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At Equity Bank, we believe that inside every great company, there's an entrepreneur driving it forward. Entrepreneurs come in many shapes and forms, but we often see similarities among them that help define particular entrepreneur types.
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How to Flirt When You're Shy: 16 Flirting Moves
How to Flirt When You're Shy
People sometimes see flirting as "bad" or "manipulative," but the reality is it's just about being playful, complimentary and fun in the company of someone else. Flirting can be a complete encounter in and of itself; it doesn't mean you have to go any farther. So learning how to flirt will help you bond with someone who has caught your eye.
Good flirting is a win-win. It boosts your self esteem and helps you see the lighter, happier side of life. And it helps the person you're with feel great about themselves!
Learning How to Flirt is So Important
1. It makes YOU feel good about yourself. And when you feel good about yourself, you're instantly more attractive! People who are enjoying themselves tend to draw in more people and experiences to enjoy!
2. Men are often insecure and need clear 'go' signals from women. Flirting gives your date or partner clear "go" signals that you find him attractive.
3. Flirting keeps the spark alive in an existing relationship. It's a kind of mind foreplay that keeps you in the great feminine/masculine dance. And it shows your partner that you still find him attractive. I love to flirt with my husband and we've been married for decades.
So how you flirt is key especially when you're feeling a little bit shy or unsure. I bet you didn't know that shyness is actually cute to many guys! If you're nervous, blushing or shy, embrace it. This kind of energy is particularly endearing and attractive.
In this video, I share some EASY flirting techniques that will help you break free of any shyness and get a shy guy to open up.
How to Flirt Better by Overcoming Shyness
As I said in the video, you can actually get rid of shyness altogether! Here's the ultimate secret to getting out of your shyness shell.
First of all, when you're feeling shy, notice that it's a sign that your attention is inwardly focused on YOU. You're focused on something that is "not good" about you right now or on how "bad," "inadequate" or "unattractive" you think you're going to be if you say or do something. The key to feel more confident in that moment is to put your attention OUTWARD. Focus in on something about the other person — like the guy's great eyes, his beautiful briefcase, or even the meal you're eating. And then make some juicy comments about that. Such as, "Wow, you have the most amazing eyes." Or, "I love your shirt, where did you get it?" Or, "This is the most savory, yummy dish." Those flirting comments will get him to respond positively. And then build from there into more fun and bold flirting.
Flirting with a Shy Guy
This is also key when you're with a guy who is on the shy side. More reserved guys tend to give almost no "go" signals in the beginning. So that makes you feel even more self-conscious. If you put your attention outward on HIM and make a positive comment about whatever you're noticing about him – you're inviting him to relax out of his shyness.
Flirting successfully involves having a conversation about what you have in common. That allows the guy to focus outside himself so that he will relax more. Have you ever noticed how when one person looks toward the sky, other people follow with curiosity? That's exactly what happens when you put your awareness outward! In the next section I'll share 16 moves to try out as you learn how to flirt.
How to Flirt: 16 Flirting Moves to Try out.
1. Make eye contact and smile. If he makes lingering or repeated eye contact back, he is probably interested.
2. Wink.
3. Look at him, look away, look back.
4. While sitting, cross your legs and jiggle your foot in his direction.
5. Touch him lightly on the arm, shoulder or neck.
6. Touch your lips, neck or chest.
7. Play with your hair, clothing or an object.
8. Whisper in his ear.
9. Give him a mini-massage.
10. Laugh at his jokes.
11. Compliment him.
12. Say his name a lot; give him a complimentary nickname.
13. Ask open-ended questions.
14. Ask for help with something.
15. Ask what he likes to eat or what sports, hobbies, or movies he likes. Once you find something in common, ask him if he'd like to do it some time.
16. When leaving, say you'd like to see him again.
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According to historical findings, the temple was expanded by various kings in different periods. King Vishnuvardhana of Hoysala and his successors contributed the Nava Ranga, Ardha Mantapa to the temple. Even the images of Bhairavi, Nataraja, Sapta Matrikas and Parvathi are believed to be built during the Hoysala period. However the image of Vishnu was created during the Ganga period.
The Mahabaleshwara Temple of Mysore attracts a large number of devotees and pilgrims every year and especially during the festive seasons. The ancient flavor of the temple and the 'touch' of history has made it popular with the tourists and history freaks also.


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The number of betting markets that are available when you begin to start betting online is quite overwhelming. But there are a few like verifiedsoccertips.com that are a truly a trusted soccer betting site you are sure to be happy to bet with.
If you don't know much about placing bets and wagering on soccer matches, then there are several different sorts of betting markets and opportunities for wagering opportunities that many soccer fans get great enjoyment out of placing bets over and over again.
This is an Outright Win Bet and is the commonest found when placing bets online. You only have to make a prediction as to whether the home or away team is likely to win a match or if a Score Draw is likely to be the outcome. When a bet like this is placed the code used for the outcome is: 1 for a home team win for that match, X represents a draw and 2 is the code used for an away team win.
If you are seeking a risky soccer bet, but are only making a small or modest stake, you could potentially win a huge payout by placing a bet called an accumulator bet. This sort of wager means you will have to predict the results of more than a single soccer match and any winnings and stakes from each of the matches is rolled over to become the stake for the next match.
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All players of a team have odds which are associated with their performance and are available with regards to the player winning a goal some time throughout the match. Those players who have a greater chance of scoring will have lower odds. More gain can be made if you place a bet on a player who is less likely to score.
Both Teams likely to Score
If you firmly believe both teams who are set to play in a soccer match are likely to score goals at some time throughout the match you should think about placing a bet with 'Both Team to get a Score'. If both teams score with at least a goal each, that bet is set to win.
Correct Score
One very popular and extremely rewarding bet that can be placed on a result in a soccer match is called the bet for the correct score. This sort of soccer bet generally means you will need to use both skill and judgment in order to make a guess for the final score of any match once the referee has blown the finishing whistle. verifiedsoccertips.com can help you make the best predictions as it's a trusted soccer betting site.
Half-time and Full-time results
If the odds placed on a team you have selected are low value for a win, consider putting a half-time /full-time bet instead. You will be required to predict if at both half-time and full-time the results of the match will be a draw, a home win or an away win.
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Chamberlain Doors have been marketing and selling garage doors and related products to the retail consumer and to all sectors of the trade for over thirty five years.
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Day 11 - This morning could not have been anymore perfect as it was our day to be pampered by the lovely ladies at Miss Paris beauty clinic.I was given a full body massage which was amazing and much needed after almost 2 weeks of high heels and little rest!
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Theatre shows, special events, concert series, summer festivals, tourist attractions. Though the thermometer is trending downwards, the time is now to start planning for your warm weather events that can entertain your community and also bring people to your town to enjoy events and spend money. Grant money is available for tourism activities. Below we have outlined a few to get you started.
When looking for a grant to fit your organization's needs, consider both government grants and foundation grants. While both types can provide the funding you need, government grants can take six months to a year for review while private foundations typically take only three months. So, if you need a quicker turnaround, you may want to look at which private foundations are giving the most money and consider how you can appeal to those foundations' goals. Here are 10 foundations that are giving the most money.
According to the National Community Garden Association, there are currently more than 20,000 community gardens in the U.S., up from only 6,020 in 1996. Community gardens are popular for a variety of reasons. Those that produce food give people peace of mind about the safety of their food as well help save on food bills. Gardens focused on flowers, bushes, and trees create beautiful centerpieces for neighborhoods to be proud of. Community gardens can also be an economic boon to a community, taking a rundown area or environmentally unsafe land and creating a useful, safe area for all to enjoy.


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One woman says she saw former Chillicothe High School wrestler Brandon Thomure in the early morning hours after Cathy Robertson's killing. A second woman recounted a conversation two weeks before the killing in which Robertson's oldest daughter said her then-boyfriend Thomure "wished that (her parents) were dead."
Both witnesses came forward after an appeals hearing earlier this month for Mark Woodworth, who was convicted of murder by two different juries four years apart.
