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Mangrove forests in Peninsular Malaysia are found mainly on the sheltered coasts, estuaries, rivers and some near-shore islands. Mangrove forests support a diverse range of animals and plants and are important breeding ground for a vast array of organisms. The importance of mangrove forests in providing invaluable goods and services both in economics and environmental terms are well understood and documented. Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia (FDPM) has been keeping abreast with current issues at the national, regional and international levels in managing the mangrove forests. FDPM has always been fully committed to the implementation of the sustainable forest management practices and in line with current concerns such as climate change, conservation of biological diversity and natural calamities including tsunami, have brought about a heightened expectation to the forestry profession. The policy and management of mangrove forests have great impacts on the political, social, economic, ecological and environmental well- being of the country, and thus managing mangrove forests is very challenging to the department. Mangrove forests management system has undergone changes from merely managing for its wood produce, to a management system that incorporates multiple roles, protection and conservation. Systematic management of mangrove forests started as early as 1904, with the adoption of the first working plan for Mangrove Forests in Matang. The Matang mangroves are identified as the best described mangrove forests in the world and is an exemplary of the sustainable managed mangrove forests. The Matang mangroves is in its third ten-year period of the second rotation, and after more than 100 years of management, the forest is still intact, providing sustainable various goods and services. This in itself is a manifestation of the success of forest management practices that aptly earned Matang mangroves as the best managed mangrove forests in the world. Special emphasis to the protection of the mangrove forests is enshrined in the National Forest Policy 1978 (revised1992) and duly recognized and given specific attention in the National Forestry Act 1984 (revised 1993). Future management of mangrove forests in Peninsular Malaysia will adopt an integrated approach by further refining the current management approach and incorporating latest findings and updated information through more vigorous R&D, scientific expeditions and studies on mangrove forests. A paradigm shift to conserve biodiversity even in the management of production mangrove forests will be emphasized. The National Forestry Policy and other policies related to mangrove forests need to be revised from time to time to match prevailing conditions and requirements, to ensure the realization of its multi-functions in perpetuity. The success in the sustainable management of mangrove forests by FDPM has in fact contributed to the sustainability of the Wetlands in Malaysia which is crucial to the survival and future health of the earth too.
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To defeat terrorism, specifically the most impressive attacks, you must cut off the terrorists' sources of funds. Mission accomplished. In fact, thanks to the mortgage meltdown, we cut off
I heard on 60 Minutes that Saudi Arabia needs oil to be at $55 a barrel just to pay the bills. With oil near $40 a barrel they are in trouble. I assume other oil producing countries are in the same leaky boat.
When oil prices were high, most people assumed prices would stay high. So oil rich countries started investing and spending like crazy, getting their citizens and friends addicted to higher standards of living. When those countries need to pull back on that spending, where do you think they will cut first? I think it will be hard to fund terrorists when you can't afford to pay the garbage man. And keep in mind that a successful terrorist attack on U.S. financial infrastructure could further lower the demand for oil.
I'm overstating the case, as I like to do, but I have to think it is becoming clear to everyone that a frail U.S. economy is bad news for everyone who would prefer driving a car over riding a camel.
On a related note, you haven't heard much bravado from Chavez and Putin lately.
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Jan 10, 2009
Sorry to inform you that your glee will be short lived. Oil will be expensive again, and that they dont make us buy the oil. They dont put the 19 year old girl in a truck, we do. They dont tell us to buy a 5000 sf house, we do. And low oil prices are only a prolongation of our dependence on oil. We consume 24% of the world daily production. So the world is producing oil for the US 3 Month a year.
A very shallow and overstated narrative, not researched, and not too deep.
We can defeat terrorism by killing them. How about that.
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Jan 2, 2009
Nice post !
In addition to the oil effect, terrorists could start to notice how dependant they are on the US economy.
I don't say they should make ads for Wallmart but at least they should stop crashing on wall street...
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Dec 30, 2008
Wall Street Journal had a similiar editorial today 12/30 "Wizards of Oil." The Health Journal also had a blurb regarding your Spasmodic Dysphonia.
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Dec 30, 2008
This is totally off the topic of your post, but I wanted to say that I love that the RSS feed is giving the full post text and including advertisements at the bottom of the post now. It makes it easy to stay abreast of what you're posting AND still click some links for you to hopefully help you out!
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Dec 29, 2008
Well, it seems that even the crisis got a positive side, hehehe…. And what is gonna happen with the Latinamerican illegal groups, and with Venezuela's Clown-President? have they realized that the crisis is giving them a hard time, that their funding is decreasing?
Well that's all Scott…
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Dec 28, 2008
I'm glad the prices are low. In this region, there is an indian reservation where gas is sold even lower and it's available to the tribal members (who get an additional discount) and the white man alike....normally 15 cents to 20 cents lower than all the other surrounding gas stations....because they are non taxable of course, and can afford to pass the savings along to the people who want to fill up.I still don't understand how Hugo Chavez still has all the Citgo gas stations distributing his product though.
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Dec 28, 2008
I think, one way to cut down terrorism is for US, not to sell the deadly weapons for short term money gains. If you could just cut down on the weapon sales to the "terror" prone nations, it could do a lot of good.
US might term "Pakistan" as a terror prone nation, but at the same time, would supply weapons of destruction to the same!
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Dec 28, 2008
That's the dumbest thing I've heard.
Because I think of all these reasons:
1. Third world countries (including terrorist nations) can afford to live on a dollar a day. It is a mere question of efficiency.
2. Terrorist nations get covert funding from some of these nations themselves. However, on the outlook, they will pretend to stop terrorism and put on a show.
3. Terrorists don't follow the one thing called 'Law' and they can afford to rob people and live on it.
4. Even if they did get locked in economically by every country in the world, it is a matter of time before terrorists took to farming and eco-friendly electricity. They might steal some communication lines or maybe launch their own satellites too. With the supposed kind of money they have today, they might be able to bootstrap such a system for themselves if they planned today.
Not that I'm in favour of any of this, but this isn't going to go away by the collapse of _one_ inefficient economy in the world.
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Dec 26, 2008
I agree that the power of terrorists will be weakened and this we can be glad for. However, we now have more rational things to fear.
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Dec 26, 2008
EMP is what's scary - Electro Magnetic Pulse (from a small nuclear device set off in space), knocking out all our electronic gizmos. How would we get our blog and cartoons?
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Dec 26, 2008
Six years ago, when the president was telling us that invading Iraq would make us safer, I knew it wasn't true, because I remember Ollie North.
You remember Ollie North? He was a guy who wanted to support terrorist (except he called them "freedom fighters"), and even though not sanctioned by the Official Government, was able to fund his project by diverting some weapons here, seeling them there, and getting the money where he wanted it to go. And this guy wiorked for US!!!
