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Mexico is an attractive country to do business, according to Nestlé
The geographical position of Mexico, its natural resources, human capital and the fact of having an open economy, places the country on the map of any company that has a global or regional vision to do business, said Nestlé's CEO for the Americas, Laurent. Freixe
In an interview with Notimex, the executive said that the country's location makes it a bridge between the United States and the rest of Latin America, which allows it to be part of the value chain between the two major economic entities, and one of the markets biggest for the company worldwide.
The public agenda of the federal government is appropriate, because the commitment to youth, education, and infrastructure, being elements that help the development of the economy and the country, and the fight against corruption encourages maintaining a commitment to investment.
Human capital is one of the great riches of Mexico, but to take advantage of it we must invest in education, where the dual scheme allows combining academic knowledge with practice, the best way to learn, and guarantees access to a job.
Having a good rule of law and a model of public governance is essential, because it ensures the economic growth of any human activity, while at the same time giving stability and visibility to investors.
"The public agenda of Mexico is a very appropriate agenda, the challenge is obviously important, it is a great country, there are many young people, but I am confident that the country will succeed. In addition, being open to the world, this adds opportunities and fosters competitiveness, because playing in a global market requires more capacity and more efficiency."
On the behavior of the Mexican economy in the first quarter, he said that low growth is a global issue because there is a slowdown in expectations, but the country continues to grow, as well as consumption, where the company achieved a good performance. progress, maintaining itself as a growth engine for the group and the region.
Regarding recent trade tensions with the United States, tariffs were fortunately avoided and the best possible exit was achieved; however, this type of events affect the operation of the company due to its focus on local production.
"I think we had the best possible outcome, it's good for Mexico, but it's good for the United States, and we have to think that Mexico is part of the productivity and competitiveness of the North American economy. It is good that there is this stability, since it gives tranquility of the potential of the region, and mainly of Mexico."
Nestle's strategy of producing where they sell, allows them to have a preferential and competitive position in any of the cases; nevertheless, free trade is important, as it is a factor of growth and competitiveness.
Last December, the company announced in a meeting with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador an investment of 154 million dollars for the construction of a plant in Veracruz, which will have the capacity to process 20 thousand tons of green coffee per year.
According to the firm, in a first phase, the center will generate 250 direct jobs and two thousand 500 indirect jobs, with the potential to reach 1,200 direct and 12 thousand indirect jobs at the end of the three stages through which it will expand.
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We all normally require some time off work so that we are able to go for a vacation and be able to relax our minds and just have a good time. We know that all work and no play make Jack and Jill dull children and therefore it is important that you spare a bit of time for entertainment and also a bit of time for traveling so that you can loosen up. It is likewise beneficial to do as such keeping in mind the end goal to have the capacity to recoup the vitality and the quality that you have been utilizing amid generation and execution of your work. With regards to excitement and voyaging, Sean Rosales is one of the people who truly comprehend this sort of dialect. The fact that Sean Rosales Costa Rica which is one of the best countries that individuals should visit when they are travelling, this makes him to understands the importance of having a good time on the beach and also just relaxing during holidays.
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This paper develops and investigates a model of boundary decisions of inter-organisational relationship governance mechanisms in the mobile communication industry. The measurement variables of the framework were obtained from Williamson's transaction cost analysis and modelled through canonical correlation analysis, which is estimated with empirical survey data from the mobile network operators and content providers in the telecommunication industry in Ghana. Consistent with the logic of transaction cost analysis framework, the study found support for significance relationship of behavioural uncertainty and frequency of transaction to have positive influence on the choice of authority-base governance mechanisms. However, empirical findings of environmental uncertainty and technological uncertainty that negatively influence the choice of authority base governance mechanisms do not corroborate with the transaction cost framework. We found significant and positive relation of environmental and technological uncertainties with contract-base governance mechanisms. Surprisingly, empirical findings never found support for asset specificity, which Williamson described as the 'locomotive' dimension of transaction cost analysis framework. Asset specificity was positively related to authority-base governance but was proofed not to be relevant in this relationship because it was insignificant.
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Andreas Angelidakis
A curious mix of nature and structure, Los Angeles is the place where glorious sunshine surrounds the darkness of failed ambitions. Young men and women arrive with stars in their eyes, only to end up serving coffee in Starbucks. Real time stars run from the paparazzi, but go home to expose themselves on Twitter and reality television.
Reyner Banham's seminal book on Los Angeles "The Architecture of Four Ecologies" could be updated with a fifth ecology, Vanitopia. Ambitionville? Los Angeles is a metropolis planned by infrastructure and guided by celebrity. Mulholland Drive, was named after chief water engineer William Mulholland who devised L.A.s reservoir system.
David Lynch made a movie with the same name, about an actress waitress' paranoid hallucinations in Los Angeles.
Case Study House attempts to sum up a portrait of Los Angeles as a city of infrastructural crisis, impending disaster and celebrity paranoia.
The first gesture on the site is purely infrastructural: The site line is offset into a thick, double layered concrete base that turns the lower part of the property into a water basin, a reservoir.
On a thunderous February night, a mudslide is imagined and part of the basin fills with earth, forming an impromptu beach. Under the beach lie a four car garage, and a system of corridors to bunker windows and surveillance paraphernalia.
Above the reservoir, fiction suddenly takes over and the concrete hand of a giant girl angrily punches through the little mountain of Wetona Drive.
By studying the cave that was formed, we understand that the punch came from the direction of the Hollywood sign. Now the gigantic hand has calmed down, and appears to be coming out of the water, elegantly holding a serving tray, as if the statue of Liberty became a waitress and her hand holds up a building, perched over the cliff like a billboard.
The house occupies this serving tray and the punched-out cave, two distinct, almost bipolar parts, connected by the reservoir. The mudslide reservoir has now turned into a large swimming pool, complete with its own sandy beach. The billboard, the infrastructural support, the beach and the unrequited narcissism of fame tumble together into a house. All the parts of the Los Angeles portrait are now in place, and the result manages to equally reference Charles Jencks' postmodernist manifesto on roadside curiosities "Bizarre Architecture" (Rizzoli 1979), Jim Heimann's Califrnia Crazy as well as Kazys Varnelis' "The Infrastructural City" (Actar 2009).
The section of the house that sits on the tray is reserved for social interaction and networking. The Glass box represents the moment when the celebrity exposes herself to the paparazzi, like the young actress who posted photos of her new haircut on twitter while pretending to avoid the paparazzi, who her agent alerted to where she was anyway. The Glass box sits on the concrete platform as a forgotten piece of infrastructure, perhaps part of a crane from the LA harbor, though the only thing it holds up right now are gauze thin curtains to tease the helicopter paparazzi flying by, hoping to get a snap of the resident celebrity.
The House acts as a psychological ecosystem where internet era social practices coexist with infrastructural references and a history of natural disasters. The residents enjoy total privacy together with total exposure, a day on the beach and a night in the cave, the entire city of Los Angeles abbreviated like a Twitter post inside the limits of their property.
Andreas Angelidakis (born in 1968) lives and works in Athens. Trained as an architect (Sci-ARC bArch, Columbia MSAAD), Angelidakis maintains a practice centered on research and exhibition often examined through the lens of the internet.
Angelidakis has consistently challenged the end-product of architectural practice by reversing the representation-to-realization sequence of the production of buildings. He often starts with an existing building, producing models, films, ruins, installations or alternative histories, blurring fact and fiction, smoothing out the borders between the real and the virtual. Recent exhibitions include The State of the Art of Architecture 1st Chicago Architecture Biennial, 12th Baltic Triennial at CAC Vilnius 2015, Supersuperstudio, PAC Milano 2015.