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March 2019¶
Welcome to the March 2019 Qlik Core update. We're highlighting a couple of important changes and improvements which we hope you will like.
Engine security enhancement¶
To follow security best practices, the Qlik Associative Engine Docker image is changing its
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This change is effective for Qlik Associate Engine version 12.350.0.
Introducing hamus.js¶
We grew tired of typing the same code every time we created a new react.js solution, so we decided to consolidate reusable code into a new utility library called hamus.js. The repo utilizes the new React Hook API and offers a set of hooks. This simplifies the usage of enigma.js models and layouts, as well as rendering picasso.js charts based on hypercubes. We will add more hooks as we identify reusable code in projects and get your feedback. So if you have ideas, feel free to share them as issues in the GitHub repository below.
The repo also comes with an example to get you started. Check it out at hamus.js .
Usability fixes in catwalk¶
To increase usability when loading large applications (or with slow connections) we have added a loading screen.
On the path to a corectl 1.0.0 release¶
We're in the last phases of finishing a 1.0.0 version of corectl. The focus of this release is to remove the experimental flag and make the command structure stable. Along with necessary consistency changes in the API, we are adding a couple of requested features in the latest 0.5.0 release.
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So you don't want amber parking lights, but the law says you have to have amber front turn signals! Crap, the Accord has the front parking lights and turn signals in the same bulb! Fear not! For these switchback style 1157 bulbs have an integrated circuit which allows dual functionality with 2 colors. When your parking lights or headlights are on, the bulbs turn on a bright white, however when you flip the signal they instantly change to amber and flash amber until you stop signaling. Then they turn white again. With a nice integrated heat sink and genuine Cree XB-D emitters, these are our top of the line turn signals! The optical lens housing also gives a nice and smooth 360 degree radial emission.
Enlight L480 Bulb with Cree XP-G Emitters
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If you'd like to be made self-conscious of what you are doing then you should try being a tourist in Cyprus. The reaction you will receive can be as follows:
"I thought you were one of the teachers." – The polite person in charge at the Larnaca Medieval Fort. While i was visiting the fort there were about 3-4 classes of elementary school kids.
"Mastre" – Monk at the entrance of the Stavrovouni Monastery. He wanted me to leave the camera in the car. It's a place of worship not a tourist attraction. Hmm….Just wait a few hundred years…
"Are you a bus driver or a visitor?" – The seller at the Kourion canteen while i was paying for my croissant and bottle of water. I admitted to being the latter but i think i would have got a discount had i said bus driver.


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Join us on Monday, December 3rd from 12:00 to 1:30PM at the Chateau Lacombe for a special guest speaker.
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Jason Kenney committed himself to public life in the early 1990s as President of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, where he fought hard for lower taxes and fiscal responsibility.
In 1997, Calgary voters elected him to Parliament where he worked to unite conservatives nationally. Since then, he's been voted the "best overall," "hardest working," and "most knowledgeable" MP by his colleagues. Jason was called "perhaps Canada's best immigration minister by the National Post, and also led Canada's two largest ministries: Employment and Social Development, and National Defence.
As Multiculturalism Minister, he helped to double the Conservative Party's support amongst new Canadians. In March of 2017, Jason was elected leader of PC Alberta. He successfully negotiated a unity agreement between PC Alberta and the Wildrose Party, which was supported by 95% of members in both parties.
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The weekly Torah portion and its lessons for all people
Vayehee, Gen. 47:28-50:26
Good Words
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue" (Proverbs 18:21).
The closing portion of the book of Genesis completes the story of the founding fathers of the Torah pathway, the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, with the account of Jacob's final blessings to his twelve sons prior to his death and burial in the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron.
Normally before the head of a family departs this life, he writes a "will", which may include wise advice and instructions for his offspring but most often is concerned primarily with the division of his estate. However, in our portion, with the exception of Jacob's special gift to Joseph of Shechem (Genesis 49:22) we do not hear of any disposition of material property among his sons. Rather, the climax of our portion comes with Jacob's sublimely poetical prophetic blessings to each of them in turn through which he established their future destinies in God's great scheme of history. If he castigated his first three sons over their misdeeds, he did not damn their souls forever; he cursed not them but only their misdirected anger. If he penalized them, it was by scattering them among the other tribes so that their very strength and power would radiate to all (Genesis 49:7).
The history of humanity began with God's blessing to Adam and Eve and their descendants: "And God blessed them; and God said unto them: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creeps upon the earth'" (Genesis 1:28).
However, a crafty force of evil symbolized by the serpent "bit" into the souls of the once-innocent man and his wife, bringing the very opposite of blessing into the world: "And God said to the serpent: 'Because you have done this, you are cursed.' To the woman He said: I will greatly multiply your pain and travail.' And to the man He said: 'Cursed is the ground for your sake.' (ibid. 3:1-19).
On account of this curse, our lives in this world until this day are accompanied with much pain and travail as we toil to scrape a living and raise new generations. While a blessing is a formula of words that programmatically establishes a glorious future for the blessed, a curse is a poisonous formula aimed by the jealous enemy of the blessed to try to spoil that future.
The story of the Patriarchs traces how each in turn received the power of blessing. In God's opening challenge to Abraham to go to the Land, He said: ".you shall be a blessing; and I shall bless those that bless you, but those that curse you shall I curse, and through you shall all the families of the earth be blessed" (Genesis 12:2-3). From Abraham, the power of blessing passed to Isaac - "And after the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son" (ibid. 25:11). Then Isaac gave the blessing to Jacob: ".and indeed he shall be blessed" (ibid. 27:33).
Abraham's nephew Laban, an idolatrous high priest and master of the occult arts, sought to wrest the power of blessing from Jacob and dispense his own blessings (Genesis 24:31). But Laban looked upon all of the world with an evil eye, the eye of envy and hatred, and was ready to curse his very daughters and all their children and descendants for ever on account of his jealousy of Jacob (Deuteronomy 26:5 and Rashi thereon). Even Laban's blessing to his own sister Rebecca (Genesis 24:60) turned into a curse, because she became barren until God Himself unraveled the curse (ibid. 25:21). Laban's heir in sorcery, Bilaam, sought to curse the Children of Israel, but God intervened and turned all his intended curses into blessings (Numbers 22:2-24:25).
God created the world through speech, and the defining trait of His choicest creation, the human, is the gift of language with which He has endowed us. The account of Jacob's blessings in our present portion teaches the importance of carefully measuring our words and using their great power for good and not for evil.
The contemporary world is largely dominated by the sophisticated communications media which continually expose us to streams of words and other messages designed to capture our conscious or unconscious attention, lure and entice us and sweep us into the spin of the seller, promoter, politician or advertiser who wants to bring us under his sway. This constant abuse of language for gain makes many cynical.
The Torah teaches a higher use of human language: for prayer and communication with God; to give thanks and praise to God for the wonders of creation; to voice our hearts' hopes, longings and yearnings in requests, entreaties and supplications for what we need. Likewise the words we speak to others in the course of our everyday lives in the home, the workplace, community and wider world should be intended to spread blessings and not the opposite.
When someone simply asks you how you are, Rabbi Nachman teaches us to answer carefully. "When someone asks his friend how he is and the friend says, 'Not good', this can be an opening for trouble because God says, 'You call this not good? I'll show you what not good is!'
But if when his friend asks how he is, he answers brightly, 'Good, thank God!' even though things really are not so good, God says, 'This you call good? I'll show you what good is!'" (Siach Sarfey Kodesh 1-32).
Many people think that in order to show humility, one must disparage oneself. This is not so. We must believe in ourselves and in the God-given goodness that lies in or very core. And since all those around us are God's creations, they must also contain good. We are not required to turn a blind eye to other's failings and weaknesses or pretend they are other than what they are. At the same time we must have faith that they have good in them, and we should seek it out.
Too often the language with which people talk to and about one another is poisoned with explicit or implied accusation and verbal barbs intended to hurt. But in the language of blessing, words are used for their ameliorative effect - as when one person salutes another with Peace.
