April 30, 2010 (Chinavestor) China shares soared in Hong Kong but continued to drag in Shanghai on the last day of trading for the month. The Hang Seng Index (INDEXHANGSENG:.HSI) advanced +329.7 points or +1.6% to 21,108.59 by the close. The rally was universal, stocks that advanced outperformed those that fell twenty to one. ZTE (HKG:0763), the largest Chinese telecom equipment maker, fell -1.5% following news that the Indian government banned telcos to buy Chinese products based on national security concerns. But airliners, energy and bank stocks soared. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (SHA:601398) rose 1.1% while China Construction Bank (SHA:601939) advanced +0.96% as Chinese banks reported the largest first quarter profits among financial institutions in the world.
Investors on the mainland remained bearish as the government's efforts to cool off the property market is unwinding. Shares of Baoshan Iron & Steel (SHA:600019), the largest Chinese listed steel maker, rose +6.0% after the company reported first half profits jumped over ten fold! But the Shanghai Composite Index (SHA:000001) barely made it to the black by the end of the day and still lost -3.8% for the week or -8.24% for the month.
Strong earnings, positive economic outlook sent the DJIA up +122.0 points or 1.1% on Thursday. All but three components of the 30 member index advanced. Investor optimism is still present, index futures point to a higher open before the bell on Friday. Closely watched first quarter GDP data is going to be released today, many expect a strong reading.
Chinese ADRs are expected to go with the flow - or market sentiment in the U.S. There is room for improvement, as the following technical measured of ADRs testifies.
The Shanghai Composite Index (SHA:000001) remains oversold, according to the chart below. The rest of Chinese and U.S. indices, including the Hang Seng Index (INDEXHANGSENG:.HSI), have been trading in a much narrower range. Key ETFs: Global Shipping ETF (NYSE:SEA) is expected to turn around if strong U.S. GDP numbers send markets to head north. Oil is expected to rise on strong economic demand as well. Both ETFs are far from overbought and have room for improvement.


A Half Marathon Never Felt So Good
The number of half marathoners grows by leaps and bounds every year, and with good reason. For beginners, 13.1 miles can be a challenging but attainable goal, while more seasoned runners can play with distance and speed without over-committing. The ChiRunning Half Marathon Training Program offers you the best chance for success, whether you just want to finish, or want to run a new PR.
Muscling your way to any finish line will leave your body feeling like it’s been put through the ringer, not to mention your mind and spirit flattened. ChiRunning® engages your mind, body and spirit through intelligent training. But, first and foremost, ChiRunning trains you to run economically and with more ease than you thought possible.
Getting started. It’s tempting to jump right into training, so take the time to mentally prepare first.
• Create clear goals. This is important and a great way to personalize the event for yourself. The most successful people almost always have a specific goal they are trying to accomplish. You might want to lose weight, get into a regular running routine, use the event to build your distance base, or run for a cause. Running your best-ever half marathon can have a lot of different meanings. Does “best” mean fastest? Does it mean you feel your best ever when you are done? Do you want to have the most fun you’ve ever had? Having a clear mission up front will keep you motivated throughout your training weeks.
• Have a support system. Let your friends and family know about your goals so they can be encouraging. They might even join you!
• Train your best. The end result of your training, no matter how much you train, will only be as good as your running technique allows. For this reason it is always best to begin by working on improving any weak or inefficient areas of your technique.
• Create a timeline. Sign up for a race that will allow for 10-16 weeks of training time, depending on your fitness level. Leave yourself plenty of time to get to that start line in great shape.
• Focus on technique. Good training isn’t just about increasing your mileage. If your technique is good, you’ll avoid injury and run more efficiently. It will make your training runs much easier and more enjoyable. And, the more your technique improves, the shorter your recovery times become. Practice these technique tips:
o Run with good posture. Stand tall, keep your shoulders relaxed, and engage your core.
o Use gravity. Lean forward very slightly from the ankles, and keep yourself balanced in this “forward fall” by engaging your core.
o Don’t heel strike. Land midfoot with your knees bent and with your feet under your hips. This greatly reduces your risk of hip, knee and lower leg injuries.
o Keep your stride short. A quick, short stride minimizes impact and prevents your leg muscles from overworking.
o Relax. Keep your lower legs relaxed. Use them only for support when you land – not to push or pull you forward.
The e-Chi Training Beginner & Intermediate Half Marathon programs includes video lessons and Form Focuses for every run throughout your training period.
• Advanced Training and Speed work: As Arthur Lydiard (one of the great coaches of all time) always suggested, if you’re going for speed, you should do a lot of Long Slow Distance miles. I explain why in the ChiMarathon book, which is as much about the half marathon as the full marathon distance. You’ll find a lot of advanced lessons on speed and technique in Chapter 9.
• Practice race-specific training. Whether you’re a beginner or a more seasoned runner, you should think of your training as a rehearsal for your event. Recreate race-day conditions on your long runs by doing mock-ups of your actual course. For instance, if your race starts with rolling hills and then flattens out, run a similar course on your long runs if you can. Also, practice fueling and hydrating so that you’re well-practiced in what you’ll need on race day. Most runners need water, electrolytes and fuel after about an hour of running, but everyone is different. Your long runs are the perfect opportunity to practice.
Practice all of the phases of your event; from your starting pace to your finishing kick by putting yourself physically, mentally and emotionally into the event when you train. Have fun imagining yourself crossing the finish line. Pretend you’re a Kenyan with beautiful graceful form; strong in the center, relaxed as can be. Imagine what your race could feel like, but don’t do so at the expense of your body. Always keep in touch with the in-the-moment reality of what your body needs and wants.
Race day and beyond.
• Be prepared. Don’t eat, drink, or wear anything new on race day. Do everything as you have practiced during training. If you’ve used a certain type of energy gel or fuel on your long runs, carry them with you during the race. Make sure you get to the start line with time to spare.
• Don’t start out too fast. Take in the positive energy around you, but don’t get caught up in the crowd. Keep a slower, relaxed pace at the beginning of the race. Passing people closer to the end of the event is a huge confidence builder.
• Have fun. Smile and breathe deeply. You’ve put in the work – now you get to reach your ultimate goal. Check in with your technique often, especially if you get fatigued. If you’re continually hitting the “reset” button on your technique, you’ll never fall apart later in the run.
• Celebrate! Be thankful for a body that can run 13.1 miles, and celebrate your accomplishment.
• Reflect and recover. Think about your experience. Did you train enough? How did you feel physically and mentally during the race? Would you do anything differently next time? An end-of-run review will help you create useful goals for the future. Do light, recovery workouts the week after your race to keep yourself moving and motivated for your next race.
The most important thing to remember is to always listen to your body. Eat well, stay relaxed, and rest when you need to. The half marathon has become one of my favorite events as well. It’s never too daunting, yet long enough to be an engaging challenge. Make the most of your training by learning something new about your running, and quite possibly something remarkable about yourself.