Back then, I imagined a similar guyl Ahmed East let's call him, who would work for a very Democratic free Iraq, maybe working in the oil ministry. With the billions of dollars flowing through his spreadsheets, how hard do you think it would be to divert some small portion of that cash here and there, into and out of accounts, to wind up into the hands of someone who isn't a puppet of the US.
Even if the government doesn't have enough money to pay for schools, whether it's short $125M or $126M, no one would notice. But that $1 million difference would buy a lot of box cutters and plane tickets.
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Dec 25, 2008
I still don't understand why so many Americans, including Scott, consider terrorism to be an actual problem in the first place. As far as I know, far less than 1000 americans die each year due to terrorist attacks on average, whereas more than 40'000 die in car accidents, 500'000 die from from cancer, 400'000 get robbed, and over 15'000 get murdered. Even if we had one terrorist-driven plane crashing into a fully occupied building each month, I don't see why anybody should worry about it more than they should worry about killing themselves in a traffic accident. (And I don't know anybody who does.)
I think the reason why so many Americans are still afraid of terrorism today is the emotionally impressive media coverage that happened during 9/11, and of course what the administration made of it. The only real effect that terrorism has on everybody's life are some hugely inconvenient new airport security checks and restrictions. And those certainly got worse after 9/11, and they probably cost billions of dollars worldwide in time and resources. In that respect, you could certainly say that terrorism has scored a big victory against the rest of humanity.
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Dec 25, 2008
It is a fact that the Middle Eastern oil producers and the other OPEC members have always had a problem. They can control the amount of oil production, but they cannot control demand. As the world economy slows so does the demand for oil.
This is why it is vital that the United States push aggressively forward with its conservation efforts. We need to dramatically increasing renewable energy capacity in all its forms. It is important to step up domestic oil exploration on and off shore. We should push hard for clean coal gasification, extensive increase in research and development for nuclear waste handling for new atomic power plants.
I cannot feel sorry that some oil sheik who has to cut back on the number of wives and Rolls Royces he can maintain. Sure would be nice that once we become less energy dependent we could cut our armed forces budget as it would be less likely to have to go off and fight for oil around the world.
As our economy rebounds then we could afford to spend more money at home to revitalize a very weakened infrastructure and address many unmet social needs. But hey, I want a perpetual motion machine too. Wonder what the new administration will do to make the above happen? I hope they see the mandate they received from the voters as an opportunity for real change. It is not going to be easy.
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Dec 24, 2008
Another funny thing about oil rich countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE. They finance a lot of our debt.
When they can't afford to do that anymore....well...
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Dec 24, 2008
You obviously missed the latest summit of South American states where there were call to send home all American ambassadors.
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Dec 24, 2008
Terrorist's get plenty of funding from selling drugs.
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Dec 24, 2008
It's a savagely beautiful thing, the economy right now. I won't assume that your predictions are correct - but I won't necessarily denounce them, either, because I could see it very easily.
I especially like seeing oil prices plummet, and hearing that they are having trouble paying THEIR bills. Not just because it makes driving places easier on me, either. Frankly, if you want to be in control of a commodity that this country pretty much breaths with, then you deserve to crash when things go down, because you've been toying with the prices for so long, thinking that it would never end.
Well game over, man. Game over.
But, it's not enough. I say our next target for Economic Failure specifically hurt the people who REALLY annoy us: Spam. E-mail and television advertisements for blatant, fraudulent services and products - You know, the "Make all the money you want working from home with a computer!" deals. (Leaving aside the quasi-legitimate work that you yourself do, Scott, with a computer from home).
If the economy gets so bad that THEY go out of business because they can't afford to advertise, then I think we're in good shape. Kinda. Well, maybe not, but I'm getting sick of it all anyway. That's a group of people that should be stuffed into burlap sacks and beaten with oars.
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Dec 24, 2008
burnsauce, scott!
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Dec 24, 2008
If you are correct, then a successful terrorist attack harms the financial interests of terrorists themselves. While you may have uncovered a cruel irony, it's far from comforting, for our current enemies are not motivated by money but by a fanatical version of Islam.
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Dec 24, 2008
It's about return on the dollar.
If you can't afford to keep everyone in luxury, but you can spend a small amount of money to destract them from their falling lifestyle by increasing anti-Westernism or anti-Americanism, wouldn't that be a surivival strategy for the ruling regime?
Doesn't terrorism spending become MORE of a priority, wiht oil prices falling?
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Carnival today announced it was enhancing its Cruise Vacation Protection insurance plan to include a clause that will give cruisers a full refund if they need to cancel due to a job loss.
The new job loss clause will kick in if a Carnival customer who has purchased the Vacation Protection plan is terminated by their employer after they have booked a voyage but before they set sail. The customer has to have worked for the employer for at least one continuous year.
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Carnival also announced several other enhancements today to its travel insurance plan, including the addition of a severe weather watch/warning protection clause. The clause provides reimbursement in the event the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and/or National Weather Service issues or maintains a severe weather watch or warning within 48 hours of a cruise departure. Should the watch or warning affect either the cruise departure city or the passenger's route to that city, the plan will allow for cancellation and reimbursement up to the full amount of the cruise cost.
Another new weather protection feature provides that if a passenger is traveling to the cruise departure port via a common carrier (airplane, bus, train, etc.) and inclement weather ultimately causes the passenger to miss 50% or more of the cruise vacation, the passenger may receive reimbursement up to the total cost of the cruise.
The new clauses will apply to customers who buy Carnival's Vacation Protection Plan starting today. The plan, administered by insurance company BerkelyCare, must be purchased at least 14 days prior to the start of a cruise. Prices start at $49 per person and vary by cruise length.
Some travel insurance plans that cruisers can buy from independent insurance companies include a job loss insurance clause, but it has not been a common feature with the policies sold directly by cruise lines. Norwegian Cruise Line added a similar job loss protection to its travel insurance plan in February.
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Clifton is a 1 1/2-story gambrel-roofed brick structure with a lower north wing, also with gambrel roof. The main part of the house has four bays, with the entrance in the second bay from the south end. There are segmental brick restraining arches over each of the first floor openings; the windows in the main (west) facade are 9/9 with the frames flush with the outer wall plane. The brick is laid up in Flemish bond with glazed headers. Three dormer windows have 6/6 lights; their shed roofs are carried forward at the same pitch as that of the higher part of the gambrel roof. The north and south ends have massive flush brick chimneys. On the south end, there are small windows on either side of the stack and a small window at the second floor level on the east end. On the first floor of this end, a funeral door is at the west side and a window, surrounded by a framed section, at the east side; the framed insert suggests a possible extension of the house southerly or another door at some past time. The north end has windows on either side of the stack in the attic and one at the west end on the second floor. At the ground floor level there is a window in the west end and a door with an exposed wooden lintel (now opening into the north wing) on the east end. At the level of the boxed cornice, a three-brick tall corbel covers the end of the cornice. The present cornice and moldings are reconstructed. The end chimneys also show signs of reconstruction above the second floor level. The foundation is soapstone with two courses of brick, thicker than the walls above, laid atop it. The brick courses serve as an unmolded watertable. A wood-frame shed roof addition now extends the original roof slope, extending along the entire length of the rear elevation. A cut-away porch is located at the southeast corner, supported by a wood post. Attached to the east elevation of the wood-frame addition is a second addition. The one-story addition has a gable roof, covered with wood shingles, and has a stuccoed exterior. Outbuildings on the property include a wood-frame shed and a guest house/cottage.