Thus did the ancient sages institute that a person should enquire after his friend's welfare invoking the name of God, as it is written: "And behold Boaz was coming from Bethlehem, and he said to the harvesters, 'God be with you', and they said to him, 'May God bless you'" (Ruth 2:4; Mishnah Berachot ch 9).
Once the king of Persia was sick and the doctors told him: 'Your only cure is if they bring you milk of a lioness and then you will be healed.' Someone got up and said: 'I will bring you a lioness's milk if you want: give me ten goats.' The king instructed his servants to give them to him, and they did so. The man went to the lions' den. In the den was a lioness that was suckling her whelps. One day he stood at a distance and threw her one goat and she ate it. The next day he drew a little closer and threw her another. He did so until he was playing with her, and then he took some of her milk and went back.
Half way along the road, he had a dream in which his limbs were quarrelling. The legs were saying, 'None among all the limbs can be compared to us - if we had not gone there he would not have been able to get the milk.' The hands were saying, 'None is like us - if we had not done what we did nothing would have come of it.' The heart said: 'If I had not given you the plan, of what use would any of you have been?' Then the tongue spoke up and said: 'If I had not said the word, what would he have done?' All the other limbs answered: 'How dare you compare yourself to us when you dwell in a place of darkness and you have no counsel like the other limbs.' She said to them: 'Today you will admit that I am in control of you.'
The man heard these words and went to the king and said: "My lord the king, here is the milk of a kalba (dog)." The king was furious and ordered him to be hanged. As he went to his execution the limbs began to cry. The tongue said to them: 'Did I not tell you that you are useless. If I save you, you will know that I am above you.' 'Yes,' they said. The man said to his executioners: 'Take me back to the king, maybe I will be saved.'
They brought him back, and he said to the king: 'Why did you give the order to hang me?' He said: 'Because you brought me the milk of a dog.' The man replied: 'What should that matter to you? This will heal you - people do call a lioness a kalba '. They took some of it and tested it and found it to be lioness's milk. The limbs said to the tongue: 'We hereby acknowledge that life and death are in the power of the tongue.
See! The tongue is greater than the sacrifices, for it says: "I shall praise the name of God in song and I shall magnify Him in thanks, and this will find greater favor from God than an ox offering" (Psalms 69:31-32; Midrash Yalkut Shimoni on Psalms #721).
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There are many indigenous tribes and groups who live in the north-western regions of Brazil, state of Amazonas, and south-western Colombia. They live near the streams of the Vaupés river (or Uaupes) and tributaries, the Tiquié, Papuri, Querari and other minor rivers.
There are 17 different ethnic groups, many of which also live in Colombia, in the Uaupés and Apaporis river basins, which are tributaries of the Japurá.
These indigenous groups speak languages pertaining to the Eastern Tukanoan family (only the Tariana language is Arawakan). They participate in various social activities, such as marriages, rituals and commerce. These activities are part of a socio-cultural complex, called social system of the Uaupés/Pira-Paraná area. It's part of a broader culture area, which include populations which speak languages belonging to the Arawak and Maku families.
A significant number of people from the Uaupés basin live near the Rio Negro and in cities such as São Gabriel and Santa Isabel. Around 20 thousand people speak a Tukano language. The other languages of this family are spoken by other people who live in more remote regions.
There are more than 200 villages and small settlements along the Vaupés river and its tributaries. Many people belonging to these ethnic groups live in some cities of the region, notably São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Santa Isabel and Barcelos.
Arapaso - An eastern Tukano group who only speak Tukano, and not Portuguese. They live near the Middle Uaupés, in villages such as Loiro, Paraná Jucá and São Francisco. Some families live on the Rio Negro and in São Gabriel. Bará - They call themselves Waípinõmakã. They live near the Tiquié River, north to the village of Trinidad, in Colombia; the upper Inambú stream and the upper Colorado and Lobo (tributaries of the Pira-Paraná). They are skilled in making baskets made of turi, used where the baskets made of vines by the Maku are not available. They are also skilled in manufacturing canoes.
Barasana - They call themselves Hanera. They live near the Tatu, Komeya, Colorado and Lobo streams, tributaries of the Pira-Paraná, and on the Pira-Paraná itself, in Colombia. Some of them are scattered across the Vaupés basin, in Brazil.
Desana - They call themselves Umukomasã. They live on the Tiquié River and its tributaries, the Cucura, Umari and Castanha; the Papuri River and its tributaries, the Turi and Urucu; besides parts of the Vaupés and Negro rivers, and cities in the region. There are around 30 divisions among the Desana, of chiefs, dancers, chanters, and servants. This number varies according to different sources. The Desana are skilled in making woven baskets, such as large apás (trays with internal hoops made of vines) and sieves.
Karapanã - They call themselves Muteamasa and Ukopinõpõna. They live on the Tí stream (tributary of the upper Vaupés) and upper Papuri, in Colombia. In Brazil they livein some villages near the rivers Tiquié and Negro. They used to have around eight subdivisions, but probably only four of these left descendants.
Kubeo - They call thermselves Kubéwa or Pamíwa. They speak a distinct language belonging to the Eastern Tukanoan family. Most of them live in Colombia near the upper Vaupés. In Brazil, they live in three villages near the upper Uaupés and are found in small numbers on the upper Aiari river. In contrast with most ethnic groups of the Vaupés, the Kubeo usually marry people of their own tribe, people who speak the same language. They are skilled in making barkcloth masks.
Makuna - They call themselves Yeba-masã. They live in Colombia, near the Pira-Paraná River, and near the Apapóris river. In Brazil, they are found on the upper Tiquié and on its tributaries, the Castanha and Onça streams. They are skilled in making blowguns with curare poison darts, canoes, and refining oars which they sell to Indians living near the upper Tiquié.
Miriti-tapuya or Buia-tapuya - They traditionally live near the Tiquié river, especially in communities and villages such as Iraiti, São Tomé, Vila Nova and Micura.
Pira-tapuya - They refer to themselves as Waíkana. They live near the middle Papuri (around Teresita) and on the lower Vaupés. Some of them also live in villages near the Negro river and São Gabriel.
Siriano - They refer to themselves as Siria-masã. They live near the upper Papuri, in Colombia. In Brazil, they are scattered throughout the Vaupés and Negro river basins.
Taiwano - They refer to themselves as Ukohinomasã. They live in Colombia, near the Caño Piedra and Tatu streams, tributaries of the Pira-Paraná River.
Tariana - They refer to themselves as Taliaseri. Most of these people used to speak an Arawak language, but many of them adopted an Eastern Tukanoan language spoken by the native neighbors. They live near the middle Uaupés, lower Papuri and upper Iauiari. They are skilled in making fishing tools such as the cacuri (fish trap).
Tatuyo - They call themselves Umerekopinõ. They live in Colombia, near the upper Pira-Paraná River, the upper Tí and the Caño Japu. In Brazil, it is usual to see women from the Tatuyo tribe married to men of other tribes.
Tukano - They call themselves Yepâ-masa or Daséa. They comprise the largest group of natives who speak a Tukano language. They are located mainly on the Tiquié, Papuri and Uaupés rivers; but they also live on the Rio Negro, below the mouth of the Uaupés, and also in the city of São Gabriel. The Tukano manufacture ritual benches of wood (sorva). The bench is a valued item, and it's mandatorily used in some cerimonies and rituals, where the leaders, the chanters (kumua) and cerimonial chiefs (bayá) sit.
Tuyuka - They refer to themselves as Dokapuara or Utapinõmakãphõná. They live near the upper Tiquié River, between the Caruru Rapids and the Colombian village of Trinidad. They are skilled in manufacturing canoes and used to make their own hammocks with buriti fiber. They also make woven baskets which they use to filter fruit juices.
Kotiria - They are located near the middle Uaupés. They are skilled in preparing red dye, carajuru, made from leaves of vine, and it is used in making ritual artifacts and painting of benches made by the Tukano, as well as for body painting. They are skilled in making baskets and produce barkcloth objects.
Yuruti - They refer to themselves as Yutabopinõ. They speak an Eastern Tukanoan language and they live in Colombia, near the upper Paca river, a tributary of the Papuri.
