Sports does not build character. It reveals it.
G D GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL GHAZIABAD offers its students a wide variation in the field of Physical Education, encouraging children to be more involved in sports and hold the spirit of sportsmanship.
With each flight of the shuttle; the player learns to fly as high as he can to achieve his dream.
Tennis is best played and not watched. You play till you win.
It is a game of angles. The worse you do the more you need to win and when you do your best you become the most confident you can ever be.
It is a lifelong game. You continue to learn as you live life.
Life is a soccer field, don't you think?
You just need to kick the ball right into the enemy's area and achieve success.
The pool at G D Goenka is a complete indoor pool with clean blue water and special attention given to the maintenance of hygiene and one to one learning, for the swimmers.
Cricket teaches to play until you can sustain it' and win not as an individual but a team.
It needs just the amount of concentration you have to constantly give in to your goals.
Table tennis is like an atom. To the ignorant, it is merely microscopic and insignificant in existence, but to the dedicated it is intricate in design and the building block to everything we know.
Self- Defence classes are to follow the dictum of nature "what cannot defend itself shall not be defended." There is a big shift in the world with women being exploited when they are out of their secure premises. Hence Self -Defence is taught to the female students along with the male, especially to make them stronger physically.
At G D GOENKA, we believe in incorporating a dedication towards sports in every sportsperson.
There has been an active involvement of aspiring students joining in, on the academies. Our sports faculty consists of State Level, specialized and professional coaches.
*State level Girls Basketball Team.
*State level Boys athletic Team.
*We also have a Table Tennis National Champion with a Gold Medal.
All have brought many laurels to the School proving the fact that G D Goenka Raj Nagar Extension Ghaziabad is no doubt a school par excellence.
G D Goenka Public School, Ghaziabad, believes in making leaders and not the followers, Every student has some or the other talent in them, we show right direction making them a winner our mission is to make every student a jewel , an asset and overall a global citizen..


This elegant shagreen console table sits beautifully in the lounge or hallway where it can serve as a stylish storage unit for smaller items. The table sits on tapered wooden legs and is framed with ebony boarders for a striking design visual. The Walcot befits a sophisticated interior with traditional touches.


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Dec 21 Mary Queen of Scots
Edwin Arnaudin
Biopic, Drama
As the end credits rolled for Mary Queen of Scots and Beau Willimon was revealed to be the film's writer, I turned to fellow Asheville Movie Guy Bruce Steele and said, "Mary, Queen of Cards."
Following a discussion of the film between my takes on Bumblebee and Welcome to Marwen, he one-upped me as the credits concluded by saying, "It's very Game of Cards."
The cinematic debut of British theatre director Josie Rourke indeed has the political maneuvering of Willimon's Capitol Hill drama in the gorgeous setting of the comparably machiavellian HBO fantasy, but never reaches the heights of those television forebears.
Best Actress also-rans in the most recent Academy Awards cycle, Saorise Ronan and Margot Robbie face off as royal cousins Mary Stuart and Queen Elizabeth I, respectively, in a mid-1500s Britain where men don't appear too happy to have women in charge, especially with the throne's rightful possessor in question.
Much of the film's drama is derived from this male scheming, and while it's all a matter of historical record, it would be a shame to elaborate on the actions of, say, Elizabeth's commoner would-be lover Robert Dudley (Joe Alwyn) and trusted advisor William Cecil (Guy Pearce) or Mary's half brother James (James McArdle, Star Wars: The Force Awakens).
Under Rourke's practiced direction and spouting Willimon's charged dialogue, the gifted cast — which also includes David Tennant as rabble-rousing preacher John Knox and Brendan Coyle (Mr. Bates from Downton Abbey) as the pro-papal Earl of Lennox — mesh well and look great in exquisite costumes amidst remarkable natural scenery that Rourke frames like a pro.
Within the high level of professionalism, however, there's a distinct lack of joy to the proceedings that stifles Mary Queen of Scots' reach beyond that of a sharply-made historical drama. Such a tone may be true to the events at hand, but in a season where The Favourite — centering, interestingly enough, on Mary's great-great-granddaughter Queen Anne — set a new standard for period piece creativity, good to very good isn't quite enough.
Grade: B. Rated R. Now playing at Carolina Cinemark and the Fine Arts Theatre
(Photo: Focus Features)
2018, Josie Rourke, Beau Willimon, Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Joe Alwyn, Guy Pearce, James McArdle, David Tennant, Brendan Coyle
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Africa Investment Forum 2022 Draws $31 Billion in Investor Interest
A total of $63.8 billion of investment interest mobilized in 2022
This year's just concluded Africa Investment Forum Market Days—the continent's premier investment platform—has drawn $31 billion in investment interest from African and global investors.
Combined with $32.8 billion from the rescheduled 2021 Africa Investment Forum Market days—which took place as virtual boardrooms in March this year—the forum has mobilized a total of $63.8 billion of investment interest this year.
