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While a lot of people suffer from insomnia and basically struggle to get enough sleep, getting too much sleep is not really good for your health. Here are the reasons why sleeping for too long isn't good for your health and how you can get a balance.
You could start getting Headaches
You know that feeling when you sleep in, only to wake up groggy and with a headache? While that could be caused by poor sleep, it also could be one of the side effects of too much sleep itself.
The mechanism behind this isn't understood that well, and one hypothesis is that fluctuations in neurotransmitters during sleep may be a trigger for headaches. The best sleep pattern to avoid this "headache" is to get a consistent amount of sleep every night, and to go to bed and wake up at the same time each day.
You're more likely to Suffer From Depression
One symptom of depression is oversleeping, so having untreated mental health problems could be one reason why you've had a hard time getting up. Studies have shown long sleep is significantly associated with frequent mental distress.
One hypothesis is that long sleep duration is associated with decreased physical activity, and physical activity has been associated with reduced risk of depression by increasing levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, increasing release of endorphins, distracting from stressful stimuli, and improving self-esteem.
On the other hand, people who are depressed may use sleep as an escape or coping mechanism, and so stay in bed longer.
You Have A Higher Risk For Heart Disease And Stroke
The negative health effects of getting too little sleep is spelt out everywhere but the things that happen when you get to close your eyes for too long is less clear.
Experts recommend that the average adult get 7 to 9 hours of sleep. New research connects oversleeping with bad health outcomes. While oversleeping is not harmful in and of itself, but it is a sign that you may be sleeping ineffectively, or that there is another problem requiring more sleep.
Researchers from the Chicago School of Medicine found that people who sleep more than 8 hours per night are twice as likely to have angina (chest pain) and 10 percent more likely to have coronary heart disease.
You Might not be Sleeping Well
One theory about why too much sleep is linked with other health problems is that your time in bed is disrupted, so you're not actually getting good rest.
People with sleep apnea, stomach upset or hot flashes, an environment that is not dark or quiet enough may not get enough sleep. Even teeth grinding can cause you not to sleep as well. If you feel that you're still sleepy even though you've been in bed a long time, see a doctor to help unravel the cause.
You're more likely to be Obese
Sleep-disordered breathing, depression, or medication side effects can cause an increase in sleep duration and are also linked to other risk factors, such as weight gain. As people get more obese, they're likely to be long sleepers. And if you're a long sleeper, you're more likely to be obese.
If you're spending more time in bed, you're not exercising or even moving around, so you're burning fewer calories.
You could develop diabetes
given the link between longer sleep and obesity, diabetes is also more common among long sleepers. Researchers in Canada found that even after adjusting for body mass, long sleepers had double the risk of developing diabetes.


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Bored of Draw Something yet? Yeah...me too. The lack of challenge and the repetitive gameplay got a little too tiresome after a while. Hardly anyone I know actually plays it anymore. But if you're after an alternative to Draw Something, well look no further than Drawception.
Drawception combines the pictionary aspect of Draw Something with a visual form of Chinese Whispers. The game begins with a simple phrase. The first player draws this phrase, then the next player describes what is going on in the picture. The third player then draws what this player has described. Of course...not everyone is the best artist in the world, so soon enough, miscommunication sets in, and what you end up with is completely different to the phrase that originally started the round.
It's ten times more fun that Draw Something, and actually rather hilarious at times.
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Dennis Phillips, E.A. is President of Dennis G. Phillips and Associates, Inc. Mr. Phillips specializes in all areas of tax. He has experience with representing taxpayers before the IRS, the Franchise Tax Board (FTB), Employment Development Department (EDD) and the Board of Equalization (BOE).
Mr. Phillips retired from the IRS in January of 2003 after more than 35 years of service, including 25 years with the Appeals Office. As an Appeals Team Manager he was required to be well versed in the rules of evidence, Federal tax law and Internal Revenue Service regulations and procedures. In addition, he headed several task forces in the development of Appeals continuing education at the national level.
Mr. Phillips has been a regular speaker at the IRS Nationwide Tax Forums and at numerous seminars including those for the Orange County Bar Association, AICPA and local Enrolled Agent societies.
Milind Pasari, CFA, CPA, CFP, CA is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Surya Capital,LLC. He has 20 plus years of diversified investment industry and business experience. Prior to starting Surya Capital, LLC in 2012, he practiced as a CPA where he provided tax compliance services to mutual funds, exchange traded funds, hedge funds, individuals and small businesses. Prior to his CPA practice, he was a tax director at PricewaterhouseCoopers. During his tenure at PricewaterhouseCoopers, he provided tax compliance and advisory services to mutual fund companies and hedge fund clients. He has a very deep understanding of the investment industry's operations from a regulatory perspective, financial statements reporting perspective and tax compliance perspective.
Milind is a CFA charter holder, a licensed CPA; he holds a CFP designation and a Chartered Accountant's designation from India. He also has a Masters in taxation from Bentley College in Waltham, MA.
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Patrick L. Chu, CFP®, C.P.A. has over 10 years of experience in tax and financial planning, and currently is a wealth advisor and partner at Marrick Wealth, an independent financial advisory firm located in Newport Beach, California. Prior to co-founding Marrick Wealth, he worked at Mullin TBG Advisors as a vice president of wealth management. Patrick has also worked at Macias, Gini and O'Connell LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, advising individuals, corporations, and estates regarding complex tax issues. He began his career at The Ayco Company, L.P., a Goldman Sachs company, counseling high net worth individuals in the areas of income tax, investments and retirement planning.
Patrick holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California, and a master's degree in business administration from Cornell University.
Blanca Vickie Intriago, CFP®, B.A. has been in financial services for over twenty-five years, and is currently a certified financial planner with LPL Financial. Prior to this, she served at AXA Advisors, LLC, Union Bank of California and T. Rowe Price and Associates. She is also a founding member of the National Latina Business Women Association, Los Angeles chapter.
Vickie holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from California State University, Dominguez Hills. She also earned a certificate in Personal Financial Planning from UCLA. Vickie is a member of the Financial Planning Association, Orange County chapter.
Pamela Plick, CFP® is a fee-based CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner and California Registered Investment Advisor in Indian Wells specializing in financial planning and wealth management services. She also holds the specialized designation of accredited wealth management advisor. Pamela has been in the financial services industry for over 30 years. She is actively involved in several professional organizations including the Financial Planning Association.
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Jason Thomas, CFP® M.F.A. is a financial planner in the Los Angeles area. His practice involves investments, insurance, tax preparation, lending an general financial planning for individuals, families and businesses. Presently a registered representative with HD Vest investment Services, Jason has held various roles in the financial services industry. Initially a specialist in small business banking at Bank of America, Jason later joined TD Ameritrade and then VALIC, serving a book of clients in various non-profit industries.
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Millions of people from all over the world visit Niagara Falls each year to take in the beauty of the magnificent Horseshoe, American, and Bridal Veil Falls, and experience world-class accommodations, entertainment, dining, and shopping. And while the rushing waters of Niagara Falls are spectacular to see during the day, the illumination of the waterfalls at night is unlike anything else.
This year, the Niagara Falls Illumination Board has invested in making the nightly illumination of the Falls even better for visitors with the addition of four million dollars worth of LED lights. These new lights use approximately 60 percent less energy than the old ones and cut right through the mist to provide a striking and colourful illumination experience.
Niagara Falls have been lit up at night since 1925, which has made the illumination into a long-lasting and beloved tradition for both locals and visitors to see. And now is a great time to experience the brand new lights as the city's annual Winter Festival of Lights is currently on and other exciting local events are fast approaching, like the Niagara Falls New Year's Eve Celebration in Queen Victoria Park.
