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Incense of India
India has a rich tradition of using incense in many social and religious occasions since time immemorial. Incense sticks, also known as agarbathi (or agarbatti derived from Sanskrit word Agaravarthi, gara = odour, agar = aroma, varthi = wound ) and joss sticks, in which an incense paste is rolled or moulded around a bamboo stick, is one of the main forms of incense in India. The bamboo method originated in India, and is distinct from the Nepal/Tibet and Japanese methods of stick making in which a bamboo stick is not used. Though the method is also used in the west, particularly in America, it is strongly associated with India. Other main forms of incense are cones and logs and Benzoin resin ( In Sanskrit Saambraani), which are incense paste formed into pyramid shapes or log shapes, and then dried.
A uniform and codified system of incense-making first began in India. Although Vedic texts mention the use of incense for masking odors and creating a pleasurable smell, the modern system of organized incense-making was likely created by the medicinal priests of the time. Thus, modern, organized incense-making is intrinsically linked to the Ayurvedic medical system in which it is rooted.[1]
The oldest source on incense is the Vedas, specifically, the Atharva-veda and the Rigveda. Incense-burning was used both to create pleasing aromas and a medicinal tool. Its use in medicine is considered the first phase of Ayurveda, which uses incense as an approach to healing. Incense-making was thus almost exclusively done by monks.[1]
The specific knowledge of incense as a healing tool was assimilated into the religious practices of the time - early Hinduism. As Hinduism matured and Buddhism was founded in India, incense became an integral part of Buddhism as well. Around 200 CE, a group of wandering Buddhist monks introduced incense stick making to China.[1][2]
The basic ingredients are bamboo sticks,[3] paste (generally made of charcoal dust and joss/jiggit/gum/tabu powder - an adhesive made from the bark of litsea glutinosa and other trees),[4] and the perfume ingredients - which would be a masala (mixed) powder of ground ingredients. The bamboo stick is rolled into the masala, or is sometimes rolled into a perfume liquid consisting of synthetic ingredients. Stick machines are sometimes used, which coat the sticks with paste and perfume, though the bulk of production is done by hand-rolling at home. There are about 5,000 incense companies in India which take raw un-perfumed sticks hand-rolled by approximately 200,000 women working part-time at home, apply their own brand of perfume, and package the sticks for sale.[5] An experienced home-worker can produce 4,000 raw sticks a day.[6] There are about 25 main companies, who together account for up to 30% of the market, and around 500 of the companies, including a significant number of the main companies, are based in Bangalore.[7]
Halmaddi or mattipal is an ingredient which forms the basis of the 'sticky' quality in some hand-rolled incense sticks, a rare and very desired Nag Champa ingredient. It is an earth coloured liquid resin drawn from the Ailanthus triphysa tree; molasses-like when it is fresh and hardens to a brittle resin with a distinctive balsamic smell when it ages. Some incense makers mix it with honey in order to keep it pliable.[8]
Ayurvedic principles[edit]
In accordance with Ayurvedic principles, the ingredients that go into incense-making may be categorized into five classes: ether (fruits), for example star anise; water (stems and branches), for example sandalwood, aloeswood, cedar wood, cassia, frankincense, myrrh, and borneol; earth (roots), for example turmeric, vetiver, ginger, costus root, valerian, Indian spikenard; fire (flowers), for example clove; and air (leaves), for example patchouli.[1]
Masala is a spice mixture. Masala incenses are made by blending several solid scented ingredients into a paste and then rolling that paste onto a bamboo core stick. These incenses usually contain little or no liquid scents (which can evaporate or diminish over time).
- Dhoops
Dhoops are another masala sub-group. They are an extruded incense, lacking a core bamboo stick. Many dhoops have very concentrated scents and put out a lot of smoke when burned. The most well-known dhoop is probably Chandan Dhoop. It contains a high percentage of sandalwood.
Most incenses are made by dipping an unscented "blank" (non-perfumed stick) into a mixture of perfumes and/or essential oils. These blanks usually contain a binding resin (sometimes sandalwood) that holds the ingredients together.
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For most Indians, incense remains an important part of the daily puja ritual, which is a religious offering performed by all Hindus to their deities, especially during the beginning of a new venture, or to commemorate some special occasion. The aspect of the ritual known as dhupa involves the offering of incense before the picture of a deity, as a token of respect. The smoke is believed to ward off demons and cleanse the air around. They are fragmented.
A sādhu will regularly burn incense in this fashion, as a gesture to Agni, the God of Fire. For the sadhu, the world is alive with unseen forces that must be continually propitiated with offerings and cleansing rituals. Their sacred fireplaces, known as dhuni, perform the same function as incense, on a larger scale, which is to transform matter into aether. Burning incense is thus a reminder, of the sacred power of fire to transform, and the ultimate journey of all physical matter towards spirit.
The state of Karnataka, referred to as the Capital of Agarbathi (Incense Sticks),[9] is the leading producer of the agarbathi in India, with Mysore and Bangalore being the main manufacturing centres.[10] The Mysore region is recognised as a pioneer in the activity of agarbathi manufacturing and this is one of the main cluster activities that exist in the city. This is because it has a natural reserve of forest products especially Sandalwood, which provide for the base material used in production.[11]
As of 2012, Cycle Pure was the market leading brand, and held a 15% share in the incense industry of India.[12]
- ^ a b c d Oller, David. "Incense Making". Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ "History of Incense". Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "How To Make Agarbatti (Incense of India) at home?".
- ^ Jonathan Mitchell, Christopher Coles (2011). Markets and Rural Poverty: Upgrading in Value Chains. IDRC. p. 50. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Malcolm Harper (2010). Inclusive Value Chains: A Pathway Out of Poverty. World Scientific. p. 249. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Mark Holmström (3 Dec 2007). South Indian Factory Workers: Their Life and Their World. Cambridge University Press. p. 16. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ B. Sudhakara Reddy (1 Jan 1998). Urban Energy Systems. Concept Publishing Company. p. 84. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ [1], (taken from interview with Bhalendra Sunduram , during the 5th International Conference on Ayurveda. Bangalore, June 2012).
- ^ Chris Devonshire-Ellis (2012). Doing Business in India. Springer. p. 154. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Agarbathi" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "Diagnostic study artisan agarbathi (INCENSE STICK) clutster Mysore (Karnataka)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "Cycle the leader in domestic incense market | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2016-06-24.


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Confused by the pattern
I am trying to knit the following scarf but I am confused by the directions. It says cast on 25 stitches, row 1 and all ws rows are purl-which I am fine with but I can't figure out how I am supposed to work row 2: *K1,ssk (yo k1) 3 times, yo k2tog* repeat, end with k1. This should equal 25 stitches but I am obviously doing something wrong because I am getting everything but 25 stitches. To confuse things even further the designer has updated the pattern to make it better and that's throwing me off too. The pattern is Rabbit Tracks Lace, by spindyeknit.Any and all help would be appreciated.