Recent exhibitions include The State of the Art of Architecture 1st Chicago Architecture Biennial , 12th Baltic Triennial at CAC Vilnius 2015, Supersuperstudio, PAC Milano 2015, "System of Objects, The Dakis Joannou Collection Reloaded by Andreas Angelidakis" 2013, at DESTE Foundation in Athens (co-curator and exhibition architecture), Crash Pad, A preliminary statement for the 8th Berlin Biennial 2014 (artist), Every End is A Beginning, National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens 2014 (artist, co-curator), Fin de Siecle, Swiss Institute for Contemporary Art New York 2014 (curator, exhibition architecture), 1:1 Period Rooms, Het Nieuwe Instituut Rotterdam 2015 (artist, curator).


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Fall, 1950
Marie said to her long-time doctor, "As you know I have had four pregnancies in six years. I have three healthy children, and I have my hands full! I'd like a tubal ligation to insure that I don't get pregnant again. I do not want any more children."
Dr. Boughton replied, "Now Marie, you're young. (She was thirty.) You'll change your mind—I can't do that."
This is a reconstructed conversation relayed to me by my youngest sister Lea who heard the secret from our father long after Mother's death in 1979. According to our father, Mother had some kind of "breakdown" after this third child's birth. She went away for a week or so, leaving him with the children. Marie stayed with women friends and (he says) played bridge with them for that week. We don't know if her request for a tubal ligation happened before or after this "breakdown". In telling Lea about this episode in Marie's life, our father was not sympathetic.
My mother, Marie Virginia Donovan Neilson, was a strong woman who had overcome a number of obstacles in her life. But seeking control of her fertility was out of her reach in 1950. The shame of this situation is not my mother's shame! She was a victim of the shameful attitudes of the patriarchal medical institutions we live with. Today, 60 years later, we are in mortal danger of returning to the days of enforced motherhood and unsafe, illegal abortions! I am writing about family planning today because 37 years ago on this date the US Supreme Court upheld a woman's right to choose a safe legal abortion within the first months of her pregnancy in the case Roe vs. Wade. The assault on this decision has been ongoing and quite successful!
Women and girls live in intensely woman-hating societies in most parts of our planet! Facing this fact is not easy for any of us.
Our strengths are called weaknesses. Our unique ability to nurture new life within our own bodies has long been treated as a shameful condition by patriarchal societies. Pregnant women are at higher risk of physical abuse from their male partners who often beat and kick them in their growing bellies. Choosing when and how to bring forth new life is the most personal decision anyone can make. The decision to have a baby is different for a woman than it is for a man. The frank reality that motherhood and fatherhood are not equal decisions is obvious and usually ignored! Women risk their lives to bring forth new life, men do not. Men cannot give birth. Men do not risk their lives to bring a child into their lives. Nor do they bond with the unborn baby in the same manner that a woman who carries the growing child within her own skin can do.
Pregnancy is a potentially dangerous undertaking. In fact, an abortion in the first three months of the pregnancy is much less dangerous to a woman's health than a full-term pregnancy. Every woman makes a series of choices in her life that may or may not lead to her becoming pregnant. Many times she is forced to have sex against her will. Once pregnant, we must decide what is right for us, and for the fetus beginning to grow inside of us.
In the fall of 1973, I believed I might be pregnant. I remember walking home from the doctor's appointment, kicking leaves as I walked, and not knowing the answer to that question. For days I considered my options. I thought about the possibilities of raising a child at that point in my life. I decided I was not ready to risk my life, or to bring another child into the world–I would have an abortion. Then I discovered I was not pregnant.
Trusting women to do the right thing is not a principal of patriarchy! Patriarchy is about domination of mind, body and spirit. Dr. George Tiller was an abortion provider. When Dr. Tiller wore the words "Trust Women" on his chest, he became a traitor to the idea of male domination of women. George Tiller's actions to allow women to choose when, and if, they wanted to become mothers, put him at grave risk. He knew the risks to himself and his family. His commitment to women who had few choices to legally terminate their pregnancies grew from all he heard from women and girls. Dr. Tiller was murdered on a Sunday, while serving in his church in May, 2009 because of his commitment to women!
Assassinations such as Dr Tiller's accomplish multiple purposes including eliminating an individual, as well as intimidating the rest of us. Assassinations also make clear the political agenda hiding behind the slogans of the love for the unborn. Abortion is a legal right in most western countries, but the assault on reproductive rights here in the US has been effective:
Conservatives, energized by the success of their antiabortion drive, are ratching up their offensive [against birth control]. They're doing it in their churches and in their faith-based organizations and with the help of numerous point people in Congress. Those on the right claim they're honoring women by preserving the sanctity of motherhood, but their real beef is the freedom birth control affords women to enjoy a healthy, safe, sex life while avoiding unwanted pregnancies. That speaks for the forty-two million–or seven out of ten–American women in their childbearing years who are sexually active (and heterosexual, I add) and don't want to get pregnant.
This warning is from Barbara J. Berg's new book, Sexism in America: Alive, Well, and Ruining our Future. Many women depend on effective birth control and assume that will protect them from considering an abortion. (It can't happen to me, thinking.) However, many birth control methods are being redefined as abortions! Berg informs us that so-called Right of Conscience Regulation created by the recent Bush administratination broadens "the definiton of abortion to include many kinds of birth control, especially oral and emergency contraception, and allows health care providers to withhold available medical information if it conflicts with their moral or religious beliefs."(p. 154)
What does "sanctity of motherhood" mean? Mary Daly, one of the most influential thinkers in the women's liberation movement, warned us to be aware of patriarchy's reversals of reality. For me, "sacred motherhood" or "the sanctity of motherhood" begins with respect for a woman's capability to make informed choices about her life and to make the right choice about bringing new life to our crowded planet. Every child born into a wealthy nation consumes eleven times the resources of a child born in a developing country. All our personal choices affect the planet. We have come to understand the resources of our bountiful planet are not infinite. We are embarking on a new world where we must trust women–every day and in every way!


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"It's very interesting for us to actually see the culture of China coming through. Listening to the stories … to actually see it, interpreted into dance, has been very, very interesting."
"We've never really understood the Chinese culture in a lot of detail, but to see that [Shen Yun] has been a bit of an eye-opener for us, which has been really good."
"The timing is absolutely amazing. … probably 14-15 dancers at a time to be in sync, to be such … the timing is absolutely incredible."
"The backdrop, the interaction between the backdrop of people mixing from the backdrop and turning into [a] real life scene, and also to actually watch the environment change, adds a great atmosphere to the actual dance as well."


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Highland Council winter road condition report for Monday, 04 February 2019
4th February 2019
Maps of the Council's gritting routes by priority and policy are available online at www.highland.gov.uk/gritting
The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.
Road condition reports by The Highland Council's Community Services for Monday, 04 February 2019 are as follows:
Skye and Lochalsh - as at 08:57: 3 - 5" of snow over top of Mam Ratagan with approx 3" snow on high Sections of A890. Nothing at lower levels (rain/sleet). No issues on Skye - Rain.
Nairn as at 08:34: High roads have had 4cm of snow overnight. Lower routes are clear. Higher routes being treated as priority.
Badenoch and Strathspey as at 08:31: 5cm of snow fell overnight throughout the area. Rain has made the roads very slippy. Treatment is being focused on worst affected areas.
Inverness as at 08:29: 1" wet snow cover on low roads, 4" snow cover on high roads , all routes being bladed and gritted
Caithness and North Sutherland as at 08:22: Primary routes all clear wet and damp surfaces. Secondary routes still have remains of snow with icy stretches treatment ongoing. Between 10 gms and 20 gms spread. No known overnight issues.
