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Open all year round except when there are sheep in the castle enclosure and the rear gate is closed so they cannot move away.
0.75km ridge, 75m high.
This site is suitable for all levels of pilot.
This site is restricted to members only. We also offer weekly flying membership click here.
Historically there have been few problems, but erosion of the hill fort by cattle has prompted English Heritage to put a fence around it. If there are sheep in this small fort enclosure, and the rear gate is closed so they cannot move away, there is no flying. Sometimes there will be a notice at the bottom to say this is the case, but you may have to go and look. Fortunately as the fort area is small and quickly grazed, closure rarely lasts for long.
OS Grid Ref SU 208 798 Landranger 174, just), Pathfinder 1154 & 1170.
From M4 Junction 15 take the A346 south, towards Marlborough. Approximately 1/4 of a mile from the M4 you pass a garage on your right. Turn left just past the garage, sign-posted Hinton Parva. Follow this road for approximately 1/2 mile. Liddington Hill will be on your right.
Park on the road near the steel gate, but please leave the gate completely clear at all times for access by farm vehicles.
By climbing over the hinged end of the steel gate (not the wooden style, or fencing at the north-west corner or near the steel gate).
Approximate elevation 250m/820' AMSL.
Take off anywhere along the new fence around the hill fort.
Land as appropriate before the road. Hang gliders beware there is limited landing at the bottom and sloping landing. The bottom is also on a slope.
Turbulence from the pit in the middle of the west end of the field.
The bottom landing area slopes towards the road. Lift in the landing area near the fence means there is a risk of overshooting across the road so land early.
Flying the SW slope is difficult. It is a small area. Caution is required.
This is quite a thermic site, especially over the farm buildings to the east of the ridge and is strongly recommended as an alternative to Combe when there is a wind of at least 10 km/h. As a general rule follow the M4 until J14 at Hungerford and then fly towards Combe Gibbet, from there follow the usual route to the coast. Easy!