Slk -OOPS! that should be Ssk- and k2tog are decreases; yo is an increase that doesn't use an existing stitch. You have an increase (yo) for each decrease (ssk or k2tog) so your stitch count doesn't change. To do a yo wrap the yarn as if you were knitting a stitch w/o putting the needle into a stitch first. You can find a video for doing a yo in the increases section of Free Videos I believe.
I had to see what this pattern looked like.
Very pretty. There are also videos on the Free Videos tab, Decreases for the ssk and k2tog if you need them.
Confused by the pattern
Thanks GrumpyGrandma for the quick response, I think I have it now.
Looking at the pattern Row 4 reads *K1, ssk, k5, k2tog*, repeat, end k1.
So there are no increases and 2 decreases in each pattern repeat. This gives a reduction of 6 sitches across the row bringing the sitich count back to 25.
I knit the Branching Out scarf a few years ago...and it also had rows where the stitch counts fluctuated...but the NICE THING is that the pattern tells you how many stitches you'll have at
the end of each row. Otherwise, we'd all go crazy trying to fathom the varying stitch counts!
Well this little pattern has bugged me so much...I had to noodle with the numbers.
(I'm going to knit this little scarf as gifts this Fall. Too many WIPS and irons in the fire right
now. Must stay focused on WIPS at hand! I've learned my lesson!)
When you cast on...here is where you will place your stitch markers...and mind you...this is NOT using the original 25 stitch cast on. Later, she recommends casting on 27...giving an extra K1 at each end of the row to fill it out more. She thinks it balances the end 'column' with the columns in the middle. I think the original looks just fine...but I do prefer an edge stitch at the very ends of my rows...so I'll cast on the 27 st.
K1 // 8 // 8 // 8 // 1 // K1 = 27st
The // marks are where you put a stitch marker.
After Row 1...the next row presenting itself will look like this:
K1 // 10 // 10 // 10 // 1 // K1 = 33 st
On Row 1, there were 4 yo's and 2 dec between each stitch marker...totaling 6 increases all together.
On Row 4, 2 decreases occur between each stitch marker...totaling 6 decreases all together.
If you are still going to cast on the 25...just ignore the K1 I've typed at each end. It all comes out right.
And thanks so much to DClutterchique for spotting this variant stitch counts for us! Yay!
I can't say I would have caught this from get-go. I'd be in for a little frog-fest. :pout:
mk190, I hope you can now carry on knitting you scarf, with thanks to the team, and know you weren't going mad (being driven mad but not going mad)!
Just to let you all know that I've emailed the pattern writer, bringing this thread to her attention, and asked her if she thinks it worthwhile admending the pattern to add in the changes to the sitich count.
Rabbit Tracks scarf
All the increases are on the first pattern row but only half the decreases; the other half of the decreases are on the second right-side row, bringing it back to the original stitch count. If you end the piece after the second pattern row, I haven't had the end selvedge come out very wavy compared to many feather-and-fan variants--some, though, but it depends in part on the yarn and the gauge.
I do think as a stand-alone pattern for a scarf it looks better with an extra stitch at each side, but at the time I posted the pattern I was working with a very small amount of pure angora and trying to stretch it as far as I could go.
Glad you all enjoy my Rabbit Tracks, and thank you! And thank you for the heads-up that people had questions about it.
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner Chapter 8 Summary
- This chapter describes the weeks (and year) following the kite-fighting tournament.
- Amir rarely sees Hassan – he wakes to find his breakfast already cooked, his clothes folded. Ali asks Amir if anything is wrong with Hassan, but Amir treats Ali pretty poorly and, worse, doesn't tell Ali about the alley.
- Amir asks Baba if they can go to Jalalabad on Friday. Baba asks if Hassan wants to come along. Amir wants Baba all to himself so he says Hassan is sick.
- Much to Amir's dismay, Baba invites tons of relatives to travel with them. (Enough to fill three vans. And you thought your family vacations were bad.) The vans bounce along. One of Amir's cousins congratulates Amir on winning the kite-fighting tournament. Amir throws up all over her dress.
- That night, everyone eats lots of food. People play poker and have a few drinks. Amir is miserable. After everyone has fallen asleep – the men sleeping on the living room floor along with Amir – Amir blurts out to no one in particular: "I watched Hassan get raped" (8.40). No one wakes up or hears him. Amir's insomnia starts that night.
- Back in Kabul, there's more silence and distance between Amir and Hassan. Not even the Shahnamah can bring them together. This continues for the rest of the winter. Amir hangs out with Baba occasionally, but seems to spend a lot of time reading in his room.
- At one point during the winter, Hassan asks Amir if he's done anything wrong. Amir pretty much tells Hassan that he just wants to be alone.
- Right before school starts up again, Amir asks Baba if they can get new servants. Baba is furious. Amir knows he's really driven a wedge between himself and Baba now.
- That summer, Hassan and Amir walk up to the hill with their pomegranate tree. Amir starts to read a story to Hassan, but loses interest. He picks an overripe pomegranate and begins to pelt Hassan. Amir wants Hassan to fight back, but Hassan won't. Eventually, Hassan picks up a pomegranate and walks over to Amir and crushes it against his forehead.
- The chapter ends with Amir's thirteenth birthday party. Baba invites tons of people, there's heaps of good food, and even Ahmad Zahir, the pop musician.
- Assef shows up with a gift for Amir. There's an odd rapport between Baba and Assef as Baba asks Assef about soccer. In one of the most awkward exchanges in the book, Assef gives Amir his present and Amir stalks off. Amir opens the present on his own. It's a biography of Hitler. Ugh. Amir tosses it into the grass.
- Rahim Khan shows up. (He's such a nice guy!) He shoots the breeze with Amir and then tells Amir a story about how he almost married a Hazara woman. His parents and siblings, though, were outraged at the prospect of welcoming a Hazara woman into the family. The marriage didn't happen. Rahim Khan gives Amir his gift: it's a leather-bound writing journal.
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Brooks And The Royal College of Art.
We Invited Budding Designers From London's RCA To Let Their Imagination Run Wild.
The Brooks Works at Smethwick is well known as a popular port of call with people whose passions revolve around the human powered and two wheeled. Barely a week passes without some writer or photographer or documentary film maker rolling by to absorb the sights, sounds and smells of this icon of British manufacturing and design.
And so it was that Ben Wilson took one of his classes up to see us in Birmingham last year.
Ben, when not collaborating with us on occasional projects, lectures at the Royal College of Art in London, and in 2011 we agreed to get involved with one of his course modules.
His class came to visit us at the factory for a day hosted by Product Chief Andrea Meneghelli and Works Manager Steven Green. Ben's students were given the full tour as well as a crash course in our company's history. Thus armed they were challenged after lunch to start thinking of potential designs for a completely new product bearing our name.
This year we gathered the students together again for a reunion of sorts, but also to see what they had come up with for us. In today's video, we see some of the ideas already as finished prototypes.
