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I'm sure you know some famous people already. But if you think you live under a rock, here a 10 most famous people in world history. The list of most famous people in the world isn't ranked according to popularity as there is no way to measure popularity.
If you don't agree with any entry in this list of most famous people in the world, be sure to leave us a comment below. We'll consider your opinion and update our list.
Let's not wait any more. Here is the list and it opens with one of the most famous person of all times Abraham Lincoln.
Most Famous People in the World – The List
1- Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was born on 12th February 1809 to a modest family. Becoming orphan at an early age, Lincoln had a tough childhood as he would do labor and crack logs. But that wasn't the future which he were to settle for. His passion for knowledge led him to work hard and become a lawyer which he did. Abraham Lincoln would definitely be on every list of ten most famous people in world history.
Lincoln was a quick thinker and a great debater. He stood for public office and in 1854 he was elected to the House of Representatives. Although he lost the election but his powerful speech against slavery made quite a headline in the nation which caused him to be elected as Republican nominee for President in 1860.
2- Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali was born on 17th January 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named (Cassius Marcellus Clay,Jr.) after his father Cassius Marcellus Clay,Sr. Later he changed his name to Muhammad Ali after accepting Islam in 1975.
As a boxer he won his first professional fight in Louisville, October 29, 1960. In his career he defeated many boxers like Tony Esperti, Jim Robinson, Donnie Fleeman, Alonzo Johnson, George Logan, Willi Besmanoff, Lamar Clark. Ali holds the title of "Sportsman of the century" and has won World's heavyweight championship three times.
In 1966 , Muhammad Ali passed the Armed Forces test but he refused to serve the United States army in Vietnam War on the base of objection that "War is against the teachings of the Holy Quran and we are not allowed to take part in any sort of war unless it is declared by Allah or The Messenger".
3- Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein is probably the most influential scientist of the history. He is globally known for his work in various fields of physics and mathematics.
Albert Einstein, the father of modern physics, will easily top any list of famous people in world history. Some of major achievements are listed below.
- Nobel Prize in Physics (1921)
- Discovery of law of photoelectric effect
- Max Planck Medal (1929)
- Franklin Medal (1936)
- A science park is named after him
- A chemical element is named after him
- Named Person of the Century of the Time Magazine
- Prominent Americans postage stamp issued by the United States Portal Service
- New Jersey Hall of Fame
4- Anne Frank
Anne Frank's name emerged after the Second World War when her father discovered her diary in which she wrote about the sufferings she and her family experienced during the Holocaust.
In her diary she mentioned her utter desires and the pain she went through in such a young age. Two years later after the war ended, her father published the diary with the name "Diary of A Young Girl". The diary became the most famous records of Holocaust.Her words were filled with depth of emotions. Readers were astonished by her writing skills and how she kept her optimistic point of view even in such horrendous time period.
Anne Frank was born to a Jewish family in 1929, the same year the Nazi's rose to power. Her father ran a successful business in Holland. But after Holland fall in the hands of Nazi's in 1940, Jewish experienced immense trouble, families were arrested and sent to concentration camps. Anne along with her mother and sister were sent to a different camp and her father to another. But unfortunately Anne along with her sister and mother died in the camp, suffering from disease and starvation.
5- Micheal Jackson
Micheal Jackson was born in Indiana in August of 1958. He died in 2009. During his time in the world, he broke every fame record. He sold maximum number of albums, gathered largest crowds, and maintained a massive fan following throughout the world. He was a true household name of the last century.
Micheal Jackson will be included in every list of most famous people of 20th century.
He was known as 'the King'. Watch a documentary below to see what a man he was.
6- J.K.Rowling
The writer of the most famous sold book series(harry potter) was born on July in 1965. She began showing her writing skills at a very young age of six when she wrote a story of a rabbit with measles.
In 1990,while she was traveling from Manchester to London, Rowling came up with the idea of writing Harry potter. It was a long journey and the train was delayed for four hours. Despite her enthusiasm for writing, She was too shy to ask for the pen during the journey.
In 1996, her book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published by a small publisher, Bloomsbury, after being rejected by 12 publishing houses. It was at this time that the book sales started to take off and it later led to the publication of seven book series.
Watch J K Rowling Interview on YouTube
7- Adolf Hitler
If there is the one person that is the most famous as well as the most dis-liked person in the world. There is no doubt that 99 out of every 100 adults know him. Someone would really have to spend his life in a locked room to never have heard of this man.
He was a German leader who went on to become the Supreme Leader when appointed head of the Nazi Party. He remained Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945. He was directly responsible for starting World War II as he invaded Poland. He is the main figure of the Holocaust.
8- Gandhi
Gandhi is one of the most influential people in the history of the world. He also happens to be one of the most famous people of all time since he was a person of interest during the partition of Indo-Pak sub-continent.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandi was an idealist, someone who looked for happiness in simplicity of life and in complete harmony. He was devoted to 'total good'. Here are some of his famous quotes.
9- Princess Diana
Princess Diana was probably the most famous person in the world during her lifetime. Even so many years after her death, she continues to influence people all over the world – the reason you see her in almost every list of most famous people in the world.
Princess Diana did some wonderful things to help change the world. She was very talented and was ready to become a catalyst for the change. She died in a road accident. Her death surrounds various conspiracy theories.
Watch The Mysterious Death of Princess Diana
10- Bruce Lee
Although Bruce Lee won't probably make it to every top list of the most famous people in the world, he still has a huge fan following to be added to this list.
Bruce Lee was the godfather figure of Kung Fu. He introduced the art the West and America. He wasn't just an entertainer but he actually invented new ways of training for Kung Fu. He founded new ground fighting and standing styles. He is definitely one of the most famous people ever from Asia.


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The names of many different tractor companies can be recognized by most people. While the people involved in the agricultural side of the community will immediately know these names, there are some names like John Deere tractors which are recognized by people who are outside of the farming community as well. As this is a fact you will understand why buying the right tractor from this company is a pleasurable experience.
With these John Deere tractors you will find a tractor which is capable of accomplishing a great deal of work. The usual tasks that these tractors are engaged in are ones like forestry, farm work, construction work, and commercial jobs which require the raw horsepower of these tractors.
While the name of John Deere is synonymous with farming equipment and tractors this was not always the case. The Deere Company was developed to help the farming community with a number of different tools and equipment which can be used in a farm. It was only during 1907 that this company started gaining an interest in the field of tractors.
The first range of John Deere tractors was officially launched with the purchase of the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company. From this company the various tractors which rolled out of the factory were a hit with the people. The Deere Company had previously sold a very successful tractor.
This tractor was called the Dain All-Wheel-Drive. This version of the John Deere tractors while it was successful was discontinued and more effort and research was put into making the existing tractors which were purchased from the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company a better for the various patrons of this company.
Today you will find that John Deere tractors are found in many different countries. The offices of this company can be found in over 26 different companies. The sales employees at these places will be able to help you choose the right type of tractor.
You will find that buying John Deere tractors provides you with good value for your money and you have a chance of getting the same reliable performance that you have come to expect from John Deere tractors.
By choosing to buy your needed tractor from the John Deere tractors you are proving that people like getting value for their money. The different applications that you can put your John Deere tractor to, will prove the superior build and durability of these John Deere tractors.

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A $35,000 Dodge Challenger, manufacturing date unknown, was stolen between midnight and 8:30 a.m. Aug. 13 from the 800 block of South Third Street, according to Columbus Division of Police incident reports.
In other recent incident reports from the area:
* A $5,000 Mercury Grand Marquis, manufacturing date unknown, was stolen between 6:30 and 10:30 p.m. Aug. 9 from the 400 block of Forrest Street.
Golf clubs valued at $1,000 were in the vehicle when it was stolen.
* Two packages containing two shirts and another garment, worth a total of $95, were reported stolen at 4:45 p.m. Aug. 9 from the front porch of a residence in the 400 block of Kossuth Street.
