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Warning: full episode spoilers follow.
If we've learned anything about angels as they exist in the Dominion universe, it's that they're cruel, vengeful, and often downright evil. Michael seems to be the lone bright ray of hope in a sea of savage, human-hating monsters. But is Michael really so different from his brothers and sisters? We already know from past episodes and the Legion movie that he once happily served as a warrior archangel before seeing the light and coming to humanity's aid. With "Ouroboros," we caught a closer glimpse of who Michael used to be in his bad old days. And the question now is whether he's changed as much as he'd like Alex and everyone else to believe. The conflict between Michael and Gabriel kept this episode on solid ground, even as some of the smaller plot points stumbled.
It's been peculiar to note how little this show acknowledges the religious angle of these characters and their conflict at times. I'm not sure if the writers prefer to veer away from that territory and keep as broad an appeal as possible or what. But it was interesting to see this episode delve into Biblical territory for a change, examining the story of Noah from a new angle. The revelation that the "flood" was more of an all-out angelic assault on humanity was interesting. The fact that it was Michael, not Gabriel, doing the assaulting was more so. This twist didn't necessarily paint him as an evil character. You get the sense that he was simply happier to follow his father's orders in the days of ancient Babylon, regardless of their consequences for humanity.
It was also made clear in the flashbacks that bookended "Ouroboros" that Gabriel used to have more of a conscience. Their roles in these flashbacks were practically reversed. As entertaining as Carl Beukes has been as the scheming, maniacal Gabriel so far, it's definitely a fun change of pace to see him playing the hero. And hopefully flashbacks will become the norm with this show, as I'd really like to see what transformed Gabriel from well-meaning protector to the complete and utter bastard he is today.
The Michael Gabriel rivalry was also explored to great effect in the present. Gabriel demonstrated the ability to possess his Higher Angel siblings, allowing him to walk the streets of Vega without ever actually leaving his fortress. I enjoyed the way these possessions were framed, with clever camera angles and transitions allowing Gabriel and his host, Louis, to constantly shift in and out of the frame. The fact that Michael and Alex were constantly in danger without realizing it added a nice bit of tension to the conflict. And in the end, Gabriel's plan worked more or less flawlessly despite being evicted from his host body. He murdered nearly every neutral angel hiding in Vega, drove a wedge between Alex and Michael, and left Michael feeling flustered and angry. Who knows what Michael's response will be?
But unfortunately, not every element this week was handled so well. After so many weeks where the drama between David and William Whele proved to be the highlight of the show, their plot thread was surprisingly weak and uninspired. It started out well enough, with David recovering from his crushed ribs and William trying to prove his devotion to a father who despises him. But this material fell apart once David was thrown into his own lion pit. If you reach the point where you have to have a character launch into a long-winded monologue explaining the significance of the episode's title, you've done something wrong. William's speech was forced, and the moment where David shot the lion lacked the emotional power it should have possessed. We're apparently supposed to believe that this act broke David, emotionally, but I just didn't buy into it.
The other underwhelming element this week involved Noma. One of the less developed and more annoying characters on the show, Noma has pretty much become my least favorite since Bixby's death. In a show full of British, Australian, and South African actors doing their best to portray American characters, Kim Engelbrecht seems to struggle the most in masking her accent. Nor has the show given her much to do so far. Noma always seems to conveniently pop in whenever Alex needs a bit of sexual tension in his life and then disappear just as suddenly. For a moment, it seemed as if Noma was doomed to death by Gabriel's hand. I wouldn't have missed the character, but it would certainly set a bad precedent if the writers just keep killing off all the more boring or annoying players. Instead, we learned that Noma herself is an angel in hiding. Hopefully this will spark a turnaround with Noma's portrayal and bring Dominion another step closer to fixing its uneven cast of characters.
The Verdict
"Ouroboros" wasn't as enjoyable as last week's episode, but nor was it as dull as the episodes that preceded it. This was more an uneven episode than anything. The drama between Gabriel and Michael anchored the week, while the other plotlines tended to fizzle out. Hopefully the various twists introduced will result in a more consistently entertaining episode next week.
Jesse is a mild-mannered writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter, or Kicksplode on MyIGN.


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Baxter Performance Expands Their Line of Oil Filter Adapters
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 30, 2017 -- Baxter Performance, the leading manufacturer of cartridge oil filter adapters for Toyota engines, has announced their expansion into adapters for Ford, GM and Mopar applications. The company produces quality machined adapters to convert from cartridge filters to spin-on style filters and remote filter mounting applications to make oil changes easy again.
"With the advent of automotive manufacturers reverting to cartridge style filters, there is no other way to appropriately invade these systems to add additional cooling, accumulators or simply relocate the filter to a more accessible location," says Kevin Baxter, owner of Baxter Performance.
Jim Mill of Aftermarket West Sales & Marketing says, "As a manufacturer's representative, I don't often take on a product line that is new to the market. When I do it's because I see a quality product that fills a void in the marketplace. BP Adapters is just such a product line. As an enthusiast, I work on my own vehicles. It's important for me as a sales representative to see the value, quality, and usefulness of a product line to be able to fully endorse and support it."
Baxter Performance applied for a patent and began selling their adapters in 2015. Their adapters are machined to exacting standards from billet aluminum and built in the USA. They have expanded their line to provide the aftermarket industry with Inverted Remote Oil Filter Mounts that can be mounted on most cars, trucks, boats or ATVs.
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|How do you care for the African Violet in zone 9, Sandersville, GA.?
Please advise on general care.
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|African violets make good houseplants, they enjoy bright but indirect sunlight and appreciate high humidity. They do well in a location with good air circulation but not in a cold (or warm) draft. The soil should be allowed to dry just slightly between waterings. Water with tepid water and avoid getting the leaves wet when you water. Some people find it easier to bottom water their African violets. To do this, place the pot in a saucer filled with water and allow it to soak up the moisture; repeat until you see moisture at the soil surface. Next, allow any excess to drain and do not leave it sitting in a saucer of water. Fertilize per the label instructions with a general purpose water soluble fertilizer such as 10-10-10 plus minors. Do not repot unless the plant has become very crowded, they do well in a somewhat undersized container. I hope this helps.


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The metallic structure that is St. Maeldoid's Pig has finally arrived from Scotland to its final destination, on the approach to Castleblayney N2 Dublin/ Derry Route.
The artist for the project – David Annand has spent nearly four years working on the piece, which was chosen by Monaghan County Council after holding a public competition to find an artwork suitable for this project. The €100,000 budget for the piece was allocated as part of The Department of Environment's Per Cent for Art Scheme. This is a Government Initiative first introduced in 1988. Agencies such as The National Roads Authority - NRA has actively commissioned this artwork under this scheme.
The significance of the Pig himself depicts the sixth Century Legend of St. Maeldoid's Pig in which, St. Maeldoid tried to build a monastery at Concra, on one side of Lough Muckno. However, each night a black pig repeatedly knocked over the new build and carried the stones to Churchill on the east side of the lake. The monastery was eventually built in Churchill and today stands only the remains of the building.


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Everyone's inner work is on. Until a man is ripe to receive Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, he will not be able to understand what I am saying.
Even they may find it difficult in the first as they go on reading and reflecting repeatedly the post their subconscious will start dropping the dualistic egocentric knowledge and start accepting the Soul-centric Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
Grasping the truth depends on the spiritual maturity of the seeker. My mission is sharing the knowledge by inspires the serious and sincere seekers of truth and divert their attention towards the inward reality.
As their urge is in the seed level and As they go on reading the words of wisdom it will start growing.
"It takes time for the seeker to gain the perfect understanding of 'what is truth' and ''what is untruth'.
"It takes time for the seeker to gain the perfect understanding of 'what is truth' and ''what is untruth'. It takes time for the Soul, the innermost Self to wake up from the sleep of ignorance, and it takes time for one realizes the truth, which is beyond the form, time and space.
The seeker must have: ~
An intense urge to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space
Receptive to receive the truth
Sharpness to grasp the truth
Courage to accept the truth and reject the untruth
Non- argumentive
Ready to reflect the truth repeatedly
Drop all the accumulated knowledge
All the above things are very much necessary to tread the Atmic path. The Guru is needed only in religious and yogic paths. In Atmic path there is no need for the Guru. There is no need to stick to any Guru or any teaching.
A Gnani will never accept himself as Guru nor does he claim himself as a Gnani. One who accepts himself as Guru does not know the truth. When one inquires into the nature of the mind than the truth will start revealing on its own.
That is why Swami Vivekananda said:~ "You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul."
Buddha said:~ Do not believe a spiritual teaching just because:-
1. It is repeatedly recited
2. It is written in a scripture
3. It was handed from Guru to disciple
4. Everyone around you believes it
5. It has supernatural qualities
6. It fits my beliefs anyway
7. It sounds rational to me
8. It is taught by a respectable person
9. It was said to be the truth by the teacher
10. One must defend it or fight for it.
However, only when it agrees with your experience and reason, and when it is conducive to the good and gain of oneself and all others, then one should accept the teachings, and live up to them."
You have the firm conviction that you are an individual separate from the world and the world existed prior to you and you are born in it afterward. Until this conviction is their your views, judgment and reasoning is based as an individual whereas the 'Self' is not an individual because it is the ever formless, timeless and spaceless existence. If the 'Self' is not you then it is erroneous to judge the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. The Self is prior to the world in which you exist.


