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There have been many issues with Kontera, and after disabling the ads, my Adsense drastically increased. That's great, but when they refuse your money and take money from you, as well as tell you differing terms than what is listed, there is a problem.
Current situation
I will no longer be discussing the above situation, but I would like to add that this is not the first problem I've had with Kontera refusing full payment. They have shorted me a few bucks before, but this is ridiculous.
I've seen many others post on HP forums with similar money/payout issues with Kontera.
I utilized Kontera when it first was introduced here and immediately noticed a drop in AdSense revenue. Kontera's interfact continuously froze, logged me out and even just failed to load the simple reports I needed to see earnings and other data. That was within 10 days and I've stopped using it since then, my AdSense has increased since then and has only continued to grown.
With the continued complaints of hubbers, I see no reason to continue such a program when it is clearly causing more hassle and harm than good.
From beginning to end, Kontera is awful. I would never use them again.
For the record, I discontinued them myself. Not enough revuenue for an annoying look on my articles. Plus, they don't want to pay anthing out apparently. Why bother dealing with this?
Im sure glad I read this. You totally helped me make a decision.
I am totally turned off Kontera, especially when they cant even pay people who generate so many views and clicks for them, its just wrong
There are other in-text ad services out there. There might be some better than Kontera, but of the ones I've tried in-text ads don't seem to earn much at all.
I took kontera off a few months back, I found it a waste of space.
Did exactly the same and don't regret it one bit.
Thanks for posting this message. This is really necessary. I just shut down Kontera on all my hubs because Kontera is not transparent about their polices and rules and even it is very difficult to check actually how much money you have earned from it and what amount of money rolled over to the next month.. The most disgraceful policy of Kontera is to not roll over earnings below 5 dollars to the next month. I think a person will earn 100s of dollars from Adsense before getting his/her first 100-dollar payout from Kontera.
You know, if you are going to have some sort of legal confrontation with Kontera, Whitney, making public statements that are against them are actually a bad idea vs keeping quiet.
Kontera are a disgrace why they are allowed on hubpages I don't know. They have a Clause 4.2 (aka Catch 4.2) that states that if you make less than $5 in a month then Kontera will keep that for themselves thank you very much. Lots of people have had problems with Kontera see here - netmonetization.com/2009/03/kontera-ugly-truth.html - particularly the comments at the end
Kontera's Clause 4.2 States
4.2 Payment Terms ............ Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Revenue Share for any given month is five dollars ($5) or less, Kontera shall not be liable to the Publisher for any such payment.
thanks for share out your experiences, if not i still wondering kontera can give us opportunity to earn.
Same thing happened to me. I shut down Kontera and my Adsense revenue immediately improved. But Kontera kept the money I'd earned there. It wasn't much money, but it was enough for a movie and a burger that now they will be having, not me.
Also, I was CONSTANTLY getting locked out of their site. I swear it happened every third time I checked my revenue.
I'll never use Kontera again.
I have seen various threads on Kontera and appreciate the information. I had turned them off in response to this info. Thanks much.
I also found Kontera much more trouble than it was worth on some regular websites I had a year or so ago. And just another thing to slow down page loads. (Got enough of them already, like a certain South American jungle.)
Good thing I was not able to signed up with Kontera because it refused to accept my verification code even if they were absolutely correct
I'm getting irritated. Here goes request number 2 to Kontera for my revenue accrued so far. I know I'm close to payout but I can't access last years revenue.
My last email to them was ignored.
Not very professional.
I just disabled them after reading this post!! Maybe my adsense will rise..
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Blood vessel formation during vertebrate development relies on a process called angiogenesis and is essential for organ growth and tissue viability. In addition, angiogenesis leads to pathological blood vessel growth in diseases with tissue ischaemia, such as neovascular eye disease and cancer. Neuropilin 1 (NRP1) is a transmembrane protein that serves as a receptor for the VEGF165 isoform of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to enhance cell migration during angiogenesis via VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2), and it is also essential for VEGF-induced vascular permeability and arteriogenesis. In addition, NRP1 activation affects angiogenesis independently of VEGF signalling by activating the intracellular kinase ABL1. NRP1 also acts as a receptor for the class 3 semaphorin (SEMA3A) to regulate vessel maturation during tumour angiogenesis and vascular permeability in eye disease. In the present paper, we review current knowledge of NRP1 regulation during angiogenesis and vascular pathology.
- angiogenesis
- endothelial cell
- integrin
- neuropilin
- semaphorin
- vascular endothelial growth factor
- vascular permeability
The cardiovascular system is the first organ system to develop during embryogenesis in vertebrates. Vasculogenesis enables the creation of new blood vessels from angioblasts, whereas angiogenesis through vessel sprouting subsequently expands these blood vessels into a vast network capable of sustaining tissue metabolism. Angiogenic vessel sprouts are composed of endothelial tip cells that lead the growing sprouts and endothelial stalk cells that form the lumen and proliferate (e.g. [1]). Under physiological conditions, angiogenesis occurs during embryonic and perinatal development. In contrast, the endothelium is usually quiescent in adults and becomes proliferative again only in specific circumstances, for example in the cycling uterus and during pregnancy, or during wound healing and other pathological conditions (reviewed in [2,3]). For example, in diseases with tissue ischaemia, such as diabetic retinopathy, wet age-related macular degeneration or cancer, hypoxic cells trigger the formation of new blood vessels to increase their supply of nutrients and oxygen, which typically involves up-regulation of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) [2]. However, an excess of VEGF also increases vascular permeability to pathological levels, and VEGF-A was indeed first identified as a vascular permeability factor. Although endothelial permeability can be beneficial for the extravasation of antibodies and immune cell trafficking into damaged tissues, excessive serum leak causes oedema and that may disrupt tissue function.
Domain structure of NRP1 and NRP2
The neuropilins NRP1 and NRP2 are single pass transmembrane glycoproteins with a large extracellular domain of 840 amino acid residues, a short transmembrane domain and a cytoplasmic tail of 40 residues (reviewed in [4]). NRP1 is thought to lack catalytic activity, but its intracellular domain interacts with an adaptor protein named synectin or GIPC1 (reviewed in [4]) to promote endocytic trafficking [5–7]. Initially, NRP1 expression was discovered in neurons as an adhesion receptor [4], but its specific angiogenic adhesion ligands have not yet been identified. Subsequently, NRP1 was shown to be a receptor for the class 3 semaphorin (SEMA3A), a secreted glycoprotein that regulates axon guidance, and then as a receptor for an isoform of VEGF termed VEGF165 (reviewed in [4]). NRP2 has 44% homology with NRP1, a similar domain organization and binding sites for SEMA3F and VEGF145 (reviewed in [4]). The role of NRP1 and its ligands in angiogenesis is discussed in detail below.
Essential role for NRP1 in developmental angiogenesis
During embryonic development and in the early postnatal period, NRP1 is prominent on developing blood vessels, for example in the hindbrain and retina [8,9]. A role for NRP1 in vasculature was initially identified through its transgenic overexpression in mice, which increased the number of capillaries, but also caused haemorrhages [10]. Subsequently, loss of NRP1 was shown to impair vessel spouting into the brain and spinal cord of mice [11–13]. Similarly, knockdown of either of two zebrafish NRP1 homologues (Nrp1a or Nrp1b) was reported to impair vessel sprouting and arteriovenous patterning [14–16].
