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Dr.Feelgood Frozen Pops
by Elizabeth Freeman on 09/03/2015 | 2 Minute Read
It's still hot here in LA and a Frozen Pop doesn't sound half bad right now.Dr.Feelgood makes popsicles that are all-natural, dairy-free with no refined sugar. With that in mind, there is not reason to feel guilty if you decide to go in for seconds. Handcrafted and packaged with cardboard as a substrate, the boxes are screenprinted with fun typography contained inside an illustrated pop.
"This has to be one of our most favorite projects to date. Todd Yonge (the first designer for DrFG) and BW put color to a frosty treat with Dr. Feelgood ice pops. Completely natural and full of good stuff, these ice pops are making waves in the boutique FMCG market and we loooooove them!"
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Myers Plumbing Services Inc.
Spring, TX. 77379
(281) 251-8208 or (855) 251-8208
We offer Rheem Pro water heaters with either 6 or 10 year warranties.
We replace the drip pan, water flexes, pressure relief valve, and the gas flex
with all our installations. Financing is available with quick approvals. We also
install tankless water heaters in place of your tank unit.
Call us for all your plumbing repairs, or replacements. We are licensed and insured, and provide a quality service at an affordable price.

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The latest images from the New Horizons spacecraft have revealed another range of ice mountains on Pluto.
The frozen peaks were found on the lower-left edge of the dwarf world's "heart" and are 1-1.5km-high.
They sit between a patch of icy, flat terrain, called Sputnik Planum, which scientists believe is less than 100 million years old, and a dark area dating to billions of years ago.
Jeff Moore, who leads the geology, geophysics and imaging team on New Horizons, said: "There is a pronounced difference in texture between the younger, frozen plains to the east and the dark, heavily-cratered terrain to the west.
"There's a complex interaction going on between the bright and the dark materials that we're still trying to understand."
The newly spotted mountains are about 110km away from another range, which is now known as Norgay Montes, which appeared in some of the first images returned from last week's fly-by.
Those peaks are much more lofty: standing at about 3.3km-high, they rival the Rocky Mountains in size.
The New Horizons spacecraft has also zoomed in on two of Pluto's five moons.
I'm finding it hard to be patient for more Nix data to be downlinkedCarly Howett, New Horizons team
An image taken by the probe's high resolution camera, Lorri, reveals the most-detailed-view yet of Hydra, which is about 55km-long and 40km-wide.
The little satellite seems to have at least two large craters, and its top half looks darker than its bottom, suggesting the make-up of its surface may be varied.
Another picture snapped by the Ralph instrument reveals Nix with its colours boosted, which is a technique that helps scientists to identify details on the surface they would otherwise be unable to see.
Through this, the team has identified a reddish spot, which may be a crater.
"Additional compositional data has already been taken of Nix, but is not yet downlinked. It will tell us why this region is redder than its surroundings," said mission scientist Carly Howett.
"This observation is so tantalizing, I'm finding it hard to be patient for more Nix data to be downlinked."
Keep hearing about Pluto? How much do you know about NASA's mission that some have said is a historic first 50 years in the making?
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On Tuesday evening Fox News' Tucker Carlson spent a segment detailing the seemingly daily failures of the mainstream media.
Carlson pointed out that since the election of President Trump, the mainstream media networks had gotten a startling number of their stories wrong… and almost all of them were wrong for the same reason, they were more focused on bringing down Trump than they were on finding the truth.
About 2 minutes into his segment, Carlson introduced the Hill's media reporter, Joe Concha, who expertly dissected what is going on in the media today and how the love of money/ratings and the hatred of the GOP has come together to create an ugly media storm of misinformation.
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The Hill's media reporter slammed CNN over their Russia coverage on Fox News Tuesday, saying CNN failed to learn from past mistakes.
Joe Concha discussed CNN's reporting on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" after the company had to correct two stories related to the the current investigation into Russia meddling during the presidential campaign.
"CNN got burned once they should have learned from it," said Concha. "They got burned twice people resigned."
The most recent story resulted in a full retraction and relied on a single anonymous source. Three CNN employees resigned in the aftermath, and the media giant issued a new series of rules and regulations for anyone covering Russia-related stories.
Concha says part of the problem with CNN's reporting is that their journalists are more concerned with their biases and bylines than with proper sourcing and corroboration.
"I don't mind when you get it wrong, but the problem is as you said, thinly sourced as in only one source," he said. "Do you know how many reporters were on the byline of that story? Four. That's a four to one reporter to source ratio."
He added that there is always the issue of motive when dealing with an anonymous source. It was Concha's belief that most of these sources have a heavy bias against the White House.
"To go to bat with just one unnamed source, and again we talked about this we don't know this source's motive. It's probably to hurt the administration," he said. "They may have a motivation to lie."
The reporter said the current obsession over the Russian interference is taking time away from stories of greater importance like terror attacks or the job market. Concha claimed that CNN devoted 353 minutes on the evening news since May 17 to Russia or the James Comey investigation. He contrasted that with terrorism and the economy, which he says only received 29 minutes and five minutes respectively.
"You say we are missing other stories? You're damn right we are," he said.


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THE HAGUE — Most Dutch favor an independent state for the Palestinians, and many think their government must be more critical of Israel, a poll published Saturday showed.
The poll of 660 adults indicated that 52% favor a Palestinian state while 12% believe that Israel should continue to control the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. The rest had no opinion.
About 43% said the Netherlands, long a strong supporter of Israel, should increase pressure to stop harsh Israeli army measures in the occupied territories.
Another 44% said Dutch leaders should not take sides in the conflict and 4% said the Netherlands must squarely back the Jewish State.
About 72% of those polled said Israeli army measures to quell a 10-week-old Palestinain uprising in the territories have been too harsh.
Another 8% said the Israeli army was taking appropriate measures in clashes which have left 57 Palestinians dead and hundreds wounded.


