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Thursday gaming thread
E3 gearing up so maybe a few snippets to look out for in the news in the next week.
Amazing trailer for Hitman: Absolution released. Amazing in the sense that I'm amazed anyone thought it was a good idea. Not only is it based around some stunningly crass sexualised violence but it's also evident that they have no idea what people actually like about Hitman games.
Carmageddon Reincarnation hits its Kickstarter target, you've still got a few days if you want to get involved in that.
Lots of fuss being made about the Max Payne 3 soundtrack, so which is your favourite ever gaming soundtrack?
Some other stuff.
Favourite soundtrack in recent years has got to be Skyrim
Loved the main theme in all its permutations and there were some great moments when a dragon would swoop down and the tribal drums would seamlessly kick in. Nice. Plus of course the barbaric yawp that signalled levelling up was a joy.
I think I'm finally bored of trials evolution.
I got Asura's Wrath from lovefilm. It's the kind of short bonkers single player game that I'm enjoying but was never going to pay actual money to own. I do like the lovefilm game rental service.
Favourite game soundtracks sub thread:
- Shenmue.
- Mass Effect 2
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles
- Left 4 Dead
- podge this'd this
Best game soundtrack of recent times is
Anamanaguchi's Scott Pilgrim vs The World.
yeah, this.
but i like the soundtrack more than i like the game, unlike the other up there. couldn't even beat the first boss, and I am a king at Streets of Rage
Recent Soundtrack Rayman Origins!!!!
mostly for this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV0MJ4NfW1E
Also WWE 13 reveals it will have a WWE Attitude mode
Give me a hell yeah
Yeah I love this version of the underwater music a lot as well
The soundtrack for the original Lemmings game
Will almost certainly be on a loop in hell.
Daley Thompson says...
'Probably as much as they talk to me about actual sports, people are always coming up to me to tell me how I've broken their joysticks!' he tells us. 'There's not a day goes by where two or three people, that I pass in the street or whatever, don't mention it to me.'
I think it's easy to be glib about it but that Max Payne soundtrack is really really good.
Not because it's a name band or whatever and I don't particularly like Health and didn't know it was Health until a couple of days ago but it's really solid. For what is quite an unimaginative 3rd person shooter the atmosphere created by the characters, music and look of the thing makes it really immersive.
I find something quite cynical about the guy from Rockstar saying
"We knew we could really promote this band, they have such a hard-core following of people who love them and their music, I don't know how you promote Hans Zimmer."
so it turns out there was a ridge racer released in january
is it any good?
don't think it was as long ago as Jan?
I'm assuming this is the Unbounded one I keep seeing the demo for on XBL?
Not played it but I'm going to assume it's mediocre at best
i dunno, it says Jan on IGN but maybe i read it wrong
rr4 is probably still my favourite game to play, the controls were a beaut.
Games gave it about 5/10
Edge a 9 I think
Very odd.
RR always seems to be a bit of an opinion-splitter
came out at the end of March by the way
Among The Sleep looks very promising
Basically seems like Amnesia: The Dark Descent, but you play as a small boy searching around his house (there is probably more to it though).
Hard to tell how this game will end up, but for the moment it looks like it captures a unique atmosphere.
My gaming week
Skyward Sword - Bit further in. On the Second flame quest in the desert. Quite enjoying it still.
Also bought Lost Winds and Infinity Blade II on the iPad. The first is charming but getting a tad addicted to the latter. First game that *feels* epic on touchscreen technology to me and also is well aware of the platforms limitations and strengths.
Had a go on my mate's Vita too. Amazing bit of kit and utterly gorgeous. Needs some games fast though as the 20 minutes I had on Uncharted left me unsure that sort of game works on that size screen. WipEout was the nuts though, even if I'm a tad rusty.
I really want a Vita pretty much just for Wipeout
But I just can't even slightly justify that cost
Exactly this
If it's any consolation, whilst it was great to play it again, I found it all a bit fiddley. I'm sure it'd come with time, but the track detail is SO amazing that at times I had no idea where I was going. Plus firing the weapons whilst using the air brakes was far too tricky with my MASSIVE HAIRY HANDS.
I'm sure you'd learn the tracks / change the controls, but it didn't quite have that same charm that 2097 did for me.
2097 still rocks my world
I came to it late I guess, but I love the face in can dip in and out of it and enjoy it every time. Up there with Mario Kart on the SNES as my bestest racing game (I don't really like actual cars I guess)
picked up rayman origins again,
it really is a joy to behold, and as mentioned above the soundtrack's all kinds of wonderful. Really enjoyed the We Love Katamari soundtrack, especially Katamari on the Rocks sosososo much fun.
Currently joint top of the prem with spurs in my third season on FM, Lorente & Rossi really doing a number on pretty much every one. Need a new CB though, Corluka & Kaboul just aren't cutting it at the moment (Dawson had a storming start to the season, something like 10 goals in 20 games).
Nearly at the end of Max Payne
it's been a decent if fairly standard Rockstar game. And maybe a bit short. I do agree the soundtrack has been pretty cool. The chapter in the favela was a particular stand out.
I've not played any games this week :S
Struggling to make time for it.
Fave gaming soundtracks-
Theme Hospital was pretty snazzy.
Deus Ex - especially the main theme
Mass Effect - mmmsynthy
GTA Vice City - Ok, just a bunch of 80s tracks..
Zelda Ocarina of Time - Loads of memorable tunes.
Just finished reading Ready Player One
Geeky goodshit.
Still playing max payne
Just on to disc two, but have been playing a fair bit of multiplayer since I got it.
Did anyone ever start a dis gang?
In the old bit of Portal 2 now
For those of you here testing the preying mantis DNA I have some good news and bad news. The bad news is that we are cancelling the test. The good news is that we have an even better test for you: fighting an army of Mantis Men. Just follow the signs and pick up a gun. You'll know when the test starts.StormJH this'd this
Gonna start a replay of this once I've finished the increasingly arduous Mass Effect 3 I reckon
favourite soundtracks...
deadly premonition
barkley gaiden
cave story
yume nikki
Finished Max Payne 3 (got the game late)
Savage Pixels piece on it + MP 1 + 2 + HEALTH interview coming soon.
Other than that, been dipping in and out of Dirt Showdown.
A QUESTION FOR Y'ALL: What are your favourite FMV games? (Rightly?) maligned genre... but surely someone has a soft spot for Tomcat Alley, or Ground Zero Texas, or Burn Cycle... or even Night Trap?
The new Humble Bundle is AMAZING
Barely use my Mac for gaming. Might have to start.
Excellent stuff.
First one I've bought, for some reason.
I don't even know if my mac will play all of these games
Still getting it.
Best soundtrack has to be Splinter Cell:Chaos Theory
Done by Amon Tobin, who by chance I only gave a proper listen to the other week when looking up old childhood games.
DayZ, man,
It was mentioned in last week's thread, but it needs mentioning again, as it's a big step towards THAT zombie survival game you know you've always wanted to play.