Clifton is one of the few extant mid-18th century buildings in Montgomery County. The date is important because at the time the county was part of the frontier, as was the surrounding piedmont. The structure has survived in an excellent state of preservation retaining the majority of its original fabric. From an architectural standpoint, the brick gambrel roofed structure arouses great interest. The form, especially the roof construction, is not typical of this region, but rather of southern Maryland or the Eastern Shore. The explanation lies in the fact that the builder's family was from southern Anne Arundel County where brick gambrel-roofed houses were commonly constructed in the first half of the century. Clifton also has significance in relation to local history for its association with the first settlement of the area. The first settler, James Brooke, arrived in the first quarter of the century. His wife's sister and husband, James Thomas, arrived shortly thereafter. The Brooke and Thomas families formed the nucleus of a Quaker community which by 1753 had been organized into the Sandy Spring Meeting of Friends. Clifton is contemporary with the origins of the Meeting and its association has significance because the meeting house was not constructed until 1819.


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RedOne has produced chart-topping hits for pop's biggest stars, and now the hitmaker is joining forces with hip-hop's reigning label, Cash Money Records.
The Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and musician, whose credits include Lady Gaga's "Poker Face," Nicki Minaj's "Starships," and Jennifer Lopez' "On the Floor," has inked a deal with Ronald "Slim" and Bryan "Baby" Williams to bring his 2101 Records to Cash Money under the Universal Music Group umbrella.
"I have always been impressed with the way Slim and Baby do business," said RedOne. "Their determination to build their artists' careers from the ground to superstardom shows their sheer commitment. I have strived to work with the best in the industry throughout my career and this opportunity to partner my 2101 label with Cash Money on these projects is one such example. Together, we'll be able to continue to help build global stars and make hit music that we hope fans around the world will enjoy."
Slim welcomed the Morocco-born producer into the YMCMB family. "We consider Cash Money a family, and RedOne fits right in," he stated. "He is a world-class producer, songwriter, musician, and now record executive who just adds to what we have built here, and look forward to expanding in the years ahead."
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In the beginnings of communism, there was the drive to prove the theory of evolution. Since according to Karl Marx, religion was the opium of the masses, it was communism's job to refute it. One way was to prove man came from apes.
One of the more disturbing experiments of this nature came from Il'ya Ivanov, a Russian scientist. His goal in life, to prove the man/ape theory by breeding them. He first started in 1926 in Africa attempting to inseminate female chimps with human sperm. Not his own sperm, however, because he shared the belief common to the time that the native population was closer to chimps than their more "civilized" fairer skinned bretheren. Those experiment failed. Attempts to get human women to volunteer to be chimp inseminated failed as well.
His next step was to contact a chimp breeder in Cuba and see if any of her male chimps would like to volunteer to inseminate a Russian volunteer. That also fell through.
In the end as with many people, Ivanov fell out of favor with Stalin's regime and was sent to a concentration camp in 1930. He died in 1932 after being released early from the camp to exile in Khazakstan.
All in all, Ivanov wasn't a bad guy. His work in artificial insemination was miles ahead of its time. He pioneered the field, creating the horse/zebra hybrid, saving the European bison, and had much success in farm animal breeding.
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For today's Otakultura RTMI feature, we have an interview with Oh-No! Manga's Branch Manager Arnold Morales, for the Philippine's pioneer manga anthology. In this interview, we will get to know more of this up and rising comic publication as well as their new event in store.
OTK: Please kindly introduce yourself.
OHM: I'm Arnold Morales, and I'm the Brand Manager for Oh-No! Manga. To date, there are two of us
but he's currently overseas exploring opportunities outside the Philippines for the brand.
OTK: So why is your partner currently abroad?
OHM: If you'll notice print issues are a jump off ultimately if you noticed us at Otakuzine or Ozinefest. You'll see there the flash games and videos. So basically Oh-No! Manga is starting out on print and would gradually diversify to other mediums like gaming, animation, merchandise in both digital and traditional. We're exploring such opportunities there.
OTK: What made you think to start Oh-No! Manga?
OHM: Actually what made the push is more of a hobby during our childhood. Now what we're working professionals, it came to pass. Now, you can see our like with manga and anime with the advancement of digital technology and animation. So you can say the environment now is perfect at this point in time.
OTK: Yes, since there's an strong enthusiasm for manga right now.
OHM: It really got a boom. In the past it was Voltes V, Daimos, and Mazinger Z as well as Dragonball and others. During our generation, we had our priorities so it could not be helped. So for the generation 2-3 years younger than us, it's just right with the wave. If you can remember when GMA launched "We are Anime", that was it. That was when the hype came in.
OTK: So what was the inspiration for starting this company?
OHM: Basically we went back to the community. We observed that 1) the community was ripe and 2) the talent was stable; they were already there. So for us, why not help other people reach their goals. It is a support to the community.
OTK: I can kind of understand what you mean by the community being ready. I remember during the nineties the culture for comics; cartoons, manga, and anime were still mixed. I think it's good to say that the culture now is totally different for western and eastern.
OHM: Exactly, you can really see a demarcation.
OTK: So how does the publication process work?
OHM: The publication works like this. Like I said earlier, we are more on the support of local talent. The concept of publication is an anthology; so it's a compilation of so many artists, so many writers, and so many colorists. Sometimes the writers are different from the artists before it is submitted. That's why they're more like freelancers. Yes, we do have an in-house group but we do also have contributors. So unlike other publications that the talent is with us in the company, it's more of the work of others – not what we want but what the people want. The balance for example, we have 5 books. The content of the 5 books didn't come from us; the content of the books came from the contributors who know more of the market, their audience – their followers.
OTK: So that means you are aiming at different target audiences?
OHM: Yes, take for example Better Boyfriend of Enjelia Villanueva. Even before it went out in Oh-No! Manga it already had a good fan base; international too. And her talent, her works, was already exposed in the net. So, to properly feature her talent as a Filipino manga artist, we gave her the opportunity to show her work in print. Now even some of our in-house artists like Power-J, he's also very well-known in the circle. He also has a book and a story. Our other contributors also have their own audience. Some have sci-fi, the others more on adventure related.