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Late winter and early spring getaways to Florida rank as some of the best times to visit the Sunshine State.
Temperatures run mild to hot, depending on how far south you go. You'll find real fun in a variety of activities at the 171 Florida State Parks: garden tours, birding trails, beach days, orienteering, photography, history and sports.
Peaceful and Enlightening
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park is home to one of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world. See alligators, turtles, deer and birds. Daily guided riverboat tours provide a closer view of wildlife, and glass-bottom boat tours are offered when the water is clear. The Wakulla Springs Lodge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a National Natural Landmark, was built in 1937 by financier Edward Ball and is open year-round. A full-service dining room overlooks the spring and an overnight stay makes a peaceful retreat.
No author captured real Florida better than Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Visitors to her restored cracker-style homestead walk back in time to farm life in the 1930s. The park celebrates "The Year of The Yearling," in honour of Marjorie's publication in 1938, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize. Even after 75 years, this story of a young boy and his pet fawn rings with authenticity. Log onto the park website for a list of related special events.
Orienteering combines navigational skills against the clock. Participants use a map and compass to reach each point on a course before their challengers. January 26 and 27 was the official kick-off to orienteering in the Suncoast area, held at beautiful Oscar Scherer State Park. Located on U.S. 41, three kilometres (two miles) south of Osprey, the park is also one of the best places to spot Florida scrub-jays, a threatened species. Try canoeing and kayaking along South Creek, a blackwater stream that flows to the Gulf of Mexico (rentals available). Freshwater and saltwater fishing is another option. The park maintains full-facility campsites.
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park is the site of a battle re-enactment (February 14–16) and one that's especially delightful for photographers. The park, located near Lake City and 80 kilometres (50 miles) west of Jacksonville, was the site of Florida's largest Civil War battle on February 20, 1864. More than 10,000 cavalry, infantry and artillery troops fought a five-hour battle in the nearby pine forest. Olustee Battlefield features a visitor centre with historical information and artifacts.
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One of the most important aspects of any social media marketing strategy is research, which comes not just in the form of segmenting audiences and analyzing statistics but also in the form of listening to the conversations going on across the social Web. For a company's social media marketing plan to be successful, listening and joining discussions are the two most basic imperatives.
IBM understands that listening is the cornerstone of social media marketing. In fact, IBM has a social media program called Listening for Leads that utilizes what the company calls seekers (who work on a voluntary basis) to listen to social media conversations happening on key Web sites where the company's target audiences spend time. When seekers identify conversations that could generate leads, they notify appropriate IBM representatives who join and follow up on those discussions.
According to an interview with Ed Linde of IBM, which was conducted by eMarketer last month, the IBM Listening for Leads program has been the company's most successful social media marketing initiative citing millions of dollars in sales leads and a tremendous amount of closed deals. Linde attributes IBM's success from its Listening for Leads program to two primary factors:
- Using enough employees as seekers who each voluntarily spend a couple of hours per week listening to social media conversations (in addition to performing their regular IBM job functions) to uncover a good amount of credible leads.
- Knowing where to look for conversations (i.e., where target audiences spend time on the social Web) and what keywords to search for in order to find relevant, actionable discussions.
Thanks to the social Web, companies have the ability to legally and ethically eavesdrop on real-time conversations, join those conversations, and offer suggestions, help and solutions right when people are looking for information or assistance. It's an amazing opportunity!
Are you using your existing employees to help you keep up with social Web conversations that could lead to new business? IBM's Listening for Leads program is a perfect example of a company that understands the importance of social Web conversations and used out-of-the-box thinking to keep up with and respond to those conversations thereby turning them into tangible business results.
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ISSE Seed Project: Initiative for Food, Water, Energy (IFWE)
Team: Thanos Papanicolaou and Christopher Wilson, Civil and Environmental Engineering
2014-2015 Report
Ever-increasing demands from urban, agricultural, and industrial sectors are spreading thin available water resources, resulting in more frequent shortages. These changes in demand can be significant, especially in adjoining urban and agricultural areas, which are increasing in the Southeast.
To better prepare ourselves for potential problems at the nexus of food-water-energy systems, we have developed an organized research unit on campus called the Initiative for Food, Water, and Energy (IFWE). IFWE is orchestrating like-minded UTK scientists and engineers, with modeling and observational expertise, to achieve the following goals: (1) enhance understanding of the nature-human couplings within complex food-water-energy systems to assess systems-level responses under different market and climate stressors, and (2) develop an integrated network of earth and human observation systems to collect water quality and quantity information at unprecedented scales.
We have established six cross-disciplinary thematic areas (see figure) to accomplish these goals. In addition, we will work with centers on campus, like ISSE and CEB, towards developing smart sensors for assessing food-water-energy interactions across different spatial and temporal scales. For this research, we must re-examine how our systems respond to collective changes in climate, ecology, economics, and policy, as well as how we interact with the natural world. It is not enough that this re-examination is based on sound science, but it must also incorporate multiple points-of-view to ensure that the overall analysis is integrative.
Progress in integrated modeling will offer new ways to capture interactions between decision-makers and natural resources, as well as the level of spatial variability, in more detail than individual models. Advances in collecting micro-level and interaction data (implementing conservation practices with champion farmers, focus groups, social networking apps, choice experiments, soil erosion, and carbon storage measurements) may help specify theoretically solid and empirically justified adaptive decision rules and evolution of stakeholder attributes.
The data and models produced as part of this research will be made available to resource managers to help them understand the long-term effects of alternative management strategies. Research team members will work with these managers to help them use these models and interpret the results properly. IFWE will facilitate this research to equip us better for managing our critical resources in response to the challenges ahead.
Building policy to promote sustainable outcomes across the food-water-energy nexus requires an understanding of how people interact with and value the natural systems that sustain life. This research will provide an understanding of why different stakeholders respond, or fail to respond to changing conditions, new opportunities, and new threats to long-term sustainability. This study will also enhance our understanding of how different management strategies will affect resilience, adaptability, and sustainability under dynamic natural and human forces in representative watersheds of the Southeast.


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Happy Friday everyone.Today I have decided to review about The sheer Cover Duo Concealer that I have got it from Influenster Spring Voxbox!
I have never used this concealer before and really happy to get it from Influenster.
It'sperfect for all skin types and tones.It can blend for the various shades on your face and covers up imperfections.It not only covers the look of dark circles,blemishes,redness and agespots,also moisturizes with jojoba and Allantoin.
Instantly covers skin imperfections for a flawless, natural look
Variable coverage – sheer and creamy perfect for under eye circles
or more opaque for blemishes, dark spots and
Easy application – glides on, won't pull or tug at fragile skin
Enriched with natural, moisturizing Jojoba to help nourish and
restore the skins' natural moisture balance
Allantoin helps calm and soothe sensitive, irritated skin
Provides antioxidant protection from free-radical scavengers
Using fingertips, concealer brush or a cosmetic sponge dab
a small amount of concealer on area to be covered. Blend
well. Start sheer, adding layers to increase coverage. Wear
alone, under or over makeup. Let dry before applying
as you can see, it matched well with my skin tone and very smooth to use.
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Customers can visit www.SheerCover.com or call
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$29.95 for the concealer (non-member price) and $29.95
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Yesterday whilst walking through our Art Building i noticed the work below having being written up on the whiteboard for our students to complete…
I thought this was a great task for students to show off their iPad creation skills through being involved in PBL (project Based Learning). I will certainly be keen to see what the final outcome is to this task and what the students come up with. The App's that have been listed i have explained in a little more detail below!
A great Apple Built application that does exactly what it states, allows the user to take quick and easy notes about anything. Notes also allows the user, providing it's set up, to sync the notes that they take directly to iCloud to ensure that notes are ever lost! You'd hate to lose that idea you jotted down which could potentially change the world!
This is the First iPad based authoring software for creating interactive eBooks! Similar in idea to that of Apple's iBooks Authoring software, Composer allows the students to create fully fledged eBooks. Students can create covers, index pages, etc and can embed pictures either taken via the camera or pictures that have been drawn. A little in depth to use from the start, however, once students have gotten the hang of it, they can begin creating excellent eBooks on topics of their choice!
Story Kit
This application is an iPhone app which works brilliantly on an iPad. Students can create eBooks from scratch and share these with friends. To create your story you can add text, add images, record sounds, and ass a host of elements such as text boxes, sound clips and the like. There are also a number of eBooks tht can be downloaded as public domain and then edited by the user, a great feature!
Bamboo Paper
An excellent sketch book and note taking application. A great way to keep a virtual notebook. Students can use their writing skills to create these virtual notebooks which they can then share virtually with other students and staff.
What we'd really love to see if a mobile version of the iBooks Authoring software available for the iPad so that students could then create outstanding e and interactive books for various audiences.
Lastly, on the back of what we've already covered, I have included several examples of work that our students have created on their iPad devices within their Art classes. Work which i am sure you'll agree, is outstanding! Having absolutely ZERO artistic ability i have no idea how, or what app they used to create these great pieces, however, they are stunning and from all reports the students were engaged, collaborating, and displaying outstanding creative talents!


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I really had a great time for my 19th birthday!
I didn't have this day planned out. & also the 'birthday mood' is not there anymore the older we gets.
It came out to be the simplest dinner with your friends can turn out to be the greatest celebration. To know that there are people who is willing to spent your special day with you is such a bliss.
Happiness can be so simple actually!
Thank you all friends for the meet ups!
( i had like 5 mini celebrations this year! WOW.)
1) Audrey, Gillian, Jojo- swensen's & Xmen!
2) Janelle, Jerald, Yingxian, Xiaotong, Lijuan- Yaki Yuki
3) Wieli, Ivan & co. - PowerHouse
4) Daddy & Mummy - Home!
5) WeiWei - Sentosa, West coast park :)
Thank you everyone (including my real life, friendster,facebook,msn friends) for the wishes!
Thank you friends for the gifts!!
I don't know what else to say but really thank you very much!!!
Lastly, Happy 19th Birthday to me!!!
I'll blog about the different celebrations soon. A total of 180 images snapped!


