Someone raised the question of how we can consider God as being personal and universal at the same time. If we continue to assign human attributes to God, this is a difficult question to answer. If we think of God as the creative life force expressing through all, then it becomes much easier to grasp.
Let's step back in time a bit and imagine diverting water from a river into a small channel (millrace) that turns the water wheel of a mill. The mill may be designed for any number of purposes, like grinding flour or making paper. In this simple but ingenious machine, we see a clear illustration of how the universal and personal can be understood.
The river and the water diverted into the race are universal. The water, indifferent to where it goes or how it is used, creates a current by forever seeking the lowest level. The mill is designed to utilize this current. What the mill produces is a personal choice of its builder. The mill (the personal), taps into the river (the universal), in a way that utilizes the river's current.
In a very real sense, every individual is a kind of mill through which the creative life force (life, love, power and intelligence) is diverted. What we produce as our personal experience is not the effect of this universal source, but the effect of what we have set up to mill.
Our milling mechanism consists of our executive faculties of imagination, faith, judgment, will and elimination. Through the interactive combination of these faculties, we churn out the experience we see as our life. When we don't like what we see, our normal reaction is to ask God to give us different results. This would be like the miller saying to the river, "I want to produce flour but all I'm getting is paper pulp." What goes on between God and the individual is not the issue; it's what goes on inside the mill that matters. The wheel of manifestation is always turning.
What do we do when we're making paper pulp and we would rather be grinding flour? Although I list elimination as the fifth of our executive faculties, this may be a case where we bring it to the forefront. We may need to focus on letting go of our habit of making paper pulp when we really want flour.
"But I've always made paper pulp," someone will argue. "I don't know what else to do." There is a bit of good news here. You don't have to let go of your paper pulp business to begin the process of releasing it. You start exploring and releasing within yourself all the reasons you believe you are trapped making paper pulp. For example, you may be saying, I want to make a change but it's going to cost money, so I can't make the change until I get the money. Because you'll probably never get enough money to feel comfortable about making the change, you'll just keep pumping out the paper pulp and maybe hoping the river will rise, turn your wheel a bit faster and make enough pulp to sell out and move on.
Rather than list and rehearse all the many reasons you can't make the change, simply say to yourself, it's okay to go. This is your faculty of elimination at its best. It's okay to go. This simple statement stirs the imagination. It awakens your faculty of faith to new possibilities. You willingly agree that it's okay to go. Your faculty of judgment comes alive discerning the many ways you have been telling yourself it's not okay to go.
The problems of the personal are not the effects of the universal. Don't pray to the river to change the mill. You and I are not grinding away in our paper pulp mills because the river is forcing us to. We're doing what we do because we've set up our mill to do it. The river is no happier when we're making flour than when we're churning out paper pulp. Nor is it forcing us to make paper pulp to pay off some karmic debt or because we happened to have a couple of dysfunctional parents or we married the wrong person. The river happily flows along letting us make whatever we want – paper pulp or flour.
I think that "Great, great, great Aunt Emillie" would like this description! God as Principle or God as personality can not alone wholly satisfy and are indeed made manifest. God (Father-Mother) IS a present help. Not duality – Realization! Consciousness IS the Key,…. now where have I heard that before?
Thanks Dianne. I think she would like it too.


