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This interview with Virginia Nussey of MobileMonkey talking about chatbot marketing is part of our Digital Marketing Insiders program. Join now and watch the recording and get her FULL list of pro tips and insight here.
When you think of a chatbot marketing, you likely think of artificial intelligence using predictive technology to engage in a conversation with me as if it’s a human. There’s so much more to them, though.
Instead of chatbots being primarily used to “converse” with a user, the lens is pulled farther back and they’re being used even more widely simply to engage in a conversation with a user, even if there’s a human on the other side of the screen. When we look at them in that light, they seem so much more relevant to businesses and organizations of every size and variety.
During our interview with Virginia Nussey, Content Marketing Director at MobileMonkey, she opened our eyes to the variety of functions chatbots can perform and why they’re so incredibly engaging.
The Audience is Very Warm
In order for a business or organization to engage in message marketing on Facebook, the user has to initiate contact with you. You can’t buy a list or import your own email list and start sending messages. Why is this important? Because the Messenger list you build is, essentially, made up of people who raised their hand and told you they’re interested. They’re inviting you in, rather than you just showing up.
How Messenger Beats Email Marketing Every Time
Within Messenger there are no filters, such as spam or promotions folders like in an email inbox. What you send is delivered, front and center, with the same priority as a message from a friend. There is also a notification automatically generated when something is received in Messenger upping the urgency to open it. And, for now, messaging space is still sacred, unlike email where most messages are promotional.
Building a List is Easy
Continuously building your list in a high priority and there are really simple tactics for doing it in a way that’s easy and makes sense to the person joining the list.
Integrate a messenger bot onto your website. View it as a chat feature.
Use “Send a Message” to a page as a call-to-action
Install a Messenger Chat Widget on your site
Embed a button anywhere, such as a Facebook page, website, or blog
Include link in your email footer
Create a hosted landing page
Run Facebook messages ad, with messaging as the ad objective
The opportunity to engage in conversational marketing with your audience is valuable. Chatbots offer an intuitive and easy path to that interaction. If you aren’t currently using chatbots, they’re certainly something to consider.


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This is the question I ask myself for a while now and I’m sure most people I know would immediately say yes, of course!
Whenever I say I’ve been traveling the world for some time now, people react in all possible ways, I mean good and bad ways. Most of them imagine or say “Wow you must be the happiest person I know” or “Your life must be super easy, I wish I had a life like that”.
I remember the first time I tried to argue that it wasn’t as easy as it may seem but to no avail, a few times later I just gave up making my point, forced a shy smile and shook my head with a positive response. Let’s be fair, in a single conversation it is pretty hard to change one’s opinion on something they’ve been picturing as happiness for years.
The real problem begins with people’s fantasy about traveling. Don’t get me wrong, I love traveling and I think it has many advantages but if you ask someone what traveling is on their minds, it should come up something like “Get on an airplane, staying on a good hotel where you gonna have people serving you, a swimming pool, good meals, visiting beautiful places every day and most important, relaxing and forgetting about your everyday life”
That sounds very good, huh? Who doesn’t want that?
That is indeed a very good 2 week trip plan but traveling for a long time requires several changes to this idea of traveling. The first and most important is money, you can’t just travel for months and years spending on good meals, good hotels guided tours, etc. I mean, if you’re millionaire and have time to do that then it will be perfect but for most people I know your budget is the most important aspect of traveling.
So for a long-term travel you’ll, as I did, sleep in hostels, use public transportation, carry your own heavy luggage, cook your own meals, go places by yourself, read wikipedia to understand what you are seeing, etc. In other words, you’re just living and that is what traveling is about, it is about living and learning and after some months it becomes exhausting as you feel in your everyday job.
There are some days you just want to sleep all day long, there are some days you just want your own bed, others you just wanted to eat the food you’re used to. Not having a routine can be somewhat tricky and believe me, your problems will be with you wherever you are.
Life is better with purpose
I’ll be fair, so far I only focused about the negative parts of traveling for a long time but just because people have a hard time understanding that. So let me clarify something, it was the best experience of my life so far. It was an experience that made me grow as a human being, learn to be more independent and enjoy life as it is.
But would I recommend traveling the world to everyone? No.
I always had my life goals very clear on my mind, and one of them was to travel the world to see it with my own eyes, so I could create an opinion on it with real life situations and not only with what I was seeing on the internet and TV. I always wanted to expose myself to the unknown, to a difficult life where I would have to be responsible for every single decision I took. I wanted to meet new and different people, I wanted life to provide me new adventures and experiences, and I got all that.
I understand that this is not everyone’s life goal because it is not easy, I came to realize the world is very different of what I imagined and people have very different backgrounds, experiences and dreams, so people should do whatever they believe it’s gonna make them happier.
Understanding that happiness and success is a very personal achievement and not an exact concept, I can assure you I am happier than I was before, so I encourage everyone who wants new experiences and also have this set as a goal to do the same, but hopefully now, understanding that it won’t be an easy path.


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Our Marketing Director Lucy French ran a Business Champions session at CJAM Group this month, designed to give each member of the team greater ownership of the business.
External and internal-facing elements of the business were identified and members of the team chosen to lead those areas. From establishing Communications and New Business Champions, to creating Guard Books and Office Environment Champions, this new initiative is designed to capture all the ‘wouldn’t it be nice if…’ ideas we have throughout the Quarter.
One of the most interesting areas given a Business Champion is the Skills Workshop. Across the team, we all have skills, talents and abilities that individually, we take for granted. In order to develop team members’ confidence in themselves, and train colleagues in everyday activities and procedures, skills workshops will be arranged, covering a broad range of business know-how and organisation practice. The idea of a Lunch ‘n’ Learn informally over a sandwich and a diet coke, means that skill sharing will happen naturally and easily, without too much agonising about diary dates or time management.
For example, the planning, negotiating, buying and scheduling of advertising – across outdoor, print, radio, digital and so on – is as normal as apple pie for the media team. For everyone else, it’s a closely-guarded secret to which only the elect may be initiated. By sharing the media buying process with the broader team, we shed light on a particular area of marketing and empower the whole business with a greater knowledge and understanding across all the marketing disciplines that we offer, which benefits the clients we work with.
Our Business Champion strategy has been developed to help the whole CJAM team engage more with the business. We have a brilliant group of people here and this is about sharing people’s areas of expertise and expanding its reach, to the benefit of the business and employees. In turn, this injects new energy, fresh thinking and an enthusiasm for work, which inevitably translates to added value for our clients, in terms of their expectations and our delivery.
If any of this has resonated with you, and you’d like to talk to us about your own internal communications, or would like the CJAM team to discuss a particular marketing need that you have, then get in touch with Lucy on email@example.com or call us on 01787 226995 #business #internalcomms #HR #creativity #marketing


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Open Car Days – “Working Cars”
April 8, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Sundays in April – 10:00AM-3:00PM
Museum volunteers will open 3 rail cars, each normally closed to the public, Sundays throughout the month of April from 10:00AM-12:00PM and 1:00PM-3:00PM. Guides will be on hand to discuss the history of each of these unique railcars and provide insight into their restoration.
Sunday April 8 – “Working Cars”
– Denver & Rio Grande Western F-Unit Diesel Engine No. 5771
– Colorado & Southern Railway Post Office Car No. 254
– Rio Grande Southern Bunk Car No. 01789
Admission: Museum Members and Children under 2 are free, Children $5, Adults $10, and Seniors $8.


