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Pilla Rakshasi Review, What's Behind: Super successful 'Bichagadu' made Chadalavada Padmavathi a star producer and here comes their next dubbing flick 'Pilla Rakshasi' starring Baby Sara Arjun in title role. Let's get into actual review part.
Pilla Rakshasi Story: Tiny tot Ananya (Baby Sara Arjun) studying in 4th standards makes a happy living with doctor parents. Innocent and plain minded Ananya gets into an unfortunate conflict with P.E.T. Ananya dreaming big to excel in long jump sport is disqualified by P.E.T on personal grudge. Here comes a small time crook Gongalipurugu Gireesh (Sunny Wayne) into Ananya's life making a big difference. What kind of positive and good happenings for Ananya made her to reach the goal is rest.
Pilla Rakshasi Artists and Technicians: Pilla Rakshasi is purely character driven film with wafer thin storyline. This is a true children's movie with screenplay from Midhun Manuel Thomas centered on child psychology and their simple emotions. Despite there are errors in character designing, numerous feel good moments weaved on Sara and remaining characters gently sooth our heart. So, 'Pilla Rakshasi' is definitely a light hearted entertainer identifiable with every school going kid back at our home. Direction from Midhun Manuel Thomas is also delicate, concentrated on minute aspects in keeping the narration as tight as possible. Bhasha Sri's dialogue writing helped to large extent in copying the original flavor from Malayalam to Telugu. Vishnu Sharma's camera work is so good while Lijo Paul's editing lacked in grace at crucial instances. Sooraj Kurup's background score is nice and appropriately designed. Production standards from Chadalavada Padmavathi and Goodwill Entertainments are wonderful.
Onto performances, Baby Sara is cute and expressive. She stays long haunting in our thoughts even after the end. Such is the magical screen presence she showed. When every character in the movie sprouts from Baby Sara's basic plot, her importance can be understood. Sunny Wayne does a decent job as fraudster. Comedy portions between Sunny Wayne, his side kick and the actor who has done Baby are hilariously presented. Artists who have done Baby Sara's parents are authentic. Dulquer Salman's angel cameo is well designed.
Pilla Rakshasi Advantages:
Basic Storyline
Semi Realistic Treatment
Baby Sara
Feel Good Emotions
Dulquer Salman Cameo
Pilla Rakshasi Drawbacks:
Extremely Slow Paced (at times)
Missing Telugu Faces
Inconsistent Narration
Screenplay Loopholes
Pilla Rakshasi Rating Analysis: Parents are first teachers and inspirational heroes for children. Every kid grows looking at surroundings with various influential factors playing in their mind. Midhun Manuel Thomas caught a generalized theme to connect with every household. Without lacing excessive cinematic liberties, whole story within a limited contemporary premise is told hilariously, seriously and touchingly. However, Pilla Rakshasi title is a misnomer because never Baby Sara behaved in essence with title.
Taking us directly into Ananya's life, the adorable yet irresponsible parents are also joined into story. Then comes Ananya's school atmosphere and the bizarre happenings with P.E.T where the troubles actually begin. In parallel, fraudster Gireesh and his sidekick although tediously introduced but provided enough comedy in sync with core content. Especially, Gireesh and P.E.T fight is a laughter riot.
Into second half, the storytelling gets seriously emotional as Ananya's sufferings pain us. Entry of Baby in interval is well worked in second half with subtle and quirky humor. Later, Ananya's trip to top of hill and Dulquer coming as surprise angel takes film to next level. Pre climax and climax are although a routine fare yet a captivating background score and slow motion shots are endearing.
All in all, 'Pilla Rakshasi' is a package relatable to children. A bit of aggression in screenplay could have made this one more memorable dubbing flick like Bichagadu yet CJ goes with 2.5 stars for terrific performance from Baby Sara with fair humor, messaging, good number of enjoyable moments, worth a one-time watch and lessons to learn for our so called Telugu cinema creative brains.
Pilla Rakshasi Cinejosh Verdict: Light Hearted, Feel Good Entertainer.
Pilla Rakshasi Cinejosh Rating: 2.5/5.0
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So the Danish royal family and some of their nearest and dearest friends gathered in Møgeltønder Church this afternoon to christen the newest princess. According to Danish tradition, this is when the princess' names would be announced, so I was really looking forward to hearing what she'd be called.
Her full name is Princess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat. (The Monpezat title comes from being a male-line descendant of Prince Henrik, Queen Margrethe's husband and Count of Monpezat. All of Margrethe and Henrik's children and grand-children have the title.) As a child of the younger son of the Sovereign, she will be known as "Her Highness."
Pardon my surprise, but for me, Athena came straight out of left field. The Danish and Greek royals are related (Margrethe's sister Anne Marie married the King of Greece), but I hadn't expected such a Greek name. The French names are a little more expected, seeing as Princess Marie is French herself. Marguerite is the French version of the name Margrethe, and Françoise is the name of Princess Marie's mother. Marie is most likely after Princess Marie herself.
Athena is, of course, the Greek goddess of wisdom, but in all my days of royal fandom I have only ever come across one "Princess Athena," and she was a character in a silly, little-known renaissance faire-esque film called Quest of the Delta Knights, a movie that was mocked on the 90s television show Mystery Science Theater 3000. As a result, I feel as though I have no other choice but to nickname this little one Princess Thena, as the character in the movie was called. (Danish Monarchy fans, don't worry. Thena was an ally of the main hero and saved his life at the end of the film.) You know what, though? Kudos to Joachim and Marie for keeping people like me on our toes.
And what is a baby post without a picture? Here are the happy parents (in appropriate pink) with little Thena:
Note: Apparently the Swedes moved little Estelle's christening when I wasn't paying attention: I knew I hadn't heard anything, but I realize I reported it as happening on May 16. It has since been moved to May 22, and hopefully the Swedish Monarchy will post some pictures.

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They hover at traffic lights;
Disperse when the light goes red,
As if on cue.
With their hands pressed against your window,
They look at you;
Promise you God will bless you,
If you
bless them
With money.
Or with that bottle of water on your seat.
Or with that KFC chicken that you bought
For your needs,
But now feel awkward about;
You know where your next meal will,
But they do not.
You search your depths for empathy,
Or sympathy; even pity would do.
You waive them away,
And the dirty water they threaten to spill
On your window
to clean it.
They leave behind
Their breath.
You see green,
As do they.
And, as if on cue
They melt away.


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Latest News
Ashley to defend super bantamweight title in Michigan
World Boxing Council (WBC) female super bantamweight champion, Jamaica's Alicia Ashley, will defend her title on Saturday, in Flint, Michigan, against Fatuma Zarika from Kenya.
This will be the main bout on a six-fight card dubbed 'Fight for Flint', and is being promoted by Don Elbaum as a special benefit for a city that has been besieged by a severe water problem since 2014. The water was found to be contaminated by lead and this resulted in a state of emergency being called early this year.
Speaking to STAR Sports yesterday, Ashley said that she was very happy to be defending her title "on a fight card that is for a worthy cause. The water problem in this city is very serious, and making a contribution is for me a wonderful opportunity," she said.
Ashley, who has a record of 23 wins, 10 losses and a draw, will be going up against a very experienced opponent who has 27 wins, 12 losses and two draws. Ashley was 49 years old in August, while her opponent is 31.
Ashley said that Zarika will be one of the most experienced boxers she has ever encountered and is "a very good technical fighter.
"Zarika is a former champion herself and can fight. It will not be an easy fight, but I am up for the challenge, and the plan is to retain my title and give the public a great performance."
Zarika has been a professional boxer since October 12, 2003, and won the International Boxing Federation's bantamweight title on March 3, 2007, by defeating Galina Ivanova on points. She has 16 knockouts in her 27 victories and has never been knocked out.


