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The Biggest Tech Controversies of 2013 (So Far)
Top Comments Jan. 5 2013
The apocalypse didn't arrive in 2012, the world kept spinning and we made it to 2013. The top comments of the new year centered on an evaluation of our priorities and a look ahead at what's to come. We're only a week into the new year, but we're already discussing parenting, First Amendment rights and problems arising for LinkedIn.
Will 2013 be the year that every child becomes the owner a smartphone? It was certainly the year that mother and blogger Janell Burley Hofmann decided that her 13-year-old son was ready for an iPhone, but not without a few ground rules. Hofmann gave her son a new phone and an 18 point contract, which quickly went viral online. Some readers though that her rules were extreme; on the opposite end of the spectrum, Hofmann's parenting skills were lauded. What did you think of Hoffman's rules? You can let us know in the comments or by taking this poll.
Could the end of parody Twitter accounts be nigh? Probably not, but a new bill introduced by Arizona legislators wants to outlaw online impersonation. Arizona has already effectively banned trolling, but this bill would go further to prohibit accounts created with "malicious intent." Do you think your favorite parody accounts would be protected by the First Amendment, or does the language of the bill leave parodies open to prosecution?
Finally, Mashable Business editor Todd Wasserman penned an op-ed calling LinkedIn's endorsements feature "meaningless." Most commenters agreed, though there were a few who stood up for LinkedIn's new feature.
2013 is off to many great discussions. We've also already made (and likely broken) a bunch of tech-related resolutions. Check out what other readers are pledging for 2013 by looking at a our Facebook poll. Add your voice to the conversation on Mashable and you could be featured in the top comments next week!


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Chris Copeland's Offseason To-Do List to Maximize Potential with NY KnicksJune 13, 2013
This summer, in his high school city of Richmond, Va., Chris Copeland will be training harder than ever.
"My biggest goal for next year is that I want to win the most improved player in the league. My goal for this summer is to come back a much stronger, better player. That's the biggest goal for me. Whatever role I'm in it should show through, I think that's the most important thing."
Chris Copeland, interview with Empire Writes Back
He'll be flanked by two NBA veterans, former NBA All-Defense stud Ben Wallace and North Carolina champion Ed Davis. During those dog days, Cope will be sweating, laughing, pacing and improving.
Meanwhile, in a distant major metropolis, New York Knicks fans will be praying for Cope to return from summer break in an orange and blue jersey.
There's no doubt Copeland will be sporting his widest summer smile ever. He spent this time last June biting fingernails and chewing cuticles, waiting for the call that would change his life. Now Cope is enjoying an aerial view of NBA free agency, looking to "play and contribute," but also "get paid."
Is Copeland worth the Knicks mid-level exception cash? Of course. With a per-36 minute average of 20.1 points per contest (17th best in the NBA) placing him ahead of players like Blake Griffin, Paul Pierce and Dirk Nowitzki, Cope is in free agency's driver seat.
We haven't even talked about his sweet stroke yet. Cope almost outshot Steve Novak from deep, with his .421 three-point mark finishing only .4 behind Novak's 2012-13 regular-season percentage (.425).
Cope is grateful—that much is certain. He was putting in work over in Europe since his Colorado college days and just needed a chance to prove the haters wrong.
It took Cope quite a few practice suicides to get Mike Woodson's attention, but he did his best to make his coach look like a stooge for making him wait.
Chris Copeland is a hooper with some upside potential. I mean, the man won the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month in April and gave us the Kanye shrug.
He knows he needs to get his game up, but where?
Skill No. 1: Man-to-Man Defense
Despite his glorious rookie campaign, Cope's still got to learn how to play the other side of the ball. But what should the kid work on first?
Man-to-man defense isn't a prerequisite for lethal NBA scorers (see: Curry, Stephen), but it's necessary for any journeyman to be competent and have sticking power. Cope was atrocious on the defensive end all year, letting his man whip by for easy hoops.
Cope will be with Ben Wallace this summer, and should pick up some tips from him during their training sessions.
Skill No. 2: Team Defense
"One-on-one, I'm pretty solid I think. But rotations, I was really bad. I didn't know where to be in certain situations, and when to go or when not to go. I struggled in doing that."
Chris Copeland to Jared Zwerling, ESPNNewYork.com
Other than your majesty Iman Shumpert, the Knicks don't have many great one-on-one defenders. Basketball is a team game, after all, and the Knicks have been able to sneak by with Melo-centric small ball lineups because of solid team defense.
Since Tyson Chandler's arrival, the Knicks have been in the top half of team defenses (11th in 2012, seventh in 2013) and held opponents to 95.2 points per game over the same span. New York uses Chandler as the central anchor, with guards feeding opponents to Tyson's patrol and leaking out for fast breaks and big jams after monster swats.
Copeland has great foot speed on offense, but has to translate that energy to the defensive end. Cope praised veterans Rasheed Wallace, Kenyon Martin and Marcus Camby for his marked improvements in this facet of his game, but he will have to be better at anticipating offenses and reading alignments.
Skill No. 3: Hit the Glass
Let's look at Chris Copeland's best rookie games:
|Chris Copeland - Best Rookie Year Games
|December 17 (vs. Houston, L)
|December 28 (@ Sacramento, L)
|April 15 (@ Charlotte, L)
|April 17 (vs. Atlanta, W)
I'm not going to hate too hard, because it's clear this guy can ball. No matter how you slice it, it's hard to drop 30 points in an NBA game. Good work.
But one rebound in 41 minutes? Three rebounds in 41 minutes? How is that possible? Is Cope afraid of the painted area? Those are Chris Bosh conference finals numbers.
The newest NBA blue blood is a fine shooter and all, but he needs to stop taking rebounding lessons from Amar'e Stoudemire. In the NBA, you won't get rebounds just because your 6'9"—everybody's tall.
Cope's rebounding will come with more defensive experience. When you don't know where to be on defense, it's hard to sniff out ball location when it comes off the rim.
Chris Copeland's a talented baller. Anyone with two eyes can see that. But if Chris wants to get folks shook like Mobb Deep, here are some summer guidelines:
Get your defense up, throw your backside on guys like Moses Malone and watch the money pile up.
Stats compiled using NBA.com/stats and Basketball-Reference.com.

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Concourse d'Elegance comes to Gosford Classic Car Museum
Break out the polish
Hot off the heels of Pebble Beach in the USA, the Gosford Classic Car Museum in West Gosford, NSW, is hosting their own Concourse d'Elegance, this Saturday, September 2.
The event is going to have some simply awesome cars on display, and Gosford will be submitting four cars from their collection to be judged.
These vehicles include a Lancia Astura, an Austin Healey 100/4, a Ferrati 365 GTC/4 and a gorgeous Jaguar E-Type.
All cars at the event will go under the magnifying glass from the best judges in the concourse business, as no less than six judges will be flying in from Pebble Beach to scrutinise the rare metal.
Gosford Classic Car Museum curator Ken Grindrod says the event is a great opportunity for car fans to come along and see what a concourse actually looks like and how it runs.
"Australia has a great car enthusiast community and some of the best concourse cars in the world belong to private collectors and museums alike down under,"
"So Australia definitely needs more Concourses, and our event is a great way for enthusiasts to come on down, have a look around and have a chat to the judges to see what they're looking for in a concourse car."