It's actually a mod for some military sim, which places you in 225km squared of realistically modelled, zombie-infested, post-Soviet central European hell, with up to a hundred other players.
You start with a crappy pistol, some food, water and health supplies, and just leaves you to do whatever you want.
No end-game, no hardcode objectives, no plot, basically no rules, just pure survival. You need to eat, drink, and finding better guns/equipment is a must, as whilst the zombies can certainly fuck you up if you're careless, other human survivor are the real threat.
Interactions with other survivors are often super tense, as you quickly call out and ask if they're friendly (or not), and they either ignore you, help you or kill you and loot your stuff.
Think Dawn of the Dead meets Battle Royale meets the Walking Dead, and you're along the right tracks. Amazing game, although still in alpha development, so pretty buggy at times.
was umming and ahing about this last week
I think i'm sold. (I'm going to spend the entirety of my birthday playing this aren't I?
It's your birthday
Trwat yourself to a weekend of nail biting tension and paranoia
If my laptops fan didn't pack up I would be trying this out
but as such my laptops fan has packed up and it WILL turn off if it does anything more taxing then internet


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The Treasury Minister has presented a budget which contains little drama in terms of changes to tax rates or headline services, there are some positive moves, but it does also highlight some matters of concern.
Firstly, looking at the positives, the fact that this was a budget presented on the back of 33 years of continued growth is unquestionably a credit to the Island economy as a whole. The changes to income tax allowances whereby the 0% band increases and the 10% band correspondingly reduces will no doubt be a welcome benefit to the less well paid Island residents while not impacting upon those who earn in excess of £19,000. Although most benefits remain unchanged, the basic State pension has been earmarked to increase by 2.9% from the week commencing 11 April 2016, equivalent to an increase of 3.35 per week.
We were anticipating developments on the extension of employee's National Insurance to workers who are above the State retirement age as this had been mooted during last year's Budget and consulted upon during the year; however this proposal has not been taken forward. This is a surprise as it did seem equitable, we don't think it is unreasonable for all employees to be treated in the same way, providing their extra contributions provide some benefit to them.
Another positive, from a business perspective, is the confirmation that there will be no changes to the company tax system. This remains the cornerstone of our economy and key to the future as continued growth is identified as a key requirement to deal with the structural deficit. Minor changes to the starting point after which National Insurance commences will have a very marginal annual saving for employees and a likely bearable cost to employers, but will align the system better and make it easier to administer.
Interestingly, and one to watch evolve, was the mention of Treasury investigating the possibility of issuing a public Bond system to support capital projects, in particular infrastructure and housing projects. Separately Mr Teare announced that he hoped to present to Tynwald a final deliberation on the UK/Isle of Man VAT sharing negotiations which are drawing to a close, and although Mr Teare advised that the final adjustment would not have a material impact upon the Budget, he could not advise the Court further on whether this would be an immaterial increase or immaterial decrease in revenue, only that the immaterial change would be backdated to 2013/14.
Looking at some of the more concerning aspects of the detail set out by Mr Teare.
Over the next six years £365m is planned to be drawn down from reserves. This is a staggering sum as it represents approximately half of our usable reserves (if the National Insurance fund is ring-fenced). The overall strategy is now planning to eliminate the structural deficit over the next six years. There are a series of caveats attached to that, one of the main ones being the assumption that the economy continues to grow and that increases in the population can be serviced by the Government without needing to increase Department budgets. Linked to this, the challenges of an ageing population are highlighted as a significant long term pressure. A significant increase in working population is required to deliver the economic growth we need (and to fund Government services).
It is clear that there needs to be a focus on the attraction and development of business which delivers real revenues to the Treasury, but also goes some way to rebalancing the demographic issues we have on the Island. Increasing the tax-free relocation package employers can offer new employees to attract key workers to the Island from £10,000 to £20,000 is useful but needs to be built into an overall strategy to grow the economy through diversification, attracting key businesses and individuals to the Island and supplying adequate and relevant training to those living here.
So, the main message coming out of the Budget speech is that we need to grow the economy and the population over the next six years. Neither of these will be easy to deliver, but it is positive that Tynwald has adopted a budget and a strategy with these as central objectives.
In addition, one other striking fact coming out of the Budget is that the Public Sector Pension Reserve will be exhausted by 2020/21, from which time deficits will have to be funded from general revenues. Mr Teare refers to the need for an affordable solution to this problem, but there is no timetable for action to deal with it, presumably this will become the responsibility of the incoming administration after the General Election.
We still appear to be a long way from a properly balanced budget.
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The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story
This docu-film is about the saving of manuscripts from the Gazi Husra-Beg Biblioteka (Library) in Sarajevo during the Sarajevo Siege in the 1990's. It follows the books' trips across sniper territory in the streets of the city, carried by staff, twice during this period. As the Serb army bombed libraries, these books lay safe under the fire station until the end of the war. Only one book was missing, thought to have been lost forever. The film is around 1 hour and 10 minutes long, with English subtitles and is split in to 4 chapters. It also contains footage taken during the siege. It is in true Bosnian style and shows the love and care for the books and their people. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWJiBdnHIF0&list=UUGqicATSBcn5cKjJNjiyCCQ&feature=c4-overview


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I'm Getting Old: Kids and what they're watching
Today was the second meeting of the Intro Theater course I'm teaching this semester. Todays agenda: A set of activities that combines getting-to-know-each-other games with a system for taking a sort of cultural core sample of the students. The goal is to try to find cultural artifacts (plays, books, movies, TV shows) that all or most of the class is familiar with. This helps me figure out what kind of backgrounds students come from, and what common works I can use for examples until the students have read and seen some plays. In theory, it helps the students appreciate the diverse backgrounds that their classmates from from.
What did I learn today? Mostly that I'm out of touch. Movies that at least 80% of the class has seen: Wedding Crashers, The Notebook, Forrest Gump, Titanic, and Lion King.
I haven't seen Wedding Crashers OR Notebook, the two recent movies on the list. Conspicuously absent: Princess Bride, Indiana Jones, and the original Star Wars. movies. What did these kids watch at sleepovers? I know better than to even ask about Goonies. Classics like Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, and Gone With The Wind did not come close to making the list. The kids mostly just gave me questioning stares when I mentioned Casablanca.
What makes a culture? In large part, it is information and traditions that all members of the culture have in common. Finding that common ground is getting harder and harder in America today. I applaud our society's diversity, but forces like media fragmentation, obsessive demographic targeting, and test-based school curricula are shrinking the amount of cultural material that we have in common, especially cross-generationally. I'm not even 30 yet, and already it's clear that the movies, shows, books, etc. that *I* grew up with are mostly unfamiliar to 19 and 20 year olds. Particuarly worrisome is the lack of familiarity with "classics" that usually cross generational lines. If eight years age difference means that my culture packet is almost separate from current 20 year olds, how much do they have in common with Baby Boomers? With the elderly?