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Ovation Tea Chocolate Orange Bliss9.5/10 — 1 review
|Shaiha's review:
"This tea has the taste of a rich, unsweetened dark chocolate with the orange brightening up the flavor. This is a heavier tea that tastes good straight or if you are feeling more in a milk chocolate mood, it stands up well to cream and sugar."
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... After about sixteen tries, I was able to reset my Hallmark.com password. I still think it was them, not me.
... The Man started his new job today!
... I started exercising. Sure, it's just a long walk down the driveway to get the mail and back, but it's something.
... We have a kitchen sink!
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Sunday, July 01, 2007
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In this tutorial the model is a concrete sink basin. To begin, measure the sink basin for dimensions. Use acrylic coated boards to construct the mold box walls, spacer board, and two baseboards. Center the basin on the acrylic coated board, and draw a pencil outline around the perimeter of the basin.
Use a jigsaw to cut out the circular pattern and then remove the plug. This will be used as a spacer. Place the sink on the baseboard and then place the spacer on top. Mark the alignment on the baseboard and spacer board. Use modeling clay (sulfur free) to create a gasket around the perimeter of the basin to prevent rubber from going underneth the model.
Place the spacer down over the basin and use modeling clay to fill in negative space caused by the spacer. Glue down acron nuts in the corners for the registration keys and place one extra acron to help with alignment. Assemble the mold box with drywall screws and seal the seams with hot melt glue. Release all surfaces with Universal Mold Release.


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Sunday, March 10, 2013
Source: Christopher Frank Beitz
And just as I'm saying goodbye to Draft 1, I find out that some dear friends of mine are moving and I have to say goodbye to them as well. This, as the French say, sucks. ;) But this is the way of stories and the way of life. Paths diverge and reconnect. That's part of how they work, and they are often all the better for having done so.
All my tribe are nomads.
On the plus side, the week has also brought a small tide of treasures - gorgeous concept art for a game project I'm working on, good news, lovely scotch, nice food, and excellent company.
And now, I have to start brainstorming on a short story - this time for a 'zine. I'll keep you posted about that, as soon as I know more.
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The origins of Poker as such, are not as old as one would think. In fact, it seems that they date back to the second half of the 19th century in the territory that previously belonged to France, named New Orleans. However, if we want to go back in history to the ancestors of Poker, then we can draw their line from various points and opinions in which historians have not yet managed to reach an agreement but accept the theories as highly promising.
The Egyptians, during the 12th and 13th centuries, used to play a game of cards built with delicate ivory leaves or thin wooden boards. These letters were called Ganjifa or Treasure Cards, and were used to play several games. One of the games that most resembles Poker as we know it today is the As Nas, which was played with 25 cards and bets were placed by rounds and was won according to a hierarchy previously established.
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, in France and Germany flourished a game called Poque, which in turn dates back to a Spanish game that emerged during the sixteenth century called "First." First it seems that it was derived thanks to the legacy that the Arabs influenced in the Iberian Peninsula for several centuries. First it consisted of three cards dealt to each player who had to arm a hand in a hierarchical manner to defeat his opponents. First, the bluff already enjoyed great importance when playing.
However, if we want to go back only to the principles of poker as we know it today, then it is necessary to go back to the old French territory that in 1803 became part of the United States, it is about Louisiana. Poker came as an import that results from French and French-French migrations. At that time, the steam boats sailed the Mississippi encouraged by trade in the area. It is precisely in those steam boats that Poker began to be played intensely in the new continent and suffered several modifications over the course of time.
In 1843 and 1844, two authors (Jonathan H. Green and Joe Cowell) completely independently reported having witnessed and played a game that was played with 20 cards with the AKQJ-10 values. The 20 cards were distributed among 4 players (five cards each) and were prepared to arm pairs, two pairs, third, poker and if possible full. The invincible hand consisted of 4 Ks (kings) and an Ace.
During the 1830s, the 20-card Poker game was increased to 52 cards on the one hand in order to accommodate more players and on the other hand in order to reduce the margin of chance and increase the margin of the game. ability of players to compose combinations to have more cards.
By the mid-nineteenth century, there were many variations that Poker suffered. Invariably, the term was coined in 1857, when the US ambassador to England wrote a letter referring to the game as Poker or Bluff game. Especially, in Ohio and Illinois, the Poker underwent variations like the Jackpot, which is a criterion that dictates that you can not open the game unless you have a pair of Jacks or something better, and whoever owns the pair must do what. This last part of the rule practically remained in disuse because it was considered as an aberration to the Poker when trying to derogate it from its essence like a game of Bluff.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Poker was already played in all the casinos and gaming centers of the United States and some other parts of the world. However, the prohibition of the game during the First World War was established throughout the North American country and the games centers had to close. As is to be expected, Poker not only continued playing clandestinely, but even managed to expand even more among the population as it was a taboo subject.
Poker as we know it today has evolved over a century. It has gained great popularity around the world and even have been established competitions called global series in which billions of dollars are played by the most voracious players of international poker.
Thanks to the revolution in telecommunications and the expansion of the Internet, Poker has spread even more among those users who do not have the possibility of going to one of the big casinos in Las Vegas or Monte Carlo. Video Poker has become one of the most popular games on the Internet and has defined the concept of international poker.
If you are one of the people who would like to enter the world of online poker, do not forget that you must do it only in the most reliable casinos, in fact, you must do it in the best casino.


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1. Make a pretty agate slab bracelet with this tutorial.
2. This DIY Kimono is a perfect summer layer, and it looks really easy to put together.
3. If you're a fan of iced coffee, you might appreciate these cold-brew coffee tips.
4. Want to learn how to knit? This knit kerchief is a great beginner project.
5. Make your own sweet kokedama hanging garden.
6. Holy cow, these vanilla bean waffle donuts look amazing!
This has nothing to do with the sort of things I usually post about, but yesterday my husband and housemates announced that the video game they've been working on for the past year, Gone Home, will be out in two weeks! Even if you're not a game fan, you might want to check this one out–the story focuses on a teenage girl and her family in the 1990s, and there are no guns or violence. Also, I did some tiny bits of art and handwriting in it.
I know it's only August, but is it too early to put this calendar on my wish list?
Honey Kennedy always has the best round-ups of cool stuff happening in Portland.
I'm a big fan of these shoes.
How to make your own boba tea at home.
Hope you're having a fabulous weekend!


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Department of Defence All Hours Support Line
A national 24/7 confidential telephone service for Australian Defence Force members and their families providing a mental health triage service and linking serving members to appropriate mental health services. Our counsellors have specific training on the issues faced by Australian Defence Force members and their families and can offer comprehensive, specialist advice on the services that are most appropriate to assist them.
Step Together
An initiative of the NSW Government, this is a community advice and early intervention support service to help prevent violent extremism. The service offers a helpline and online service to anyone who may be concerned that someone they care about may be trying to effect change through violence. Our Step Together teams are trained to provide support, information and referrals to services that can help.
Support Now
A telephone and video counselling support service for people who have lived or worked in Oakey or Williamtown and have potentially been affected by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure. The service is supported by funding from the Australian Government.
Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling After Hours Service
An after-hours support and counselling service for current and former Australian Defence Force members and their families. On the Line provides the after-hours service ensuring 24/7 counselling. Our counsellors are trained in issues specific to the veteran community.


