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Young Tihar inmate dies in hospital, family alleges murder
January 14, 2015
New Delhi: A 20-year-old inmate of Tihar jail died in wee hours on Tuesday at DDU hospital of West Delhi, with family alleging foul play in his death. Chandan Ray, who was arrested in a case of stalking, was admitted to the medical investigation room of the jail on Monday...
High security prison in Tihar gets computer lab
December 31, 2014
New Delhi: The Tihar Jail administration has set up a computer training centre in the high security prison, in an attempt to support and rehabilitate the prisoners. The computer lab was inaugurated by Delhi Prisons DG Alok Verma in the presence of DIG (Prisons) Mukesh Prasad, Jail Superintendent Rajesh Kumar and...
Tihar inmates to get life insurance cover under Jan Dhan Yojna
December 21, 2014
New Delhi: Inmates of Delhi's high-security Tihar jail will soon get life and accidental insurance cover as the prison administration, in collaboration with Indian Bank, has decided to get their accounts opened under the Jan Dhan Yojna. As per the scheme, the inmates will come under accidental insurance cover of Rs...
Intelligence inputs warn of suicide attack by LeT terrorists on Tihar jail, Delhi Police on high alert
December 19, 2014
New Delhi: Security of Tihar jail has been beefed up after intelligence inputs were received of a suicide attack by terror outfit Lashkar e Toiba (LeT) to free jailed terrorists. Tihar jail already has a three-layer security apparatus which has now been enhanced further after the inputs. Delhi Police is...
Sahara awaits court verdict that may give jailed chief Subrata Roy freedom
December 17, 2014
New Delhi: Embattled conglomerate Sahara is readying for a court verdict on Wednesday that will determine if it can take on a new loan and refinance debt on its overseas hotels, including the Plaza in New York, to secure the release of its jailed chief. Sahara Chairman Subrata Roy has been...
Uber rape case accused a repeat offender, was earlier arrested in a sexual assault case in 2011: sources
December 8, 2014
New Delhi: Shocking details emerging from the probe reveal that Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav arrested for raping a 25-year-old finance executive in Gurgaon was arrested in 2011 as well on the charges of sexual assault. He had spent seven months in Tihar jail before being acquitted in the...
Sahara to sell Mumbai, Jodhpur land parcels for Rs 1,251 crore
December 7, 2014
New Delhi: After selling land in Gurgaon for Rs 1,211 crore recently, Sahara group is believed to have finalised two more land parcels deals - one in Mumbai and another in Jodhpur - for over Rs 1,250 crore. Besides, talks are in final stages for sale...
Sahara moves Supreme Court, seeks relief for Subrata Roy on deteriorating health condition
November 25, 2014
New Delhi: The Sahara group moved Supreme Court on Tuesday and appealed for relief for its chief Subrata Roy on his deteriorating health condition. The Supreme Court has said that they can only direct Tihar jail to give necessary treatment to Roy. The move comes a day after the Central Board of...
Disclose details of prisoners to be released on SC order: CIC
November 17, 2014
New Delhi: The details of prisoners who are set to be released on a recent Supreme Court order should be put in public domain, the Central Information Commission said in a directive to Tihar Jail. Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu directed Tihar authorities to place details of all such undertrials and...
Woman from Assam gangraped in Delhi
November 16, 2014
New Delhi: A 30-year-old woman from Assam was allegedly assaulted and gangraped by four of her neighbours in west Delhi's Mundka area, police said on Saturday. All the four accused have been arrested and sent to Tihar jail, police said. The woman has been living alone in the area since...
How many Tihar inmates get 'A' class wards at state expense: HC asks Delhi Police
November 11, 2014
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the city police how many inmates of Tihar Jail are provided 'A' class wards/treatment in government hospitals at state expense, while referring to the number of hospital visits made by the convicts in the Nitish Katara murder case. A special bench...
Tihar women inmates celebrate Chhath
October 29, 2014
New Delhi: Women inmates lodged in Tihar Jail on Wednesday celebrated 'Chhath' and performed rituals amid special arrangements made by prison authorities for the festival. Inmates lodged in jail number six--the all women's prison-- performed 'puja' in the Tihar premises and other inmates participated in the celebrations. "Special arrangements have been made...
Tihar to raise wall to stop articles being flung from outside
October 12, 2014
New Delhi: Tihar Jail authorities have decided to raise the height of the prison's boundary walls besides enhancing other security measures, after SIM cards and surgical blades were found hidden inside various articles which were flung from outside of the facility. A top official of the high-security jail said restricted...
Delhi: 135 couples celebrate Karvachauth in Tihar
October 11, 2014
New Delhi: As many as 135 couples lodged in Tihar jail on Saturday celebrated Karvachauth amid tight vigilance and special festive arrangements. The arrangements were made in the women jail of Tihar where 135 women observed fast for the long life of their husbands who are also lodged in the prison. "Special...
INLD chief OP Chautala to surrender before Tihar Jail authorities today
October 11, 2014
New Delhi: INLD chief and former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala to surrender before Tihar Jail authorities on Saturday, as per the Delhi High Court orders for misusing bail conditions by campaigning for Assembly polls, saying he cannot "take the court for a ride". The High Court had made it...
Creativity you display is a source of inspiration for artists like us: Richa Chadha to Tihar jail inmates
October 7, 2014
New Delhi: Bollywood actors Richa Chadha and Nikhil Dwivedi, who are playing absconded inmates in their upcoming film 'Tamanchey', today visited Tihar jail and interacted with the inmates here on the occasion of Eid. The duo came to the jail on request of the jail authorities to make the occasion...
Delhi: Undertrial prisoner dies in Tihar jail hospital
October 5, 2014
New Delhi: A 37-year-old undertrial prisoner, who was HIV positive, and lodged in Tihar jail, died in the prison hospital. Rajnish was lodged in the jail this year after he was arrested in a case of cheating. "He was admitted in the casualty of Central Jail number three hospital. He...
SC declines urgent hearing plea of Sahara chief Subrata Roy
October 3, 2014
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to give an urgent hearing to the plea of jailed Sahara chief Subrata Roy seeking bail to attend the cremation and perform rituals relating to the death of his aunt. The application was mentioned by Roy's advocates at the residence of Chief Justice...