I wonder if the next generational war will be sparked not by the draft, not by senior citizen entitlements, but by the simple inability of parents and children to find anything they can talk about.
*sigh* Far and away the best-known movie/show/book in my class?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
I gotta go find a DVD set...


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Stratford wins fifth in a row
Photo: Matthew White, Freelance
The Stratford Spartans continued their winning ways Saturday with a 28-21 win over Tomball Memorial at Tully Stadium.
The Spartans, who lost their first three games of the season, now have won five games in a row to take the lead in District 19-5A with a 5-0 league record.
Stratford running back Rakeem Boyd led the Spartans with touchdown runs of 16, 65 and 6 yards during the game.
Tomball Memorial fell to 2-3 in district and 3-5 overall with the loss.
Next up: Stratford travels to Magnolia at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. Tomball Memorial hosts Magnolia West at Tomball at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31.


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After an entire day of being at school, most children are not exactly jumping for joy at the thought of sitting down for more study. And to be completely honest, I share their feelings. After school time is what one of my good friends cleverly labeled as 'Arsenic Hour'! We have sport's training to get them to, loads of washing piling up, dinner to think of and even tomorrow's lunches!
So how can we not just survive homework, but even maybe make it a pleasant time with your children? Yes, I said pleasant in the same sentence as homework!! It is possible!
You know by now I am the Queen of routine and organization. Having a routine for homework just like other parts of the day helps children. It can eliminate an argument if they know that come 3.30pm or 4 o'clock, it's homework time. Homework time becomes predictable, just like tea time and bed time. It also saves you chasing them down everyday and screaming at them!
Our routine looks something like this. You do whatever suits your family, but make sure it's the same everyday!
Make a chart if you have to (like my 'get up and go' you can see here).
We all sit at the dining table together so I can easily help all 3 of my children.
If you are busy starting dinner, put them near you so you can still help.
I collected jars (jam, vegemite, sauce etc ) and use them to store lead pencils, coloured pencils, crayons, ruler, glue, sharpener and even a jar of special textas.
What some children take 15 minutes to complete, others take 30! If your child is struggling to complete tasks and homework is taking them far too long, go and speak to their teacher. Most teachers I know would be very willing to negotiate parts of the homework. For example, some children need an easier spelling list or less words to learn. Remember, you are your child's advocate!! You are their safe place!
Pepper your language with comments like
'I know you can do this!'
'You are so clever'
'I know you find this tricky but I'm so proud you're having a go!'
My middle son just looks at an assignment and literally throws his head onto the table! He would love nothing more than me doing the whole lot for him! So along with plenty of positive comments, I help him break it down. Some children need help to unpack a big page of work. Help them but don't do it for them! Ask questions, help them research etc
If you are working on something, set achievable goals and reward them once they've achieved it. For example, my son was behind in learning his times tables. Once he could fluently recite one lot to me, he earned $2.
Good luck getting them back to the table once you've allowed the tv to be turned on or let them go outside! Teach them they have a responsibility and once they have completed it, they can have the freedom to play. This is simply teaching them a life skill. You are actually doing them a favour here!
We leave the reading component until bedtime. My boys love using their torches to read in their beds. They find it fun, it helps them wind down before sleep and before we know it, they've read for twenty minutes or so. Reading is so important and this makes it fun too! If school readers are boring, consider asking the teacher if they can read something else. There are so many brilliant series out there that kids can't get enough of! Here are just a few:
Some nights, let them read on the ipad for something different. There are clubs on the internet that allow children to collect and read books in a 'virtual library'.
...it is very obvious the children who do and don't receive support at home from mum or dad with their homework. Please help your child! It really does make all the difference in the world to them!
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So lets get to the two scrambled words you will need from my blog:
Remember - You'll have to unscramble all the words from all the blogs and comment back onto the main Try Stampin' On Tuesday to be eligible for a prize.
So now onto my card for this weeks challenge:
I have had these butterflies on my desk for a while now :) I coloured them with my pumpkin pie blendabilities. The sentiment is from the Good Greetings stamp set and the paper is retired winter sweater.
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Shendoah Vineyards
Kathy Sullivan
Summary: Shenandoah Vineyards was established in 1976 when the owners planted the first vines. The winery is the oldest winery in the Shenandoah Valley AVA. The tasting room has a relaxed atmosphere and is not stuffy. Emma French Randal, owner, believes that the winery offers a "wine for every palate."
Shenandoah Vineyards is just a short distance off Interstate 81. A long driveway with acres of vineyards on the right leads to the tasting room, located in an old Civil War era post and beam barn.
In front of the renovated tasting room and winery a grape arbor stands with nearby picnic tables available for anyone wishing to stop with a picnic lunch and enjoy a Shenandoah wine. Inside, the tasting room is charming. The old beams of the structure add to the coziness of the room. A section with several tables is available for guests who wish to share a bottle of wine with friends.
Emma and Jim Randel discovered the passion of winemaking after reading a Commonwealth Magazine article. Originally living in New Jersey, they continued learning as much as possible about vineyards and winemaking. In 1974, they experimented with producing their own wine in new garbage cans. Emma smiled when she remembered that the taste of those first wines was not so good. Today is an entirely different story. They continued learning more and in 1976 their family planted 5,000 French/American hybrid vines in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. In 1977, they started making wine with grapes from other vineyards. Today they have 26 acres of producing vineyards that include Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Riesling as well as Chambourcin, Vidal Blanc, Seyval Blanc and Villard Blanc. Other grapes are sourced locally.
White Wines
Founders Reserve Chardonnay 2006 was aged in French oak for two years. There were apple notes and the wine was smooth with a crisp finish. Sauvignon Blanc was aged in American oak. The wine offered citrus notes and was smooth. Chardonnay 2006 was produced mostly in stainless steel. The result was a wine with citrus and apple nuances and a touch of butter. Johannesburg Riesling 2007 may remind one of a fruit salad with tangerine notes. The wine had 1.4 percent residual sugar. Shenandoah Blanc 2007 was a blend of Vidal Blanc, Riesling and Chardonnay. This wine was smooth with a sweetness from a 1.4 percent residual sugar.
Red Wines
Pinot Noir was a light sienna color with strawberry notes. The finish was crisp. Chambourcin 2007 is Shenandoah's signature wine. This wine was red with raspberries and cherry nuances. The mouth feel was smooth with spice notes. Cabernet Franc 2007 was aged in American oak. This dark red wine offered nuances of pepper, dark fruit and spice. Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 was aged in American oak. This wine had dark fruit and spice nuances. The finish was crisp with fruit and pepper notes. Shenandoah Ruby, aged in American oak, offered nuances of dark fruit, earthiness and mushroom notes. Rebel Red was fruity with a hit of sweetness. There were soft tannins. Raspberry Serenade was a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin and raspberry juice concentrate. The aroma and taste of raspberry notes were delightful.