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Paul Jennings has written over one hundred stories and has won every Australian children's choice book award. Since the publication of Unreal! in 1985, readers all around the world have loved his books. The top-rating TV series Round the Twist and Driven Crazy were based on a selection of his enormously popular short-story collections such as Unseen! In 1995 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to children's literature and he was awarded the prestigious Dromkeen Medal in 2001.
"A sit-down, cover-to-cover one-session read. There is suspense from start to finish, surprising twists and turns, and nail-biting situations . . . cleverly intertwines ethical and moral dilemmas within this thought-provoking story to open up a whole world of discussion around 'what if'?" --Reading Time


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Everyone loves magic, but Rick Ross perhaps loves it more than most. In Meek Mill's recent "Black Magic," Ross compared his impressive ability to make large amounts of money disappear to legendary magician David Copperfield's impressive ability to make large objects disappear. Clever, right?
Now Ross has pulled off a tri—sorry, illusion—of his own, bringing out the real David Copperfield himself during a performance of "Black Magic" at Tuesday night's Reebok Classics concert in Las Vegas. Check it out below, it's truly magical:


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Alton in Madison County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Plaque 1.
This memorial is erected to commemorate the patriotism and devotion of our citizens who answered our country's call and served in the World War.
Plaque 2.
Let us have faith in that right makes might, and in that faith, let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.
Plaque 3.
Cambrai • Somme Defensive • Lys • Ainse • Montdidier-Noyon • Champagne-Marne • Aisne-Marne • Somme Offensive • Oise-Ainse • Ypress-Lys • St. Mihiel • Meuse-Argonne • Vittorio-Veneto
Plaque 4.
To honor the memory of those who gave their lives for world freedom
Leonard Andrus • Dalph Barker • Elden Betz • Frank Caldwell • Edward Craig • Benjamin Dingerson • Harry Englehardt • William Epps • Alva Pinch • John Fitzgibbons • Fred Glassbrenner • Edward Henkhause • Fred Jackson • William Keefe • Edward Kniely • Joseph Lippolet • Charles Maguire • George McCune • Earl Osborn • Albery Rupprecht • Bert Russell • Alfred Rudd • Ovid Radcliff • Karl Scherer • Thaddeus Vaugen • Maurice Walters • Cary Waples
Stone marker.
Dedicated to Those of WWII Korean Vietnam Wars
In solemn salute to those thousands of our comrades, brave men that they were, for whom there will be
Erected by East End Improvement Association.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney marker series.
Location. 38° 55.583′ N, 90° 10.667′ W. Marker is in Alton, Illinois, in Madison County. Marker is on North Alby Street just north of Industrial Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4445 North Alby Street, Alton IL 62002, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Legend of the Piasa (approx. 2.3 miles away); Ruins of First State Prison in Illinois (approx. 2½ miles away); In Remembrance - Wood River Massacre - July 10, 1814 (approx. 3.9 miles away); Lewis and Clark (approx. 8.3 miles away in Missouri); Lewis and Clark Expedition (approx. 9.1 miles away); The Journey Begins Here (approx. 9.1 miles away); Wanda Methodist Church (approx. 9.8 miles away).
More about this marker. This memorial was originally located at the intersection of Henry and Fifth streets. The monument was moved to Riverside Park in 1942 and later moved to the VFW grounds on North Alby. It was at the VFW location were
The statue atop the pedestal is a replication of E. M. Viquesney's "Spirit of The American Doughboy".
Also see . . .
1. Alton, Illinois, Doughboy::. This website also contains information on all known Viquesney Doughboys (there are about 140 of them throughout the U.S.); however the link refers only to the one at Alton, Illinois. (Submitted on May 21, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
2. Who are "Doughboy" Searchers??::. This web site gives more detailed history, photos, and items. Also examples of other Viquesney works of Historical Art. (Submitted on May 21, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
Categories. • Military • War, World I •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 20, 2012, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. This page has been viewed 619 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 20, 2012, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.


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SAN FRANCISCO--SWsoft, whose Virtuozzo product divides a computer into several largely independent partitions that the company calls virtual private servers, released software this week at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo that lets administrators move existing installations to its software foundation.
This physical-to-virtual (P2V) tool matches one already sold by rival VMware, a subisidiary of EMC. In addition, the company updated its control center software to permit the cloning of virtual private servers.


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When Orville Wright lifted his awkward biplane above the wind-swept dunes of Kitty Hawk, N.C., on Dec. 17, 1903, he achieved something no one had done before--powered flight. As his visionary brother Wilbur had noted, they had become "afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man," and they proved it on that historic day.
The flight covered only about 120 feet and lasted just 12 seconds, and the craft reached only 30 mph, but it changed the world.
Now, all these years later, a band of senior engineers, most of them retired, are on the verge of finding out firsthand what the Wright brothers went through as they prepared to change history with the Wright Flyer.
Using "reverse engineering" blueprints of the original craft supplied by the Smithsonian Institution, the engineers are completing a full-sized replica. It is scheduled to be flown early next year, but not by humans. After years of negotiations, the engineers have been awarded two weeks in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's huge wind tunnel at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif.


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The March general meeting will be held at 12.30pm this Wednesday, 28 March in the usual tiered theatrette in the BCC library on the ground floor of Brisbane Square, 266 George Street. All members are welcome, and new members can join at the meeting.
Draft Agenda
12.30 pm – Wednesday 28 March 2012
Tiered Theatrette
Ground Floor, Brisbane Square Library
- Welcome
- Attendance/apologies
- Minutes of previous General Meeting
- Reports
- 2012 Qld State election and BCC election campaigns (Paul French)
- Formation of QBUGs and CBD BUG involvement (Paul French / Ian Lister)
- Reinstatement of Riverwalk (Donald Campbell)
- Other business
- Discussion regarding scope of CBD BUG's activities
- Next meeting
General Meeting – Wednesday 18 April 2012
Guest Speaker: Joshua Forrest
Urban Planning Honours Thesis Student
Topic: Joshua's honours thesis is covering shared bike hire schemes, using Brisbane CityCycle and Melbourne Bike share as core case studies. He is looking at people's attitudes and perceptions to public bike hire schemes and how this relates to the success/failure of these schemes. The core focus will be the relationship between what people think of public hire programs, how this relates to their use (or lack of use of the programs) and how attitudes can be changed.
He will be seeking some wider insight and knowledge of issues and issues to consider for his project scoping exercise. He is likely to come back to the group later with more ideas, a survey, discussion etc.
If you have any other matters to discuss, let us know.


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Read this tip to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Pool Safety Laws and other Pool Safety topics.
Apartment complexes and other public pool settings are governed by strict state guidelines as well as individual stipulations, which vary by organization.
Most include the requirement of a child safety fence of some sort. If your community pool does not have a child safety fence, be sure to check with your local government to see if your city or state requires a barrier around the swimming pool area.
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A minor two vehicle crash temporarily closed the road between Aberdour and Burntisland this morning.
The A921 was closed for a short time following the collision which happened around 7.50am, heading eastwards on the road.
A police spokesman said that nobody was injured and the accident had caused the road to be closed while the road was cleared.


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Nevermore Sithole's curator insight, December 7, 2017 2:04 AM
Instructional Design in Higher Education
Kim Flintoff's curator insight, December 7, 2017 6:17 PM
Learning — to some it is the sound of chalk on blackboards, the search through stacks of scribbled notes, and backpacks full of heavy textbooks. For others with a less traditional lens, learning is the summoning of professors with a click of a mouse, assignments no longer living on paper, but in a cloud, and the 'classroom' being everywhere. Education has changed considerably in recent years and we don't expect it to slow down anytime soon.
Jorge Jaramillo's curator insight, December 15, 2017 11:06 AM
Les comparto un interesante artículo relacionado con una investigación sobre la importancia de los Diseñadores Instruccionales en Educación Superior, realizada con el auspicio de la fundación Gates.


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and in default of such payment she shall be taken into the possession of the said Church wardens and disposed of for five years, and the said fine of fifteen pounds, or whatever the woman shall be disposed of for, shall be paid, one third part to their majesties ... The plaintiffs, Tony Pace and Mary Cox, were arrested under Alabama's Section 4189, which read:"[I]f any white person and any negro, or the descendant of any negro to the third generation, inclusive, though one ancestor of each generation was a white person, intermarry or live in adultery or fornication with each other, each of them must, on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not less than two nor more than seven years.""The counsel is undoubtedly correct in his view of the purpose of the clause of the amendment in question, that it was to prevent hostile and discriminating state legislation against any person or class of persons.
and one other third part to the use of the parish ... Equality of protection under the laws implies not only accessibility by each one, whatever his race, on the same terms with others to the courts of the country for the security of his person and property, but that in the administration of criminal justice he shall not be subjected, for the same offense, to any greater or different punishment ..."The defect in the argument of counsel consists in his assumption that any discrimination is made by the laws of Alabama in the punishment provided for the offense for which the plaintiff in error was indicted when committed by a person of the African race and when committed by a white person ...
To be simply put, one is labeled ADHD by being too slow on where the image is - top, bottom, left or right sides. Though TOVA itself doesn't make claims that it diagnoses ADHD, only clinicians do, it clearly states that the test identifies ADHD over 86 % of the time.
One needs to be aware that the terms that clinicians can use in describing testing methods, such as "accurate," clearly misleads the person by implying that the TOVA itself is an accurate testing method to determine the diagnosis ADD/ADHD. Terms are important and claims that "it is an accurate indicator of ADD/ADHD" are just not ACCURATE!
More importantly are the parents INFORMED OF THIS IN ADVANCE TO CHILD TESTING?