It's all set to kick off at Gosford Classic Car Museum, 3-13 Stockyard Place, West Gosford, from 9.00am to 1.00pm.
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| 13.1°C Belfast
Honeymooner Michaela McAreavey was strangled during a violent struggle in her hotel room that lasted around two minutes, a court in Mauritius has been told.
A doctor who examined the Co Tyrone teacher following her death also told the trial of the men accused of her murder that DNA traces might have been washed off her body when she was dumped into running water.
The daughter of Tyrone gaelic football manager Mickey Harte was found in the bathtub of her deluxe room in the luxury Legends Hotel on the island in January last year. Former hotel employees Avinash Treebhoowoon, 31, and Sandip Moneea, 42, deny her murder.
Dr Sunil Kumar Gungadin said the 27-year-old newlywed was strangled manually by hand and forearm and ruled out the use of a ligature. The 18th day of the high profile case in the Supreme Court in Port Louis was also told that CCTV images from the hotel were set to be played to the jury.
A defence lawyer asked a senior police officer to bring to court on Friday footage that covers a 35-minute period on the day of the crime and an hour from the day before. No other details of the images were outlined to the nine jurors.
Dr Gungadin, chief medical officer for the police, performed an autopsy on Mrs McAreavey about six hours after she was found dead. He told the jury the time of death was in a half hour window between 2.30pm and 3pm on January 10 2011.
The prosecution claims the defendants murdered Mrs McAreavey at around 2.45pm when she walked in and disturbed them stealing. The doctor said the cause of death was "asphyxia due to compression of neck".
The trial adjourned early as preparations were made to have screens erected to play CCTV footage from Legends. Giving evidence at the trial, assistant commissioner of police Yoosoof Soopun was asked by Mr Valayden to bring the material to the court on Friday.
Judge Fecknah told Mr Soopun to return to court with the footage on Friday morning, when it would be broadcast. "We will make arrangements for projectors and screens to be brought in," said the judge.
Mr Valayden asked for footage from 2.55pm to 3.30pm on the day of the murder - January 10 - and 11am to 12pm the previous day. No other details about the CCTV images were heard in court.


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|The increasingly popular Le Mans 24 Hour Official Yearbook has arrived and with it a slew of beautiful new books that will leave the fan of exotic sports cars and sports car racing (both modern and of days gone by) rubbing their hands together. If you were looking for a unique and timely gift for someone special for the Holidays we have reviewed 11 new book titles that have arrived from Europe hot off the presses that can guarantee the recepient will want to sneak away to their favourite chair and disappear for a few minutes, hours, days to indulge in whatever stirs their passion and emotion. Prepare to enjoy…
Le Mans 24 Hours Official Yearbook
Arguably the most dramatic finish in the incredible history of this classic event; the 84th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Never in the years of this legendary event; full of drama and amazing moments throughout its splendid past: had such a scenario unfolded. The apparent 'winning' car (Toyota) breaking down a mere 4 minutes before the end of the grueling 24 Hours…
Thus, Porsche scored its 18th win in the greatest endurance race in the world; and Toyota was left to rue a victory that escaped it only four minutes from the finish. Meanwhile Ford made an amazing comeback to the 24 Hours by winning the GT LM class from Ferrari exactly 50 years after the first of its four victories in the overall classification.
The 2016 Le Mans 24-Hours race was cruel for some, unbelievable for others, and it will remain engraved in everybody's memory, especially those of the 263,500 spectators present! Hardcover, $104.00
Sports Car Racing In Camera 1960-1969 Volume Two
The acclaimed In Camera series returns to take a further look at sports-car racing in the 1960s. This beautifully illustrated second volume reveals the reality and hazards of period racing but also its magnificence. Here are the machines, their intrepid drivers and the many and varied circuits, some of them still public roads, all brought to life through meticulously researched photographs and the author's renowned commentary. Sports Car Racing in Camera, 1960-69, Volume Two will appeal to all motor-racing enthusiasts and especially to collectors of this impressive series. Hardcover, $95.00
90 Years of Nurburgring – The History of the Famous Nordschleife
Nicknamed 'The Green Hell' by Jackie Stewart following his victory in the 1968 Grand Prix, the race track has been a source of endless fascination for anyone involved in or following motorsports – partly because of its history and partly because of the challenge it provides. Notoriously unforgiving and difficult, the track was the location of Niki Lauda's horrific crash during the 1976 German Grand Prix.
The official book of the Nürburgring GmbH jubilee offers an insight into the track that's never been shown before. Author Hartmut Lehbrink has interviewed race drivers to capture the history and raw emotion of Nürburgring. Beautifully illustrated, this is an absolute must for all those with even just a passing interest in motorsports. Hardcover, $92.00
Porsche – The Racing 914s Limited Edition of 1,500 Copies
There are those still today who see the Porsche 914 model as a 'funny little car,' compared to the immortal 911. Granted, in its day professional Rally drivers were not keen on the 914: they were nervous driving it at the limit. Yet the records show that 914s were driven to at least 41 class wins in Regional, National, and International Rallies.
Racing on the circuits of Europe, 914s came home first in their class, and even took overall victory many times. In the USA, in IMSA GTU championship, it was the same story – and that's not counting the multitude of SCCA regional races. Even now they're still used in the USA's SCCA GT classes.
This is a study in pictures, statistics, factory information, and interviews that will show the Porsche 914 in a whole new light. Hardcover, $156.00
Maserati 250F The Autobiography
This is the story of a uniquely special example of the Maserati 250F. The finest flowering of the 250F came in 1957 with the lightweight version in which Juan Manuel Fangio won the last of his five World Championship titles. Three lightweights were built and the one featured in this book, chassis 2528, was driven to victory by Fangio in the Monaco Grand Prix and by Jean Behra in three Non-Championship Grands Prix at Pau, Modena and Casablanca. The fascinating story of 2528, from its construction to the present day, is accompanied by 400 photographs, many of them never previously published. Hardcover, $120.00
Ferrari 2016 Rainer Schlegelmilch Edition
The latest of the Rainer Schlegelmilch series of slipcase presented pictorial books focussing on the high-end automotive manufacturers.
In 2017, the luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari, which has captivated generations of people from all over the world with its cars of exceptional quality, luxury and beauty, will celebrate its 70th anniversary.
This lavishly illustrated and fully updated edition presents 65 of Ferrari s most iconic cars, and outlines the amazing evolution of the Ferrari brand, from the earliest sports cars to the most recent luxury vehicles. Hardcover, $88.00.
When the Porsche 912 was introduced in the spring of 1965, some Porsche staff were not happy with the new model, for it still had the four-cylinder engine of the 356 that was no longer in production, while the 911 already had the new six-cylinder, and had become a legend. However, the 911 was so expensive that many Porsche devotees in Germany could not afford to buy it. So the 912 came into being, and from 1966 to 1969 about 32,000 vehicles were built. Apart from the Porsche 912 Coupé this book also presents the Porsche 912 Targa (1966 to 1969). Less well-known, but all the more intriguing, is the story of the Porsche 912E, built in 1976 just for the US market, and of which only 2099 specimens exist. Hardcover, $81.00


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So, what are the rules of life?