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Several years ago, I started an experiment called "Subject To Change" Its purpose was to create songs out of the many music ideas I had. The thing was I had no clue how to write a song! Long story short, I figured it out, and "Anonymous In New York" became my first big song, as I often call it.
So…here I was! I had figured out how to write a song without even playing an instrument. Did this mean that my experiment was over? I couldn't imagine my life without it, but I needed a new purpose, a new driving force. Of course, writing a better song is always a top priority now, and I can probably keep raising the bar until the end of time but what else?
I started crossing the industry: People who work for top worldwide music companies, people who had managed global superstars like Taylor Swift, people who wrote hits for Joe Cocker, Kenny Chesney and many others. My first fans and my first co-writers came, and so did the questions and opinions. How old are you? Do you want to have children and if so, you should know you have one more year to do it. You have a bit of an expiration date to be an artist…Does your husband support what you do? To be clear and fair, some people including from the industry were super encouraging and didn't care what my age was. All they cared about was how good my songs were. Yeah, I got more than one song written, but they are not all publicly available. If they were good enough, people opened doors for me.
If you haven't guessed yet, I am over 30. 30 is a big, scary number to our society, especially to women because we are expected to have figured out life by then, to have accomplished everything we possibly can and to have done it right! I could have gotten mad about everyone's attitudes. Well, of course I did for a minute! Mind your own business, people. Or worse, I could have quit because it was "too late for me", but that's not like me. Instead, I grabbed it; my new purpose!
The experiment is definitely not over, and I am going to keep going because I feel like it's never too late for a woman to start something new or end something old, especially if she is over 30! That's when life really begins. Are you with me? Comment on my Facebook page and let me know!
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Alabama State Map – shaded relief put out by the USGS.
- Alabama Mountains Region (mountain region .pdf map from Travel Alabama)
- Madison County
The topography in the southern and eastern portions of the county is dominated by the dissected remnants of the Cumberland Plateau, such as Keel Mountain, Monte Sano Mountain and Green Mountain. The northern and western portions of the county are flatter. via Madison County, Alabama – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Jackson County
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,918 km² (1,127 square miles). Nearly 1,079 square miles (2,794 km²) of it is land, and 48 square miles (124 km²) of it (4.26%) is water. Much of it is located in the Appalachians.
Of special interest is Russell Cave National Monument, which is located in Doran Cove, approximately 5 miles west of the town of Bridgeport. Russell Cave is an important archaeological site that was excavated in 1956 by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Geographic Society. via Jackson County, Alabama – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Franklin County
Franklin County has award winning bass fishing lakes, with largemouth bass over 15 pounds. Boating, water skiing and camping? We have that too. Nature lovers, come explore one of the many beautiful canyons we have to offer, or take a hike on a Sierra Club trail. via Franklin County Chamber of Commerce | Live, Work & Play.
- Lawrence County
The Bankhead National Forest & Sipsey Wilderness Area spans 180,000 acres and nearly a third of Lawrence County. Outdoor enthusiasts from across the nation come to explore deep canyons, towering cliffs and hidden waterfalls that have inspired nature photographers for years. via Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce : Festivals, Field Trips & Fun.
- Morgan County
Comprising approximately 575 square miles, Morgan County is located in the north-central part of the state. The northern half of the county lies in the Highland Rim physiographic section, and the southern half lies in the Cumberland Plateau section. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Morgan County.
- Marshall County
Marshall County has a varied terrain that lends itself to many trails. There are 33.5 miles of hiking trails in Lake Guntersville State Park alone. via Marshall County, AL Convention & Visitors Bureau.
- DeKalb County
The mountains of NE Alabama are full of many delightful surprises that entertain the mind, body and senses. Enjoy nature hikes through state and national parks and preserves, view scenic waterfalls and majestic overlooks, ride your bike through forested paths that lead to hidden waterfalls and pristine brooks and fly fish from the Little River. Feeling a little more adventurous? Go horseback riding at a Dude Ranch, rappel from sheer rock cliffs, Snow Ski at Cloudmont Ski Resort, kayak the raging Little River and go underground to the "Looking Glass Lakes" at Sequoyah Caverns. via Mountains of Fun!.
- Winston County
Comprising 614 square miles, Winston County is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in northwest Alabama. It is part of the Cumberland Plateau physiographic section, and its terrain varies from low, rolling hills covered with evergreens to spectacular gorges, rock bluffs, and hardwood forests. Much of Winston County sits on the Warrior Coal Field, and the county's soils are a mixture of plateau and coastal soils. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Winston County.
- Cullman County
Comprising approximately 738 square miles, Cullman County lies wholly within the Cumberland Plateau physiographic section. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Cullman County.
- Blount County
Located in northeastern Alabama, within the Birmingham metro area, Blount County is known for its natural beauty and abundance of outdoor attractions, including rock climbing and kayaking on the rapids on tributaries of the Black Warrior River. Blount County's proximity to Birmingham makes it one of the fastest growing counties in Alabama. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Blount County.
- Cherokee County
Comprising approximately 553 square miles, Cherokee County lies in the northeastern area of the state. The majority of the county lies within the Valley and Ridge physiographic section, but the northeastern and northwestern corners lie within the Cumberland Plateau physiographic section. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Cherokee County.
- Madison County
- Alabama Metropolitan Region (metro region .pdf map from Travel Alabama)
- Etowan County
Comprising approximately 542 square miles, Etowah County lies in the northeastern area of the state, wholly within the Cumberland Plateau physiographic section. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Etowah County.
- Jefferson County
Located in the north-central part of the state on the southern extension of the Appalachian Mountains, Jefferson County lies within the Cumberland Plateau and Tennessee Valley and Ridge physiographic sections. The county encompasses 1,119 square miles that run through the center of the iron, coal, and limestone belt of the South. Shades Mountain in southeastern Jefferson County is the county's highest elevation, at 1,150 feet. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Jefferson County.
- St. Clair County
Encompassing 646 square miles, St. Clair County lies at the southern tip of the Appalachian Mountain Range and is divided by Backbone Mountain. The county is part of the Valley and Ridge physiographic section. The valleys consist of fertile, limestone soils, whereas the ridges consist of acidic, sandstone soils that support wooded areas made up of oak and shortleaf pine trees. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: St. Clair County.
- Calhoun County
Comprising approximately 611 square miles, Calhoun County lies in the northeastern area of the state, wholly within the Appalachian Valley and Ridge physiographic section. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Calhoun County.
- Cleburne County
Comprising approximately 561 square miles, Cleburne County lies in the northeastern area of the state, wholly within the Piedmont physiographic section. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Cleburne County.
- Shelby County
Comprising approximately 800 square miles, Shelby County lies at the southern end of the Appalachian mountain range. Double Oak Mountain divides the county into the Coosa Valley to the east and the Cahaba Valley to the west. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Shelby County.
- Talladega County
Consisting of more than 750 square miles, Talladega County lies in the Coosa River Valley at the southern end of the Appalachian mountain range. A line running from the southwest to the northeast divides the county between the Valley and Ridge physiographic section to the north and the Piedmont physiographic section to the south. Although the limestone valleys have been cleared for farming, the uplands and the Talladega National Forest at the eastern edge of the county remain heavily wooded with oak and pine trees. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Talladega County.
- Clay County
Comprising approximately 605 square miles, Clay County lies in the east-central part of the state, wholly within the Piedmont Upland physiographic region. via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Clay County.
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Engine data suggests missing Malaysian plane stayed airborne four hours after transponders stopped working. (WSJ)
Sen. John McCain leads a delegation to Ukraine today. (The Hill)
A partisan split begins to form in the Senate Intelligence Committee fight with the CIA. (The Hill)
Report: White House withholds thousands of documents from Senate CIA probe. (McClatchy)
Keystone XL opponents launch campaign against former Obama National Security Adviser. (BuzzFeed)
A.G. Eric Holder will call for reduced sentences for low-level drug offenders. (Washington Post)
AZ Gov. Jan Brewer won't seek another term in office. (Arizona Republic)
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KARACHI: Pakistan's seasoned all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez, who has been suspended from bowling by the ICC for an illegal bowling action, has endorsed Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's views that the 'doosra' delivery cannot be bowled with a straight arm.