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Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore¹s tracks and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore¹s ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts
Legal Eagles (1986)
District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea's crimes is the theft of a very valuable painting, but as the women persuade Logan to investigate further and to cut some official corners, a much more sinister scenario starts to emerge.
Jagged Edge (1985)
San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she hasn't handled a criminal case for many years. There's a certain chemistry between them and Teddy soon finds herself defending the man she loves.
A Free Soul (1931)
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
The young businessman Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover because he's in love.
Revanche (2008)
Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.
Lonely Hearts (2006)
In the late 1940's, Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez were America's notorious "Lonely Hearts Killers". Their lethal scam was simple; they would swindle and then viciously murder lovelorn war widows who would answer their personal ads in which Ray would describe himself as a sexy Latin Lover. Based on a true story.
Kajraare (2010)
Kajraare is a Bollywood film, released on October 15, 2010. The film is directed by Pooja Bhatt and stars Himesh Reshammiya and Mona Laizza. Himesh plays a singer who falls in love with a bar dancer and the film centralizes on how they find true love. It is the first Hindi film to be shot in Petra, "the eighth wonder of the world
Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)
The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.
Married Life (2007)
The late 1940s. Richard Langley, a bachelor playboy, narrates a story that starts when his best friend, Harry Allen, invites him to lunch to tell Richard he's in love. Trouble is, Harry's already married to Pat; he worries Pat would be hurt too deeply by a divorce. Then, Harry's new love, Kay, joins them. Richard is smitten, so when he finds out that Pat may be in love with someone else.
...And Justice for All. (1979)
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is asked to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial. But if he doesn't do it, the judge will have him disbarred.
True Believer (1989)
Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie reluctantly takes on a case of a young Korean man who, according to his mom, has been in jail for eight years for a murder he did not commit.
Frederick Manion, an Army lieutenant, is arrested for the murder of bartender Barney Quill. In his defense, he claims that Quill raped and beat up his wife Laura. Although Laura supports her husband's story, the police surgeon cannot find evidence of rape. Manion is defended by Paul Biegler, a humble small-town lawyer. During the course of interviews, Biegler discovers that Manion is violently possessive and jealous, and that his wife has a reputation for giving her favors to other men. Biegler realizes that the prosecution will try to make the court believe that Laura was the lover of the bartender and that Manion killed him and beat her up when he discovered them together. Manion pleads "not guilty" and Biegler, who knows that his case is weak, sets his assistants to try to find a witness who will save Manion.
Red Corner (1997)
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.
Night and the City (1992)
Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Dark Blue (2002)
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
Caged tells the story of a teenage newlywed, who is sent to prison for being an accessory to a robbery. Her experiences while incarcerated, along with the killing of her husband, change her from a very frightened young girl into a hardened convict.
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Lost in the Sun (2015)
A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies.
Alpha Dog (2006)
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the Mazursky family, as Johnny and his 'gang' kidnap Jake's 15 year old brother and holds him hostage. Problem now is what to do with 'stolen boy?'
Eddie Kenner (Robert Stack) is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson (Robert Ryan), a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals. They use their muscle to take over Tokyo's pachinko racket and commit a series of train robberies, targeting deliveries of military ammunition.
True story of an innocent man mistaken for a criminal.
A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.
Swerve (2012)
Driving cross-country to a job interview, Colin takes a short cut and comes across a fatal road accident. One of the drivers, Jina, is shaken but unhurt; the other has been killed instantly. Beside the dead body is a briefcase full of money, which Colin turns in to the local police. But getting out of town proves a nightmare, as Colin's good deed causes a series of bizarre events to unfold.
The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.
The Classified File (2015)
Busan in 1978. Gil-young, a veteran detective got the special request from the parents of a missing child, Eun-joo to investigate her case. As the clever kidnapper eludes the police, the case becomes more and more of a mystery. When Joong-san, the fortune-teller foretells Eun-joo's whereabouts, people get to listen to what he says as the situation goes more despair with no remark on Eun-joo. He also tells that Gil-young is the only one who can save her. With no one to trust, Gil-yong and Joong-san come closing in around the kidnapper using any means possible. This movie is the record of 33 days of two men going through hell to find a missing girl and bring her back home alive.
Primal Fear (1996)
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a 3rd person in the room. The intensity builds when a surprise twist alters everyone's perception of the crime and what happens next...
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of manslaughter 22 years before. The case would involve the wealthy Mr. Brownley and the fact that his alleged granddaughter may be an imposter. With that, the Bishop leaves and is clubbed in his hotel room. Soon after, he leaves on a boat and Perry meets the woman - Ida Gilbert. Perry goes to see Mr. Brownley, but gets nowhere. Later that night, Brownley is to meet Ida, but he is shot by a woman who drops Ida's gun. Ida is arrested for the murder of Mr. Brownley and Perry gets involved. Written by Tony Fontana
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson (Liam Neeson), a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley (Cher) is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger (Dennis Quaid), a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.
The Vicious Years (1950)
Mario, an Italian war orphan, sees Luca Rossi commit a murder. Eager for a home and family life, Mario promises not to tell the police if Luca takes him into his household and family. Luca fears and hates Mario, but his father, mother and sister all come to love him.
Solace (2015)
A psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer. After having lived in isolation for two years, since the death of his daughter, Clancy is asked by his friend Joe, an FBI special agent to help him solve several murders committed by a serial killer.
The Aura (2005)
In neo-noir fashion El Aura narrates in the first person the hallucinating voyage of Espinoza, a quiet, cynical taxidermist, who suffers epilepsy attacks, and is obsessed with committing the perfect crime.
The Client (1994)
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.
Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
Set just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Sgt. Ray Elwood is an American soldier stationed at a German army camp. A soldier because a judge gave him a choice between the army and jail, Ray spends much of his free time cooking cocaine for the MPs. When a soldier dies and a toxicology screen shows an alarming level of illegal narcotics, someone is sent in to investigate.
Main Street Lawyer (1939)
Story of a lawyer, gangster and a floozy.
A crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn't belong in, but is committed to fighting when he changes into a vigilante super-hero of his own making, Defendor. With no power other than courage Defendor takes to the streets to protect the city's innocents.
Robbery (1967)
A dramatization of the Great Train Robbery. While not a 'how to', it is very detail dependent, showing the care and planning that took place to pull it off.
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
When Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, he fears he will relapse into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse begins working on the unsolved murder of a bank teller shot during a robbery. Meanwhile, Stone's investigation of an alleged rape draws him into conflict with the town council, which hopes to preserve Paradise's reputation as an ideal seaside resort.
A young athlete takes a wild turn in life after suffering a serious injury.
Varg Veum - Yours 'till Death (2008)
Private eye Varg Veum is on a routine mission searching for his client Jonas Andresen's stolen car. The car is found having been used in a brutal robbery and not long after that the client himself turns up dead.
Set It Off (1996)
Four Black women, all of whom have suffered for lack of money and at the hands of the majority, undertake to rob banks. While initially successful, a policeman who was involved in shooting one of the women's brothers is on their trail. As the women add to the loot, their tastes and interests begin to change and their suspicions of each other increase on the way to a climactic robbery.
The Pay-Off (1930)
A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug's gang boss hears of the robbery, he gives them back their money and takes them under his wing. The thug, resentful of the couple, plans to organize a mutiny against the gang's boss, but when he is killed in a botched robbery, the police focus their attention on the young couple.
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
A Texas Ranger hunts for a hooded serial killer terrorizing the residents of a small town, set in 1946 Arkansas. Loosely based on a true story.
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
Small-time police chief and struggling alcoholic Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake. The case brings the former LAPD cop up against the Boston mob and into the affluent world of a bestselling writer who exploits troubled teens.
Jewel Robbery (1932)
A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers.
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his colleagues and his own obligation to defend his friend Chester on a murder count.
Love Aaj Kal (2009)
Is love today different from what it was in the past when lovers like Laila-Majnu or Romeo-Juliet perished in each other's arms? Today, in the age of online romance and one-night stands, many would say love is just a whirlwind. But no! 'Love Aaj Kal' will have you believe that certain things don't change with the passage of time.
At a railway station cafe, housewife Laura Jesson meets doctor Alec Harvey. Both of them are already married, but they continue to meet at the cafe every Thursday despite the knowledge that their blossoming love is impossible.
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances "Baby" Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer -- and unexpectedly falling in love. The object of her affection? The resort's free-spirited dance instructor.
Prime (2005)
A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.
Death In Love (2008)
Death in Love is a psychosexual-thriller about a love affair between a Jewish woman and a doctor overseeing human experimentation at a Nazi German concentration camp, and the impact this has on her sons' lives in the 1990s.
Silsila (1981)
Although orphaned at very young ages, Scriptwriter Amit and military pilot Shekhar are brothers and also very good friends. The latter is happily engaged to Shobha, while the former has just fallen in love with pretty, young Chandni. But tragedy strikes when Shekhar's plane is shot down in Kashmir. Amit feels it to be his obligation to leave the girl he loves and marry his brother's pregnant fiancée instead. But when, by an unexpected turn, Amit and the now also married Chandni meet again, their love for each other proves to be stronger than their marital vows.
Devdas (2002)
Devdas is sent away by his father so he can improve himself but upon his return his father still doesn't welcome him back. Devdas and Paro are in love but Paro is a lower caste and is set to be married to an older widower. Devdas is devastated & leaves home. He becomes an alcoholic womanizer and falls in love with a courtesan. Paro tries to get Devdas away from drinking before he self destructs.
Armaan (2003)
Dr. Siddharth Sinha is a dedicated selfless doctor who dreams of building a state-of-the-art hospital with all the modern instruments and amenities for patient care . His foster son Akash shares his dream . Akash falls in love with Neha Mathur , an anaesthetist in the same hospital . In a friend's party , Akash meets Sonia who is a spoilt daughter of a millionaire Gulshan Kapoor . Sonia develops an infatuation for Akash . Gulshan Kapoor proposes to Dr. Siddharth Sinha that he will donate a big sum of money to his hospital , on the condition that Akash marries Sonia . Dr. Siddharth Sinha declines but dies of a heart attack a few days later . Burdened with fulfilling his father's dream , Akash decides to marry Sonia sacrificing his own love . But even after marriage Sonia is jealous of Neha and constantly accuses Akash of infidelity which leaves him in a dilemma , torn between two women .

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The New York Public Library: Beaux Arts Landmark Book
In this revised and updated version of our bestselling and lavishly illustrated NYPL classic, art historian Ingrid Steffensen traces the history of Carrère & Hastings's architectural masterpiece, including the recent restoration of its monumental marble facade and decorative embellishments—fountains, attic figures, and pediment groups—to their original Beaux-Arts glory.
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965, The New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street is a defining presence in New York City. The building's exterior ornamentation reflects one of the great artistic collaborations of its era, and every intricate classical detail was hand-carved by artisans trained in old-world techniques. Highlights include the soaring Rose Main Reading Room, one of the largest uncolumned interior spaces in the world; the marble-paneled Celeste Bartos Forum, crowned by a glass and cast-iron dome, and much more.
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Author: Ingrid Steffensen
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We gather Sundays at 11:00 A.M. At High Rock, we know that going to a church for the first time can be an intimidating experience full of questions like, "What's going to happen?" "Will I be dressed right?" "What will the music be like?" "Will there be people there like me?" We don't want you to be unsure about what it's like to visit High Rock Church, so here is what you will want to know.
We also have an excellent Kids' Program with trusted and trained workers where your children can learn about Jesus in an age-appropriate way and in a safe and fun environment. We are open to receiving your kids 15 minutes prior to each service, and there will be a host outside of the Kids' Space to help direct you where to go.
We start our services with worship by singing songs to God. The worship music is current, ranging from modern hymns to contemporary worship songs. Some people respond naturally to God's presence by raising hands, kneeling, or clapping but we just want you to worship in a manner that's real. At High Rock, this means low-key, non-hyped, heartfelt responses to the Living God. We also offer the opportunity during our Sunday services for those who would like to give financially to God's Church, but if you are visiting, there is absolutely no obligation to give.
Each service lasts for about an hour and 15 minutes. Once it ends, please feel free to hang out and meet people afterwards. We would definitely like to meet you! For parents, please pick up your kids within 15 minutes of the service ending.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Cormo.Catch;
using Cormo.Impl.Weld.Introspectors;
using Cormo.Impl.Weld.Resolutions;
using Cormo.Injects;
using Cormo.Interceptions;

namespace Cormo.Impl.Weld.Catch
{
    public interface IExceptionHandlerDispatcher
    {
        bool Dispatch(IInvocationContext invocationContext, Exception exception, params IQualifier[] qualifiers);
    }

    public class ExceptionHandlerDispatcher : IExceptionHandlerDispatcher
    {
        private readonly ObserverResolver _handlerResolver;

        public ExceptionHandlerDispatcher(WeldComponentManager manager, IEnumerable<EventObserverMethod> handlers)
        {
            _handlerResolver = new ObserverResolver(manager, handlers.ToArray());
        }

        public bool Dispatch(IInvocationContext invocationContext, Exception exception, IQualifier[] qualifierArray)
        {
            var qualifiers = new Qualifiers(qualifierArray);
            var context = new ExceptionHandlingContext(invocationContext, exception, qualifiers);
            DispatchCauses(exception, context, qualifiers);

            return context.IsMarkedHandled == true;
        }

        private void DispatchCauses(Exception exception, ExceptionHandlingContext context, IQualifiers qualifiers)
        {
            if (context.StopsHandling)
                return;

            if (exception.InnerException != null)
            {
                DispatchCauses(exception.InnerException, context, qualifiers);
                if (context.StopsHandling)
                    return;
            }