OTK: Yes, I noticed that too with other competitors. They work as a compilation usually, but from what I can see here there's around 1 story per release.
OHM: Actually the format we're doing is 2 titles per issue. So far almost all of our releases are a mixture of anchor novels held by in-house artists and the one-shots that are submitted by contributors. That's why you'll notice in our 5 books are all main series; three consist of a series and a mix of a one-shot.
OTK: So that means that you are open for one-shots?
OHM: Yes to all one-shots, to mini-series that we'll run for 4 issues only, or even full blown series that will run for a year.
OTK: As long as it's interesting.
OHM: As long as the feedback is good from the market. It's easier to review something if the artist or the contributor already has a strong reputation. If they're new they can start with a one-shot, then look at the feedback; then, build up the exposure for balance. And since the story didn't come from us, technically we aren't dictating the content of the story. Of course we still edit them. That's why if you'll look at Enjelia's work for example, her work is already in chapter 8 for the online version; but, the one released here at Oh-No! Manga currently is in chapter 1 and it's different from the original chapter 1. The same goes all the way up to chapter 4 which is totally different from its online counterpart. It's so that the experience will be different; but it's basically the same story.
OTK: can you say something about your current artists/contributors and series?
OHM: The authors with a series running right now are Enjelia's Better Boyfriend. There's also Jayron Zapanta, his is Coin and Flour. Enjelia telecommutes with us when working with Oh-No! Manga. For the one-shot contributors, if they have something to submit it could be by referral from our in-house. So we have two in-house artists with Enjelia and Jayron Zapanta. For other contents that you can see, like Girl Gamer Girlfriend, it's also Enjelia's but we had to stall it because we still don't have any clearance with the story line since Ragnarok Online is involved. That's why that series is on hold for the moment.
So that's the exposure for in-house artists which hold their own series. The contributors from third parties have one-shots. We're also learning how to turn them into series too.
OTK: So it's comparable to what other publications do that go with a one-shot first, then if the feedback is good; they'll turn it into a series.
OHM: Yes, exactly.
OTK: So what's the future of Oh-No! Manga?
OHM: The future of Oh-No! is to showcase Filipino talent in a global scale. The usual case is, Filipinos only know that a Filipino made a work once they've seen it from abroad; and then they just realize that the person who made it was a Filipino.
OTK: Yes, that usually happens to comic book artists like in DC and Marvel.
OHM: For this it's the opposite, you're going to say it up front that it's made by Filipinos; then introduce it overseas. That's why we're aiming to be the premiere manga anthology in the Philippines. Now it starts with publication because it's the easiest to traduce. You edit it, you print it, and then you distribute it. After publication, is merchandise once you have a solid following for the works. We'll go into merchandising like figures, dolls, key chains, etc. Then third, there're games, flash games, interactive games, downloadable like those in the appstore, choose your own adventure games; interactivity is the focus with the capacity of technology. It's just a waste if you say you're going to limit yourself in print. You just have to validate first [the works], then go on to digital media. If print is easy, digital is easier because all you have to do is download it since it's in online. You can instantly distribute that overseas but of course it doesn't have to stop there. There's a difference in the Philippine exposure from the Asian exposure. After the print, the exposure, and the merchandise here in the Philippines; once you've established the brand, not necessarily the market since it's subjective, once you've established the brand here the "Oh-No! Manga" brand. It goes out, first in Singapore and hopefully in Canada because you can showcase the talent then. I'm sure the foreign interest for these can double for Filipino talent. People already see these here since it's already here, they already know these since we're used to it –especially the works and art of these artists. Once the works go abroad it's a totally different game. Once it goes overseas, the thing that presents as a resume or the basis of Oh-No! Manga is the Philippine market; it's the Philippine exposure, the Philippine brand name. So after that, once it goes overseas, since we're seeing a bigger wave of interest outside the Philippines, because of the well rounded interests. There's works from Japan, Singapore, as well as China; once you present it outside the Philippines you're not limited to the complexity of the Philippine market because in the Philippine market you already have followers. Of course you have to survive, you have to generate revenue. Since us Filipinos, we're a thrifty people that's the part that needs to convert. Once we gain a folio here in the Philippines, we're going to export it hopefully by the end of the year. It's that fast. Technically it's easy, once you've made a folio then you have a market locally then you multiply then send it outside the country after editing it for cultural sensitivity. That's why right now, if you'll notice, our releases are in English. There are a lot of Filipinos who want to submit in Tagalog, not that we dislike Tagalog, but it's difficult to export because you have to translate it first. Ultimately the market is not limited to the Philippines.
OTK: So there's a possibility to expand.
OHM: It's not a possibility, we will do it, and we will expand. It's part of the plan. We first have to have a solid base in the local market; actually not just the local market. We need to have a solid known brand locally, so, for example, it reaches Singapore they'll say, "Ah, this is Oh-No! Manga from the Philippines," and not "This is Oh-No! Manga that sells well." Not like that. It's the strength of the brand, not the business plan.
OTK: We've heard that you're going to hold an event. Can you say some details regarding this?
OHM: Basically the upcoming event is this July 29 at SM City North EDSA Sky Dome. It will be the first Oh-No! Manga cosplay camp as well as the official launch of our pilot series; namely Better Boyfriend and Coin and Flour and Silent Destiny Onusa, which is our fantasy related title. It's more of a writer's event, more of a publication event to showcase the titles that are ready to be launched – previously we had to rely on third party conventions. What they'll think is that it's an indie or informal publication. Of course it'll still be for the community, we won't limit it to just manga, it has to be well rounded so there will be cosplay, vocaloid, jpop, singing, and the bands. It's going to be a concert of some sort.
OTK: So total entertainment?
OHM: Well, we'd like to see it as that [laughs]. But of course, the manga component should still be there, that would be our primary material. In the event we're going to have competitions like the vocabattle singing, karaoke competition, dance battle, there will also be a battle of the bands. There will also be a manga drawing contest. The prizes are good for the manga drawing contest, actually all of them. There will also be a cosplay competition. That would be our anchor, the unifying factor. In the cosplay competition, we'll be giving away 1 netbook computer as the main prize. The vocabattle, band battle, and dance contest, we'll be giving mp3 players. For the manga drawing competition, we'll be giving away items from Art Media. That would be our three main competitions. In the convention, there will also be a unique 18 foot Gundam display. Aside from the competition and the display, there will also be an on-going production for a cosplay book for release this September 2012. Oh-No! Manga is now accepting contributions for the cosplay book from whoever wants to get featured in the yearbook/annual coffee table book for the Philippines. Right now, our program is that, if possible, annual or if the demand is good, quarterly.