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4 New Prints in the Shop!
Posted on October 5, 2017
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I have 4 new 11″x14″ gicleé print designs in my shop. For now, these are online only (I may eventually have them for sale at events as well). The 4 pieces were all created for my Goddesses & Villains show which just had a very successful run. 12 of the 19 pieces sold (!). I still have a few originals available as well, you can contact me directly for purchasing info ( erika {a t } erika rier {d o t} com).
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What Can You Do With a General?
by Irving Berlin
What Can You Do With a General? Lyrics
Song Meaning
Verse 1
When the war was over, why, there were jobs galore
For the G.I. Josephs who were in the war
But for generals things were not so grand
And it's not so hard to understand
Verse 2
What can you do with a general
When he stops being a general?
Oh, what can you do with a general who retires?
Who's got a job for a general
When he stops being a general?
They all get a job but a general no one hires
Verse 3
They fill his chest with medals while he's across the foam
And they spread the crimson carpet when he comes marching home
The next day someone hollers when he comes into view
"Here comes the general" and they all say "General who?"
Verse 4
They're delighted that he came
But they can't recall his name
Nobody thinks of assigning him
When they stop wining and dining him
It seems this country never has enjoyed
So many one and two and three and four star generals
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One of the main things on my list for the London Boat Show a few weeks ago was a life jacket for Emma. She can't swim yet and although most most canals are so shallow that if you fall in, you just stand up, obviously we don't want to take a risk.
So, with loads of suppliers, a child's life jacket shouldn't be a problem, right? Wrong!
Each stand we went to said no, they didn't do life jackets for under 5's "because they fiddle with them". Errr, so, an under 5 without a life jacket is better off in the water than an under 5 with a life jacket that they fiddle with from time to time?
Eventually, we found a great stand with children's jackets who were also able to explain the problem. The jackets inflate for two reasons, either the water-sensor activates automatically or the manual pull-cord is pulled. And this is the "fiddling" apparently.
Easy solution - tuck the pull cord inside the life jacket and tack the velcro opening shut, so no "fiddling" can occur.
And this is Emma, modelling her jacket:
She's looking like a proper sailor!


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Launch a New Marketing Campaign in 2015
Every small business owner knows that the start of a new year is more than champagne and resolutions. New Years Day is the first step across the threshold into another year of business, clients, projects, expansions and more for a venture, new or old. Velvet Cartel is no different. We are excited about the endless possibilities bestowed to us on January 1 and we want to get you excited too. Say, "The year is 2015" aloud. Now look around you. Any hover boards, self-lacing shoes or time-traveling cars a la Back to the Future II? Turns out, the future is here and it's a lot like the past. Now is the time to take that first revolutionary step into the future that you must create for yourself and your company: launch a new marketing campaign in 2015. In the world of content marketing, there are no limits.
Not sure if you're ready to head in that direction yet? Ask yourself these questions:
- Is my business reaching the full spectrum of our desired demographic?
- Am I happy with the development of our brand?
- Can our product stand out of the crowd based on quality alone?
Of course, we hope you answered yes to all of the above. But we are prepared to help you soar in the areas you haven't quite conquered yet. Not sure where to start? Think about these points when planning a new marketing campaign.
- What is your company known for? Where is it excellent?
- What is your tolerance for risk versus reward?
- What are the current goals of your company? What are the future goals of your company?
Velvet Cartel is ready to bring your most innovative marketing ideas to life through print, video, web design merchandise or anything else you can dream up. Embrace the new year. Take a risk for the reward. Leave the details to us.
Happy 2015 from everyone at Velvet Cartel. For more Marketing Monday, click HERE.
Visit us at www.VelvetCartel.com or send us an email at email@example.com


