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Flexing its muscles ahead of the assembly polls, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday threatened to break its 15-year-old alliance with the Congress by announcing that it would contest the polls alone if its ally does not concede to its demand of half the total seats.
Ajit Pawar, deputy chief minister and NCP leader, said his party wanted to contest 144 of a total 288 assembly seats. "If the Congress does not meet our demand, the NCP will contest on all 288 seats. Party workers should be ready to fight on all seats," said Pawar while addressing a rally in Ahmednagar. In the 2009 polls, the NCP had contested 114 seats, while the remaining were contested by the Congress.
Pawar even suggested that all political outfits in the state should contest the elections separately. "This will show who is the stronger party in the state. However, this is my personal opinion and my party has nothing to do with this suggestion," he said.
"The Shiv Sena has been ruling the BMC for the last 17 years. Still, Mumbai's roads are pothole- ridden. The city's infrastructure is in its worst condition. Same with the MNS, which has been ruling the Nashik Municipal Corporation for past five years. What happened? No development at all. The people are shrewd, they know whom to vote for in the assembly polls," said Pawar.
The leader also defended the decision on the Maratha and Muslim reservations saying that the state government would not disturb other backward caste reservations.
NCP state president Sunil Tatkare, the OBC face of the party, also reiterated Pawar's demand. "In 2009, we gave more seats to Congress because they had won the maximum Lok Sabha seats. This year, we had won four seats, while the Congress won merely two in the recent Lok Sabha polls. So by this logic, the NCP should have an upper hand in seat-sharing. We will field candidates on all 288 seats if the Congress does not concede more seats to us," said Tatkare.
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"It's misframing the issue to ask whether any speech is 'proper,' or 'disrespectful,' " says Michael De Dora, policy director of the Center for Inquiry, the secular advocacy group that sponsors and organizes the Blasphemy Day. "People have a right to say a lot of things that are profoundly stupid and wrong."
He pointed out that anti-incitement laws are even more common, and more easily invoked, in Muslim countries than in Europe. In the Islamic word, not causing offense is widely viewed as a pillar of how societies function. So when intentional provocation occurs, the state is often prepared to react swiftly.
"What you see in these countries is that they might not have blasphemy laws but they do have laws against insulting people's feelings, because insulting them will incite them to violence," De Dora said. Merely stating aloud that one is an atheist, for example, might trigger an arrest. "We find that unfortunate."
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Everyone says an open, transparent government is the hallmark of a healthy democracy. But most reasonable people would agree that there must be limits to how transparent government can be. After all, no one wants sensitive national security secrets to fall into the wrong hands. When information shared in the name of good governance can be exploited by terrorists, many would argue the public's right to know pales in comparison to the public's need for protection.
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The thinking capacity of a huge network of universities and research centers should be considered a national security strength, not a threat or nuisance that needs to be kept at arm's length. The academy's powers to analyze dangers and recommend safe, efficient solutions are stronger than that of the government, and infinitely stronger than that of any terrorist organization. When governments consider everyone a potential terrorist, they are insulating themselves from the brain power that should be our first line of defense.
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Biomedical technicians, also known as medical equipment repairers or biomedical equipment technicians, repair medical devices such as heart monitors, ventilators and electric wheelchairs. Technicians may be required to work around patients and must be comfortable doing so. These professionals generally hold associate's degrees in biomedical technology or biomedical engineering, and they generally gain hands-on experience during their studies. Voluntary certification is available to those who desire it.
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Not bulk but MacBaren Old Dark Fired is a great value in tinned tobacco.
This is a discussion on One Shot in America to buy bulk. Need some suggestions within the General Pipe Forum forums, part of the Pipe Smokers Forums category; Hi All, I've mentioned before that I live overseas. Well I just found out I'll be in America for five ...
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I've mentioned before that I live overseas. Well I just found out I'll be in America for five days around April. I've been overseas for the past several years, and in the last year (when i've really taken up smoking again) I've been buying mostly tins available over here. But this habit is expensive when I don't buy in bulk.
The preferred means would be to buy a bunch of small samples of bulk tobaccos to find out what I like and then buy a massive amount of that to take back, unfortunately I wont be in America long enough to pull that off. So I will be leaning heavily on your suggestions.
I would love to buy 3 pounds or so of two or three things I can bank on liking.
I'm a fan of MacBaren mixture flake, but the tongue bite is a bit much for me. I'm a pansy when it comes to tongue bite (yes, I've tried a bunch of things, and i can manage it a bit, but would prefer things that smoke very cooly).