Ethnic groups of the Rio Vaupes on socioambiental.org, in English
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May 06, 2006
Is it supposed to feel different?
Today my boss came into my office and asked me how it felt. I knew what he was talking about but since I haven't really felt anything I prodded him.
"It feels great to be done with that one brief for that one client."
"No," he said, "How does it feel to be done with school?"
I'd thought about my answer to that inevitable question for the last week or so and I really don't feel any different. Sitting here the morning before graduation feels like any random morning before copyright.
Way, way back in the day when I finished undergrad there was a tangible difference. The day I turned in my Epistemology final in December 1994 I hopped on my bike to ride home and I was hit with this weird fit of yawning. It was a nervous tic, basically. I yawned myself to sleep that night out of uncertainty about the future. I was right in being nervous about finishing undergrad since I bounced around from random corporate job to random corporate job for the next 6 years.
So, no I don't feel any different after finishing law school. For one, I have the same job anxiety I had twelve years ago. The firm I work at now isn't hiring so I need to find a job although I promised to hang around to write briefs until July. Whether that promise gets me places in August is another story although I'm confident about my boss's pull with other firms in the area. Also, 12 years ago I was single with no prospects. Now, I've been with the same woman for over 10 years, have been married for almost 5 years and have lived in the same house for almost 4 years. Stability is something I have now that I didn't the last time I graduated. Plus, I still feel like I'm learning. Everytime I hear about a court decision I feel the need to read it, analyze it and think about the arguments that should have been made or could be made on appeal. I suppose it's a tad cheesy to say that a lawyer never really graduates but that's how I feel right now.
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May 03, 2006
I took my last exam on Tuesday morning - Copyright. It was very anticlimactic since it was a two-hour exam based on stuff I had a pretty good knowledge of four years ago thanks to my geekiness. It was probably balanced by the 4 1/2 hour Mediation exam last week. What a pointless exercise.
My Fed Jur exam was awesome. There were only seven of us in the class and two weeks before the exam the professor told us we were guaranteed a 5 (C+) based on our class participation so we didn't have to take the exam if we were happy with the 5. Well, only one of us didn't take the exam and my theory is that he will get the only 8 (A) in the class because clearly he was smarter than the rest of us.
Not sure why I posted this. I'm feeling a little loose since I'm done until bar study ramps up in a few weeks. My graduation robe is black with purple velvet. I wish it was purple felt so people could do the "Is that felt?" joke during the entire ceremony.
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March 02, 2006
This weblog will destroy itself in two weeks
This thing ran its course about two months ago. I have nothing left to say about law school other than incoherent rants about the state bar association and Bar/BRI. Plus, there's too much else on my plate to try and gin up appropriate posts for this blog anymore.
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February 08, 2006
Did he really say that?
I read some reports that AG Abu Gonzales said, during his unsworn testimony in the Senate Judiciary committee, "President Washington, President Lincoln, President Wilson, President Roosevelt have all authorized electronic surveillance on a far broader scale."
I went to the C-Span archives and yes indeed, that's what he said. Maybe he was confused by all those crazy questions, and we all know how much the executive branch likes to be questioned, but I doubt it. He was there to provide non-answers to any hostile questions and he succeeded pretty well from the parts of the hearings to which I listened.
I think AGAG let something slip. It's a theory among some that the Illuminati has been running this country since Washington was assassinated and replaced with Adam Weishaupt. This just confirms it. Who else could have possessed electronic surveillance equipment in 1789 other than the Illuminati?.
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February 06, 2006
A Warning to Shaving Enthusiasts
You might have seen the commercial during Super Bowl XL for the Gillette Fusion Power and been intrigued. Five blades, battery power like the M3 Power and an additional single blade positioned at the top of the blade array perpendicularly to provide access to the tight places that the big-headed razors have been missing since the two-bladed razors arrived upon the scene a couple decades ago. I have one thing to say. Back away from the new razor technology.
As I've said before I was skeptical of the power of the M3 Power until I finally tried one. It was the ultimate shaving experience in closeness, efficiency and blade re-use.
Well, last week I stumbled upon the new Fusion Power at my neighborhood Osco and always looking for more of a good thing, I decided it to give it a whirl. Sadly, I have shaved earlier that day and wanting to put the Fusion through its paces, I decided to wait three days. The M3 Power has never had trouble with a 3-day growth, so stupidly, despite my previous poor experience with the four-bladed Quattro, I threw caution to the wind, assuming the power and the superiority of Gillette products would carry the day.
I was dead wrong. I started shaving with the Fusion and felt something I hadn't felt in months. The Fusion was pulling at my skin and not shaving closely at all. I was finding I had to go back over each patch a couple of times to even get something near a close shave and it still wasn't as close as the shave from the M3 Power. After I finished one cheek and tested out the new single-blade on my sideburn I threw it down and went back to my trusty M3 Power which I had already used a couple of times. The difference was immediately noticeable.
What was the problem, I asked. It didn't have the small wires over the blade array like the Quattro did which held the blades too far from the face to provide a decent shave. I held the two shaving heads side-by-side and it became apparent. The blades on the Fusion were smaller and closer together so they don't catch each hair on the first (or second) pass. Plus, they're too close together to ever really get close to the face. It makes sense, though. I quit using an electric razor in high school because I wasn't getting a close shave and the standard electric razor and the Fusion share two characteristics, (1) too many small blades (2) too close together.
The name "Fusion" suggests a combination of the electric and manual razor. It appears Gillette has gotten too close to the electric razor with this one. I'll stick with the M3 Power. It's notable that the Fusion handle and blade aren't interchangeable with the M3 Power, like the standard Mach 3 blades are with the M3 Power handle. I think Gillette was looking for a way to increase blade revenue since it's pretty well known that the cheaper Mach 3 blades work just as well as the M3 Power blades on the M3 Power handle.
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January 20, 2006
One thing I've witnessed in lawschool is the degradation of brand new laptops over the course of three years. Mine finally died last year and while I could replace the motherboard and be OK Best Buy fucked it over so bad (and then blamed me for it) that I doubt the problems would end with a new MoBo. Some of the 3L's are clinging to their practially obsolete Dells and Compaqs like it's their last link to law school. The man known as lunchbox when he randomly comments here props his screen up with his water bottle. I don't know if that'll help him in his duck races later this year but I really needed to say "duck races."
My class was the class that finally made laptops the rule rather than the exception demanding to be allowed to type our exams on our pet computers rather than write them. Last semester some professors actually required the exam to be typed on a computer (if you don't have a working laptop you get to use one of the library desktop machines). I guess the reading ease finally won them over. Of course, with typing comes word limits and I didn't take an exam last fall that didn't have a word limit. I also never came close to any of the word limits.
Oh, and why did I title this entry "Fun?" If you have a working laptop and are sitting through a class you signed up for because it was easy and are becoming excruciatingly bored this game with lasers and mirrors and stuff is really fun but still requires much more thought than Zuma, Snood and the like. I'll continue to entertain myself with the Sudoku and NY Times crossword.
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January 19, 2006
I'm still here
And I'm here with a sweet new $9 keyboard. I've found I spill on them too often to shell out big bucks for one of those ergonomically correct and efficient setups that are all the rage these days around the office. Luckily I learned how to type on an IBM Selectric so I know how to hold my hands to avoid the afflictions associated with $9 keyboards.
School is awesome. Two weeks down, 13 to go and then I get to relearn it all over a couple of months. I wonder how someone who just took the bar review but skipped the school part would do if they were really serious about it and spent all their waking hours studying?
I have a bit of a euphoric feeling these days as I walk the halls of the school. None of my classes are particularly challenging save for Fed. Jur. which is the hardest class in the school according to the professor and everyone I've talked to who's ever taken it. Prof. FedJur also sits on the NCAA infractions committee and has 3rd row, half-court aisle seats for this year's final four so I can talk college hoops with her.