Subrata Roy moved back to jail, special facilities withdrawn
October 1, 2014
New Delhi: Sahara chief Subrata Roy on Wednesday was sent back to his cell in Tihar jail at the end of the period granted by the Supreme Court to stay at an air conditioned facility in the complex to negotiate sale of his overseas luxury hotels. The court had extended Roy's...
Delhi to have three more jails
September 21, 2014
New Delhi: Expressing concern over the overcrowded Tihar Jail, which houses inmates twice its capacity, Delhi Chief Secretary DM Spolia on Sunday said three more jails will come up in the capital. Spolia, who was on a visit to review the progress of underconstruction Mandoli Jail, said the government planned to...
Court acquits inmate in Tihar assault case
September 21, 2014
New Delhi: A Delhi court has acquitted a Tihar Jail inmate for grievously injuring a fellow prisoner during a fight over a cell phone as the victim turned hostile. The court freed Jagdev while coaccused Gajinder Singh was declared proclaimed offender in the case. "In the instant case, as per the...
Fifth death within fortnight in Tihar; family alleges foul play
September 19, 2014
New Delhi: A 27yearold inmate of Tihar jail died under mysterious circumstances hours before he was to be released on bail, the fifth death in a fortnight, with family alleging foul play. Rinku Juneja, an undertrial who was recently sent to the jail, was granted bail last evening and was...
Delhi: Stricter vigil at Tihar after 4th inmate dies within fortnight
September 18, 2014
New Delhi: Tihar Jail authorities have stepped up security at the facility and intensified frisking and other precautionary measures following the death of a fourth inmate within a fortnight at the prison. A prisoner in the special security ward died after he was attacked on Wednesday with a sharp weapon by...
Tihar jailer, son arrested for allegedly burning daughterinlaw
September 18, 2014
New Delhi: Tihar jailer Gyan Singh and his son Nitin have been arrested by the Delhi police for trying to kill a woman by burning her. The woman is the accused man Nitin's wife. They have been charged under sections 498, 307 (attempt to murder) and 34 (common intention). The...
Delhi: Tihar Jail inmates run a restaurant, serve mouthwatering dishes
September 6, 2014
New Delhi: There is no denying the fact that one's good conduct pays in the long run and that is what is exactly being experienced by Tihar Jail prisoners, some of whom have been given a chance to interact with the public. Located on the Jail Road in west Delhi...
Delhi: Over 1,250 prisoners get remission of sentence for good conduct
August 31, 2014
New Delhi: Over 1,250 inmates lodged in Tihar and Rohini jails were granted remission of sentence on the occasion of 68th Independence Day. The convicts, whose sentences have been reduced, include those who have served less than a year to more than ten years. Exercising his powers under Delhi jail manual, newly...
Criminal wanted in 16 cases among two held in UP
August 12, 2014
Two criminals, who were allegedly planning to kill an undertrial in a court, were on Tuesday arrested after a brief encounter with the Uttar Pradesh police in Bulandshahr court compound. Abid alias Mota and Ravi had come to kill one Arif who was to be produced in the court during a...
From jail, Subrata Roy tries to sell the New York Plaza
August 10, 2014
New Delhi: It's hardly the $30,000 a night royal suite, but after five months in India's biggest jail, the owner of the New York Plaza and London's Grosvenor House is thrilled to be able to use a modest office as he tries to sell the iconic hotels. Indian tycoon Subrata Roy...
Subrata Roy shifted to conference room of Tihar Jail
August 5, 2014
New Delhi: A number of people including the staff of Sahara chief Subrata Roy on Tuesday visited him at the conference room of Tihar jail which has been declared "special jail" for negotiations with potential buyers of his overseas hotels to raise Roy's bail amount of Rs 10,000 crore. Sources in...
Sahara chief Subrata Roy to raise bail money from conference room in jail
August 4, 2014
New Delhi: Jailed Sahara chief Subrata Roy will move to a swanky conference room in Tihar prison on Tuesday where he will have facilities like video conferencing, Internet and phone so that he can negotiate with potential bidders for sale of his hotels abroad to raise Rs 10,000 crore for...
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A conservation celebration with the Hogar del Niño – in dedication of the "Zona Verde"
Every year the Hogar del Niño fundraising weekend just keeps getting better and better! And this year the celebration which was "conservation themed" (with some breathtaking decorations) and dedicated to the Hogar del Niño's "Zona Verde", an informal education pavilion where the children participate in extracurricular activities such as drama and music – was sensational!
The 15th Hogar del Niño Fundraising Weekend took place on Friday and Saturday the 17th and 18th of February, the annual event celebrated in Casa de Campo is the Hogar del Niño's principle fundraising effort with numerous fun sporting activities for all the family, as well as a dinner-dance celebration. The money raised during this event goes towards the everyday running costs of the extensive daycare and educational facility, which cares for 1500 children and young adults from La Romana area everyday – as well as this year to fund further development of the "Zona Verde" facility.
With so many fun events and activities taking place in just 2 days, we had a great time taking more than 1,000 photos – so here we bring you an overview of the entire event, with many many more photos coming soon!
There is no better way to inspire support and love for a project than by showcasing it – and so for the Hogar del Niño, the Casa de Campo community tour was an excellent opportunity to show-off what it is that the facility does for the La Romana community and the lucky children included in the program. There is no doubt that those Casa de Campo villa owners who attended the tour left enchanted with and impressed by the Hogar del Niño, a charity which is making a difference to the greater La Romana community in so many ways.
Photo credit: Tania Evans
Click here for more PHOTOS and the full article about the tour of the Hogar del Niño!
Following 2 weeks of heated tournament rounds, the final of the Hogar del Niño polo tournament took place on Friday the 17th of February, between polo teams "La Potranca" and "KIWI." The exciting game came to an end with "La Potranca" crowned the winners of the Hogar del Niño Polo Cup – a victory we all celebrated with a few drinks and a prize giving ceremony!
Click here for more PHOTOS and the full article about the polo tournament!
The 2nd 'Maraton MTB' organised by the Cañeros bike club ran by Casa de Campo villa owner Simon Lopez took place bright and early on Saturday morning the 18th of February, with 72 Casa de Campo villa owners and biking fanatics pedaling off on a route around Casa de Campo! A wheel-away success!
