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Landmark Forum advocates solving of problems on a regular basisAugust 23, 2017 6:45 am / Leave a Comment
Psychology is a vast subject. One can go on and on about the importance and use of psychology in human life. A human being will always face some sort of problem in his life. The poor man will have a problem figuring out where his next meal will come from. Similarly, a wealthy man will have problems about safeguarding his money. What does this signify? Everyone in the world has some problem of some sort plaguing him at all times. Is there a solution to it? Of course, there is but the solution does not solve all the problems in life. You need to develop a rational thinking. This is possible in the Landmark Forum courses.
A great psychologist was once conducting a lecture on the problems that people face and the ways they could adopt to solve them. As part of his lectures, he called upon a couple of volunteers on to the stage. He filled two glasses up to the half way mark with water and asked the two volunteers to hold them in their hands. Naturally, people were expecting him to pop up the regular optimistic/pessimistic question. However, he surprised everybody by asking them how heavy the glass of water felt in their hands. They said that the weight of half a glass of water would be much of a problem. He agreed and requested them to hold on to the glass until he asked them to put it down.
He continued with his lectures with these two volunteers on the stage holding on to the half-filled glasses. After about half an hour, he popped up the same question regarding the weight of the glass. This time, they volunteers replied that they felt their hands started to ache with the weight of the glass. Remember, the glass was the same and so was the quantity if water in it. The problem is the same but the effects are different.
He remarked that life was also something similar. The longer you hold on to a problem, the heavier it seems to become. His logic was that one should get rid of the problem as soon as possible because life is always full of problems. It can come up with a new one practically every day. Holding on to the older problems will only increase the load in your mind.
The Landmark Forum is also about advocating a similar outlook towards life. According to them, getting rid of the older problems will leave space for the newer ones to occupy. This can be a never ending process. This is what rational thinking is all about. Problems are bound to come in everyone's life. Maybe the scale of the problem might be different. The President of America might be the most powerful man in the world today. Do you feel he does not have any problems? Of course, he has his own headaches. The scale of his problems can be huge by your standards but still, they are present. No one can wish them away.
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Positive reviews about the Landmark Forum can be helpfulMay 10, 2017 10:34 am / Leave a Comment
Many people have diverse views about the Landmark Forum. Some people admire their contribution to the society. They acknowledge the role played by the Forum in bringing awareness among the people. At the same time, you have people who have a negative opinion about the Forum as well. It is natural. You have positive as well as negative opinion. Even God is not immune to such opinion. After all, this is a Forum of humans. Everybody has a right to their opinion. We shall see the positive aspects of the Forum in brief.
The Landmark Forum is a worldwide body having its presence in virtually every city in the world. They conduct these personality development programs whereby they concentrate on the psychological development of the individual. The gyms and other physical workout centers can take care of the physical aspect of the body. This Forum takes care of the mental aspect. Hence, this is equally important.
The psychological development is an important aspect. The entire human population requires training in these aspects. This applies more to the hardcore professionals who have to depend on others to do their jobs. In this age you cannot use threat, coercion, or force to make people do the jobs for you. They may comply with the same but grudgingly. In case you need wholehearted support, you have to arouse an eager want in the workers to do your work. You have to be subtle in your dealings with them. You have to remember that every person in the world has an ego. Pampering their ego can do wonders for you whereas challenging their ego can have disastrous repercussions. The best way to succeed is to get our work done smoothly without any kind of hassles.
The Landmark Forum can help you in this endeavor. They have their courses that cater to such issues in a beautiful manner. You get to learn from the experience of others because every participant shares his or her experience with the audience. When they share their experiences, you get to know about the different kinds of people living in the world. You also get an idea about how to tackle them as well. You see participants pouring out their woes before the audience. The best part of the entire exercise is that every person is free to answer. This can help the speaker as well as the audience because you get the advantage of seeing things from a different angle. This is the main way of solving problems.
The programs involve you speaking with complete strangers. In this way, you overcome the initial inhibition you have while conversing with strangers. When you speak with strangers, you tend to be careful with your choice of words as well. This is a very good trait to develop.
You can use this trait to write your Landmark Forum review. As you point out the positive points in your review, you help scores of people to make a concrete decision about enrolling for these courses in the future.
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Experience the Transition in Life with a Landmark Worldwide SessionJanuary 22, 2016 9:41 am / Leave a Comment
Jobs are meant to fill pockets, and meant to be a source of income for every individual. I was able to set a private firm of my own but could not manage it as I had envisaged. This was a disappointing phase of my life wherein I was almost in tears. My parents suggested that I attend a seminar at Landmark worldwide where people from across the world revitalized their confidence. It was a confidence booster for me as I was seeking a pillar to guide me on how to be resilient. Life is a journey full of ups and downs which has to be dealt with carefully. I wanted to get up and bounce back but somehow I just could not do so.
Every individual undergoes rough patches. I guess this was the phase which most people were wary about because I could not gather the strength to start afresh. In order to bounce back, I had to arrange capital which meant borrowing or a loan. My father had invested all he could on my first venture. Nobody can be your mentor but you have to take the leap. I was sure that I would start afresh but the fear of losing again was constantly stopping me. It was a block that was stopping me from taking the next step.
People always say that failure is a stepping stone to success. This was my only motivation and pulled up my socks to start again. Truly the seminar motivated me in a way that no one could do. The motivational speakers effectively sent the message to every participant. I felt blessed to attend the seminar at Forum de Landmark. Things were different when I first came here and by the end of the session I was a completely new person. I knew exactly how to tackle crisis, rather than succumb to the chaos. All this while I was only lagging in confidence to put a bold step forward. In my opinion things had changed from the very first day of a renewed me.
My parents were extremely proud of me as they had expectations from me. I did not want to let them down but do what I could do best. In order to make a good impression I put up a bold front at home. My friends were the second support system after my family. I was so inspired by the motivational speakers that it invigorated a sense of motivation in me. Initially when I was not satisfied with the small things but now I understood the essence of everything. Life was not always big events but about celebrating small ones.
My parents arranged whatever capital they could and the rest I gathered from my friends. They were all hopeful about the new me, as in they had never seen such a confident side before. All credit goes to the Landmark forum review through which I was able to find what was right for me. It was indeed a great achievement that I started everything once again. This time I was cautious about how to start a new business and handle things differently.
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Forum De Landmark – Got My Life Back On TrackSeptember 30, 2015 12:39 pm / Leave a Comment
Life has its own way of teaching lessons, to keep you moving forward. In order to be successful you need to evolve. There are times when you hire a particular plateau and going beyond your level of performance seems impossible. During such times, one should consider participating in Landmark forum programs. These programs are held all over the world and can be helpful in more than one way.
I could sense no growth in my life and wanted results faster. During school days, I used to win a lot of medals and accolades, but at this time I was just not getting anywhere. I was confident and positive, but slowly I could feel it deteriorating. When I heard about Forum de landmark, I was more than delighted.
The course was a three day program held from morning to evening where Landmark experts guided us and helped us achieve our goal. Prior to subscribing this program I had tried a few courses that promised personality development and other benefits. They charged a lot, but the results came in tiny pieces which were short lived. I needed a permanent cure and this particular seminar seemed to be promising. Moreover, I had nothing to lose, so I went for it.
When I reached the venue, I was happy to see a large number of people ready to dedicate their focus and energy to get results. When I read numerous Landmark forum reviews I was stunned to know the changes and the positivity it could create in people's lives. In case if you have any doubts or queries do not hesitate and get in touch with the experts before hand. Also make sure you regester as soon as possible as the seats are limited and are filled in soon.
As the landmark program moved forward, I got a detailed description of what it had in store for us. After the rules, programs and other benefits were explained, the experts moved on with their enlightening words. There was something special I must say, it somehow helped me open myself up and look deep inside for answers. This process worked quite well as I had all my answers without the use of medicines and long therapy sessions. Incase if you happen to know anyone, feel free to direct them to such services.
Like the others I was also given a number of tests and other things that helped me a lot. It even helped me discover my hidden talents, that I had never known until now. Those of you who wanted to stay ahead of their competitors or just stay positive and improve their performance should make use of such services. Even if you are facing life's hard times, these experts can help you get your life back on track. People who are addicted to alcohol or drugs can also cater to such programs. There are a number of packages that can be subscribed for at affordable rates that can give instant results. Make sure you get in touch with the closest provider and get your answers without burning a hole in your pocket
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The Power of Possibility with Landmark ForumJuly 13, 2015 2:34 am / Leave a Comment
I did the Landmark Forum in December 2002.
It was my first year out of college and I was a first year teacher. I was young, unsure of myself professionally, and in many ways personally, and I wasn't even really sure why I was doing the course or what it was about — I just sensed that something was possible.
I remember being very confused on the first day of the course. At the first break, another participant who was reviewing the course said to me, "Just do the work! It works!" and I remember thinking, "What works? What is this even about, anyway?"
Rather than talking about what happens in the course, which is really just a series of conversations — the person leading the course introduces topics and interacts with participants who volunteer to speak at a microphone while everyone else looks on — I'd like to convey what I got out of the course and the other courses I took with Landmark Worldwide in the years afterwards.
The biggest thing I got that weekend was an experience confronting my fears and insight into how that was holding me back. We did an exercise where we closed our eyes and imagined how fear was having a negative impact on our lives, and through the guided talk I realized that I was so numb from fear in my life, especially around my work as a teacher, that I didn't even realize, or deal with on a daily basis, just how much I was petrified of failing and looking bad. The second part of the exercise was realizing that everyone around us — for example, my students — are just as scared of us as we are of them! In the context of the exercise, I found this extremely funny, and a huge relief.
While it was an extraordinary weekend, God's angels didn't come down out of heaven that instant and crown me with righteousness or take me up to heaven. I left the course with awesome new insights and an expanded view of what was possible in my life, but I was still dealing with the circumstances of my life and everything that was holding me back. I remember on Sunday evening, after one of the major conversations of the course, worrying about not being ready for my classes on Monday. So, it wasn't a magic bullet.
What the course did was open my mind to all sorts of new possibilities and experiences I hadn't considered before or dared to try. I did several of Landmark's other programs which also reinforced and clarified what I got out of that first-weekend course. Just to give you a small sampling of what has changed in my life the last several years: I met and married the love of my life, and we bought a beautiful house together. I started going to church and became a Christian, which is a big deal because while I was always interested in spirituality, I never had a strong faith or relationship with God. When I was laid off, I tried sales for the first time and became enamored with the idea of entrepreneurship, even starting my own business.
These things are all a big deal, without giving you the entire backstory of my life, because up until I started participating in these courses, all of these outcomes were extremely unpredictable. It isn't like a direct cause and effect relationship — I did this course, and then I met my wife — but, certainly, the Landmark Forum opened my mind and that made all sorts of other things possible that weren't likely to happen until then.
I lead a far from perfect life — I'm in a stable career, but I'm looking to transition back to teaching at some point, and I've found that process more difficult than I would like. My family certainly has many of the same struggles and issues that most other people do, so it isn't like my life is solved or I've got it all figured out, but participating with Landmark has given me a powerful context to relate to the circumstances of my life. Very often, it has taught me to question my motives and look for answers within, to see how my flaws and mistakes affect others, and how taking responsibility for those things can lead me to a more powerful situation and a more satisfying life. Just as often, the concepts of the course have taught me to believe in myself and build up a reservoir of confidence so that I am not knocked off course by my own doubts, or by naysayers or external critics.
For anyone who is considering doing the Landmark Forum, I highly recommend it. That being said, go into an introduction to the course with an open mind, and try mapping the concepts being introduced onto your life. Whether or not you choose to register yourself, the power of the course is in putting yourself in the shoes of the conversation that is being presented, and seeing where it might apply to your life and how it could make a difference for you. It's been an extraordinary journey for me, and one that has changed my life permanently for the better.
-Brian Keating
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Landmark Forum for a Fresh StartJuly 7, 2015 4:19 am / Leave a Comment
Doing the Landmark Forum gave me the ability to truly know who I am and the tools to take real actions in my life to BE who I am in my life. I did the Landmark Forum because I was bored with my job and was looking for a new career. What I realized was how much actually love my job and even the company I work for, because I was able to see it from a whole new perspective that I couldn't see before.
Another difference it made for me is that now, whenever I make mistakes, I don't see them as signs of failure anymore, so it has me take a lot more risks in life. And I honestly just love how people always are telling me how happy I look. That has never been something people used to say about me.
-Laura Minard
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Far beyond every treach'rous reef and bar;
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ALF: Somethings make you scratch your head.
I have to admit that I wasn't that into ALF. Not because the show wassn't good…I was in college and was more concerned where the next beer was coming from and not whether or not the Melmac native would find his way home.
ALF was definitely a "one-of-a-kind" show. Very rarely does a puppet get its own primetime show…unless you are the cousin of Jim Henson. This show had many scratching their heads wondering …WHY? or HOW? But whatever the reason, ALF was extremely popular. IT orginally aired for 4 seasons from 1986 to 1990. NBC had the guts to give it a go. Of course when you have the Cosby Show on your network you've got room to let an odd idea see the light of day.
ALF was the brainchild of Paul Fusco. Fusco produced the series, operated the puppet AND supplied ALF's voice. He was truly the man behind the alien.
AS you would imagine, shooting a sitcom with a puppet provided MANY technological challenges. Keep in mind that it took 3 people to operate the puppet. Paul would do one hand and the mouth while Lisa Buckley would operate the other hand. Throw in Bob Frappiano who, using a remote control, would operate the eyes and facial expressions and you have one tough act to pull off. In later interviews the cast would say that it was a difficult and trying show to work on.
Max Wright who played the Tanner family patriarch said once that it was difficult to work on a show where its so technically challenging and where an inantimate object got all the good lines. Some cast interviews revealed that a 30 minute episode would usually take 20-25 hours to shoot putting everyone on edge and causing tempers to flair. One account said that after the final episode was taped Max Wright walked off the set and to his car without ever saying goodbye to anyone.
Despite the strained tensions on the set ALF was a winner in the ratings and the lovable explorer from Melmac took the 80's by storm.
TRIVIA ALERT!! The final episode wasn't the way it was supposed to end. In that show ALF was taken by the US military and the public was left to wonder what happened to him. But in reality it was scheduled to be a two parter in which the second part wouldv'e shown him being rescued by other survivors of his home planet. It seems that the producers had a verbal agreement with NBC to air the final episode. NBC never made good on a deal and ALF was cancelled. It was, however, wrapped up in a made-for-television-movie later called Project ALF.
And of course we can't leave you without one more trivia tidbit… every episode was named after a popular song title that would describe that show's plot.
OK, there is more than one should ever know about the show ALF. Long live ALF or Gordon Shumway…his real name. Damn, another trivia tidbit. I can't stop! Someone help me. (ALF stands for Alien Life Form) OK that's the last one…I swear!!
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Panaji, Jun 1 (PTI) A court here today issued a non- bailable arrest warrant against former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat for failing to appear before it in the Louis Berger money laundering case.
However, sessions court judge Irshad Agha cancelled the warrant soon after Kamats lawyer Surendra Desai gave a written submission assuring personal presence of the Congress leader in the next hearing.
Kamat, who was booked along with others by Crime Branch in the money laundering case, had evaded personal appearance before court on the last two occasions.
The next date of hearing is not fixed by the court as of now.
It was alleged that the US-based firm had bribed Indian officials with several crores of rupees to win two major water developmental projects in Goa and Guwahati.
The Rs 1,031-crore project, funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), was approved when the Kamat government was in power for augmenting water supply in south Goa and laying sewerage lines in the states major cities.
The company had won the consultancy for the water and sewerage facility project in Goa.
An FIR was registered by crime branch in August 2015. PTI RPS NSK ZMN RYS