During angiogenesis, NRP1 is not only expressed in endothelial cells, but also in other cell types; for example, neural progenitors and tissue macrophages express NRP1 alongside sprouting vessels in the mouse embryo hindbrain [11,17]. The brain vessel defects of NRP1 knockouts might therefore be due to an additive effect of NRP1 loss from both endothelial and non-endothelial cells. However, experiments using Cre-LoxP technology in mice to create cell-type-specific Nrp1-null mutants revealed that NRP1 is exclusively required in endothelial rather than non-endothelial cells for brain angiogenesis [8,11]. Interestingly, incomplete endothelial Cre-LoxP recombination in these experiments resulted in mosaic hindbrain vessels containing both NRP1-positive and NRP1-negative endothelial cells, with NRP1-retaining cells being enriched in the tip, but not stalk cell position [11]. These observations predict a role for NRP1 during sprouting angiogenesis in endothelial cell migration, as this is a tip cell function, but not proliferation, which is a stalk cell function. In agreement with this idea, NRP1 is not essential for endothelial cell proliferation in the developing yolk sac, even though it is required for yolk sac angiogenesis, at least in C57/Bl6 mice [18]. Moreover, NRP1 has been shown to promote both the VEGF- and extracellular matrix (ECM)-stimulated migration of endothelial cells (e.g. [19,20]; see below). In addition to its role in developmental angiogenesis, NRP1 has been implicated in tumour angiogenesis, with NRP1 expression reported for tumour vasculature and cancer cells (reviewed in [21]).
NRP1 ligands in angiogenesis: SEMA3A
Even though SEMA3A can bind NRP1 on embryonic blood vessels, mice lacking SEMA3A or semaphorin signalling through both neuropilins have apparently normal developmental angiogenesis (e.g. [22,23]). Moreover, mice lacking both SEMA3A and VEGF165 have similar defects in vascular patterning to mice lacking VEGF165 only [22]. These findings suggest that SEMA3A and semaphorin signalling through neuropilins are not essential for angiogenesis in mouse embryos [22,24]. In contrast, exogenous SEMA3A disrupts VEGFA-induced angiogenesis in the chick chorioallantoic membrane assay by inhibiting the activation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and the cellular homologue of v-Src (c-Src) [25]. Knockdown of Sema3a1 also impairs vascular development in zebrafish embryos [26,27]. The reasons that SEMA3A signalling through NRP1 regulates vascular development in fish and chick, but not mouse, are presently unknown.
Despite being dispensable for developmental angiogenesis, SEMA3A regulates pathological angiogenesis in mice, for example in mice with oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR). In this model, neonatal mice are exposed to a high oxygen atmosphere for 5 days and then returned to normoxia; hyperoxia causes vessel regression in the retina, and the resulting vasculature is unable to sustain retinal metabolism on return to normoxia, causing inflammation and the up-regulation of excessive and abnormal vessel growth. SEMA3A is secreted from neurons in the avascular retina in response to the cytokine interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and creates a repulsive barrier that forces sprouting vessels to grow ectopically towards the vitreous; in agreement, endothelial cells treated with conditioned medium from hypoxic retinal ganglion cells (RGC), which secrete SEMA3A, show cytoskeletal rearrangements and loss of stress fibres [28]. SEMA3A inhibition enables normal neovascularization within the hypoxic retina in this model, promoting regeneration of neural tissue and improving retinal function [28].
SEMA3A also regulates tumour angiogenesis in cancer models. Initially, SEMA3A expression induces endothelial cell apoptosis, which correlates with inhibition of tumour angiogenesis and cancer growth, but SEMA3A subsequently supports vascular normalization by promoting pericyte coverage of tumour vessels and reducing vessel leakiness [29,30]. SEMA3A can also indirectly induce the maturation of tumour vessels by recruiting NRP1-expressing monocytes, which then secrete growth factors such as transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) and platelet-derived growth factor β (PDGFβ) to attract pericytes involved in vessel maturation [31,32].
NRP1 ligands in angiogenesis: VEGF165
In vitro studies showed that VEGF165 binding to NRP1 enhances VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) signalling to increase endothelial cell proliferation and migration. To test the relevance of VEGF binding to NRP1 for angiogenesis, knockin mice expressing NRP1 carrying a Tyr297 mutation were generated [33]. This mutation had previously been shown to disrupt VEGF binding to NRP1 [34]. Unexpectedly, the Nrp1Y297A/Y297A mice lacking VEGF binding to NRP1 had much milder angiogenesis defects than full NRP1 knockouts or endothelium-specific NRP1 knockouts [33]. In fact, the knockin Nrp1Y297A mutation additionally caused a severe reduction in NRP1 expression, and it is therefore likely that the mild embryonic angiogenesis defects of Nrp1Y297A/Y297A mouse embryos are at least partly caused by low NRP1 expression levels rather than defective VEGF binding to NRP1 [33].
The absence of severe angiogenesis defects in Nrp1Y297A/Y297A embryos agreed with prior findings in Vegfa120/120 mouse embryos, which lack VEGF164 because they express only the VEGF120 isoform. Thus the Vegfa120/120 mutation causes a milder reduction in vessel branching together with increased vascular diameter in embryonic day (E) 12.5 mouse brain, rather than the near complete loss of vessel branching seen in Nrp1-null mutants [12,35]. In fact, the vascular defects in Vegfa120/120 mouse embryo hindbrains are more likely caused by changes in the extracellular localization of different VEGF isoforms rather than isoform-specific signalling through NRP1. Thus VEGF120 lacks the domains that confer extracellular matrix binding in VEGF165 and the larger VEGF189 isoform, but are important to establish VEGF gradients for chemotaxis and vessel sprouting [1,35].
Even though Nrp1Y297A/Y297A mice have only mild defects in embryonic angiogenesis, they have more severe vessel defects in the perinatal retina and heart [33], suggesting a role in postnatal vascular development. Moreover, VEGF165 binding to NRP1 may be important for pathological neovascularization, as the OIR response of mouse pups is attenuated in Nrp1Y297A/Y297A mice and their tumour growth is delayed [33]. In summary, these findings suggest that VEGF165 binding to NRP1 is largely dispensable for embryonic angiogenesis, but may be important for postnatal developmental and pathological angiogenesis. The analysis of vascular defects in Nrp1Y297A/Y297A mice and the comparison of Nrp1−/− and Vegfa120/120 mice suggested that NRP1 additionally functions in angiogenesis in a VEGF-independent pathway. In agreement, we recently reported that NRP1 promotes angiogenesis driven by ECM signalling [20] (see below).
NRP1 signalling in endothelial cells: association with co-receptors
Because NRP1 is a non-catalytic transmembrane protein, it interacts with co-receptors to transduce downstream signals. Thus, in neurons, NRP1 associates with plexins to transduce semaphorin signals (reviewed in [4]), whereas in endothelial cells, NRP1 interacts with VEGFR1 or VEGFR2 [36]. In circumstances where endothelial cells respond to class 3 semaphorins, it is therefore expected that a plexin co-receptor should be involved in signal transduction. This has, for example, been proposed for SEMA3A/NRP1-mediated vascular permeability signalling [25]. Interestingly, NRP1 can also form a tripartite complex with plexin D1 (PLXND1) and VEGFR2 to transduce semaphorin signals in neurons [37], but such a complex has not yet been demonstrated in endothelial cells. In VEGF165-stimulated endothelial cells, instead, NRP1 is thought to preferentially complex with VEGFR2 via a VEGF165 bridge.
