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This stunning Boxed Photo Album is handmade with Lokta paper and card.
Lokta is a sustainable resource as it is made from the bark of a plant which grows high in the Himalayas. The root system is not damaged ~ so the plant grows back, and is harvested on a rotational basis.
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Prints can be attached on the front and back of each page making this a versatile album for use as a beautiful wedding, anniversary or birthday gift ~ or perhaps just a treat for yourself!
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What would New York look like if everyone was wearing a nametag?
For the third year running we are hitting the streets of New York on the first Saturday in June to hand out thousands of nametags, inviting everyone to break down the barriers between each other, have a little friendly fun, and in the process change the city environment.
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AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory reporting, risk and data management solutions, today announced its Global CEO, Alex Tsigutkin, will be featured as a speaker at Sibos 2017 Toronto, an annual banking and financial conference organized by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. AxiomSL will also operate a booth during Sibos where participants can learn more about the company and participate in their 4th Annual Putting Tournament.
Mr. Tsigutkin's session, "Leveraging Data Lineage to Streamline and Optimize Business Process," will be held on October 18 from 11:30 AM-12:00 PM in Open Theatre 2. During this session, Mr. Tsigutkin will discuss data linage as the cornerstone of data governance and its role as the "GPS function" of an organization. Today, many financial executives believe regulators will continue to increase requirements for data capabilities, but only a few firms have begun to use data strategically to streamline and optimize business process and, ultimately, support business growth. Mr. Tsigutkin will provide advice and best practices for CEOs and senior executives to move their firms into a data-driven governance strategy while ensuring these initiatives can succeed in a cost-effective and sustainable manner.
A survey AxiomSL conducted earlier this year of 132 senior-level risk and regulatory executives in North America and Asia-Pacific revealed widespread mistrust of their organizations' data, and both regions cited inadequate data lineage and process governance as the top reason.
AxiomSL will operate booth H-04 at Sibos, where executives will be on-hand to provide attendees with information about AxiomSL's enterprise data management platform for regulatory reporting, risk and capital analytics, as well as new and upcoming regulations that impact the financial services industry. The booth will also feature a putting green where attendees can win prizes such as a GoPro, Beats Speaker and Amazon Echo.
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About two weeks ago I was preparing for my Heart for the House giving. It's an annual event at my church and while not mandatory – it creates space for everyone to invest a bit more than their usual tithes.
Think about it this way – some can give $1 and some can give $100 – but it's giving to the heart of our church. Maybe this looks like investing more in community, or putting a downpayment on a building if it becomes available so we don't have to just rent every Sunday.
Anyway that's not the point of this post.
The point is, I already knew a number God asked me to give. I'm not amazing and I still struggle to hear God's voice more than I'd like. But suffice it to say that you usually know it's God when it's not something you want to do. Ha.
So I did what I knew He was asking and I didn't feel strong-armed or worried.
But typical God, He wasn't done asking me to do something.
Now, truth be told, this year has been one of the worst years of my life. And that story will not be written any time soon, unfortunately. But I've really suffered this year and felt crippled to write. So when God asked me to do something else, I was not jazzed about it. This wasn't just a tithe, or volunteering, or anything I'd happily do. Nope, not Jesus.
Because Jesus, well He asked me to buy a wedding planner.
My friend Polly made this planner and I loved the idea, but obviously I'm single AF and there was no need to buy this anytime soon. Add into this, my past year and the total belly flop my heart and my hope has taken and it's safe to say I didn't get this prompt at all. While I want to find love and get married, I really feel like my hope is a really pathetic shriveled raisin.
And yet, it was unmistakable that God wanted me to buy this. Because, well, I didn't want to.
I've put it off for almost two weeks now, but today, on Black Friday, I added that baby to cart and we'll see. I plan on putting it away in storage, but I want to be faithful in everything God asks me to do. Especially when I don't want to.


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In the second set of its match, Andover Girls Volleyball was down 4-3 to BB&N until newcomer Brooke Fleming '20 launched an unreturnable serve to win the point and eventually the match. Fleming replicated this precise service play throughout the set, producing a run consisting of 10 consecutive winning serves to earn her team a 14-4 lead. Andover ultimately captured a four-set victory.
Post-Graduate (PG) Margot Forti '17 and Serena Liu '19 were crucial players throughout the match, participating in every set. Forti controlled play with her lethal spike, and Liu, the starting libero, laid out for fantastic saves and deftly set up her teammates with easy spike opportunities.
In an interview with The Phillipian, Sewon Park '17 said, "[Serena is] only a Lower but she's our starting libero. She [can layout really well and] she always anticipates [where] the ball [is headed]. She sees the ball before it even passes the net really. She [always] knows exactly where it's going, and you can just tell that she's giving it her all."
"We have a lot of new people this year who are joining our starting lineup, and Margot is a PG who really helps to dominate the outside," continued Park.
Despite coasting to consecutive wins in the first two sets, Andover faltered in the third, falling 25-16.
Captain Evelyn Mesler '17, however, refocused the team at the beginning of the fourth set, allowing the team to perform to its usual capacity. The final set ended with a score of 25-9.
"[Evelyn has] been with the team from the beginning," said Park. "I really think she shows leadership by how she sees every situation. When we're down or if we're not playing as well as we can [be,] while you would think to be negative or [to] be sad about your performance, Evelyn is always, always positive and she always has something positive to say and how we can do better."
After Wednesday's victory, Andover looks to find continued success in its four team tournament against Hotchkiss, Taft, and Phillips Exeter Academy this Saturday.
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Pakistan: Religious minorities must be rendered equal
Hatred and repulsion towards minorities in Pakistan has almost become a routine matter. The curriculum in the educational institutions starts teaching the children from grade 4, that other than Muslims the rest of the communities belonging to minorities are either inferior to us or are our adversaries. Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis, Ahmedis and Christians constantly fear persecution in their own country due to the weak legislative system and inequalities in the judicial system of Pakistan that disowns them. They are discriminated in educational institutions and workplace, their temples and places of worship are destroyed, young girls from their communities are harassed, raped and abducted and they have no legislation for inheritance.
