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Remains of a Bygone Era
There are only a handful of gasholders remaining around the UK, most of these hulking structures have been demolished to make way for new developments. They may not be everybody's idea of beauty, but gasholders are a rapidly disappearing reminder of our country's proud Victorian heritage, so it's rather refreshing to see that the cast iron frames surrounding four of London's King's Cross gas holders are being saved and re-used in a huge, new, mixed-use Argent development.
Originally constructed in 1860-67, gasholders 8, 10, 11 and 12 have been been dismantled and restored by a specialist engineering firm in Yorkshire. When resurrected, gasholder number 8 will contain a small park and event space, while numbers 10,11 and 12, a trio of gasometers conjoined by a central spine and known as the 'Siamese Triplets', will be home to drum-shaped apartment blocks.
Initially built for storage of town gas for Pancras Gasworks, the largest gasworks in London, the Triplets are Grade II listed. Their wrought iron and riveted lattice girders have been dismantled and will be painstakingly repaired before being reassembled around a series of apartment buildings on the King's Cross site, which is the largest urban redevelopment scheme in Europe.
They will sit further north than their original footprint, just north of Regent's Canal; a stunning setting that will provide the Triplets' residents with views of the water and nearby nature reserve. Being so close to the canal and railway lines, it gives a touching nod to the original setting of the Triplets and was approved by English Heritage as the most appropriate spot for these colossal industrial symbols.
A New Lease of Life
Wilkinson Eyre Architects were tasked with providing the design to transform these 1860s structures into new flats complete with roof gardens, and they have done a magnificent job of making the most of these elaborate cast iron frames. Incorporating the Triplets into a brand new development was no mean feat, with three tiers of hollow cylindrical cast iron columns, cast iron capitals and three tiers of wrought iron riveted lattice girders to take into account. The architects' concept proposed three circular buildings of differing heights to mirror the movement of the original gasholders, which would have risen up or down depending on the pressure of the gas within.
The Triplets will house high-value market residential units as well as retail units on the ground floor and a restaurant on the top floor. When complete in 2017, the Triplets will be the world's only connected triplet to be refurbished into residential spaces.
PUDLO has been involved with this project from the design phase and, since the basement construction phase commenced in March 2015, continue to be present onsite. The PUDLO onsite guidance has proved valuable along the way for waterproofing podium deck, basement car park and lift pits which are all being poured using PUDLO concrete. With Henry Construction heading up the below-ground PUDLO work, and A.J. Morrisroe taking the reins for the PUDLO podium deck above ground level, a seamless meeting of minds has been essential during this project. PUDLO has been working closely with both of these contractors to ensure the concrete is placed correctly and their shared wall joint remains waterproof.
Bespoke details were drawn up by PUDLO's in-house technical team to eliminate any concerns when taking on such a mammoth project. This in-house service goes hand in hand with the implementation of the TechICT and ISO 9001 accredited PUDLO onsite support system. This site support team ensures that the iconic King's Cross development will be fully waterproofed and adopted under the unmatched PUDLO 20 year warranty.
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Kourtney Kardashian Is Reportedly Pregnant With Her Fourth Child
When Khloé Kardashian announced she was expecting her first child with Cavaliers player Tristan Thompson, most of us assumed that the family's pregnancy announcements had finally come to an end. But we were wrong. We were so very wrong.
Now 38-year-old Kourtney reportedly is expecting her four child with 24-year-old model boyfriend Younes Bendjima, who she has been with for a year. She has three children from her tumultuous nine-year relationship with party boy Scott Disick.
As the Kardashian family's most reliable baby producer (apart from Kris, obviously), Kourtney's pregnancy would otherwise be barely newsworthy. However, given that it has came in the wake of three of her sisters announcing that they are pregnant, well, it sounds like a lot more than a coincidence.
Kim is having her third child through a surrogate with husband Kanye West, and Khloé is pregnant to her boyfriend of a year Tristan Thompson. Kylie's pregnancy less than a month into her relationship with rapper Travis Scott was said to be a "surprise".
"[Kourtney] was thrilled to learn she was expecting," a Kardashian insider revealed. "She loves being part of a large family and having so many siblings [...] and she wants the same for [her kids] Penelope, Mason, and Reign."
This is not the first time that Kourtney has been 'pregnant' this year. It was rumoured in January that she had reconciled with Disick and that they were expecting their fourth child together, but this proved to be false.
Now they have both moved on, with 34-year-old Disick recently confirming that he is in a relationship with 19-year-old model Sofia Richie. But when Disick found out about Kourtney's romance with Bendjima he reportedly "screamed" down the phone.


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It happens to the best of us. We try to make sure everyone is accounted for. We double and triple check sizes and head counts. But for all of the effort there is always a straggler. There is always someone who at the last minute decides to join the group or needs a different size. Unfortunately you've already placed your order. What can you do?
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- Think ahead. If there are some orders on the fence be proactive, order extra. If they don't want them after all someone else will. Everybody loves a free tee!
- Be prepared for the cost to go up. The decorating process involves many steps and sometimes rigid schedules. Adding just a few pieces may not seem like a big deal, but it affects the production schedule. This means making changes to the schedule. That takes time and time is money. You understand, right?
- The added pieces will be late. If your original order has already been processed that means it will be completed on time. If new pieces are added late there is no guarantee they will be finished by the due date of the original order.
As orders move through the production pipeline it's very important that we don't allow any clogs to form. When that happens the whole system gets backed up. Adding more pieces or even a single piece after an order is being processed is like throwing a hairball into the drain. It's gross and it stops the flow. It means we have to put a pause on other orders or squeeze the new pieces in somewhere else in the production schedule. It may not be possible to complete them at the same time as the pieces in the original order. Not only because we'll have to change our production schedule but also because we'll have to order the garments from our supplier and that takes time. As we're sure you know, plumbing problems are super inconvenient and costly to fix. Keep this in mind when your placing your orders.


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Tangent Zero is my new home
Oh hey, I guess I should mention that I now have a new web site where I host my game ideas and such.
You can find all kinds of support files for The Trouble with Rose, download the very rough Three Card Coyote, or check out the beta files for Cluster War and Tactical Command. It's also where I'll be posting Frozen Thunder stuff as I develop it.
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I have been an arts and crafts camp counselor for most of my summers since 1984. Working in the woods and along the lakes of Maine during summers have been the best days of my life. I like working in the art room with kids so I can steal all their great ideas. Over time my own daughter became one of the campers, so here we are getting into two generations at camp.
