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Amanda Gokee
Walking with Yaks
India, according to Remi
Colors of the Tamil Nadu
Arrival in India
The Road is Long
Some people come to India in search of themselves. They come for a six week intensive yoga course, or they practice meditation on a mountain top lost in the Himalays, some come to meet their guru and get in touch with their spirituality. For these people I have one piece of advice. Take the train. The train encompasses it all. It is a practice your meditation, simultaneously you will ask your body to twist in altogether new ways akin to yoga poses, only then to be confronted with at least a dozen would be Indian gurus with advice and opinions on anything and everything from relationships to Indian-American comparative politics. What you will not see of the country side while you are in a meditation conference, you will see on the train. Our ventures by train have been numerous and varied but they all reinforce one common theme that has become a catch phrase during our time inIndia: anything is possible. Anything. You think there cannot possibly physically be any room left in the 50 square foot train compartment that is already full of Indians, on the floor, on the luggage racks, a baby on your lap, an incomprehensible tangle of humanity with a glimpse of rat scurrying under foot... but there is. There always is room and come the next station there will be more waiting to rush into the train than those who debark. When I first took the train, I had no idea what I was doing. 5 classes, assigned seats, unassigned seats, passenger trains, express trains... The whole thing was completely mysterious. Most simply and efficiently put, the train is a sacré bordel, a French expression translated literally as a holy whorehouse (you see immediately why we can't say this in English, but French being so beautiful of a language seems to allow things to degenerate rapidly in terms of content, how shocking.). I guess the PC translation would have to be: a big mess. Talk about translation loss. But me get back to get back to the train situation.
Things had been going smoothly by train as we got onto one spacious passenger train after the next: Rameshwaram to Kanyakumari, then from the beaches of Gokarna to Goa. Easy, smooth transitions, rolling from one destination the next: no reservation, no problem. And then it was time to leave Goa, heading again to the mountains, urged on by the allure of ancient temples and natural beauty of Hampi. But this time, to our surprise, we were not met by a user friendly passenger train. In its place was an 'express' that pulled up into the station, which for anyone who had the foresight to plan in advance, was a most welcome sight. For us who lacked said foresight, it meant platform tickets, general class. General class is the lowest of the low, the cheapest of the cheap (I'm talking USD 1.50 for twelve hours on the train). Any and all can buy a ticket as there is literally no maximum capacity, no point at which ticket offices close sales. Needless to say there are not usually a lot of tourists in this class; we didn't see any during any of our train rides in general, which explains the general incredulity at our arrival. There are usually two wagons of the train dedicated to general, one at the front and the other at the back of the train. This was a particularly difficult concept for Rémi and I, explained to us in hind-glish a befuddling combination of English and Hindi that is purportedly used for communication. We ended up sprinting to the end of the train as it was pulling out of the station, having finally caught on to the signs indicating different classes and the corresponding cars. We jumped on the train, out of breath and still in a state of semi confusion (typical) only to find ourselves practically pushed back out of the train onto the platform!! A solid wall of human mass clogged the trains, feet overhead, an arm appeared from under the seat. It was war. We were going to get onto this train no matter what. Luckily our Indian fairly godmother was with us on that fateful day of our first ride in general class, and we were pulled into one of the main compartments by a helpful hand, steering us clear of all danger of a violent expulsion from the overcrowded entryway. Quickly we set up camp with the Indians, settling in on the ground, on the baggage, wherever there seemed a free space. And it really was like camp. Singing, dancing, merry making. I was requested (read: forced) to sing on multiple occasions to the delight or dismay of all. A baby settled on my lap, Remi leading the group in a raucous rendition of a French drinking song, an Indian preacher perched on the window shaking his hips in dance... their family was my family.. Oops, no they're not actually related at all. We were all family, sealed in dirt as our collective crass became indistinguishable, one from another. Why not! Don't ask why. A family in flux, accumulating new members as fast as we lost them. Seven hours later we transferred trains, back in our groove as we boarded another passenger to arrive in Hampi.
Highlights from Hampi include the heat (stifling), the super strange geographic formations, and an incredibly refreshing mountain lake. Five days passed in a flash and yet again we were found in that predictable situation: ready to take the train with no reservation. Bring it on general. And let me tell you, general brought it. This time we were in for a full night and somehow people seemed that much more reluctant to cede a precious seat to us, the weaklings who were naïf to this sink or swim world. Yet we were lucky and we boarded a relatively empty train. We smirked at each other, feeling on top of the world. That didn't last too long. India laughed at us: Dream on kids! More and more indians piled onto the train, stuffing us closer and closer and it was not the first time I realized that "personal space" is a Western concept and a luxurious one at that. Somehow the night passed, between fits of hard earned sleep without an inch of free space, sitting stiff upright, an Indian teenage boy cuddling up to Remi's inviting shoulder, an indignant older woman instructing me to please, hike up my shirt to a more appropriate high-neck level. But that night was nothing in comparison with the next day when without rhyme or reason the train pulled to an unexpected stop. And, for the next seven hours, advance we did not. Why? The Indians appeared utterly unfazed by this series of events. They didn't seem to be desperate for explanations, ready to pull out their hair or wriggling in discomfort and overheated. No, quite to the contrary this seemed to pass as an acceptable and perfectly normal phenomenon. Whereas Rémi and I were displaying signs of all three of the above, feeling more and more claustrophobic by the minute. India had never been so hot as it was in that train, without an inch of room to spare where even a breath of fresh air is an impossibility (yea, this is where the meditation part becomes really critical, when your choices are quite simply meditate or panic). So we opted for the meditation option, seeing as its not really an option at all but an imposed element of life here. We wondered again about the tolerance threshold of these people and then, so slowly at first and then faster still, movement. Oh blessed, sweet Jesus, or Shiva or whoever! Turns out, we would learn later on, there had been an accident on the tracks ahead with a freight train blocking our way forward. You know, an average day on the train. 30 hours later and there it is! Mumbai! Our stop! Oh life, we fling ourselves into the station, out of the train, finally free.
Arrival in Mumbai: It is pure ecstasy. For three days we ride out our post-train high, pulsing with renewed life and just so happy to be free from the train. Sweet freedom! Our impressions of this mega modern Indian city are surely flavored by our delight to have gotten off the hellish train. We loved Mumbai.
In India, space is always earned. Either you pay or you fight, claws out, teeth barred, no mercy. Sound hardcore? Taking public transportation is a physical activity. The bus will throw you around if you don't make a concerted effort to hold your own. Yet it is a place where the full spectrum of human life assembles; 80 year old grannies toothlessly smile, as incredibly calm newborn babies are soothed to sleep by their mothers in even the most chaotic of circumstances. That's my theory about why the Indians are all so zen; they have been conditioned to this madness from infancy! (Think of those gurus I was telling you about).
With all of its trials and tribulations, being in transit is one of the most intense pleasures that I have know on this trip. It's that feeling of being in the in between, neither here now there, but always advancing, nearing some unknown destination and leaving the past behind. It is the full sky, the horizon always nearing and yet eternally suspended in the distance. It is the ultimate freedom: to evacuate the body and let the mind soar with unlimited thoughts that let the boundaries of time and space lapse away. It's an escape. I put on my headphones, zone in on the sound and the visuals, the stunning scenery. The music is a simultaneous transport, bringing back distant, forgotten memories: I could be in my parents' van, on an unending road trip across the United States, in the semi-unconscious state of childhood. And then it's onto dreaming up plans for the future, halfway colored scenes that I have yet to create, just a fleeting idea for the time being. This is the time when I really rejoice in what I'm doing, in the craziness of it all, the unpredictability and the beauty of the world. This is the time when I feel it all.
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By Remi, translation by Amanda
Over two months that we are in India, we love it, a country full of surprises. It has been an explosive and spicy cocktail of noises, colors, smells, life, poverty, love, hate, spirituality: an awakening of all the senses. It is a country where each town is like a new country, a country that defies comprehension, a country where the most important rule is not to ask yourself why. Everything is possible in India! And the first person that you get to know here is yourself, yourself in your vision of the good and the bad, yourself as a white person with all of the representations that go along with that identity in this country: the positive and the negative. There is no half-way or half-assing here; you are always in the extremes. The tolerance threshold in this country is beyond the humanly possible limit. Anything can happen, from the worst to the best, from one instant to the next, from one city to another, the bearable to the unbearable.
We are solicited without end. Traveling in a couple attracts the curiosity of so many Indians; people here cannot conceive that we are traveling together without being married. All day long, obligatory photo sessions because the Indians want to take a picture with you above all else. You say yes to one an then find yourself obliged to continue two minutes later with some thirty-something indians taking your photo, paparazzi style! Or they want to pose with you, like a photo session with some star. Extreme in every type of situation. And that is every time you are outside of the tourist circuit, impossible to pass incognito. It's direct, just being there is a spectacle. Sometimes relationships can be fairly superficial or even primitive here, certain people look like they'd like to take a whiff of our butts as we pass by. Spending time with a westerner is often seen as a status symbol here, also perhaps explaining the photo obsession. We are often invites to eat, sleep, etc. Then after the solicitation without end from these people so full of kindness and curiosity, you decide to rest awhile on the beautiful white sand beaches of the Indian Ocean. You tell yourself, it will e a bit more touristic, I'll have a chance to breath and to relax, only then to find yourself with 90 percent white people, with more money than they know what to do with. They come to stay in an all inclusive, to put their big butts on the beach, and tripling prices in this little paradise. The turtles that used to come to lay their eggs have long been scared away, not to mention the lives of the locals that have been likewise modified. The price of the fish harvested from their oceans is now inaccessible, and new rules have been imposed by whites in search of cleanliness and calm.. Or the identical reproduction of what they already know from home, while the Indians work at the service of these ultra capitalist colonizers of the 21st century who continue to modify entire ecosystems to build their fucking hotel, restaurant... accessible only for one clientele. Once again, the extremes. All said and done, you can find your peace and quiet here, but all you want is to get out of there, so you no longer have to participate.
Tagged: Adventure, India, Travel