I guess, when it comes down to brass tacks (that's an old-fashioned saying, youngsters, cause, I'm, like, a bit old and stuff), there aren't really any. Or are there? I'm sounding suspiciously ambiguous and much less wise than I originally thought I would, but bear with me…
Now I know there are moral and ethical guidelines that we should (but often don't) apply, and, for those of us who are religious, there are rules for that, too. There are rules established by our upbringing, familial environment, school (don't run in the halls!), our friends (NOT your Facebook friends, the actual, real ones who don't talk to you, and never seem to "like" your Fb posts), our workplaces, the government (you will pay tax and then die, but not necessarily in that order), the local gym we may or may not attend (it feels good to be a member of a gym, even if you don't use it: "Hey, I just joined the gym." "You look fantastic." "I haven't gone yet." "Well, it's obviously working for you."), the shopping mall (must…buy…more…DVDs of series I won't have time to watch, but which will look good on my DVD shelf), the label on that opened jar of pickled gherkins you were planning to eat that have been in the fridge for at least three years—the list goes on. All overlayed on each other and forming some sort of reasonable and realistic basis for us to live by (or unreasonable and unrealistic basis, depending on which side of the fence you sit).
Maybe that's a bit simplistic (but don't call me simple!). But, then, I'm a simple guy (I said don't call me simple! What are use-by dates, anyway? They're suggestive, not obligatory. I wonder why I keep running to the toilet all the time? Can't have been those gherkins, they were in the fridge…)
Are there really rules for life, though? I mean, it's easy to say there are lots of rules that we have to adhere to (paying tax, for instance, for those of us unfortunate enough to. There was a time when I did, but now that I'm a student layabout, I cruise through tax time. Much like I cruise through every other time). But who's to say that everyone does (for instance, the guy who is arrested for tax evasion at the airport, after the airport fuzz see through his poor attempts to explain the great wads of cash in his overnight bag and his failure to pay tax for the last ten years).
Those are just rules for playing the game of life (remember the Game of Life? I used to play it with my family as a kid. You almost always ended up as a millionaire. How does that work, exactly? How come I'm not a millionaire in real life? The Game of Life said it would be so….Damn you, Hasbro!!!!!). What are the rules for being alive, for living as good a life as you possibly can? For being counted as a good and valued human being, when all is said and done (rather than being counted as a census statistic, which is usually what we are. Unless you're homeless–then you're an estimate).
I suppose only you can know that. Only you can really know if you have done the right thing, led the right life and done right by yourself and others. Everyone has their own moral compass, established by a lifetime of learning and challenges. So, when you get to the end, and you're knocking on that big white door, hopefully you'll know if you've satisfied life's rules, or not. And if not, the Big Guy might give you the thumbs down (if he's feeling so inclined). Or not (that's what Grace is all about, after all).
It's all just a matter of perspective.


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Daily meaningful engagement activities are customized to nurture one's spirit through familiar activities and tasks. These tasks, once enjoyed in the past, continue to provide a sense of purpose in the present. These experiences, which might range from walking, food prep, folding, sorting, and gardening, greeting or reading to others, give residents a sense of accomplishment.
Katy's Cottage's – Reach for the Sky Program
We understand that people with cognitive challenges develop gaps in their abilities. Our Reach for the Sky Programming utilizes the expertise of Occupational Therapists to understand the abilities that each resident has retained. Safety, function, and personal satisfaction are the key considerations of our Reach for the Sky program.
The Allen's Model used in Reach for the Sky comprises the basis of this training with the focus upon accurate identification of the cognitive levels of functioning thus allowing appropriate modification of treatment and care approaches. Reach for the Sky is designed to maximize the impact of the staff's interventions for adults with varying degrees of cognitive impairment.
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September 25, 2018
The Home Amenity That Americans Cannot Live Without
Climate-control systems are a must-have, both renters and owners say.
- About 80 percent of Americans who live in houses and apartments say that a central air-conditioning and heating system is a nonnegotiable feature.
- Millennials are willing to spend the most extra money for a dwelling with a climate-control system.
- A private outdoor space and an in-unit washer and dryer are also high on Americans' list of top property amenities.
While most homebuyers are willing to sacrifice some amenities to gain access to top-performing schools, there are some features that are considered must-haves.
That's according to a survey conducted by Porch.com, which found that 79 percent of apartment dwellers and 82 percent of those who live in a house believe that a central air-conditioning and heating system is essential. Those results dovetail with another recent Porch.com survey, in which nearly 80 percent of Americans said that air conditioning was their most preferred feature in a home.
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Get Acquainted With Narrative Style
Have you ever heard about different writing styles? I'm sure you did, at least vaguely. But what about essay writing in particular? Believe it or do not, but there are really quite a lot of different types of essays. And each of them has its own special peculiarities, just like formulas and theorems in physics and mathematics, but literary; with their special goals and shapes, and tricks and writing hooks. By the way, general essay types and their main features are briefly described here. If you are getting frightened by any references of limits and formats, if you are a freedom-lover who got a lot of stories and thoughts, and want to share your experiences in your own inimitable manner – narrative essays will fit you like nothing else.
Stuck on Your Narrative Essay?
Check out these example narrative essays.
So what is narrative essay and what's better to do and do not in papers of such type – you can read in the following writing guide.
Narrative Essay Outline
So, how does it feel like to write a narrative essay? You may feel uncomfortable and shy and writing about yourself may seem quite a challenge for the first time – that's definitely okay. In any case many students face some difficulties when writing essays, so any feeling of discomfort is quite natural. Let's have a look at the features of narrative essays to calm down. Very often when writing a narrative essay means that you have an opportunity to choose the topic on which you will write. It is very important to choose the good one, so you will have enough things to say. By the way, some essay hacks and ideas in choosing a topic you can read here.
The most beautiful thing about narrative essays is that you can write almost everything you want. It is clear there's no place for swearing and cursing someone you don't really like (but if you have such an unusual talent for veiled disapproval – you are welcomed to try). Literally, I say so because you are writing about yourself. Concerning that fact, narrative essays aren't alike 90% of all other educational papers.
The thing is that it's like telling a story, so there are no very specific outlines or schemes of writing (what one can't say while speaking about argumentative or persuasive essays). It is useful to remember that use of the past tenses is prevailing over the rest.
How to come up with ideas for narrative essay
It can be either pretty chaotic and disordered or well thought out and planned to the details piece. Everything depends only on your essay ideas. Use your creative thinking and imagination at full power. Feel free to write about your memories, experiences, adventures and misadventures. But always remember to spread the information thoughtfully and comfortable for the perception of the reader. For example, you can start your introduction with some memories which will harmoniously lead to the main part and develop your story. Also, you can use dialogues in narrative essays, so bear it in mind. Speaking about the use of tenses the important point here is prevailing use of the past, but different variants are possible.
Don't be afraid to seem awfully, or even, let us say, terribly subjective – you're telling like it is and giving the reader an opportunity to look at something with your eyes. Don't think about the things like: "Well, I'm just a student with boring life and anybody won't be interested in reading about it". Write so that you yourself were interested in reading it. You are writing about yourself, so be true and honest with yourself.