Lochaber as at 08:21: All morning routes checked, roads wet / damp, plus temperatures throughout the area
Ross and Cromarty as at 08:17: Snow and ice affecting routes in Alness, Dingwall, Black Isle and Higher west routes. Route 29 Black Isle treatment is currently delayed and will resume as soon as possible. All routes being treated as required.
South Sutherland as at 08:16: Wintry showers and low temperatures affecting all routes. Most routes are very slippery with most having a covering of wet slushy snow. B9176 Struie has up to 4 inches of snow.
Highland has the longest road network of any council in Scotland and it is not possible to treat every road at the same time. A priority system is applied to treat the areas in greatest need first.
Trunk roads are gritted by BEAR Scotland (North West) for Transport Scotland.
School Closures:
As at 09:20 six secondary schools and 19 primary schools (and 14 nurseries) were closed affecting some 7226 pupils,
The following schools and nurseries were either closed or partially closed:
Abernethy Primary and nursery:Closed (severe road conditions)
Balloch Primary and nursery:Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)
Balnain Primary:Closed (bad weather)
Cannich Bridge Primary and nursery:Closed (severe road conditions)
Carrbridge Primary and nursery:Closed (severe road conditions)
Cawdor Primary and nurseryClosed (severe road conditions)
Cradlehall Primary and nursery:Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)
road conditions)
Croy Primary and nursery:Closed (severe road conditions)
Culloden Academy:Closed (severe road conditions)
Daviot Primary:Partially closed – opening 2 hours late (severe road conditions)
Deshar Primary and nursery:Closed (severe road conditions)
Farr Primary and nursery (Inverness):Closed (severe road conditions)
Foyers Primary:Closed (severe road conditions)
Glen Urquhart High School:Closed (bad weather)
Glenurquhart Primary:Closed (bad weather)
Grantown Grammar School:Closed (severe road conditions)
Grantown Primary and nursery:Closed (bad weather)
Hilton Primary and nursery:Closed (severe road conditions)
Inverness Royal Academy:Closed (severe road conditions)
Kingussie High School:Closed (severe road conditions)
Millburn Academy:Closed (severe road conditions)
Milton of Leys Primary and nursery:Closed (severe road conditions)
Rosebank Primary:Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions); and Nursery:Closed (severe road conditions)
Strathdearn Primary:Partially closed – opening 2 hours late (severe road conditions)and Nursery:Closed (severe road conditions)
Stratherrick Primary and nursery:Closed (bad weather)
The schools closures page on the Council's website at: https://www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures is updated from 7am and cleared each evening by 6pm.
Get alerts of closures on Highland Council's Twitter and Facebook. Or phone 0800 564 2272 to get the latest pre-recorded message from head teachers regarding their school. Have the school's PIN ready when you call.
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Atypical Moles are "weird looking" moles that have higher chance of growing into a deadly skin cancer "Melanoma"
The risk of a single atypical mole to become cancerous is 1/100 compare to an ordinary mole to become cancerous 1/3000. Atypical moles are not uncommon. They look and act different than a common benign mole.
How does an Atypical Mole look like?
An atypical mole, also called "dysplastic nevus," is a mole whose appearance is different from that of a common mole. Atypical moles can look flat or slightly raised, can have irregular border and are generally larger in size (6-12 millimeters) than ordinary moles. Their color is often times not uniform and varies from tan to dark brown. The skin biopsy and microscopic evaluation of such a mole may also reveal atypical cells as well. These types of moles are usually hereditary and may develop into melanoma, a potentially fatal form of skin cancer.
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Moles have a broad spectrum appearance as well as behavior.
Simply on very left of the spectrum there are those benign common ordinary moles that look like a flat small round uniformed color, not changing over years.
Far on the right side of the spectrum are skin lesions that are asymmetric (A), irregular border(B), uneven colored (C) with larger Diameter (D) evaluating (E) over time that can be a melanoma, a deadly skin cancer.
Now in between some moles does not look like ordinary mole or melanoma. This group of moles are classified under atypical moles.
Common Moles — — — — – Atypical Moles — — — — — — — Melanoma
How do atypical moles behave?
We know that common moles are safe and benign and melanoma are aggressive and deadly skin cancers. Atypical moles in between act and behavior is unknown. They can remain unchanged or grow into melanoma.
Is having atypical moles genetic?
Yes. Heredity appears to play a part in the formation of atypical moles. They tend to run in families, especially in Caucasians; about 2 to 8 percent of Caucasians have these moles.
How often should my moles be examined?
Existence of atypical moles and family history for melanoma increases the risk of having such a skin cancer. Dr Shafa recommends that you have your entire skin examined carefully with a dermoscope twice a year if you have high number of atypical moles. Remember more importance is that you are educated about look of a suspicious mole and come in for evaluation with a dermoscope whenever you find a lesion on your skin that does not look right to you.
When should I be concerned about a mole?
If you have a mole that looks different than a typical mole, it is changing, it has a 'funny look" or you're concerned and your gut feeling says something is wrong, just give us a call and let us check it under dermoscope or perform a few minutes long procedure "a skin biopsy". That is how we make sure that it is an early skin cancer.
Atypical mole with irregular boarder
Atypical mole can look like "fried egg"
Atypical Mole Syndrome ( AMS)
Individuals with AMS, medically called Dysplastic Nevus syndrome (DNS), are people with more than 50 moles, with three or more moles atypical in shape, size, structure or color. People with AMS are at higher risk ( 7 to 10 fold) of developing melanoma.
Who is at the highest risk for developing melanoma?
1) People who have atypical moles are at increased risk of developing melanoma in a mole or elsewhere on the body. The higher the number of these moles someone has, the higher the risk of being diagnosed with melanoma. Those who have 10 or more atypical moles have 12 times the risk of developing melanoma compared with the general population.
2) Being from melanoma-prone families
3) Increased lifetime sun exposure
What should I do if I find a suspicious mole?
If you are suspicious of any mole, do not hesitate to make an appointment with Dr. Shafa for an evaluation. A mole biopsy is a very simple and pain free procedure that takes no more than a few minutes. It is always worth it to be on the safe side.
What is the chance of my mole turning into skin cancer?
Although an individual mole is unlikely to become malignant, the single best predictor of risk for development of melanoma is the total number of moles.
Should I have my moles removed to prevent complications?
No. Moles are extremely common and numerous, therefore, preventative removal of moles is not justifiable, however; a mole should be biopsied and examined microscopically if it has any of the characteristics of concern (ABCDE of melanoma).
Can my suspicious mole simply be shaved off for a biopsy?
No. The specimen must be deep enough for accurate microscopic diagnosis and should contain the entire lesion if possible, especially if the concern for malignancy is high. However, wide primary excision is not needed initially, even for highly abnormal-appearing lesions, because many such lesions are not cancerous.
Does cutting through skin cancer increase the risk of cancer spreading?
No. A skin biopsy, even one that involves cutting through skin cancer, does not increase the likelihood of the cancer spreading (metastasis). Dr. Shafa uses her expertise during mole removal to avoid extensive surgery for a skin lesion, but at the same time ensures that she has removed a sufficient amount of tissue for efficient microscopic evaluation of the entire mole. Of course, Dr. Shafa's artistic touch also ensures the best cosmetic outcome as well.


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An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with two indecent exposures on buses in Oldham.
The man from Oldham has been arrested on suspicion of exposure and remains in police custody for questioning.