Welcome to selling your home on your own! As a New York State licensed real estate salesperson I can say with complete confidence, DO YOUR HOMEWORK!! For those who remember the show Mission Impossible where that guy Jim listens to the tape for his next mission just before the tape self destructs in a smokey vapor I have a mission for you should you choose to accept. I promise no self destruct and NO SMOKE included in my instructions!! If you choose to decline the For Sale By Owner mission be sure to contact me JEFFREY HORN.
First suggestion, feel free to contact me for a FREE MARKET ANALYSIS on what your home may finally sell for. I will show you in great detail what is the current market for your home.
Second suggetion, showing your home at its best. This is obvious, but many people forget that the buyer wants to imagine what the home could look like for them so eliminate as much clutter as possible. NEAT AND TIDY IS A SELLING ADVANTAGE.
Third suggestion, receiving and accepting offers on your terms. Under no circumstances should you accept an offer without a pre-approval letter from the mortgage department of a lending institution. The buyer MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTED PROOF OF FUNDS AND/OR PRE-APPROVAL LETTER from a lender. And immediately upon receiving those documents you should VERIFY BY CALLING THE LENDER/FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DIRECTLY with the buyer present in so you can verify. There are some lenders who provide "pre-qualified" statements upon request without any verification of the person's assets or work history. As a New York State licensed real estate salesperson I assure you that almost everyday I speak with someone interested in seeing a home they cannot afford to buy. While it may not seem inconvenient to them they are asking you to leave your home while they walk through your home. Great for them lousy for you. My sellers request this information in order to maintain sanity during the selling process.
Finally, if you were planning to sell for cash DO NOT AGREE TO HOLD THE MORTGAGE FOR THE BUYER. Why give a mortgage to someone that an experienced lender would not give a mortgage to?
There are many more challenges in selling a home. Hiring the right agent is well worth it to sell your home.
If you are selling or buying a home call or text me, JEFFREY HORN today at (518)465-8091. I will help you through this sales process. Jeffrey.Horn@ColdwellBankerPrime.com
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In this excerpt from her book Getting Over Not Getting In, Allison Singh gives dejected students some perspective. It’s a good piece of advice to keep on hand, should your son or daughter receive that dreaded thin envelope . . .
My law school roommate was a very wise person. When I say “wise” I don't mean she made dean's list or law review. No, what I mean is she was wise about the world. She once told me that she didn't fret about which colleges accepted or rejected her because if you look at the entire world, only a tiny fraction of the population has the opportunity to attend college at all. You could say even rejected applicants are pretty lucky.
I’m not trying to belittle the sting of rejection—if that was my intention, I wouldn’t have written a book about it. But I do think a dose of perspective is healthy, so let’s follow my roommate’s lead and walk in the shoes of our global contemporaries.
For starters, some statistics. Of all college-age youth in the world, what percent do you think are in college? In 2009, the figure was 29%.[i] We’re talking less than a third. It gets worse if you look at areas like sub-Saharan Africa; only 3.9% are enrolled in college there. When it comes to graduation rates, only 6.7% of the world population in 2010 held a college degree.[ii]
After opening that thin envelope, you probably felt like fleeing your hometown for anywhere else on the planet. Let’s see how that would have worked out for you. Twenty-three nations in the world require mandatory military service for 18-year-olds—steer clear of those. If you’re not ready for marriage, don’t end up in India, where half of the young women between 15-19 are married by 18 years old. In Afghanistan that number is 54%; in Niger, 76%. For those of you who take your health for granted, which is many of us, you might get a wake-up call when you realize that in sub-Saharan Africa, about 17%-22% of girls between the ages of 15-19 aren’t necessarily coping with college rejection, but they are living with HIV.[iii]
Young people around the world have to overcome hurdles on their way to college that are inconceivable to us—war-torn schools, child trafficking, natural disasters, and famine, to name a few. We are crushed when one school rejects us, even though others said yes. It’s like complaining your coffee is too hot when people are waiting on endless lines for clean drinking water.
So take a step back. Be grateful. While you might not consider the college that accepted you to be “elite,” merely graduating will place you in the “elite” group of 6.7% of the world population with a college degree.
[ii] David Wilson, “College Graduates to Make Economy More Productive – Chart of the Day,” Bloomberg, May 18, 2010, accessed December 5, 2011; and Robert Barro and Jong-Wha Lee, “Educational Attainment in the World,” May 18, 2010, accessed December 5, 2011


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Of the 140 IT directors and senior managers who responded, 23% thought IT spend would decrease this year, 40% said it would stay the same, and 37% expected it to increase. Some 54% expect e-commerce spend to decrease or stay the same.
Finance sector IT chiefs ranked their principal management challenges over the next 12 months as:
1. Budget management
2. Doing more with less
3. Change management
4. IT/business alignment
On the technical front, their top five issues were:
3. Database issues
5. Trading systems.
The same questions put to 353 non-finance sector IT chiefs at the annual IT Directors' Forum last May revealed differently ordered priorities:
1. IT/business alignment
2. Change management
3. Getting more for less
5. Influencing the board.
Outsourcing was ranked lower outside the finance sector, in 11th position. There were greater differences with their primary technical challenges, which were:
1. Mobile computing
4. Web services
5. Wireless integration.
Mobile and wireless were less important technical priorities for finance sector IT directors. Databases were a lower priority for the non-finance sector IT chiefs.
IT bosses at both CityIT and the IT Directors' Forum reported slow uptake of Linux and open source software. Take up was slower in the finance sector, where it was being used or evaluated by 44% of the CityIT respondents. Outside the finance sector, 36% of IT chiefs were already using it.