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Xona Games developers, Jason Doucette and Matthew Doucette, beat Score Rush in 10* minutes at GDC 2013. Videographic proof:
You may also be interested in a similiar showing where Jason and Matthew beat Super-C in under 17 minutes at PAX East 2012.
*The actual time was 0:10:20 (0 hours, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds).
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About the Author: I am Matthew Doucette of Xona Games, an award-winning indie game studio that I founded with my twin brother. We make intensified arcade-style retro games. Our business, our games, our technology, and we as competitive gamers have won prestigious awards and received worldwide press. Our business has won $180,000 in contests. Our games have ranked from #1 in Canada to #1 in Japan, have become #1 best sellers in multiple countries, have won game contests, and have held 3 of the top 5 rated spots in Japan of all Xbox LIVE indie games. Our game engines have been awarded for technical excellence. And we, the developers, have placed #1 in competitive gaming competitions -- relating to the games we make. Read about our story, our awards, our games, and view our blog.
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Ed Moloney with a caustic comment from The Broken Elbow on the death of Workers Party stalwart, Dessie "the Devil" O'Hagan.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Tagged under: The Broken Elbow
To The Devil His Own
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- larry hughes said...
never knew the person in question but had a right giggle at the post. It's like something I would post even though I know typing it I'm in the shit up to me oxters.....lol good man Ed balls in hand and off the top board for a belly-flop!!
- 8:51 PM, May 06, 2015
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If you're transiting through Korea on your Asia trip, why not include a stopover at the World's Best International Transit Airport* in your plans? When your trip includes a stop at Incheon International Airport—whether for a few hours or a few days—you'll be amazed at the things you can see and do during your visit.
For starters, Korea is known for its amazing food, shopping streets and districts, beautiful palaces and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Korea is also home to the world's 5th-tallest skyscraper, 'Lotte World Tower' for shopping enthusiasts; Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) for lovers of design; and the Seoullo 7017 Sky Garden that features gardens, terraces and exhibitions of trees and flowers found in and outside of Korea.
In February and March 2018, the world's most talented athletes will compete at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Visitors from around the globe will flock to Korea for this monumental event.
*As ranked by Skytrax
Incheon International Airport is well-known for its world-class facilities and has been ranked the Best Airport Worldwide for 12 consecutive years by the Airports Council International (ACI)'s Airport Service Quality Award. It is also rated as The World's Cleanest Airport and the World's Best International Transit Airport by Skytrax. Incheon Airport offers a wealth of tailor-made amenities, including a hotel, business lounge, bar, shower, spa, private sleeping rooms and indoor gardens. Visitors and stopover travellers can also enjoy the airport's movie theatre, the Korean Culture Experience Centre with cultural and seasonal performances, culture gallery and museum, and an Internet café. There is even a golf course and a resort nearby!
Fill your visit to the max with a Signature Stopover at nearby Paradise City Resort. Your Signature Stay experience includes a one-night stay in a luxurious Deluxe or Premium Deluxe room, a Lucky Betting Coupon worth 70,000 KRM at Paradise City Casino, three gourmet meals at Café 9, and admission to indoor/outdoor swimming pools, the PlayStation Experience Zone, and the well-equipped fitness centre, as well as admission to the airport lounge and discounts for sauna, airport shopping, tours and more. More info here.
Adventure never stops in Korea! Treat yourself to a free city tour provided by the airport—you can take one that fits into your schedule (from one to six hours). For a longer stay, plan to see some of the city's many attractions, including the popular Insadong shopping district; Gyeongbokgung Palace, considered the largest and most beautiful palace in Seoul; Bukchon Hanok, a traditional Korean village with over 600 years of Korean history; Heungryunsa Temple with thousands of Buddhist artefacts, and Seoul N tower, one of the tallest towers in the Orient.
Airstar Avenue, Incheon Airport's premium duty-free shopping mall, has been rated the World's Best for three years in a row by Business Traveller. It's one of the world's biggest duty-free shops, filled with over 80 duty-free stores featuring 600 brands and 92 food & beverage stores, where you can purchase luxury brands, cosmetics, liquor, gifts, cultural products, Korean electronics, Kimchi, Korean health food and more at special rates. There are a plenty of great restaurants and cafes as well.
Enthusiasts from around the globe will flock to Korea for 17 days of nonstop action during the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic (9–25 February) and Paralympic Games (9–18 March). The world's best athletes will compete in Korea for the first time in 30 years since the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988. Pyeongchang will be the stage for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and most snow sports. Alpine speed events will take place in Jeongseon, and all ice sports will be competed in the coastal city of Gangneung. More info here.
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Welcome! We're the Taylor family: Joshua (AKA Exemplary Husband), Bethany (AKA The Eccentric Lady), Teenager (Meti), Engineer Boy (Enoch), Twinkle Toes (Tigist), Rock Star (Justice), and Little Tyke (Erbeka). We're the kind of family that is practically impractical, whimsical yet purposeful, traditional yet unconventional, you might say we're a bit eccentric. But we enjoy life this way. Life has brought us around the world, and in the summer of 2011 back to our home state. The proceeding is an introduction, a nice to meet you, an invitation to come join us as we live an ordinary life, just a bit on the peculiar eccentric side.
Joshua and I were childhood friends, highschool sweethearts, prom dates, band geeks, and best friends growing up. We were married in 2003 and love living life together. Some days Joshua is the free-spirit while I'm the one demanding a 5 and 10 year detailed plan for our lives. Other days I have some new idea, want to buy a cow, and live off-the-grid while he's trying to work out our monthly budget and figure out how exactly to pursue our dreams while leading and caring for our family. Together we're always desiring to adopt more children and figure out a way to care for children waiting to be united with a forever family. We enjoy being married, being a husband, wife, and parents. Most importantly we're people who love God, believe the Bible, and desire to live out life in a community of believers. In everything we do we try to glorify God and live in a way that compels others to a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Let me introduce you to my children. My guess is that deep down they're made of the same stuff as your kiddos, or children you know. Life circumstance shape each kid into slightly different personalities but here's the run down of the fantastic and amusing brood at my house.
Meet Meti . . . the teenager of the Taylor household. Joining our family in January 2012, Meti has settled into life pleasantly as the eldest. She is such a blessing and joy to be around. Meti does not personify your typical American teenager as her attitude is kind and helpful, she has a servant's heart and many days I've come home from running errands to find my laundry has been folded and put away. She does however like music, hanging out with her friends, clothes, singing in the school chorus and church worship team, and texting friends on her phone. She also loves watching babies. . . we call her the baby whisperer.
Engineer Boy Enoch is our cherished oldest son. He is my child who asks exactly 1,295,726 questions EVERY day. Ladies if you want a man who will talk to you we're accepting applications for arranged marriages. 😉 He is thoughtful and helpful – if you come to our home he will probably offer you something to drink before I do. He spent the first 5 years of his life raising cows in Ethiopia. He's a great shot with a sling shot, he's witnessed his older brother (in Ethiopia) kill a deer with a spear and a dog, and he's climbed a banana tree with a machete and cut down bananas for a snack. Most recently he's decided his life ambition is to invent flying cars for commercial use. So if you think there's a market out there for people wanting to beat the traffic in their daily commute by purchasing a personal flying vehicle then you should start buying stock in aero-technology. He has a love of legos, likes the subjects of reading and science best, and would play wii most of the day if his
controlling caring mother didn't limit him to about 30 minutes a week.
Twinkle Toes Tigist, the daughter we prayed for. Twinkle and her biological brother Enoch were the first two children to join the Taylor family. She was my first daughter and has a captivating smile and infectious joy for life. She's passionate, creative, and artistic. And unfortunately her father's pretty sure he's not allowing her to ever date or get married since she's to remain a princess in our home forever. Her earliest memories involve chasing chickens, and I'm positive she will be our biggest asset should we ever pursue homesteading. She's not afraid of getting dirty, but has been known to ask for an apron while helping out in the kitchen. She is likely to be our future home decorator since I have zero creativity and inspiration in that area. Her favorite subject in school is math and boy oh boy is she quick; she regularly exasperates her brother with her ability to figure things out in her head. She still wants to homeschool forever so that she can pursue her dream job of being a wife and mother some day.
Rock Star Justice is our reminder that God is good and right in all He does. This boy can bust a move- Ethiopian style and about any other dance beat you give him. Of course being raised for some formative years in an orphanage while watching Michael Jackson videos sure helps out with some sweet dancing skills. He has an interest in music and the banjo most recently. I think he'll be in a band some day – he's got the looks, the moves, and the music! Rock Star is always seeking to make us smile or laugh. He's most recently the king of
lame, I mean, fabulous for a kid knock knock jokes and somehow his siblings find him hilarious. You know, "Knock knock. Who's there. Sink. Sink who? Its your turn to do the dishes!" He joins his brother in lego construction, but is one to never take life to seriously. We're not sure of his life ambitions just yet, but I'm sure they'll develop into something pretty incredible along the way.
Little Tyke Erbeka embraces her spot as the baby of the family every second of every day. I personally also think she's done a pretty good job of securing her position as the youngest. 🙂 She doesn't remember much from her early months in Ethiopia, but we're pretty sure she's thankful for the police officer that found her and brought her to the orphanage. Little Tyke spends her days exploring the world with the curiosity of a three year old. She wouldn't eat a banana for the first 14 months or her life but now chows down on just about everything, including many non-food items. She effortlessly potty-trained herself and for that alone she deserves a favorite child award. Her favorite past time recently is dress-up.
This is Belle. The absolute best boxer you will ever meet. She came into our family as a terrified and neglected 6 month old puppy and definitely has a quirkiness about her. However she is the most gentle and cuddly 55 pounds of fur I know. She's been known to play dress up with the kids and be used as a stepping stool for the baby. . . she just takes it all in stride.
Meet Skat the cat. Our lovable kitty. He enjoys adventures in the woods near our home, But ventures upstairs to lap sit once the kids have gone down for the night. He's pretty good pals with Belle and actually has his fun by hiding and jumping out to scare Belle. He's also the best bug catcher in our house.
Here's Elmo, Erbeka's fish. I'm glad fish are easy to come by because I'm certain Elmo may be going on "vacation" a few times. He's a pretty lazy fish, but well loved by our youngest.
Basically we're a pretty awesome family, however I should let you know that we're actually a group of people who miss the mark so often. I could be caught impatiently speaking with my children or arguing with my husband; or you might actually find out that my kids whine and talk back too. So I'll just be upfront and let you know, we're not perfect people but we're thankful for a perfect savior – Jesus Christ. Our song is forever that our hope is built on nothing less then Jesus Christ, His grace has covered all our sins!
So welcome to The Eccentric Family. We're peculiar people adopted and loved by an amazing God.


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Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.
Well, I was going to start smoking next week, but have now crossed it off my list of things to do.Thank goodness your warning reached me in time. :)
I don't think you look like him. You're much better looking, of course ;)Jen10
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text: Krelian Duskstrider, Tychus Gabriel, Zalistik, and Kierce/Kihanna awoke from their night stay at the Stokalam Canteena. They stumbled lazily outside to the sound of an approaching storm. They met a lil girl named Walynn a lil troll girl who knew alot about everything going on. They soon realized that the storm approaching wasn't a storm but an army of kobold warriors numbering in the 100's. Waylnn led Kierce and Krelian down an arduous path to awaken the stone cold slumbering giant. Meanwhile Zalistik and Tychus held their own and the first battalion with the help of a catapult and multi-shot arrow. The arduous path to Ichus almost killed Keirce as she had mere moments before the cieling would have crushed her to death. They replaced Ichus's Heart and Walynn talked to him as he flew out of the cave and destroyed the kobold army that had captured him. After not resting they set off for the supposedly destroyed city of Minus Parthen. Upon entering the city they found a impact zone in the center and then met up with an elderly wizard named Rubricon. There were 7 human warriors trying to kill the old man, but our fearsome foursome brought some justice to them with the edge of their collective blades. After that Rubricon killed El Rufeon stating that that group was part of the raiding party that destroyed the city. He then offered to help the heroes as he opened a wyrmhole to 1 year into the future.