Jarrett Billingsley (2/7) May 15 2009 I've responded by email.
and I'll also be posting announcements for nonagon on its forum at dsource.
Trying to compile, I get "System could not find the path specified. Could not find D:\nonagon\nonagon\*.obj Could not find D:\nonagon\nonagon\ff\*.obj"
"System could not find the path specified.
That's probably just the "del *.obj" line of the batch file failing. Is that all the errors you get or are there more above it?
I got it to compile and run by deleting those delete statements in both compile.bat and maincompile.bat and by setting DMD equal to simply dmd since it is on my path.
I am learning D and D3d, and I found your project nonagon is wonderful for me .
But I can not compile correctly it.
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Derby County chairman Mel Morris did not "pull the plug" on a planned warm-weather training camp in Dubai, as a national newspaper has claimed.
A joint decision was made not to go ahead with a training camp but Morris did not cancel the trip as the planning had not progressed that far.
There is a 17-day gap between Derby's last game, the goalless draw against Stoke City, and their next which is a home fixture against Rotherham United this coming Saturday.
The break has given players time to rest, recuperate and train after a hectic schedule of 16 matches in 72 days - a game every 4.5 days - since turn of the year.
Players have had some time off, and some went to Dubai with their families, as did some of the coaching staff.
Manager Frank Lampard believes the break in matches could help his players heading into the crucial Championship run-in.
"The players deserve a little bit of a break and time away from coming here (the training ground) every day," Lampard said last week.
"They have put a lot in all season, but particularly since Christmas time and onwards with the run of games.
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Remembering Craig Blake
Halifax Transit's newest passenger ferry pays tribute to fallen sailor Craig Blake's legacy.
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Tie, Priscilla and Cain Blake on the Dartmouth waterfront
When Priscilla Blake first met Craig she knew him as "the guy upstairs." One of a group of them, actually. She was a 19-year-old student sharing an apartment with her girlfriends, and he was a friendly neighbour attempting to offload some Tragically Hip tickets.
"You just have to buy me a t-shirt while you're there," he bargained.
Because the best things in life are free, she obliged. Twenty years later, she still has the faded, tattered piece of tour merch she bought for the man who, not long after that concert, became her husband and father to her first- born son, Cain.
"I think the three of us kind of grew up together," she says. "I'm sure no one thought it would work, but it did. And sometimes that's the best—you don't have to think about anything, it just works. You just let it."
Craig Blake's legacy is a far-reaching one. That uniformed photo of him that graced papers across the country, the Remembrance Day wreaths laid in his honour, the Montebello park that was renamed for him and the annual PO2 Craig Blake Memorial Fitness Challenge—they're all evidence of the impact his life has had on people.
Petty Officer Second Class Craig Blake
It was just over five years ago that 37-year-old Blake was killed by an improvised explosive device a few weeks after arriving in Kandahar. On May 3, 2010, the Petty Officer Second Class, member of the tight-knit Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic and expert in neutralizing bombs was the first Canadian sailor to die in action in Afghanistan. And starting tomorrow, you'll see his name crossing the harbour daily, on the bow of Halifax's Transit's newest passenger ferry. With 500 suggested names, six finalists and over 11,000 votes, Craig Blake was chosen as the one to carry commuters, cruisers and visitors safely to shore.
"Because he was that quiet kind of guy, I don't know what he'd think about all this," says Priscilla. "He didn't need anyone to acknowledge things that he did, he did them because he wanted to. But I think he'd appreciate it, he'd be very humbled and honoured."
The young dad—to sons Cain, now 19, and Tie, 11—was a competitive triathlete, Dartmouth resident and beloved hockey coach who appreciated the simple things. He'd get up ahead of the sun to sneak in a bike ride before his kids even crawled out of bed, and his favourite memories with his wife were seemingly unmemorable coffee shop hang outs. Honest and direct, he didn't have to say a lot to make an impression that lasted.
"He liked to be with people," says Priscilla. "Craig was very kind. He was always very interested in everyone. When he was getting ready to go to Afghanistan he was reading all these books, trying to learn how to say hello and all these little phrases just so he could chat with the locals.
"I think that the people that knew Craig appreciated who he was. If you knew him, you respected him. Not everyone can say that. That he affected people so much says a lot about who he was."
The danger of going to Afghanistan, and Craig's job, wasn't something the Blakes talked about a lot. They hadn't planned for the possibility that he wouldn't return from that trip. But he had taken the time to write letters to Priscilla, Cain and Tie, just in case, which were delivered by a friend of his after his death. He signed each of them with a piece of advice: "Do what makes you happy, live life to the fullest." Priscilla says that was the way he lived every day.
"I think we're the same people that we were before, we try to be," she says. "We've all got an appreciation for just, enjoying life, just being happy. We were always kind of like that, and a big part of that was Craig. I think the good thing about once Craig wasn't here, was that we all had to try and be a little more like Craig. So we had to take that on a little bit more. He was always so full of life and ready to meet people, and try new things. He was just that kind of guy."
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Gioacchino Rossini: (b Pesaro, 29 Feb 1792; d Passy, 13 Nov 1868). Italian composer. No composer in the first half of the 19th century enjoyed the measure of prestige, wealth, popular acclaim or artistic influence that belonged to Rossini. His contemporaries recognized him as the greatest Italian composer of his time. His achievements cast into oblivion the operatic world of Cimarosa and Paisiello, creating new standards against which other composers were to be judged. That both Bellini and Donizetti carved out personal styles is undeniable; but they worked under Rossini's shadow, and their artistic personalities emerged in confrontation with his operas. Not until the advent of Verdi was Rossini replaced at the centre of Italian operatic life.