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The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated.
I hold that the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man.
I feel that spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants.
I do not regard flesh-food as necessary for us at any stage and under any clime in which it is possible for human beings ordinarily to live. I hold flesh-food to be unsuited to our species.
– Mohandas K. Gandhi, Indian political and spiritual leader. Died, 1948.
Well, I absolutely agree with Gandhi on his humane attitude to animals, and I want all industrial farming, transportation and slaughtering stopped as well as all the other cruel practices involving hunting and animal sports.
I don't agree that eating flesh is unsuited to our species. Our dentition shows clearly that we are omnivores.
This means that the right diet would include some flesh. However, dentition tells us only what we evolved to eat, but doesn't help us establish values for anything we do. If our aim is to learn to become compassionate beings as well as top of the food chain – in other words, assume the position of demigods in the kingdom of life on Earth instead of "devils" – then prescriptive world-wide free-range farming would be the right thing, keeping animals till they reach relative old age, then slaughtering them as painlessly as possible and in non-factory conditions. By allowing them to live far beyond their lifespan necessary for providing us with meat, we acknowledge that eating their flesh is a privilege, not a right. We "borrow" their flesh in return for compassionate restraint, avoidance of killing them till the latest moment compatible with their quality of life which should come first. The meat would be more expensive but if free-range compassionate farming was worldwide and compulsory, it wouldn't be as much as people seem to think and would not have to compete with industrial farming which should not be allowed. A price must be paid for compassion and outlawing industrial farming and paying more for free range / compassionate is a price worth paying. We would eat meat once a week instead of every day. This would be healthy and appropriate. The meat we ate would not be produced out of cruelty. This is the kind of world we should be moving towards, instead of committing a holocaust of billions of farm animals every year. If this seems too complicated to manage, we should forego meat altogether.