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WASHINGTON COUNTY - Nearly eight of 10 motorists think aggressive drivers are more dangerous than terrorists.
That's according to information provided by the Smooth Operator program, an annual law-enforcement campaign designed to discourage aggressive driving behaviors, such as speeding and swerving.
Area agencies, including the Hagerstown Police Department, Washington County Sheriff's Department and Maryland State Police, are teaming up with police departments in Washington, D.C., Virginia, Pennsylvania and other parts of the state this summer as part of the campaign to tell aggressive drivers to cool their engines.
"I don't think there's a police department that's not busier in the summer," said Hagerstown Police Chief Arthur Smith, who believes tempers flare as the temperatures go up.


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These printers are suitable in office settings, and provide services such as scanning, printing, faxing and copying from a single unit. They have a bigger size than the inkjet versions and are somewhat expensive due to their multiple functionalities. There is yet another type of printer that is known as the thermal printer which works when heat is applied on reactive paper. As a result of the heat reaction, the color of the paper tends to change. These printers work with low resolution and have a monochrome nature. This is why they are suitable for printing photographs. The paper that is employed for thermal printing is costly. Thermal printers do not need ink and return immediate results.
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- Investors get to make a profit while investing in schemes with a social purpose.
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Enable Impact has a strict vetting process and of those companies that apply, only about 2% are successful after going through extensive due diligence. Enable Impact selects companies that have solid business plans and high potential for growth and does not include startups without a solid base for expansion and profit.
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European Competitions - 10.12.2014
One last step
Borussia Dortmund had still one Champions League match to play this year with RSC Anderlecht visiting Westfalenstadion. With at least a draw BVB should finish the group on the top spot. That could be important regarding the first knock-out stage, where the black-yellows would avoid most of the big guns. [mehr..]


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Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan will present the exciting and highly individualistic work of a new generation of Japanese artists who have come of age following the Asian economic crash of 1990. For the last several years, China has been the focus of attention for contemporary Asian art, while the remarkable and distinctive younger generation of Japanese artists who are working today has been largely ignored. This ICP exhibition will be the first major U.S. presentation of contemporary photo-based artwork from Japan in over ten years. Heavy Light will present the work of thirteen artists and will fill most of the ICP gallery space. The exhibition will include both photographs and video, many of which are large and dramatic pieces. Curated by ICP curator Christopher Phillips and Noriko Fuku of the University of Art and Design in Kyoto, Heavy Light will be accompanied by a comprehensive catalogue and a range of public programs.
Masayuki Yoshinaga © Goth-Loli: Ageha 24 Aoko 23, 2006
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Imagine the proposal you could stage with this giant inflatable pool ring? That's not actually its intended purpose, but it would be awesome (if you do this please film it and send it to us). When not using it for elaborate proposals (potentially involving a multi-dolphin display and synchronised swimming team spelling out 'will you marry me' - hmm, give us a shout if you want some help planning this, it sounds amazing) you can just use this as an eye-catching and quirky inflatable pool toy.
It measures over 5 foot across and instead of going around your finger it can go around your whole body, as you dangle your lower body into the pool whilst your upper body rests on the comfortable vinyl surface. Your guests will love relaxing on this great float, and it's also really fun to take to the beach and enjoy bobbing about on in the shallows.
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WHAT if... Girvan and Firstport are teaming up with Columba 1400 to offer the South Carrick community the opportunity to take part in a Leadership Academy.
Columba 1400's Community Leadership Academy, 2018, is for people living or working in South Carrick with a passion for making a lasting impact in their local community.
Organisers said: "We're holding this information session for you to find out more about this transformative experience.
"There will be an opportunity to hear inspiring stories from others who have experience of the Columba 1400 academies and time to answer your questions individually.
"Come for the afternoon or drop-in at your convenience. Firstport is Scotland's development agency for start-up social entrepreneurs and social enterprise.
"We provide a full package of support that includes seed funding, business advice and connections to help social entrepreneurs make their ideas a reality."
Columba 1400 are an award-winning charitable social enterprise based in Scotland.
They help people realise that they already possess the inner greatness and confidence to transform their own lives and those around them.
They have worked with pupils and teachers in partnership with Girvan Academy for six years and their proven and successful Leadership Academies continue to produce impressive results.
Firstport have helped many in Girvan and South Carrick to establish their own business. They have supported Chelsea, a trained artist, runs Pastel Fox Studio in Girvan, but wants to develop the space by offering structured classes and a range of creative activities, particularly for those under 18's.
She is passionate about creativity and its role in community cohesion, she hopes that the space will provide a creative outlet for young people and those looking to gain new skills.
Chelsea told Firstport: "I grew up in Girvan and I want to improve the town's connectivity and bring people together through creativity.
"Girvan deserves to regenerate, bring passing trade through the town and have plenty of choice of activities for both tourists and residents."
Organisers added: "We're holding an information session at the Town House in Girvan on 29 January 2018 for you to find out more about this transformative experience."
For further information, please find the sign up page here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-leadership-academy-information-session-tickets-39494422882