Conceptually, VEGF165-bound NRP1 may interact with VEGFR2 in cis, when the same endothelial cell co-expresses both receptors, or in trans, when one endothelial cell expresses VEGFR2 and another endothelial or non-endothelial cell expresses NRP1. Accordingly, it has been suggested that endothelial VEGFR2 interacts with NRP1 on tumour cells in trans [38]. A recent study with porcine aortic endothelial (PAE) cells showed that NRP1–VEGFR2 trans interaction decreases the activation of endothelial VEGFR2 and prevents VEGFR2 endocytosis and suppresses tumour angiogenesis; in contrast, cis interaction induces rapid NRP1–VEGFR2 complex formation and initiation of signal transduction through phospholipase Cγ (PLCγ) and extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) [39]. Moreover, this pathway was important for tumour initiation by regulating the early steps in tumour vascularization, but was not important at the later stages of tumour vascularization [39]. In contrast, our recent work in the mouse embryo hindbrain angiogenesis excluded the possibility of a trans interaction between non-endothelial NRP1 and endothelial VEGFR2 in developmental angiogenesis; thus hindbrain vessels express VEGFR2, but loss of NRP1 function from neural progenitors or macrophages did not impair angiogenesis in this organ (see above; [11]).
Although VEGF165 is the main VEGF isoform that binds NRP1, VEGF121 can also bind NRP1, at least in vitro and with much lower affinity [40,41]. Unlike VEGF165, VEGF121 binding to NRP1 cannot induce the formation of an extracellular bridge between NRP1 and VEGFR2 to enhance VEGFR2 signal transduction (e.g. [36,38,42,43]). Moreover, the physiological or pathological significance of low-affinity VEGF121 binding to NRP1 is unknown. Importantly, expression of VEGF120 at the expense of VEGF164 in mice causes similar defects as loss of NRP1 in the nervous system (e.g. [44]), arguing against an essential physiological role for VEGF120 binding to NRP1 in mice.
NRP1 also interacts with integrins in vitro, including the β1 and β3 integrin subunits [45,46]. The interaction of NRP1 with αvβ3 integrin negatively regulates VEGF-mediated angiogenesis by limiting the NRP1 and VEGFR2 interaction, as demonstrated in endothelial cell wound closure assay in vitro, aortic ring microvessel sprouting ex vivo and growth factor-induced angiogenesis in β3-null mice [47]. Indeed, the combined effect of β3 inhibition and NRP1 blockade reduces VEGF-mediated angiogenesis more than inhibiting each molecule individually [47]. Nevertheless, integrin signalling is generally thought to stimulate cell migration and is therefore considered pro-angiogenic. In agreement, we have shown that the integrin ligand fibronectin promotes actin remodelling and endothelial cell migration in an NRP1-dependent mechanism [20]. It is not yet known whether NRP1 interacts with integrins directly to promote these processes, or if they occur indirectly via interaction with other proteins. Yet it is clear that fibronectin-stimulated NRP1 signalling promotes angiogenesis independently of VEGF165 and VEGFR2 [20].
NRP1 associates with the cytoplasmic adaptor synectin to regulate VEGFR2 trafficking
In vitro studies suggested that the NRP1 cytoplasmic tail and its interactor synectin are required for complex formation between NRP1 and VEGFR2 [42]. To understand the mechanistic role of the NRP1 interaction with VEGFR2, porcine aortic endothelial cells lacking endogenous VEGFR2 expression were co-transfected with expression vectors for VEGFR2 and several different, fluorophore-linked RAB proteins; the analysis of co-localization of the over-expressed proteins showed that synectin binding to the NRP1 cytoplasmic tail promotes VEGF165-stimulated VEGFR2 trafficking into different subsets of vesicles distinguished by specific RAB proteins [6]. In agreement, cultured arterial endothelial cells from mice lacking the NRP1 cytoplasmic tail showed an enrichment of VEGFR2 in RAB5+ endosomes and decreased entry of VEGFR2 into EAA1+ endosomes after VEGF165 stimulation, and this defect was associated with reduced ERK signalling [7]. This NRP1-cytoplasmic tail-dependent pathway was essential for the formation of a normal number of arterioles in several different organs examined [7]. In contrast, the cytoplasmic NRP1 tail is dispensable for both developmental and pathological angiogenesis in mice [7,9].
Although the NRP1 cytoplasmic tail is dispensable for angiogenesis in mice [9], different results have been obtained in zebrafish studies. Thus NRP1 lacking the SEA (Ser-Glu-Ala) motif of the cytoplasmic domain [16] cannot rescue the defective dorsal migration of intersomitic vessels after Nrp1 knockdown, and knockdown of synectin causes similar defects [48]. It has not been resolved why intersomitic sprouting in fish might be compromised by loss of the NRP1 cytoplasmic tail, but appears normal in mice. One possibility may be that these vessels in the fish have a stronger arterial character and/or depend on specific VEGFR2 trafficking pathways that are regulated by NRP1.
VEGFR2-independent NRP1 signalling in endothelial cells
Tissue culture studies have suggested that NRP1 promotes cell motility independently of VEGFR2. For example, fusion of the extracellular domain of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor to the transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains of NRP1 creates a chimaeric receptor that promotes the migration of EGF-stimulated endothelial cells [49]. Moreover, NRP1 also modulates ECM interactions independently of VEGFR2 [46,50], for example in angiogenesis [20] (Figure 1). Specifically, our in vitro studies showed that NRP1 promotes ECM-induced endothelial cell migration and actin remodelling in a VEGFR2-independent mechanism that involves ABL1-dependent phosphorylation of the focal adhesion component paxillin. Moreover, blockade of ABL1/2 signalling impaired both physiological and pathological angiogenesis in the perinatal retina in vivo. A dual role for NRP1 in the ECM-stimulated signalling via ABL1 and VEGF-induced VEGFR2 signalling pathway angiogenesis may explain why the Nrp1Y297A/Y297A mice have milder vascular defects than full NRP1 knockouts [33].
NRP1 operates in multiple signalling pathways that regulate blood vessel growth, both during normal development and in pathological conditions. Thus stimulating NRP1 signalling may be beneficial for therapeutic angiogenesis to improve the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to ischaemic tissues, whereas NRP1 blockade may provide an anti-angiogenic strategy, for example to curb tumour angiogenesis or ocular neovascularization.
C.R. is supported by a Wellcome Trust Investigator Award [grant number 095623/Z/11/Z]; and A.L. by a Ph.D. studentship from the British Heart Foundation [grant number FS/13/60/30457].
We apologize to all colleagues whose relevant work is not cited owing to space constraints.
Angiogenesis and Vascular Remodelling: New Perspectives: A Biochemical Society Focused Meeting held at University of Chester, U.K., 14–16 July 2014. Organized and Edited by Roy Bicknell (Birmingham University Medical School, U.K.), Michael Cross (University of Liverpool, U.K.), Stuart Egginton (University of Leeds, U.K.), Victoria Heath (University of Birmingham, U.K.) and Ian Zachary (University College London, U.K.).