On my way to pre-camp set up each season, I am busy getting the art room ready as my daughter and wife stay home until it's time for the kids to arrive a week or so after me. This happens to fall on Fathers' Day, so each summer as I pack up to leave for camp my family have a little Fathers' Day celebration before I go.
In our kitchen there is a chalk board. I love to cook, but I'm a horrible namer. I like to write my horrible entrees on this chalkboard. My version of Emphysema Lambada is delicious, it just has a horrible name. I don't go a week without making a big batch of Bodarg-a-larg. The kids love it.
Often, after a meal, I like to doodle on this same chalkboard. I like to make something kooky, so the last thing my daughter sees in the morning on her way to school is something fun and up lifting.
Well, on this fine evening I wanted to draw a new character. I remember it well. I wanted to make the simplest creature I could. Sort of a Yupapotamus mixed with a Swamp Bogger… but simplified until it was only what it needed to be. I started to draw a rectangle with a face, but I gave it four little stumpy legs.
Wiggly Loaf was born on our chalkboard, and we had our Fathers' Day party and all went off to sleep so I could get up early for that long drive to camp. But you know what? By morning that crazy girl of mine had stayed up late and felted a nifty 3D version of Wiggly Loaf for me to take to camp. It was my Fathers' Day gift so I wouldn't be all alone my first week of camp. I now had Wiggly Loaf to keep me company.
When I got to camp I was so taken with The Loaf I decided to make "Don't Get Weird" posters and put them up all over camp. In no time Wiggly Loaf was friends with everyone. Soon campers were making Wiggly Loaf comics, plush toys, hand carved stamps, and screening T shirts.
During the winters I make memes, sharing them with friends from camp, and their friends. It doesn't stop there. Getting Wiggly is for everyone, so I invite you to share, like, follow our social media pages, and post Wiggly Loaf Fan Art using: #wigglyloaf so we can all get Wiggly!


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By Seth Copple
Oklahoma Christian University's Eagle Public Relations team raised awareness for mental health through a student-led campaign February-March of 2017.
Sophomore Christian Franklin manages social media for the team, creating content to engage and promote the five signs of mental health awareness. The five signs of the campaign were personality change, agitation, withdrawal, poor self-care and hopelessness.
Franklin said he handcrafted each post for social media, whether it was a strategic post like a shout out and thank you to the mayor, or a conversation piece for people to simply observe and pontificate.
"If you think a loved one might be suffering from some form of mental health, don't hesitate to get help," Franklin said. "Even if you think it's small or not important, talk to someone."
The campaign goal was not only to raise awareness for mental health, but to help make the conversation surrounding mental health more comfortable to the Oklahoma Christian community, according to Franklin.
The Eagle PR team worked to make the campaign successful with various tactics, such as hosting events on and off campus, reaching out to the mayor of Oklahoma City, Mick Cornett, and having him speak on the campaign's behalf during chapel.
"The campaign was a success, especially since mental health awareness has been more relevant on our campus recently thanks to U!Shine," Franklin said. "Students were really more engaged and active about helping spread awareness."
For the campaign, the team started from scratch with their social platforms. Franklin said he grew their social accounts from zero to reaching thousands of people for a small post boost price.
"We were able to accumulate good numbers for the number of followers we had," Franklin said. "We were able to reach thousands of people and get hundreds of engagements for just $30 in paid ads."
What role does social media impact your mental health awareness campaign?
Social media impacts this campaign by reaching those who mainly use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. By utilizing those channels, we can create content that appeals to people of all ages.
Who was the target audience for this campaign?
Our target audience mainly consisted of students on the Oklahoma Christian campus, as well as faculty and staff. We also reached out in the community and even people outside of town were able to hear about the NotOKisOK campaign.
Was social media the main source of awareness gain?
We reached out to outlets such as NewsOK and local news stations and were able to get some interviews which really raised awareness. But overall, the engagement on social media really brought in the numbers, since everyone is connected through social media these days.
What kind of numbers did your posts garner?
We were able to accumulate good numbers for the amount of followers we had. Twitter and Facebook had the most engagement, and we were able to reach thousands of people and get hundreds of engagements for just under $30 in paid ads.
Do you feel that this campaign was successful on campus?
Definitely, especially since mental health awareness has been more relevant on our campus recently thanks to U!Shine. Because of some tragedies that have happened on the OC campus over the past couple years, students are really more engaged in spreading mental health awareness.


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First Cricket Test-Who do you think will win?
By vinaykiran28
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March 25, 2008 2:35am CST
Its been a nice series in the Downunder for Indians and we are proud of the Indian Players. But do you think the team is going to perfom well against the mighty South Africans. Is it going to win the first test match convinceingly. Justify your opinoins
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25 Mar 08
certainly India has an edge over SA simply because our players are in form and thier thinking will be much higher and positive too after what they have achieved down under in Australia agianst the best team and that too in alien conditions for India... Keeping aside this, SA are mentally are bit low after selection controverises which may affect but not much though, but considering all factors India definetely have an edge
@vinaykiran28 (5151)
• India
25 Mar 08
A good cricketing brain. I agree that India has an upper hand. But any thing can happen, cricket is a funny game...


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From our founder
How do you create work in a recession? This is the question that kept running through my mind in May 2010, when I started hearing from friends that their kids could not find work. Whether students in college or in high school, still studying or recent graduates, even those who had had a job at a local store during the school year could not get hired for the summer. All the typical jobs youths relied on seemed to evaporate.
Articles and stats told the same story: teens and young adults were facing the worst job market since 1942. Their age segment had the highest rate of unemployment since the Great Depression (27% then, 25% in 2012). This can have grave consequences, as summer jobs are the source of savings for the college year. Not being able to work in the summer could make the difference between being able to attend college or not.
Kids unable to work might be unable to pursue their education. This would leave them without experience and without education - a dismal outlook for future job prospects.
So, how does one create work for people who have no work experience, but need to start working? As I thought about where one could generate opportunities, I realized we all have a to-do list. Things we should do around the house or yard, punctual needs in a business, anything we need a little help with, but don't know who to turn to. Projects that don't require a professional or a full-time person, where help is needed. What if we could match the need with the service provider? What are the barriers? Trust - Knowledge - Access. If we could surmount these, then we could facilitate cash-generating opportunities in communities across the US - and beyond. Connect people in their neighborhoods, so they could help each other out. Don't just create work: help people gain an income and build a professional reputation. Let them show that they are reliable & employable and increase their range of employment, one job at a time.
This is the mission and vision of HelpAroundTown: connect communities, introduce neighbors to each other, so that those who need help, find it, those who need work, get it. And those who prove that they are reliable and dependable get rewarded with more work and better opportunities, through their hard work.