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Twelve Hastings residents have joined forces to arrange and present a variety show to raise funds for the local Charity For Kids after one of the organiser's daughters benefitted from the charity.
The show will be held at The Hastings Centre, The Ridge on Saturday November 21, 5-8pm and is called Showtime.
The two main organisers of the event, Shaun and Ann-Marie Finlay say there is a very special reason for the fundraiser.
"The reason we have chosen Charity For Kids is because we have a little girl, Summer, who is close to all our hearts and has been helped by Charity for Kids."
Three year old Summer was born with Spina bifida which left her paralysed from the chest down. She also has hydrocephalus controlled by a shunt but her dad says she is still very much full of life.
"Despite everything, Summer is a very happy little girl who doesn't let her disability get in her way, " he said.
"Charity For Kids helped Summer by raising the money to purchase a wheelchair and a specialist trike for her.
"Getting these items goes a long way to helping Summer live a normal life.
"We have all seen how much of a difference this has made to Summer and want to give back to the charity and help them to help someone else.
"As you can imagine all this equipment doesn't come cheap so if we can help raise money we know it will be greatly received."
The venue for the variety show (The Hastings Centre) seats around 400-500 people and Shaun says he hopes it will be packed to the rafters, adding: "We have lots of local talents performing in the show, from Street Dance Crews to Cheerleaders and Singers. "We hope that people will come along to the show and help us raise money for this amazing Charity."
Tickets for the show cost £5 in advance (£10 on the door) and are available via www.facebook.com/showtimecfk


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Uttar Pradesh Awas Vikas Parishad (UPAVP) New Scheme 2017 at Rajajipuram has been launched for 928 EWS and LIG flats. The location of UPAVP current scheme 2017 is Sector-9, Suspa Rause, Lucknow. Applications are invited for the allotment of residential flats under UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017. Applicans interested to book a flat under UPAVP Rajajipuram Scheme can come forward and apply for the same. Registration for UPAVP New Housing Scheme 2017 will begin from 9 January 2017. The last date of registration is 31 March 2017.
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- 2 UPAVP New Housing Scheme 2017 – All About UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana
- 2.1 UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017 Flat Details
- 2.2 How to Apply
- 2.3 UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017 Registration Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
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UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017 Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh Awas Vikas Parishad formely known as UPAVP often comes with affordable housing schemes allowing common man a chance to buy a flat in the prime locations of UP. With Affordable housing schemes like Samajwadi Awas Yojana and UPAVP Awadh Vihar Yojana, people belonging to various segments of society have derived immense benefits. Once again, UPAVP New Flat Scheme 2017 has come into play. Uttar Pradesh Awas Vikas Parishad has announced UPAVP New scheme 2017 and named it as UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017
In today's article, we will reveal all the aspects of UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017. We will learn;
What is UPAVP New Housing Scheme 2017 all about?
What does UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017 Offer?
About UPAVP Rajajipuram Housing Scheme Flat Details
How to Apply for UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana?
Let's get started with Uttar Pradesh Awas Vikas Parishad UPAVP New Scheme 2017.
UPAVP New Housing Scheme 2017 – All About UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana
UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017 offers residential EWS and LIG flats for sale. Uttar Pradesh Awas Vikas Parishad Housing and Development Authority invites application from the general public for the UPAVP Rajajipuram Housing scheme 2017. The location of flats is Sector-9, Suspa Rause, Lucknow where a total of 928 residential flats will be constructed. UPAVP New Scheme at Rajajipuram Lucknow is another affordable housing scheme that offers a golden opportunity to EWS(Economically Weaker Section) and LIG(Lower Income Group) of society. They can apply for UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017 through both online as well as offline mode.
UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017 Flat Details
There are two types of flats on offer:
- Amaltas (G+3) Finished EWS
- Parijaat (G+3) Finished LIG
As we said, the total number of flats offered in UPAVP New Rajajipuram Scheme is 928. Out f these flats, maximum portion of flats i.e. 592 are available in the form of "Parijaat Finished LIG Flats". Whereas, remaining 336 flats are available in the form of "The Amaltas EWS Flats".
The Amaltas EWS flats comes in an estimates size of 28.69 Sq.( Carpet Area ) Mtr. and 38.64 Sq. Mtr. (Super Area ). The cost of EWS flats offered on UPAVP New Housing Scheme at Suspa Rause, Lucknow is Rs. 13.50 Lakh.
The Parijaat LIG flats are being offered in an estimated size of 36.52 Sq. Mtr.( Carpet Area ) Mtr. and 48.64 Sq. Mtr. (Super Area ). The cost of UPAVP Rajajipuram LIG flats is Rs. 18.65 Lakh.
Get more clear idea about UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017 through the table given below:
UPAVP Rajajipuram Flat Scheme Details
|Scheme Name
|Number of Flats
|Carpet Area
|Super Area
|Estimated Cost
|Registration Amount
|UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017 at Sector-9, Suspa Rause, Lucknow
|Amaltas (G+3) Finished EWS
|28.69 Sq. Mtr.
|38.64 Sq. Mtr.
|Rs. 13.50 Lakh
|Rs. 0.70 Lakh
|Parijaat (G+3) Finished LIG
|36.52 Sq. Mtr.
|48.64 Sq. Mtr.
|Rs. 18.65 Lakh
|Rs. 1.00 Lakh
How to Apply
Registration for Uttar Pradesh Awas Vikas Parishad New Housing Scheme 2017 will start from 9 January 2017. Applicants can apply for the scheme from this date in two modes; Offline as well as Online. Let's learn how to apply for UPAVP new housing scheme 2017 in these two modes one by one.
UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana Registration through Bank – Offline Mode
In this mode, you can purchase the UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana application form from the authorized branches of ICICI Bank and Overseas Bank. Simply Visit the bank branch within registration period and purchase the application form cum scheme brochure by paying Rs. 300/- to the bank. You can also purchase the UPAVP Rajajipuram Housing Scheme Application Form from UPAVP main office at 104, Mahatami Gandhi Marg. Lucknow. Or you can also avail the benefit of speed post facility for which you need to pay Rs. 50/- extra.
So, there are a total of 3 ways to apply for UPAVP New Scheme Lucknow 2017 offline;
- via ICICI Bank and Overseas Bank
- via UPAVP Main Office at 104, Mahatami Gandhi Marg. Lucknow
- via Speed Post
Bank Details for UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana Application Form Reception/Submission
- ICICI Bank: Block-C, Rajajipuram, Lucknow
- Overseas Bank: Hajratganj, Lucknow
After purchasing the application form fill it completely and submit the same along with the registration amount to the same place form where you have purchased the form.
UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017 Apply Online
There is an online facility to apply for UPAVP Rajajipuram Housing Scheme 2017. For this, follow the steps mentioned below:
Step-1: Visit the official website of UPAVP
Step-2: Go to "Online Registration of Flats/Houses" link
Step-3: Click on the Rajajipuram Yojana Suspa Rouse, Lucknow
Step-4: New screen with complete scheme details will appear. Click on "Apply Online" link
Step-5: UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017 online form will appear. Fill the form with necessary details and submit it.
UPAVP Rajajipuram Yojana 2017 Registration Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
In you want to avail the subsidy benefits of PM Awas Yojana, you can register for the scheme under PM Awas Yojana directly from Central Bank of India. For this, go to Central Bank of India, 78, Hajratganj. Lucknow and purchase the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana application form for UPAVP New Housing Scheme at Rajajipuram Lucknow.
Important Dates:
Scheme Starts: 9 January 2017
Scheme Closes: 31 March 2017
News in Short
|Scheme Name
|UPAVP Awadh Vihar Yojana 2017
|Sector-9, Suspa Rouse, Lucknow
|Development Authority
|Uttar Pradesh Awas Vikas Parishad (UPAVP)
|What's New
|928 EWS & LIG Flats on Sale
|Registration Starts
|09 January 2017
|Registration Ends
|31 March 2017