About 7.30am on Thursday 7 July 2016 a man performed a sexual act on himself on the top deck of the 180 bus in front of a woman in her 30s.
The bus was travelling from Greenfield in Oldham to Manchester and the man walked off the bus at Oldham Station.
The second incident took place around 9.15am on Tuesday 30 August 2016 when a man performed a sex act on the top deck of the 184 bus in front of two women.
He got off the bus, which had travelled from Greenfield to Manchester, at Cheapside bus station.


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House Canteras Castillo de la Luz is a beachfront property situated in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1.4 km from Playa del Confital and 2 km from Las Alcaravaneras. It is located less than 1 km from Las Canteras and provides free WiFi plus a 24-hour front desk. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, an equipped kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. A bicycle rental service is available at the apartment. Parque de Santa Catalina is 1.6 km from House Canteras Castillo de la Luz, while Poema Del Mar Aquarium is 2 km away. The nearest airport is Gran Canaria Airport, 28 km from the accommodation.
Please inform House Canteras Castillo de la Luz in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
Parking, Free parking, WiFi available in all areas
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3G vs 4G: What Should You Choose?
The terms 3G and 4G are much talked about, but not many really understand what they truly mean, except for the fact that 4G is better, faster and more advanced technology than 3G technology. Well, that's true, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you should exchange your 3G plan for 4G right away, when it becomes available in your area. It is a little more complicated than that.
So here, we are going to tell you… 3G vs 4G: What Should You Choose? Also we try to settle the 3G vs 4G debate once and for all and tell you if it makes sense to change to 4G or not.
What does "G" in 3G and 4G stand for?
Let us first understand what "G" in 3G and 4G stands for. G stands for a generation in mobile technology. The first generation of mobile technology comprised of analog cell phones and was called 1G, the second generation belonged to the first digital phones and called 2G. The current generation is 3G and the latest is 4G. With every new generation, you get better technology, more network capacity and possibly better voice quality. Every change in "G' requires you to change your phone or switch to a different cellular network – so an upgrade isn't as easy as you would think.
What's 3G…
3G stands for third-generation mobile networks that give you internet speeds from 400Kbps to around 10 times that, and offers video calling feature than ever before. 3G was first introduced in the US in 2003, and since then has been the preeminent mobile technology, used in a majority of smartphones all over the world. In fact, it is the 3G technology that made the iPhone and Android possible – without 3G, we wouldn't have smartphones.
What's 4G…
4G is the fourth generation of wireless data transmission networks set-up by the mobile phone industry. This mobile phone technology follows on from the existing 3G and 2G mobile technology and offer more bandwidth and greater speeds for everyday mobile device operations. 4G phones are the fastest out there. But 4G technology is not the same everywhere. There are different variations of 4G technology such as HSPA+, WiMAX (which is obsolete), and the best of the lot, LTE. We discuss LTE briefly because it is expected to be the standard for 4G all over the world.
4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) is much faster than other variations of 4G such as HSPA when it comes to upload speeds. You can upload an enormous amount of data – photos, videos, etc. – in very little time using LTE. LTE speeds are not the same with all carriers, some are much faster than others. Carriers that have more radio spectrum available are faster than those with less of the same.
3G or 4G – Why Go For 4G?
Obviously, the biggest reason to go for 4G is speed. In fact, in the United States, Europe and Asian countries such as South Korea and Japan, most people have already switched to 4G. Most mobile carriers such as Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and so on offer a nationwide 4G coverage.
4G makes surfing the internet and streaming videos really fast. There is no time lag whatsoever, and no buffering. It can really make a difference if you connect 4G to your laptop through a mobile link. You can find out your 4G speed by using it on your laptop using a mobile link and then checking on DoSpeedTest.com, the best internet broadband speed checking tool out there. You will be astonished at how fast 4G can be. 4G is the future of mobile telephony and you should get it for that reason.
3G or 4G – Why Stick to 3G?
However, there are a few reasons why you may want to stick to 3G. You should stick to 3G if you use your phone mostly to make calls, for texting or light browsing. If you are not in the habit of streaming videos on your phone or don't use the internet heavily, you are better off sticking to 3G for now.
This way you will save money as you won't have to upgrade to a more expensive phone or to a costlier plan. And you will save on the battery life as well. Also, not all areas have 4G coverage, so there is no point is buying a 4G phone if that's the case with where you live. And if you are buying a phone on a contract, you will save a lot of money by settling for 3G.
So, whether you choose 3G or 4G is a choice left to you. Hope this settles THE 3G vs 4G debate! Meanwhile, you should know that not ISPs (Internet Service Providers) offer the same broadband speeds as advertised. If you feel that your ISP short-changing you, test your internet speed here at DoSpeedTest.com, the best broadband speed test tool out there.


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This method returns photos by member, group, album, event, photo ID, or tagged member.
At least one of the required parameter(s) must be supplied with the request.
Event ids, separated by commas. These may contain alphanumeric autoscheduled event ids, only photos of reified events will be returned
comma-delimited optional response properties such as member_country, member_city, member_state, and self
Group IDs, separated by commas
Group urlnames, separated by commas
Uploaded by members with these IDs, separated by commas
Photo Album IDs, separated by commas
Photo IDs, separated by commas
Tagged with members with these IDs, separated by commas
Return photos uploaded within the given time range, defined by two times separated with a single comma. Each end of the range may be specified with relative dates, such as "1m" for one month from now, or by absolute time in milliseconds since the epoch. If an endpoint is omitted, the range is unbounded on that end. The default value is unbounded on both ends (though restricted to the search window described above).
creation date and time
Photo caption
Optional fields parameter. When requested, this returns the number of comments made about this photo
Created time in milliseconds since the epoch
URL for the photo at its maximum size
Member that uploaded the photo
Optional field
Optional field
Member's ID
Optional field
Name of the member
Optional member photo of the uploading member
URL for the photo at its maximum size
Photo ID
URL for a standard size of the photo
URL for a thumbnail of the photo
Extra event info returned when requested in the "fields" parameter
URL of the event's page on meetup.com
String ID of the event
Name of the event
UTC start time of the event, in milliseconds since the epoch
Event ID if this is an event photo album
ID of the group that created the album
Unique identifier of the album
Unique identifier of the photo
URL for a standard size of the photo
Optional field, contains details specific to the authorized user
list of actions the current user may perform, potentially: delete, comment, edit
Member's role in group, if any: Organizer, Assistant Organizer, Event Organizer, etc.
URL for photo in photo album on meetup.com
URL for a thumbnail the photo
Last updated time in milliseconds since the epoch


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The palette of Cashline Group's current investments is extremely colourful. It spreads from agriculture through the financial services to the most innovative sectors of the industry. Cashline participates in the formulation of the strategy of these companies, as well as, in solving occasional daily operative tasks if required.
Newsonia B.V. (NED)
Newsonia.com is a 24-hour international, (moving) image-based news agency delivering the most interesting pieces of news that happen around the world. People may buy raw content, or edited, complete reports from it. Additionally, Newsonia is an online marketplace where people can upload their videos and pictures for selling them. Moreover, Newsonia possesses an online TV broadcasting edited reports based on the website. Newsonia's Dutch mother company, in which Cashline group possesses minority ownership stake since 2014, also established a Hungarian branch.Go to website
World Expression Entertainment Ltd. (HUN)
The production defined as musical action fairy tale called "The Game Maker" was presented at Budapest in December 2014 with enormous success. The twelve shows were seen by more than 45,000 people last year. The aim of World Expression Entertainment Ltd. is to distribute the production, the uncial pop-show-musical in Hungary and abroad, as well as, realization of similar large-scale enterprises on different fields of the entertainment industry.Go to website


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New Bookshelves
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 at 16:36 ET
Mike M. got me a gift certificate for Christmas for IKEA. The opening of the store in town has somehow turned me into a little more of an IKEAphile than I think I really am, but I didn't complain. Mike knew I wanted a few things, but he was pretty sure he knew what I would do with the gift — get new bookshelves. Now, there are a few Christmas gift certificates I haven't used yet, but I actually went to IKEA (can you say a little too excited about the store or a reason to go there) and got the shelves and brackets. That was a bit of a thing, because after laying out the exact right pattern with the shelves standing on end on the floor with Mike, I found out that three of the brackets I needed were out-of-stock and discontinued. Thankfully, my sister is in Atlanta and within a few weeks I had all the pieces and parts.