            DispatchSpecificException((dynamic)exception, context, qualifiers);
        }

        private void DispatchSpecificException<T>(T exception, ExceptionHandlingContext context, IQualifiers qualifiers) where T:Exception
        {
            var caught = new CaughtException<T>(exception, context);
            var handlers = _handlerResolver.Resolve(new ObserverResolvable(caught.GetType(), qualifiers));

            foreach (var handler in handlers)
            {
                context.IsMarkedHandled = context.IsMarkedHandled ?? true;

                handler.Notify(caught);
                if (caught.IsMarkedHandled)
                    break;
            }
        }
    }

    public class ExceptionHandlingContext
    {
        public IInvocationContext InvocationContext { get; private set; }
        public Exception Exception { get; private set; }
        public IQualifiers Qualifiers { get; private set; }

        public ExceptionHandlingContext(IInvocationContext invocationContext, Exception exception, IQualifiers qualifiers)
        {
            InvocationContext = invocationContext;
            Exception = exception;
            Qualifiers = qualifiers;
        }

        public bool? IsMarkedHandled { get; set; }
        public bool StopsHandling { get; set; }
    }

    public class CaughtException<T> : ICaughtException<T> where T : Exception
    {
        private readonly ExceptionHandlingContext _context;
        public T Exception { get; private set; }

        public CaughtException(T exception, ExceptionHandlingContext context)
        {
            _context = context;
            Exception = exception;
        }

        public bool IsMarkedHandled { get { return _context.IsMarkedHandled==true; } }
        public bool StopsHandling { get { return _context.StopsHandling; } }

        public IInvocationContext InvocationContext
        {
            get { return _context.InvocationContext; }
        }

        public IQualifiers Qualifiers { get { return _context.Qualifiers; }  }

        public Exception ThrownException
        {
            get { return _context.Exception; }
        }

        public void Handled()
        {
            _context.IsMarkedHandled = _context.StopsHandling = true;
        }

        public void MarkHandled()
        {
            _context.IsMarkedHandled = true;
        }

        public void Abort()
        {
            _context.StopsHandling = true;
        }

        public void Rethrow()
        {
            _context.IsMarkedHandled = false;
        }
    }
}

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Catching red eye may not be such a bad thing.
The next big trend in beauty doesn't involve the expected grey smudgy eyes or berry stained lips. This year, the of the moment look is all about red eye. No, really.
Kristen Stewart (who models the shade for Chanel), Kylie Jenner, and scores of trend-setting Instagram lovelies are all embracing a wash of red around and under the eye area. From a subtle swath of scarlet to glistening ruby, there isn't one right way to wear it either.
Applied with a light hand, red eyeshadow takes on a playful look and lends a boost to somewhat tired pink shadows of summer. Blend with copper and you're moving into rose-gold territory. Brush the teeniest bit on top of your neutral shades, and you're dipping a toe into the unexpected. Or, add a bit (or a lot) of shimmer for a date night look.


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Prince Harry's Ex Cressida Bonas Confesses Her One Royal Wedding Worry
Actress was in attendance to watch her former beau marry Meghan Markle
By Lily Harrison May 25, 2018 2:03 AMTags
WeddingsPrince HarryRoyal WeddingCressida Bonas
Ian West/PA Wire
Cressida Bonas may have braved the unenviable feat of having to attend her ex-boyfriend Prince Harry's larger-than-life wedding, but the British actress seemed to have more trouble with one thing: the dress code.
You see, British weddings tend to call for women to wear hats (err, fascinators) if it's a daytime affair. In a new diary post for Spectator, Bonas weighs in on the challenges that come with having to don the over-the-top accessory.
"Why do I find hats to tricky? Tricky to wear, tricky to look at, and extremely tricky for the poor soul sitting in the pew behind," she explained.
"Most of the time I avoid headgear. This can prompt disapproving looks from the older generations. Last weekend I attended the royal wedding. The invitation clearly stated that guests must wear hats. Yikes."
But fear not, Bonas found a way to organically work the royal request into her sartorial plans.
"I opted for a minimal feathered number—and I can only hope I got it right."
Bonas certainly isn't the only former flame of Harry's to land in the headlines today.
It was reported earlier that Meghan Markle's new husband had a tearful phone call with Chelsy Davy just a few days shy of making things official with the former Suits star.
According to Vanity Fair, "it was their final call, a parting call in which they both acknowledged Harry was moving on."
The outlet added that "Chelsy was quite emotional about it all, she was in tears and almost didn't go to the wedding. In the end, she went and promised Harry she wouldn't try and gatecrash the party."


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Dumače falu Horvátországban, Sziszek-Monoszló megyében. Közigazgatásilag Petrinyához tartozik.

Fekvése
Sziszek városától légvonalban 15, közúton 26 km-re nyugatra, községközpontjától légvonalban 9, közúton 12 km-re északnyugatra, a Báni végvidék középső részén, a Kulpa jobb partján, az ún. "Glinai zsebben" fekszik.

Története
Dumače viszonylag későn, csak a 19. század elején keletkezett. Kezdetben a katonai határőrvidék része volt, majd ennek megszűnése után Zágráb vármegye Petrinyai járásának része lett. 1857-ben 180, 1910-ben 262 lakosa volt. A 20. század első éveiben a kilátástalan gazdasági helyzet miatt sokan vándoroltak ki a tengerentúlra. 1918-ban az új szerb-horvát-szlovén állam, majd később Jugoszlávia része lett. A második világháború idején a Független Horvát Állam része volt. A háború után a béke időszaka köszöntött a településre. Enyhült a szegénység és sok ember talált munkát a közeli városokban. A délszláv háború előestéjén teljes lakossága horvát nemzetiségű volt. A falu 1991. június 25-én a független Horvátország része lett. 1991. október 6-án a szerb erők támadást intéztek Dumače védői ellen, de kemény harc után kénytelenek voltak visszavonulni. 17-én az ismételt támadás is kudarcot vallott, majd a horvát erők ellentámadásba mentek át és 22-ig felszabadították a Glinai zseb többi települését is és a szerbeket Glinska Poljanáig vetették vissza. A következő hónapokban is súlyos harcok folytak a térségben, amely 1992 januárjában szabadult fel végleg az ellenséges nyomástól. A falu lakossága nagyrészt elmenekült és csak a háború után tért vissza. A lakosság száma 1999-ben Koszovóból elmenekült és itt letelepedett 40 horvát családdal gyarapodott. 2011-ben 272 lakosa volt.

Népesség

(1869-ben lakosságát Gornje Mokricéhez számították.)

Jegyzetek

Források
Petrinya község hivatalos oldala
Petrinja község rendezési terve
Az első katonai felmérés térképe (1763-1787)
Crnemambe.hr:Hrvatska kroz povijest - Obrana glinskog džepa
Wolfline.eoldal.hu: Novi Farkašić védelme 1991. térkép
Dogodilose.com: Bitka za Novi Farkašić

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Sziszek-Monoszló megye települései