The three-day event, held in the Ivorian commercial capital, Abidjan, attracted the participation of several African heads of state and government. The leaders chaired boardrooms and led transactions with potential investors. They included Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné of Côte d'Ivoire, who represented President Alassane Ouattara.
Others were President Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia; President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana; President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe; Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor of Liberia; Vice President Philip Mpango of Tanzania; Prime Minister José Ulisses Correia e Silva n of Cabo Verde; and Prime Minister Patrick Achi of Côte d'Ivoire.
This year's Market Days event—the third since 2018—took place under the theme: 'Building Economic Resilience through Sustainable Investments.' It was held amid global economic challenges that have been compounded by the impacts of climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Russia-Ukraine war.
The event showcased the Africa Investment Forum's founding partners' joint resolve to help unleash Africa's investment potential in such critical sectors as infrastructure, agriculture, energy, education, the creative industries, sports, and transactions that champion women entrepreneurs.
The forum's founding partners are the African Development Bank, Africa50, Afrexim Bank, the Africa Finance Corporation, the Development Bank of Southern Africa, the European Investment Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, and the Trade and Development Bank.
The partners said the results this year have exceeded expectations, given that the world is currently grappling with so many unprecedented economic challenges.
African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina commended the forum's outcomes and the partners' commitment.
He said: "Despite the challenges, we are not afraid, and neither have we despaired nor lost hope. We are excited and committed to a collective goal… accelerating the closure of deals to transform Africa and its investment landscape."
Adesina said the Africa Investment Forum's focus is to attract more foreign direct investment to Africa and ensure the private sector remains the driving force of that transformation.
"The private sector is Africa's growth accelerator. We must mitigate real and perceived risks and persuade the private sector that investing in Africa is safe," he emphasized.
Islamic Development Bank President Dr. Muhammed Sulaiman Al Jasser said in a message his organization was hopeful that "our commitment and dedication to the AIF will translate into tangible and measurable outcomes for the benefit of our member countries across Africa."
Al Jasser restated the Islamic Development Bank Group's commitment to support transformative African projects, especially those promoting resilience, financial, economic, and social sustainability.
Trade and Development Bank Group President and Chief Executive Admassu Tadesse underscored the value of the "AIF spirit" in doing more to advance and close investments.
Tadesse stressed: "Notwithstanding ongoing global crises, we have to keep our eye on the ball. We must continue to encourage and enable investment in agriculture and industry, as well as infrastructure. Growing our own food and manufacturing more will enable us to trade more. It will lead to less overall greenhouse gas emissions linked to imports from far away, in the process also generating more employment and opportunities for our peoples."
European Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer said while travelling to COP27: "A diversity of ambitious and wide-ranging initiatives" attracted high interest at this year's Market Days.
"At the European Investment Bank, we are excited to see how the creativity and vision of African innovators are making an impact, particularly in the area of technology which holds such great potential for Africa's future," Hoyer said.
Mohan Vivekanandan, Group Executive Origination and Coverage, Development Bank of Southern Africa, noted that a unique feature of this year's forum was that it focused on transactions.
"It's about the project sponsors, the project developers and how we as development financiers help them get their vision implemented to improve the quality of life of Africans, and how we promote economic growth, job creation and industrialization," Vivekanandan said.
Africa Finance Corporation President and CEO Samaila Zubairu said: "The current global economic challenges indicate the critical need to build Africa's self-sufficiency by investing in resilient infrastructure. Such critical investment is needed to drive Africa's industrialization and economic prosperity."
Africa50 CEO Alain Ebobisse said the Africa Investment Forum presented a timely platform to help scale up and speed up investments into Africa, especially as partners strive to build the continent's resilience to economic shocks and climate change.
Ebobisse: "Attracting new pools of capital into infrastructure will be critical. More specifically, Africa's institutional investors, such as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds must play a critical role and will be the game changers for Africa's infrastructure development."
Afreximbank President Benedict Oramah said: "This year's Africa Investment Forum reflects, in the number, attitudes and diversity of its attendees, the interest and optimism of global investors towards the continent and its opportunities. We close, knowing that the AIF, Africa's largest transactional investment marketplace, continues to be a huge success. Moreover, the event serves as a measure of international confidence in Africa's economic and political development, and the unmatched investment opportunities this is creating."
Africa Investment Forum Senior Director Chinelo Anohu said: "A lot of the successes recorded by the Africa Investment Forum are domiciled in the spirit of the partnership. It's up to us to ensure the continent is what it ought to be."
Since its inception in 2018, the Africa Investment Forum platform has mobilized over $100 billion in investment interests.
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We will present in several blog postings an overview of the history of the community garden movement in America. For an introduction, we don't need to look far to see evidence of some of the earliest and most advanced irrigated gardens in pre-Columbian America. The extensive irrigation canals that were built locally by the ancient Hohokam people in the Gila River and Salt River Valleys were engineering wonders, both for their design and size. Lush gardens grew on both sides of the Salt River where these canals brought precious water into the dry desert landscape.