The Subtleties of the Writing Process
Let's say that after doubts and hesitation your topic is already chosen and you are full of anticipation and excitement and, of course, the desire not to screw everything up. Believe me, you won't do it. If you are interested in your writing process you will be a success anyway, anyhow. So cheer up, find your writing inspiration and create! It's not that difficult as it may seem for the first quarter of an hour.
If it's more convenient for you to have a plan – sketch up the main points which you want to cover up in your essay. Of course it's quite better to have the main idea of your future essay preserved in your imagination. Also, you can create a draft of your narrative essay and then edit it until it will feel good enough for you. I've got used doing it since primary school so I know how it works.
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Express Yourself
If the use of vivid expressions and descriptions is typical of you – use them, as much as you can, but naturally within reason. Try to explain things from unexpected points of view so they would seem interesting and unusual. For instance, you can describe the door of your room as a magical portal to your personal Narnia or maybe your cat is kind of fantastic creature whose superpowers are hyper-meow and razor-sharp claws. Don't be afraid of anyone's judgement, this is a relatively free creative field and it belongs to you. I've already said, but I'll repeat once again: remember that you have an opportunity to speak from your heart, with great subjectivity which is not allowed in any other college paper as much as in narrative essays. Incidentally, this phrase of mine looks quite like a sentence from narrative.
Usually these essays are written in first person, so wide use of "I" statements is very common. If you find it difficult to write only about yourself – think over main characters of your narrative essay. In such case, make a brief outline of these characters and note what their peculiar properties are. For example, create a couple of warring personages (or, scientifically speaking – protagonist and antagonist) or show a bromance of two inseparable friends which complement each other perfectly. Of course, the good guys and the bad guys are the essence of the daily life, but let me remind that the greatest narrative essays are still the "I"-ones. Actually, do whatever you want but don't forget to tell a story.
Nearing Narrative Essay Conclusion
So far seems like we are closer to the end. Well, accept my congratulations; the greatest part of work is already left behind. Feels a lot like victory… But here's a small surprise for you: most of the writers face with so-called pre-final silence. That strange feeling of "nothing left to say" after a great flow of thoughts and ideas which were flushing in your mind during the writing process. And so you are sitting there with few empty cups of coffee or tea and looking through your essay and trying to get what you've missed or wanted to add. Of course there is something lying on the surface waiting for your attentive eyes.
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You may be sure that there is no need in essay editing but anyway pay attention to re-check of your essay to feel completely calm. Check the orthography and grammar mistakes, if you are not sure if you've found all the mistakes – use free online editors or ask to help some friend of yours. Repetition is the mother of learning same as Daenerys is the mother of dragons, bear in mind. So repeat and check everything for several times before printing or sending your narrative essay to your professor.
Seems like I've written quite too much words in here lately, but I hope some of them were really helpful for you. So what on earth should I write more? To summarize, let's have a look at the main features of narrative essays one more time:
- vast variety of topics to discuss;
- prevailing use of the past tenses;
- wide use of first person and "I"-statements;
- stylistic diversity;
- no strict essay form in general (without considering the classical outline "intro – main body – conclusion");
- use of dialogues;
- an opportunity to share your own memories, stories and points of view and write about yourself in general.
Well, it may be not the full list of what we've discovered up above but at least I've tried to cover up the main peculiarities which were mentioned previously. If you want to find out some more facts and ideas about narrative essays – just surf through the web and I'm sure you'll come over some more info.
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The taste of finish
Let's return to our essay. The only one thing which we haven't discussed yet is the conclusion of narrative essay. So just for one moment imagine that you've finishing your narrative essay. Maybe you've really finished it already, but just imagine. How it feels like? I think it's exciting. And it really is. It's like watching at the painting, the creation of which took hours and hours, and now here is it, just in front of you. So after surfing through the stream of imagination and memories, what can you say or add to sum up your story? After all, each story has its conclusion and teaching. Tell what are yours.


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2015 Nissan Maxima MPG
Based on data from 1 vehicles, 16 fuel-ups and 4,978 miles of driving, the 2015 Nissan Maxima gets a combined Avg MPG of 27.12 with a 1.18 MPG margin of error.
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Beneficial Plants For Your Veggie Garden
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As many of us are pouring through seed catalogs and dreaming of snacking on sweet peas fresh out of the pod or roasting brussel sprouts on the grill to be served with reduced balsamic glaze, don't forget the flowers. While I am strongly attracted to flowers for the beauty they bring to the garden, it is their ability to repel that earns them a place in my raised bed vegetable garden. ... Read More


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Your First Hire: Choose Wisely
Your business has been growing. Customers are flowing in and you've been working 80 hours a week. You know that it's time to add someone to the team, but you're petrified. You don't want to hire the wrong person. I don't blame you.
This is your baby. You want to do it right.
Don't give in to the fear. If this truly makes sense for you, then its time to pull the trigger. The whole point of a new hire is to break through your current achievement ceiling. You're scaling beyond your control and you need someone to come on the team and save you from your 80 hour work week.
You have two choices:
Hire a Follower
Followers are great. They'll do everything you tell them to do in the exact manner in which you tell them to do it. They'll stuff envelopes, manage databases, file paperwork, and so on. You can put this living, breathing robot to work and they'll knock all of that out for you.
The problem with the follower, however, is that you're not paying them to think. They'll walk your business off of a proverbial cliff if you let them. The follower will require constant oversight and management. They're inefficient by default and hardly cost effective.
If you're in a position where you simply need a follower, hire a virtual assistant. This person can cover all of that trivial work for a fraction of the cost. My friend Erica Cosminsky can tell you all about that in her upcoming book.
Hire a Leader
The leader will do everything you tell them to do, but will intelligently question why and how they do it. They'll find more efficient and inventive ways to do the work. They'll even tweak and optimize your systems. The result? You get an employee that scales with your business.
The leader can be dangerous in fantastic ways. If you intentionally train, develop, and empower them, they will carry your business to new levels. They will essentially become the second you. I don't know about you, but I would love the ability to be in two places at once.
This first hire can be the most critical one in the life of your business. If you're in it for the long haul, which I suspect you are, then you need to hire a leader.
So How Do I Do That?
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I've been inexcusably absent from the blog for months, and frankly my book sales show it. They've dropped pretty significantly, and that's not good when you consider ebook pricing has already cut into my income. Oy, those little buggers are cheap. Pay attention indie authors, inactive blogs are useless. This one will be inactive no more.
I am busy doing horrible things to fictional people. Right now I'm trying to wrap up a new C. Hoyt Caldwell book. This one is about human trafficking. As you can imagine, it's emotionally draining. You may wonder why I chose to write such a story. I didn't. It chose me. That's sounds like metaphysical, ethereal nonsense, I know, but there's no other way to explain why I'm writing this thing. I've been reading the first few chapters to my lovely wife, and it struck me that I really do awful things to my characters.
Which brings me to Book Seven of the Oz Chronicles. As soon as the new Caldwell book is done, I'll start in earnest on the final installment of Oz's journey. And yes, horrible things await Oz, Wes, Lou, Gordy, Ajax, and the others. I hope to throw a little light in there too, but we shall see.
Until then, keep an eye out for C. Hoyt's new book The Little Deputy and the Closeout Kings.