The amazing, rewarding thing is: this is working!
Reem Yared, Founder & CEO
Reem Yared, HelpAroundTown's founder & CEO, has fifteen years' experience building online communities, knowledge marketplaces, recruiting tools and information services.
Harvard BA, Wharton MBA, consultant at Arthur D. Little, then independently for Dow Jones, Aquent, HotDispatch, H3.com and 7 DOE funded start-ups, developing their commercialization strategy.
Louise Zornoza, Director of HS Outreach
Louise joined the team in 2015 to get the HelpAroundTown message out to local high schools. Louise is also the perfect email marketer and communicator.
Louise has her own legal information startup. JD George Washington University, BA Brown.
June Hsiao, SEO
June advises HelpAroundTown on SEO strategy. June is a founding member of the startup team at The Grommet and has held multiple positions there including Product and Director of eCommerce. June has an MS in Computer Science from Columbia and a BA from Wellesley.
Terri DiSalvatore, Social media intern_
Terri helps us generate smart relevant content on social media.
The two developers who built the site are Joseph Flesh and Declan Frye and we'll always be grateful to them. They built the site on Reem's specs, long distance, through many, many Skype sessions, so they get all the credit and Reem gets all the suggestions for changes: Founder[at]HelpAroundTown.com
Ted Zhu has been providing valuable technical advice since high school. First, as a user tester, then managing site and data updates while a CS student at Ohio State, and now as an advisor, while a PhD student at Duke.
We're always looking for good Ruby on Rails and UI/UX talent, so please drop us a line if you're interested.
Our logo and icons were designed by Dan Deming-Henes. Dan has a fresh, colorful, clean style that we hope you will love as much as we do.
We have been fortunate to receive guidance and insights from so many people along the way.
Bill McKenney has provided invaluable help refining our business model and financial projections. He's a great sounding board to any start-up.
Frank Schroth has been incredibly generous with his time. He's a true coach: knowing what you need and challenging you to go do it.
The EforAll accelerator enabled us to benefit from the excellent advice of David Parker, John Hogan and Joyce Dostale, for which we are so grateful.
Harry Forsdick was there for our very first conversations.
We are completely focused on building a service that would connect neighbors, generate work, and help people enter or re-enter the job market.
Please, let us know how we are doing and how you would like to see us evolve. Founder[at]HelpAroundTown.com
We have had the wonderful surprise of being offered donations by members of the communities where we operate. We appreciate the endorsement this represents as well as the donation itself. Thank you for supporting our social enterprise mission!
TO SEND A CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT HELP AROUND TOWN, please send a check addressed to:
Help Around Town, Inc. P. O. Box 546 Lexington, MA 02420
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There are effective stress relief techniques to help you take the level
of stress down a few notches. While you may not can stop the things
that are causing the stress, you can alleviate the stress itself by practicing certain stress relief exercises. It is a choice you
can make. Every time you react to situations that cause stress you are choosing to allow the stress to get the best of you.
The key is in knowing that you can control your thoughts and attitude towards it.
It takes balance, and meeting this challenge to control the reaction to the stresses of life.
The first step with stress relief exercises would be to avoid the situations or circumstances that causes the stress if at all possible. This means saying no to choices that you know would cause stress if you said yes. If you have "friends" that stress you out, rethink your friendships. Family you can't control, but you can control the people whom you are friends with by simply avoiding them.
If you become stressed when watching the news or current events on TV, turn the TV off. Avoid conversations with others if it's a topic that brings on stress. If you are a list maker, don't overdo the expectations on your day. In other words if you expect too much of yourself and your goals learn how to cut these down to reasonable expectations.
If you can't avoid a situation in order the avoid the stress what about altering it? Let those involved know that it is stressing you out. Try to reach a compromise with them in order to make it a little more tolerable. Don't be a door mat, don't let others run over you, if that's what is stressing you out.
Learn how to manage your time so that every minute is best spent being productive.At the end of the day knowing that you were productive will help to feel good instead of stressed. If it is a situation that you can't change or talk to someone about, change your attitude about it.
Maybe look at it from a different angle to help cope with it better. The above are good for adult situations, but for a child it is different. If you see your child dealing with stress maybe adapt the above stress relief techniques to meet them at their age level.
Children can feel stress just like we can, but they don't have the reasoning to deal with it unless we show them. By showing them different stress relief exercises you can help them to cope better and perhaps when they are older they will be in the habit of practicing these techniques and won't be as stressed out over situations.
Managing to deal with stress naturally is a good way to take on the problems that cause stress in the first place. Stress factors are all around us. We learned above how to deal with situations by changing our attitudes about it, but sometimes we may need to try something physical that will help us to get rid of it.
These are habits that can help us all throughout life. These are stress relief exercises that we can also teach our children and they don't require the use of medications or a visit to a doctor. They are physical activities that give us something to focus on while eliminating the stress.
Did you know that exercising can help to alleviate stress? This is because when we properly exercise our bodies release endorphins which gives us that "good" feeling. It helps to lift depression too. Plus being physically active is simply good for our health.
When you have a very stressful day, try taking a nice long vigorous walk, or spend half an hour doing aerobics or riding a bicycle. The point is to get up and get moving. After a good workout you will also have a better night's sleep. Being well rested helps to be stress free.
One of the best of the stress relief techniques is to practice simple meditation. This is an effective way to quiet and focus the mind and rid the body of stress and anxiety. It works to calm the entire body, including the heart rate into an almost sleep state. The body has a chance in this state of being to rejuvenate. Just ten minutes a day can do a world of good as one of the best stress relief exercises.


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Italian Military Ordinariate "Allows" Communion for Remarried Divorcees
[Will other military ordinariates follow suit?]
The Military Ordinariate in Italy, which is immediately subject to the Holy See, "allows" Communion for remarried divorcees in direct contradiction to the New Testament and Catholic doctrine. This break with the Faith of the Church is sanctioned in a guideline, published by the Ordinariate. It contains an introduction by pro-gay and pro-divorce Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, the president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts.


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Conscious Investing
Ecoforests is a socially responsible forestry management and investment company. We manage high-class forestry plantations across Latin America on behalf of private and institutional investors. We strive to maximize returns for our investors through a commitment to quality, technique and security.
At Ecoforests, we consider timberland to be a long-term investment; it is also a dynamic asset class. By actively managing our clients' forests for more than just timber, we are able to maximize returns for our investors through all stages of harvesting. Good stewardship is an essential part of this process and we consider a strong environmental record central to business success. It fosters
a business culture that gives us the operational flexibility to be successful.