I'm now facing the endless stream of paperwork associated with this time of year for 3L's. I feel like my rights are being violated by the bar association. I have to list all the places I've lived and worked since I was 18! Only 33 I'm already suffering from age discrimination...and I haven't even started a really intensive job search yet.
I stumbled across an argument the other day over who would win a fight between Chuck Norris and Jack Bauer and I came up with this.
FACT: Jack Bauer once killed Chuck Norris by stopping his heart with a devastating roundhouse punch to his chest. Jack then resuscitated Chuck with a shot of adrenalin just so he could kill him again. And he did.
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text: Reports on new research showing that beyond weight gain, sugar can take a serious toll on your health, worsening conditions ranging from heart disease to cancer. Some people absorb calories more efficiently and it matters what types of foods your calories are coming from. Sugar is now being proposed by experts as the new dietary villain that's making us fat and sick. Dr Maryanne Demasi investigates the bitter truth about the dangers of a sweet diet. In only a few decades, there are now more obese people on the planet than there are undernourished. When it comes to getting fat, we've come to believe it's as simple as 'calories in' versus 'calories out' – if you want to shed the kilos, you need to burn more calories than you consume.


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FOREST, Va. – Guilford College placed three students on the All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball squad released Friday by the league office. The league's head baseball coaches nominated and selected the all-star teams. The Quakers' Trevor Denton, Josh Shepherd, and Mitchell Stumpo were honored according to voting by league baseball coaches based on statistics in conference play.
Denton, a 6-1, 190-pound second baseman, picked up his first all-conference recognition. The junior hit .419 with 36 hits, a league-high 14 doubles, and 28 runs batted in (RBI) in 20 ODAC contests. In 39 games, he ranked second on the team with a .366 batting average and led Guilford with a school-record 20 doubles, the third-highest total in NCAA Division III through games of May 4. He also had three homers and 50 RBI, which stands second in the league, 10th in Division III and fifth in school history. Denton set another Guilford standard with seven sacrifice flies, which ranks eighth nationally. He also appeared in 11 games as a pitcher where he posted a 2-2 record with a club-best three saves and a 5.79 earned run average in 18.2 innings.
The third-team All-ODAC shortstop, Shepherd hit .392 with 31 hits, including six doubles, and 23 runs scored in 20 league games. The 6-2, 175-pound junior ranks 21st in the league with a career-high .351 batting average, 10 doubles and 45 runs scored, third-most in the ODAC. Shepherd was hit by a pitch a league-high 15 times, which ranks second in school history. Guilford's leadoff hitter ranks 10th in the conference with a .465 on-base percentage. He made an ODAC-high 136 assists in the field, second-best all-time at Guilford.
Stumpo, a 6-2, 190-pound sophomore, was voted a second-team outfielder after posting the Quakers' third-highest overall batting average (.364), with 55 hits, 12 doubles, and 26 RBI. He stands ninth among ODAC doubles leaders, 10th in triples (3) and 12th in total bases (76) and hits (55). In 20 ODAC contests, Stumpo hit .405 with 34 hits, three triples and 20 RBI, all top-10 figures. He earned a spot on the D3baseball.com Team of the Week after going 7-for-9 with three doubles and five RBI in Guilford's doubleheader sweep of Bridgewater College April 22. He tied the school record with three doubles in a single game. Stumpo appeared in nine games as a pitcher where he went 2-0 with a save and 13 strikeouts in 13.1 innings.
The trio helped coach Nick Black's '02 Quakers to a 22-17 overall record (9-11 ODAC), the team's most wins since 2006. Black could return as many as 19 letter winners in 2018, including all three All-ODAC picks.


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Nigeria, Candle lighting for MSA 2013
Nigeria, Candle lighting for MSA 2013
FFFoundation Celebrates World MSA Day
The much-anticipated October 3 World MSA Day was marked in Nigeria by FFFoundation. An evening marked with a cocktail/Candle lighting was put together to mark the world MSA Day in Lagos. This symbolic candle lighting was carried out worldwide at exactly 8pm local time, thus creating a wave of illumination around the globe, signifying a part of this year's theme of "A mile and A candle". FFFoundation was joined at St. Saviour's Hall, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria by friends, family, well wishers and members of the Press to celebrate.
The event was anchored by Mr. Olumide Olayinka, a member of the Foundation's Board of Trustees. The welcome speech was given by Mr. Ajibade Fashina. Excerpts as follows:
"October 3rd is celebrated worldwide to mark World MSA Day and it is a day set aside to unite and reflect on the MSA cause with our friends and loved ones. It is also another opportunity to push the MSA campaign forward.
We lost Funmi about 18 months ago to this dreaded ailment and I still remember vividly the events leading to Funmi passing away and our struggle to understand this ailment, as well as our search to find some kind of solution and treatment to our pain. It is in this light and of course to continue to remember Funmi that we have set up the Foundation to create awareness for MSA, provide information to patients and their family members; information on where they can get help and in our own small way, support efforts in research towards finding a cure for MSA.
The Foundation in marking the world MSA day has decided to show two short documentaries, the first is an actual video of Rex Griswold's Quest to Cure MSA; Rex is an MSA patient with a loving wife sharing his pain and experience. The other is a video of Prof. Gregor Wenning, who leads a collaborative network of MSA researchers known as Worldwide Movement Disorder Society MSA Group (MODIMSA); in this video he shares his experiences and achievements towards finding the cause and ultimately a cure for MSA.
In addition to this, at exactly 8pm, we shall be joining the rest of the world in lighting a symbolic candle as a symbol of respect and support for everyone that may be affected by MSA worldwide and for all those loved ones who have lost their battle in the past. The symbolic gesture will also be carried out everywhere in the world by persons, groups, families and friends united in the MSA cause.
The idea is that as candles are lit round the globe, a virtual 24-hour wave of light will be created as it moves from time zone to time zone. This will symbolically unite family and friends all over the world and bring awareness to MSA."
While Mr. Olumide further highlighted the significance of the gathering, as well as the goals of the Foundation, Mr. Olaniyi Sholanke, also a BOT Member, highlighted the importance of boosting awareness for MSA and encouraged continued solidarity. He pointed out that the Foundation is also looking to build and strengthen ties with medical experts and health institution(s) to see ways in which more can be achieved.
Three (3) MSA documentaries were shown on the night:
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Mr. Anthony Risha (Chairman of the BOT) led the candle lighting, as each guests lit a candle each as a mark of respect to MSA fighters around the globe and departed.
Let us stay united to fight this condition.
Special thanks to everyone present and to those could not make it but were supportive one way or another.
Best Wishes!
..You are not alone with MSA.
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We all like to think that we can drive on the road and not experience any problems on our journeys. Most people can enjoy trouble-free motoring in their vehicles. But, for some folks, their trip on the road can turn into an automotive nightmare!
It's always worrying when one hears strange noises coming from the engine. It's even worse when the view out of the windscreen gets blocked by smoke from under the bonnet! As you can imagine, such scenarios can be quite scary.
Hopefully, you won't ever need to follow the advice in this blog post. But, should your car die on the road, it's important to know what to do next. Keep reading to find out:
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When your car's engine dies, you'll see your dashboard lighting up like a Christmas tree! All kinds of warning lights illuminate, usually before or at the same time as the engine failing.
The first thing you need to do is pull over somewhere safe. If your engine dies while you're driving, coast to the side of the road and use your hazard warning lights.
Should you see a lot of smoke coming from the front of the car, get everyone include yourself out of the car! Be sure to run to a safe distance.
Has a fire broken out from your car's engine? If so, you need to get the fire brigade out fast! It's actually quite rare for your engine to catch fire if it seizes. That only happens if there's an electrical fault or you've got fuel leaking onto hot engine parts.
Typical engine failures will emit some smoke, but it'll go away once the engine starts to cool down.
Once you're sure it's safe to do so, take a look at the engine bay and try to visually identify the source of the problem. A spectacular engine failure may show an obvious sign, such as a hole in the block.
Believe it or not, some engine problems might be down to something as simple as a missing oil cap on the rocker cover!
Let's face it; there's nothing much you can do on the roadside. It's time to get your car, yourself and your passengers home. The easiest thing to do is call a towing company to come and help you out.