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Cyber Monday turned into Somber Monday, setting the stage for a grim week. And not just in the e-tail category, which is believed by many observers to have its most important day of the year on the Monday following Thanksgiving, or even for the broader retail group.
By week's end, the Dow industrials DJIA, -2.01% had slipped 0.7%, while the S&P 500 SPX, -1.90% had given up 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -2.26% meanwhile, took a far sharper blow: It lost 1.9% of its value.
For the dollar -- and for Americans traveling to the U.K. this holiday season -- the week went even worse.
Stay tuned to MarketWatch this weekend for coverage of breaking news and other developing stories, plus our award-winning personal-finance and real-estate news and tools. Our cover story asks why rank-and-file shareholders have allowed so many U.S. companies to concentrate true power in the hands of the few through dual-class stock structures. Visit the front page.
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Sterling set to lap greenback
The British pound has rallied to its highest level since 1992 versus the U.S. dollar, making the elusive $2 mark an increasingly realistic target before the end of the year, according to strategists. See full story.
Kerkorian's Tracinda cashes in GM stake
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian dealt away his entire stake in General Motors GM, +0.00% this week, locking up a relatively small profit but giving up on his ill-fated attempt to put a new face on the struggling Detroit automobile giant. See full story.
Slow-motion manufacturing
Confirming a day-earlier report on manufacturing activity in the Chicago region, data released Friday showed that the U.S. factory sector contracted in November for the first time in more than three years, raising fears that the economy could be softening so much that the Federal Reserve might have to come off the sidelines and cut interest rates to stimulate demand. See full story.
Departmental deficiency
With one significant exception, November was a rough month for U.S. department stores, especially longtime market favorite J.C. Penney JCP, -5.51% , as most of the big players recorded only modest same-store-sales growth -- and saw their respective stocks suffer Thursday as a result. Federated FD having integrated the chains formerly owned by May, was the notable outperformer in the group. See full story.
Conjuring Goldilocks
The Federal Reserve called a halt to its long string of rate hikes in August because it believed the economy would slow and the inflation picture would improve, and three months later this forecast still seems about right, Fed chief Ben Bernanke said. In a wide-ranging speech examining most of the hot topics captivating Wall Street economists, Bernanke said the economy is still on track to expand at a moderate pace over the next year without slowing too much. See full story.
Ten tips to trim taxes by year-end
This is the best time of year to review your finances -- when the there's still time to make changes, move funds and adjust withholding, says columnist Eva Rosenberg, offering 10 tips you can use to reduce your obligations to Uncle Sam and keep more of your money in your own pocket. See full column.
Taking a shine to Apple
It was a big week for Apple, if ultimately not quite big enough to overcome the market's downdraft. Citing strong holiday-season demand for Mac computers and iPod players, at least three analysts told clients they expected the company's stock AAPL, -3.25% already toying with all-time highs on a seemingly daily basis, to claim the $100 plateau. As the week drew to a close, Apple watchers were mulling the strongest-yet hint, from a Patent Office document, that an Apple mobile phone is nearing introduction. See full story.
Private equity still shopping
Home Depot HD, -0.87% denied it had held talks about a possible leveraged buyout as two big private-equity firms were reported to be preparing a $100 billion takeover offer for the home-improvement retailer. See full story.
A murky Vista
Investors want to know if there will be any effect on the market during the rollout of Microsoft's MSFT, -3.13% Vista operating system. Will sales of computers jump? What about peripherals? Anything? Columnist John C. Dvorak reports that the tripartite answer seems to be no, no and no. See full column.
Housing-market skeptic cites 'downward spiral'
Housing prices fell or were flat in seven of 10 major U.S. metropolitan areas in September compared with August, as annual price gains slowed to their lowest rate in nine years, Standard & Poor's reported. See full story.
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Dear Shareholders,
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to present the Annual Report of SM Summit Holdings Limited ("the Group") for the financial year ended 31 December 2010.
FY2010 was a challenging year for the Group despite the overall global economic recovery. The entertainment industry continued to be negatively impacted by the adverse retail environment for DVDs and Compact Discs as the industry faced increasing competition and changes in consumption patterns. Demand for optical disc products fell as our customers became more conservative in managing their orders and inventory at the retail stores when releasing their titles. As such, our revenue fell by 11% from S$42.9 million in FY2009 to S$38.3 million in FY2010.
However, I am pleased to announce that the Group has dug deep and our cost management efforts have yielded positive results. One of the actions we carried out was a re-structuring exercise wherein we relocated our machinery from Singapore and Australia to Indonesia. These efforts have helped to reduce our labour and factory overheads and through such cost containment measures, we were able to improve our gross profit by 7% from S$8.7 million in 2009 to S$9.3 million in 2010 in spite of the drop in revenue.
Other income fell by approximately S$1.3 million primarily due to lower exchange gains for the year. On the other hand, depreciation was reduced by S$0.8 million as some assets were already fully depreciated. In line with the lower sales volume, distribution costs also fell by S$1.1 million compared to FY2009 as selling expenses such as freight and marketing salaries were reduced. With an income tax credit of about S$90,000, the Group successfully swung from S$0.4 million net loss in FY2009 to net profit of S$0.6 million in FY2010.
Consolidating Capabilities, Optimising Efficiency
With global economic growth seen slowing down and inflationary pressures building up, the macro environment going forward continues to be uncertain. We foresee that demand for optical disc manufacturing will likely remain weak and given the uptrend in the price of polycarbonate, a key raw material for our products, the Group's priority for the coming year will still be cost management through consolidation of capabilities and effective utilization of resources to match demand, so as to achieve optimum efficiency.
In fact, we will continue to focus on our Indonesian production base as our current capacity and size is still small. By growing this segment, we expect to gain a bigger market share while keeping costs down at the same time. In addition, we will also be exploring new technologies and cultivating new revenue streams by working with strategic partners in the areas of BluRay Disc and EcoDisc manufacturing.
New Business Opportunity
As the outlook for the optical disc industry remains challenging, we saw the need to explore alternative business opportunities to generate new stable streams of revenue and profits for the Group.
In line with the Group's diversification plans, we entered into term sheets to acquire 100% interest in Centurion Dormitory (Westlite) Pte Ltd ("Westlite"), 45% interest in Lian Beng Centurion (Mandai) Pte Ltd ("JVCo") and 75% interest in JYC-NCL Pte Ltd ("JYC-NCL"), collectively referred to as the "Proposed Transactions" on 13 January 2011. Both Westlite and JYC-NCL have existing profitable businesses in the ownership, management and operation of workers dormitories and temporary workers' accommodation. On a combined basis, the dormitories managed by Westlite and JYC-NCL can house more than 14,000 workers. JVCo, on the other hand, is a company which has a piece of land in Mandai which, subject to the necessary approvals, can be developed for the operation of workers' dormitories with a capacity of at least 4,000 beds.
This will allow the Group to diversify itself from its current business where the operating environment for optical disc manufacturing remains difficult. The acquisition of existing profitable businesses with healthy operating cashflows will also strengthen the Group's fundamentals. While ambitious in nature, the Proposed Transactions will help the Group make a meaningful foray into this new sector with foreseeable growth potential.
At the time of writing this message, we are still in the process of carrying out our due diligence on Westlite, JVCo and JYC-NCL and are in discussions and enquiring with the respective vendors on certain matters arising from the due diligence that are crucial to the Proposed Transactions. We are also in discussions and negotiations with the respective vendors of Westlite, JVCo and JYCNCL on the terms of the definitive sale and purchase agreements to be entered into in relation to the Proposed Transactions.
The Proposed Transactions will require, amongst others, the approval of shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting to be convened. We will make further announcement of any material developments on the Proposed Transactions at the appropriate time. As these transactions are complex, I must inform shareholders that there is no certainty or assurance that the Definitive Agreements will be entered into or that Proposed Transactions will be proceeded with.
To reward our shareholders for their support during these challenging times, the Board of Directors has recommended a first and final dividend of 0.5 cent per ordinary share for FY2010.
Appreciation And Acknowledgements
Finally, on behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to express my gratitude to the management team and for their hard work during these trying times. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all shareholders, business associates, partners and customers for their staunch support over the years. Lastly, I would also like to thank the Board members for the guidance that they have given to the Group as we move on to a new chapter.
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lightning strikes wrote:5 at the back is shit, doesn't work, the wing backs don't offer enough going forward, the midfield and attack are always outnumbered and isolated.
All the moaning about not having a striker is bollocks, wouldn't make any difference as the system doesn't make any chances.
We haven't played consistently well since middle of last season when we were playing 4-2-3-1.
At the start of the season we played one game 4-3-3 with swift and then Clement playing as a false 9 and we were brilliant. Why the oxf*rd hasn't he tried that again.
I still support Stam and like the patient possession style but five at the back has to stop.
Gillingham W 2-0 @ 4-4-2
Aston Villa W 2-1 @ 4-2-3-1
Millwall W 3-1 @ 4-2-3-1
Birmingham City W 2-0 @ 3-5-2
Leeds Utd W 1-0 @ 4-4-2
No wins playing 4-6-0 or 5-5-0. Stam's time is up.