The Hohokam (ancestors of today's Tohono O'odham Nation) were skilled growers of corn, beans, squash and cotton.
The canal system they developed between 1100 and 1450 CE extended for more than 500 miles. It provided life-bringing water to 110,000 acres of land that provided a stable source of food for upwards of 80,000 people. It was the most complex canal system built by native people in North America. A typical main canal extended 12 miles from the Salt River. The longest canal measured 20 miles in length.
Remnants of two prehistoric canals can be found today in the Park of the Four Waters, adjacent to Pueblo Grande Museum in Phoenix. The canals measure 26 and 18 meters wide and 6 meters deep. The larger canal was capable of irrigating 10,000 acres of nearby land. And just imagine, this incredible network of canals was created and maintained using only wood digging sticks and crude stone tools!


On July 26, 2016 the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee adopted legislation that imposes a residency requirement on law enforcement, fire, and designated emergency personnel to reside within 15 miles of the jurisdictional boundaries of the City. This charter ordinance, adopted pursuant to Wis. Stat. Sec. 66.0502 (4)(b), applies to all sworn members of the departments and provides that the Fire and Police Commission (FPC) designate "emergency personnel." This legislation will become effective October 11, 2016.
The FPC recently updated its rules to be in compliance with the charter ordinance. The following positions have been designated as emergency personnel: Police Information Systems Director, Emergency Communications Manager, Communications Systems Manager, and Police Facilities Manager; and Fire Technical Services Manager, Fire Dispatch Manager, Fire Equipment Repairs Manager, and Fire Equipment Repairs Supervisor. The positions of Police Aide and Fire Cadet are also designated as emergency personnel.
All employees hired into a position subject to this residency requirement, any incumbent sworn employee, or any civilian who at any time has his/her position designated as subject to this residency requirement, shall be granted a period of time not to exceed six months from the date of hire or the date upon which the designation becomes effective to become compliant with the requirement. Consistent with Sections 5.02-5 and 5.02-6 of the Charter, eligible employees may pursue extensions and hardship exceptions with the FPC.
The red line on the map below indicates a distance of 15 miles from the jurisdictional boundary of the City of Milwaukee.
The map can be toggled between satellite imagery or illustrated and labeled streets by clicking the box in the lower left corner. Users can zoom in and out of the map by clicking the + and – buttons in the upper left corner. Clicking the house icon in the upper left corner will reset the map zoom to the default. Addresses may be located by typing them into the white box in the upper right corner of the map and subsequently clicking the icon in the upper right corner or pressing enter.
Mapping the location of mailing addresses is performed using a process known as Geocoding. Geocoding will not always be successful in determining the location of all mailing addresses; and even when successful it may have error in the calculated location. Because of this please do not rely solely on the location that the map automatically determines. It is important to use the zoom in/out feature of the map in order to magnify the region of interest. Users can then use the satellite imagery to visually locate known features of the actual property they are investigating in order to determine the true location and compliance of the property.
This map is an illustrative tool and as such is meant to provide general guidance to department members and applicants, not final legal determination of compliance. Members whose property intersects the edge of this region should consult with the Fire and Police Commission for final determination of the property's compliance to the residency requirement.
If you have questions or concerns please contact the Fire and Police Commission Research & Policy Analyst Dave Gelting at dgeltin@milwaukee.gov.


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Spectacular landscapes and exciting city life make Vancouver one of the most attractive cities to live in the world. If you have plans of buying property in this beautiful and well-maintained city, it would be best to understand how property taxes are computed and how much you should pay here.
Let us first define what property tax is. Put simply, it is the yearly amount a property owner must pay to the local government for essential services like law enforcement and firefighting. This may also fund road repairs, improvements to public parks, and other services that will help build a stronger community.
$1,070,600. Though housing prices may be quite expensive, the silver lining is that the city also has the lowest property taxes in the country. This means that they may cost a lot but are relatively cheap to own.
Average property tax rates in Vancouver are only at 0.24 percent, a significantly lower rate compared to Toronto's 0.63 percent and Ottawa's 1.06 percent. To put things in perspective, owning a home worth $1 million would lead to only $2,468 in property taxes. In Toronto and Ottawa, however, you would need to pay $6,355 and $10,684 respectively.
Property classes differ based on their type and use. These can also help to determine how much tax you will pay. A house serving as your primary residence, for example, will be Residential. On the other hand, a golf course will be listed under Recreational Property.
For a more detailed look at property classes, click here.
Property tax rates are set by a general levy from the city and levies from other taxing authorities. The rate applies to each $1,000 of your property's assessed value. This value will then be multiplied with the respective tax rate for its property class.
For example, say that your primary home's assessed value is $500,000. Since the property tax rate applies to each $1,000 of your home's assessed value, you must divide it by $1,000, giving you $500.