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Department of Natural Resources and Environment officials announced that construction on 15.3 miles of the 92-mile is scheduled to begin on Monday, August 2.
The project involves a section of the trail from Sunnyside Drive in Cadillac (Wexford County) to Kent Street in LeRoy (Osceola County). This section of the trail will be closed while construction - including grading, drainage, asphalt paving, seeding, restoration and other improvements - is completed. This project is anticipated to conclude on or about Oct. 31, 2010.
This is a DNRE project, being completed in conjunction with the Department of Technology, Management and Budget and Transportation and the Department of Transportation. M.C. Smith and Associates of East Grand Rapids is the design consultant for this project.
For more information or updates about the work on the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail, contact the site supervisor, Larry Solce, at 231-775-7911 or the district planner, Troy Rife, at 231-775-9727, ext. 6012.


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Gareth Bale is set to disappoint his English suitors - and will stay at Real Madrid until the end of the season.
The Welsh wizard is high on the wanted list of both Manchester United and Chelsea but he is poised to remain at the Bernebeu and work under new boss Zinedine Zidane.
Bale has been the subject of fevered speculation since Rafa Benitez was sacked earlier this week, writes Neil Moxley in the Sunday People.
But Zidane has already told Cristiano Ronaldo that he is not going anywhere and sources overseas have confirmed that he wants to work with the world's most expensive player too.
The player himself is not unhappy in the Spanish capital and he still has hopes of adding another Champions League title to his collection.
He would automatically drop into the Europa League if he made the switch to Old Trafford while Chelsea's best chances of luring the winger to London revolve around a swap deal with Eden Hazard.
Yet there has been no indication that president Florentino Perez is ready to cash in while Bale's agents remain on standby rather than in full negotiating mode.


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Top 5 "F" License Takeaways
Earning an introductory coaching license from US Soccer is now easier than ever. More importantly, heading into the season with confidence and a basic coaching philosophy is feasible with a commitment of just a few hours. The (entirely online) "F" license training is a a great resource for both brand new and the most experienced coaches in our club.
Here is a quick abstract from the US Soccer website:
The "F" license is a 2-hour course, conducted entirely online, intended for all parents and coaches of youth players. The focus of this grassroots course is to share U.S. Soccer's best practices in creating a fun, activity-centered and age-appropriate environment for 5-8 year old players. The "F" license course is open to all applicants at least 16 years of age.
Top 5 Takeaways
Here are the top 5 things that our coaches will find most beneficial:
Digital Coaching Center
Coaches also gain access to a digital coaching center after earning their license, which happens immediately after completing the last webinar and accompanying assessment. The U6 and U8 practice scripts are arguably some of the best resources produced by US Soccer in recent memory. Each PDF has 6-8 weeks of exhaustive practice sessions that could literally get a new coach through an entire season.
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Completing the training is incredibly easy thanks to 18 webinars. The modules include a refreshing mix of videos and actual training footage, so it's not your typical "death by PowerPoint". You can power through them in no time since each module is generally 5-10 minutes in length. A few are as short as 90 seconds, only 1 or 2 are longer than 15 minutes, and most run roughly 3-5 minutes. You'll take a quick 4-6 question, multiple-choice assessment following every webinar.
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Just because it's not Black Friday or Cyber Monday doesn't mean you've missed out on killer holiday deals.
Best Buy is offering a whopping $125 discount on all models of the iPad Air 2 right now, as CNET's Justin Yu pointed out on Thursday.
That means you could get a 64GB iPad Air 2 (we don't recommend the 16GB model) for $474.99, which is a discount of more than 20% off the original price of $600.00.
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Hi Dan,
I would like the ability for subsorting of columns in the task list or vents list. As it is now, when you click on the column heading to sort in ascending or descending order, then there is only one sort. If you sort by date, then all categories are intermingled. It would be nice to have the ability to subsort columns after the initial sort. If you sort by category, then have ability to subsort by date. Even one level of extra sort would help, more than that might be confusing.


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cape would not work.
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from the vinyl since when vinyl is stitched it
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What are the Benefits of Daily Positive Affirmations
Are you looking to improve various areas of your life such as finances, health, and relationships? If so, you should consider starting a daily self-affirmation routine. Click
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In a nutshell, self-affirmation relates to convincing yourself that you are valuable and can achieve any goals you want. The practice involves simply speaking what you would like to be before starting your day. For example, if you want to improve your self-esteem, you could start the day by looking yourself into the mirror and saying, "I am beautiful" a couple of times. You can say the positive self-affirmations anywhere and when doing anything.
Accomplish Your Goals with Positive Self Affirmations
Most people use daily affirmations to help them achieve particular goals. The affirmations help to mold your life to be filled with positivity and gratitude. Various studies have been carried out to show the impact of self-affirmation on the lives of individuals. The studies show that people who engage in daily affirmation practice tend to lead healthier and more fulfilling lives than those who don't engage in the practice.
For example, a study carried out by a leading university showed that students who started the term by engaging in positive self-affirmations often got better grades than those who did not. This study has been cited various times to show the impact of
in helping to build a person's self-esteem as well as problem-solving skills.
Personal coaches, self-help gurus and psychologists have been recommending self-affirmations for their clients for years. This just goes to show how much the practice is popular around the world.
Improve Your Life with Daily Affirmations
Engaging in daily affirmations is one of the simple yet most impactful ways of improving your life. Whether you want to build your character or improve your health, you can use affirmations to guide you.
When you start practicing self-affirmation, your brain starts to get wired to think in a positive manner. Therefore, you become more aware of your actions and thoughts throughout the day. When you encounter various difficulties in your day to day life, you will be conscious in the way you choose to react to them. This is critical to your overall well-being.
For example, if you choose to be mad at something, you will end up in a foul mood. The result is you will not relate to people well and this can hurt your relationships. On the other hand, if you choose to react positively to something you may be disappointed with, you will feel calmer.