Hafeez was stopped from bowling for a second time after match officials reported his action during a Test match in Sri Lanka. Hafeez opined that finger spinners were always likely to have little bend in the elbow while bowling the 'Doosra' even though the International Cricket Council is strict on the 15 degree bend rule.
"I read what Ashwin said but I also believe even now that if the ICC carries out bowling assessments of all bowlers they will find around 80 percent have that little extra bit of elbow bend," Hafeez told PTI today.
Hafeez bowled a number of overs in the first innings of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final at the national stadium and even took three wickets in the first innings for his team Sui Northern Gas.
"I was allowed to bowl in this match because they were cameras installed and if the match officials felt they were problems with my action they could have informed me and stopped me from bowling. But in other domestic matches I can't bowl since they are no cameras there," he said.
Hafeez, however, is not allowed to bowl in the Pakistan Super League in February since the PCB had said it was an event governed by ICC rules.
Hafeez said he had slightly modified his bowling new action and is confident of being cleared when he goes he next goes for the test.
"I can't ask for a bowling assessment test until June or July so I am working on the action in the nets or where possible in domestic matches. My aim is to ensure my arm does not bend beyond 14 to 15 degrees as now the ICC does not even allow extension of two or three degrees," he said.
Hafeez said in the past top performing finger spinners had always had slight issues with their bowling actions while bowling the 'doosra', but since rules were not so strict they carried on.
"Things have changed now. That is why I am also working on other variations in my bowling. The purpose is to ensure I am well within the 15 degrees limit while bowling," he said.


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Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Blockchain & Cryptocurrency , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development
AI for Security: One Airline's ExperienceComAir's Ramon Lipparoni on How Aviation Industry Is Leveraging ML
The South African airline ComAir is using artificial intelligence to help mitigate the threat of cyberattacks, says Ramon Lipparoni, the company's IT integration manager.
"AI is helping us automate some of the more complex processes for detecting attacks," he says in an interview with Information Security Media Group. "So when you combine very smart security personnel with ... technology, we start becoming smarter in the industry as well as learning from what is going on around us."
An important next step, he says, involves using AI and machine learning "to help prevent our systems from being targeted," he says.
In this interview (see audio link below photo), Lipparoni also discusses:
- The challenges involved in adopting machine learning and artificial intelligence;
- Why the terms AI and ML must not be used interchangeably;
- Why the aviation industry needs to leverage machine learning.
Lipparoni is IT integration manager with ComAir. He has been in the IT business for the past 20 years, specializing in core business management and integrations management.


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Why Facebook's advertiser boycott is an opportunity to buy the stock: hedge fund manager
Facebook is seeing more and more advertisers sign on to a pledge to forgo advertising on the social media platform, but it could present a buying opportunity, according to investor and Satori Fund founder Dan Niles.
Facebook shares suffered their worst trading day since March on Friday when the stock closed down 8.3% as more brands signed a pledge that calls on companies to boycott advertising on the social media platform for the month of July until it improves on moderating user content.
While the #StopHateForProfit pledge has attracted the likes of some big-name advertisers like Starbucks, Coca-Cola and Clorox, Niles told Yahoo Finance that the impact to Facebook's revenue (which topped $17 billion in the first quarter alone) is likely being overestimated by investors.
"If you look at it short term, the thing people need to realize is these are some big names coming out talking about pulling advertising from Facebook or other platforms, but the top 100 advertisers are less than 20% of revenues for the company," Niles said in an interview with Yahoo Finance's YFi PM, adding that the platform boasts 160 million business Facebook pages, only 8 million advertisers.
"The thing with the virus is with the retail locations shutdown, more and more companies are having to have an online presence. So for me, the real key is of how many of those 160 million that aren't part of the 8 million advertisers, can they get onto the platform?" he said.
For Niles, whose Satori Fund is up by a double-digit percentage in 2020, partly due to its Facebook stake, the shift for brands to create an online presence as the coronavirus pandemic continues to dent in-store opportunities is too large to ignore. Niles said that trend coupled with a new push by the company to monetize shopping experiences on Facebook and its Instagram platforms led his fund to increase its Facebook exposure Monday.
Analysts echoed the notion that the recent negative Facebook sentiment is exceeding the sales impact the company is likely to see. JPMorgan reiterated its Overweight rating Monday and noted that Facebook has dealt with pressure from advertisers before, notably in 2018 following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Furthermore, an estimate from Bloomberg Intelligence pegged the boycott pressure to a cost of about $250 million in lost revenue compared to the $77.1 billion Wall Street expects the company to bring in this year.
Despite opening about 2% lower on Monday and trading in the red following announcements that Clorox and Adidas would be joining the growing list of advertisers spurning Facebook, the stock closed 2% higher.
Zack Guzman is the host of YFi PM as well as a senior writer and on-air reporter covering entrepreneurship, cannabis, startups, and breaking news at Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter @zGuz.
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View of the Jardin de Luxembourg on a golden August day from the sidewalk terrace of the very well-situated café-brasserie Le Rostand, 6 place Edmond Rostand, Paris 6éme. Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) was a dramatist and author of Cyrano de Bergerac, one of the most well-known plays of French theatre.
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''Fast 5' Casting Confirmed
After months of rumors Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been confirmed to be joining 'Fast 5'. Tyrese Gibson, who is reprising his role as Roman Pearce from '2 Fast 2 Furious', tweeted the following yesterday, "Major shouts to Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, & Dewayne [sic] "Rock" Johnson!! "Fast & Furious Five" Let's get em again!!"
Meanwhile, Ludacris tweeted that he would be in the film as well (he played Tej in the second film) tweeting, "Just landed in Puerto Rico. Shooting for Fast & Furious 5 is about to be underway"Recommend0 recommendationsPublished in Movie News, Movies


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Manchester Polymer Group - Still Bouncing Back - Rubber Seminar VI
16 May 2011 - Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester, UK
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Biodegradable and Sustainable Tyre Tread, Paul Marchant, Artis
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Advances in Structure Measurements of Carbon Black, G Joyce, W M Henry & R Magee, Columbian
Bridging the Gap, Martin Bradbury, ELASTO
To Waste - or Not to Waste, Andy Rushton, J. Allcock & Sons Ltd
Promoting the Use of Elastomers in the UK, Dr Sally Beken, Materials KTN
The Challenges facing the use of Recycled Rubber as a Rubber Compounding Ingredient, Bob Kind, Polymer Recyclers Ltd
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"Normal service will be, what is it, resumed. Shortly." That just... amuses me. :)
Lucifer vs. Remiel: no contest. (For the at least one person reading who didn't read the background in Sandman, Remiel is one of two angels that took over the running of Hell when Lucifer abdicated. Since, y'know, Hell was part of the ineffable plan and all that, and pretty much required. Duma is, of course, the other.)
WTF, I thought Rachel had a decent build-up for a throwaway character, but she's getting dragged back into this...? Why? Ho boy, this should be interesting.
Wow, harder to say than he thought? I didn't expect him to say it at all! Huh! My, how that must grate.
"The gods with the firm handshakes"... Man, gotta love some of the weird descriptions he comes up with. :)
Ah hah. So that's why he took the girl. Although why the hell he'd think she'd matter at all to Lucifer himself is... mind-boggling? I dunno!
"I will not relent. Unless you want to make me a substantially higher offer." Now that's more like it. ;) And also it's nice to see that our little anti-hero protagonist isn't omnipotent/omniscient. Because that would get to be boring!