* A 33-year-old Columbus man was arrested for assault, menacing, aggravated menacing, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest at 4:07 p.m. Aug. 9 in the 600 block of South High Street.
A man said he was assaulted and a woman was menaced by the suspect, police said.
* Between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Aug. 13, someone tried to break into a residence in the 300 block of East Sycamore Street.
The victim said the suspect broke the window of a rear door, causing $500 worth of damage, but did not enter the residence.
* A woman said her life was threatened at noon Aug. 13 in the 600 block of Grant Avenue.
* A $400 TV was stolen between 1:30 and 2:30 a.m. Aug. 13 from a residence in the 1300 block of City Park Avenue.
The victim said the suspect broke a window, causing $100 worth of damage, to gain entry into the residence.


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Commission calls on Slovenia to proceed with reforms and privatisation
Brussels, 5 June - The European Commission has again called on Slovenia to secure fiscal sustainability, reforms in health care, long-term care, the pension system and labour marker, improve the business environment and proceed with privatisations. Investment should focus on innovation, energy transition, sustainable transport and environmental infrastructure.
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As we reported back in June, there was rumors of a new LEGO UCS set and it was highly speculated that it would be the Tumbler. USA Today has revealed one of the sets that was supposed to be unveiled at San Diego Comic Con 2014, the LEGO DC Comics UCS Tumbler (76023). The exclusive set will be on sold at LEGO Stores and on [email protected] in September and it will consist of 1,869 pieces and will retail for $199.
The Tumbler is based on Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy vehicle and the set will also include 2 minifigures, one based on Christian Bale's Batman suit and Heath Ledger's Joker. This is the first time that Heath Legder's version has been offered. The UCS Tumbler measures 15 inches long and 9 inches wide. Another thing that LEGO has included with the set is the plaque and stand we usually see with UCS sets.
The August 2014 Store Calendar shows that LEGO VIP members get early access to a new exclusive set and I'm going to assume that it will be the UCS Tumbler (76023).


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Extractables and Leachables China will be held at the Hotel Indigo Shanghai Hongqiao on 8-10 December 2020
Hotel Indigo Shanghai Hongqiao
No 43
Lane 188 Yonghong Road
Minhang District
The hotel is conveniently located at Hongqiao CBD,
0.8km from Hongqiao Railway station, close to National Exhibition and Convention Center(Shanghai), and enables delegates to explore local attractions like Qibao Old Street and Zhujiajiao Ancient Town. Travel easily to other parts of the city with the No.2/10/17 subway station or simply immerse yourself in the Hongqiao neighborhood and discover its charms.
Hotel Indigo Shanghai Hongqiao presents Shanghai Hongqiao's neighborhood story with a new concept, and features 227 neighborhood style guest rooms with plenty of little touches, "Knolling" art deco in each guest room with different occupation;400 square meters grand ball room and 4 multifunction meeting rooms to deliver a creative meeting concept; Indoor and outdoor gym plus a decent yoga room to bring you good health and endless energy.


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Waiting on Wednesday: The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn
"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
My pick for this week is The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn due out October 29, 2013
I adore all of Julia Quinn's books and cannot wait for this one!
Summary from Goodreads.com: Hugh Prentice has never had patience for dramatic females, and if Lady Sarah Pleinsworth has ever been acquainted with the words shy or retiring, she's long since tossed them out the window. Besides, a reckless duel has left this brilliant mathematician with a ruined leg, and now he could never court a woman like Sarah, much less dream of marrying her.
Sarah has never forgiven Hugh for the duel he fought that nearly destroyed her family. But even if she could find a way to forgive him, it wouldn't matter. She doesn't care that his leg is less than perfect, it's his personality she can't abide. But forced to spend a week in close company they discover that first impressions are not always reliable. And when one kiss leads to two, three, and four, the mathematician may lose count, and the lady may, for the first time, find herself speechless …


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I must confess this synopsis is months overdue, and that this particular post is weeks overdue (I'm not doing so well at my one-post-a-week average), but I'm about to take you on a tour of a festival that took place at the Sikh Temple of Yuba City, est. 1969, on the closing weekend of last October. There will be a map, pictures, and foreign words that I will define for you.
November 1, 2015, marked the 36th annual Yuba City Nagar Kirtan, or Sikh festival and parade that draws roughly 100,000 Sikhs from all around the world to this small Northern California city. The parade, of course, is the main event, but the festival, held on the temple grounds of the Sikh Temple of Yuba City, is a treasure trove of its own. Vendors, charitable organizations, political foundations, media companies, and other gurdwaras erect tents throughout the temple grounds to provide free meals to festivalgoers, catch up on and debate the political happenings of Indian Punjab and global Punjab (though, as diasporic communities tend to do, they focus mostly on the homeland), and buy and sell clothes, art, books, and so on.
Let us begin the photo tour.
To avoid getting completely lost, I'll work from the top and move down.
1. Sugarcane was provided courtesy of the Sikh Temple of Live Oak in the town just north of Yuba City. Sugarcane is a staple crop of Punjab, and sugarcane juice is a preferred summer beverage of North India, especially during the summer months (having been to Punjab and lived in New Delhi during the summer, I can attest this is true). The stalks are put through a grinder, squeezing the juice. See below:
2. The ice cream was soft serve.
3. Langar, or the Guru's free kitchen, is one of the cornerstones of the Sikh faith. Langar has been a central element of the religion since Guru Nanak (1469-1539), and his wife, Mata Khivi ji, was one of the early distributors of food. The practice continues today, and most gurdwaras are equipped with large enough kitchens that food is prepared all day long. The meals are standard Punjabi vegetarian food (vegetarian so as not to exclude any other religious community for dietary restrictions), – lentils, flatbread, a yogurt dish, a vegetable dish, some sweet dish – though for special occasions like Nagar Kirtan, the full array of Punjabi snacks emerges: pakoras (fried vegetable fritters), samosas, sweet chili flavor Doritos, chili cheese flavor Fritos, and so on. All langar, of course, is free (I would have not made it through college otherwise).
4. Dashmesh Hall is a separate hall that holds parallel service when the main hall is at capacity. It also hosted a lecture series during the festival weekend, which I'll discuss in a future post.
5. The TV stations represented at the festival (aside from Mike Luery of KCRA 3 news on the day of the parade) were all offering Punjabi channel packages through Dish TV: Alpha Punjabi, Jus Broadcasting, TV 84, etc. The media companies offering these packages are based mostly out of the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, where a considerable segment of the Punjabi contingent in America lives. Satellite television is one of the main sources of cohesion among just about any diasporic community, as Punjabi TV offers a major platform for reporting on the homeland, broadcasting prayer services from Amritsar, and promoting local events, stores, concerts, etc. Television (for the masses) and Punjabi newspapers (for those still literate in Punjabi) provide the community some of its strongest sources of cohesion and connectedness to home.
6. The Khalistan Tent and Khalistan Stand will be discussed in a future post.
7. Gatka, or a major form of sword-based martial arts in Sikhism, was held on a small square of the temple grounds during the day of the festival. Of course, PVC pipe painted silver was used instead of actual swords.
8. The charity stands represented charities in both California and Punjab, from local outreach groups to a home for orphans in Ludhiana, Punjab.
9. The shops are the main draw of the temple grounds during festival week, particularly the blankets (which my cousin says are great because they aren't prone to pilling in a Sikh's mane). Other products include graphic tees and sweatshirts that honor Sikh martial character, Punjab and its martyrs, the dream of Khalistan, and so on (the t-shirts might be subject matter for a future post, if I'm inclined).
10. I make special mention of turban tying because the tent was organized by my own family. My cousin Tejinder organized a team of turban tying experts who measured, cut, stretched, and washed fabric so it could be tied on each passerby as a fresh turban. Local newspaper Appeal-Democrat posted a video of the process as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcu71dixrcs.
That's a wrap! There will be several more posts to come about the happenings on the temple grounds, along with a discussion of some happenings in Punjab that underpinned the political mood of the festival. Stay tuned.