The population of Sikhs in Pakistan is a small number of 20,000 only, who live mostly in Peshawar, Lahore, Nankana Sahib and a few other places. Just like other minorities in Pakistan, the Sikhs have faced extreme persecution with cases such as, the Sikh temple at Naulakha Bazar in Lahore was taken over by the Muslims in August 2007, their property in various places worth millions has been taken over and there have been several cases of kidnappings and executions as well. This has sent a shiver of fear amongst the Sikhs of Pakistan. The issues of Sikhs are hardly ever highlighted in the media or by the Civil Society whereas; they are numerous civil society organizations working for human rights and minority rights.
Recently, a case of a Sikh Girl was reported to "Al Falah without Walls (AW)", a People's Centered and Ecumenical National Institution working for the development and protection of marginalized communities in Quetta in Baluchistan Province. A young school going girl belonging to the Sikh community in Quetta which is almost diminished, had to face extreme discrimination at her school by fellow classmates and teachers, who subjected her to physical torture as well. She was discriminated due to her religious beliefs and because she belongs to the minority sect of the society. She eventually dropped out of school owing to the extreme bigotry. (AW) successfully fought for this young girl's right in collaboration with other Organizations.
The efforts of these organizations were successful, and the girl was re-admitted to the school with the consent of her parents and assurance from the teachers who vowed not to discriminate against her and treat her equally with the other children. The other students also apologized to her and assured her that she is no less or inferior to anyone else, and shall not face anymore prejudice. She continues to go to school without any problem and dreams to be a teacher herself one day.
This country has a dire need to own its religious minorities, which is only possible through rendering them equal civil, political and social rights. There is a serious need to revise the curriculum and legislation to overcome similar issues in the future.
Photo: A Sikh man in the Pakistani town of Nankana reading from the holy book, Guri Granth Sahib
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It's a sad fact of life: manners are disappearing from the national landscape. Sometimes the most obvious place to witness this fact is at a concert venue. I have endured a number of negative experiences at concerts over the years. I would think that things might have improved over the years, but no. If anything, thanks to the lack of manners being taught, things are getting worse. Therefore, as a public service, here is a simple introduction to concert attendance etiquette.
The Big Commandment
Gee, this one should be a no-brainer. You'd be amazed how it is NOT. I've been to shows (the most recent being in early January) where people seemed to think that their purpose for being at the concert was to drown the band out with their conversation. Take a hint (or two, or three, or 50): NOBODY paid a penny, whether it's a $500 Eagles ticket or a $5 bill placed into the tip jar of a bar band, to listen to YOU. YOU ARE NOT THE STAR, SO SHUT UP DURING THE PERFORMANCE. If you think your gift of gab (and/or that of your friends) is that incredible, open a club where you can charge people to listen to you and/or your friends talk.Credit: c.2016 KF Raizor (FourWalls
This really cannot be overemphasized. That money paid for the ticket came out of someone's pocket. It may have been something they had to save up for over a considerable length of time (a big arena show) or something as simple as skipping the weekly dinner night out to see the concert. Someone is interested in that band onstage, even if it's only the drummer's sister.
Don't Get "Stupid" During the Show
I didn't grow up listening to rock and roll, so the notion of doing drugs at a concert went right over my head. I was also 18 when I went to my first rock concert, and I had no clue what that weird smell was. Nearly 40 years later I still don't get the idea of having to "dope up" or "drink up" to go to a concert. In my opinion if you need some "mind-altering substance" with which to enjoy music, you are listening to the WRONG MUSIC. Music (when performed correctly) is a natural euphoria-inducing element.
Try listening to something "straight" or "sober." You'll get more out of the show, and the person next to you who's sick of your drunken obnoxious behavior will thank you. There are also a couple of added benefits: buying one drink instead of six or seven is much cheaper, and you won't be nearly as likely to have an encounter with a policeman on the way home.Credit: c.2016 KF Raizor (FourWalls)
Think Before You Douse Yourself in Perfume
Take a shower with soap and water before you leave. That way, you won't need to douse yourself in 80 gallons of perfume or cologne and choke the people within a 20-mile range of where you're sitting or standing. This is another thing that cannot be overemphasized. We all know people have been hounding for "clean air" for decades, resulting in cigarette smoking being banned in nearly all indoor facilities. The same issues, however, can arise with perfume. Most perfumes are made from natural substances such as flowers, things that many millions of people are HIGHLY allergic to. Your desire to smell like the entire perfume department at Sak's Fifth Avenue just might turn a devoted fan's special night of seeing their favorite music act into an emergency room run. Take that from personal experience. If you have a Pepe LePew cloud over your head, or if someone can trace your footsteps from ten minutes ago based on the cologne you're wearing, then you're wearing too much.
Use Your Head When It Comes to the Doors
One of the most embarrassing things I ever saw happen was when the BoDeans played Louisville in 1988. The venue had a sign that clearly said, "Doors open at 8 PM" on the door. I saw no fewer than 40 (yes, FORTY) people walk up to the door, read the sign, check their watch (it was about 7:30 at the time), read the sign again, check their watch again, then try to open the door. As Homer Simpson would say, "D'oh!"
If there's a line outside the door, especially if the web site or tickets say "doors open" at a certain time and it's 20-30 minutes BEFORE that set time, use your noggin. It's different if you see a few people 20-30 feet away from the building smoking, but if they're all neatly lined up at the entrance then you can bet the doors aren't open yet. If the doors aren't open for those people waiting, they aren't going to be open for you, either. Your mom might have told you that you're special, but the venue's door man or ticket taker doesn't think so.
Remember the "No Talking During Music" Rule? That Means the Opening Act, Too!
You wouldn't believe how many people I have seen come to a show just for the opening act. (An aside: if you truly are there just for the opening act, leave as soon as they get off the stage. Don't walk out in the middle of the headliner's set to make a spectacle of yourself.) I saw Joe Walsh in Philadelphia in 1981 with David Lindley as the opening act. I had a front-row seat, and the woman next to me was there solely for David Lindley. Have you ever heard of Sheryl Crow? She toured as an opening act once upon a time (for the BoDeans).