Tasting Room
The tasting room offers a delightful ambiance and room to move around and browse wine and food related products. Some of the available items include apple butter and spreads, peach salsa, crackers, elderberry jelly and sweet potato butter. Wine glasses and accessories are also available. Be sure to look for or ask about the Frozen Wine Cooler bag that allows you to make your own frozen wine cooler by adding wine. It's fun and tastes great! T-shirts are also available and include a couple of phrases like, "Not Old Just Vintage" and "At my Age I need Glasses" with six wine glasses below.
Events at the Winery
Shenandoah Vineyards offers events throughout the year. Examples of events include Valentine's Day Pairings, Wine and Cheese Weekends, Mother's Day Pairing, Annual Country Cookout, Harvest Festival and Holiday Open House. Check the Shenandoah Vineyards website for their current event listing.
Emma believes that the winery should not charge for tastings. She wants visitors to taste a wine before purchasing a bottle of wine to enjoy. Emma commented that Shenandoah Vineyards is a very friendly place that believes in education about wine. She wants people to have a good experience and to leave smiling. Emma believes that the best thing about a winery is the "interaction with people."
Enjoy a visit to Shenandoah Vineyards, the third oldest winery in Virginia.
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The Cincinnati Police Department has partnered with Women Helping Women, the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Thera Sorority Inc. to discuss the problem of domestic violence and efforts to prevent it.
Speakers will include Judge Heather S. Russell and Judge Dwane K. Mallory of the Hamilton County Municipal Court.
Refreshments will be provided.
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TF6 installs Softel Swift vTX
France's TF6 station has installed Swift vTX from Softel to handle subtitle processing for the channel's mix of original entertainment, drama and feature films. Swift vTX is handling subtitle encoding and transcoding for TF6's file-based workflow in its Paris studios. "A key element of our migration to a file-based workflow was to be able to meet demand of subtitled content for hard of hearing viewers," said Nicolas Viault, technical director for TF6. "The solution we chose had to fit into our fully file-based workflow and integrate smoothly with our Harmonic Omneon video servers and our MBT asset management system. Softel was very responsive, and Swift vTX met all our technical criteria. We were very satisfied with the service Softel provided, delivering a cost-effective and highly efficient solution within tight project deadlines." TF6 is using Swift vTX to encode closed (Teletext) subtitles to MXF assets as SMPTE 436M tracks as HD and SD assets via the same workflow. The system generates a 436M track if assets arrive without one, to allow for standardised archiving into TF6's MBT MAM system and to aide faster processing directly on the Omneon platform. Additional SD support is provided with the ability to add VBI data directly to the video essence. "Swift vTX has been specifically designed to provide the flexibility needed in complex file-based workflows that most broadcasters are using today," said Sam Pemberton, Softel's president. "The built-in support for an array of files, wrappers and playout formats means it readily integrates with TF6's environment. Our work with leading video server manufacturers has enabled us to simplify the overall subtitle process and reduce operational costs and we are delighted to have been selected by TF6." www.softelgroup.com


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The Star plus leading show Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3 show starts with the scene in which Chandni and her sisters are applying an oil into each other's head. They are talking about some handsome boy and one of them is Advay. I saw him and even he is having six pack abs too. Here Chandni's mother is coming there in the kitchen whereas she says to her sisters that we will eat jowar and makki chapati from now onwards instead of wheat.
They are saying to Chandni's mother that why will we do this? What happened? Are we getting so poor that we can't afford wheat from now onwards? Chandni's mother says that Chandni is reading on the internet and she told me that jowar makki chapati is more good as compared to wheat. Shagun is making a comment on Chandni.
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Advay is coming to Chandni's home along with a man and says that he is the one who has printed those pictures of me and Chandni. He slaps that man. Chandni's mother and all other people are coming there. They are getting shocked to see Advay there. The man who is coming with Advay says that someone told me to do this. Even I got a money packet along with a phone call.
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Advay is doing a drama by saying that I will be going to the police station and handovers this man to the police. Suddenly, Chandni's mother stops him and says that it's my daughter's matter and that's why it's my headache to take a tension and that's why I don't want to send him to the Police Station. Advay looks towards Chandni very nicely. Chandni is recalling all the past moments in which Advay was coming close to her.


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Our football match prediction:
Bologna play host to Udinese at their Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on Matchday 34. The Rossoblu are on a four-game winless run in the league and they are eager to put an end to the negative trend. Roberto Donadoni's men, though, are 11 points clear of the relegation zone and they will almost certainly secure yet another elite division survival. Bologna are eyeing their seventh home win of the season, but you should bear in mind that they suffered five defeats in last six league fixtures. Udinese, on the other hand, returned to winning ways at the weekend, with the team beating Cagliari at their Dacia Arena, but it is well known that the Zebrette are not regarded as good travelers. Udinese recorded only one win in previous eight away games in the national championship and we predict that they will return home empty-handed from the trip to Bologna.
Highlighted Player (Mattia Destro):
Mattia Destro started his youth career at Ascoli, but in 2005 he moved to Inter. The Italian attacker, though, made his debut in the Serie A with Genoa in the 2010/2011 season. He scored 2 goals in 16 appearances for the Rossoblu and at the end of the season he signed a deal with Siena. Destro netted 12 goals for Siena in 30 league appearances for the club and on 30 July, 2012 he joined fellow Serie A team Roma for a fee of €8.5 million. The Italian footballer made his debut for the capital club on 2 September, 2012 in a 3-1 victory over Inter. Destro scored 24 goals for Roma between 2012 and 2015 and after ending his loan spell with Milan he joined Bologna on 20 August, 2015. Speaking of his international career, the Bologna forward has 15 caps for Italy U21 and he made his debut for the senior team on 15 August, 2012 against England at Wembley Stadium. He made Italy's 2014 provisional FIFA World Cup squad, but he eventually failed to make the final roster.
Highlighted Team (Udinese):
Udinese Calcio was founded in 1986 as a part of the Societa Udinesedi Ginnastica. Until the season 1929 the club from Udine was playing in the regional divisions of Italy. In the year 1929 the club was allowed to participate in the Serie B (second highest Italian football division). In 1950 Udinese managed to reach the Serie A. After 5 years the club got downgraded back to the Serie A. After a hectic period Udinese managed to stay in the Serie A since 1995. The best performance of Udinese was in the season 1954/1955 where the club from Udine managed to end second on the table. The only prizes that Udinese won are the Serie B title, Serie C title and the UEFA Intertoto cup. Currently Udinese is playing their games in the Stadio Friuli. The most known nicknames for the club are Bianconeri and Zebrette.Some very known players have ever played for Udinese such as: Bierhoff, Amoroso, Di Natale, Alexis SAnhez and Dino Zoff.


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Head teacher kills mechanic over ring
The incident, which took place at about 7:30pm on Thursday, has caused tension at The head teacher of the New Generation Preparatory School at Adukrom, in Kumasi, has shot dead a mechanic with a pump action gun, over a ring.
Tofick Manma, the suspect, after collecting the body to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), absconded leaving his younger brother with the corpse.