Numerous energized matches took place on the Tennis courts of the La Terraza Tennis Club, where many Casa de Campo villa owners participated, showcasing their sporting prowess whilst contributing to the cause. The tennis tournament, divided into men's and ladies categories took place in the morning – allowing for some super-sporting Casa de Campo villa owners to also take part in the golf tournament or the Zumba Master Class!
Click here for PHOTOS and more about the Hogar del Niño tennis tournament!
As Casa de Campo is the "World's Leading Golf Resort", it's not surprising that one of the most popular activities of the Hogar del Niño weekend was the golf tournament! Nearly 200 Casa de Campo villa owners and golf aficionados turned out for the fun tournament and even enjoyed a few beers and cocktails in between shots!
Click here for PHOTOS and more about the Hogar del Niño golf tournament!
Zumba, Casa de Campo's new health and fitness obsession was included in the line-up of events and activities for the first time this year – and given it's overwhelming popularity we can expect it to become a regular addition! Most popular among the females of Casa de Campo – the Zumba Master Class attracted quiet a crowd of lycra-clad, booty-shaking ladies!
Click here for PHOTOS and more about the Zumba Master Class!
For the residents and villa owners of Casa de Campo, who took part in the Hogar del Niño weekend, the dinner-dance party at the La Romana Country Club was the perfect ending to a fantastic and fun-filled event! With dinner, dancing, a prize-giving ceremony and a number of other rather exciting surpises – this was a night to remember!
Click here for PHOTOS and more about the prize-giving ceremony!
"La Zona Verde" – conservation theme and recycling!
As this year's event was dedicated to the "Zona Verde", the Hogar del Niño's informal education pavilion where the children participate in extracurricular activities such as drama and music, the theme for the dinner-dance at the La Romana Country Club was "conservation and recycling." ALL the decorations were created using plastic bags and bottles, card board, glass, paper, newspapers and magazines – the effect was breathtaking!
Some of these recycled art-pieces were so beautiful that in the auction at the end of the evening the most impressive pieces were sold for upwards of USD$800 – including a dress designed by Jenny Polanco created from old plastic bags, which was bought by Ivonna Sosa for USD$1,000!
An important announcement – the "Sports and Cultural Project"
Last year's Hogar del Niño fundraising weekend was dedicated to the "Sports and Cultural Project", an initiative, which through the construction of a sports stadium, will provide the Hogar del Niño's students as well as the La Romana community, with a safe place to enjoy both sports and cultural events. A year later, following continued fundraising efforts, Xiomara Matos, president of the foundation was thrilled to announce that construction of the sports stadium is now underway!
To read more about the Sports and Cultural Project click here!
The Hogar del Niño
The Hogar del Niño is a children's daycare and educational center for over 1500 children, located in La Romana town, just outside of Casa de Campo. Children from as young as just a few weeks old up to 18 years old are cared for and educated daily, from as early as 5:30am and staying as late as 7pm.
The organization also provides special schooling to over 75 hearing impaired and blind children, as well as a vocational school where over 235 students receive classes in different areas like: sewing; industrial preparation, installation and electrical maintenance; plumbing and management of computer office programs.
Contact the Hogar del Niño on:
Tel: (809) 523-8901 or (809) 556-3181
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.hogardelnino.com

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The drinkware you choose is going to be something you'll reach for many times a day, a week, a year. And it should give you simple but noticeable pleasure each and every time you do. It should be beautiful to look at, comfortable to hold, a delight to sip from, and a breeze to care for. It should catch the light, sparkle with clarity. It should be both a work of art and hardworking. And most of all, it should never sit idle in your cabinet. The Crate and Barrel drinkware collection is extensive with over 150 different glasses, each true to these words. Prices begin at 95 cents for basic juice glasses, and our most expensive handmade stemware is $12.95.
The first thing you need to decide is the shapes you need for the way you entertain. Do you need a rounded red wine that breathes? A fluted champagne to keep the bubbles going? An old-fashioned for a new mojito? The classic drinkware shapes are shown below. We recommend stocking the bar with no less than two or three types of glasses.
For nearly 50 years, we have worked closely with several generations of the finest glassblowers in Europe. There is an art to handmade glass, especially to our specifications. To make a more discriminating choice, train your eye. Look for a flawless attachment at the bowl and stem, or a bowl with a fine continuous pulled stem. Inspect the rim to make sure it is finely cut and polished.
We like to recommend stocking up on a basic all-purpose glass that can handle juice, soda, wine and everything in between. But all-purpose can also mean using your barware for fun new purposes. A pilsner is perfectly shaped for an iced latte. A goblet for fruit salad. A brandy for sorbet. And a martini is a very cool way to dish up cocktail nuts or candy.
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For stemware, you'll need at least as many red and white wine glasses and water goblets as you have dinnerware place settings, and then add four extra in case of accidents. For everyday drinking glasses, figure out how many your dishwasher can hold, then add six more so you always have a clean glass on hand. Specialty glasses for bar drinks should number six to eight each.
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Students getting college degrees are borrowing more money to complete their educations than they have in the past. Student loans have topped $1 trillion. A study recently released by the New America Foundation shows that student loan debt is outpacing all other types of loans except for residential mortgages. Students seeking advanced degrees comprise only 17 percent of student loan borrowers, but they're getting the lion's share of the money.
The study revealed that grad students borrowed an average of $57,600 in 2012, as compared to just $40,209 in 2004. That's an increase of 43 percent in just eight years. Students are hoping that advanced degrees will give them better employment opportunities in a struggling economy.
After completing an undergraduate program, many students are finding it difficult to land a job. The philosophy is that going back to school to get a higher degree will make them more competitive in the workforce. A bachelor's degree is no longer enough for some careers. The New America Foundation research showed that some students with master's degrees weren't necessarily getting higher salaries, just hoping to get the edge over the competition. How much they borrowed was directly related to their field of interest.
For example, students borrowing money for Master of Arts degrees dropped $58,500 in 2012, for an average of $20,500 more per student. On the other hand, the average student financing a business administration master's program in 2012 borrowed $42,000, only $600 more than their counterpart in 2004.
According to non-profit American Student Assistance, of the 20 million students attending college every year, about 12 million borrow money to help cover their expenses. The consumer Finance Protection Bureau reports that of the more than $1 trillion in student loans, $150 billion comes from private lenders, and the other $864 billion is connected to federal funding.