I've found I like english blends because they tend to bite less than normal, so I may buy something like Boswell's Light or Mid english.
But my absolute favorite flavor is virginia's. Robert' McConnell's Red Virginia tastes great, but is an inferno in my mouth.
The best thing I have ever smoked is Astley's 109. I haven't tried the 44 but plan to soon.
Is there anything comparable to Astley's 109 that I could buy in bulk? Is there a place I could buy Astley's in bulk online? (I go home to Texas so buying online to avoid the crazy taxes is nice).
Anyhow. Whatever suggestions you have I would love. Is there a bulk virginia somewhere that tastes great and is as mild as Asleys 109? That would be my dream... But I'm open to other suggestions, preferring very cool smokes with lots of flavor, and very cool smokes in general. I abhor aromatics (they coat my tongue and make crazy, even though that's all I smoked 10 years ago).
This is my one shot to have stuff ordered and waiting at the house for me to pick up and take back. So your suggestions will be weighted greatly and greatly apprecaited.
Not bulk but MacBaren Old Dark Fired is a great value in tinned tobacco.
I haven't had Astley's 109, so I'm no help there. However based on your loathing of tongue bite and appreciation of English blends, I'm going to guess you'd really like C&D Epiphany as a light English, or maybe Billy Budd if you need more Latakia. Both are a staple in my cellar and are available in bulk from most online places. For bulk Virginia's, I really like McClelland 5100 Red Cake and H&H Louisiana Red (VaPer).
If you'd like to try a sample of those, just PM an address or PO box and I'll be happy to send it.
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Astley's is made by Kolhase & Kopp in Germany, so you're heading the wrong way for bulk from them, even if they have it. Haven't tried 109 just yet, but both 44 and 55 have made the cut for my cellar, so I'll be surprised if I don't like it. Absolutely no help, eh?
the wrong way??? you're clearly very confused about where I live.
Your going to be paying alot $$$ when you go throw customs when you get home mate
I'm counting on not being bothered, I seldom am. But if I'm stopped I'll pay what it costs... I'd rather pay the customs fee than buy the tobacco locally where the import fee is bad AND people are making money being the middle man.
Still interested in more extremely-cool smoking Va Bulk suggestions....
You have a lot of time to decide on how to deal with this, which is good. (You're thinking of ordering it beforehand and picking it up somewhere, correct?)
I'd be picking up a tub of PA, which is really not at all what you had in mind. You might like this, though:
Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Scotch Flake pipe tobacco reviews
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I would suggest a 24oz (1.5lb) box of both Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake and Luxury Twist Flake. Well packaged for suitcase storage, reasonably easily available, both awesome blends. For a third suggestion, Rattrays Hal O the Wynd is available in 1lb bags, but may be hard to locate in-stock.
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Bob @rogermugs , I'm smoking a layer cake of two of the bulk Va blends that I'm sending: Peter Stokkebye's Luxury Bullseye Flake and C&D Old Joe Kranz (mostly Burley).
Within the next week or two I will be ordering a number of straight baccys, including 3/4 various Virginias, and can also order some of the straight Va that you desire if you advise me of your preference.
Bullseye has no bite whatsoever, even smoking it hot ROTT. I smoked two bowls straight with 2 coins, then two more as the layer cake. This and SG 1792 Flake are the only remotely aromatic baccys that I smoke.
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Figure drawing from life in Photoshop. So far done from a 2 hour session, with another 2 hours coming up soon, after which I'll just work on it from my head. It all VERY rough at the moment, and only major areas of color and shadow have been blocked in, so I guess right now I'd like some advice on how the composition is working (or not working). And of course, any other criticism would be great too.
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Right now everything reads very light, very "pastel". I would suggest first adding some darks in, and less of a faded look, saturation can work in your favor
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More progress after the second session, the rest will be from my head. I tried to work on some things mentioned into the critiques (thanks!), like strengthening the shadows and highlights. Would appreciate some more thoughts.
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that green character doesn't seem like a bust, but is green.. what kind of life drawing sessions are you attending?
looking over your main figure I think maybe her neck might be to thin/long and her right arm and hand (our left) is a little massive.
overall looking good though.
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m.wellman- the green figure is a bust, yeah. Guess I should try to make it look more like plastic. As for the figure, she is extremely tall and skinny, and the neck's about. I'll fix that arm though, that snuck right past me somehow. Thanks!