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A few weeks ago, Sasha wrote a great article about where to find books for less. The post generated so much discussion and suggestions I had to dig into it some more. Here are 17 more places to buy, sell, or trade books.
Out with the old, in with the new. Swap books with other bookworms online.
PaperBack Swap lets you trade your books with others online. Post the books you are willing to swap. Credits for sending books to members who request them. Then use your credits to buy books from other members. All you pay is the postage to send your books to members. With over 3,000 members and 4 millions books, you're sure to make a suitable trade.
BookMooch also uses a trade-for-points system. Get points when you send a book requested by another member. Use those points to request books for yourself. Give books away. Get books you want. It's that simple.
Swaptree allows you to trade all sorts of things, like books, music, movies, and games. The best part is they match your trades for you. Their super smart algorithm instantly shows you thousands of items you could receive in trade for any item.
Bookins is another full-service swap site that arranges the swapping for you. They arrange the trade. Get points for your trade-in and request your trade-out. You don't need to deal directly with other traders.
Novel Action allows you to trade without having to wait for someone to select your book. Select any books you want and send them an equal number of your books in exchange. Just pay the flat rate shipping and your exchanges are shipped to you once your books are received.
Don't have any books you're willing to part with? Check out these sites to buy new, used, or rare, for less!
Alibris offers a large selection (100 million titles) of used, new, out-of-print, and hard-to-find books from their large warehouse or in their network of indie booksellers.
AbeBooks connects thousands of professional booksellers that offer rare, new, and used books.
A1Books partners with the top ten major wholesalers and distributors to offer books, media, games, and electronics.
Overstock is better known for their rock bottom prices on clothing and home accessories, but they also has a large selection of books on sale.
Amazon usually has a good discount on all their books, but their marketplace lets any vendor to compete and offer the same book, used or new. Look for the "More Buying Choices" link to see available offers for any given book.
eBay is always a good stopping place when bargain hunting. Don't forget that oftentimes sellers may want to unload an entire collection of books. Make sure to drop by and do a search for your favorite authors and genres to see if there are any bulk offerings.
HamiltonBook offers new books at discounted rates. Most books are closeouts or overstocks, but there are also current titles at special prices.
BookFinder lets you compare prices across many sites for any particular book. Enter the title or ISBN number of the book you're looking for and get a list of all available sellers across various vendors and sites.
Want to just get some cash for your books? Besides listing them on Amazon and eBay, these are great places to sell your books, too!
CKY Books offers instant quotes on your books. Enter the ISBN number and get offers right away. Get paid with PayPal or check and pay zero in shipping costs.
Cash4Books also offers free shipping and fast payment.
Blue Rectangle will buy your books as well as DVDs. They also have a ton of book reviews by their users.
BookScouter tells you which site will give you the very best price for your book!
Half.com (affiliated with eBay, of course) and isbn.com. I use isbn.com whenever I shop for textbooks. It generates a list of online book sellers and lets you know which one are the cheapest.
It costs 7 bucks in Canada to send a book by mail. It is way cheaper to throw out your book and then buy a different book at Costco or the used book store. I give away my old books. I guess the people who hang around me get the best deal.
hi--Thanks for pointing our story out to Wisebread readers! We have many more tips for saving money and time over at http://blog.learnvest.com and www.learnvest.com. So honored that we were mentioned by a Wisebread commenter--Wisebread is a great site with a smart community.
Bookmatchers is a great up and coming site to trade books. It's sort of new now, but with more people joining, networks can be created on their campuses. In addition to just books, collegematchers is a craigslist for colleges across America.
I love to sell on Amazon its so simple you can upload a book in 30 seconds and is great for selling them quickly. Seriously recommend it, even to a beginner.
I like Paperbackswap although I haven't used the others. I think it is a great way to get books. Mailing the book usually costs between 2 and 4 dollars. Their are several advantages to paperbackswap over a used book store. For example, you get even credit for the books you swap and you can wish for a book not currently in listed. Other things I like about the site is that it is easy to list your book, it tracks what books you received for easy re-posting and you can keep track of which books you are thinking of getting. Also I'm not good at returning my books to the library on time so it is nice not to pay late fees.
I've always used www.Gettextbooks.com to find the best deals on textbooks, great comparison site.
I have both bought and sold textbooks through them, and have been thrilled by the experience every time. I've also bought numerous other types of books from them, but I like to mention textbooks since they're so expensive. I consistently get the best textbook sell-back prices through them, and the textbooks they sell are usually way cheaper than anyone else, or right around the Amazon price. Plus every purchase supports world literacy.
I've written a bit on this. You can also sell to powells.com. Chegg.com rents books, but will also buy current textbooks--often for as much as you can sell them for. Ditto for bn.com (Barnes and Noble). You need to compare for both buying and selling. There's no one best place to do it. For instance, I had an extra copy of a book that was worth a penny on amazon; since it (a novel) is used in courses, Barnes and Noble gave me $1.80. Easy to pack up a bunch of books and mail. BN, Chegg, and Powells all pay shipping by the way.
BN.com has a minimum of $10.00 for their buyback and Powells has, I beleive, $5.00.
Don't forget Better World Books! Great prices on textbooks (as well as popular fiction). Great bargains in the Bargain (5 books for $15) and it's free shipping anywhere in the U.S.
Also, as Cam said, all purchases support global literacy.
I get used books cheap all the time here. the best place for used books.
another site http://sellit2us.com that buys not only books but CDs, DVDs Video games and Software. You might make more on eBay but this would be a lot easier.
Personally I am a fan of CKY Books I sell all my used books there and then donate the books they arent't buying for a tax write-off.
I like to buy books at Biblio.com. They have used, rare and out-of-print books, which is really cool. Plus they offset carbon emissions on your book shipment, which is important to me. You can't sell or trade there, but there's some really awesome rare books. Plus they're just an ethical company.
One not listed is dealoz.com. They list all the ones listed here and more! They are a great one-stop resource!
you didn't mention my favorite: www.BargainBookMole.org: it's way faster than the most popular price-checking websites for books; also has free browser add-ons that let you ck prices for used and new books quickly and easily on the fly, from any website.
I am an avid buyer of books online and one site that I have found that I liked was http://www.powells.com/ They are a brick and mortar independent bookstore (which I love to support) located in Oregon. Powells has used books as low as $1.00 plus new and ebooks/digital editions and shipping is reasonable as well for those purchases made online. Powells will also buy books online for cash or trade. Great site and great selection!
Swaptree.com is now Swap.com. You now must list a credit card with them and pay fees related to trades/shipping.
I Found a new one. If I remember correctly it is called kosta's list worldwide. It is a forum actually and it sell other types of stuff as well. But it allows auction type of listings as well.
Another great option would be to try http://bookquoter.com you can compare book prices and get the best value for all of your book needs.
What I think is really important when buying used textbooks is to compare the prices of the different websites. There are so many different sites that offer different prices that you need to get an overview of the best prices to be sure that you can save more money when buying used textbooks. To get the best price I always use Bonavendi.com. It is really a cool comparison site and very easy to handle.
I definitely recommend Amazon for trading in your books for cash.
What about romance novels. And they have e no front cover they were ripped off. The book is brand new straight out of the store but beings they couldn't. sell it all the covers were ripped off. But the book itself is in excellent condition,with title and the author on the side and pages never toched beside by my very own hands.


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Book Review: Rishita by Aakarsh Goel
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The unsaid thoughts that can only be felt residing deep inside every woman.
A poetry collection inspired by the real tales of women's life.
All the women fight at every stage of their lives, for choosing their paths, for writing their destinies with their own hands, for creating their future, for the way they are treated.
The tales from the lives of women one can relate to expressed and shared in words.
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Aakarsh Goel
Aakarsh Goel, born on 13th August 2001, in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. Apart from academics, he is a passionate writer, actor and dancer. During his school days, he had been entitled as the Singing Sensation of his school. Currently, he is pursuing Bachelors in Business Administration from SD College of Management Studies. He has also cleared the exam of greatest corporate law expert in India. He is enrolled in the Company Secretary course and is at an executive position.
He started writing on the philosophies of life and the emotions of the people, thus "He gives words to what you feel".
The very first writing was on a broken girl who did not get the respect and love she deserved which he decided to convert into a book dedicated to all the women out there.
He has been crafting stories for as long as he can remember, but in 2020 he decided to take the plunge and dedicate himself to the writing profession.
"I look at the world through a writer's lens. I see stories in everyday life just waiting to be told and do my best to be the medium through which they reach the page."
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Donavon Frankenreiter
Donavon Frankenreiter is an American musician and surfer. To create his fifth full-length album Start Livin', Hawaii-based singer/guitarist/songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter holed up in a Southern California studio for seven days with his longtime bassist Matt Grundy—and no one else.
"This album's completely unlike anything I've ever done before, in that we skipped the basics and went for a whole lot of different instruments," he says. "We were using everything from bells to singing bowls to Zippo lighters; at one point we put some beans and salts in a can and shook it around."
For Frankenreiter, the essence of Start Livin' is most fully captured in its album-opening title track. Accented by handclaps and a stick-in-your-head harmonies, "Start Livin'" is a feel-good, uptempo call to "celebrate tonight." "To me the most beautiful thing about this record is it really reflects who I am today," says Frankenreiter. "Start Livin' means stop worrying about where you've been, where you're going—just start embracing what you have around you. Start loving what you have right now."
Wanderlust TV
Yoga for Strength
Root to Rise: Journey Through the Chakras
Sam Hann: Moving Through Adversity


