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Web Tips: Building traffic to your blog
Once you have your blog set up, it's natural to want to promote it. Be mindful that premature presentation will damage your brand.
Once you have your blog set up, it's natural to want to promote it. After all, who doesn't want to expose the world to amazing insights and concise thought?
Be mindful that premature presentation will damage your brand.
Have you ever gone to the resources section of a website and instead of seeing lots of free resources, you've been greeted with a single tip sheet or short report? It leaves a negative impression of the website and the company.
Same applies to your blog. It needs mass.
If you have less than 10 posts add more before promoting it. Mass helps to increase your credibility. When you have achieved "critical mass," here are five ways to promote your blog.
• Write SEO optimized blog posts that are informative and perhaps a bit provocative. Google indexes high-quality, keyword-rich posts very quickly. This means your blog posts will show up on generic Google searches. Prior to publishing run posts through Yoast's SEO plugin for WordPress. http://yoast.com
• Write a guest post on another, high-traffic blog and link back to your blog. This is a simple way to get the word out and get high-quality backlinks that will improve your ranking. Try commenting on other blogs, although some of them will not let you link back to yours.
• Invite others to make guest posts. This can work well, especially if your guest blogger refers the article to his/her readers.
• Submit your blog and your RSS feed to specialized directories.
• Have partners send out blog invitations to their own opt-in e-mail lists and do the same for them. Many bloggers use e-mail to inform subscribers about new posts.
Andrew Shedden is the president of Broadfield Communications, a marketing consulting firm that makes it easier for companies to grow their revenues. For new media resources and services visit: http://www.broadfieldcommunications.com. For free industrial marketing resources visit http://broadfieldconsulting.com.
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Worries for three girls missing in Queensland
Police are appealing for help to locate three girls last seen in the Coomera area on Sunday morning.
Two of the girls, aged 13 and 14, travelled to Coomera to meet up with the third girl, aged 11 around 9.30am yesterday.
The trio then left the area and it is unknown where they intended travelling. They have been known to use the rail network for transportation.
Police hold concerns for their safety and wellbeing and are urging the girls, or anyone who has any information in relation to their current whereabouts, to contact them.
The 11-year-old is described as caucasian, approximately 150cms tall with a proportionate build, long brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a baggy tie-died shirt, black tracksuit pants, Nike runners and carrying a black Nike bag.
The 13-year-old is described as 165cms tall with a slim build and tanned complexion. She has short black curly hair and was last seen wearing a light pink Everlast hooded jumper, long black leggings, blue Nike shoes and a pink polka dot backpack.
The 14-year-old is described as 170cms tall with a slim build, fair complexion and long black hair. She was last seen wearing a black Everlast hooded jumper with camouflage logo, black leggings and black Nike shoes, and was also carrying a Nike backpack.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444.


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Soft skills refers to the emotional quotient (EQ) of an individual. Just like training an individual for skills related to their field of work ,soft skills training is essential for an individual's personality development and the ability to deal with fellow employees. An employee may be an all rounder at his job ,but when it comes to basic interaction with fellow employees at the workplace ,he/she may fall back miserably. The ability to make quick decisions ,think rationally and act purposefully are important skills employees at work must imbibe. Soft skills comprise of Emotional Intelligence , time management , business etiquettes ,etc. These skills are imparted through team building exercises. We now focus on the EI aspect and how through training it is imparted in employees.
EI refers to the ability to monitor ones own and others emotions ,to discriminate between them and use it to guide thinking and behavior. It helps communicate better ,get along with others and makes you self aware and reach full potential.
Be a good team leader
Practice before you preach. Before you start working on your team ,it is important that you yourself have the necessary qualities as a leader . Your team members should respect you. As a team leader ,you need to work and manage your own emotions and be able to stay calm. Also ,to effectively put out your thoughts bro your audience. Provide feedback when necessary and handle conflicts as and when they arise , because in a team setting conflicts are natural.
Identify your teams weaknesses and strengths
Your team members are more than just your employees. They each have something to convey. Moreover , their strength and weakness provide setback. Therefore ,you have got to know each of them. This could be done by establishing a 360 degree feedback session or through a SWOT analysis. Think about how you can work on these. Put forth these to the employees and ask them to give feedback.
Develop norms
Norms are just subtle rules. Norms help regulate behavior in a team setting . If you want to bring about a change in groups performance ,you have to bring about a change in norms. Rules must be in line with your values. If only they are in line with your teams beliefs ,only then will they support and work towards it.
Deal with stress effectively
Stress leads to burnout and has a negative impact on overall health. Developing effective ways to manage stress is important. Under deadlines ,is when stress is maximum. Therefore ,it is important to follow a schedule , take breaks and focus only on one task at a time. Empathy is the key to handling stress caused by conflicts . If you understand others ,only then will you be able to others. It's time you put yourself in others shoes.
Team members should voice their opinions
It is important that team members put forth their ideas and opinions . Active listening and giving channels for members to vent frustration helps employees to share their ideas. This could be done ,also ,by other creative exercises at the workplace.


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Pick up a late-night snack, a beverage to get your synapses firing.Learn more
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Give your room all the comforts of home with MicroFridges, high-def flat screen TVs, and safes.Learn more
Storage & Shipping
Boston University has partnered with The UPS Store to provide safe, convenient, and economical storage and shipping options with multiple pick-up and drop off locations.
MicroFridge Rental Deadline
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Looking back, it could have gone either way. It didn't work out, which makes it look like fate, or a stupid decision, or both. But at the time I did have a few things in my favor. I had the backing of the King, which is a heady position to be in. I had a solid plan, solid people, the timing was right, and I had insider knowledge from someone who'd been through this ritual before. Everything was perfect, and with all things magic that should have been the first warning sign that something wasn't right.
My intentions, to me, were for the greater good. Immortality? No more sickness, death, or hunger? Who would not want that? Of course, hindsight is a lens through which we can analyze the past and speculate where we went wrong. As it stood now, I can only lament the gravity of my actions from the eternal torment those around me and I now suffered.
How was I to know, at the time, the spirit I summoned to guide me through the summoning of the dead and immortality ritual was really a daemon? Or that he would take over my body in a moment of doubt? Could something done for love really be that bad, no matter the outcome?
Those are all just excuses, though, are they not? As the dead run rampant across the kingdom, those not killed at their skeletal hands were captured and tortured by the army of daemons who came through the portal. The portal itself was not open for long, but they were ready on the other side because of my stupidity and arrogance.
Now I cowered in the remnants of my broken soul, having fled from the sight of my undead wife. Her hatred of me burned in her eyes, because her soul had been ripped from the summerlands and ensconced in a half-rotted body.
I would be mad at me, too.
Maybe thinking it could have gone either way was how I consoled myself as the daemon raked its talons through my soul like a cougar sharpening its claws on a tree.
My wife had died of the wasting sickness, and I poured over the books in the old library trying to find the spell I had heard of in legends. A spell to raise the dead. The head sorcerer of the order said I was wasting my time. He was probably just trying to keep me away from something that had, obviously, turned out to be dangerous and beyond my ability.
Through research and countless hours I'd discovered a name, and a simple spirit summoning. Painless, and nearly first level difficulty. Then, after gaining my trust and stringing me along, it spoke of an immortality ritual. A one-two combination to conquer death.
The daemon showed me there were always fates worse than death. Or even a thousand deaths.
On the other hand, the daemon promised I would live forever. In everlasting agony, of course, but forever nonetheless.