The bulk of the work I do pre-draft and in-season is essentially based on an SGP (standings gain points) projections and ranking system. I use SGP data from leagues that match the format and settings of the league I’m ranking for (ideally from 10+ years of data from the actual league, where possible). While I usually do my own projections for 30-40 players of specific interest, in general I’m happy to utilize the projections published by experts that actually know what they’re doing and do it for a living. Specifically (and in no particular order) I use Steamer, Pecota, and Baseball HQ.
These lists may not be useful in ‘absolute’ terms – again, the data I’m using here reflect the SGP settings I use that reflect the league I play in. However, I still believe the lists offer an interesting way to notice a) how each projection system differs on its view of individual players, and b) general overall differences in each projection system. Blindly following a projection set is probably going to be better than randomly picking players by throwing darts at the wall. But you can squeeze a lot more value out of these rankings and the projections you use by gaining a deeper understanding of how each set of projections work, and what ‘biases’ and tendencies might be part of the numbers.
What I like to do each year is generate ‘top X’ lists of players at each position for each projection set I use, then play around in the results to spot any glaring differences. Is one projection overly conservative on expected ABs? Is one projection set basically expecting a repeat of last year’s career year? I can use that as a starting point to drill down into some of the numbers to see what might be behind the differences. Personally, I find it all too easy to get overwhelmed at all the different numbers available to be looked at – far too often I find myself deep down the rabbit’s hole, spending three hours looking at average fly ball distance on balls hit on the second Wednesday of the month on even-numbered days or something. I find this approach helps me narrow in on specific players or numbers of interest. And the benefit of doing this by SGP, broken down by category, is that it is easier to see specifically how each player is projected to impact each category. Player stats will not win your fantasy league, roto points will win you your fantasy league: I get a better understanding of the player’s ‘value components’ and how it impacts the particular league I play in.
First, a quick overview of SGP. Standings Gain Points is a way to measure the contribution of each player to your overall roto league standings. Larry Schecter’s excellent book, ‘Winning Fantasy Baseball’ is a great primer on the subject. Other places to read about SGP online are here and here. In a nutshell the system looks at the average stats needed to gain one point in the standings for a particular rotisserie category. For example, suppose in your league over the past 10 years, you needed 10 HRs to gain one point in the HR category standings. A player projected to hit 30 home runs would be credited with 3 SGPs for the HR category. Tally up all the SGPs the player is expected to add (or subtract) for all categories, and you get a total SGP score.
There’s a ton more to it, but that’s the basics – ever tried to figure out if the guy hitting a lot of HRs but no average was more valuable (and if so, by how much) than the guy hitting for a decent average and some SBs but no power? Now you have an idea.
In this first article, I look at at Catchers. I’ll add reports on all the hitter positions over the next couple of weeks. A reminder that these rankings are based on SGP values which are basically unique to my specific league, so your numbers will differ if you play in a different league format, but again, we’re looking a relative differences, not absolute numbers (For the record, the league format for the SGP rankings here: Standard 12-team 5×5 roto, 1 catcher, three OF and two util, 1250 innings cap).
Here is the list of top 12 catchers ranked by my league’s SGP, based on Baseball HQ projections:
Figure 1. Top 15 catchers by SGP & BHQ projections
Nobody should be surprised to see Buster Posey at the top of any catchers list; he’s there because he has such a huge advantage over everyone else at the position in Batting Average. And he has a full point advantage over the next tier of players. Gomes and Mesoraco at 2nd and 3rd? Probably more of a surprise. Gomes has legit power, and the batting average isn’t a fluke (career BABIP: .323). Mesoraco had a career year last year – his 25 HRs in 440 PA is only 6 fewer than he hit in 1,100 PAs in 2013, 2012, 2011 combined. Yes, he plays in a tiny crackerjack box of a park. But his FB% jumped 10ppt (33.8% to 43%) from 2013 and 2014, while his HR/FB rate more than doubled, from a constant 10% or so in 2011-2013 to 20.5% in 2014. Color me less than convinced. And with only .44 points separating them, the next four players (Gomes, Mesoraco, Gattis and Lucroy) are basically interchangeable.
Russell Martin’s ranking gets a big boost from expected SB contribution; if those SBs dip he falls quite a bit. Would anyone be surprised if a catcher that turns 32 in February and was only 4-of-8 in stolen base attempts last year doesn’t run that much in 2015?
Conversely, if Zunino can boost his average a bit, he could be excellent late-round value. He gets a massive -1.52 hit to his SGP total after hitting less than his weight last year. On the one hand, one could possibly expect a bit of an uptick in the batting average; his BABIP last year of .248 was the lowest mark he’s recorded at any point for a full season going back to 2012 and his days in the Arizona Fall League. On the other hand, he struck out 33% of the time last year, so…yeah.
Finally – what’s surprising about this list is who’s not on it – no d’Arnaud, no Rosario.
Figure 2. Top 15 catchers by SGP & Steamer projections
The first thing to notice about this list – in general the total ‘SGP’s provided are considerably lower than for the BHQ group above. At 8.90 total SGPs, Wieters wasn’t even in the top 10 in the BHQ list; 8.90 SGPs almost makes him a top-5 pick on this list. The numbers suggest that Steamer is a bit more conservative (or BHQ overly optimistic) in its forecasts, particularly for HR and RBIs. My understanding is that BHQ’s projections are largely based on playing time projections, so perhaps the numbers will change as we get closer to spring training and the start of the season and jobs are won/lost etc. It will be interesting to see how (if) these numbers change.
Looking at the list itself, Posey and Gattis again in the top five, no surprise there. McCann in the top five looks somewhat surprising (despite a rather big gap between Gattis and McCann). Maybe Steamer remembers that McCann still hit 23 HRs last year and still plays in a favorable park? His LD% was stable last year, GB% down a tick, FB% up a tick. His HR/FB rate was down quite a bit from 2013, which is surprising given that the conventional wisdom suggested he was moving to a more favorable ballpark…but his 2014 HR/FB rate was almost exactly in line with his average since 2008. Steamer might also be expecting an uptick on that awful .231 BABIP from 2014, although not sure if it’s factoring in the increased defensive shifts he saw last year. Less than .50 points separate d’Arnaud at #6 and Ramos at #11. Of the group, Wieters is now the grizzled veteran of the bunch and looked like he was on his way to a career year before getting hurt last year. If he’s healthy, he ironically could be the ‘safe’ pick of the bunch.
Grandal makes an appearance. Interestingly, Steamer is forecasting almost exactly the same number of Runs, RBIs and HRs this year – in the same number of at-bats – as last year, despite Grandal moving from a horrible Padres team (last year at least) to a much better Dodgers team (last year at least). I’d normally expect a bit of an uptick in those numbers.
Spoiler alert, but this is the only projection where Chirinos comes in the top 15; Steamer appears to be a bit more optimistic in projected at-bats, giving him a bump in Runs and RBIs that he doesn’t enjoy in the other projections.
Figure 3. Top 15 catchers by SGP & Pecota projections
Pecota loooooves it some Gattis, putting him in the top spot over Posey. The Pecota rankings for catchers have fairly clear tiers: Gattis and Posey at the top, a substantial gap to McCann, Martin, and Lucroy, then another gap, followed by only a point or so between d’Arnaud at #6 and Iannetta at #14. Iannetta actually only shows up here because Pecota is significantly more bullish on Iannetta across the board vs the other projection sets; this almost certainly is due to differing views on ABs; Pecota’s AB projection for Iannetta is about 80 ABs higher than the BHQ projection, and over 150 more than the Steamer projection.
The difference between the Pecota numbers for Yan Gomes and the BHQ numbers are interesting – BHQ projects Gomes as one of the top 3-4 HR hitters at the catcher spot; here he’s projected to be 8th.
Martin again gets a big SB bump, which just manages to offset a rather large Avg hit (particularly compared to, say the BHQ projection, where the Avg hit was minor). Pecota is probably looking at his .290 average last year and figuring it’s a .336 BABIP-fueled fluke; Martin hadn’t had a BABIP over .290 since 2008.
Zunino again projects to have great all-around numbers except for the black hole at Batting Average. If he somehow is able to hit even .250, Zunino would likely be a top-five fantasy play behind the plate.
Looking at all three rankings, the projections differ – sometimes significantly – on some players. The BHQ-based SGP rankings loved Yan Gomes and Mesoraco; Steamer and Pecota, not so much. At the other end of the spectrum: Salvador Perez was ranked 7th in all three projection systems, largely because he’s one of the few catchers expected to make a reasonably-sized positive contribution to batting average. Although we saw last time that maybe targeting batting average wasn’t all that important…


The much awaited Office for ipad is finally here. Microsoft Office general manager Julia White has unveiled the company’s latest mobile Office app for iPad on Thursday in a San Francisco event. The Office suite includes separate apps for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and you can download them now right here, Android tablet version coming ‘in the future’. Plus Microsoft’s Office Mobile apps for Android and iPhone are now completely free for all home users. You can download the new versions now directly from Apple’s App Store and Google Play.
Last year, Office Mobile tied the app to Office 365. As of Thursday, Julia White confirmed users won’t need an Office 365 subscription to access Office Mobile documents for Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. Office 365 is monthly subscription to Office services. Microsoft says the decision was made in order to align Office Mobile for Windows Phone with its iOS and Android counterparts. Therefore, Office Mobile now allows smartphone users view, as well as edit, content on the go for free as well as Office 365 subscription is no longer required for editing.
Free Office for iPad apps offers several facilities. However, Microsoft improves the feature set dramatically when an Office 365 subscription is added. For example, if you want to edit documents, it is required.
Microsoft still plans to require that businesses have an Office 365 subscription, but it will be tough for the company to enforce that rule. Because the employees can simply install the software on their personal phones and use it for work purposes. Since the free apps will help push more people to its cloud services in some way. Probably, Microsoft is making this change in response to both Apple’s and Google’s free mobile office suites. Like this, Apple offers iWork and Google offers QuickOffice for free on its new devices.
The following image shows the comparison between the free Office and Office 365 Home Premium subscription.
The Office 365 Home Premium subscription costs, home users will have to decide whether to pay $9.99 per month ($99.99 annually) for a Home Premium subscription for five PCs and five tablets, or $6.99/month for a Personal subscription that includes one PC and one tablet.
Microsoft spokesperson said “In the future we will bring Office apps to the Windows Store and other popular platforms, including Android tablets.”