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You might have heard an ever-growing chorus of advertisements claiming they will make your computer like new again, double your speed or otherwise clean the system. PLEASE NOTE: We are not evaluating these tools. We only offer a free alternative to them. I am in now way rating or reviewing the paid-for tools. They might work great! Without speaking about any one in particular I can point out a few tips about viruses, spyware and other malware. On a positive note, the first thing we cover is that they do tell the truth, if you listen carefully. One claim is that you can be at risk, or infected, even if you have antivirus software installed AND RUNNING! This is very true, but how is that possible?
Well, the quick answer is that if you don't have virus updates at least weekly, then the virus software is out of date almost immediately. These updates are yet one more cost to do business, but you don't have to pay for them! Also, some virus programs miss things. None of them are perfect and most fee stuff will do the scan, but not fix the problem until you pay them. Notice that most of the ads say "Free Scan," not free fixes.
Is the software better when you pay for it? NOPE! The tools I use are completely free, come with updates and check for, and fix, viruses, Trojans, spyware and just about everything. The FIRST thing you need to do is get rid of all the other scanners that are on the machine because they will interact with the software I recommend. ALSO, the way you use these tools will affect effectiveness. While online, go get updates for the software. Then, you must be offline when your use any virus and spyware programs. Then you restart, still offline, to complete the scanning. Then do it again one more time while OFFLINE.
The free software is called AVG Antivirus Free Version and Spybot Search and Destroy. Watch for that word free, because there is a version you pay for too! There's links to download them from DownLoad.com below. BE AWARE that many of the programs that offer to get rid of spyware are actually spyware themselves. We do not rate, review or comment about any of the software mentioned in the title. We haven't tested them and we are not implying that they are bad. This is simply an alternative to paying for these programs. WARNING! If you are not very good with the computer, you might need help downloading and installing these tools. You also might need help getting rid of the other scanners that are out of date on your machine.
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by Dr. Wendy Campbell, Senior Pastor
Discouragement, like any negative thought or feeling, is a symptom. Any symptom can be broken. The symptom breaker for discouragement is the Word of God.
Whenever you find yourself discouraged and somewhat downtrodden, do not be hard on yourself. Even others may be hard on you, but there is nothing worse than rejecting what God has put in your heart to do.
Whether you decide to go back to school after 20 years, start a business with your 401k, have a child at middle age, quit your job during the recession, or surrender your all to Christ Jesus, God will give you the desires of your heart. Many of your desires may be God's want for you. "God will give you the want of your heart". If you make a mistake, the Lord will back you up. He will keep you from falling, and He has the ability to make your plans a success.
"It is not by power, nor by might, but by My Spirit, says the Lord" Zech 4:6.
It is by God's Spirit that He calls you. God will call you to a place in your life that you thought you would never be. You may be called to be in a place that others think you should not be, or do not deserve to be. However, when man discourages you from the things of God, please know it is God's Spirit who reigns in you. He gives you the ability to do all things, even to overcome the doubts of others.
One day someone may adore you, and the next day abhor you. No matter what you do, you will never please everyone. Whenever you go "whole hog" for the Lord, others, even Christians, will go against you. Actually, they are going against the Word of God to prove your unworthiness. Do not be discouraged by someone's the looks, actions, or words. They are not rejecting you; they are rejecting God's ability to choose you. Continue with your work in Christ, and know that He is with you, and against them. Those who hated Jesus, now regret what they have said and done against Him. Had they known during Jesus' humble beginnings, what they know now, they would have never attempted to go against Him -even with their words.
Remember, the Word of God takes precedence over man's thoughts and opinions about you.
Here is the Word:
"Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom…these are the beginning of sorrows…you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake…many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another: Mat. 24:7-9.
"How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!" Romans 10:15.
Meditate on the following for more encouragement:
- "Do not despise humble beginnings"
- "When God is for you, who can be against you?"
- "Fear what no man shall do [or say] unto you"
Here's loving you,
Dr. Wendy


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6475 Brevard Rd, Etowah, NC 28729
(828) 890-3507
Customer Service Dominates our Business
Family owned and operated serving Western North Carolina for over 25 years. Land surveying in Western North Carolina for over 25 years as well. We are a family business with a very professional staff and a personal touch that has resulted in numerous repeat clients. Even our clients become family.
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Directly across from Ingles on Highway 64 West in Etowah!
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Specialties: Subdivisions, Surveyed Land, New Homes
Run - don't walk to this office! Terry Baker and his associates are the finest people to work with. He was the contractor for our custom built timber-frame home next to the French Broad River in Etowah. We could not be more pleased with his work ethic, honesty and perseverance. This was not an "easy-build" by any means. The property is on a slope leading down to the river, and special precautions were necessary to protect the area. Also, some may say I am not the easiest person to work with - however, he managed to complete the project anyway. Thanks Terry!


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We have incubated a number of ideas for drama, comedy and factual programmes. We are in discussion with writers and production companies about developing these to full proposals. The list below is indicative of the range of subjects and approaches.
Joined Up Thinking sitcom about a chaotic climate change quango
Drama comedy about a punky teen and her disfunctional family trying to cope with carbon rationing.
Windy – romish com about youngsters in a small town caught up in fight for and against wind farm.
Fracking Grannies – north country seniors take on nasty frackers.
Flood! Drama doc about London threatened by combination of extreme weather events.
Bumpy Ride – doc about increased threat of massive clear air turbulence hits on passenger aircraft.
Windfall – investigative doc about unscrupulous profiteers from climate change.
Rich Hideaways – doc about uber-rich buying up remote hideaway for them to run to when things get rough.


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Malayalam films are the king of content: Bollywood heartthrob!
Bollywood heartthrob Varun Dhawan in a recent interview said that is he wishes to work in the South and his admiration for the Malayalam film industry.
He expressed that he wants to debut as a hero in Tamil or Telugu cinema. Let's not even talk about how Malayalam films are the king of content.
He also remarked that he wants to work with directors like Shankar and SS Rajamouli. She has always wanted to do a Telugu or Tamil film. Ram Charan is a good friend, and told me to learn Telugu.
The actor who made his debut in 2012 with Karan Johar's Student of the Year, has managed to carve a niche for himself in the Hindi film industry with a string of successful films. And his fans are eagerly waiting for his upcoming film October.


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Are you thinking about Boxing Day sales?
Here are two you can hit from your sofa. Over 50 books on sale for $0.99 each, including two of mine – Drama Queen and Puerto Vallarta Sunsets.
And if that isn't enough, all my books (and all the books in general) at Liquid Silver Books are on sale at 40% off!
I hope you are all recovering nicely from your turkey comas.


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September 20, 2016 - Bootcamp courses, digital badges and microdegrees are just a few of the new terms that seem to be echoing in the halls of educational institutions, but what are they exactly?
If these terms are new to you, you are not alone. A recent study conducted by The Learning House, Inc., and Aslanian Market Research found that two-thirds of all students had little or no knowledge about these alternative learning paths, but that the majority would consider them if they knew more.*
With that in mind, this article sets out to better explain these new educational concepts. The idea of Bootcamp courses and digital or online badges all began in the technology sector where specific skills were often deemed more valuable than general knowledge. Over the last two decades the acceptance of these new approaches to education has caught on in other fields and professions.
Bootcamp Courses (also known as microdegrees)
Ever since the cathedral schools and monasteries of the Middle Ages, the approach of traditional education has been focused on teaching a wide breadth of knowledge. The thought is that to be educated a person needs to know a bit about everything. In essence, this educational philosophy is a part of the reason a person going to college is required to take classes in a wide variety of subjects – regardless of their major.
In many ways, the "well-rounded" education has a lot going for it, but it does not always fit the needs of all learners during all periods of their lives. That is where the concept of Bootcamp courses comes in.
Bootcamp-style programs and courses usually concentrate on a single topic and are driven by measured learning. The objective is for the student to learn the exact knowledge they need in the shortest time possible, so they can quickly apply what they have learned. This is something that works very well for developing new skills that will help advance a student's career. For example, if a professional needed to learn a new programming language to advance in their career, it might not be smart to quit their job and enroll in school full-time for a lengthy degree in Computer Programming. Instead, a 12 week long Bootcamp might be all they need. Another example would be a student that already has a degree. Going back to college for a second degree isn't practical or necessary – especially when 6 weeks of concentrated training might be all they need.
And that is what Bootcamps provide—narrow, focused learning delivered in a compressed format.
Digital or Online Badges
Another alternative to the closely held ideas of traditional education is the Digital or Online badge. For centuries the end goal of higher education has been the degree. While the degree serves as a testimony to a graduate's over all competence, it may not accurately reflect a student's understanding of specific knowledge or the mastery of certain skills. For example, if a person graduates with a degree in Graphic Design, there may be no indication of their abilities in using certain tools or in a specific skill such as Web coding. Badges, on the other hand, usually indicate knowledge of a very specific topic, technical skill or programming language (e.g., a digital badge in JavaScript shows potential employers that the candidate has the skills they need). In essence, while a degree speaks to a student's completion of an overall course of study, a badge designates very specific areas of accomplishment and ability.
So when considering your educational choices, be informed about the alternatives to traditional education. Bootcamp courses and digital badges may be a better fit for your educational needs.*Clinefelter, Dr. David and Aslanian, Carol B. "Online College Students 2016: Comprehensive Data on Demands and Preferences" The Learning House, Inc. http://www.learninghouse.com/ocs2016/ Accessed 19 September 2016.


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Easy recreation of an existing façade with VisualARQ
Facades are, with respect to a building, like your face about your body. It is what strikes you the most at the first encounter, what gives you expressiveness. Your "hook" to attract the interest of others.
A face, an individual. A façade, a building.
In the articles where we discussed architectural projects in Rhino, we have seen imposing facades, some of them because of the use of materials, as the anti-pollution properties of those installed in the Manuel Gea González Hospital, or the use of perforated metal panels, as in the Monteagudo Museum, others for its transparency, as the blades in the Aviva Stadium. In other cases, by its shape, as the metal spheres forming a ribbon around the Hanjie Wanda Square Mall or by the color, as the school of Bobigny . We have also seen beautiful old facades that have been restored in New York.
|Manuel Gea González Hospital
|Monteagudo Museum
|Aviva Stadium
|Hanjie Wanda Square Mall
|School of Bobigny
|Old facades that have been restored in New York
We know that you have experience in designing facades and, as always, you provide the creativity and we supply the tool to make your job easier. You may have to restore a building or to develop a project in which replicate a façade. Need to reproduce an existing facade? With VisualARQ you can do it easily.
The process is simple, based on some features of our architectural plug-in:
- Assign images
- Apply "texture mappings"
- Create openings from curves
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JAM Paper® Brite Hue Ultra Orange A8 Invitation Envelopes measure 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches in size each. This pack is contains 250 envelopes. Each one is made out of smooth, high quality, 24lb paper and features a straight flap with a reliable gum closure. These envelopes are certain to get any items places in them placed in them noticed by any audience with their blazing and vibrant orange color! This color makes them a fantastic choice for occasions and events surrounding the fall season. Use these envelopes to send invitations, Thank You cards, friendly letters, promotional materials and more.
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The boom in retail sector and the rising aspirations of people has led to an explosive growth in real estate. The real estate market has been further expanded by home financers and new age developers that have become an integral part of the real estate eco-system. With a large number of consumers wanting to invest in real estate today, companies that have been able to reach larger set of target audience are the winners. Mobile messaging solution is a powerful mass media channel that helps real estate companies to grab the opportunity faster and in a cost-effective manner.
Why mobile messaging is crucial in Real Estate?
Developers Real estate developers use mobile messaging solution to send information on new launches, application status and instalments to investor and buyer communities.
Financers Financers use mobile messaging solution to send information on pending instalments and change of interest rates. Real estate agents Real estate agents use mobile messaging solution to send information about the availability of space for rent/purchase based on the requirement of the registered members.
Mobile Messaging services help real estate companies to capture the market by providing time-critical information valuable to buyers and investors.