Uummannaq Town, Greenland, The Terrace of the Uummannaq Hotel
At the end of the trip around town there was time for a drink on the terrace of the Uummannaq Hotel, with large glass barriers to any breeze it was a real sun-trap and a nearby thermometer said it was +24C in the sun. A fantastic view of the harbour and fjord and glacier ice in the drinks that cracked and popped most satisfactorily. At $5 for a Coke though it was the only choice rather than the budget choice.
Uummannaq is famous as Greenland's sunniest spot, being also one of the driest places, I could live with this.
Air temp: +7ºC Latitude: 70º51'N Longitude: 53º53'W
Photo; © Paul Ward - These are pictures from a cruise to the High Arctic in high summer, from Resolute Bay, Canada to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.


College - high costs, higher solutions
Bringing a spiritual perspective to daily life
The cost of college:
A. Has skyrocketed. Who can afford it?
B. Pales in comparison with the benefits.
C. Is worth praying about.
Whichever answer you choose, one glance at the college/scholarship shelf at the local bookstore brings home the message that a lot of people, whether students or parents, are trying to figure out how on earth they can afford a college education.
For me, as a parent, a primary part of the search for an answer is praying. I've found a way to think it through from the basis of what I understand of God, Love, and of the ultimate reality of things. I needed to set aside conventional wisdom if it didn't agree with what I know of God, eternal Mind.
I also needed to bring to the discussion a reverence for a supreme, governing intelligence, and cultivate an expectation that this intelligence knows everyone's needs and takes an active interest in meeting them.
Here are some of my thoughts:
1. Stay focused on what's important and why. Education is not so much a commodity as an inherent capacity to expand from within. It's not merely something somebody gives us, but an aspect of our completeness.
When we see education from this point of view, we're not so much going to school in order to get an education, as finding ourselves in school because education occupies an important place in our understanding of ourselves and our world.
2. Go for wisdom. College isn't just about getting a degree; it's about getting understanding. And that's really a divine imperative. "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding" (Prov. 4:7).
If God, divine Mind, commands us to get understanding, doesn't it stand to reason that He would show us a means for doing this? College is a good step in that regard. Sometimes the revealing of the means happens all at once in startling ways. But often, it unfolds so gently and naturally that we may be tempted to take it for granted. (Don't.)
3. Master fear. What are we afraid of? Not having that competitive edge? Missing out on the right connections, the right credentials? Fear is a primary problem.
Fear assumes that success hinges on putting forth the right personal effort, exercising personal intelligence. But the problem isn't simply personal inadequacy. The problem is fear. Maybe a fresh look at what fear means can help. One definition of fear is to be in awe of. If we're going to be in awe of something, shouldn't we be in awe of the power of divine Love to inform us of what to do, guide us in where to go, and direct us in how to do it? We don't have to compete for God's attention or approval. God is infinite Love. That's enough for everyone.
4. Be grateful. Gratitude is a powerful tool in the search for fulfillment. It opens one's thought to the good that God has already given. If we don't appreciate what God has given us, how will we recognize the good that lies ahead?
"Are we really grateful for the good already received? Then we shall avail ourselves of the blessings we have, and thus be fitted to receive more." Sound advice from a woman whose own search for wisdom led her to write the book from which those words are taken: "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy.
5. Give back. What's the purpose of education if not to enable us to share, to help, to be a blessing? If we keep this in mind, we won't let selfish ambitions narrow our horizons. We'll focus on how this education will enable us to give more.
If we don't find it easy to feel unselfish, we can pray for purer, more selfless desires. Mrs. Eddy also wrote, "Desire is prayer; and no loss can occur from trusting God with our desires, that they may be moulded and exalted before they take form in words and in deeds" (page 1).
I can't tell you much about student loans or scholarships or grants. I don't know how much tuition is right for your budget. But I do know that praying for a more spiritual perspective on any problem brings deeper insights, clearer direction, and unforeseen opportunities.


Tommy Fuge is in his second year coaching with the Cardinals
men’s lacrosse program. He serves as the Cardinals head
goalie coach, and also works with the defense.
Prior to joining CUA’s staff, Fuge was the assistant coach at Heritage High School in Denver, Colo. Fuge graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, MD. He then went on to play at the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT.
Fuge also coaches a U-15 boy’s lacrosse team affiliated with Bethesda Lacrosse. He currently resides in Bethesda, MD, and works as a commercial real estate broker with West, Lane, & Schlager.