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Democrats in a Panic about Election Control
AG M. Garland gave a speech yesterday about how he is preserving democracy by locking up political protesters. The public is not buying it. The Jan. 6 protesters were making a legitimate political statement.
The Democrats are increasingly panicking that they might not get away with another election steal.
The lead new year NY Times editorial:
In short, the Republic faces an existential threat from a movement that is openly contemptuous of democracy and has shown that it is willing to use violence to achieve its ends. No self-governing society can survive such a threat by denying that it exists. Rather, survival depends on looking back and forward at the same time. ... Thus the Capitol riot continues in statehouses across the country, in a bloodless, legalized form that no police officer can arrest and that no prosecutor can try in court.
An opinion column adds:
The outcome will clearly come down to those three key states — all with Republican legislative majorities that put in place laws making them the final arbiters of electoral disputes. As the counting in the three proceeds, Democratic Party representatives raise a hue and cry that it is proceeding unfairly, with significant numbers of valid ballots being rejected without proper cause. State election officials (mostly pro-Trump Republicans) declare that there is no substance to these objections. All three conclude that Mr. Trump won their states' electors, and with them the presidency. ... The scenario I described above is precisely what multiple observers have been warning about in the year since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Republican legislatures in several states have revised their election statutes to give themselves more authority over the conduct of elections in their states, reducing the authorities of state secretaries of state, governors and county election officials in the process. From the perspective of anyone who isn't a Republican, those moves look like preparation to commit fraud and to do so with legal impunity.
Another essay:
These next three years will test our democracy in ways it hasn't been tested since the 1860s, or maybe ever. The scenario is pretty straightforward. The Republicans retake the House in the midterms. Immediately, any chance of Biden passing meaningful legislation is dead, but that's the least of it. The GOP will launch hearing after hearing, issue subpoena after subpoena; they will find some flimsy rationale on which to impeach Biden, and they will stretch it out as long as possible. Trump will run—as Raskin put it, "for psychological, political, and financial reasons"—and he will be the GOP nominee, Raskin has little doubt. Assuming Biden seeks reelection, the election will probably be close, because elections just are these days. If Biden wins by a matter of several thousand votes in a few states, as he did in 2020, the Trump machinery will kick into gear to steal the election. Republican election commissioners and state legislators and even some governors will put forward pro-Trump electors. The House of Representatives will not vote to certify Biden's win in January 2025, which will toss the election to the House, which will make Trump president. (When a presidential election gets thrown to the House, under the Twelfth Amendment, the vote is by state delegation, so North Dakota has the same voting power as California; Republicans now control, and will likely in 2025 still control, a majority of state delegations, and Liz Cheney will probably be gone, meaning that Wyoming will go pro-Trump.) For the second time in the history of the United States, the other time being 1824, Congress will have installed as the president a candidate who did not win a plurality of votes in either the Electoral College or the popular vote. "Donald Trump has now converted every formerly ministerial step of the process into a moment for partisan rumble and contest," Raskin told me.
Larry Tribe wrote an article with a lot of scare-talk about a "coup", but his main fear is not a coup at all, or anything illegal. He warns that the states might use their constitutional powers to determine a method for choosing electors that might be unfavorable to the Democrat Party.
It is scary to think that Garland and Tribe almost got appointed to the Supreme Court. They are partisan anti-American ideologues.
Trump Supporters Doubt some Leftist Narratives
What is Queer Theory?
Bad Computer Security at Financial Firms
BLM has been Bad for Blacks
The Real Reason Djokovic is Being Detained
More Sick Advice from NY Times
ACLU Attacks Jewish Supremacy
Why EO Wilson was Hated
Amy Wax on Limiting Asian Immigration
Angry at being Called a Mother
The J6 Rioters were Led by Federal Agents
The Banality of the Insurrectionists
Forced to Stay in Israel for 8 Millennia
Unable to Renounce Citizenship
New Zealand is Not So Great


Our unique Vietnam and Cambodia photography tour, Images of Indochina, takes you on a river and road adventure through the heart of Indochina, from Vietnam's bustling Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon to most locals) and picturesque Mekong Delta region, up-river to the fascinating Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, before heading west to the mysterious and dramatic, jungle-clad temples of Angkor.
The tour is accompanied by one of our highly experienced, professional travel photographers Gary Latham or Jeff Perigois and aims to provide both beginners and keen amateurs with a wealth of travel photography tips and techniques as well as showing how to engage with their subject matter in more meaningful ways. For the more experienced photographers, we'll ensure, to the best of our abilities, that they'll find themselves in the right place at the right time.
In contrast to other photography courses and in keeping with the All Points East philosophy, this tour emphasises the ethics as much as the aesthetics of travel photography and aspires to have a positive impact on the places and people we visit. Correspondingly, the subject matter will focus on everyday life and local people as well as the region's famous sites and beautiful landscapes.
Truly a photographers' paradise with highlights ranging from the colourful street life and vibrant markets of Saigon and Phnom Penh to traditional floating markets of the Mekong Delta, and from the fabulous jungle-clad ruins of Angkor to the bucolic village scenes and exotic landscapes of Indochina.
Please note for those with more time an extended, 16-day, version of this Vietnam and Cambodia photography tour is also available, again starting in Saigon but returning to Phnom Penh via Battambang.
Morning arrival in Saigon, and transfer to a downtown hotel. Meet your photographer for an Introductory presentation outlining some of the techniques of travel photography, followed by a leisurely afternoon exploring the area or, for the jet-lagged, maybe relaxing on a cafe terrace and checking out the bustling street-life? In the evening a welcome dinner serves as an introduction to Vietnam's celebrated cuisine.
Day tour combining some of Saigon's famous sites – the War Museum, Jade Emperor Pagoda and Saigon's own Notre Dame Cathedral – with the opportunity to explore the local markets and discover the vibrant, everyday life of the city and its inhabitants.
Travelling south from Ho Chi Minh City into the Mekong Delta, our first stop will be lively My Tho, the main commercial centre and unofficial Delta capital. Here we'll check-out the photogenic fresh market and lively waterfront activity before continuing to the scenic riverside town of Cai Be. Overnight on an island in a beautifully preserved French period villa.
Early morning visit to capture the light at Cai Be's floating market from where we'll continue by boat through the Delta with stops at some of the region's cottage industries and farms as well as a canoe tour of the former Vietcong jungle base at Xe Quit Afternoon drive to Can Tho with its bustling waterfront and time at leisure to hone your technique in this friendly riverside town.
Early morning boat ride to Can Tho floating market – one of the busiest and most photogenic in the Mekong Delta. Afterwards, we'll head west to the small riverside town of Chau Doc on the Cambodian border where we'll visit nearby, sacred Sam Mountain with its myriad shrines, temples and spectacular sunset views.
Back on the Mekong for a departure by boat for Phnom Penh. Lunchtime arrival and check-in to a small, comfortable, downtown hotel. An afternoon, introductory walking tour, gives you a first-hand feel for the vibrant street-life and takes in the old French Quarter and riverfront before perhaps sundowners at the famous FCC or Foreign Correspondents Club?
Day tour of Cambodia's completely chaotic but great fun capital where again we'll mix the famous sites such as the tragic Killing Fields, highly moving Khmer Rouge Genocide Museum at Tuol Sleng and picturesque Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda with venturing down the back streets to discover everyday scenes, people and local markets.
Morning street photography tour in the bustling lanes of the Olympic district before heading off to Koh Dach – Silk Island. Despite being just a short hop from the city, it can seem a world away and allows us to experience traditional village life plus as well as the traditional silk weaving methods still employed on this picturesque Mekong island.
Time to head upcountry through Cambodia's scenic countryside to Siem Reap in Western Cambodia. Stops on the way include the famous 'spider village' of Skuon, a rarely visited but well-preserved 11th-century temple and of course any other photo-worthy sights we may see on the road. A dusk visit to the atmospheric ruins of Banteay Kdei completes our day.
Angkor's vast, jungle-clad temples and mysterious stone carvings are certainly one of Asia's most photogenic and spectacular sights. We'll begin with sunrise at Angkor Wat followed by a comprehensive tour of the temple itself. After a pause in Siem Reap to avoid the midday heat we propose a walking tour of the temples of Angkor Tom including the dramatic Bayon with its famous faces.
Precise temple itineraries depend on light and weather conditions.
An easy morning forest hike to Bakheng to capture the spectacular hill-top views before moving on to the vast jungle-clad ruin of Preah Khan. Enormous roots and towering trees make this atmospheric temple one of everyone's favourites. Our afternoon tour is a short jungle walk to Ta Keo via the remote, rarely visited Ta Nei Temple. with a visit to the famous Ta Prom ruins (the Tomb Raider Temple) concluding our 'jungle day'.
A huge, atmospheric temple complex, overgrown by jungle, Beng Melea is one of the most impressive Angkor monuments while its remote location provides plenty of rural and village scenes en-route. The afternoon is at leisure to relax by the pool, check out the spa, explore the local markets with your camera or even sign up for a Khmer cookery lesson?
A morning at leisure includes time for a discussion, debriefing and perhaps some post-production assistance before a transfer to the airport at your convenience. Airport transfers are included if you purchase the 'with flights' package. If you purchased your own flights, airport transfers can be arranged.
Extra nights in Siem Reap after, or in Saigon, prior, to your tour are available on request.
Our first choice in the Mekong Delta's Can Tho Town.
Don't miss sundowners at their wonderful roof-top bar!
Vietnam – visas: Most nationalities, including citizens of the UK, Nordic countries, Germany, France and Italy can enter Vietnam for up to a maximum of 15 days without a visa.
For visits of up to 30 days and most other nationalities, you can get an e-visa online (Vietnam e-visa) before you travel for $25 US. Use of the e-visa is limited to certain entry/exit points which you must select at the time of application. For land crossings please ask.
There are legitimate companies that can arrange visas on arrival, but you must organise this before you arrive in Vietnam. There are also a number of bogus companies claiming to offer this service. Several of our clients have used vietnam-visa.com/ with positive comments but they are entirely independent of us and we have no responsibility for them.
Both: When entering Cambodia or Vietnam make sure you get an entry stamp in your passport and keep your departure card. Passport validity: Your passport should be valid for a minimum period of 6 months from the date of entry. You may be refused entry if your passport is damaged or in poor condition.
Meals: While Vietnamese cuisine needs no introduction, the much lesser-known Khmer food shows both Thai and Vietnamese influences though with plenty of unique dishes too. Dishes in both countries are only mildly spicy and both vegetarians and vegans are very easily catered for. For any other likes and dislikes please remind your tour-leader at the start of the tour.
Accommodation: all choices fall into the comfortable 3* range and are en-suite and air-conditioned and, where possible, with pools. We have posted a selection of sample accommodation on the lefthand hotel tab but please note that as we try and avoid the larger hotels, availability, in high season particularly, means we use several options in each destination.
" Elsie and I had a fantastic time on the trip. From being a novice photographer, Elsie has become super confident! Gary is a patient tutor, a professional tour leader and most of all a superb photographer who handles (both) the very experienced and the novice excellently. Always encouraging, polite and with a great sense of humour, he certainly made our trip!
" I am writing to thank you for the excellent 'Photography tour of Indochina' holiday. I have previously attended a number of photo tours with other companies – all of which I have enjoyed – but this one with All Points East was certainly the best. "
" I should like to take this opportunity to thank you for what was, for me, a truly memorable and amazing holiday. "
" Our local guides were also very good, knowledgeable and helpful and our photographic leader was outstanding - a treasure and a great asset to your company. His enthusiasm, leadership, and expertise were infectious and he offered appropriate teaching, help and advice to the participants in our group – always bearing in mind their level of experience and expertise. I have no hesitation in recommending your company to my colleagues and friends.