This stewardship also helps us meet our fiduciary and social responsibilities as well as the public's needs. More importantly, good stewardship fundamentally helps to reduce the operating risk associated with our investors' portfolios.
Over the last decade, Ecoforests has not only offered exceptionally secure investment opportunities to its investors, but has been actively engaged in the industry by participating in various world conferences. In 2008, we commissioned a feasibility study on carbon sequestration alongside Mckinsey and Company. In 2010, we assisted Bayer Crop Science with a review of the forest asset class, and in 2011, we were featured in various news programmes, including FOX Business News and CNBC.
"The correlation with other group of assets makes forestry
interesting for every portfolio (as a stabilizer)"
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We are devoted to providing investors with the opportunity to make long term investments in a socially responsible and ethical company whose activities benefit the environment while generating a high yield.
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Well Here It Is…..
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The Fat and Skinny is a work in progress. Since this blog has changed from hobby to graduate school thesis project, more changes are coming. I am trying to turn TFAS into an online fashion magazine/blogazine.
As you may have noticed, I get a few guests posts on the blog every now and then. I am trying to branch out by having more writers on the blog.
I am looking for fashion journalism interns.
The Fat and Skinny on Fashion is looking for interns that know how to blog and probably have their own blogs, love fashion,love to take style photos of their outfits or the outfits of others, and love to write. If you need college credit, great! If you don't need college credit, that's fine too. Unfortunately this internship is unpaid, but you do get clips. The internship starts as soon as possible.
Since this is obviously an online internship, TFAS is seeking writers from around the world.Topics TFAS is looking for:International Fashion News
Domestic Fashion News
Straight/Plus Size Fashion
Top Model News
Please send your resume, 1 or 2 writing samples, or your blog address to the following address thefatandskinnyblog[at]gmail[dot]com with the subject title "The Fat and Skinny Internship."
If you want to be a guest post writer, let me know at thefatandskinnyblog[at]gmail[dot]com.
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This is the story of how a pair of pyjama pants can help empower people and grow communities.
We want everyone linked to The Goodnight Society to get a good night's sleep – from the cotton grower and the factory worker, to mother earth and the person wearing them to bed at night. In fact, this was one of the main reasons why The Goodnight Society was started in the first place – to create happiness and some good karma. There are many ways we're striving to make sure this happens. We call these the really good bit about our business, and every time you buy something from The Goodnight Society you're helping us to make these good things happen. Go you!
Every purchase helps to make dreams both big and small come true: The Heartfelt Project
The Heartfelt Project is very close to our hearts, and it makes us really happy to have products lovingly made by the ladies from Heartfelt available for sale. When she was a young(er) lass, our founder Kathryn travelled to Pretoria, South Africa for a year as a Rotary Exchange Student. While she was there she had way too many good nights, ate a lot of koeksisters and met an amazing friend by the name of Julie Hadley.
Julie, together with Martha Letsoalo, started the Heartfelt Project in Makapanstad, South Africa, to help create employment for local women through the making and designing of Heartfelt products using traditional handcraft skill. There are now ten women employed by The Heartfelt Project, and each heart sold helps to feed and clothe the ladies and their families too. Heartfelt also gives back to the community by donating a small portion of their profits to a local charity to help fight TB, HIV/AIDS and look after children and old aged men and woman within Makapanstad.
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The Goodnight Society's organic cotton pyjamas are made in a small family-owned, certified sweatshop free factory in New Delhi, India. By insisting on only using certified sweatshop free factories, we can make sure that women are given equal pay for equal work. There are agreed working conditions and rights and respect. Every order we place enables us to contribute to the development of the local community through a 'trade not aid' philosophy. That is, the more money we spend with the factory , the more people can be employed, the more families that benefit, and the more the community as a whole is empowered to develop.
Being sweatshop free is about doing good by people by making sure they have good working conditions and earn a decent dollar for the work they do. It's about not supporting sweatshops or child labour. It's about running a good, wholehearted business.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The No. 65 University of Arkansas men's tennis team will face Oral Roberts and Saint Louis in its final two non-conference matches of the season. The doubleheader will take place on Wednesday at the Billingsley Tennis Center. Last week, the Hogs went 1-1 in play against the Wichita State Shockers and the Tennessee Volunteers. On Wednesday, Wichita State came to Fayetteville for a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Hogs. Chris Nott gathered his third straight win at the No. 1 position. On Saturday, the Volunteers proved why they are No. 1 and swept the Hogs in a 7-0 victory."We're playing lost of matches close, but just can't seem to close them out," said head coach Robert Cox. "Wichita State was a much needed win for us, I'm really proud of my guys."
This Wednesday, the Hogs first matchup in the doubleheader features the Golden Eagles of Oral Roberts. The Eagles are 2-5 on the season. Their last victory was a 4-3 win over South Dakota State on Sunday. The match is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
Next up for the Hogs are the Billikens of Saint Louis. The Billikens are 4-6 on the season. Their last two matches resulted in losses against Drake and UMKC last week. Saint Louis will be getting another match under its belt today against its cross-town foe Missouri-St. Louis, prior to the matchup with the Hogs on Wednesday. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m.
"Good things are ahead of us," said Cox. "I some wins coming our way"
The Hogs are led in singles by Chris Nott who has six dual victories, and Matt Hogan who has seven. In doubles play, duos Mike Ward/Nikolas Zogaj and Gregoire Lehmann/Chris Nott lead all other pairs. Ward/Zogaj have gathered seven wins while Lehmann/Nott have accumulated six in dual play this year.
Following the doubleheader, the Razorbacks return to conference play on Saturday as they host Georgia at 1 p.m. For more information on the Razorback tennis team, log on to www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com.


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Insiders were predicting yesterday that Russia would prolong its ban on western food products by a further six months, but such predictions in fact proved overly optimistic as president Vladimir Putin announced its extension by an entire year.
"We are extending our retaliatory measures by one year beginning from today," he said, before highlighting the benefits that the ban would have on Russia's domestic production and security.