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Market Yourself to the CEO and Land the Top Sales Leader Job
By: Scott Gruher
We have interviewed and discussed the top Sales Leader role with hundreds of CEOs. In this blog, we will discuss the key qualities that make SVP/CSO candidates stand out in the minds of CEOs.
Learn how John Gleason, Alex Shootman, and Greg Nelson landed the top sales leader job by downloading the Sales VP guide to Success.
What happens if you don't market yourself?
If you are happy retiring in the position you currently hold, stop reading now. You are wasting your time. If you don't want to see your peers pass you by, keep reading and focus on the steps below.
Are you betting on succeeding due to a fair interview process? If so, you are assuming each interviewer will be able to suspend their personal biases and motivations as well. Not likely. RFPs are seldom conducted on a level playing field, nor are sales leader searches. Enter the process with an unfair advantage.
How has hiring changed?
Most job descriptions list requirements such as: great communication skills, customer service, and proven leadership skills. What do these mean? The truth is, when you get to the executive level these skills are expected. They are the absolute minimum requirement. Almost 60% of the customer buying decision is made before a customer interacts with a sales rep. This is driven by the wealth of information available to customers today. The same is true with hiring for an executive level sales role. So what makes a candidate stand out to a CEO before there is ever a face-to-face interaction? First, think about yourself from a 3rd party perspective.
Market Yourself:
You are a product. Your skills are product features. When a CEO is looking to fill the next SVP/CSO job they are looking for the best product with the features required to hit their own personal objectives. Here are five ways to market your product so CEOs will come looking for you.
"All of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me Inc. To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for the brand called You." – Tom Peters in Fast Company
How do you know if you are effectively marketing yourself?
How often are you being contacted for the next big job? Out of those contacts, are most of them recruiters? Conversely, are your peers referring you for bigger roles? Are CEOs reaching out to you directly? The last two are good indicators that you are properly marketing yourself.
Call to Action:
The following three activities will help build your brand, expand your network, and market yourself to the CEO.
1. Read this blog by Eloqua on Personal Branding
2. Increase Your Personal Reach – Set aside time each week to add more connections on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook
3. Read this book by the founder of LinkedIn – Reid Hoffman
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Most employees don't realise this, time does not equal money! Are you investing time for money? Have you learn the law of success through leverage? Discover the kept secret millionaires use to motivate you to work for them!
The root word for leverage, lever, comes from an old French word meaning "to make lighter". By using a lever, even a big load can be made so light that a child could easily move it.
A business owner basically invest to leverage the time of his employees. Hence, if he employs 20 staff, he is leveraging 1:20, the more employees the greater leverage. After all, we all have only 24 hours and success lies in how effectively we use this 24 hours. Nevertheless, most employees are cost centers and have to invest their time.
Apart from higher quantity of leverage, the quality of leverage is also a factor to consider. In the above example, does the 20 employees work as hard as the business owner, since they don't own it? If you have 20 partners who has the same earning potential, wouldn't you be leveraging optimally?
Being a pharmacist by profession, one of the first business I had in mind was to open my own retail pharmacy. Not only the investment was too much for me, most importantly for me was the fact that my income is limited to 1 shop and me spending 10 hours in that retail outlet.
With my potential income of perhaps USD15,000 per month. Then I realize, I could be in a partnership where we only invest a few hours a day to earn equally USD15,000 each. Obviously, the latter scenario is better, wouldn't you agree? Nevertheless, I have a deep sense of skepticism about partnership and if it really works.
How much leverage do you get in your business? How can a entrepreneur enter into a partnership that allows maximum leverage without the potential disagreements or conflicts?


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Voulu Kossack is by Nougatin out of Vesna. Vesna is by Aswan, the import from Egypt, who has such a big influence in the russian and polish arabian breeding-programs; Vesna is out of the important S-performance line in Russia; she raced 2/16(9-1-3), Winner of the Great Prize for 2 yo fillies, 1st in the Mammona Stakes and the Taraszca Stakes. Her dam Stihia was winner of the OAKS, as well as her daughter Valujevka (by Karnaval) and her grand-daughter Valencia (by 2/16(9-1-3). Her well-known son Sambist was the Russian Derby Winner and a Winner in Europe.
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Vodka Kossack by Marwan, chestnut colt, sold to Spain
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A Lakeland chiropractic center will develop a customized treatment program designed specifically for you and your injuries. Every injury situation is not identical. At the Florida Spine and Injury Institute, we don't believe our injury rehabilitation programs should be "one size fits all". You will have the ability to sit down one on one with a Lakeland chiropractor to develop an injury recovery program specifically designed for you. Your treatment program will be developed with the principle of allowing your body to heal itself. We inform you every step of the way of your progress, while on the road to injury recovery. Our physicians put patient care first, making you better with the primary goal of you being pain free.
A Lakeland chiropractic center will use a variety of treatment and examination methods to treat your existing injuries. We use diagnostic testing modalities including x-rays and MRI's to evaluate your condition. Our treatment methods include regular adjustments, spinal manipulation, spinal decompression, physical therapy, and massage therapy. We accept most insurance plans and have flexible cash payment options for cash paying patients. If you have been injured or aren't satisfied with the results of your current injury treatment program, contact the Lakeland chiropractic center; Florida Spine and Injury Institute.
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I told my new friends about my possible new chin. They said I should get my nose done first. Please tell me I'm pretty or something.
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every face looks pretty with a dick in the mouth
Do people like 1:11 really read TFLN...seriously?!
2:27 wins for life
these "new" friends seem shitty. maybe if you had better friends you'd have more self esteem, or maybe if you had more self esteem you'd choose better friends
i hope you don't have a butt chin
1:11 has to be a troll, please let it be a troll...
Breast implants are the way forward for a girl...
Youre pretty. Happy bitch?
I had my chin done - sometimes once you get the chin done, the nose doesn't need work, or vice versa, or yeah, sometimes ya need them both done. Ask your dr.
God made you the way you are for a reason. Don't let a surgeon mess up his creation! The Lord thinks you are beautiful as long as you follow Him.
3:00, i know seriously
Who the hell are you? Master Shake?
Then you'd better get your arse off down to Guatemala, you Aqua Teen Hunger Force hero
You should get your chin done when you get your nose done because it will look weird if you just get one done. Whatever just don't get anything done and don't take it personally.
I think you are "or something". And it can't be prettty
Maybe you should listen
To quote Firefly
"Were I unwed I would take you in a manly fashion."
..."Because I'm pretty?"
*nods* "Because you're pretty."
Nobody, except your girlfriends care about your chin or your nose.
stop looking for happiness through other people, maybe?
You're Pretty Cosmetics-- just smoke some weed and everything will be better.
DId anyone else think, before reading the part about the nose job, that the OP was referring to a double chin? Ew.
At first I thought you meant a 2nd chin.


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Bowing to King of Saudi Arabia – Trump attacked Obama for bowing to Saudi King
Back in 2012 Donald Trump criticized then President Barack Obama for bowing to the King of Saudi Arabia. In May 2017 Trump bowed to the Saudi King to recieve an honour.
On 20 June 2012, Trump tweeted:
"The Amateur! First @BarackObama was caught bowing to the Saudi King but now the President of Mexico!"