"This is blood?" Gee, no, it's red paint. Used to paint ominous words and used in magical rituals/spells. What the hell do you think it is? Sheesh.
"It's probably better not to get his hopes up." *snrk* Nice and comforting there. ;)
So yeah, there's the Pharamond of legend, and I know I should be remembering more about him as the comic book character, but I just can't. :/ Oh well!
"You're really him? Jesus." Oh Rachel. Someone needs to learn to think before she speaks...
And... nice punishment. Heh. I think he'd probably rather have the chastizement.
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Forensic questions needed to avoid a Gladys Liu witch-hunt
Gladys Liu has dug herself into a hole with foolish answers in a Sky News interview that showed she could not be frank about the authoritarian nature of the Chinese government or its military expansion in the South China Sea.
It was embarrassing for the Liberal backbencher to have to issue a statement on Wednesday to clarify that China was not a democracy and that Australia wanted a peaceful end to the dispute over its territorial claims.
Her admission that she had been a member of the Guangdong Overseas Exchange Association, the day after she told Sky host Andrew Bolt she could not recall that fact, only compounded the doubts about her background.
The membership matters because the association is known to be a propaganda arm for the Chinese government that seeks to exert influence overseas, including in Australia.
While Foreign Minister Marise Payne said it was "offensive" to ask about Liu's loyalties, there is nothing unfair about raising this background. After all, the Parliament only last year passed new laws to crack down on foreign influence.
Liu is known within the Victorian division of the Liberal Party for her prodigious ability to raise cash from donors.
She also has a formidable network in the Chinese community, linking her to people who are, in turn, ultimately connected to Beijing or its agencies.
But this is not a situation like the Labor scandal over former senator Sam Dastyari, who held a frontbench position at the same time he stood alongside Huang Xiangmo to spout the Chinese government's line on the South China Sea.
Liu is not a member of the executive. She was evasive in the Bolt interview but also said she supported the Australian position on the South China Sea.
The Australian Parliament is better off with MPs who reflect the ethnic diversity of the nation, but the questions for Liu are not about her background as a Chinese-Australian born in Hong Kong.
The questions are about the money she has raised, where it has come from and why she was once a member of a group that spread propaganda from Beijing.
Her answer, so far, is she is conducting an audit of those past memberships. The results cannot come soon enough.
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ViewSonic seems to be Androided! The tech giant has unveiled 2 different editions of the tablets, both Android based. ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10 are proud to enter the tablet family with one of them being tagged to be released later this month. We bring you details on both the intelligent gadgets, starting with ViewPad 7 which is a 7-inch Android 2.2 tablet, due to be released late November. ViewSonic even released the prices on the product with the ViewPad to go one sale at $479.
The ViewSonic ViewPad 7 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 512Mb of integrated memory and a microSD slot. Furthermore, the device powers the internet over Wi-Fi (b/g) but also with 3G capabilities if you want it to be powered by your SIM.
The ViewPad is a multi-touch screen, having a resolution of 800 x 480 and is faced by a rear-facing 3-megapixel camera and a 0.3 megapixel camera at the front. The strong gadget delivers a 10-hour battery life, which surely is long enough for a session to last.
The second tablet which ViewSonic made public is the ViewPad 10 with due time to be released somewhere in 2011, priced more heavily at $629. The ViewPad 10 comes packed with a 10.1-inch screen, sporting a LED backlit with a resolution of 1024 x 600, quite similar to the iPad.
This part of the tablet has a dual-boot feature which can make a jump between Windows 7 Home Premium and Android 1.6. Furthermore, the tablet is backed with a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom Processor, integrated with 1GB memory, a 16GB SSD Drive, and a microSD expansion slot. The ViewPad 10 also delivers a multi-touch feature with a front-facing camera of 1.3 megapixel for video chat.
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His hands were bound with a tie, his legs with a dressing gown belt and his boxer shorts ripped off in the struggle which left him with minor injuries.
The incident happened after a drunken party at the barracks in Germany in May last year when the second in command of the squadron requested the soldiers should hunt for officers to carry on drinking.
The non commissioned officers then went in to the annexe where the cavalry officer was asleep in his bed in a "drunken stupor".
They bound him hand and foot and as they attempted to lift him his boxer shorts ripped and he was left naked. In the struggle, he suffered abrasion to his torso, elbow and knee, the court martial was told.
They then took the officer, who cannot be named, outside and laid him on some steps in front of the officers' mess where they were met by the captain before deciding to take him back to the bedroom because of his condition.
The captain who had made the request to find officers to continue the party was arrested and interviewed, but has never faced disciplinary action and has since left the service.
However, the hearing at the Catterick Garrison court martial centre was told that it was "virtually unheard" for a captain to give such an invitation to those in the ranks.
Lt Col David Frend, prosecuting, described what happened as "an idea induced by alcohol, a prank".
Cpl Paul Kingswood, 25, L/Cpl Mark Foster, 24, and L/Cpl Matthew Stenton, 22, all admitted conduct prejudice to good order and military discipline.
Mark Watson, for Kingswood, said: "The officer involved was a popular officer, more than happy to engage with others notwithstanding rank.
"These defendants were encouraged by another officer to gather other officers to continue the party atmosphere.
"Once outside it was abundantly clear the officer had had too much to drink. He did not appear to be distressed. He was in a drunken stupor.
"This was a prank started in good humour, when it was clear it had gone too far things stopped. The officer was taken and looked after."
Judge Paul Camp, the Assistant Judge Advocate General, told the three NCO's that to an extent they had been put up to the prank by an officer who has escaped disciplinary action."
He accepted that the ripping off of the victim's boxer shorts was not done deliberately, but it had left him naked.
Judge Camp said: "This may have seemed funny to you in drink, but didn't seem funny to the victim. By then this ceased to be a prank, it had become a nasty incident.
"He suffered nasty carpet burns. It showed a lack of respect to an officer, to behave in this way undermines discipline and respect for the British Army."
He told Kingswood that the most senior of the NCOs he should have stepped in and stopped what was happening when things got out of hand.
The panel did not consider reducing the three in rank as an appropriate sentence. Kingswood was fined £1,000 with Foster and Stenton fined £700 each.


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Stacy Shepherd began her yoga training with a book by B.K.S Iyengar – Light on Yoga – and a Certified Iyengar Instructor, George Purvis, in a rented dance-studio in 1982. She was drawn to a Power Vinyasa class at the gym in 2002 and was persuaded to pursue her yoga teacher training by fellow practitioners in 2005.
She completed her first 200-hour teacher training through YogaFit in 2007, and began teaching at local gyms. Her next 200-hour teacher certification was with Kurt Johnsen, owner and developer of American Power Yoga in 2008. She was drawn to this practice which combines the physicality of a strong, power Vinyasa with Tai-Chi as the basis for breath-body-mind connection and the Tao as part of the spiritual message of the class.
Stacy began teaching in several local Power yoga studios and "discovered" the Baptiste Power Yoga Institute in 2008 when Baron held a weekend immersion in Dallas. Totally turned-on, lit- up and wrung-out from the experience, she committed to more training in the Baptiste Methodology. She attended her Level I Teacher Training with Baron in 2010, Level II in 2011. She began assisting classes at a Baptiste Affiliate studio, after completing training in the Art of Assisting, and began teaching there in 2011- she completed her Baptiste Certification, becoming certified in 2012.
Stacy is inspired by the people she meets every day. Though she gains inspiration from her teachers on the mat – George Purvis, Ki Steelman – Browning, Kurt Johnsen, Amy Johnson, Rod Stryker and Baron Baptiste, she is mostly inspired by those yogis who practice when they don't even know they are practicing, making peace in the world in the smallest moments of everyday life – the ripple-starters.