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The qualities of a hero include selflessness, having the inspiration to be a founder and being courageous. With these qualities in mind, it is easy to see why many Emiratis see Sheikh Zayed as a hero. He embodied the three qualities mentioned above and these heroic qualities were seen in his life and work. He was born in Al Ain and had a simple education which included learning the Koran and mathematics. His education also involved activities which tested his courage such as hunting, spending long hours in the desert, often without food or water. His father was also a leader so Sheikh Zayed was also destined to become a leader. It is certain that he learnt many leadership qualities from his father. Over 40 years, Sheikh Zayed turned the desert of Abu Dhabi into a thriving business centre with oil being it's main source of revenue along with other petrochemical industries. To most people born and brought up in the UAE, Sheikh Zayed embodies the heroic qualities of selflessness, being an inspiring founder and having great courage to follow his dreams and beliefs. Firstly, the heroic attributes of selflessness was one of Sheikh Zayed's prime qualities. According to Brown (2011), to be a true hero, one must think only of others. The hero never worries about their own welfare but always thinks of the welfare of others. Furthermore, a hero is not concerned about making life better for themselves. On the contrary, they are concerned about making life better for others. He understood the need for education and so built schools, making education free for all. His concern for education meant that many of his people
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However, connecting to the server once established is slightly more difficult. The following tutorial covers how to do so on a Windows machine.
Using Putty
Almost anyone who has to connect to a Linux machine from a Windows machine will tell you that you should use Putty to get the job done. Although Amazon does have a Java Client that will run through the web browser, it is almost not even worth the hassle of ensuring that Java is going to be working with your browser. Also, putty is free and easy to use and doesn't require you to login after set up.
To begin, download Putty from this website (I would recommend downloading the putty.exe under the Intel x86 heading as this is very lightweight and easy to use). You will also want to download PuTTYgen (note that link will download it for you). Also, locate the key-pair created when your Linux machine was created. It should be something like [keyname].pem.
Do the following:
- Open up Puttygen.
- Click on the load button and navigate to the location where your keypair is stored.
- You will notice that you do not see your .pem file listed. That is because Puttygen is looking for .ppk files. Change the file type to All Files.
- Select the correct .pem file and press Open. A message box will appear telling you that you have loaded your key successfully.
- Next you will click on the Save Private Key button. Save it to whatever you want to call it with the extension .ppk.
Now you are ready to make a putty connection:
- Open up putty.exe.
- Click on Run when the message box appears.
- The putty configuration screen should appear.
- Click on the Connection Node and then on SSH. You should see a screen as follows.
- Click the Browse button and select the .ppk file created in the beginning of this tutorial.
- Open up the Amazon EC2 management console. Click on Instances on the side bar to the left.
- Click on the instance that you wish to connect to. At the bottom of the screen you will see a tab that contains information about the instance. For security purposes, I have only captured a portion of this screen to demonstrate. You will want to copy the URL found in this information.
- Go back to the putty configuration and click on the Session option again in the left side bar.
- In the Host Name (or IP address) field, paste the URL copied from step 7.
- Next enter a name for this session in the Saved Sessions field.
- Click Save.
- Click on the newly created saved session and then click Open.
- If you have not connected to the server before a security window will pop up stating something about how the server is not in the cache and if you want to add it. Click yes and continue.
- If you are connecting to a Ubuntu instance, then the login screen will ask for a user, and you will enter ubuntu. Look up what user you will log in as on each instances basis.
Using WinSCP
Winscp is another free program that works very similar to putty in that it uses what is called an ssh session to connect you to the remote server. The major difference between WinSCP and putty is that putty can run programs and commands on a command line whereas WinSCP is simply a file browser. If you are familiar with FTP clients like Filezilla then you understand the concept behind WinSCP.
To begin, download directly here by clicking WinSCP, or download it from this site (be sure to choose the first option of Installer). Run the set up by clicking through all the screens. It may ask to install some toolbars, check no for those (I can't remember if it does or not).
Do the following:
- Open WinSCP.
- Once opened, make sure that you are on the Session node found in the left side bar.
- Enter the url found from step 7 above in the Host Name field.
- If you look in the Private Key File field you will notice a little button with three dots at the far right, click on that to open up a file browser window. Locate the .ppk file generated at the beginning of this tutorial and click open.
- At the bottom of the screen click the Save button. A new window will pop up asking you to name the session. Save is as whatever you want.
- This will take you to the Stored Session tab. You will see all your stored sessions here. Click on the newly created session and then click login.
- If you have not connected to the server before a security window will pop up stating something about how the server is not in the cache and if you want to add it. Click yes and continue.
- You should now be able to see a view of your computer's filesystem and that of the remote servers.
- If you did everything right, you should be able to close and reopen WinSCP and see the session under the Stored Session node.
That is really all there is to it when connecting to the servers. Hope this helped.


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Sri Lanka – Excursion Program
Ruins of Polonnaruwa
Sigiriya Rock
Nuwara Eliya
Adam's Peak
Unawatuna Beach
- Negombo
- Anuradhapura
- Ruins of Polonnaruwa
- Dambulla
- Sigiriya Rock
- Kandy
- Nuwara Eliya
- Adam's Peak
- Yala
- Lighthouse in Dondra-Head
- Unawatuna Beach
- Colombo
Negombo – Negombo Beach
Anuradhapura – Ruins of Anuradhapura, the colossal Abhayagiri Stupa, Jetawanarama Stupa – the tallest stupa on earth and Ruwanmeli Stupa, Samadhi Buddha Statue as well as the Ruins of ancient royal palaces and museums.
Ruins of Polonnaruwa / Habarana – Visit the museum, the Royal Palace, Quadrangle, Lankatilaka, Tivanka Image house and Kiri Vihara.
Sigiriya Rock – Visit a batik workshop in Sigiriya. The word 'batik' comes from Java, Indonesia and means 'printing in wax'
Kandy – Cave Temple in Dambulla, Temple of the Holy Tooth Relic, Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawala, Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya, Hill Country Nuwara Eliya.
Nuwara Eliya – Visit the Golf Course (one of the finest 18 holes Golf courses in Asia), the Hill club and drive around the man-made Lake Gregory.
Adam's Peak – Ascending the mountain begins at 02:00 a.m. Adam's peak is 2,243 m in height. It is revered as a holy site by Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and Christians. Yala: Jeep Safari in the Yala National Park, Lighthouse in Dondra-Head.
Unawatuna Beach – The day of leisure on the beach.
Colombo – Visit the "Fort" and Pettah, the Town hall, the Independence Square, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit the Gangarama Buddhist temple and a Hindu Kovil to experience the diversity of religion, ethnicity and customs of the people.