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Villar seeks inclusion of farm tourism sports in school field trips
January 12, 2016 7:22 am
By Jelly F. Musico
MANILA, Jan. 11 (PNA) – Senator Cynthia Villar said on Monday school field trips should include farm tourism destinations in order to promote the career in agriculture as a worthwhile endeavor among the youth.
"Instead of taking our schoolchildren to accident-prone areas, school authorities should consider an itinerary composed of farm tourism spots and agricultural wonders sprouting all over the country," Villar said.
For one, Villar said the Costales Nature Farms in Majayjay, Laguna offers educational and fun activities for students such as vegetable picking and planting, caring for farm animals, and orientation on healthy eating habits.
In Nueva Ecija, Villar added, the Philippine Carabao Center is one of the best farm tourism destinations with its training center, hotel, shops and museum.
"The Philippines as an agricultural country is blessed with abundant natural resources, biological diversity and cultural heritage. We have what it takes to take a strong lead in farm tourism in the region, and even globally," she said.
Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food and principal sponsor of Senate Bill No. 3002 or "An Act providing for the development and promotion of farm tourism in the Philippines and for other purposes," also welcomed the passage of the bill on third reading at the Senate and at the House of Representatives.
The Nacionalista Party senator also suggested the publication of a book showcasing the farm tourism destinations by provinces and also information materials for farmers to teach them on the benefits of farm tourism.
Among the salient features of the bill is the formulation of a Farm Tourism Strategic Action Plan consistent with the National Tourism Development Plan. This will provide the specific programs and activities that need to be done by government agencies and industry stakeholders.
Under the bill, the Farm Tourism Development Board composed of private sector/industry stakeholders will also be created.
The incentives and tax exemptions identified in the original bills were removed since incentives are already mandated under different laws.
"Farm tourism will be a major contributor in bringing back the glory days of agriculture in our country given the potential to increase the income of people involved in agriculture as well as to help solve the problem of urban migration," Villar said. (PNA)


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Chapter 68 - Tasked to Take Both of Your Heads
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Ji Yunshu didn't slow down even a bit, meandering through the bustling streets until she reached a small and quiet path.She was now surrounded by smaller houses. On that small road, red lanterns were hung at the corners of every house. Although this small road was not as lively as the main streets, it had a certain charm of its own! She continued onward, turned at two more corners and reached her destination - the Ji Mansion.Ji Yunshu sped up again, running away from the bitterly cold weather.In this silent night, the sound of a shattering roof tile could be heard from behind her. The sound clearly reverberated, shattering the silence surrounding her. Ji Yunshu gradually slowed down until she came to a halt. Her vigilant gaze swept the rooftops around her, but the darkness of the night was impenetrable.Her woman's intuition warned her that there was someone on either side of the roof. In fact, this person was certainly not alone.She was still contemplating the possibilities when an arrow came piercing through the darkness, interrupting her thoughts. The cold arrow tip and the white feathered fletching glinted dangerously as it flew toward Ji Yunshu like a meteor. It was too late for Ji Yunshu to evade it. She could only helplessly watch the piercing tip gradually approach her, becoming clearer and bigger as it got closer.
She was in the prime of her life and still had yet to enjoy life. Was she going to die here?She was extremely unwilling.
Right at this instant, she knew that short of a miracle, that arrow would pierce her chest and enter her heart!… And said miracle actually happened!
A big hand seized her waist from behind and pulled her out of the way. She lost sight of the arrow as Jing Rong obstructed it and in the nick of the time grabbed the shooting arrow with his bare hands!With one hand he held Ji Yunshu's waist, and he caught the arrow with the other. His eyes fell on the arrow and a never seen before coldness glinted through them - the cold light of anger!A tensed silence permeated their surroundings.Ji Yunshu was still panting from the fright she received. Without waiting for her to recover, Jing Rong's mouth stuck close to her ear and whispered, "See that alley over there?"Ji Yunshu looked on and saw the entrance a bit more than five meters away from them.She nodded!
"I'll count to three. At the count of three, run away as fast as you can. Understand?"She nodded.
"One, two, three, run!"Simultaneously, Jing Rong released her and Ji Yunshu sprinted toward the alley with all her might. Suddenly, more than 10 people dressed in black jumped down from the rooftop. Each of them held a sharp sword in their hands, shattering the quietude of the night.Right away, they split into two groups; some fought Jing Rong while the others chased after Ji Yunshu.
Jing Rong leaped and sent out a few kicks straight onto the chest of a few of them. Then, he landed and blocked the alley's entrance."Who are you?" Jing Rong asked in an overbearing toneThe men in black sieged the entrance of the alley. Despite the black cloth masking their faces, the viciousness in their eyes could still be clearly seen, and their killing intent strongly felt.Their leader stepped out and spoke, "There's a bounty for your heads. We've been ordered to take both of your heads." As the words fell, the assassins raised their swords and attacked again. Each sword move they executed showed no mercy and were meant to claim a life.Jing Rong wasn't a passive herbivore as he made his move and successfully wrestled away a sword from one of his opponents. Then, he started clashing with them at close quarters.Meanwhile, Ji Yunshu, who was gasping for air, felt her anxiety creeping up on her as she watched the ongoing battle at the alley's entrance. Although Jing Rong had yet to be defeated, it didn't reassure her one bit. As they said, two hands could hardly handle four fists!More than 10 people were besieging him from all sides, the situation was dire enough that his safety couldn't be assured.Apart from her increasing anxiety, Ji Yunshu was puzzled by the man's words. 'What did he mean by 'ordered to take both of your heads'?' How on earth did she end up getting involved in all of this?If these people are from the same group of assassins that attacked them in the memorial hall previously, it could be said to be a logical development, but they should only be targeting Jing Rong!Yet, she got dragged into this. Was this punishment for meddling in someone else's business?Ji Yunshu tightly gripped her front cloth as she bit her lip. She leaned on the wall and continued to observe the situation outside.Although the battle was fierce, Jing Rong's agility could deal with more than 10 black-clothed people. With a sword in his hand, he had already claimed a few lives, and the blood that dripped from the blade bore witness to his deeds.Suddenly, one of the black-clothed men got past Jing Rong's defenses and took that opportunity to target Ji Yunshu."Die!"Ji Yunshu didn't tear her eyes away as she continuously retreated until her back hit a wall. In that fraction of time, her brain worked fast in order to find a way to dodge that attack. Her front had long been wrinkled into a mess by her grip. The sword continued to pierce through the air until it was about three centimeters away from her when Jing Rong got a free moment to kick a stone which homed straight at the assassin's wrist. The pain caused the man to involuntarily release his sword, which dropped to the ground.In that split moment, Ji Yunshu stretched her hands and used all her strength to push her attacker away. The man shouted in pain as he fell to the ground, clutching his arm tightly."Come here!" Jing Rong shouted at her as he held out his hand at her.Without hesitation, she ran back towards him, her outstretched hand inexorably nestled into his wide palm, allowing him to grasp it and hold onto her. Together, they escaped from that place.However, the black-clothed men unrelentingly chased after them!
The previously quiet night was now covered in a strange atmosphere!
