhe Chain Na Hoo,
Hamare Beech Bhala itna Pyaar Thode he Hai..!
Khizaan Hi Dhoondti rehti Hai dar'Ba'Dar Mujhko….
Meri talash Me Pagal Bahaaar Thode he hai..!!
Na-Jane kon yahan Saanp Ban K Duss Jaye ahbaab mire,
Yahan Kisi Ka Koi aitbar Thode he hai..!!!
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No matter what business you're in, maintaining professionalism is essential. Emails may be the quick way to get business done, but business letters will always be associated with a positive and professional first impression. Whether you're attempting to land a job, writing business thank you cards or wanting to send out a memo to co-workers in your office, there is a certain art to writing an appropriate and professional business letter.
Parts of a business letter
Let's start out with the parts of a business letter, and the format in which they're written:
The top of the letter should include your business address. If you don't have a business location, use your home address. Forgo your name and title and only include the street address, city and zip code:
123 Main Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Next comes the date that the letter was written. Instead of using numbers for the month, you should spell it out. Then, follow the month with the day and the year written in numerals:
June 10, 2014
Recipient's address
You'll want to address a specific person above their address. Make sure to include professional titles such as Mr., Mrs., Ms. or Miss before someone's name. Here's an example:
Mr. John Smith
1514 Apple Road
Naperville, IL 60563
A salutation is when you address the letter or note to someone. In an informal note, you might write "Dear Sarah," but a business letter is a bit different. You want to follow up the recipient's full name with a colon instead of a comma. If you don't have a specific name to address the letter to, simply write to the department, such as "human resources" or "editorial." Leave one space below the salutation before you begin to write the body of the letter.
Dear John Smith: or Dear Human Resources:
Bulk of the letter
This is where you express the purpose of your letter, whether it's a cover letter, thank you note or memo. Never write long paragraphs – instead, split up the body into small paragraphs, being concise with every sentence. You can start with a friendly opening, but then get to the main point of the letter.
Once you've finished your last body paragraph, leave a space and then write a closing phrase, such as "Thank you," "Best" or "Regards." Leave enough room below (about four spaces) for you to sign the letter.
What to watch out for
Now that we've nailed down the format, it's time to explore certain elements that should never find their way into your professional business letter. Before you seal the envelope and send it off in the mail or distribute the memo to the office, make sure you've checked for all of these:
Spelling and grammar errors: A simple spelling or punctuation error can quickly take away credibility. Therefore, taking five minutes to read through every sentence of your letter can make the difference between landing a job or not or establishing yourself as a professional within your company.
Flow: A choppy, hard-to-read business letter likely won't get your point across very clearly. Make sure that you transition smoothly between each paragraph by adding a short and concise summarizing sentence to the end of each block of text.
Low-quality stationery: The paper that you choose for your business letter sends just as much of a message as your text. Opt for heavy duty high-quality white or cream paper. Think about picking up some personalized stationery that you'll always have on-hand for business letters.


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Jaguar has done something it has never done before, by making an SUV. We drove the F-Pace to see what the hype is all about.
The Jaguar XKR range has carried an aura of a subtle and smooth gentleman's racer with it. But for those who considered 503bhp less and wanted a bit more power and drama for some reason, nice people at Jaguar are giving them the option of the XKR-S with a 543bhp and a very loud and snarly active exhread more
Automotive manufacturers have been downsizing their engines to reduce the carbon footprint and also increase the efficiency. With uel prices being sky-rocketing, buyers prefer smaller engine for better mileage too. This has been seen even the luxury segment, as generally a lower displacement engine read more
Jag-hammer Jackhammer is a pneumatic tool that combines hammer and chisel together. This is generally used for boring ground. Jaghammer on the other hand is the F-TYPE- Jaguar's response to the world - that we know how to make sports cars and we will drill our way through and snatch back our markeread more
I'm Still Alive! Every single time, I see the Jaguar commercial of "How Alive Are You?" Aerosmith begins to sing his classic hit "I'm Still Alive" in my mind and the image of the pulsating light on the push start button appears in a flash. Well, the brand talks about sportiness with elegance and allread more
JLR India has already been going strong as the company enumerated a cyst in its sales number by 32% for the 2012 calendar year. Now, the company will hit the jag-pot as it introduces the locally assembled version of the XF, especially with the introduction of the 2.2-litre engine? which will be the read more
After having driven several times on the Buddh International Circuit, we always wanted to drive the Jaguars around the track. Finally our request was fulfilled, as we got an opportunity to take these cars on the track.
Jaguar had introduced its flagship, the XJ L to provide a perfect blend of comfort and driving pleasure to those who live like a King. Recently, the manufacturer from Coventry upped the ante as it introduced the rear seat package to further enhance the royal treatment for its grandeur buyers.
Jag The Ripper - Jack the Ripper was a brutal serial killer in the relatively small community in London. The name had originated in a letter, which was written by someone who was claimed to be the murderer. This in reality was a hoax, believed to be made by a journalist back in 1888. Today, we have read more
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We work with our clients to design bespoke solutions, led by senior advisors drawing from all areas of our expertise – the breadth of our services allows us to offer options that clients may otherwise not have considered.
We work with an extensive list of private, public and PE clients on both a retained and transactional basis.
In recent years we have significantly grown our M&A business and have acted on a diverse range of UK and cross-border transactions ranging in size from c£10m-£500m including:
Through IMAP we have offices in 60 cities around the world.
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