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This year it will all be different, because soon after you've read this post you'll have downloaded many hours worth of free Christmas music. Then all you need to do is whip up a fancy shuffled playlist in iTunes (or whatever you use) and you're ready for action when the time comes. You might even enjoy your Christmas collection so much that you listen to Christmas carols for the whole Christmas period, rather than just on the day. Wouldn't that be nice?
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It's possible to search for MP3 files on Google or sites like BeeMP3 and often you will find recordings which are legal to download as so many choirs these days put MP3s of their Christmas concerts online to share. One you've found one legal MP3, check to see if it's in a folder of MP3s (delete the filename.mp3 part of the URL). You might have stumbled across a whole concert of Christmas carols you can legally download.
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The surname Dagostino was first found in Ferrara, a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. One of the first records of the name was Eugenio Agostini who was listed there in 923. Also around this time, Alessandro Agostini was secretary of the Duke and another Alessandro Agostini, of the same family in Ferrara, was the Councillor of Alfonso I.
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A Briggs Passaport & Visa Expeditors, The Village Postmark112 Harvard Ave. Claremont Washington D.C, Claremont, California U.S.A.
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Wednesday morning,l I awoke to a phone call from Briggs in WA D.C. They said there was a problem with my credit card information, so I gave them another one. While I had them on the phone I asked when exactly it will be at my house, their response, "MONDAY". Well that would be useless considering I was leaving Saturday at 1:30 P.M. to leave on my non-refundable trip to Tahiti. I tried to speak to anyone and everyone. The people at Briggs in D.C. said that Rob in Claremont never sent my itenary with my app. which is mandatoy for Rush service, so I faxed mine. After everything, I moved my trip to Monday because they said my passaport would be fed exed before 10:30 am. Never came on Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, and today, still not here, Friday. Now I am out cancellation fees that equal out to over $2,500.00 and no trip. The people at Briggs were even rude enough to say "Why did you only move your trip 2 days later?" When I told this woman that some people work, she had enough nerve to get all huffy with me. These people only jerked me around and made me loose tons of money.
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In this compelling, informative, and easy-to-read analysis of conversion to Judaism, Angel draws on his many years of experience as an Orthodox rabbi who has performed countless conversions to entreat the Orthodox community to be more open-minded in its approach to conversion candidates. Angel submits that although the last 200 years have seen increased opposition to Jewish conversion, historically this was not always the case; therefore, converts who exhibit sincere interest and a bona fide desire to join the Jewish community and abide by halakha (Jewish law) should be encouraged and welcomed. Within his assessment of why people choose to convert, he examines candidates who have found their way to Judaism through a journey of the intellect and spirit; others who wish to marry a Jew; some who have unearthed Jewish ancestry; and still others who aspire to live in Israel among the Jewish people. Interspersed are poignant personal stories submitted by converts of all backgrounds that should successfully aid in convincing opponents. By bringing historic, Talmudic and societal evidence for his plea to respond to the need of converting proselytes via Orthodox requirements (minimizing the alternative of Conservative or Reform conversions, which are considered invalid by the Orthodox community), Angel powerfully demonstrates not only the issue's urgency, but its permissibility as well.
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This award-winning documentary investigates what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century: the world water crisis. Building a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply, the director focuses on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.
This title is available for 72 hours after you borrow it. This title is available for streaming and downloading (mobile devices only).
"...an eye-opening, troubling 90 minutes that makes us think twice about an element we take for granted. "
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"...an informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests. "
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"...a very effective primer of an underreported problem. "
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Best of 2014: Here's what's making news in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch-Addison communities
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For more than nearly 60 years, members of the Morrill family have touched the lives of hundreds of students through education. "We definitely have an education heritage in our family," said Kyle Morrill, head of upper school at Trinity Christian Academy in Addison. His father, Harold Morrill, was a principal at several Dallas ISD schools, and his sister Shelley Burge, wife Sue and son Drew are teachers.
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Must-see movies: Five films to check out in theaters this week
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HOLY MOTORS -- Denis Lavant plays multiple roles in the surreal French drama that can be maddening, thrilling or both.
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Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
August stares at her. His lower jaw moves a bit, but no sound comes out. Then he reaches forward and clasps her in his arms.
I have to look away. (17.173-74)
It hurts Jacob to see Marlena with someone else. He can't bear the thought of August "clasp[ing] her in his arms"; he can't even look while it happens. And this is a public embrace. Imagine what he must think about what could be going on between Marlena and August behind closed doors.
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"So," he says. "Is this a postcoital celebration? Did I give you long enough? Or perhaps I should go away for a while and come back? I must say, the elephant is a new twist. I dread to think." (18.79)
There are a couple levels of irony here. For one, August is both right and wrong in accusing Marlena and Jacob of having an affair. He's right in that they've become emotionally involved, and you could probably say they're having an emotional affair. But August is focused on the physical, accusing them of conducting "a postcoital celebration," and that simply isn't the case. Up to this point Marlena and Jacob have only kissed. The other bit of irony is that August's accusation is the last straw. It's only after he accuses Jacob and Marlena of having sex that they end up doing so. Oops.
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Afterward, she lies nestled against me, her hair tickling my face. I stroke her lightly, memorizing her body. I want her to melt into me, like butter on toast. I want to absorb her and walk around for the rest of my days with her encased in my skin. (20.184)
As soon as he's started falling for Marlena, Jacob is focused on combining sex with emotional connection. Here he manages to achieve that. The "afterward" means they just had sex, and yet as close as they were during their intimate physical time, here they seem even closer. It's interesting that Jacob wants Marlena to be inside him: "I want her to melt into me, like butter on toast. I want to absorb her and […] [have] her encased in my skin."


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This Day in Crisis History: Sept. 3, 2008
This September, MoneyBeat will take a daily look back at the developments surrounding the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis that followed. Each day, we will recap the events of the corresponding day in 2008, as the worst crisis in 80 years built to its terrible climax.
As Wall Street returned to work the week after Labor Day in 2008, all eyes were on Lehman Brothers.
Since the failure of Bear Stearns in March, Lehman had been in the cross hairs. By September, the problems were mounting at the firm. It had already reported a nearly $3 billion loss in the second-quarter, and had shaken up its top management, ousting COO Joseph Gregory and CFO Erin Callan, and was trying to raise $6 billion.
Shares of Lehman were down 80% for the year and a number of companies were kicking Lehman's tires.
Just days earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported that the firm, in an effort to shore up its balance sheet, had settled on a structure that would allow it to offload billions of dollars in real-estate loans from its books.
The problem for Lehman: Finding financing in such a cash-strapped environment for a spin off or sale of those assets was proving difficult.
Problems were growing at other Wall Street firms as well. Bank of America was laying off employees. Merrill Lynch was also trying to sell assets and raise money. J.P. Morgan wrote off another $1.5 billion in subprime assets; it had written off about $6 billion in the first six months of 2008 – not including anything from Bear Stearns.