Adukrom as the sympathisers of the deceased threatened to burn the house of the suspect.
It took the timely intervention of some opinion leaders in the community to restrain them from vandalising the house of the suspect during the burial of the deceased, last Friday.
An eye witness, Ousman Ibrahim, popularly called Skybee, a barber, told The Ghanaian Times that a younger brother of the suspect allegedly took a ring belonging to the deceased.
He claimed that when the deceased realised that the ring had been stolen by the suspect's brother he chased him to his (suspect) house.
On arrival at the house, Ibrahim claimed that the suspect came out of his room and asked the deceased to leave the house but the deceased insisted on collecting his ring.
According to him the suspect entered his room a came out with a pump action gun and fired a warning shot to scare the deceased who would not budge.
The suspect he said got angry and fired at the deceased killing him on the spot.
The suspect and a younger brother took the body to the Manhyia Hospital but were referred to the KATH.
Ibrahim said on reaching KATH, the suspect pretended to have received a call on his mobile handset and absconded leaving the younger brother who later reported the case to the police.
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For the first time in months, Denny did not have a treadmill session this week. On his last check-up with the Rehab Vet, she said as long as he was getting his walks at home he could start spacing out his treadmill sessions a bit more. So now he is on bi-weekly visits.
While that's great – it's nice to have a bit of a break from them – it kind of makes us sad. It seems Denny has reached his plateau with how much mobility and balance he is going to regain with the therapy. Her theory has been that with exercise Denny can strengthen his muscles to help support his back and maintain his mobility. He's definitely better than he was when we started, but he's not as improved as we were hoping.
So we're starting to look around for other things we can do to help him. We actually ordered one of the back braces we had been looking at several months ago. It came the other day, so we've only had a small experience with it. It's the Lil Back Bracer. It's made of neoprene and has stays inserted into it (like boning in a corset) to help keep Denny's spine straight. He tolerated us putting it on him very well and didn't complain whilst wearing it. It does restrict his movement a bit, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The only down side is that he got pretty hot when he was wearing it, so we took it off after a while.
The purpose of this brace is to support his back, not "fix" it. It was invented for dogs with Inter-Vertebral Disc Disease (IVDD) to give them some relief during flare-ups.
I can't say for certain if it's helping, but Richard swears he saw an improvement in Denny's gait immediately following his afternoon in it. I need to watch more carefully before & after next time to see. Maybe I'll video him so I can compare.
We're still doing his walks as weather permits, but it's starting to get really warm and Denny doesn't do too well with the oppressive heat. So we're trying to make sure he goes out in early morning or evening and he doesn't over-do it.
Meanwhile, we got some exciting news this week! The back brace we had looked at several months ago is finally in full production! I had previously posted a link to the MB Spinal Brace website, but it was still in the prototype phase. Now that it's being manufactured, we have taken Denny to see the Vet who told us about it so that he could be measured for a custom brace! We really liked this Vet – he was very knowledgeable about new procedures being tried and was very excited to have us want to be involved with this new brace. Denny will be the first dog he has had try this, so he's anxious to see if he gets any relief.
Denny had his chest, belly and spine measured so that he could get the right fit for him. The Vet is going to order the brace and we'll take Denny back to have him apply it. It consists of a band of material with curved metal inserts that goes around his chest, another around his belly and adjustable metal rods that go down his sides connecting the two parts. It is supposed to hold his body in alignment so that his spine can be straightened. Right now he has a very rounded spine with his back end sloping downward. This device sounds very much like the adjustable back braces that are used for humans with scoliosis, so the theory makes sense.
As this is so new, there really isn't too much proof behind it but the inventor has several videos on his website of dogs he has been treating with his prototypes. The results are very encouraging. If Denny's problems are the result of his spine compressing on his spinal cord, then this should alleviate his symptoms. If we see no improvement, then his problem is probably the spinal cord itself deteriorating. Either way, this should give us some answers.
That's definitely been the most frustrating part of this whole ordeal – nobody has been able to definitively tell us what is wrong with our little guy. So, we're going to keep trying everything we can so that we can hopefully find something that will make him more mobile.
We will post photos of the brace once it has arrived!
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A pilot was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing after fight broke out mid-air because a passenger's wouldn't stop farting.
Transavia Airlines flight HV6902 was heading to Amsterdam from Dubai when the pilot had to make emergency landing in Vienna, telling authorities the passengers were on a rampage, Mirror.co.uk reports.
Chaos erupted on the flight when two Dutchman who were sitting next to the flatulent man told him to stop and complained to Transavia Airlines crew.
Despite repeated requests and even a direct order from the pilot the man carried on and a fight broke out.
The pilot of the Dutch low-cost airline then decided to make an emergency landing at Vienna International Airport in Austria.
Officers boarded the plane with police dogs and four suspects were escorted off the plane.
Four people who were seated near the man were escorted from the plane in Austria.
One of the removed passengers, 25-year-old Nora Lachhab told De Telegraaf the crew didn't do much to ease the situation.
"It was crazy that we were included, we had no idea who these boys were, we just had the bad luck to be in the same row and we didn't do anything," she said.
"All I will say is that the crew were really provocative and stirred things up."
"Do they sometimes think that all Moroccans cause problems? That's why we do not let it sit.
"We had to find our own flights home with another airline.
"All I will say is that the crew were really provocative and stirred things up."


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Tired of the negative message in secular music? Why not try listening to positive, encouraging Christian music? Music frees the soul, so bring Christ into that fold. We need Jesus Christ every day and Christian music is a great way to connect with our Lord and Savior even if it is in a small way. So enjoy this week's music selection and the song lyrics which are beneath the video.
"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." – Romans 12:2
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Back under those covers
Lazy mornings they multiply
But glory's waiting
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Baby, open up your eyes
Tongues are violent
All these victims
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This will be the easiest 1,000 words or so I've ever sat down to write — because most of them were written a long time ago by a man far more wise than me.
It's a cliche that we often lose sight of the "reason for the season" among the materialism and general busy-ness of the Christmas season — but it's one of those cliches that exists because it's so fundamentally accurate.
Even some of the best things about the holidays — time with family and friends, giving and receiving, amazing feasts that some people in developing countries would literally kill for — can easily distract us from the very reason why the tradition of giving gifts at this time of year began in the first place.
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I suppose I could be accused of lecturing for sharing this — and it would probably be an accurate accusation. But, believe me, I'm lecturing myself first and foremost, in hopes that I'll actually convince myself to slow down just a bit and take a few minutes to remember the Gift:
Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city.
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And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.
And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.
And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
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And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child. And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds.
But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.
And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
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And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord), and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law, then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Now lettest thou thy servant depart, Lord, According to thy word, in peace;For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.
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And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him; and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against; yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity, and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day. And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
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Emmanuel. God is with us.
The Grinch can have all the rest of it, as far as I'm concerned — and may it prosper him.
Merry Christmas.
George Upper is the executive editor of The Western Journal.