Apple offers a music-streaming service, called Apple Music, naturally, but soon it might own another music-streaming service: Tidal. The Jay Z-owned service launched in 2014, with a focus on offering high-fidelity audio to subscribers and exclusives, such as Kanye's recent Life of Pablo album (though that eventually became available on Apple Music). Tidal is a compelling alternative to Apple Music - but not for long, it seems.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is considering an acquisition of Tidal. Talks are "ongoing" and might never finalise. That said, Tidal executives are denying the rumour. Keep in mind this news has surfaced directly after Spotify claimed Apple recently rejected an update to its iOS app. Spotify removed the option for in-app subscriptions, and Apple apparently didn't like that.
Spotify put Apple on blast, making it seem like Apple is "causing grave harm" by using the App Store approval process as a "weapon to harm competitors", Recode reported. It therefore seems like Apple - which, again, does have its own music service - is either trying to buy up the competition or prevent them from operating altogether. It'll be interesting to see how this pans out.
Meanwhile, WSJ said that Apple is also working to secure close relationships with more recording artists. It reportedly is working hard to convince artists to offer their music for a period of exclusivity on Apple Music.


Well, it has been some time since my last entry!
I really should be better at this kind of thing. Sometimes life takes priority and things like Blogs become much less important.
That has been the case for me.
My business has flourished over the past couple years and I have really enjoyed my newest entity, Twilight Productions. Between ACE, Suite Games of Arizona, and Twilight, I have kept myself quite occupied. The downside to this is that I sacrifice personal time and miss out on special events and opportunities along the way. And talk about time flying! Days, weeks and months just whiz by me!
I wish I had some valuable content to share after all this time away from the Blog, but I don't have any useful tips or well kept secrets to share.
Without turning this into a personal diary or soapbox, I will say that I have had some wonderful opportunities come my way over the past 3 years. I have met and worked with some fun, fascinating people and had expanded my talents to include some professional auctioneering. I do these auctions to support some of our local charities in the community. It is gratifying when my rambling can bring in much needed revenue for these worthy causes.
I have also had the good fortune to emcee a few of our communities galas over the past couple years. This has been a lot of fun!
On a world events level, we are still dealing with terrorists and hatred. Some things just don't change. I try not to dwell on it as the negative seems to perpetuate much faster than the positive. And there is plenty of positive in the world – just got to look harder to find it.
We at ACE are working with one of those "positives" this weekend!
We are involved in the 2nd annual Lizzie Bell Fundraiser. Lizzie is a remarkable young lady with a rare blood disease. She has undergone multiple surgeries and procedures throughout her life and through it all she maintains an amazing positive attitude. She uses her experience and publicity to raise funds for programs to aid other children in her situation.
We hope to raise lots of cash in this weekend's event.
Until next time, I hope you have a wonderful summer and I'll catch you later!
Time for a mid-year evaluation!
Well, here we are, nearing the midpoint of 2013. It seems to me like we just welcomed in a brand new year and now it is nearly half over.
Are you satisfied with how the first half of this year has evolved? Professionally, are you where you want to be or where you hoped to be? Personally, is your life in balance? Do you consider yourself content? Do you have a plan for the remainder of the year? Have you set attainable goals for yourself or your business?
I ask these questions because I am asking myself these same questions as I write this installment of Ace Speaks. We have all heard it said that it is a good idea to evaluate your life from time to time. I think it is good practice to take a breath occasionally, and do a personal inventory of your life. Sometimes life is humming along and nothing needs to change. Other times, you have to take the reins and guide your life so it doesn't guide you.
Professionally, my life has changed since the start of the year. As of January 5, 2013 I have taken on another business to add to my holdings.
I am now the owner of Twilight Productions, an entertainment services company based inTucson. I have known Twilight and its various owners over the past 25 plus years and I have always admired the way they conducted business over that time.
Twilight Productions provides a wide variety of entertainment for corporate events and resorts. Until I became more involved with the business, I had no idea how many talented musicians reside inTucson. It has been a lot of fun learning the entertainment business and meeting all of our wonderful performers and I look forward to the continued rebound in our convention industry.
To learn more about Twilight Productions, please visit our website at: www.twilightproductionsaz.com or call us at (520) 760-3000.
While I settle into my new venture, I will continue to manage my other enterprises – Ace Casino Equipment and Suite Games of Arizona. I am very pleased with the progress these two little endeavors have shown over the past couple years. I will continue to improve our services and products to stay on top of our game!
I hope when you take a minute to evaluate your situation, you will smile and take satisfaction in where you are in your life. I know I do!
It's a New Year! Feeling Lucky??
Well, here we are, firmly settled into another new year!
2013…what do you have in store for us? Is '13 going to be a "bad luck" year?
I am born on the 13th day of the month, so I am not superstitious and my Personal Number is 6.
Take a look at what Esther 250 says about the coming year and your own personal number…enjoy!
First and foremost – how do we know which Universal Year we are experiencing?
2013: 2 + 1 + 3 = 6.
The last time we experienced a Universal Number Six year was back in 1995.
KEYWORDS: Beauty, love and service.
PLANET: Venus, the Planet of Love.
Number Six personifies the idea "love others just as much as yourself." It felt the more people do for others, the more love it would be demonstrating the idea of love.
So as a Universal Year, there will be more focus on those less fortune than ourselves and most likely Mother Nature is likely to put us all to the test. To see if our hearts can say – Do I really have to have that? Can I afford to perhaps give some more charity to those that maybe in immediate need? This year worldwide, we can choose to have the satisfaction in life which comes from service to others. Number Six does not concern itself with how it looks to others, nor have much charge on doing things "right", for it will know that the free expression of a loving heart is always perfect.
Value all people including yourself.
Learn about all relationships and the true meaning of responsibility.
Erase all the "shoulds" out of your vocabulary. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion if even you happen not to agree with it.
Learn how to allow others to assist you, and realize their assistance is coming from love.
Receiving love and saying "thank you" are a fine art, practice it.
Add the day and month you were born plus the current Universal Year of 6.
This number exposes influences and outcomes that you are under in the present year, helping you to where to concentrate efforts for your Personal year. Special Note: In numerology, 10 converts back down to 1. The exceptions are what is referred to as Master Numbers 11 and 22.
Example: For all of those born on 15th of October, regardless of where in the world.
1 + 5 + 1 + 6 = 7 + 6 now becomes 13 which converts back down to a Personal Number Four Year.
A personal number One year has an underlying theme of "New Beginnings", therefore your resolution for this year needs to be "I am willing to change", even if by nature change is not your middle name. This is your year to put fear aside and look at your life and what works for you and what has been holding you back in the past. It is now time for you to be singing for yourself "What About Me and my needs".
It is also a good year to make a career change if you have been unhappy or start a new course of study. Look for those new opportunities and consider your possibilities and pursue something totally new which will bear fruit over the next few years. Don't let anyone talk you out of your plans. Keep pushing ahead and do what you intuition tells you is right.
A personal number Two year has an underlying theme of "A spiritual growth of sharing and co-operation with others".