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Image Comics has had a great year so far, releasing non-traditional superhero books that still give plenty of bang for the (three) bucks. Neil Kleid and CAFU are among those responsible for the latest crop of Image goodies with The Intimidators. Imagine if the Avengers were a bunch of over-zealous, power-mad jerks of justice and you'll get some idea of how The Intimidators operate.
Intimidators writer Neil Kleid has provided IGN with a detailed look at the "heroes" who make up America's last line of defense. If you haven't started picking up The Intimidators yet, perhaps this will spark your desire. Meet your Intimidators, then rush to your local comics shop and pick up the first three issues. You won't be sorry (unless you run into Fetish in a dark alley).
Meet Your Intimidators
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The Intimidators are a government-funded, though officially non-sanctioned organization created to handle next level threats. They're stationed in Detroit because, well, where else would you put a group of anti-heroes who are going to destroy half the city in order to try and save it?
AstromanIf you had to choose one man that America looked up to at the beginning of the sixties, after JFK that man would be Astroman. America's answer to the Space Race, he has increased body mass to withstand the rigors of space and was exposed to controlled radiation that left him with the powers of flight, super strength and an atomic force field.
In 1962, Astroman lent a hand during the Cuban Missile Crisis and while attempting to disarm a missile, accidentally set one loose - the resultant explosion catapulted him 44 years into the future to the site of another blast - generated during one of the Intimidators' battles.
Think: The Flash... if he was the Hulk! Crash is extremely fast and extremely big -- which means that after a battle, he is very tired and often passes out quickly, leaving himself vulnerable. Mostly to fat jokes. If the team had a leader, it would be Crash.
Limit is a limited teleporter who can transport himself (and members of the team) short distances like a one-man people mover. He is often asked to carry equipment for the team from one place to another but is never looked at as a "grunt" -- he's actually the smartest guy on the team.
Fetish, an internet sex queen who discovered the world of hero kink and metahuman fetish, began amassing an illegal, high caliber arsenal of cosmic sex toys and unique technology through mail order, worshippers' gifts and fans. She's a limited out-of-sight teleporter that can make objects appear out of thin air by focusing on what they look like.
The catch is that she can only teleport three times a day -- once that limit is reached, she has to let a 24 hour cycle go by before she can do it again.
Irishman Lloyd Chambers sees the world one way - over and around the tip of his middle finger. One night, drunk and cursing no doubt, Lloyd built the Firepower Mobile Assault Unit - a miniature tank that makes him a one man walking wrecking machine.
Nineteen-year-old Alison Bourne, pyromaniac and misanthrope, can control and emit fire, heat, radiance, microwaves and is easily the most dangerous and hardest to control member of the team.
Those are your Intimidators. Be sure to check out The Intimidators monthly from Image Comics.


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Building Webpages That Convert
In my last blog post, I talked about 7 things more important than SEO in determining your website's success - one of the seven was having webpages that convert. Because conversions are so key to the success of a website, I'm going to talk more about it here.
As a refresher, a "conversion" is the term used in the web world for desired actions that website users take, such as purchasing a product or signing up for a mailing list. Conversions can vary greatly depending on the industry you're in and what your organizational goals are, but here are a few common examples:
- making an online donation
- filling out an online form to get more information about an organization or company
- registering for an online course
- signing up online to volunteer with an organization
Know what you want people to do – maybe one of the actions listed above is the type of conversion you're seeking or perhaps it's something else entirely. Either way, it's a good idea to clearly define what you want your users to do. And these goals should link closely to your overall goals for the website. Once you're clarified the conversions you're seeking, you can also think specifically about how many you're after. For example, if you want users to sign up for your mailing list, is your target to have 50 people complete this action each month? 25? 100? Or if you're seeking donations, do you want to raise $25,000 through online giving during a specific period? Or 5,000? It's good to be ambitious in setting your goals, although you also want to be realistic and make sure they're achievable.
Keep things simple – people are more likely to complete desired actions if there's not too much work involved. So, it's a good idea to only ask your users for the info that you truly need. Five or six fillable fields on an online form is often plenty. This is especially important given how often people use their mobile devices to go online. Answering a long list of questions on a smart phone can quickly become pretty tedious.
If you plan on following up with a person anyway, just ask for the bare minimum and then you can follow up in a more personalized way, by phone or email, to get any additional info that you need.
Use website testing – I've written in past blog posts about the benefits of doing user and A/B testing and these strategies will be helpful in achieving your site conversion goals as well. A/B testing uses an analytics tool such as Google Analytics to test which version of a webpage gets better conversion results. And by asking website users the circumstances in which they would be most interested in performing certain actions on a website, you can tweak webpages to better meet your users' needs.
Track your results – as with A/B testing, Google Analytics is your best friend in tracking your overall success toward your conversion goals. Reviewing Analytics data regularly will let you know how you're doing and armed with this info, you can decide what, if any, tweaks are needed to stay on track to meet your goals.
Being clear and specific about what you want users to do on your website will help you stay focused and will also help drive the focus of the site toward the things that are most important. Rather than spending time developing site content that doesn't actually support your priorities, staying focused on your goals will help you create a site that's clean, uncluttered and that achieves results.