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Upside-down jellyfish breed at zoo
A smack of upside-down jellyfish has arrived at Bristol Zoo.
Experts say the jellyfish, which get their name from their upwards facing tentacles and mouth, have begun to breed at the centre.
The invertebrates eat small plankton but also have algae living inside their bodies to provide energy through photosynthesis.
Mark Bushell, assistant curator of invertebrates at Bristol Zoo, said: "We're really excited to welcome this unusual species to the zoo.
"They've settled in well and recently started breeding off-show where we hope to have many more baby jellyfish appear."
Upside-down jellyfish predominantly live in the Caribbean and depend on mangrove forests and shallow lagoons.
Coastal development and pollution mean these habitats are some of the world's most threatened ecosystems.
The 19 jellyfish at Bristol Zoo have arrived from ZSL London Zoo, Liverpool Aquarium and Bug House.


A thesis has some peculiarities that make it unique and different from other types of writings. Some of these peculiarities are based on its basic composition like the title page, abstract, table of contents, list of figures, list of tables and so on.
A rundown of the peculiar features of a thesis are as follows:
A title is a peculiar feature of a good thesis
. It carries the name of the author or authors; the title of the paper in question, the date of publication of the paper, date of deliver, research mentors, advisors, their institutions and possibly their email addresses.
A really good abstract should explain the major findings of the work. It must need to explain why the thesis is so important. It should also state in a few words the implications of the finding of the paper. A good abstract should be concise, straight to the point and of course readable. The maximum length of a good abstract should be about 12 paragraphs of not more than 400 words. Abstracts are not good places to cite works used on the research paper
. Citations are better left for the body of the work. The information contained in the title of the work should not be repeated in the abstract. The use of numbers is encouraged where appropriate. As much as possible long and irrelevant information should be curtailed. An abstract is meant to answer basic questions about the research work. For example it is expected that a really good abstract should answer and address questions like "what did you do?" "How did you do it?" "Why did you do it?" "What did you learn as a result?"
and "how does it matter?"
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A table of content is the page where all the headings and sub-heading used in the research paper are stated such that it will be easy for your audience to easily find pages where certain information is located. All headings and sub-headings should be numbered. The use of indents is highly encouraged to identify subheadings.
LIST OF FIGURES
This is a list of all the figures, diagrams and graphs used in the thesis. They should also be numbered to make it easy for your reader to find in the body of your work. There should be a short description of the figures and citations where needed.
LIST OF TABLES
Just like the list of figures mentioned above, a list of tables gives information about the tables used in the body of the paper. It should also be numbered as well for accountability purposes.
The introduction gives brief overview and summary of your brief
. You cannot write a good introduction without knowing what your thesis is all about. It is always a good idea to write your introduction after you must have completed the body and bulk of your thesis.
The methods section is where the student lets his readers know how he carried whatever experiment to achieve his results. The methods section should convince your readers as to the authenticity of your thesis
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
These sections explain the results got from your experiments and also the interpretation and implication.


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Multiple sclerosis is estimated to affect more than 2.3 million people globally.
The FDA approval of Lemtrada is based on two pivotal randomized Phase III open-label rater-blinded studies comparing treatment with Lemtrada to Rebif (high-dose subcutaneous interferon beta-1a) in patients with relapsing remitting MS who were either new to treatment (CARE-MS I) or who had relapsed while on prior therapy (CARE-MS II).
"The approval is the culmination of more than a decade of work by Genzyme to develop Lemtrada," said C's president and CEO, Mr David Meeker.
Lemtrada has a unique dosing and administration schedule of two annual treatment courses.
The first treatment course is administered via intravenous infusion on five consecutive days, and the second course is administered on three consecutive days, 12 months later.


I went to New York last weekend to visit Original Roomie A. (who we remembered guest posted this scathing review of the food at Bubble Tea in the Old Port), and we ate our way through Brooklyn.
When I visit A., I always let her show me the hot food spots in town, and she takes me around while we eat, and eat, and eat... then kill time until it's time to eat some more. I'd love to say I visited museums, went to shows, saw lots of non-Maine type culture, but really it was just I Ate New York, Round 2.
Eddie Huang's Baohaus in the East Village, where we sampled Chairman Bao, the original pork belly bao with crushed peanuts, cilantro, and relish, and a fried bao drizzled with a sweet black sesame glaze.
Fried chicken cemita at Cemita's stand at Smorgasburg, the wonderful outdoor food fest that happens every Saturday down by the East River in Williamsburg. A half a sandwich each almost put an end to our eating plans.
Warming up with tea and fruit at Zenkichi, a Japanese brasserie that delighted us with its terrariums, trees growing through the middle of the restaurant, and its transparent ceiling.
The Prospect Park Farmers' Market, more baked goods from Dough (a cafe au lait donut), and a dill cheddar biscuit which we overheard contains "artisanal crack cocaine" from Cafe Grumpy.
Dinner at Prime Meats, where the salad covered in bleu cheese and bacon was by far the lightest thing we ate or drank - Herb & Gruyere Cheese Spätzle, two kinds of wurst, banana cream pie, and Manhattans.
And still there was more that went undocumented! I marveled at how the prices in Brooklyn were not that much higher than in Portland and how any of those restaurants could easily exist here (although not on every corner, and we would certainly fawn over each of them).
But while it's a nice place to visit, and I'm glad I have a friend there, we were very excited to cross back over the river into Maine and be home again. That pace of eating is just not sustainable.


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Is she tall enough to be on that ride?
Come on, what kid doesn't love a scary clown?
A fireman carrying a scared cat out of a burning house
A giant girl in the middle of the ocean
This is not for you
Now You Will Have Night Terrors
Those kids in the goal need to man up.
Puppets aren't for everyone
Sometimes They Swim Back.
Case of the Mondays!
Stewing droppin a deuce would be more current.
The monocle is so he can see better when he eats your soul.
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Taking pussies hostage


NEGATIVE 4 MONTHS IMPROV TROUPE
Negative Four Months is a new up and coming improv and sketch comedy troupe. We specialize in a long form called the Harold and are working on writing our first sketch comedy show. We have had performances at the Roxy Theater, the Just The Funny Theater and the Social Club.
July 30th at 10pm and August 20th at 10pm.
All tickets are just $10 in advance on line and $12.50 at the door.
A special preview of these talented performers during the Fat Village ARTWALK, Saturday, July 30th, from 7pm-10pm.)
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(Hopefully the governor of Indiana can grant Meathead a stay of mexicution. / Photo courtesy of UFC.com)
As first reported by MMA Junkie, the UFC is preparing to make its first-ever stop in the state of Indiana, as UFC 119 is on the docket for September 25th in Indianapolis. The Hoosier State began regulating mixed martial arts last year, and is finally being rewarded for their good behavior. At this point, the only rumored matchup on the card is a heavyweight tilt between Matt Mitrione and Joey "The Mexicutioner" Beltran, who were both victorious in their bouts at UFC 113. The show is expected to take place at the 18,000-seat Conseco Fieldhouse. As Indianapolis is dead-center in the middle of a state that’s sandwiched between Illinois and Ohio, you can expect to see a lot of Midwest talent on the card. However, Indiana-bred UFC standouts Jon Fitch and Chris Lytle would be unlikely to compete at the event due to prior engagements.


Los Angeles, Dec 18 (IANS) Actress Amanda Bynes has returned to Twitter after a four-month break.
The 29-year-old treated her 3.5 million followers with a photograph of herself with her make-up artist and best friend Troy Jensen on Thursday. She looked delighted to be making her comeback on the micro-blogging site, reports mirror.co.uk.
“Me and my bestie @itstroyjensen! Happy Holidays,” Bynes captioned the image.
In the photograph, Bynes is seen posing with her hand placed on Jensen’s shoulder.
Showing off her long nails and wearing a mesh top, teamed with a black coat, she seems to be having a good time.
Bynes’s previous Twitter post came on August 18 and that was also an image with a friend.