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Drop Dead Gorgeous by Juliet Lyons – Review, Spotlight Tour & Giveaway
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Mila Hart's first experience with the hot new vampire dating site is a complete disaster. Turns out, her date is wanted for murder! But things turn around when she's rescued by dashing vampire cop Vincent Ferrer. Dangerous and drop dead gorgeous, he's just the vampire hottie Mila was hoping for.
Haunted by his past, Vincent can't risk falling in love again, even if Mila charms him more than anyone he's ever met. But when the killer from Mila's first date seeks her out, Vincent is the only one who can protect her. Protecting his heart is a different story…
Drop Dead Gorgeous by Juliet Lyons is the 2nd book in her Bite Nights series. This series is a paranormal story line revolving around a dating service for vampires and humans. I enjoyed the first book in this series, but I thought this one was even better. Mila Hart is our heroine, and she was a blast from the start. When she decides to date a vampire from the V-Date internet service, it turns out to be a disaster that almost costs her life. The handsome vampire is a serial killer, and just when she thinks her life is over, Mila is saved by a vampire cop.
Vincent Ferrer, our hero, is the detective who saves Mila, and from that moment on he is totally mesmerized by her. Vincent is deep in finding this serial killer, but he also finds himself disturbed by his attraction to Mila, as he has not had these feelings since hundreds of years ago, when his then betrothed was killed. Mila is also attracted to this hunk that she names "Chris Hemsworth". Since Vincent is not only a good detective, but he is a vampire, which enables him to kill another vampire.
What follows is Vincent's determination to protect Mila, and do all he can to find the killer before he kills again. Though this is somewhat exciting, the best part of this story is the relationship between Vincent and Mila. It was not only sizzling hot, very sexy, with a wonderful couple, it was also such a fun humorous story. As I said earlier, Mila was a blast with her humor and use of TV shows that Vincent had no idea of. I also thought Vincent was a terrific hero, and despite him being a vampire, a perfect gentleman.
I really enjoyed Drop Dead Gorgeous mainly because the main characters were lots of fun, likeable and their chemistry was off the wall. The storyline with Mila in danger was also exciting and very well done. Most of all Lyons humor throughout made this a fun and sexy story. If you enjoy a sweet, fun, sexy romance with an element of danger and humor, I suggest you read this series.
Reviewed by Barb
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Vincent shakes his head, face glum. "I'm sorry I listened to your conversation," he says, picking at the edge of the kitchen island with a finger.
"It doesn't matter," I say quietly. "Thanks for sorting out O'Geary for me."
He nods, frowning. "Mila—"
"Look," I say, interrupting him. "I know what you must think of me."
His frown deepens, eyes dark. "What do I think of you?"
"That I'm totally flaky and pathetic. What with dead rats in my bed and going on dates with serial killers and getting felt up my first week at work. If you think I don't know how ridiculous my life is, Vincent, you're wrong, because I do, and the truth is, I don't know why I told my work friend you like to be tied up with silky scarves. Maybe I've watched too many dodgy French movies. But my point is, I know I'm not like you, with the fancy view and the starch spray in the cupboard and all this." I circle a finger wildly in the air. "So I'm sorry that you're stuck with me, and I'm sorry you had to show your fangs and lose your chance at a hookup with Leggy Layla from Marketing. I am sorry."
I suck in a deep breath and take a gulp of my water. I must be drunker than I thought.
When I finally summon the courage to meet his eye, I jolt in surprise. His eyes are dark, tortured. He leans against the counter, hands gripping the edges so tightly his knuckles are whiter than bone.
"That's the second time you mentioned those girls." His voice is husky, throaty, as if the words are coming from some dark, forbidden place deep inside him.
"Yeah, well. They irritate me. Add that to my list of faults. I'm jealous of a group of women who wear double the recommended amount of mascara."
"Jealous," he repeats.
Jesus. What is up with him? He looks like a four-year-old trying to figure out an algebraic equation. "Yes. Jealous. Not usually. Just tonight. Because you were speaking to them."
Inside, I'm well aware I've more or less just announced I have an enormous crush on him. But on the outside, the half-drunk, cocky Mila is still running the show.
He continues to stand, frozen. I snatch up my glass of water and slip past him into the lounge.
"Mila," he says loudly.
I turn around at the same time he does.
"I don't enjoy Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman."
"Yes, you do."
"No. I don't." He runs a nervous hand through his dirty-blond hair. "It's the only show where I can sit and not have to pay attention to the plotline to know what's happening."
I sigh. "Fine. I give up. We'll hire a harpist for our evening entertainment." I continue stomping toward the bedrooms—as much as it's possible to stomp in bare feet.
A gust of air lifts the hair from the nape of my neck and, in an instant, Vincent is filling the doorway with his luscious frame. "I can't pay attention to the plot," he says, "because I'm too distracted."
"Why? Because I'm here messing up your apartment and getting in the way? It won't be forever, and I'll tidy up before I go—"
Before I can finish the sentence, he cuts the short distance between us in a single bound, placing hands on my hips. The heat from his fingers burns through the material like red-hot flames. My heart thuds beneath my ribs. Without my heels, my head is level with his chest—his perfectly sculpted, chiseled-from-rock chest—rising and falling as if something is fighting to get out. I lift my gaze, and as our eyes lock, he bunches my dress in his fists. The relaxed look he wore when he lied to the marketing girls and threatened Leery is gone, naked anxiety assuming its place.
"Ask me to stop," he says, his voice breaking.
I gulp. The only sound is my heart pounding against my ribcage. Is this really happening?
"I can't," I say at last. "Because I don't want you to."
He releases my dress, looping strong arms around my waist, and lifts me onto my tiptoes until our bodies press together, torso to torso. I drop the glass of water onto the rug at our feet, hearing the loud slosh of liquid as it soaks into the carpet. The water is swiftly forgotten as he leans closer, brushing warm lips over my jawline. He tightens his grip, anchoring me to him as a tremor of pleasure rips through my body.
When his mouth finally fastens onto mine, I mold myself into him like clay, my breasts pushed up against the steely ridges of his chest, my hands twisting into his hair like vines around the branches of a tree. I part his lips, and he responds intensely. He tastes like champagne—warm and fruity—and I devour him like a woman who's been living carb free would a loaf of bread. My tongue slides over his, a low animal groan erupting from my throat.
He cups my face in his warm hands as he begins feverishly whispering my name between kisses. "Mila, oh God, Mila."
He wants me, I realize in surprise, knowing from the way my name sounds in his mouth—hard and spiky as barbwire—that this is no whim, no spur-of-the-moment fancy. All the times he's blushed suddenly make sense, those intense stares I mistook as him thinking I'm an idiot.
I stop kissing him, leaning back to gaze into his drowsy, silver-dappled eyes. His face is slack, his mouth half-open, lips moist.
"It's true, isn't it?" I murmur, dragging hands down his muscled back. "You haven't really been enjoying Dr. Quinn at all."
JULIET LYONS is a paranormal romance author from the UK. She holds a degree in Spanish and Latin American studies and works part-time in a local primary school where she spends far too much time discussing Harry Potter. Since joining global storytelling site Wattpad in 2014, her work has received millions of hits online and gained a legion of fans from all over the world. When she is not writing, Juliet enjoys reading and spending time with her family.
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Variation and Interpretation
A few light taps upon the pane made him turn to the window. It had begun to snow again. He watched sleepily the flakes, silver and dark, falling obliquely against the lamplight. The time had come for him to set out on his journey westward. Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves. It was falling, too, upon every part of the lonely churchyard on the hill where Michael Furey lay buried. It lay thickly drifted on the crooked crosses and headstones, on the spears of the little gate, on the barren thorns. His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.
Karen, Melissa, and I had carpooled to Book Group over at Camilla's house in Golden's Bridge, chatting the entire time. On the way home, after I dropped off my two friends, I turned on the radio. I had for company someone playing the piano. I half-recognized the piece, but there was something so different about what I was hearing that I didn't make the connection for a minute or two. Then it hit me with a flash: it was Bach's Goldberg Variations. And played on the piano, not the harpsichord—but it didn't sound like Glenn Gould.
I find it particularly appropriate to listen to this piece of music when the rest of the world is asleep. Bach wrote the Goldberg Variations for a Count who struggled with insomnia; the Count had asked Bach to write some clavier exercises to be played in the middle of the night, something to soothe and cheer him through long, sleepless hours. The Variations are named after the Count's talented young harpsichordist, Johann Gottlieb Goldberg; I imagine the poor young man being roused from slumber on any given night to play for his patron, because the Count apparently never tired of hearing them.
The Variations were published in Bach's lifetime, but for many years afterward were regarded as dry, rather difficult pieces to be played on the harpsichord. In the middle of the 20th century, however, a brilliant young pianist changed popular opinion of Bach's piece forever.
I know Gould's landmark 1955 recording of the Goldberg Variations as well as I know any piece of music. I've listened to it hundreds, maybe thousands of times. It has been a great friend to me, as the Variations were for the Count who commissioned them. But what I was hearing Friday night was so alien: haunting, personal, almost painful in its execution, where the version I know—lively, technically flawless—evokes a detached, peaceful mood.
Puzzled, I drove on and thought about our meeting earlier. We had had a intelligent and compassionate dicussion of a modern classic: Angle of Repose, by Wallace Stegner. Its main character, Susan Burling Ward, has chronic myopia when it comes to the life she has chosen; throughout her life, she compares her situation unfavorably to that of her best friend, Augusta. She doesn't realize that she has within her grasp all the ingredients for a wonderful existence. Her interpretation of herself, the reader easily sees, is faulty. She has, in fact, married the better man; her life of 'exile,' as she terms it, has defined and refined her work as an artist, not limited it.
One woman in our group raised a question: How do you know when to be content? In other words, when you are in the middle of living one of life's countless challenges, how do you stop looking over the fence at seemingly greener grass? It's a good question, and an old one, one that has given philosophers pause for centuries. After a lot of thought on the topic myself, I think the secret lies in our interpretation of what we've been given.
Happiness is a choice; for some it's a harder choice than for others, but it is there all the same. One need look no further than Victor Frankl for proof of this truth. I myself have been given all the components for a perfect life: good health, every temporal comfort, lovely friends and children, meaningful work, and a dear man who loves me.
But if I'm not careful, I can take the route Stegner's heroine takes. I can focus exclusively on what I see as being wrong: my weight; brain chemistry that defaults to a baseline level of melancholia; the current state of our yard; the child who is misbehaving on any given day: the list could go on for quite a while, if I let it. But that interpretation of my life is a sure path to misery; I believe this is one of the points Stegner is making in his beautiful book.
Once home, I sat in my dark car in the driveway for few minutes so that I could discover the identity of my mystery musician. At the stroke of midnight, after the last few notes of the Aria died away, Bill McGlaughlin came on the air and informed me that it was, indeed, Glenn Gould playing the Variations—but that this was a performance recorded shortly before Gould's death in 1982.
This was the same music played by the same artist I thought I knew so well. But the interpretation was so different that it changed the piece completely. Older, wiser, at the end of his life, Gould let his life inform his art and transform it; he put himself wholly into his work, and both were changed thereby.
Stop looking over the fence and start doing all you can to green up what you've got. Take plenty of time to rejoice in its verdure, and take plenty of time pay respects to the Source of all that is good and green. It is simpler to write than it is to live, but the secret to happiness is in the interpretation.
Let Us Eat Cake
The valiant man and free
Creating and Consuming: Finding the Balance
If you look up 'consume' in the dictionary, you'll find that most of its definitions are negative ones—besides 'to eat or ingest' there is 'to waste or squander; to absorb or engross; to ravage or totally destroy.' (The American Heritage Dictionary, third edition) However, we are named 'consumers' by the media so often these days that the word no longer holds a negative connotation for us. I find this desensitization to be a dangerous one, because I believe our society has led itself into an unhealthy imbalance as it has increasingly focused on the act of consuming. We are here on the earth to begin to learn how to become creators, not consumers. The survival instinct of consuming requires no further honing or development on our part. Yet we seem to spend more time consuming or finding ways to be able to consume more. It is vital to our mental, emotional, spiritual—and perhaps economic—health that we find a way to balance the act of consuming with the act of creating in our daily lives.
Almost any type of work, from gardening to lawyering, can be a creative activity if we choose to make it so. When we clean the house, we create order. When we read a book, we recreate for ourselves the world the author has already created. When we exercise, we create new muscles and blood vessels. When we take care of children or parents or neighbors, we create bonds of love. For me, creativity is part of the process of living a rich life.
Hugh Nibley wrote, "Who then is to judge what is good, true, and beautiful? You are. Plato says it is...by anamnesis, the act of recalling what we have seen somewhere before...We recognize what is lovely because we have seen it somewhere else, and as we walk through the world, we are constantly on the watch for it with a kind of nostalgia, so that when we see an object or a person that pleases us, it is like recognizing an old friend; it hits us in the solar plexus, and we need no measuring or lecturing to tell us that it is indeed quite perfect. It is something we have long been looking for, something we have seen in another world, a memory of how things should be." (Hugh Nibley, Approaching Zion)
Mark Helprin wrote, "One lives for a very short time, and life is incomparably precious. To live has much less to do with the senses or with ambition than with the asking of questions that never have been surely answered. To ask and then to answer these questions as far as one can, one needs above all a priceless and taxing involvement with truth and beauty. These are uncommonly plentiful in music and painting, in nature itself, in the sciences, in history, and in one's life as it unfolds—if one labors and dares to see them." (Mark Helprin, "The Canon Under Siege")
Our minds are like muscles, which atrophy and become flabby if not used. Exercise will have holistic benefits, which will flow to other areas of our lives. As we begin to flex our creativity, we will find ourselves more able to deal with challenges which confront us, more adept at critical thinking and problem solving; better equipped to make informed decisions; increasingly able to form our own opinions; more disciplined. We will spend less of our time in idle consumption.