Led by Jing Rong, Ji Yunshu had no choice but to run until she was at her wits' end and her ears were filled with the constant howling of the winds. "Your Highness, please don't mind me. Escape quickly. I don't want to burden you."Jing Rong's eagle-like expression was calm and collected. He continued to firmly hold onto Ji Yunshu's hand. "I will not abandon you. We are in this together, be it in life or in death!"'Huh!'Upon hearing those words, Ji Yunshu was stunned. Suddenly, it was as if her legs were light as feathers. It made her confused, but at the same time, it seemed like almost all the problems were blown away in the cold wind. Even Ji Pei had never uttered such words to her!They were able to distance themselves from their pursuers for about 20 meters, but they were still caught up to and surrounded in the end.Jing Rong shielded Ji Yunshu by standing in front of her. He gave her a side glance before asking her, "Teacher Ji, are you scared?""I am."There was no lie in her words. Despite seeing countless corpses, she never had the intention to become one of them, which made her fear not unfounded.In the event the magistrate didn't have a brain fart and summoned a coroner to do her autopsy, wouldn't her body go through even more hardships?Obviously, the surroundings were fraught with danger, but her answer provoked Jing Rong's laugh. He spoke, "Rest assured! Even if you are going to see the king of hell, I will go together with you. Whether you want to admire the flowers or drink wine, this prince will definitely accompany you."'Hey, hey, hey! Your imagination is too wild. The dead who are descending to the underworld only wear white clothes and their destination is the bridge of reincarnation where they drink Meng Po's broth of oblivion [1]and reincarnated afterwards. Where would they have the time to enjoy the flowers and drink wine? How delusional!'Ji Yunshu stood behind Jing Rong. One of her hands was still holding onto his hand, while the other was pulling at his sleeve.She breathed in a puff of cold air before speaking, "I don't want to admire the flowers or drink wine either. If I die, I wish that Luan'er would burn me some clothes, or even better, shoes. What's more, I want her to burn my sandalwood box because everything inside that box is precious to me. I don't want her to burn paper money to me since I will worry that the underworld air is too damp and the paper money will rot. It's better if she burned some gold and silver or valuables. Oh right! She has to…"For the first time, Jing Rong realized Ji Yunshu could be a chatterbox.She was monologuing as her eyes were turning red. Yet, Jin Rong frowned and asked her, "Who is Luan'er?"
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Don't just read the reams of 2019 trends reports that call out in-app header bidding as the next "Big Thing" in mobile app monetization. "Get involved now, or risk leaving money on the table" is the top advice we get from Michael Brooks, SVP Revenue at WeatherBug, where he manages direct sales, programmatic partnerships, business development, growth, and more. Mike debunks industry myths and shares best practices, providing straight answers to tough questions based on his first-hand experiences with in-app header bidding at WeatherBug, the media property that connects 14 million consumers each month to accurate and innovative weather data.
Hello and welcome to Mobile Presence. I'm your host, Peggy Anne Salz, with Mobile Groove, where I plan, produce and promote content that allows my clients to reach performance goals and scale growth. And most of that growth is around apps because that's what we talk about a lot and for good reason. The app economy, if you hadn't noticed it, last year, 2018, the first decade of the app store. Here we are, 2019, and we're looking ahead to a lot of trends in the mobile app economy, mobile app monetization, a big one, how are you going to make money in 2019 with your app. And to get the inside track on both, I'm bringing in a guest who has seen it from the start and is going to share a lot of these insights and I'm sure history repeats itself, so if you're listening in, you're going to learn a lot from Mike Brooks, he is Senior VP Revenue at WeatherBug. Mike, great to have you today.
Fantastic to be here, Peggy, thanks for having me.
I'm excited because you have been watching the app economy since 2013, not just watching it, actively in it, watching the evolution of it. I mean, you're at WeatherBug right now but that isn't what you've always been doing so give me an idea of what you have been doing in mobile.
Correct, correct. So, I started in 2012 actually as an analyst at AOL, so AOL post the advertising.com acquisition had a very strong maths-based team doing yield analysis and delivery at AOL and I had just gotten my Masters in Statistics, so it was a great transition into the analyst-type world. And 2012 really mobile was just beginning, there was one guy at AOL, his name was Chad Gallagher, and he took the role of managing all mobile non-reserve revenue into AOLad.com, at the time a very small business. Again, I was a young just right fresh out of grad school analyst, been there about six months when they had their fast ad download campaign.
So, I was at AOL but didn't really work with this part of the business and it was a campaign for Priceline and this was prior to us knowing what a postback was, prior to us knowing what app install attribution was. As an organization, we kind of had no idea but who turned out to be my boss, Chad, had to run a campaign with really no understanding of it whatsoever and that's a fair place to be, right?
2013, the world – and we'll talk about that in a little bit – was much different than it was today. You know, what ended up happening was we ran the campaign, I wasn't involved, it was just Chad, and it was horrific, we didn't know how to track, we didn't know how to target…
I was wondering what was going to happen, I thought…
It was a train wreck.
Was it pray and spray or something like that…
It was – I mean, I think we probably optimized to CTR – back in the day, everything was click-based, so you know, I think that we didn't know what the windows would be, we didn't have a way of ingesting postbacks, all these things that we know as kind of commonsense today from a media-buying perspective and an analysis perspective, didn't exist. Certainly not in the mainstream.
So, AOL ran a campaign, it was a train wreck, I think the CPI was well into the thousands of dollars – every company has a few of those…
Oh yes.
Kind of good for me because when that thing blew up, it became a very big priority to say "Okay, how do we play in this game?" and it was still early on, this was pre-Facebook coming heavy onto the scene, it was pre-Google, certainly well before UAC and all of the players in the media buying space were networks, it was all ad networks off of the 320 by 50 banner ad, video wasn't around, retargeting wasn't really around and it was early.
So, because that campaign bombed so poorly, performed so poorly, I got the job. It was like, "Hey, somebody figure out how this works" and that kind of became my job. So, we starting in February 0f 2013, launched the app download demand business at AOL which was the function of basically advertising.com mobile and it's optimization algorithms as applied to the app download world. It was a wild time.
Indeed, I mean, you stayed in mobile to your credit, you could have said, "Uh oh, this is a wild west, I'll go back to online where it's safe". Since then, you've moved on to – you went straight from AOL to where you are now or…?
Yes, well, it was interesting because over the course of my career at AOL, we were heavy in the MMA space at the time – AOL's always heavy there but we had acquisitions of the advertising arm of Microsoft, we had acquisition of Millennial Media, we had acquisition of Adapt TV on the video side. So, all of these pieces kept pouring in and there was no me at the other – Millennial aside, there was no app download expertise at any of these companies but they were good assets, right? We're talking about video, we're talking about a much stronger mobile data presence and then you fast forward to Yahoo and Flurry is what Oath ended up turning into, or became…
So, I got to see the evolution while at AOL of what started as a core of advertising.com but then was supplemented by video via Adapt TV and then supplemented by the expertise of millennial and then the native piece coming over from Yahoo Gemini.
So, it was a very cool place to kind of watch the industry mature into what it is today, almost via acquisition at AOL. So, I was able to accumulate that knowledge from these companies as well as my basis at AOL and basically put together the best product that we could. And I think one of the most foundational points of that was the acquisition by Verizon to when we were acquired by Verizon, my team built – I mean, the pre-load business for Verizon was already built with Digital Turbine but we really brought that business to market in a big way.
So being able to use all those resources and kind of pick and choose how to build the best business was a really funky and cool opportunity and it was an awesome time.
You know, you mentioned pre-load, I have to smile here almost because I was just at an app event convention, conference, rather, and there was someone there saying "Hey, we have to take another look at pre-load as a way of getting to the user, keeping ad dollars under control because obviously if your app is pre-loaded on the device or the operator is pushing it for you, that's part almost home-free for an app company". So here we are, that was last year, 2018, and people were talking about that as a model and still has legs. What would you say are, you know, the biggest shift in monetization models? What, for you, works, or what do you think works best if you want to make money with your app?
Oh yes, I mean, on the monetisation side, it's really about understanding the economic efficiencies you can make, so it's really hard to say that you should be making money via a native or via search partnerships or via display or video because it depends on how people are interacting with your app, if we're talking app-specifically here. So, I would say never you should be a native, you should monetize via native but something that I do want us to talk about later is the evolution of the maths that comes along with monetization especially in the mobile app publisher system. It mimics this evolution we've seen in the media buying ecosystem where worlds go from ad networks over to DSPs and they go from disparate partnerships to big, strong platforms.
So, I am a big fan of whatever it is you're using to make money, just make sure, one, you're not getting conned and, two, make sure that you're always improving and trying to create optimal efficiencies. So, the biggest thing I could say for the back half of 2018 and all of 2019, the unified auction within mobile app is a huge, huge deal and something we can talk about a little bit in the future but to me that is the biggest way, the biggest change in the way that apps make money and one of the those things where – I'm only on the publisher side really about nine months now – was one of the biggest shocks to me – we did a report with InMobi and they found that 15% of partners work with one single ad network from a monetization perspective.