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This new fic South of the Border is in the same continuity but set three years earlier, and deals with a similar problem: the logistics of being Buffy and the Slayer and suddenly acquiring a roommate in your late teens, when you've always been an only child with your own room...
Title: South of the Border
Setting: Early Season 4
Characters: Willow & Buffy (but not together!)
Rating: 18R (that would be NC-17 in American)
Wordcount: 2289
Warnings: ***masturbation, inadvertent voyeurism***
Special thanks to gillo for the pertinent advice and assistance.
South of the Border
Buffy moved slower than usual as she made her painful way back up the stairs of her dorm. That demon she'd found skulking at the edge of campus had caught her a couple of nasty blows before she'd managed to hack off its limbs (all six of them) and finally its head. Even worse, now she was covered in sticky, stinky purple-coloured gore.
It had been an easy decision then, to cut short her patrol and return back to her room. She needed a shower, badly. Luckily there weren't many people around at this time of the evening to ask awkward questions, like "Are you all right?" or "Eww, what's that purple gunk?", let alone "Wait, is that a battleaxe you've got half-hidden in that bag over your shoulder?" Most were probably out seeing their friends, or at parties, or sitting in their rooms reading, or maybe even studying in the library or writing last-minute assignments.
Buffy kind of assumed Willow would be in the latter group. Her roommate had made a point of asking her where she was going and when she expected to be back, and on being told Buffy planned to patrol most of the night had smiled brightly and said, "Oh! I'll probably be asleep when you get back, then. Nightie-night in advance!" Buffy guessed she'd probably be in the library now; she often spent the evenings there.
But no; as Buffy approached the door of the room they shared and fumbled for her key, she heard a faint noise coming from inside. It was hard to make out, but something about it sounded wrong. Like a sob or a low cry of pain. Buffy's Slayer instincts tingled, and she paused, her hand halfway to the doorknob, and listened.
There! Definitely Willow's voice, and moaning, long and low like she was in agony. Buffy fumbled frantically with the lock, imagining any kind of horrible scenario. The demon she'd killed had a mate, maybe, which was taking revenge by torturing her friend... Willow moaned again, but this time it was muffled, like something was covering her mouth. Buffy burst open the door, her hand grasping for her battleaxe and swinging it free, ready to slay.
As the door crashed back on its hinges Buffy took in the scene in the room beyond... and froze in shock. Willow was there all right, on her bed. She was on her hands and knees, her face buried in her pillow, which explained why her voice had sounded muffled. But she was alone, completely alone....
And she was also completely naked.
Her skin shone pale, almost white in the artificial lighting, with a scattered dusting of freckles sprinkled over it. The position she was in meant that her bottom was pointing straight at the door, straight at Buffy; it was practically the only part of her friend she could see. That and her thighs, forming a triangle of bare flesh, a dark wet-slick patch of reddish-brown hair at their apex, and something... something bright purple.. was... was projecting from...
As Buffy realised what she was actually seeing she flushed hot pink as the heavy axe clanged on the floor. At about the same time - it had only been a second or so, though it felt like forever - Willow realised she had an audience. She squeaked in high-pitched panic and frantically tried to curl herself up into a tight little ball.
But Willow's sudden movement dislodged the purple toy, and it slipped out of her. She reached back her hand desperately to grab it, but instead fumbled and managed to knock it flying onto the floor. It rolled across the carpet and came to a rest almost at Buffy's feet, still buzzing angrily.
Buffy looked down at it, then over to Willow. Her mind trembled on the edge of hysterical laughter. She wondered if she should reach down and turn the vibrator off. Maybe hand it back to Willow with a polite "Hey, you dropped this"? She looked back down at it. It was so, so big and bright and noisy - and it was glistening wet...
Buffy panicked. The hero who could face monsters and vampires and the apocalypse unafraid turned her back and ran in terror, as Willow tried her best to burrow herself bodily through her mattress.
Well, Buffy almost ran in terror. She had enough presence of mind to halt, go back and open the door again just a crack - there was a renewed whimper from the direction of the bed, and Buffy hastily called out "I'm not looking!" before reaching her hand around and grabbing her washbag and towel from the hook. Then she closed the door and made her hasty escape for real.
She didn't stop until she reached the women's room on her floor, walked quickly past the line of toilet stalls and into the shower cubicle at the far end. She closed the door and leaned back against it, breathing heavily.
Oh God, that was so embarrassing. It was horrific. And it was probably even worse for Willow. She couldn't go back there. Buffy wondered how she and her roommate would ever be able to face each other again. Maybe they shouldn't. Maybe Buffy should run away to Mexico, change her identity, so she and Willow would never have to see each other or talk again with this hanging there between them, and...
No. Don't be ridiculous. Buffy told herself firmly to get a grip. She got out her wash things and began mechanically removing her clothes as she processed her racing thoughts. There's nothing wrong with what Willow was doing, nothing to be ashamed of, it's a perfectly normal activity...
That vibrator had looked so huge. How could it fit?
Buffy turned on the water, tested it with her hand until it was warm enough. It wasn't like this should have been a surprise. She already knew Willow masturbated, even that she owned a vibrator. They'd discussed it in a giggly, breathless best-friends way a year or more ago. "Do you do it?" "Yeah. Do you do it too?" That kind of thing. But abstract discussion was so, so different from seeing it in front of her in all its quivering, moaning moist reality.
She let the water run over her, sluicing away the demon blood. It was so unfair. Hey, what? Buffy was startled by her own thoughts, but realised it was true. She was jealous. Jealous that Willow, Willow the shy, quiet one, had had the courage to get brazenly naked in their shared room and get herself off while Buffy - Buffy never had. Buffy had been too embarrassed, felt too awkward, been too keenly conscious of the lack of privacy. The fact that someone might come in at any moment.... just as she herself had.
God, it was frustrating. Buffy squeezed shower gel into her hands and began rubbing it over her body, paying special attention to her breasts. It felt good, and her nipples caught on her hands and thrust against them as she caressed herself. She was always keyed up when she got back from patrol, always horny. Back at home she would sneak through the window into her room late at night, quickly undress, then jump on her bed and bring herself to a quick, intense orgasm, every time. Then often lie back and relax and do the same thing again, only more slowly, then drift off to sleep in a languid warm glow.
But now? Ever since she'd started college she'd been a quivering pool of frustrated sexual tension. She'd sometimes managed to sneak a quick frig right here, late at night in the shower where at least the door locked and there was privacy. Even so, she'd had to bite her lip to keep from making any noise, always worrying that someone might come into the bathroom and hear her. It was inhibiting.
Both hands clasped her bosom, squeezing and kneading as the gel lathered and foamed. Her breath came faster. She let go of her left boob and slid her soapy hand down over her belly and through her sparse, neatly trimmed pubic hair. She leaned back on the wall of the shower cubicle and braced one foot against the opposite wall.
Buffy wondered what Willow was doing now. Had she hastily got dressed, would she pretend nothing had happened? Had she decided she could never face Buffy again, and was halfway to Tijuana herself under an assumed name? Or had she retrieved the vibrator, wiped off the carpet fluff and put it straight back to use? Was she also masturbating right now?
Buffy worked two of her fingertips around in a steady circular motion, her clit feeling hard and tingly between them, her own wetness lost in the steadily-falling water of the shower. She shifted her position slightly to take a firmer stance on the slippery floor and pushed the index finger of her other hand inside herself. The sensation made her gasp and whimper, and she hastily clamped her mouth shut, hoping the noise of the shower would cover the sound of her own noises.
She squeezed down on the finger inside her, while her other hand continued its steady insistent motion. Then a second finger joined the first, and she began sliding them in and out, slowly at first then faster. Her jaw began to ache with the strain of keeping her mouth so firmly shut. Her nostrils flared. She suddenly thought of Willow's vibrator, so large and solid and rudely purple. She wondered what that would feel like, instead of her fingers, stretching her and filling her.