This year carries the theme of "partnership", but you will have to strive to maintain emotional balance and be willing to give and take. Please note this theme can also extend to both working and business partnerships and not necessarily just those of the emotional variety. Many people find that their personal relationship are tested or challenged during a No. Two year. If you attempt to force things in any relationships or working life, you are likely to become confused and this in turn will cause trouble. Work with time, love and patience and keep things to yourself.
A personal number Three year has an underlying theme of "giving" and one must be careful not giving out to the point of exhaustion during such a year. You are also likely to notice that you will be attending a lot of family type functions such as Coming of Age, Confirmations, Engagements or Weddings.
The outcome of this year is very much in your hands. On a deep level, it is your attitudes that will be most important. If you are determined to have a bit of fun and enjoy good company, you surely will and the year will turn out to be one full of fond memories. Also, consider a change of personal style, such as a new wardrobe, hairstyle, etc.
A Four year has an underlying theme "work and more work". You have find yourself with so much to do and it is far better to just get on with it in a systematic way rather than chop and change, or allow yourself to become "frozen" with panic.
This is an excellent year to make plans for the future – making decisions using the blending of head (analysis) and the heart (intuition) and learning to trust the process of your life and cut out what is unnecessary in your life. Usually this year tends to be financially stable but maybe boring on the romantic front.
A Personal Number Five year has an underlying theme of "freedom" and is likely to be fast and furious following after a year of stability and boredom. This is the year of travel, exploring new ideas and meeting many different types of people.
If you develop some creative ideas this year, make them happen, especially if they are to do with business/sales promotion. Don't expect anything serious to develop on the romantic front, but you are likely to attract the sort of people whom you won't forget in a hurry.
A personal number Six year has an underlying theme of "home and family" and you may find yourself placing a lot of emphasis on home, responsibility, "duty", loved ones, relationships and friends. This is also the year that a lot single people tend to get married.
You may be required to make major decision this year in connection with your stability and future – your foundations for the future. Think with your head more than your heart and you will make the right choice. Decisions to do with real estate are likely to be made this year and this regard, think carefully about where you will be really be happy in the long term instead of just considering things from an impulsive or emotional point of view.
A personal number Seven year has an underlying theme of "reflection" and in many ways it is a difficult sort of year to define.
This is a good year for retreat, learning and inner change rather than a year of major happening. From a love and romantic point of view, there is likely to be inner turmoil created by broken relationships. The reason for this is that you now want relationships that fulfill your spiritual as well as your emotional needs.
A personal number Eight year has an underlying theme of "independence and wisdom". It is also likely to be a prosperous one.
Things won't just come to you – you have to earn them or be working hard for what you want. This is generally a year of material gain – reward for past efforts, but is also a time to break free of the past and get on with your life.
A personal number Nine year has an underlying theme of "Endings" and it is a case of coming ready or not. Many changes are set in motion during this year; however, many aspects of those changes will not always be evident until later the following year.
Now is the time to have a spring clean of your life and clear out all the things (and people) that are no longer serving your highest good in life. This is a year of reviewing as well as letting go. Endings in life should be viewed optimistically, because they always preceded new beginnings.
Wow, who knew there could be so much in numbers, and this just scratches the surface!
Just remember what we say in the casino…it is bad luck to be superstitious!
As the holiday's rapidly approach, I will take this space and time to reflect on some of the good, the bad, and the ugly in the past year.
To begin, I wish that you and your loved ones celebrate in peace and harmony this holiday season. Times like Hanukah, Christmas and New Year's Eve and Day can be so much fun when loved ones come together to reminisce and play together.
Let's begin with the good… well; the world did not end on12/21/12! And that is a good thing, because there is so much more to be done with our time on this earth.
The economy continues to slowly recover as unemployment shrinks and housing prices begin to bounce back. Although, I am sure there are plenty of people that would disagree with the experts on that topic.
We are getting closer to ending wars and removing US troops from around the world. Unfortunately, more will likely perish in the pursuit of these ends.
We have made it through another political election year and have chosen our leader for another 4 years. Some see this as good news, while others take the opposite view. At least it is settled and America can try to move forward.
And each of us has something good that has happened to them personally over the past year. Sometimes you just have to think about it for awhile, but it is there.
Well, friends and colleagues continue to pass on with the cycle of life. While other friends and colleagues just move on through job transfers, divorce, or restlessness. In any case, that is usually viewed as bad news to those left behind.
On another bad note, there is still way too much violence in the world with so much hatred being thrown about. Prejudice and ignorance makes for such ill will between mankind.
My heartfelt condolences go out the communities ofPortland,OregonandNewtown,Connecticutthis holiday season.
Once again, senseless violence has pervaded our hometowns. How can anyone come to terms with the kind of heartache caused by these hateful individuals? Yeah, I know…mental illness and weapons make for a bad combination, but it seems to me that both have been around for centuries. So, how did it get out of hand and how does it continue to happen?
I wish I had the answers, but I don't. All I know is those mall shoppers in Portland and those little school kids and faculty at Sandy Hook Elementary School did not deserve to have their lives snatched away from them by a deranged gunman.
I wish peace to the surviving friends and families of all victims of senseless violence. I know it can't be a very happy holiday for them. But I hope they know they are cared about and prayers from around the world are sent their way.
May the peace and joy of the holiday season be with you and may the hope of a New Year make you smile!
I will use this time and space to share my stories and knowledge on the Gaming and Special Event industry!
I will try to make my entries interesting, fun, and informative. It is my goal that you will read my comments and share your thoughts and suggestions to make it a blog that people will want to return to time and again!
I am the founder and owner of Ace Casino Equipment. ACE is a Casino Theme Company based in sunny Tucson, Arizona. We are celebrating our 25th year in business this year. Over the years we have evolved to include entertainment and décor options for our clients. I am proud of what has been accomplished over the past quarter century and look forward to what lies ahead.
I grew up with games of chance and gambling is in my blood.
I was 6 years old the first time my mom took me to the race track to see the horse races. I remember playing penny ante poker with my family when I could barely reach the kitchen table.
As soon as I turned 21, I made my way to Las Vegas to see the bright lights and treasures to be won.
When I started working I was given the opportunity to work in the tourism industry in Tucson. I was fortunate to get in at the beginning of a booming industry. Tourism was just taking off and building was underway to make Tucson a tourist and convention destination. As visitors flocked to Tucson, there became a need for dependable, knowledgeable suppliers and I fancied myself as one of those suppliers. I married my love for gambling and my love for tourism and found a business was to be born!
With little more than a credit card, blind ambition, and a desire to make a better life for myself, I commenced to building my business. I am a firm believer in being in the right place at the right time and "Lady Luck" was smiling on me in the early stages.
Now, here we are, 25 years later and we are going strong! Don't get me wrong. There have been some ups and downs along the way. But I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. I love what I do for a living and that is half the battle, I believe. Find something you really like and if you are good at it, you will succeed!