So, understanding the ecosystem and maximizing is really – as long as you're pushing to make it better and like to use maths to do that, that's what I think is important. I think if you go into it saying "Video is going to be big" or "AR is going to be big", if it doesn't really apply to your user base, it'll never catch on, it'll never make you money, it'll never help any advertisers. So, it's not about what you do, it's how you do it.
I mean, I wasn't aware at all of the InMobi report, I've seen others similar to say sort of along the lines that we're decreasing the number of ad partners we work with simply because it's just a lot of heavy lifting – for some companies, it's heavy lifting to manage those partnerships – and you came out and found 15% use one partner?
It was insane, it was wild and that would be a single ad network or DSP that's monetizing and what that is is a miseducation.
You're short-changing yourself, basically.
For sure, exactly. The way that I – even if we talk about the waterfall which is something like 30 to 40% now, the analogy I like to say is like you go to a Sotheby's auction and when the auctioneer starts, he doesn't walk up to every chair and say "Hey, do you want to buy this painting?" and then if you say "No", go to the next person. He says, "Who wants to buy this painting and for how much?" And that little vignette has been around in the desktop side with what people have been throwing around as header bidding in mobile for a long time.
So the desktop side has had this for three or four years and if you're a desktop web publisher and you're not using pre-bid or a header bidder, I think by this point you know that you're very, very, very far behind. I think in the app world, there was a, you know, there was almost a misunderstanding – the technologies, different, we call it the same thing, unified auctions in mobile behave differently than they do on the desktop side but it's one of those things that when I came onto the publisher space, that was the biggest shock to me. It was that "Why is everybody not adopting this yet?" and then once we adopted it, even in small chunks and we saw the value it provided, it's even more befuddling.
Well, I'll tell you what, Mike, for me, the biggest shock is that we have run out of time and we have to go to a break, that's for me, but keep that thought because, listeners, you can see we are going to be talking about in-app header bidding which is going to be top of mind, top of your agenda in 2019, so don't go away, we'll be right back.
And we are back. Welcome back to Mobile Presence. I'm your host, Peggy Anne Salz with Mobile Groove and we have today my guest, Mike Brooks, Senior VP Revenue at WeatherBug. We haven't talked about WeatherBug yet, Mike, but we will in a moment but you've really started into the topic that is just the buzzword – it's in-app header bidding – it sounds really complex, it really isn't. We're going to talk about how you can grasp this opportunity. We know it's an opportunity, you made that very clear, but give me some idea of like how or what do I need to be as an app company even to begin to want to get involved? I mean, maybe if I'm a very small company, I just leave it alone?
So, this is something that actually came up because I did – when we were looking at the report originally, there was this myth – we had people submit questions, advertisers and publishers, and there was this question around what was the scale required to be able to benefit from something like this which I didn't understand was a mental challenge were taking on. It was one of those things that mathematically it is kind of always an improvement but people had this question of like "How big does your app have to be, how many impressions do you have to show, how do you have to monetize?"
And I guess the way I would answer that is if you monetize in a type of publisher unit, like we're talking display, we're talking video, we're talking native, that is currently traded on the open market to put it almost crudely, you know, if we're talking about something where there is an exchange, if we're talking about a type of execution that is not custom and you're making even a dollar a day, this is for you because now you can make $1.25.
I'll kind of walk through how WeatherBug took on this challenge originally and to be honest, we did not go whole hog in the beginning, and I'll explain a little bit why because we understood the maths but we dipped our toe. Philosophically though, this is for anybody who monetizes via mobile display, video or native because those are the three things we're using it for today and what it is generally used for as well.
And to be very clear, this is about everything beyond Facebook and Google…
Correct, well, it actually includes Google too…
Well, yes, UAC, OK.
And Facebook audience network too.
Beyond Facebook because I'm hearing a lot of people say, you know, that's just it, I'm not dissing anyone, I'm just saying what people tell me and they're looking beyond Facebook because if everyone's there, it's like the blue ocean, the red ocean – if everyone's there, you need to find a new place to go and this is where it's at. So, tell me about that experiment at WeatherBug, Mike. You said you dipped your toe in it, you just said "This is it, we need to look elsewhere, lots of opportunity, let's dive in" but maybe you learned something by diving in, toe as opposed to foot. Maybe you're supposed to deep dive from the start…
Yes, I mean, so, look. If I was giving someone advice today, it would be to jump in head-first but only because we had the learnings that we did. I would say that this is really about the transition that a publisher makes between a waterfall monetization system and a unified option. So, that's really the comparison that's being made here because for the most part, I think publishers understand the waterfall, they understand their ad serving partnerships, their mediation.
That's a part of the world people understand but I go back to the same analogy I brought up earlier about the Sotheby's auction and the mechanics of how it works make it so much better. So when we were thinking about this originally, and I'm saying "We" – Ed Arundale on my team manages programmatic and he had pushed and brought a lot of this to market right when I had started – so I'm going to give credit where credit is due – and he put together this system where we wanted to test unified auctions because we had heard what I'm saying now, "They're great, how could you not be doing them".
That said, time is money in the publishing world, for every second that you're down, for every second that you're not optimizing your demand partners, you're losing opportunity costs. So, that's why people in general I think are concerned about changes. If we go down for a week, you know, that's 2% of our yearly money likely. And that would be a very, very long time to go down but this runs through people's minds. And we were in the same boat, a little bit lighter, but we said, "Yes, we want to try it".
So what we did to start is we didn't start whole hog and put everybody into a unified auction, we just added unified auctions into the waterfall. So a perfect set-up, a perfect set-up today is you have a unified auction, all of your demand partners bidding through that auction and they all compete on the same impression for who can generate the highest price.
You know, in the world of waterfalls, you have to program them in individually, say what you expect the CPM to be, constantly moving up, it's a lot more work but that said, the hybrid model that we approached at first was saying "Okay, we're going to take somebody out of the waterfall, probably a few people" – I think we were rolling 15-18 deep at the time and we were going to take on a handful and put them through one of these unified auctions and see what happens. We understood the maths but there's another thing to have it be seen on the balance sheet, so we did it. So we did that two partners and generally, you want to work with one unified auction because they all operate very similarly in-app but we took those two header bidders more or less, put them into the waterfall to see what happens.
What happens when you apply these questions that you have in the back of your mind to, you know, real money and what we saw was exactly what we expected to see which was CPMs went way up, you know, within the first month those same partners that were already in the waterfall were monetizing somewhere between 15 and 21% better depending on the month in that first quarter. So, you know, that is significant upside but you are missing out on if you are not doing the full unified auction and remember that was just a small chunk.
So, we put together the experiment, we executed the experiment and the hypothesis that this was going to be productive to our business, just from a CPM perspective, was validated wholeheartedly. Granted, I think the real value to unified auctions are a few other things involved in that but from a CPM perspective, it was stellar. So, to me that proved the point and over the past nine months, we have migrated to a system where we can be whole hog with a unified auction. So we tested, we dipped our toe, and I want to be frank with people listening, that's how we did it and the result we saw, 15-21% growth in CPMs, was good enough to justify full commitment.
But that's not where it stops, right, the CPMs are awesome and I manage the revenue team so that's how we're compensated, we love to see CPMs increase, but it's deeper than that because what was really happening was our latency was higher with this waterfall so what we saw was, at some point last year, I wasn't here at the time, our latency was 7-10 seconds to show an ad because the waterfall was taking so long. So, what that can end up looking like is 5 to 10% of your sessions not seeing impressions and that's not crazy, that's the norm in a waterfall.
So I looked at that and I said this seems like if there's a system that can make this move faster when the impression call goes out and people can respond quicker and in this model much faster, there's a lot of money from a latency perspective that's left on the table and that hypothesis was validated.