It's taken me weeks to get this project finished, but today I finally have new bookshelves. I'm very excited. I like owning a house and making my room the way I want it. Mike was great. In addition to actually getting me the gift, he went with me to pick out the shelves, came over yesterday when I really needed a hand, drove me to Lowes to get the right anchors, and even came back today to make sure the project got finished-up. I'm really glad he's my friend :)
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that shared information and resources
lead the software project team to obtain
more tacit knowledge that promotes
effective operation during the process
of new project development. This can
raise the efficiency of project implementation, thereby saving cost and time
(Wang, Lee, Fang, & Ma, 2017).
According to resource-based theory
(Pfeffer & Salancik, 1978), the customer
and project team rely on each other during the new project development process. This means not only that customers
need product-related resources within
the project team for solutions to promoting product quality; the project team
also relies on customers, because they
decide how to allocate resources that are
beneficial to project success (Prahalad &
Ramaswamy, 2004). Some scholars have
argued that project development is a
process that combines different capabilities and resources to search solutions
for customer's needs (Gadrey, Gallouj,
& Weinstein, 1995). Djellal and Gallouj
(2001) stated that the customer's technology and capability are crucial resources
for new project development. The project
team and customer represent technology and the market, respectively, which
means that they hold complementary
and heterogeneous resources for project development. Therefore, the more
that resource-sharing activities occur
between the project team and customer,
the more heterogeneous resources can be
accessed. This will significantly broaden
the useful resources of project teams and
enhance the performance of a new project (Sundbo, 1998). Taken together, we
propose the following hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1: Customer participation
at the project level enhances project
Hypothesis 1a: Customer participation at
the project level enhances project process
Hypothesis 1b: Customer participation at
the project level enhances project product
Customer Participation and Knowledge
Product development is a prime example of how project team members
exploit and integrate diverse knowledge
fields in order to originate new ideas
(Song & Dyer, 1995; Gemünden, 2015).
The success of new project development
always requires diverse, complementary
sources (e.g., knowledge) (Henderson &
Clark, 1990; Nickerson & Zenger, 2004;
Obstfeld, 2005; Tiwana, 2008). A project
solution is described as a combinatorial innovation (Obstfeld, 2005; Tiwana,
2008), which means that a project solution needs to integrate novel ideas and
knowledge. At present there are several
studies, which have defined the concept
of knowledge integration from the project level based on Grant's (1996) conceptualization (e.g., Carlile & Rebentisch,
2003; Okhuysen & Eisenhardt, 2002;
Sabherwal & Becerra-Fernandez, 2005;
Tiwana & McLean, 2005; Tiwana, 2008).
According to their opinions, knowledge
integration was defined as the combinatorial process, which utilizes specialized knowledge from different alliance
partners at the project level.
When customers participate in newproject development they can strengthenthe use of essential information andknowledge. If customers participate innew project development, which canincrease the chances of interaction, theycan facilitate information disclosureand promote mutual loyalty (Starbuck,1992). Customer demand and marketinformation guide the project team infinding solutions that address customerdemand and enhance the motivation ofproject team members and customersto integrate knowledge. By embracingthe customers' available heterogeneousresources, the software project teambroadens their horizons rather thannarrowing any existing ones (Djellal &Gallouj, 2001); creates opportunitiesfor the new integration of diverse per-spectives in different professional areas(Sabherwal & Irmabecerra-Femandez,2005); and then promotes the integra-tion and application of heterogeneousknowledge, which contribute to creatingsoftware project value. Taken together,we propose the following hypothesis:
Hypothesis 2: Customer participation
positively relates to knowledge integration
at the project level.
Knowledge integration is included
in the entire process of new project
development (Morris, 2013). During
the process of new project development, both parties (project team and
customer) form a common viewpoint
of what and how the product should
progress through knowledge integration
(Lin & Chen, 2006). In order to explain
this opinion, Tiwana (2008) provided a
case about an internet-based logistics
system of how and what kind of knowledge was integrated. Tiwana (2008)
pointed out that this logistics heuristics, developed by a shipping company, requires various partners to be
involved, including a software company
(master 'software objects'), GPS manufacturer (master satellite positioning),
and cartographer (master street-level
mapping). The diversified expertise of
these fields was jointly effective during
different stages (e.g., conceptualization,
design, and implementation) of the
innovative product.
The project team with the greater
extent of knowledge integration means
that different alliance partners will be
easier to cross-fertilize and will succeed in finding solutions to new project
development (Tiwana, 2008). Knowledge integration is beneficial to promoting the recognition and integration
of new demanding information from
different participants while the project is in progress. Moreover, knowledge integration benefits the correction
of misalignment in a constant state of
changing external environments and
customer demand for information in
the process of new project development, which in turn enhances product
performance (Tiwana, 2008). Empirical


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Tennant Company business deal worth USD$68 million opened new vistas for Tennant Company as it acquired Applied Sweepers, a reputed company in manufacturing devices for cleaning cities. The acquiring company intends to tap the potentialities of the target company for making a mark in the global markets and improve the manner in which the company has been functioning, for optimum results.
On 15th February 2008 it was declared by Tennant Company that a Tennant Company business deal amounting to USD$68 million had acquired Applied Sweepers, involved in the manufacturing of cleaning equipments.
Objectives of Tennant Company Business deal:
Applied Sweepers is known as a "highly regarded" organization offering services to the people.only does Applied Sweepers manufacture quality products but it is also known for its innovative capabilities.
Tennant Company wanted to work upon this potentiality of Applied Sweepers for making its (Tennant Company's) presence felt in the global markets, develop innovative products and enhancing efficiencies in operations.
Company profile of the target firm-Applied Sweepers:
The company, which was set up in the year 1965 specializes in designing, manufacturing, selling and providing after selling services to the clients.
The other functional areas of the company include the cleaning of sidewalks, areas downtown and cleaning those areas, with the help of small cleaning machines, which are not within the reach of the bigger machines. "Green Machines" is the brand name under which the products of the company are manufactured. The company has many operating office in places like Germany, United States of America, United Kingdom and France. The company's revenues for the year 2007 stood at USD$40 million. There are usually three categories of products for cleaning cities, which are sold by Applied Sweepers. They are:
Alleyways and streets
For sweeping pavements
Pedestrian areas
Company profile of the Acquiring company-Tennant Company:
The Tennant Company or TC is situated in Minneapolis. The company designs, manufactures and sells solutions pertaining to environmental clean up. The company has varied products to perform such functions. These may include:
Equipments, which maintain the surfaces in commercial and industrial areas.
Repairing concrete floors
Upgrading concrete floors
Protective coatings
The functional area of this company is vast and there are offices in China, Netherlands, and United Kingdom to name a few.