OTK: So final words and invitations for the readers of this interview?
OHM: Before the last remark, there's still more! [laughs] We'll also be having an indie sketching studio so Oh-No! Manga artists will be with us to teach and to demo how to draw. We will also be in partnership with the Animation Council of the Philippines to bring in 3 Cintiq demo machines. So there will be like demonstration on manga drawing there like manga 101 using Cintiq. Then, there will be a cosplay school for first time cosplayers as well as for the curious. Our speakers there will be Ryan Simbul and miss Loki Heart. We invite everybody to join us, to come. Anyway it's a whole day affair. Our time table will be from 9am to 11pm so we'll make the most out of it. There will be a lot of people who will perform so it's going to be a fun event.
OHM: I think we chose SM Sky Dome because first and foremost, [events] it's usually held in SM Megamall or SMX. We chose Sky Dome because it's close to the residential areas. We chose a place that's easy to go to. Number 2, since it's close to the residential areas, if you add the schedule which is Sunday, the family will be free. And with the Sky Dome being in the center of SM City North EDSA at the Sky Garden, it's easy to go to. So unlike SMX which is a bit out of the way or at Megamall which is at the 5th floor, they're still the best positions of course. We just think holding the event in Sky Dome will be most convenient to all who want to attend, plus to those who want to get into that hobby – the first timers. We're going to be very open for everybody so hopefully the event will be a success and we promise to give a good show.
Oh-No! Manga Cosplay Camp will be held at the Skydome in SM North Edsa this July 29, 2012.


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Capri Travel Guide
Capri Attractions
Capri Shopping
Grazia Vozza Goielli - via Li Campi 22. This little shop is a great place to go and buy some local handcrafted jewellery, including a collection of necklaces in peridot; jade; amber; and aquamarine. They also sell a wide range of freshwater pearls.
Capri Beaches
da Gioia - Localita Marina Piccola. This is a family run swimming establishment in the bay of Marina Piccola. There is a solarium on the waterfront and an excellent restaurant serving seafood specialities. This is a great place for the whole family, you can relax in the sun or go for a swim in the sea.
Bagni di Tiberio - Located near the ruins of the Roman Villa. This beautiful sandy beach is a great place to go if you want to do some swimming. You can either take a 15 minute motorboat boat trip from Marina Grande, costing around $6, or you can take a 30 minute walk through rocky landscapes with flowering plants and vineyards. This beach is a great place for the whole family to have some fun in the sun.
Capri Restaurants and Bars
Capri Restaurants
CasaNova - Via Le Botteghe 46. This family run restaurant is one of the best on Capri, and is popular with locals and tourists alike. They serve a wide range of local dishes and the cellar has a great selection of italian wines. The seafood on offer is always fresh and well prepared. The food is excellent and the prices are reasonable.
La Pigna - Via Lo Palazzo 30. This restaurant, opened in 1875, serves excellent meals at good prices, and is popular with both the locals and tourists. The atmosphere is amazing, with a greenhouse ambience filled with flowers and guitarists strolling by your table playing Neapolitan ballads. They serve a range of excellent local dishes, the herb-stuffed rabbit is highly recommended.
Da Gemma - Via Madre Serafina 6. this restaurant is accessed by walking through a vaulted tunnel beginning at Piazza Umberto I and winding through dark underground passages. They serve a range of Caprese dishes, with an emphasis on fish and seafood. The food is excellent and the prices are reasonable. This restaurant is not to be missed when in Capri.
Capri Bars & Clubs
Taverna Guarracino - Via Castello 7. This ultra modern bar is popular with the locals and tourists alike. They serve a wide range of beers, wines and spirits. This is a great place to go and have a few drinks, while mixing with some of the locals.
Bar Tiberio - Piazza Umberto I. This large and comfortable bar, with seating inside and outside overlooking the busy sqaure, is popular with locals and tourists. It is a great place to sit back, relax and have a few drinks, while watching life in the busy sqaure go on by.
Number Two - Via Camerelle 1. This is one of the best and most popular night clubs on Capri, and is freaquented by a crowd of locals and tourists, of all ages and nationalities. This is a great place to go if you're looking to have some fun and dance till the early hours of the morning.
Capri Weekend Breaks
Top 10 things to do in Capri for a weekend.
- Carthusia-Profumi di Capri
- Villa Jovis
- Grotta Azzurra
- Certosa di San Giacomo (Charterhouse of St. Jam
- Bagni Nettuno
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Joel McHale Has Anna Faris's 'Number'Casting Couch By Scott Beggs on May 6, 2010 | Be the First To Comment
I thought about writing a hot breaking news story about how Joel McHale chatted up Anna Faris at a Los Angeles hot spot last night and walked away with digits, but it's way too early in the morning for that.
Instead, how about a straightforward post about how yet another host of "Talk Soup" (stop denying The Soup's roots, E!) is headed for acting glory? According to Hollywood Reporter, Joel McHale is the new Greg Kinnear.
He's been cast alongside Anna Faris for the new romantic comedy What's Your Number?. Apparently that number refers to the number of people that you've slept with – a number that troubles Faris's character who decides to sift through the reject bin to see if she let The One get away.
McHale will play her boss, although I'm sure after enduring a full season of sexual tension between his character and Abed on "Community," we're all rooting for him to get some.
You'll have your chance, McHale.
Plus, if anyone asks you to play the gay neighbor in a film starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt, jump at the chance. Trust me.
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"Oh, I'm sorry, did I break your concentration?" – Jules, Pulp Fiction
That was the intended reaction to the headline of this article. As sure as the sky is blue on a good day, there will certainty be WWE fanboys having a helluva time bringing this article down. However, there simply cannot be a dispute when it comes to the entertainment value provided by each promotion. TNA has been exciting, engaging and fresh. WWE has been lackluster, slow paced and outright boring recently. It looks like the big monster can take a page from the new species of wrestling finally making the right kind of waves.
The past several weeks of WWE Raw and/ or WWE SmackDown television can be reviewed as such:
1) Recap of last week's show.
2) Alberto Del Rio comes out and tries his best to get the fans behind him.
3) Kane and Daniel Bryan bicker.
4) The Shield have a great match only to either win cleanly or lose by interference.
5) Kane and Daniel Bryan bicker.
6) Sheamus becomes even more TV-Y7, not TV-PG.
7) Randy Orton has a match that, sadly, management and the fans won't remember.
8) AJ runs around and makes constipated faces (and is getting annoying, quite frankly)
9) Kane and Daniel Bryan bicker.
10) John Cena and/or Ryback say or do some sort of ridiculousness.