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In an attempt to prevent foreign buyers from abusing taxation loopholes, non-Canadians looking to buy residential property in Vancouver are taxed an additional 20% (called the additional property transfer tax) on top of the tax rate. This is a 5% increase from the 15% added tax originally set with the approval of the Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act in 2016.
If you need help with understanding how Vancouver property taxes work, then let me be your guide. I'm Don, and you can call me at 604-817-7738 or send me an email at botsoldmunro(at)gmail(dotted)com.


Calling all Cab collectors! The 2015 Januik Champoux Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon will be pre-released October 14-15 and available for purchase to Cellar Circle members exclusively for a limited time. A perennial favorite, the Januik Champoux Cab sells out quickly so this year, we are offering club members first dibs on this exciting, new vintage. The wine will be available for tasting at the winery both Saturday and Sunday, and as a special treat winemaker Mike Januik will pour the wine himself from 12-1 pm on Saturday, October 14.
Those of you who have enjoyed Mike's Champoux Cab in the past know this Horse Heaven Hills classic is always a beautiful blend of power and elegance, consistently rated 90+ vintage after vintage. "Champoux Vineyard is a Washington equivalent of a French grand cru site, and long-tenured winemaker Mike Januik shows his skilled hand with its fruit, producing a wine that shows finesse and balance and a memorable, velvety texture," wrote Seattle Met critic Sean Sullivan in naming the 2014 vintage to the magazine's list of the Top 100 Wines of 2017.
The 2015 growing season was another excellent vintage, particularly for red wines, and as good as the 2014 was, Mike tells us he likes the 2015 even more for its balance, ripeness and finesse. Quantities are limited.


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You are currently browsing the Archaeofacts.com archives of Musings for the day Saturday, July 22nd, 2006.
Rain last night changed the whole feel of the out-of-doors, although promised cells this afternoon have been missing us here in Virginia-Highland. All the plants seem quite happy to have their roots watered, and seem to have been awaiting the precip during our entire trek.
In the South, crepe myrtles sorta fit the landscape category that lilacs do in the Midwest—upright woody shrubs that are bedecked with color during "their time.�? They offer blooms throughout the hottest part of the summer, and cheery shades of pink at that!, but the rain brought down lots of the wee buds (not to be confused with Weebits—thank you, Gillian!).
Crepe myrtles also play a role in the lore of jcb and me, since we kept looking for them the day we met. But that's another story for another time….
On another note, I've added another recipe to "Food Fun,�? this time Oatmeal Bread, for machines. Mostly, jcb has been making the modified version, with extra whole grain goodness, noted at the bottom.


I'm sitting here with my headphones on listening to Daniel Johnston trying to drown out the Arsenal football game my husband is listening to on the radio. My download speed is grumbling somewhere near slow and not working and my train of thought keeps getting interrupted by the occasional shouts of "Referee!" so please bare with me.
It's been a great week for some and not so great for others. Here's my recap and some points in the news you'll be forgiven if you missed since there has really only been one piece of news dominating every headline this week.
In politics, New Zealand has a new prime minister and some "skinny guy with a funny name" is now US president elect and boy can he deliver a speech!
I don't think there was a dry eye in the crowd.
There was some terribly unimportant music award show happening in Liverpool and no one really cared. If you really must, here's a link.
I had a great week of live music. I saw Mumford & Sons perform an instore gig at Rough Trade East and Langhorne Slim blew me away with his performance on Wednesday at The Borderline. Langhorne Slim found my review of his gig online and put a bulletin up on his myspace page encouraging fans to read it-thanks Mr Slim, you made my day!
Those coins just wouldn't drop!
Dachshunds, Sausage Dogs, Wiener Dogs call them what you want my favourite animal in the whole wild world has many names. These dogs are great. Not only do they just keep coming round corners, they are also known as playful, fun dogs with a propensity to chase tennis balls with great determination and ferocity. It was recently brought to my attention by a member of my family they are also partial to the occasional skateboard.
It was a helluva week. Can you chat on gmail just after 2pm tomorrow? That's when we have the workshop and I would like to try something out. Cheers!
I'm actually going to be working tomorrow afternoon now, didn't realise that's when the workshop was - so sorry I can't be joining in this time - good luck and hopefully I'll be able to help you out with the next one.


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This modernly designed chapel expresses its place as the sacred heart of this Catholic institution in both design and decoration. EverGreene was commissioned to design the details and fabricate the monumental plaster ornamentation, including major and minor order Corinthian column capitals and entablature, the entry pediment, based on the architect's original schematic design.
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I have a couple of questions first how do lube the ways on the ram can't find it in the manual. second, is there a seal at the bottom of the spindle parts diagram is unclear. mine seems to be leaking more oil than it should. thanks for you help also who should I order parts from?
The ram is oiled with an oil can... once every blue moon.
The spindle is a full loss system - it's supposed to "leak"... unless you have a rare sealed bearing variation used in the woodworking industry.