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Integrated marketing agency, KISS Communications celebrates its 5th birthday this month and according to Managing Director Simon Fryer, the 'Keep it Simple' approach that the company was founded on continues to grow in popularity. Simon explains, "Our philosophy of keeping it simple and straightforward is more pertinent now than it was 5 years ago when we launched the agency. The last few years have been challenging for most sectors and the uncertain economic climate continues to put pressure on marketing budgets, with companies constantly looking at ways to strip out unnecessary complexity. "The whole team at KISS, our partners and suppliers continue to work very hard on behalf of our blue-chip and successful SMEs. With clients supported by senior involvement at all levels we have been able to produce better work, for less, faster." The integrated services and stable, hardworking and dedicated team include Social Media, Digital, Strategy (including workshops), Public Relations, Advertising Campaigns, Branding and Design across B2B and B2C. Simon continued, "For us, bringing a brand to life is about clarifying a simple message, not the flamboyance of a huge budget or a complex execution. Interestingly the Global Brand Simplicity Index showed earlier in the year that consumers will pay a premium for brand simplicity. We believe this approach to simplicity has been at the heart of the agency's success over the last 5 years."
- Treatt Brand refresh with a contemporary twist
- Amino Branding a global disruptor
- Bacs Enhance digital engagement
- Bayer National integrated campaign
- Cambridge English Global digital campaigns
- Durbin Awareness and profile raising
- IXICO Elevating the corporate brand
- Pizza Hut Delivery Strategic approach to email marketing
- Sun-Pat Peanut Butter #spreadtheenergy
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Shock Treatment
Vance Parker has solos in:
- Actor Christopher Malcolm, who portrayed Vance Parker, was the first actor to take on the roll of Brad Majors in the original 1973 stage production of The Rocky Horror Show.
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Betty Hapschatt • Ansalong • Ricky • Bert Schnick • Emily Weiss • Harry Weiss • Ralph Hapschatt
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March 28, 2010
The Perfume That Transcends Time – "Say Shalimar"
Who among you cannot conjure an image of Shalimar's blue-stoppered, bat-wing bottle, the myth for which it is known, or even the scent of this legendary perfume after reading the title of this article?
The phrase " Say Shalimar", was used as part of an advertisement in the 1980's, and assumes an intimate knowledge of the fragrance as well as the imaginative flights of fantasy associated with its name.
First launched in1925, Shalimar has become an intrinsic part of our culture, not only because of Guerlain's effective marketing strategies, but also because of the allure emanating from a genuine classic. Stamelman, author of Perfume: Joy, Obsession, Scandal, Sin, calls it "one of the five great fragrances of the twentieth century (p. 296)." Calkin and Jellinek describe it as "one of the greatest and most aesthetically satisfying scents ever made (Perfumery: Practice and Principles, p.124)." For most of us it is difficult to imagine a time when Shalimar did not exist; however, to understand its evolution we must step backwards in time to the year 1889, before its inception, when Aimee Guerlain created the first modern perfume, Jicky.
Prior to Jicky, perfume ingredients were recognizable and simple, based almost entirely upon a single floral note. The idea of the perfumer as artist was unknown. Synthetic ingredients were not used. All of this changed with the revolution that was Jicky. This perfume was so complex that only an experienced nose could decipher its ingredients. It ushered in an entirely new and modern purpose in perfumery which, according to Jean Claude Ellena, was ' 'emotive perfumery [one that] no longer attempted to imitate the scent of flowers, but to arouse emotion (in Stamelman, p. 98). ' " Rather than copy nature, this scent transformed nature.
What rendered Jicky truly modern, however, was its remarkable blending of natural and synthetic ingredients. Although Houbigant had used synthetics in Fougere royale in 1882, Aimé Guerlain was the first to achieve the highly complex and balanced composition that constituted Jicky. Among its ingredients were "new absolutes, the products of solvent extractions, as well as synthetics…." (Morris, Fragrance: The Story of Perfume from Cleopatra to Chanel, p. 192).
Jicky, a fougere bearing the nickname of Guerlain's nephew, Jacques, has top notes of lavender, bergamot, rosewood, and herbs such as rosemary, verbena, and thyme; its middle notes consist of geranium, jasmine, and rose; vanilla and coumarin make up its smoldering base. Only the choicest of ingredients have been blended in creating this aromatic feast.
So, what does all of this have to do with the history of Shalimar? There are several connections. First, Jicky has been described as the "bridge-scent" between Pierre Francoise Pascal Guerlain's L'Eau Imperiale of 1830, which he dedicated to the Empress Eugenie in the year 1853, and Jacques Guerlain's Shalimar (Stamelman, p. 185). Jicky thus links the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the history of the Guerlain house. Second, legend has it that Shalimar was born when Jacques Guerlain added additional vanillin to Jicky, thus capitalizing upon an excess of its aroma. Third, Shalimar was a more than worthy heir to the "emotive perfumery" introduced by Jicky and so carried forward the new purpose at the heart of modern perfumery. Jean-Paul Guerlain has said, "Vanilla is famous as an aphrodisiac and I think that this is true. My grand-father, Jacques Guerlain, taught me how to love vanilla as it adds something wonderfully erotic to a perfume. It turned Shalimar into an evening gown with an outrageously plunging neckline."
Shalimar is an Oriental whose notes consist of bergamot, lemon, mandarin, rose, jasmine, orris, vetiver, heliotrope, opopomax, vanilla, civet, Peru of balsam, benzoin, tonka bean, and sandalwood. Perhaps no one has described the unfolding of its fragrance more vibrantly than "Helg' description on the online site, Perfume Shrine:
Guerlain's Shalimar opens with the violent zest of bergamot,
backed up by sweeter hesperidic scents, quickly melding into
an embrace of flowers that soon set the stage for the sensual
and warm undercurrent of the muskily sexy base. The bridge
of patchouli and vetiver with a touch of what seems like
mediterranean thyme, provides the movement that compliments
the chilly astringent feel of the citrus, uniting the prickly, balsamic
elements of the drydown into a sustained basso continua that
endures for hours on skin as well as on clothes".
It has an extraordinary round and sensual base, but nearly no heart. It is so sensual that it goes perilously close to the edge of good taste. What makes it magical is the way in which Jacques Guerlain counterpointed it. That's something few other perfumers have managed to do with the oriental accord. Counterpointing is the ability to balance the rough with the smooth, the rich with the light and fresh. "When you make a perfume as sensual and rich as Shalimar, you have to find a way to balance it, so that you don't end up feeling that it is just too much." (Roja Dove in Edwards, Perfume Legends, p. 56).
As with Jicky, there is a superb blending of ingredients.
A pavilion in Shalimar Bagh
Perhaps to amplify his love of vanilla as an aphrodisiac, Jacques Guerlain called his masterpiece, Shalimar. In Sanskrit, this word means "Abode or Hall of love (Stamelman, p. 296)." The word also refers to the gardens of Shalimar, located in Lahore, Pakistan, and created by the Mogul emperor, Shah Jahangir, in 1619. Eight years after constructing these gardens, the Shah succeeded his father to the throne. He and his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, passed many rapturous hours strolling in these gardens. Three years later, she died in childbirth to his enormous grief. The emperor expressed his love and despair by engaging thousands of workers for fourteen years in building her tomb, the Taj Mahal. Rabinadrath Tagore has written beautifully of this monument to love that it rises "like a solitary tear suspended in the cheek of time (in Stamelman, p. 296)."
Having a name and its beautiful bat-wing bottle designed by Raymond Guerlain, Shalimar was ready for its public debut. The launch in 1925 occurred amidst an ebullient celebration of modernism in French decorative and interior arts. The special event at which it took place, The International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris (or Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes), had been seventeen years in arriving.
It lasted for six months. Pavilions highlighted French modernism and its products. Architecture, glassware, ceramics, interior design, clothing, accessories, and perfume were all displayed in special pavilions, some erected expressly and elaborately for the purpose. Towering over the Exposition and its activities was the grand symbol of that modern era, the Eiffel Tower.
Ida Rubenstein
On June 16, 1925, a grand pageant took place at the Exposition. Theater, opera, music, dance, song, fashion, and perfume swirled before the 2,000 participants at the Grand Palais until morning. Performers were some of the greatest theater and music-hall celebrities of the time. Among those appearing were Ida Rubinstein, the dancer; the singers of the Paris Opera; showgirls of the Moulin Rouge and Folies Bergere, and Eva Le Galienne, the actress. Amidst the festivities, perfume was given special recognition. Not only was it acknowledged as having "pride of place," but perfumery was designated "as one of the most important of the French luxury industries – something that earlier exhibitions…had never done (Stamelman, p. 219)…." Thus Shalimar debuted as part of a magnetic celebration of modernism, taking its place alongside the other arts and industries of its time, as well as heralding a world transformed by modern ideas and applications.
Today we tend to forget what a stunning and originary achievement Shalimar was. For some it is referred to pejoratively as a scent that grandmothers or "old ladies" wear. However, Shalimar's superb composition still holds as a remarkable aesthetic achievement, and if I am right, we will be wearing it for at least another eighty-five years while many more contemporary fragrances will have disappeared. A great perfume transcends time to become an expression of our inner life; and that, my friends, even grandmothers possess
Edwards, Michael. Perfume Legends: French Feminine Fragrances. Crescent House Publishers, 1998.
Helg, "Shalimar by Guerlain: Review and History Info for an Iconic Oriental." September 10, 2008. Perfume Shrine.
Morris, Edwin T. Fragrance: The Story of Perfume from Cleopatra to Chanel. New York: E. T. Morris & Co., 1984.
Stamelman, Richard. Perfume – Joy, Obsession, Scandal, Sin: A Cultural
History of Fragrance from 1750 to the Present. New York: Rizzoli, 2006
– Marlene Goldsmith, Contributor