Making sales is part of running your day-to-day business – it's what brings in revenue and keeps the business moving forward. We all hope that customers come to us ready to buy, but in reality, there's a lot more to it than that.
The traditional buying cycle is broken down into three segments that your customers move through in the process of making a purchase. By understanding your business' buying cycle, you can take the right steps and make the most of it.
The first step in the buying cycle is when potential customers discover that they have a need for your product. They're not ready to buy, but they are aware of their need and your potential to fill that need. You can find these potential customers through marketing efforts and by increasing awareness of your brand. Introduce yourself. Capture their attention without pushing for a sale. The use of email newsletters, blogs, and direct mail alerts about upcoming sales are examples of the soft, but necessary, approach during this fragile part of the buying cycle.
During this second phase of the buying process, your potential customers are seeking information. They're considering a purchase and want to be educated about your company and your products. The availability of information is critical in this stage. Prospects are likely to read customer reviews, visit your website for product descriptions and make comparisons of their options. Their sense of urgency has elevated beyond curiosity, and this stage is often triggered by an event that sparks an increased interest. For example, they may have run out of an item or have an upcoming project where use of your product could make or break their success.
Identify the various triggers that prompt people to buy your products and make it known that you can provide solutions to these problems. Build website and newsletter content around these issues. Make testimonials from previous customers available and accessible for those in the second step of the buying cycle. Quench their thirst for information, and continue to build their trust.
Making a Purchase
When someone is ready to buy, you need to be ready to sell. Customers want attention in this third and final phase. If they already have a contact for your company, it's important that this person is available or that your customer can somehow initiate the sale right away. Providing around-the-clock automated ordering or live support is another option to help your customers make their purchases when they're ready. Information about forms of payment and how to contact your company should be visible on all of your marketing materials and on your website to capture the lead and close the sale.
Identifying and understanding how your customers fit into the buying cycle can help your business gain qualified leads and increase your sales. So take a look at your business – what can you do to improve your customers experience in each of these stages? The proper planning and implementation here can be a huge step forward for any business.
Back in the day, people walked into their banks and stood in long lines to deposit checks or make withdrawals. With the birth of automated tellers, direct deposit and online banking, consumers have slowly withdrawn from face-to-face visits. Online banking is changing the industry and the role of bank branches has changed with it.
While online mobile connections make simple transactions more accessible and efficient, there is still a need for the local bank branch. A recent survey from Bankrate.com reveals that 30 percent of Americans haven't visited a bank branch within the past six months. When they do go, the purpose of their visits is no longer to make a simple deposit or withdrawal – they want consultation and personalized attention.
Impact of Age
The Bankrate.com survey also found that the age of the consumer has an impact on how they do their banking. For example, 52 percent of banking customers age 50 and older have visited a bank branch within the past 30 days. Only 42 percent of consumers age 30 and younger have made their way to a bank branch in the last 30 days.
Older Americans are traditionally slower to adopt new technology, such as online and mobile banking, but as time passes, they have learned to embrace it. According to a study by Digital Insight, 36 percent of seniors and 60 percent of Baby Boomers were actively using digital banking in 2011, as compared to 40 percent and 64 percent respectively in 2013. That number is predicted to increase to 55 percent of seniors and 70 percent of Baby Boomers by 2016.
Impact of Technology
Fewer customers visit bank branches to handle routine transactions that can now be done on their mobile devices and desktop computers. As a result, the size and layout of bank branch locations is beginning to change. They're smaller, and the teller line is no longer the central focus. The emergence of automated kiosks for express services and financial loan officers with tablets who can cater to customers anywhere in the room is a direct impact of technology.
While mobile and web technology are expected to continue eclipsing brick-and-mortar branches in the future, don't count out the branches completely just yet. People may have taken day-to-day transactions into their own hands, but consultation for financing and resolution of account problems have come to the forefront of face-to-face banking needs, and the value of real human interaction there isn't likely to diminish anytime soon.
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March may be over, but the madness is in full swing as the NCAA tournament comes down to the Final Four. With barely a week to go in this annual fascination with college basketball, companies large and small are feeling the financial effects – some good, some not so much. Whether they're plagued by employees losing productivity or bolstered by a sudden influx of tournament-hungry patrons, the impact is undeniable.
A Blow to Productivity
According to a recent report from outplacement and career transitioning company Challenger, Gray and Christmas, more than 50 million American workers are participating in office pools. While the annual practice may have cost companies approximately $1.2 billion in lost production time in the first week of the basketball tournament alone, the firm has cautioned corporate executives to avoid taking a hard line against bracket pools, friendly discussions at the water cooler and those taking time out for updates. A blow to employee morale and loss of camaraderie could be even more costly to a company's bottom line in the long run.
A Rise in Morale
While the setback to productivity has declined as the basketball games have transitioned to evening and weekend play, the excitement of bracket busters and newly formed kinships at the office continues. Companies that allow employees to wear their favorite teams' colors or check office pool updates on the clock can still reap the benefits of enthusiastic workers. A pre-tournament survey by staffing services firm OfficeTeam found that 32 percent of the 300 senior managers surveyed believed that support of March Madness activities had a positive impact on worker morale, compared to just 20 percent in 2013.
A Boon to Business
On the other side of the financial fence, many merchants have seen a rise in business during the NCAA tournament. Hotels, restaurants and shops in host cities have experienced a surge in bookings, as have providers for air and ground transportation. Mid-West bracket host city Indianapolis, for example, expected a $20 million spending impact from this past weekend's showdowns between the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville, as well as the University of Tennessee and University of Michigan. Kentucky eked out a win against Michigan amid an economic boost for Indianapolis merchants.
Meanwhile, restaurants and sports bars throughout the country offering televised games with food and drink specials are drawing record crowds of their own. In some cases, employees for these businesses are picking up extra shifts and working longer hours to meet the demand.
With the semi-final games set for Friday, April 4 and the championship on Sunday, April 6, 2014, the eyes of millions of Americans are on the Florida Gators, Connecticut Huskies, Wisconsin Badgers and the Kentucky Wildcats. While there's no doubt that the economic impact of the NCAA tournament has created both winners and losers, only three games remain until it's back to business as usual.
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Starting a new business is not the only time an entrepreneur may look for help with financing. Some small business owners—especially those who operate seasonally—experience fluctuations in cash flow throughout the year. A line of credit can help to smooth over the ebb and flow of sales and cash flow throughout the year.