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By Michael Rice
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There were several distinct periods of travel during the past century. Many Canadians arrived as immigrants, their worldly possessions newspaper-wrapped in tea chests or packed in battered leather suitcases. Their focus was on life in a new land, and ship-board souvenirs were practical in nature, likely made of paper, and included ticket folders, baggage labels and passenger lists.
Through the 1920s and 1930s, those families who could afford it, indulged in the "Grand Tour of Europe," taking in museums, cathedrals and art galleries, while staying at fascinating hotels and cruising on the Rhine. Following the Second World War, there was another wave of overseas trips. Veterans returned with their families for a fresh look at a land seen only through the eyes of war.
Imagine a trip from Victoria, B.C. to Europe in the 1930s. Starting out to Vancouver on the SS Princess Charlotte of the B.C. Coast Steamship Company, there was just enough time to pick up a menu and sailing schedule, and perhaps a cup and saucer from the dining room. Collectors avidly seek anything and everything, no matter how inconsequential it may appear, bearing the logo or a ship name from the B.C. Coast Service or from the Union Steamship Company.
From Vancouver, the train offered up playing cards, glassware and china and, if a porter could be sweet-talked, perhaps a silver-plated creamer and sugar bowl. A deck of railway playing cards showing scenes across Canada, when complete with jokers and in its original box can bring $20 to $30 on today's market. Look among stored odds and ends for items marked with the logos of the CPR or the CN, and for dated items such as train schedules.
Once aboard a ship from Montreal, headed for Southampton, there was a wealth of free or nominally priced items. The crew guided passengers through games of shuffleboard and "horse races," which provided score sheets and tally cards. Other free material included baggage labels, daily menus, wireless daily newspapers, deck plans, gangway passes and paper drink coasters. Gift shops offered souvenirs such as spoons, miniature ship bells or metal ale tankards, featuring the shipping line logo and often the name of the ship.
Also available were sailor dolls with the ship name on the cap tally, blazer badges and a range of inexpensive jewelry. Brooches in the form of a ship's wheel with the ship name are very collectable.
Most in demand with collectors are items from the White Star Line, of Titanic infamy, followed by Cunard, whose ships included the Queen Mary, the CPR, with their Empress and Duchess ships, and scores of other lines, whose vessels crossed the oceans until the end of the steam era in the early 1960s.
When it comes to paper souvenirs, older is better, with baggage labels bringing $3 and up apiece, and deck plans starting at $10. Values on purchased souvenirs vary with the shipping line and the ship herself. A souvenir spoon from the Empress of France rates $10, while a wheel brooch from the Aquitania sells for $50.
Ashore in Europe, the suitcase filled quickly with mementoes. There were labels from hotels, brochures and pamphlets from famous buildings, ornate menus and miniature Eiffel Towers. Most of these do not have great individual value, but they were saved in small bundles, and values add up. If the family took time from travelling to attend, for example, a championship golf tournament in Scotland, or a premier league football game in England - and kept the program - these are worth significant money. Collectors will pay hundreds for a single-sheet day program from a prewar British Open golf tournament.
Popular souvenirs picked up at resorts in England were small delicate china pieces bearing the crest of the local town. The best of these were made by Goss (the name's on the bottom), and came in every imaginable shape from Roman urns to little busts of Churchill. Values start at $5 and range up to $50 for unusual designs.
Most of this is from a simpler era, when travel was a great adventure rather than a hectic annual prepackaged exercise. This was a time of sad-eyed seaside donkeys, the whistle and smoke of a railway engine and singsongs in the grand salon of an ocean liner at sea.
Don't throw out these souvenirs. Collectors would love to add them to their collections, and help sellers buy that next trip to Reno.
Next time: Milady's Dressing Table.
Comments and suggestions for future columns can be sent to Michael Rice at Box 86 Saanichton, B.C. V8M 2C3 or email@example.com
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Jerusalem is perhaps the holiest city in the world, venerated by Jews, Christian and Muslims. It has five thousands years of history, and has witnessed more battles then anywhere else in the world. Many wish to live in it, visit it, and be buried in it.
How can one appreciate this city in just one day?? well, we can try..
We start with a stunning panoramic view of the Old City from Mount of Olives Viewpoint .
This is one of the most beautiful observation points in Israel. It enables a short introduction, a photo opportunity, – and even a camel ride :-).
Driving down to the Kidron Valley we will pass by several holy Christian sites, such as the Chapel of the Ascension , the church of Pater Noster , Dominus Flevit , Garden of Gethsemane , the Grotto of Gethsemane and Mary's Tomb .
We then park by Jaffa Gate , and start exploring the Old City .
In the Jewish Quarter we walk along the Roman period Cardo , pass by the Burnt House and the Hurva Synagogue , to reach the famed Western Wall .
Grabbing some Hummus for lunch along the way, we can also appreciate souvenir shopping in the big Suq (market) at the end of the tour, possibly purchasing old B/W photos of Jerusalem at Photo Elia , unique textiles at Bilal Fabric Store , or Armenian pottery at one of the Armenian Pottery Workshops .
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27th Annual Wendish Fest, September 27
Mark your calendars and plan to help us celebrate our 27th Annual Wendish Fest on Sunday, September 27. The event is just around the corner, and we will have with us a variety of entertainers. The La Grange High School German Club will be our featured performers that afternoon. From Germany, a group of actors from the Deutsch-Sorbisches Volkstheater in Bautzen and a musical group, the Floppy Dolls, will be here to perform a puppet show at St. Paul Lutheran School that Friday. The puppet show is based on a children's book entitled, "Cowboy Tom", the story of a young boy who meets a boy named Tom in a dream and hears the story of Tom's life after moving from Germany to Texas. And, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, egg decorators from the Förderkreis für Sorbische Volkskultur (Society to Promote Sorbian Folk Culture) will be here to demonstrate the art of decorating Wendish Easter eggs.
We need Silent Auction items and desserts! Wendish Fest is not only one of our two biggest and best opportunities to share our story (along with the Folklife Festival), but the proceeds help keep our museum doors open so people can learn more about the Wends. If you would like to donate to the Silent Auction, we are accepting items now. Or, please consider bringing baked items for our dessert booth that morning.


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Finding a job can be tough for anyone, but it's especially difficult if you have incomplete education or lack work experience. What's more, managing the needs of a young family makes it challenging to look for a job, pursue a training program, or finish your education.
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- Work-related costs such as clothing, tools, and supplies
How does Reach Up work?
If you are eligible, we will assess your readiness for work by looking at your skills and abilities, job interests, and training or education. We'll address any challenges that make it difficult for you to work, such as childcare, transportation, health needs, or personal issues.
To find out if you are eligible for Reach Up, please visit the state of Vermont's Economic Services Division page.
To learn more about Reach Up at Lund call Tammy Santamore at (802) 861-2588.
Job Training
At Lund, we know that a lack of relevant experience can be a barrier to employment. Our job training program, Workforce Development, helps women to overcome this problem.
Community members and women who are enrolled in any of Lund's programs may participate in Workforce Development. This program provides opportunities to gain valuable on the job experience and learn skills that will be useful in the workplace.
Built on an apprenticeship and shared-learning model, Workforce Development allows participants to engage in job training with an employee in a specific position at Lund or at another community organization or business. Participants receive a small stipend and, on occasion, receive larger financial incentives for completing work goals and achieving favorable evaluations.
To learn more about Workforce Development, call Tammy Santamore at (802) 861-2588.