Abbreviations: ECM, extracellular matrix; EGF, epidermal growth factor; ERK, extracellular-signal-regulated kinase; NRP1, neuropilin 1; OIR, oxygen-induced retinopathy; SEMA3A, semaphorin 3A; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; VEGFR, VEGF receptor
- © The Authors Journal compilation © 2014 Biochemical Society

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DISTRESSING though Labour's polling may be, shadow housing secretary John Healey is right to point out that giving up on forming a government is not the answer.
The Fabian Society may believe that seeking to build a coalition with smaller parties is a more realistic goal than winning an outright majority.
But politics is not mathematics and the Fabians' advice is rooted in their politics. Here it is assumed that elections are won on the "centre ground" and accommodating to it is the best way to win.
The Conservatives share no such delusion. They have repeatedly tacked hard to the right.
Seven years ago, taking power after an economic crash caused by the reckless gambling of the rich, they blamed Labour and public spending and set about demolishing the welfare state.
The damage they have done is colossal, comparable to the destruction of British manufacturing and the normalisation of mass unemployment by the Thatcher governments of the 1980s: our health service is fragmented, part-privatised and collapsing under debt, a higher education now comes with a price tag in the tens of thousands and we have a social security system that hounds people to their deaths or simply leaves them to starve.
The May government talks of forcing companies to publish lists of foreign employees, checking people's passports before treating them in hospital and fighting the next election on a promise to abandon our human rights obligations.
Centre ground it isn't. The Tories have grasped a truth that still eludes the Labour right and the Lib Dems: people are angry.
Angry at an economy that only rewards a tiny few, while their working lives grow longer, their jobs more insecure and worse-paid, their children are sinking into debt before they even start work and shrinking pensions combined with the cost of social care make old age a terrifying prospect.
Whatever a gaggle of mutinous MPs might suggest, there is absolutely no evidence that Labour's prospects would improve if it returned to mimicking Tory economic policy.
Most people support renationalising the railways and the utilities, want stronger controls on the banks and higher taxes on big business, or so the polls tell us.
Most people, as we learned last summer, are not in favour of remaining in the European Union, and so presumably not in favour of retaining the anti-democratic restrictions it places on public ownership and investment.
Labour must not retreat on its left economic agenda or connive at undermining the result of the EU referendum, which alliance with the Liberal Democrats would probably involve.
Instead it must seize the opportunity to ramp up the radicalism of its challenge. It is not only Britain that is in crisis: the status quo in the United States and across Europe has lost all credibility.
Morbid symptoms such as Donald Trump or Marine Le Pen should not blind us to the reality that the discredited Establishment was driving us to the brink of ruin through endless war, rising poverty levels and potentially catastrophic climate change.
Socialists and trade unionists must recognise that there is no bargaining with that trajectory. No concessions we can win from our rulers will stop the progressive disenfranchisement and impoverishment of working people.
The task facing Labour's left leadership is not easy. Wall-to-wall media hostility is compounded by a restive parliamentary party where many MPs are wedded to the old order: the public's impression of a weak and divided party then translates into direful poll results.
But no Establishment makes itself easy to overthrow. Jeremy Corbyn's instinct that the enemy's big guns must be overwhelmed by a mass social, street and workplace movement remains correct.
Our job is to assess how we can best contribute to building that movement and get to work.


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Re: [Meditation Society of America] Word Games
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- Well, it shouldn't be just a word game... but the word means exacly what jeff said.. i know that understanding comes after having an experience... this is how one comes to understand something.. very good idea to look in the dictionary... i sometimes think that some people around just build a fantastic world with gods, light, and enlightenment and try to get inside of it.. why do you want ot escape from this world? what is wrong with it? i love it here!..
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To: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Subject: [Meditation Society of America] Word Games
Greg and Judi -
Semantic games are understood by me
to be experiential. When "experience"
is used as an active verb, you are
correct in your erudition, and the
referenced sensation of experience
is necessarily temporary.
As a noun, Mirela and I wear the crown.
Here, experience includes direct
participation in the event, an
accumulated knowledge - ergo,
an understanding.
From the HyperDic (no comment. much restraint):
The word "experience" has 8 different senses:
As a Noun:
1. cognition: The accumulation of knowledge
or skill that results from direct participation
in events or activities.
2. cognition: The content of direct observation
or participation in an event.
3. event: An event as apprehended.
As a Verb:
1. perception: Go or live through.
2. cognition: Have firsthand knowledge of states,
situations, emotions, or sensations.
3. perception: Of mental or physical states or experiences.
4. emotion: Undergo
5. change: Undergo.
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Taiwan 2014: Family Annual Trip - Sneak Peek + HighlightThursday, September 17, 2015
I was reading a Taiwanese blog yesterday and I had an urge to share my Taiwan travelogue too, so here it goes. I traveled to Taiwan with my friends in April 2013 (further reading at here and here) and with my family in August 2014. This post will be the sneak peek and highlight of my Taiwan trip with family in 2014.
For this trip, besides my sister and parents, my aunt and 79 years old grandma was tagged along too. You will be surprised, my grandma still fit and healthy as she can walk a lot during our trip.
Sunny day welcoming us.
It was a morning flight and as usual, the airport was so crowded with tourist. Since we will depart from KLIA2, thus, we arrived airport earlier and enjoyed our breakfast there.
Fun with the sista at KLIA2.
With le sister, my younger sis is taller than both of us.!
4 hours of flight from Kuala Lumpur to Taiwan.
Feng Jia (逢甲) - a place which is almost 2 hours from Taipei.
After we landed in Tao Yuan International Airport @ Taiwan, we traveled to Feng Jia directly - almost 2 hours journey. We actually booked a driver for our days in Taiwan as it will be easier for us especially I have parents, aunt and grandma with us.
The crowds at Feng Jia.
3 of us, the sister - wearing the cute slippers prepared by the bed & breakfast owner.
When we reached Feng Jia, it was almost 7pm and we quickly check-in to our bed & breakfast first before heading to the famous night market for dinner and of cause, shopping!!! Both of my sister is the most happiest one when they know Feng Jia is one of the shopping heaven.
Time to cari makan at the night market.
These were some of the street foods we had together.
Happy sister at Feng Jia night market.
She (Shan Shan - her name) was the driver when I first traveled to Taiwan with my friends in 2013 and she came all the way to Feng Jia to meet me. Nice catching up with her at the night market as we shopping and having street foods together. We didn't hire her as our driver for this trip because her car couldn't cater 7 of us.
Group picture with sister, Shan Shan and the boutique shop owner.
Shopping spree..
This was my second time to Feng Jia and I realized, price of the clothes, shoes, and accessories is increasing and there are more expensive compared to the first time I visit Feng Jia. Anyhow, we still managed to grab some great deals.
We were at the famous Sun Moon Lake.
The breathtaking view of Sun Moon Lake.
Sun Moon Lake
The name of Sun Moon Lake written in Chinese, on the rock.
Yeah! The weather was killing that day.
Beautiful evening at Puli, Nantou (埔里 @ 南投縣)
Passion fruit jelly found in Puli.
Passion fruit @ Puli.
Simple dinner @ Puli.