A business line of credit provides on-demand funding, and there are a number of different types of lines of credit ranging from unsecured, meaning that it is not backed by any kind of assets; to secured, backed on a general basis by all assets of the company, or by specific assets that are structured into the funding formula of the line of credit.
Here are four questions to ask yourself before approaching a lender: 1.) Does your business have uneven cash flow? The best use of a business line of credit is for paying off expenses in the short term that can be easily paid off in the long term. This works well for short term expenses such as payroll and inventory.
2.) Are you able to pay off the balance of your credit line? It can be tempting to carry a balance on a line of credit, but this will ultimately damage both your relationship with the lending bank and your company's financial health. Unless you are able to pay off the balance quickly, you should not run the risk of borrowing against a line of credit, but possibly consider a term loan for long term items like buying equipment. 3.) Would a business credit card be more appropriate for your needs? A line of credit will have a lower interest rate and higher credit limit than most business credit cards. It will not, however, provide line by line tracking of expenses along with date and location of purchases. This can be very valuable for record keeping and future planning, and also allows you the flexibility to provide individual cards to key employees/staff for travel or other day to day business expenses. 4.) Are all business owners available to apply? If your business is a partnership or has multiple owners, at least 80% of the owners must be represented in the credit application. This makes applying for a line of credit a decision that must be made across all owners of your business.
If you are just starting out, looking to obtain working capital for your existing business, or want to grow from your established base, Crestmark's business development team can work with you to determine which type of financing solution is the best fit for your current business situation.
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Former DeKalb sheriff charged in sheriff-elect's murderMember SubmissionPacked courtroom had heavy security By BEN SMITH and DON PLUMMER Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writers Derwin Brown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former DeKalb County Sheriff Sidney Dorsey was arrested Friday for the assassination of the man who defeated him in the sheriff's election. Dorsey, 61, and two other men -- former DeKalb deputy Melvin D. Walker and David Ramsey -- were charged with the murder of Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, who was gunned down in front of his south DeKalb home three days before he was to have been sworn in as sheriff. According to DeKalb authorities, there were four assailants at Brown's home on the night of the shooting. Authorities said Walker, Ramsey and former DeKalb sheriff's deputy Patrick Cuffy were present, along with Paul Skyers, a former roomate and co-worker of Cuffy's at Dorsey's security business. Cuffy and Skyers have not been charged in the Brown slaying. Skyers is not currently in custody. Dorsey and Walker appeared in DeKalb Magistrate Court at about 1:15 p.m. Friday. After a brief hearing Magistrate Judge C. David Wood accepted a state request to postpone the probable cause hearing until Dec. 18. Ramsey was to make a court appearance at 5 p.m. Dorsey wore a black jacket, his hands cuffed behind his back as he was escorted into the courtroom by a phalanx of heavily armed SWAT officers. Reporters screamed questions to Dorsey, asking if he killed Brown. "No," he replied. "No. No." Walker and Dorsey sat alone on a court bench surrounded on all sides by armed police officers. The courtroom walls were lined with police officers, carrying shotguns and automatic weapons. During the hearing the magistrate courtroom was filled to capacity. Derwin Brown's widow, Phyllis Brown, and Dorsey's wife, Sherry Dorsey, sat apart on the same bench row. As Walker and Brown were being led away by officers, Walker's attorney, Max Richardson clasped Walker's shoulder and said, "Be strong." For most of the hearing, Dorsey looked tense and serious. But he turned and mouthed a kiss toward his wife, Sherry, and winked as he was escorted out of the courtroom. Throughouyt the proceedings, Phyllis Brown had a glazed expression on her face. As Dorsey passed, she said in a loud voice, "Praise the Lord." Dorsey glanced briefly at her and walked on. Moments later, as Phyllis Brown was leaving the courtroom, she pumped her fist briefly, but held a gritty look on her face. "Sidney is very sad, as he should be in this position," Dorsey's attorney Brian Steel said. "But Sidney is very strong. The bell has been rung and we will answer." Among those attending the hearing was Mabel Thomas, who who said she same to support Sherry Dorsey, her former Atlanta City Council colleague. "That's my friend," Thomas said. Dorsey surrendered to authorities at about 3 a.m. Friday and the other suspects were arrested at their homes before dawn. Before the hearing, they were being held in an undisclosed location. The break in the case came earlier this week when a former Dorsey deputy agreed to cooperate with authorities in the 11-month-old murder investigation, said a member of the special task force assembled to find Brown's killer. The former deputy, Cuffy, had been charged with murder in the unrelated March 18 shooting death of a drug dealer, but prosecutors agreed to accept a guilty plea to aggravated assault in exchange for Cuffy's information about the Brown killing. The task force member said the deal was presented as the only way to get to Dorsey, their prime target in the investigation. He said Cuffy's cooperation means he will "be allowed to take a walk" on any criminal charges. District Attorney J. Tom Morgan says he was targeted for death by the same people responsible for killing Brown. Morgan said others, who are not elected officials, were also on a hit list, but he would not identify those people. Morgan said he found out about the list about two weeks ago. He then was placed under 24-hour guard and began wearing a bulletproof vest while in public. Keith Adams, Cuffy's attorney, said he will seek today to have Cuffy released on bail pending a sentencing hearing. Possible corruption at the jail, including drug dealing, were among the interests of Derwin Brown, who was gunned down in his driveway Dec. 15, three days before being sworn in as sheriff. Although prosecutors initially denied they made a deal with Cuffy to downgrade the murder charges in exchange for information in the Brown slaying, it was widely speculated by some defense attorneys that a deal existed. Dorsey's lawyer Dwight L. Thomas had said he believed Cuffy cut a deal with DeKalb authorities to implicate Dorsey. "From the very beginning police have created a political suspect. Now you have, because of his need for personal survival, Patrick Cuffy getting in bed with the police and fabricating speculation about Dorsey. Law enforcement is allowing Cuffy's manipulation to get the pressure off of them." Thomas said that DeKalb prosecutors put pressure on Cuffy by saying they are pursuing drug dealing charges against him. "Cuffy has seen a window to climb through after being confronted with his own wrongdoing that had nothing to do with Sidney Dorsey," Thomas said. "But outside of what Cuffy has said, you won't have anything else linking Sidney Dorsey to the horrific event that occurred in Derwin Brown's death. My sympathy goes out to Derwin's family but also to Sidney's family. Both familes have suffered a tragedy." Brown's widow, Phyllis, said, "I want to know why. That's