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Meditation is something that I've been practicing for about a year now. I started during my first semester studying abroad in Istanbul. I first began meditating for five minutes a day, then gradually increasing the time to ten minutes and eventually to twenty minutes. Twenty minutes is now my usual time, unless I am under an abnormal amount of stress, in which I will meditate longer.
I cannot say precisely what got me into meditation specifically, just that I was looking for an activity that could de-stress me and help me lead a more tranquil life. Before that I had been journaling as my primary means of detoxing. While journaling has its own set of benefits, and I haven't forsaken the practice entirely, sometimes I would get wrapped up in writing about the same bad things over and over again without truly letting them go. However, with meditation I have learned to let go of the things that I cannot control and discovered the inner peace that I never knew was dwelling inside me.
The meditation I perform is what I can best describe as a hybrid of Christian and Eastern meditation. It certainly is not pure Eastern meditation in the traditional sense where one completely empty's one's mind, nor is it pure Christian meditation that focuses on a specific Biblical mantra. My variant of meditation does involve mantras, but they are simple, positive reaffirmations.
I begin each meditation session by playing some soothing music. Calming music is essential when I meditate. I cannot get into the zone otherwise. The sound of a flowing stream with the bamboo flute is a particular favorite of mine. Whenever I meditate I almost always used the music provided by the awesome YouTube channel, YellowBrickCinema. There they have an assortment of videos, from 15 minutes to eight hours that are meant for meditation, studying, relaxation and/or sleep.
With music in the background, I close my eyes and imagine all the negative energies from the day seeping out of my body. They take the form of a tar-like, gooey substance that flows from my body into the floor, then deep into the earth. If there is a specific problem that I am facing, I will imagine myself sitting at a desert oasis where a physical manifestation of the problem will sit at the opposite end of the oasis. The problem will then slowly turn to sand and disintegrate. This visualization helps to remind me that any challenge I encounter is never as bad as my worrisome mind attempts to portray it as.
Meditation has made me more reflective and self-aware of the negative thought patterns that I had developed over the years. It has helped me to silence my inner critic and to seize control over my reactions in ways I never thought possible back when I was stuck in a state of learned helplessness. As depressing as it made me feel, I had grown comfortable with the idea that I couldn't control my external environment (which is true) and that I was powerless to control my emotional reaction to that external environment (which is absolutely not true). It took some serious soul-searching to realize that no, I did have a choice in the matter, that I could choose tranquility and happiness over bitterness and resentment, regardless of what life threw at me.
Meditation is what saved me from a perpetual state of victimhood. By taking the time to focus on my mental well-being, I find myself much more at peace with the world. I no longer have to rely on external circumstances being perfect in order to achieve a sense of serenity. That can now be done by simply taking 20 minutes out of my day to remind myself what is truly important.


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Are you frustrated by the quality of your photographs? Your ability to take unique professional quality photos, depends on the amount of time and energy you are willing to invest.
Experiment with new ways to use your camera, and take some original pictures. Personal style should be in a good photograph to express your point of view. Do not take pictures that people have seen over and over again. Look for unique angles, and use your creative skills.
Serious photographers have dSRL cameras. This camera is a single-lens reflex digital camera and shows the subject as the photograph is being shot. For the most detailed pictures and largest image sensors, you want to invest in a full-frame DSLR.
If you're taking pictures of landscapes, you will want to create depth and perspective for the viewer. When you place familiar objects in the foreground of the image, you can help viewers to perceive the size and scope of the subject. To gain sharper images, adjust your aperture to a smaller setting; try f/16 for full-frame single lens reflex cameras and f/8 for the more standard digital ones.
One effective way to improve your photography skills is to draw inspiration from other photographers. If you look at their photographs, you will get more ideas at what you can do.
When you are making the decision of which of your photographs to display or show, make sure that you choose your best ones. Resist the urge to show multiple angles of the same setting or showing too many images at a time. It can be boring seeing the same things multiple times. Keep what you show other people fresh and exciting by showing many different types of photos.
Experiment a bit with the feature that allows you to adjust levels of whiteness. Taking indoor pictures is tricky because of the yellow tone the lightbulbs give off. You could change the room's lighting, but instead look to your camera's white balance setting. It can completely change the feel of the room. This should, definitely, give a more professional appearance to your pictures.
Take pictures when you leave when traveling. Even though your destination is probably your primary photo-taking opportunity, consider the journey as a source of promising photographic subjects, too. Photos of yourself and your travel mates in an airplane, train or other mode of transportation can help tell a story.
Pictures of off-beat and smaller objects can be a fun addition to your travel scrapbook. Some details might not seem important when you take the picture, but when you reflect back on your trip, these pictures will recreate a particular ambiance or memory for you. Consider photographing things like signs on the street, odd storefronts, tickets to a museum or the food sold by street vendors.
Take the time to read and understand the manual that comes with your camera. Manuals can be intimidatingly long. It's all too easy to throw them out or put them in a drawer. Rather than trashing your manual, make some time to learn the information it provides. The information contained within is extremely valuable and will simplify the process of taking great pictures.
While having a good photographic eye is important to taking excellent pictures, learning the craft of photography is important too. If you are just starting out as a photographer, you should gain some inspiration from these tips and tricks.


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The question is "How do I delegate enabling and disabling Active Directory accounts?". Unfortunately, these specific operations cannot be individually delegated. The flag that indicates whether a user is enabled or disabled is part of a bitmask called userAccountControl. The vast majority of options in this bitmask are the checkboxes that you see on the account tab of ADUC:
The complete list of what's stored in the bitmask (copied out of the iads.h header) is below. Most of them should be fairly self explanatory but this MSDN article explains them all. The numbers are the bit which represents this value in the mask (in hex):
- ADS_UF_SCRIPT = 0x1
- ADS_UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE = 0x2
- ADS_UF_HOMEDIR_REQUIRED = 0x8
- ADS_UF_LOCKOUT = 0x10
- ADS_UF_PASSWD_NOTREQD = 0x20
- ADS_UF_PASSWD_CANT_CHANGE = 0x40
- ADS_UF_ENCRYPTED_TEXT_PASSWORD_ALLOWED = 0x80
- ADS_UF_TEMP_DUPLICATE_ACCOUNT = 0x100
- ADS_UF_NORMAL_ACCOUNT = 0x200
- ADS_UF_INTERDOMAIN_TRUST_ACCOUNT = 0x800
- ADS_UF_WORKSTATION_TRUST_ACCOUNT = 0x1000
- ADS_UF_SERVER_TRUST_ACCOUNT = 0x2000
- ADS_UF_DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWD = 0x10000
- ADS_UF_MNS_LOGON_ACCOUNT = 0x20000
- ADS_UF_SMARTCARD_REQUIRED = 0x40000
- ADS_UF_TRUSTED_FOR_DELEGATION = 0x80000
- ADS_UF_NOT_DELEGATED = 0x100000
- ADS_UF_USE_DES_KEY_ONLY = 0x200000
- ADS_UF_DONT_REQUIRE_PREAUTH = 0x400000
- ADS_UF_PASSWORD_EXPIRED = 0x800000
- ADS_UF_TRUSTED_TO_AUTHENTICATE_FOR_DELEGATION = 0x1000000
Why list all these options? If you delegate a user rights to modify the userAccountControl attribute, you give them rights to set all these other options. If you're comfortable with this, the steps below show you how to delegate access to the userAccountControl attribute.
In this example, we will grant a group called User Admins rights to modify the userAccountControl attribute on all User objects in the Sales OU. As always, it's a best practice to never delegate a right to a user but rather to delegate a right to a security group which the user is a member of.
- Launch ADSI Edit – start>run>adsiedit.msc
- Browse to the Sales OU and open the properties of the OU.
- Select the security tab and then click Advanced.
- Click Add and enter the name of the group ("User Admins"). At this point your screen should look similar to the following image:
- Click OK and then switch to the Properties tab of the ACL editor dialog.
- Select "User objects" from the Apply onto dropdown.
- Scroll down to the userAccountControl entry.
- Check the Allow checkboxes for Read userAccountControl and Write userAccountControl (technically the Read right is not necessary but I've chosen to include it in case default permissions have been modified elsewhere).