If you've got breakdown insurance, they will arrange for a tow truck to get sent out to you soon. In the meantime, make sure everyone sits away from the vehicle at a safe distance. Doing so lessens the risk of injuries caused by oncoming vehicles not seeing your car on the side of the road.
Once your car is home, it's time to work out how much it will cost to make it roadworthy again. If the repair costs are too high, you may have no choice but to scrap your pride and joy.
The good news is that replacement engines are often affordable if you stick with a pre-owned one. Of course, you'll still have to pay for someone to remove your old engine and fit the replacement engine. But, you can recoup some of the costs by scrapping your dead power plant.
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An outfit is rarely full with out the fitting equipment. Generally women will pawn luggage they have been given, which they don't like. Cole Haan baggage cost anyplace from $300 to $12,000 so if someone is selling it for $25, likelihood is it's a fake. From the Hermès Birkin and Fendi's Baguette, to Chanel's iconic 2.55, girls typically shell out properly over five figures for his or her prized arm candy.
Made famous by Meghan Markle, Edinburgh-based Strathberry is a reputation to know in the mid-vary designer purse market. Primarily based in Montreal, we acquire purses from throughout Canada and we make preloved baggage available on the market on-line at discounted prices.
Ralph Lauren: The gathering of Ralph Lauren luggage was supplied with huge vary of bags that was displayed in numerous styles in addition to shapes. EBay is absolutely residence to loads of fake baggage, but it's alllll about learning to spot the signs of a counterfeit and avoiding those listings like the plague.
The underside line of this study seems to be clear – When a girl is flaunting designer products, it says to different ladies 'back off my man,'" says Griskevicius. Sling Luggage – Some women love to carry light-weight baggage with an uber-chic look. What's distinctive with Burberry is that you would be able to carry these handbags to your office.
While shoes, coats, clothes, shirts and trousers are often purchased by these ladies in middle-priced or high avenue stores, ladies are prepared to fork out substantial sums for an merchandise that, in its most basic kind, does nothing that a supermarket plastic bag can't do.


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Do you have a car?
I drive a Saturn Vue. I used to have a PT Cruiser. I liked it a lot but I needed a little more room for props.
My wife has a Honda Odyssey. It's got a DVD player and everything.
We got our Girl Scout cookies yesterday. They sure don't give you as many Tagalongs in the box as they used to.


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Birmingham City's first major European adventure for 50 years started more than 1,500 miles from home on the island of Madeira. CD Nacional were the opposition and their ground was closer to the North African coast than the Portuguese mainland. The heat was intense and a makeshift Blues team dominated but were unable to score.
Despite hitting the woodwork three times, the first leg of their Europa League play-off ended goalless in front of a crowd of just over 4,000 at the Madeira Stadium. Those who travelled did so fearing that this would be their only opportunity to watch Birmingham play away in European competition. Thankfully they were proved wrong.
Supporters turned out in force for the return leg at St. Andrew's and were rewarded with a stirring 3-0 victory to confirm their place in the group stage. Exciting academy graduate Nathan Redmond cut in from the left to smash home the opener from distance after 15 minutes, his first goal for the club. David Murphy added a second before on-loan striker Chris Wood put the finishing touch to a neat passing move late on.
Of the 11 players that started that night, just four had been with Blues the previous season. Only one, the club captain Stephen Carr, had been in the team that won the League Cup final earlier that year, securing qualification for the Europa League. On and off the pitch, Birmingham's situation had completely changed in the space of a few months.
It all began with victory over Arsenal at Wembley. Obafemi Martins' 89th-minute winner earned Blues only the second major trophy in their history, and the goalscorer a permanent place in the club's folklore. The final was played on owner Carson Yeung's birthday and he watched on, delighted at a defining success. But the squad that achieved it was soon torn asunder.
A disastrous run of form ended in relegation from the Premier League, the departure of manager Alex McLeish and mounting financial issues. Yeung was arrested on money laundering charges in Hong Kong and prime assets had to be sold. Against this backdrop, Chris Hughton was appointed and successfully navigated his team through an epic 63-game season.
"The players were aware of the financial situation," says Wade Elliott, a midfielder who made 40 appearances that season. "We didn't know the intricacies of it, but I've got to say that it was never really something that affected the group. We had some really good characters in the squad, who were quite experienced and had good personalities, and obviously the management too.
"Chris is very calm in every situation. He was never too high when we won and never too low when we lost. He just steered everything really well. You're not isolated as a player, you're aware of what's going on, but it wasn't ever something that affected us. Character-wise we were strong enough to put things like that to one side.
"Chris was excellent. He managed people really well and tactically he was very good. He had a clear idea of what he wanted and everybody understood their roles. He was just a really good, genuine guy that you wanted to play for. You felt a responsibility towards him to do well and he was a massive factor in why that team was so good."
The squad was constructed on the cheap, with Elliott one of just two players for whom a fee was paid. That summer, seven first team players were released, another six sold, and one loaned out to save money. Twelve replacements arrived and an improbable European journey as a crisis-ridden second-tier side was embarked upon.
"It was a great opportunity to play European football and that was big factor in me joining the club. That was the icing on the cake really. They'd qualified by winning the League Cup the season before and then beating Nacional. The lads said the atmosphere was great and obviously I got to taste that in the group stage a bit later on. The whole journey was brilliant," says Elliott.
Blues were drawn against Club Brugge, FC Maribor and Braga, the previous year's runners-up. They faced Braga at home in their first group game and were thoroughly outclassed. The visitors fielded several Portuguese internationals, including Hugo Viana and Nuno Gomes, and dominated possession. Marlon King temporarily cut the deficit before Helder Barbosa clinched a 3-1 win with his second of the game.
A trip to Slovenian champions Maribor followed and Blues fell behind after deputy goalkeeper Colin Doyle swung at fresh air when attempting to clear a poor Jonathan Spector backpass. They recovered impressively in the second half, scoring twice in front of the Blues fans to get off the mark. Chris Burke slid home the first before Elliott's 20-yard shot squirmed through Jasmin Handanovic and over the line.
"The home games were great because of the atmosphere but for me the highlights were the away games," he claims. "It was a completely different experience in terms of your preparation and travel, and everything that came with it. We went to Maribor and I scored. It was a really tight ground and all our fans were behind a fence on some terracing at that end. They just went wild."
Birmingham's third match of the group stage was by far the most dramatic and memorable. More than five thousand supporters descended on Brugge to claim the town centre as their own. The Belgian side were unbeaten against English opposition at the Jan Breydel Stadium until, on a charged night, Blues somehow brought that run to an end.
"I think because Brugge is so easy to get to – you can fly, you can go on the train, you can get the ferry and drive – there were just thousands and thousands of Blues fans there. We were obviously in a hotel a little bit out of town but the staff would often nip into the centre and come back with videos of what the atmosphere was like and how it was building," says Elliott.
"I remember the journey from the hotel to the stadium and it was just electric. There was a bit of a crackle in the air and you could feel it. We went 1-0 down after about four minutes and I don't think we'd touched the ball. I remember thinking 'We're in a bit of trouble here.' They were a very, very good team."
Against the run of play, David Murphy equalised, finishing off Elliott's low cross. From then on the game was more even and Blues pushed for the winner after the break. Their efforts were interrupted by a serious head injury to defender Pablo Ibanez, who lay motionless on the ground before being carried off on a stretcher.
The game resumed after a long delay and Chris Wood struck with virtually the last touch. Keep Right On rang out across the stands and supporters stayed behind to celebrate a famous win that put the unfashionable outsiders joint-top of their group. "Brugge had a really proud record at home in Europe and Woody scoring a last-minute winner in front of all our supporters was probably the best moment of the campaign."
A fortnight later, Birmingham and Brugge reconvened at St. Andrew's. Chris Hughton's side fell two goals behind and were once more forced to respond. Chilean winger Jean Beausejour pulled one back and then Marlon King calmly slotted in a penalty to rescue a point. It kept the pressure on ahead of a tough trip to Braga.