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"Africa is a forerunner in mobile technology"
Those looking for the most innovative technology in mobile need to look at Africa suggest Bill Zimmerman, a U.S. investor in African Internet.
450 million African Callers
Zimmerman worked in the U.S. including Microsoft, Visio and later the investment iStart Ventures. He claims that of the 1 billion Africans 450 million have a mobile phone, a number that grows annually by 12%. Under the slogan "trade, not aid" Zimmerman mediates between foreign investors and African start-ups. Additionally, he and his company, Limbe Labs in Cameroon, offer startups guidance in exchange for 5% of the shares.
Eat or buy an app?
There are similar companies in Kenya, the iHub, and Senegal, Bantalabs. That the African market is experiencing a major shift in development is recognized by heavyweights like Google, Nokia and others, already very active in Africa. Internet is primarily accessed via the phone, while the cost of an SMS message quickly eats ten per cent of the daily wages of lower income groups.
Investing in African startups
In South Africa a new project CrowdFunding is eager to help investors engage start-ups via the web, while VC4Africa will offer the opportunity to start investing and engaging startups in Africa this summer.
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Head of the Hudson Regatta
The Binghamton Rowing Team started it's racing season off with 3 medals this past weekend at the Head of the Hudson Regatta in Albany, NY. This course offered a new challenge to rowers and coxswains alike because of its unique 3.2K distance.
The Varsity Mens 4+ boat fell just half a second short of a first place finish to Skidmore with a time of 10:46.12. The Varsity Womens 4+ boat scored their own second place finish with a time of 12:05.55. And last but not least, the Varsity Womens 8+ secured a third place finish behind Union College and Skidmore with a time of 12:36.28.
With a successful start to the season and no lack of determination from our team members we're excited to see how far Binghamton will go within the coming months.


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Performance + Music
Space & Installation
September 1-7, 2013
The Foundry (Adjacent to Milstein Hall)
An exterior installation and public seating element on Cornell's campus with a landscape-inspired design, presented by Katie MacDonald (B.Arch. '13) and Kyle Schumann, (B.Arch. '13), Lightwave aims to bring the art of spectacle into the utilitarian typology of public seating while also providing a highly accessible long-term public art installation in the heart of campus.
Nestled between gorges and a glacial lake, Cornell's campus is defined by a landscape of rock and water. The water, in constant motion, has shaped the immovable rock into rugged shapes and steep ravines. From this sublime landscape, a new furniture emerges, a wave of water breaking through the rock.
A grid of square timbers forms an undulating wavelike surface. The surface's crests and troughs provide a variety of seating alcoves, spaces for sitting, laying, lounging, climbing, and viewing. The vertical timbers are defined by a grid of gaps, allowing light to penetrate and soak into the seating. The seemingly disjunct members are bolted together with an interior metal structure of tension rods which allows segments of the furniture to cantilever off the ground as the wave crests, creating the illusion of timbers floating in midair.
The interior sides of the timbers are painted a variety of bright colors, creating a dazzling range of colored light which appears to emerge from within the furniture, an effect that is augmented at night with a system of lights embedded within the grid. The furniture is made of a local pine timber, which will mature from a clean blonde to a weathered grey patina, transforming with age as it slowly adjusts to the site.
Born of Ithaca's sublime terrain, Lightwave is both an ode and an invitation; it celebrates the landscape with mimicry and welcomes the public with luminous splendor.


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Reviews are in for the newly launched GeForce GTX TITAN: "Awe-inspiring performance" (AnandTech), "Beautifully engineered product" (TechRadar), "Head, shoulders and knees above its compatriots" (HardwareCanucks).
So, gamers everywhere will shove and fight to be first in line to get a hold of one. That is, unless CUDA developers beat them to it.
As it happens, GTX TITAN – based on the same Kepler chip that powers the world's fastest supercomputer, the Titan system at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory – is the ultimate CUDA development GPU.
Basically, we've unleashed the best of Kepler's compute capabilities in GTX TITAN.
1.3 Teraflops for Under $1,000
For the first time, GTX TITAN provides access to developers to over a teraflop of double-precision performance in a commercially-available GPU, transforming their PCs into personal supercomputers. That's big news: for scientists, accessibility to computing resources is one of the biggest hurdles in advancing research. Many have to wait weeks to months for access to a supercomputer or a campus-wide cluster.
But no longer. Now GTX TITAN can simply be added to a PC for an 8x boost in computational capability. It also delivers 5x more double precision performance than the next-best consumer GPU, GeForce GTX 680. And it's widely available through e-tailers, retailers and resellers everywhere.
CUDA Made Easier with Dynamic Parallelism
GTX TITAN is the perfect GPU for developers who have yet to dive into CUDA, with features like Dynamic Parallelism, which enables the GPU to operate more autonomously from the CPU by generating new work for itself at run-time. Eliminating unnecessary interaction with the CPU, it makes GPU programming easier, particularly for algorithms traditionally considered difficult for GPUs, such as divide-and-conquer problems.
A great example of the power of Dynamic Parallelism is the Quicksort example we wrote about in a blog post a few months ago. With Dynamic Parlelism, the popular Quicksort algorithm can be implemented in half the lines of code as before, and the end code looks basically the same as the CPU version of the algorithm.
Develop with GeForce, Deploy with Tesla
While GTX TITAN is designed to be installed into PCs, NVIDIA's Tesla K20 GPU accelerators are purpose-built for workstations, servers and large supercomputers like Oak Ridge's Titan system. Tesla accelerators deliver the best cluster performance while jobs complete with 100-percent reliability and manageability. Some Tesla-exclusive features include:
- NVIDIA GPUDirect RDMA for InfiniBand performance
- Hyper-Q for MPI (Hyper-Q for CUDA Streams is supported on GeForce GTX TITAN)
- ECC protection for all internal and external registers and memories
- Supported tools for GPU and cluster management, such as Bright Computing, Ganglia.
The great thing is that developers now have the best of both worlds. They can design and optimize their applications in an environment closely resembling future deployments, but on their desktop PCs with GTX TITAN. And later, they can deploy and scale their applications on Tesla-based systems.
Try GeForce GTX TITAN Today
GeForce GTX TITAN is a game-changer for developers. Whether you're a CUDA novice or ninja, try GTX TITAN today. Its Kepler features will blow you away. Everything you need to develop CUDA is freely available at http://www.nvidia.com/getcuda. For beginners, Udacity's "Intro to Parallel Programming" open online course is a great starting point.
If you are a CUDA developer, tell us below about the potential impact of GTX TITAN for your research.
And if you want to learn more about how GPUs are revolutionizing innovation and discovery in science, engineering and industry, be sure to attend our GPU Technology Conference next week in San Jose, Calif.