Popcorn has become my lunchtime alternative much too often since I discovered the local health shops sold massive bags of kernals for 1.79 pounds.
And as our landlord keeps showing tenants around out house, me and my boyfriend thought it would be fun to get these safety suits to lounge around it. They are suprisingly warm for something that feels like it's made out of toilet paper.


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January 30, 2019 Blog » Buzz Blog
Limited Influence
One month in, there hasn't been a noticeable change in DUI charges or convictions thanks to Utah's .05 law.
By Kelan Lyons @Kelan_Lyons
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It's been a full month since Utah's toughest-in-the-nation DUI law went into effect. By lowering the Beehive State's blood alcohol content limit to .05, the controversial policy is the state's latest way to shield its residents from libatious horrors. A modern day Zion Curtain, if you will.
But despite much fanfare from local and national journalists, city police haven't seen more action due to the lower threshold. "There really hasn't been a change in business for us," Salt Lake City Police Detective Greg Wilking says. "It hasn't affected our numbers in any way."
To the best of Wilking's knowledge, Salt Lake City cops have yet to make any .05-related arrests. "Seeing impairment at a .06 or a .04, it can be very hard to do," Wilking says. Impairment, after all, starts at different levels for different people. "Any DUI driver is dangerous," Wilking says. "But they generally come to our attention at those higher levels."
Wilking says SLC officers are relying on the classics to determine if someone is impaired. "We're still applying the field sobriety test, we're still looking for that odor of alcohol, slurred speech, blurry eyes, driving pattern, the balance. We're looking at all of those things," he says. "I don't know if we've stopped somebody at a .05 and haven't seen the impairment, but I don't know of any cases that we issued a DUI at a .05 either."
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"It will be interesting to see how these offenses are observed and objectively supported by officers to be able to articulate that impairment." —SLCo District Attorney Sim Gill tweet this
Utah Highway Patrol Sergeant and Public Information Officer Nick Street says his agency doesn't yet have any data on the number of people they've charged with DUIs under the new legal limit. It will be a few weeks before UHP releases information gathered from its breathalyzers; BAC results from blood tests won't be available until around April 1. "It's just going to take some time," Street says.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says his office hasn't seen a "flood" of DUI cases because of the new law, either. "I think law enforcement is still trying to kind of feel its way through," he says. "It will be interesting to see how these offenses are observed and objectively supported by officers to be able to articulate that impairment."
Ditto for at least one local attorney's office. Luisa Campos, a legal assistant at the Salt Lake City- and Provo-based Zabriskie Law Firm, says lawyers have picked up a few cases over the past month, but none because of the new law. "They're still all over .08," she says.
Asked to disperse some wisdom now that .05 has been a reality for a month, Campos says her guidance is the same as it was last year. "Be careful. The first DUI, you can usually get off without going to jail, depending on the blood alcohol content," she says. "The first one is kind of a slap on the hand, the second there will be jail time, and the third one becomes a felony DUI."
Don't be irresponsible, Campos finalizes. "Just always have a designated driver with you, if that's what you choose to do that evening, she says, "or that morning, or wherever."
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Buhari re-appoints Awolowo as NEPC boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Mr. Olusegun Awolowo as the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council for another four-year term.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Adesina said the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, has since written a letter to that effect to Awolowo who was first appointed to the position in 2013.
The statement read, "President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr. Olusegun Awolowo as Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council.
"According to a letter signed by Mr. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the appointment lasts for four years.
"Mr. Awolowo, a lawyer and scion of the Obafemi Awolowo family, was first appointed to the NEPC position in 2013."
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River Edge A is a fashionable two bedroom and two bathroom condominium located on the banks of the San Miguel River in the Historic Depot District, a neighborhood much prized for its proximity to the river, the free Gondola and the center of Telluride.
The River Edge Condominiums enjoy a strong reputation locally due to the quality of construction and its terrific location. From the ground floor entry, this garden unit is located down one flight of stairs on the lowest level of the building. An entry hallway and coat closet are found behind the unit door which is clearly marked A. The hallway leads into the dining area with seating for six. The open floor plan flows into the living room with a wraparound sofa and a cozy lounge chair. The space is warmed by a corner gas fireplace and features a flat screen TV with DVD. The garden-level windows fill the space with a great deal of natural light and create a very comfortable setting, bringing the forest floor on the edge of the river inside. The open and spacious kitchen completes the living spaces, featuring GE Profile appliances, a bar area with seating for five, plenty of storage, counter space, and all of the kitchen amenities you could desire.
The first bedroom contains a king bed, and its attached bath features a luxurious jetted tub with shower and double sinks. The master bedroom with ensuite bath has a queen bed and a large stand-up steam shower. A third flex room, perfect for the kids, contains two twin beds and a trundle bed.
Convenient and spacious. Nice foe a ski getaway.