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I came across this blog post that really lead me to an application that I was looking for.
Do you have many applications and you like to have them up to date, etc. but it is such a drag just to go the different sites to see if a newer version is out? Well some apps saves us from this by updating themselves. This is good until you format and put on the older version to update again.
The blog I came across (http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/04/filehippos-software-update-checker.html) talks about Update Checker. It is an application that scans your PC really quickly and takes you to a web page with all the applications (in its database) that needs updating. This is really swell. Also when updating, it doesn't take you to the website, it gives you one of File Hippo's links for that file, which could mean faster downloading time because they sometimes have multiple mirrors.
If you update some software in Windows, I would recommend getting this app and running it manually once in a while. Currently it is in its BETA release.


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So you're going abroad, you have actually chosen your destination as well as currently you have to choose a resort. 10 years ago, you 'd have most likely seen your local travel representative and also trusted the in person guidance you were given by the so called 'professionals'. The 21st Century way to choose and schedule your resort is obviously on the web, using traveling websites.
But just how do you look with the incredible selections on offer? And more notably, do you actually rely on the pictures and also summaries of the resorts that they have awarded themselves with the motivation of getting reservations?
Tourist reviews can be handy, but you should exercise caution. They are typically prejudiced, often outdated, and also may not serve your interests at all. Just how do you know that the features that are essential to the customer are important to you? Then there's the trouble of the customer's motivation. The more testimonials you read, the a lot more you discover exactly how they have the tendency to cluster at the extremes of viewpoint. On one end, you have upset reviewers with axes to grind; at the various other, you have delighted guests who lush appreciation past belief.
You'll not be stunned to find out that resorts sometimes post their own beautiful reviews, or that rival's align for the opportunity to lambaste the competitors with negative evaluations. It makes sense to consider just what is truly essential to you when picking a resort. You need to then pick an online hotel directory that offers updated, independent, impartial details that truly matters.
Here are several of the essential facts you should keep in mind:
1. Place: if it matters that your resort is, for example, on the beach, near the amusement park, or hassle-free for the airport, then area is vital. Any type of respectable directory site ought to supply a place map of the resort and its environments. There ought to be range graphes to the airport offered along with some form of interactive map.
2. Style: it is important to choose a resort that makes you really feel comfy – modern or typical home furnishings, regional style or global, official or kicked back. The perfect resort directory need to allow you know of the options offered.
3. Dining establishments, Coffee shops and also Bars: local shade is great but the resort's own dining establishments and also bars can play a fundamental part in your stay. You should know choice, design and whether or not they are wise or informal. An excellent resort record should inform you this, as well as particularly about morning meal centers.
4. Bedroom Facilities: you need to always meticulously take into consideration the kind of facilities you need from your bedroom and find the resort that has those you think about essential. The hotel directory site website ought to specify on issues such as: bed size, Web Accessibility (its price, whether there is WI-FI or wired broadband link), Free services, sights from the room and also deluxe offerings like a Pillow food selection or Bathroom menu, choice of smoking or non smoking spaces etc
. These things really do issue as well as any respectable resort directory site ought to provide you this type of suggestions on bed rooms – not simply the number of areas which is the common choice!
5. Kid's' Facilities: more important to the family tourist than business traveler, you ought to find out just how kid pleasant the resort is from the directory site as well as make your decision from there. One point worth looking for is whether the hotel provides a babysitter solution. For the business tourist wishing to run away youngsters this is of course really relevant also – perhaps a hotel that is not kid pleasant would be something more appropriate!
6. Recreation Facilities: the website ought to offer a comprehensive analysis of recreation services within the resort – day spa, swimming pool, fitness center, sauna – in addition to information of other facilities nearby such as fairway.
7. Unique Requirements: the resort directory site need to recommend the site visitor of each resort's unique needs services and ease of access plan. Whilst again this does not relate to every site visitor, it is definitely essential to some.
Lastly and also most significantly, the top quality hotel directory site evaluation group must have gone to the hotel in question often, met the staff, slept in a room as well as tried the food. They must experience the hotel as only a resort guest can and it is only then that they are truly in a solid placement to write about the hotel.


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I'm 26 now. Realistically I don't have the same freedoms I once had when I was 19. It's not easy to wake up and have so many things to do with so little time. Now I know what it takes to be that person I want to be. To make that time. To do what it takes... to do what it takes. - God is Love
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There's a state of mind that I wish I could go back to. A state of mind that I'm slowly going back to. That's.. just having fun. Making cool things. I think I've propped myself up to be a "professional artist" that I've almost stopped having fun. At the same time I think I'm also delving deeper into who I am as an artist and the messages I want to pour out and the type of work I want to do.
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Main courses is about bold flavours, hearty dishes and amazing sides to help yourself to. Then for desserts we want to create the Christmas table, so 2 whole desserts which you can pile into, go big, go small, either way just smile and be happy in food heaven.
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The Italian referendum has been hogging the headlines, but there is another crucial vote in Europe this weekend: in Austria.
Voters will head to the polls this Sunday to pick a president and the choice is between a Green politician and a far-right populist candidate from Freedom party, which was formed by former Nazis in the 1950s.
Polls have given a small lead to the right-wing candidate, Norbet Hofer, over the Green nominee Alexander Van der Bellen, raising fears that Austria might become the first European country with a far-right leader since the Second World War.
Sunday's election is important "because Austria would be the first core euro zone country with a populist president. It would also be another wake-up call for Germany as it would show them that populists can win, and that more or less close to home," Carsten Brzeski, chief European economist at ING Germany told CNBC via email.
Investors may have been distracted by Italian referendum -- and the threat that a no vote could lead to snap elections and further shocks to the country's banking system --but analysts believe we should sit up and take notice of Austria.
"Austria is a small country. Italy is a big one." But they have "equally problematic politics," Peter Dixon, economist at Commerzbank, told CNBC over the phone.
Brzeski added that "markets are focusing on the size of the economy and the potential for drama… totally overlook(ing) the symbolic effect, the Austrian elections could have."