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"Wonderfully sharp, poignant two-hander...the performances here are never less than enthralling"
Time Out ★★★★
"A superb example of freewheeling storytelling...Constantly uplifting, occasionally hilarious..stylishly poetic and deeply felt... A brilliant piece of new writing." The Arts Desk ★★★★
"Hussain writes this passion-filled tale with lashings of humour as well as intense feeling... This is a superb example of new writing... a fitting tribute to this company's good work." The Stage ★★★★
"Any presumption that Blood might simply be a British Asian reworking of Romeo and Juliet is quickly blown away in this immaculately written and precisely performed duologue that kept me absolutely gripped for 80 minutes" What's On Birmingham ★★★★★
"Sparky performances of youthful intensity, swagger and sweetness… there's a piquancy here, a tenderness and a rough-edged ardour that keep us hooked" The Times
"a beautifully crafted show… you instantly connected to [the] characters and this connection was never lost. Filled with twists and turns, it was a compelling piece of theatre" Love Midlands Theatre
"Brutal and comic... [an] intelligently sparse production... it is impossible not to warm to the performances of Krupa Pattani and Adam Samuel-Bal" The Guardian
"Krupa Pattani and Adam Samuel-Bal brilliantly capture the insecurity and passion of hopeful teenagers… warm, infectious and funny" Coventry Telegraph
"Fantastic combination of exemplary writing, performing and designing in one" A Younger Theatre
"Witty, dark, thrilling and tragic; Blood has all the elements of young amor expressed through a charismatic performance and beautifully written story" SOOBAX
"A fast-moving, funny and slick portrait of young love…Funny, touching and thrilling… beautifully played"
Bum On A Seat
"An absolute treat"
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"Engaging to watch…endearing" Redbrick
The Stage: A great, in-depth interview with FinKennedy, Tamasha co-Artistic Director >
BBC Asian Network (scroll to 01:12:40): Writer Emteaz Hussain is interviewed by Sheetal Parmar >
A 21st century urban love story
Presented by Tamasha and The Belgrade Theatre Coventry
By Emteaz Hussain
Directed by Esther Richardson
Designed by Sara Perks
love ain't something you just say
just this word
it's something you do
Caneze meets Sully in the college canteen. The heat rises over triple chilli sauce in Nando's. She makes her move in the sweet smoke of a shisha bar. A touchpaper is lit… but neither of them bargained on the lengths to which her brother would go to keep them apart. Blood is a searing and heartfelt new play by the writer of Tamasha's Sweet Cider.
Set among a Midlands Pakistani community, Blood is sparky, funny and heart-wrenchingly honest. A timely and contemporary story, this play cuts through political agendas and goes straight to the heart. It lets us into a world governed by links to family and clan, as much as fiercely individual wants and desires.
"After the 2011 riots, I felt frustrated over the myopic portrayal of working class young people. It was important to me to write a play which captured the complexity of their lives and the brave, sassy way they negotiate their identity in a wider context." Emteaz Hussain
Blood contains reference and possible depiction of violence and some swearing. Recommended for 14yrs+


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What Would You Like to Trade?
Choose what you want to trade
Before you even think of opening an account you need to decide for yourself what markets and instruments you want to trade. Nowadays, you have a wide range of options to choose from. Before you start, make sure you understand advantages and disadvantages of each option available to you.


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"For two decades now, ICE Europe has been the key platform for converting professionals and experts who seek to advance their business and stay updated on the latest innovations. Following the record show of 2015, closing with a visitor increase of 7%, the 10th event of ICE Europe 2017 will focus on the rapid technological diversification in converting, which is pushed by the impact of trends and challenges on the industry, such as automation and digitization. The converting market is a highly dynamic sector in which the production and conversion of high quality flexible materials and the implementation of sustainable production processes are the drivers for innovation," says Nicola Hamann, Managing Director of organizer Mack Brooks Exhibitions.
Exhibition space for the world's leading
converting show selling fast
Less than a year ahead of the show, 324 exhibitors from 21 countries have already booked and reserved 86% of the exhibition space. In 2015, the show was another great success with overall 7,040 visitors, 439 exhibitors and a net exhibition space of 11,000 m².
The exhibition profile covers products and services from all key areas of the converting sector, which include: materials, coating/laminating, drying/curing, (pre)treatment, accessories, slitting/rewinding, flexographic/rotogravure printing, finishing, factory management/waste disposal, retrofits/machine upgrades, toll coating/converting/slitting, control, test & measurement, software, services, information & communication.
ICE Europe 2017 will be held in Halls A5 and A6 of the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany.
Exhibitor Brochure available to order
from the newly designed ICE Europe Website
The Exhibitor Brochure is now available in three different languages (English, German and Italian) via the Information Request Form in the show Website's exhibitor section, www.ice-x.com/europe. The multilingual and newly designed Website offers the latest news and updates on the world's leading converting exhibition as well as a number of useful tools for exhibitors and visitors, such as stand reservation forms and hall plans, stand options, facts and figures, photos and videos, the possibility to sign up for the official exhibition newsletter (ICE Insight) and more.
Highly qualified trade audience
The ICE Europe show consistently convinces with the attendance of highly qualified visitors from across the converting sector. Among the visitors of the show are managing directors, plant managers, design and production engineers, technical managers, purchasers and sales and marketing directors from a wide range of industry sectors including packaging, food, pharmaceutical, furniture, electronics, plastics, printing, automotive, wipes, textiles/nonwovens, chemicals, paper and recycling.
In the exhibition survey, ICE Europe 2015 received top ratings for the quality of its trade audience: 83% of visitors said that they influence or make purchase decisions and a total of 3,100 visitors came with definite investment plans. As for exhibitors, 98% said that they had fully or partly achieved their business goals.
ICE Europe once more co-located
with CCE International
ICE Europe will once again be co-located with CCE International, the only trade fair in Europe exclusively dedicated to the corrugated and folding carton industry. CCE International addresses suppliers and manufacturers of raw materials, machines, equipment and services for the production and conversion of corrugated and cartonboard. Visitors at CCE International include corrugated and folding carton converters as well as packaging designers and specifiers. With a total of 156 exhibitors and more than 2,410 visitors from all over the world, the event in 2015 was a thorough success – www.cce-international.com
For more information on ICE Europe 2017, please visit www.ice-x.com/europe