A lot of your favorite arena headliners hand select the opening acts (the aforementioned BoDeans were chosen by U2 themselves to open the 1987 leg of the Joshua Tree tour). It's not always just some cover band from down the street asked to do 40 minutes while the headliners are scarfing down dinner backstage or on their bus. I assure you that I've seen some of the most atrocious things masquerading as "music" doing opening act duties in my time. I've also seen some INCREDIBLE opening acts. After seeing the Cactus Blossoms opening for Dale Watson a couple of nights I became a fan. Give the opening acts the same respect you'd give the headliners. You just might walk out of the concert hall a new fan.
Remember The Golden Rule
Most concerts I've been to have been very enjoyable experiences. Those few exceptions, however, stick out. Sometimes I want to follow the people who dump beer on me or gouge me with their elbows all night home..and slap their mother for not teaching them manners.
Remember the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."


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Tim Rozon will be Spencer Walsh in Episode 5.3 of the medical drama SAVING HOPE. The episode is titled BIRTHDAY BLUES, and will air on CTV in Canada on 26 March at 10pm and on ION TV in the US on 28 March at midnight. Rozon tweeted on 20 March: "Catch me on @ilanacfrank @SavingHopeTV on @CTV_Television this Sunday 10/9c Ps…I'm pretty sure I'm in my birthday suit."
Alex Paxton-Beesley (Hetty Tate in Episode 1.6) will star as Detective Lynne Barrett in Circlesnake Production's remount of its critically acclaimed mystery SLIP. The play follows Detective Barrett as she tries to shed light on a mysterious death. (A woman is found dead on the floor of an abandoned apartment with debris strewn everywhere, and a symbol carved into her arm.) The detective must untangle a mystery that "escapes the simplicity of a single story". SLIP will run from 23 March through 2 April at the Tarragon Theatre Workspace, 20 Bridgeman Ave. in Toronto.
Dominique Provost-Chalkley (Waverly) is Emmy (Emilia?) in BEAUTIFUL DEVILS, a modern retelling of Shakespeare's Othello set in the East London music scene. Oz and Ivan (Othello and Iago?) are music producers whose lifelong friendship sours after Oz is offered a lucrative solo record deal. The film will be released in the UK on 22 March. For showtimes, click here. A trailer is available on YouTube.
Tamara Duarte will play an as yet unnamed character in the second season of WYNONNA EARP. She will also be Suzy in April Mullen's latest film, BADSVILLE, the story of the leader of a violent greaser gang who risks everything when he makes a promise to his dying mother and tries to leave his old life behind. BADSVILLE will have its Canadian premiere at the Canadian Film Fest 25 March at 2:30pm in Toronto.


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I'm trying to setup something that seemed extremely easy at first look (easy with expression et least)
Like keeping the hips between the two feet for instance.
Tried with the item infos nodes, distance from / to, dividing the result by 2, splitting the vectors to get the x / y and z separately... nothing works.
All I'm getting is the center mesh to move toward the last moving of the other objects.
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Vancouver's Catfé is targeted at those whose leases or strata's don't permit pets, cat lovers who can't get enough feline time and those looking for the beneficial de-stressing cats can provide. All Catfe cats are looking for a forever home and since opening Catfe has placed over 55 cats.
Twenty years since the world's first cat café opened in Taipei, Vancouver's own cat café was added to the list almost six months ago. These 'purrfect' cafés offer a place where people can commune with cats while enjoying snacks, books and wifi access.
Catfe is open daily 11 am to 9 pm except Thursdays. Reservations are recommended. For a sneak peek watch the video and click HERE for more information.


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Our New Life Class meets each Sunday morning at 9:20 a.m. in Room 622.
We are a mix of senior adults, pairs & spares and a couple of younger folks. Everyone has an opportunity to lead the class or share a devotion each quarter…but only if they wish.
As one NLC member said, "I feel as though I have been here forever. Thank you for loving and accepting me just as I am. I've never felt so close to Jesus before."
It is our hope that everyone who visits might never want to leave. We offer acceptance, encouragement, comfort and support with lots of joy. If you haven't found your place then you haven't visited New Life Class.
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HMC is certified for its Quality Management System (9001) since 1997, an era in which very few organizations opted for certification against this International Standard. Certification against the Quality Management Standard was reflection of HMC's commitment towards provision of Quality Products. ISO Standards are subject to revision after some period to maintain their relevancy to the business. In this context, new Standard of QMS ISO 9001;2015 has been released in Sept 2015 and HMC very early has opted for alignment of its QMS to the requirements of new standard and once again was successfully certified against this standard in Feb 2016. To provide additional assurance to its customers, HMC is also authorized to use ASME Stamps "S", "PP", "U" ,U2, "R" and "NB" on power boilers, pressure vessels manufactured in accordance with relevant ASME Codes since. HMC is also approved from Lloyds Register for the manufacturing of Fusion Welded Prrssure Vessels up to maximum thickness of 70mm.
Standard Operating Procedures for product verification are based on International Standards i.e. BSS, ASTM, JIS, DIN, AISI, SAE , ISO and GB etc. In order to conform to any standards/specification one has to make certain Physical Measurements, i.e. mass, force, volume, length angle and currents etc, it is essential that a measurement should be made periodically traceable to some standard. HMC has established its Metrology Laboratory. The purpose of laid down QC procedures and OA arrangements is doing a job right at the first time rather than rectifying it at a later stage. This approach pays dividends not only by increasing safety and reliability, but also by way of cost saving.


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Retail Therapy: I Run Like A Girl Silver PendantPosted by Runner Susan Filed Under: Gear & Apparel
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The pendant hangs from a sterling silver 16" chain with a lobster clasp closure and is available for $55.00(US) at iRUNLIKEAGIRL. It just might make an excellent gift for the runner in your life.
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Distraught Kerry Katona is likely to postpone her wedding to fiancé George Kay following his troubling break down.