These were the key developments on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.
On the Street:
- Ospraie Management, a hedge fund partially owned by Lehman Brothers, shuts down after taking huge losses in energy, mining, and commodities. The firm tells clients its assets lost 39% of their value for the year, which prompted the decision to liquidate. Lehman held a 20% stake in the firm.
- Meanwhile, several firms were sniffing around Lehman, looking to buy up pieces of the under-siege firm. Korea Development Bank was seeking a 25% stake, and HSBC was already reportedly looking at a deal. "The question isn't whether KDB could save Lehman," Deal Journal's wrote. "The question is why it would want to try."
- Stocks fell for most of the day, with investors concerned about fresh signs that the economy was weakening. But a late rally brought stocks into the green, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing up about 16 points, to 11533.
Off the Street:
- The Fed released its Beige Book report, which showed a plethora of issues facing the market, weaking consumer spending, a soft housing market, inflation pressures, and a stagnant jobs market. What was surprising in this report, however, was that it also cast a cloud over exports, which had been the economy's one bright spot.
- Commodity prices were falling amid concerns about the state of the economy, and investors in turn were moving into the dollar and hard-hit finanicials. Crude oil was falling in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, down nearly $40 from its record summer high. "Demand is slowing around the world," said Charles Bradford, an analyst at Bradford Securities.
- Sarah Palin delivers her acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. "I was just your average hockey mom, and signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids' public education better," she says.


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Though not very different in styling, the 4 Series Convertible features a hard top as against a soft top while at the same time managed to keep weight down. The roof folds in a matter of 20 seconds while the new Convertible seems visibly larger in width despite the fact that it sits on the same wheelbase as outgoing BMW 3 Series Convertible. Striking features on board the new 4 Series Convertible is a flowing roofline, double kidney grille, four round headlights and a large air intake in the front apron.
New elements on board the 4 Series Convertible and Coupe are Air Breathers positioned rearwards of front wheel arches so as to reduce drag while its muscular wheel arches give a more aggressive stance. BMW 4 Series is seen in Pyrite Brown metallic and sitting on 19" alloy wheels V Spoke 626 I. Interiors are done in a two toned finish of Merino Leather Opal White seen on seats, dashboard and door panels while instrument panel is done up in black leather.
Both are fitted with 2.0 liter turbocharged inline four cylinder engine with 240 kW (326 hp), dynamic braking and rear spoiler lip for added surface pressure. Pricing of the 4 Series Convertible will start at $54,900 (Rs 34.39 lakh) while the M235i will start at $43,100 (Rs 27 lakh) with additional destination and handling charges.


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Hi there, 5 days ago I had a breast aumentation and I'm afraid my breast seems too big, there is any chance to call it "swelling after breast surgery"? I'm 170cm high, my size was 65A, now I've got 320cc... I want to have a real breast, not "plastic" as now... They will be smaller? How much?
5 Days After Breast Augmentation, Too Big Boobs? (photo)
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Size of breasts in the first few days after surgery
I hope this helps.
Nick Slenkovich, MD, FACS
Web reference: http://coloradoplasticsurgery.com/breast-surgery-what-to-expect/
Swelling Following Breast Augmentation
We frequently see patients who express concern about the size of their breast implants following breast augmentation surgery. In some cases, this occurs in the immediate postoperative period. The majority of these patients are concerned that their breasts are too big rather than too small. As swelling subsides, most of them are ultimately happy with their breast size.
Immediately after surgery it's hard to make judgments about breast size because of swelling and muscle spasm. It may take weeks for the majority of swelling to resolve. In addition, muscle spasm can increase upper breast fullness and make the breasts look larger than they really are. This may also take weeks to resolve.
Many patients also experience transient adjustment reactions following breast augmentation. These patients have difficulty adjusting to larger breasts and often feel as if people are staring at them. With the passage of time, most of them are able to adjust to their new implants. Eventually, they may even forget that the implants are there. The adjustment process varies from patient to patient but may take months. Immediately following surgery it's not unusual to see patients who feel that their breasts are too large. After several months they adjust to their new implants. They feel that their new breasts fit nicely on their body and they are happy with their results. Occasionally some of these patients request even larger implants.
If you have concerns about breast size following breast augmentation surgery you should communicate with your plastic surgeon. He has dealt with this situation in other patients and can address many of your concerns. With time many of these concerns may resolve without intervention. Ultimately you may still be very happy with your breast augmentation.
Wait three to four months
When implants are first inserted, they sit high up because your tissues are tight and gravity hasn't taken effect. Over time, natural tissue expansion occurs to allow the implants to fall into place. By this time, your breasts will have taken on a more natural contour, where the lower breasts become softer and rounder. Please wait at least four months for this to happen.
Web reference: https://www.edelsteincosmetic.com/
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Too Early to Judge Breast Size
Thank you for your question and photo. It looks like you have a nice result (from what I can see from the photo).
5 days post op surgery is too soon to worry about the breast size. Please allow your body time to heal and for the swelling to go down and the breast implants to settle. You may be surprised a few months down the line with how you feel about the breast implants.
Be patient and keep your follow up appointments with your surgeon.
Best wishes.
Web reference: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_breastAugmentation.htm
After breast augmentation, feel my breasts are too large?
I would tell you that it is still very early! Only 5 days after surgery, there is lots of swelling causing you to fear that your breasts are too big, allow the swelling to resolve, your breasts will change over the next few months, typically 3. Your surgeon looks to have done an excellent job!
Breasts too big
You are still very early in your recovery. It will take time to heal and for the swelling to subside. Try to be patient . Many patients feel they are too big immediately following surgery, but as the breasts soften and settle into position they are very happy with the result.Continue to follow your surgeons instructions and contact him or her with any concerns. Bewst of luck.
5 days post op
An in-person exam with a board-certified plastic surgeon is the best way to assess your needs and provide true medical advice.
Web reference: http://www.michaelomidi.com
Breasts Change Throughout the Recovery Process
Web reference: http://www.theplasticsurgeryclinic.com/breast/breast-augmentation-procedure
Assessing breast augmentation 1 week post op
Web reference: http://www.drkrisreddy.com/west_palm_beach_breast_augmentation_palm_beach.html
Too early to worry!
Web reference: http://www.plasticsurgery-sanantonio.com/breast/breast-augmentation/
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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JUN 03, 2014 - Zero Hedge
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Most analysts miss major changes in the financial system. The reason for this is that they only look at the economic data for signs of what's happening. If you're looking for a competitive edge in your forecasts, however, you need to learn to "read between the lines" on news releases. Which is why I believe 99% of analysts are overlooking the following story (hat tip Bill King's King Report). Three longtime banks for private equity firm KKR & Co LP (KKR.N) have snubbed a request for a $725 million buyout loan over concerns it is too
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MAY 05, 2013 - Vibe
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Justin Timberlake has announced that his 20/20 Experience sequel will drop on Sept. 30. JT made the announcement via a photo from the studio that he put up on his Instagram. Like its predecessor, 20/20 Experience 2 will be executive produced by Timbaland and feature 10 songs. Part 2 has a lot to live up to. The first 20/20 Experience debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart after selling 968,000 copies in its first week.