Kasye Camille Richmond of Stephenville, TX and Trenton Scott Berend of Windthorst, TX were married June 4, 2011 at Denton Bible Church with Brad Cockrell officiating. A reception followed at Denton Country Club. Music was provided by Chrys Owens.
The bride is the daughter of Don and Jamye Richmond of Pilot Point and the granddaughter of Jim Richmond of Big Lake, TX. Kasye is a 2004 graduate of Pilot Point High School and a 2008 graduate of Texas Woman's University. She is employed as a teacher and coach at Stephenville High School. Kasye will be teaching and coaching at Archer City High School and Middle School in the fall.
The groom is the son of Scott and Jean Berend of Windthorst, TX and the grandson of Ann Veitenheimer and Angie Berend, both of Windthorst. Trenton is a graduate of Windthorst High School and Texas State Technical College. He is a HVAC technician employed by James Lane Air Conditioning in Wichita Falls.
Leslye Richmond, sister of the bride, served as Maid of Honor. Bridesmaids were Trina Berend, Trissa Berend, Traci Daigle, sisters of the groom, Rebekah Johnson and Mandy Burden. The flower girl was Chloe Schroeder, cousin of the groom. Adam Wolf, cousin of the groom, served as Best Man. Groomsmen were Trey Berend and Tryce Berend, brothers of the groom, Jeff Richmond, brother of the bride and Damian Wolf and Justin Wolf. Conner Schroeder, cousin of the groom, was Ring Bearer.
The couple enjoyed a wedding trip to Playa del Carmen, Mexico.


Cuero ISD allots $9.3 million budget for instruction
Submitted by crecord2010 on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 1:52pm
Cuero ISD school board met Thursday to approve the new school year’s budget.
There was also a report on enrollment for the district with the start of a new year.
Enrollment during the first week reached 2,088 students which compares to 2,024 during the first week last year.
Cuero High School has 596 students this year compared to 580 a year ago at this time.
Trustees approved a $17,680,000 maintenance and operation expense budget. Separate expense budgets were approved for food service and debt retirement.
By Glenn Rea
Editor & Publisher
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You can see that this was a blend of my own stories but also things the apricots prompted me to think about.
Bush doesn't yet have the courage to say all the things that need to be said.
Rep. Steve King of Iowa said he was very glad “the things he offered to fix the bill” were adopted.
In the hierarchy of things That Are Bad, rockets and bombs flying/being flown across borders is right near the top.
"Naturally, when you put a camera on people, things get a bit intensified," she says.
And six weeks after that I had things in shape so't I was able to leave.
I mean I'm glad I've got the things marriage has brought me.
She did the things set aside for festivals, or the days when we have company.
You ought to hear the things he can tell you about dam building.
I have a wish to have wit and to reason about things with decent people.
Old English þing "meeting, assembly," later "entity, being, matter" (subject of deliberation in an assembly), also "act, deed, event, material object, body, being," from Proto-Germanic *thengan "appointed time" (cf. Old Frisian thing "assembly, council, suit, matter, thing," Middle Dutch dinc "court-day, suit, plea, concern, affair, thing," Dutch ding "thing," Old High German ding "public assembly for judgment and business, lawsuit," German ding "affair, matter, thing," Old Norse þing "public assembly"). Some suggest an ultimate connection to PIE root *ten- "stretch," perhaps on notion of "stretch of time for a meeting or assembly."
For sense evolution, cf. French chose, Spanish cosa "thing," from Latin causa "judicial process, lawsuit, case;" Latin res "affair, thing," also "case at law, cause." Old sense is preserved in second element of hustings and in Icelandic Althing, the nation's general assembly.
Used colloquially since c.1600 to indicate things the speaker can't name at the moment, often with various meaningless suffixes, e.g. thingumbob (1751), thingamajig (1824). Southern U.S. pronunciation thang attested from 1937. The thing "what's stylish or fashionable" is recorded from 1762. Phrase do your thing "follow your particular predilection," though associated with hippie-speak of 1960s is attested from 1841.