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Hmm, just wondering if they will allow the boulder to fall on to the moon after they are done studying it. I am also wondering if they need to study this particular near Earth asteroid to figure out a way to deflect it.
Hmm, just wondering if they will allow the boulder to fall on to the moon after they are done studying it. I am also wondering if they need to study this particular near Earth asteroid to figure out a way to deflect it.
Mining considerations
There are three options for mining:
1. Bring raw asteroidal material to Earth for use.
2. Process it on-site to bring back only processed materials, and perhaps produce propellant for the return trip.
3. Transport the asteroid to a safe orbit around the Moon, Earth or to the ISS.[8] This can hypothetically allow for most materials to be used and not wasted.[5] Along these lines, NASA has proposed a potential future space mission known as the Asteroid Redirect Mission, although the primary focus of this mission is on retrieval.
Peter Diamandis paraphrased Lewis at the 2006 International Space Development Conference when he exclaimed, "There are twenty-trillion-dollar checks up there, waiting to be cashed!" This $20 trillion figure is based on Lewis's calculations of how much a metallic asteroid (3554 Amun) would be worth if it was sold at current market prices.
Similar to the $20 trillion gold asteroid Amun, highly promising prospects for resources in the Solar System are in the asteroids, with M-type asteroids having the highest potential for rare elements. M-type asteroids have high concentrations of metals, including iron and nickel, and are the third most populous group of asteroids in the solar system.
Most asteroids in the Solar System are located in the asteroid belt, and the largest known object in this region is 16 Psyche, which comprises approximately 1 percent of the mass in the asteroid belt and is estimated to measure 214x181 kilometers. Observations of 16 Psyche reveal that it has an exposed metallic core and has a mass of 21.9 quitillion kilograms. If only a fraction of 16 Psyche's total mass was iron ore, the amount contained in the asteroid could sustain global iron demand on Earth almost indefinitely. In 2010, estimated global iron production stood at approximately 2.4 million kilograms, according to the USGS.
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FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- The European Central Bank settled EUR7.986 billion in sovereign bond sales in the week ending Nov. 15, up from the previous week, as Italian sovereign yields reached record levels and financing costs also rose elsewhere in the European periphery.
The ECB settled EUR7.986 billion in government bonds on the secondary market in the week of Nov. 9 and 15, the ECB said Monday.
Market tension forced the ECB to re-start the purchases in August after spending 19 weeks on the sidelines.
The ECB doesn't break the debt-purchase figures down by country or maturity.
The ECB said it will drain EUR194.5 billion Tuesday from the market at a variable-rate tender with a maximum bid rate of 1.25%. The size of the tender is up from last week's EUR187 billion. The tender is aimed at offsetting the potential inflation-boosting impact of the bond purchases.