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Beth has exhibited her work at galleries in both Cornwall and London but it wasn't until 1997 that she had her first solo exhibition, entitled A Celebration of Life at The Rooster and Rat Gallery in Penzance. Beth continues to work as an artist and in her attempt to convey the rhythm, movement and stillness of nature, she carries on producing works of both local and universal relevancy.
The work displayed on this website contains a small cross-section of Beth's many and varied collections of paintings and drawings. Subjects of pictures displayed here include Life in Watercolour, Life in Charcoal and Pencil, Monoprints, Landscapes and Still Life.
Works exhibited on this website are available for purchase and enquires as to their sale should be directed to Beth Berriman and must include the pictures' number, title and medium. Measurements of the works are given in centimetres and are only approximate. All works are mounted but unframed, unless otherwise specified.


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Travelocity Teams Up With Disney for Lone RangerTravelocityTravelEntertainmentOutdoorsKids
There is a new web series in town from Travelocity and Disney for the new Lone Ranger movie. The Lone Ranger is a film based off the 1950s television series that was a remake of the 1930s radio program. In the new series "Let's Roam," available to watch on YouTube, host Courtney Scott goes on a series of mini-adventure throughout the Southwest. Watch the first two webisodes below. Stay tuned for an additional video after the 4th of July.
In the first episode, "Cowboy Bootcamp, Let's Roam" Scott visits the ranch in Texas where they trained the horses and actors that were in the Lone Ranger movie. Hundreds of horses had to be taught to run beside a speeding train without rearing. Tonto's horse, Scout, and the Lone Ranger's horse, Dusty, had to learn more tricks, such as jumping from roof to roof. In the three-minute YouTube video, Scott takes a beginners lesson from Troy Rogers, Professional Horse Trainer and Competitor.
Part two of the web series, "New Mexico Outlaw, Let's Roam" Scott visits the Western gear consignment shop Double Take in Sante Fe. She tries on a few outfits and then it is time for target practice with her trusty rifle. After shooting several bottles, she goes to the Mine Shaft Tavern to tuck in some burgers.
In an interview with ClickZ, Scott tells us that the purpose of the series is meant to inspire travel and savings on last minute travel deals. According to Scott, "All of the places featured have hotels and deals [on Travelocity]. Once you watch the video, you can check out deals in Albuquerque or Santa Fe and book your own trip." For more inspiration, check out these Travelocity coupon codes.
The new Disney flick has an eccentric cast that includes Johnny Depp as Tonto, Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger, and Helena Bonham Carter as Red Harrington. The plot of the film centers around Tonto who tells a tale of the adventures that lead John Reid, aka the Lone Ranger, to becoming an Old Western legend. It has an average of seven stars in the public reviews on IMDB. Watch the epic trailer below.
The Lone Ranger is brought to you from the same film making team behind Pirates of the Caribbean. It was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Gore Verbinski for Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, and Justin Haythe were responsible for the story and screenplay. Also starring in the movie are Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale, and Ruth Wilson.


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|Grey Cult
The flag of the Grey Cult
|Basic Information
|Alternative name(s)
|Cult of the Lord of Emptiness
|A field of grey
|Title of leader
|High Prophet
|Xerathas d'Zarnagon
|Title of lieutenant
|Geographic Information
|Other strongholds
|Central Aison
|Member races
|Totenkopfs (briefly)
|Patron deity
|Historical Information
|Third Age
The Grey Cult, also known as the Cult of the Lord of Emptiness, was located in Myridia and most of the Theocracy of Aison in late Third Age. The cultists worshipped the Godslayer as a new god, and High Prophet Xerathas d'Zarnagon acted as the beast's spokesman. They believed that there was no right and wrong but only shades of grey and that was why there was not one truth but many truths. They waited for the Godslayer's awakening which they believed would purge the Land of the Living of sinners and create an everlasting paradise. The cult's rule came to an abrupt end when the High Prophet vanished in the final months of the Second Great War and the Godslayer awoke and destroyed Myridia before fleeing into the unknown due to the magical effects of the Catastrophe which split the Aisonian continent into smaller islands. By the Fourth Age, the cult had ceased to be, leaving the followers of the Godslayer with nothing to cling on to.
The Grey Cult was established in the aftermath of the Great War when the Godslayer settled into the city of Myridia and fell into a deep sleep. As rumours spread about the Godslayer having devoured powerful gods, fear and hope entered into the hearts of many Aisonians. They began gathering around Myridia to learn more about the Godslayer, and there they met a charismatic boy, Xerathas, who preached about a vision that the Godslayer had shown him.
Xerathas was wiser than his years indicated and very persuasive, and eventually a cult emerged around him and the Godslayer as more people became convinced by his message about the Godslayer creating an everlasting paradise unto the world once it would awaken from its slumber.
The Cult spread quickly, and in less than 10 years most Aisonians had become devouted followers of the Godslayer. As the ultimate leader of Aison was the Godslayer who many considered to be a god, Aison became a theocracy. Xerathas, who had become the High Prophet of the cult and the official spokesman of the Godslayer, ruled in a paradoxical manner, being adamant in his beliefs and yet kinder than the previous ruler of Aison had ever been.
The grey-robed High Prophet and his closest disciples, the red-cloaked Prophets, managed to turn Aison (or at least the areas of Aison that were under the Cult's rule) into a relatively peaceful land in the turbulent times after the Great War when many nations were in constant danger of falling apart. While many other nations became weaker, the Theocracy of Aison and the Cult kept growing stronger.
Until the very thing they hoped for happened: the Godslayer woke up... and it was not happy. It destroyed the capital of the now split Aison before abruptly disappearing to parts unknown, leaving the Cult without leadership and in vast disarray. Its power network collapsed as the world moved to the Fourth Age, leaving a power vacuum in a now literally divided Aison which had split into multiple landmasses due to the Catastrophe that reshaped the world.
Armor and EmblemsEdit
The cultists wore grey robes which showed their humble beliefs. The prophets, who were high-ranked cultists, tended to wear red cloaks which showed that they were willing to sacrifice their lives to further the Cult's cause. The flag of the Grey Cult was a dull field of grey, and it signified that nothing lasted in the world except the truths and the Godslayer's magnificence.
The cultists believed that there was no light or darkness in the world but only shades of grey, hence the name of the cult. They thought that utopia justified the means and was worth fighting for if necessary. This made the cultists occasionally act in rather cruel ways, but for the most part they seemed to be lenient and were willing to accept anyone into the Cult.
They worshipped the Godslayer as a new god who had come down from the heavens to purge the world of the tyranny of the old gods, and they fully believed that the Godslayer would eventually create an everlasting paradise unto the world. Talking anything bad about the Godslayer, the High Prophet or the Prophets was considered to be blasphemy although punishment for such varied greatly.
As of yet the relations between the Grey Cult and the other factions have been relatively cold, although no hostilities have taken place apart from the Cult besieging Magestar. The Cult lets the Black Hunters operate near the Yamatian border and takes in the people whom the Black Hunters have managed to save from demons. The cultists grant lands to any refugees although this usually means that the refugees have to become members of the Cult or go through a persuasion process.
Notable membersEdit
- Dmitri Tytla - Chancellor of Myridia
- Draht - a two-headed pet griffon of Xerathas
- Fire Lizards - prophets and enforcers of the Cult
- Godslayer - a god-like being whom the Cult worships as a saviour
- Hector Blackwell - knight
- Ildor Earthhaven - archer and son of Varalia
- Justinius Aurelius Phoenixheart - Regional Defense Minister
- Salvador Rojas - Governor of Paraiso
- The Shadow - personal minion of Xerathas
- Varalia Earthhaven - Captain of the Guard
- Xerathas d'Zarnagon - High Prophet
See alsoEdit


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'Romance is a separate book annex' opens the first chapter of the new romance chapter.