I've often searched through the internet and read articles, on how to make money on the internet. I have to say there aren't all that many sites that I've found, but there is one site I would urge you to use, and that's mail round. Ok you aren't going to make a fortune, but if like me, you send a lot of emails, then I suggest you download it and give it a try. It stamps your emails with adverts, which brightens up your emails, and they pay you if any of your friends sign up with them. It's easy to download, and easy to use. I would certainly say go for it
So, you've signed up to this service, spent time filling in your details and sat back looking forward to reaping in the benefits and then your friends with email at home decide not to email you because they don't want large adverts in their emails (bandwidth being expensive and all), friends with work email where the emails you send are bounced because their firewall doesn't like the attachment (it looks too much like a virus), and your boss is coming down on you coz you sent an email with an advert in it to a customer (and the advert may have been for a competitor).
This banner is bright and clear but does not give you that much information which is not bad because it sparks off an inquisitiveness which can attract people to follow the link through The animation does not look that good and this banner is a bit slow and this may cause people to loose interest in it. It has a kind of summer theme with the butterfly and the blue background which attracts attention to it but it looks a bit fat.
I think the banner could work well if the colours green and blue didn't clash. I like the fact it looks fun and cheerful though. It has a simplistic affect, but lacks colour co-ordinated design. I like the fact that the purse/bag looks like its taking off, could be a psychological approach. Telling you if you click this banner you can earn dosh and your purse strings, money problems whatever can fly away. All round easy site though, Nothing particularly eye catching.
The mail around button , in my opinion, is functional, clear and easily understood. These things all comprise a decent service, and I would have no complaints with the layout of the service.Having used other , less clear functions on several web sites which do nothing other than frustrate, I can say that this does "exactly what is says on the tin" so to speak. If only all other functions and services were as clear, then life would be simple , for the itinerant surfer.
On first glance Mailround looks like an excellent idea. In practice it is clumsy and awkward to use. It requires you to switch to sending HTML emails, many email programs do not cope with HTML emails well. Sending and receiving HTML can also leave you open to receiving unscrupulous emails and viral attack (neither of which I am claiming Mailround is). I have used Mailround and I have received emails from people using it, one problem is that it is difficult to reply to emails that use this (especially if you want to reply as plain text). What happens is your mail is sent blank! On the plus side, you get paid for using it and it does look cool in your emails. Personally though I would steer clear of this product, the minuses outweigh the plusses.
The MailRound button is just designed to spike the curiosity isn't it? Like most people, I took the bait, signed up to this company and haven't regretted it since! First off and of utmost importance, this program actually DELIVERS money which immediately places it a few steps above the numerous other 'pay-for-e-mail' type schemes. At the moment, this is just a small £3.50 but this was only for one month (with no effort expended on my part) so the prospects look good. How it works:- 1.Sign up 2.Download a widget type programme, 'Mailman' which sits on you task bar. This appends advertising 'stamps' to the side or bottom of outgoing and incoming e-mails. 3. Send and receive e-mails in the normal manner. (You can choose with each address whether or not to stamp the mail.) A great bonus is that this works on webmail accounts such as Yahoo and hotmail, especially good to use with secondary e-mail accounts (all the junk mail gets stamped!!!!) This system works great for PCs , but Mac users and AOL lose out. Similarly, it's not possible to load it on to networked corporate systems. Accounts are credited at the end of the month and money allocated depending on the amount of stamps sent and the number of times those advertisers have been visited. There are real advantages to this programme:-money in the account is a real possibility and this is redeemable for a good selection vouchers and cash options. Aesthetically, it is a nice site with good support and simple layout. Similarly the stamps are attractive and non intrusive, so no real qualms about referring friends to join the system (for which you get £2 a friend). Whilst it is a great opportunity to earn money off all that junk mail, the sponsors are also varied and British based, hence useful. Problems occur if your main e-mail is on a network and you are not the administrator and it is unclear until the end of th
e month, how much money you have earned. As well as having no 'counting' type mechanism on the website, there is also no publication of how the money is allocated. Lastly, even though little effort is needed, even the lowest level of compensation needs some fairly heavy e-mail usage. I was mobilising 15-25 e-mails a day for my bronze level pay of £3.50!! All in all, I would recommend this service to anyone with their own computer and an internet connection. In short if you compare £3.50 in one month to the US$1.15 for 6 months in some of my other schemes, Mailround definitely comes out on top!!
R u here just to right a message so that u can get money or r u relly in the spirit of advertising ads ..........................................................................so do u really care? i dont know but u know read this and i get money so there and i dont even know how to use this site properly. ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh god and know theyv just asked me to right 75 words how am i supposed to be bothreeed to do that i know everyone will put me on their hate list but i dont care
When i first saw the mailround button i was intrigued to find out exactly what it was all about. The button itself is shaped like a stamp and depicts an animation of a moth flying out of a puse before displaying the caption "Penniless? Mailround pays you to email". Normally I'm not a big fan of banners and buttons which are animated due to the fact that they slow down the loading of the page but I'm getting bored with that gripe and companies don't seem to heed our pleas so... Anyway, intrigued that I could be paid to send emails I decided to check out the site and clicked on the button. Now, obviously the advertisers must be doing something right because I usually ignore banners and buttons altogether unless they are especially annoying. Clicking the button leads to a desfriptive screen on the mailround webiste outlining exactly what the service offers. Basically you download a small program whcih then attaches 'stamps' to your emails displaying small adverts...adverts which you get paid to send. The points you generate from this can be redeemed for voucher for Amazon.co.uk Pizza Hut Marks & Spencer Tesco Marriott Hotels David Lloyd although more will probably be added as things take off. The idea is great and I expect it to take off in a big way although I don'y yet know how profitable it will actually be but at the end of the day its not much of a problem to have this tiny program installed and sit there making me money for doing the things I do anyway so it'll remain regardless I expect. Overall, the button(because this is a review of the button) is highly effective in my opinion - it got me to click on it, visit and register at the site - what more do they want than that?
What a great idea ? Why didn't they come up with it sooner ? I think mailround is a pretty neat idea. Given the number of e-mails that I do send each day (and thats quite a lot) & considering the fact that it is an activity that I do enjoy,it is pretty awesome to actually get paid for doing it !!! I'd recommend the use of mailround to every one. In fact, I've already recommended to all my friends (and even that pays !).
Mailround is a good idea for the casual email. It generates a renue only showing a small stamp and message which is what your normally get my using a web based service like yahoo or hotmail. All you have to do is download a program and you can choose what stamps you will send to your friends. You do not earn that much but some is beter than nothing and there are some good offers. I think it a good service and thanks for dooyoo for providing it.
I fell for the lure of that button.I clicked it thinking yeh great i could earn money just for sending emails! When i get to their site I find that the idea is that mail round give you small program to download which stamps all of your messages with a spam banner caled a "stamp". I was still thinking about using this mailround, so i went and looked for how much money i would get for each email i sent.But,.. to no avail.All the help page tells me is that users are rewarded on how the top so many emailers, each getting a different amount of money, ranging from a "bronze" to a "platinum" award.This sounds really good guys but i want to be sure of how many emails i have to send to get my cash!I thought i would try it out anyway, so i filled in the form and clicked submit.It then tells me that mailround does not work with my email provider!My email provider is AOL!!!I think about half of the US and half of the UK use AOL.. what a loss of potential customers.Only adults can use mailround?Bad luck mailround, that has again narrowed down you market! I would have liked to actually use mailround and comment on it but i was too scared off by the registering proceedure! If someone has actually used mailround a comment here would be greatly apprieciated


Originally Posted by JayKay335i
Nothing. Its slow. It will always be slow. Dont waste your time or money.
Oh, and use the search button.
Op can do a V10 Swap and spank your shit all day.
you're no help what so ever. you're the reason why all 328/325/330 owners hate 335 owners.


Nitero, founded in 2011, also announced that Trailblazer Capital has joined Southern Cross Venture Partners and Austin Ventures in the latest round of funding. It is reported that Nitero raised $3.1 million in the latest round.
The company is developing chips that can operate at multi-gigabit rates over distances of a few meters or less. This is expected to be fundamental to a market for docking stations, computer displays and other peripheral devices that will then be able to stream video wirelessly.
Nitero has design teams in Austin and near Melbourne, Australia, having spun out of National ICT Australia (NICTA) research institute which has five locations across Australia and a long history of 60-GHz research. Nitero is set to compete with other companies in 60-GHz communications including Amimon Ltd., Silicon Image, Quantenna, Beam Networks Ltd., Blu-Wireless Technology Ltd., Peraso Technologies Inc. and Tensorcom.
"The team has executed upon demanding development plans in a timely and capital efficient manner. We're excited to lead this next round of financing and provide incremental industry know-how and capital to accelerate Nitero's plans," said George Barber, venture partner at Trailblazer, in a statement issued by Nitero.