Day 01: Negombo
Drive: Approximately 20 mins (15 km)
Arrive at the Bandaranaike International airport in Katunayake. You will be met and assisted on arrival by Ceylon Tours airport staff and transferred to Negombo. Check-in to Goldi Sands Hotel in Negombo. Relax and recover from any jet lag. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Dinner & overnight Stay: Goldi Sands Hotel in Negombo
Day 2: Anuradhapura
Drive: Approximately 4½ hours (170 km)
After breakfast check out of the hotel. Proceed to Anuradhapura. Check in to your hotel upon arrival. After a short break, visit the sacred ancient city of Anuradhapura It has the largest number of ancient monuments of the great Sinhala civilization which flourished in this region. You will see the colossal Abhayagiri Stupa, Jetawanarama Stupa – the tallest stupa on earth and Ruwanmeli Stupa, Samadhi Buddha Statue as well as the Ruins of ancient royal palaces and museums. Another amazing site would be the 'Sri Maha Bodhi' or the sacred Bo tree grown from a branch of the very tree under which "The Buddha" attained enlightenment – the oldest historically documented tree in the world – over 2200 years old. Return to the hotel in Anuradhapura.
Dinner & overnight Stay: Palm Garden Village in Anuradhapura
Day 03: Ruins of Polonnaruwa
Drive: Approximately 2½ hours (101 km)
After breakfast check out of the hotel and leave for Polonnaruwa, the medieval capital of Ceylon during 11th – 13th centuries – a UNESCO World Heritage Site now. A well-planned medieval city defended by enclosing walls (around 5 km. which still remain), graced by palaces, shrines, monasteries, pavilions, parks, ponds and irrigation lakes. Polonnaruwa is strewn with ruins in a resplendent state of preservation. Visit the museum, the Royal Palace, Quadrangle, Lankatilaka, Tivanka Image house and Kiri Vihara. The 'Gal Vihara' which consists of statues of the recumbent, standing and seated Buddhas have been cut from a single granite wall and rank among the true masterpieces of Sri Lankan Art.
Destination: Habarana Drive: Approximately 1 hour (43 km) Transfer to Habarana. Check in to the hotel. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Dinner & overnight Stay: Chaaya Village in Habarana
Day 04: Sigiriya Rock
Drive: Approximately ½ hour (24km)
After breakfast climb the rock fortress of Sigiriya – a 5th Century "Fortress in the Sky". Also called the lion rock (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Sigiriya had been a citadel of unusual beauty, rising 200 metres from the scrub jungle. The base of the rock is ringed by a moat and rampart and extensive gardens including the renowned water gardens. See the famous frescoes of the "Heavenly maidens" of Sigiriya in a sheltered pocket of the rock and the 10 foot high Mirror Wall. Upon completion, visit a batik workshop in Sigiriya. The word 'batik' comes from Java, Indonesia and means 'printing in wax'. The parts covered in wax resist the dye and remain the original color. This process of waxing and dyeing can be repeated to create more elaborate and colorful designs. After the final dyeing the wax is removed and the cloth is ready. Sri Lankan batik industry has a history of over 400 years. History reveals that batik was introduced by Portuguese merchants who visited the country for trade activities. Return to the hotel in Habarana. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Dinner & overnight Stay: Chaaya Village in Habarana
Day 05: Dambulla
After breakfast check out of the hotel. Explore the famous Golden Rock Cave Temple in Dambulla which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This cave monastery, a vast isolated rock mass with its five caverns is the largest best preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist mural paintings are of particular importance as are the 157 statues including a 47 foot long statue of the recumbent Buddha.
Destination: Kandy
Drive: Approximately 3 hours (77 km)
Head on to the bustling hill capital of Kandy. En route, visit the Spice gardens in Matale. Check in to your hotel on arrival in Kandy. Kandy, the bustling hill country capital is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is famous for the Temple of the Tooth which houses the most sacred religious relic, the tooth of the Buddha and the Kandy Lake built in 1807 which is an attractive centerpiece to the town and the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens.
Destination: City Tour in Kandy:
After a short break, commence a city tour: take an upper-lake drive to the top of the hill where a bird's eye view opens of the city below and the man-made Kandy Lake known as the KiriMuhuda or the Milky Ocean and visit the gem museum. At 17:30 enjoy a Kandyan Cultural show at the Kandyan Arts & Cultural Centre. The show features the graceful and rhythmic dancers and drummers culminating in an impressive fire walking display.
Dinner & overnight Stay: Cinnamon Citadel in Kandy
Day 06: Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawala
Drive: Approximately 1½ hours (54 km)
After breakfast leave for Pinnawala. Visit the Elephant orphanage. This orphanage was set up by the government to take care of baby elephants lost or abandoned in the wild. Witness the feeding of the elephants. Thereafter observe them as they take their daily bath in the river nearby. Daily feeding times – 9.15 am, 1.15 pm, and 5.00 pm. bathing times – 10.00 am, 2.00 pm, and 4.00 pm.
Destination: Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya
Drive:: Approximately 15 mins (06 km)
Thereafter visit the sacred Temple of Tooth Relic, also called as DaladáMáligáwa. Monks of the two chapters of Malwatte and Asgiriya conduct daily worship in the inner chamber of the temple. Rituals are performed three times daily: at dawn, at noon and in the evenings. On Wednesdays there is a symbolic bathing of the Sacred Relic with an herbal preparation made from scented water and fragrant flowers. This holy water is believed to contain healing powers and is distributed among those present.
Dinner & overnight Stay: Cinnamon Citadel in Kandy
Day 07: Nuwara Eliya
Drive: Approximately 3 hours (77 km)
After breakfast check out of the hotel. Proceed to Nuwara Eliya. En route, visit a tea plantation and a tea factory. The beautiful town of Nuwara Eliya, set in the heart of Tea country and situated 1890 meters above sea level, On arrival in Nuwara Eliya, commence a sightseeing tour of the city. Visit the Golf Course (one of the finest 18 holes Golf courses in Asia), the Hill club and drive around the man-made Lake Gregory.
Dinner & overnight Stay: Avian Breeze Hotel in Nuwara Eliya
Day 08: Adam's Peak
Drive: Approximately 1½ hours (74 km)
After breakfast spend the first half of the day at leisure. At noon check out of the hotel. Transfer to Adam's Peak. On arrival, check in to the Punsisi Rest guesthouse. It is recommended to have a good sleep before the ascent.