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February 24, 2010
The changing landscape of collections
If you are reading this and thinking that the cell phone in your pocket is the most cutting edge method you have of communicating with the outside world, then you are likely not under the age of 30. Thousands of books and articles have been written on the way communications have changed in the last 10 years, but now, even the speed of change is increasing. It has recently been reported that 40% of customers in the United States do not have a land line phone. However the cell phone is not the revolution, the cell phone was the revolution at the end of the 20th century. A decade into the 21st century the cell phone has become absolutely common. The meteoric rise of text messaging in the last ten years has been yet another shift in communications. However, with the advent of social networking style communication we need to brace ourselves for yet another shift. With the recent introduction of the I-Pad and the more common Net Books we are set for even more changes.
30 year olds are not only communicating differently, they seem to be at an ever increasing risk of becoming delinquent in paying their bills. For example, it has recently been reported by insideARM.com that 30% of 19 to 30 year olds are not covered by health insurance. It seems that for the most part they are not able to afford coverage and coupled with increased difficulty in receiving credit they are likely to end up past due.
How then does a collection agency communicate with an individual with no landline phone, who is extremely transitory, and with real unemployment in this country near 17%? The struggle is obvious and requires a shift in skip tracing procedures, focusing on varying contact strategies, and introducing new technology.
Skip tracing becomes ever more difficult and requires an agency to constantly search for new partners with innovative products. Checknet has recently introduced a product that not only returns relevant data, but also waits for new information and automatically forwards it on. The product allows an agency to constantly search for new information on individuals who are constantly on the move. Getting a number to contact an individual is only half the battle, the other half is monitoring when we attempt to contact an individual and constantly vary that time to ensure contractibility. Finally, this shift requires an agency to explore new technology and yet maintain our adherence to state and federal law. Checknet is constantly striving to remain on the cutting edge of communication tools. Especially as the legal landscape levels out; Checknet will be introducing new and better ways to reach debtors.
Like everything collections is always changing. Remaining at the forefront of cultural changes will allow Checknet to continue to capitalize on those changes and continually serve our customers.


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April Monday Night Movie – Wonder (PG)
- When: Monday, April 16, 2018, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Where: Prescott Valley Public Library
- Cost: Free
- Website: Visit
- Age limit: All ages
- Categories: Community
A 10-year-old boy with a facial deformity attends school for the first time when he begins the fifth grade. With the support of his parents, he learns how to make friends and adjust to his new environment. April 16, at 5:30 p.m. Library Auditorium 928-759-3040


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New years eveJudy Edmondson
Welcome in 2018 with fantastic food, plenty of fizz and a wonderful evening of entertainment and dancing.
£59 per person or £450 for a table of 8
Tickets from Lothersdale Hotel reception or on 01524 416404
Welcome in 2018 with fantastic food, plenty of fizz and a wonderful evening of entertainment and dancing.
£59 per person or £450 for a table of 8
Tickets from Lothersdale Hotel reception or on 01524 416404
Festive afternoon tea
Served daily all December from 12 – 4pm
A delicious range of cakes, sandwiches, sweet treats and a complementary mulled wine Bellini just £18.95
Booking essential call 01524 416404
On Saturday 20 January 2018 acclaimed murder mystery group Afterdark will be bring the Riddle of Casino Royal to the Lothersdale.
Murder, mystery, glamour, food and fizz. Join us for just £35 per person. Spaces are limited to book call 01524 416404.
As well as our food awards, we're pleased to be part of the Green Tourism scheme, the go-to standard for sustainability
It may be July but we are already busy taking Christmas bookings. Dates are already filling up fast with our Christmas Day lunch proving especially popular and Christmas Party nights on Fridays and Saturdays already being reserved.
Check out our brochure and call 01524416404 to secure your date.
Aspect-Xmas Brochure 2017
Funky Fridays are coming to Aspect 320 starting on 2nd June with this fabulous duo. With our 2 for £8 cocktail promotion running all night its definitely the place to be on a Friday night.
To book a table to eat call 01524416404
Bookings are already being taken for Mothersday.
Mothersday weekend
Join us for Afternoon tea on Saturday 25th March for £14.95 including a complementary glass of prosecco. Available 12-4pm.
Treat Mum on Mothersday Sunday 26th March. A three course meal for just £19.95 per person.
Book now on 01524416404
At just £14.95 including a complementary glass of prosecco and stunning views across the bay, Aspect is THE place to come for afternoon tea in Morecambe. Pre-booking essential call 01524416404.
Published February 2017.
Lancaster & Morecambe Ginfest is returning to The Lothersdale Hotel and Aspect on the weekend of Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th February 2017.
Last years hugely popular event was the first major gin festival in the area and with 100 gins to taste this years will be the biggest to date.
Masterclasses, producers, entertainment, gin themed edibles and […]
On Monday night the Aspect team got their glad rags on and headed down to the Mecure Hotel in Manchester for the England Food Awards. An annual event which celebrates all the very best that England has to offer from its varied food industry.
Nominated for the third time for Best Bistro, we are thrilled to […]