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L297 is a power waster, and only goes up to 2 amps
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Steve Kelman is hopeful that the VA's unusual choice to host a competition for an IT system will break new ground. (Stock image)
When I posted on my Facebook page a column about contests (when they're likely to work and when they're a bad idea) as a procurement tool, I received a comment from my friend Roger Baker, the dynamic CIO of Veterans Affairs, about a contest the VA is running where they will pay $3 million to the winner who can develop an open-source appointment scheduling system for VA hospitals.
The contest was announced in early January, and entries are due by June 13. (For blog readers unfamiliar with the idea, a procurement contest is one where the government puts out a problem it needs to solve and announces a prize for the first or the best solution to the problem. Anyone may enter – no RFP, no long proposals, etc. Experience shows that winners are typically players the government has never dealt with before.)
The VA had earlier spent over $125 million to try to develop a customized scheduling system, and it didn't work. This was one of the systems cancelled in a bold move by Baker when he came on board as VA CIO in 2009. I'm sure I'm missing something, but scheduling sounds to me like a fairly widespread commercial business process, and it seems weird that the VA had originally thought to grow their own. If the VA is actually now able to get an application that works for $3 million, after all they've spent, it would be an example of the 95 percent cost savings that come up often enough to make the contest phenomenon worthy of further attention.
At any rate, we should be really paying attention to whether the contest idea works here. It has seldom (in fact, I'm trying to be cautious – I actually can't think of a single example) been used in government to date to try to source an IT application. In the column I wrote (based on a paper by a University of Michigan business school academic), it was argued that contests are less likely to work if the product or service cannot be fully specified and if there will need to be a lot of communication between the buyer and potential contest entrants. Since IT applications typically can't be fully specified and do require communication, VA's approach is risky – though hardly more risky than the original decision that led to blowing $125 million on failure going the traditional route.
So this is a project that the IT community should be watching really carefully. One way or another, there are likely to be lessons learned here, which hopefully the VA will share. If this works, it's going to open a new chapter for IT procurement in the federal government. Hats off to Roger Baker and Peter Levin, the VA's CTO, for giving it a try!
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This tour was a lot of fun. Biggest bargain we got during our Italy Vacation. A comfortable boat took us from Island to Island. There was time to look around on each island, and each had it's own personality. Customer service was very good. There is a large information area by the main entrance to Venice and a representative from this tour worked there. Once you enter Venice it will take you almost an hour to walk to where the tour boats depart, or you can take take the water bus like we did. Obviously you have to pay for the bus, but it was really fun. Also, the boats depart right by St. Marks Square, so you see the main hub of Venice. Venice is a very expensive city to sit down in, and this boat tour was a wonderful, inexpensive way to see the Islands and relax. Everyone going to Venice should take this tour - there is nothing not to love!
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Florence, Italy
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My sister and I sent our teenagers on this tour without us and they loved it! Florence is an easy city to walk around and they were able to go out on their own and do something fun. They said the class was a ton of fun, and they all got certificates of completion! The instructors were funny. The kids loved it. The pizza was very good, and they didn't make gelato, they watched it being made and ate it.
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The service is certainly as promised. Our tour guide was good, and the tour was informative. We found the segway to be a little more difficult to use then it appears. We were so focused on using the Segway that it was hard to listen to the tour. The boys LOVED the segways, and they had no problem. They also didn't care at all about the tour because they were having so much fun riding the segways. The girls loved the segways too, but they had to focus a little more. The adults along had trouble. We ran into things and fell down. Overall it was a really fun family activity, and the kids will be making jokes about our performance for years to come. I'd recommend this tour for the experience of using the segways and trying something new in this beautiful city. If you are unsure of your balance or mechanical ability, then you might want to try something different.
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This tour was great. Our guide had a degree in art history in addition to being a certified tour guide (which is a difficult certification to obtain in Italy). We appreciated her knowledge and passion for this beautiful place. I would strongly recommend anyone visiting Rome to take this tour. If you are not in with a tour group you have to wait in line for hours in the sun and then walk shoulder to shoulder with thousands of other people through the museums. Even skipping the line the crowds are unbearable. With this tour we often were the only people in the hallways. We could get good pictures, and appreciate the art. Also, our guide was excellent. Previously I had toured the museums but on this tour we went through the Pope's apartments. They are no longer furnished, but the walls and the stories are stunning. The disadvantage to the night time tour is that you don't get to skip the cue for St. Peters (go around 5:00 and you'll get right in) and a second disadvantage is that the Sistine Chapel is dimly lit so it was harder to appreciate. There is nothing in the world like the Vatican. I'm confident that this tour is the best way to see it.