all I want to know." The surprising arrests come after months of slow movement in the case, which the district attorney said last summer was "stalled." But police at a 4:30 a.m. news conference said they never waivered in their belief they would solve a mystery that has captivated and troubled metro Atlanta residents for nearly a year. "We've been standing here and telling you we would get to the bottom of this case," DeKalb Police Chief Eddie Moody said. "There are still a lot of other things that have to be done." Police and prosecutors refused to answer questions about a motive or describe each man's alleged role in the slaying. No weapon has been found, despite for a $10,000 reward for the gun, which police said was a semiautomatic weapon. Asked what it felt like to arrest a law enforcement officer for the slaying of a lawman, Moody said, "It makes us feel a little lost, a little sad. But our job is when people commit crimes to seek them out and bring them to justice." DeKalb police arrived at the homes of the three men between 2:30 and 2:45 a.m. Walker and Ramsey were arrested at their homes, in Conyers and Lithia Springs, respectively. When a police officer went to the East Atlanta home of Dorsey, Dorsey's wife, Sherry, answered the door and said he was not at home. A short time later, Dorsey and his lawyer, Brian Steel, appeared at DeKalb police headquarters, where Dorsey surrendered. Moody said he'd contacted Brown's widow, Phyllis, and other members of Brown's family. "My initial reaction when I found Derwin in my driveway was, Sidney did it," Phyllis Brown said this morning. "Now, I hope it is over. I really just hope it is over." Brown said that while she did not ask police to keep her up-to-date on the investigation, she did want to know the outcome. "Because I am a cop's wife...all I want to know is, who did it, when they did it and why they did." Derwin Brown's brother said he was pleased to learn of the arrests. But he believes there are more conspirators still at large. Ron Brown, speaking by phone from New York, said, "I think it's pretty clear that the conspiracy goes much deeper. And total justice will not be served until the root of the corruption in DeKalb County, which has perpetuated this crime as well as others, is exposed and eliminated. That is the charge to the people of DeKalb County. They can be satisfied with a Band-Aid or they can go in and cut the cancer out." Ron Brown reiterated his call for a federal investigation into corruption in DeKalb. "I really believe that's what my brother would want. What he lived and died for was justice and the pursuit of the truth, and it doesn't stop with the apprehension and conviction of these thugs." Ramsey, who is from the Virgin Islands, is a boyhood friend of Cuffy's, another former deputy who repeatedly called himself a target of Brown homicide investigators. In interviews in the weeks after Brown's slaying, Dorsey repeatedly denied any involvement. In one television appearance, he said the people responsible "should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. And I mean capital punishment." Dorsey's criminal lawyer, Brian Steel, said his client will be vindicated. "This is one of the darkest days in the legal system of the state of Georgia," said Steel. "Former sheriff Sidney Dorsey is truly incapable of committing this horrendous crime." Friends and supporters of Derwin Brown welcomed news for the arrests. "It makes me feel good to know they have someone in custody," the Rev. Dolly Mahone, of East Atlanta, said of Dorsey's arrest. "What would make it even better is if they can make the charges stick." Others were more restrained. "I certainly, as an attorney, value the fact that the people that are arrested are innocent until proven guilty," said Atlanta City Councilmember-elect Natalyn Mosby Archibong, who defeated Dorsey's wife, incumbent Sherry Dorsey in the November election. "I am very happy to see such strong progress in the case. "Maybe it's over," Archibong said, "and maybe that will give us some closure. Dorsey was under investigation for allegedly using on-duty deputies to work for his private security company and for letting jail inmates work in a home repair program run by his wife. Brown told 38 department employees they would be fired when he took office Jan. 1. Reaction from Dorsey's East Atlanta neighborhood included that of Archie Page, who was sweeping up at service station about a block from the Dorseys' home: "God bless, him I wish him the best. I hope he didn't do it, but if he did, he has to face God." -- Staff writers Mae Gentry and Maurice Tamman contributed to this article. |
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Crowning the Playhouse Theatre, Parliament Penthouse in the heart of Westminster is the much-coveted location.
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As you enter the penthouse, the light from the open plan living area spills down the hall, welcoming you into the divinely white and airy space that awaits. Three king-sized rooms with crisp white walls, lavish bathrooms and selected artworks rest just off the hallway – each furnished to the luxurious standard you'd expect from any Uber London Apartment. Tear yourself away from the bedrooms that will inevitably have you in their grips by nightfall and venture on into the truly resplendent open plan living area. Relax on the sofas in the sitting area and enjoy some television, or entertain guests in the dining area. The dining table seats ten, and is bound to be at the heart of many a memorable evening as you and your guests converse over tableside views of the city.
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Descend from the celestial heights of our Parliament Penthouse and you'll be torn. Seconds in one direction take you to the north bank of the River Thames, with views of the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye. Seconds in the other, and you'll be on the Strand, the road that connects the founding site of the City of London with Trafalgar Square. Flip a coin and start exploring.
Beyond the river
The award winning Golden Jubilee Bridges, two twin cable-stayed pedestrian bridges that straddle the Hungerford railway bridge, strap across the river waiting to take you to the other side. Crossing the river via this feat of engineering proves to be both exhilarating and scenic as you see and feel the waters gushing underneath. On the other side, Southbank buzzes with its electric pedestrian scene. This promenade teems with street performers, art installations and bona fide attractions like the Sea Life London Aquarium and newly relocated London Dungeon. Hop on the London Eye and be back up in the clouds as you take in a more dynamic view of the city. You'll be surprised at how much time you'll be spending 'south of the River', with the Royal Festival Hall, British Film Institute, Hayward Gallery and many more diversions that make this area nearly impossible to leave.
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Back across the river, the theatres, shops and restaurants along the Strand jostle to catch your eye. See a show, do some shopping or stop at a café and watch London stream by. Of course, for the most discerning guest, one could always chance a visit down the nearby Mall to see if the Queen is having visitors. Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the British Monarch is simply a sight not to miss. More than a stately palace, Buckingham Palace is the focal point for the British in times of difficultly and celebration. Stand at the golden palace gates and feel the site resonate with memories of times that have shaped British life and the world around it – from the sea of flowers laid by a stunned nation in mourning to the sea of honorary wedding guests hailing a young Duke and Duchess. You will be moved.