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Will McAlpine
Head of Research
Will is Head of Research, supporting the firm's executive search consultants with delivering market insights and potential candidates to our clients.
Will began his career a Senior Sales Executive for Haymarket Business Publications in London. He moved into Executive Search in 2005 and spent 4 years with a Middle East based Global Search Firm in Dubai. Here, he progressed to Senior Researcher level working across a range of sectors and roles at a mid to senior level. Will returned to the UK in 2009 with Senior Research roles for both boutique & global executive search firms in both London and Bristol, where he has worked across a range of mid-to-C suite/non-executive board level roles across a broad range of sectors.
As Head of Research, Will continues to oversee projects from a very broad range of sectors, managing our Research resources to optimal effectiveness.
It is of great satisfaction to identify candidates matching our clients' requirement by developing a robust research strategy that produces high potential individuals who are not always widely known or are as yet below the industry radar.
Will is a graduate of the University of Bath, UK, with a Bachelors degree in Economics & Politics, which included a year-long placement in the Sales Division of a leading IT graphics card company. Away from work he enjoys spending time with family - when not watching or discussing rugby.
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Archive for the '9/11' Category
A Home in Defence
New York- An image I shot back in 2008 in Karachi was employed to tell the tragic story of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's disappearance and murder in the early days of the War on Terror. The programme, titled Witness: Remembering Daniel Pearl's murder aired on BBC on 17 February.
Pearl's gruesome beheading was a watershed moment in the post-9/11 period. More than two years on, the beheadings of Nick Berg in Iraq and Paul Johnson in Riyadh signaled a spate of horrific online violence where the internet became a conduit devoid of the most fundamental human dignity. With the recent beheading videos coming out of Syria, the Pearl case now in hindsight appears to have been a template, albeit a comparatively more elaborate plot, for the terror that was to come. Orchestrating such brazen executions in the cause of supposed 'defensive' jihad in salafi Islam seems to have become a norm.
I remember being gripped by the Pearl case after returning home from covering the war in Afghanistan and hoping against hope for a positive outcome. I'd done my university thesis in Pakistan in late 2000 which provided me with the last glimpse of the ummah before Afghanistan. I'd mixed with petty traders, warm tailors, drug dealing scoundrels with wild stories to tell from the frontier, gem stone smugglers, and gun runners. My memory of the country was fond. The hostage drama that unfolded had me reexamining my own experiences in the country.
Then in 2008 I walked in his and the plotters footsteps in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and Karachi to create the visual narrative for a report being done in Washington by a student group at Georgetown University. When it was finally published in January 2011, I barely had a moment to reflect upon it as the Arab uprisings were in full force, leading me to cover the war in Libya.
More of my images and the completed projected can be viewed in a free e-book called The Truth Left Behind: Inside the Kidnapping and Murder of Daniel Pearl.
When an Anniversary Becomes History
Barcelona- Today is just another 9/11 anniversary it seems. On twitter, everyone is consumed by Obama's speech last night vowing to "destroy" the so-called caliphate of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The brutality of al-Qaeda has been rhetorically lessened with foolish tracts saying that Ayman al-Zawahiri disowned Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's movement because AQ 1.0 was put off by IS's even harsher methods as if there has been a collective forgetting of what al-Qaeda and its allies have done over the years. This is an absurd assertion.
The split is based more on divisive interpretations of salafi ideology, a supreme contest of egos within a very violent subculture, and plain envy. Bin Laden was not primarily a takfiri (one who maintains the authority to declare lesser Muslims or minorities within its reach 'apostates') but in his alliance with the Deobandi Taliban he was simultaneously focused on both the near and far enemies. Baghdadi has thus far been more narrowly focused in constructing his personality cult whereby the desired targets of IS's aggression are the Shia and other related sects and those affiliated with regional regimes they deem worthy of death. To say one group is more 'brutal' than the other is a futile comparison. It is far more about the ebb and flow on the centers of power within trends in global militancy than a zero sum game.
Here in Barcelona, it's Onze de Setembre (National Day of Catalonia), a celebration of Catalan martyrdom that is experienced as hyper localized nationalism. Drums beat, scooters beep and a rivalry in the heart of the first world rages on.
To me, it is simply 9/11.
For a solid decade I would return from wherever I was in the world to New York to document the goings on at the World Trade Center which for many years was referred to simply as 'Ground Zero.' For all of the anniversaries I attended in order to document, I did so without accreditation except for the final one–the 10th–when I applied for permission from the Bloomberg administration to photograph the two visiting presidents. That last few years since the 2011 shoot, I haven't returned to the World Trade Center.
Yesterday here in Catalunya it was in fact the furthest thing from my mind as I hung out with friends at the beach in Barceloneta. Nor did I think about the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud either. Things that I have felt and witnessed and people I once knew who have died have since been enveloped into history as once so viscerally palpable anniversaries have often morphed into more ordinary days as the healing current of time passes by.
We often think of history in a linear form comprised of a 365 day year based on the Gregorian calendar with momentous anniversaries in one-year increments up until the 5th year and in five year increments thereafter (and later potentially being noted in 10 year increments) i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th anniversaries being momentous and then culminating (for now) at the 10th which forms a time capsule known as a 'decade.'
But for the people directly affected, is today's 13th anniversary any less significant than the 1st back in 2002, the 5th in 2006 or the 10th in 2011? History as we live it is a living, breathing organism. Time never does stand still. I may be in the fever of minority linguistic politics here along the western Mediterranean as if Franco died yesterday but I cannot escape the track in which the events that day 13 years ago defined the course of my adult life. Though I no longer rush back to New York to document the day, it will forever remain in my aching heart.
Out the Window
Barcelona- After an egregiously long sabbatical in the chunky, 'polar vortex' torn streets of NYC, I finally made it back across the Atlantic. I put plans for returning to Iraq's Green Line and Ukraine's chaotic Donbas region on hold for the time being to work on a couple of armchair pieces. As a perennial freelancer, sometimes a sure thing outpaces an unsafe bet and so I'm remaining in the West for the moment.
I brought loads of prints over to do some more photo walls as I had been doing the previous month in Long Island City. In my original idea conceived in 2000-2001, I had wanted to plaster prints up on either side of the Euro-Atlantic community to pique interest in the historical juncture of Central-South Asia in order to bring attention to that region's political maelstrom by appealing to the public with its beauty. Such was not to be.
As I've alluded to in prior posts, those plans were imediately tosed out the window after 9/11 because it was going to involve obtaining an Islamic Emirate visa for Afghanistan which was immediately unrealistic despite my efforts of reaching out to members of the Taliban in Peshawar, Pakistan and Flushing, Queens just before the attacks.
Now well over a decade on, I hope to close that loop albeit under far different circumstances. Below I've posted snapshots of my final two projects in the U.S. Hope to do some new ones here very soon…
The Gateway
New York-The other wekend I finally got around to a rather simple task that I'd wanted to do over a decade back. Before 9/11 I had a vision of doing guerrilla art installations around New York and other major Western cities to explain to the rest of the world (or at least urbanized Western city dwellers) about what was going on in Afghanistan well beyond the bellicosity of the Taliban movement and its international critics. Afghanistan at that time was incredibly isolated in terms of the global economy and its discordant political representation abroad. I wanted people to understand Afghanistan in a pre-1979 sense.
I was inspired by the splendid per-war imagery of a Vermont-based photographer named Luke Powell who'd shot vivid landscape images of Afghanistan's valleys and monuments that conveyed a powerful message about the country's history and culture in a way that no day-to-day news image of war and pestilence ever could. What was remarkable to me about Powell's photographs was that I found pirated versions of his prints hanging in the bazaars of Peshawar, Chitral, Quetta and so forth. His images had credibility amongst Afghans themselves as well as Pakistani bazaaris.
I had wanted to emulate an updated version of this concept and combine it with the illicit poster art craze of the late 1990s and early 2000s to create and artistic meme with a message. Beauty with a subtle educational agenda. I was in sporadic communication with the Taliban before 9/11 in hopes of them granting me access to the territory they controlled literally or nominally.
Then I woke up one morning in September and was suddenly inhaling ash pedaling as fast as I could muster to the World trade Center. In an instant I went from being a pragmatic idealist to a witness to the brutality of our living history. A series of rather absurd starkly bifurcated polemics would quickly follow: the 9/11-everything-changed-sts and the 9/11-nothing-changed-ists and the with-us or with-the-terrorists.
I still have not entirely given up on those original ideas, just procrastinated to the point of near abandonment. I was looking for something in a dusty drawer and came across these old prints from 2000-2003 which were beginning to yellow ever so slightly at the edges. I finally went to slap them up in a nondescript locale. Better late than never as is said.
I still hope to do a coffee table book of the best of these prints someday but rather than with an über cool northern Italian, London or Brooklyn-based publishing house I will most likely self-publish The Fabled City (as my project was known before 9/11). As I'm not even remotely close to being a famous photojournalist in that industry's coveted inner circles, self-publishing via Blurb or something similar is probably the only way forward for me at this point. I see this initial installation as a step toward–a gateway if you will–that goal.
Beyond Polemics
New York-The reverberations of the misguided American policies following 9/11 paired with the continued spread of anti-authoritarian Arab salafism, South Asian Deobandism, evolving Levantine takfirism and the like amongst the global Sunni community*–both in terms of rhetoric and ground reality–are being felt today.
*Although it must be noted that actual adherents to kinetic radicalization are very few in absolute numbers relative to the global population of Islam's principle denomination.
I recently appeared on BBC Arabic in my colleague Murad Shishani's report on the first documented American suicide bomber in Syria, a young guy originally from West Palm Beach, Florida named Moner Mohammad Abusalha.
Clearly the only thing the Bush-era/neoconservative speak did was further polarize vulnerable communities and individuals. Suicide bombing has long since metastisized from somewhat of a curiosity among those studying war-fighting in the historical/tactical realm to such a common practice it is barely worth a mention in the news cycle unless its victim is someone of great importance.
The NYPD's terribly clumsy spying program here on New York City's masjids has only made immigrant communities here turn inward, wary of interlopers. Instead of developing methods of genuine inter-communal dialogue (while keeping in mind the now radioactive concept of 'assimilation' on which there is no longer a broadly accepted societal compact on just what that precisely means today), there seems to have only been an unfortunate increase in radicalization.
Judging by outward appearance in the outer boroughs, some hijabis are becoming niqabis and young dishdasha-clad boys in Air Jordans who hail from a lungi-wearing and shalwar kameez cultural milieu are being indoctrinated by agenda-bearing mentors. (I'm very narrowly referring to my personal observations of the minority but growing pro-Bangladesh Jamiat-e-Islami sector of the Bangladeshi Sylheti and Chittagonian community here.)
Last week Dr. Abdullah Abdullah's presidential campaign convoy was attacked by suicide bombers outside the Ariana Hotel in Kabul just before this weekend's runoff election that will hopefully finally signify an end to the stultified malaise of the Karzai era. And this morning we learned that ISIL had gained control of large swaths of Mosul in Ninewa Governorate in a post-America Iraq that seems to be falling apart save for Basra and parts of the deep south.
The world as a whole cannot seem to move beyond impudent, self-destructive polemical tracts with the vitriolic terminology they entail. As we are presently witnessing in Ukraine, there is apparently a fight between 'fascists' and 'terrorists' there. The language being employed by all sides in that conflict spans from Stalingrad to the Chechen wars.
These unhelpful, reductive terms obscure reality and inflame conflict.