The TVN Saturday drama 'Romance is a supplementary book' (directed by Lee Jung Hyo, written by Jung Hyunjung, produced by Gandan) is broadcasted today (26th) with a hot interest. Romance is a romantic comedy about the stories of people who make books in the background of publishers. The reunion of director Lee Jung Hyo and writer Jung Hyun-jung are hotly anticipated, as well as the legendary combination of Na Young and Lee Jong Suk who are thrilled with their imagination. A thrilling romance and a comfy office comedy that will unfold on the stage of publishing opens up a new chapter in romantic comedy that has never been seen before. Finally, the veil is removed, 'Romance is a separate appendix'. Before the first broadcast, the production team said it should not miss watching points.
A specially infused 'knowing' sister X sister 's sneaky romance! Expectation UP
It is enough to wait for "romance is a separate supplement" because Lee Jong-suk who wrote down the character of life and Na Young who prepared for return for ponding for a long time has chosen. Naayang said that warm laughter was attracted to the melted script, "The pulpit is a person who does not give up on himself even in difficult situations. I want to give warm sympathy and excitement to viewers through the pulpit. " Lee Jong-seok, who has demonstrated the character of "character genius" who melts any person in his own color, stimulates the expectation that it is the romantic comedy chosen for the first time since his debut. Lee Jong-seok was the youngest editor-in-chief of the star-writer and book publishing company. Among his many life characters, Lee Jong-seok expressed his affection for being "an attractive person who wants to resemble reality." I am looking forward to seeing how to solve Cha Eunho, which is more chic and more exciting, and to have already begun to have a sneeze.
Romance Chemie is more than I expected as the two actors of unique charm met. The elder sister and sister, who are tangled up in a special relationship, are drawn to the process of deliberately warming each other as they realize their feelings and gradually infiltrate each other. The production team praised "the synergy of two people who build up a line of fine emotions without missing a small eye and one ambassador, and the unique atmosphere enhances the perfection of the drama." The presence of Jeong Ji-joon and Soo-joon who intend to amplify the excitement is also intense. 'Walker Holic Ice Witch' Song Hae Rin and Jung Yoon Joon, who swings straight to the swing, play a romantic tension.
'I need a romance' LoCo Dream Team 's reunion is a hot anticipation
The reunion of director Lee Jung - hyo and Chung Hyun - jeong, a legend combo that has been waiting for so long, TVN 's masterpiece, which is said to be the' Loco Bible 'until now,' Romance is needed 'which is filled with honest and delicate feelings. Lee Jung-hyo, who introduced a sophisticated mise-en-scène and sensational production ability regardless of genres such as TVN 'Good Wife' and OCN 'Life On Mars', and the birth of 'Rocco' which will be born from the fingertips of Jeong Hyun- The expectation is hot. If the series "I Need Romance" is a genuine and realistic romance of young men and women, and if it led to sympathy, this work will show more extended romance by dissolving humanism. Through the struggle of the people who make the book, it will give a pleasant smile and empathy, and the romance that comes along like a supplementary appendix will give a feeling of filling up my heart. Director Lee Jung Hyo said, "The script of Chung Hyun-jung is dense and compact, unlike the existing romantic comedy. Even in romance, people do not miss stories. The drama that sounds like this is a long time, "he praised. Chung Hyun-jung said, "Although all the relationships in the world have become cool, deep relationships between the characters in the dramas will give rise to healing and healing."
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'Romance is a supplementary book' refers to the last chapter of the book, the name hidden in the copyright not reaching the eye, into the story and talks about 'person'. Jung Hyun-jung, a writer who covers the publishing house and summons it into the drama, is struggling with the vivid characters who laugh as an office comedy that everyone will sympathize with. From the representative Kim Jae-min (Kim Tae-woo), who goes between the cool boss and the jangsori juntae, he is the veteran editor of the hot heart, Joe Han-cheol, The 'sweaty tears' of the 'companions' who make a book such as the new employee Park Hun (the one who has the right place) and the unbearable Mama Gaho Ojiji (the Park Gyoung Min) lead the pleasant smile with the sympathy of various generations I will. Above all, solid acting and teamwork to bring about realism are expected. Kim Yoo-mi, who has been returning from comic acting of Kim Tae-woo for four years, is breathing into the daily life of special '
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The 'Romance Chapter' of Na Yong-il and Lee Jong-seok is unfolded until the end. The TVN "To the Romance" anniversary appendix captures the in-house love scene of the silver lantern couple with the comeback comeback of Na-young (Gangdan) on the 17th before the last broa..... by HyonJoo.Kim
The actor Lee Jong-seok was so popular that the first day of the military service was signed at the underground parking lot of the ward office. Lee Jong-suk joined the company on August 8 as a social worker. Lee Jong-suk, who was judged to be a fourth-grade suppleme..... by asian
TVN Saturday drama 'Romance Addicts' announces the appearance of the Pudang (Nayoon) and Cha Eun-ho (Lee Jong-seok), who started a real love affair on March 3rd before 12th broadcast. The romantic moments of 'Eun Dan Couple' looking at each other with sweet eyes of the w..... by HyonJoo.Kim
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'Romance is a separate appendix' underlined and want to pull out again as the bloodline is boiling the hearts of viewers. TVN 's drama' Romance in the Annex 'appendix (Nanyang) and Cha Eunho (Lee Jong Suk) finally made the first kiss. The emotions of the two pe..... by asian
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Amanda narrowed her eyes at Sarek. "You did what?"
The sitting room in their home rang with the angry words, jarring with the usual soothing atmosphere and warm colors. The ambassador of Vulcan shifted under the blue-eyed glare, and glanced towards where Saavik sat on a nearby couch.
She cleared her throat. "Amanda?"
Amanda immediately turned the glare on her. "Don't you dare take pity on him!"
Sarek sighed. Apparently help from another quarter was not allowed.
Amanda whipped back around to him, and he tried to make her understand. "Amanda--" he started.
She shook an outraged finger at him. "Don't you 'Amanda' me, Sarek! I am furious at you!"
"I assure you, my wife--"
"And don't you do that, either! I can't believe you did this! Without even considering asking me!" She stopped and jabbed a finger at his broad chest, blue eyes beginning to now fill with tears. "I have a right to be involved!"
Sarek looked as distraught at her sudden tears as a Vulcan could. "I did not know you would be so displeased, Amanda."
"I don't believe you!" she snapped, wiping away her tears. "After all of these years, you very well know me!"
Sarek again looked for help over her head at Saavik. She took a deep breath. "Amanda... it was not like that."
Amanda pivoted hard on her heel and Saavik recoiled instinctively, caught off guard. Amanda's anger instantly evaporated, knowing attacks on Hellguard caused the other woman's unwanted instincts. "I did not mean to... remind you." She held the other's gaze. "I would never... "
Saavik nodded quickly, but her posture was stiff. "I should leave the two of you to your privacy."
Amanda sighed and sank down on the couch beside Saavik. She took the young woman's hands. "I wish you wouldn't."
Saavik looked up sharply, but Sarek already cleared his throat and nodded dryly. "Your presence significantly increases the odds of my survival."
Amanda gave him a glower. "Don't be too sure." Then her mouth twitched. "She might help me hide the body."
In a more calm voice, Saavik said, "Lematyas."
Sarek cocked his head curiously. "I beg your pardon?"
She replied, quite logically, "Lematyas are a sufficient means for disposal of a body. There would be no need to attempt subterfuge."