Unless I missed it, there was not an indication on the listing that this is a basement unit. The pictures showed windows but the "view" is below grade. Therefore I think the price we paid was too high. That said, the unit was spacious and clean and very nicely located. With a garage. The kitchen had very nice appliances and was furnished with everything we needed. There was a nice steam shower and one bathroom had heated floors....( but it was not attached to the master bedroom). The master bath had a combo jacuzzi tub and shower. It felt a bit risky to enter and exit as there was a step up before entering a very deep tub. My suggestion is that the owners install a hand rail for safety. Would I rent there again? Yes. it was very comfortable and spacious and nicely located for skiing. I would think twice about a summer rental there as there is no AC and they caution you not to open the windows at night because of the danger of bears coming in the windows on this lower level.
Overall, we enjoyed our stay in Telluride and at Rivers Edge. As River Club members, this location was perfect for those of us who couldn't fit into the RC unit this week. We liked the decor and style of the condo. The kitchen was well stocked with everything we needed for our stay. The reason for my 3 rating on furnishings was that the bed in the bonus room was really tough to sleep on and the pillows in the other rooms were too thin for our tastes. (There were no pillows for the bonus room beds.) The Sea to Ski reps were all very friendly and helpful when any question arose. We would definitely use the company again for future rentals and consider this property again as well.
I would suggest that you vacuum behind the headboards and under the beds.
We appreciate your comments! We are continuously working to improve our housekeeping. Looking forward to welcoming you back to Telluride in the future.
Great place to stay with my wife and two boys. Loved that all the living spaces where on the same floor. Kitchen was great and all the appliances worked perfectly.


I don't know if you noticed, but yesterday Total War: Rome 2 was announced , and we all got rather excited. Today we've got an announcement trailer for you. It's live action (unless Rome's engine is even better than we expected) but it should get you in the mood for murder, betrayal and politics, all of which seem to be one and the same for the Romans. "What would you do for Rome?" It asks. Personally I would pay slightly above average air fare, how about you?
If you want to know more The Creative Assembly's latest effort, check out our Total War: Rome 2 preview or read our interview with the developers .


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start /d "C:\Program Files\7-Zip" 7z.exe u -ms=off "D:\7zbackup\htdocs.7z" "C:\xampp\htdocs\*"


The energy approach is useful to understand the behavior of structural systems subjected to strong ground motions. In this research, the energy responses from the buckling-restrained braced frames as well as dual systems subjected to the NF and FF earthquakes are investigated and compared. The dual systems consist of reinforced concrete wall and buckling-restrained braces within steel frame adjacent to the wall. The considered structures are designed according to the current codes using the response spectrum analysis. Nonlinear numerical models were created in which the walls were made of fiber element model. The inelastic energy, input energy, kinetic energy, elastic strain energy and damping energy demand were investigated by implementing nonlinear time-history analysis. Also, the inelastic energy distribution pattern along the height was studied. The results show that for both near-field and far-field sets, the maximum inelastic energy dissipation demand belongs to the BRBFs compared to dual system. The wall existence caused the maximum inelastic energy demand to reduce and also leads to more balanced inelastic energy demand along the height of the structure.


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Immigration Reforms in the Build Back Better Act
Last month, House Democrats passed the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), which contains immigration reforms—including protection from deportation and several pathways to legal permanent residency—that could impact millions of documented and undocumented foreign nationals.
One of the main parts of the bill's immigration provisions allows qualified immigrants who have lived in the United States since January 2011 to apply for temporary work permits, deportation protection, Medicare and Medicaid, as well as permissions to travel outside the country under the "parole" process. According to the Congressional Budget Office analysis, nearly 60 percent of undocumented immigrants—or approximately 6.5 million people—would be eligible for the protections.
An estimated three million of those immigrants are immediate relatives of adult U.S. citizens, which gives them the ability to obtain a green card after being granted parole.
The following are other key immigration reform provisions in the BBBA:
Lawful permanent residence – The bill would update the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to allow documented and undocumented foreign nationals to apply for adjustment of status after paying a supplemental fee of $1,500 and undergo a background check and medical examination. DACA recipients (Dreamers), essential workers (such as farmworkers, healthcare, public works, manufacturing, energy, and transportation workers), Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) recipients.
Adjustment of status – The INA would allow family-based and employment-based applicants, along with their spouse and children, to apply immediately for adjustment of status after the main applicant pays a $1,500 supplemental fee and every derivative beneficiary pays a $250 fee. Additionally, a waiver from the annual and per-country limits will be created. Waivers for family-based applicants include a $2,500 supplemental fee. Waivers for employment-based applicants include a $5,000 supplemental fee. Waivers for immigration investor-based applicants include a $50,000 supplemental fee.
Recapture unused immigrant visas – The INA is updated to "recapture" hundreds of thousands of unused immigrant visas caused by the accumulation of applications and disruption of processing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The provision also includes available unused family-based and employment-based visas starting from the Fiscal Year 1992, as well as diversity visas since FY 2017.