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Be moved in another way and catch one of London's two remaining Routemaster bus routes. These bright red open-backed busses are one of the most enduring icons of London city life, and although the fleet was officially retired in 2005, popular demand has kept two routes, the 9 and the 15, in service. The 15 will take you from the top of the Mall, up the Strand and all the way to the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral. Alight here and be transported to a historical time of turmoil and triumph. The building that stands today has done so since 1675, after just surviving the Great Fire of London. However, this area has been the site of worship for over 1400 years. Redesigned by Sir Christopher Wren, St. Paul's Cathedral was the tallest building to stand in London right up until the 1960s. The addition of skyscrapers to the London skyline may have stripped this global landmark of its former accolade, but architects bow in reverence as regulations forbid the construction of any building within the cathedral's radius that will block its view, lest any Londoner or visitor be deprived of the pleasure.
Return to your own penthouse view early one evening and catch the procession of flickering city lights that signal the end of another day in London. After waking up the next morning, you'll face the battle once more of deciding what to do, for so much of London persists to be just outside your door:
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And of course, catch a tube from Embankment Underground station, 30 seconds from the penthouse gates, and continue the adventure further a field.
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Luxury and Location: as with every Uber London Apartment, our Parliament Penthouse is beautifully finished and is within walking distance from some of London's best attractions. Recently purchased for £2.3 million pounds, this is simply one of the most stunning penthouses in London.
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This property is set in the most central place possible, although when you close your door at night you would not believe it as it is uber silent. The property is located a walk away from; Big ben, houses of parliament, horse guards parade, buckingham palace, tower of london, trafalgar square, leicester square, covent garden, soho, harrods, oxford street, regent street, barclays bike hire stations, museums, all the galleries, train stations, tube stations, bus connections.
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JSWolf, I disagree. I have seen a great deal of inconsistancy in LIT files and even using an excellent converter I get some files that produce wonderful paragraphs and chapters and other files leave everything in one big paragraph.
I do agree that you need to experiment; however, it will become and endless exercise as the experiments must be repeated for each new source of LIT files. Since most LIT files that I have seen started life in another form (many of them as HTML or DOC), the HTML versions of the files may be closer to the original edited source than the LIT files.
I'm talking only about original LIT files where the results will be fine. Not the homemade LIT files made by scanning the book. Using a LIT fille that was from an authroized ebook seller (such as Simon and Schuster) and then removed the DRM and finally converting to HTML will look best. The homemade pirated books in LIT format look horrible mostly even in LIT format.
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So you picked Misaka route and turn Misaki into cupid of love? -_- Still I'm not sure yet if it will end with Mikoto but honestly I'm tired of her and her over popularity with lots of fic about MikotoxTouma. Though the story is not yet finished I will wait on how things will workout. As for a problem.... Touma become popular thanks to his test and his troubles with the tokiwadai level 5. How can he sneak up in the battle of middle schools in the time when his stopping Oriana? You skipped that part and onto the day before he goes to Italy. Well that part wasn't really important but I can't imagine him sneaking there and going out alive with Mikoto and Misaki participating plus Seiri getting injured. I imagined that Misaki might discover something but its been skipped. With more details on such part about that I want to read the next part specially I want to know will Sieiri and Aogami do. I bet the others will also do something and I can't see Aogami not doing something in front of an all girls middle school fight. To little index even though she supposedly around him almost all the time. To be honest I just realized that Index isn't with Touma at all in your fic even though she usually is with him. Or maybe because she is not important to the plot that she is not around even though in the book they are always together. Just like Accelerator and Last Order. And I will agree that Index isn't the type for romance with Touma. Maybe the before memory erase status of Touma but after that one. She stays with a family type of person for Touma. An important girl which he doesn't want to see cry. Just like how Accelerator tread Last Order. To both of them the loli's is their life line. In Touma's case. His only connection from the past and the first person to appear in front of him and also the first person to say she loves him and the first person that cried when he doesn't remember anything about her. Thus Kamijou Touma LIED for her sake. So she won't cry anymore.
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It's like the most potent Telesma in existence. I can't take it all.
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You can't fight hype; as it stands Mikoto/Touma, KuroNeko/Kyousuke, Victorique /Kazuya and Charlotte/Ichika are the most popular straight pairings right now. You want to fight the power? Well revolutions don't come easy. I fought in the Nanoha civil war 4 years ago and I can tell you, if you want something done you'll have to do it yourself because nobody else is going to write a Yuuno fic, or a Chrono/Carim oneshot, or a Erio/Luteica revamp >.>. *cough* It also doesn't help that there are very few people in the toaru fanfic world... We need more fangirls... Female writers are somehow more creative... ...But when all's said and done, my [Majutsu no Kurisumasu II] story this year would still end on a Touma x Mikoto note
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Fangirls? Nuh, if that happens it's either:
1. Touma/Mikoto everywhere. 2. Mary Sues Galore! (I dread.) 3. Hetero pairings thrown out of the window, they be damned. From now on, Accelerator/Touma will be one of the hottest topics around, and it'll be as if there are no girls in the Index universe at all. ... I'm just exaggerating, but I guess I'm also out of my minds on speculating what kind of fanfics will appear if you wish so that the number of fangirls go up.
2011-07-27, 09:40 | Link #1746 | |
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Yes, you would have to waddle through the BL crap but the grass is usually greener on the other side... And there are ALOT of them, tens of thousands of them unlike the tiny hundred that we have. Then again, the series I used to go to were Digimon/Eva/Shaman King/Naruto/Inuyasha/Ranma so maybe it has to do with the type of series than the demography of the writers ?
2011-07-27, 09:58 | Link #1747 |
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In my experience its always been more of a numbers game.
if you have 1000 female writers compared to 100 male ones, you're more likely to find more good stories written by the girls. After all, if 1 in 10 writers are good, you'll get 10 good male written fics and 100 good fics wriitne by girls. And well, fanfiction is dominated by female writers in most places. The ones you mentioned at least have a female dominated fanfic fandom. I think. ToAru is one of the few successful series that aren't flooded with fangirls, something that can prob be attributed to the general lack of bishies, a main character that is well ajusted and nice, and a lack of ho yay. There is a reason Accelerator is such fangirl bait - bishieness, dark and troubled past and, cold dickish behaviour and the reverence he puts Touma.