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Galloway, Gregory 1962(?)–
PERSONAL: Born c. 1962, in Keokuk, IA; married. Education: University of Iowa, B.A., 1984, M.A., 1986, Iowa Writers' Workshop, M.F.A., 1989.
ADDRESSES: Home—Hoboken, NJ. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Putnam Publicity, Penguin Group, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014.
CAREER: Author. Worked in publishing, marketing, and Internet consulting.
As Simple as Snow (novel), Putnam (New York, NY), 2005.
Contributor of poems and short stories to periodicals, including Iowa Review, McSweeney's, and Rush Hour.
SIDELIGHTS: First-time novelist Gregory Galloway reprised an old form—the whodunit—with his 2005 novel As Simple as Snow. Despite its title, Galloway's novel is anything but simple, according to Starr E. Smith in School Library Journal. As Smith wrote, "this clever first novel enmeshes its characters in" complexities that become evident only over time. The book's narrator, a high school boy living in a sleepy town, suddenly tunes in to his reality after Anna, the new girl in school, becomes part of the school's Goth clique. Immediately attracted to her, the boy is also mystified; the sophisticated Anna seems to hide bruises and is a devotee of Harry Houdini; a fan of codes and ciphers, she is also a lover of wordplay. Her major hobby, besides reading the works of French poet Rimbaud, is penning fictional obituaries for everybody in town. When Anna goes missing, the boy tries to get to the bottom of her disappearance, sifting through clues both obvious and subtle. Her dress was neatly folded near a hole in the ice, and he wonders if she did not die trying to mimic one of Houdini's escape stunt. Or perhaps it was murder and a teacher at school or her parents were involved. Maybe it was suicide, or maybe Anna is not dead at all.
Despite the wealth of clues, Galloway raises more questions than he answers in As Simple as Snow, and this situation frustrated some reviewers. A critic for Kirkus Reviews, for example, found the work "engagingly written" but also a "pointless exercise." Allison Lynn, writing in People, noted such rifts but went on to conclude, "this strange tale" sticks in the mind. Similarly, Harriet Klausner, writing in MBR Bookwatch, observed that Galloway paints a picture of "disenchanted teens, but … leaves too much unanswered especially the spooky elements that haunt" the narrator. Mixing media, Galloway addresses these dangling plot threads in his novel via a Web site devoted to the book that is filled with more clues, ciphers, and information about Houdini and the fictinal Anna.
Prudence Peiffer, reviewing As Simple as Snow in Library Journal, regretted the fact that so much of the book is "open ended," but also praised it as a "promising first novel." Other reviewers found more to like, despite—or because of—the fact that its central mystery remains unsolved at book's end. A contributor for Publishers Weekly called it a "quirky, engrossing debut," and a "rich, complex puzzle [that] is the work of a talented author." Michael Cart, reviewing the title in Booklist, felt the novel's "ambiguities and unanswered questions, its teasing foreshadowings and forebodings, make" the work memorable. Smith dubbed it "an intriguing debut."
Booklist, January 1, 2005, Michael Cart, review of As Simple as Snow, p. 814.
Kirkus Reviews, January 15, 2005, review of As Simple as Snow, p. 71.
Library Journal, February 15, 2005, Prudence Peiffer, review of As Simple as Snow, p. 116.
MBR Bookwatch, March, 2005, Harriet Klausner, review of As Simple as Snow.
People, May 2, 2005, Allison Lynn, review of As Simple as Snow, p. 48.
Publishers Weekly, February 7, 2005, review of As Simple as Snow, p. 42.
School Library Journal, May, 2005, Starr E. Smith, review of As Simple as Snow, p. 168.
Weehawken Reporter (Hudson County, NJ), May 8, 2005, Caren Lissner, review of As Simple as Snow.
As Simple as Snow Web site, http://www.assimpleassnow.com/ (July 7, 2005).
Grade Winner, http://www.gradewinner.com/ (March, 2005), Carolyn Mumick, "Gregory Galloway: The Whodunit May Seem Old Hand, but with His Debut Novel, Gregory Galloway Gives the Form a Twenty-First-Century Spin."
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Yes, we need you! Just like all other charities, we rely on people volunteering their precious time and expertise to help us. We have a number of projects in the planning stage and from time to time get requests from other organisations to help them deliver food, education supplies and training. The more volunteers we have the more families we can reach and impact. It is always said that there is strength in numbers and much is achieved when friends and families come together to support a worthy cause.


Stitch a shawl in a weekend! 2 beautiful designs are included in this pattern. Each uses Bernat Vickie Howell Sheep(ish) worsted-weight yarn. Lacy Reader's Wrap is 16"W x 60"L; Prayer Shawl is 11"W x 66"L. Skill Level: Easy.
In Shawls You'll Love from Leisure Arts, beautiful stitch patterns make 13 shawls great additions to your wardrobe or wonderful choices for prayer shawl ministries or friendship gifts. Whether you prefer casual, comfy wraps or styles with timeless elegance, you'll find the perfect design in this collection! Each pattern echoes from the center to create matching ends or top and bottom edges. They're all easy to crochet using medium weight yarn, and our free online technique videos offer extra support. Designs by Judith A. Thompson and Carla Rae Miller include Oriental Lace, Bliss, Carefree, Daydream, Dancing Diamonds, Chevron Embrace, Masterpiece, Grace, Harmony, Fantasy, Camelot, Compelling, and Striking.
Beautiful designs made using Red Hearts Shawl-in-a-ball worsted-weight yarn. Size: Stole - 19 1/2"W x 63"L; Shawl - 75"W x 33"L; Scarf - 12"W x 66"L. Designs are made using a size H/5mm crochet hook. Stole uses 2 balls of #204 healing teal; Shawl uses 2 balls of #207 feng shui grey and scarf uses ball of #205 soothing blue. Skill Level: Intermediate.
Catch the chevron craze with the easy fashions and afghans in Cozy Ripples for You and Your Home, featuring Homespun and Homespun Thick & Quick from Lion Brand Yarn Company. Lovely, lofty and quick to knit or crochet, Homespun is available in dozens of beautifully blended colorways, from heathery tweeds to painterly palettes, making even the simplest of projects look stunning. Super-bulky Homespun Thick & Quick features heathers and slowly striping painterly shades, so you can easily find the color you love. Projects include Breezy Blue Shawl, Hearthside Ripple Afghan, Cozy Ripple Poncho, Graphic Ripple Afghan, Ripple Mitts, Refreshing Ripple Afghan, Bobble Ripple Cowl, Eyelet Ripple Afghan, Ripple Triangle Afghan, and Buttoned Wrap. 48 pages.
Dreamy-soft and so very stylish, this collection of five feminine shawls and a fashionable shrug will warm up your wardrobe! With six lovely designs from which to choose, you'll have the just-right wrap ready to go at a moment's notice. Crochet them in colors to complement your favorite outfits, and be sure to make one or two extra for a friend or family member. 6 easy and intermediate projects to crochet using bulky or medium weight yarn: Shell Shawl, Lacy Shawl, Motif Shawl, Striped Shawl, Broomstick Lace Shawl, and Shrug.
These warm-weather accessories are so soft and light, you'll almost forget you're wearing them. All four designs - three lacy short ponchos and a triangular shawl - were crocheted with satiny yarns. The ponchos are each worked in one piece circularly from the top down. Stapled; 8 pages.


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Putla Villa de Guerrero är en kommun i Mexiko.   Den ligger i delstaten Oaxaca, i den sydöstra delen av landet,  km söder om huvudstaden Mexico City. Antalet invånare är .

Följande samhällen finns i Putla Villa de Guerrero:

 Putla Villa de Guerrero
 Santo Domingo del Estado
 San Juan Teponaxtla
 Malpica
 San Pedro Siniyuvi
 San Isidro del Estado
 Santiago Yosotiche
 Guadalupe Nuevo Tenochtitlán
 Concepción de Guerrero
 San Antonio de Juárez
 San Isidro de Morelos
 El Campanario
 La Palizada
 Agua Dulce
 Gregorio Álvarez
 Hidalgo
 Santa Cruz Progreso
 Río de las Peñas
 Charloco
 Unión Nacional
 Tierra Colorada
 San Marcos Mesoncito
 Plan de Ayala
 Chapultepec
 Zaragoza Siniyuvi
 Llano de Zaragoza
 San Marcos Coyulito

Ett varmt stäppklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är april, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är september, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juni, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med  mm nederbörd.

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The curfew bell was a bell rung in the evening in Medieval England as a curfew signal.

History

The custom of ringing the curfew bell continued in many British towns and cities, especially in the north of England, well into the 19th century, although by then it had ceased to have any legal status. The tradition is still practiced in the town of Sandwich, Kent, where a curfew bell known as the "Pig Bell" at St Peter's Church is rung at 8 pm every evening for ten minutes. At Ruthin in Denbighshire, the custom lapsed in the 1970s but was revived in 2020 after the bells of St Peter's Church were restored.