London’s biennial arms fair has met with a wave of protest and criticism after opening this morning (Tuesday 8 September). Protestors demonstrated outside the fair before converging outside the central London headquarters of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the government unit through which the arms fair is supported and subsidised.
The UK government has invited representatives of regimes including Libya and Saudi Arabia to attend the arms fair, known formally as Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEi). DSEi is one of the largest arms fairs in the world.
Supporters of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) staged a non-violent demonstration outside the fair at the Excel Centre in Docklands, before boarding campaign buses to travel to UKTI’s offices in central London.
The owners of the arms fair, Clarion Events, defended the event on the grounds that it is legal and supported by the UK government. DSEi spokesperson Paul Beaver told the BBC that people attending the arms fair will be “going about their lawful business”.
“It is legal to invite human rights abusers, such as Saudi Arabia, to shop for weapons” said CAAT’s Sarah Waldron in a passionate speech outside the Excel Centre, “It is legal to use taxpayers’ money to allow this to happen”.
She urged the public to pressurise the government for change. In particular, CAAT is calling for the closure of UKTI’s arms promotion wing, the Defence and Security Organisation (DSO).
UKTI, which forms part of Peter Mandelson’s Department for Business, has been heavily criticised for devoting more staff to promoting arms exports than to all civil sectors combined, even though arms make up less than two per cent of UK exports.
“Sixty-nine years ago, on this very spot, Londoners were waking up to the first major bombing raid of the blitz,” said Waldron, “Four hundred and thirty-six Londoners died; 1,600 were injured. Now here we are, 69 years later, at the heart of the global arms trade”.
Outside UKTI’s offices in Victoria, the campaigners received a positive response from passers-by and were able to hand in a petition with over 2,000 signatures. CAAT’s spokesperson Kaye Stearman said “It’s wonderful to see so many people from so many different backgrounds turn up to take the message directly to UKTI”.
Other demonstrations and protests are expected to take place throughout the week before DSEi closes on Friday (11 September).
Christian activist Chris Cole was arrested yesterday (7 September) while protesting against preparations for the fair. Yesterday evening saw a silent multifaith vigil by the steps of the Excel Centre.
Members of the group Disarm DSEi, which is independent of CAAT, are expected to take direct action against banks and other companies which invest in the arms trade.
Christians appear to be well represented in this week’s demonstrations. “It’s important to protest against these things because the arms trade makes wars and killings possible,” said Anna Blomgren, who recently joined London’s Catholic Worker community, “It’s important not only to say that we want peace but to protest against what makes war possible”.
Peace activist Dan Viesnik is depriving himself of food for five days while protesting outside the offices of companies and government departments involved in the arms trade. He will not eat until the arms fair finishes at the end of the week.
“This is my way of showing my indignation and despair at the world’s largest arms fair taking place yet again in my city,” he told Ekklesia, “This is a famine to highlight not only the suffering that results from the arms trade but also that the money the government spends on arms isn’t spent on bringing people out of poverty and meeting their basic needs.”
Clarion Events bought DSEi last year, after the previous owners, Reed Elsevier responded to public pressure by withdrawing from the arms trade. Clarion have faced a backlash from exhibitors and customers at their better known events, such as the Baby Show.
For more information on this week’s protests, see http://www.caat.org.uk/issues/ukti/dsei/joinus.php.


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Being difficult to attain the precise mathematical models, traditional control methods such as proportional integral (PI) and proportional integral differentiation (PID) cannot meet the demands for real time and robustness when applied in some nonlinear systems. The neural network controller is a good replacement to overcome these shortcomings. However, the performance of neural network controller is directly determined by neural network model. In this paper, a new neural network model is constructed with a structure topology between the regular and random connection modes based on complex network, which simulates the brain neural network as far as possible, to design a better neural network controller. Then, a new controller is designed under small-world neural network model and is investigated in both linear and nonlinear systems control. The simulation results show that the new controller basing on small-world network model can improve the control precision by 30% in the case of system with random disturbance. Besides the good performance of the new controller in tracking square wave signals, which is demonstrated by the experiment results of direct drive electro-hydraulic actuation position control system, it works well on anti-interference performance.


04 October 2015
7th FINAL of the EUROPEAN YOUTH LEAGUE – EYL
|The Final of the European Youth League closed on Sunday after a weekend of excellent performance by young athletes from all over Europe. 57 athletes and their coaches from 15 different countries had gathered in Rottne/Växjö in the south of Sweden to fight for the medals and trophies. Söraby Shooting Club with 114 years of shooting tradition welcomed the shooting family in the brand-new range and offered excellent organization and warm hospitality.|
Since the beginning of the year young athletes all over Europe have qualified in two steps to enter the prestigious EYL Final. In the Air Rifle event the participants came from Austria, Croatia, Finland, France, Hungary, Norway, Serbia and the host federation Sweden. The Air Pistol competitors came from Czech Republic, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Switzerland, Ukraine and the host country Sweden.
The EYL is a mixed team competition, a fight head to head for the 3 team members. The teams must be composed of both genders and the competitors are 14-18 years of the age. This time there were 25 girls and 32 boys participating out of the 57 athletes. After the first days of competition in 2 groups on Friday and Saturday with 3 matches for each team the 4 best teams qualified for the bronze and gold matches on Sunday.
The pistol teams of Ukraine and Switzerland won all qualification matches in Group 1 and 2 respectively and so met in the Gold Medal match on Sunday. Here the team of Ukraine was outstanding and secured the victory with 74 match points against 46 for Switzerland.
The Bronze Medal match on the other hand was an open competition until the very last shots. Here Italy won with the smallest possible margin of 2 points with 61 match points ahead of Poland with 59.
The rifle competition offered almost the same scenario. Hungary and France won all of the matches in their respective groups and met in the Gold Medal match on Sunday. Here the Hungarian young athletes showed their excellence and won with 78 match points against 42 for France.
The Nordic battle between the teams from Norway and the host federation Sweden offered highest excitement with the lead changing during the whole match. Finally the Swedish team could secure the bronze medals with 62 match points against 58 for Norway.
In addition to the EYL Medals the teams entering the podium also received a specially designed hand made glass souvenir offered by the Organizing Committee. The ESC challenge trophies will now stay in Ukraine and Hungary respectively till the EYL Final 2016. The teams on the podium also received the special gifts from the ESC President Mr Vladimir Lisin in the form of 1-2-3 SIUS Hybridescore targets for the teams placing 3-2-1.
The ESC is extending its warm gratitude to Söraby Shooting Club Shooting and the Swedish Shooting Sport Federation for the excellent conduct of the Final. We would also like to thank the young athletes and their coaches for great performance in the spirit of friendship and fair play.
The ESC welcomes all European Federations to the EYL 2016 that will end with the Finals taking place in Bologna in Italy.
The Results Book can be found here.