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price is about rm1200 (cheapest i could find) its a great phone.. nothing wrong with it so far.. hoping to b able to use it for a few years.. definately recommend..
Hi! I bought the phone a weak ago, and the phone is great. But I found some software erors like, the alarm clock tone after few times went back to it' s factory setting tone. Alerts like missed call or message on external screen in stand by mode (clock and date) dosen' t show when the clock is on silent mode. Is it just mine or someone ells has that problem?
Anyone from Manila? Have you seen the Powder PInk version of this phone? If yes, may I ask where?
hey. im from singapore. just happens to drop by. was trying to check the price for nokia 7390. i want to get this phone (no contract) so i was wondering if anybody knows the price? it seems cool i borrowed my friend phone once. but i just dunno how to operate the 3G camera. do you pple have any ideas? thanks
i'm from manila and just got my phone last saturday. i'm pretty happy with it. i'm just wondering where the silver strap is. my box didn't come with it although it says in the nokia website that it should. i was looking around greenhills to see if they were being sold separately but couldn't find any. i have 2 friends who bought their units, one from singapore & the other in KL, both didn't have the silver straps. if you guys know where i can buy the silver straps, pls let me know. thanks!
To dryle:
About talking on loudspeaker I'm not very sure.
However, i talked with my handset with my fold closed, so I think it will work the same with the loudspeaker. I'm assuming here.
The keypad is really nice to touch, and it is very easy to use while smsing.
About dropping the phone, i personally had dropped it once. After I dropped it, the music player started being really weird. It will update music without being asked, while I;m listening to the music. however, I turned off my phone and took out the battery for a few minutes and put it back. Then i put it back on, until now, I'm not having the problem anymore.
Hope that helps
I have a question,..or rather, questions. >__< if you were on loudspeaker, have you got to leave your flip open or could you close it? Oh, and is the keypads of the phone really good and is the phone durable? Like if you dropped it, would it break?
i have just recently got the 7390 on contract and i have had a few problems defult ringing was activated without me doing it, i lost numbers on speed dial this happened on the second day that i had it, however i just set it all back up and it hasnt happened again, ive had the fone 4 days.
otherwise i really like and the colour is great.
i bought this phone from 5 days and its brilliant!!!!!!!!! i love it!!!!!
Hey, incase you guys are still wondering why your ring tone keeps changing it could be because your changing the theme on the phone, each theme has a different ring tone so when you change it, it resets it to that themes ringtone. thats what kept happening to me anyway. hope this helped
I think that this phone is hot, I love the colour. My only question is, you do get them in Australian right? Or can you only get this phone in certain countrys?
hey guys, im interested in buying this phone, but was just wondering, does it vibrate AND ring? there are some that vibrate, and THEN ring, but i like it to start to vibrate and ring @ the same time. thanx!
If a salesman tells you that he does not have the phone you want, and then tells you that anyway the phone is bad, many people are returning it, etc... : 100 % chance are he wants you to buy another phone, simply because he does not have the one you want !
Again thanks to Scorpion King. Actually that would be my next question too, I cant seem to find the Powder pink version here in the Philippines too!
my battery only takes 2 hours to fully charge from flat.
the person who keeps losing there ringtune, have you tried going into your phone book & in each name choosing a phone number by selecting the default, i found this works for me.
i live in the uk.
i have had a couple of freezing problems & then the phone resets itself, but its only happened twice in 5 weeks so it not that much of a problem.
every mobile i have every owned, when a problem occurs, you have it mended & i always find the same problem always comes back, i don't think the phone company's can correct problems so instist on a new mobile.
Another downside, the vibrator doesnt vibrate that strong as compared with other phones that i had. :)
No problem, Tutti. From what country are you?
anyway, people might say that im all praises with this phone. yah, maybe. but one thing that bothers me though is that the time it takes for my battery to fully charge is around 3 to 4 hours. and i do charge my battery everyday, considering the abuse my 7390 gets due to frequent SMS, MP3 playing, screensaver activation, etc. And im using the original charger in the package i bought. well, anyway, this was worthy to mention to all readers. But i dont think charging everyday is a problem since i use my phone a lot everytime (and i always bring with me an extra battery). i was just wondering why it takes a long time charging. maybe i'll just try another charger. :)
ScorpionKing thanx for your review of 7390,this phone is nice&has all I need from a phone&powder pink is so feminie&cute.I had N80 before&it had many problems so spent a lot of money on upgrades&repairs,so for time being it is ok but I am afraid of using it,so I prefer 7390
Phones default ringing tone keeps on coming back? I do receive a lot of calls from different people whom I assigned video ringing alert and mp3 ringtones to different people and it doesnt happen to me. It might be a software defect and not a general 7390 feature.
How much is micro SD 1 gig? I bought mine in megamall and I think a got it at P2,000. Kingston brand, works well with 7390 and Motorola v3i.
Backlight query? - Im not that familiar with other phones and im not familiar with backlights either. Sorry. But for comparison purposes, 7390s screen is dimmer as compared with n71 and motorolla v3i.
Software isnt reliable? - I dont know about the software but mine is good. When you buy in greenhills, there is a small possibility of you getting a defective unit. Luckily, i think what I got is not defective, as of this time, at least. Im contented about the software of my unit. I had several nokia units for the past 10 years and I should know if there are defects or not.
Video conference? - no, I havent tried this. teleconference, yes. it good.
Many people are trying to return it? hmmm, I dont know about this. I might be one of them, at first. Hehehe. You see, when I bought this, I had a chance to browse the phone for an hour while waiting for my other companions. During that span of time, as ive mentioned before, I wasnt that happy with the features and I literally almost begged the vendor to exchange the phone with an n71 but they did not consent. When I went home, I browsed the full potential of the phone for about 3 hours and im glad I did not let it go.
It depends really on what you want. Im not saying this phone is better than the other phones. For me, this is better because it suits my requirements. Folding phone, easy sending of sms to multiple people, soft keys, radio and mp3 playing, among others.
Whew, nokia should give me a little compensation for this since it seems that im promoting 7390. hehehe. Kidding aside, im glad to help even a little. Im a CP enthusiast, like most of you.


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* Manchester City beat Bournemouth 4-0 for a 17th successive Premier League victory
* It put them 14 points clear ahead of rivals Manchester United
* Sergio Aguero opened the scoring after a mistake by goalkeeper Asmir Begovic
* Leading scorer Raheem Sterling added his 16th of the season soon after halftime
* Aguero headed the third, City's 100th League goal of 2017
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Dec 23 (Reuters)- Goals by Sergio Aguero, who scored twice, Raheem Sterling and Danilo enabled leaders Manchester City to extend their record-breaking run to 17 successive Premier League wins as they thrashed Bournemouth 4-0 on Saturday.
The run had begun with victory in added time away to the same opposition in August. This one was much more comfortable and dropped Bournemouth into the bottom three.
Aguero set Pep Guardiola's team on their way in the 27th minute. Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic lost possession with a poor clearance and Aguero met Fernandinho's pass with a diving header.