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Customers from Waitrose in Rushden have come together to raise £500 for our Hospice at Home team. Customers shopping in Waitrose are given a green Community Matters token at the checkout and they then choose from one of three chosen charities and place their token in the box. Our Hospice at Home team were nominated as one of the three charities and this resulted in a wonderful donation in support of the service.
John Helm, Fundraising Manager (pictured receiving the cheque from the Store Manager at Waitrose Rushden) said "We'd like to thank everyone at Waitrose Rushden who supported Hospice at Home with their green token. By supporting Hospice at Home you are helping to ensure that our patients can receive their care where they want it, in their own home. That you too to the person who nominated Hospice at Home as one of a Waitrose Community Matters chosen charity."
If you'd like to nominate our Hospice at Home service as a Community Matters charity at branches of Waitrose in Daventry, Towcester or Wootton, please download and complete a Community Matters nomination form and drop it off in store.


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GEA – "engineering for a better world"
GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food processing industry and a wide range of other industries that generated consolidated revenues of approximately EUR 4.6 billion in 2017. The international technology group focuses on process technology, components and sustainable energy solutions for sophisticated – more... production processes in various end-user markets.
The group generates around 70 percent of its revenue in the food and beverages sector that enjoys long-term sustainable growth. As of December 31, 2017, the company employed about 18,000 people worldwide.
GEA is a market and technology leader in its business areas. The company is listed on the German MDAX (G1A, WKN 660 200). In addition, GEA's stock is included in the MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes – less


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The Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists' Brain Tumor Center has a multidisciplinary team that offers the most comprehensive and innovative treatments for patients with both benign and malignant tumors of the brain, skull base, spine and spinal cord. The ANS Brain Tumor Center is one of the busiest in the nation and each brain surgeon sees hundreds of patients each year with newly diagnosed or recurrent tumors.
The ANS Brain Tumor Center is co-directed by Dr. Yaron A. Moshel, co-director of the Overlook Hospital Brain Tumor surgery program and the Morristown Medical Center Endoscopic Skull base surgery center and Dr. Brian Beyerl, co-director of the Overlook Hospital Radiosurgery center. Our team of physicians cover a wide variety of hospitals and accept patients throughout the tri-state area.
Our Expertise
Our physicians have expertise in treating a variety of conditions and have organized clinical programs in skull base surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, neuro-oncology, and endoscopic pituitary surgery. Our patients benefit from such highly specialized care bringing together experts in neurosurgery, otolaryngology, radiation oncology, medical oncology, neuro-radiology, neuro-ophthalmology, neurology, neuropathology, physiatry and social work.
Conditions We Treat
Conditions treated in the Center include malignant and low-grade gliomas, metastatic brain tumors, lymphomas, meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, acoustic neuromas/schwannomas, colloid cysts and pineal tumors. The specialization found in the Brain Tumor Center means that patients benefit from state-of-the-art of scientific knowledge about their particular conditions.
Treatment Techniques
Cutting edge minimally invasive treatment strategies are a particular strength and typically help reduce risk in brain tumor surgery. Advanced techniques such computer assisted surgical stereotaxis, endoscopic surgery, awake intraoperative functional brain mapping, electrophysiological mapping, radiosurgery and functional MRI can maximize tumor removal while minimizing the risks to our patients.
Contact Us
We would love to meet with you in person. Complete our online appointment request form or call one of our office locations directly to begin the process of scheduling your visit.


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Dissident leaves U.S. embassy
May 2 - The U.S. says escaped Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has left its embassy in Beijing for hospital checks. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was escorted out of the U.S. embassy in Beijing on Wednesday (May 2) by U.S. ambassador Gary Locke, who took him to a local hospital, The Washington Post said. Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng left the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Wednesday "of his own volition" after being there for six days, state media said, and China denounced the United States for interfering in its internal affairs. It was not immediately clear whether Chen will stay in China, as he has said he wants to do, or whether the medical check is a prelude to sending him abroad for medical treatment, which could be a face-saving solution for Beijing that does not rule out Chen's return. Chen's departure comes on the eve of high-level U.S.-China talks and with both governments sensitive to the impact of the drama on domestic politics -- a U.S. presidential election and a Chinese Communist Party leadership handover later this year. Hours before Chen left the embassy U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in China for top-level talks that risked being upstaged by the drama over the dissident. Rights lawyer Teng Biao said he had spoken briefly to Chen's wife, Yuan Weijing, and that she and their two children were now in Beijing.


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Siemens warns users: Don't change passwords after worm attack | Security Central – InfoWorld
According to Byres, however, changing the WinCC password would prevent critical components of the system from interacting with the WinCC system that manages them. "My guess is you would basically disable your whole system if you disable the whole password."
New virus targets industrial secrets
To get around Windows systems that require digital signatures — a common practice in SCADA environments — the virus uses a digital signature assigned to semiconductor maker Realtek. The virus is triggered anytime a victim tries to view the contents of the USB stick. A technical description of the virus can be found here (pdf).
It's unclear how the authors of the virus were able to sign their code with Realtek's digital signature, but it may indicate that Realtek's encryption key has been compromised. The Taiwanese semiconductor maker could not be reached for comment Friday.
In many ways, the virus mimics proof-of-concept attacks that security researchers like Wesley McGrew have been developing in laboratories for years. The systems it targets are attractive to attackers because they can provide a treasure-trove of information about the factory or utility where they're used.
Back in the old days, when SCADA systems ran unconnected to absolutely anything else, a hardcoded password might not have been such a bad idea: it lets you connect to other bits of off-the-shelf software that insist on a password even when it's not necessary. And it avoids lousy software developers writing yet another password storage and management package that just breaks when you need it most.
But that was 20 years ago.
The other kinda funny thing about this exploit is that keeping your SCADA system away from the internet isn't good enough. It's the USB sticks you have to watch out for.


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Hey everybody.
I was watching some of TGsoGood's videos on YouTube so I could try to learn about how to make cyberfaces in 2k18. I wanted to start small, so I began by trying to change Tyler Dorsey's hair to make it a bit taller, so I swapped his hair with Nick Young's. I watched this video and was able to do it. In the close up preview, it shows the new hairstyle.
But in game it reverts back Dorsey's original hair.
Initially, I thought I forgot to delete the hihead_LODShape values from the hair_01.SCNE file, but I went back and checked and I did do that. I also tried deleting the values from the hihead.SCNE file and that didn't change anything. I'm still new to modding, so I don't really know what else to try. Here's the link to the png.iff file, if somebody could take a look at it and tell me what I'm doing wrong, I'd really appreciate it.
Also, sorry if I'm posting in the wrong section of the forums. I'll move to the right place if I need to.