Buffy felt hot, even hotter than she should. The tableau was clear in her mind, just as she'd seen it in that frozen moment; Willow, her bed, her vibrator. Her pale thighs, her smooth, curved buttocks. It wasn't even like Buffy hadn't seen her friend undressed before; she had, but never in so obviously sexual a position. Never so exposed. Her treacherous mind started filling in all the little details she'd noticed without really comprehending in that brief glimpse.
Willow's labia had been stretched tight, curving about the round shaft of the vibrator, embracing it. Buffy had seen that. And the darker pink patch above it, the little starred circle in a hollow; that had been Willow's anus. Buffy shivered. Somehow the fact that she'd seen Willow's asshole seemed more intrusive, more an invasion of privacy than seeing her pussy or watching her masturbate. What was that all about?
She felt hot and cold and shivery and dirty, and her hand rubbed faster and she cried out, careless who might hear her, and the dark blackness of an orgasm reached up and dragged her down and claimed her. Her foot slipped on the wet tile, but instinctive, oblivious Slayer grace saved her and let her sink to the wet floor of the cubicle and lie there panting instead of cracking her head. The shower water sluiced around her and down the drain.
Long, long minutes later she dragged herself wincing to her feet. She finished what she needed to do in the shower then turned off the water. She really, really didn't want to go back and face Willow now, but she knew she had to. This was worse than going down into the Hellmouth to confront the Master... no. She told herself firmly to get a grip. No, it's not worse than that. Willow's your best friend, she's perfectly reasonable, you can talk about this like adults. Yes.
Maybe you can even come to an arrangement together, so you don't have to do this again. Buffy towelled herself off, then looked dubiously at her filthy clothes. Instead of getting dressed again, she wrapped the towel around her and knotted it over her breasts. Yes. If Willow's happy to masturbate in your shared room, she really can't object if you do too. We can make a deal...
No we can't. That would mean having to talk to her about all this, tell her... no. No we can't.
She left the cubicle and walked over to the sinks to brush her teeth. She felt a little underdressed, but she'd seen worse from her fellow-students, especially late at night or early in the morning. And nobody was likely to see her...
One of the toilet stall doors opened and Julie from three doors down the corridor walked out, still adjusting her clothing. Buffy froze, her toothbrush in her mouth, then made herself keep on brushing. Julie noticed her too, accidentally caught her eyes for an instant in the mirror - then she blushed and averted her gaze hastily. She couldn't meet Buffy's eyes. Instead she hurried quickly out of the restroom while Buffy turned red in mortification.
Julie had heard her masturbating in the shower. She knew...
Then Buffy realised something. There had been no sound of a flush, and Julie had been kind of out of breath and sweaty... and Buffy buried her head in her hands and laughed helplessly as she realised Julie hadn't been embarrassed because she'd heard Buffy. She'd been worried that Buffy had heard her doing it. Had she been put out when she realised the shower was already in use, forcing her to make do with a stall instead? Or had she gone in straight away and not even realised Buffy was there?
The whole thing was just too ridiculous. Buffy recovered herself and took a deep breath. Yes. She was definitely going to talk to Willow. There had to be a better way than this.
She just had to hope Willow would still be there, and not in Mexico...


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Kristin Cavallari: 'I Shed Tears for My Brother on New Year's Eve'
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Reality star Kristin Cavallari admits she shed a few tears on New Year's Eve, following the death of her brother Michael.
The 28-year-old's family was left devastated when Michael's body was discovered on December 10, weeks after he was reported missing in Utah.
While the star and her loved ones await the autopsy report, Cavallari has been doing her best to continue with daily life and making the holidays special for her three children with husband Jay Cutler; sons Camden, three and Jaxon, 19-months, and five-week-old daughter Saylor.
For New Year's Eve, the couple decided to have a low-key evening out, and it proved to be quite emotional for Cavallari at times.
"Last night was the second time I've put makeup on in over 5 weeks and left the house (besides the grocery store and taking Cam to school)," she wrote on Instagram on Friday, alongside a photograph of her and Jay as she held a cocktail while wearing a black ensemble.
"Even though I shed a few tears, it was a really nice night and felt good to be out," she added. "2015 brought my sweet, baby girl but it also took my brother's life. Hoping for no extreme highs and lows this year. Happy new year, everyone."
Cavallari welcomed her daughter on November 23, just days before Michael went missing, and she recently credited her baby girl with giving her some much needed strength during such a difficult time.
"My little angel, Saylor," she captioned an Instagram picture of her baby's legs and feet. "She has been my light throughout this whole thing and has given me so much strength. Thank you baby girl for coming when u did."
Cavallari married Chicago Bears quarterback Cutler in 2013, having welcomed first child Camden together the previous year.


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The Cuisinart DLC-2009CHB 9-Cup Food Processor has a number of wonderful standard features that help to make it an essential kitchen appliance. With a generous nine-cup capacity, the Lexan bowl is incredibly resistant to scratching or breakage. An extra-large feed tube helps you to slice whole vegetables and fruits with ease, and is included in addition to the standard one-piece Cuisinart Supreme feed tube. All detachable parts are dishwasher safe and BPA-free. The DLC-2009CHB comes with a number of blade attachments designed to make prep work easy.
These include:
• One stainless steel 4 mm slicing disc
• One stainless steel shredding disc
• One chopping and mixing blade
• One dough blade with a detachable disc stem for easy cleanup.
Additional items include a spatula, a how-to DVD, and a recipe and instruction booklet. Cuisinart guarantees your complete happiness with this product, by backing it with a limited three-year warranty on their product and a full ten-year warranty on the motor.
The Cuisinart Prep 9 comes with a gorgeously brushed stainless steel exterior to add a note of elegant refinement to any kitchen. But this food processor brings more to the table than just good looks. Its larger capacity and extra large feed tube allows for a full range of preparatory uses, including slicing vegetables and fruits for recipes, creating bread and pastry dough, and completing a number of other tasks that would ordinarily require you to take it one step at a time before incorporating your ingredients in a separate container. The motor is not only powerful, but also remarkably quiet, so it will take whatever you throw its way and never complain.
Additionally, the powerful motor that comes with this machine never struggles in the face of large jobs. The smaller chute is perfect for pouring liquids or holding longer vegetables upright while the processor is in use. As well, the Cuisinart Prep 9 is designed to be compact on the counter, won't shimmy or "walk" even when you're really putting it through its paces, and its front-handle makes it easy to place and remove the bowl with either hand.
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Cleanup is actually more than just manageable with this model. Everything can be rinsed and tossed in the dishwasher, or cleaned by hand with hot, soapy water. That's because it is made up of easy-to-assemble parts that are just as easily disassembled. This really encourages me to use it, because clean-up is both something I hate doing and also a key concern of mine whenever food is involved.
While not due to the fault of Cuisinart, certain third-party vendors are selling refurbished models of the DLC-2009CHB with only a 90-day warranty attached to it, rather than the standard three-year limited warranty on parts and the generous ten-year warranty for the motor that the manufacturer intended. Should you decide to purchase from a third-party warehouse, because they do offer such seemingly outstanding prices, be sure to check the serial number on the bottom of the processor. If it is engraved, then that means you've got the Real McCoy, but if its on a sticker, you've been sold a refurbished unit with a 90-day limited warranty, and should return it.
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born again
George took 8 long-suffering years to convince the Law Society of the Northern Provinces that he was a fit and proper person to be re-admitted on the roll of attorneys … more proof was needed to persuade the Judges that his rehabilitation was complete, his reform of his character permanent. In 2002 George was duly re-admitted as an attorney in the High Court of South Africa.