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In a population of more than one billion in India, almost every second person can be found in India who believes in rebirth, reincarnation etc. Have you ever wondered why such a big population on earth believes in rebirth.
As per earlier posts "Is 'Kalpana Chawla' Reborn in India?", a 4 yr old from India claimed that she was the reincarnation of Kalpana Chawla. Then as per the post "Is American Scientist Reborn as 'Rajesh' in India?", there was the case of Rajesh from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh state of India who was believed to be the rebirth of an American Scientist.
Here is another case from Bhopal in India where Dr Swarnlata Tiwari, principal of a Government Arts & Commerce College from Bhopal, popularly known as Naveen College, is a unique case of rebirth. Her case is one of the seven cases in the world over, which scientists have been doing research on the theory of human rebirth. Dr. Swarnlata's case is a unique case in the sense that she not only remembers her immediate previous birth but also of the previous to previous birth.
In an interview Dr. Swarnlata Tiwari narrated interesting events and memories of her three births.
The first at Katni in Madhya Pradesh when she was born in a Pathak family, the second in a Goswami family of Silhat (Assam) which is presently in Pakistan. And now presently she was born in village Shahpur of Tikamgarh district.
Wife of an IAS officer, Dr. Tiwari, 59 at present, has two sons. She has been leading a happily peaceful life with her present family at the same time keeping touch with her previous birth relatives of Katni.
She said past memories flashed back to her when she was passing through a river near Katni at the age of about 4 years. She narrated her past life's incidents to her parents who did not believe all that and ultimately saw a doctor of her mental check up. It was here that the doctor declared her fit saying "she is recalling her previous birth memories."
At the height of all that she was again re-born when she suddenly started singing Assamese songs at the age of 5. This was her previous to the immediate birth. In this life she had died in a road accident in Silhat at the age of 8.
When her case flashed in newspapers, her previous birth brother came to her house whom she immediately recognized as "Babu". He confirmed that she was his sister as she narrated such incidents, which only he and she knew. In that birth her husband was a Tehsildar from whom she had three children. She had then died of heart failure at the age of 39.
Her story may seem interesting and amazing to listeners but not to her as she is now used to it and feels quite "normal".
Strange Facts about Dr. Swarnlata
1. Born on March 2, 1948
2. She scared her parents by claiming that her name was Biya Pathak and lived in katni in past.
3. Biya Pathak died in 1939
4. was reborn as Kamlesh in 1940 at Sylhet in Assam and died in 1947, a very short life.
5. Then, in 1948, Kamlesh was reborn as Swarnlata Mishra at village Shahpur in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh.
6. Remembers all the three births and that every time she was born as a girl child and in all the births in a Brahmin family.
7. Her story of rebirth was investigated by a noted Virginia University Professor Dr. Ian Stevenson when he visited India in 1997 and he found her case as "authentically correct" after intensive confirmation of tales told by Swarnlata.
8. At present she lives at Bhopal. Her husband K.P.Tiwari is a senior IAS officer here and she herself is a botanist and presently posted at Bhopal as the Principal of a Government Arts and Commerce College.
9. She has two sons.
Then here is another case of Taranjit, aged 12 from Chandigarh city from northern India who remembered his past life at the age of 2 & claimed that in his earlier birth he was Satnam & died in a scooter accident. He not only identified & met his earlier life parents but recently went to the marriage of his earlier life sister too & blessed her on her marriage. As per the facts presented by him, his is also a true case of rebirth/ reincarnation.
Now the big question is why it happens & why millions of Hindus in India believe in reincarnation? The main reason is their belief in their scriptures which clearly say that after death, a person's soul travels from one body to another & soul in their body is immortal & it does not die EVER.
Now what is immortality? As per Indian scripture 'Bhagwat Gita',this soul of ours wears this body made of nature elements. After karmic cycle, depending on the Karmas of our previous life, soul drops this body at death & takes on another body based on the Karmas of our present life. Again we do Karmas in our next birth & that becomes the basis of our further next birth for this soul. So this cycle of wearing different bodies goes on for this soul.
So above is the reason why Indians believe in Rebirth / Reincarnation. What do you say? Readers comments are invited, what they say on it.


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Renewables saved the day at MREA energy fair
Renewables saved the day at MREA energy fair
By Dan Slattery
Alternative Energy Activist
The Midwest Renewable Energy Associations 13th Annual Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair in Custer, Wis. was a resounding success this year. Most importantly, alternative energy came up when the regular power failed. My wife, JoAnne, and I attended all three days of the event. Much to my surprise, she was not bored to tears, despite all the talk about wind siting analysis, hydrogen fuel cells (the Holy Grail for automotive), on grid vs. off grid, amorphous silicon modules and crystalline modulessimilarities and differences, and so on. She actually found it interesting. Or so she said. Actually, it seemed a great time was had by all, with the possible exception of some campersrain deluged the area Friday and part of Saturday.
Because of the weather, some interesting twists occurred. Friday night and Saturday morning, horrendous lightning and thunderstorms knocked out the power grid feeding the eastern portion of Stevens Point, Custer, Wis., the grid-tie to the MREA, and the feed to most all of the exhibitor and vendor booths, well water pumping stations and campsites. How ironic!
Butyesthe RE system at the institute was still up, feeding the institute and a number of food booths close to it. Power was also being generated from various types of equipment brought by the vendors throughout the fairgrounds. Display solar panels and windmills were connected. It was neighbor helping neighbor.
At 1:30 p.m. Saturday, a large crowd was gathering at one of the biggest tents for an awards ceremony honoring individuals and organizations that have gone above and beyond the call of duty in promoting renewable energy. This was followed by one of the keynote speakers, Will Steger, a specialist in living off the grid and a polar explorer, who has studied effects of global climate change on polar regions. Yes, the Greenhouse effect is real. In the last decade or so, polar ice that was eight feet thick is now down to six feet.
No one knew if he could present his slide show and talk because of the storm. Suddenly, the P.A. system came blaring on, and the announcement was made that one of the vendors at the fair had come to the rescue by supplying electricity with a display model of a PEM (proton exchange membrane) FUEL CELL generator! Way cool.
The way-cool factor largely increased when that PEM also powered P.A. and lights for the main Saturday night attraction, folk-singer/songwriter Patty Larkin. She was fantastic, a sharp wit, a superb songwriter and an amazing performer on her acoustic/electric Stratocaster.
That fuel cell generator saved the day, but I dont know too many people who have $50,000 to throw around. Fascinating! This situation was now a double irony.
Besides our Editor & Publisher Frank Schier, I also met some other people I knew through mail and phone correspondence: Katy Matthai, MREA associate director; Jill DeVita, MREA membership; and Mick Sagrillo, MREA president.
I also saw Ted Lowe, treasurer of the Illinois Solar Energy Society, and some folks from the Illinois Renewable Energy Association. Both organizations had booths there.
Our accommodations at the Baymont Inn in Stevens Point were great. Ive stayed there numerous times now, and Betty and her staff never fail to come through. However, I did feel bad for the campers (or should I say swimmers?)…
The rain and storms were so intense and drawn out that we thought we would never see the sun again. Notedespite cloudy, rainy, darkened skies, many solar panels were still producing electricity, albeit in limited amounts.
Saturday morning, with most of eastern Stevens Point and much of Portage County without power from the storms, it struck me that this had now become a triple irony.
Stevens Point had the MREA with all its renewable energy RIGHT IN THEIR BACKYARD! Literally! We should all be like them.
However, gas stations and grocery stores without power were running off fossil fuel generators. How quaint.
With approximately 175 booths and tents for vendors and exhibitors, we managed to hit up just about every one for product literature. I dont know about Frank, but Im looking at a stack about 4″ high, not including books, CDs, posters or bumper stickers, all on alternative energy and related issues. I attended numerous workshops, which I will write about in coming issues.
There were (in my estimate) thousands of people there every day, from all over the world, no less. WHO SAYS NO ONE CARES ABOUT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY? Rockford just needs to wake up, smell the coffee, and get with the program.
I was also very impressed with the high degree of social consciousness of so many different people so geographically diversified, yet all grooving on the same wavelength.
Over three days, the crowd of 15,000 showed excellent behavior in the face of weather adversities, short power outages and over-population at times. And why not? We were all there for the same purpose: to learn, and learn we did.
Dan Slattery is a member of the following organizations: the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, the American Solar Energy Society, the Illinois Solar Energy Association, and the Illinois Coalition Against Unfair Utilities. Although he is a member of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA), he does not represent the MREA in any official capacity whatsoever. His viewpoints are his own. Editor & Publisher Frank Schier contributed to this article and was a camperDan, we campers were just fine. The weather could dampen our campgrounds, tents, vans and travel trailers, but not our sense of fun and community. Nobody left! What a gregarious, talented and tough group of people. Many of them said they will be at the IREA Energy Fair at the Ogle County Fairgrounds on Aug. 10 & 11.