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Hatsuho Tanaka
Nagoya, Japan
My mother has been living at a nursing home in Tokyo for five years. She has dementia, whose symptoms she began to show about ten years go. Yet, I could not take care of her as much as I wanted. All these years, I have lived far from Tokyo because of my husband's work.
My Parents' Faith
Both of my parents had experienced Christ's salvation when suffering from tuberculosis. Soon after their marriage, they were guided to Makuya and began to live by the original gospel faith. With gratitude and joy, my father, though weak, dedicated himself to ministry; he wholeheartedly lived with the original gospel faith until the last moment of his life.
My father passed away when I was eight years old. After his death, my mother in feeble health raised three children, my two brothers and myself. Every morning at five o'clock, I heard her pray in the kitchen, no matter how busy she was. Now I understand she received consolation and strength through communion with God, while living humbly. She used to take us to Sunday service. Once in a while, when my brothers and I wanted to skip it, she severely scolded us without listening to our reasons.
The Power of Hymn
Last spring, I was finally able to visit my mother at the nursing home. When I met her after a long absence, I saw her eyes were vacant; she didn't recognize her own daughter. She seemed to have lost her memory, and my fond image of her had also faded away. Seeing this, I was so shocked that I could not hide my sadness.
Another year passed, and I visited my mother again. This time, to my surprise, she welcomed me with a lovely smile. I heard that the staff of the nursing home had sung hymns to her.
"Mother, do you know who I am?"
She did not respond to my question, so we could not converse with each other.
Not knowing what to do, I opened a hymn book and sang a hymn. At first, she hummed the melody and gradually traced the lyrics with her finger. I saw her face turning milder.
My mother sometimes gazed at my face. Her eyes reminded me of those days when she earnestly kept praying for me as I was then rebellious to her. Her only wish was that her three children live with faith. Hoping that I would meet my own God, she had me join Makuya's pilgrimage to Israel just before my graduation from high school.
Later, I heard that my mother was diagnosed with cancer in the upper jaw several months before the pilgrimage. Thinking of her possible death in the near future, she wanted to send me to the Holy Land. She paid my trip expenses with the money for her treatment. Through the pilgrimage, I made up my mind to commit my path to God. This became a major turning point in my life.
As all those memories came back to me, I told her, "Mother, I thank you!" Responding to this, she made a humorous expression by rolling up her eyes.
God's Love and Mercy Remain
At the bedside, I read my father's favorite Bible verse, Palm 23 into my mother's ear. When I began reading, "The Lord is my shepherd…," she suddenly recited the next verse loudly and clearly, "I shall not want."
I realized that the memory of God's love and mercy was the only thing remained in my mother's heart, while all others faded away.
"You often prayed for Yoshiya, didn't you?" I asked her.
"Oh, your son…," she responded.
I was surprised that her memory became even clearer.
Toward the end of my visit, I asked her,
"Mom, are you happy?"
"Oh, yes, it's fun,"
she answered and looked satisfied.
My mother has undergone many hardships throughout her life. Yet, her soul lacked nothing in walking with Christ. Realizing that she had been truly happy, I was filled with heartfelt gratitude to God. My anxiety and sadness were gone before I noticed.
Before leaving, I went to the nurses' station and thanked them. When I returned to my mother's room, she said,
"Who is this lady? Nice to meet you."
We were back to the beginning.
"Mother, I will come and see you again."
"Please do come back,"
she said and smiled.


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EU shrugs off downgrade, eyes Ukraine
Dec. 20 - EU leaders meeting in Brussels are dismissive of an S&P credit downgrade, denying there were any concerns about the bloc's ability to meet budgetary requirements. The summit also issued a statement on the crisis in Ukraine. David Pollard reports.
They say timing's everything. So it was that on the final day of their final summit of the year, a small bombshell was dropped on EU heads of states: a credit downgrade on the whole of the European Union from S&P. S&P is concerned the bloc might struggle to fund its budget - that some members might baulk at paying their contributions. European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso issued a forceful rejection. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) JOSE MANUEL BARROSO, EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT, SAYING: ''We disagree with the assessment made by that particular rating agency. We believe that the European Union as such is indeed a very credible, extremely credible financial institution when it comes to financial obligations. As I said, I don't know many around the world that have zero debt and zero deficit. The record of the European Union is perfect.'' The ratings agency cut its triple A rating by one notch. It came as little surprise after S&Ps recent downgrade on the Netherlands - six other members already downgraded, including France. The current budget runs until 2020 with a ceiling of one trillion euros. Joe Rundle of ETX Capital Markets sees trouble ahead. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) JOE RUNDLE, ETX CAPITAL MARKETS, SAYING: ''The euro zone is definitely struggling and I expect we are going to see a re-emergence of the euro zone crisis in Q2 next year. And its' really sort of emphasised by the fact that Germany is doing fantastically well and Italy and the peripheries are struggling.'' On the main agenda for the day: the leaders were due to draft a statement on Ukraine. There was little immediate sign of economic rapprochement over Ukraine's decision to do a policy U-turn and enter a pact with Russia - even if there was moral support. European Council president, Herman Van Rompuy. SOUNDBITE (English) EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT, HERMAN VAN ROMPUY, SAYING: "The future of our relations is for the long term. We cannot let that compromised by short-term calculations, by outside pressure. It must be a free choice." EU leaders were no doubt aware that even as they met, security in the Ukrainian capital Kiev was being tightened in expectation of large protests over the weekend .... ... while the country's President Yanukovich was taking part in a prayer for peace.


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Moldovan court defends right to information
On November 11, the Supreme Court of Moldova decided in favour of Civil Rights Defenders' partner organisation Independent Journalism Centre in a case concerning access to information. The court obliges the Moldovan Main Tax Inspectorate to disclose tax information to the Moldovan media organisation Association of Independent Press.
In January 2009, Association of Independent Press submitted three requests on access to information on tax and duty areas. The tax authorities denied them this information. This court decision sets out the right of media to learn about, and make public, the information on tax violations. It is the second positively solved Supreme Court case of Independent Journalism Centre concerning access to information.
Civil Rights Defenders has worked with Independent Journalism Centre since 2007 in order to improve the protection of media and to improve the media situation in Moldova. Offering free legal aid is one of the activities conducted for this purpose. The decisions enhance the access to information held by authorities as they force the authorities to disclose information to the public.
The Soviet heritage has been particularly visible in the authorities' reluctance to ensure the right to information. A positive trend has been visible during the last few years in Moldovan courts, which to a greater extent defend the public's right to information. The judgments obtained in the project contribute to the case-law and are important precedents to similar cases.Categories: Achievements.
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As I mentioned on Thursday, The CW has been having a rough go of it with their new series this season. Other than Vampire Diaries, none of their new scripted series have been pulling very impressive ratings, including the much ballyhooed Melrose Place remake. I wasn't expecting a death so quickly, though, but after only two episodes The Beautiful Life: TBL has been given the ol' heave-ho.
Other than the swiftness, not much about the cancellation is a surprise. The first mistake came with the casting of Mischa Barton. Mistake number two was the bungled PR handling of the show, including the ridiculous nude promotional photos debacle. On the production side, fault lies with the tepid writing, which was predictable and bland. We can't really expect much more, though, from such a dull and overly-used premise (it girl disappears from the spolight, everyone assumes rehab, actually had a baby, surprise!).
There were pops of excitement, but those fleeting moments were mainly visual and were so few and far between. Watching the show I often wondered why it lasted a full hour. The network is shoveling episodes of Melrose Place in TBL's timeslot, which I guess means another free hour for my DVR.
But wait! There's more: A&E has declined to renew (read: canceled) their latest new scripted series, The Cleaner. The show was not exactly a favorite of ours, but many in TV critic circles seemed to enjoy it. We always thought it was a bit too drab and depressing…only not in a good way. We did like Benjamin Bratt, though, so we're kinda bummed for him.
The decision to not renew the series for a third season means, atleast for now, A&E has no scripted series. Not sure if they have anything in the pipeline for the future, but the network recently merged with Lifetime, which was bought by NBC and blah blah blah. Lot's of business stuff, but we all know that, with Army Wives and Drop Dead Diva, Lifetime has been doing pretty well with scripted series and NBC sister nets like USA and SyFy have been killing it with so many hits the last few seasons to even list.