Etymology

At Penrith, Cumbria in the 19th century, the curfew was known as the "Taggy Bell", thought to be derived from the Old Norse tœkke, "to cover".

Poetry
The tyranny of William I is described by the poet Francis Thompson,

Chaucer writes on the curfew bell as just as a time, not a law:

Shakespeare had unusual times for the curfew bell. In Romeo and Juliet, iv 4, he has Lord Capulet saying:

In Tempest, v. 1, Prospero says:

In King Lear, iii. 4, Edgar speaks,

In the sixteenth century Bishop Joseph Hall's "Fourth Satire" it reads:

In the play The Merry Devil of Edmonton (published 1608), the curfew was at nine o'clock in the evening:

John Milton's put in his allegorical Il Penseroso'''s mouth the words:

In Handel's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato these words are accompanied by a pizzicato bass-line, representing a distant bell sound.

The most famous mention of the curfew in English poetry is in Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (1750), whose opening lines are:

T. S. Eliot Gus the theater cat ("Old possum's book of practical cats")

Eleanor Farjeon and Herbert Farjeon, William  I – 1066 in Kings and Queens (1932). These poems were used to teach history to generations of British schoolchildren:

Notes

Bibliography

 Andrews, William, Old Church Lore, William Andrews & Company, The Hull Press; London, 1891
 Brand, John et al.,Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions, George Bell and Sons, 1901
 Thomas, Michael Joseph, "Missing The Curfew: A Cultural History Case For Re-Reading Thomas Gray's Most Famous Line" (2016). Graduate College Dissertations and Theses. Paper 590.
Anthony Wood and John Peshall, The Antient and Present State of the City of Oxford: Containing an Account of Its Foundation, Antiquity, Situation, Suburbs, Division by Wards, Walls, Castle, Fairs, Religious Houses, Abbeys, St. Frideswede's, Churches, as Well Those Destroyed as the Present, with Their Monumental Inscriptions'', J. and F. Rivington, 1773, Oxford University

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For the growing startup ecosystem, success can be measured by more than just financial transactions – there has to be a good fit between investors and startups. In addition to capital, entrepreneurs require the correct set of expertise, connections, and support from their investors. An increasingly competitive market makes it difficult to find the right partner, fueling the need for a matchmaker between startups and investors. The Investor Summit – "Deal Day" is an initiative powered by EY and MEDICI, FinTech's global knowledge network for collaborative innovation, and will function as a matchmaking platform for startups and investors.
"EY is proud to power the Investor Summit – "Deal Day" and we will do our part to help FinTechs gain access to capital in order to scale and reach their full potential," Liew Nam Soon, EY Managing Partner for ASEAN Financial Services.
The summit will showcase investment-worthy global startups and disruptive technologies to local and global investors and facilitate FinTech funding deals. As part of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) 2017, the Deal Day will bring together the best innovative startups on November 17, 2017, giving investors an opportunity to be part of the FinTech ecosystem. The Deal Day will allow investors to get matched with potential startups with no investment commitment. The matchmaking will ensure the best fit by taking personalized preferences into consideration.
The Matchmaking: How Does it Work?
Startups vying to be a part of the Deal Day can submit their profile starting July 18 onwards, after which successful applicants chosen through careful evaluation will move to the matchmaking phase.
Startups will be classified into various categories based on criteria required by investors. Unsuccessful applicants will receive an email notification and a special algorithm will be used to facilitate matches between startups and investors.
Further, matched and interested parties will be contacted to reaffirm their interest and meetings will be scheduled in the lead-up to the Deal Day. On the Deal Day, startups will pitch to the matched investors one-to-one. A private reception will be held for those with successful commitments. Detailed information about the procedure for interested investors can be found here.
In the event of a match being deemed unsuitable, another match will be found. More information on the process and the event can be found here.
FinTechs are not to divulge the identities of investor(s) that they have been matched with as a consequence of the Deal Day channel/process.
The closing date for submissions is August 31, 2017. All submissions will receive a notification on the outcome of their applications by September 7, 2017.
As an established global knowledge network for collaborative innovation in the FinTech industry and a recognized thought leader, the MEDICI team strongly encourages startups and investors to take part in a truly unique event held in one of the hottest FinTech hubs globally. Investor Summit – "Deal Day" offers an unprecedented platform for beneficial partnerships on a truly grand scale.


With an array of colours, textures and styles, choosing a wool carpet from the Brockway collection can be a home furnishing task you look forward to with pleasure.
Browse our collection of beautiful, plain, twist carpets in an array of bright and neutral colours or if you're looking to add inviting texture, the loop pile carpets which come in a variety of styles and finishes.
Whatever you choose, our gorgeous wool carpets will make your home feel warmer, quieter and more comfortable. Have a good look round and order some free samples.
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Folding bikes? Yes, seen a variety of those. E-Bikes? Yes, seen an increasing number of those too. So, what's different?
A self-charging e-bike, that's a new one on me. It also comes in a 12kg, which is on the light side for a folding bike, and on the very light side for an e-bike, folding or otherwise.
The biggest breakthrough is the fact that the bike can be recharged 100% while riding meaning riders should never run out of energy and never need to dismantle the battery to charge.
The energy with this new system is harvested as before by braking and pedaling, just that it now also converts mechanical energy into electrical energy thanks to the Integrated Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS). In that way, additional energy is released to recharge the light integrated lithium-ion battery. Through this new technology, VELLO BIKE+ all-in-one changes the motor map automatically and continuously in order to keep the battery charged. The motor assistance and the cutoff speed both depend on the battery charge, the input from the pedals (speed-torque) and the road slope.
The VELLO Bike+ is electrically-assisted when riders want it to be. Unlike many electric bikes, it is still easy to pedal even with the power assistance turned off. Users can ride up to 15 miles per hour (25 km/hour) for up to 20 miles (~35 km) on a full charge without any effort. As soon as pedaling stops, the motor will stop pushing. The generated power depends on several factors including the bike speed, the pedaling speed, the road slope and the selected power mode.
The design is based around a 250W BLDC motor with regenerative braking, which is up to 90% efficient; this is controlled using multiple hybrid sensors utilising 100hz vehicle control, linked to the "Vehicle Control Unit" with Bluetooth smartphone control through bitride.
As an added feature, VELLO is also including a free app where users can set the level of pedal assistance, track their route and even lock their bike remotely.
VELLO BIKE is a pioneering lifestyle brand specializing in the design of innovative mobility products. With more than a decade of experience in designing and overseeing production processes for bicycles, baby carriages and electric mopeds as services to third parties, the co-founder and award-winning product designer took the next big leap by starting his own company together with the entrepreneurial guru, Valerie Wolff. The company was officially founded in 2014 after a first successful Kickstarter campaign.
They are already 25% over their funding target on their latest Kickstarter campaign, for this e-bike version of their original folding bike, with another 34 days to go. They have already reached two funding milestones to "unlock" first of all internal gears and then, secondly, a titanium frame which brings the weight down to 10.9 kg. Their timeline indicates shipments in April 2017.
Only a few years ago, the cycling world was convinced that regenerative braking could only extend an ebike's range by around 10% and it appeared that self-charging ebikes would remain in the world of fantasty, which make their claims significant. The company explains that it also uses mechanical energy to boost the electrical energy stored via their Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS), thus supplying additional energy to recharge the light lithium-ion battery. They monitor and adjust the motor map continuously in order to keep the battery charged.
"You can ride up to 15 miles per hour (25kph) for up to 20 miles (c 35km) on a full charge without any effort. As soon as you stop pedalling, the motor will stop pushing. The generated power depends on several factors including the bike speed, the pedalling speed, the road slope and the selected power mode." Doesn't this somewhat contradict the claim that the VELLO "allows up to 100% recharging while riding the bike"?