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Directed by Rob Malenfant
Written by Christine Conradt
Starring Barbara Niven, Gary Hudson, Lisa Zane, Daniel J. Travanti
Produced by Stefan Wodoslawsky, Neil Bregman
I often wonder how realtors in horror movies sleep at night. They’ll sell a house that has trolls in the basement or zombies in the back yard or even a history of violent killings within its very walls and they’ll sell it like nothing ever happened.
And Triple Star Realty, the folks selling the house in “Blood Stains” have plenty to answer for. This time around, Triple Star just sold a house in a neighborhood jammed to the gills with lunatics, madmen, small children, psychopaths, and now, lawyers and that most depraved subspecies of man, children’s book authors.
Thus, the lawyer and the author will begin sticking their collective noses into the dark underbelly of their new neighborhood, and what they find may well kill them.
Granted, it’s formulaic. Off the top of my head I can think of three or four movies almost exactly like this one with just slightly different characters and circumstances. Murder mystery / suspense buffs could probably name ten or twenty or more. There’s not going to be a whole lot here that you haven’t already seen somewhere else. Which isn’t to say, necessarily, that it’s not good. Plenty of solid plot building goes on in “Blood Stains,” and a couple of nifty surprises will pop up here and there.
And yet, at the end of the day, “Blood Stains” is better suited for a Lifetime special than it is for the video store shelves. The constantly philandering husband murdered by a jealous wife who may or may not have actually done it, and then subdivisions of jealously and revenge swinging in from all sides…these are all hallmarks of a growing trend, the chick slasher flick.
Oh, and I’m definitely taking credit for that one. “Chick slasher flick.”..where do I come up with this stuff? But as self-congratulatory as I’m being about this, it’s also pretty apt. It builds its suspense very slowly, toward an uncertain end. It’s laden with triangles in every direction, troubled pasts crop up and boil off, and love and jealousy are the primary impetus to the plot. There’s not a whole lot of blood (which is a surprise for a movie called “Blood Stains”) and the body count is pretty low. It’s really horror lite, a kind of distilled version that focuses more on building toward a conclusion than occasionally spiking the narrative with killings.
It’s an interesting departure, but in all honesty, I find it just plain dull.
The ending, finally, allows every one of the many, many loose ends this movie spawned to be tied up and laid to rest in a surprisingly bloodless fashion. In fact, this movie is so bereft of actual ACTION that less than three of the last eight minutes even really pass for suspense.
The special features include English and Spanish subtitles, and trailers for “See No Evil,” “Jekyll and Hyde,” “Dark Harvest 3: Scarecrow”
All in all, yawn. Genuinely, yawn—“Blood Stains” is painfully slow, and the payoff doesn’t even begin to cover the investment in time and attention paid to reach the end. Worth your time only if you’re into the movies Lifetime continually runs.
Steve Anderson is a film critic who collects action figures so he can dress them up as his favorite horror villains. He lives somewhere in the United States.
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Veteran director Claude Chabrol directs this film from a script written by director Henri-Georges Clouzot, which he began filming in 1964 but who suffered a heart attack and had to abandon filming. Set in provincial South-West France, a young couple marry and have a son. They run a gourmet hotel and are very happy for a few years. However, the husband Paul becomes increasingly jealous of his wife Nelly, suspecting her of having an affair with Martineau, the local mechanic. Paul's jealousy leads him to increasingly extreme measures; following his wife, taking her to the doctors and even beating and brutally raping her. Chabrol is in familiar territory, documenting the provincial claustrobia and acrimonious marital breakdown.


By Fayaz Bukhari
| SRINAGAR, India
SRINAGAR, India Militants ambushed a convoy carrying paramilitary forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, killing two security officers and wounding seven others, police said.The militants escaped after carrying out the attack on the outskirts of Srinagar, summer capital of India's Jammu and Kashmir state, a senior police officer told Reuters. Security forces were searching for the gunmen, he said, asking not to be named because he is not authorised to speak to the media. The two dead included a paramilitary officer and a policeman who died in hospital.Militants fighting Indian rule in Kashmir have carried out several attacks in recent weeks, the largest of which was a Sept. 18 raid on an Indian army base that killed 19 soldiers.
India blamed that attack on militants crossing over from the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan, quickly ratcheting up tensions between the two countries. Pakistan denies any involvement in the assault.New Delhi said in late September that its troops had crossed into Pakistan's side of Kashmir and launched retaliatory "surgical strikes" to kill suspected militants, an operation Pakistan says never took place.
Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan have been at odds over Kashmir ever since their independence nearly 70 years ago, fighting two of their three wars over the region that they each rule in part but claim in full.India accuses Pakistan of backing separatists and helping them sneak across the border. Pakistan denies this, saying it only offers moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people in their campaign for self-determination.
On Wednesday, gunmen shot dead a political party worker in Indian-ruled Kashmir, hours after two suspected militants were killed by armed forces following a 56-hour operation on the edge of Srinagar.The attacks on Indian security targets come amid three months of protests, spearheaded by local youth in the region, that erupted after Indian forces killed a Kashmiri separatist leader in early July. (Writing by Tommy Wilkes)
This story has not been edited by Firstpost staff and is generated by auto-feed.
First Published On : Oct 14, 2016 22:18 IST