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The Leonard Lopate show in the green room - my favorite place to listen to the radio
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Cayla Miller picked the perfect time to have one of the biggest nights of her career.
The Newton-Conover senior guard scored 11 points — all in the second half — to guide the Lady Red Devils to the Catawba Valley 2A tournament title Friday in a 64-53 win over Bandys.
"I can't say enough about her," N-C coach Ike Williams said. "That's the Cayla Miller we've been waiting all year for to have a big game. She really stepped up. She hit a big three, made some putbacks and made some free throws. That's what you expect from a senior. I'm very proud of her."
Bandys sophomore Madi Story was named the Catawba Valley 2A player of the year Friday, while the Trojans' Beth Queen is the top coach in the conference.
Story joins her sister, Jesse, as back-to-back CVAC players of the year.
The Trojans had a league-leading four players named all-conference, including Chelsey Queen, Taylor Sigmon and both Story sisters.
Newton-Conover had the second-most selections in the Catawba Valley 2A, including Taylor Petty, Shynese Whitener and Kadesha Gibbs.
Maiden's lone selection in the conference was Sabrien Gaither.
TORONTO — Reggie Williams scored a season-high 22 points to help the Charlotte Bobcats snap a 16-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Raptors 98-91 on Friday night.
D.J. Augustin had 11 points and 10 assists, Kemba Walker scored 14 points and fellow rookie Bismack Biyombo had a career-high 13 rebounds as the Bobcats won for the first time since beating Golden State 112-100 on Jan. 14. Corey Maggette added 16 points as Charlotte avoided becoming the 28th team in NBA history to drop at least 17 straight games.


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Facebook acquires mobile app maker Acrylic
The engineer behind Canadian startup Acrylic said Friday that he was closing up his one-man shop and joining the design team at leading social network Facebook.
The engineer behind Canadian startup Acrylic said Friday that he was closing up his one-man shop and joining the design team at leading social network Facebook.
Facebook added more mobile technology to its arsenal with the acquisition of Spool, a startup specializing in bookmarking and sharing content on smartphones or tablets.
Daniel Feder is out to trump a grade school buddy who hit it big with online travel service TripAdvisor.
A US appeals court gave Samsung a temporary reprieve Friday on the sale of its Galaxy Nexus 7 smartphones while leaving intact a court ban on US sales of its tablet computers in a patent battle with Apple.
Online retailer Rakuten said Monday it would launch a $100 e-reader into Japan's largely untapped digital book market, as rivals including US online giant Amazon eye the reading-mad nation.
South Korea's Samsung vowed Saturday to "take all available measures" to fight a US court's decision to block American sales of its Galaxy Nexus smartphones made in collaboration with Google. ...
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There are two things people tend to take very seriously: their money and their religion. It's no surprise, then, that Wall Street offers several ways to combine them.
Investing based on religious principles is one of the main branches of what is called socially responsible investing. Typically, this school of investing is more about what you won't buy than what you will. Investors generally avoid companies that manufacture or sell alcohol, tobacco or pornography; others also avoid investing in companies that make weapons or produce oil.
Investments screened in this way comprise about $2.7 trillion dollars of the $25 trillion invested in the United States, according to the Social Investment Forum, a nonprofit group. Morningstar currently tracks 91 mutual funds that it defines as faith-based, with a total of $22 billion in assets, compared with 33 such funds a decade ago.
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While many institutions and endowments practice some form of social investing, the number of investors who screen companies for religious reasons continues to grow, says Lloyd Kurtz, a financial advisor with Wells Fargo who has worked in social investments for 15 years.
"Many people will not make any compromises in investing if something doesn't fit their values," he says. "If they believe tobacco is wrong in their personal life, they won't purchase any stock of a company that's in that business."
The easiest way to invest based on your faith is to buy a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund. Because the holdings of faith-based funds can vary widely, it's impossible to pigeonhole their performance. Generally, however, they charge higher fees than index funds and historically have not performed as well.
They can also cause you to miss out on key financial drivers. Some faith-based funds, for example, shun drug companies because of their work on abortion-related treatments or stem cell research. Since these same firms tend to offer high dividends, however, a portfolio that lacks them can lag behind. Instead, faith-based investors might want to consider buying other dividend-paying stocks to make up the difference, says Kurtz.