The $1.85-trillion social spending bill heads to the Senate, but the measures could be stripped by the Senate parliamentarian before a decision is made. For legislation to get through the Senate, Democrats must use the "reconciliation" procedure that enables them to pass the bill with 50 votes and a tiebreaker vote from the vice president.
Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough will determine if the policies are directly related to the federal budget. So far, she has rejected the previous two attempts by the Democrats to add protections for immigrants to the bill.
If you are dealing with an immigration matter in Charlotte, NC, call the Law Office of Kelli Y. Allen, PLLC at (704) 870-0340 or fill out our online contact form today to schedule a consultation.
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A Guide to Resources on the Palestinian Nakba, Memory and Identity
Posted 27 May 2015 6:45 GMT
"Cement block houses replace tented refugee camp, Khan Younis, Gaza Strip" 1955 (Photo/J. Madvo, UNRWA Photo Archives). Today, 80% of the population of Gaza – 1.2 out of 1.5 million – are refugees and live in some of the most densely populated areas on Earth.
The 1948 Palestinian exodus, also known as the Nakba (Arabic for "catastrophe"), holds particular importance for Palestinians. It refers to the mass expulsion and exodus of, as well as the destruction of villages belonging to, Palestinians who inhabited the land that is now part of the State of Israel. By 1950, there were already 750,000 Palestinian refugees in what is now Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and the Palestinian territories (Gaza and the West Bank).
Returning to their lands, otherwise known as the "Right of Return" and symbolized by a key – many Palestinians who were expelled from their homes took their house keys with them – is usually seen among the most sensitive and urgent issues to solve before resolving the so-called 'Israeli-Palestinian Conflict'.
In recent years, movements dedicated to spreading awareness on the Nakba have multiplied. This could be attributed to an apparent increase in Western awareness of the crimes inflicted upon Palestinians by the State of Israel. Last year's protest for Gaza in London, for example, was the largest of its kind, attracting up to 150,000 people.
Understanding the Nakba is of crucial importance if you wish to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. To that end, we're putting together a list of resources for you to learn about the Nakba.
Handala Facing the Sea. Photo by Mazen Abdulaziz from Yemen ( Tumblr). Handala was created by Palestinian cartoonist Naji Al-Ali. He's always represented as a 10 year old barefoot boy, seen from behind. Handala now symbolizes the Palestinian struggle and the Right of Return.
Throughout the Arab World, Palestinians are known for their resilience. Whether it's the creativity of Gazans trying to find ways to survive the current Israeli blockade or the weekly non-violent demonstrations in West Bank villages, Palestinians are seen as examples of, to paraphrase spoken word artist Rafeef Ziadah, life-teaching resilience. Their struggle has come to be known as among the aspects of the 'Arab Malaise', coined by the late Lebanese journalist of Syrian and Palestinian origins Samir Kassir – in other words, attempting to explain why, in Kassir's words, there's "feelings of persecution for some, self hatred for others; a deep disquiet pervades the Arab world."
Understanding the Nakba, therefore, is key to learning not only about the so-called "conflict" in Israel-Palestine, but also about wider issues touching the Arab world.
Articles and Photography Series
Writing about the Nakba can be tricky. Where to start? What should we focus on? Should we start with Plan Dalet? The 'actual' Nakba during which 750,000 Palestinians were forced out of their homes by Zionist paramilitaries or left out of fear, and made refugees in (primarily) Lebanon, Syria and Jordan? Massacres such as the infamous one in Deir Yassin? The Institute for Palestine Studies decided to leave it up to Palestinians themselves to tell their own stories. It has put together a series of articles under the title "The Nakba – In The Words of Palestinians".
Palestine refugees flee across over the Jordan river on the damaged Allenby Bridge during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. (UNRWA archives)
Giving Palestinians a long-denied voice is a way of taking back what Edward Said called the 'Permission to Narrate'. Therefore, in the same spirit as the Institute for Palestine Studies, self-styled "progressive Jewish" website Mondoweiss has put together a list of stories by Palestinian descendants of Nakba survivors as well as other related pieces. Among the stories are Amer Hussein's "the burden of remembering" and Mariam Bargouthi's "Memory (On Nakba Day)". Pieces on more recent Nakba-related topics include Amjad Alqasis' "Israel's state ideology tantamount to the ongoing Palestinian Nakba" and Yara Dowani's "'So wait, the Nakba is…?': Listening to Israelis discuss the Nakba". Other relevant pieces include "The Nakba and the 'great book robbery' of 1948", "The Palestinian Nakba: A time to remember global indigenous struggles", "'For Palestinians, history is never behind us': Family memories on Nakba Day" and "Photo essay: Continually displaced, Palestinian refugees spend Nakba day in Iraqi IDP camp". Also published in a Western media outlet was the widely-shared piece by Saleem Haddad for Slate.com entitled "The Dispossessed" .