Pretty much sums up WWE from recent weeks, yes? The problem with the WWE is they've been stuck rehashing and creating new rehashes. Characters are the same and are doing the same things for long periods of time. With the exception of some sparks of excitement here and there, it would appear that the WWE has become somewhat stagnant. They do not see TNA, or any brand for that matter, as a competitor and that is a very dangerous view to take. It wasn't so much that the WWE adopted an "Attitude" in the later 90′s, but more so that they acknowledged competition at the time in WCW. If the WWE does not acknowledge competition now, how can they inspire themselves to become the creative and entertaining juggernaut that they should be and not what they portray themselves to be?
TNA Wrestling has done the right thing in acknowledging, many times through interviews and business decisions, that there is a competition in professional wrestling. Being the underdog promotion, this inspires and creates a desire to show the world that there is more in professional wrestling than the WWE mentality of what wrestling is.
What has TNA Wrestling accomplished since the beginning of the year?
1) Impact Wrestling has been taken on the road, creating a new live crowd and home viewer experience.
2) The pay-per-view schedule as been greatly altered for the betterment of the product and in building importance for a pay-per-view itself (i.e. the amazing Slammiversary 2013)
3) Multiple storyline swerves and proper build.
4) Wrestling matches and segments with meaning and that are taken seriously.
5) Recent returns that the TNA faithful can stick with and engage further in the product.
Jeff Hardy has returned and is arguably the most popular TNA talent on the roster. Abyss has returned, a face recognized by all TNA fans. AJ Styles has developed a new presence that showcases a new side to The Phenomenal One; placing him in multiple storylines with various talents and skill sets. The Aces & 8′s are evolving, albeit slowly. The Knockouts are portrayed as more than just eye candy, but real wrestlers with real stories to tell.
One of the more annoying aspects of TNA Wrestling is the disappearance of talent followed by a sudden return with no explanation as to why they were gone or what stopped the story they were involved in. On the other side, this also can be a good thing as it keeps the product fresh and faces are thrown in unexpectedly to enhance a given story. When the tag division was beginning to be a bit questionable, Gunner returns. As the X-Division begins to grow again, Suicide returns and Chris Sabin becomes X-Division champion. When it looked like the Knockouts division was starting to slip under the radar, Taryn Terrell and Gail Kim have the best match of Slammiversary 2013 and one of the best matches of 2013 so far, if not the best.
The point being made on TNA's side is there is always a new face or element involved. This is progression and not forcing a story or character down our throats for weeks, months or even years in the case of WWE.
Both promotions are guilty of under-utilizing talent at times, but TNA is the clear winner in talent and potential between the rosters. Though WWE may have better sports entertainers, TNA has better wrestlers with the sports entertainment skills required to entertain. Being the most important aspect of the show, the majority of TNA talent put their heart in every match and segment. They understand that they are building a brand, marketing themselves and showing the casual wrestling fan (and hardcore wrestling fan) that televised wrestling is changing and the WWE mentality cannot be the best representation of what professional wrestling is.
TNA is better than WWE because in 2013, as their old tagline says, wrestling matters. They are focused on Impact Wrestling and showing the world what a unique roster there is under the TNA umbrella. WWE is focused on expanding and showing the mainstream media that they are more than wrestling. They are cereal endorsements, movie deals, reality TV enthusiasts, etc. This is fine and all companies should aspire to expanding; however, they mustn't forget what has brought them to the dance in the first place. WWE has become too comfortable in its place on the mountain top castle. The destiny of TNA wrestling is to climb that mountain, knock on the castle door and proclaim: "We're here".
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Located just off Kilrush, Scattery Island is home to a monastry founded by St. Senan in the early part of the 6th century. Today, the ruins of the 120 ft round tower and several churches still remain on the island. An exhibition on the history of the island is housed in the visitor reception building. Access to the island (Mid June - Mid Septemebr) is dependant on tidal / weather conditions.


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1 January 2014 9 commentsA guide to connecting telephone, internet and television along with utility services water, electricity and gas in the Netherlands.
Exchanging a foreign driver's licence in the Netherlands 26 October 2012If you have a driver's licence from outside of the Netherlands, certain nationalities must exchange it for Dutch driver's licence.
Buying a bicycle in Amsterdam 20 January 2009Want to buy a bike in Amsterdam? Explorer Publishing offers some tips on buying Dutch bicycles.
10 tips on moving to a new country 13 August 2014The first weeks and months in a new country can be exciting yet disorienting as you adapt to a new life abroad. Here are 10 tips to make your move abroad easier.
Culture shock and how to deal with it 6 August 2014Culture shock is a common experience for many who move abroad, even between European countries. How can you deal with the shock of integrating into a new culture?
Reverse culture shock: What, when, and how to cope9 July 2014
Moving home isn't always easy – many who repatriate feel different and utterly out of touch. This article explains what happens when culture shock is reversed, what to expect, and how to cope with its...
Checklist for moving out of the Netherlands1 July 2014
Kissing the Netherlands good-bye? Moving home can be as daunting as moving abroad but adhering to a few guidelines can save you a lot of stress when relocating.
How to repatriate successfully 25 June 2014As the challenges of repatriation are increasingly identified, here are tips for expats and organisations on managing a successful relocation back home.
Bringing a pet to the Netherlands 4 January 2013Pets are welcome in the Netherlands but there are strict rules relating to bringing pets into the country, particularly around proving they are healthy and are transported appropriately.
Pet relocation 101 1 November 2011Is your pet an 'at-risk' breed to travel, or 'crate-trained'? When relocating your pet abroad, owners must make an informed decision whether their pets are ready for the trip.
Negotiate a successful repatriation 12 October 2011It's up to you to get the best deal for your family and career when it's time to repatriate. There are a few tips to aid a successful repatriation into your work environment.
Manage culture shock in three easy steps 26 April 2011Margarita Gokun Silver, founder of coaching firm Global Coach Center, lays out three important steps to managing culture shock and getting positive about your experience abroad.
Physically Moving: Overseas shipping 20 October 2010When physically moving home, you can opt to take all your furniture and belongings. Here's some advice on how to handle the tricky process of overseas shipping.
How to work with a relocation agency 22 May 2008Having a relocation agent to help you move abroad is a great help, but there are certain things to consider. We tell you how to get the most out of the deal.