On 30 July 2012 Trump tweeted:
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If you have an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), you may experience:
On the opposite end of the spectrum, if you have an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), you may experience:
Still, it's unlikely that emotional symptoms such as anxiety or depression would be the only evidence of thyroid disease. Thyroid disease is usually associated with signs and symptoms such as:
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Other members of the public should contact library staff to inquire about access to the Keller Library.
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Prospective students and visiting scholars are always welcome to visit the Keller Library. The Library is open to current students, faculty, and staff of The General Theological Seminary and their immediate families.
With proper identification, during regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 11 am – 5 pm), reading privileges are extended to:
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LANGHORNE, Pa. - Host Cairn opened a 3-1 lead at the half and never looked back, as they knocked off the Goucher College men's soccer team, 4-2, on Wednesday afternoon.
With the defeat, Goucher dropped to 0-2-1 overall for the year, while Cairn evened their record to 1-1 with the victory.
In the loss, Goucher fell behind 2-0 in the first eight minutes of regulation to the host Highlanders.
But, in the 17th minute, the Gophers were able to slice the Cairn lead in half as junior Brandon Cohen (Redondo Beach, Calif.) scored off an assist from senior Jake Guinn (Spring Grove, Pa.) to make it a 2-1 match. The assist for Guinn was the first of his career, as well.
Cairn, however, answered the score later in the half, tallying their third goal of the first period in the 33rd minute to take a 3-1 lead into intermission.
That two-score lead held over the majority of the half, until the 73rd minute when Cairn put the match away with their fourth goal of the afternoon to take an insurmountable 4-1 lead. Cohen added another goal in the 88th minute for Goucher, but it was too little, too late for the Gophers, as Cairn took the match by two scores.
Overall, Goucher held an 18-14 edge in total shots in the defeat, outshooting Cairn by an 8-7 margin in the first half, and a 10-7 ledger in the second. The Gophers also held a 9-5 edge on corner kicks. With his two-goal performance, Cohen has now scored three goals in the last two matches for the Gophers, as well.
The Goucher College men's soccer team has a quick turnaround for their next match, as they'll travel to Rosemont on Friday evening. Things get underway at 7 p.m.


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There are bad vibes everywhere if you go looking for them, but I dont think the lane was a bad place;twas a great place when the carnival was there,that wee quiet lane became a riot of noise coloured light and energy.That was in the 60s an it seems like yesterday..in my minds eye I can see the lights,hear the laughter,and smell that"oily electric" smell that only ever happened when the dodgems where running..Dya remember it"clack clack,whirr,spark spark and that old oily electric smell mixed with a faint trace of salt and vinegar and bottled Guinness.I wish I was goin there tnight .
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Development Account Projects
Building capacities in developing appropriate green technologies for improving the livelihood of rural communities in the ESCWA region
The Rio+20 Conference recognized the role of the green economy as an important tool in transitioning towards sustainable development and achieving poverty eradication. In particular, the Rio+20 Outcome Document, "The Future We Want", emphasizes the critical role that technology can play and calls on countries to create enabling conditions to foster environmentally sound technologies, particularly those that support a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. To this end, United Nations entities are called upon to identify options for facilitating mechanisms to promote the development, transfer and dissemination of clean and environmentally sound technologies including through capacity building.
During the Rio+20 regional preparatory process, both the Joint Committee on Environment and Development in the Arab Region (JCEDAR) and the meeting of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment (CAMRE) acknowledged this need and called for a transition to a green economy that is appropriate and 'well-adapted' to the region and to the specificities of each country.
Many countries of the region have experimented with environmentally-sound technologies, particularly those related to renewable energy, energy efficiency or integrated water resources management in a bid to ensure access to sufficient, safe and affordable energy, food and water. This is especially critical in rural communities where there is an urgent need to improve social and economic conditions. However, many applications of these technologies did not go beyond the basic demonstration stage, and did not prove their capacity to cost effectively adapt to the needs of the receiving communities. Furthermore, a great number of the implemented applications failed to tap into the wealth of local/indigenous knowledge and techniques and as a result were unable to meet the aspirations of rural communities. Thus, their impact was modest and usually limited to some of the urban population.
Through this project, ESCWA intends to build capacity in designing, implementing and mainstreaming green technology initiatives into development programmes, particularly those that build on local knowledge, skills and resources. The project will also support the development of a knowledge sharing platform so as to encourage the exchange and dissemination of lessons learned and best practices while strengthening the linkages between policy-makers, development-practitioners and capacity building-providers for the benefit of stakeholders particularly those at the local level.
The project will benefit from ESCWA's multi-disciplinary and holistic approach, which links normative with operational work. The project will also build on the achievements of previous projects in the area of technology, energy and water management, including recent Development Account projects on strengthening capacities on developing green production sectors in the ESCWA region; on capacity building on climate change mitigation for poverty alleviation in Western Asia; and on developing capacities of Arab countries for climate change adaptation by applying integrated water resources management tools. ESCWA will also cooperate closely with relevant international and regional organizations, notably UNIDO (which has extensive experience in poverty reduction through productive activities, technology transfer and capacity building), ESCAP (which has a strong programme on green policies, green technologies and a ready-made capacity building programme and which will allow for the possibility to promote south-south cooperation) and ECA (which has many overlapping member countries with ESCWA with a dedicated Sub-Regional Office for North African Countries already involved in this area). ESCWA will also partner with national counterpart institutions: Government entities and technology centres, in order to capitalize on their comparative advantage.
To strengthen the capacity of countries in the Arab region to mainstream pro-poor green technology initiatives into national development programmes and policies, in order to enhance livelihoods particularly in rural communities.
Expected accomplishments:
Enhanced capacity of public and private development institutions to design and implement pro-poor green technology initiatives to improve livelihoods in rural communities.
- Improved knowledge and awareness among policy-makers, development planners and other stakeholders on policy and technical issues related to selecting, assessing and disseminating pro-poor green technologies.
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If you think Assam is only home to tea estates and forests, then you really need to correct your facts and plan a trip to its beautiful destinations which will certainly charm you. From historical sites to religious places, lakes to rivers and grasslands to hills, this beautiful state has everything that can satisfy the wanderlust of any traveller. One such place which will steal your heart and compel you to explore its beauty is the hill station of Haflong. Do you know Haflong is the only hill station in Assam just like Mount Abu, the only hill station in Rajasthan? Scroll down to learn in detail about Haflong, its location and surroundings and its tourist attractions.
Best Time To Visit Haflong
Being a hill station, Haflong maintains a favourable climate throughout the year and hence, it can be visited anytime in a year. However, the appropriate time to witness the best of its natural beauty and savour its beautiful weather is from September until the end of March. It is least-visited during the summer seasons on account of hot weather during this period.
The Location And Surroundings Of Haflong
Haflong is located in the Dima Hasao district of Assam at a distance of about 95 km from Silchar and 330 km from Guwahati. With winding roads, beautiful valleys, rich forests, diverse wildlife and a soothing environment, this unexplored hill station of Assam is a perfect spot to spend a vacation away from the disturbance of the city life.
Wouldn't you love to do that? If yes, then you must plan a trip to Haflong in Assam now. Even though it is popular amongst local tourists and offbeat travellers, it maintains an uncrowded atmosphere throughout the year. Haflong is inhabited by several ancient tribes, such as Dimasa, Nagas, Bengali and Assamese. You can also mingle with the locals and get to learn in detail about their culture and traditions.