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Some believe you have to go far away from Athens and the Parthenon to find the true beauty and relaxation Greece has to offer, with some skipping the Athenian capital all together and flying to far off islands like Crete, Rhodes, Mykonos and Santorini. But the beauty and essence of Greek life is everywhere, including Athens and many nearby places on the mainland. And what's also close to Athens and doable via a day trip is Greek island hopping!
On my recent trip to Athens I had the opportunity to set sail with Athens One Day Cruise out of the port of Piraeus, where our tour visited the beautiful islands of Hydra, Poros, and Aegina all in one day. As part of Greece hosting the 2014 edition of the world's largest conference for travel bloggers, TBEX, there were 10 other bloggers aboard the ship, carrying travelers from around the world, with a large percentage from China and Russia. Here's what to expect and a review of Athens One Day Cruise.
Hydra –
The first stop was Hydra, a pedestrian only island that doesn't even allows bicycles. Aside from your feet, donkeys are the only alternative form of transport permitted to travel through town and up the island's mountains. As we were part of a press trip, our group of 12 were invited into the lovely office of Dr. George Koukoudakis, mayor of famous Hydra. Hydra has previously been rated by UNESCO as the best preserved Mediterranean island, and for this reason, in the late 90's, the island turned down an offer from Virgin Atlantic owner Richard Branson to build a mega resort which would have changed the 2,200 residents entire way of life. Mayor Koukoudakis was welcoming, informative and treated us to delicious fresh baked sweets after speaking to us for over an hour.
As we spent an hour in the mayors office, this only left our press group with 30 minutes to essentially just snap photos of Hydra. Had we been apart of the regular tour we would have enjoyed more time discovering Hydra's beautiful courtyards and winding white washed alleys, with lovely seaside views. There's lots of restaurants and cafes along the water to enjoy a nice meal and drinks, and some of the streets of the island reminded me of Mykonos' beautiful main town. Hydra is definitely a worthwhile island to visit, even if you don't make it into the mayors office for a chat.
Ships Amenities –
Since it's just a day cruise, you won't find any swimming pools, movie theaters, or on board massages, but there's plenty of seating to enjoy drinks and food while sailing through pristine waters and picturesque islands. Between Hydra and Poros, a delicious buffet lunch was included for all passengers on the cruise, offering many Greek favorites like dolmades, feta and moussaka, along with a nice offering of fish, meat and vegetarian dishes. Almost everyone that was part of our press group enjoyed the food and the welcoming hospitality of the majority of the crew.
Poros –
Aegina –
On the island of Aegina we boarded a bus that drove up the mountain, through villages and pistachio and olive groves to reach the beautiful ancient Temple of Aphaia, dating back to 500 BC and dedicated to the goddess of Aphaia, who was worshipped exclusively on the island at the time. It's a stunning temple, especially since you have a panoramic view of the Saronic Gulf, Salamis Island and the port of Piraeus. Across from the temple I purchased deliciously creamy pistachio ice cream made from goats milk from a local vendor, a truly unique treat for someone allergic to cows milk. Aegina is one of the largest pistachio producing areas in the world, exporting tasty nuts beyond Greece's border.
After the Temple of Aphaia we visited one of the largest Greek Byzantine churches in the world, the Church of Saint Nectarios (Agios Nektarios). Saint Nectarios lived from 1826-1920 and was said to be a miracle worker who could heal sick people. In 1961 he was proclaimed a saint by the head of the Orthodox church in Istanbul (still Constantinople to Greeks). The mausoleum of Saint Nectarios is within the gigantic church, which is still not fully completed, though 14 nuns currently take residence there. After visiting this amazing church, I purchased some pistachios from a friendly older man from the back of his van. They were probably the best pistachios I've eaten in my life, so fresh they melted in my mouth.
Entertainment –
On our return from Aegina back to Athens we were treated to lively entertainment that included traditional Greek bouzouki music and dancing. Volunteers were pulled from the crowd (including yours truly) to dance and either show off or embarrass ourselves a little. While I was initially hesitant to get out and dance myself, I wound up laughing harder than I had in days. Looking around the crowd, there were a lot of laughs to conclude what was a very picturesque day.
Overall- This is a good cruise for those with limited time in Greece and want to see several beautiful islands. The ship is comfortable, the sites are stunning and you'll be hard pressed not to laugh at the entertainment. The biggest drawback for some is the limited amount of time you have on each island. It might be better if the cruise only visited two of the islands and allowed more time on each one, which was a critique of a few of the other travel writers I spoke with. I'm not sure which island I'd skip though as they were all beautiful with their own unique aspects and I'm glad I experienced all three.
To read the review of another travel writer about Athens One Day Cruise, read Rachel Heller's post about the experience.
Most people only think of visiting the Greek islands in summer, but check out our post about why Syros is a great island to ring in the New Year!


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Monday Night Brewing and Terminus Legion invite you out to watch Atlanta United take on the Portland Timbers! We're offering a discounted tour price of $10, which comes with six tickets for free tastings of our beer. You're also welcome to enjoy the match without buying a tour (read: no beer tastings) for free.
Come help us cheer our boys on to victory! Unite and conquer!