Double-check that the fund's philosophy matches yours before purchasing shares, suggests David Kathman, an analyst at Morningstar who covers faith-based funds. "Some faith-based funds are more socially conservative than others, which may be a plus for some investors and a minus for others," he says. Some Catholic funds, for instance, won't invest in companies that offer benefits to unmarried partners of employees.
For investors who want to purchase individual stocks, several companies offer research that rates companies based on social screens. KLD Research and Analytics offers what Kurtz calls "a value line for social investors." Pro Vita Advisors, meanwhile, offers research regarding family and life issues from a conservative perspective, Kurtz says.
The two main Catholic mutual funds are the Ave Maria funds, launched in 2001, and the LKCM Aquinas funds launched in 1994.


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I just had an item rejected unfortunately, and well I disagree a little with the feedback, wondered what others thought.
You need to expand on this concept a little here, think about how to push the file design and concept that bit further. Think about including more elements.
I created nearly all the twitter bootstrap web elements (buttons, nav bar, tabs) etc. Placed some of the most commonly used ones in the preview image. Could have put more I guess but seeing as Bootstrap is popular and already known, most will know the type of elements it has.http://i.imgur.com/BBC9N.jpg
Look forward to the feedback.
While they are quite clean they are very plain, they could easy be created in a few minute maybe less, you need to look at buttons already on the site and you will find the quality is very high. remember to check the date they simple one will be the oldest as the standards have got harsher as time has gone on.
you are really going to have to push the design further, it need to be something that can be recreated very quickly!
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Kim Chiu's mother dies; actress shuns interviews
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MANILA, Philippines—ABS-CBN prized talent Kim Chiu, 23, arrived in her hometown Cebu City on Monday to mourn the death of her mother, said a report from Cebu Daily News Tuesday.
Louella Yap Chiu, 50, succumbed to aneurysm, said the report by CDN correspondents Carine M. Asutilla and Michelle Joy L. Padayhag.
She reportedly suffered a heart attack before falling into a coma. On Sunday she was pronounced dead due to aneurysm, said the report.
Her remains were placed at the Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes in Nivel Hills, Cebu City, the report added.
The actress, whose real name is Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu, has been avoiding media interviews, asking for privacy. Media outlets were kept outside the chapel.
Kim had revealed in past interviews that she has been estranged from her mother since separating from her father William Chiu, when she was just nine years old. She grew up with her paternal grandmother and siblings.
Last April 29, Kim reconciled with her father, whom she hasn't talked to in five years. The star of the recently concluded TV series "Ina, Kapatid, Anak" visited her father in his home in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, where he and his new family currently reside.
The report said Louella Yap Chiu will be laid to rest on Saturday, June 29, at CemPark in Banilad, Cebu City. With a report from Allan Policarpio, Philippine Daily Inquirer
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• In a move that critics saw as extralegal but the government defended as merely technical, Israel legalized what had been three West Bank outposts. N.B.: this appears to be Jodi Rudoren's first dispatch from the Holy Land. Maybe read it once without questioning every comma placement. [NYT]
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• Again, what is the deal with the Gulenists in Turkey? [NYT]
• Opposition leader Shaul Mofaz, of Kadima, warned that if Israel did not act, it would become a single binational state and thereby eliminate itself. [AP/Vos Iz Neias?]
• David Horovitz has a soulful call for Israel to keep itself going for another 64 years. [Times of Israel]
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Eat Fish, Help Your Brain!
(Ivanhoe Newswire)– If your diet is lacking in omega 3′s, you may be putting your brain at risk for memory loss, and speeding up aging.
"People with lower blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids had lower brain volumes that were equivalent to about two years of structural brain aging," Zaldy S. Tan, MD, MPH, study author, was quoted as saying of the Easton Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research and the Division of Geriatrics, University of California at Los Angeles.
The study consisted of 1,575 participants with an average age of 67, who did not show signs of dementia and had MRI brain scans done. The participants were also given tests that measured mental function, body mass and the omega-3 fatty acid levels in their red blood cells.
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Series: The Balance Keepers #1
Published by Katherine Tegen Books on September 23, 2014
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Middle Grade
Pages: 352
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The first book in an epic middle grade fantasy adventure series that takes place in an underground society at the center of the earth. Packed with action, humor, magic, and mystery.