Random walking on the street of San Yi Old Town @ Miao Li (三义木雕街@苗栗)
Yeh Liu Beach (野柳)
The menu hanging at the entrance, most of these are the signature Taiwanese foods.
The breakfast menu at Taipei. I miss this a lot!
This is one of the stall by the street, nothing fancy but the foods taste very local and just nice.
Rice wine... honey...
Street food... similar with the "satay" in Malaysia.
Muah Chee in different flavour.
Beautiful postcard for my bff.
Post office made by thick card board.
Post box made by card board too. Cool right.
A visit to Paper Dome (paper church) - 紙教堂.
Scenic view at the Paper Dome
@ Paper Dome.
Sweet peaches but quite expensive.
We bought few and it taste really sweet & nice.
Cute puppies are every where in Taiwan and they don't really bite.
JunYi Garden Resort Village @ Cing Jing (駿亦民宿@清境).
This is one of our most comfortable stay in Taiwan, cosy B&B and bedroom, authentic local breakfast, breathtaking view, spacious garden area.... Thus, I will share more pictures here but the details of the B&B will be shared in separate post.
The lobby area of JunYi Garden Resort Village @ Cing Jing (駿亦民宿@清境).
The lobby area of JunYi Garden Resort Village @ Cing Jing (駿亦民宿@清境).
JunYi Garden Resort Village @ Cing Jing (駿亦民宿@清境).
The spacious garden at JunYi Garden Resort Village @ Cing Jing (駿亦民宿@清境).
JunYi Garden Resort Village @ Cing Jing (駿亦民宿@清境).
LOOK! This is the beautiful and breathtaking view that I mentioned.
JunYi Garden Resort Village @ Cing Jing (駿亦民宿@清境).
JunYi Garden Resort Village @ Cing Jing (駿亦民宿@清境).
JunYi Garden Resort Village @ Cing Jing (駿亦民宿@清境).
Simple and authentic breakfast served by JunYi Garden Resort Village @ Cing Jing (駿亦民宿@清境).
We stayed at JunYi Garden Resort Village @ Cing Jing (駿亦民宿@清境) for 2 days 1 night only and it is time to leave.
Friendly lamb / sheeps at Qing Jing Farm (清境農場青青草原).
Qing Jing Farm (清境農場青青草原)
Qing Jing Farm (清境農場青青草原)
Happy mom, happy dad, happy aunt and happy grandma at Qing Jing Farm (清境農場青青草原).,
With le lovely grandma. I'm glad and blessed to have her in this trip.
Qing Jing Farm (清境農場青青草原)
Qing Jing Farm (清境農場青青草原)
I'm actually quite far away from the sheep. HAHA
Qing Jing Farm (清境農場青青草原)
Xi Men Ding @ Taipei - this is one of the tourist must-come places.
This is part of the sneak peek and highlight of our trip in Taiwan. For sure, this is definitely one of the memorable family trip together... more to come (if I have time to blog about it).
Simple ootd at Taipei, the city of Taiwan.
till then..
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- AnonymousJune 21, 2016 at 3:18 PM
Hi I like your travel blog. Do you still have the driver contact that you can share. Planning to go cing jing.ReplyDelete
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Thanks. Yes, I still have the contact unfortunately, she's taking a break now as she's just give birth to a cute baby girl.


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A ROMANIAN jailed in his own country for robbery illegally entered Scotland after being released and later raped a woman in the street.
ILLEGAL: Jailed in his own country before illegally entering Scotland
Pardalian Rostas is the latest example of a violent, foreign criminal being allowed into the country unchecked going on to commit further offences.
The attack sparked a huge police investigation and prompted a 4,000-strong march through the streets of Glasgow by anti-rape campaigners.
After committing the attack, the father-of-one bought a one-way ticket back to Romania but was arrested and returned on a European extradition warrant..
His case chillingly mirrors that of Slovak murderer, Marek Harcar, who killed businesswoman Moira Jones in Glasgow's Queen's Park in 2009.
Like Rostas, the 33-year-old had previous convictions for violence and attempted to avoid justice by returning to his homeland only to be detained and later extradited back to the UK.
The victim in this case will undoubtedly feel extremely let down by the system
Harcar is currently serving a minimum 25-year term for the attack in which he punched, kicked and stamped on the 40-year-old before raping her.
And, earlier this year, Robert Buczek was jailed for life for murdering 85-year-old Eleanor White=ADlaw in her Edinburgh home. The 24-year-old Pole had a previous conviction in his native country for assaulting a female OAP but was still able to enter Scotland.
Rostas attacked his victim after she tried to go home after spending the evening in various pubs.
As she walked through Govanhill on Glasgow's southside she was grabbed and forced into the front garden of a house.
There, she was raped while Rostas' friend, Mugurel Bancs kept lookout. Bancs was also initially charged with rape but the charge against him was dropped.
Rostas, 29, who had previously served an eight-year sentence at a maximum-security jail in Romania claimed at the High Court in Glasgow that they had consensual sex.
But the woman, who had had 10 double vodkas, told prosecutor Angela Gray said: "I assume by that point I was drunk. I can just remember hands on my arms.
"I can remember being with my back facing the building, being kind of pushed into that bit. I can remember having a heavy weight on top of me, I can just remember something being on my neck and face.
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She said her attacker repeatedly said: "It's okay" and: "It'll be fine".
Rostas was captured on CCTV footage taken from nearby shops and pubs but Police Scotland did not immediately release it to the media, prompting criticism of the force who claimed they required Crown Office permission.
Eventually a widespread poster campaign was launched and the rapist was identified.
At the time of the attack, Rostas was living with his uncle and nephew and claimed he was working "unloading lorries".
Sentence was deferred until next month and Rostas was placed on the Sex Offenders' Register.
Scottish Conservative chief whip John Lamont said: "It's clear there are questions as to why this individual was allowed to enter the UK. The victim in this case will undoubtedly feel extremely let down by the system.
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Patient : Please help me by explaining mri results and what i can expect MRI SPINE LUMBAR the vertebral alignment is normal there is slight hypoplasia of posterior potion of L5 vertebral body otherwise normal height of vertebral bodies there is disc space narrowing at L5/S1 with T2 signal loss of the T11/T12 L2/L3 L3/L4 L4/L5 and L5/S1 discs consistent with degenerative dehydration Associated mild degenerative changes are seen with spondylosis, minor modic l1 endplate changes with minor endplate irregularities at l4/l5 and l5/s1 and mild lower lumbar facet joint degeneration. A Schmorl node is noted within the interior endplate of t11 body At T11/T12 a small focal left centre disc protrusion is mildly indenting the dural sac without evidence of neurological compromise At L2/L3 a small central disc protrusion with a tiny annular tear is mildly indenting the dural sac without evidence of nerve root involvement At L3/L4 a small central disc bulge is minimally indenting the dural sac without evidence of nerve root involvement At L4/L5 a large central disc protrusion is impinging upon the dural sac touching and probably irritating both traversing L5 nerve roots.Minor pseudo retrolisthesis of L4 is noted due to minor hypoplasia of posterior portion of L5 vertebral body at l5/s1 there is minimal disc bulging not involving the nerve roots MRI SPINE CERVICAL There is straightening of the normal cervical lordosis with minor diffuse kyphotic angulation unremarkable craniocervical junction from c3to c7 there is mild degenerative changes with very small marginal vertebral irregularities without evidence of nerve root compromise At C3/C4 there is minimal anterolisthesis of c3 upon c4 with minor left dominant foraminal narrowing without evidence of nerve root compromise at the remaining cervical levels there is no evidence of disc prolapse spinal canal or foraminal stenosis or neurological compromise at T3/T4 a small right central disc protrusion is probably mildly indenting the right ventral surface of the spinal cord normal signal in cervical cord thank you in advance
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A 35-year-old security guard, Niyi Ayoola, has been remanded in prison custody by an Osogbo Magistrate's Court for allegedly raping a housewife, Mrs. Bola Osunlana.