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In a move that will add to the city's mountain of debt, Mayor Rahm Emanuel won support Monday from the City Council's Finance Committee to issue up to $900 million in bonds backed by property taxes.
It's the largest request put forth during Emanuel's tenure and comes at a time when Chicago already has about $7 billion in outstanding general obligation debt, more per capita than bankrupt Detroit or any of the 10 biggest U.S. cities except New York.
In testimony before the committee, Chief Financial Officer Lois Scott provided a broad outline of how the bond proceeds would be spent, saying it would be consistent with previous years.
Last year, the Tribune's "Broken Bonds" series revealed how city leaders have used long-term borrowing to paper over budget shortfalls and push current costs onto future generations — all with little input from taxpayers or oversight from aldermen.
Monday, aldermen asked few questions about the borrowing as the ordinance authorizing the debt sailed through the committee with virtually no debate.
"It raises questions of how much City Council members understand the financial condition of the city and what the plan going forward will be to meet the debt," said Laurence Msall, president of the nonpartisan Civic Federation budget watchdog group.
Also Monday, Emanuel's finance team won tentative permission to vastly expand the amount of short-term bank loans officials can tap to infuse city coffers with much-needed cash. Known as "commercial paper," the loans have been used in the past to cover a wide array of city expenses.
Chicago currently has about $425 million in commercial paper loans outstanding, an amount that has increased dramatically in recent years. Under the ordinance, the limit would be increased from $500 million to $1 billion.
Taken together, the amount of borrowing sought by Emanuel suggests his administration continues to need huge loans to run the city.
Scott declined through a spokeswoman to be interviewed for this story. She told committee members that her department planned to issue $400 million to $450 million in general obligation bonds in March and the balance of the $900 million during the second quarter of 2014.
She said $130 million would go toward pushing upcoming debt payments into the future, a practice known as "scoop and toss." It saves the city money in the short term but ends up costing much more in the long run. An additional $100 million, city officials say, will go to pay off commercial paper loans used to cover legal judgments.
That means at least half of the first round of borrowing will be used to pay one-time expenses. In an interview last year, Scott told the Tribune that strategies such as scoop and toss and paying judgments with bond proceeds help the city avoid tax increases and service cuts.
"Putting the full pedal down on tax increases to address these issues (is) not responsible, and it's also not responsible, long term, to borrow for any operating costs," she said at the time. "So we are balancing between these, during this interim period."
Others question using bonds in this manner.
"The borrowing is an immediate cause of concern because it appears that it's merely pushing the principal out at a very large cost to the taxpayers," Msall said. "Scooping and tossing (by state government) is prohibited under state law. It should also be prohibited for the municipalities."
In her testimony, Scott told aldermen that the use of scoop and toss would help the city "better align revenues with our obligations." She did not provide details of how long the debt would be pushed off or how much it would end up costing future taxpayers, but she said the length would be "approximately 10 years."
Despite the lack of particulars on the costs or the types of projects that would be paid for with bond proceeds, most of the questions from committee members centered on whether the financial firms executing the deals are employing enough minorities.
"These transactions are the largest opportunities for people to make money off the government, and so we want to make sure everybody is included," said Ald. Walter Burnett, 27th. "It's a lot of money. It's enough for everybody."
Ald. Scott Waguespack, 32nd, was the only alderman to press Scott for details on the spending, pointing to a Tribune story that raised questions about the city's use of $41 million in bond money for a run-down warehouse complex along West Pershing Road.
Scott was quick to point out that the bonds would fund the roughly $1.3 million in "menu money" provided annually to each alderman. The program allows aldermen to launch projects in their wards, including street repaving, sidewalk reconstruction and other minor improvements.
After the meeting, Waguespack said he was concerned about undertaking so much borrowing after two major bond rating agencies last year downgraded the city's creditworthiness by three notches, which will make borrowing costs higher. The city's triple downgrade will cost it $500,000 to $1 million more a year for every $100 million in bonds issued, Scott told aldermen last year.
Waguespack also was concerned that the city wasn't providing aldermen with a detailed list of what all the money would be used for.
"We've been voting on a lot of these bond issues not knowing specifically what we're voting on, and that's what we're trying to get today," Waguespack said after the committee vote. "Tell us exactly what we're spending this money on. They've given us some specific numbers, but not specific tasks, projects or equipment that they're spending it on."
Ald. Bob Fioretti, 2nd, who like Waguespack is a frequent critic of the administration's financial practices, agreed, describing the ordinance to authorize the borrowing as "carte blanche."
"We spent more time discussing the issues on who's representing who rather than where these deals are going and what the impact is, and that's where we should be focusing on," Fioretti said.
Fioretti also criticized the practice of borrowing money to pay off legal settlements rather than including those costs in the city's annual budget.
"Those should have been budgeted," he said. "What happened to our actual budgeting? If that's the way we're going to approach this, we're heading toward a financial collapse — not today, not tomorrow, but in a future City Council somewhere down the line."
In addition to taking on more long-term debt, Emanuel's finance team sought to double its short-term borrowing capacity through commercial paper loans. Often, the city has turned those loans into long-term debts by paying them off with more general obligation bonds.
The commercial paper program dates to 2002, when Mayor Richard M. Daley won approval to borrow up to $200 million a year. In 2012, Emanuel increased that amount to $500 million a year. The current proposal would double that to $1 billion.
"That starts raising questions, legitimate questions of why the increase?" said Bart Hildreth, a professor at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. "Commercial paper can be used to paper over operating deficits."
Hildreth also said borrowing can be a more appealing option than budget cuts for officials facing a re-election campaign. "(Emanuel's) got that trade-off between doing what the voters apparently want and doing what the long-term interest of the city might be."
The city, Scott said, had already requested bids from banks that want to participate in the commercial paper borrowing.
Scott said the firms involved include Morgan Stanley, one of the companies behind the controversial 2008 parking meter deal. This will be Morgan Stanley's first deal with the city since then, she said.
Scott provided even fewer details on how the administration would use proceeds from commercial paper borrowing, other than to say it would provide liquidity and give the city more flexibility. Aldermen asked few questions about the program.
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You have made the important decision of quitting smoking and have set the date for the big day. You truly want to stop but are afraid to fail. Many friends and family have gone thru this and you are a bit discouraged, even when you have not start yet. The failures of others have diminished your confidence. Maybe this is the wrong approach. Stop looking at what others could not do, and find the reason why you want to quit smoking – your why, the what's in it for me?
Here are some reasons to help you find your why.
Health reasons – Not only will you prevent heart and lung disease, and many other unpleasant physical effects of smoking, such as tooth decay, bad breath … and many others, but you will have clear thinking, and will not be behind the curtain of smoke anymore.
Family health – Second hand smoke is very harmful to those around it. Therefore, by quitting smoking you will be contributing to the health of your family, friends, and society in general.
You will be chemical free – There are over 4,000 chemicals in cigarettes. Many of those are used in poison, arsenic, wood paint …. This should be a good reason not to put that stuff inside your body.
Physical appearance – Your skin will look better and you will avoid the fine lines and wrinkles that form around your mouth and eyes from the habit of smoking. You and "your environment" will smell better too.
Your level of energy will increase as you start breathing better. This will open a window of opportunity to do other activities that you wanted to do before but just did not have the energy.
Self esteem boost – You will find that you have what it takes to be in charge and in control of your body and health.
You will save a considerable amount of money by not having to buy those expensive packs of cigarettes. Use the money to buy something you really wanted but could not afford before – that is a reward.
You will have more time – the time that you spent smoking or going to buy cigarettes is now free for you to do anything you want and enjoy.
Socialization – Other people who may have been turned off by your smoking may want to socialize with you now. Some people get sick by just smelling the odor associated with smoking, others get cough, or even asthma, triggered just by the lingering odor. A person that you thought was a snob may become a good friend, just because now he/she does not get sick when near you.
These are only a few reasons to find your why, but there are many others and you will be able to come up with more. The important issue here is to find your why.