Places To Visit In Haflong
The beauty of Haflong is not only restricted to its lush green valleys and hills. There is a lot more which can interest you. Apart from capturing its captivating beauty of forests and hills, you can go exploring Haflong Lake, Fiangpui Garden, Jatinga Bird Observatory, Circuit House Viewpoint and Samparidisa Eco-Tourism Village. What else do you need to soothe your soul?
Moulpong Viewpoint and Presbyterian Church are a few other spots to visit here. So, what do you think of a trip to this hidden beauty this season? Haflong is certainly set to surprise you with its enchanting nature.
How To Reach Haflong
By Air: The nearest airport to Haflong is located in Silchar at a distance of about 100 km. From the airport, you can take a direct taxi that will take an approximate time of 4 h to reach your destination.
By Rail: Haflong has its own railway station which is well connected to Guwahati and hence, you can take a direct train to Haflong. From Guwahati, it takes an average time of 7 h to reach Haflong railway station.
By Road: Haflong boasts of its good road system and therefore you can reach it easily by road. As there are no direct buses available, it is advisable to hire a cab to reach Haflong from other major cities.
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What is Shikhya?
Shikhya is a non-profit, a social enterprise, where we want to reach out to people without access to learning content. There are a lot of places in the world without access to any good learning content. Even the e-learning, which has given a lot of opportunities to people who have internet-access, the same time it has been very unfortunate that a lot of these kids, who do not have access to internet. They are not able to get the benefits. The gap that was there before is even bigger now. We are widening the gap with this kind of system. So that is why we started a small project for my village back in 2013, where we wanted to give a Khan-academy style self-paced blended learning experience to kids. That is how it started early in 2013. We solved the situation in our village after much iteration and now we think that the same thing can be useful in many other villages. That is the idea. Shikhya is to ensure that we can bring the content in the language of the students' choice. It is also contextualized. It is not something that is built for America. We contextualize those things so the student does not need to have knowledge of the American culture for them to learn the content. This, contextualization and in the student's own language, makes the learning more effective.
What are Shikhya's main strengths?
Main strength is implementation. The strength is that we can ensure that the promise of e-learning is not going to be for the fortunate few, who have Internet access. If you see today about 4 billion people do not have Internet access. We pried ourselves in implementing in places people don't care about. We pride ourselves in implementing in places where people don't even understand English. These are the neglected places where there is no money, no profit, to be made. These are the places where people live with less than 1 dollar/day. We are really taking the promise of e-learning to places that haven't been reached before and truly democratizing learning.
What kind of impact can Shikhya have in a students' life?
We have many stories. For instance a guy, this is just one story that is fascinating, that sometimes back had failed mathematic examination in class 10 five times in the past and his father is supposed to buy him a rickshaw so he can drive it when he has passed his legal age to drive. But this guy wanted to learn and wanted study. He has passed everything else, but not math. Unlike history, geography and literacy, if you miss something in the beginning, in addition or something, you may not be able to do the more advanced calculations or word problems. Something happened to this guy in class 5. He was ill and didn't do the things properly and in India, you do not fail class 5, you can, however, fail in class 10. So this guy is not able to pass this test. So we started to look at where the problem was and his problem was that he couldn't do the previous stuff properly and no tutor or teacher has tie to teach a kid in class 10 a concept that is taught in class 5. But in our solution, all the content is there to use. This guy wanted to learn and put in extra effort and do the classes 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and eventually he passed the examination with out help, which let him practice on his own time and completing a lot of these exercises and with our video-based instruction it is like a personalized tutor for him, which he was not able to get before. This is one story of impact. This kid was supposed to be a rickshaw driver, now he will graduate from college and maybe he can do a clerical job. So from a rickshaw driver he was supposed to be if he could not pass the math in class 10 and now he is in college and, hopefully one day, can be a clerk. There are other beautiful stories, but in effect we are giving them an after-school program that they can do on their own time and on their own pace. If they don't understand something, they can go back and do it again. That is the impact we are having. And a lot of kids have a problem in math, science and English. We have a solution to math and hopefully one day we can do the other things.
What can you tell me about your implementation?
I can tell about the implementation in India. India is a country, where we are not connected by Internet or by Facebook, but we are connected by one thing, which is the religious network. You go to a temple; you see a lot of people there. We have plenty of temples, mosques, and churches, and people go there. We needed a place where five kids can sit together in a healthy environment and then we give them an off-line server device, which can be there on that premises, and cheap android-tablets through which they can access the server. This is what we call a micro-learning center. This is the entire infrastructure we need. We just need a place where five people can sit together. This server-device and tablets are very portable. So we point a facilitator, who can come at a specific time to a specific place where five kids are there and the kids get their lessons. Then the facilitator can take the server and tablets to another village with another five kids. By time-sharing these things we can give 45 kids four hours/week tablet time, where they sit in front of a tablet, log in using their password and start learning math or science at their own pace. The cost of one micro-learning center is 461 US dollars. This provides for the server-device and five Android tablets. On top of that there are facilitator costs of about 60 dollars per month, so the total annual cost of a center is 1181 dollars. The cost per student is 26 dollars and the cost per hour of use is 13 cents.
What can technology do in learning from your point of view?
Here we are trying to do one thing, making sure the kids pass their examinations. The class sizes are very big in India. The problem with the teacher is that the teacher, one teacher, will handle about 50 students in 45 minutes in a class at a time. They don't have time to ask a specific question to specific students. They don't have time. So we have built a thing, where we can see where a student is at, by taking a diagnostic test, and we will adapt our exercises accordingly so that we can give them the right kind of questions. Once they master these questions, they can go onto the next level. We have built the entire math curriculum into the server in a particular way so we can adapt, so the really good students get the tough questions and the good students will get the standard-level questions. Once they answer the questions well and demonstrate mastery, we let them go forward to the next level. That is how technology works. We can repeat the teacher multiple times.
What is next for Shikhya?
For Shikhya we have about 23 learning centers in one state in Odisha and we have one strong area, which is math. We want to expand our content in that language first. We want to add science and English first. We want to implement 100 micro-learning centers or so, where this system works effectively. Once we have accomplished this, we hope it will help in other areas in India. We are working with a couple of volunteers, who are interested in doing this in Marathi, which is the language spoken in Mumbai. We are in early stages at this time. What ever we learn in Odisha, we are basically giving these things freely to others, who want to use this. The current goal is to see, how we can properly execute this thing in the place we are in now and how can we help other similar things in India do this. This is the near future. The big audacious goal is to do this worldwide, to do this in Africa, in war-torn areas like Syria, but that is a big dream. But now, wherever we are, we are doing it properly and getting the best practices and sharing it to others.


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To finish off our Great Ocean Road trip we hit up the City of Adelaide. After spending five nights camping, we chose to opt for a little luxury before another few weeks camping en route to Darwin. After struggling to find nice accommodation at a reasonable price that wasn't already booked up on my regular sites, Adam found us a beautiful Airbnb right at the edge of the city. The host had a keypad lock on her front door, which was brilliant as we could let ourselves in when we were ready despite her not being home. She'd put together lots of information booklets about the city and the house itself, and the whole place was modern and nicely decorated. We loved it after spending the past few nights in a tent!