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Exis General Contracting makes your home stand out! We recently bought a home that needed some updates - we decided to start by painting the whole house. We explained that we wanted a neutral, Martha Steward look around the home and Exis General Contracting made it happen. From our accent wall underneath the stairs to our now elegant dining room - our home now looks and feels like new. In addition to the painting, we also remodeled our fireplace. Mr Exis's team got rid of the 1990's green marble and replaced it with beautiful natural tile (resembling wood planks) which nicely complemented the country theme of our home. They painted the mantle white to make the new tile "pop" and now our fireplace really makes a statement in our home. Another thing we appreciated was how CLEAN we found our home after the work was done. Its the little things that make a difference for us and that is why we 100 % recommend Exis General Contracting for any remodeling needs. We can't wait to do the kitchen next!!!
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I've worked with a lot of contractors, but Exis Contracting is by far the best, most versatile skill-range, and responsive to customer's input. They begin on time, end on time, clean up at the end of each day, and are respectful to home owners. They are efficient and their costs are reasonable. They're an honest and ethical contracting company. Exis Contracting has remodeled our kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, painted our living, dining, and family room and installed crown molding. Exis researched and replaced our basement sump pump when it failed and cleaned up the basement water. When some siding (installed by another contractor) broke loose in a storm, his crew repaired it the next morning within an hour of the time I called. Disclaimer: I have no financial interest in or family affiliation with Exis contracting. I'm merely a very satisfied customer.
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Synod Update and Reminders
It's not too late to sign up for Synod 2016 – details are available on the website. If you'd like to join in for Dinner with the Archbishop on Thursday or the Synod Banquet on Friday, case the deadline for letting us know has been extended to October 10, 2016.
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Petition for Legislature
I have started a "Political Action Committee" to raise funds at the website:
www.givehomeownersavote.com. Sen. Tindell has agreed to file the bill again. I have several fund raisers scheduled in December. My goal is to run ads in Senate Committee Members home town newspapers to bring awareness to how this Committee is denying us a vote. If you can help please donate via Paypal or send donations to Homeowners Rights PAC, P.O. Box 457, Long Beach, MS 39560


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I bought a new gadget which I'm going to write about in my next post that makes courgette and carrots into spaghetti like strands and makes beautiful salads.
that combined with tins of mackerel in tomato sauce has resulted in my new go to lunch.
I'd love to know what your favorite lunches are. Its very easy for me to get stuck into a rut eating the same thing every day and get bored.