The previous season Braga had competed in the Champions League group stage for the first time in their history. They finished third behind Arsenal and Shakhtar Donetsk, being parachuted into the Europa League knockout rounds. Liverpool were amongst the teams they saw off on the way to the final, where they lost to domestic rivals Porto. Regardless of the defeat, they had an impressive pedigree.
As a result, Blues travelled to Braga more in hope than expectation. They were greeted by one of the most unique grounds in world football. Built for Euro 2004, the Municipal Stadium of Braga has just two stands, on either side of the pitch. The city can be glimpsed behind one goal, while the other is cut into a steep quarry face.
Attacking that end in the first half, Blues should have taken the lead. Wade Elliott was fouled in the box but Nikola Zigic failed to take advantage from the penalty spot, his tame effort comfortably saved by Quim. They were made to pay as Hugo Viana's deflected shot gifted the home side an important victory.
"Braga were very expansive. It was a different type of football to what we faced week-in and week-out. We had a decent side ourselves, and good management and good coaches. We adapted pretty well and we were probably a little bit different to what they were used to coming up against," says Elliott.
"I'm sure we posed them slightly different challenges as well. That was part of the beauty of it, experiencing something different in terms of the atmosphere, the type of players you were up against and the style of football. Everything combined made it a little bit special."
In the other game that night, Club Brugge recovered from 3-0 down with 16 minutes remaining to beat Maribor. A curious result, it meant that even if Blues won their final group game, a draw between Braga and Club Brugge would be enough to send both sides through at their expense. And so it proved. Adam Rooney's header meant that Birmingham did their bit but were squeezed out at the last.
"It would have been lovely to progress and experience a bit more but it wasn't to be," reflects Elliott. "St. Andrew's, especially under the lights and with a full house, is a great atmosphere anyway. They were really big nights and the numbers that travelled abroad were phenomenal. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go and see Birmingham in European competition. It felt like an occasion that everyone wanted to come out and be part of.
"That transmitted itself throughout the whole season. There was a really good synergy between the players, the club, the fans. Maybe not so much with what was going on at boardroom level, but there was a good feel about the place. Europe probably capped it off."
Much as players and supporters wanted the run to continue it came to a premature end in the group stage. As the games racked up and injuries accumulated towards the end of the season, with Blues going out in the play-offs to Blackpool, there was a sense that the club's Europa League exploits had perhaps stretched some too far. Even if that was the case, many would contend that the memories made along the way were worth it.


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PIERRE, S.D. (KEVN/KOTA TV) - The South Dakota Department of Education set guidelines for the 2019-2020 free or reduced-price meal programs.
The programs are for children unable to pay the full price of meals or milk served in schools. These are children from families with incomes at or below certain levels. You can view the eligibility chart here or at the link accompanying this story.
Applications will be provided to households by the local school or agency. Families directly certified as eligible for free meals will receive a notice of eligibility from their school.


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Media & Entertainment
eMarketer principal analyst Victoria Petrock explains how much you can learn from someone's voice, British Airways's VR in-flight entertainment headsets and a recent facial recognition ruling against Facebook.
eMarketer analyst Ross Benes and vice president of content studio Paul Verna discuss the potential impact of Disney's new streaming bundle. They also explain why the CBS/Viacom merger matters, where Americans like the stream video and UK media regulations.
eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom shares our numbers for monthly Spotify listeners in the UK vs. the US. Watch now.
eMarketer's very own gamers, corporate account manager Brandon Galindo and sales executive Michael Bruckenthal, explain what happened at the Fortnite World Cup. What did the esports competition look like, how much did competitors win and how do parents feel about their kids participating? Then vice president of content studio Paul Verna, discusses updates to Spotify's new Ad Studio, Walmart's latest driverless delivery partnership and why DoorDash bought Caviar.
eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom walks us through the current cord-cutting climate, explains why CBS is suing Locast and what Dish has been up to. Vice president of content studio Paul Verna joins the discussion to chat about streaming service password sharing, a new Facebook TV video-calling device, Spotify Q2 results and more.
eMarketer analysts discuss our digital ad spend by industry forecasts, exploring verticals such as automotive, CPG, financial services, healthcare and pharmaceutical, travel and retail.
In the second of two special episodes of "Behind the Numbers," we look back at two key digital trends from earlier this year: digital privacy concerns and the acceleration of cord-cutting.
eMarketer senior forecasting director Monica Peart shares our revised ad spend for addressable TV in the US and why connected TV may be grabbing a larger share of dollars. Watch now.
In today's episode, we talk "Game of Thrones" with eMarketer account manager Alex Reidy and director of SMB sales Matt Florio, who are both fans of the show. We're also joined by vice president of multimedia Paul Verna, who hasn't watched a single episode. We discuss viewership numbers, the impact of "Game of Thrones" on workplace productivity, the likelihood of a mass viewer exodus from HBO and how brands have tapped into the show's appeal.
As more cord-cutters supplement traditional television with digital offerings, many in the TV industry are keen on the growing practice of combining linear OTT subscriptions with on-demand streaming.
eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Cindy Liu explores our usage numbers for connected TV in the UK, including key factors at play, like smart TVs. Watch now.
Cord-cutting has often been described as consumers adopting over-the-top (OTT) services while dropping their pay TV subscriptions, but our latest forecasts show that OTT adoption has begun to stabilize while decreases to the number of pay TV households is accelerating.
eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Oscar Orozco tees up our numbers for the US non-pay TV population and how we define cord-cutters and cord-nevers. Watch now.
Whether it's podcasts or streaming radio and music, the US population is spending more of its time with digital audio.
eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Oscar Orozco shares our numbers for traditional pay TV and the impact of on-demand streaming services like Netflix and Amazon. Watch now.
eMarketer senior forecasting director Monica Peart shares our adjusted numbers for Hulu viewership in the US and the reasons why we anticipate continued growth this year and next. Watch now.
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eMarketer senior forecasting director Monica Peart discusses our usage numbers for Netflix in the US and the anticipated arrival of new subscription OTT services. Watch now.
Connected TV inventory is growing like weeds. We expect that more than half of the US population (57.2%) will watch connected TV in 2019, up from 51.7% in 2017. And the time they spend watching will increase too, which means the amount of connected TV inventory available to advertisers is proliferating.
This summer, Nike will roll out its latest augmented reality (AR) initiative, Nike Fit. While the feature is another move toward independence and away from wholesalers, it could also help to alleviate the biggest hassles of online shopping when it comes to clothes and accessories.
In an IAB poll of marketers, half of the respondents defined OTT as streaming video that appears on any screen and 48% defined OTT as streaming video that appears on a TV screen.


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Bitter Candied Apple Whiskey Cocktail
Once again the snowy forecast has us pining for a warm candy apple cocktail! This bitter candied apple whiskey cocktail recipe combines whiskey with apple cider and Licor 43 – a Spanish liqueur made from citrus and fruit juices, flavored with vanilla and other aromatic herbs and spices. All ingredients point to a cocktail designed for a snow day!
Whiskey Apple Cider Cocktail Supplies:
- Mug
- Saucepan
- Stir spoon
- Jigger
|Apple cider
|4 ounces
|Lemon juice
|3/4 ounce
|Jack Daniel's whiskey
|1.5 ounces (1 shot)
|Licor 43
|3/4 ounce
|Angostura bitters
|3 dashes
|Lemon wheel
|for garnish
Pour the apple cider and lemon juice into a saucepan, heating until just before the liquid boils. Turn off the heat, add the Jack Daniel's and Licor 43 and stir. Pour into a mug and add the Angostura bitters just before serving. Garnish this whiskey apple cider cocktail with a lemon wheel.


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I ordered one of these $10 Multiwii Bluetooth modules http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281318498832 ... 1439.l2649
& found it works well with EZ-GUI running on my Galaxy 3. The only issues were -
1. It locked up Crius AIO P V2 if connected at power up. After failing to find a resolution on Forums I installed a miniature switch (you can see in photo) in +5 v line to module.