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Still, the UK one's pretty good, getting you into 159 countries. Might as well make the most of those visa-free trips to Ibiza while you have the chance.
Up there with a floppy hat and sunglasses, a passport's an essential when you're going on holiday. Given how long they last, you can often forget when they're going to expire.
Well, hard luck if your passport's about to run out - as the cost of buying one in the UK is set to go up significantly this year. Now you've got an excuse to look even more miserable in your passport pic.
Under current proposals, the price of an adult passport in the UK will go up from £72.50 to £85 as of 27 March this year. That's if the change is approved by Parliament.
The same price surge will apply to the price of a kid's passport, which will rise from £46 to £58.50 - a price hike of almost 30 percent. All the more reason not to take your kids then.
The change will apply specifically to passport applications made by post, with the cost of online applications set to go up in line with inflation to a more reasonable £75.50 for adults and £49 for kids.
The Home Office is justifying the decision by saying it wants to shift the burden of buying a passport more onto travellers and less on taxpayers. It sort of makes sense really - only your dad would send so much paperwork by post in this day and age.
Apparently the price hike has nothing at all to do with the UK's planned return to blue-coloured passports once the UK leaves the European Union rather than the EU's burgundy red.
The old pre-EU UK passport and the current EU one. Credit: PA
Announcing the move, the Home Office said the price rises will form part of a £100million investment in border security and infrastructure. Guess they have to fund it somehow.
Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes said: "The passport is an invaluable document that allows millions of British people to travel around the world for business and pleasure.
"Our priority is to ensure that UK travellers have a secure, effective, and efficient service from the point of application to the time they pass through the UK border and it is only right that we should look at this whole process when setting our fees.
"These proposals will ensure that those people who don't travel abroad are not footing the bill for those who do."
You might think the price rise is a bit of a rip-off, given that the UK passport's not even the most powerful passport in the world - that title currently applies to Germany whose passport can get you into a whopping 161 countries visa-free.
Still, the UK one's pretty good, getting you into 159 countries. Might as well make the most of those visa-free trips to Ibiza while you have the chance.
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While the phrase "most murderous mammal" may bring to mind the lion, the tiger, the bear, or of course the human being, the animal that in fact holds that distinction is none other than the meerkat.
According to a new report published in Nature, the meerkat, more than any of the 1,024 mammals in contention, is most prone to intraspecies killing. This may come as a surprise to those who know these small African creatures from the adorable inroads they've made into internet culture in the past decade or so.
Nevertheless, the University of Granada researchers behind the new study determined that just about one in five meerkat deaths comes at the murderous hand of another meerkat.
This figure puts them ahead of a slew of monkeys and lemurs, and well ahead of more obviously ferocious beasts like lions, wolves, pumas, leopards, and bears:
And why exactly are meerkats, more than any of these other creatures, so murderous?
The Spanish university researchers concluded that adult meerkats often kill their young in order to conserve resources and kill each other in order to preserve the rigid hierarchies of their society, in which only some have mating rights and offspring of subordinate members are killed to make room for those of a more dominant member.
Such striking findings aside, the researchers actually set out to trace the biological roots of human violence in comparison to other species. And on that front, the results might not be quite what you'd expect.
For example, you'll note on the chart above that humans aren't among the top 30 most murderous mammals. In fact, modern humans are far from it, with just 0.01 percent of our deaths caused by homicide.
In hopes of uncovering humankind's innate inclination toward murder, researchers attempted to strip away the environmental factors (norms, laws, police forces) that separate humans from other mammals.
Thus, the researchers tracked the human homicide rate of its early hunter-gatherer phase, before environmental deterrents to murder really existed. And in that phase, the share of human deaths caused by homicide was two percent.
That number — the more reliable one when comparing us to other species — puts humans well behind the leaders above, as well as humanity's evolutionary ancestors (apes come in at 2.3 percent of all deaths), but well above the mammalian average: 0.3 percent.
However, the human homicide rate has spiked to extraordinary levels at certain times in human history, even reaching 12 percent of all deaths during the Middle Ages. So, even if humankind is still above the mammalian average, perhaps us Homo sapiens can take some comfort in knowing that our bloodiest days seem to be behind us.
Next, read up on the bizarre eating competitions that meerkats hold in order to determine mating rights.


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Are you an Entrepreneur, or thinking about starting a business? Maybe you feel overwhelmed at times? Perhaps things seem to take much longer to come to fruition than you expected? Furthermore, maybe you have financial pressures and are getting anxious? Are you doubting yourself and afraid of failing?
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Internet file swappers worried about being sued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) can now find out whether the industry association has their number - their IP (Internet Protocol) number, that is.
A new Web-based tool provided by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) gives file swappers the ability to check their home IP address or file sharing service user name against a list of addresses and names disclosed in hundreds of subpoena filed by the RIAA to ISPs (Internet service providers). (See http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/riaasubpoenas/)
The tool consists of a Web page with a field into which visitors can type a user name from file sharing services such as Kazaa and Grokster, or the IP address of a system used to swap files.
That page is linked to a database containing file swapper information culled from RIAA subpoenas, according to Fred von Lohmann, senior intellectual property attorney at the EFF.
Visitors who enter a name or address that is on the list receive a link to an electronic copy of the actual subpoena, he said.
The new tool is a way to give file sharers who are being targeted a head start on challenging the subpoenas, von Lohmann said.
Those whose names are not in the list receive "peace of mind" that they are not being pursued, the EFF said.
An RIAA spokesman said that the new tool was curious, especially in the face of the EFF's past efforts to champion online privacy protections.
Instead of creating problems for the RIAA, however, the EFF tool underscored the group's core message, the RIAA spokesman said.
"Its further confirmation of what we have argued all along - you are far from anonymous if you are illegally 'sharing' music on a peer-to-peer network," the spokesman said.
Because of delays in processing the large volume of subpoenas being issued by the RIAA, there is a lag between the number of subpoenas submitted by the RIAA and the number disclosed to the public and in the EFF database, von Lohmann said.
The EFF said that the RIAA has subpoenaed ISPs for information on almost 1000 file swappers so far, but only around 300 were accessible to the public, he said.
In addition, the RIAA was adding new subpoenas each day, meaning that file swappers should take only small comfort if their user name or IP address did not match those in the database, von Lohmann said.
In June, the RIAA said that it was beginning to gather evidence for use in what it said would be "thousands of lawsuits" against individual music swappers.
At the time, the group said that it would use software that can scan peer-to-peer networks to gather evidence that would be used as the basis for the lawsuits.
While it is too early to discern a pattern in the RIAA's subpoenas, they typically name between five and ten copyrighted songs that the group owned and that were not authorised for online distribution, von Lohmann said.
Users who were hosting files rather than downloading them were the target, and the RIAA may be going after so-called "supernodes" on peer-to-peer networks like Kazaa, he said.
Supernodes are machines that act as the backbone of p-to-p networks with expendable bandwidth and processing power as well as consistent records of being online.
An RIAA spokesman declined to comment on the group's tactics in targeting file swappers, but said that it was targeting users who were offering or sharing a "substantial number of copyrighted music files".
Under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998, copyright holders such as the RIAA can issue subpoenas directly to enforce their copyrights on the Internet.
Before the DMCA, only courts could issue subpoenas and strict conditions had to be met before a subpoena was issued. Now, in contrast, the RIAA only has to submit a two-page letter stating its "good faith belief" that its copyright was being violated to subpoena identifying information about an individual.
No other evidence or proof of harm was required, von Lohmann said.
In June, Verizon Internet Services turned over the names of four alleged music downloaders after an appeals court denied the company's request for a stay while it challenged the music industry's right to subpoena the names.
The RIAA said that ISPs were "responding," but declined to comment on whether additional names had been turned over in response to the latest subpoenas.
The group will file "several hundred lawsuits" in late August or early September using information gathered from P-to-P networks and through the subpoenas, the RIAA spokesman said.
However, that would just be the first wave of lawsuits. Information gathering for future suits would continue even while legal action was ongoing, he said.
"We're going to continue to file lawsuits until the message gets across that this is illegal activity," the spokesman said.
In addition to the search tool, the EFF has also set up a Web site along with the US Internet Industry Association and other organisations, www.subpoenadefense.org, for individuals who need information on how to defend themselves from prosecution.
The EFF recommends that people who are worried about being targeted by the RIAA stop hosting files for uploading on P-to-P networks.
Those who knew they were being pursued should contact an attorney to discuss their options, von Lohmann said.