And then finally the icing on the cake was the conversations we were having with everyone on the monetization side was SDK-related. Oh, you need the SDK because you can't be successful without it because we're able to bid better because we have it in, SDKs can slow your app down. So, what the other fantastic bi-product of this is that we were able to limit our SDKs from 17 two years ago to 8 last year to 1 or 2 this year. So, all those things together are really why I've gotten on this stump lately of guys, like this is one of those things that isn't too good to be true, it's just a maths thing and if everyone in the world does it, it doesn't impact me and everybody's business can be successful.
So, it's been something obviously you can probably hear in my voice that we're very passionate about because it's opportunity cost sitting at the table for most publishers, you've just got to at least dip your toe.
I mean, the SDK number, now that's really something because that really is an issue and I know people with 20 plus of those and thinking about what to do about that. There's a couple of other points you raised, we do have to go to a break for the moment but I'm really excited about this, Mike, because you point out also the latency which is another one I'm hearing a lot about, I'm talking to people who are saying, not even for the money, just for the latency, they are going to in-app header bidding and setting up a completely different system which we will get to – that's the point. Now that we are all convinced of this, you know, our listeners, we're going to come back and we're going to hear how really to cash in on this opportunity so don't go away, we'll be right back.
And we're back. Welcome back to Mobile Presence. I'm your host, Peggy Anne Salz with Mobile Groove and we have today Mike Brooks, Senior Vice President Revenue at WeatherBug. Mike, it's been a great show with you because you are so – I'm enjoying it because you're so pragmatic, you're so straightforward, just tell it the way it is and you're not like a vendor with a mission here, you know – it's WeatherBug – you're more like a convert with a mission. You have been converted into… And you make a great case, no question, which absolutely dovetails with everything I'm hearing out there but we have to take a look at it, step back for a moment and the myth I was hearing – 2014/2015 – so maybe things have changed and you're a practitioner, I'm an analyst, there's a difference, right? It was basically this is all great but kids don't do it at home because you need to have a system and some tech that is, you know, off the charts, not for everybody, expensive, hard to maintain, an army of data scientists – what's it like now?
Yes, you know what? When we were going through the process, we had heard those, a couple of those things but they were never that large in our head but now that we're talking about it, I think I understand where it's coming from because you can talk about misinformation being spread in the mobile economy. I think this might be a function of the way people are doing things on the desktop side, being applied into mobile, right?
So, if we think about what header bidding is where you're really bidding into a header on a web page, that can really only exist in the web. And that's how the world of, you know, header bidding came about. I think Google was one of the pioneers. The real pioneer or folks were targeting folks like Criteo who had been doing this type of thing for a while but I think where this is coming from is the process of setting up a pre-bid set-up on the desktop side for a header bidder.
So, when I'm thinking about some of the challenges, I think at the end of the day it's the risk is what people are concerned about and we'll talk about that, but when you set this up on a desktop side, I don't want to say it's easier but it's easier and you don't need an SDK to manage this auction, you can do it with what is really opensource with the pre-bid methodology.
So you can build your own header bidder pretty easily on the desktop side. You would have to devote a little, not a little bit but a decent amount of engineering resources on the web side and a little bit of data science and it's a pain in the butt because people are used to kind of having things served to them from a monetization and partnership perspective and that's fair – it's a partnership eco-system.
That said, if you're setting up pre-bid on the desktop side, you need all those things and maybe that's where these ideas from people are coming from is that I just set this up on the desktop side, am I going to have to do this in mobile? I understand even less about mobile and then I have web to deal with and an app so how do I look at that?
So I think a lot of those ideas about the level of technology required, the level of investment might stem from the desktop set-up that exists today. You know, obviously you can work with a header bidder partner on a desktop side but if you have some engineers with some gumption, you can put it together and handle it yourself.
Mobile app, I wouldn't suggest it, I think there's a couple of really good partners out there, we did a very serious vetting process for this and there's actually a lot of good partners out there – we didn't run into anybody who we didn't think would significantly help our business but I think at the end of the day, there's that mindset from the desktop side about what it's like to go through a pre-bid set-up. But then you think it really comes down to the money value of time. So, the cool thing about having an app business is you go to sleep, people continue to use it, you can continue to make money, you know, weekends, holidays.
What's better than that, making money while you're asleep? I don't want to put you on the spot, Mike, but I will ask you because that will be the question, you know, vetting the partners, maybe we'll have you back just to talk about picking the right partners but do you have a couple of names you could share without, you know, naming necessarily – not any one in particular but of everyone out there, what are some names we should be looking at?
People who I thought were exceptional, and there were a few – I think Max Ads was exceptional, acquired by Applovin. I think Oath has done an exceptional job. I think AirServe as acquired by InMobi does a fantastic job. I think the Amazon TAM product is a fantastic job. And remember, people who are listening could be working with these folks in a different capacity to begin with. We started by vetting 11 companies for this and we had some particular needs that led us in the direction and because it's not public I won't announce yet but we knew that this was going to be a slog of an RFP process, we put a lot of time into it. At the end of the day, I was surprised at how strong all of the players were that we met with.
So, we didn't meet with anybody that I thought "never in a million years" which was nice because I haven't had an RFP process like that literally every. So, that was nice where everyone has it together. But those are the few that I think are doing some exceptional things.
I think that's really valuable, our listeners are going to thank you for that one and I have those always in show notes and everywhere. So, don't worry, you didn't have to jot that one down, we've got it for you, we've got you covered on this one. In the meantime, Mike, we have come to the end of the show, that is so sad but…
So sad.
Indeed, because I want to have you back, we need to talk about WeatherBug, we need to talk about location and data and weather and that's exactly what we're going to do at a later date. So, listeners, Mike will be back but in the meantime Mike, how do they stay in touch with you?
Anybody please feel free to LinkedIn me or shoot me a note at email@example.com and let's catch up in person.
Absolutely, and we have those as well for you later. And in the meantime, if you want to keep up with me throughout the week or find out more about how you can be a guest or sponsor on Mobile Presence, then you can email me, email@example.com, that's also where you can find my portfolio of content marketing and app marketing services and loads of articles that I write about the mobile app economy.
You can also check out this and earlier episodes of our show by going to webmasterradio.fm or you can find our shows on iTunes, Stitcher, Spreaker, Spotify and iheartRadio simply by searching Mobile Presence. So friends, until next time remember, every minute is mobile, so make every minute count. We'll see you soon.


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How to buy a painting as a gift
If you are reading this article and are considering whether to choose a painting for a gift, then you have already made the right choice. If you approach the purchase with the soul, you will not only make a very valuable gift that will be associated with you, but also emphasize the sophistication of your taste, reverent and attentive attitude to the person presented.
A picture is at the same time a design element, an investment, and a friend, interlocutor, and opponent.
Painting is a beautiful design element
A picture like no other element can decorate the interior, becoming a kind of dominant living room or hall. You give not only a beautiful, but also a valuable thing, in which the artist has put his soul, his vision of the world, which he creatively rethought. The picture shows the sophistication of the taste of its owner, gives a special personality to the interior. You can choose a picture just for the interior. But it is better not to consider only this purely utilitarian function. After all, the picture is much more than a bright beautiful spot on the wall.
A picture can be a profitable investment
If you buy not a picture that is stamped on a printer (reproduction), but a real author's work of an artist who has his own special author's style, the value of such a picture will only increase with time. Therefore, we recommend that you carefully choose your painting; it can bring income to its owner.
Painting – friend, opponent, ally, emotional interlocutor
Try to choose a picture that would suit the tastes of the gifted. This is not so difficult. Of course, the easiest way is if you know what your friend is collecting. But even if your picture will be the first in his collection, it is still better that the price is not the only criterion for selection. A good picture can become a real friend and interlocutor for a person. She conveys the artist's world, his vision of the surrounding reality. Each picture includes an emotional message, which is transmitted during its consideration. That is why it is important that the artist's worldview resonate with the vision of the world of your friend or colleague.