After following a mysterious map into the woods and then under the woods, eleven-year-old Albert Flynn learns he's a Balance Keeper—someone with special magical skills for fixing problems in three underground Realms at the Core of the earth. His new job is important; if the realms fall out of balance, the world above could be in great danger.
Albert and his Balance Keeper teammates Birdie and Leroy arrive in the Core not a moment too soon. There's an Imbalance in the Calderon Realm and it's threatening to bury Albert's hometown of New York City in a mountain of ash.
The three must train hard completing mental and physical challenges, but above all, they must harness the power of their Tiles—unique superpowers given to each Balance Keeper. So far, Albert's mastered the art of not mastering his Tile....
With the situation in Calderon growing worse every day, can Albert, Leroy, and Birdie restore balance before New York is destroyed forever? Will Albert master his Tile before it's too late?
Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson, The Unwanteds, and the classic Journey to the Center of the Earth.
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THE FIRES OF CALDERON is the first book in the Balance Keepers series. Middle grade fantasy, the publisher has compared the series to Percy Jackson, but it's not a comparison I'd agree with. Albert and his friends are nowhere near as interesting or developed as Percy and crew.
It took me a couple of tries to start THE FIRES OF CALDERON, since the first chapter did not grab my attention. I wish I had followed my gut and put the book down, because while I did push through and finish, it wasn't super original, memorable, or even enjoyable. I didn't really care for the author's writing style. Something about it felt oddly formal to me — not the kind of writing that pulls me into a book.
Admittedly, I'm way above the intended age group, but THE FIRES OF CALDERON didn't have what I like to read in middle grade books. There's not a lot of great worldbuilding, quirky characters, or immersive storytelling. I can't count how many times I thought Albert and friends were really Harry, Ron, and Hermione. The plot itself? I can't remember much of it, other than scoffing at Albert's suddenly discovered power.
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Situated in a national park, this lodge is 20.5 mi (33 km) from Shaba National Reserve - Natorbi Ogura Gate.
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A restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a bar/lounge are available at this lodge. Free buffet breakfast, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café, a lazy river, and a children's club.
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Samburu Intrepids Tented Camp features a lazy river and an outdoor pool. The lodge offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning.
This Art Deco lodge also offers a children's club, tour/ticket assistance, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests at scheduled times. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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Samburu - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
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After beating Persona 4, I wondered what I would play next. Eventually I decided I should finish Dragon Quest VIII, and then I'd probably move on to Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne after that. But for whatever reason that didn't happen. I ended starting Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker instead, played that for 28 hours, and then switched to Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime. And after rescuing the last six slimes in the game, I didn't stop. I just kept going, and I guess now I'm aiming for 100% completion. That's a great way to remove all the fun from a game...
Oh, and I found out Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime's credits are amazing. The slime puns never stop, even for the credits. It's a shame you can't watch them more than once. You could probably find some video on YouTube though if you want to see for yourself.
Other games I've been playing recently at some point:
- Fire Emblem - I'm up to Chapter 26 playing as Eliwood. I'll beat it eventually. Eventually.
- Super Mario Advance - Collecting several eggs for the Yoshi Challenge, currently at 28/40. Collecting the Yoshi eggs and then beating the level without dying can be tricky, especially since the Yoshi eggs often take the place of mushrooms.
- Mayhem Intergalactic - This is an indie game available on Steam. I bought it mostly for the achievements, but it's not a bad game. Oh, but I'm still playing it for the achievements. I just have one left, and it requires 100 multiplayer wins. Guess what? I've never played a multiplayer game against actual people. There aren't enough people playing the game, so I always have to go up against bots.


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Indian Oil Corp (IOC) will construct a 1m tonne/year acetic acid plant in Gujarat worth $800m (€592m), in collaboration with UK's BP, an official from the Indian energy firm said.
IOC and BP had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last year on the greenfield project, the official said.
The proposed plant slated for start-up in 2015-2016 will use BP's proprietary process technology that will use petcoke as feedstock to produce acetic acid, the official said.
Last year, IOC had commissioned a coker unit at its existing 13.7m tonne/year refinery at the site to produce 1m tonnes/year of petcoke, the official said.
BP's equity participation in the acetic acid plant project has yet to be determined, the IOC official said.
The current demand-supply gap in India's acetic acid market is estimated at 600,000 tonnes/year, which is being met by imports.