Kroos might leave Munich
Bayern Munich midfielder Tony Kross has said that he is planning to leave the German side as Manchester United are interested in him. David Moyes was present at Bayern Munich’s game last weekend to watch him in action.
His contract has 18 months, the German player has already rejected a new deal.
Kroos told, "There are worse situations in life. I play for a top club, and under a top coach. I am pleased, and sometime in the future a decision will be made."
Newcastle ready to hijack Luuk De Jong
Borussia Monchengladbach have confirmed that their striker Luuk De Jong is leaving for the Premier league side Newcastle United.
The Dutchman has not started a game since last April. In 2012 Borussia Monchengladbach signed him for £12 million. While Newcastle were also interested that time but failed to win the battle. But this time they are close in signing the player. The 23-year-old has reached an agreement and will arrive for a medical.
The German side has confirmed via their Twitter account that De Jong did not train with them and was set to move to England.
De Jong wants to be a part of Netherlands squad for the World Cup but for this he needs time on the pitch to prove his game.
While on the other side Newcastle have agreed to sell their star midfielder Yohan Cabaye to Paris Saints Germain.
PSG’s president has told that they are discussing but the deal is not finalized.


Security Council Press Statement on Al-Shabaab attack in Mogadishu
The members of the Security Council condemn the attack on 24 June on a humanitarian convoy carrying diplomats from the United Arab Emirates in Mogadishu, perpetrated by Al-Shabaab, resulting in a number of casualties. The members of the Security Council expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims as well as to the people and Governments of Somalia and the United Arab Emirates. The members of the Security Council wished a speedy recovery to those injured.
The members of the Security Council condemned acts of violence against diplomatic and consular representatives, which endanger or take innocent lives and seriously impede the normal work of such representatives and officials. The members of the Security Council reiterated their support to all actors working towards peace and stability in Somalia, including both UNSOM (United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia) and AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia).
The members of the Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, and that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivation, wherever and whenever and by whomsoever committed.
The members of the Security Council reiterated their determination to combat all forms of terrorism, in accordance with their responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations.
The members of the Security Council underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice and urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law, and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with the Somali authorities in this regard.
The members of the Security Council reminded States that they must ensure that measures taken to combat terrorism comply with all their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law, international humanitarian law and refugee law.
The members of the Security Council underlined that neither this, nor any other act of terrorism, would weaken their commitment to supporting the peace and reconciliation process in Somalia.


Catching up on two weeks of review books:
When a humiliating picture of Blythe goes viral, she's instantly the target of ridicule at her new school. To salvage her reputation, Blythe teams up with Luke to win the Senior Scramble scavenger hunt. But Luke is an unlikely ally and potentially can't be trusted.Funny books > most books.
Perhaps it's his Shakespearean witticisms that reel Blythe in despite her better judgment . . . or maybe she just craves the thrill of the game. But as the hunt progresses, their relationship heats up. Soon their madcap mischief spirals out of control. Blythe is faced with arrest and expulsion, among other catastrophes –until Luke shows her what the Scramble (and love) is really about.
My Life in Black and White by Natasha Friend
Lexi has always been beautiful, but her beauty is taken from her when she goes face-first through a car windshield. Now Lexi has to dig deep to figure out how to define herself. Help on her journey of self-discovery comes from unexpected sources: Ruth, Lexi’s sister, “the smart one” to Lexi’s “the pretty one,” with whom Lexi has never been close; and Theo, a classmate who is still recovering from his sister’s recent death from anorexia.
There seems to be a lot going on in this one, but I think the book will pull it off.
Beauty by Lisa Daily
When we first meet Molly, she is plain, shy, and practically invisible to most of her fellow high school students. Hudson, the boy she cannot help but like, is handsome and popular. One day at a town carnival, Molly stumbles across an eccentric artist who offers to sketch her portrait. Thinking aloud, she wishes she was the most beautiful girl in the world. The following day, Molly gets her wish. All the guys at school are vying for her affection. Best of all, Hudson’s finally noticing her. As Molly’s relationship with Hudson heats up, violence threatens to erupt among the guys of their high school, and the newfound attention threatens to destroy the relationships she values.Carnivals! My favorite.
For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
Generations ago, a genetic experiment gone wrong—the Reduction—decimated humanity, giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology.I'm super excited to read this one-- it sounds fantastic.
Eighteen-year-old Luddite Elliot North has always known her place in this caste system. Four years ago Elliot refused to run away with her childhood sweetheart, the servant Kai, choosing duty to her family’s estate over love. But now the world has changed: a new class of Post-Reductionists is jumpstarting the wheel of progress and threatening Luddite control; Elliot’s estate is floundering; and she’s forced to rent land to the mysterious Cloud Fleet, a group of shipbuilders that includes renowned explorer Captain Malakai Wentforth—an almost unrecognizable Kai. And while Elliott wonders if this could be their second chance, Kai seems determined to show Elliot exactly what she gave up when she abandoned him.
But Elliot soon discovers her childhood friend carries a secret—-one that could change the society in which they live…or bring it to its knees. And again, she’s faced with a choice: cling to what she’s been raised to believe, or cast her lot with the only boy she’s ever loved, even if she has lost him forever.
Inspired by Jane Austen’s PERSUASION, FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS is a breathtaking romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know can break it.


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