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Fifty More Fun Sex Facts
The Big 'O'
1. British researchers recently found that a woman's orgasm ability is about one-third genetic.
2. During orgasm, the brain is flooded with oxytocin, a brain chemical that inspires feelings of intimacy.
3. Women are more likely to orgasm just before or on their period. Increased blood flow in the pelvic area and lubrication increases pleasure.
4. Women who experience orgasms will orgasm 81% of the time during oral sex.
5. During an orgasm the brain is 95% similar as to someone on heroin.
6. Not only does orgasm activate the pleasure center, it also causes our minds to temporarily lose control.
7. Orgasms can lower a woman's risk of heart disease, stroke, breast cancer and depression.
8. Although multiple orgasms are generally associated with the female sexual experience, 15-20% of men enjoy them
9. Seventy-five percent of men reach orgasm consistently in their sex lives, while just 50% of women claim the same.
10. The more orgasms you have, the longer you're likely to live.
11. Some women experience better orgasms when they are pregnant
Playing Around
12. Cleopatra allegedly used a hollow gourd full of angry bees as a vibrator.
13. According to a study done by the University of South Wales, the Taiwanese use vibrators more than anyone else
14. Twenty percent of women masturbate once every seven days.
15. Seventy-eight percent of women who use sex toys are in a relationship.
16. Twenty percent of men have used a vibrator.
17. After fingers and vibrators, candles are the phallic objects used most often by female masturbators.
18. The chastity belt was invented in 1100 in Europe.
Phallic Facts
19. About one out of every 5 million males is born without a penis.
20. In Jamaica. an erotic dance called "Daggering" was banned from TV after causing broken penises.
21. Men experience an average of four to five erections during sleep.
22. About 20-30% of men experience premature ejaculation.
23. In Thailand, men are offered free vasectomies on the king's birthday. Often, more than 1,000 are performed in his honor.
25. Seventy-five percent of men reach orgasm after two minutes or less of masturbation.
What a Bod!
26. A passionate kiss causes the eyes to dilate.
27. The average vagina is three to four inches long but can expand by 200 percent when sexually aroused.
28. The impulse to ejaculate comes from the spinal cord.
29. The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue.
30. The Khosian women of southern Africa have elongated labia that can hang up to four inches past the vulva.
31. Stimulation of female nipples causes goose bumps in the genitals.
32. Scientific tests have found that when women make love they produce amounts of the hormone estrogen, which makes hair shine and skin smooth.
Sleeping Around
33. Men are four times more likely to sleep naked than women.
34. Sixty-six percent of women say they would be insulted if a coworker asked them to have sex.
35. Seventy-five percent of Australians have had sex in car.
36. The average couple has sex 139 times a year, or a little more than twice a week.
37. The Greeks enjoy more sex than any other nationality. They're followed closely by the Croatians.
38. In 1995, the owner of a California Mexican restaurant was arrested for serving his semen as a condiment.
39. The Aztecs used to call avocadoes "testicle trees" because they grew in pairs.
40. Figs have plenty of amino acids that increase libido.
Oral Fixations
41. Humans aren't the only species that partake in oral sex; cheetahs, hyenas, and goats all go down too.
42. Notorious BIG's interlude on "Ready to Die" was an audio recording of him getting a blow job in the recording studio.
43. Oral sex was illegal in Canada until 1969.
Word Porn
44. The word pornographic comes from the Greek word meaning "the writing of prostitutes."
45. Experiencing "butterflies of love" might sound romantic, but in France the phrase papillion d'amour means having pubic lice.
Work It!
46. During sex, men thrust an average of 60-120 times.
47. Performing the act of fellatio burns anywhere from 30-50 calories per session.
Anal Fixations
48. In 423 BC, the middle finger gesture was first used in a Greek play. The gesture referred to a male who submits to anal penetration
Close Shaves
49. Ninety-five percent of women shave their privates and only 16% of men do.
It's a Gas, Gas, Gas
50. Thirty-seven percent of people say they have farted during sex.
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Inside Job [2010]: The Film That Cost $20,000,000,000,000 To Make
An extensively detailed, exhaustively researched & comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008 that nearly collapsed the world financial system, Inside Job provides an insanely gripping & informative account of the financial meltdown that left millions without jobs, homes & savings in its wake, and paints an unsettling portrait of the greed of American housing industry and systematic corruption of United States government by them for personal gains that led to long-term consequences. An essential viewing in every way or shape or form.
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An extensively detailed, exhaustively researched & comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008 that's considered by many to be the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s, Inside Job provides an insanely gripping & extremely informative account of the financial meltdown that resulted in a loss of 20 trillion dollars, and left millions of people without jobs, homes & savings in its wake.
Told in five segments, Inside Job covers the entire set of events that lead to the Great Recession and also examines the aftermath and how the ones responsible for it managed to get away with their personal fortunes in tact. Through several interviews & investigations, it paints a downright unsettling picture of the greed of financial services industry & the systematic corruption of the United States by them that nearly collapsed the world financial system.
Directed by Charles Ferguson, the film reverse engineers the complete scenario to give us an unadulterated view of what really happened, when & where it started, and who all are accountable for it. Narrated by Matt Damon, there is this seething rage that builds up slowly as the events unfold as we bear witness to the banking sectors deliberately engaging in malpractices for personal gains that ultimately led to long-term consequences that was felt on a global scale.
The global impact is evident in the first scene that shows Iceland to be a perfect nation until it allowed the deregulation & privatisation of its banks and how the nation's economy came crashing down when recession hit. What's also interesting is that there were warning signs all over the place. Some even pointed it out only to be silenced by the major financial corporations that steadily corrupted politics, regulation & academia, thus preventing every attempt at introducing reforms.
The documentary encompasses pretty much everything that contributed to the financial crisis. All the events are stacked properly and arranged in chronological order. Ferguson narrates them with a certain neatness and makes sure that even the complex terms are explained in a way that's easy to grasp. But it's the interviews that stand out most as we witness Ferguson slowly tightening the screws until he has the interviewees cornered, and then exposes their involvement by leaving them with no rational defence.
On an overall scale, Inside Job is essential viewing in every manner or shape or form. Crafted with composure & narrated with gripping intensity, it delivers a powerfully compelling & emotionally enraging experience that grabs the viewers' attention almost instantly and doesn't let go until the very end. Ingeniously directed, immaculately edited & impeccably paced, the film expertly deconstructs the worst financial crisis of our time, examining each component in depth, and then tries to connect the dots to deliver a bigger picture that doesn't leave behind much room for doubts. Strongly recommended.
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Michael Mosley explores the latest science about how our personalities are created - and whether they can be changed. Despite appearances, Mosley is a pessimist who constantly frets about the future. He wants to worry less and become more of an optimist. He tries out two techniques to change this aspect of his personality - with surprising results. And he travels to the frontiers of genetics and neuroscience to find out about the forces that shape all our personalities.
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From Oscar-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy (The Garden) and narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Food Evolution investigates the brutally polarized debate surrounding GMOs and our food. Traveling from Hawaiian papaya groves to banana farms in Uganda to the cornfields of Iowa, Food Evolution wrestles with the emotions and the science driving one of the most heated arguments of our time.
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Nestled in the tissues of your neck is a small, unassuming organ that wields enormous power over your body: the thyroid. Emma Bryce explains how the thyroid, like the operations manager in a company, is tasked with making sure that all the cells in your body are working properly.
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Advertisements beamed to golf carts are showing up at Hoosier courses courtesy of an Arizona firm that's delivering a new revenue stream for courses and a wealthy demographic for advertisers.
Eleven Indiana courses, including Heartland Crossing Golf Links and Brickyard Crossing Golf Club, have purchased the system offered by ProLink Solutions LLC.
Golf carts at those courses feature a global positioning system that displays course information and advertising.
Larry Bain, ProLink president and CEO, said his company can deliver a predominantly male, college-educated audience with a six-figure income.
"What you're getting here is a very specific target, and that's what advertisers will pay for," said Bob Gustafson, a Ball State University professor of advertising.
The ads, which Bain said are tasteful and don't detract from the playing experience, take up about one-third of the screen until the cart gets near the green. Then the ads go full screen. They don't contain any video or audio elements.
"We don't want to do anything that will slow down the pace of play or distract the players," Bain said.
Players' recall of the brands advertised through the system is about 60 percent, he said, a number Gustafson called impressive for any advertisement.
Indiana has become a robust market for ProLink Solutions LLC, with one South Bend golf club pulling down $100,000 annually from advertising sales.
ProLink launched its golf cart GPS system in 1994. The 7- and 10-inch digital screen mounted in carts tells golfers how far they are from the hole, where the water and sand is, and their pace of play. It even allows golfers to order food from the club's restaurant and seek assistance from the local golf pro and staff.
The system works through a proprietary mapping program with information beamed through a series of satellites. The same system allows ProLink to beam national ads to numerous golf courses simultaneously. As golfers move around the course, they see a variety of local and national advertisements.
The advertisements were started earlier this year as a means for courses to afford the GPS system, Bain said. The system costs the average course with a fleet of 75 carts about $5,000 per month on a lease deal. ProLink, which has GPS systems installed at 600 U.S. golf courses, sells the advertising and gives courses a cut.
Officials for Citizens Bank, which has 14 locations in Johnson, Hendricks and Morgan counties, said the bank began advertising shortly after ProLink began offering advertising at Heartland Crossing in Camby.
"People who play golf tend to be more established and looking for opportunities to save and invest their money," said Kari Mann, Citizens director of marketing and business development. "It's just a terrific audience for us to be in front of. And it's very efficient."
Advertising on a single hole on a single course costs about $5,000 per year. The typical Indiana golf course will get 15,000 to 30,000 golfers coming through per year.
There are only two other U.S. companies offering a similar GPS system in golf carts, and industry observers said Pro-Link is leading the rollout of advertising.
Bain said once advertising revenue projections are more consistent and predictable, clients will get a front-end payment essentially allowing them to install the GPS system for free.
ProLink has already signed deals with Cadillac and Home Box Office along with a slew of local and regional advertisements for consumer electronics retailers, banks, auto dealers and others.
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Tim Firestone, former general manager for the Blackthorn Golf Club in South Bend, left that post to head up ad sales for ProLink.
"The advertising component is critical for system expansion," Firestone said. "And as the system grows, it becomes a more powerful advertising tool."
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Courts are not the only way
Our family law expert is concerned that divorcing couples would apparently head straight for the courts rather than consider the alternatives available.
Nadia Davis is the family law partner at our head office in Euston Way, Telford, and she has now qualified as one of the very first collaborative lawyers in the county.
"My new qualification means I work with couples going through a divorce on an agreement that shows they are committed to finding the best solutions through negotiation, rather than the courts. The agreement also prevents lawyers involved in the initiative from representing their client in court if the collaborative process breaks down. So this means everyone involved is absolutely committed to making it work," said Nadia.
But sadly this alternative route to resolve disputes has not been adopted by everyone, and national research shows some worrying figures.
"A poll of over 4,000 British adults was commissioned by Resolution, an organisation for family lawyers and other professionals in England and Wales," said Nadia.
"And the statistics showed that only 51 per cent of those who responded would consider a non-court based solution. This is particularly disappointing as mediation, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution provide a much more cost-effective and faster route when compared to time-consuming court proceedings."
Nadia said the family court system was coming under increasing strain and that raising awareness of alternative approaches could solve a lot of problems.
"One of the benefits of the collaborative process is that it is not driven by a timetable imposed by a court. The process can be built around each family's individual timetable and priorities, and sometimes only a handful of meetings may be required to resolve the case, which really is a much quicker way to deal with divorce.
"One of the biggest fears for anyone who is going through a family breakdown is the potential costs they may face, and our fixed fee structure, combined with the new collaborative approach, gives our clients a much clearer picture of how things are likely to proceed."