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News about Chefs, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Dec. 23, 2012
Online start-up Kitchensurfing is trying to make it as easy to find a private chef online as it is to book a room or order a book; site features professional chefs as well as those who are self-taught. MORE
Nov. 18, 2012
Group of young Argentine chefs known as Gastronomia Argentina Joven, or GAJO, hold pop-up dining events at restaurants and private clubs in Buenos Aires. MORE
Oct. 27, 2012
Saturday Profile of Daniele Delpeuch, self-trained cook who became personal chef for French Pres Francois Mitterrand in 1988; their story has been celebrated in fiction-frosted film. MORE
May. 18, 2012
Havana Journal; Project Paladar, part of the 11th Havana Biennial, pairs 10 international chefs with 10 Cuban ones to cook and serve meals nightly at a restaurant built for the event from shipping containers; goal of project, devised by architect and restaurant designer Craig Shilitto, is to cultivate relationships across cultures through the simple delight of complicated food. MORE
May. 1, 2012
Some of California's best-known chefs begin pressuring the state's legislators, hoping to prevent a ban on products derived from force feeding birds; law, which would effectively bar foie gras from restaurant menus, is set to take effect in July 2012. MORE
Apr. 30, 2012
The Braiser, a project by television analyst and lawyer Dan Abrams, will arrive online in mid-May and cover chefs who have cultivated worldwide reputations; project will be latest Web site in a flourishing space, foodie media, and is also be latest expansion for Abrams, whose best known site, Mediaite, covers the media where it intersects with politics. MORE
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A Chef Regains His Focus
If the Danny Bowien comeback is officially underway, no one seems more relieved about it than Mr. Bowien himself.
December 24, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON CHEFS AND: Bowien, Danny , Restaurants , Mission Chinese Food (Manhattan, NY, Restaurant)
Gramercy Tavern Chef Will Cook at New Whitney Restaurant
Michael Anthony, the executive chef of Gramercy Tavern, will move to Untitled on the High Line.
December 19, 2014, Friday
MORE ON CHEFS AND: Anthony, Michael , Restaurants , Gramercy Tavern (Manhattan, NY, Restaurant) , Whitney Museum of American Art
A Chef Predicts the Future of Food
As we have become more and more plugged in to our digital calorimeter, we have become more and more unplugged from our natural relationship with food.
December 4, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON CHEFS AND: Food , Obesity , Social Conditions and Trends
A Hong Kong Street Switches From Ships to (Michelin) Stars
A stretch of Wanchai, where ships once docked for repairs, is home to trendy dining spots and big-name chefs.
November 30, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON CHEFS AND: Travel and Vacations , Restaurants , Chefs , Hong Kong
White House Taps First Female Pastry Chef
The White House has shattered a glass ceiling — in its kitchen.
November 21, 2014, Friday
MORE ON CHEFS AND: Obama, Barack , Yosses, Bill , Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co , Cooking and Cookbooks
Newark Airport Lands Big-Name Chefs
Paul Liebrandt, Dale Talde and other acclaimed chefs are opening restaurants in a United terminal.
November 17, 2014, Monday
MORE ON CHEFS AND: Restaurants , Airports , Newark Liberty International Airport (NJ) , Ducasse, Alain , Carbone, Mario , Stupak, Alex , Talde, Dale , Liebrandt, Paul
It's Just a (Thanksgiving Dinner) Fantasy
There are two Thanksgivings, for some of us. The rigid one that unfolds in the real world and the one in fantasy land replete with nontraditional food and fun.
November 12, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON CHEFS AND: Thanksgiving Day , Cooking and Cookbooks , Chefs
Tavern on the Green Hires Jeremiah Tower as Head Chef
Jeremiah Tower, a star of California cuisine, will helm the kitchen of the troubled legend.
November 5, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON CHEFS AND: Restaurants , Tower, Jeremiah , Tavern on the Green (Manhattan, NY, Restaurant)
A Design-Centric New Pizzeria From One of Mexico City's Buzziest Chefs
Eduardo García is opening Lalo! — a new, more casual space — right across the street from his celebrated bistro Maximo.
November 4, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON CHEFS AND: Mexico City (Mexico) , Maximo Bistrot (Mexico City, Mexico, Restaurant) , Cooking and Cookbooks , Restaurants
Foraging for a Pastry Chef in the Bronx
Malcolm Livingston II prepares to make the jump from WD-50 to being Noma's pastry chef.
November 4, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON CHEFS AND: Livingston, Malcolm II , Noma (Copenhagen, Restaurant) , WD-50 (Manhattan, NY, Restaurant) , Bronx (NYC) , Restaurants
A Chef Draws on New Flavors From the Amazon
Thiago Castanho wants to show the world the Amazon's bounty of ingredients has the potential to turn the cuisine of Latin America on its head.
What Made Me | April Bloomfield
The renowned chef April Bloomfield recounts her youthful ambition to be a cop and how she worked her way to the top of her field.
Chef Marcus Samuelsson's Workout
Marcus Samuelsson, a celebrity chef, demonstrates an exercise routine designed for people who work on their feet all day.
President Obama's Personal Chef
Since 2009, Sam Kass, the president's personal chef, has become a prominent East Wing figure in the news media. A sampling of some of his recent appearances.
Women Who Belong in the Kitchen
Jody Adams is sole owner of Rialto, a 20-year fixture on Harvard Square in Boston's Charles Hotel.
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How to decide
A colleague sent me this quote that I just had to share right here on startup blog. Henri Federic Albert said:
"The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides."
And that is what we must learn to deal with in growth businesses – uncertainty. Our ability to decide based on a intuition and our personal world view is becoming a rare asset. It's what we must move towards in a world full of data, but very little meaning. The other benefit decisions give us is real world feedback. If we get it wrong we can cross it off the list and move onto the next idea.
Quote from Warren Buffett
Here's a quote for Warren Buffett - who has been consistently among the few richest people in the world for the past 20 years or so.
"To invest successfully over a lifetime does not require a stratospheric IQ, unusual insights, or inside information. What's needed is sound intellectual framework for making decisions and to keep emotions from eroding that framework."
Firstly let's define investing as something which we we see as worth putting a consistent effort into to achieve a long term result.
So it is fair to say we invest in many things such as family, health, finances and business ideas. The key interpretation from the above quote is that it's not about being an intellectual guru, rather our success will be a function of having a robust framework to work towards. That this information is available to everyone, and if we have to the discipline to stick to it our investments will yield results far beyond our expectation.
Insights for Entreprenuers
Yesterday I caught up with Fiona Boyd who is an incredibly successful internet entrepreneur who started and sold www.artshub.com.au
She gave me some great insights into entrepreneurship and here are some of the sound bites I was so compelled with I had to write them down.
"When asking for input into your business or startup, never ask for more that 2 pieces of advice. Ask them for advice which is both perceptual and low cost."
'Think about your business in terms of the sequence of events. This is more important than the model itself."
"The right words, in a certain order, make people do stuff."
"Free creates lose caboose behavior. Think of your business like a nightclub. Free entry makes us feel as though what's inside isn't as valuable as when there is a cover charge."
'What can you do to bring the money forward? It might be as easy as asking your customers."
'What are the steps to money? How can you reduce the number of steps?"