Dinner: Punsisi Rest Guesthouse at the foothills of Adam's Peak
Day 09: Adam's Peak
Ascending the mountain begins at 02:00 a.m. Adam's peak is 2,243 m in height. It is revered as a holy site by Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and Christians. For Buddhists, the footprint mark is the left foot of the Buddha left behind when He visited Sri Lanka. Tamil Hindus consider it as the footprint of Lord Shiva. Muslims – as the biblical Adam's and the Christians in Sri Lanka ascribe it to St Thomas. It is an important pilgrimage site, especially for Buddhists. Pilgrims walk up the mountain, following a variety of difficult routes up thousands of steps. The journey takes several hours at least. At the top of the mountain, when the sun rises, the distinctive shape of the mountain casts a triangular shadow on the surrounding plain and can be seen to move quickly downward as the sun rises. Climbing at night can be a remarkable experience, with the lights of the path leading up and into the stars overhead. There are rest stops along the way. At sunrise, start descent. Return to the hotel by around 09:00 am. After breakfast relax till noon and check-out of the hotel.
Destination: Yala
Drive: Approximately 4½ hours (205 km)
Transfer to Yala. Check in to the hotel on arrival.
Dinner & overnight Stay: Elephant Reach in Yala
Day 10: Jeep Safari in the Yala National Park
After an early breakfast commence a jeep safari in the National Park by private jeep accompanied by a tracker. Yala National park one of Sri Lanka's premier eco tourist Destinations and is renowned for its variety of wildlife notably its many elephants. It is also home to the spotted deer, sambar, wild buffalo, sloth bear, jackal, mongoose and crocodiles. The peacock is easily the most famous of the birds in this park. Yala has a high concentration of Leopards although seeing these nocturnal carnivores still requires some luck. Return to the hotel. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Dinner & overnight Stay: Elephant Reach in Yala
Day 11: : Lighthouse in «Dondra Head
Drive: Approximately 3½ hours (146 km)
After breakfast, check-out of the hotel and leave for Dondra-Head, well famous for the Lighthouse. Dondra Head is the southernmost point of Sri Lanka as well as the Indian sub-continent. The 160 feet high lighthouse is located in a beautiful garden and is considered the highest lighthouse in Asia. It is 161 feet in height and contains 7 floors, 14 two-panel yellow color windows and 196 steps to the top. The lighthouse is still active and helps guide ships and boats which sail on the Indian Ocean. Over 250 ships are said to pass this area daily. Although they have GPS, most of them use the signals beamed by the lighthouse. It also transmits radio wave signals to surrounding lighthouses in Sri Lanka. Between the Dondra Head Lighthouse and Antarctica lies no land but 20,000 km of empty ocean.
Unawatuna Beach
Drive: Approximately 1 hour (45 km)
Proceed to Unawatuna, delightfully located along one of the finest beaches on the Southern coast of the island. Check in to the beach hotel on arrival. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Dinner: Calamander Beach Resort in Unawatuna
Day 12: Unawatuna Beach
After breakfast, spend the day at leisure on the beach
Dinner: Calamander Beach Resort in Unawatuna
Day 13: Colombo
Drive: Approximately 3 hours (125 km)
After breakfast spend the first half of the day at leisure. By noon check out of the hotel. Transfer to Colombo, the commercial capital of the country. Check in to Galleface Hotel. Destination: City Tour in Colombo Drive: Once you have rested, commence a city tour in Colombo. Drive through the commercial and city centre area known as the "Fort" and Pettah, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century where grand colonial era buildings stand alongside modern office structures. Drive past the Town hall, the Independence Square, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit the Gangarama Buddhist temple and a Hindu Kovil to experience the diversity of religion, ethnicity and customs of the people. Alternatively you may indulge in some shopping. Return to the hotel.
Dinner: Galleface Hotel in Colombo
Day 14: Airport
Drive: Approximately 1 hour (35 km)
Now that you are at the end of your journey with us, after breakfast your chauffeur will comfortably take you to the international airport in time for your departure flight.
- For one, two or more persons:
To know the cost of the tour per person please tell us the number of persons who will be traveling. Kindly contact us at this email address please: firstname.lastname@example.com
• Accommodation on twin sharing basis
• Daily breakfast at staying hotels
• AC private car as per program
• Local English speaking guide for sightseeing
• All taxes
• International and domestic flight tickets & Visa
• All other meals
• All personal expenditures like tipping, laundry, Camera fee, etc.
• Extra cost for hotels, and transport in case of flight cancellation and road blocks.
• Any other items which is specifically not mentioned in the above INCLUSIONS.
1. Negomboi – Goldi Sands
2. Anuradhapura – Palm Garden Village
3. Habarana – Chaaya Village
4. Kandy – Cinnamon Citadel
5. NuwaraEliya – Avian Breeze Hotel
6. Adam's Peak – Punsisi Rest
7. Yala – Elephant Reach
8. Unawatunag – Calamander Beach Resort
9. Colombo – Galleface Hotel
- Prices are valid till Dec 2014.


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And the Cornhuskers are not just favored by a little bit either. They are double-digit favorites in college football betting online on the road.
Nebraska Laying 12 Points – The Cornhuskers are getting a ton of respect on the betting line. They are laying 12 points on the road against an unbeaten Kansas State team. It doesn't seem like many people believe the Wildcats are for real. Nebraska is number seven in the nation so everyone knows about them but not many people know anything about K-State.
Kansas State 4-0 for first time since 2003 – The Wildcats is unbeaten and they are going to have a very vocal and loud crowd on Thursday night. They will probably need every advantage they can get against a very talented Nebraska team. The Wildcats haven't really been that impressive even though they are 4-0. They are going to have to find a way to contain a very explosive Nebraska offense if they are to have a chance.
Taylor Martinez – You may not have heard of Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez but he might be the best quarterback in the Big 12. He has rushed for 495 yards and completed almost 60 percent of his passes.
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Total – Did you know that the Cornhuskers have gone under the total in 14 of their last 16 games in October? Seven of their last nine conference games overall have gone under. The last four Kansas State conference games have gone under and five of their last seven home games have gone under. The under sounds good when you are betting college football until you find out that 10 of the last 12 meetings in this series have gone over the total.


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Montreal, July 4, 2013--- For a Concordia University student of South Asian background, what was supposed to be a pleasant evening drive with two friends along the Lachine Canal ended up as nightmare in which he was detained at gunpoint, handcuffed and even called a "Hindou Paki" by a Montreal police officer.
In March 2013, at around 10:30 pm, 23-year old Daniel (not his real name) and two of his friends, one Black and the other Arab, went for a ride to the Lachine Canal, near the Atwater Market, where they parked their car. The three men heard a gunshot ring out in a row of houses a couple blocks away. In a matter of seconds, the three men saw two white cars driving speedily away from where the gunshot rang out. One car was a Chrysler and the other, a Mercedes. Daniel's friends were frightened by what they had just witnessed and wanted to leave, but Daniel convinced them to stay, which they did.