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Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley, left, collides with Chicago Cubs catcher Dioner Navarro while trying to score on a single by Kevin Frandsen during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, in Philadelphia. Utley was out on the play and Navarro left the game with an injury. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)


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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:44 pm
Post subject: Isofix Bases
Any opionions would be greatly received. I am due my second child in May my first is 3 yrs old. We have a Jane travel system with the baby car seat. Jane have now brought out an isofix base for the strata car seat and can't decide what to do for the best. Do I really need an isofix base and if so do I need one for each car, we use both cars regularly. Also the baby car seat I have is not compatible with the isofix base as the seat is now a new version so would have to buy a new car seat. Am I just wasting money as we are talking nearly £500 for the whole lot. I could nearly buy a whole new travel system for that but really like my Jane! Am stressing myself out trying to deide what to do for best!!
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Get it! I toyed with the idea before we had Amelia but now she's here I'm so glad I bought it. Some of my friends have to mess about with seatbelts trying to secure the car seat in the car, whereas I just click it in and out!
I was just saying the other day that it was one of the best things I bought!
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:50 pm
Post subject: Isofix bases
Thanks for the reply weirdly enough we went and ordered it yesterday but only bought one base as we thought not too much trouble to move the base to my husbands car for weekends as mine is used during week I did think its a lot of money came to £300 but am sure it's worth every penny was very worried about having to strap baby seat in with seatbelt on school run. Thanks for your advice x


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Best Quick Recipes
Here are some quick recipes that you can use when that unexpected guest comes. Needless to say, these recipes have to be not only easy but also tasty. These five certainly fit the bill nicely:
Chicken Fajitas with Dip Sauce
- Chicken Fajita meat = 2 cups
- Lettuce = chopped
- Tomatoes = chopped
- Cheddar cheese = 2 cups, shredded
- Cream cheese = 16 ounces
- Taco sauce = 1 bottle
- Taco seasoning = 1 pack
- Jalapeno and black olive slices
Take a baking dish and spread the cream cheese and the taco seasoning in the dish. Place the chicken on top of the seasoning. Coat this with taco sauce, as much as desired. Then, add a layer of shredded cheese. Bake this in an oven for about 20 minutes at a temperature of 350 F. Finally, garnish with the rest of the ingredients and serve with tortillas.
Mutton Threads
- Mutton = 9 ounces, boneless
- Onions = 2, cut into vertical thin slices
- Soy sauce = 2 and a half tablespoonfuls
- Garlic = 1 clove, sliced
- Refined oil = 3 tablespoonfuls
- Salt and Pepper
First, boil the mutton in a pressure cooker. When done, cut them into very thin slices. They must resemble threads. In a pan, put the oil, fry onions, and garlic. Introduce the mutton threads and stir continuously. Add the soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Finally, toss everything for some time and serve when hot.
Prawn Balls
- Prawns = 1 cupful, shelled and steamed
- Egg = 1
- Carrots, French Beans, Cabbage, Peas = 1 bowl in total, steamed
- Cornflower = 1 tablespoonful
- Ginger = 1 inch
- Salt to taste
First, take the steamed prawns in a food processor and mince them. Add a little water if required. Put the prawns in a pan after draining them. Turn the flame on so that the rest of the water evaporates. Take them off the flame and let them cool. Next, add the vegetables, egg and spices. Mix everything well and then roll them into small kabob-sized balls. Fry them in oil and serve them when hot; you may serve it with ketchup or dip.
Foot Long Sandwich
- Foot long bread = 1
- Salami = 6 pieces
- Capsicum and Tomato = 1 each
- Onion Rings = 5 to 6
- Cheese Spread = half a bowl
- Cheese Cubes = 2
- Butter = 2 tablespoonfuls
- Tomato Sauce = 3 tablespoonfuls
- Cottage Cheese or paneer = 3 and a half ounces
- Salt and pepper to taste
First, cut the foot long from the middle and open it for the filling. Grease it with the butter. Add tomato sauce on the inside of both the halves. Follow this with the cheese spread. Next, place the onion rings, capsicum, and tomato slices and then add the salami. Keep the cottage cheese. Then, grate the cheese cubes and add. Add salt and pepper. Heat in an oven and serve.
Mushroom Cutlets
- Mushrooms = 7 ounces, chopped finely
- Potatoes = 3 large ones, boiled and mashed
- Onions = 2 large ones, chopped
- Green peas = Half a cup, boiled
- Green peppers = 4, chopped
- Ginger = Half an inch long, chopped
- Bread Slices = 3
- Oil = 2 tablespoonfuls
- Red Chili powder = 1 teaspoonful
First, heat the oil in a pan. Add the onion, followed by the chili and the ginger. Cook until the onions turns a shade of golden. Then add the mushrooms. Continue cooking them for five minutes. They should lose their moisture and become brown. Next, introduce the peas and sprinkle the red chili powder and the salt and the rest of the spices. Remove from the heat. Then, add the potatoes, mashed, and the bread, crumbled. Shape into oval shaped kabobs and shallow-fry them in oil. They must turn brown on either side. Serve when hot.
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MSNBC: Saudi Arabia mulls sending troops to Iraq 'to protect their interests' there – informationliberation
NBC News' Andrea Mitchell reported on MSNBC that Saudi Arabia is mulling whether or not to send troops to Iraq, to "protect their interests" there.
According to Mitchell, Saudi Arabia is "deeply skeptical" that Iraq's government will be able to quell the unrest. Over a hundred Iraqi civilians died today, including at least 15 from a bombing at Baghdad University.
For some reason this isn't well-remembered. But it points to something that the MSM doesn't seem interested in looking into: That Saudi Arabia has backed ISIL with money and moral support, and continues to do so even today.
America's Allies Are Funding ISIS – The Daily Beast
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), now threatening Baghdad, was funded for years by wealthy donors in Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, three U.S. allies that have dual agendas in the war on terror.
The extremist group that is threatening the existence of the Iraqi state was built and grown for years with the help of elite donors from American supposed allies in the Persian Gulf region. There, the threat of Iran, Assad, and the Sunni-Shiite sectarian war trumps the U.S. goal of stability and moderation in the region.
Now, none of this is a mystery and, if truth be known, the US privately views ISIL as a bulwark against a de facto Iranian takeover of Iraq (an event I predicted would become unavoidable if the US refused to treat Iran as an open enemy and pull Tehran's fangs – violently, if necessary).
A lot of this is tied up in Obama administration terror of another oil strike, which would sink the US deep into a depressionary episode economically, with a presidential election looming just two years away.