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Mr. Singer's talked focused on the importance of being proactive, rather than reactive, in protecting your enterprise network. Recovering from a security breach can cost millions of dollars, and most companies go over 200 days without realizing that their network has been compromised. In order to prevent these breaches from occurring, Mr. Singer stressed the importance of layered security, having a quick response rate to security breaches, compliance framework and compliance contracts.
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Feedback from an actual Persona Island Resort guestPersona Island Resort, located in the village of Tekek, is a basic but charming family-run cluster of rooms, all of which a mere stone's throw from a stunning stretch of Tekek beach.
We've stayed here a few times now and there are a few reasons we like it.
First of all is the Tioman-flavored service that you get at Persona Island Resort. The resort's owners are directly related to Nazri's Place, which was the first ever to offer rooms in Tioman for the traveling public. This lineage shows in the way customers are treated here; everyone, whether young or old, local or foreign, truly everyone receives a hefty dose of laid-back Tioman hospitality.
We've brought in friends from far and wide and all agree with us: Persona Island Resort is laid-back personified (pun intended).
Second, Persona Island Resort, being a budget category resort, its rooms are pretty basic in set-up and cheap. They come in 2-bedders or 3-bedders and all offer air-con and a separate bathroom with shower.
Mind you, the rooms are all comparatively big when compared with most of the surrounding resorts and hotels. We also like the way our rooms are tidied up by the friendly Persona Island Resort staff.
Check the Persona Island Resort room rates with Agoda. You can book now and pay later.
Persona Island Resort offers a spacious open-air eating area, which we enjoy.
But you can also opt to eat your meals inside the restaurant just next to the main Persona Island Resort building. All meals are prepared in-house and are great and good value for money.
That said, there are quite a few eateries peppered around Persona Island Resort, so if you're keen to try different kinds of meals, then make sure you try some of the surrounding "makan" places.
Sarang, for instance, the restaurant along the main road, has an awesome sweet and sour chicken and we found next-door neighbor Babura's nasi goreng simply to die for.
What else does Persona Island Resort offer? We noticed that the rooms are quite frequently taken by groups, mostly companies on retreats or doing motivational courses.
So if you're looking for group accommodation, look no further, because I think you'll find it in Persona Island Resort.
Also, given Persona Island Resort's close proximity to the beach, it will come as no surprise that they offer complete snorkeling and scuba-diving packages.
Tips: If you just want a roof over your head whilst you go on a scuba-diving safari in Tioman, then Persona Island Resort will do just nicely, because it offers three scuba-dive outfits pretty much right next door to it.
If you're not quite that intrepid, but you would like to try your hand at snorkeling, then this, too, is available at these outfits. We like snorkelling along the nearby beach and around Renggis, which is just a short boat ride towards Berjaya.
Lastly, the Persona Island Resort rooms are generally fully booked quite far ahead by groups, so book early if you're trying to secure a room.
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The governor's latest attempt to have his way in the medical malpractice debate blew up the special legislative session Tuesday before it even began.
The spark was an e-mail Gov. Jeb Bush sent to political supporters accusing Republican senators of caving in to trial lawyers and "jeopardizing access to health care."
He hoped to exert enough pressure to prod the Senate into embracing his solution to soaring medical malpractice insurance rates: a $250,000 cap on pain and suffering awards.
Instead, Bush's message angered Senate Republicans so much they shut down negotiations Tuesday with the House and Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings.
Tuesday's negotiating, on the eve of today's special session, was supposed to take three hours. "It lasted five minutes," said Sen. Dennis Jones, R-Treasure Island.
The Republican Party of Florida sent Bush's electronic rebuke to 22,000 supporters Monday. In it, Bush accuses Senate Republicans of giving in to the demands of the state's trial lawyers, who oppose a $250,000 cap on pain and suffering awards that Bush favors.
"Healthcare in our state is being held hostage by a handful of Republican, yes, Republican Senators who may be placing their own ambitions above the values that got them elected as Republicans and, as a results are jeopardizing people's access to healthcare," Bush wrote. "Instead of working together, some in our legislative leadership have caved to pressure from special interests . . . Florida's trial lawyers."
He ended by saying that lawmakers "need to know that if they don't support our plan, we'll hold them accountable."
Republican senators already were stinging from remarks Bush made about them during a speech last week at a GOP event in Orlando.
"We were the entree," Sen. Tom Lee, R-Brandon, said of Bush's comments in Orlando. "It astounded me."
Senate President Jim King, R-Jacksonville, accused Bush of politicizing a complex policy debate.
"I am greatly disappointed and extremely surprised that at a time when senators, representatives and negotiators from the governor's office are spending countless hours working to find consensus on this issue, that the governor would turn this significant policy issue into a political debate," King said in a statement.
Although the state GOP distributed the e-mail, it was generated by the governor's office as part of his official duties. A spokeswoman defended it as a way to communicate with constituents.
"It was from the governor and sent out on behalf of the governor," said Bush spokeswoman Alia Faraj.
Bush urged supporters to call senators and included the names and phone numbers of all 40 members. The e-mail directed recipients to reply to a GOP spokesman. Senators who received the e-mail said it went to 22,000 people, described by Jennings as Bush's "campaign volunteers, supporters and contributors."
Last week, King accused Bush of using medical malpractice to hammer trial lawyers, who supported his opponent in his reelection bid and are among the single biggest source of Democratic campaign cash.
"I almost feel like medical malpractice is just a vehicle for him to bash the trial lawyers," Jones said. "This has just gotten way out of hand. . . . If we cannot pass a bill, then he needs to look in the mirror and ask why."
Bush was in Canada on Tuesday, but Jennings denied Jones' suggestion.
"I think vendetta is absolutely inaccurate," Jennings said, repeating a word used by Jones. "The governor was communicating with the people who have communicated with him."
Bush ordered lawmakers back today for the second special session on the medical malpractice issue.
Both chambers have passed bills aimed at reducing the spiraling cost of medical malpractice insurance. They have agreed on some issues, including requiring hospitals to increase safety measures and inform patients if they have been inadvertently harmed.
But the most contentious part of the debate _ and the only issue in Bush's e-mail _ is the $250,000 cap.
Senators will convene briefly today. House members are not scheduled to convene until Thursday. Both might pass bills they already have passed and go home, leaving behind key negotiators to work out differences.
Some lawmakers are paying as much as $600 to fly to Tallahassee for the day. But almost no one expects the session to produce a bill both chambers can agree on. Senators have said they plan to call witnesses under oath to try to put an end to conflicting information.
"Our intent is to get the session kicked off, then send all but a few people home," said Rep. Allan Bense, R-Panama City.
From the e-mail
Excerpts of Gov. Jeb Bush's e-mail to Republican supporters about skyrocketing medical malpractice insurance rates:
There is a great deal of political rhetoric in Tallahassee right now. Unfortunately, our own Republican leadership is, in many ways, responsible for confusing the issue. Instead of working together, some in our legislative leadership have caved to pressure from special interests. . . . Florida's trial lawyers. Healthcare in our state is being held hostage by a handful of Republican, yes, Republican Senators who may be placing their own ambitions above the values that got them elected as Republicans and, as a result are jeopardizing people's access to health care. They are standing with trial lawyers who seek to maintain a system that protects their own special interests and a status quo that has brought us skyrocketing health care costs and forced physicians to close their practices. Frustrating to me is the fact that twice before, Democrat led legislatures worked hard to pass solutions fiercely opposed by trial lawyers. Why then can't a Republican led legislature, in the midst of the worst crisis our state has faced, pass meaningful reform over the opposition of the very same small group of trial lawyers?
Call your legislators today at the number listed below and urge them to support meaningful health care reform. Be specific. Tell them that Florida needs a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages in malpractice lawsuits to adequately protect our citizens while ensuring access to quality care and maintaining personal relationships with physicians.
I know this decision requires courage, and I believe our legislature has the courage to stand up to the special interests and protect the people of Florida. But they need to know that you will back them up. And they need to know that if they don't support our plan, we'll hold them accountable.