Earthquake in Afghanistan
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, with tremors felt as far as Pakistan and India. CARE is already responding to humanitarian needs in Afghanistan and Pakistan and is ready to scale up as more information on the impact of the earthquake is available.
EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY UPDATE
A powerful earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on October 26, with tremors felt as far as Pakistan and India. CARE is already responding to humanitarian needs in Afghanistan and Pakistan and is ready to scale up as more information on the impact of the earthquake is available.
Due to landslides, roads are blocked from Jalabad to Kabul and Taloqan to Kunduz (source: OCHA). The Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Defense have dispatched equipment and crews to clear the landslides and restore access to the road network. The earthquake disrupted the mobile network resulting in intermittent access and hampered efforts to obtain information on the impact of the earthquake.
CARE first established its mission in Afghanistan in 1961, but suspended activities after the Russian invasion of 1979. Resuming activities in 1989 from a new base in Peshawar, Pakistan, CARE delivered assistance to Afghanistan from across the border until 2002 when it shifted its main office back to Kabul.
Each program strives to strengthen self-reliance while promoting basic human rights, good governance, and social, economic and gender equality. In addition to its community-based work, CARE Afghanistan advocates with and on behalf of vulnerable and marginalized Afghans for national and international policies that support and protect their interests and maximize their chances to break out of the cycle of poverty.
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In Afghanistan, it's difficult and often dangerous for girls to go to school. For almost two decades, CARE has been working with local communities to turn things around for girls.
Sentenced to Marriage at 16
When Robena was 16 years old, her father killed a person, and gave Robena to the family he had hurt in order to compensate for the death.


Chemistry- our lifeIdea by Akshay Khatri | added on Dec 28, 2009 05:16AM Suggestion
It will help the school children to develop their interest in chemistry.
Children are the building blocks of a nation. I will add a valuable contribution for the IYC, and plan to visit the schools in my area encourage the interest of the young generation in chemistry. It will include going to schools, carrying surveys about the favorite subjects of children...clearing their doubts, describing how chemistry plays a valuable role in our life and much more. The scope of chemistry is vast and clearing entrance exams like IIT-JEE becomes very easy if you have a special interest in chemistry.
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by Edward Shanahan.
This has to be on everyone's list of Haunted Halloween Houses to visit this season.
The Asylum Xperiment Sheds Its Skin
Villa Park, IL – Terror returns to The Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park once again this year as The Asylum Xperiment Haunted Attractions sheds its skin and expands outward, upward and hits you from all sides. Experience fear from a whole new dimension as multiple levels allow the evil to reach you from above and below, altering your perspective and raising the intensity of your fear to an entirely new plane.
With over 100 creatures, zombies and freaks wreaking havoc throughout, the creators of The Asylum Xperiment have outdone themselves once again by adding new effects, animations, and vignettes like The 40 foot Tunnel of Terror, the Apocalyptic Bar/Diner Scene, a tilting, rocking, 35’ Gothic Chamber, a multi-level graveyard, and never before seen jumping, pounding, quaking effects, catapulting your adrenaline level towards overload. With over 40 separate and unique rooms, fans who want more than just sights and sounds to shock their senses will appreciate being able to “feel” the rumbling and shaking effects and be confronted with the unmistakable smells that will be etched in their minds during this latest production.
The magic of being housed at the massive Odeum, in addition to a warm and professional venue, food & drink facilities, and tons of free parking, is the ability for The Asylum Xperiment to continually grow in all three dimensions. And grow they have, garnering the coveted title of “The largest haunted attraction in Chicagoland” they are not content to sit back and remain the #2 voted haunt in Illinois by fans and industry peers after only two years on the scene. This premier Hollywood style haunt now tips the scales at an immense 45,000 square feet, offering three unique attractions, The House, Blackout, and Armageddon. All three experiences are seamlessly tied together and included in one admission ticket, this must-see extravaganza will reach #1 this year during only its third incarnation.
Despite its enormous size, every square inch of this haunted attraction is meticulously designed down to the finest detail by co-creators, Dave Link and Mike Skodacek. Each scene is genuinely a work of art, something to be savored, and despite your pounding heart, not to be rushed. For those who appreciate the art and science that goes into the creation and operation of such a colossal show, a lights-on matinee show is available for families, larger groups and youth organizations.
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Knowing God is an amazing thing. I’d like to help you to know Him.
If God has touched your heart through this site and you would like to get serious with God, it could be the beginning of something wonderful. I urge to consider deeply the fact that there is a God. He has revealed Himself in so many ways. His Holy Spirit calls you today. God is awesome, holy, and powerful – yet He loves you deeply. The stories on this site are part of a witness to you that God is real. If you are not really convinced, I urge you to read more from this site first, and maybe even write and ask questions. God has given abundant evidence to those who want to do what is right.
There are only two spiritual Kingdoms – the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of the devil. The Kingdom of God is the place where Jesus is King. In God’s Kingdom there is peace, there is love, there is hope for the future. There is joy, healing, mercy, justice and living faith. In Satan’s kingdom is pride, lust, disappointment, anger, hatred, bitterness, mockery, anguish, torment and strife. Anyone who is living for themselves is pleasing the devil because the devil stands for independence from God and a rejection of God’s authority to rule. Our separation from God costs us more than we could possibly imagine, and part of the tragedy is that people don’t see it, they are so deceived by a different spirit.
Do you believe that Jesus died to pay for the guilt of your sins? If you could have saved yourself by being good enough, or better than others, Jesus would never have died. But Jesus both died and rose from the grave three days later. This historical event shattered the power of the devil and has given mankind a chance to come back to God. All this was at God’s expense. We deserved for God to walk away from us and never turn his face towards us again. But God is not like that. He loves us. He loves you.
To be saved there has to come a time in your life when you respond to God’s love. There has to be a time when you recognise Him for who He is. Jesus Christ is Lord and Master, one with God the Father. Because of who He is, you must bow the knee, and surrender your own life, ambitions and dreams to Him. God has got a plan for your life. It is better than you could possibly imagine.
Perhaps you have tried in the past to follow Jesus and have failed. Perhaps you never learned to live the Christian life through God’s power, not your own. Whatever the reason for your failure, God has promised that if you come to Him in humility and faith, He’ll be with you and strengthen you. He means business with you, when you mean business with Him. He will forgive all your sins, and restore you, giving you the power to walk by the Spirit and not according to the desires of the sinful nature. All this is possible because of the sacrifice He made for you on the cross, and the resurrection of Christ from the dead.
God is calling. You may sense a struggle in your soul. The Holy Spirit is at work in your life. Do not wait for a more convenient time. You can only come when the Spirit of God draws you. Do you sense Him speaking to your heart? Do not grieve His Spirit away. This could be the greatest moment of your life.
Would you be willing to truly give your life to Jesus Christ? He gave His life for you. He is the One through whom everything in this universe holds together. He is the Wisdom of God. God knows what He is doing. His sacrifice shows us that He loves us more than we love ourselves. This is why we should trust and follow Him. What you don’t give to God, Satan will take and use.
If you are ready to receive Christ through prayer and faith, and would like to do that right now, please click here.
For more information on how to follow Jesus, and what God has done for you, please take a look at the links below.
Please write to me and let me know of your decision.
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In the course of his printmaking career, Rembrandt created no fewer than seven prints on the subject of Saint Jerome. The present print however, as A.M. Hind described it so poignantly, is ‘a tree study with Saint Jerome thrown in’. The dead tree, often with a sole flowering branch as a symbol of regeneration, is traditionally found in depictions of the Saint in the wilderness. Here however, the tree has become the protagonist, while the saint and his attributes, the skull, his cardinal’s hat and the lion, are pushed into the middle ground and etched quite lightly. Rembrandt’s full attention is lavished onto the depiction of this ancient willow, with its cut and broken branches and its rugged, bulging trunk. In a charming detail, giving the whole image an idyllic lightness, he put a little bird on the top. A few blades of grass and rushes are swiftly added to the foot of the tree, the rest of the landscape is merely hinted at. The whole print has a deliberately ‘unfinished’ feel, densely worked in some areas and only a few sketchy, almost careless lines elsewhere.
In its iconography, the print is also a hybrid between two pictorial traditions: Saint Jerome in his Study, depicting the scholar Saint at work; and Saint Jerome penitent in the Wilderness, shown in prayer or beating his chest with a rock. Here, the Saint has chosen a secluded dale to set up a makeshift desk by a brook, to work quietly on his translation of the Bible into Latin.
With the burr of the drypoint in the foreground so characteristic of this print, it has often invited collectors, restorers and dealers to ‘enhance’ impressions a little with some ink or wash – something that thankfully has not happened to this beautifully untouched impression.