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July 18th, 2017
10 of my hanging house plants are in this tree for the summer.
Bleeding Heart
My Caladium collection
Pretty pink Flox
March 29th 2017
Spathiphyllum 'Diablo'
Miniature Rose "Parade Gigi'
December 5th, 2016
4 blooms on 1st stalk & 4 blooms on 2nd stalk
Aspidistra 'Milky Way'
Dish Garden ... Rattlesnake Calathea, Aglaonema, Pilea 'Dark Mystery & Nepthytis
Alocasia 'Black shield'
Aglaonema Red
Rhizomatous Begonia 'Iron Cross'
Lipstick Vine
Pellonia & Pilea
Pink Anthurium & Peperomia
Sansevieria 'Bantels'
Hedera Heart
Begonia Rex
One of 5 Amaryllis that are getting ready to bloom. the other 4 are popping up now
Chinese Evergreen w/a new shoot coming up
|Hoya Carnosa
Grocery store special Begonia
|Philodendron 'Brasil' I Love, Love this plant. I keep cutting from it again & again.
Philodendron 'Satin' & a geranium "Cissus" behind
|Alocasia 'Black Shield'..Anthurium in the back. I'm shooting through the plastic of my indoor greenhouse
This Holiday cactus is Coral
a beautiful Begonia...Look at that color
Blue Star Fern
Succulent dish & an Escargot Begonia
Philodendron 'Hope' I believe
Prayer or Maranta and another Nephthytis
Anthurium Pink
Hoya 'Hindu Rope'
Hoya Carnosa Variegata
Draecena 'Janet Craig'
Pothos 'Neon'
Pothos 'Marble Queen'
Purple Heart variegated
Pteris Fern 'Ensiformis'
I keep it in a glass jar out of the sun
Brasil Philodendron
November 4th, 2016
I harvested seeds this morning...I never do this before November 1st. That way they are mostly dry.
Blanket Flower~Perennial
Montauk Daisy~Perennial
Tree Peony~Perennial
Blue Lake Beans
Tomorrow I'll take a walk around & see if I have enough Rose hips to harvest....I have 8 rose bushes.
We suffered a severe drought this summer. I cried when I saw my Verbascum. It's a dead bush. Devastated.
Another death was my Goatsbeard Bush. Another beauty.
And lastly, My Serviceberry.
Looks like I'll be making a trip to 'Gardener's Dream' Nursery...if you're looking for something, you'll find it there.
That's where I purchased the 3 dead bushes.
I had some strange things growing this year...None of which we planted. This is how nature works..
There was a 60-70 ft. Pumpkin vine loaded with flowers.
2 varieties of Morning Glories
Dill everywhere
3 tomato plants
My Zinnias reseeded themselves.
Cosmos that I planted 5 years ago. it's an annual.
But, my Sunflowers never came up. I have a perennial Sunflower that died I think.
|Ligularia, shade Lover with very large leaves
|Big Blue
|Friendship Rose in front
|Morning sun in the Shade Garden
|Shade Garden newly planted
|One of our Astilbes
|Big Blue leaf
|Sum & Substance
Native Daylilies...tough resilient plant.
|Asian Lily
|My Mr. grows these, I prefer daylilies.
These beauties are carefree Daylilies
|Native Pink Honeysuckle, the pink variety is not often seen up here in the north.
Roughly 16 ft. tall
|Balloon Flower perennial
|Gorgeous Zonal Geranium
|4th of July Tomato
25 yr. old Tree Peony Fuschia colored blooms
|Pink Speedwell, perennial
|Coral Azalea
Azalea "Gilbraltar"
Nasturtiums that reseed themselves, annual. Basil behind it.
|Black Spruce~very, very hardy here in zone 5b. compact growth. Montauk daisy planted in front.
Big Blue next to a 4" post
|Blue Lake variety, delicious
|"Cha Ching Cherry" petunia
"Forest Pansy" Redbud
Love the heart shaped leaves
|My Amber Carpet Rose
Our very old Clematis...have long forgotten its name.
|Clematis out front
|Native Columbine .. have since put it in the shade garden. We now have 8 of these from one plant.
Cosmos reseeds itself every year. Annual.
|Our crazy Weigelia...the Hummingbirds love it though.
Crimson King...I consider this MY tree.
|Dawn Redwood, loves to be wet..very soft & fast grower.
|Fagus Purpureum, Purple Beech.
Newly planted 2015.
|Talk about profuse grower, moved this to the shade garden. It came with the property. But planted in the wrong place..
Fernleaf Bleeding Heart.
My favorite Knock Out Rose we have..Its a double.
May 30th, 2014
|Another Zonal Geranium I overwinter these.
|My favorite perennial, Verbascum. A very old variety.
|Zebra Grass clump..we started with 1 plant & now have 7
|Under the Sycamore out front
|3 varieties of Calibrachoa & 'Ace Of Spades' Sweet Potato Vine
|Knock Out Rose 'Cerise'


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John Romaniello
Man 2.0
John Romaniello
Man 2.0
Engineering the Alpha: A Real World Guide to an U
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In his new book, celebrity trainer and Men's Health expert John 'Roman' Romaniello teams up with expert Adam Bornstein, former editor for both Men's Health and LIVESTRONG. Together, they reveal the secrets they've discovered that will give any man—no matter how old you are—a chiseled body that will turn heads everywhere you go.
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As a former 'fat guy,' Roman struggled for years to find a workout and diet that would give him the body he always wanted. By using the very secrets you'll find in this book—techniques he's spent 10 years perfecting—he overcame his 'fat genes' and boasts a lean and ripped body—the kind that could be (and has been) seen on the cover of magazines.
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What's Wrong with Lefties?
by Rabbi Aron Moss
The word 'sinister' is Latin for 'left-handed.' Many ancient cultures saw left-handedness as a handicap, and would try to "convert" lefties to righties. What does Judaism have to say about being left-handed?
There is clear proof from the Torah that being left-handed is not an imperfection, and on the contrary can even be an advantage.
There was a judge who served in the high court in Jerusalem for eighty years. His name was Ehud ben Gera. The Book of Judges (3:15) describes him as being left-handed. The reason this personal detail is mentioned is that it is relevant to a fascinating story told there.
The Israelites were being oppressed at the time by the Moabite nation. Ehud came up with a plan to shake off the invaders. As leader of the Jewish people, he paid a visit to Eglon, king of Moab, supposedly to bring him a tribute from the Jewish people. But Ehud had a small sword hidden beneath his cloak. Because he was left-handed, his scabbard was on his right thigh, while most people being right-handed would have the scabbard on the left. As Eglon's guards did not see a bulge on his left side, they assumed he was unarmed and allowed him a private audience with the king. Ehud drew his sword and killed Eglon, then escaped out the window, thus ending the brutal Moabite oppression of the Jewish people in one left jab.
Ehud's left-handedness came to good use. But incidentally it teaches an interesting fact. Ehud was a judge. Jewish law stipulates that a person with any defect that may diminish the respect and dignity of his position in the eyes of the community cannot be appointed a judge. The fact that a left-handed man was a judge for eighty years shows that being a lefty was in no way seen as a defect. In Ehud's case, it made him a hero.


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Waverly Lacrosse Festival
Welcome to Greater Lansing!
Saturday May 13 and Sunday May 14 2017
On behalf of the Greater Lansing Sports Authority we would like to welcome you to our community! Whether you're a first-time visitor, or a seasoned guest to the area, we're glad to be your host. You'll soon discover Michigan's Capital City is much more than buildings and byways. Michigan's Capital region offers everything you'll need to have an enjoyable visit whether you'll be with us for the day or are planning an extended stay. We look forward to hosting your event! This page was created to make your visit to the Greater Lansing area more enjoyable. It contains a wealth of information about our community and is intended for the use of coaches, players, spouses and fans. Hopefully this site will answer some of the questions about non-competition issues and allow you to focus more on the event and having fun! Please bookmark this page for all the details you'll need about our community!
Official Event Website
Comfort Inn- Lansing $93.95 -$103.95 (Nightly Rate)
Crowne Plaza Lansing West $119.00 (Nightly Rate w/ breakfast vouchers) *Cutoff date is 4/14/17 The group access code for Group is WLF
Quality Suites Hotel $99.00 (Nightly Rate)
SpringHill Suites $119.00 (Nightly Rate)
*When calling the hotels please ask for the Lacrosse Festival Rate.
Greater Lansing On The Go!
For even more information on things to do with your family, download our new Family Fun Guide. This booklet has everything you need for a day, week, or all season long of fun for the whole family in Greater Lansing! If you prefer a printed copy, be sure to fill out the form located within the page linked below and check "Family Fun Guide" after you input your address information.
If you prefer to read our Visitor Guide "off screen," you can click here to request a copy to be mailed to you or download a printable pdf.


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Goal: To generate more DAILY foot traffic in the Station North Arts and Entertainment District (SNAED). Conclusion: I wanted to create a company that advocates for young artists and creatives by providing services and opportunities for these artists to get their work recognized. This company will generate foot traffic by attracting artists both inside and outside the greater Baltimore area to the SNAED district.
Creative Collective Agency//
Creative Collective Agency collects young artists, designers, and creatives and brings them together to provide self-empowerment and financial strength through avocation and promotion while also providing valuable networking opportunities.