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Line of roman city wall
Feudal Testimony
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2,5 millons/year
GPS : 51°30'29.08" North / 0° 4'35.56" West
Yeomen Warders
Although the Tower of London was built at the end of the eleventh century, it was built on a piece of land already occupied previously, and this is proved by the wall of the ancient walls of London. This wall was erected to protect the ancient city of London, Londinium, from attacks. It was built by the Romans and was subsequently abandoned.
Wall of the innermost ward
But when William the Conqueror took London at the end of the eleventh century, he chose to build three dungeons to inspire fear among the inhabitants. London was the main city of England and he wanted to master it. One of these towers, the main one, was the "Tower of London".
He chose to build it on the banks of the Thames to control river traffic, and placed himself on an abandoned ground at the eastern corner of the ancient Roman wall. This wall had fallen into decay in spite of its obvious utility, but it could still serve. At that time wood was still built, the presence of the wall was therefore a plus and served as protection on the east side. A palisade was built to the north and south, and to the south the Thames served as protection.
This wall was very impressive, but nothing remains of it in the Tower of London. There are still portions on other parts of the city but not there. It was definitively destroyed in the thirteenth century when Henry III enlarges his fortress to improve the defenses.
Nowadays the wall is just materialized and an explanatory panel gives the information to the visitors.
The map of the tower of London with the list of the buildings
Jewels of the crown
Imperial State Crown
imperiale crown of India
St Edward crown
Yeoman Warders
Weapons and armors
Waterloo barracks
Headquarters of fusillers
Lanthorn tower
Wakefield tower
Scaffold site
All the buildings
Henry III
Prisoners and tortures
Legend of the two princes
Death of Henry VI
Visiting tour


How many strings can a bass have (and still be a bass)?
But what makes a bass a bass?
Two things more than any other: String type and scale length.
A bass traditionally uses nothing but wound strings, meaning every string has a wrap around it, whether it's roundwound, flatwound or half-round.
When you get into unwrapped string territory, then it's a guitar.
And no, this does not mean a guitar magically turns into a bass guitar if you take away all the unwrapped strings and replace them with wound. In that case, you would have to thicken up the strings above it, resulting in string sizing a guitar nut cannot fit.
Concerning scale length, a bass guitar is traditionally much longer than a guitar. A Fender Stratocaster has a 25.5-inch scale and a Fender Precision Bass has a 34-inch scale. And while, true, there are short-scale basses like the Fender Mustang Bass (which is 30-inch) that would technically fall into baritone guitar territory, a fret has to be taken away in order to make that happen (Fender P is 20-fret, Fender Mustang Bass is 19-fret, baritone guitar is usually at least 21-fret).
Scale length matters because it greatly changes the feel between a bass guitar and a regular guitar. On the bass, the frets and strings are spaced much further apart, and that totally matters.
Believe me, you do not have to be concerned about guitar players buying extended range guitars and thinking they will replace bass players. Extended range guitars are, for the most part, a novelty more than anything else because, to be blunt, very few guitarists know how to wield an 8-string correctly, never mind a standard 6-string.
In the end, string type (or more specifically, string thickness) and scale length are what make a bass a bass, at least as far as electric bass guitars are concerned.


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keywords: Pacific Solution
East Timor a not-so-simple solution
Jack de Groot
Julia Gillard said 'people like my own parents who have worked hard all their lives can't abide the idea that others might get an inside track to special privileges'. Managing similar perceptions in East Timor, where there is a tide of resentment against Australia among parts of the population, will be a challenge.
Not the Pacific Solution
Andrew Hamilton
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Patient autonomy and the doctor's conscience
In Life and Death: How do we honour the Patient's Autonomy and the Doctor's Conscience? Frank Brennan's Sandra David Oration at St Vincent's Clinic, Darlinghurst, Sydney, 17 September 2009.