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By and large, how much of the music you listen to is by a person of a similar demographic (age/ gender/ ethnicity) as yourself? Is this significant?
completely insignificant
its all about how it sounds and if that registers with what i like to hear
in some ways
because a large part of music (for me at least) is about being to relate to what the singer is trying to convey.
however, great music is great music. and sometimes music can be done for music's sake in which case the matter of whoever produces it is irrelevent.
50/50 split
for me.
but i don't think it really makes much difference to whether i'd like something or not.
i'll listen to something like Frank Turners solo material because it makes sense to me and i can kind of relate to it.
but i'll listen to something like Sigur Ros because i really like the sounds they make.
the racial split
really goes right down to fan level too.
i remember over hearing some kids talking about the (then) new singer of killswitch engage after seeing them in newcastle and one of them said something along the lines of "he was pretty good considering he's black".
why the hell should it be a shock that a black man can sing in a metal band and do it well ?
that kind of
talk makes me so fucking angry. I hate really hate people sometimes.
some people
that is fucking shocking
i remember expressing surprise that the lesad singer of bloc party was black when i first found out, but that was merely because he was part of a music scene that attracts, and is largely marketed to, a white audience.
i wasn't surprise by him being good because he was black though.
i don't go out of my way
to find music by 21 year old males. Often it is more interesting to listen to music by people older than me, as they have been through more, had more life experience, I guess I find it interesting learning about that. many of the bands I am into tend to be around 5-15 years older than me.
gender and
ethnicity have nothing at all to do with my choice, as long as it is music I like.
people i listen tend to be
older than me. maler than me.
But i suppose that is just because DiS caters for a fairly specific range of music, which is mainly bands made up of white males... as a general rule, obviously this isn't always the case. Then, I as a girl will tend to be differ from the people I listen to if the people I listen to are the people featured on DiS bla bla sorry about my incoherent post.
most of my music collection is by white people in their 20s
but thats not deliberate.
Women are well represented in my collection.
I have very little American music, its mostly European in origin.
Its not deliberate, i just buy what I like. I guess though, that people from a similar background to you are more likely to make music you can relate to.
Having said that I do listen to some hip-hop and gangsta rap which relates events and lifestyles very unlike my own.
is that why you like it? Because they are singing about events that don't relate to you?
I really enjoy
listening to music by people who would have had a very different upbringing from mine, for example for other countries. Sigur Ros for example..
my very favourite bands
are those who have 'social realist' lyrics that I can relate to - Belle & Sebastian, Hefner, Pulp, that kind of thing. But then I also love country music for exactly the opposite reason - because it describes a world that's so different from my own.
I enjoy things which are a bit vague usually. Radiohead songs are often not about an obvious subject, they just have neat snippets of lyrics which make sense to me in my own way.
Lyrics in my head at the moment which I can't shake.
-a discipline without the discipline of all other disciplines (LCD soundsystem)
-models of the velvet underground in clay (Belle and Sebastian)
-we think that we're so cool, and make the others drool (soulwax)
and they all seem to make a lot of sense to me somehow
I agree
it's always good to question exactly what they mean when they are singing certain lines. Do they mean it that way, or another way, or does it mean nothing at all, or is it personal and you would never be able to guess, or does it mean what you want it to mean, or.....
it can be really upsetting
to find out that a song is about something else thatn what it was in your head.
Hence I try and avoid reading about what the song was supposed to be about.
its like that thing about the tree falling but there's nobody there. The song doesn't mean anything until I hear it and decided waht it means to me.
I remember my dad being really upset a few years ago when he found out the lyric in Itchycoo Park was "be nice and have fun in the sun" when he'd always thought it was "the mice that have fun in the sun". It's annoying when you have to change the picture in your head.
is your whole family
rodent obsessed?
he he
I enjoy the production and the delivery
much more than the content.
I'm a breakbeat whore.
I don't honestly know.
Which probably gives you your answer, I imagine most musicians i listen to are older than me. Often significantly so.
It just doesn't matter at all.
Age: None, unless Smoosh comes on randomly.
Gender: 99.9% of the time, apart from the Go Team and Postal Service.
Ethnicity: 90%. That said, I'll listen to soul or blues if its on, but I don't own any personally.
Being honest
I can think of very few black artists that I listen to.
the only CD i've bought by a black artist recently was MIA.
I don't know why that is.
I reckon the gender split is more even although definitely in favour of males.
Again I don't know why that is.
I probably listen to a lot more american music than british.
I don't know if any of this is significant or whether it represents some kind of prejudice in me on some level.
Age: I'll listen to music from people at any age.
Gender: Predominately male, but then most music is made by men. I love many female artists.
Race: Probably mainly white, but i do listen to music made by other races happily.
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As a youngish white male our chief researcher John Brainlove (alias) blends easily into our key demographic (young whiteish males) in order to find out what music they listen to...AND WHY. The long awaited result: the maleish young whites listen to music made mostly by young white males. We find two exceptions to this rule:-
1. Some listen to music ostensibly by young white males but originally created and performed by group 'other'.
2. Others unwittingly listen to music by group 'other' on the wireless. Regardless of emotional attachment to this kind of music - hard cash is rarely exchanged for it by this demographic.
(A final group in fact have no real interest in music but feel they should have at least one believable item to put under the 'hobbies' section on their CVs.)
In summary our policy of playing (technically known as marketing) predominantly young white male music has been a success. But not an unqualified one. As with any hegemonic imposition the sameness sometimes becomes apparent. As such our action plan involves manipulating group one (above) by making them aware of the origin of the covers they are listening to and then heavily marketing the originals. Their temporary conscience stings will be alleivated. And our old white male profits will remain unaffected.
i don't care
of the age of the people that make the music i listen to...
Never !
i can find nothing
of interest in reggae music and I believe this is partly because it is the music of a culture and people that so far removed from my day to day life, i really can't relate to it in anyway. I also think it all sounds the same and has no energy.
I suspect a lot of people will tell me I'm wrong.
My favourite bands/artists are Radiohead, The Smiths, Joy Division, Patrick Wolf, Mogwai. I am a white middle class boy from Hertfordshire.
There would seem to be a certain amount of strength in this argument. I listen to mostly British music, and the place of origin of music is an important factor for me Canada seems to be taking over my taste recently though), I like to know the background of the music I listen to
in terms of gender, almost all is of a different gender. don't know why this is but i don't think your gender affects the music you make because essentially the important things about how humans think/feel are the same whether you're male or female. maybe it's because even now women are under-represented in music.
in terms of ethnicity/age - the same, pretty much, although age-wise this is because i've now caught up with and will probably shortly overtake most of the musicians i listen to. i really don't know why most of the music i listen to is made by white people. it is bizarre in this day and age that there's so much differentiation between white and non-white people in terms of the music they make. i think it's endemic in the music industry though.
p.s. i'm sorry my posts are always so long...


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The 3G and 4G gadgets deployed globally are prone to IMSI catcher aka Stingray devices. The next era 5G community may perhaps address person's privacy problems associated with these IMSI catcher attack procedures.
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A dishonest company supplier runs numerous scenarios of the exact same enclave in parallel and launches picked cipher-textual content assaults over the protocol.
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A POLICEMAN is to drive a bus in Coventry to try to deter vandals who have been attacking buses in the city.
PC Ross Cleaver, who is qualified to drive buses, will take the wheel in full uniform on a normal service on one of the routes where vandalism has been a problem.
He said the move was intended to stop the thugs and reassure passengers after a spate of attacks on buses in Coventry.
* Is this a good way of tackling the problem of vandalism? Get in touch by messageboard or by sending a web letter to the editor *
In the latest incident, passenger Lorraine Corfield was showered with glass after a window of the bus she was on was smashed in Almond Tree Avenue, Alderman's Green, Coventry.
The attack, at about 6pm on Tuesday, left her terrified but unhurt.
Ms Corfield, who lives in Walsgrave, said: "There was this almighty bang. I was absolutely showered in glass."
She was so shaken that, a few minutes later, she broke down in tears.
PC Cleaver will drive a bus several times in the run-up to Christmas.
It is one way police and bus chiefs hope to combat vandalism.
They are speaking to school pupils and carrying out so-called gateway checks, in which officers board buses on key routes to check for vandalism, bad behaviour and people riding without tickets.
As previously reported, stone-throwing louts attacked 38 Travel Coventry buses in the city in the three months to November, causing thousands of pounds of damage.
On Saturday a window was smashed on a bus in Norman Place Road, Coundon, Coventry.
The Telegraph also reported how 26-year-old David Smith was spat at and punched for telling youngsters to behave on a bus in Primrose Hill Street, Hillfields, Coventry, last Thursday.
And on October 25, 54-year-old Maureen Ferron was left frightened after a window was smashed on the bus she was on in Attoxhall Road, Wyken.
Anyone with information about the attacks should call police on 0845 113 5000.
Passengers can also text details of any crimes to Travel Coventry on 07624 818 332.


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Christopher Hitchens "Taking the Measure of John Kerry"
in the NY Times Sunday Book Review
A Call to Service, by Kerry himself, merits Mark Twain's comment on the Book of Mormon -- ''chloroform in print.'' It has no music at all. But if it were to draw its title from any popular song, it would have to bow toward Joni Mitchell and announce itself as ''Both Sides Now.''
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