Kerry watched on in horror as her husband-to-be was detained by police under the Mental Health Act outside their Oxford home on Wednesday.
A source close to the former Atomic Kitten singer said the nuptials are now likely to be pushed back to give the former rugby league player a chance to recover.
"There's a chance it will be postponed so he can get better," they said.
They were also planning to get married abroad, but those plans have been shelved completely and it will now be taking place in the UK.
The source explained: "While they were away the baby was a nightmare and screamed all the way on the flight to Cape Verde and all the way home too.
"They've had to totally rearrange the wedding. They were getting married abroad but have decided against it because of that.
"That tipped him over the edge."
Earlier this week a squad of Thames Valley Police overpowered burly George after he was found running down the road outside the couple's house and pinned him down while they waited for an ambulance which took him to hospital, where he was later discharged.
Police were called by a woman motorist who saw the 34-year-old former rugby league player "running in and out of cars" andE behaving very agitatedly.
A neighbour, who asked not to be named, told the Mirror: "[George] was behaving very strangely - actually it was quite frightening.
"A woman who was driving down the road was so upset by what he was doing that she stopped and dialled 999 for the police.
"It all happened at about 6pm on Wednesday evening and the police were here very quickly." said the woman neighbour.
"Then an ambulance arrived and the policemen climbed into the back and off they went. It was quite an unusual spectacle."
George was then taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford where police formally arrested him and had him sectioned by doctors under the Mental Health Act.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police confirmed the incident.
He said: "Thames Valley Police can confirm that officers were called to a road in Chinnor shortly after 6pm following concerns for the welfare of a man.
"A 34-year-old man was detained at the scene and taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, where he was detained under the Mental Health Act. He was later discharged."
Kay, who proposed to the former Atomic Kitten singer at Blackpool Tower, was examined by doctors at the Oxford hospital and later in the evening was allowed to go home.
He will be Kerry Katona's third husband. She was previously married to former Westlife singer Brian McFadden and later to taxi driver Mark Croft.
It will be George's first marriage.
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The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) has held a day' s seminar on research to underscore the need for graduate students to produce quality research work after the end of their programme. The seminar, which was organised in collaboration with the College of Humanities and legal Studies, College of Distance Education and the local Graduate Students Association of Ghana(GRASAG-UCC), was on the theme, " ENHANCING CAPACITY FOR POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH." Opening the seminar, the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Prof. Ernest Laryea Okorley, emphasised the need for graduate researchers to take research seriously. He said the only way the University could achieve its vision of becoming "worldwide acclaim" was for its students to produce quality research work. He said the School would not relent in its efforts at ensuring that students produce quality dissertation. Prof. Okorley urged the public to visit the School's webpage to see at firsthand the research works produced by the SGS students. Taking his turn to address participants on the topic" Effective Supervision: Roles, Skills and Knowledge", the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, indicated that it was incumbent upon graduate researchers to produce a document that says "I am a master of this discipline". She urged the graduate researchers to plan and manage their research work, deliver the work on time and submit a thesis that was appropriate to the standard and acceptable to the department and the University. According to her, graduate supervision was a joint venture, adding that " it is a collaboration between the supervisor and the student'. The Provost urged the students to hone their skills in enthusiasm, integrity, self-confidence, self-reflection, self-motivation and focus in order to realise their dreams. Prof. Edu-Buandoh advised the graduate researchers to embrace knowledge base thesis and urged them to be innovative and creative. A lecturer at the Department of English, Prof. Lawrence K. Owusu-Ansah, speaking on Academic Writing Skills and Publishing, advised the participants to take concord, tenses, voices, cohesion and coherent seriously when writing their dissertations. Prof. Owusu- Ansah took the participants through modality and hedging, quotation, paraphrase and referencing in producing quality research work. He noted that publishing served as evidence of research, promotion of academics, source of information for peers, among others. He advised the students to study and implement the house style of their institution so as to produce acceptable dissertations, avoid flagship journals in the first few attempts on their own, publish with senior colleagues and avoid predatory journals and self- publication. Presenting on the topic "Literature Review and Conceptual Framework", the Director of the Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, Prof. Kofi Awusabo-Asare, said the importance of Literature Review was to justify research, provide a context for the research, highlight flaws in the research and enable the researcher to learn from the previous theory on the study. He noted that Conceptual Framework helps justify and build blocks for work that provides guide for variables in work. For his part, Head of Department of Education Studies at the College of Distance Education, Prof. Emmanuel K. Gyimah, who spoke on the topic, " Examining Thesis/Dissertation," stressed the need for the students to be abreast of the features of a good dissertation. According to him, thesis should be original, sound methodology, comprehensive and scholarly, rigorous and self-critical, among others. Prof. Gyimah schooled the participants on VIVA VOCE, which, he said, was criterial for assessing students in the University. The participants had their burning questions addressed by the resource persons.
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Graduated in composition at FASM (Faculdade Santa Marcelina), oriented by Sergio Cardoso and studied conducting with Emiliano Patarra and Lutero Rodrigues, concluding an internship in OJMG (Guarulhos Municipal Youth Orchestra), working in over 50 different presentations and assemblies in Opera Theatre "Theatro São Pedro", as La Traviata, Gianni Schicchi, Cavalleria Rusticana, among others.
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Erica Williams is now a partner in the Government, Regulatory & Investigations Group at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP – after serving as a Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Deputy Chief of Staff to three SEC Chairs. At the Investment Adviser Association's 2017 Leadership Conference in Chicago, Erica offered her perspective on diversity and inclusion in the workplace -- specifically in the investment adviser workplace. Erica was introduced Julie Vander Weele of Chicago's RMB Capital Management, who serves on the IAA Board of Governors.
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#35: How I made the patchwork princess too? ( 2/2)
Part 2/2 – How I made the patchwork princess too?
The patchwork princess from primary school days grew up without anyone telling her the right words to use. She could never really stop the boys from embarrassing her.
The primary school boys never learnt that 'no' meant 'no'. That boy does not deserve girls affection after grand gesture. That there was a fine line between romance and harassment.