Me and my husband moved from Kensal Green (NW10) to Forest Hill (SE23) during the summer of 2012, partly because it was cheaper and partly to be nearer friends, and I was slightly unsure about how I'd feel in this new (to me) part of town. Kensal Green (also called Kensal Rise) had a wonderful community feel and there was an abundance of fantastic little cafes, bars and restaurants which we used to frequent a lot. When we first moved to Forest Hill I couldn't see that it had the same. Forest Hill definitely can't compete with Kensal Green on the number of cafes and eateries, however there is one thing that Forest Hill has that Kensal Green never will: St David Coffee House.
St David Coffee House is the type of cafe every area should have but most areas don't. It's an institution in South East London and I know people who come from miles around just to enjoy their wonderful coffee. Anyone who loves coffee in London should in fact make the trip to Forest Hill to try one because I can pretty much guarantee you won't taste a better coffee in London.
Firstly, it's made with Square Mile coffee beans. Square Mile Coffee Roasters is a multi award winning coffee roasting company based in East London. St David Coffee House use their Red Brick blend which tastes fruity and sweet, it's truly delicious and easy to drink as a black Americano or just as tasty as a latte with milk when it becomes a smooth velvety texture. The baristas really know what they are doing so there is no chance of getting a bitter or disappointing drink.
The food served at St David is pretty exceptional too. I'm not lying when I say the bacon sandwich is the best I've ever had. They certainly don't scrimp on the bacon (which is served about an inch thick) and sandwiched between some decent bread. They don't do hot dishes as such, just a small selection of sandwiches, sausage rolls and salad (so they can remain focused on the coffee) but the ones I've tried have all been very good. Cakes and pastries are well worth trying too so make sure you go there hungry.
The cafe itself is a charming place to sit, with vintage furniture / accessories and art on the walls creating a lovely homely vibe which is definitely not too try hard or over the top. Service is friendly and they have a stack of newspapers and magazines to peruse while you drink your coffee. It's a lovely relaxed environment in which to hang out. It's small-ish and can get very busy at weekends but they have a couple of tables outside to cater for extra people. My advice would be don't go anywhere else… it's definitely worth waiting around for a table to check it out for yourself.


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Memorial service for former West Derby MP Bob Wareing to be held in Liverpool today
Speculation Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn may attend
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A memorial service for the former West Derby Labour MP Bob Wareing will take place in his constituency today.
Mr Wareing, who died in a London hospital at the age of 84 in May this year, represented his constituents for 27 years and was well-known for his advocacy of disabled rights.
Friends and supporters in Liverpool who never got the chance to say farewell and pay their respects after he died have arranged the memorial service to be held at St Mary's Church, West Derby Village, from 1pm on Thursday.
There is speculation that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn may attend.
Mr Corbyn was a political and personal ally of the veteran left-winger and it is understood his diary commitments have him the North West tomorrow.
Family friend Emma Rowlands, who has organised the memorial, said: "This is for people who never got a chance to say goodbye to pay their respects to Bob. He was our MP for 27 years and was a big part of the life of West Derby."
Friends of Mr Wareing were only made aware of his death months after he passed away.
He was suffering from dementia and it is believed he died in a London hospital after being admitted with a chest infection. A cremation service took place shortly afterwards with no family or friends present.
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I walked away with deep admiration for the unheralded professors who practice the craft of teaching like I observed in Mark Hosny.
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