For romantic persons, neutral themes are suitable. It can be landscapes, still lifes, romantic genre scenes.
Pictures of socialist realism are very popular among people who have preserved romantic memories of life in the Soviet Union. The painting of socialist realism embellishes reality, shows a rainbow-perfect ideal world of dreams and dreams. This painting is very popular at present.
If your friend or colleague is more sophisticated in art, versed in painting, loves intellectual painting, then it is better to buy paintings by artists who worked in a revolutionary manner: in the style of avant-garde, symbolism, expressionism, abstract painting.
Buy a painting by contemporary artists
A special position among the paintings is occupied by the works of contemporary artists. Modern artists reflect time, convey modern trends in artistic perception. In each of these paintings, the artist conveyed his own unique vision of the world. Each artist has his own special unique underline. It is the paintings of contemporary artists that are of particular value in the art market. The cost of such paintings is constantly increasing, and your purchase can be not only a very beautiful gift, but in the literal sense – a very valuable investment, for which you will be grateful.
The price of the painting is not the main criterion
It must be remembered that not necessarily a good picture is a very expensive purchase. Undoubtedly, your gift will be expensive for the giftee, but not necessarily for you. We offer a large selection of paintings by contemporary artists, each of which can become a very worthy and valuable exclusive gift at very affordable affordable prices.
Our online gift store
Contact our consultants. Come to our Gallery of modern art and the online store "ARTIMEX". Our consultants will give complete information about each painting, artist, her investment potential. They will help you choose a picture as a gift for your budget. For the present, we will provide a gift certificate in which an art history analysis of the painting, an artist's biography, certificates of authenticity and other important facts will be provided. Such a certificate will increase the value of your gift. We will also beautifully pack your gift and deliver it promptly to the exact time anywhere in Moscow and even within Russia.
We also cooperate with the online antiques store "ANTIKZON", which presents a large selection of old paintings, bronze, porcelain. You can choose for a gift not only paintings by contemporary artists, but also antiques.


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Live from the Ted Stevens Trial, Day 19
Washington, D.C.--
Ted Stevens finished his testimony today, and both the defense and the government have rested their cases.
Today was less fiery than last Friday's beginning of the cross-examination, but it was probably more damaging to Stevens.
Chief prosecutor Brenda Morris today mostly focused on using precise questions to get Stevens to admit unfavorable facts as opposed to trying to get him to adopt unflattering characterizations of his behavior.
The Furniture Bill Allen Deposited in Stevens' Girdwood Home
She started this morning with the single most specific and human vignette in the trial: The moment in 2001 when Stevens and his wife Catherine came to their Girdwood home and discovered that their furniture is gone and replaced with furniture that Bill Allen has brought in.
Morris gets Stevens to repeat what he and his wife have already said before in the trial—they were unhappy because the furniture the long-time VECO chief has brought in is ugly, old, inappropriate for the chalet, and in at least one case has cigarette holes.
The prosecutor then pointed out that Stevens not only kept the furniture in his home, four years after it arrived he even discussed the possibility of giving it to his son and daughter-in-law.
"You are actually trying to re-gift the furniture that is so hideous to your son. Is that correct?"
Stevens denied that what he considering was re-gifting, because he did not see the furniture as a gift in the first place and never owned it. He acknowledged that the furniture that Allen deposited in his home in 2001 is still there.
The prosecutor pounced later when Stevens volunteered that "Bill Allen stole our furniture and put his in the chalet." Morris responded by asking the Senator why he didn't call the police.
"It never crossed my mind to call the police at that time," Stevens said. "I might now."
In its closing argument tomorrow, the prosecution will surely point out that the Senator went with Allen on their vacation-style Boot Camps for years even after the oil-services tycoon committed this alleged theft.
The Big Generator Bill Allen Bought for Stevens' Chalet
The prosecution put Stevens in another difficult place by making him walk through the story of how Allen arranged the installation at the chalet of a big back-up generator that Stevens never paid for.
In 1999, Stevens e-mailed his friend Bob Penney and told him "I asked Bill Allen to hook up a generator to our chalet for Y2K—JUST IN CASE!" Allen had a big generator with a transfer switch put in at the house that is there today.
Stevens testified on cross-examination that this was another example of Bill Allen going overboard. The Senator said that he had asked Bill Allen to arrange for the rental of a small generator just to handle any potential problem the Y2K threat could cause for the New Year, but Allen had instead bought a big one. Stevens said that he had asked Allen to remove it, and that one problem Stevens had in making this request was that the Senator was in Girdwood so little he didn't see for a substantial period that it was still there.
The Role of Allen and VECO in the Chalet's Renovation
The questions about Allen and VECO that hurt Stevens the most this morning, however, came when Morris walked the Senator through a series of e-mails that Stevens' friend Bob Persons sent the Senator in 2000 during the renovations of Stevens' chalet. Stevens had designated Persons as his "eyes and ears" on the ground in Girdwood while the Senator labored back in Washington, D.C. An essential element of Stevens' defense is that the Senator and his wife understood that two VECO employees—Rocky Williams and Dave Anderson—who worked extensively on the renovation and billed VECO for their time were instead working for a construction company run by Augie Paone, whose bills the Stevenses paid when the invoices arrived.
The problem is that more than a half-dozen e-mailed progress reports Persons sent Stevens in the summer and fall of 2000 describe the work of Williams, Anderson, and Allen in often glowing terms, but do not mention Paone or his company. Stevens was forced to acknowledge that Williams often worked for VECO, but insisted that he appeared to work for Paone's company while working on Stevens' remodeling job.
The prosecutor scored again by getting Stevens to admit that he had stated in a 1997 letter that he had thought about raising the chalet to add a story to the home, but "I just have not had the cash to do that." Morris got Stevens to concede that he had begun the raising project—and then went on to even more extensive renovations—after he discussed with Bill Allen and Bob Persons in 1999 his desires to expand his home and his two friends volunteered their help.
Morris suggested that Allen's association with Stevens seemed to make Stevens feel able to renovate his home. Given that the announcement of the federal investigation into Stevens' home renovation in 2006 caused Allen to leave Stevens' circle of friends, Morris suggested similarly that Allen's break with Stevens led the Senator to stop taking care of the Girdwood home since he no longer had his rich friend's assistance.
The Status of the Massage Chair in Stevens' Home in Washington, D.C.
Questioning on the $2,700 Brookstone massage chair Persons put in Stevens' home in Washington, D.C. in 2001 also gained ground for the government. Stevens said that while his friend Persons intended the chair as a gift, the Senator would not accept it as a gift. Instead, Stevens considers the chair as a loan—even though the chair is still in his home seven years later.
Morris asked Stevens if he had other furniture in this home owned by other people.
"We have lots of furniture in our house that doesn't belong to us," the Senator replied.
The Emotions in the Courtroom
Jurors, particularly the younger members of the panel, showed a number of smiles today during this morning's cross-examination. It appeared that Friday they enjoyed the combat between the feisty Senator and the peppery prosecutor; today it seemed more that the jurors were savoring what they evidently perceived as the unintentional humor in some of Stevens' statements.
Morris was better in exercising control of Stevens today, and that control created a mood and momentum in the courtroom that went beyond the actual content of the words spoken.
Much more subdued than on Friday, Stevens was obviously heeding his counsel's advice to keep it cool on the stand—but only to a point. Bristling at a line of questions he considered unfair, Stevens told Morris "You go right ahead with your questions, miss." The Senator couldn't resist fighting off Morris in some instances, so much that the judge had to admonish the witness: "Why don't you just answer her question, sir?....Respond to her question, sir."
Despite these comments, Stevens was substantially less contentious today than on Friday. That less aggressive demeanor has to reflect in part his lawyer's advice, but also it may stem from the enormous strain and fatigue he must feel. The Senator sits strong on the stand, but he walks slowly and hears poorly. Stevens was rubbing his eyes this morning before taking the stand. (He's not the only one who is tired: After working all weekend on jury instructions, federal prosecutor Nicholas Marsh—about 50 years Stevens' junior—sits at the government's table with his eyes closed in the moments before the jury comes in.)