After lunch at Prancing Pony Brewery as I mentioned on my GOR post, we arrived in Adelaide mid afternoon. We enjoyed an afternoon chilling out and settling in, before heading into town for a few drinks as it was a Friday night. I'd done some research on nice bars in the city, and we opted to try two; Maybe Mae and Clever Little Tailor. Maybe Mae was jam packed, and while it seemed like a great place to drink, it was just way too full with no where left to sit or stand that felt comfortable. After one quick drink we moved on, and headed for Clever Little Tailor instead. We luckily managed to nab two seats as soon as we walked in, and enjoyed great drinks with great service from the staff too. After a couple of drinks despite really liking the bar, it was time to move somewhere a little cheaper to drink! We ended up at Rocket Bar and sat out on their rooftop bar before heading downstairs for a dance. It was alright, but nothing special as far as nightclubs go.
The next day we finally got to meet our host who was lovely and we spent some time chatting with, before heading out to a local market at The Market Shed. We had a wander around but nothing called out at us so we didn't end up purchasing anything and instead headed to the city centre to look around the shops there, before having a late lunch at Bread and Bone, situated above Maybe Mae. The service was very slow considering how quiet it was, I think our order had been forgotten about and didn't appear until we asked, however it was delicious when it did arrive so that kind of made up for it.
To travel around the city there are two bus loops, one running clockwise and one anticlockwise which you can hop on and off completely free. Luckily our accommodation was very near one of the free stops, so we didn't pay for transport around the city which was great. That evening we just headed back and enjoyed an evening in with a takeaway making the most of being indoors while we could!
For our last full day we felt it was time to hit more of the tourist spots before we left. We had a look at the State Library, which was beautiful inside and full of really old books which was pretty cool. Next we headed to the National Wine Centre of Adelaide. Every morning at 11:30am they do a free guided tour of the centre, and we arrived in time to take the tour which was very informative and definitely worthwhile, however if you miss it you can do a self guided tour at any time. Once we were done and had taken some time to play with the interactive exhibits, we headed to their wine bar. It's the largest wine tasting experience in Australia with a range of 120 wines to try, with all the bottles in a kind of vending machine style. You can pour yourself a taster, 1/2 glass or whole glass from the dispenser. I had tasters of around nine different wines in the end, and finished with a glass of my favourite. Adam being the bigger drinker had 1/2 glasses of most of the wines he tried! Feeling a little tipsy, we took a stroll through the Botanic Gardens, which was beautiful with the falling Autumn leaves, before heading back to our Airbnb for the night.
The next morning it was time to check out and get on the road. Before leaving the city, we headed to the Central Market to check it out and grab some lunch. It would be a great place to buy food from local suppliers with loads of meat, cheese, fruit and bakery stalls, but impractical for us about to get on the road again without a fridge so we just enjoyed lunch before heading off. Our final activity was to visit the Mt Lofty lookout, a viewpoint where you can see all around the city. I believe there are walking trails around you could do too, but we chose to just take in the great view before getting on our way.
Overall we felt Adelaide was a pretty average city. We did some nice things and had a good time, but I guess the problem was that arriving straight from Melbourne we were comparing it to a much bigger a city we love with so much more to do. Worth stopping for of course, but I don't feel desperate to go back.


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The finest fly fishing in Yorkshire can be found on the River Wharfe
PUBLISHED: 22:09 15 September 2012 | UPDATED: 20:53 19 November 2017
The finest fly fishing in Yorkshire can be found on the River Wharfe says expert Frank Anslow
Fishermen have never had it quite so good on the River Wharfe and it looks as if it is going to get even better.
The Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust is making significant improvements to the river over the next few years which include pollution control and easing erosion by fencing off and ideally creating 10 metre buffer zones between the fence and the river, allowing vegetation to grow, preventing cattle trampling the embankments and increasing sediment in the river.
But fly fishing on the Wharfe is excellent and rivals any river in the country.
During spring and summer there are consistent fly hatches throughout the day and the opportunities for dry fly fishing are plentiful.
The Wharfe begins at Langstrothdale in the Yorkshire Dales and runs along a narrow valley which opens out at Buckden. On its journey through the Dales the river passes through some of the finest scenery there is.
The character of the river varies significantly throughout its fly fishable length, from Buckden in its upper reaches, to just below Otley, where coarse fishing takes over.
The favoured methods on the Wharfe are upstream dry fly fishing as well as upstream and downstream wet fly and nymph fishing.
The traditional 'North Country' spider patterns have been particular favourites for many anglers for generations.
The Buckden to Kettlewell stretch is bounded by open fields and has good dry fly fishing for mainly wild brown trout. The opportunities for upstream and downstream wet fly and nymph fishing are limited by periods of drought.
Between Kettlewell and Kilnsey the River Skirfare joins the Wharfe and this opens up much better opportunities as the water volume increases and continues its flow through to Grassington. But grayling are scarce at Grassington.
Steve Rhodes, chairman of the Grayling Society and a fly fishing instructor and a fly fishing guide, who has fished on the Wharfe for over 40 years, said: 'The population of grayling has decreased considerably in the upper reaches of the Wharfe in recent years.
'In earlier decades grayling could be found as far upstream as Kettlewell, regrettably this is no longer the case.'
As the Wharfe meanders its way from Grassington through Burnsall it is joined by Dibb Beck, just south of Burnsall. The character of the river changes again from this point, gaining significant volume and momentum as it runs through to and beyond Bolton Abbey.
Even in times of drought, good fly fishing conditions are available on this stretch of the river. 'The fly fishing between Burnsall and the bottom end of the Bolton Abbey beat is, in my opinion, the best fly fishing available on the River Wharfe,' added Steve.
The Wharfe is stocked with brown trout of varying size from Kettlewell through to Bolton Abbey. This is a significant stretch of water that passes between various angling clubs each of which have its own stocking arrangements. It is also an area of outstanding beauty with the river passing through a valley bounded by rolling hills and trees.
The fishing almost seems secondary to the wonderful scenery and whether you catch a lot of fish or no fish at all you can still enjoy an excellent day out.
Fly fishing opportunities continue beyond Bolton Abbey through to Addingham, Ilkley and Burley where there is a mixture of fly fishing and coarse fishing. There is some stocking of brown trout along this length but it's quite random. Downstream of Otley the river deepens and becomes slower and coarse fishing takes over with more restricted opportunity for fly fishing for brown trout. However, grayling continue to be present as far down as Boston Spa.
The size of the brown trout has increased in recent years. 'The trout in the Wharfe were traditionally three to the pound but fish of 3lb plus are now being caught on a regular basis particularly in the Burnsall and Bolton Abbey areas,' said Steve.
'The main reason for this is thought to be the ever increasing number of the North American signal crayfish which provide a significant food source for the trout. The numbers of smaller wild brown trout have also increased, probably due to the change in the stocking arrangements by a number of angling clubs. There is a move away from stocking with larger trout and some clubs have stopped stocking altogether over the last few years.'
If you want to learn more about fly fishing and fly fishing tuition on the River Wharfe and other Yorkshire fly fishing venues go to goflyfishinguk.com