Middle East Eye has put together a "#Nakba" series featuring commentaries by such Israeli figures as historian Ilan Pappe ("The Nakba: A crime watched, ignored and remembered") and journalist Meron Rapoport ("The return of the right of return"). On their part, The Electronic Intifada focused on the 'on-going Nakba' with stories of current challenges faced by those resisting occupation. Examples of such stories include Shahd Abdusalama's "How my grandmother stood up to Israel's occupation" as well as an editorial on how to fight the on-going Nakba today. Furthermore, the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) has released a "General Facts and Figures" post.
250,000 – 350,000: The number of Palestinians expelled by Zionist forces before the creation of Israel. #Nakba pic.twitter.com/eKyuLoLdus
— The IMEU (@theIMEU) May 14, 2015
From within Israel, no website has done better work than the folks over at +972mag. Among the many articles on the Nakba, recommended pieces include "To return, we must feel what our grandparents went through" by Samah Salaime, "Thousands return to destroyed Palestinian villages in Israel" by Natasha Roth, "Liberating Israelis from the mentality of occupation" by Eitan Bronstein Aparicio and Dr. Eléonore Merza Bronstein and "The road out of the occupation runs through the Nakba" also by Natasha Roth.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) commemorated the Nakba by highlighting its own work with refugees. Indeed, UNRWA started its work with Palestinian refugees in 1950, and has continued its operations to this day, 65 years later. They tweeted under the hashtag #JustSolution, calling for a fair solution for all Palestinians, including refugees, and Israelis. The below photographs are part of their (highly recommended) "The Long Journey" series, a Facebook album filled with photographs and stories chronicling the lives of Palestinians, starting with the UN Partition of Palestine in 1947 and ending with the Yarmouk humanitarian crisis in Syria. It is also available on a separate website.
We began operations on the ground in 1950, bringing emergency assistance to #Palestine refugees. pic.twitter.com/XkplgL63hs
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) May 15, 2015
The #Nakba left many Palestine refugees with only what they could carry on their backs. #justsolution pic.twitter.com/Y7uM2T1DSl
Many of those displaced in the 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict were already registered refugees. #justsolution pic.twitter.com/MEeAIrD7Ai
If you're more into books than articles, you're in for a treat (though be warned: Nakba books aren't exactly the happiest of books). Marcia Lynx Qualey of the ArabLit blog has put together a list of seven books on the Nakba for Your Middle East. They are: Gates of the Sun by Elias Khoury, Returning to Haifa by Ghassan Kanafani, The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist by Emile Habiby, As Though She Were Sleeping by Elias Khoury, Of Noble Origins by Sahar Khalifeh, The Woman from Tantoura by Radwa Ashour and Journal of an Ordinary Grief by Mahmoud Darwish.
Book cover of 'The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine' (Source: Wikipedia)
The historians from within Israel who have researched the topic of the Nakba are known as Israel's "new historians". They include Benny Morris, Ilan Pappé and Avi Shlaim, as well as (sometimes) Tom Segev, Hillel Cohen, Baruch Kimmerling and Simha Flapan. The most famous book written by these authors is arguably Ilan Pappe's "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" but other well-known books include "Israel and Palestine: Reappraisals, Revisions, Refutations" by Avi Shlaim and "The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem, 1947-1949" by Benny Morris.
Even more numerous are books by Palestinian historians and authors. Rather than just talk about the facts of the Nakba, they tend to also include their analysis of Palestinian national movements. In other words, they try and give a more all-encompassing overview of Palestinian history and identity which includes, but is not limited to, the Nakba. A good example of this is Rashid Khalidi's "Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness" which documents the rise of Palestinian nationalism as going back to the Ottoman Era (rather than the British Mandate). Other recommended books include "Nakba: Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory" edited by Ahmad H. Sa'di and Lila Abu-Lughod and "The Palestine Nakba: Decolonising History, Narrating the Subaltern, Reclaiming Memory" by Nur Masalha.
But perhaps no other Palestinian author writing about memory and identity is more well known than Edward Said. Though usually remembered for his masterpiece "Orientalism", Said wrote about Palestinian identity and the role of memory extensively. Mixing history with personal recollections, his books include "The Question of Palestine", "Out of Place: A Memoir", "Reflections on Exile and Other Essays" and "The Politics of Dispossession: The Struggle for Palestinian Self-Determination, 1969-1994".
Edward Said (Left) seen with Lebanese Musician and Singer Marcel Khalife (Middle) and Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish (Right). All three men have written, spoken and/or sang about the Nakba's symbolism. (Source Unknown)
The giant of Palestinian poetry is undoubtedly Mahmoud Darwish. As Adam Shatz wrote in the New York Times, in Darwish's poetry, "Palestine became a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile." Unfortunately, subtitled readings are limited so here's a selection of two poems read by the master himself.
Videos, Documentaries and other Multimedia
Al Jazeera created 'