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Philippines Cuts Interest Costs on 10-Year Bond ExchangeDitas Lopez and Cecilia Yap
The Philippines priced 140 billion pesos ($3.2 billion) of 10-year bonds in its first debt exchange in three years, allowing the nation to cut interest payments and set the stage for sustained economic growth.
The peso notes due 2024 were priced to yield 4.125 percent, the Bureau of the Treasury said in a statement. That's less than the 4.3 percent yield on existing securities maturing in August 2024, a midday fixing from Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. shows. The swap for shorter maturities will save around 1.31 billion pesos in the first year, funds that can be used to support growth, according to the statement.
"This domestic liability management exercise gave our investors the avenue to exchange liquid bonds with new benchmark bonds, which will trade more efficiently in the debt markets," Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said in the statement.
The debt exchange was the first since the government conducted a peso-denominated swap in July 2011 and is aimed at helping to reduce interest expenses. President Benigno Aquino's strategy of narrowing the budget deficit and extending bond maturities was rewarded by Standard & Poor's in May, when the ratings company upgraded the Philippines to its second-lowest investment status.
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The government accepted 121.7 billion pesos in eligible bonds in the exchange from existing holders and 9.40 billion pesos in bids from new investors, according to the statement. Aggregate tenders totaled 240.5 billion pesos. The swap size was higher than an initial plan for at least 60 billion pesos, while the yield went up from the minimum 4% targeted.
The average coupon on the accepted bonds fell by 157 basis points, or 1.57 percentage points, the statement showed. The eligible securities accepted for exchange into new benchmark bonds saw the average maturity lengthened by 5.2 years.
"It's well priced, which just shows the appetite of the market for medium-term maturities," Roland Avante, president of Philippine Business Bank in Manila, said in a phone interview. "It protects the long-term bonds as well. The risk premium on debt due in 20 years or more is well maintained."
Excluding the current exchange, the country has issued 945 billion pesos of bonds in swaps since 2006. The latest transaction was managed by HSBC Holdings Plc, Land Bank of the Philippines, BDO Capital & Investment Corp., BPI Capital Corp., Development Bank of the Philippines, and First Metro Investment Corp.
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The yield on the Philippines' two-year benchmark sovereign bonds has climbed 35 basis points this quarter to 3.20, according to prices from Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. The 10-year yield increased 11 basis points over the same period.
The results are "within the vicinity of market prices," said Manila-based Rafael Algarra Jr., executive vice president at Security Bank Corp. He said the government's move was positive for the market as it will improve trading.
"Our collaborative efforts have given us the opportunity to realize cost-competitive funding and improve our debt portfolio," Treasurer Rosalia de Leon said in today's statement, adding that the deal achieved multiple objectives.
The Philippines will meet its growth target of 6.5 percent to 7.5 percent this year, Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said at Senate hearing in Manila today.
Finance Secretary Purisima said in an interview with reporters that the government is always looking at opportunities to manage the nation's debt.
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One of the doctors said people had been "left with life-changing injuries" because of a "dangerous" shortage of surgical facilities at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
In a resignation email to colleagues, orthopaedic surgeon David Goodier wrote: "The supplies situation is dangerous. We are regularly out of kit, out of nurses, and always out of beds."
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Responding to Nasser Hussain's calls for young Indian or Pakistani cricket followers to support England rather than the country of their origin, Khan insists the England captain's pleas will fall on deaf ears.
Ahead of Thursday's second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford Madras-born Hussain said he was disappointed by the amount of support given to Pakistan and India when they play on these shores.
Hussain, who moved to England when he was five, said young Asians in this country should re-evaluate their loyalties and aspire to playing for England.
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"His calls would be heard if those Asians felt they were part of British society," said Khan.
"If they do not then they will not want to identify with those societies," Imran told Zee TV.
"In the case of Asians and the sub-continent, they will always identify with them, even though they have probably never been there.
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Ruby supports regular expressions as a language feature. In Ruby, a regular expression is written in the form of /pattern/modifiers where "pattern" is the regular expression itself, and "modifiers" are a series of characters indicating various options. The "modifiers" part is optional. This syntax is borrowed from Perl. Ruby supports the following modifiers:
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The =~ operator returns the character position in the string of the start of the match (which evaluates to true in a boolean test), or nil if no match was found (which evaluates to false). The match() method returns a MatchData object (which also evaluates to true), or nil if no matches was found. In a string context, the MatchData object evaluates to the text that was matched. So print(/\w+/.match("test")) prints "test", while print(/\w+/ =~ "test") prints "0". The first character in the string has index zero. Switching the order of the =~ operator's operands makes no difference.
The =~ operator and the match() method sets the special variables $~. This variables is thread-local and method-local. That means you can use this variable until your method exits, or until the next time you use the =~ operator in your method, without worrying that another thread or another method in your thread will overwrite them. $~ holds the same MatchData object returned by Regexp.match().
A number of other special variables are derived from the $~ variable. All of these are read-only. If you assign a new MatchData instance to $~, all of these variables will change too. $& holds the text matched by the whole regular expression. $1, $2, etc. hold the text matched by the first, second, and following capturing groups. $+ holds the text matched by the highest-numbered capturing group that actually participated in the match. $` and $' hold the text in the subject string to the left and to the right of the regex match.
Use the sub() and gsub() methods of the String class to search-and-replace the first regex match, or all regex matches, respectively, in the string. Specify the regular expression you want to search for as the first parameter, and the replacement string as the second parameter, e.g.: result = subject.gsub(/before/, "after").
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To collect all regex matches in a string into an array, pass the regexp object to the string's scan() method, e.g.: myarray = mystring.scan(/regex/). Sometimes, it is easier to create a regex to match the delimiters rather than the text you are interested in. In that case, use the split() method instead, e.g.: myarray = mystring.split(/delimiter/). The split() method discards all regex matches, returning the text between the matches. The scan() method does the opposite.
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Managing change with innovative ICT
Advances in technology and healthcare, combined with increasingly individualistic lifestyle choices, are driving social change at an accelerated rate. And this has a direct impact on social welfare, churches and non-profit organizations in their interactions with people. Their administrative and operational staff is faced with new challenges that can only be mastered with state-of-the-art information and communications technology (ICT).
Focussing digitization
Churches and social welfare require solutions that meet the specific needs of people working in local and regional church administration and at church-affiliated welfare organizations. Technology such as upgraded voice and data communications can relieve employees of non-core tasks. Furthermore, greater process digitization can streamline organizations and their operations. This enhances flexibility and efficiency, and enables the development of leading-edge services. In short, it can lay the foundations for modern church administration and a sustainable non-profit welfare sector.
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Some early pilot projects in Germany have shown where the main imperatives lie: forging digital links between local churches and district, regional and diocesan offices, and establishing electronic processes. When it comes to IP-based communications solutions, professional-quality network management, or archiving, secure and highly available data exchange is a top priority. This is because churches often need to share personal data within and between districts, for example. Rapid access to data and lean processes are among the benefits of cutting-edge ICT solutions. Technology can also relieve administrative employees of routine tasks. In other words, digitization brings similar advantages to churches as to manufacturers and other businesses – so to say a church 4.0.
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The same applies to welfare organizations providing social, medical and nursing care. Innovative voice and data communications, as well as IT-based applications can simplify work processes, saving time and money. Electronic patient care records keep employees fully informed wherever they are, enabling them to respond quickly and appropriately. Managing a volunteer workforce requires transparency, efficiency, and above all, flexibility – particularly in planning duty rosters. State-of-the-art IT applications can provide effective support for these scenarios.
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Hotel Doisy, Paris Oversikt
Sammenlign priser og resrvasjon tilgjengelighet Hotel Doisy, Paris
Hotel Doisy, Paris Detaljer
Hotel Doisy Hotel oversikt
Hotel Doisy is set in the heart of Paris, just a few steps away from the Champs Elysées avenue and the Arc de Triomphe.
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From Charles de Gaulle Airport: Take the RER B train to the 'Gare du Nord' stop, then walk to the junction station of La Chapelle, and take metro line 2, direction 'Porte Dauphine' and get off at 'Ternes' metro station. The hotel is at 3 minutes walking distance from de metro station.
From Orly Airport: Take the RER B train to 'Châtelet Les Halles' station, then change to metro line 1, direction 'La Défense', and get off at metro stop 'Charles de Gaulle Étoile'. The hotel is at 3 minutes walking distance from de metro station.
Alternatively, you can take the airport shuttle bus, which stops at Porte Maillot, within 5 minutes walking distance of the hotel.
This hotel enjoys a central location in the heart of Paris, just a few steps away from the Champs Elysees avenue, the Arc de Triomphe and the Convention Centre of the Palais des Congrès - Porte Maillot. The typical Poncelet market is also nearby and open every day.
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Impulse invariance
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Impulse invariance is a technique for designing discrete-time infinite-impulse-response (IIR) filters from continuous-time filters in which the impulse response of the continuous-time system is sampled to produce the impulse response of the discrete-time system. The frequency response of the discrete-time system will be a sum of shifted copies of the frequency response of the continuous-time system; if the continuous-time system is approximately band-limited to a frequency less than the Nyquist frequency of the sampling, then the frequency response of the discrete-time system will be approximately equal to it for frequencies below the Nyquist frequency.
The continuous-time system's impulse response, , is sampled with sampling period to produce the discrete-time system's impulse response, .
Thus, the frequency responses of the two systems are related by
If the continuous time filter is approximately band-limited (i.e. when ), then the frequency response of the discrete-time system will be approximately the continuous-time system's frequency response for frequencies below π radians per sample (below the Nyquist frequency 1/(2T) Hz):
- for
Comparison to the bilinear transform[edit]
Note that aliasing will occur, including aliasing below the Nyquist frequency to the extent that the continuous-time filter's response is nonzero above that frequency. The bilinear transform is an alternative to impulse invariance that uses a different mapping that maps the continuous-time system's frequency response, out to infinite frequency, into the range of frequencies up to the Nyquist frequency in the discrete-time case, as opposed to mapping frequencies linearly with circular overlap as impulse invariance does.
Effect on poles in system function[edit]
If the continuous poles at , the system function can be written in partial fraction expansion as
Thus, using the inverse Laplace transform, the impulse response is
The corresponding discrete-time system's impulse response is then defined as the following
Performing a z-transform on the discrete-time impulse response produces the following discrete-time system function
Thus the poles from the continuous-time system function are translated to poles at z = eskT. The zeros, if any, are not so simply mapped.[clarification needed]
Poles and zeros[edit]
If the system function has zeros as well as poles, they can be mapped the same way, but the result is no longer an impulse invariance result: the discrete-time impulse response is not equal simply to samples of the continuous-time impulse response. This method is known as the matched Z-transform method, or pole–zero mapping. In the case of all-pole filters, the methods are equivalent.
Stability and causality[edit]
Since poles in the continuous-time system at s = sk transform to poles in the discrete-time system at z = exp(skT), poles in the left half of the s-plane map to inside the unit circle in the z-plane; so if the continuous-time filter is causal and stable, then the discrete-time filter will be causal and stable as well.
Corrected formula[edit]
When a causal continuous-time impulse response has a discontinuity at , the expressions above are not consistent.[1] This is because should really only contribute half its value to .
Making this correction gives
Performing a z-transform on the discrete-time impulse response produces the following discrete-time system function
See also[edit]
- Infinite impulse response
- Bilinear transform
- Matched Z-transform method
- Continuous-time filters:
- ^ Jackson, L.B. (2000-10-01). "A correction to impulse invariance". IEEE Signal Processing Letters. 7 (10): 273–275. doi:10.1109/97.870677. ISSN 1070-9908.
Other sources[edit]
- Oppenheim, Alan V. and Schafer, Ronald W. with Buck, John R. Discrete-Time Signal Processing. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999.
- Sahai, Anant. Course Lecture. Electrical Engineering 123: Digital Signal Processing. University of California, Berkeley. 5 April 2007.
- Eitelberg, Ed. "Convolution Invariance and Corrected Impulse Invariance." Signal Processing, Vol. 86, Issue 5, pp. 1116–1120. 2006
External links[edit]
- Impulse Invariant Transform at CircuitDesign.info Brief explanation, an example, and application to Continuous Time Sigma Delta ADC's.


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The National Awakening party (PKB), which he formed last year, has an inclusive platform despite its Islamic credentials and Mr Wahid opposes the idea of a fully-fledged Islamic state. His resistance to a greater role for Islam in government and the legal system has caused some friction among his followers. But Mr Wahid has consistently argued that if Islam is institutionalised, it will marginalise Indonesia's minorities and inevitably lead to widespread social unrest.
"Clergy should act on the basis of morality, not law. We have to understand the minorities have their own thoughts about law and state. Because of this we should be careful. We should practice secularism without saying it's securalism," Mr Wahid said recently.
He has also been one of the few prominent Muslim leaders to speak up for Indonesia's economically-influential, but politically-weak Chinese community. Long critical of anti-Chinese discrimination, he says the community is essential to the country's economic well being.
He spoke out strongly against the widespread anti-Chinese violence that occurred during the riots that helped topple president Suharto. In a gesture of reconciliation, he even claimed ancient Chinese ancestry, saying he could trace his family roots back five centuries to a Chinese Muslim named Tan Kim Han.
In recent years, Mr Wahid has been personally and politically close to PDI-P leader Megawati Sukarnoputri, who was seen as the front-runner for the presidency. He acted at times as her confidante and advisor, but he has publicly questioned her leadership qualities and has suggested, as a woman, Ms Megawati would be unsuitable as a leader of a predominately-Muslim Indonesia.
Born in East Java in 1940, Mr Wahid came from a family of prominent Muslim intellectuals. His education included periods abroad, both in the Middle East and Europe. During the Suharto years, he trod a delicate line between acquiescence and criticism.
Mr Wahid abandoned an overtly political role in the mid-1980s, after the government moved to have all organisations accept the state ideology Pancasila. His organisation nevertheless endorsed the law that gave legislative backing to the move.
Later, he opposed the former president's efforts to harness Islam to the regime's own advantage. He declined membership of the government-backed association of Indonesian Muslim intellectuals, ICMI, when it was created in late 1990, setting up the alternative 'Forum Demokrasi.'
In a recent interview in Asiaweek, Mr Wahid indicated his acceptance of free market principles. "Without profit motive there's nothing," he said. "Then free trade. Otherwise we will be like North Korea. So the basics will not change. Suharto just tried to satisfy his cronies, his friends. We have to build an economy with the will of the majority. Suharto tried to rob this country by allowing conglomerates and cronies to control the economy. The majority of the population lives at the subsistence level. We will give them subsidies, not the conglomerates."
Asked how he would stop new cronies, Mr Wahir replied: "Education and rule of law. If we can establish rule of law, then every action will be judged by the regulation." As for removing the military's dual role in the country, Mr Wahid says it will take up to five years to end the military's deep involvement in the affairs of state.
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INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo and his spouse, Datin Ibu Iriana Widodo, yesterday left the Sultanate following a two-day state visit, as they made their way to the next destination – The Philippines.
Earlier in the day, the president attended a special gathering at the Indonesian Embassy, where he met with the Indonesian community residing in Brunei.
The president and his wife arrived at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City, Philippines yesterday – the last stop of his five-day introductory visit.
Minister of Education Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Hj Awg Abu Bakar bin Hj Apong, RBAF Commander Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, RBPF Commissioner Dato Paduka Seri Bahrin bin Mohd Noor and Indonesian Embassy officials bade the president and his wife farewell at the Brunei International Airport.


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New Delhi, Nov 14: 34th annual India International Trade Fair (IITF) kicked off in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on Nov 14, Friday.
Like last year, President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Trade Fair AT 11 am, organised every year by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).
Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman and Lt Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung were also present during the inauguration ceremony.
Over 6,500 exhibitors from India and 25 countries including China, Germany, Japan are participating in the Trade Fair.
The 14-day long fair is likely to attract at least 1.5 million visitors.
From first five days (Nov 14 to Nov 18), the Trade Fair will be open exclusively for business visitors and from Nov 19 to Nov 27, it will be open for general public.
Timings: 9.30 am to 7.30 pm on all days
Tickets: Rs 400 for Business visitors
Rs 50 and Rs 30 for adults and children respectively on week days while on weekends the price will Rs 80 for adults and Rs 50 for children.
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The IITF entry tickets for general public days will be available at all the metro stations except Airport Express Line, where tickets will be available for Trade Fair only at Dhaula Kuan station.
Tickets for business days will be available only at 30 Metro stations -- Rithala, Dilshad Garden, Jahangirpuri, HUDA City Centre, Noida City Centre, Anand Vihar, Central Secretariat, Inderlok, Kashmere Gate, Rajiv Chowk, Barakhamba, Saket, MG Road, Noida Sec-15, Vaishali, Laxmi Nagar, Rajori Garden, Janakpuri West, Dwarka Mor, Dwarka Sec-9, Dwarka Sec-21, Mundka, Peeragrahi, Punjabi Bagh, Badarpur, Govindpuri, Lajpat Nagar, Mandi House, Janpath, and Dhaula Kuan.
IITF tickets for both business as well as general days can be purchased from Customer Care Centres of the stations from 8:30 am to 4 pm on the above mentioned dates.
At Pragati Maidan Metro station, IITF tickets will be available only for Metro users. People coming from outside Metro premises need to buy the tickets from ITPO Gate No 1 and 2.
How is Delhi Metro geared up to tackle massive crowd of visitors?
During the general days, DMRC will be running peak hour frequency of 2 minutes 45 second on Line-3 from Dwarka to Yamuna Bank throughout the day i.e, from 8 AM to 8 PM.
Besides this, two trains on each Line will also be kept as standby during Trade Fair to facilitate better passenger handling, whenever required.
The Delhi Metro will be operating 20 exclusive token or smart card counters from within the IITF-Pragati Maidan premises near its Gate number 10 from 1 PM to 9 PM on all general days, Dayal said.
The DMRC is expecting massive crowds to use the Pragati Maidan Metro station and therefore additional ticket counters will be opened at Pragati Maidan Metro station.
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Lowlifes are enemies in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that can be found in the Ratway. The gender and race of the lowlife is radiant. They will turn hostile if they see or hear the Dragonborn.
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Grace for the "Whatevers" of Life (3 of 10) by Dan Hill
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Philippians 1:6
I don't know about you, but a whole lot of things in my life that have turned out they way they have…I didn't plan on. There have been course corrections, sometimes painful ones; there have been lots of surprises, some good and others that at least at the time, didn't look so good. There have been some goals, dreams, and plans that had to be placed on the back burner because of unplanned and often unwelcomed circumstances and situations. So I have come to this conclusion about life: Life is what happens to you, while you are making other plans! And because life is that way, you need to brace yourself for, what I call, the "whatever's" of life.
Do you know what the "whatever's" of life are? They are things like recessions in the economy. I'm thinking of people who have worked for companies 30 years and now they are facing retraining for a new career in their 50's. That's a "whatever."
How about people who should be enjoying their retirement years but they find themselves caring for grown but still dependent children or grandchildren?
I am thinking of a friend who is faithfully taking care of a parent who has been stricken with Alzheimer's and feels guilty because they feel trapped.
I think of godly parents who have sacrificed and done what anyone would consider a great job in bringing up their children in the ways of God and yet they have watched those children make decisions that are not only destructive and costly to themselves, those decisions have resulted in great hardship and upheaval to the parents.
So I want to ask you, how are you facing life's tough times? It maybe those little irritations or it maybe those big situations that try your very soul. It might be a blister on your finger or an aneurism on your artery. It might be those things that mess up your plans for a day or those things that change everything in your life.
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Ancient Cosmic Explosions May Have Impacted Evolution
Millions of years ago, a pair of exploding stars showered our planet with radioactive fallout. Had those supernovae popped off a bit closer to home, Earth's biosphere would have been toast. But even at a distance of 300 light years, the stellar events might have had an impact on the evolution of life here.


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Where Next For New Media & Politics?
Left Foot Forward I hope to see you there on Weds 28th September at 7pm in Baby Blue Bar, Albert Dock. I'm the only girl on a panel full of political big boys ;) You don't have to be a Labour party member or supporter - I'm not!
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The Toronto Raptors' big men keep getting the job done. In Thursday's 97-95 win over the Orlando Magic, Amir Johnson got his second straight start, and he put up another big line: 21 points (9-18 FG, 3-5 FT), 10 rebounds, a steal and three blocks. A day earlier, Johnson posted a solid 15-point, six-rebound, two-steal, one-block line. He's up to 43-percent owned in Yahoo. Ed Davis scored 12 points (5-11 FG, 2-4 FT) Thursday with eight rebounds, an assist and three blocks. He's owned in 40 percent of leagues. DeMar DeRozan it the game winner with four seconds left to cap a big night (22 points, four rebounds, seven assists and a block). DeRozan had struggled of late, so it was good to see him get going.
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Three goals in a devastating nine-minute spell at the start of the second half saw Barcelona to a 4-1 win over Athletic Bilbao in the King's Cup final last night and the first of three possible titles.
Yaya Toure levelled for Barca in the first half before Lionel Messi, Bojan Krkic and Xavi struck after the break to give the club their 25th King's Cup.
The Catalans could wrap up the Primera Liga title this weekend and they face Manchester United in the Champions League final on May 27.
"Now we are reaping the rewards of all the hard work we have put in during the season," Barca midfielder Sergio Busquets told Spanish state television as the team celebrated on the pitch.
"I hope this weekend we can secure our second title."
Barca had an unfamiliar look in defence with reserve keeper Jose Manuel Pinto in goal and Yaya Toure at centre back again, and they were quickly exposed at a set piece.
Pinto had tipped a Javi Martinez shot round the post and Fran Yeste made it count. His whipped-in corner after nine minutes found Gaizka Toquero rising above two defenders to head in at the back post.
Athletic looked fresher, snapping at Barca all over the pitch, until Toure stepped up to level in spectacular fashion as he advanced out of defence.
The Ivory Coast midfielder went past three Bilbao players in the 31st minute, and from outside the area drilled a low shot inside the near post.
Gradually Barca asserted themselves and as they swarmed round the Bilbao area in the 55th minute it was Messi who struck, firing through a crowd of legs after Gorka Iraizoz could only parry Samuel Eto'o's shot.
Three minutes later, Bojan raced through on a break to score off the far post and with Bilbao reeling Xavi curled a superb freekick over the wall and in off the near post in the 64th.
Just before Xavi's goal the match was held up briefly after Barcelona defender Daniel Alves was hit on the head by a tin can thrown from the stands.
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In the first book to cover this southern theater in detail, David Macri closely examines strategic decisions, campaigns, and operations and shows how they affected Allied grand strategy. Drawing on documents of U.S. and British officials, he reveals for the first time how the Sino-Japanese War served as a "proxy war" for the Allies: by keeping Japan's military resources focused on southern China, they hoped to keep the enemy bogged down in a war of attrition that would prevent them from breaching British and Soviet territory.
While the most immediate concern was preserving Siberia and its vast resources from invasion, Macri identifies Hong Kong as the keystone in that proxy war—vital in sustaining Chinese resistance against Japan as it provided the logistical interface between the outside world and battles in Hunan and Kwangtung provinces; a situation that emerged because of its vital rail connection to the city of Changsha. He describes the development of Anglo-Japanese low-intensity conflict at Hong Kong; he then explains the geopolitical significance of Hong Kong and southern China for the period following the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
Opening a new window on this rarely studied theater, Macri underscores China's symbolic importance for the Allies, depicting them as unequal partners who fought the Japanese for entirely different reasons—China for restoration of its national sovereignty, the Allies to keep the Japanese preoccupied. And by aiding China's wartime efforts, the Allies further hoped to undermine Japanese propaganda designed to expel Western powers from its Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
As Macri shows, Hong Kong was not just a sleepy British Colonial outpost on the fringes of the empire but an essential logistical component of the war, and to fully understand broader events Hong Kong must be viewed together with southern China as a single military zone. His account of that forgotten fight is a pioneering work that provides new insight into the origins of the Pacific War.
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1. Collective Security in Asia: The Global Significance of Hong Kong and Southern China
2. Clearing the Decks: Preparing for War in South China, 1935 to July 1937
3. The Sino-Japanese War Begins: Proxy in China, July 1937 to October 1938
4. The Trap Is Sprung: October 1938 to March 1939
5. Stalemate: March to October 1939
6. Impasse in Kwangsi and Japan's Failed Interdiction Strategy against Hong King: November 1939 to May 1940
7. Leveraging War and Peace: May to December 1940
8. The Triumph of Collectie Security: Hong Kong, 1941
9. Empires Derailed: The War in South China, September 1941 to January 1942
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"A contemporary emphasis on the narcissistic pursuit of styling one's hair" was too long a name for a hair dressing salon.
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Ahhh – What do you do in your downtime. Little moments at home or a work, downtime when you mind gets to wander. Sip a cup of tea, yoga stretches, thoughts of family and friends, little jokes that make you smile, pottering and re arranging objects on your desk or in your loungeroom. We surround ourselves with stuff that has personality and reminds of occasions. The little things can lift our day.]]>
Inspired by the Fleetwood Mac song, Dreams, by Stevie Nicks. It's my favourite song and I have been for a long time, baffled by the lyrics. I am attracted to artists who make me wonder if they are a genius or crazy? Vimeo Music Video
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You say you want your freedom
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Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women…they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
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I keep my visions to myself
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George Zimmerman's defense released hundreds of photos they'll use as evidence in his trial. Many of them had already been released, though some new photos were made public, including this photo of Zimmerman at a Seminole State College graduation ceremony.
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Thanks to susayq for her mad beta skills! This is dedicated to all the tired and unappreciated feeling moms out there! We must unite:)
Monday. Get the kids on the bus, run to the post office, work out, go into the office for a mandatory meeting, take dog to the vet, get the kids off the bus, make dinner, do homework, take showers, put them to bed. Do laundry, straighten up the house, take a shower, and go to bed.
Tuesday. Get the kids on the bus, go to work, race home to get the kids off the bus, gymnastics, dinner, homework, shower, and then bed.
Wednesday. Repeat Tuesday, substitute hockey for gymnastics.
Thursday. Repeat Wednesday, substitute soccer clinic for hockey, and add grocery store run.
Friday. Have the day off from the job that pays. Clean the house, buy gifts for weekend birthday parties, get some Christmas shopping done, pay the bills, catch up on emails, get kids off the bus, play outside in the snow, get the kids fed, take a shower, get ready to go to dinner, wait for sitter, go to dinner, hang out with friends, get home, pay sitter, get ready for bed, attempt to have sex, kid cries, go to their room and try to get them to back to sleep, fall asleep in their bed.
Saturday. Soccer game, birthday party, grocery store, hockey game, go out to dinner, watch a movie, and fall asleep on the couch.
Sunday. Go to church, play in the snow, watch some football, play in the basement, break up fights, cook dinner, do laundry, eat dinner, watch a movie, wash the kids, wash myself, watch TV, have sex, go to bed.
That was my life in a nutshell. I loved my kids, and my husband for that matter, I just didn't necessarily love my life all that much. Things had become so routine, and the pressure was on to get everyone where they needed to be on-time. I even had scheduled sex days for crying out loud!
I had given up my full time career when my daughter was born, choosing to work part time instead. I figured that would be the best of both worlds. Though it was nice to earn my own money and be able to get out of the house, and I was now in charge of absolutely everything at home.
I worked at a rather large law firm in downtown Seattle as a law clerk. I had my law degree but was yet to take the bar exam. Since I wasn't planning on going back to work full time for a few more years, my husband and I figured it would be best if I waited. In the meantime, I kept my job, working three days a week.
My husband was a Certified Public Accountant at one of Seattle's major accounting firms. He worked hard and was paid well. Money wasn't a problem for us.
We'd been married for a year when I found out I was pregnant with our son, Emmett. When Emmett was seven months old we found out I was pregnant again. Rosalie was born when Emmett was 16 months old. I finally understood why people thought I was nuts having kids so close together when Rose started walking. She was a wild one. Between the two of them, I swear I had the most active kids ever. They didn't seem to play with any of their many toys, instead choosing to jump off of tables, or wrestle each other.
My husband was great with the kids, when he was home. His job sometimes required him to go out of town for a few days at a time. There were also business dinners, golf, and sporting events he was required to attend. He often complained, but I had a hard time feeling bad for him. He got to spend the day at a golf outing, while I got to run around with a chicken like its head cut off. I wished I could go to the bathroom on my own, and he was complaining about being at a swanky restaurant.
Needless to say our sex life struggled in the early years. I was so tired from working, and being up at night with the kids that sex took a back seat. It was also hard to want to have sex with someone who had no sympathy for my 'job'. Though I did get out of the house to go to work, I had minimal alone time.
As the kids got a little bit older, our lives revolved around all of their activities. We wanted our kids to experience a variety of different things, and they both enjoyed all types of sports. I often looked at families with more than two children and wondered how they managed to keep up.
Over the last few months our relationship had hit a rough spot. I knew I loved him, but I honestly didn't like him much. I was starting to wonder if we'd even be together if it wasn't for the kids. I knew when I committed to having the kids that my happiness no longer came first, and I swore that I would do my best to keep our family in tact.
I finally came to realize why the divorce rate was so high when the children went off to college. Two virtual strangers were left alone together trying to figure out what they once saw in each other. It was a sad reality. I just felt that we didn't have anything except the kids in common any more.
My other half still enjoyed going out and being seen. I felt like going out was more of a hassle. We had to find a sitter, pay her, and then get pissed when something wasn't done right. He didn't care how much it cost, and whether their routines were disrupted. It also wasn't worth it to me to be out so late that I was a zombie the next day. It wasn't as if I could sleep in! He just wanted his social life to be the same is it was prior to kids. He felt like he gave up enough opportunities as it was.
I, on the other hand, only needed a couple of hours here and there. It just wasn't fun to stay out late, drink too much, or miss any of their activities. I tried to stress that they were only going to be young once. He got into the habit of asking me to do certain things with him, and when I said I couldn't or didn't want to, he took that to mean that he was able to because he invited me. My husband was a great dad, but he was pretty selfish at times.
I felt as if we were going through the motions. We'd have sex because we were supposed to, not necessarily because we were passionate about each other. When we had time together we would watch TV, or watch separate shows in different rooms, or worse yet, he'd watch something, and I'd be surfing the web. Many nights he would fall asleep in his man cave and not come to bed at all. To be honest, I didn't mind a bit.
I didn't realize that an annual Christmas party would change our lives.
The day was hectic as usual; more so because my husband had to work. There were practices to get to, a doctor's appointment, and of course a birthday party. I told myself I was going to allow enough time to get ready, and this time I meant it. I was feeling down in the dumps and wanted, no needed to look good. My neighbor volunteered to watch the kids, so I was free to primp.
I took a bubble bath and relaxed in the warm, sudsy water. I nearly fell asleep it was so incredible. There was no one knocking at the door, no one crying, and no one asking me a million and one questions. I had time to paint my nails, and even shaved my legs without missing spots or cutting myself.
I just wanted to feel like an attractive woman, and not look like a stereotypical mom. I wasn't dumb enough to believe that women didn't come on to my husband all the time. As far as I knew, he hadn't acted on any of the propositions; he just had ample opportunities to do so if he chose. He was an honorable man, and I wasn't worried about it, yet I couldn't help but be a little envious at the way women still ogled him. The only men who ogled me were the grocery store workers and the old men at the bank.
I took extra time with my hair, pulling it up on top of my head while letting wavy tendrils frame my face. I applied more make-up than usual, and when I looked in the mirror I barely recognized myself. I looked sexy...and I still wasn't fully dressed. I was standing in front of the mirror in a black lace thong and matching bra. My Christian Louboutin heels accented the muscles in my calves, and I felt great. I put my dress on, and it hugged my body in all the right places. A couple of dabs of perfume, and I was ready to go.
I ran next door to say goodbye to the kids. "Mama, you look so pretty, like a princess."
"Thank you, baby." I kissed my daughter, and said goodbye to my son, who acknowledged me with a nod as he continued to play Lego Star Wars.
I pulled my Lincoln Navigator out of the driveway and headed to a party I was suddenly looking forward to.
The lights of the city were beckoning me. Traffic was light and it didn't take that long to make my way downtown. The party was being held at the most prestigious hotel. It was always funny to see a bunch off stuffy suits end up drunk and disorderly. By some stroke of luck, we had no events scheduled for the next day until the late afternoon. I could actually let my hair down, so to speak, and not have to worry about waking up super early. Well, chances were that I'd still have to wake up early; I just wouldn't necessarily have to be functional.
I pulled up to the valet station and waited for the attendant to approach my vehicle. With one last make-up and hair check, I got out and headed in to the party.
When I walked into the ballroom I gasped. The place was beautifully decorated for Christmas. There were two twelve foot trees decorated in nothing but silver and crystal. There was a gigantic ice sculpture of an angel that was adorned with shrimp cocktail, and a full wall of nothing but bottles of wine. The wreaths were decorated with silver bows to match the trees and hung from the top of the windows that encompassed a view of the whole city. There was mistletoe everywhere adding to the holiday décor.
It was beautiful, and I couldn't help but gaze around the room. I saw many people that I knew, and a couple of flutes of champagne made it easy to socialize. As soon as I was done talking to one group of people, others would make their way toward me. I was able to escape to the powder room a while later. I wanted to freshen up and make sure there wasn't anything stuck in my teeth from the tasteful hors d'oeuvre.
When I returned to the ballroom I spotted a beautiful sight at the bar. He was breathtaking and I couldn't seem to tear my gaze away from him. Like a magnet I was drawn to him and made my way to the bar. He turned in my direction and we locked eyes. It was so intense, and I didn't even try to fight the attraction I was feeling.
I was contemplating what type of drink to order when a velvety voice beside me ordered two glasses of Pinot Noir. "I don't mean to be presumptuous, but this is the most delicious wine." His long, sinewy fingers wrapped around the wine glass as he pushed it over to me.
"Thank you," I said, as I took a delicate sip. "I always appreciate something that tastes delicious." What the hell was going on with me? I was flirting.
"As do I." His gorgeous green eyes were locked on me, and I knew what he was insinuating. "I'm Edward." He reached his hand toward me and grabbed my own, bringing it to his lips for a kiss.
"I'm Isabella." No one ever called me Isabella.
The man was hypnotizing from his looks to his smell. I couldn't help but lean into him as we began talking. He was absolutely mesmerizing. The fact that we were both wearing wedding rings made it so there were no expectations and no pressure. The conversation came easy; covering all sorts of general topics, even including early holiday memories. It was as if we both needed a break from talk of our marriages and children because neither one of us brought up those topics. I had no idea how long Edward and I were talking, but as I looked around I noticed the party was thinning out.
I needed to go to the restroom and as I stepped off the barstool the wine hit me full force. My legs felt like jelly and I swayed a little, only to be steadied by a pair of strong arms. With his hands bracing my arms, I felt so incredibly turned on. Flutters filled my stomach and I hadn't had those in years. I looked up at the gorgeous man and flashed him a seductive smile. I hadn't meant for the smile to speak what I was feeling, it just happened naturally.
He let me go so I could make my way to the restroom. When I was finished, I stared at myself in the mirror and felt so alive. My cheeks were flushed, and I was glowing. I had no idea who the hell I thought I was trying to be, but I liked her...a lot.
I walked out of the restroom and was fumbling in my purse thinking I should at least check my cell for any type of messages. I should have known better than to try and multi task in three inch heels after I'd been drinking. I stumbled just a bit and fell into a brick wall. Well, that's what it felt like. Instead, it ended up being Edward's muscular chest.
"Beautiful," was all he said to me.
I looked up at him with a want in my eyes and a need in my body. My hands were splayed across his chest, and I couldn't seem to drag them away. His hands moved on top of mine holding them in place. Insanely enough, our wedding rings were touching. Two circles of identical promises that we had both shared.
We were standing in the hallway where the restrooms were located, within plain sight of the ballroom. He sensed my unease and gently led me backward until I was flush against a secluded wall.
He placed his hands on either sides of the wall and leaned into me. "Isabella, you do things to me I didn't know were possible after all this time. I'm a grown man, yet you make me feel like a teenager. You turn my stomach into knots with every sound that comes from your mouth. When you laugh it's like music to my ears. Mistletoe be damned."
Edward attacked my mouth with passion. We continued kissing, our tongues tangled, until he moved to my neck and started peppering it with small nips and kisses. It was breathtaking. The man smelled amazing, and my body was screaming for more. I wrapped my hands in his untamed mess of hair and urged him on.
"Edward, we need to get out of here," I breathed. I really didn't want to be seen pressed up against a wall with this man. It would only lead to unnecessary stress.
"Here you go," he said as he handed me a key card. "Go on up and I'll meet you in a few minutes. I just have to call and check in at home first."
I looked at the key card and hesitated for only a split second, grabbing my phone and seeing that I had no missed calls. I took a deep breath and let my body control my mind for the first time in a long while. I was trusting my feelings, and they told me I needed to be with this man. I flashed him a smile and headed to the elevators.
My nervousness didn't set in until I entered the room. There was a beautiful king sized bed, and I saw a bottle of wine chilling next to it. I was going to have one hell of a headache in the morning, but sometimes it was worth it. I just wanted a little bit more to calm my nerves, but not enough to dull the butterflies that were consuming me from the inside out.
I poured two glasses and was taking my first sip when I heard a soft knock on the door. My heart was beating erratically as I moved to open it. Seeing Edward standing in front of me made my breath hitch. He smiled and took the wine glass from me. He swirled the wine in the glass and then took a long sip. He moved to the bottle and refilled the glass.
"Isabella, are you hot? You look a little flushed."
Before I could answer, he walked over to me and tilted the glass into my mouth. It was more than I could handle as dribbles of wine slowly dripped down my chin continuing to my cleavage. I sucked in a breath as the cold liquid ran over my body. I looked up into his desire filled eyes and knew I would do just about anything this man wanted me to.
He leaned forward and licked the wine from my chin, trailing his tongue down to my neck and then to my cleavage. His hands found their way to the underside of my breasts. He palmed them, pushing them up to give his mouth better access. He continued to nuzzle my chest and then brought his mouth up to mine, devouring my lips in a lustful kiss. He tasted of wine, and I was suddenly very thirsty.
We continued to kiss passionately, and I couldn't believe how much I was feeling. It felt good...really good. My body's sensors were alive and responding to this man like never before. The look in his eyes made me feel confident and beautiful.
I pushed at his chest, getting him to move away from me. The look on his face registered shock, as if he was afraid I'd changed my mind. The shock turned into a sly grin as I slowly undid the zipper on my dress. I was attempting to be as sexy as possible without losing my balance and falling.
I let my dress slide slowly down my body until I was standing in front of him with only my lacy bra and thong. I could've sworn I heard a growl as he moved toward me. He grabbed my hand and led me to the luxurious king sized bed. I purposely bent over in front of him, as I got up onto the bed and crawled closer to the headboard.
I felt movement on the mattress and knew that he was following my lead. Before I could turn over, he grabbed my hips stilling me in the position I was in on all fours. I didn't realize he was still holding the glass of wine until I felt the cool sprinkle on my arched back. I sucked in a breath as it pooled at my spine, and then took in another as I felt his tongue swirl around my back. He licked me from the base of my back and then up to my shoulders and neck, pausing only for a second until he moved back down. Goosebumps broke out over my skin, and I could feel the tingling buzz between my legs.
I could feel Edward's hardness pressed against my ass, and I desperately wished for him to be naked. He removed his tongue from my back only long enough to peel my thong off with his graceful hands. He pressed a kiss where my thong used to be, and then slowly moved his tongue downward exploring my entrances.