Out of Town1978-1986
Out of Town is a British documentary series about the lifestyle of people before the internet and the advent of modern technology. The series, presented by Jack Hargreaves, depicts life before technology as it looks at the traditions of yesteryear highlighting the destruction of docile rural traditions in favour of the hustle and bustle of modern urban living. The series looks at farming, fishing and other countryside activities and how in time they have begun to erode thanks to technology.
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The tray is a 1927 coca cola tray promoting bottle sales. Tho it has some scratches, I love it as is. I also have a 1927 Red Barrel magazine with cover art identical to the tray. Both picturing the bobbed hair girl, a favorite image of mine. Thought they were a cool pair, didn't know the Red Barrel was printed that early.


Down vests are essential. Nothing beats the warmth and versatility you get from this sleeveless wonder. For the most part, this is a classic piece of outerwear that needs no extra dressing, but this iteration from Archival Clothing is unequivocally fresh. Made in Seattle by Crescent Down Works, the winning details here are the tough waxed cotton/nylon shell, and unique worsted wool knit collar. Comes in navy and tan, $300 and worth every penny.
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I am sick of being treated less than human
Drug addict has a whine... :rolleyes:
What an idiot. Fuck You.
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I am a contractor
That means I get paid for 40 hours of work, whether I do 40 or more
If I do 39, I get paid for 39 hours of work. If I do 50, I get paid for 40.
If I complain, I am fired.
If I take this up with the state, I get fired and probably blackballed.
I will "never work in this town again."
I can leave, and that's about my only freedom.
We are expected to drive sales so they can get bonuses. We don't get bonuses.
Long ago they promised full employment if you do a good job.
I haven't seen one contractor go perm in the almost 2 years I've been here.
It's a joke.
Yes, I know many of you out there have it worse.
But that really doesn't matter.
And guess what? This place was recently given an award for being one of the best companies to work for!!!
If I had enough money to survive unemployment for a while, I might consider trying to unionize us.
But all of us have been well scared away from that.
Besides, there are a bunch of workers in Bengalore who would be willing to slit their whole families' throats for a chance to interview at this job.
I'll say it again....


Actors Sierra Boggess and Tam Mutu, who will play husband and wife in upcoming Broadway musical Rebecca, are to wed for real after becoming engaged.
The two stars met and fell in love while performing in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End musical Love Never Dies.
Boggess and Mutu plan to marry later this year (12), according to BroadwayWorld.com.
Rebecca opens on Broadway in April (12) with previews beginning in March.
The actor had an important goal after Paul Walker's death.
Trump's unexpected presidential election victory has caused U2 to re-think a number of their songs for their upcoming 14th album, they say.


Why has this guy got a Bluetooth speaker on his surfboard? Just why? We’ll never know.
Yeah. Perhaps he wants some music blasting out while he catches some waves or something. Maybe. I think he’d perhaps be better without that attachment on the front, but whatever floats your boat I guess. Or should that be “whatever floats your surfboard”.
This Bluetooth speaker, though, is proper tough. It’s the world’s first “modular ultra-rugged” unit which has stacks of attachments and mounts for attaching it to whatever you want to attach it to. Not only that, but you can charge it via a solar charging panel too.
They’ve sent us a YouTube video to show you just how the thing can be used…
See that bloke on the mountain bike? I reckon he’s listening to Genesis or some classical music. That’d be proper funny. Imagine a mountain biker tearing through a forest with Beethoven’s String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor at full volume.
This apparently is “tank-like” and can handle even the most extreme of adventures. It’s IPX7 waterproof and is built with aircraft-grade aluminum, which in English is aluminium. It’ll pump out tunes for 15 hours and has a 2200mAh rechargeable battery which can also charge your own smartphone in return.
Extra kit can be purchased to connect to the BRV-PRO, including..
– BRV Battery Pack – Double your music and charging power with 3800mAh of added power to keep you rocking from sun up to sun down – £39.99
– BRV Solar Panel – Harness the energy and power of the sun to endlessly charge your devices and blast your favorite music – £39.99
– BRV Action Mount – GoPro® compatible action mount makes listening to music easy when surfing, riding, driving, and more – £12.99
– BRV Glow Deck – Enhance the ambiance of your tent or campsite with an LED panel to illuminate the night – £24.99
The speaker itself is a rather tasty £129.99. You can head to Amazon to get one or go to Braven.eu to buy one directly.