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July 18, 1925 - August 6, 2018
Manchester, New Hampshire | Age 93
Oscar E. deRepentigny of Manchester passed peacefully on August 6th, 2018 at the Jack Byrnes Center for Palliative & Hospice Care at the age of 93.
He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on July 18th, 1925, the son of Osias and Bernadette (Robert) deRepentigny.
At the tender age of 17, Oscar enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in WWII and served in the 2ndDivision on the U.S.S. Samuel Chase. After his four years exploring the world overseas in the coast guard, Oscar returned to Manchester to care for his ailing mother whom he adored . In his career as a barber he was known by many as "Oscar the barber" for most of his 40 years as owner of Oscars Professional Barber housed within the Manchester YMCA.
Oscar was an enthusiastic athlete, starting a bodybuilding club, teaching tennis, horseback riding, skiing & also loved to bowl. Later in life he fell in love with golf. Oscar was an affectionate individual which was shown in his love for his late wife, Ann deRepentigny, whom he was married to for thirty years. After retirement he and his wife were able to travel and often spent time with Ann's family in Florida. In his later years, Oscar enjoyed spending time with his family, clad in a cowboy hat... appreciating a car ride to the beach, always enjoying his ice cream (maple walnut was one of his favorites),watching a horse show at the Deerfield Fair or eating heartily surrounded by family at a cookout, savoring the heat of the summer.
He was predeceased by his loving wife of 30 years Ann (Connerton Paine), adoptive daughter Debra, and by all eight of his siblings: Ruben, Rene, Robert, Jean and Gerald deRepentigny, Loretta Dupuis, Yvette Boulanger and Rita Allard, as well as his wife Ann deRepentigny.
Oscar's family includes his two daughters, Lisa Sarette and fiance John Wallace of Manchester, Dawna Malouin and husband Todd Malouin (for whom he had a great affection) of Bedford; son Anthony deRepentigny of Manchester; his step children Willard, Jonathan,and Edward Paine, MaryAnn Harmon, and Cathy Miller (all of FL) and their respective families, as well as many loving nieces, nephews, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
His kind smile and gentle voice endeared all to Oscar and will forever be etched into our hearts.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, August 13, 2018 at Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Elm St., Manchester. Committal prayers followed at St. Joseph Cemetery 448 Donald St, Bedford, NH 03110.
Memorial donations may be made to Precious Blood Monastery, 700 Bridge St., Manchester, NH 03104 or the Jack Byrne Center, 154 Hitchcock Loop Rd., Lebanon, NH 03756.
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Chemtrails contain barium and aluminium.
Multiple Sclerosis anyone?
"High level contamination by natural and industrial sources of the alkali earth metal, barium (Ba) has been identified in the ecosystems/workplaces that are associated with high incidence clustering of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurodegenerative diseases such as the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Analyses of ecosystems supporting the most renowned MS clusters in Saskatchewan, Sardinia, Massachusetts, Colorado, Guam, NE Scotland demonstrated consistently elevated levels of Ba in soils (mean: 1428 ppm) and vegetation (mean: 74 ppm) in relation to mean levels of 345 and 19 ppm recorded in MS-free regions adjoining. The high levels of Ba stemmed from local quarrying for Ba ores and/or use of Ba in paper/foundry/welding/textile/oil and gas well related industries, as well as from the use of Ba as an atmospheric aerosol spray for enhancing/refracting the signalling of radio/radar waves along military jet flight paths, missile test ranges, etc. It is proposed that chronic contamination of the biosystem with the reactive types of Ba salts can initiate the pathogenesis of MS; due to the conjugation of Ba with free sulphate, which subsequently deprives the endogenous sulphated proteoglycan molecules (heparan sulfates) of their sulphate co partner, thereby disrupting synthesis of S-proteoglycans and their crucial role in the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signalling which induces oligodendrocyte progenitors to maintain the growth and structural integrity of the myelin sheath. Loss of S-proteoglycan activity explains other key facets of MS pathogenesis; such as the aggregation of platelets and the proliferation of superoxide generated oxidative stress. Ba intoxications disturb the sodium-potassium ion pump--another key feature of the MS profile. The co-clustering of various neurodegenerative diseases in these Ba-contaminated ecosystems suggests that the pathogenesis of all of these diseases could pivot upon a common disruption of the sulphated proteoglycan-growth factor mediated signalling systems. Individual genetics dictates which specific disease emerges at the end of the day."
One is called to enquire as to the real reasons for chemtrailing.
Surely not geo-engineering as the Icke/Jones/false opposition cabal claim daily.
Is the effect on the human neurological system merely a by-product of a more sinister strategy?
Understand this: If they wanted to reduce the human population tomorrow, they could.
Just change the contents of the sprays.
The report which I quote above referring to the enhancing of radio waves could, of course, refer to the enhancing of waves of mind-control devices which render the public apathetic (as we see) or stir them to violence when required (as we see).
Or they are blocking something that is out there that we don't know about......
Even in our low-population end of Europe farming area we are sprayed relentlessly.
Climb to the mountain tops and you can see them turn on the sprays, watch them pass over us then turn around out at sea and come back to complete the grid.
As usual, nobody notices, nobody seems to care, point it out to them and they shrug dismissively and view you as crazy.
Time is running out now.
The window of opportunity for the meek diminishes daily, our inheritance is being stolen, the human tribe draws ever further from its evolution.
Only unity can prevent the unfolding of this great tragedy (again).
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Mutations And "Faded" Genes (Part 2)
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
In my previous post we were examining the claims of evolutionary theory which says that every living thing which exists is the result of an unguided process of natural selection acting upon random mutations. The point that I emphasized was the fact that natural selection is powerless to create the very thing that is most needed- new genetic information. I ended by saying that the evolutionist would remind us that we are overlooking the most important factor of all- mutations.
So, do mutations have what it takes to save evolutionary theory? It's highly unlikely. Just as with natural selection, mutations cannot create any new information. When asked if new information can originate through mutations, Dr. Werner Gitt, a director and professor at the German Federal Institute of Physics and Technology answered this way:
"…this idea is central in representations of evolution, but mutations can only cause changes in existing information. There can be no increase in information, and in general the results are injurious. New blueprints for new functions or new organs cannot arise; mutations cannot be the source of new (creative) information."
Gitt,W., In the Beginning Was Information, CLV, Bielefeld, Germany, p. 127, 1997
It's bad enough that mutations are not the "hero" that the evolutionist was hoping for. To make matters worse, mutations actually turn out to be the villain in the story! Not only do mutations lack the very thing that it takes to drive us forward in some onward, upward evolutionary direction, mutations are actually driving us irreversibly and inescapably in a direction toward decay and death. In fact, mutations are the primary reason that all of us age and eventually die. But not only do our bodies, individually, age and die, the overall effect of genetic decay (entropy) is that the entire human race is "aging" genetically and will eventually die.
In order to understand why that's the case, we need to understand what mutations are and how they work. In short, mutations are "typographical errors" that occur in our DNA code as that information is replicated during cell division. Similar to word-processing errors, mutations can occur as deletions, insertions, "letter substitutions" (point mutations), and inversions. Just as errors in word-processing corrupt the meaning and integrity of a text, mutations corrupt genetic information. As a result, the cumulative effect is that the genetic information necessary to build human beings is in a state of disintegration.
In his presentation, "The Mystery of Our Declining Genes", retired Cornell University Professor Dr. John Sanford comments that a famous geneticist once stated that if the mutation rate was as high as one mutation per person, per generation, human extinction and human degeneration would be certain. Dr. Sanford goes on to point out that current research in human genetics has confirmed that there are more than one hundred new mutations per person, per generation- a fact that is well-known among human geneticists. By the way, the "genetic mistakes" of each generation are passed along and added on to each successive generation. In other words, each of us will have one hundred more mutations than our parents did.
Evolutionists insist that it all makes sense once you include natural selection in the process- that natural selection acting upon those mutations is the key to understanding evolution. However, that explanation is entirely inadequate to salvage the theory. For the most part, natural selection cannot select for "beneficial" mutations because they are extremely rare and much too subtle at the genetic level- so subtle, in fact, that they are virtually "invisible" to natural selection. On the other hand, natural selection has the additional problem of not being able to select against (get rid of) bad genes for the same reason (too subtle to detect).
Here's the problem: Since nearly all mutations are harmful, and since most of them are so subtle that they go largely undetected by natural selection, the overall, cumulative effect on an organism is one of decay and disintegration. Sanford compares the effect of harmful mutations to rust on a car. The rusting of metal is a subtle process (one atom at a time) that takes place long before there are any visible signs, and the overall effect is always destructive not constructive. In addition to this, it's important to keep in mind that natural selection cannot "pick and choose" between which genes it "likes" and which ones it "doesn't like". It can only select the entire organism- it must take the bad genes (the majority) along with the "good" genes (extremely rare by comparison).
Dr. Sanford says that the declining condition of our genes is well known among human geneticists. He goes on to say that he is puzzled by the fact that even though geneticists agree that the human race is degenerating, many of those same geneticists continue to believe in evolution despite evidence to the contrary. What doesn't surprise Dr. Sanford is why they withhold that information from the general public. After all, it's not easy to face up to the fact that the human race is dying, and dwelling on it can leave a person feeling hopeless and in a state of despair.
However, the good news is that we are not the "byproducts of time plus matter plus chance". You and I were created by the purposive act of an awesome, all-powerful God- the same God who sent His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, into this world to vanquish death and to offer eternal life to those who are willing to place their trust in Him.
Tags: DNA, Dr. John Sanford, evolution, genes, genetic decay, genetic entropy, genetic information, genetic mistakes, genetics, mutations, natural selection
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Mutations And "Faded" Genes (Part 1)
Monday, May 16th, 2011
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of taking my nephew and niece to the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson where we had the opportunity to observe various wildlife and habitats that are indigenous to Arizona. Later that evening, I took their two younger sisters to the Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe where we visited the Arizona SeaLife Aquarium. It was a great experience that gave us a chance to take a close-up look at marine life of various sizes and brilliant colors. As I look back on both of those experiences and as I reflect on all that I had seen, I can't imagine someone who would come away from such an experience without asking at some point, "How did all of this come to be?"
If you accept the explanation given by those who have embraced evolutionary theory, then everything which exists, the universe and everything in it, came about through a purely naturalistic process of "time, plus matter, plus chance". More specifically, the theory suggests that every living thing came into existence through a combination of random mutations and natural selection. Even though that idea has been the dominant view in science for many, many years, the most recent research in various scientific disciplines tells a much different story.
One area of research that has exposed some of the theory's weaknesses is the study of genetics. In order to appreciate its significance, it's crucial that we begin with an understanding of DNA and its function. Every living thing, from microbes to man, is built upon genetic information in the form of DNA. Without this information it's impossible to build life. You might think of DNA as a set of "blueprints" or "assembly instructions". If you've ever had the experience of building a model plane or assembling a child's bicycle, you know that it's not enough to simply have all of the necessary parts. You must also have a set of assembly instructions to tell you exactly how and where each piece fits together. It's important to keep in mind that the more complex something is, the more assembly instructions it's going to require in order to build it. A model plane or a bicycle may come with a sheet of assembly instructions requiring twenty or more steps. Designing and building an automobile will take much more information. A space shuttle will take an even greater amount of information. This same principle holds true for living things as well. While the leap in complexity from a child's bicycle to a space shuttle is unimaginably great, by comparison, the leap in complexity from a bacterium to a human being is far greater. If evolution is true, if life somehow evolved from single-celled organisms all the way up to complex human beings, it would require an increase in genetic information of staggering proportions!
The nagging question for evolutionary theory is this: Is it likely that an increase in information of that magnitude actually took place? Is there any mechanism that we've observed that has the ability to produce new genetic information? The reason that I emphasize "new" information is because there are processes that can transfer a loop of genetic material (a "plasmid") from one place to another. But notice that such transferred information is not new, created information. It was pre-existing information that was simply relocated. Also, in plants there are processes that can result in the doubling of all the chromosomes, but such a process does not create new information. It would be analogous to a malfunction in a printing press that causes it to double-print the pages in a textbook. Even though it would result in twice the amount of pages, the book would not contain any more information than that which is in the properly printed book. This brings us back to the question of whether there is any mechanism capable of producing brand new genetic information.
The evolutionist will tell us that mutations and natural selection are the driving forces behind evolution. But in order for that claim to be true, one must first of all show that those processes have the ability to create the information necessary to build new, novel features. Everything that we've observed about natural selection and mutations would indicate that neither are capable of producing the new information that would be necessary for "molecules to man" evolution.
While it is true that natural selection is an undeniable process that we observe in nature, it is imperative that we understand the limitations of that process and not attribute to that process abilities that it does not possess. The most significant limitation of natural selection that we need to acknowledge is that it does not have the ability to produce new genetic information. Natural selection can only sort out, rearrange, and separate the information that already exists in the genes. The point is, natural selection cannot create new biological features because it cannot create the information that's necessary to build those features.
At this point, the evolutionist would remind us that it's not entirely up to natural selection alone to perform the "miracles"- it is a combination of natural selection and mutations. But is that really the case? Are mutations the "hero" of the plot? Can mutations come to the rescue of evolutionary theory? We will explore that question in my next post.
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In today's world, there is a great deal of confusion when it comes to matters of truth, meaning, morality, our origin, and our destiny. The purpose of Renewed Thoughts is to bring clarity to such issues by examining them in light of a Biblical worldview, using the tools of science, philosophy, and critical thinking.