He licked from one end to the other and it felt incredible. His mouth was like magic, and I wanted more. As if he could read my mind, he pushed one finger inside of me, pumping it in and out.
Edward added a finger and continued to move them inside of me. I was so ready to explode all over, yet I wanted to touch him. He removed his fingers, and I was sure he was ready for me to reciprocate. I was wrong, because a split second later I felt the pressure of his cock as it pushed at my opening.
"Is this okay, Isabella? Do you want to feel me inside of you? I've been thinking about it since I first laid eyes on you tonight."
"Oh God, yes!" I moaned.
He grabbed onto my hips and pushed himself into my wet and ready pussy filling me up with satisfaction. He hesitated a moment before moving, and I couldn't help but revel at how amazing he felt. All at once he started to move his hips in a steady motion, and all I could hear were the sounds of our bodies slapping together.
As much as I liked the way he was making me feel, I longed for more intimacy. I wanted to see his face when he came, and I wanted him to know exactly what he was doing to me. "Edward, stop."
"Fuck. I'm sorry I was hurting you. Was I hurting you?"
"Edward, I just want to see you."
I couldn't believe he was so worried he had hurt me. He pulled himself out of me and rolled onto his back. I made sure he was looking at me as I unhooked my bra and slid it off my arms. He moaned, and I was happy he liked what he saw.
I moved to him and placed my nipple at his mouth. I could see a smirk on his face as he began to nip and suck on it. I pulled it free and started trailing kisses down his chest and stomach. The man had a great build. He was toned, but not overly muscular, and didn't have a ton of body hair. He was perfect in my eyes, especially when I looked at his hard and ready penis. I reached down and grabbed it with my hand, squeezing it. I couldn't help myself and moved lower so that I could take it into my mouth. I wasn't the least bit concerned with where it had just been. In fact, I found it hot that the last place that it had been was deep inside of me.
I teasingly licked the head and then took him in as deep as I could. I cupped his balls with my free hand and applied a little pressure. He fisted my hair in a dominant way, which only turned me on more. I moved my mouth up and down, swirling my tongue all over his throbbing cock.
I couldn't take it anymore and needed him back where he belonged; inside of me. I released him from my mouth and made my way up the bed. He grabbed my hair and pulled my neck to him. "You're so fucking hot," he whispered in my ear. It sent chills up and down my spine.
I straddled him and lined him up at my entrance. I circled my hips, which elicited groans from him, and then quickly slammed down on his dick. "Um, you feel incredible."
I moved slowly at first and then increased the speed. He had his hands on my face and was staring into my eyes as we continued moving together. I felt like we were two pieces of a puzzle since we fit together perfectly.
My breathing was starting to increase, and I knew that it wouldn't be long until I came all over him. He must have sensed my urgency as he rolled us over in one swift movement. He braced his weight on one of his arms, and then rolled his hips sensually. He took one of my nipples into his mouth once again, and all that registered was that the man had skills when it came to sex.
He continued to thrust, and I wrapped my legs around his waist. The friction on my clit was driving me wild. I grabbed his hair and brought his lips up from my breasts to my mouth. I met his thrusts and finally let myself come undone. We were forehead to forehead looking into each other's eyes as I came. The speed of his movements increased, and I knew it was time for him as well. He moaned and lightly bit my bottom lip, and then let it go as he came with a fury. His body was emptying itself inside of me, and I was taking everything that he was giving me.
He moved off of me just enough so that I was comfortable, keeping his arms around me. I was sated and content and refused to let my mind drift to real life. I wasn't going to let anything ruin what had just happened. He cherished and treasured me, and I had never felt so wanted.
I drifted off to sleep with a smile on my face.
I felt movement beside me and groggily looked up to see Edward in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt sitting on the bed. "Hey, beautiful. Did you sleep well?"
The night's activities came back to me and I could feel myself blush. "Oh shit, the kids."
"They're fine. Actually, they're great. Corie promised to take them out to lunch. We can meet them if you want, but we do have a little time to kill."
My husband, Edward was looking at me with his signature sly smile, and I was never so grateful for the Christmas party. We had totally reconnected, and though things sometimes got lost in the hustle and bustle of daily life, I knew that as long as we still had love, we'd be okay.


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How much corporate cash is overseas, Apple's Smart Home system, What's most important on your website & more:
Cheat Sheet Q&A:
Topic: Corporate cash that's overseas
The entry:
I have read that there are trillions in US corporate offshore cash that they are afraid to bring back. Closer examination shows a lot of the cash flush companies have debt on their balance sheet that evens it out. I don't have time to review every unaudited 10-Q/K and I am not even sure if it is true. Isn't it time to repatriate the money with tax incentives? Every time I see a merger/acquisition like Pfizer/Astra with a possible reorganization in another western economy it burns my butt.
Bottom Line: I hear you loud and clear and bonus points for your expression. I agree that's it extremely frustrating to see US companies make significant decisions that aren't in the best interest of the companies or our country due to tax policy. So first how much cash is on the balance sheets of US multinationals overseas?
- As of the end of the 1st quarter of 2014: $1.95 trillion
So would a change in tax policy bring that money back to the United States? It's unclear how much of the nearly $2 trillion would return to the US but it's clear that much of it would at a minimum in the form of dividends and stock buybacks which would benefit shareholders of these companies. The reason that nearly no companies repatriate funds earned in other countries (EBay is the only S&P 500 company that has so far in 2014), is that we impose tax to repatriate money earned in other countries. The US imposes double taxation as American multi-national companies are subject to the 35% US corporate tax rate to bring the money back to the US after having already paid the going tax rate in countries in which the money was earned.
In my view the repatriation tax is the most draconian of all corporate taxes and should be eliminated. Doing so would also mitigate the desire by some American multinationals to relocate overseas for lower taxes (a la Pfizer cited above – though it is worth noting that the Pfizer merger/relocation was scrapped yesterday).
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Apple's plan to live with you:
Bottom Line: If you're a fan of Apple products and you're potentially interested in embracing the smart home concept – you're going to like what Apple has been working on.
The Financial Times is reporting that indeed Apple is going to release a smart home system – likely sometime this fall. It was widely believed that Apple would bring a smart home system to market in the future after being granted a home automation patent last November. The functionality is believed to include:
- Tying all of your personal devices together
- Home security
- Lighting
- Appliances
- TV's
No word on pricing at this point. I'll keep you updated as we know more. It's clear that the second half of 2014 will include the most significant product rollouts in the post Jobs era at Apple.
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Proof that attitude and outcome are linked:
Bottom Line: Career coach and author Thomas Corley studied both ends of the socioeconomic spectrum for his book "Rich Habits – The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals". Thomas surveyed hundreds of wealthy and poor people and asked many questions to build psychological profiles. Among the questions asked:
- Daily habits are critical to financial success in life:
- Rich people who agree: 52%
Poor people who agree: 3%
- The American dream is no longer possible:
Rich people who agree: 2%
Poor people who agree: 87%
- Relationships are critical to financial success:
Rich people who agree: 88%
Poor people who agree: 17%
- I believe in fate:
Rich people who agree: 10%
Poor people who agree: 90%
There were several other questions all with the same theme. A dramatic divide in the world view of those who have been financially successful and those who live in poverty. When Thomas had finished his profiles it was clear that wealthy individuals are overwhelmingly positive/optimistic people and the poor are largely eternal pessimists.
Your attitude is clearly a critical component of your financial lot in life. What's the one way to guarantee that you'll never better your lot in life? To believe it and unfortunately the solid majority of the poor do. So embrace the positivity where possible and success is much more likely to follow.
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What's most important on your website?:
Bottom Line: Interesting research from BrightLocal has demonstrated that there are significant differences between what we (consumers) want from local company websites vs. large companies. Here are some of the key findings by BrightLocal.
Priority of items on a local company's website:
- Easy to identify list of products and services
- Pricing
- Phone Number
- Address
- Hours of operation
Compare that to contact information and quality of the site for major companies. So our expectations are tailored to the size and scale of the company. Only 7% of consumers identify the attractiveness and images on the website as being keenly important. It's clear that with national companies we already know what to expect and we want it easy to buy from the site or to contact the company. With local businesses we want to be able to easily be able to see if the company has what we need and be able to easily gain access to how much the products or services will cost.
So give your customers what they want. The good news is that the less important bells and whistles are often the most expensive to create for websites. So you may be able to save some money and provide a more effective site for what your customers really want and expect.
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Avoid this if you see it on Craigslist:
Bottom Line: Craigslist is likely the most widely used resource for yard sales. Fast, free and easy resource to spread the word about the stuff you're looking to sell. It's also an environment ripe for scam artists. Unfortunately the yard sale is a current target of a wide spread and highly successful scam around the country.
The Better Business Bureau has put out a warning that if you come across the "Easy Yard Sale" service on Craigslist – avoid it. The BBB says that the service is a scam that will collect money for services and products never produced.
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Of a Dream Chaser
About Keah; a girl who talks a lot and is different from most other girls in the stereotyped ways, but is at peace with herself and this fact.She has just one dream stitched to her heart and is full of pride at what she is and...hopefully what she'l be....
"So they call u 'Kiah'."
The fact seemed to sink into Tan's mind. Keah was happy in his company.
"Yeah." she nodded.
"But then according to your spelling you should be called ' Kee..yah', right?'
"Oh my god!", Keah gasped , flinging her hands in mock exasperation. She liked Tan. Not that she fell for anything male, like her friends teased. Definitely not. She just took a strong liking to anyone with an elder brotherly disposition. Tan happened to be the latest victim. He was her cousin by one step. They both were meeting after 15 years.
"I didnt name myself , Tan!"
Tan looked at her though his unrimmed glasses. " Well, agreed..."
Keah knew more was to come, from his I-am-not-convinced-look.
"....so we settle with this. You are Kiah with an 'e'."
Keah acknowledged his statement with her smile. Her sweetest, reserved for only those she kept close to her heart; like Her grandparents.
Tan's mother was Keah's father's cousin. On one ocassion when Keah's dad was discussing about the legendry topic of her non-stop talking, the fact that Tan spoke too, irrespective of ages and sexes, came out.
But it turned out that though Tan was friendly with everyone, he wasnt half as much hyper-talker as Keah. He spoke; and spoke sense.


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Eating a sandwich in Sandwich & cod in Cape Cod!
... when there was so much to entertain us!
The first and most obvious start to the day was to prepare our lunch (2 egg mayo sarnies) in preparation for when we passed the 'Entering Sandwich' sign, which after some driving along narrow country lanes eventually came into sight. We did only intend on taking one bite for the picture but they were so good we gobbled them down for eleven-sees! ...
Home base at South Yarmouth
... achievements was to set aside a 40 mile long seashore preservation zone up the eastern side of the Cape as far as Provincetown which is almost at the tip.This provides general access to unspoiled beaches, dunes, and salt marshes. We hired bikes and cycled around the tracks in the northern Provincetown area. It was great having sealed cycle tracks through these areas and to have access to the beaches. ...
Week 3 9 - 12 Sep
... opening to the public at 2:30 THAT AFTERNOON! The families of the crew and the passengers had been there in the morning for a private ceremony to dedicate the memorial. We had no idea of the humbling day the visit would be. As we stood in line at 3:00, we heard people talking to others in line that their son was one of the pilots of the plane!
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Fiddlers Cove, Falmouth
... veggie something or other. And we are on deck. Hit the sack early. We all seemed so tired. Too much sun I think. I am so brown that my village will think a multi racial resident came in! Next morning I made French Toast for all and after Tony and Nanette went food shopping, we left for Fiddlers Cove in Falmouth. We got to sail some but with the wind on our nose, we never would have gotten In before dark if we zig ...
Solo beach adventures
The walk to the ferry was on everyone's mind. Whyyyy! We got brekky and headed back to Chappy.
We got the ferry and couldn't be bothered walking so we hitchhiked home. Ridiculously lazy as the walk is literally 300m. I had a little further to go as I'd moved house, so the nice guy in his range rover, dropped me at my door. I napped and accidentally slept through my plans to go to the beach. ...
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Rushing king Murray leaves Dallas for rival Eagles
(Reuters) - NFL leading rusher DeMarco Murray left the Dallas Cowboys and turned down more lucrative offers to join the rival Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday.
Financial terms of the a five-year contract for the running back, one of the key prizes of the 2015 free agent class, were not disclosed by the team, though various reports said it was worth $42 million.
"I'm glad and fortunate to be here. It's a great organization," Murray, who said he turned down a couple of richer offers to sign with Philadelphia, told a news conference. "It's a privilege and an honor. I'm ready to get started."
Dallas won the NFC East division last season with a 12-4 record ahead of Philadelphia at 10-6, but Murray was confident of a reversal.
He said newly-acquired Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford, his college teammate at Oklahoma, had a big influence on his decision.
"Obviously, Sam's a great friend of mine, like a brother to me," he said. "It was a huge influence."
Murray, 27, was named the NFL's offensive player of the year in 2014 after rushing for a Cowboys franchise-record 1,845 yards and catching 57 passes for another 416 yards.
He also tied for the league lead in rushing touchdowns with 13 and set the NFL record by opening the season with eight consecutive 100-yard rushing games.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones praised Murray for his years with Dallas and said that the running back would still be with the team if they had room under the salary cap. Continued...