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#34- Making the Patchwork Princess (1/2)
Primary school gossip was scandalous to say the least. Paper notes passed up and down grades, between friends – cautious of peering eyes. These were days before the DMs – I am talking about days before mobile phones and snapchat.
#32 The Good in Bugandi Secondary
This is a piece I recently got cross-published on the blog mylandmycountry. It is about Papua New Guinean's celebrating all that is good about our country.
Media attention awarded to Bugandi Secondary School of late, has tainted the name of this pillar of education within the Lae City community. I do not want to dwell on the events that have garnered such infamy, but it would be fair to say, there exists a sense of bitter distrust from the part of the greater Lae community.
But the nature of trust is that
it can also be earned back because bad does not necessarily mean 'there is an absence of good'. At least that was my experience with the Bugandi Secondary School students on Friday, 6th October. An incident transpired during that day that showed hope and goodness that often goes unacknowledged about that institution.
I am not at liberty to fully disclose the details of the incident, least to say it was a hit and run and I, along with the students were first witnesses. I'll add though that it was the quick thinking on behalf of the Bugandi students that led to the survival of the victim; the emergency ward named 'Mr Friday Unknown'.
In a show of spirited heroism, the young men from Bugandi Secondary School gathered the seemingly lifeless pile of aged bones and soft tissue onto my ute. Without time to spare we rushed the Mr Friday Unknown to the accident and emergency ward at ANGAU Memorial Hospital.
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ck that follows accidents so gruesome as that that reminds us humanity is nothing but skin and bones. It is the spirit that connects us to each other.
Seeing the spirit the Bugandi students showed to save a life gives me faith enough to say that the school is raising integral community members and citizens of Papua New Guinea. That lesson cannot
be overlooked. That lesson is more important then any piece of information that can be found in textbooks.
But this is not an isolated event. This act of selflessness is evidently engrained in these students. Almost a month before this incident a head on collision between two vehicles on Jawani Street (next to Bugandi) was witnessed by Bugandi Secondary School students who were unwilling first respondents to the scene, doing what they could to save the lives.
The description of the incident is not important here, but the character
demonstrated by the students is, again, testament to their strength and value as members of the greater Lae City
I would like then to commend the teachers and for their commitment towards their students. For believing in the goodness in your students. To the Principle, Mr Tony Gaul and your leadership team, it takes real courage and strength to believe in your mission with limited resources and the clout of negative media – for that I applaud you and your team.
Bugandi Secondary School has quite the journey ahead of it yet I believe that in the not too distant future, the institution will give the great city of Lae reasons to look upon it with the endearing fondness that it deserves..
#21 Cairns Major Murals Project Info Evening
For all my artistically inclined friends in Cairns. The Cairns Regional Council are about to launch their Major Murals Project and are opening up an info session on Tuesday 27th June 2017 at the Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre.
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#15 Music – "Stuck in London" -Orchestra of People
Thought I'd pay Casey Abrams a visit on youtube and fell upon this ps the pretty girl in the music video if Haley Reinhart (check her out to).
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#9 Forgetting How To Cry.
Forgetting How To Cry
A sadness fell over me when I forgot how to cry,
a bird with clipped wings watching the sky.
The yearning for a tear to fall from my eye.
If only just one.
A cannonball falling, if but gracefully,
Release of a torrent, if only by a drip.
How I yearn for it to fill and overwhelm me,
weaken my knees and choke me.
So forgive me when I get angry.
Frustrated. Bitter. Distant.
I just wanna' remember how to cry.
-by Hans Lee


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Historic Classroom
This room was a classroom, as others in this building. Visitors to the museum, originally students at Bullion Plaza School, remember this as many things … primarily a kindergarten class. Each generation of students from the earliest attendees to the last, remember its use as something different. The transoms above the doors are original, have been restored, and are once again operable. The maple floors have been restored and refinished by Kino Floors of Globe, Arizona.
The restoration and renovation of this room was funded, in part, through grant awards from Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold – Miami Operations, and the Freeport Foundation. The work was completed by various contractors and many museum volunteers.
We are happy to offer this room for various exhibits, original art work by local artists, and as a support room for activities and events that require use of the Inspiration Room and this room as well.
This room may be rented. Please call us at 928-473-3700 for pricing and availability.


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Hustle Gang's Doe B continues to release videos from his new Baby Jesus mixtape. This time we get the visuals for "Hood Memories" produced by Karltin Bankz. You can download the entire project for free here.
Doe B – Hood Memories (Official Music VIdeo)
Bambino Gold – Young Niggas (Feat. Doe B)
Bambino Gold releases a previously unreleased collaboration with the late Doe B titled "Young Niggas." Courtesy of Traps N Trunks.
Doe B – I Ain't Missin (Feat. G-Eazy & Maino)
Previously unreleased music from Doe B titled "I Ain't Missin" with verses from G-Eazy and Maino.
Big Kuntry King – Rack (Feat. Doe B)
For his new single "Rack," Big Kuntry King calls upon the help of Doe B (rest in peace). Blu Cheeze coming soon.
Doe B & T.I. – Homicide (Official Music Video)
T.I. keeps the late Doe B's presence known with the release of the official video for "Homicide". Definition Of A Trapper 3 is out…
Doe B & T.I. – Homicide (Trailer)
Doe B and T.I.'s visual for "Homicide" is on the way. Until it drops, watch this trailer.
Doe B – Neva Had (Official Music Video)
Doe B is gone but his music lives on. Watch his new video for "Neva Had," and check out Definition Of A Trapper 3.
Project Pat – Never Be A G (Remix) (Feat. Juicy J & Doe B) (Official Music Video)
Project Pat drops a video for his Mike Will Made It-produced single "Never Be A G" featuring Juicy J. T.I. lip syncs the late…
Doe B – All Gas (Feat. T.I., Problem, Shad Da God & Trae Tha Truth)
Here is a bonus track from Doe B's posthumous mixtape Definition Of A Trapper 3. Purchase the project on iTunes now.