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Zara April 2013 Lookbook
Elegance and sophistication, minimalism and a perfectly polished allure are the words for the newest Zara April 2013 lookbook. Filled with more serious office-appropriate attire options, the newest fascinating lookbook of Zara doesn't forget about the comfy casual style and reveals to-die-for ensembles that come like a breath of fresh air. The newest Zara April 2013 collection is the ultimate deal for those, who are looking for high-end clothing pieces at an affordable price tag. Now, you have the chance to look high class without breaking the budget!
The newest Zara collections seem to be trying to blend timelessness with the hottest trends, which leads to neat-chic and grown-up styles that are always welcome in a fashioniser's wardrobe. This can be said about the Zara April 2013 collection as well, which comes to state once again that minimalism has no rivals. The collection manages to cover the hottest fashion tendencies of the season, at the same time staying in the timeless and versatile style zone.
Although at a mere glance it seem that business style is the focus of the Zara April 2013 lookbook, we come to discover variety and way too-chic-to-be missed options for any occasion. The collection shows amazing party ensembles, as well as day-to-day outfits, which don't lose the Zara charm and femininity. Blazers again are the focus of the collection, which makes us totally happy, as we can never have enough of Zara blazers. Available in a myriad of styles and colors, they cater to very style demand and taste.
From masculine and military inspired pieces to feminine ensembles, from monochrome garments to fabulously nature-printed options, the Zara April 2013 lookbook displays variety in the most gorgeous way. The collection features classy dresses and jumpsuits, jeans, tops, jackets, overalls, Stella McCartney inspired floral printed dresses, blouses and shorts, as well as midriff-exposing crop tops and summer pants. When styling your looks, try to be as minimal as possible, as this way you'll hardly make style blunders, and will look absolutely hot and polished!
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Adults at Play at Shannon Ridge
Name: Adults at Play at Shannon Ridge
Date: August 3, 2018
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
Website: http://www.shannonridge.com
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Adults @ Play features Yard games of all sorts. Bring your friends,family and a picnic for an evening full of fun. Enjoy your favorite glass of Shannon Ridge wine while playing games and enjoying our beautiful views. Yard games include: Darts, Corn Hole, Yardzee, Giant Jenga, Bocce Ball, Connect 4.


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Fragrance really isn't something I mention quite a lot on my blog simply because I think the type of scent a person choose for themselves is a very personal thing and no two people like the same fragrance. That said I have to do a blog post on these very unique fragrances that were sent to me from BloomTown UK to try out.
Now these fragrances aren't your typical spray and go perfumes, no their actual oils which have been infused with a specific scent which I think is such a unique concept and more brands need to start upping the their game making products like these.
Each oil is named after the type of scent it embodies. The Woods has a love soft herbal and earthy scent to it that tends to remind me of long walks between the trees. The Hedgerow is the complete opposite being a stronger more intense scent of the garden with a sharp fruity note of blackberry. I personally love both and have been using them almost everyday as their quick potent and last a very long time on the skin especially if you apply them to your pulse points.
Because they have a roll-ball packaging it also makes them great for popping into your handbag or taking them in you travel case when going on holidays.
These aren't the only scents you can get, they have quite a variety on their website which I shall of course link below along with a handy discount code (above) that gives you 20% off your purchase.
Disclaimer: Some of the products featured on this site have been sent for review consideration by brand PR teams, however all opinions and comments are the authors. Any sponsored content (paid for product placement) will be clearly marked as such. All opinions remain the authors own, even when the content is sponsored.