Absolute gold as far as startup blog is concerned. Fiona has also written a book called 'Niche Content Millionaire' which I'm guessing (I haven't read it yet) is full of awesome ideas…. simply because she has the runs on the board and has done it.
Startup blog says: Only take advice from those who have the done what they espouse.
Quote of the Year
"We're living in a hyper accelerated era where advances in technology have doomed our culture. Before anything interesting can develop it's blogged to death, marketed and raped until the next hot thing comes along, then repeat process"
Annon – As found in the comments section of http://www.nowtoronto.com


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The Round Rock Public Library presents Babytime for children ages 12 to 18 months at 10:30 a.m. on Fridays.
Babytime is a program specially designed for babies and their parent/caregiver. Babytime encourages language development and learning through stories, rhymes, and music. Each week, there will be a different theme in which baby and parent/caregiver will take part by listening to stories and rhymes, singing songs, and doing finger plays. Themes will be repeated every 6-8 weeks. The stories, songs, and rhymes will last approximately 15 minutes, after which toys will be brought out so that the babies and their parent/caregiver may play and interact with other babies and adults.


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25 Reasons I Am Glad Fall Out Boy Is Back!
Fangirl alert. Fall Out Boy is back. I'm lighting it up, like they said. I'm breaking down the top 25 reasons that I am really happy FOB is back. It's important that you look through each one and read the captions and comment on your favorite, because if you leave me standing out here on the internet like a total nerd...well... I'll be sad. You know you are happy and freaking out too.
cosmicallianceMy favorites bands? The Doors had a fine poet as their frontman, Gotye is okay, Of Monsters and Men, Exit Music, Florence + the machine, Guillemots, Mozart (composer, ha ha.), Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bon Iver has some good songs, also alot of Folk Punk bands address alot of critical issues in society with a bit more class than typical punk you could say. Instrumentally along with many other mainstream bands these days really have a long way to go with me. I like Led Zepplin, The Animals, She & Him, Frank Sinatra, Hank Williams, Lead Belly, The Everly Brothers, Peter, Bjorn and John, Carlos Santana, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Cure, The Rolling Stones, I like some post rock, Mogwai, Band of Horses, I like tribal music, Celtic Folk Music, just truly I love so many bands so long as they bring something new to the table. Really anything with a moving message, strong energy, the ability to evoke profound emotions or better said if I feel the artist or artists really put their all in making quality music then that's something I can probably consider enjoyable music. It's something I just feel. Their are many other artists I enjoy but those are the more socially relevant examples of music I listen to. I really don't put that much effort into listening to other bands though as much as I focus on play instruments and making music with others in drum circles at the beach, or with a few friends in a park. Experiencing the joy of playing songs with others among our people while creating special bonds in the process is where the true power of music is at. A loving social experience that spreads positive energy through the masses which is something the world can never have enough of. It's always about the hearts and souls
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I visit your site it's pretty good...Mar 20, 2013
Kate CordovaWho are your favorite bands?Mar 19, 2013
kathleenstumpI agree Patrick is a beautiful hot man, but someone else in FOB got hot too..think the two of them are out doing themselves..Mr. HurleyMar 19, 2013
cosmicallianceFall Out Boy is even worse than Paramore. The guitar riffs for all of Fall Out Boy's songs are basic and once again this is a very linear band. I really feel like Fall Out boy should have died in the early 2000's along with many other crappy alternative bands. They never should have existed in this decade. Not to mention pop is just getting worse everyday and WTF is with this dubstep business lately? It's high energy which I respect but that's all their is to it. Damn this world and it's taste in shitty music. Mainstream music will always suck so stop following the leader and grow a pair and stand up for music that doesn't get the recognition it deserves. The music of today just teaches us to be buffoons.Mar 19, 2013
Jackie Mendozapete gave him awayMar 19, 2013
Kelley FoxHahahahaMar 19, 2013
Kelley FoxLA is closed :( One of my favorites.Mar 19, 2013
Kate CordovaTHIS PHOTOMar 19, 2013
Kate CordovaWhoa.Mar 19, 2013
Kate CordovaTHIS CAPTIONMar 19, 2013
Kate CordovaFavorite FOB Music VideoMar 19, 2013
Kate CordovaAin't that the truth.Mar 19, 2013
Kate CordovaHandsome gentleman.Mar 19, 2013
Kate CordovaI want the Infinity On High Record on vinyl sooo baddddd....Mar 19, 2013
Kate Cordovahahaha yes!Mar 19, 2013
Kate CordovaLA shut down! I wanna go to the Chicago one!!Mar 19, 2013
I love this!!! And yes, only the hair though! You don't look a day older. Getting some black jack tips could be an excuse to call em up lol! - @emilymtierneyMar 18, 2013
Katie SmithHey, girl. Been your fan since the Rockettes. Good for you for being able to separate the fan girl awesomeness of FOB returning from your ex-boyfriend. You're doing big things, and it's rad! Fearless!Mar 18, 2013
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Why does it always feel like a fluke when Theatre Three does something as polished and well-acted as Enron? The play by Lucy Prebble is running now at the theater-in-the-round at The Quadrangle in a spiffy production directed and designed by Jeffrey Schmidt.
Like last year's staging of Aaron Sorkin's Farnsworth Invention, also directed by Schmidt, Enron takes a complicated real-life story — how the Houston energy-trading company ended up exposed as a multi-billion-dollar fraud — and breaks it down into scenes that explain, amplify, satirize and dramatize the facts.
Dallas actor Chris Hury plays Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling (who's still in prison, by the way) with a sexy fury and volcanic bursts of energy. David Goodwin is his partner in crime as CFO Andrew Fastow, the evil genius who created Enron's "shadow companies" to hide billions in debt that would damage Enron's rising stock price. "I think we've discovered the future of business by accident," he says in the play. His "raptor" corporations are played by three puppet dinosaurs, one of this production's many clever visual pops.
Longtime T3 actor Doug Jackson plays Enron founder Ken Lay as a bumbling good ol' boy whose death comes as a perfect career move.
Tickets to Enron offer a better ROI than the company's investors got.
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View the works, teachings, activity and talk schedules of Cheri Huber. Also go over the archive of her writings.
Features the teachers of the Dana Zen Center.
Go over the exhibits, portfolios, and books of Loori. See his profile as well.
Highlights the teachings of Nan Huai-Chin. Also presents his profile and collection of books.
Information about Ch'an Master Wei Li, the eighty-ninth generation of the Ch'an tradition.
Presents the biography, teaching schedule, and classes of Reb Anderson, Tenshin Roshi.
Introduces Taitaku Pat Phelan and presents her talks on Buddhist practice.
Presents the resume of Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk.
Presents the profile of Zen master Anzan Hoshin.
Presents pictures, dharma talks,and poems of the Zen master.