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East United has broken ground (kind of) and is 100% sold out!By Lucas on Nov 24, 2015
About a year and a half ago, Andiel Homes, Berkshire Axis, and SigNature Communities acquired an east end site on Berkeley Street, just north of King Street in Toronto. The project was branded as East United, and they've been making headlines ever since.
As expected, the developers did something unique to celebrate the official groundbreaking of East United; they contracted a local artist and chalk master to create a giant construction hole on the ground. Purchasers, team members, locals, and Deputy Mayor, Pam McConnell, were in attendance to commemorate the milestone.
"East United has been a true collaboration of vision from the very beginning," announced Leslie Marlowe, president of Berkshire Axis. "Everyone has rallied around this project, from the City, to our consultants, our designers, and our marketing team. Their passion and enthusiasm for East United has not gone unnoticed."
"Not only does today mark the official groundbreaking for East United, I am truly honoured and excited to say that we're sold out, so that's a true testament to everybody here," Marlowe continued. "This really goes to show what we've been saying all along, that the east side of Toronto is the best side and that's where we are today. Above all, it really has a community feel and it's a neighbourhood that you can call home."
East United made it's first sale in mid-May, fast forward through nearly 300 sales, and here we are with a completely sold out condo that will surely stand as a landmark residence in the east end.
We had a chance to chat with Barbara Lawlor, president of Baker Real Estate, about why East United made such waves in Toronto's condo market. "The location is on the up and people are recognizing that the value in real estate - in condominiums - is on the east side of Toronto," Lawlor explained.
"They (the developers) assembled a great team, that's for sure," Lawlor added. "Between the ad company and the interior designer, they just assembled a fantastic team. The designs are really cool and people really like that. It's cool and hip on the east side, it resonates differently and I think they struck the right cord."
By no means was East United priced low, so it wasn't the price point that attracted buyers. While Baker did see some first-time homebuyers purchasing, Lawlor said that overall the project had a broad appeal from all types of buyers.
"The finishes are fabulous and we had an upgraded appliance package," Lawlor mentioned. "People really responded well to the design elements, to the architectural elements, and to the amenities. There's a rooftop panorama deck that is to die for. There's an outdoor cinema up there, and there are fire pits and a barbecue area; it's just a wonderful, social rooftop deck."
So what did Andiel, Berkshire Axis, and SigNature Communities do to win over condo buyers from across the Greater Toronto Area? Firstly, they listened to what the locals had to say. This site is actually within the original 10 blocks that constituted the original part of Toronto, so heritage preservation and respecting the community were key to the development of this condo.
"This is a very good example of that city building together..." McConnell said. "I want you to know that the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association and the Corktown Residents Association came together to talk about this project because the thing that they have which is different is they live in the neighbourhood, they walk in the neighbourhood, they know the neighbourhood."
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"These developers worked with the community and the City, and as a result, we have a United east that is just remarkable," McConnell continued. "And I think that when you look around the east and you begin to see how we are integrated into all of this, you understand why this is called East United."
From start to finish, East United stood out in its own way. At the VIP launch back in May 2015, they served up thai food, tacos, custom t-shirts, and they even offered an outdoor yoga lesson. Then they launched an East vs. West Instagram competition, and the prize was a private concert with Toronto-based band Young Empires. The private concert was held just a couple days before the public opening of East United.
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I have soooooooooooooo much to blog about but so little time.I cut my days down to Mon,Tues,Fri and Sat,started the month off with 110 hours and now I am up to 200!
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Scene 1: The Department for Environmental, Cultural, Business and Regional Administrative Affairs Ministerial Conference Room, 5 weeks after the election and 1 week after the Chancellor's Emergency Budget. Present are the Secretary of State, Junior Ministers, Special Advisers and the Departmental Management Board led by the Permanent Secretary, Sir Edward Villiers. (NB, all characters are fictional)
Secretary of State: I'd just like to start this workshop by setting out, as you have all asked me to do, my priorities for the Department. Before I do, I want to make it quite clear that I do so in full support of the Chancellor's Economic Strategy (the room looks crestfallen). I am absolutely behind our Strategy for Growth.
My first priority is that we should have a 'Sustainable, Competitive, Consumer-friendly, Regionally-appropriate and Efficient Food, Farming, Fisheries, Forestry, Furniture, Fabrics and Fine Arts Industries that supports Viable Rural Communities, Liveable and Devolved Cities, Successful Market Towns…. The Secretary of State continues for 10 minutes in this vein… and, of course, the Environment and Countryside will be at the heart of all that we do …a Special Adviser interrupts the Secretary of State, … Erm, as agreed with the Green Consortium, the Environment and Countryside will be Central to all that we do.
There then follows contributions from the Junior Ministers in which 27 additional industries, community sectors and government programmes are added to the Secretary of State's First Priority. Sir Edward Villiers then encourages the meeting to address spending priorities, especially in the light of the Chancellor's decision not to protect the Department in her Economic Strategy. He introduces Anthony Brown, the Departmental Finance Director.
Anthony Brown: Secretary of State, Ministers, Colleagues, I'll start describing our DEL appropriations and then move on to explaining the new Treasury arrangements for AME, well that's what it was called, but it's now got a different name BAME reflecting the EU financial accounting Directive 2015/43 which, as you will remember in subclause 4 of paragraph 8 of Section 92…. Anthony Brown drones on for 15 minutes, stumbling over a left-ball question about maggot farms from a Junior Minister and having got his powerpoint slides in the wrong order.
Calling the meeting to order – several conversations about the Secretary of State's impending Badger Statement have started in corners of the room – Sir Edward Villiers asks for some focus on spending priorities. After 20 minutes of Junior Ministers listing their main priorities for spending and arguing the case that their programmes should not be cut, Sir Edward asks Tom Taylor, Departmental Head of Strategy to sum up before the close of the workshop.
Tom Taylor: Secretary of State, Ministers, colleagues. There isn't enough money available to the Department to do everything we want to do. You have three choices. 1, you can go back to the Chancellor and re-negotiate ….The Secretary of State shakes her head vigorously, muttering audibly, No, No, No… Your second option is to cut all your programmes equally … each of the Junior Ministers stand up shaking their papers exclaiming in horror that their cases for spending should not be ignored… Or, Secretary of State, you have to choose which of the spending areas you cut a little and those that you cut a lot.
The Secretary of State closes the meeting, simultaneously checking their iphone, taking instructions from (left shoulder) a Special Adviser and (right shoulder) their Private Secretary. The Secretary of State delivers their last words whilst waking down the side of the conference room, at the door and in the corridor waiting for the Minister's lift doors to open.
Secretary of State: You have my First Priority and I expect the spending plans to reflect that as an uppermost priority. At all costs, we must support the Chancellor's Economic Strategy. I want Sir Edward Villiers to draw up a plan which respects the Chancellor's plans and the very good points made by my excellent Ministers.