This gap is expected to rise to 1m tonne/year by 2016, the IOC official said, adding that the IOC-BP plant should help address the acetic acid supply-demand mismatch.
Meanwhile, IOC announced in August a plan to expand the capacity of its Gujarat refinery to 18m tonnes/year. This should provide scope to increase the planned acetic acid production by the IOC-BP joint venture, the official said.
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Wild cards Marco Chiudinelli and Roger Federer advanced to the Gerry Weber Open semi-finals with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph against Colombians Alejandro Falla and Santiago Giraldo on Thursday.
Federer, a six-time singles champion in Halle, also hoisted the doubles trophy in 2005 with partner Yves Allegro.
Joining the Swiss pair in the Halle final four is the unseeded team of Marin Draganja and Florin Mergea. The Croatian-Romanian duo received a walkover into the semi-finals after Lukasz Kubot sustained a foot injury, forcing him and partner Robert Lindstedt to withdraw. Draganja and Mergea, semi-finalists at Roland Garros last month, will face German Andre Begemann and Julian Knowle of Austria, who defeated Robin Haase and Kei Nishiori 6-3, 6-4 in 59 minutes.
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Lehman Township Board of Supervisors announces the opening of its Single Stream Recycling Center at the Municipal Building on Old Route 115.
The center is open to everyone for single stream recycling only. When arriving with recyclables, participants should drive to the left of the main building down to the orange containers.
The supervisors ask participants to follow the rules posted. Cameras will be used to prosecute anyone dumping illegally on or near the municipal property.
Hours are from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon every second and fourth Saturday of each month.
Hours are subject to change and will be posted on the Lehman Township website at www.lehmantwp.com or www.lehmanpa.com.
The following items will be accepted at the center: plastic #s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; glass bottles and jars (no broken glass please); tin cans, (vegetable cans, juice cans, empty aerosol cans, etc.); books, including phone books, can be hardcover; magazines, brochures, junk mail, special file stock; white paper, newspaper and inserts, envelopes (windowed ok), color paper, school paper, 3-ply paper; cardboard, juice and milk cartons, cereal boxes, egg cartons, paper board boxes; aluminum cans and foil; pots and pans, small metals.
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Katy Wilson's Psoriasis Free For Life that provides people with the actual natural remedies that help heal the problem, no matter which type of psoriasis they suffer from has caught the attention of HealthAvenger.com's Stan Stevenson, prompting an investigative review.
"Psoriasis Free For Life is an all-natural treatment and cure for the problem. The program helps people strengthen their immune system response, which helps address the problem permanently," reports Stevenson. "Results tend to be fast (within around four weeks) and can be extremely dramatic. The program tells people about the causes of psoriasis and offers them helpful methods to eliminate it forever."
Psoriasis Free For Life provides people with the holistic methods and techniques for treatment that are totally safe and useful. The guide to treat and prevent psoriasis comprises of three phases: Diet Optimization, Detoxification, and Secret Remedies. During Phase One, Katy explains the importance of the inter-dependency between diet, immune system, and psoriasis and how one affects the other. Detoxification accelerates the healing process, so that people can see results sooner. Katy reveals a few secrets on natural remedies that can relieve psoriasis and people also learn how to create special homemade ointments.
"Psoriasis Free For Life is an 'all-natural' cure that cannot only rid people of the problem within days, but also eliminate it forever. While it is targeted at those who suffer severely from the problem, it works just as well for those who're only affected by the odd flare up now and again," says Stevenson. "You'll be able to bare your skin to the open air, just like the rest of the
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There's a new heartbreaker in Hollywood and her name is Maika Monroe.
Just weeks after we reported that Zac Efron was getting "close" (i.e. gossip blogger term for "hooking up") with his At Any Price co-star, Maika Monroe. The same girl has now ditched him and was spotted on a date at a baseball game with none other than notorious bachelor and Twilight mega-hunk, Taylor Lautner.
How do we know it was a date and not just two friends of the opposite sex enjoying each other's company? Because they were HOLDING HANDS! Also, they went on TWO separate dates to two different games. Look at this photo of Taylor gripping hands with his rumored new gal pal.
They are either dating, friends, or Maika is just a shrewd social climber who realized that her IMDb credits are pretty skimpy and has hot-dogged onto the hottest eligible bachelors in Hollywood.
That being said, Taylor Lautner doesn't let just ANY girl into his life. He claims to be very "guarded" with women…for fear that they will use him for his FAME, MONEY AND HOT BOD!