The charge sheet obtained by our correspondent on Friday alleged that Ayoola forcibly had carnal knowledge of Osunlana in Iloro market, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
The charge sheet stated that Osunlana, a trader in the market, was going home about 10:20pm, on August 29, 2012 when Ayoola stopped her and demanded to know her identity.
Despite telling Ayoola that she trades in the market, the guard allegedly refused to let her go.
Police prosecutor, Sergeant Elisha Olusegun, said instead of performing his primary responsibility, which entails protecting members of the public, Ayoola engaged in crime against the woman.
Olusegun, who said the alleged crime was contrary to Section 357, stressed that the crime is punishable under Section 358 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34. Volume II, Laws of Osun State, Nigeria, 2003.
But Ayoola pleaded not guilty to the one-count against him even as his lawyer, Mrs. Nnena Ngwu, pleaded with the court to grant him bail.
Ngwu insisted that any accused person should be presumed innocent until the contrary was proved in a law court, adding that Ayoola would not attempt to subvert justice if granted bail.
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If a double superlative was occasionally good enough for Shakespeare, it is certainly good enough for Frankel and to become racing's 'most best' he would have to win the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury by a ridiculously wide margin. That is unlikely to happen on Saturday.
Such dizzy heights can be attained later in the season, possibly in his next most likely engagement, the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot, when he faces a field with more depth. First time out, however, Cecil and jockey Tom Queally will be happy with a normal Frankel performance – if any Frankel performance can be considered such – and for his unbeaten record to remain intact.
Last year Frankel's victories included the 2,000 Guineas by the widest margin in 65 years and the Sussex Stakes by the widest margin for 33 years. Timeform has rated him inferior only to three horses in the post-War era, Sea Bird, Tudor Minstrel and Brigadier Gerard.
The official handicappers were a little less generous and among those rated higher since 1977 are Dancing Brave, Alleged, Generous, Three Troikas, Shergar and Pientre Celebre, all mile-and-a-quarter to mile-and-a-half horses. The only miler in their exclusive club of iconic Flat horses is El Gran Senor.
Whether Frankel sits above them or among them and talk of a possible match with Black Caviar is for later, though. Saturday is all about getting the show back on the road after Frankel suffered a bruised tendon which interrupted his preparation for a fortnight in the spring. His fans, many of whom are expected at Newbury, will want to see him fit and well and to have progressed as would be expected of a horse from three to four.
He certainly looked to have beefed up and filled out with another winter on his back when he worked before racing at Newmarket on Guineas day and this season's Frankel should be a stronger, more powerful and muscular version of the 2011 model.
At 1-3 he is not expected to encounter any banana skins. He beat his principal rival, Excelebration, three times last year, twice by four lengths and once by 2¼ lengths (in the St James's Palace which was acknowledged as a tactical cock-up on Frankel's behalf).
Excelebration has since joined Aidan O'Brien but while the young Italian Marco Botti, his previous trainer, may not be so well known he is not a mug and even O'Brien might struggle to do a better job. Where Excelebration does have an advantage is that he has had a run – a comfortable win in the Gladness Stakes – and if he is to ever get closer than arm's length to Frankel, this will surely be the day.
Both horses have a pacemaker. Frankel has his older brother, Bullet Train, who is barely fast enough these days, while Excelebration's jockey Joseph O'Brien will not need reminding that Windsor Palace can go hard for further than a mile. The faster he goes, however, the better for Frankel.
The other noteworthy runner is Strong Suit, but he appears better at seven furlongs. First time out and fresh, Frankel's biggest danger is likely to be himself, and Cecil will be keen to see him settle. "He's got a lot of energy," he explained. "It may take a race to sort him out but I think as time goes on he'll settle well."
Cecil will also be very interested to see how Frankel's three-year-old full-brother, Noble Mission, gets on in the Fairway Stakes at Newmarket. He is a different beast altogether but progressing very nicely. He can continue his low-key build-up to the Investec Derby by carrying a 5lb penalty to victory and earn the chance to finally step out of his brother's shadow at Epsom in a fortnight's time.


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Unanswered: Can a trigger listen to table residing on a different schema
Can a trigger listen to table residing on a different schema? If yes, what are the various privileges required?
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A trigger is an object associated with the table ... There are also triggers
that are associated with NON table events (users, database startup/shutdown etc...) What are you trying to accomplish ???
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Thanks Graham for the specifics.
I want to know whether a trigger can listen to DML events on a table in different schema. (not non-table events).
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Kollywood witnessed a bizarre press meet on Thursday when item girl Sona accused S P B Charan, son of veteran playback singer S P Balasubramaniam, of attempting to rape her and treating her derogatorily at the Mankatha success party on Wednesday night. She demanded a public apology from him within 10 days, failing which she would commit suicide and hold him responsible it. Earlier, Sona visited the Pondy Bazaar police station and lodged a formal complaint against Charan for attempted rape.
According to Sona, she attended the Mankatha success party thrown by Vaibhav and team at actor Vaibhav Reddy's house on Bazullah Road, T Nagar, where Charan grabbed her and attempted to sexually assault her under the influence of alcohol. She also mentioned that Venkat Prabhu tried to pull away an inebriated Charan from assaulting her.
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Charan had, on an earlier occasion too, misbehaved with her at Devi Sridevi theatre during a special screening of Chennai 600028 and Saroja, she claimed. "The reason I want to bring this to light is so that he does not do it again, not only with me but also with any other woman in future." Sona said she was yet to approach the South India Artistes' Association(Nadigar Sangam).
Our further enquiries got different answers from the concerned persons. Charan denied any such incident although he did admit that he had a brief chat with the actress at the party. "Me, Venkat Prabhu and Sona were supposed to meet up over lunch today to finalise the deal regarding Venkat's next project. I did try reaching her but she never picked my calls," he said.
Director Venkat Prabhu said no such incident took place. "It was a normal conversation, a close get together with friends. I was upset with Charan yesterday, though for a different reason altogether, and left the bash early. As far as I know, it was a normal conversation." Curiously, the director denied the party happened at Reddy's house, claiming it was held at his assistant director's house.
More curious was Reddy's take. He said that the bash took place at Sona's boutique Uniq at Teynampet.
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National Income is a top line figure for the any country's economy; However, Arranging statistics in a reliable data source need considerable attention and there are some hurdles in measurement of national income.
A major threat to national income computing is replication of value of the product. While measuring the NI of a country for a specific period the value of products and services should be included at final stage (finish good). The value of intermediate or those goods which are used for preparation of final goods will not be included; as including the value of product at different stages can cause the duplication error and in this situation NI will be over-estimated. Therefore, either the price of final good be included or the value-added method be adopted.