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Woman grows a nose on her spine after experimental stem cell treatment goes awry
By Sebastian Anthony on July 8, 2014 at 1:17 pm
A female patient in the US has grown a nose on her back following a failed experimental stem cell treatment that was intended to cure her paralysis. The nose-like growth, which was producing a "thick mucus-like material," has recently been removed as it was pressing painfully on her spine. If you ever needed an example of the potential perils of stem cell therapy, and just how little we actually know about the function of stem cells, this is it. It's also notable that this stem cell therapy was carried out in a developed country, as part of an approved trial (apparently unwanted growths are more common in developing nations with less stringent medical safeguards).
Eight years ago, olfactory stem cells were taken from the patient's nose and implanted in her spine. The stem cells were meant to turn into nerve cells that would help repair the woman's spine, curing her of paralysis. Instead, it seems they decided to do what they were originally meant to do and attempt to build a nose. Over a number of years, the nose-like growth eventually became big enough and nosy enough to cause pain and discomfort to the patient. As reported by New Scientist, "surgeons removed a 3-centimetre-long growth, which was found to be mainly nasal tissue, as well as bits of bone and tiny nerve branches that had not connected with the spinal nerves." [DOI: 10.3171/2014.5.SPINE13992 – "Autograft-derived spinal cord mass following olfactory mucosal cell transplantation in a spinal cord injury patient"]
Your olfactory system. 1 is the olfactory bulb (the bit of your brain that processes smells); 6 is the olfactory receptors that bind to specific chemicals (odors). [Image credit: Wikipedia]
As with any experimental procedure, there is always a fairly good chance that something will go wrong. In a 2010 clinical trial, 20 paralyzed patients were treated with olfactory stem cells; 11 showed some signs of recovery, four had "minor adverse events," one developed meningitis, and in one case the paralysis got worse. Jean Peduzzi-Nelson, a stem cell researcher, says most patients undergoing the olfactory stem cell treatment have a "remarkable recovery," with "less than 1%" growing an unwanted snotty appendage. [Read: Researchers create brain-computer interface that bypasses spinal cord injury paralysis.]
What went wrong, then? Basically, at the top of your nasal passages there is the olfactory mucosa. This region contains all of the machinery for picking up odors, and the neurons for sending all of that data off to your brain's olfactory bulb for processing. Cells from this region can be easily and safely harvested, and with the correct processing they behave just like pluripotent embryonic stem cells that can develop into many other cell types. These olfactory stem cells could develop into cartilage, or mucus glands, or neurons. The researchers obviously wanted the latter, to cure the patient's spinal nerve damage — but seemingly they got it wrong, and thus she sprouted a second nose. Moving forward, newer olfactory stem cell treatments have an "isolation" stage to prevent this kind of thing from happening. [Read: The first 3D-printed human stem cells.]
It's important to note that medicine, despite being carried out primarily on humans, is still ultimately a scientific endeavor that requires a large amount of trial and error. In the western world, it's very, very hard to get a stem cell therapy approved for human trials without lots of animal testing. Even then, the therapies are often only used on people who have "nothing to lose." Obviously it's hard to stomach news like this, and I'm sure that stem cell critics will be quick to decry the Frankensteinian abomination created by these scientists. But when you think about the alternative — no advanced medicine and significantly reduced lifespans for billions of people — then really, such experimental treatments are nothing to sneeze at.