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Novotel Marne La Vallee - Noisy le Grand hotel is a 5 min walk from the RER line A, 20 mins from Paris, 15 mins from Disneyland Paris via the A4 highway, and 4 RER stops from the TGV-Eurostar Marne la Vallée train station.Rooms are medium in size (around 25 m2) and offer modern confort. They ave 1 double bed + 1 sofa bed, some rooms have also one pullout bed. Spacious, contemporary in design, and adaptable, the Novotel room is truly a place for living, perfect for all your needs.The rooms are equipped with all the usual facilities and combine modern decor, ergonomics and high-tech facilities.The restaurant is quite large in size, where guests can enjoy good French cuisine in a welcoming atmosphere.The hotel is very modern in style and quite visible from far away.The lobby is large and open plan with lounges.Perfect for a family visit to Disneyland Paris, a weekend shopping at Val d'Europe, a visit to see the monuments of Paris or a business trip. Bring the family to our NovotelCafé restaurant and enjoy your breakfast on the terrace. The hotel welcomes you to its bar which is open daily until midnight and offers a 24-hour snack service. Relax in the outdoor swimming pool. The hotel also has a secure undercover car park.n/aFrom 01.07.15, city tax is not included and should be paid at the hotel directly.(c) Donvand Limited 2015


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Five weeks down, eleven to go. The college football landscape is off to a wild start. Here's a smattering of what we learned about the ACC in Week 5.
1. Defense is optional. Much like the rest of NCAA Football in 2012, the ACC isn't playing anything close to dominant defense right now. Last weekend, Georgia Tech lost by three scores in route to giving up 49 points to Middle Tennessee State. Not to be outdone, Virginia allowed 44 points in a home loss to Louisiana Tech. In total, seven ACC teams let their opponents score over 30 points last week.
2. Virginia Tech is haunted by Big East. According to some — Len Robbins of the NY Post among them — this was supposed to be the year for Frank Beamer and the Hokies to win their BCS Title. While a road loss to Pittsburgh probably killed that dream, an ACC Title and BCS game were still in reach with a predictably strong finish. Too bad another Big East team — in a NFL stadium — were on the docket. VT dropped their fifth straight in NFL stadiums during a heartbreaking 27-24 loss to Cincinnati. The former Big East member now has two losses on the season — both to current Big East squads.
3. Survive and advance. Florida State doesn't need to win with style from here on out. After defeating Clemson in a shootout last week, the Seminoles are entrenched in the projected BCS standings. As long as they keep winning, they'll have a shot to be special in the end. Their 27-17 victory on the road at South Florida wasn't dynamic, but it kept Jimbo Fisher's squad undefeated.
4. Stephen Morris is opening eyes in Coral Gables. The 556 yard performance in a win over North Carolina State will get people talking. Duplicating that effort will be nearly impossible against Notre Dame's defense in South Bend this Saturday. If he comes anywhere close, expect the Morris hype to go overboard.
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Pluto a divine snowball 3.6 billion miles far from the Sun, may have the capacity to again recover its status as a feature of the earth's planetary group brotherhood. The body secured with methane gas was initially found route in 1930 was delegated a planet, only one-fifth that of the earth with a range near 1200 km. In 2006 the International Astronomical Union termed it as a "smaller person planet" separating from the planetary gang. With a contention of Pluto is simply yet a huge rock, clubbing it with the pack of other enormous shake in our earth's planetary group.
Following eight years of the separation from the family, our far- off cousin is again recovering its status of being the ninth planet of our earth's planetary group. The Harward- Smithsonian focus of Astrophysics, one of the biggest establishments on the planet, as of late led an open deliberation with significant space powers incorporated the previous seat of the IAU's planet definition panel, Dr. The verbal confrontation came about uniting Pluto as a planet is still on an edge to choose.
What is the meaning of a Planet?
The current meaning of a planet scribbled by the IAU is a heavenly body which
• sufficient mass pretty much round shape to accept hydrostatic balance
• cleared neighborhood around its orbit,meaning its not encompassed by objects of comparable size and attributes
As indicated by the IAU, if a non satellite item, meets two of the above definitions, it might be named a midget planet. Pluto, which neglected to qualify in the third definition, since it has other " midget planet" close to it furthermore covers Neptunes circle on occasion.
Presently the researcher has an alternate contention prospective to backing Pluto as a planet
Researcher Gingerish who was among the panel of parts who precluded Pluto as a planet contended that indeed is a planet at the Harward Smithsonian wrangle with parts from the instructors, regular citizen viewing the whole examination. The vote of the gathering of people concurred that Pluto is a planet. Be that as it may the board is yet to choose if Pluto can be classed as a planet, however the exchange opened up a verbal confrontation, not another subject however. It's unquestionably a test set on the table for the IAU authorities.
The vital examiner for NASA's New Horizon test mission to the Pluto Alan Stern questioned with the choice made by IAU in 2006. The specific choice was made considering short of what 5% of the stargazers of vote can't be so much reasonable. Alternate planets like the Earth, Mars ,Jupiter and Neptune have different space rocks having the same circle as these planets. So if the meaning of the planet is strictly kept up with the books laid by IAU, the inquiry will likewise emerge if these divine bodies be gathered as planets, as they additionally don't meet the true definition.
The debate still proceeds, about the true destiny of our far away family part be named. The contention proceeds


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For now I'm thinking sometime this weekend (11/17 - 11/18). If you're interested, leave a comment with your PSN ID and maybe a preferred time or something. And feel free to add me. My ID is philpee2.
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What is Trypophobia definition? Trypophobia skin disease is a real fear or phobia of holes in skin although treatment and cure exists for the test. It is not a hole disease as considered by some. Phobia of holes is real, although many of us might consider it completely off-topic to get scared of any kind of hole, let alone from a small cluster of holes. Trypophobia skin disease is wide field of study. Research shows a small percentage of people feel scared or rattled when exposed to holes. The holes can arise from those found in seeds of typical fruits or even those on human skin. As confusing as it does sound, it can lead us to anxiety, depression, panic or further the influence of negativity inside us.
Possible Symptoms of Trypophobia Skin Disease
The phobia can often associate itself to the persistent fears within us, when one or more situations keep us in an alarmed state. Our past or the fear that is yet to establish itself can also scare us. You can't physically connect to the disease, so going deep into someone's fears might even be hard for a medical practitioner. Hence, we're often found helpless regarding our fear of holes.
On the other hand, some people even get scared of the world "hole". Whether they read it written down somewhere or hear someone verbally pronouncing it, the story remains intact. It can lead to nervous vibrations felt in the body causing irregular reactions. Hence, when exposed, it is almost impossible to do away with the symptoms.
Causes of Trypophobia Skin Disease or Hole Disease
Moreover, the disorder is new. The causes are unknown according to research. Consequently, the disorder cannot be traced to a past history, however, people might even be unaware of it until exposed to images of holes. On the other hand, people see themselves as rational beings. Thus, they perceive everything with logic, but what when the logic itself fails? That, exactly, is what we're dealing with.
What is Trypophobia?
- Failure to come to terms with our past. Everyone needs to settle that dust. The glory of a settled future needs to be prioritized.
- Evolution can play with our brain. The inner brain cooks objects while it goes deeper into our conscious.
- Negative thinking or pessimism. We need to remain upbeat. The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure. Comically, the fear of holes is this failure.
Curing Trypophobia Disease or the fear of a Cluster of Holes
Different cluster of holes affect people differently. To come to peace with it, we need to identify ours. Consider going back in time when you could first feel the symptoms. Try answering your own set of questions. Some ways that help include,
- Gain knowledge about your fears. See that you do know what affects your mind.
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- Consider taking counsels on your problems.
- Yoga and daily exercising habits are beneficial. A healthy mind in a healthy body is what we need.
- Try getting any sort of family help. They understand our habits the most.
- Work on your diet. Eat healthy.
Thus, the exact causes remain a mystery as with many brain-related issues. We can look into Fruit Trypophobia for more help. In a few years, it might surface in a better way when properly equipped treatment facilities can handle it. The disease seems to spread fast. There are others who question its reality. Nevertheless, a wide category of people remain affected. The article to the very best covers various aspects of the disease. However, this article cannot substitute expert medical advice.