[linkunit]In the measurement of NI, the non productive transactions make the task difficult. Most economists are of the view that the productive transactions consist of final purchase of newly produced goods. In our economic life most of the transactions are of non productive natures which are briefly discussed below.
Securities Transactions of Secondary market:
The sale and purchase of stocks in the secondary market doesn't generate any economic activity, these transactions are just transfer of ownership. National Income goes over-estimated by including these transactions in national income computation. The result cannot depict true results; therefore to measure NI such transactions should be excluded.
Government Transfer Payments
Government is an important player of three sector economy and its payments to public without rendering services are considered as non productive payments, theses are known as transfer payments e.g., payment of social security, unemployment allowances, pensions or scholarships to the students. All Such transactions make the NI calculation complicated.
Private Transfer Payments
In addition to government transfer payments, there are private transfer payments e.g., dowry, charity and pocket money. As these payments are rewarded without any productive service so including such type of nonproductive expenditure in the national income will not give the true picture of NI.
Sale of Used Goods
The trading of second hand commodities like car, TV, or refrigerator cannot be counted for the current year NI as these products were included in the NI when sold first time as new finish goods, there will be duplication if counted again.
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National Income measurement is a complicated and delicate process. The availability and processing of data is a sensitive issue, especially in developing countries availability of exact figures are difficult which makes the calculation of accurate NI very complex. In National Income measurement the value of all finish goods from all factors of production is calculated carefully by keeping all the constraints in mind.


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The timezone in Lake is America/Iqaluit
Sunrise at 07:52 and Sunset at 17:33. It's light
Latitude. 41.2956°, Longitude. -74.2917° , Elevation. 168m
Weather near Lake; Report from Montgomery, Orange County Airport, NY 28.5km away
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- mountain;
- an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Brimstone Mountain (2.1km)
- Snake Mountain (2.2km)
- Sugarloaf Mountain (3.3km)
- Bellvale Mountain (4.3km)
- Pine Hill (4.5km)
- Durland Hill (5.7km)
- Peter, Mount (7.2km)
- Goose Pond Mountain (7.4km)
- Lazy Hill (8.3km)
- Prospect Mountain (8.4km)
- Cedar Mountain (8.6km)
- Fort Hill (9.2km)
- Tiger Mountain (9.2km)
- Durland Hill (9.4km)
- Buchanan Mountain (9.6km)
- Bare Mountain (9.7km)
- populated place;
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Durland (2.4km)
- Sugar Loaf (3.4km)
- Wisner (4.8km)
- Bellvale (6.3km)
- Walton Park (6.5km)
- Dutch Hollow (6.5km)
- East Chester (8km)
- Florida (8.1km)
- Randelville (8.5km)
- Warwick (8.6km)
- Chester (9.1km)
- Greycourt (9.5km)
- Greenwood Lake (9.7km)
- cemetery;
- a burial place or ground.
- Wisner Cemetery (3.8km)
- Roe Cemetery (5.9km)
- Chester Cemetery (7.8km)
- Saint Stephens Cemetery (8.3km)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery (9.1km)
- Saint Josephs Cemetery (9.2km)
- reservoir(s);
- an artificial pond or lake.
- Hill Lake (4.9km)
- Glenmere Lake (6.6km)
- Walton Lake (6.8km)
- Mombasha Lake (9.4km)
- Cindy Linda Lake (9.5km)
- lake;
- a large inland body of standing water.
- Wickham Lake (1.8km)
- Placid Pond (7.8km)
- Kloibers Pond (8.7km)
- Round Lake (8.9km)
- Winape, Lake (9.8km)
Accommodation around Lake
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Trout Brook (4.5km)
- Long House Creek (4.8km)
- Long House Creek (6.4km)
- Youngs Brook (9km)
- Browns Creek (9.1km)
- Local Feature;
- A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Lake (0km)
- Glenmere Country Club (6.4km)
- Red Swan Golf Course (9.7km)
- airport;
- a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- Warwick Municipal Airport (1.2km)
- Orange Poultry Farm Airport (5.4km)
- administrative division;
- an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- Chester, Town of (5.6km)
- Warwick, Town of (8.6km)
- swamp;
- a wetland dominated by tree vegetation.
- Flag Swamp (9.1km)
- flat;
- a small level or nearly level area.
- Black Meadows (5.6km)
- school;
- building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Walton Lake School (6.2km)
- tower;
- a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
- WTBQ-AM (Warwick) (7.4km)
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- Florida, Orange County, New York city city o
- Chester (village), New York city city o
- Warwick (village), New York city city o
- Greenwood Lake, New York city city o
- Monroe (village), New York city city o
- Sterling Forest State Park city city o
- District School No. 9 landmark archaeologic
- Everett-Bradner House landmark archaeologic
- Kiryas Joel, New York city city o
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- U.S. Post Office (Goshen, New York) landmark archaeologic
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- Harriman (Metro-North station) landmark landmark
- Tuxedo Park, New York archaeologic
Airports close to Lake
Stewart international(SWF), Newburgh, Usa (33.4km)
Teterboro(TEB), Teterboro, Usa (63.8km)
Westchester co(HPN), White plains, Usa (66.1km)
La guardia(LGA), New york, Usa (81km)
Newark liberty international(EWR), Newark, Usa (81.4km)


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Question Time for 8 June 2011
Questions to Ministers 1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of Treasury's forecasts for the planned sale of State-owned assets? 2. RAHUI KATENE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What engagement or consultation was undertaken with tangata whenua in preparing the Government's submission to the United Nations Commission for the Limits of the Continental Shelf, and what was the response from tangata whenua on the proposal to extend New Zealand's maritime boundaries? 3. Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his answers to oral question number six yesterday? 4. PESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA to the Minister of Finance: What steps did the Budget take last month to achieve faster economic growth based on higher savings, exports and productive investment? 5. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister of Health: How much did Vote Health need to increase in Budget 2011/12 over Budget 2010/11 to meet the best estimate he received for growth in costs being faced by district health boards? 6. CHESTER BORROWS to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What was the number of individuals on the unemployment benefit in May 2011? 7. JACINDA ARDERN to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his answers to oral question number 12 yesterday? 8. COLIN KING to the Acting Minister for Economic Development: What steps has the Government recently taken to support New Zealand's billion dollar plus wine industry? 9. DARIEN FENTON to the Minister of Labour: Do Budget changes to the Department of Labour reflect the Government's commitment to health and safety? 10. GARETH HUGHES to the Minister of Commerce: What is his response to the United Nations Special Rapporteur's report that criticises terminating people's internet access because it is a violation of human rights? 11. CHRIS HIPKINS to the Minister for ACC: Does he believe that the Government's recent decision to introduce competition into the ACC work account will result in cost savings for employers; if so, why? 12. Hon Sir ROGER DOUGLAS to the Minister of Finance: What would the operating balance (before gains and losses) be in each of the next four years if real GDP growth averaged one percentage point less than forecast in Budget 2011 for each of those years?