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In 1942, Einstein lectured at Oxford University. One day he gave his students several exam questions. When he later walked outside with his assistant, she asked, "Mr. Einstein, weren't these exactly the same questions that the same class had last year?" The amazement was great when Einstein confirmed this, and she asked, "But sir, how can you do that?" Einstein looked at her briefly and said: "That's very simple, the questions are the same, but the answers have changed".
What was true in 1942 has now become even more true. Some questions remain the same, but the answers are changing at an ever-increasing pace.
Doing what wasn't possible before
If you want results that didn't seem possible before, you have to do things you've never done before, you have to think out of the box. But how do you do the right things to achieve what no one thought possible previously? How do you get everything that's possible out of everything you have?
The standard behavior of people in crisis is almost always the same. They will either do more of the same, or they will do less of the same. But they stubbornly do the same in the hope that a different outcome will follow. Only rarely do people suddenly start doing something else. Research shows that only 3% of people can do something really different in these situations. In other words, they can come up with solutions that result in a different outcome.
How can only such a small percentage of people be able to really think of and do something else? According to some researchers, this has to do with the energy that is needed for thinking. Thinking is an absolute energy-killer. That's why most of us think about something as briefly as possible and then do the exact same thing they have always done.
It turns out that we are on autopilot for 95% of our time. When we are in the car, it can happen that after half an hour, you suddenly realize that you are almost there. All this time, you drove for 95% or more on the autopilot. While you are reading this, you are probably doing this on autopilot. You record it and don't think about it yet, or maybe you think about it barely.
Thanks to this autopilot, it can happen within companies that some tunnel vision is created. It is comparable to driving a car entirely focused on the road and then lagging so far behind that when you look in the rear-view mirror, and you think you are in the lead.
Shifting our boundaries by thinking out of the box
Most people know the concept that you have to think out of the box. It is often illustrated as a box with you inside. The lines of the box are the boundaries you sometimes have to dare to cross. The four boundaries you prefer to stay within are, for example, boundaries in terms of legislation, technological possibilities, physical possibilities, and existing (business) models.
Sometimes you are limited by convictions that something is not possible or allowed, and sometimes you are limited because you lack knowledge of what else is possible than you know. The problem, however, is not only the boundary of our own conceived box. The problem is that our box is usually ten times smaller than we think.
To show how small our box is, you could think about what you can eat tonight. You could think of a Japanese meal, a delicious cheese fondue, or maybe even a fresh Italian pasta. Few people will fantasize about going to the nearest highway tonight to see if any dead animals can be prepared on the barbecue. We consider that disgusting and distasteful. While for many people in the world, this would be the most logical thought. That is how small your box is.
The industry norm and standards
Within each field, you'll find these kinds of small boxes with obstructive boundaries. We call this industry standard or the industry norm. For example, in the restaurant industry, the norm is that people visit you, eat, pay, and then leave. That's how everyone does it. In banking, the norm is that people give you money that you can lend to other people.
The point is that the word "norm" is an abbreviation for the word "normal". In other words, if you use the norm, you do what others do, and you can expect the same result as everyone else. That is: normal results. This is while most companies strive for extraordinary results when they think out of the box
The question is, therefore, how you can kick yourself out of your own box to end up in a much freer and happier world with unlimited opportunities and possibilities. The place where fresh innovation can take place, and extraordinary results can be achieved. How do you do that?
To learn how tho think out of the box you have to start asking new questions
You can step outside the box by asking new questions. The following example illustrates a new type of question.
If you wanted to become a taxi driver in London, you had to know all the streets of London by heart. For some, this was a life's work, and others were studying for at least a few months. This is not a problem in itself unless you want to expand your taxi business rapidly. The question that was asked was, therefore: "How can we have people driving taxis that know nothing about the streets of London?" The answer was a taxi with a large sign on the roof saying that the driver knows nothing about the streets of London, but likes to be shown the way.
It turned out to be a success because it attracted a lot of local Londoners who knew the city well and could finally be the boss in a taxi. This is what thinking out of the box is all about.
It turns out that by asking questions, we can break with the standards and norms that were used in a particular industry or field, and achieve extraordinary results.
The challenge is to understand that you can only achieve normal results within the current standard. Within the standard, you can, if it's not too late, sub-optimize and fix things. But don't expect any extraordinary results. New remarkable results call for new questions that lead to a new exceptional approach that takes place out of the box that you have created yourself.
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Pempel, T. J. 1942-
87 works in 353 publications in 2 languages and 12,455 library holdings
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Most widely held works by T. J Pempel
Beyond bilateralism : U.S.-Japan relations in the new Asia-Pacific by Ellis S Krauss( )
Publisher description: This is the first comprehensive analysis of the ways in which changes in the geopolitical context have altered the nature of the long-stable U.S.-Japan relationship: much of what had once been a bilateral and relatively exclusive relationship has been transformed in the past two decades. The authors present eleven case studies of important domains?ranging from increased flows of private capital to international security concerns to the growing importance of multilateral organizations?in which the relationship has been altered to a greater or lesser degree. Individual chapters present new ways of understanding international financial flows, U.S.-Japan trade relations, and U.S.-Japan manufacturing rivalry. Others present very cogent synthetic analyses of the changing context of U.S.-Japan relations. Together they provide an account of the bilateral, regional, and global institutions?political, military, and financial?that dominate the geopolitics of U.S.-Asia relations. Although written to a consistently high intellectual level, the chapters in this timely volume are intended for a nonspecialist audience and will be useful to practitioners in business and government, as well as to students and teachers
Regime shift : comparative dynamics of the Japanese political economy by T. J Pempel( )
The Liberal Democratic Party¸which dominated post-war Japan¸lost power in the early 1990s. During that same period¸Japan's once stellar economy suffered stagnation and collapse. The author of this study traces the political dynamics of the country to determine the reasons for these changes and the e¡tent to which its political and economic systems have been permanently altered
Uncommon democracies : the one-party dominant regimes by Uncommon democracies( Book )
11 editions published in 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 850 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Papers from a conference held in London and sponsored by the Joint Committees on Japanese Studies and Western Europe of the American Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Two crises, different outcomes : East Asia and global finance by T. J Pempel( )
Two Crises, Different Outcomes -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction: Crises, Corrections, and Challenges -- 1. Two Crises, Two Outcomes -- PART 1. Dealing with Crises: Continuities and Changes -- 2. A Tale of the Two Crises: Indonesia's Political Economy -- 3. Unraveling the Enigma of East Asian Economic Resiliency: The Case of Taiwan -- 4. Reacting to Financial Crises: Institutional Path Dependence in Korea and Thailand -- 5. China and the Two Crises: From 1997 to 2009 -- PART 2. Toward a Second East Asia Miracle? -- 6. Political Business and External Vulnerability in Southeast Asia -- 7. Success as Trap? Crises and Challenges in Export-Oriented Southeast Asia -- 8. Japan: The Political Economy of Long Stagnation -- Conclusion: Toward a Second East Asia Miracle? -- Works Cited -- Index
The politics of the Asian economic crisis( Book )
In the summer of 1997, a wave of economic problems swept across Asia turning the vaunted "Asian Economic Miracle" into the "Asian Economic Crisis". The contributors to this text focus on the political causes and implications of the crisis which underlie the economic collapse. The events of 1997-98 involved not just property values, financial flows, portfolio makeup and debt ratios, they argue, but also the power relationships that shaped those economic indicators
Policy and politics in Japan : creative conservatism by T. J Pempel( Book )
Remapping East Asia : the construction of a region( Book )
An overarching ambiguity characterizes East Asia today. The region has at least a century-long history of internal divisiveness, war, and conflict, and it remains the site of several nettlesome territorial disputes. However, a mixture of complex and often competing agents and processes has been knitting together various segments of East Asia. In Remapping East Asia, T. J. Pempel suggests that the region is ripe for cooperation rather than rivalry and that recent "region-building" developments in East Asia have had a substantial cumulative effect on the broader canvas of international politics. This collection is about the people, processes, and institutions behind that region-building. In it, experts on the area take a broad approach to the dynamics and implications of regionalism. Instead of limiting their focus to security matters, they extend their discussions to topics as diverse as the mercurial nature of Japan's leadership role in the region, Southeast Asian business networks, the war on terrorism in Asia, and the political economy of environmental regionalism. Throughout, they show how nation-states, corporations, and problem-specific coalitions have furthered regional cohesion not only by establishing formal institutions, but also by operating informally, semiformally, or even secretly
Politics at the turn of the century by Arthur M Melzer( )
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The economy-security nexus in Northeast Asia by T. J Pempel( )
"The dynamics of Northeast Asia have traditionally been considered primarily in military and hard security terms or alternatively along their economic dimensions. This book argues that relations among the states of Northeast Asia are far more comprehensible when the mutually shaping interactions between economics and security are considered simultaneously. It examines these interactions and some of the key empirical questions they pose, the answers to which have important lessons for international relations beyond Northeast Asia. Contributors to this volume analyze how the states of the region define their 'security', and how bilateral relations in hard security issues and economic linkages play out among Japan, China and the two Koreas. Further, the chapters interrogate how different patterns of techno-nationalist development affect regional security ties, and the extent to which closer economic connections enhance or detract from a nation's self-perceived security. The book concludes by discussing scenarios for the future and the conditions that will shape relations between economics and security in the region." --
Security cooperation in Northeast Asia : architecture and beyond by T. J Pempel( )
Defining and conceptualizing Northeast Asia's security complex poses unique quandaries. The security architecture in Northeast Asia to date has been predominately U.S.-dominated bilateral alliances, weak institutional structures and the current Six Party Talks dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue. There has been a distinct lack of desire among regional countries as well as the U.S. to follow in the footsteps of Europe with its robust set of multilateral institutions. However, since the late 1990s, there has been burgeoning interest among regional states towards forming new multilateral institutions as well as reforming and revitalizing existing mechanisms. Much of this effort has been in the economic and political arenas, with the creation of bodies such as the East Asian Summit, but there have also been important initiatives in the security sphere. This book offers detailed examinations about how this potentially tense region of the world is redefining certain longstanding national interests, and shows how this shift is the result of changing power relations, the desire to protect hard-won economic gains, as well as growing trust in new processes designed to foster regional cooperation over regional conflict. Presenting new and timely research on topics that are vital to the security future of one of the world's most important geographical regions, this book will be of great value to students and scholars of Asian politics, regionalism, international politics and security studies
Policymaking in contemporary Japan( Book )
Japan : the dilemmas of success by T. J Pempel( Book )
Comparative public policy : a cross-national bibliography by Douglas Elliott Ashford( Book )
Trading technology : Europe and Japan in the Middle East by Thomas L Ilgen( Book )
Patterns of Japanese policymaking : experiences from higher education by T. J Pempel( Book )
Crisis as catalyst : Asia's dynamic political economy( Book )
Japan and Asia's contested order : the interplay of security, economics, and identity( )
This book brings together up-to-date research from prominent international scholars in a collaborative exploration of the Japan's efforts to shape Asia's rapidly shifting regional order. Pulled between an increasingly inward-looking America whose security support remains critical and a rising and more militarily assertive China with whom Japan retains deep economic interdependence, Japanese leaders are consistently maneuvering to ensure the country's regional interests. Nuclear and missile threats from North Korea and historically problematic relations with South Korea further complicate Japanese endeavors. So too do the shifting winds of Japanese domestic politics, economics and identity. The authors weave these complex threads together to offer a nuanced portrait of both Japan and the region. Scholars, observers of politics, and policymakers will find this a timely and useful collection. T. J. Pempel, with a Ph.D. from Columbia University, is Jack M. Forcey Professor of Political Science in U.C. Berkeley's Department of Political Science which he joined in July 2001. He served as director of the Institute of East Asian Studies from 2002 until 2006. Yul Sohn, with a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in Political Science, is Professor of International Studies in Yonsei University's Graduate School of International Studies. He is also President of the East Asia Institute, a premier foreign policy think-tank in South Korea
Regionalism, economic integration and security in Asia : a political economy approach by T. J Pempel( Book )
This important book explores the critical economic issues, security concerns and political themes pertinent to Asia in general, and to East Asia in particular
Japan in crisis : what will it take for Japan to rise again? by Bong Youngshik( )
"This volume is the result of a conference held by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in November, 2011. Organized in the aftermath of the crisis presented by the triple disaster that struck the Tohoku region of Japan on March 11 of the previous year: an earthquake, a tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown. The conference had as its overarching theme 'Japan in Crisis: What Will It Take for Japan to Rise Again?' Authors began by addressing the question of what it would take for Japan to 'recover' from not only from 3/11 but also more than 20 years of nearly unilateral economic stagnation, political fumbling, and deterioration in the country's regional and global influence. The Asan Institute for Policy Studies is an independent think tank located in Seoul, South Korea, that provides innovative policy solutions and spearheads public discourse on many of the core issues that Korea, East Asia, and the global community face. The goal of the institute is not only to offer policy solutions but also to train experts in public diplomacy and related fields in order to strengthen Korea's capacity to better tackle some of the most pressing problems affecting the country, the region and the world today."--
Political economy of northeast Asian regionalism : political conflict and economic integration by J Park( Book )
"Functional integration in the economy has developed sufficiently in Northeast Asia. The problem, identified by this book, lies in the lag or deficiency of institutional integration. The main impediments to such a move come from non-economic factors including political conflict. This study proposes a Northeast Asian version of the regional integration model. A crisis model and a political leadership model are suggested, with political leadership playing a critical role in utilizing crises to advance regional integration. A market-based transition model and a development model are also offered to show how to ease the transition of North Korea and the development of underdeveloped parts of the region." "This book is an objective analysis combining both 'insider' and 'outsider' (most notably US) perspectives of Northeast Asian regionalism. It also usefully applies regional integration theories to the realities of the Northeast Asian situation and presents policy options for regional integration."--Jacket
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