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"...new life starts in the dark. Whether it is a seed in the ground, a baby in the womb, or Jesus in the tomb, it starts in the dark."
Barbara Brown Taylor, Learning to Walk in the Dark, 2014next >
I'm grateful to God, whom I serve with a good conscience as my ancestors did. I constantly remember you in my prayers day and night. When I remember your tears, I long to see you so that I can be filled with happiness. I'm reminded of your authentic faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice. I'm sure that this faith is also inside you. Because of this, I'm reminding you to revive God's gift that is in you through the laying on of my hands. God didn't give us a spirit that is timid but one that is powerful, loving, and self-controlled.
2 Timothy 1:3-7next >
"God didn't give us a spirit that is timid but one that is powerful, loving, and self-controlled."
If you watch the news, there is much to be afraid of. This spring and summer, it seemed like every time you turned on the news or skimmed Facebook there were more stories of shootings, violence, terror attacks. I wanted to run and hide. I had a hard time trying to figure out what to do, especially after the violence erupted in Dallas, where I live.
I turned to prayer, and I turned to people who were older and wiser than I – my grandma in particular. My grandma is 88, and she was born and raised in Germany. She grew up during World War II. That was a tough time. Yet, she has tremendous faith, not without fears or concerns. I turn to her, just as the author of 2 Timothy turns to those around him.
Today reflect on your spiritual ancestors. Who are they? What have they taught you? Christians have a term for these people – the great cloud of witnesses. If they are alive, take the time to share with them how they have shaped your faith.
Susan Sytsma Brattnext >
God, today I am grateful for the people you have placed in my life who have embodied your love and grace. Bless and keep them. Empower me to share that same love and grace with others today. Amen.next >
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Susan Sytsma Bratt
Susan Sytsma Bratt is the Associate Pastor at Northridge Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. She drinks way too much coffee and loves exploring the world with her husband and their toddler.
Making Space: He Leadeth Me
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By Sonia Billadeau
On Thursday, March 31st, Architect Dame Zaha Hadid died of a heart attack in a Miami hospital where she was being treated for bronchitis. She was 65 years old, according to BBC News
Hadid designed many structures around the world, including Hong Kong, Germany and the U.S. One of her well-known designs is the 2012 London Olympic Aquatic Center.
Born in Iraq, Hadid studied at the American University of Beirut and then later moved to London to study at Architectural Association School of Architecture. In 1979, she created her own company – Zaha Hadid Architects.
Hadid's first design to be constructed was the Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein in Germany in 1993 where later, she went on to design the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London and the Riverside Museum at Glasgow's Museum of Transport and Guangzhou Opera House in China.
Along with her groundbreaking designs, Hadid has won many awards for her work such as the RIBA Stirling Price twice and this year, she was the first woman and Muslim to receive the RIBA Gold Medal.
Hadid stood as a beacon for successful women in society. When receiving the Gold Medal in February, Hadid proclaimed, "We now see more established female architects all the time. That doesn't mean it's easy. Sometimes the challenges are immense. There has been tremendous change over recent years and we will continue this progress."
From her humble beginning to fame, Hadid did not forget what gave her the success. Back in 2014, Hadid designed a building at the American University of Beirut to show her appreciation for the school.
Hadid also shared her skill and love of architecture at many schools around the world. She was a professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design, University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Architecture and Institute of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna in Austria, just to name a few.
When Hadid's death was made known to the world, RIBA President Jane Duncan said, "This is absolutely terrible news. Dame Zaha Hadid was an inspirational woman, and the kind of architect one can only dream of being.
"Visionary and highly experimental, her legacy despite her young age, is formidable. She leaves behind a body of work from buildings to furniture, footwear and cars that delight and astound people all around the world. The world of architecture has lost a star today," lamented BBC News.
In future projects, Hadid's designed stadium will take center stage at the Qatar World Cup in 2022.
"It was very much a man's world but she was determined to shape it and bend into the way she saw it, into Zaha Hadid's world," said art editor Will Gompertz.
"Dame Zaha will be seen as a leading light for any architect, especially female architects who have come from abroad and are living in Britain, to show that they can succeed in this country even through all the brickbats you receive along the way."
For the inspiration and idealist Hadid was for women, especially multi-cultural women in the world, we commend her life and will always remember her legacy.
(Image via The Telegraph)
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Exclusive Video: Bill Gross Award ceremony
Exclusive Video: Bill Gross Award ceremony
Mr Charles Shreve accepts the award on behalf of Mr Gross and tells us more about Bill Gross' famous Stamp Collection.
Bill Gross is largely known as the founder and Chief Investment Officer of PIMCO, the world's largest bond manager, and as an author of several books about financial investments.
However he has also formed one of the great philatelic collections ofall time.
On Thursday 3rd December at the Hotel Hermitage in Monte-Carlo Mr Gross was awarded the ASCAT Grand Prix., one of the most prestigious philatelic awards.
Mr Charles Shreve accepted the award on behalf of Mr Gross and entertained the crowd with some amusing anecdotes.
Including a very generous gift from Mr Gross to Mr Shreve's 5yr old son....
And the initial reaction from Dr's without Borders toMr Gross'$9.1mcharitydonation...
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Grey Hornbill – Tockus nasutus
Hornbills – what more can I say? They are all entertaining and have so much character. From Zazu in The Lion King to the one that frequents Okaukuejo Waterhole in Etosha. Once you see one, you are unlikely to forget it. They just have it all.
The Grey Hornbill, as the name suggests, is a bit duller in colour than his mates. But that doesn't mean they lack in character.
Weighing in at 155 grams and having a total length of approx. 46cm, they also form part of the smaller hornbills. With their funeral colours they are unlikely to be confused with any of the other hornbills. (Maybe that is too their advantage?)
They are locally (Namibian) common and can be found in any sort of woodland – Mopane & Acacia woodland here in Namibia. They feed on insects, small animals and seeds.
Unlike their more colourful friends, they have a high-pitched call not easily associated with hornbills.
Like other hornbills, they female seals herself in a natural tree cavity or rock crevice when it comes to breeding time.
Source: Robert's Bird Guide, 2007
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So get your Liberal Kansas on.
It's hammer time again.
The Westboro Baptists hate the Jews.
Now that's a nasty sin.
Let small Ulysses join the march.
There's fight that's left in him.
We're going on a mission now.
Their souls we need to win.
For the true meaning of this interesting snippet of a poem, you will need to read the full poem in the book PLEASING JESUS. Even listening to the full poem below won't be enough. You do need to read the poem in context with the other poems that surround it.