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A student at Central Washington University in the late 1960s, John Drinkwater began his professional career at CWU in 1975 as an advisor to student government. Since then, anyone involved with student leadership or activities at Central came to know John, whose role evolved into Senior Director of Campus Life and Student Union before his retirement in 2010.
For more than 30 years, was a powerful voice for Central students. "I have always held strong to the premise that student leaders are the foundation that holds this University up," said John. "They truly represent the students. Without them, our assessment of the needs of students doesn’t have a linkage."
Through the years, John played a major role in placing students at the table with campus administrators and decision makers. A fine example of this philosphy is the state of the art Student Union and Recreation Center, a collaborative project many years in the making, fully realized through John's dedication to involvement of students as major stakeholders in the development of "their" building.
"Students need to have a voice. They need to have input," stated John. "What’s most important is that students are respected and a part of the process."
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Desecrated: The shocking video of Churchill's Desert Rats' graves being smashed to rubble... by the Libyans we helped liberate
- Headstones torn down and crucifixes smashed with hammers by extremists
- More than 150 graves of British serviceman systematically desecrated
- Attack carried out over two days with footage posted online
- Members of mob heard repeatedly calling dead servicemen 'dogs'
A year ago they begged for Britain’s help when Colonel Gaddafi’s tanks encircled their city, threatening annihilation.
Now former Libyan rebels in Benghazi – liberated with the aid of the RAF last March – have systematically desecrated the graves of more than 150 British servicemen killed in North Africa 70 years ago.
Headstones at the Benghazi War Cemetery have been torn down and crucifixes smashed with hammers by a mob of extremists, some carrying guns and dressed in combat fatigues.
Desecrated: The headstones commemorating the deaths of Allied servicemen, who fought in the Western Desert campaigns between 1942 to 1943, lay smashed on the ground
More than 1,000 soldiers and airmen who lost their lives in the desert wars of Montgomery and Rommel are buried at the site in Eastern Libya.
Many were members of the famed 7th Armoured Division, known as the Desert Rats, who played a crucial role in the see-saw battle for control of Libya and Egypt between 1941 and 1943.
Graves of RAF pilots were among those shattered by the thugs. It was their job to fly bombing raids – just as the RAF did last year – to assist Lieutenant General Montgomery’s Eighth Army and support commandos clearing routes for tanks.
Sickeningly, the attack, which was carried out over two days last week and appeared highly organised, was filmed by one of the men involved and posted on the internet.
As they rampage among the graves, members of the mob are heard to repeatedly say of the dead servicemen: ‘They are dogs, they are dogs.’
Senseless: A man kicks down headstones of soldiers during the rampage that was filmed and posted online
The violence was thought to be retaliation, in part, for the burning of the Koran by US soldiers in Afghanistan last month.
Footage shows the mob methodically kicking down grave after grave. Some are then smashed with hammers. ‘Destroy that cross, they are dogs,’ cries one hooded rebel.
Another voice is heard saying: ‘We begin with this one then we’ll take care of that other one. We won’t leave any left.’
A few seconds later another extremist says: ‘This tomb has a cross on it – a disbeliever.’
As they discover a Jewish grave bearing the Star of David, one of the men says: ‘Look at what it says on it. There is even Israeli writing . . . in Hebrew.’
And in one of the most disturbing sequences, one protester attaches a ladder to the Cross of Remembrance next to the cemetery. He climbs up it and begins hacking at the memorial with a hammer. Then he shouts: ‘Watch out young people. It’s going to fall.’ The cross is then smashed off.
Sacrifice: Some 1,214 graves are marked in Benghazi War Cemetery
Relatives of those buried at the cemetery, which is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, last night reacted with disgust. The desecration was also condemned by Montgomery’s grandson Henry Montgomery, who called it ‘very sad’.
'SHOCKED' LIBYAN AUTHORITIES 'EXTREMELY APOLOGETIC' OVER WAR GRAVES ATTACK
The Libyan government has been 'extremely apologetic' about the desecration of British war graves in the eastern city of Benghazi, a Foreign Office Minister said today.
Jeremy Browne said people would be understandably upset by images of damaged graves in today's papers, including the Mail on Sunday.
But he said the attacks were not aimed particularly at Britain or Christians, and did not represent a Libyan response to last year's military action when British aircraft took part in a campaign which toppled Colonel Gadaffi from his role as dictator in the North African country.
Mr Browne told the programme: 'There is an appalling story and people will be shocked by the photos. My grandfather's generation were truly heroic in that part of Africa in the Second World War and I think people will be shocked by what they see.
'It is worth saying the Libyan authorities themselves are shocked too. We have had direct dealings with them. They have been extremely apologetic and made a very strong commitment they will get to the bottom of this happening. They will try and do everything they can to resolve it.
'My understanding it is not just British graves or just Christian graves that have been desecrated, there is wider desecration taking place. The Libyan authorities are keen to work with us on this.
'I would not want people to think this is somehow an ingratitude by the government of Libya. That's not the case.'
the heroes buried at Benghazi is Geoffrey Keyes, who was the youngest
lieutenant colonel in the British Army when he was killed at the age of
24 during Operation Flipper, a daring mission 250 miles behind enemy
He was shot in a raid on what was believed to be Rommel’s headquarters in Sidi Rafa, Libya, in November 1941 and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for ‘magnificent leadership and outstanding gallantry . . . and supreme self-sacrifice’.
It was not
clear last night if his headstone was among those destroyed.
But one of the smashed headstones records the death of the Reverend Geoffrey Bond, Chaplain to the Forces, who was 30 when he was killed on March 21, 1941, near Benghazi. His nephew, Geoffrey Bell, said last night: ‘This is terrible news. Damn those bloody Libyans.’
Former diplomat Edward Chaplin, who heads the War Graves Commission, said: ‘Clearly it’s a terrible thing to have happened.
‘It’s shocking that attacks of this nature should be carried out against a cemetery. We take very seriously the preservation of these memorials to those who have given their lives in wars.’
Mustafa Abdul Jalil, head of state in
Libya’s caretaker government, condemned the attacks as ‘unethical,
irresponsible and criminal’.
He said the Libyan government ‘severely denounces such shameful acts and vows to find and prosecute the perpetrators’.
There are 1,214 Commonwealth
servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated at the
Benghazi War Cemetery.
Of the 1,051 identified graves, 851 are British. It also contains graves of Australian, New Zealand, South African and Indian servicemen.
Religious hate: Fanatics attack a Jewish headstone
One shattered headstone, broken into a dozen pieces, records the death of a Canadian pilot, M. P. Northmore, who was killed in October 1943.
The cemetery is the last resting place for several soldiers from one of Britain’s oldest regiments, the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, founded in 1775. Four of the regiment’s battalions took part in the North Africa campaign and one of its members, Rifleman John Beeley, was awarded the Victoria Cross after being killed while storming a German machine-gun post at the battle of Sidi Rezegh in November 1941.
Richard Frost, secretary of the regiment association, said: ‘Our 1,500 surviving members will find it difficult to cope with what has happened. All riflemen, regardless of their age or where they served, will be disgusted by these scenes.’
Wrecked: Extremists fetch a ladder to smash away at the war memorial next to the cemetery
Fury: Extremists hack away at the monunent
Disrespect: A man smashes the cross with a hammer
Sad: A remnant of the cross lies smashed on the floor
Shattered: The memorial after it was attacked by the mob
Pamela Thornton-Bassett, whose father, Flight Lieutenant Frank Thornton-Bassett, is buried at Benghazi, said she was ‘greatly saddened’ by the attack.
The RAF officer was 40 when he died in an aircraft crash near the city on February 3, 1943.
His daughter, who lives in Halesowen in the West Midlands, said: ‘He was attached to a unit that set up broadcasting facilities and was sent out to Cairo when Churchill was there to make an important speech. On the way back to Benghazi, where he was based, my father’s plane was brought down in the desert by a mechanical fault. The pilot was killed outright and one of the crew walked away. My father was badly injured and survived for a week.
‘I was concerned about what would happen to the cemetery all the time Gaddafi was in power. I never visited because I was put off by the thought of him running the country. Yet now this happens after his departure.’
A Commonwealth War Graves Commission spokesman promised that the cemetery would be restored ‘to a standard befitting the sacrifice of those commemorated at Benghazi’. But he added: ‘This could take some time because we will need to source replacement stones.’
Although the burning of the Koran was blamed for the desecration, others in the city believe it was also a perverse expression of deeper frustrations.
The uprising that brought an end to Gaddafi’s 42-year rule began in Benghazi, but many of the rebels there now feel left behind in the new Libya.
Since the transitional government moved west to the capital Tripoli, they say they have been ignored and have suffered economic hardship.
NOT JUST A STONE, BUT A MARK OF A 'WONDERFUL, CHARISMATIC' MAN
'He had a special aura': The top half of Rev Bond's smashed memorial
Rev Bond at his wedding to Patricia in 1940
It lies smashed in half and smeared with red earth from the boots of the men who stamped upon it.
Like the rest of the 1,200 plain white gravestones in Benghazi War Cemetery, it records only elementary details.
It says that the Reverend Geoffrey Bond, Chaplain to the Forces, died on March 21, 1941, at the age of 30.
And below this stark fact is a cross and the inscription: ‘Let light shine perpetually on him.’
But yesterday, traced by The Mail on Sunday, one of his surviving relatives recalled a cultivated, ‘extraordinarily charismatic’ man.
David Bell said: ‘He was my mother’s brother and a very wonderful man.
‘I was only a baby when he died but my mother absolutely adored him. She spoke of his special aura, a way he had of making everyone feel better about themselves.
‘I had a brother who died aged three and I know Geoffrey counselled my mother afterwards and played a crucial role in getting her through her grief.’
Mr Bell said his Cambridge-educated uncle – whose own father Bernard was killed at the Somme in 1916 – was also held in affection by servicemen who greatly valued his pastoral care.
When he married Patricia Hodges in Surrey in March 1940, he was presented with a silver cigarette box by officers from 1st Heavy Armoured Brigade. His widow died in 1990.
Of the attack on the cemetery, Mr Bell said: ‘It is greatly upsetting, a disaster.’
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Tolerating radicals cost of freedom
May 28, 2011
Freedom New Mexico
If you are alive and reading this today and the world has not been shaken and burned to the ground, then we were right once again. We were 99.9 percent certain the rapture would not happen last week. That’s because we have am...


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"The elimination of the prospect of reaching the European coast could convince migrants to avoid embarking on the life-threatening and costly journey in the first place," the paper quoted a ministry spokeswoman as saying.
"The goal must be to remove the basis for people-smuggling organizations and to save migrants from the life-threatening journey," it said.
The ministry's proposal calls for migrants picked up in the Mediterranean - most of whom set off from conflict-torn Libya - to be sent to Tunisia, Egypt or other north African states to apply for asylum from there. If their applications are accepted, the migrants could then be transported safely to Europe.
The ministry said there were no concrete plans or discussions at EU-level about the proposal, but opposition politicians condemned the plan.


Get excited, lambs!
Mariah Carey has announced a new album, titled Me. I Am Mariah, which will debut May 27. The 45-year-old singer shared the artwork for her 14th studio album via Twitter as well as a video announcement explaining the inspiration for her latest musical effort.
"On the back cover of this album is a personal treasure," she says. "This is my first and only self-portrait. I drew it when I was three and a half and entitled it 'Me I am Mariah.' Please don't judge me for such a simplistic title. C'mon I was only three and a half, it was a creative visualization of how I saw myself with the purity of a child's heart before it was ever broken."
She continues: "I've kept this story private for so long, but because this album is a reflection of some of the peaks and valleys that have made me who I am today, I've decided to share it with those of you who actually care and have been there for me through it all. I've been through a lot, but I've always known me. I am Mariah. Along the way, there have been a couple nicknames and I've been inadvertently embodied many personas. Lately they've been calling me 'The Elusive Chanteuse.'"
The clip also includes a preview of the track list, which features songs such as "Cry," "Faded" and "#Beautiful."
On the album cover, Mariah sports a nude mesh swimsuit and strikes a sexy pose, flaunting her killer cleavage and curvaceous bod. She also shows off her flawless faces in another close-up shot, letting her blond locks fall in front of her face as the sun shines in the background.
But while Mariah undoubtedly looks beautiful on the album cover, we can't help but wonder if the curvy beauty may have been a bit digitally slimmed down as her legs and hips appear slightly thinner when compared to her Instagram pics.
During a side-by-side comparison, it appears that the image may have been Photoshopped, although we suspect that many prefer Mimi with her natural curves.
And since we know Mariah loves to show off her hot bod, girl should work what she's got!
What do you think of the album cover? Tell us in the comments.


Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade' is a cultivar with yellow-green leaves, curled at the edges. Flowers are small, white. Heuchera is native North America. They are easy to grow and blend easily with most other perennials in the landscape. Suitable habitat for Heuchera is part shade place with slightly wet soils. Some cultivars tolerant even full sun. Heucheras are often used in perennial beds, as edging along paths or in containers.
|Cultivar||Lime Marmalade||Scientific Name||Heuchera "Lime Marmalade"|
|Supplied as||with flowerpot||Flower Fragrance||No|
|Bloom Time||Summer||Leaf Color||Yellow|
|Plant Size||40 cm||Width||50 cm|


My Elephant character is a cuddly toy so the best way to show this is to add Hair & Fur.
After many attempts at making the hair I finally had one which looked cool.
As I hadn't used the Hair & Fur modifier before it was a bit of a challenge. I was given advice by others to up the hair count to make it look even. Turns out that wasn't what I wanted. I ended up with 5,000,000 hairs on my elephant which took an hour and a half to render 1 frame, and it didn't even look that nice!
Here's examples of the process of my first attempt at making hair ... as you can see they don't look very nice (the weird dark blue at the end of the trunk is due to lighting):
This is not what I was going for at all. The hair looks very short and harsh, not cuddly at all, so after talking to my friend Joe O'C, who had some experience with the Hair & Fur modifier, I managed to get something which looked 10 times better! Much more cuddly! :)
And here it is!:
I made a simple coloured texture for the Elephant's mesh so that the little gaps in the hair were not noticable, because without it there were different coloured bits scattered around the model which looked wrong and out of place.
The tyres were a lot of fun to make. I didn't build in the grooves so I had to use Normal Maps instead which was a bit of a challenger to get to look right, but I'm happy with the results.


This is great and really Spring Sim. Sooo beautiful and vibrant colors.hugs Marja x
my SimI am very busy these days, and don't have time even to post on my blog, but today when I came home from my work, I entered in your blog and i found here ,so many beautiful works!many many kisses!!!
I love the rich colour of these flowers, Sim. Thank you!
so beautiful and thank you so much!!
I took a copy, do not know, if I will use it, but "me gusta"!Herzlich Pippa


Next to having the physical experience, the visitor center, ADT was looking for ways to enhance its online experience. The company needed a more engaging, customer-centric and technologically advanced website.
Skyne researched the current website, the competition, the needs of ADT and the desires & online behaviour of the company’s target audiences. Furthermore, we gathered best practices and inspiring examples from both inside and outside the logistics industry. From there, we identified opportunities to make the website more engaging, distinctive, and dynamic, with reduced text, infographics, real-time information and the use of proper search engine keywords.
To create coherence in ADT’s overall brand image, we translated the visual style of the visitor center to the design of the website. The graphical language used in the center is now part of the online experience as well. The bilingual website (English & Arabic) features integrated live data, such as container tracking and a real-time overview of vessels expected, arrived and departed.


Saturday, January 29, 2011
A good life, a full life...
...I guess that's what any of us hope for.
Babe passed away yesterday evening at the age of 15 1/2. She was born on our farm in Athens, GA and she was named by Mallory and Morgan after the "pig" movie. Until we moved her to the mountains of Tennessee in September of 2010 she had rarely left the farm with only the exception of a few vet visits. I wondered how the stress of our move to the mountains would affect her but in true form she embraced our new life. I worried about her possibly getting lost so we kept an eye out when we would let her out. She soon came up with her version of a small walk-a-bout and would be back at the door within about 10 minutes. And she LOVED the snow! Something about the snow brought out a "puppiness" in her. She would roll in it, romp and run in it or sometimes just rub her face in it.
She will be missed but I know she had a good life, a full life and one in which she was loved!


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"The statement will explain", he said. His departure had not been expected, and one of the consultants said Franks was leaving on Thursday. On Thursday evening, a group of conservative House Republicans gathered around Franks on the floor and prayed with him. But no revelations were aired in the aftermath of the decision, and Franks went on to assume the chairmanship of a House Judiciary subcommittee.
Franks was first elected to Congress in 2002 from the old 2nd District.


Who doesn't love a choc chip cookie?
It has been aaaages since I have made cookies and I had a mid-week craving for them. As I still hadn't found my HG cookie recipe, I used one which i found on my HG website - the Vogue forums. I give it a 2 thumbs up.
I love my cookies to be as soft as possible, thus making them like cookie dough when eating. To do this you need to cook them until they are just golden on top (in my oven it is about 10 minutes). If you prefer a firmer cookie, feel free to cook them longer.
To mix it up a bit, I added super crunchy peanut butter to half of my batter. There is seriously no better combo in this world than chocolate & peanut butter.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
125g unsalted butter
¾ cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp vanilla extract
250g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
150g dark chocolate chips
Pre-heat oven to 190 degrees C.
Using a hand mixer, cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Add the beaten eggs and vanilla and mix again. Fold in the sifted flour, baking powder and 1/2 a tsp of salt until a stiff batter forms, then stir in the chocolate chips.
At this stage, i halved my batter and stirred in about 2 tablespoons on extra crunchy peanut butter.
Roll heaped teaspoons of the batter into a ball and place onto a tray lined with baking paper.
Bake for 9-11 minutes or until light golden in colour. Leave on the trays for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container.
Makes about 20


As staff officers in today's Army (even in the civilian world), we often hide behind Power Point bullet comments (aka sentence fragments) to mask our poor command the English Language.
This is demonstrated by the video clip below. Just imagine the same group wearing uniforms and you have the perfect example.
Here at ILE, we have written two papers already (out of a total of six, I believe). Writing is a lost art, as we can see how poorly written the Army Regulations are. I have been a part of three regulation re-writes during my tour at the Army Human Resources Command, and can testify that coherent (and grammatically correct) is nearly non-existent.
I fear that this will continue, as a society as a whole, as technology improves and more Data-Underlying-Messaging-Base-Abbreviated-Syntax-Systems takes hold. (yeah, you figured out the abbreviation!)


Whether you’re considering further study to upskill, climb the corporate ladder or even completely change careers, attending Martin’s Q&A Night is a great first step. You may think you’ve got all the info you need online, but there’s a lot more you can gather from just a few hours at the campus chatting to staff members whose number one priority is your future career.
Studying a degree or diploma course alongside full-time work commitments will undoubtedly require some discipline. Some people are naturally capable of self-directed studies. When it’s necessary, they are able to concentrate, overcome distractions and get their tasks completed in the allotted period of time.
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When it comes to studying, you need to have your brain fully on board! To this end you need to take in some good ‘brain food’ to keep yourself on track. The trouble is many students might feel they do not have time to prepare and cook healthy food, and opt instead for takeaway in the form of hamburgers, chips and fried chicken. While these foods are fine to have sometimes, the rest of the time your brain needs regular amounts of beneficial nutrients to be at its best and to help you achieve well in your studies. (more…)
Making a decision on subject and course choices can seem like a daunting exercise when you’re preparing to finish high school. Not everyone has a clear idea on the path they want to take at that stage. It can be helpful to seek advice and do as much research as possible on options that appeal to you. Take time to figure out what you want to do, identify the options available, and consider the importance of career markets when making a decision. (more…)
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Medical economist J.D. Kleinke lays the contraception mandate controversy at the feet of employer-sponsored health insurance.
Thanks to the tax-advantaged status of employer-sponsored health coverage, U.S. employers are forced to make decisions about the most intimate details of their employees’ private lives. The fact that routine birth control is even included in a debate about “insurance” is ridiculous anyway—as if a woman becomes accidentally sexually active one day, the same way she can have a heart attack, or fall and break a hip, or confront breast cancer. Wrapping all of the routine matters of our self-care into an “insurance” plan belies how completely warped the insurance system has become over time, thanks to the tax-advantaged imposition of our employers into our private lives.
From this broader view, the entire contraception conundrum—with its forced stand-off between two groups who have equal and opposing claims on the outcome—could have been avoided entirely. Instead of mandating coverage for something a large group of American women want and need, and that a sizable group of American employers find abhorrent, the government could simply have made it easier for those same employers to pay their employees their full compensation in the form of pre-tax cash—and use it to make their own healthcare decisions.
You ever heard the old saying that "Nothing good happens after 3 a.m."? Here's another one: "Nothing good ever happens when the government gets interested."