Threat Level: Elevated
New York- As I attempted to chronicle the major events of the first decade of the 21st Century, I scurried all over the world applying for visas through arcane processes at hard to find embassies and consulates, felt the thud of earth shattering ordnance , and did my best to get an intellectual grasp on all that was unfolding around me. Most of what I had shot in New York revolved around events at Ground Zero, but this milieu of civil disobedience was something different yet ultimately related to 9/11 in the larger scope of things.
In late August 2004, a time that was arguably the zenith of neoconservative power with Bush on the cusp of his second term, conservatives were rallying in New York of all places. According to its detractors New York was/is the cradle of comparatively liberal media save for Murdoch's media properties. But New York was also where 9/11 principally happened which neoconservative operators used to consolidate their hold on executive power in D.C. In other words, these were strange days in the city.
That year I pragmatically stayed home to financially recover from the chaos I'd created for myself from 2000-2003. Wars don't wait and when you run off to one after having made a decision from one day to the next, it is to your own detriment upon your return home unless you come from an old money or nouveau riche background. So that year I looked inward to shoot a story at home and along came the Republican National Convention protests that August.
On August 30, 2004, I followed hordes of people from Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to Madison Square Garden where the convention was being held. Next thing I know I was shooting shoulder to shoulder with James Nachtwey, Antonin Kratochvil and many of the other war photographers from the VII and Magnum agencies (all with the latest digital SLR cameras bestowed upon them by corporate sponsors I guessed).
I was in a weird place with relation to money and technology: I could get to events and shoot them but as I was an analog holdout I couldn't compete with everyone else who'd already long since made the switch to digital well before Iraq in 2003. I could just afford to shoot and develop actual film but not buy a digital body and lens kit. Meaning that I couldn't file ultra competitive breaking news stories. I therefore had to take a long view of history as it was happening since while I had the access to world events, I didn't have the technology to get my work out there at the time. So I have this large analog film archive that I treasure to this day.
By August 2004, the Iraq war was in full swing with American troops battling Jaish-e-Mahdi men in Najaf while the Afghan war was a forgotten backwater. Even though New York and DC were attacked by salafi-jihadis on 9/11, GIs were somehow fighting Shia militiamen instead. Sure I'm being rather simplistic in pointing that out, but purposefully so.
A (Hoped for) Peaceful Leadership Transition for Afghanistan
New York- With the partial election results from the April 5 vote trickling out from the Independent Election Commission (IEC) along Jalalabad Road on the edge of Kabul favoring Abdullah Abdullah, the world may witness the first peaceful transition of state level power in Afghanistan in post-royalist modern day history. Though Abdullah does not appear to have the absolute majority required under the Afghan constitution (50.01%), he maintains a healthy lead with an estimated 44.9% vs. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai trailing with 35.8% and Zalmay Rassoul far behind at around 11%. This will likely lead to a runoff election in late May as Abdullah and Ghani have no interest in forming a coalition as yet.
Hamid Karzai has effectively been in power since the conclusion of the Bonn Agreement in December 2001 when he was perceived as the West's man in Afghanistan. How times have changed.
As Karzai grew increasingly erratic, paranoid, and hostile to donor nations who had troops occupying his country over the years, he seemed to become a rather reclusive creature of the presidential palace in Kabul's fortified green zone. If Abdullah were to take power that would upend the ethnic calculus of foreign diplomats and intelligence agencies following 9/11 that the head of state must hail from a Pashtun tribe, preferably from the south. Abdullah, while being half Pashtun, is generally thought of simply as a Tajik with his partnership with Massoud that painfully ended on September 9, 2001.
The Americans and their allies felt that ethnicity should trump other traits in Afghanistan in order to placate the agrarian populace from whom the Taliban emanated in the mid-1990s. Similarly, these same people strongly felt that the leader of a post-Saddam Iraq must be a Shia in order to properly represent that country's oppressed majority. In that regard, the two principle democracy export projects were not genuinely democratic at all. If these disastrous neoconservative legacy projects had been truly democratic in nature, than an Uzbek or Tajik should have been able to theoretically be the leader of Afghanistan and a Kurd or Assyrian the leader of Iraq. Instead, American and various participating EU member states' policies did nothing but reinforce preexisting notions about what should be the mother tongue of the imposed national leader or what sect he must belong to in order to satisfy the electorate.
For Washington, moving past Karzai is critical in light of its failure to reach a Bilateral Security Agreement and NATO n=unable to hammer out a Status of Forces Agreement regarding the presence of foreign troops beyond the slated withdrawal date come the end of the current year. Both Abdullah (above) and Ghani (below) have indicated they will sign such agreements if in power. For all of the effort that has been put forth and lives lost, the Taliban have never been effectively quelled. The U.S. may be tamping down its planned-for forces numbers from 10,000 troops to possibly closer to 5,000 or less according to Reuters.
One should hope that a new leader will bring a modicum of progression to Afghanistan's internecine affairs. But Abdullah was Massoud's deputy-the Taliban's archenemy on the battlefield-and Mohammed Omar is still at large unlike bin Laden and it is unlikely his most strident foes will have forgotten that. Look what they did to Burhanuddin Rabbani after all? Almost exactly a decade on from the killing of Massoud by Maghrebi jihadis in Khoja Bahauddin, a Taliban turban bomber struck the former president. Grievances are seldom forgotten, particularly when truth and reconciliation have never been achieved in a land as pained as this one.
For there was never unanimity among relevant players (Pakistan, and even Iran in certain circumstances) about how Afghanistan should move forward beyond the formal collapse of their Kandahar-based movement in November-December 2001. This goes into massive geopolitical tangents about not having a proper mechanism to resolve once and for all the simmering Kashmir conflict between Pakistan and India to say nothing of the Kashmiris themselves and China and the enmity between Iran and Pakistan. With bizarrely-ruled Turkmenistan officially 'neutral' and Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in varying degrees of stultified dictatorship, Afghanistan is and will remain a geopolitical laboratory for some time to come.
But if it can move beyond its leader in power since January 2002, that will be a step beyond the predicament in Iraq where Maliki is seeking the 3rd term in a vote a few days from the time of this writing that may likely further ensconce the bloodletting there while hindering political progress verging on the dictatorial.
The measures of progress in Afghanistan can be interpreted through a wide array of prisms. Below I am using the images below to make a simplistic, unscientific contrast based on my own frustrations derived from visual observations rather than data points.
Does progress establish order or is preexisting order necessary to foment progress?
What is the connection between the disparate images below? The plot to destroy the World Trade Center and the massacre of the Shia Hazara people of central and northern Afghanistan stemmed from parallel jihadi milieus operating in southern and eastern Afghanistan simultaneously-Deobandi Taliban and Salafi Arab. So a shiny new tower rising from the ashes in lower Manhattan and the Hazara living in relative peace are in fact very much related imagery.
Between Propaganda and Reality in the Caucasus
New York- I have an article out in this month's edition of the CTC Sentinel about the evolution over the last two decades of the fight for the North Caucasus which has morphed a great deal. In my view, Syria has been a game changer with regard to Chechens and other ethno-linguistic nationalities from that region fighting with abundant documentation outside their homeland. I first encountered members of the Chechen community in Georgia in 2002. The stories of their under reported struggle fascinated me.
Personally, I was in an early career lull between 9/11 back here in NYC and covering the Afghan war yet before the Iraq would begin in 2003. I was roving around the Levant and the Caucasus in the summer of 2002 looking for original stories to cover on my own. Sure there were the mostly crude analogies to Soviet-occupied Afghanistan of a grass roots holy war being fought by righteous bearded guys against cruel, drunken Russian officers and their hapless young conscripts, but I wanted to meet ordinary people whose lives were gravely affected by the war that solidified Putin as the Russian Federation's post-Yeltsin czar.
I'd wanted to meet Ruslan Gelayev (an infamous side-witching warlord present in northeastern Georgia at the time) and perhaps travel with his mujahideen unit onward to Ingushetia and Chechnya. I ultimately decided that the risk didn't measure up to the reward, particularly in the case of being a freelancer with a story no one in the West much cared about anyway. I also wanted to make sure I was back in New York to document the one year anniversary of 9/11 which was of paramount importance at that time to me.
I settled for trekking around villages populated with refugees who had crossed from souther Chechnya in the autumn of 1999. I ended up staying in what I determined was basically a hostel for foreign volunteers heading northward through the ravines of the Greater Caucasus range to wage war against a dehumanized enemy. Russian soldiers and officers from various federal organizations like the OMON were portrayed as soulless cannon fodder in muj propaganda videos produced in the GCC which were used to draw attention to the fight for Chechnya among Arab audiences. These videos–some of which I were shown by Chechens in Tbilisi–painted the conflict as a righteous cause. The whole situation was a mess and Georgia itself was in a state of contained chaos back then.
One of the major points I have tried to make in my new piece is that propaganda has–over time–become a kind of new reality. From the fantasies of the Lubyanka to the web forum hosts of the Gulf, Chechens are other North (and South) Caucasians are now really, undeniably fighting abroad. I remember being at a terrorism conference in Washington in the mid-2000s and a young Marine officer stood up during a Q & A session and spoke of his unit having fought 'Chechens' in Iraq. But when pressed, he had no method of verifying this. Of course there are Chechens who are semi-indigenous to Iraq from their expulsion to the Ottoman empire–though that nuance was rarely, if ever, mentioned. Then there were the stories of Chechens fighting ISAF troops in Afghanistan and the Pakistani Army encountering Chechens in various battles in the FATA. But not one of these assertions was ever proven with even a shred of evidence.
Now, however, Chechens (many coming from the EU or those who were already present in the Arab world), Dagestanis, Azerbaijanis, Georgian Kists, Tatars and all sorts of other guys are indeed fighting in Syria. It is as if the FSB and GRU's dream has come true…albeit over a decade too late. This situation serves several interested parties but in my view does a great disservice to the Chechens themselves. As a colleague and friend messaged me earlier this year: "[It is] sad what has happened to my people."
When Chechen rebel officials were asking for the internationalization of the situation in their republic, they were ignored. When moderate Syrian rebels asked for a no-fly buffer zone along the Turkish border, they were ignored. Then when these places descend into nihilism, people condemn them devoid of context.
The Chechens were villains in poorly scripted Hollywood films and novels but the reality has always been they were mostly an embattled people consumed with the fight for their own homeland as a opposed to global salafi-jihad in general. A pillar of this sort of thing was the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (ie the Taliban) recognizing the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (the rebels).
This move of non-state diplomacy served to benefit neither party. The Taliban wanted to be recognized worldwide well beyond the just littoral states of the Arabian Sea and when their efforts were rebuffed, they recognized the ChRI government. Moreover, the late Aslan Maskhadov, who was then president of the ChRI, was less than thrilled with the Taliban recognition and apparently believed it to be a play by Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev and Movladi Udugov to strengthen their position within a growing rebel schism.
The outside world's contempt in the form of apathy for the horrors perpetrated in Chechnya with it relegated to an "internal affair" for Moscow to resolve struck me as simply sad. Interventionists patted themselves on the back for aleviating suffering the Balkans and lashed themselves (to a far lesser extent) for doing nothing in Rwanda, while they let the internal affair in the Caucasus fester for years.
In other news, my CTC Sentinel article on Syria from 2012 was cited The War Report: 2012, edited by Stuart Casey-Maslen, published by Oxford University Press and an interview I did with a top former Afghan police official was cited in Policing Afghanistan: The Politics of the Lame Leviathan by Antonio Giustozzi and Mohammed Isaqzadeh by Columbia University Press.