But Bush's original refusal to engage Saudi Arabia and Iran as the enemies (and supporters of Muslim terrorism) that they are guaranteed that Iraq would eventually fall apart, as those two regional powers battled for control inside Iraq's borders. In the meantime Americans, disgusted with the failure of the Bush Democracy Project and rightfully questioning the need for more American blood to prevent Muslims who have no concept of democracy, cheered Barack Obama when he bowed to the inevitable and "brought our boys home" (on a timetable designed, signed, and implemented in the beginning by Bush himself – a fact that Bushbots today would very much like you to forget).
Frankly, leaving Iraq split between a heavily armed and fanatic minority of Sunnis backed by Saudi Arabia and other Sunni states, and a much larger majority of Shia supported by Iran, was a recipe for disaster – a recipe written by the Democracy Project warriors of the Bush regime.
Now we have the same neocon idiots who backed the original Bush policy failures demanding that Obama repeat them. That's not going to happen. Nor are we going to do what we could easily do and destroy ISIL from the air. The US still knuckles under to Saudi backdoor demands that we leave ISIL and the Sunni minority in place.
We're walking a razor's edge between disaster today and disaster tomorrow in the region now, and are even less safe from Muslim terror than we were in 2001 – and much less free at home as well.


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By Chelsea Tekesky
We have all heard people say, "Just take the leap." Some times people use it in reference to faith; others will say it to encourage us to try something new. Whatever the context may be, we can all agree that it is easier to encourage someone to "leap" than to be the one "leaping." To "take the leap" implies that we will be out of our comfort
zone. We will have to proceed without knowing a guaranteed outcome of our actions. For some people, this is not difficult at all because they thrive off of spontaneity and adventure. But why is it so tough for the rest of us? The most obvious answer is we are afraid of failure.
Most of us like to play it safe by making decisions where we can effectively weigh the cost and benefits, and make sure that the outcome tilts generously in our favor. This fear of "taking the leap" and failing can be taken beyond the individual level and applied to the corporate world as well. How often do we see nonprofits falling into the trap of playing it safe? Like many of us, many nonprofits avoid "taking the leap" in order to assure that no harm will be done to their organization. Although this mindset may be true in some cases, one could also argue that no benefits will result either. When nonprofits refuse to "take the leap", their organizations growth and impact will ultimately decline. It is time for nonprofits to have a new approach, one that will spur them to "take the leap" which will bring about positive opportunities for improvement.
One nonprofit that had a vision, took the leap, and is now changing people's lives across the globe is Kiva. Kiva's mission is "to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the Internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world"1. In an interview with Innovative Nonprofit, Kiva Co-founder, Matt Flannery, said that the nonprofit world needs to adopt a...


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Coola is a mineral sunscreen that can be found at the Spa at Old Mill Toronto. Mind you it's hard to keep on the shelves these days as this product is simply amazing and ideal for all skin types and tones, including those that are especially sensitive. Ditch the heavy foundations and powders this summer and try a tinted moisturizer instead, your skin will thank you for it!
Keep the sun and environment at bay with this SPF 20 broad-spectrum UVA/UVB sunscreen, a tinted, light Rose scented, Titanium Dioxide based formula (for those who are Zinc sensitive) made with 98% natural ingredients. Organic Acai Oil – high in Omegas-3/6/9, Vitamins B1/2/3, plus antioxidant Vitamins C and E – delivers a powerful defense against aging. Organic Sunflower Seed Extract promotes elasticity while organic Linseed Oil, containing Alpha-Linolenic Acids, reduces redness and irritation. The phyto-protector Plankton Extract rejuvenates, as organic Cucumber Extract calms skin.
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Definition of factional in English:
1Relating or belonging to a faction: factional leaders
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- Far more threatening to the dominant factions, however, is the prospect that younger parliamentarians will ignore their factional leaders.
- After meeting with various factional leaders, he claimed that he had made proposals to overcome the stalemate.
- Three new national vice-presidencies were simply added to make room for factional leaders who faced being squeezed out of the party's governing body.
1.1Characterized by dissent: factional conflicts
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The Barton County Sheriff's Department arrested a woman Sunday morning wanted for burglaries in at least three states, including Kansas.
The department says a sergeant and deputy observed a vehicle in various locations in Barton County. When they finally pulled over the vehicle, the driver gave them false information.
The woman was eventually identified as Leticia Chacon, 24, of Dodge City, Kansas. According to Ford County, Chacon is wanted in questioning for burglaries in Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas.
Officers found several IDs and other property in her possession.
Chacon was booked into the Barton County Jail on a felony theft warrant. She was also charged with obstruction of official duty by the deputies. Her total bond is set at $35,000.


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A little known novel type game, comes in a hentai version (with badly written hentai scenes) and a child friendly version. Only in japanese, though 57% has been put into a translation patch.
Also has anime of it, as well as an epilogue. And some spin off games and manga.
Made by Key
Also has anime of it, as well as an epilogue. And some spin off games and manga.
Made by Key
Hey, I just brought that Kanon game off the web! It's supposed to actually be a good game that focuses on the story and not the main character's breasts!
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One of the best H-game (or Hentai) game created. Created by Key (company that makes h-games) couple of years back. Reputed for its deep storyline, plot and character development.
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a crazy, coo-coo, fun, semi-aquatic girl. very quick.
she loves to do a lot, that kanon... and she is the best girl in the world with the biggest family ever.
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Japan Scrambles the Planet Looking for Gas Deals
By Tim Daiss
Since the March 11, 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and Japan's subsequent shut down off all but two of its 50 nuclear reactors, the country is frantically trying to secure natural gas for electricity generation. However this has proven problematic for Japan, who has virtually no hydrocarbon resources of her own. For starters, Japan's electricity sector relies mostly on imported LNG. Yet, LNG in Asia (which is still tied to oil prices) is expensive, more than three times the price of natural gas in North America where prices are mostly tied to supply and demand.
Consequently, Japan has scrambled the planet looking for and striking gas deals from the US to Australia, Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. A natural place for Japan to also look is neighboring Russia. Though relations between the two have been historically chilly, they compliment each other perfectly. Japan needs natural gas and Russia needs new gas customers.
Russia, an energy heavyweight, relies on hydrocarbons to power its economy, and most of that demand comes from Europe. But that has become a quandary for Moscow. The Eurozone has just entered a double dip recession and gas demand is dropping. The price of gas in Europe is also falling, which is taking a toll on Russia's coffers.
Japanese pipedream
The latest gas news between Japan and Russia broke in November when a Japanese consortium announced plans to build a 1,400-kilometer (869-mile) gas pipeline from Russia's Sakhalin Island to Metro Tokyo.
According to a feasibility study, the offshore pipeline would cost 300 to 400 billion yen ($3.65 billion to $4.87 billion) with a 5-7 year completion time.
Yet this is not the first time that an energy company has tried to build a pipeline from Sakhalin to Japan.