2011-07-27, 10:10 | Link #1749 | ||
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Because we men are lazy and unimaginative creatures right ? Quote:
So what are we made up of?! REASONABLE PEOPLE ?! Reasonable people aren't profitable! We need more crazy people! Plus he's 'good' with kids.
2011-07-27, 10:22 | Link #1750 | |
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Just as to give you a appetiser at the craziness held within, my father back in his old days played a rather...unconvential musical instrument. You might have heard about it. It's called a chainsaw. That's right, he substituted guitar for a chainsaw and waved it at the audience while laughing maniacally. People always asked him to whip it out and give them a solo. (And no, he's not a murderer if that's what you're wondering...) I wish I was kidding...but I'm not. And I'm the sane one in the family... This is proof that the Crackiness of a writer is genetic. I can't escape it. The less I say about my dear mother, the better.
2011-07-27, 10:29 | Link #1753 | |
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2011-07-27, 13:41 | Link #1756 |
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...its not like he's going to have them serve him while making them wear *put the names fetishy outfits here*,by this point he's probably desperate not to look like a perverted two time(and in his own eyes a pedophile) so...he'll probably have them do something tame, if he even has them do anything.This will only work if he wins though
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2011-07-27, 18:04 | Link #1757 | ||
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Really now, I think what I write is nowhere near as crack-ish as what you end up writing... Or maybe I'm really mistaken about the potentness of that and we're all simply immune to the effects of our own writing? And really, from what you're saying I'm really starting to question my own sanity to write things that gains your approval like that. Quote:
FFN don't allow 'choose your own' stories on the site... but when I finish the fic I'm willing to post the 'alternative endings' here in this thread. Obvious ones include Mikoto and Misaki routes, but I can always do things like Touma&Gunha Touma&Motoharu Touma&Gunha&Motoharu... Frak this, the 'Mr.Kyon' grimoire have gotten to me. I need to go lie down... 2) As for the sneaking into fight with Tokiwadai on the first day... I'm thinking about the guards at the gate don't follow rumours like the students do, and the Tokiwadai students won't know it's Touma. There's videos on youtube about 'Change Blindness' (eg the one with the gorilla) and 'Selective Attention', where people don't see things right in front of them unless they're looking specifically for them. Tokiwadai students probably won't think it's Touma, and just think it's a look-a-like at most. Getting won't be a problem, and getting out with Seiri attracting most of the attention seems pretty likely to me. I'd imagine Misaki will find out, Touma telling her it's 'one of those things' and she'd know better to dig further. (this would be what happens if I have to write it into my fic as a explanation) Other options include blackmail him into doing small favours for her. Nothing serious, just him being mercilessly taken advantage of in small things like fetching her drinks or help her carry bags one time when she goes shopping. But with a punishment game available... yeah, who needs blackmail material? 3) In this fic, Index is pretty much in the 'pet' or 'family member' slot. There's even comments Index is pretty much with Touma only because he feeds her in the novels. I basically ignore her since a) writing a nun into a romance just seems wrong (basically, no Agnese, Index or Orsola scenes from me, ever) and b) other characters like Misaki and Saten takes up too much writing time already. and @Ilidsor: No, if Touma wins he gets out of punishment, not getting his way with two girls. That's because Touma's so far behind Mikoto in points he no longer can win, and so he exchanged 'gaining benefits' for 'not receiving punishment'. The deal was changed to 'WIN: no punishment from Mikoto; LOSE: punishment game with both Mikoto and Misaki', when the old was 'Winner make loser do as he/she likes, only between Mikoto and Touma'. Still, Motoharu was implying Touma's a 'M' and wants to be thoroughly taken care of by Misaki and Mikoto once he loses. Have fun thinking about that |
2011-07-27, 18:23 | Link #1758 |
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Toaru Kagaku no Firestarter
Here's the first of a series of revamped wikia-style teaser articles for my own fanon, starting with the Ace of Sakugawa. The entire setting is a spinoff of the Railgun spinoff (think the various non-Amuro Gundam in UC Gundam timeline). What started out as a cameo character stalking Accelerator in my pre-writings that dwelve into his emo past has grown up into her own protagonist. A child made by Man seeking freedom from destiny. Or just a girl burning anything in her way like a super driver. Without an OC thread, this would have to do. Hope I build up enough hype.
2011-07-27, 21:33 | Link #1760 | ||
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Well, I suppose things have been a little too peaceful ever since the Light Novels (translations) were completed for the main story. Sigh, it's not as fun as in the Nanoha FF.net where people get so indignant over their favorite pairings... But over here it's like People have no illusions. Anything they don't like they just ignore... -_- Quote:
...But it's fine if it's not technically 'romance' right >.> ? Just saying... But okay, I understand your position and I COMPLETELY respect your decision... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The Social Animal
New York Times columnist David Brooks uses brain science theory to argue that culture – and not reason – shapes our decisions.
Along with Justin Bieber and caffeinated alcohol, add brain studies to the list of current hot cultural trends. Not a day passes, it seems, without some new account of the importance of fMRIs or neuroplasticity or the biological basis of happiness.
In his new book The Social Animal, New York Times columnist David Brooks declares that neuroscience "helps fill the hole left by the atrophy of theology and philosophy" and that by telling us more about how we think and what we crave, it stands to revolutionize the way we live our lives. For a man who believes in good conservative fashion that "Wisdom begins with an awareness of our own ignorance," this is a heady claim. There is nothing intellectually modest, however, about "The Social Animal."
To make his argument, Brooks tells the story of two characters, Harold and Erica. We follow them through the stages of their lives: infancy, high school, marriage (to each other), career building, infidelity, retirement, old age. Along the way, the author breaks his narrative to highlight research that helps explain why Harold and Erica act the way they do. Brooks has borrowed this approach from "Emile," Jean-Jacques Rousseau's great study on education. When I mentioned this to a learned friend, he remarked, "It's the type of thing you'd try only if you felt pretty confident your audience hadn't read the original." One wonders if the creator of Harold and Erica appreciates the tyrannical nature of Rousseau's tutor. Does neuroscience take the place of Emile's tutor, dictating every outward deed and inward motion of the soul?
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