Doe B – Definition Of A Trapper 3 (Mixtape)
Late Hustle Gang artist Doe B is honored with the release of the Definition Of A Trapper 3 mixtape. The project features T.I., Spodee,…
Doe B "Definition Of A Trapper 3" Tracklist Revealed
The late Hustle Gang artist Doe B will be honored with the release of the upcoming mixtape Definition Of A Trapper 3 on April…
Doe B & Bambino Gold – Everywhere I Go
Doe B and Bambino Gold connect for "Everywhere I Go", this will appear on the Strictly 4 The Traps N Trunks 74 mixtape which…
Kevin Gates – Amnesia (Feat. Doe B) (Official Music Video)
Kevin Gates keeps the visuals coming from his By Any Means mixtape. He manged to shoot the video for "Amnesia" before Doe B was…
Hustle Gang release a new track from the late rapper Doe B titled "Betta Kno It", produced by Karltin Bankz. Purchase the track on…
Doe B may be dead, but his music lives on. He had records in the stash, and today we get a preview of one…
Kevin Gates – Amnesia (Feat. Doe B)
Kevin Gates releases a new single titled "Amnesia," featuring the late Doe B. This song will appear on his forthcoming By Any Means album,…
Listen to "Turn Up," new music from the late Hustle Gang artist produced by Karltin Bankz. This will live on his upcoming Definition Of…
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Apr 9, 2015
The hoopla surrounding Billie Holiday's Birthday Centennial gives us the change to have some musicians of differing styles, fame and sexes release tribute CDs to Lady Day, each one interesting and highly listenable in its own right.
Jose James' third CD for Blue Note is entitled Yesterday I Had The Blues - The Music Of Billie Holiday, and it follows the sound he laid down so well in his debut CD a few years back. James comes across primarily as silky-smooth blues singer, and he covers tunes like "Fine and Mellow" and "Lover Man" with a strong blues approach. Tunes like "God Bless the Child", his band, which includes Eric Harland (drums), Jason Moran (piano) and especially John Patituci (bass), come across particularly well. "Strange Fruit" is given a near-acapella performance, taking the famous song to church with great effect.
Pianist Lara Downes doesn't usually move in jazz circles, but her solo piano work A Billie Holiday Songbook suggests that she might want to do so more often. If at times her performances are a bit too respectful, at other times – most notably on up-tempo tunes like "Ain't Nobody's Business" or "Them There Eyes" – she brings some down-home style to the material. Her classical chops make the ballads shimmer, with her version of Marian McPartland's arrangement of "Willow Weep for Me" especially poignant.
Cassandra Wilson brings her seemingly boundless imagination and vocal dexterity.to any project she takes on, and Coming Forth By Day is no exception. She and a tune of mostly rock musicians reimagine tunes associated with Ms. Holiday, many of them well-known standards. "The Way You Look Tonight" allows her alto voice to float over the orchestral arrangement; "You Go to My Head" has a soulful bounce that is kicked along by drummer Thomas Wydler. "Good Morning Heartache" is given an ominous arrangement, all dissonance and dread, as if the thought of another day of personal pain is too great to bear. "Strange Fruit" ends in a blast of guitar and strings cacophony, bring its message of murder home. The album's coda, "Last Song (For Lester)" was written by Ms. Wilson in Lady Day's voice, based on the real-life incidents that marred her attending the funeral of her longtime collaborator and friend, Lester "Prez" Young. This is great singing and great arranging - great musical performances all around.


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US Misfortunes in Afghanistan Will Not End
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By Brig Asif Haroon Raja
With so many wise heads cobbled together in Kabul devising strategy how to finish the endgame in Afghanistan on a winning note, none has been able to come out with a workable and viable plan. George Bush led team intoxicated with power relied entirely on force and itched to crush any opposition coming their way. By the time they were unseated from power, they had inflicted incalculable harm to US prestige, image and credibility. The new team led by Obama promising a big change made no change in the overall war strategy. The only change Obama made was to shift centre of gravity from Iraq to Afghanistan and to crush Taliban-Al-Qaeda nexus through troop surge led by new military commanders Gen David Petraeus and Gen Stanley McChrystal who had supposedly done well on Iraq front. They were chosen to reverse the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. Policy makers did not learn any lesson when the troop surge failed to deliver in 2009. Rather, Helmand operation turned into a disaster resulting in large scale casualties of coalition troops.
Instead of making amends they are reinforcing failure through another troop surge of 30000 getting completed in August. Kandahar operation is being undertaken in September despite failure in Marjah. Vice President Joe Biden and many among Democrats were not in favor of sending additional forces as asked by Gen McChrystal. They suggested reducing number of troops and focusing on Taliban and al-Qaeda in Pakistan. They preferred greater use of missile strikes and Special Forces operations in Pakistan, seen as the main base of al-Qaeda.
Having flipped-flopped between self-defeating mix of surge and exit, US leaders are again treading simultaneously on the twin path of use of force and reconciliation. It speaks of utter confusion and uncertainty prevailing in Washington how to convert defeat into victory. They want to sail in two boats and hope to cross the stream by bleeding the Afghans with stick and trying to recon ciliate with them through carrot. After nine years of constant use of force the American leadership has now grudgingly agreed to Karzai's proposal of reconciliation with Taliban, but arrogance comes their way. They want to first sufficiently hemorrhage the Taliban and then negotiate with them from position of strength. Karzai has been mandated to win over second and third tier leadership of Taliban including some members of Taliban Shura and ordinary fighters to be able to isolate hardliners led by Mullah Omar, Haqqani and Hikmatyar.
The success of new plan hinges on successful Kandahar operation, winning over sizeable number of Taliban leaders, killing irreconcilable Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders based in Afghanistan and FATA, expanding and training ANA and police, and making them operationally worthy to be able to assume charge by mid 2011. This plan has run into snags at the very outset due to several reasons. Kandahar operation has been postponed for the third time since Marjah operation was a fiasco and Helmand province as a whole is still restive. Civil administration has been unable to take over the administrative control of the province because of apathetic condition of ANA, Afghan police and other departments. Police serving in Helmand are addicted to opium and cannabis. The police being thoroughly corrupt are most hated by Afghans. As per Pentagon's assessment prepared in April 2010, of 121 districts in Afghanistan, regarded as critical in struggle against Taliban, none support the government, 29 were sympathetic, and 48 districts either empathized with insurgency or backed it. Karzai regime has shown no improvement in curbing corruption or improving governance.