Sarek's eyes positively widened.
Amanda laughed. She leaned forward and tucked a stray lock of hair back behind Saavik's ear. "I have missed you."
Sarek gave Saavik a wry scrutiny. "Perhaps the universe would be more... secure... if you spent more time here where you belong."
Saavik's brow drew together in thought, giving this serious attention, before giving Amanda a look. "Given the corrupting influence of present company, this is doubtful."
Amanda wrinkled her nose at Saavik. "From you!"
Sarek frowned ever so slightly. "What is this?"
Amanda's fine skin actually reddened. "Nothing!"
He looked expectantly at Saavik. She answered, "Lady Amanda called the Klingon Ambassador a--"
"With just cause! He made a disparaging comment about your speech."
Sarek almost managed to cover his satisfaction at this with a reproving frown. "Amanda--"
"He most certainly did. Saavik heard it as well."
She stiffened her spine defensively. "I am well aware of the proper behavior for such a gathering, Ambassador."
His mouth flickered. "I am not censuring you, I am awaiting the explanation of why my wife would engage in a verbal assault on a visiting dignitary."
"He earned the correction," Saavik frowned, protective.
He waited them both out, a diplomat's maneuver he always found worked to his advantage.
It worked again. Saavik admitted, "Perhaps not the remark on the legality of his parentage."
Amanda met Sarek's steady gaze in defiance. "He made me angry."
Beginning to feel he viewed a lirpa match, Sarek looked back at Saavik. "Did you teach her this... remark?"
"I most certainly did not. She had already acquired the knowledge before we met."
"I am not certain that is comforting."
Amanda gave Saavik a glower. "Don't tell me you didn't want to call him names too."
"Quite the opposite. I was attempting to contemplate how a more permanent censure would be possible without breaking my promise to your husband."
Sarek's eyebrows rose. "And?"
"My meditation was interrupted by Amanda's outburst. And in the security proceeding thereafter."
Ignoring the terrible face his wife made, Sarek demanded, "There was a security incident?"
"It was nothing," Amanda said quickly. She gave Saavik a quelling look.
Saavik remained unfazed, earning Sarek's respect. "That is not true. An attempted assault on a diplomatic personage is far from 'nothing'."
Unable to envision his wife doing so, Sarek still had to find out... "Tell me, Amanda, that you did not attack the Klingon Ambassador."
Saavik rejected the very idea. "She did not, sir."
Amanda gave her another smothering look, and Saavik ignored it. "The Klingon Ambassador attempted to attack her."
Sarek paled, alarming Amanda instantly. She was his wife, after all, and had lived through those horrible days of his heart troubles. He waved her concern aside and carefully lowered himself into the old rocker. "Why was I not informed of this?"
Saavik watched him, picking up on the older woman's alarm. "Amanda received no harm."
"And how," he paused to control his breathing, "did she manage this?"
Amanda positively beamed. "Saavik came to my rescue. Yes, my husband, exactly the way you're imagining it. She did a good job of it too."
"Saavik, you attacked the Klingon--"
"Self-defense or defense of another is not an attack. He resisted my attempts to solve the argument peacefully. As I also studied Klingon physiology to learn the necessary nerve junctions, rendering him unconscious, I furthermore contest it was not an attack." She frowned. "You would have preferred I had allowed him to harm Amanda?"
"And what of his guards?"
She dismissed this easily. "Your aide and security attended to them. You should commend Stoval, he was both efficient and effective."
"I will so note in his record," said Sarek dryly. "And should I be contacting the Klingon High Command with my apologies?"
Amanda actually snickered. "No!"
His eyebrow lifted. "And why, may I ask, not?"
The younger Vulcan, so calm up to this point, now rivaled his disapproval.
"Apparently," Amanda answered, "he is rather taken with our Saavik here. You know how Klingons are about strong women."
Saavik gave her a displeased look. "I hold you responsible for my current situation."
Amanda looked entirely and cheerfully unrepentant. "It got you to take leave earlier."
"A simple suggestion to alter my schedule would have been sufficient."
"Ha! I know how you work."
Sarek gave Amanda a narrow eyed look that made her color. "My wife nearly creates an intergalactic incident and when I attempt to simply provide a companion for our son--"
A tactical error, he soon found out, as Amanda's temper rose instantly. "You had no right not to include me!"
Sarek's eyebrow lifted. He looked at Saavik. "Correct me if I am wrong, but was my choice not logical?"
Saavik eyed how near Amanda was and elected to wisely remain silent.
Amanda, however, was utterly incensed. "Look what happened with the -last- logical marriage arranged for him!"
"I have taken great care to make a more suitable match," he answered. Turning to Saavik, he asked, "Did you not approve of her characteristics I described?"
She nodded reluctantly. "The woman you describe is equal to him."
Sarek gave Amanda a triumphant look, but she held firm.
"We agreed to let him make his own choice! He will get around to it!"
"Amanda, as much as I am fond of our son, if we do not take an active role in this, he will never 'get around to it'. His attention is set on his destiny, he will not waste time searching for a mate when his work is the Sundered's return." He looked gently at his wife. "If you are honest, you will admit to this truth. You know him as well as I."
Amanda fumed for a long minute, and then her shoulders sagged and she sighed deeply. "You are right. He will put duty first." She looked at Saavik mournfully. "But I wanted him to choose."
Saavik's eyes softened in her own understanding. "Ambassador Sarek has assured me Spock will approve of his selection."
Sarek nodded. "In this, my logic is certain."
Amanda still held firm. "But... I wanted to be a part of this."
Sarek's dark eyes were almost tender. "My wife, it is illogical to repeat an already original agreement."
Amanda blinked and her forehead creased in confusion. "What?"
"You already agree with my decision."
She frowned. "Explain."
Sarek turned to Saavik. "I will not be attending the diplomatic function I was scheduled to participate in this evening. As you have already met my aide, would you be so kind as to inform him I will be attending to my son's betrothal instead?"
Saavik immediately nodded and rose. She bowed respectfully to them both and disappeared back further into the house.
"Who?" demanded Amanda instantly. "And I mean it, Sarek. This had better not be that woman from--"
Sarek leaned back in the rocker and merely flicked his eyes down the hall where Saavik had gone.
Amanda utterly stopped. Her eyes widened and her mouth opened in shocked delight.
Sarek nodded to himself, looking entirely satisfied. "My logic was correct, yes?"
Amanda burst into happy laughter and leapt up to break all sorts of propriety rules to ferociously hug her husband. Sarek calmly endured the emotional outburst and managed to keep all but the glint in his eyes from showing. "I take it," he said, "that you are no longer upset with me."
She wiped tears from her cheeks and kissed him soundly on the nose. "I love you."
"Quite gratifying." He sobered. "Now we must inform Saavik of our decision."
Amanda choked. "Wait a minute–what?"
"I thought it best to convince her through impartiality first." His eyebrow rose in good humor. "Her sense of self is remarkably erroneous. She has made no connection between my characteristic description of Spock's intended and herself."
Amanda sighed. "She wouldn't." She shook her head sorrowfully. "They destroyed it for her."
Sarek gently touched his two fingers to hers. "We will recreate it."
Amanda looked uncertain. "I don't know if she will let us, Sarek."
His gaze firmed. "We are not giving Spock a choice, why should we give one to his mate?"
Amanda couldn't help it, she laughed and her blue eyes glinted mischievously. "Then, given the current state of the Klingon Ambassador, I'd better get you a weapon!"
He frowned. "To protect me from the Klingon?"
Amanda snorted and bent to kiss her husband again, this time on the forehead. "No, my dear, to protect you from her."


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