"As early as 1999 US-firm Texaco was trying to supply pipeline gas from Sakhalin to Hokkaido," Dr. Keun-Wook Paik, a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, and author of Sino-Russian Oil and Gas Cooperation: The Reality and Implications, told Energy Tribune on Tuesday.
Paik said that the review result of the technical and commercial aspect of the pipeline was sound but that the next step was not taken since the utility companies in Hokkaido "gave a cold hand to the proposal."
Fast-forward a decade plus and the scenario has changed dramatically. This time however it may not be the unwillingness of Japanese utilities stopping the project dead in its tracks, but lack of governmental approval.
The Asahi Shimbun reported that the Japanese government plans to give priority to a separate project to import LNG from Vladivostok. In September, Russia and Japan signed an agreement to develop plans for a $7 billion LNG plant on Russia's Pacific coast.
A focus will be whether Moscow and Tokyo will back the pipeline side-by-side with the ongoing LNG project.
Dr. Paik points to problems with the proposed LNG plant and whether it will come to fruition. "It is up to Vladivostok LNG's price competitiveness and the supply availability of the gas," he said. "Already Russian bankers indicated the gas price at Vladivostok will be almost $14 / mmbtu. After converting it as LNG, the price cannot compete against the LNG from North America."
Paik added that the proposed plant needed a special [government] policy to make the price competitive.
"It will be Russia's while elephant," he said.
As far as the pipeline is concerned, there must be supply availability from Sakhalin 3 for it to be viable.
"Currently the targeted production from Sakhalin 3 is around 4-5billion cubic meters per year (bcm/y) and Gazprom [Russia's state-owned oil and gas giant] indicates the production could hover 15-20 bcm/y by 2020. If this production is guaranteed, the option of Sakhalin gas to Tokyo Bay could be a serious possibility," Paik said.
He added however that even if there is a supply guarantee there are a number of other additional hurdles to overcome. The first is establishing a consensus from powerful Japanese utilities like Tokyo Electricity and Chubu Electricity.
"As the main vested interest group of using LNG supply, the dominant utilities could object to the large-scale pipeline gas supply from Sakhalin to Tokyo Bay. It could force the utilities to renegotiate the gas price for the Japanese consumers," Paik said.
Another hurdle, according to Paik, is powerful lobbying from the Japanese fishing industry, since the pipeline will be laid along the Japanese coast.
However, a pipeline partially on land is not feasible due to high costs. In fact, the Asahi Shimbun reported that an offshore gas pipeline would cost up to 75 percent less that a land pipeline, which would also require costly purchases of land right-a-ways.
Not only is Japan trying to secure LNG and cut pipeline deals to diversity its gas supply and lower prices, it's also trying to form a LNG gas futures market. On November 13, Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister announced plans to meet with 18 companies, including Tokyo Electric and Tokyo Gas for details of a futures market.
Many analysts however doubt that a LNG futures market will ever come to fruition.
In light of these developments, Japan's LNG import numbers continue to rise. The Federation of Electric Power Companies disclosed that the country's ten regional power utilities imported almost 4.5 million tons of LNG in October, up from 3.9 million tons for the same period last year.
A glimmer of hope for Japan however may be on the horizon. On November 21, the International Energy Agency's (IEA) executive director Marie van der Hoeven said that Asia should start to benefit from the convergence of global LNG markets amid signs of change for its pricing structure linked to oil. In other words, LNG prices could be unlinked from oil and based more on regional gas exchanges.
If so, Japan can use all the help it can get – LNG agreements, pipeline deals, and a proposed LNG futures market may not do the trick.
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Monday, December 30th
12 noon
Carlton/Church (outside of the Loblaws)
On Monday, December 23rd, around noon, a homeless man named Richard Ian Kenyon was found dead at the busy corner of Carlton and Church outside of the Loblaws. Richard was a part of the Downtown East Community. He was in his early 50s, was homeless and stayed at a local shelter.
While we do not know what Richard's last day looked like, we do know that he was lying dead at a busy intersection of the City during the middle of the day. We know for a fact that on a busy shopping day just before Christmas many people must have walked by him and did what is all too common place - they chose to ignore a person lying on the ground. We also know that Loblaws raked in an exorbitant amount of money that day, while a man with nothing material to speak of, died just out front of their flagship store.
We also know that winter is a deadly season for many people who are homeless and that there are not enough resources and safe warm places for people to go during the day or at night.
The average life expectancy of a person who is homeless in Canada is a shocking 39 years old for women, and 46 years old for men. Homeless men are 8 times more likely to die then men of the same age in the general population. These deaths, of people well before their time, are preventable. The chronic lack of affordable, accessible and safe housing, the lack of an adequate income, the lack of sufficient programs and services, all contribute to the high mortality rates among homeless and underhoused people. As a result of these government decisions to prioritize profit over human lives, our communities experience loss at a rapid rate.
Join us Monday, December 30th to remember Richard and all those who have died too soon. Join us in calling for action on homelessness - everyone deserves safe, affordable, and accessible housing. Everyone deserves enough income to live with health and dignity. Everyone deserves a warm place to rest in the day-time. Everyone deserves a chance to live out their life to the fullest.


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Changes to Names of Properties (Rock Art of Alta)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/8B,
2. Approves the proposed name change to the Rock Drawings of Alta as proposed by the Norwegian authorities. The name of the property becomes the Rock Art of Alta in English and Art rupestre d'Alta in French.
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Themes: Inscriptions on the World Heritage List
States Parties: Norway
Properties: Rock Art of Alta
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BEIJING: Amid concerns over Indian government's move to amend tax laws retrospectively, Planning Commission Deputy Chief Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said that as a policy the country would continue to woo foreign investments.
"There is absolutely no question of India having turned against foreign investment," Ahluwalia told The Wall Street Journal.
Indian government's proposed amendment to the Income Tax Act, 1961, to bring into tax net Vodafone type overseas mergers and acquisitions involving domestic assets, has evoked sharp reaction from various quarters which feel it would hurt foreign investment.


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It's quite a rebate: Buy two extraneous years of Don Nelson, get the third one free!
Actually, as far as harmless grand gestures go, this one wasn't too bad.
After working through this and next season for $6 million apiece, Nelson says he'll work for free in 2011-12, if Chris Cohan remains the Warriors' owner and still wants Nelson around by then.
The odds of all that happening are low, of course. That's the beauty of it for Nelson and the fun of it for those of us who are so thoroughly amused by the Nelson-Cohan-Warriors puppet dance.
How better to focus on immediate fixes for a listing franchise than for the 69-year-old coach to start talking about a freebie two years from now?
Psst: That's probably when Nelson thinks the Warriors could finally have something resembling a playoff team again. Only two years from now! Can't wait!
"Whatever it is, if it's coaching, I'll do that; if it's carrying bags, whatever, it doesn't matter," Nelson said Friday at his pre-camp media session. "But I would give one year at the end of this just to kind of say thanks."
And what did team president Robert Rowell say when you offered to work a third year for free?