He was "born again" into the legal profession. Significantly his re-admission was not so widely reported as his removal, although the issues in argument were more grievious in the first mentioned than the latter.
On the day he was re-admitted, Judge de Villiers found the affidavit of Rabia(Nellie) Valjie most convincing in that it was the first time he had a mother-in-law testifying for her son-in-law .
1990 was a long time ago when his trouble started with the loss of his 200 shares to his father. During the same year there was an incident at the Alldayshotel …… George stopped with his Mercedes 280se to buy a bottle of J&B whiskey … he was bare feet without a shirt, wearing the long trousers of his suit from the previous day … his black garment was at the back seat …
George put the gown on and entered the bar as the new "dominee" in town preaching to the guests about their drinking habits. This thought came to mind when he passed the hotel on his visit to the grave-yard at Alldays where oupa Org, oumaPoppie and his father Hendrik were buried … their tomb-stones reminded him of good old days … it was time for closure.
During October 2008 his eldest daughter, Dhiana, was admitted at the Academic hospital at Pretoria … she had built-in ventrical shunts in her head as result of pre-natal meningitis … these shunts were blocked … her condition rare in that she needed an endoscopic operation between the brain and the skull to create a passage. She was booked in the neuro-surgeon section of the hospital for 3 months.
Pastor Solly of the Beersheba Church arranged accommodation for George and Ayesha at their home next to the hospital.The black Pastor went every day to pray for Dhiana … her head swollen with water draining into a plastic holder.
Ayesha refused to leave her child at the hospital, so George had to drive home … take care of the other 2 girls and his business at Polokwane … then return to the hospital over week-ends. Buckets of water drained from Dhiana's head before Prof. van Rensburg and Doctor Shapiro succeeded with the operation. Against all odds she recovered completely.
George was praying all the time during this ordeal … the ultimate test of faith. The day Dhiana was discharged they were all full of joy, praising God all the way home for this miraculous recovery.
Ma Rabia (Nellie) Valjie 1919-2011 passed away on the 12th of April 2011 . The funeral an eye-opener to George . Her body was taken immediately by the muslim women to be washed (ghusal) , thereafter the body wrapped in white linen (kafin) taken to a house for prayers . At 19h00 on the same day her body was taken by the muslim men to the grave and buried in the same white linen.
Few people are privileged to discover the religion, tradition and culture of other groups first hand. Since the early 90's George was living at Nirvana, Polokwane, amongst the Indian population, mostly muslim.
He remembered a Prof. van Selms at Pretoria university in 1971, in his Hebrew class, who used to teach the students about the two similar stories regarding Adam and Eve, the one in Hebrew and the other in Arabic. When he was introduced to The Holy Quran, George searched the scriptures about the life of JESUS … he was pleasantly surprised:
S. III. 46 "He shall speak to the people In childhood and in maturity …"
48 "And Allah will teach him The Book and Wisdom, The Law and the Gospel"
59 "The similitude of Jesus Before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, Then said to him: 'Be' : And he was."
S. IV. 158 "Nay, Allah raised him up Unto Himself; and Allah Is Exalted in Power, Wise."
159 "And there is none Of the People of the Book But must believe in him Before his death; And on the Day of Judgment He will be a witness Against them."
His study of this Book, similar to his Bible, has revealed the unknown … the confirmation of his belief … the manifestation of his faith … the other side of the coin … his best friend …. YeshuaElohim is alive, raised from the dead … there was a time when he doubted himself and every teaching in his life … this Book acknowledges the birth of Jesus as a miracle.
His understanding of Faith of Abraham in the Old Testament improved … God's covenant with Abraham … the zam-zam-water that Muslim retrieves on his pilgrim to Mecca made sense … Hagar and Ishmael in the desert … the Muslim believes that Abraham was not a Jew and that he had to sacrifice Ismail … the Jew does not believe in Jesus Christ and they crucified him … a better understanding of the war between Jews and Palestinians.
In fact, a miracle has happened in George's life. The power of the Holy Spirit removed his craving for alcohol, he was healed from rejection by his family, from all the hurt and pain, and he turned his life around.
The amazing truth of the matter is that the requirements of the law regarding his re-instatement as an attorney had improved the standard of life, however it was his personal inter-action with his Creator that caused this major fundamental change in his life.
George had time to stop and smell the roses … to look around and count his blessings … to find that place in his heart to forgive and forget and to pray with his best friendYeshua:
Father: May your holy name be honoured; may your Kingdom come.
Give us day by day the food we need.
Forgive our sins, for we forgive everyone who does us wrong.
And do not bring us hard testing.
Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope and love; and the greatest of these is love.


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Almost exactly a decade after their debut (read Clash's 'Youth & Young Manhood' retrospective here), Kings Of Leon's sixth album arrives amid a somewhat rejuvenated sense of interest in the band.
'Youth & Young Manhood''s vivacity was somewhat absent in 2010's supersized 'Come Around Somedown' (Clash review), so its anniversary has provoked return visits and an assured hope that their belly fires are still burning.
'Mechanical Bull' is more instantly enjoyable than its predecessor – it's less earnest, with clearer dynamics between dark and light in its varied rhythms, tones and personal touches.
Where '…Sundown' eased in with the sombre 'The End', here we're slapped in the face with the immediacy of first single 'Supersoaker' (video below): a ripping and relentless bounder that's urged on by Caleb Followill's serrated vocals.
Caleb's whoops and squeals in the first seconds of 'Rock City', a frisky paean to the refuge of the Kings' hometown Nashville, and the excitable scream during the count-in to the storming Stooges-like 'Don't Matter' evokes the fun clearly enjoyed by the band in the album's creation – perhaps in contrary to the foreboding shadow of pressure that 2008's 'Only By The Night' (Clash review) cast over '…Sundown'. There's less at stake here, and their relief is palpable.
Respite echoes throughout: The Cure-like 'Temple' and the shimmering 'Wait For Me' suggest absolution through hurt. "I take one in the temple / I take one for you," goes the former, while the latter warns: "Take a shot in the rain / One for the pain / And listen up."
Elsewhere, the brilliant 'Comeback Story' centres around an empathic realisation: "I walk a mile in your shoes / And now I'm a mile away / And I've got your shoes."
'Family Tree' is the album's irresistible highlight. It starts with Nathan and Jared's driving funk rhythm – dark yet entrancing, just like Caleb's vocals, which are double-tracked with a normal range countered by a low, rumbling growl.
The song's Zutons-like chorus will be this album's enduring legacy (especially live, with the breakdown and handclaps), so best memorise it now: "I am your family tree / I know your A to Z / This is a secret proposition / Lay your hands on me."
The contrasting paces of 'Coming Back Again' (hard, fast, '80s rock) and closer 'One The Chin' (laidback country-infused reflections) attest to the group's high spirits. 'Mechanical Bull' may not be as wild as its makers' debut, but it's definitely as determined.
A strong, engaging return to form, 'Mechanical Bull' is made to ride. Strap in and enjoy.
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Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" hit the jackpot, nabbing the people's choice award at the 33rd annual Toronto Intl. Film Festival.
"Slumdog" cast member Freida Pinto was on hand at the fest's closing kudos brunch Saturday to accept the award, which comes with a C$15,000 ($14,141) cash prize. "This is a film about an underdog who believes in something, and is a tribute to Mumbai," Pinto said.
The fest, which opened Sept. 4 and unspooled more than 300 films, had a definite underdog vibe.
"It was a difficult year," TIFF CEO Piers Handling said in opening remarks. "People felt some of the films they took up last fall did not perform that well, so there was a sense of slight gloom and depression."
Still, he pointed to high-profile U.S. sales of "The Wrestler," "Che" and "The Hurt Locker" and international sales of "Skin" and "Valentino" among many other deals still in motion as proof the fest was well worth the trip for its 3,000-plus sales and industry delegates.