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Press TV — April 23, 2013
The British government has blocked the Anglo-Dutch oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell from paying its $2.3 billion debt to Iran to prevent a boost to the Iranian economy.
While Shell has been trying for months to pay its debt to Iran without violating anti-Iranian sanctions, oil industry sources said the British government has blocked the payment under the pretext of a European Union embargo on Iran to prevent "a payment that helps Iran".
Shell has reportedly consulted London on the possibility of paying British pharmaceuticals maker GSK to provide medicine to Iran in exchange for the debt but the proposal has been rejected.
Shell has also sought the possibility of an offset agreement with US agricultural trader Cargill to deliver grain to Iran in exchange for the debt, but this second move was also blocked by London.
This comes as the US and the European Union claim that their unilateral sanctions on Iran do not include food and medicine.


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Scarlett Johansson at Venice Film Festival well stop the press, she looked stunning. As did that to die for vintage deco engagement ring she's now sporting!
Heading out this weekend or love the look for your wedding, here's a quick guide to nailing the look.
1. To bring this glamourous look bang up to date Scarlett's skin is dewy rather that dry. I find using a really great illuminating primer is the key here and Smashbox are the best.
Photo Finish Luminizing Foundation Primer by Smashbox – www.smashbox.com
2. Cover eyelids with a light latte coloured eyeshadow and add some sparkle to the inner corners of the eyes to really make them pop.
Colour Appeal Eyeshadow in Beige Platinum by L'Oreal Paris – www.loreal-paris.co.uk
3. Line the entire top lash both inside and out before creating that signature Hollywood kitten flick in the outer corners with blackest black eyeliner.
Liquid Eyeliner Intensity Definition by Chanel – www.chanel.com
4. Finish with a fresh, moisturising lip balm/stick hybrid to keep it youthful and modern.
Dior Addict Lip Balm by Dior – www.dior.com
5. And for the messy low slung bun, use some dry shampoo on day old hair to backcomb at roots. tip head back and loosely secure in a pony tail (approximately two – three inches from the nape of the nexk). Rather than loop your whole ponytail into a bun, I find it works better to wrap one inch sections of hair around in alternating directions securing with mini kirby grips as you go.


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restored virginity
We're abstinent, but we had anal sex and are scared to death.
My boyfriend and I are being abstinent until marriage. We only had sex once, we aren't doing it again and want to be renewed as being abstinent, and we are doing that with my cousin and her bf, because they quit after doing it for months, too. There was only one incident that happened, that scares us both to death....


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Gotta say again that I really like my candle stick holders, that I spray painted matte black for a new feeling. Also, the ceiling light was from the beginning bronze, that I years ago painted black with a tiny little brush. The lovely tablecloth is from Swedish Himla and showed up in a box today sent from my dad, among with winter boots and coats. Yes we accidentally left a whole bag in Sweden when we flew back after New Years… not the first time that's happened either. Puh.
My head is spinning with ideas at the moment. I feel so inspired after the vacation. Time to sit down and get my thoughts down on a to do list. Are you a list person too?!
Happy weekend sweet followers!!


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Mobile games help power growth in digital market
Digital market reaches new heights with the help of mobile games
This has been a very promising year for the digital gaming sector. More consumers are becoming involved in games now than ever before in the past, largely due to the proliferation of smartphones and tablets. These devices have allowed consumers to play games virtually anywhere in the world, but are not the only platform through which these consumers have access to digital games. Large-scale titles, like Blizzard's World of Warcraft, continue to perform well in the market despite being more than a decade old. A new report from SuperData, a market research firm, shows that the digital game market is reaching new height and this growth may be largely due to the popularity of mobile games.
Market reaches $1.1 billion
According to the report from SuperData, the digital games market has hit $1.1 billion. In July alone, revenue in this sector jumped by 5.4% over what it had been during the same month in 2012. In the U.S., much of this growth is being seen in the mobile sector, where mobile games have become quite popular. Revenue in the mobile games market has jumped by 32% since July of 2012. The report notes that Candy Crush, one of the most popular mobile games, leads the market with more than $438,000 in daily revenue.
MMOs continue to show strong performance
The digital games market is dominated by big-name multiplayer titles, like League of Legends and DOTA 2. These games account for the majority of the money that consumers are spending in this particular market. The report shows that World of Warcraft continues to maintain its spot as the highest revenue generator in the digital games market, at least where multiplayer games are involved.
Consumers are leery of mobile games with strong similarities to one another
Mobile games are expected to continue seeing a major increase in popularity in the coming years. This may directly translate into higher levels of revenue generation. The problem, however, is that many consumers are fickle when it comes to mobile games. Games like Candy Crush have managed to achieve a significant level of success, but whether other games can do the same is a dubious matter. Consumers often show a great deal of ire toward games that are too similar to one another, and these games tend to perform poorly in the market.


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No Power? No Problem!!Posted by siteadmin in Fireplace Tips on January 26, 2018
It's that time a year when winter storms begin causing havoc across Canada. This year has been one of the coldest I ever remember in Toronto, our New Years Eve was the coldest in 50 years. We've already experienced power outages and that's super scary with these types of temperatures.