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Reading in english
The book that I'll read is Robinson Crusoe. This books tells the story of an shipwreck who lives for years on a desert island with his friend 'Friday'. To know what will happens in the end, you must read.
I think that this is a good book for read because show you that you musn't lose the hopeness.
I choose this book because I've seen the film too.


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We'd Like to Say BIG Thank You! by Yvonne Klette
Dear Omar, On behalf of the Mosman Chamber of Commerce Committee, we'd like to say a big THANK YOU for getting involved in our "Mosman Runway A/W 2015" event last Wednesday night. Your food was fantastic, and enjoyed by a full house of 200 people in the Grand Hall of the Mosman Art Gallery!
A Real Pleasure by Cecilia
We have recently used AFOUS restaurant for our catering service for a very important 40th Birthday Celebration. I cannot recommend Omar and his staff more highly and would strongly recommend the company to anyone looking for a reliable catering service. He is extremely committed and capable and always able to find solutions to problems. He is very innovative yet practical and able to incorporate the clients brief. Omar and his staff are reliable and hard working and keeps you informed throughout every stage of the process. Omar follows every phone call and emails immediately and is always professional but still approachable and one of the most thorough and precise person I have met. We found Omar not only knowledgeable but he had such enthusiasm that we honestly felt like he shared our excitement towards the whole adventure. Omar Majdi has been a real pleasure to work with. I have no hesitation in recommending AFOUS to any other prospective client.
A Wonderful Evening by Belinda
Dear Omar, I wanted to say a huge thank you for hosting my 40th Birthday Party at Afous last weekend. From the moment I contacted you with my request, you were a pleasure to deal with. You and your staff were approachable, accommodating and professional in all areas. Nothing was too much trouble. Your fantastic location overlooking the Spit and relaxing Moroccan themed atmosphere made for a wonderful evening. Many of my guests commented on how welcoming a host you were and the excellent service from your staff. The food was superb - tapas servings with the flavours and aromas from Morocco and Spain. The fact you are BYO was also very appealing. The personalized attention to detail was outstanding. I truly had a wonderful evening and I (like many of my guests) will return. This is exactly the type of Restaurant Sydney needs.


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DNF at 17%
The love of Josie's life was her high school sweetheart, Liam. Was. Up until he left her at the altar to pursue his music career and left her behind. A tragedy brings Liam back into town but can it bring back their love?
Ok, I'll admit. I went on a hunt for this book because I saw the trailer for the movie release. Conveniently releasing right around Valentine's Day, the trailer looked like it teeters on the edge of a great love story and a hokey attempt at romance. The book falls over on the latter. I tried a few chapters and once I audibly groaned "OH MY GODDDD!", it was over for me. It tries to mix in grief, friendship, and the-one-that-got-away romance but it just wasn't blending well together. It felt very contrived and rushed with the dialogue between characters unbelievably cheesy. It felt more like a generic outline or brainstorm of a book rather than a well-developed plot.


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Stakeholders, students and researchers in the area of public health, infectious diseases and hygiene from Ghana and the United Kingdom attended the one-day conference at the school premises.
Stakeholders, students and researchers in the area of public health, infectious diseases and hygiene from Ghana and the United Kingdom attended the one-day conference at the school premises.
The Deputy Provost of Lancaster University Ghana, Prof Cynthia Forson, in her welcome address underscored the importance of conferences of this nature. In her view, these conferences will help educate, inform and tackle issues on health in the country. She also hinted that these conferences are being organised to aide in the establishment of a medical school at their new site which is still in development.
Several speakers from various public universities across the country offered papers on Pneumonia, Stillborn pregnancies as well as other food and gut related health diseases.
Dr. Eric S Donkor, a lecturer at the Department of Medical Microbiology,University of Ghana in his main presentation discussed the spatial clustering patterns of six vaccine preventable diseases that continue to affect a number of patients in Ghana. In his presentation he said the prevalence of VPD's in urban districts was higher than the rural areas but the reason behind these clustering patterns were not yet known as further investigations had to be done to ascertain the occurrence.
The findings that have already been made he said provide "valuable insights" for public health practitioners and Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) managers.
Another researcher, Dr. Kwabena O. Duedu spoke about the alarming rate of microorganism in foods sold on the roadside. The presentation focused on key indicators for health, food quality and safety as well as the state of environment. The presence of pathogenic microbes in the foods eaten by infants was as high as 15.8% with psychiatric patients following closely with 13.8%. The parasites included Strongyloides stercoralis larva, Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts, Giardia lamblia Hookworm ova and Fasciolopsis buski ova.
He advised vendors and consumers to wash their vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes and cabbage very well after they purchased them off the market. Tiger nuts was also among the foods people were supposed to avoid due to high concentration of parasites and microbes.


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Natalie Portman flashes some style on the red carpet
This sexy babe is all the rage in Hollywood, and her recent disclosure that she's pregnant was big news. Here we see Natalie sporting some elegant outfits on the red carpet.
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Spookie Merman Christmas Ornament from December Diamonds Halloween Collection is sporting a pumpkin, cape and mask looking fine as wine with those sexy abs. I would love to have him come to my door and say trick or treat.
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A new documentary tells the story of Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences - the oldest residency in the American South
One of the most remarkable southern women you've never heard of, that was Mary Crovatt Hambidge. Born and raised in a prominent south Georgia family, Mary Crovatt Hambidge became a bohemian weaver in New York in the 1920s, then moved to the north Georgia mountains in the 1930s to start a weaving enterprise with local spinners and weavers. Over the next 20 years, she would receive international honors and be invited to show her work at the Smithsonian and the Museum of Modern Art. In the last decade of her life, she focused more on developing a community for artists and craftspeople, which led to the creation of the Hambidge Center, a renowned artist's retreat, in 1973. One of the defining moments of Mary Hambidge's life was discovering the theory of dynamic symmetry... and falling in love with the man who wrote the book on it.
Shooting the documentary began in fall 2014 and included interviews with people who both knew Mary Hambidge or had written about her life. Originally planned as a 8-10 minute film, the story kept getting better and better with more details, resulting in this 30-minute non-commercial documentary.
To read more, visit: www.hambidge.org/


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Teach teens to put themselves first. The most important relationship they have is the one they have with themselves. Being able to love and protect yourself forms the foundation for healthy relationships with others.
Set high expectations. In healthy relationships, individuals who love and protect themselves choose to love and protect each other. Their grades go up, not down. They remain close to family and friends (even if spending less time together). They feel proud of each other, not jealous or resentful. Rather than feeling pressured to change to please another person, they feel empowered about who they already are.
Teach by example. Children need to witness healthy relational skills in action with their own eyes. Allow teens to see glimpses of tender (not necessarily sexual) moments. Let them watch how handle conflict in a relationship with compromise and consideration for the other's needs and feelings. Don't be afraid to let them see you kiss and make up.
Don't rush them. Don't push teens to have boyfriends or girlfriends too soon. Give examples of how increasing maturity leads to improved ability to recognize and maintain good decision making in relationships.
Don't discount young love. Infatuation and romantic attachments can be very intense for teenagers. Adolescents crave validation from peers; the pull toward someone who "gets them" can be magnetic (especially when hormones are involved). While not always judged as "true love" by adult standards, their feelings are very real to them.
Ask questions…What they like about the other person? Why do they think that person likes them? Be a sounding board to help teens process their own feelings (and to give you insight into how they think about their relationships).
…but not too many. When we are too "nosey," teens may stop sharing altogether. Be open to brief conversations. Listen without judgment and without demanding every detail; little by little, your teen will learn to feel comfortable coming to you for advice when they are ready to be more open.
Fireworks versus friendship. Over time, strong relationships thrive on foundations of friendship and mutual respect. Encourage your teen to prioritize and develop these qualities in their intimate relationships. When life gets hard or complicated, a partnership needs more than passion and hormones to survive.
Good relationships, bad days. Life isn't always about being happy. Sometimes, it is about things that are hard, how we respond, and how those close to us help us get through difficult times. When teens learn to work through problems as a couple, they build skills for necessary for surviving the stresses of lifetime partnership.
Things that are hard are not without value. After the tears have passed, help your teen identify concretely—with specific examples—what to look for (and what to avoid) in future relationships.
Recognize the red flags of unhealthy or violent relationships in your adolescent and get help
Withdrawal from friends and activities; spending more time alone with their partner
Need for permission from the partner to make even simple plans/commitments for fear the other will be upset
Frequent apology for the other's behaviors
Sudden changes in plans for reasons that don't make sense
Use of clothing to hide certain body parts (arms, eyes, etc.); visible marks or bruises
Close friends (or parents) don't like the partner (there's often a good reason)


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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. a small, often mischievous sprite; a fairy; a goblin; an elf
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A fairy; a goblin; an elf.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
And at one point it was that a wier-wier, one of the solitary water-birds of this region, uttered its ouphe and barghest cry, flying from somewhere near into some darker recess within the woods.
"Our English ancestors," proceeded Ned, "in the most palmy age of their poetry, had their goblin and elf and ouphe, 'swart fairy of the mine,' 'blue meagre hag,' and 'stubborn unlaid ghost,' -- to say nothing of witch and devil.
Swallow Barn, or A Sojourn in the Old Dominion. In Two Volumes. Vol. II.