Just as the lift door is about to open, a Special Adviser hands the Secretary of State a letter. The Secretary of State nods and turns to address the workshop.
Secretary of State: I want you to pay special attention to National Parks. I simply love Helvellyn and the National Trust do such a great job for our countryside. This very powerful letter makes some good points, although spending money is only one thing Government can do. Sir Edward, pay attention to National Parks in your plan.
The meeting breaks up with lots of shaking of heads.
Scene 2: The 11th Floor of Prospect House in Brighton, HQ of the National Parks Britain Fund. Dame Felicity Rogers, former Chair of Culture and Nature England and Master of All Souls College, Oxford is in the Chair in of the Boardroom and is about to open the quarterly Board Meeting. The 9 Trustees, Chief Executive, Ronald Stem, and senior staff are in attendance. The backdrop to the meeting is a full picture window looking north to the South Downs and a wall hung with photos by renowned landscape photographer Charlie Waite featuring each of the UK's National Parks.
Dame Felicity Rogers: I'd like to open today's Board meeting by thanking everyone involved in last week's Fund visit to Yorkshire. It was great to see the fantastic projects the Fund was paying for – the Moorlands are Forever project in the North York Moors was as inspiring as the new Integrated Transport Plan for the Yorkshire Dales. It's amazing how much you can get done with £10M.
Dame Felicity handed over to Roger Stem, for the Chief Executive's report.
Roger Stem: Chair, can I first apologise that I'll have to leave the meeting early as I'm addressing the Society of Voluntary Organisations Annual Conference this afternoon. Ever since we won the Guardian 'Charity of the Year' I've had lots of similar requests to speak. I'm delighted to tell you all that we've successfully recruited our new Head of Corporate Relationships, building on the good work already done. Our new Head studied at Cass Business School, joined Ernst and Young (…appreciative nods from Trustee Nigel Potter, who himself is a partner at EY…) and has been MD of a well-known retail chain. Took a whopper of a pay cut to work with us. I'm also pleased that this month we'll be announcing the Tom Stephenson bursary of £25 000 for access work, the Wilson Award of £25 000 for conservation work and the big event in Harrogate will, of course, be the Dower award which is now £1.25M for the winning national park. I am also pleased to let you know that Lady Patel has recently announced she is stepping down from the Board of British Airways and has agreed to take over Chairing our International Advisory Panel. BA will be supporting the International Protected Areas Fund seminar at Davos this year again.
Following appreciative murmurings and a few probing questions from the Trustees, Dame Felicity moves the agenda on to the Marketing Director's report
Ellen Clark: Chair, thank you. We've had another good start to the year with income nudging just over £30M for the first quarter. This was mainly due to the major appeal, one large personal donation and the high profile our joint 'Springwatch at the Sill' programme generated. For each of the major marketing campaigns –Trustees will recall we run 4 per year – we have developed close partnerships with a business or other charity – in this case the Royal Horticultural Society in contrast to last time's 'Supermarket Sweep'. The next appeal will be the first we've ever done with a major Tech company based outside the UK, so that will be interesting. Membership is fast approaching 1 million and our 'million hearts for national parks' campaign is going well. We expect to hit the million mark at the start of National Parks Week with the 'hearts and hands around the national parks' involving at least 20 000 of our supporters 'walking for the million hearts'. It's been good having the British Heart Foundation on side for this. Our Membershp magazine goes from strength to strength and we will be entering for Magazine of the Year this year, so fingers crossed. We've also seen strong growth in the digital platforms too which means revenues are up year on year for our digital sales by 5%. The large membership base and digital platforms make winning good corporate support much easier. I will finish by thanking our local groups and the national parks for the support they give to our marketing activities.
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One of the more disheartening observations ever made about life in a democracy is that you get the government you deserve. It's almost enough to make New Yorkers break their mirrors so that they don't have to look themselves in the face.
Clyde Haberman offers his take on the news.
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Clyde Haberman offers his take on the news.
Yes, yes, this is one of those eat-your-peas topics sure to cause some eyes to glaze more thickly than a Krispy Kreme doughnut. But it's not every election year that our political leaders hit a trifecta of mischief and bumbling. They've had a rough time figuring out (1) what New Yorkers will vote for, (2) when they will get to cast their votes, and (3) in New York City, anyway, how ballots will be counted. Those three concerns aside, everything is fine.
First, let's look at the what.
Months have passed with Albany unable to come up with acceptable new maps for Congressional and legislative districts reconfigured in accordance with the 2010 census. The key word in that last sentence is "acceptable." The Legislature did produce some maps for itself last month, weird splotches routinely compared to a Rorschach test and designed to preserve the Republicans' slender majority in the State Senate and to fortify the Democrats' solid majority in the Assembly.
The goal was not to promote fairness but, rather, to preserve "patronage and power," said Ester Fuchs, a political scientist at Columbia University. Thus it has ever been, despite any high-minded talk you may hear out of Albany. Gerald Benjamin, a political scientist at the State University of New York at New Paltz, noted that the stakes were particularly high for Senate Republicans who, he said, "are fighting for their life in their last bastion of statewide power."
Those legislative districts, however, have neither passed a laugh test nor escaped a threatened veto from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and in all likelihood they will be redrawn.
No blueprints, laughable or otherwise, have been offered yet for New York's Congressional districts, which will shrink in number to 27 from 29. With time starting to run short, the courts have taken matters into their own hands. On Monday, three judges now overseeing the redistricting process are to meet in Brooklyn to consider what instructions to give a special master who is charged with drawing independent maps.
As for the when of New York voting, that is also a mess. The schedule has New Yorkers going to the polls no fewer than four times this year.
A presidential primary is set for April 24, Congressional primaries are scheduled for June 26 and legislative primaries for Sept. 11 (assuming lawmakers don't change that date, as they have at times over the past decade, in the misguided belief that the one activity forbidden to New Yorkers on the 9/11 anniversary is the essence of democracy: voting). The cost of all these primaries is about $150 million.
Then, of course, there is the general election on Nov. 6.
Mind you, those separate Congressional primaries are also a product of Albany's fumbling. It has consistently failed to get its act together to comply with a federal law setting a deadline for mailing ballots to absentee voters, especially those in the military. Finally, a federal judge in Albany had enough. He stepped in last month, and ordered the June 26 date.
Once ballots are cast, there is the matter of counting them. Should be simple in the age of computerized voting and instant communication, no? Not in New York City.
Here, Board of Elections workers — not exactly the most error-free bunch to begin with — will print out the voting machine tapes, cut them into sections according to election districts, tally the votes by hand, enter the totals on sheets of paper and hand them to police officers, who will then carry the results to station houses, there to be entered into computers for public distribution.
With all those steps, no problems could possibly arise, right?
On a faintly positive note, such as it is, the political scientists pointed out that some other states are no better when it comes to redistricting. "Think of Texas," Professor Benjamin said.
Fair enough. But all it means is that down in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest, maybe they should think about breaking their mirrors, too.


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