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RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please replace the release dated June 12, 2017 with the following corrected version due to changes in the "Beyond Security, Beyond Mobile" section of the release.
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Samsung Knox expanded suite of business tools for secure and manageable mobile solutions
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., has rolled out a new integrated marketing campaign built around the insight that "Humans will be humans." And you can't change how they behave, but you can change your company's mobile approach to security. The new Samsung Knox Brand campaign targets IT decision makers and the mobile device business users who need to address the two challenges of working productively and securely. The campaign builds on Samsung's commitment to delivering a defense-grade mobile security platform across multiple Samsung Knox-enabled devices.
"With our increasing hyper-connected mobile economy and the new generation of workforce – millennials and in time gen Z, there is increasing demand for open, collaborative, connected, dispersed ways to work," said Kevin Gilroy, Executive Vice President of Samsung Electronics. "This creates a conundrum for IT who are concerned with securing and enterprise's data while meeting the needs of the digital native workforce that demands a consumer-grade experience in the workplace. We believe Samsung Knox solves this conundrum and provides balance between the needs of the business end-user and the enterprise."
The new campaign comes after the launch of Samsung's newest flagship devices, the Galaxy S8 and S8+ and the introduction of Samsung Knox 2.8. With a focus on two critical moments of mobile device insecurity—a lost device and using a device over public Wi-Fi—the campaign aims to heighten user awareness of mobile security threats by showcasing real life scenarios in a humorous tone to highlight the issue of mobile security.
Beyond Security, Beyond Mobile
Samsung Knox provides multi-platform interoperability by extending Samsung's security platform across both the Android and Tizen operating systems. This interoperability is further enhanced with two new purpose-built services; Knox Configure and E-FOTA, which expand the capabilities of Samsung's enterprise services portfolio.
Knox Configure is a cloud-based solution designed to let enterprises quickly configure Samsung devices in bulk. "It gives customers and partners the ability to deploy both applications and content remotely over the air," said Eric McCarty, Vice President of Mobile Product Marketing at Samsung Electronics. E-FOTA, a new service in the Samsung enterprise toolkit, empowers customers to reduce security vulnerabilities that come from staying on older unpatched operating systems or failing to maintain OS version control across multiple devices. "E-FOTA provides improved IT stability, manageability and usability with pre-deployment testing and single OS version management," added McCarty.
Secure and Seamless
Samsung Knox works seamlessly with all popular single sign-on (SSO) and virtual private network (VPN) solutions and is supported by over 120 enterprise mobility management (EMM) providers worldwide. Knox also supports Internet of Things (IoT) solutions with a collection of open APIs and SDKs. In addition, Samsung Knox offers Secure Folder, a security solution which helps mobile users protect their valuable data and information such as private apps and files by storing them in a private, encrypted space on the Samsung Galaxy smartphone. As there is no MDM required to manage Secure Folder, this solution is suitable for personal and business use.
Gartner Security & Risk Summit
Eric McCarty will deliver a Samsung Knox themed presentation at the upcoming Gartner Security & Risk Summit, June 12th – 15th at the National Harbour in Washington, D.C. McCarty's presentation will share insights on new security tools included with Samsung Knox 2.8 and provide details on how Samsung's DeX hardware, when enabled with partner VDI solutions, can deliver a desktop experience on the Galaxy S8 device.
For more information about Samsung Knox, please visit www.samsung.com/samsungknox
For more information about the Total Economic Impact of Knox Customization, please visit http://www.samsung.com/us/business/short-form/knox-customization-for-samsung-devices/
For more information about Samsung DeX, please visit www.samsung.com/us/business/discover/dex
About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), is a recognized innovative leader in consumer electronics, mobile devices and enterprise solutions. A wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SEA is pushing beyond the limits of today's technology and providing consumers and organizations with a portfolio of groundbreaking products in appliances, home entertainment, Internet of Things, mobile computing, smartphones, virtual reality, wireless infrastructure and wearables, in addition to offering leading content and services related to mobile payments, 360-degree VR video, customer support and more. Samsung is a pioneering leader in smartphones and HDTVs in the U.S. and one of America's fastest growing home appliance brands. To discover more about Samsung, please visit www.samsung.com. For the latest Samsung news, please visit news.samsung.com/us and follow us @SamsungNewsUS.


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The project, founded by director Rabab Ghazoul, started its life as the 'BME Women's Film Club' in 2004. In 2013, the BME Women's Film Club joined forces with the WOW Festival to become the WOW Women's Film Club.
Over its 12 years history, the Film Club has excelled in organizing and delivering daytime screenings for women who experience marginalisation and exclusion from both cultural spaces and wider services and provision. Whilst the project is open to all women regardless of background, it specifically targets women from minority ethnic communities, with many audiences also drawn from refugee and asyluem seeking groups.
In 2016, the Film Club received a grant a Big Lottery People & Places grant, that has enabled the project to develop its activities, and to expand to two new members of staff – Rajma Begum, the Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator, and Radha Patel, the Assistant Project and Administrative Coordinator.
The Lottery grant has enabled the project to expand the number of screenings per year, as well as work across a range of grassroots and cultural community spaces, from Hindu Temple community centres to youth pavilions serving minority ethnic teens; from grassroots community hub spaces to black history cultural centres.
The Film Club's rich work is supported by a series of dynamic partnerships with fellow cultural, community and voluntary sector organisations. To date, the project has worked with over 35 partners, some of whom include Women Connect First, Artes Mundi, BAWSO, Taff Housing Association, South Riverside Community Development Centre, Women's Equality Network Wales, Chapter Arts Centre,
Swansea Waterfront Museum, Unity in Diversity, Oasis Refugee Centre, Butetown Pavilion, Butetown History and Arts, Displaced People in Action and many many more.
Jasmine Chowdhury, a public and community health worker and longstanding supporter of Film Club describes how women have benefitted from the project's activities, "It's so important for women to get together and share experiences. Watching inspiring films and the discussion afterwards are powerful ways to encourage women to start talking about issues and challenges that affect their lives."
The Film Club doesn't just cater for women, but also has a strong remit to address issues of cultural integration and increased understanding across the diverse spaces which define our cities. In 2013, a cross-community Bollywood pop-up film event at the Hindu Temple in Grangetown attracted a wide cross section of the city's residents. Rabab Ghazoul, the Film Club Director, believes that culture has a powerful role to play in bringing together disparate communities: "We recognise and feel strongly that a city's cultural diversity is only truly valuable when its communities gain opportunities to meet, mix and develop trust. This feels more critical now than ever, and we will be developing more events that bring communities together in this way."
The Film Club draws women, men, young people and children from diverse communities to watch and debate film. Our post-screening discussions have attracted some of the most dynamic speakers, from Bethan Jenkins AM to Marcus Knox-Hooke, childhood friend of Mark Duggan. The project has also come to be a popular social hub, providing a space for women, and people from a variety of communities, to meet, share food, company, and dialogue.
In April 2017 the WOW Film Club will find its permanent home within Cardiff-based arts organization 'Gentle/Radical' and as it enters its second year of Lottery funding, will be looking to expand its work in Swansea and Newport, as well as continuing to deliver its longstanding events in Cardiff. The Film Club will also be developing a new young women and girls-focused projectardiff, delivering film activity that will be led, curated, and organized by young women of colour across the city. Our coming year of programming from April 17 onwards includes titles such as 'Moonlight', 'I am not your Negro', 'Letters from Baghdad', 'Lion', 'The Fits', 'Hidden Figures' and 'Kedi'. And the Film Club looks forward to continuing to deliver some of the most exciting grassroots community film events in Wales.
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