The Fipresci international critics'prize for a pic in Special Presentations went to Steve Jacobs' "Disgrace," starring John Malkovich.
"Lymelife," starring Alec Baldwin and Rory and Kieran Culkin, won the Fipresci jury's prize for a film in the Discovery program.
"Here come the Americans," joked "Lymelife" helmer Derick Martini, one of the few non-Canadians in the room. In town for pic's final screening, a completely surprised Martini accepted the award for his tale of family dynamics in 1970s Long Island after an outbreak of Lyme disease. "This is a very personal film and I'm so appreciative of the festival."
Cassian Elwes of William Morris Independent is fielding several offers, according to "Lymelife" producer Jonathan Cornick. Martin Scorsese exec produced.
Jury president Jonathan Rosenbaum said he and fellow crix Nick Roddick, Elie Castiel, Ranjita Biswas, Kim Linekin and Pablo Scholz were in complete agreement on both winners, despite the large number of films considered.
Brit helmer Steve McQueen's Camera d'Or winner "Hunger," the much-lauded drama about IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands, picked up the Discovery Award, voted on by 1,000 international film scribes attending the fest. Award offers a $9,433 cash prize.
The top Canuck pics are both stories of isolation: Helmer Rodrigue Jean's "Lost Song" won for Canadian feature, while Marie-Helene Cousineau and Madeline Piujuq Ivalu's "Before Tomorrow" won for Canadian first feature. Special citations went to Atom Egoyan's "Adoration" and Lyne Charlebois' "Borderline."
Chris Chong Chan Fui's "Block B," an experimental pic about an expat Indian community in contemporary Malaysia , won for Canadian short.
The festival closed Saturday night with a gala screening of helmer-writer Charles Martin Smith's "Stone of Destiny." Dubbed the Scottish "Big Chill," pic is based on the true story of a 1951 raid by four Glaswegian students to "steal" back a symbol of Scottish pride.


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Reil Cervantes recollected the events when Blackwater's cager Gilbert Bulawan collapsed on him, many thought including Blackwater owner Dioceldo Sy that he was just playing around. However, their reactions were immediately turned into deep concern when Bulawan went pale and was peeing uncontrollably. That was when they knew that there was something seriously wrong with him.
Sy, also Bulawan's wedding godfather regretfully said that the latter was still very joyful and teasing in the practice. No one can even imagine that he would die that day right then and there. The physical therapist tried to resuscitate him but to no avail. He was already bloated when doctors tried to revive him.
His co-players, coaches and everyone present during the incident bowed their heads to pray for his safety but he's already gone too soon. PBA extended their deepest sympathies to his family. Blackwater was in full force after the arrival of imports Eric Dawson and Imad Qawash of Palestine – but next time they practice again, Bulawan will just be watching over them.
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Bahria Town Opal 225, Hoshang Pearl Projects Registration Ends
Karachi (Tuesday, December 17, 2013) – Bahria Town has announced that the registration process for membership has been ended for its recently launched mega multi-storey towers. Now registration form will be received.
These Projects were:-
Opal 225 Karachi (Commercial & residential Center)
Hoshang Pearl Karachi (Luxury Apartments)
It is worth mentioned here that the registration form s for these projects were sold in a few hours after announcement. Lot peoples/real estate investors could not got the registration forms.
Registration Transfer Process:-
Now transfer of these registrations will be started from January 1, 2014.
Note:- Only registered member will participate in the booking process for Hoshang Peral and Opal 225 projects after officially launching.


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2004 GRAND Great Mohican Gathering
... A Continuing Celebration of a Film & Era!
RUSSELL MEANS || ERIC HURLEY || MICHAEL A. WILLIAMS, PHD. || TIM CORDELL (canceled)
The ala Carte Gathering!
This was my first Gathering, and it exceeded my expectations. I knew that the people that I would meet would be nice, but not only were they nice, they made me feel like I was really part of the family!!!
On Sunday, I had a rough time at Chimney Rock. You never quite realize how "out of shape" that you are until you hike up a mountain. The poor muscles in my thighs and calves that never get a workout were screaming in pain , but did I really mind the pain. Nah, not as long as I was with my fellow Mohicanlanders. We also went to Pisgah, and when we were through there and ready to come home, Cindy, Phyllis, and I found out something that nobody had ever enlightened us about before. Never, and I do mean NEVER follow the Sweetser sisters. If they turn left, then the please turn right if you want to go the right way. But it was fun getting lost with them.
On Monday, I did wimp out of going Linville Gorge. I had a few too many people tell me that Linville was a lot harder than Chimney Rock, so I decided that my aching muscles would take a day off. Well, I didn't actually have the day off because I went shopping with Cherie, Tonya (Cherie's sister), and Karen W. We had fun shopping and then decided to grab a bite to eat at a local restaurant and had to top it off with an ice cream cone.
On Tuesday, I had fun going to the Biltmore. It was very interesting. Our guide, took us all around and showed us the different locations where LOTM was shot. She is a die-hard Daniel Day-Lewis fan. Can you blame her? I also got to visit the winery, and since I don't drink alcoholic beverages very often, I got to taste their grape juice. It was pretty good!!! Later that evening, we went to eat at Spirits on the River and listened to the beautiful voice of Joanne Shenandoah!!! The concert was the highlight of the trip for me and especially for my friend Kim. If you go to SOTR, then you must order the fry bread sundae with berries. It was delicious!!!
Wednesday was Nolichucky. Another event that I wimped out on. The raging river and I just don't get along, so I figured that if I left it alone, then it would leave me alone. I had a lot of R&R on Wednesday.
Thursday was Cherokee. We got lost and we weren't even following the Sweetsers!!! We missed the museum but arrived just in time for lunch. After lunch we went to the Ocanuluftee Village. After the village, we were on our own until it was time for our guest speaker at the museum, so Phyllis, Cindy, Kim, and I decided to see if we could still do the museum tour. The guys at the desk were very understanding and let us in. Then about an hour later, it was time for our guest speaker, Bo Taylor, and I have never enjoyed listening to someone as much as I did with him. We topped the night off with an outdoor drama, "Unto These Hills." It was great, but I was so sleepy that I really couldn't appreciate it the way that I should have.
Friday was Dupont. I thought that I was getting myself into another uphill climb, but it really wasn't too bad. The waterfalls were beautiful, and even though it started to rain, it was worth going out there. Later that night was the movie. It was wonderful as usual, and we got to listen to Russell Means speak and answer our questions. I always thought that Russell was too somber and serious, but he showed his humorous side to us too. It was very enjoyable listening to him speak.
Saturday, our last day was Games Day and the pig roast. I didn't participate in any of the games but just milled around and talked to the friends that I had met during the week. We also had the raffle and Ariel's auction. It was fun to see people bidding against each other on certain items, especially knowing that a very sweet girl would be helped out by their generosity and determination to get that special item that caught their eye. I didn't want the day to end, but as they say, "All good things must come to an end." I will never forget my week with all of my fellow gatherers.
Thank you Rich for all of the hard work that you did to put this Gathering together, and thanks to all of the other Gatherers that helped him out. It was a fantastic week, and I can't wait for the next Gathering!!!
... Kay Dennis
Dear Rich and the Mohican Group:
Russell and I would like to express our appreciation to the Group for your gracious warm welcome at your annual gathering last month. We had a wonderful time. The bar-b-que was delicious, many thanks to those that organized and to all that gave us gifts, the bar-b-que sauce, Vermont syrup, apple butter, etc. etc. (and yes, Russell persuaded me [to] carry the left over short bread and ginger snaps on the plane home)! You can take the man off the rez, but you can't take the rez out of the man!
You are a great family. May the Great Mystery continue to guide and protect the paths of you and your loved ones.
... Pearl and Russell Means
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