2. Range was only about 15m outside. I solved this by cutting away a section of about 5mm of copper onboard antenna, leaving about 2mm at start of antenna.
I then soldered 30mm of flexible insulated cable to the 2mm section. A blob of holt melt glue ensured that connection would be secure. See attached photo
The length of wire is critical as 32mm is 1/4 wavelength at 2.4Ghz which is the frequency of Bluetooth. Wire is 30mm + 2mm of original antenna is spot on.
I now get >200metres at ground level outside & further when quad is flying.
This is all totally legal as all we have done is use a proper 1/4 wave antenna instead of the crappy one that designer could fit on PCB.


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Hey Friends!!
No, I didn't forget about you!
A lot has changed in the life behind Marathons + Matcha.
Where to start…
Open New Doors:
The first major thing is that I switched some jobs up over the course of the summer. I left the gym and the juice company I was working for back in June. I made the decision to leave my current jobs in May and was fortunate to find a new opportunity right away. And I couldn't be happier with this decision.
I began to realize that working at a big box gym wasn't for me and started looking at a local boutique studio. I now teach Bootcamps that integrate Interval Training utilizing dumbells + resistance bands mixed with Cardio on Treadmills. And the funny thing is, the studio is across the street from my previous retail job. Small world. This space is filled with knowledgeable trainers and has a family vibe where the clients are the top priority. Definitely more my scene!
Working for the juice company did not turn out to be the job that I had expected it to be and I was beginning to feel that I needed to turn my focus to training. It was a great learning experience and taught me the other side of working with brands and hosting events.
Sometimes it's difficult to know when is the best time to make a change. I knew I wasn't happy in my other positions and was just going through the motions. That was the trigger point that I knew I needed to take the leap of faith and go after a new role. Always moving forward!
Personal Training:
I have been continually taking on more and more personal training clients and really feeling comfortable assisting clients with different fitness levels and overcoming a variety of injuries. It's been extremely rewarding in making new connections and helping clients feel better about themselves and get results. And it's crazy that my clients even inspire myself to want to do better and learn more to better assist them.
Would you be interested in more training tips or online coaching? drop me a message 🙂
Marathon Training:
I think the most exciting thing is that I decided to sign up for my second Philadelphia Marathon that will be in November. After my Broad Street Run back in May, I haven't stopped thinking about my next race. I felt healthy after that race and my mind kept going back to the marathon. So in August, I bit the bullet and registered. I wanted to ensure that I would have enough time to properly train so I made the cut off to make the decision by the end of July, allowing 14 weeks of training. If I didn't stop thinking about it by then, then I knew I had to register.
Training started off strong, balancing a mix of runs + lifting to keep everything strong + healthy. (I've been really into Split Squats lately). But then the weather got wild with tons of humidity and rain, so my long runs were kinda put on the back burner. But I was able to readjust my training plan and I will be able to build up to 22 miles with a 2-week taper. I know I need to shift my focus on long runs to build up my endurance again and happily at 12 miles without pain.
Interested in learning more about marathon training or need a plan for an upcoming race? hit a girl up!
Living in the Moment:
I have really spent most of the summer living in the moment and trying to be more present. I even stop posting on IG for weeks at a time. Partially because I was busy and felt I was always sharing the same things. Or I was doing boring things. LOL. I didn't take any vacations and only got down the shore like twice. But it was refreshing to be focused on the moment and not trying to share every little move.
Never Not Learning:
When I purchased my Personal Training Certification last year (can't believe it will be a year in October that I started this journey), I also purchased a Group Fitness Instructor Certification through AFAA and I have been studying to get ready for that exam. I plan to take it in the next few weeks. Wish me luck!
Of course, I already have a list of additional certifications to look into next. I didn't realize there are so many routes of fitness that you can literally never learn everything and almost need to be well-rounded since you never know what type of client you will get next.
What do you think I should study next? Nutrition?
Well, I guess that's what I have been up lately and I'm dedicating myself to not go for long spans of time without posting again. Pinky Promise! Want to see a specific topic? let me know! I want to share all my knowledge.
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Grilled pork chops with olives
The meat of this pig, reared in summer pastures and fed by the waste of milk production and herbs and roots, has a very special taste and aroma; and moreover it is lean, tender and easily digestible.
For whatever preparation is used, the result will always be excellent.
This time I prepared it, very simply, in the pan; marinated briefly and browned with olives and capers.
A success!
These days we have the return to the valley from the pastures: let's see if I can get these cuts of meat again (it is not that there is a large amount on the market) and to propose other preparations!
And now, starting as always from the ingredients, let's start cooking!
Ingredients, per person:
I usually indicate here a detailed list of all the ingredients but here I think everyone has to decide which aromas he prefers to accompany this particular meat.
I each I chop marinated it with:
crushed garlic
extra virgin olive oil
lemon juice
and then accompanied in a pan by:
kalamata olives, pitted
an idea of white wine
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Let's start by pulling the meat out of the fridge at least a couple of hours before cooking: passing it from the fridge to the hot pan we would certainly ruin it.
Crush the garlic and mix it with the other aromas, the oil and the lemon juice.
Season the chops with this marinade, rubbing it well and, after half an hour, turn and massage them again.
The meat must marinate for at least an hour.
When starting to cook, heat a non-stick frying pan or a treated iron pan
(wanting to add a little more oil without forgetting that the meat has already been marinated with oil)
and just put the chops on it.
Cover them with the possible advanced marinade and rest of the marinade and add the olives all around (better if pitted); cook over medium heat for four to five minutes.
Turn the meat, mix the olives and the capers (maybe pour a little on the chops) and blend with a little white wine.
Allow to cook for another four minutes, covered, then remove from heat and allow to stand for a few minutes before going to the plates.
Serve the chops covered with olives and capers and accompanied by boiled potatoes or green beans (as in the pictures).
Other will not be necessary except that a little salt for those who still wanted it.
Bon appetit!
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- A curiosity: for many years the pigs were no longer brought to the alp: unlike cows and goats are not so neat and docile to march all in a row and require constant attention (or leave quietly to the fort). Moreover, a pig that lives on a mountain pasture, always on the move, does not become as heavy as a pig put to fattening, so selling it by weight does not repay the efforts made to raise it.
In recent years, however, in order to encourage mountain farming (traditionally poor and low profitability), the main Swiss chains of large-scale retail trade have promoted this breeding, paying farmers the pigs per unit and not by weight and thus creating an additional source of income.
Clearly, the retail price, for consumers, is not that of farmed pigs.
But it is worth buying for the high quality of the product and to give, in your small way, a help to keep alive the mountain agriculture (the abandoned and untreated mountain dies, and creates disasters ...)
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text: Born and raised in San Juan, La Union, Daisy grew up to the proximity of a wide variety of waves. This petite powerhouse started surfing beach breaks, reef breaks, and rivermouths since she was 10 years old. She's quick and cunning on her 5'2" shortboard but delightfully delicate on her 9'0" longboard, making her one of the few Filipino surfers who are equally proficient in both longboard and shortboard styles of surfing. Small, spicy, and strong-willed, this feisty mother-of-two is a force to reckon with.


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Promissory Notes Tutorial
Some simple term definitions will help you approach the use of promissory notes with confidence, and at least the illusion of expertise. First, the maker or payer of the note is the borrower who executes the note. The payee is the lender. Both payer and payee must sign the note before it can be legally executed.
The promissory note will set forth the loan amount and terms, interest rate, method and timing of repayment as well as the payer's promise to repay. With a deed of trust, the note may state that it is payable to the bearer. If used with a mortgage, the note may state that it is payable to the mortgagee. The mortgagee is the person who holds the mortgaged property as collateral for the loan. Other items stated in both those documents may be restated in the promissory note including charges or conditions for late payment and default, as well as notifications and cures for default. Specifics on the right to prepay the loan balance and also any other charges the payee may receive should be spelled out as well on the promissory note.
As in other negotiable instruments, the promissory note may be assigned to a third party who then has the right to the borrower's periodic payments. In other words, a note may be sold to another party.


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