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Newton High School students walk out for school safety
Remembering the victims of Parkland, Florida
Event co-organizer Brandon Schoemer, senior, speaks to his peers about the walkout as students carry posters with the victims' names Photos by Kara Sterner
Students remember the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Over 120 students stand outside of their school building to unite with other students in schools across the country
By Liam Oakes
NEWTON – Over 120 Newton High School students walked out of school on Mar. 14 to remember the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting last month and to raise awareness for school safety. The students joined thousands of others across the country in the National School Walkout event hosted by the Women's March Youth EMPOWER.
The students assembled outside of the high school cafeteria, where they stood for 17 minutes to remember the 17 lives lost by the tragedy. A list of the victims' names was read aloud following a moment of silence.
Several students tried to fight back tears as they read aloud stories by the student survivors of the shooting. Some held posters that displayed messages such as "Remember them," "#Enough," and "Make our schools safe," while others held signs that displayed the victims' names.
Seniors Sydney Reynolds and Brandon Schoemer organized and planned the walkout with the school's administration. The objective of the national school walkout was "to demand Congress pass legislation to keep us safe from gun violence at our schools, on our streets and in our homes and places of worship," according to the Women's March website.
However, Reynolds said that she and Schoemer planned the event to be a memorial rather than a protest. She added that they also wanted students to express their thoughts and concerns regarding the safety of their own school.
"We did not want to make this political, but rather a memorial," Reynolds said. "We wanted the students of Newton High School to stand with the students of Parkland."
Newton High School Principal Jeff Waldron said in an email that Schoemer met with him several weeks ago to organize the event with the administration's approval and that Schoemer stated clear that the walkout was not intended to support a particular political agenda.
"As an educational institution, we do not support one political agenda over another," Waldron said. "But we do support our students in their efforts to encourage change with a peaceful assembly."
Reynolds said that the other purpose of the walkout was to show the school administration that "times are changing" and that they should "take steps to make the school a bit safer and acknowledge students' fears."
"Personally, I feel safe," she said. "I feel like they [the administration] realized we were scared."
Waldron said that Newton High School and all schools across the district have always focused on safety.
"Our current safety and security procedures were developed in conjunction with local law enforcement, emergency responders, and the Office of Emergency Management," Waldron said. "While we do analyze our safety and security practices on a regular basis, situations like the one in Parkland offer opportunities to redouble those efforts to ensure a safe and secure physical environment."
Reynolds said that the school now has signs on every bathroom door that list instructions on what to do during a certain drill, and that there are signs around the school directing people to only enter through the main door. She said that however, the usage of the main entrance is more inconvenient and that the school should provide key cards to students.
Jillian Bandel, an 18-year-old senior, emphasized the importance of voting. She said to her classmates that anybody who is turning 18 years old before this year's Election Day should pre-register to vote as soon as possible and that their votes can make a difference.
"The only way to bring about a true change is through voting," Bandel said to her peers. "Everybody here today is making a statement, whether you are able to vote or not. About one-third of the Senate is leaving office. This election can make a change."
She added, "This is not normal. It should not be a normality to come home after school and see another report about a school shooting."
Schoemer concluded the event. "Although we have united as a single entity for the 17 minutes, we must continue to do so every day," Schoemer said. "Our young voices have developed into roars across the nation, and we will not be silenced."
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Monday, July 23
The government plans to move Macedonia to another time zone, speculated media end of last week and today. Woody Allen comes to my mind: "I'm going to kill myself. I should go to Paris and jump off the Eiffel Tower. I'll be dead. You know, in fact, if I get the Concorde, I could be dead three hours earlier, which would be perfect. Or wait a minute. It -- with the time change, I could be alive for six hours in New York but dead three hours in Paris. I could get things done, and I could also be dead."
Actually, according to speculations, the government might push Macedonia to the same time zone as Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey -- one hour ahead. Sounds smart… Maybe then the Prime Minister will become more punctual, since he's got a worldwide reputation of being late over 45 minutes, regularly. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel also had a taste of the PM's Prima Donna manners in Berlin last winter. If Macedonia moves to another zone, he might start coming to meetings 15 minutes earlier minimum. Is that so?
In fact, if we consider that the PM's team moved Macedonia 2300 years back in many ways, the Macedonian PM might proudly state that he is 2300 years late, but minus 15 minutes, in case we move to the new time zone. Now, he is late 2300 years and 45 minutes. See? There is progress in every move of this government: back in time, far into future, never now. Yet, always keeping in mind what Albert Einstein told us some time ago: "Time is an illusion".
The meeting of the EU Commissioner Štefan Füle and the Macedonian officials is over. Earlier, in an interview for the Radio Free Europe, the Commissioner said that "This year we [EU] have launched a high-level accession dialogue and I am impressed by the authorities, in particular the commitment of Prime Minister Gruevski, to enabling the reforms in key spheres. I have hopes for this high-level dialogue, we already have had two rounds, and in September I will travel to Skopje for the third one".
Gordan Georgiev of the opposition's SDSM made an ironic statement "hoping" that the progress seen by Mr. Füle really exists, because his party doesn't see it. Well, ophthalmologists should have a say here. Or?
Mr. Füle is actually using mild vocabulary characteristic for most diplomats. In the same interview, he says: "I see some changes. I see that part of the nationalist rhetoric has been once again replaced with the EU agenda, which is good."
Part of the nationalist rhetoric… That means not all? And, which part? More importantly, does anybody know when the Macedonian PM will feel nauseated by the West again, as he did in May?
These questions are supposed to be answered here, at home, set aside the diplomatic vocabulary and manners. That doesn't happen, simply because statements and reports made by EU and other foreign officials are mostly used as a propaganda tool, rather than as a roadmap. When a statement is mild, the government raises it to a level of maximal praise for its (mostly nonexistent) achievements; when they get more direct and tough criticisms, the PM gets sickens.
End of October last year, I suggested to the members of my team at Civil to put the possibility of early parliamentarian elections by the end of 2012 in the annual program. C'mon, they said, you can't be serious. I insisted. Eventually, they accepted this rather brave statement in the program. I repeated my speculations when campaigning for the 2013's local elections started too early, in March. Impossible, was the response.
Today, this speculation becomes reality in some of the independent media in the country. Did I say independent media? Well, there are a few of them, indeed. Small sparkles in the dark. My colleagues are still very suspicious. I still believe there is a serious possibility of early elections this year.
Tuesday, July 24
Ethnic issues are everywhere. I read an article in the daily Dnevnik about the fact that Ali Ahmeti's Democratic Union for Integration (partner in the ruling coalition) might win the local elections in Kichevo, because of the rivalry between the Macedonian parties (ruling VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM). Meaning, Macedonians will (as the author writes) "lose the unique chance" to have a Macedonian continue running this municipality, so an Albanian might win this position. Hello, Baikonur! It's not about which ethnic groups will give the mayor, it's about managing people's needs in the town.
I meet many people every day. The International cocktail bar is my regular daily hangout, where I discuss zillions of issues with various people. With no exception, everyone speaks about how corrupt are politicians.
Many people have arguments to put on table against the ways and deeds of power holders and institutions in the country. Some are based on facts, many on speculations, but it all draws a picture of an awkward country.
Every day, I agree with my associates and friends that verbally, around a coffee table, people are enraged. As soon as they leave the table, rarely anyone takes an action, anything… The farthest most of the people get is to click Like on a Facebook status or a link, and not always. Or, they click Like on Occupy Wall Street movement's photo, but keep their mouse away from opinions on the problems in their yard. Ah! This is becoming an old story, I need new ones.
That Putin is a thug and a peasant I don't need to elaborate a lot. The latest crap which comes from his cabinet is the unjust and cruel prosecution of the three members of the female punk band Pussy Riot. They produced a "punk-prayer" called "Mother of God, chase Putin out" filmed in a cathedral in Moscow. Their attempt to perform it lasted about 30 seconds before they were arrested. They are in pretrial detention since March, technically accused of hooliganism. The New Yorker's Masha Lipman observes: "The prosecution of the Pussy Riot women is more than an act of absurd injustice and cruelty; it is a sign that the Russian state is increasingly lashing out against those citizens it sees as overly modernized. Vladimir Putin has often said that modernization is the goal of his regime, but its policy is increasingly slipping toward something egregiously anti-modern, obscurantist, even medieval. The Pussy Riot case is a telling illustration of Putin's political crackdown—and of his increasing reliance on the Russian Orthodox Church as a resort of the most conservative societal forces."
Sharp and truthful observation, no doubt about it. I join Pussy Riot's prayers from the atheist temple of my desires.
Wednesday, July 25
Wednesday, July 25
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived to Macedonia yesterday evening on his Balkans tour (skipping a couple of Balkan countries, though). I read his schedule in the press. He's meeting high officials of the state, he will eat. The Head of the World's agenda also includes a few other meetings, including the President George Ivanov's political school's students and a yellow cat. He addressed the Parliament in an almost romantic statement, and saw a few churches. That's about it.
The town of Strumica which suffered from a raging fire in its suburbs in the last few days mourns its dead. Several other intense fires took place in the country in the last few weeks. High temperatures, as well as human negligence and irresponsibility caused them.
While wildfires pop-up across the country, the political stage is continuously on fire. The campaigning continues over the local elections set for March 2013. The government came out with an annual report of its achievements, claiming 400 successful projects in only 365 days since it's in power. The opposition carries on with it tour throughout the country, building its battered grassroot base at over 40°C.
Calculations and political spikes and arrows fly around. The census was unsuccessful last year (due to ethnic politics), the voters lists are not cleared (despite urges by the domestic and international urges), so many non-existent (including dead) people might "vote" again. Seems, no one really cares about this; political scores are the ultimate objective.
Thursday, July 26
It's 49 years since the Skopje earthquake in 1963. My mother who lived in the center of Skopje then remembers the catastrophe quite well. She speaks of it reluctantly, obviously deeply traumatized by the horror that shook the city at 05:17am, lasted 20 long seconds, and claimed over 1000 lives. She was on the first floor of their family house, asleep, when her bed started moving like a boat. She was 17; escaped death within seconds, while her home's walls were collapsing behind her back. "Many people died when they tried to re-enter their homes to rescue their family members who were crying for help under the ruins," she says and changes the subject. I think of the countless construction investments in Skopje, which often don't meet basic architectural requirements. Set aside the aesthetics.
Ban Ki-moon is in Srebrenica. Standing in the midst of eight thousand graves of the victims of the worst massacre since World War II -- as they call it -- he sends a message to Syria: "The international community must be united not to see any further bloodshed in Syria because I do not want to see any of my successors in 20 years visiting Syria and apologizing for what we could have done to protect the civilians which we are not doing now".
It's rather awkward. Syria and many other places in the world are already mass graves. Wars and famine are ongoing. UN could do more, indeed. Apologies for failing to do more to protect civilians are lining up; failures that will be acknowledged and those unlisted mount.
Friday, July 27
My office got an anonymous call from Struga today. The caller complained about the drums banging around 3am calling for Suhoor every day. "It's not that I'm against my Muslim neighbors, it's because of the kids. They wake up and cry. It's too loud" – the caller explained.
Indeed, I believe that this practice is annoying for non-Muslims. And, not only. I'm sure that there are people who silently practice their faith, following their intimate relation with god or whatever, without making a loud statement whenever they eat or else.
It's like peeing to mark the territory. It's also putting pressure on Muslims who don't feel like fasting. Altogether, everyone's child is being distressed in the midst of the night. Marking territories in this tiny country is an Olympic discipline, yet not recognized by the Intl. Olympic Committee. It's like the Macedonians who have put a huge cross on so many hills across the country making it look like a graveyard. A Christian, but still a graveyard... Not to speak about the countless minarets and even more churches growing every day.
Back to banging drums in the middle of the night… What is it? A tradition? What tradition? To wake everyone up because it's time to eat before fasting? Well, maybe in the past it was even necessary, because there were no alarm clocks, mobile phones and watches on almost every wrist. Or, is it an idea picked up from TV soap operas that occupy the air in the Macedonian media? Whatever it is, doesn't correspond with good neighborly behavior, disrespects everyone and harasses children.
I think of a shortlist of people who is responsible to fix this: mayor, police, imams, NGO – categories mount. Well, they are all busy with "more important" things.
People seem to forget that hate and divisions are growing little by little, from the daily life of different people living in one place. Moreover, they all seem to avoid talking to each other, frankly and immediately after issues occur. Today is the drum, tomorrow it will be the cross, and the other day something else, until looting and shooting starts.
I was invited to speak about celebratory firing and gun culture on the morning program of TV Alfa. The celebratory firing is a tradition that brings lots of incidents and we need to overcome it – was more or less the entry in the conversation. That is true. In a way…
I have a slightly different standpoint. People tend to explain their peasantry and brute behavior with tradition.
What tradition?!
Shooting at weddings belongs to the past as, among other things, a way to announce something. Moreover, we are talking about one or just a few shots fired to alert people on various occasions. Seems, people were more rational with ammunition back then. Now, we have weddings with hundreds of shots fired. The risk to wound or kill rises. Meanwhile, humans invented post offices, Internet, and phones. And fireworks, if we need noise and attention... So, shooting at weddings is not a tradition. It's a mark for a peasant and a thug. Or a wannabe…
Saturday, July 28
The Liberal-Democrat Party's head Andrej Zhernovski asked if Prime Minister Gruevski and the citizens live in the same country and time. Good question, indeed. But, remember? Time is an illusion, everything is relative. Only relatives of the PM are real.
Sunday, July 29
We're not disturbing the peace, we're disturbing the war" (Occupy Wall Street slogan). Good one! Hopefully, some protesters will really disturb a war someday, somewhere. This might be a good start, but the road is long, very long.
The Arms Trade Treaty negotiations at the UN failed. Partly. Over 90 countries supported a strong Arms Trade Treaty, so, half way. Ten years of efforts of so many human rights and peace activists. The battle against weapons and tyrants continues.


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