Worst of all for USA is the rebellious streaks emerging in Karzai who has started doubting the ability of coalition forces to defeat Taliban movement. NATO countries are keen to pull out because of rising casualty rate and economic constraints. In 2010, up to 23 June 75 fatalities of NATO have taken place which makes it the worst month since 2001. In August 2009, 77 foreign soldiers lost their lives which had forced McChrystal to abandon forward posts and concentrate in main cities. So far 295 casualties have occurred this year. Dutch and Canada have already announced their decision to withdraw. Strains have appeared between US senior military leadership and US Administration because of disagreements on conduct of war.
As if these woes were not enough for Obama, an interview of Gen McChrystal and his aides using derisive language against top US civil leadership published by Rolling Stone Magazine created a storm in Washington. US top officials including Obama, Joe Biden, Ambassador Eikenberry, Holbrooke and James Jones were contemptuously criticized. McChrystal's main crib was that Obama was uninterested and rather uncomfortable in discussing Afghan war during a meeting at Oval Office. James Jones was called a clown and Holbrooke a wounded animal. Fuming Obama summoned McChrystal in Washington. Ignoring his apology he gave him his piece of mind and told to resign. His resignation from his current post of commander US and NATO forces in Afghanistan has been accepted and CENTCOM Commander Gen Petraeus asked to takeover his duties as well. Robert Gates has now ruled out major pullout in July 2011. Read more of this post


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How to Report an Infestation of Bed Bugs at an Apartment Complex
Reporting a bed bug infestation quickly can spare a tenant sleepless nights. Bed bugs are reddish-brown insects that bite humans and feed on blood. Bed bugs frequently inhabit mattresses and couches. A bed bug infestation can spread quickly, as the insects tend to congregate together. Bed bug bites leave small welts on the skin that can itch or swell, depending on the victim's sensitivity.
Notify the building management. Call the apartment complex management staff, visit the management office or write a letter. Include all information needed to identify the area of infestation, such as apartment and floor numbers.
Contact the janitorial staff. A janitorial worker in your complex can be responsible for obtaining pest eradication services and should also report to the management. Include information about the infestation areas.
Notify the owner of the apartment complex. Indicate the location of the infested areas and detail the ways you contacted the management about the problem if nothing has been done about the bed bugs.
Contact your local health department if nothing is done about the beg bugs. Report all the information about the infestation. Cite the method you used to inform the complex management and owners about the bed bugs, and give the days and times you made contact if possible.
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The release of the long awaited Star Wars: The Force Awakens is here! Featuring a cast of new and familiar faces, the epic sequel takes fans on a very exciting journey in a galaxy far, far away!
Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are thrilled to officially present the sixth scale collectible figure of the movie's heroine - Rey!
Rey is a resilient survivor, a scavenger toughened by a lifetime of dealing with the cutthroats of the harsh desert world of Jakku. We are sure Star Wars fans just can't wait to see her and find out the story about her.
The highly-accurate collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of Daisy Ridley as Rey in the film featuring a newly developed head sculpt, two interchangeable looks, finely tailored outfit, highly detailed accessories, and a hexagonal figure stand with the Resistance's emblem.
Now is the time to add the new Star Wars heroine to your growing collection!


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Integrating Marketing Platforms
CoreMedia is a powerful content management system that can easily integrate with your existing marketing automation systems to re-use your digital assets and content for your newsletters and push messages. We provide out-of-the-box integration code for various leading marketing automation systems.
As a Digital Marketing Manager, I want to inform my customers of the latest products and articles, to keep them coming back to my site or campaign landing page. The content and assets have already been created and is available on the website. I just want to pull it together and create an email flow with text in between to make a newsletter.
We are already using a marketing tool, such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Marketo or IBM Watson Digital Marketing, that has all the contacts for the customers I want to send the newsletter to. This tool allows placeholders where I can personalize the newsletter, for example, with the customer's name.
It would be ideal if I could create the newsletter with content pulled from my content management system, including the personalization placeholders, preview it and send it to my marketing tool. Then I could just send my newsletter out from there.
Building on our validated IBM Marketing Cloud Integration, CoreMedia now offers a generic Marketing Cloud integration API which can integrate just about any marketing tool or platform. Employ the beauty and power of the Studio interface to craft your newsletter using prepared templates. Drag and drop content into your newsletter and perfect the look of it with our immediate preview update. Link back to a landing page to attract more traffic to your website. Then send it with the push of a button to your marketing tool. Reaching your customers via email was never easier.
After you've sent the newsletter into your marketing system, there's a button in Studio which will allow you to also view your masterpiece directly in the marketing system. From there you can send it out as usual.
Interested in a deeper understanding of marketing integrations in CoreMedia? See what we've cooked up for you in our CoreMedia Labs.
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Captain America is backComments
Captain America is back – and he's packing a punch.
'The Winter Soldier' features gritty, sometimes brutal action scenes that differ from the more cartoon-like violence of 'The Avengers' and the first 'Captain America' film.
US actor Chris Evans returns as the all-American super-soldier.
He says that with so many other superheroes around, this one just had to stand out from the lot: "This movie, you just want to make sure that it looks beyond human capability.
"This can't just be Jason Bourne. This has to be something that… you know, he has to have a right to be on the Avengers squad. It can't just be because he's a good puncher. So his speed and his reflexes, his agility, his acrobatics, his fluidity and fight style – we all agreed that it needed to be stepped up a bit and they did a really good job," says the actor.
'The Winter Soldier' unfolds like a political thriller, with Captain America facing uncertainty about who he can trust among his leaders played by Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Redford.