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Hartlepool, England United Kingdom (PressExposure) November 14, 2008 -- Up and coming overseas property portal has revealed that America has become the second most popular both in terms of properties being viewed and properties being enquired about. Another surprise in figures released by Property Abroad is that Spain remains the most popular country in the world with those looking to buy overseas property. According to Property Abroad's traffic and enquiry figures, the top ten most popular destinations for those looking at buying overseas property is as follows:
1. Spain 2. America 3. Cyprus 4. Portugal 5. Turkey 6. France 7. Brazil 8. Italy 9. Greece 10. Cape Verde
Liam Bailey, Property Abroad's chief market analyst gave his thoughts on the figures:
"I know some people will be surprised by America being the second most popular country with those seeking an overseas property purchase, but not me. A few months back I saw the trend beginning, when A Place in the sun magazine listed America as climbing 7 places to 4th most popular in their overseas property survey. This was then because of American property prices plummeting at the same time as the dollar crumbled against the pound making American property purchase a particularly financially sound move. It seems this trend has not been affected by the two currencies going in the opposite direction. I suspect America has remained popular despite the currency u-turn, is because many American markets have bottomed out and are predicted to have v-shaped recoveries, investors are therefore buying while prices are low and planning to reap the profits."
"Another reason for America's popularity:" continued Bailey, "is the fact that many developers facing bankruptcy are currently slapping massive discounts on their properties to obtain quick sales, setting shrewd purchasers up for great profits when the market's they purchase bargains in recover -- which is inevitable if unpredictable. One thing I am surprised about however is Spain being number one most popular; surprised more by the fact that it shows there are still masses of British people looking at buying overseas property. Other than that, my guess would have had Turkey in 3rd, Cyprus in 4th and Portugal in 5th, and the rest is pretty much par for the course."
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Let me try again now I see all these relatives in one place posting. Here is my line of Scotland to America McKenzie's:
Moredock McKenzie son of John McKenzie married Catherine Gabrel. Moredock married Jamima Chapman first in Virgina. both died at what is now Wolfe county KY.
They son Isaac, my ggg Great married Virginia Jean Johnston.
His daughter, Rebecca, my gg did not marry (Morgan county KY)
Her son William "Gus" married Permelia Brown in 1869 at Morgan
His son was Charley 1872. Charley my gGreat married Maggie Spencer.
They daughter, Alba my granny.
John & Catherine Gabrel
Moredock and Jamima Chapman
Isaac and V "Jean" Johnston
Rebecca and Mr Perry
Charley and Maggie Spencer
Alba and Perry Brewer
Jack McKenzie is son of Oscar and Goldie. Oscar was Alba brother.


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Mount Gleason Trail is a 18.3 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Palmdale, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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The Pacific Crest Trail itself may not be closed, but Mt. Gleason Road (3N17) is closed where it meets Angeles Forest Highway at Mill Creek Summit. Many people use Mt. Gleason Road to access the Mt. Gleason trailhead near Nike Missile Site LA-04, so the closure adds several miles (one-way) if you take the PCT from Angeles Forest Highway. U.S. Forest Service News Release ANF-11-FY2014 dated May 20, 2014, says "[s]ome forest areas will remain closed for reasons of public safety or further work needed on trails. They include ... Santa Clarita Divide Road (FS3N17) ... ." This is consistent with what I saw on a sign at the closed gate. So the area is closed to vehicles but not hikers it seems.
I noted a review from 4 months ago advising this trail is closed????This is NOT what the local Ranger Station in Acton told me October 2016. In fact, I specifically went into the office and asked about this trail. They ASSured me it was open .... I even got a map and they reconfirmed.
The Forestry Dept. can screw their brains back in and give people correct information! I knew there was a problem when I walked into the Ranger station and 3 people sitting around doing nothing. They were OUT of maps and had not $$ for change. Oh and also they don't take debit/credit cards or checks. CASH only. Wonder how much of that see's the till.
*************Attention this area is Closed to the public due to the Sand Fire read below************
We hiked Mount Gleason from Mill Creek Summit on Los Angeles Forest Hwy on September 10 2016.
It was a clear day with a nice breeze.
Hiked up the Mount Gleason Fire road, stopping at the burned down correctional facility and the memorial for the two firefighters that perished fighting the Station fire back in 2009.
This used to be a very pretty hike before the station fire decimated the forest, it's pretty much 95% exposed all the way up, so it's not recommended on a hot day.
We noticed some new growth coming back, but it would take decades to for this forest to recover to it's former beauty.
Once we made it to the top of mount Gleason,were there are still some trees that survived the fire, we descended on the north slope and connected to PCT down to Messenger Flat campground where we had lunch and rested, the campground has quite a few trees left and is nice and shady, I noticed some new paint on the bathroom buildings, and new trash cans. Seems that parks service is getting the campground ready to re-open again. i could see one water pipe that was capped close, so there is no source of water as yet.
A we were getting ready to leave, we saw the white ranger's SUV approaching, the lady ranger got out of the car and greeted us, and after a few pleasantries she told us that this whole area is closed to the public (from Mill Creek summit) due to the Sand fire, which is still technically not over yet. That answers why we did not see any other hikers on the trail. She also said that they were getting ready to re open the road at Mill Creek and the Campground just before the Sand Fire happened, so now it's being delayed for the time being.
We headed back up on the service fire road toward mt Gleason and down the paved road, we took PCT for a few miles and rejoined the asphalt road about 4 miles from the parking lot.
All together it was a 22 miles hike with a 4000 thousand feet elevation gain. It took us a little over 10 hours to complete, including several stops and a 45 minutes lunch.
The views from the top were pretty amazing, we could see Mount Wilson, Strawberry peak, Mt Lukens, Acton, Lancaster and more, it helped that the wind was blowing off all the smog.
Nice and local hiking to Acton. Desert and some arid forest. Regrowth from the Station Fire of vegetation now about 3 to 4 feet. Some small valley's were missed and some large pine, oak and redwood remain and are making a comeback.
Good day hike in winter or spring. Would be too hot with west facing trails to hike in summer.
Scott H.
The Pacific Coast trail and Gleason Rd is open for hiking only.
Hiking Mount Gleason was more than a stroll in the park... this nearly 20 mile round trip to the top was an emotional journey through beauty and sad fire destroyed wilderness, fire destroyed fire base camps and a memorial where two firefighters lost their lives battling the 2009 Angeles National Forest fire ... continue review by reading my article on hiking Mount Gleason..


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Germany's Noerr triumphed at The Lawyer's European Awards which were held in glittering Monaco last night, with the firm named European Law Firm of the Year. Noerr edged out competition from Italy's Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners, which came highly recommended in the category, to win the award in what was a night categorised by close calls among worthy firms.
To see the full list of winners, click here.
Held at Hotel Hermitage overlooking Monte Carlo's harbour and hosted by the BBC's Mishal Hussain, the awards ceremony and gala dinner had a James Bond theme, with Pepeliaev Group collecting the Russia and CIS Law Firm of the Year award to the sounds of From Russia With Love.
According to sources at the event, some lawyers took the theme to its logical conclusion by heading to the casino for a night cap and perhaps a high-stakes poker game with the world's criminal elite, though more likely just a flutter on the one-armed bandit.
In attendance at the awards were top names from the European legal profession, including Gianni founding partner GianBattista Origoni and Wolf Theiss founding partner Andreas Theiss, whose firm collected the gong for best firm in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
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