When Stevens starts to testify this morning, he keeps making the errors of a man close to the end of his capacity: He keeps referring to Y2K as "YK2" and describes a $150 check in front of him as being made out for "a dollar and fifty cents."
Evaluation of the Prosecution's Performance Today: Good But Not Great
Morris seemed to miss some opportunities when she failed to tie Allen even more tightly to Stevens by making the Senator list the number of days he had spent with the oil-services magnate each year at "Boot Camp."
Similarly, the prosecution could have emphasized Stevens' chances to learn about how much work Allen and VECO had done on the chalet if Morris had asked Stevens to state how many days each year he had been at his Girdwood home between 1999 and 2006.
It is probably fairer, however, to judge the prosecution not against an ideal but instead based on what's needed to advance the government's case. By that standard, the United States of America advanced the ball today.
Tomorrow, the prosecution and the defense will make their closing arguments. Each side will spend about three hours trying to persuade the jury.
Next Up: Last Chance: More on the Defense's Likely Closing Argument
Monday, October 20, 2008
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There is a good chance we'll get one entire inch of snow on Capitol Hill Thursday night. It's been a while. The last time the Hill got that snowy was December 2013 when a whopping 7/10ths of an inch blanketed Central Seattle on a Friday morning. Here are a few things you need to know if, indeed, the forecasts hold true. If not, you're ready for a La Nina winter of snowy predictions around the Pacific Northwest.
See something we need to know about? firstname.lastname@example.com or call/txt (206) 399-5959.
- UPDATE: The National Weather Service now predicts the snow will begin "late" Thursday in Seattle and has lowered its predicted snowfall totals. "The most probable scenario at this time is that precipitation will being as snow this evening, then gradually transition back to rain some time late tonight."
The latest info regarding winter weather and wind impacts for western WA today through Friday. #wawx pic.twitter.com/4umZb2itSN
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) December 8, 2016
- Driving: If you're going to drive, check out the SDOT Winter Weather map. It shows which routes have been recently been de-iced or salted. There are also a few notorious streets to avoid including John between Broadway and 15th and E Aloha. Commenters will probably know more. You can also check the CHS Street Cams page before you head out. And the CHS Weather page has the latest reports from local observations.
- Side streets: Remember that side streets will not be cleared and may be covered with snow even when an artery route is clear.
- Metro is prepared and hopefully will never again create viral Seattle snow videos. Its snow and winter weather updates are here. If it gets serious, expect delays in service and some canceled trips as articulated buses are moved out of service. Also watch for snow routes:
Heads up Capitol Hill people: If the 8 is on a snow route, it runs on Union and Pine instead of John/Thomas/Madison!https://t.co/uUbFozSlKy pic.twitter.com/opfUSEbdAG
— David Seater (@dseater) December 5, 2016
- Capitol Hill Station is a fully operational snow battle station. Sound Transit says it works to maintain "normal light rail service" during inclement weather, "although minor delays can occur." It might also continue to operate trains overnight after the close of passenger service to prevent ice from forming on the tracks.
- The First Hill Streetcar can operate in snow not deeper than four inches. "If it surpasses that we will suspend operations," a spokesperson tells CHS. You might also see a "freeze-train" that creates surface friction to keep the rails above freezing during low temperatures below 32 degrees.
- Car2Go, Reach Now, ZipCar: We're checking. Here's how Car2Go deals with staying out the way of the plows in Minnesota.
- Shelter: The city is keeping its 100-bed co-ed facility open overnight through the cold snap:
In anticipation of cold temperatures, the Seattle Human Services Department has opened the emergency co-ed adult shelter at the Seattle Center Pavilion (305 Harrison St.) through Thursday, December 8th. This shelter will be open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and has room for 100 people.
Many, of course, won't be able to take advantage of it or will choose not to. Call 911 if you see somebody who appears to be in distress on the streets at any time — but especially when temperatures hover around freezing.
- Public schools: You can find closure alerts here. Unless the rain forecasted for overnight Thursday never materializes, Friday morning should bring regular start times.
- Airport: The FAA's Sea-Tac status page is here.
- The highest point on Capitol Hill, Volunteer Park, at 453 feet above sea level, is #5 on the list of Seattle's highest elevations.
- Best place to sled (mostly safely) are these CHS Volunteer Park Sled Runs. If it gets nuts, sledding down Denny is part of Capitol Hill legend. Watch out for moving cars of course but some of the most serious injuries come from hitting parked cars. Be careful.
- King County maps shows the range of elevations across the Hill from 200 feet down in I-5 Shores to 300 feet on Broadway and 400 feet above 12th. This is useful for both your snow planning and your small plane piloting. Make a note of it.
- More places not to even think about driving? Here is a list of the steepest streets in Seattle.


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Alex Israel and Bret Easton Ellis
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There is a long tradition of artists and writers joining forcesin small journals, limited-edition books, and other printed matter. Yet even when formed on the basis of evident stylistic affinities, these working relationships have rarely been egalitarian; typically, the pictures illustrate the words or else the words caption the pictures. The coproductions of artist Alex Israel and novelist Bret Easton Ellis are something else, not only in that they are singular artworks, made to be hung on the walls of a gallery rather than circulated as publications, but because neither side gains the upper hand. Both Israel and Ellis get to do their by-now patented "things," converging only on choice of subject matterthe Los Angeles mythos, particularly as it pertains to Hollywood. This terrain, germane to both of these native Angelenos, is one that they treat in separate ways. As
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About Shelburne Lodge
The house is large enough to accommodate two families (or one large family) including well behaved dogs. The interior is that of a lived in country lodge, so you won't feel like you're walking on eggshells – just make yourself at home. Obviously we want people to respect the property, which is why we discourage stag and hen parties, or groups of under 21's, but we also want you to feel like you can relax and let the kids play, while you enjoy watching the boats sail through the Crinan canal, or the weather roll over the Argyll hills.
The property benefits from a large, landscaped garden, oil central heating, a wood burning fire (with a full log basket supplied) and accessible ground floor rooms (including a bedroom). We have all the mod-cons including a large TV, DVD and CD player, a microwave and hair dryer, as well as a washing machine and tumble dryer in a separate utility room.
At A Glance
Large Garden
Family Friendly
Pet Friendly
central heating
Wood Fire
About the owners
Mike and Dinah live in Dunoon, on the Cowal peninsula of Argyll. It's about a 90 min drive from Shelburne Lodge, so we can be on hand at short notice if necessary. Mike manages the holiday home. Dinah runs Bookpoint, an independent bookshop and a community hub in the heart of Dunoon.
Once the children had flown the coop, there was no need to live in such a large house. Now we keep chickens in an an actual coop, and let other families enjoy the home comforts and tranquil pace of life in Cairnbaan.
We enjoy sailing and walking and good food, all of which can be enjoyed aplenty in Argyll. We're sure you'll have a great holiday at Shelburn Lodge, and we're always on hand to answer any questions.
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About the area
Argyll has plenty to offer holidaymakers no matter if you're into adventuring or merely wish to escape from the hustle and bustle to beautiful surroundings.
Cairnbaan is a safe place for children to play, and the tow path by the canal makes for a nice walk or cycle route, with a hotel at each end offering good dining. Cairnbaan Hotel is a short walk away from Shelburne Lodge and Crinan Hotel is only a 90 minute walk, following the canal to Crinan. That means you can set off late in the morning, have lunch at Crinan, then head back to Cairnbaan in time for dinner.
There's a plethora of places to visit and activities for the whole family to take part in. Too many for us to list here, but you'll find useful leaflets in both of the hotels mentioned above. Below we've selected a range of options that we think might well be suited to a family holiday – but it's by no means exhaustive.
But don't forget, one of the biggest appeals about holidaying in a quiet village on a popular canal route, is the simple joy of doing nothing and just watching the world pass by!