"I think he was in shock," Nelson said.
Even if Nelson is being truthful when he says he simply wants to give back to Cohan and the league, the offer was a perfect head-scratching symbol for the Warriors' current dizziness.
The core of the team is young, as Nelson said about 12 times on Thursday, and may not be close to a playoff run. There are too many guards, but none a for-sure point guard.
The team might never play defense, and rebounding is a question for the millionth consecutive year.
Meanwhile, the best veteran player is Stephen Jackson, who wants out and may be accommodated if a fair trade can be found, Nelson said.
In fact, Nelson confirmed that he first offered to try to trade Jackson a year ago, realizing Jackson, now 31, might not want to wait around for a rebuilding project.
That's right as Jackson was signing a three-year, $28 million extension that was supposed to signal his unquestioned devotion to this franchise for the long term.
Oops. Maybe Jackson will make up for this by offering to play or coach or carry bags for free in 2013-14?
"Took a year, but I guess he's decided," Nelson said. "I don't think he did it the right way. But anyway, it is what it is and I'm not angry at him. I understand.
"And we'll try to accommodate him if it works out that it's the right thing for the team. If it's not, why then, he'll be here."
Nelson says he has no worries about Jackson's attitude or play. Jackson will remain a co-captain along with Andris Biedrins, and they will be joined by Monta Ellis, who is getting a bump up in rank.
If it seems strange that a guy who publicly wants out would be pushed as a captain, then you don't get the Warriors, where normal rules and winning ways do not apply.
"It has no bearing," Nelson said of Jackson. "He's a leader. He's a leader either way."
Hmm. If Jackson is leading the younger players, couldn't he possibly lead them into also wanting to get the heck out of town?
You know, the same way Baron Davis, Gilbert Arenas, Chris Webber and Latrell Sprewell left, and the way Amare Stoudemire and countless other players have opted not to consider coming at all.
If nobody any good wants to play for the Warriors, that could be a problem, even if the coach is there for free.
"Isn't that funny? The most beautiful place in the world, other than Maui," Nelson said. "I don't get it.
"I guess we just haven't been good enough for a long time. ... If we could just develop a really good team, I think that would all change."
In due time, Don. No rush. If you get there by 2012-13, I'll offer to be your ticket-taker or ball boy. For free. I want to give back to the guy who has given me so much to write.
Read Tim Kawakami's Talking Points blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 408-920-5442.


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Definition of vie in English:
verb (vies, vying, vied)[no object]
Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something: rival mobs vying for control of the liquor business
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- It is also vying for competition and prices its drinks on Wednesday and Thursday nights at special rates.
- No fewer than 82 of Lithuania's finest competitors vied for honors in this year's event.
- Competing organizations vied for the loyalties of Baptists on the Arkansas frontier.
compete, contend, contest, struggle, fight, battle, cross swords, lock horns, buck, jockey;
war, feud
Mid 16th century: probably a shortening of obsolete envy, via Old French from Latin invitare 'challenge'.
Words that rhyme with vieally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai
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Lost in the sunset too
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2013 IEEE 7th International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems (2012)
Lyon, France France
Sept. 10, 2012 to Sept. 14, 2012
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The Role of Memory in Stabilizing Swarms (Abstract)
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On the Influence of Inter-Agent Variation on Multi-Agent Algorithms Solving a Dynamic Task Allocation Problem under Uncertainty (Abstract)
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Realizing a Proactive, Self-Optimizing System Behavior within Adaptive, Heterogeneous Many-Core Architectures (Abstract)
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Towards Dynamic Evolution of Self-Adaptive Systems Based on Dynamic Updating of Control Loops (Abstract)
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Reconfiguration Primitives for Self-Adapting Overlays in Distributed Publish-Subscribe Systems (Abstract)
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Mutational Analysis-Inspired Algorithms for Cells Self-Organization towards a Dynamic under Viability Constraints (Abstract)
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Pruning God's Garden
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In order to drop a tree in The El Dorado Forest, where there are cabins all around, the placement of where the tree will drop is most important. Sometimes the branches need to be cut off before the tree can fit in between two cabins. This tree fell exactly where it was planned to fall and because the branches had been removed, caused no damage to windows, porches, or roofs.
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Turkey, pie and politics? Holiday family friction
Ah, Thanksgiving. A little turkey, some cranberry mold, maybe apple pie with ice cream, some football on TV. Getting together with the cousins. Catching up beside the fire. Togetherness.
On second thought: Scratch that. What were we thinking? This was an election year.
"The Thanksgiving table will be a battleground," said Andrew Marshall, 34, of Quincy, Mass.
Like many extended families across the country, Marshall's includes Democrats and Republicans, conservatives, liberals and Independents. And so, like many families that count both red and blue voters in their ranks, they're expecting fireworks. Things had already gotten so bad on Facebook, the family had to ban political banter.
"It was getting brutal," Marshall said.
And now, it will all play out in person. In this family, the older generation is more liberal, the younger more conservative. So Andrew, a conservative, particularly expects friction with his aunt, Anne Brennan, 57. "She firmly believes in what she believes in, and we'll go head to head with it," he said.
As for Brennan, she's looking on the bright side: the wine they'll drink. "You always bring a good bottle," she told Andrew at a family dinner a few days ago -- perhaps softening him up for the holiday. No dice. "What are you talking about?" Andrew replied. "The wine just amplifies it."
But the Marshalls seem to be relishing the occasion. Not so the Davidson family in Alabama.
In fact, things have gotten so tense over politics between Brian Davidson, a 40-year-old attorney in Helena, and his father, 130 miles away in Russellville, that they've changed plans, forgoing their usual gathering.
"We're not even going," said Brian, who voted for Barack Obama, and described his father as "a little to the right of Glenn Beck." Better to skip this one, he said, than suffer "a nonrecoverable blowup."
Davidson, a Boy Scout leader and the father of two school-age sons, once was firmly conservative, even serving as an officer in the Young Republicans Club at the University of North Alabama. His parents -- particularly Dad -- always taught him and his brother to think for themselves, he said.
And so he did. Davidson eventually realized he no longer fit in with the Republican Party, which he saw as moving rightward, and now considers himself a political moderate with liberal positions on issues like gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana -- he supports both -- and conservative positions on foreign and fiscal policies.
Each Thanksgiving, Davidson typically loads up his family and makes the 130-mile drive to his parents' house. This year, Davidson will take the kids to wife Kim's family instead, but even that could be tricky: They are conservative as well. So Brian and Kim will try to avoid any topics that could lead, they said, to "an Obama rant" around the table.
"Anything can cause it," Brian said. "We're just going to suck it up."
For some families, it's not necessarily the presidential race that divided them. The Cox family in Colorado has long been split over the legalization of marijuana -- ever since Diane Cox first caught her son, David, trying to smoke the drug when he was 14.
Colorado's recent vote to legalize marijuana again divided mother and son, who served as regional coordinator for the legalization campaign.