As we saw in the last blog, savers are under the gun what with the prospects of next to zero interest rates on their cash-fixed income savings. There are dire predictions afoot that the most diligent savers stand to lose, because of inflation eating away at their savings, and so they're being advised to take on some added risk. Well, one is justified in querying what the actual Wall Street Honchos, investors, traders, movers and shakers are doing with their own money. Are they following their own advice, or punking out? From the looks of things, the latter appears to be the case.
The eye-opener appeared in today's WSJ, p. C3, 'How Wall St. Invests Its Money in Hard Times'. It should also be an eye-opener to anyone who's turned on a Business or investing channel and been told by a green eyeshade type that "absolutely you must stay the course, and be in stocks"! Baloney!
The general tone of the article was that all the actual green-eyeshade types interviewed for the piece had their own money in "ultra-conservative" investments. According to one hotshot - an investment banker:
"I'm 80% in cash and Treasurys"
And the author notes this was a character who "in previous conversations hadn't failed to extol the virtues of complex derivatives"
Well so much for that! When the author asked the banker if he wouldn't now use some of those same derivatives in his own portfolio, he replied:
Not a chance! I don't want to take any risks!"
Fair enough, but if you guys - the wizards of finance - don't, why should any ordinary bloke?
Another guy, a member of big bank's management team, confessed that in the recent rash of market volatility he'd changed his allocations from 60% stocks and 40% bonds to a portfolio laden with U.S. government bonds and other investment grade paper (which usually refers to the "commercial paper" that appears in money market funds. In other words, this cat is as conservative as my wife and myself right now!
When the author of the piece pointed out that in order to change such allocations during the volatility the banker would have been selling in falling equity markets (hence, taking a significant loss), the guy actually responded:
"Right now, it's all about capital preservation. If I lose money in the process, so be it."
In other words, this whiz kid was so determined to get to safety he was prepared to sustain losses to change his investment allocations, reasoning a 4-10% hit on such a change was preferable to a 40% hit!
Of course, even as another acquistions banker is described as now veering "between pessimistic and very pessimistic" the author himself quickly reverts back to the norm of saying this isn't financial hypocrisy and little guys have no business following their example.
Really? How come?
The big difference between common folk and finance's upper echelons is that the latter already have a lot of money in the bank - from the cash portions of their bonuses and the sale of their shares in the good times. They don't really have to worry about their pensions. Most of us do. And we need high yielding investments to pay for them.
Again, bollocks! As I showed in the previous blog, one doesn't need the "risk of high yielding investments". Again, which is better? To lose (in the worst case scenario without making any adjustments to consumption) 4% a year to inflation, OR ...lose 40% every other year in a market correction, in which case you will never ever reach the breakeven point and will have to work until your 90?
People can make it without high risk investments, if they sustain a rigorous saving mode, no whim spending, period - then assemble enough to put into an immediate fixed annuity. Such regular monthly income, say $640 for an annuity taken at 65, with payment to beneficiaries for 10 yrs. in event of demise - can nicely supplement a Social Security check. It can also keep your money from running out, say if you have to regularly dip into principal to meet your IRS draw down obligations (an immediate annuity, once the computations are done, can meet the same requirements).
The choice, of course, lies with the average Joes and Janes. Do you want to try for an instant "jackpot" in Maul Street's equity markets casino (laden with risky, unregulated derivatives and flash traders)or will you commit to the slower, less sexy savings approach ending with preservation of sufficient capital to be used in the purchase of basic, no frills immediate annuities?
May I also remind readers, that they have been referred to as "dumb order flow" and "chickens to be plucked" by the Maul Street Street wizards and casino operators? Who, like the 'Wizard' in the land of Oz, never want you to see what actually goes on behind the curtain! Only to take their word that you need what they are peddling.
Need I say more?


Oh here I am to my first « why I haven’t been writing » blog post. I received a comment today asking why I let the site down for so much time, so I have to give an answer at least. So I’m back from a long trip to Europe, which was wonderful. Most of our family, friends and coworkers found pretty weird that I decided to leave without my husband. We both had the same amount of vacation but we have different priorities, for him C3 is on top!
Summer has been a very busy time; because we live in the north, we have a very short period where we can actually work on the house and breathe non-frozen air. On the other hand, in the winter, there is nothing else to do other than cuddle, blog and write compilers.
So everyone rejoice, winter is back and we are also back on working on C3. I say we, but he actually did quite a bunch of things while I was away. He finished writing the PEG parser (now named IPG) and is now starting to write the generator. Also, he read a bunch of things that may have an impact of the C3.
The main discovery was LLVM, or low level vitual machine; some kind of assembly language but ultra portable. It features an amazing level of optimization and flexibility that makes it a very good candidate for a first back-end.
The book about the history of Commodore was an interesting read he says, but is probably more teaching about what not to do. I’m not sure if he did finish the book on ANTLR, a parser generator, seems it doesn’t match his need.
He is now reading Coders at Work. He really liked Founders at Work and is stimulated by those insider’s insights. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, it really helps me with my inspiration!


19th Annual Robinson Jeffers Association Conference, February 15-17 2013, Charleston, SC, Keynote Speaker: Nikky Finney
The 19th Annual Robinson Jeffers Association Conference
February 15-17, 2013, Charleston, SC
"Integrity is Wholeness": The Moral, Aesthetic, and Social Implications of Jeffers's Worldview
Keynote Speaker: Nikky Finney, 2011 National Book Award Winner
"Integrity is wholeness," wrote Robinson Jeffers. "The greatest beauty is / Organic wholeness, the wholeness of life and things, the divine / Beauty of the universe. Love that, not man / Apart from that …" These lines from "The Answer" capture Jeffers's worldview. Integrity was the hallmark of "divine beauty" for Jeffers, and it was the principle by which he guided his life and created his poems. He titled his worldview "Inhumanism" because at its core was the pressing call, as he writes in "Carmel Point," to "uncenter our minds from ourselves." Jeffers's life and art reflect his constant awe for the organic wholeness modeled by his natural surroundings, the ancient "pristine beauty" that "lives in the very grain of the granite."
The 2013 RJA Conference welcomes papers that discuss the effect Jeffers's worldview had on his life and art, which were, in the spirit of integrity, inextricably tied. Further, papers might discuss the implications of Jeffers's worldview for the world at large and the relevance it holds in 2013. It is difficult to discuss Jeffers without making reference to his outlook, so this conference offers room for a variety of topics, including comparisons with other writers. In fact, a panel that treats Jeffers in conjunction with the South Carolina poet James Dickey would be a welcome feature. A unique centerpiece for this event will be a panel titled "The State of Jeffers Scholarship," in which RJA invites those who have made substantial contributions to the growing cannon of Jeffers criticism, as either author or editor, to take part.
Recognizing Jeffers as a poet whose relevance reaches far beyond the Pacific Coast, RJA is pleased to hold the 2013 conference in Charleston, South Carolina, a city rich with natural, historical, and cultural attractions, well suited for the celebration of Robinson Jeffers. In 2011 Conde Nast named Charleston the most desirable city to visit in the United States, and in October 2012 the ranking was elevated to "best in the world." The conference will be hosted on the Bonds-Wilson Campus, home to two of the top-ranked high schools in the nation—Academic Magnet and School of the Arts– according to Newsweek and U.S News and World Report. Attendees will have the opportunity to take part in outdoor activities such as a guided kayak trip on the Charleston Harbor, a horse-drawn carriage tour of the Historic Downtown District, plantation visits and beach walks. In addition, RJA is proud to announce that South Carolina native and 2011 National Book Award Winner, Nikky Finney, will deliver the keynote address and give a reading on Friday night. Saturday night will feature first-rate Jeffers-related performances by student actors, writers, dancers, singers, musicians, and an exhibit from visual artists in the state-of-the-art Rose Maree Myers Theater.
Our conference coincides with the Southeastern Wildlife Expo, which draws a large crowd to Charleston, so it is encouraged that attendees make hotel reservations early. Rooms are being held at a variety of locations in the area –providing the options of convenience, affordability, or access to downtown (or a combination of all three)– and can be reserved through the RJA website.
Proposals for papers should be brief and e-mailed to John_Cusatis@charleston.k12.sc.us by 30 December 2012. Papers and presentations should not exceed twenty minutes.
You may visit www.robinsonjeffersassociation.org for more information and updates. Presenters must be members of the Robinson Jeffers Association. Membership information is available on the website. For more information about Charleston, SC visit the Charleston Visitors Bureau at www.charlestoncvb.com.


Catrina was attacked; Catrina fell. Catrina knows who did it; Catrina can't remember. Catrina has a best friend; Catrina is in love. Catrina is helping the police; Catrina is in hiding. Catrina is in crisis; Catrina is fine. This is Catrina's story. This is not what happened.
Pack of Lies is a novella, and was written with the definition of a novella in mind. Goethe wrote: "What else is a [novella] about but an event which is unheard of but has taken place?" Many of the events which the narrator describes are urban legends: famous events that never occurred.
A 2005 edition of Pack of Lies was published in New Zealand in Nine New Zealand Novellas, edited by Peter Simpson (Reed). The collection was officially launched at the 2005 Auckland Readers & Writers Festival.
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