text: Hirudegarn (ヒルデガーン) is an enormous monster, and the major threat in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon. It is a simple-minded monster that destroys everything and kills anyone in its path.The character's name comes from the movie's co-producer, Seiichi Hiruta, who did not like the original design of Hirudegarn. After he demanded that they redesign the character, his jaw dropped when he saw the new design. The sound effect for a "jaw dropping" in Japan is gaan (ガーン), so they named the character "Hiruta gaan" (蛭田ガーン).[1] Contents [show] BiographyThe Hirudegarn WarMain article: Hirudegarn war HirudegarnAdded by WikiaUser99The ancient and gigantic monster Hirudegarn existed thousands of years prior to the events of the series, on an Earth-like planet in the Southern Galaxy named Konats. According to Tapion in the FUNimation Dub, Hirudegarn is a "phantom of mist and shadow" who "consumes its victims and imprisons their life-force" (similar to Cell, but on a massive scale). He was apparently turned to stone with the use of an enchanted sword and a pair of enchanted ocarinas (the Hero's Flutes), and sealed away in a temple by Tapion's and Minotia's ancestors, until a group of star traveling black magicians known as the Kashvar arrive on Konats and use their dark magic to bring the monster back to life with the intent of destroying the Konatsians and all races in the universe different from themselves. The monster immediately goes on a rampage, killing everyone in his path or who tries to get in his way, and devastating the planet. Tapion and his brother Minotia manage to freeze the monster in his tracks by each playing a pair of enchanted ocarinas found in the wraith's temple, giving a wizard the opportunity to cut the monster in half with an enchanted sword. However, this action only badly injures and handicaps Hirudegarn, as opposed to killing it. Hirudegarn falls after being cut in halfAdded by Jeangabin666Since Hirudegarn cannot be killed at the time, his upper half is sealed in Tapion and the other half in Minotia and in this way the brothers became legends. However, fearing that the Kashvar would try to revive the monster again someday, the brothers are separated, each sealed in a music box by the wizard, and are then shot into opposite ends of the farthest galaxies, far away from each other by the Konats war council, with the music box holding Tapion landing on Earth. The wizard vows to release the brothers once the Kashvar are brought to justice, and it is assumed that the Kashvar are hunted down over time.Wrath of the Dragon Gohan and Videl encounter Hirudegarn's lower halfAdded by Jeangabin666A thousand years later in the present, the last of the Kashvar, Hoi, has vowed to resurrect the monster to cleanse the universe of all who are not Kashvars. He releases Hirudegarn's lower half on a distant planet and easily disposes of Minotia, who is crushed under the foot of the monster. Upon Minotia's death, Hoi seals the lower half inside himself to summon at his leisure. On Earth, however, he switches to a more tactical plan and spies on Gohan (as the Great Saiyaman) and Videl (as the Great Saiyawoman), as they fight crime. Both are summoned from their school again to rescue Hoi, who is pretending to be suicidal to gain their trust and sympathy. Hoi then tells the two about the legendary warrior, Tapion. Hirudegarn as it destroys Satan CityAdded by Jeangabin666Both are anxious to see who this Tapion is. However, neither they nor Goten, Trunks, Goku or Bulma (using her scientific expertise) are able to open the seal. Seeing no other alternative, the fighters of Earth collect the Dragon Balls so they can summon Shenron and wish for the seal to be broken. Shenron succeeds and Gohan, Videl, Goten, Trunks, Goku, Bulma, Krillin, Oolong and Master Roshi along with Hoi (who may have encountered Tapion as far back as during the original Hirudegarn crisis on Konats a thousand years ago), meet Tapion for the first time. However, Tapion is very upset at them all, because it is a bad idea to release him. He demands that he be sealed back again, but by his release, the oracle has shattered, so this proves impossible. Trunks, however, is determined to bring him food and drinks, as he sees Tapion as a brother.Shortly after Tapion's release, Hirudegarn's lower half (summoned by Hoi) starts destroying Satan City. Gohan and Videl arrive at the scene to investigate, but shortly after they arrive, they are almost swept away by the monster's tail. After executing their Great Saiyaman poses, Hirudegarn's tail throws the two each to a side of the street. Gohan immediately sets up a counter-attack, with Videl supporting him. After the short battle, Videl thinks Gohan has won. However, Gohan said it is not over yet. Both then hear the same ocarina melody that they heard when Tapion was released, and they notice the monster is gone. Later, as Tapion sleeps, Hirudegarn's top half temporarily escapes, but Tapion is able to imprison it before it does any significant damage. The next night, Tapion explains everything to Bulma: about how Hoi had been a member of the Kashvar, how he was involved in the attempted genocide of the Konatsians and how he helped unleash Hirudegarn on the people of Konats, ultimately revealing that Hoi had deceived them all. He explains how Hirudegarn had been given a major impedimenting injury but ultimately survives, how the halves had been sealed within him and Minotia, how they were further sealed within the music boxes and then sent to opposite ends of the universe. Bulma is angered at hearing it, and she decides to create another oracle. She finishes it by the next day. Hirudegarn transformedAdded by Gold SaiyanThat night, Hirudegarn's lower half is summoned by Hoi to once again wreck havoc, as he drew seven men and two women into his tail to devour their life energy. Hoi directs his power to release the upper half of Hirudegarn. He finally succeeds in this, and with the monster back together, nothing can stop him. However, the Z Fighters resist magnificently. Goku, Gohan and Goten are the first ones to launch a counterattack, but just as Gohan is being crushed in the demon's fist, Vegeta throws himself into the line of battle after saving Gohan. Goten and Trunks decide to use the Fusion Dance to become Gotenks after even Super Saiyan 2 Goku is overwhelmed. As a Super Saiyan 3, Gotenks attacks the monster with his Continuous Die Die Missile. Although apparently successful in crippling the monster, it is soon revealed that Hirudegarn survives the onslaught and subsequently breaks out of his heavily damaged husk. Hirudegarn is ensnared by Goku's Dragon FistAdded by CJSTRO14In his new form, Hirudegarn mows Gotenks down to the ground, smashes Gohan and Videl into a building and throws Goku into some rubble. Tapion plays the Hero's Flute again and manages to seal Hirudegarn inside himself. He then orders Trunks to kill him with his sword, which will destroy the trapped monster. Due to hesitation, Trunks fails to kill Tapion, resulting in Hirudegarn breaking free and Tapion's Hero's Flute being destroyed in the process. Hoi, who has been watching the whole fight, mocks Tapion for being so foolish, but is killed when Hirudegarn crushes him underfoot. At this point, Goku arises as a Super Saiyan 3. Nevertheless, Trunks tries to fight Hirudegarn with Tapion's sword and manages to cut off the monster's tail. Goku, taunts the monster to anger it (as that is its weakness), and uses his Dragon Fist to pierce through Hirudegarn, obliterating the monster completely.PowerThe Genmajin Hirudegarn is a formidable opponent capable of trading blows evenly with even Super Saiyan 3 Goku, but since Super Janemba from the previous movie could beat back Super Saiyan 3 Goku, strength-wise this makes him No.2 out of the movie series enemies that appeared before him.[2] With the introduction of Bills in the following movie, he is now at No.3.Special abilitiesHirudegarn has a variety of special abilities, most of them being incredibly destructive and powerful.Flight – In his final form, Hirudegarn is able to fly using his insect-like wings.Fire Balls – Hirudegarn shoots big, reddish-yellow balls of fire from his mouth, with long, flaming tails. They explode on contact with anything, able to inflict high damage and destroying things.Chou Makousen – Creates a massive, blue energy beam from the mouth, that scans over a large area, giving it a good blast radius. Hirudegarn crushing Gohan in his handAdded by Gamewolf67Explosive Wave – Creates a weak burst of energy for protection, with himself serving as the nexus. If anyone comes in contact with the wave, they will be knocked away, and receive minor damage.Super Explosive Wave – Hirudegarn charges a lot of ki energy to create a giant explosion, with Hirudegarn himself serving as the nexus. It will protect him from almost anything, but it takes much of his energy, so it does not last very long. Anything caught in the energy wave will be destroyed.Gigantic Flame – Hirudegarn charges all his energy up to unleash an enormous storm of pure fire that demolish anything in its path, due to the incredible heat generated from all the ki energy in Hirudegarn's body. Upon contact with a big point, such as a building, the flame creates a gigantic explosion. This attack serves as his ultimate attack in several video games, his version being called Phantom Demon Flame Cannon (幻魔火炎砲, Genma Kaenhō) in the arcade game Dragon Ball Heroes. Hirudegarn (transformed) crushing Gohan with his tailAdded by Jeangabin666Dark Eyes – Hirudegarn can turn into a mist to prevent damage and reappear in front of the enemy for a surprise attack. This move seems to be reflex, making Hirudegarn invincible due to his intangibility. This technique can only be bypassed when Hirudegarn is physically attacking, which makes him briefly tangible as he needs to be tangible to hit something.Crushing in Hands – Hirudegarn crushes his opponent in one of his hands. He uses this against Gohan.Tail Attack – Hirudegarn can perform strike attacks as well as a technique similar to the Crushing in Hands using his tail. He uses this against Gohan.Drain Life – Hirudegarn has the ability to to absorb people's energy with his tail, much like Cell does. He raises his gigantic tail, open it and trap his victims with threads. He then sucks their energy out of their bodies, growing stronger.Transformation Hirudegarn transformedAdded by UltimatexHirudegarn is able to morph by evolving inside a cocoon. While in his transformed state, he gains more strength and the ability to take flight thanks to the wings he has in his transformed state. In the movie, Hirudegarn creates his cocoon and morphes after Gotenks attacked him with his Continuous Die Die Missile.Video game appearances Hirudegarn in Dragon Ball HeroesAdded by Jeangabin666Hirudegarn made his debut in video games in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and yet again in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3. However, he is only playable in his final form, and is minimized drastically.In Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi, Dragon Ball Heroes, and Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, Hirudegarn is a giant boss, and therefore not playable. Voice actorsJapanese version: Shin AomoriFUNimation Dub: Robert McCollum, Christopher Sabat (Ultimate Tenkaichi only)


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State-run BSNL expects to arrest decline in landline connections with unlimited free call offer and modernisation of its exchanges.
"Initial feedback we have is that there is an increase of 35 per cent in new connection bookings after BSNL launched unlimited free calling scheme during night. With this and modernisation of exchanges, I can see growth coming back in landline business," BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Anupam Shrivastava told reporters here.
The public sector company announced a scheme in May that allows making calls free of cost to any operator, including mobile phones, anywhere in the country between 9 PM and 7 AM and covers all types of connections.
The company is market leader in landline business with over 61 market share.
BSNL is investing around Rs 2,000 crore to modernise its telephone exchanges to deliver modern services through landline phones.
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He said that BSNL's performance in the market has been very competitive.
"Our performance has been in line with market despite legacy issues. BSNL wages outgo is about 55 per cent of total revenue where we need to improve. BSNL was market leader in 2006 but we could not procure equipment when market was growing. But that is past and we are now moving ahead positively," he said.
In a presentation to government, BSNL had earlier said that it aims to become profitable again in 2018.
BSNL is restructuring assets with aim to monetise them. The company is waiting for government approval to hive off its mobile tower business into a separate company for its optimum utilisation.
"We expect to hear very soon from government on it. I believe government has floated a cabinet note on it," he said.
Shrivastava said that BSNL is focusing on revenue sharing model with various players across its businesses.
"For tower deal we are open to all. Reliance Jio has rented 4,500 of towers and Airtel 1,500. We have had initial talks with MTS (Sistema Shyam) for spectrum sharing but could not proceed further as we learnt that they have separate plans. We are still open for it, specially for 800 Mhz (CDMA) band," he said.
The company is also working to set-up 40,000 wifi hotspots with investment of Rs 6,000 crore in next three years.
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Inclusions of the Grand City Tour
- 4h Bus Tour in Buda & Pest
- Professional Guide in 5 languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian)
- Short Walking Tour in Buda Castle
- Visiting Gellert Hill (Citadel)
- Pest side: Central Market Hall, Synagogue, City Park, Heroes' Square, Opera House and St Stephen's Basilica
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