"I do have to be more careful," he previously stated, "I would be lying if I said that I don't guard myself more than I used to, but I don't want to be too guarded."


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What if Apple were part of the Dow?
Of the Dow's 12 original stocks, only General Electric is still part of the index. So why not add Apple, which has enormous cultural pull and admiration throughout corporate America - plus a market value of half a trillion dollars?
The goal is to pick businesses that can stay in the average for a long time, says John Prestbo, the executive editor of Dow Jones Indexes, which maintains the Dow and other indexes.
"We don't run the Dow as we would an investment portfolio," he says.
Prestbo, along with the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal and the research head of the CME Group, which owns a majority stake of Dow Jones Indexes, decide which companies make up the Dow.
They meet occasionally to discuss whether they need to change the index. The CME Group provides benchmark indexes on investments like agricultural products, energy and metals.
The Dow committee might boot a company if it's no longer an industry leader, or if its industry is too heavily represented. Sometimes companies will ask to be included, which doesn't necessarily hurt or help their case, Prestbo says.
Three years ago, when GM and Citigroup got the ax, the group snubbed Apple and chose Cisco Systems, which makes computer networking equipment, and Travelers Companies, the insurance provider.
Travelers has risen by about half since it was added to the Dow, but Cisco has moved slightly lower. In the hypothetical example provided by Bespoke, Apple would have replaced Cisco in 2009.
There's some history behind the idea of having the most valuable company be part of the Dow. Exxon Mobil, which held the title until Apple wrested it in January, is a Dow member. Ten years ago, two Dow components, Microsoft and GE, jockeyed for the honor.
But Prestbo brushes off the what-if questions about Apple. Would the Dow be higher? Sure, he says. "But it also wouldn't be tracking the market."
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By Kate Nettleton, campaignlive.co.uk, Monday, 02 February 2009 11:35AM
The group has successfully constructed a slide, which twists and loops from their flat window down into their local newsagent.
When their mate is asked to pay in the newsagent, he quickly telephones his friends back at the flat, who then push a male doll holding a Barclaycard down the slide.
The doll eventually reaches the till point, beeping the card as it goes, before the lad calls up to his friends to turn the water off, saying: "You're flooding Imran's pick 'n' mix".
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Neighborhood: Embarcadero
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One of the only brand-new ground-up hotel projects to open in San Francisco this decade, the Vitale stands on the newly revitalized Embarcadero, right across from the foodie mecca that is the rehabilitated Ferry Building. This is new-school luxury hospitality, distinct from the stately palaces of Nob Hill and the high-rise hotels of the financial district, an unpretentious boutique style — albeit one with a rooftop spa and a stunning view of the bay.
Surfaces are finished in natural wood and stone, and colors are earthy, natural — very little high-design gloss here. This is a town that likes its urbanity with a side of humility; hence the aromatherapy and yoga along with the cocktail bar and the plasma TVs. Rooms are bright and airy, with full-length windows, and the better half look out over the bay, the bridge, and Alcatraz.
The Americano restaurant serves Northern California cuisine with Italian influences, all fresh from local sources, including the Ferry Building's Saturday farmer's market. And some clever partnerships expand the Vitale's services beyond the boutique norm — the doors of the Bay Club gym and the Golden Gateway Swim and Tennis club are open to Vitale guests at low preferred rates.
- 200 Rooms
- Style: Modern Design
- Atmosphere: Lively
- 149 Guest Reviews
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- 8 Mission Street
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Neighborhood: Embarcadero
Hotel amenities and services
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- 24 hour front desk
- 24 hour gym
- Babysitting (on request)
- Bar
- Business center
- Central air conditioning
- Free wi-fi
- Luggage storage
- Pets allowed (charges apply)
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- Spa
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- aron
- Stayed May 2012
- Rating: Excellent
What I liked:
It's a small hotel relatively speaking, but that is a good thing. The rooms are very nice. But the service is exceptional, and the outdoor spaces are spectacular. There are tiered roof decks that look out onto the bay. Grab a bottle of wine and watch the fog roll in. It's lovely. The restaurant was quite good, too. Among the many cookie-cutter downtown SF hotels, Vitale stands out.
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
- Juan Carlos
- Stayed April 2012
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
- Carolyn
- Stayed May 2012
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
The location and the rooms were just what we needed. In the bar, breakfast was excellent, and the evening post-work drinks crowd very lively.
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!