The young men decided to get out of the car for a stroll. However, before they could do so, they noticed a police car driving quietly by. The two officers who were in the vehicle looked at them and drove their car to the parking lot of the Atwater Market. The police car turned around and drove by again. The officers took another look at the men. Shortly afterwards, a second police car arrived, and both police cars turned on their flashing lights.
The three men were ordered out of the car by the police; many officers were present, with handguns pointed at them. Daniel was told to kneel down and cross his legs. He was then handcuffed and put on the trunk of a police car while being searched. After being searched, Daniel was shoved into a police car. He noticed that his friend's car was being heavily searched. His friends were similarly handcuffed and searched.
For approximately an hour, and in separate police cars, Daniel and his friends were questioned. Daniel was repeatedly asked he had a gun. He was also asked if he had drugs, weed, syringes, among other things, on his person. His phone was also searched.
A white male officer who questioned Daniel told him that he matched the description of the shooter. He was told by the officer that the shooter was "un Hindou Paki comme toi". Towards the end of the incident, a mature looking police officer informed Daniel that he and his friends should have called the police when they heard the gunshot. And that if they had done so, they would not have been detained.
Daniel was then taken out of the police car and uncuffed. After having been uncuffed, an officer, making light of the situation, told him that he would at least have a "funny story" to tell. Once they were all released, the young men went home in complete shock as to what had just transpired.
With CRARR's help, Daniel has filed complaints with both the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission and the Quebec Police Ethics Commissioner.
"I was unjustifiably detained and interrogated by the police. I have never experienced anything like this in my life. It was a shocking and horrendous experience," said Daniel. "To add insult to injury, I was called a "Paki" (he is of Sri-Lankan background) and was not read my constitutional rights during the entire detention," he added.
The incident traumatized Daniel so much that he had to drop out of his courses and seek counseling.


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The waves continued to ferociously toss me around. I could hear Edward screaming in my head. He sounded so perfect. I was immensely glad that his voice would be the last thing I heard. It was a nice way to die, far better than the countless suicide plans I had senselessly thought up in the few weeks after he left. It occurred to me that drowning would be a lot less painful if I stopped struggling. I relaxed, and let the water swill me around like a soggy tea bag. I concentrated on Edward's furious, velvet voice echoing in my mind. It slowly, horribly began to fade. I wondered if this meant that I was leaving. Panicking, I tried to cling to the voice, but it was getting fainter and fainter. I began to wave my arms wildly, trying to propel myself upward. I wasn't going to die if I couldn't go hearing his voice. I randomly plunged my face upward, hoping desperately that it would emerge from the many-armed ocean thrashing around me. Suddenly, one of the arms tightened around my waist. It was pulling me down, towards the black bottom of the sea, a place where no secrets or souls could ever escape. I wasted my last breath screaming, "No!" A cloud of silver bubbles enveloped me, and I tried to pry the arm off of me. It just clutched me tighter, dragging me deeper and deeper into the water.
My first instinct when my body registered that I was out of the ocean was to take a deep breath. Then, my mind began to work. I opened my eyes, instantly realizing where I was and what had happened. The arm, apparently, had been dragging me towards the surface. I'd been so confused that I hadn't known. The arm, as I'd somehow known all along, belonged to Jacob Black. I took another deep breath and looked up at him. "Sorry," I whispered, the word cutting at my throat. He grimaced.
"Bella, do you have any sense of self-preservation at all?" he asked angrily. I prepared to wince, to curl back in awful sorrow at these words, because he was not the first person to say those exact words to me. How many times had Edward said these words, as I displayed my complete acceptance for him and his family? Amazingly, the words didn't hurt me. The hole in my heart didn't ache. Remembering it, I tried to find it, knowing that I must be holding in the pain. Nothing. Well, not exactly nothing, as that was what had formerly occupied the space. My heart was beating, well and whole inside my chest. Slightly urgently now, I gasped for breath, hoping that the wound would reappear as my lungs expanded. I desperately thought through every memory of Edward that I could retain. I felt nothing. No sadness, no need, not even a twinge of regret that he had left me.
I looked up at Jacob's face again, and the newly intact portion of my heart came rushing up at me. Without thinking, without considering the fact that my heart would dissolve in a second, I leaned up and kissed him. He was surprised at first, and then, roughly, he kissed me back. Setting me on my feet, he cautiously began working his fingers through my sopping hair. I could tell that I was up to my waist in the churning water, but I didn't care. I wrapped my arms around Jacob's neck, surprised at how little strength they had. I broke the kiss suddenly, worried about how I would probably miss Edward more than ever now. But his name was just a word to me; it meant nearly nothing. Of course, he was so great, and smart, and gorgeous, and wonderful…but we were over. He was never coming back. This was my life now, and I had to start living it. My heart beat healthier than ever. Jacob cocked his head at me. I stood on my toes and kissed him again, backing up out of the water. He was the one that broke the kiss now, laughing and cradling my back. "This could work," he said lightly. I smiled, genuinely happy for the first time in months.
He agreed to drive me home, nearly glowing with happiness. I wondered idly how long he'd been waiting for me to get over Edward. The words were a strange relief to think. I never had to feel the cavity in my chest again, never had to hold myself together at the mention of anything Edward-related. I could get on with my life, as he'd clearly wanted me to. I was free. I smiled at Jacob, but stopped when I realized he was looking at me rather than the road. "Jake, watch out," I warned. He returned his gaze to the dirt road in front of him. I sighed happily and relaxed against my seat. I supposed that it took drowning to get over the person who had left you to this. I frowned, because I really wanted my lasting memories of Edward to be happy ones. Also, I wanted to be completely sure that I had moved on. I had kissed Jacob, though, so I decided that was proof enough. I had moved on. A little late, maybe, but I had, even when I'd thought it impossible. I was in the same place as Edward. It was a healthy place. I knew that everything would work out now. It was as if every worry I had had been magically wiped away.
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Testifying Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tillerson says talks with Moscow on stabilizing the conflict with Syria are progressing but it's too early to tell if the discussions will bear fruit.
Tillerson's appearance comes as the Senate is considering a new package of sanctions against Russia in retaliation for Moscow's meddling in the 2016 presidential election and its aggression in other parts of the world, including Syria and Ukraine.
Tillerson says he's still reviewing the package. He told the committee it's important to have the flexibility "to turn the heat up" on Russia if necessary. But he also says he doesn't want promising channels of communication preemptively shut down.
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Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached agreement on a new package of sanctions on Russia amid investigations into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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Lawmakers are looking to add the Russian sanctions to current Senate legislation imposing penalties on Iran.