Anthony Mackie plays the Falcon, the first African-American superhero introduced in comics:
"I feel like at any point in time, even if it wasn't the first African-American superhero, just to be one of the first African-Americans playing a superhero is a monumental step in terms of what I'm trying to do with my career. Being in a movie like this and having a role that's so integral to a film like this, it's like being nominated for an Oscar," says Anthony Mackie.
Also starring Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, the film has received positive reviews in early press screenings.
Fans are warned not to expect the same old same old from this sequel that skips from 1942 to today and deals with contemporary political issues, including civil liberties and drone technology.
'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' is on worldwide release from the end of March.


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Welcome back to The Bachelorette, where Andi Dorfman re-enacted The Hunger Games, substituting Cupid's arrows for Katniss's, but with equally deadly results. As the show heads to its inevitable conclusion (couch time with Chris Harrison discussing what went wrong), the herd of finalists have been winnowed down from a gazillion to merely three: former baller Josh, dead-behind-the-eyes Nick and Farmer Chris, who undoubtedly knows a few things about what happens to the cows left in the herd.
This week, though, everyone wants to be part of the flock — because it's Fantasy Suites week! As the foursome head to the beautiful Dominican Republic (yes, Josh, they have baseball there), Andi finally gets to spend some quality alone time (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) with Nick and Josh and Chris, all on national television. Will she decide to be a role model for younger chaste women and publicly announce that she is planning to save herself until marriage and just cuddle on the bed amid the artfully strewn rose petals? Will she learn from her mistakes with Juan Pablo? Or will she cheerfully spend the night with three men while her nana watches at the retirement community? The only way to find out is to read on.
Here's what happened on The Bachelorette:
The Men: As Andi reflects on her options she notes that she loves that Josh "just has that dark hair, tall build." Strangely didn't mention the cord attached to his mother. One thing she appreciates about Nick is that "when he kisses, he kisses" which is exactly what a long and healthy marriage is based on. She thinks Chris would be "an amazing father and amazing husband." The "for someone else" is silent.
Nick: Helicopter alert! Nick and Andi fly into a private island for what Andi deems "an adult romance," which the MPAA deems rated PG-13. After some initial kissing, canoodling and over-the-shirt groping, Andi remembers that she's a prosecutor and grills Nick about his past breakups. She needs to know how he handled them so she doesn't have to put him on suicide watch when she dumps him for someone without an accent scarf addiction later. Nick fumbles toward saying the L word, but only manages something about that lady show on Showtime. Andi suggests they make out in their snorkel gear instead. Later, during a romantic beach dinner, Nick writes Andi a fairy tale about two children being eaten by a witch, a story that would be preferable to the one he actually wrote about their love story. Seriously, Nicholas Sparks thought it was a bit much. Then they make out under a tree despite the fact that Nick is wearing pink pants. Nick manages to get Andi's tongue out of his mouth long enough to finally professes his love for Andi and she replies, "I love hearing that," which is just what everyone likes to hear. Then they head to the Fantasy Suites and make out on a couch right inside the door for our viewing "pleasure."
Josh: After a long night with Nick, Andi showers (hopefully) (in Purell, hopefully) and heads out to meet Josh in Santo Domingo. Josh is very excited to see her, but not as excited as he is to watch a bunch of kids play baseball. Andi has arranged for him to watch some Little Leaguers practice because she knows he's into that sort of thing. Josh is impressed that she pays attention and knows he likes baseball. That's what happens when you mention something 6,000 times per episode, Josh. Later, he gets handsy while they sip from a coconut on a bench. Josh tells Andi that he told his family that he loves her. Since his family really likes to do things together, they are probably all watching from a hotel on the island, unless his brother has a football game going on. At dinner at a resort, Josh tells her that having that half-hour photo op with the kids makes him really want to have a lot of kids — possibly with her as he loves her and wants to marry and can really see her as his wife. After he accepts her Fantasy Suite proposal fireworks go off, both literally and metaphorically. Then they make out in the private pool in the Fantasy Suite.
Chris: After two all-nighters in the Fantasy Suites, some evil producer decided that Andi's third date should involve horseback riding, even though she is very clear about the fact that she doesn't like horses or horseback riding or even Chris all that much. She mentions several times that she's not sure she's at the Fantasy Suite point in her relationship with Chris (which is sad because I have a great "why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free" farming adage all teed up). While he is the sweetest and most romantic contestant, with the sneaky secret-admirer business he pulled off, sweet gestures and general charm, he does have one big turnoff: Iowa. Iowa is preventing Chris from … um, explaining animal husbandry with Andi in the Fantasy Suite. 4H didn't prepare him for this. After the producers decide they have enough footage of Andi on horseback, they let her have a picnic under a tree with Chris and play yet another rousing round of his family's favorite pastime, Ghosts in the Graveyard, which is basically hide and seek with a creepier name (hide and eek?).
After lunch, they have dinner at yet another romantic resort and talk about Iowa. A lot. It soon becomes apparent that Andi is not so much an Iowa fan as just trying to delay telling Chris that she's just not that into him. She finally breaks it to him that it's not Iowa, it's you. She's just not feeling it, because he is nice and sane and open and kind and operates on a reasonable plane of human emotion. Farmer Chris fights back tears as he is sent home to tend his crops and sow the seeds of love with a different woman, one who doesn't mind living in a town the size of a grapefruit. (Fine, pomelo.) As a farmer, Chris knows a thing or two about the circle of life and how it's sometimes necessary to thin a herd. He can think about it on his tractor or while he shreds the "Chris Loves Andi" banner in his thresher. It's hard to believe Andi turned down the lifetime of free babysitting that Chris' mom offered as part of the deal. She will undoubtedly regret it. Or not…
The Rose Ceremony: Despite the fact that there are only two contestants left and two roses to hand, the show must kill time with a Rose Ceremony ostensibly staged to prove post–Fantasy Suite that the men are really committed to finding love with Andi. Shockingly, they both are. Nick says their love is "amazing" while Josh is 100% certain that she's going to be engaged to him next week.
Best Reason to Come Back Next Week: Andi's scary father Hy is making his return to television!
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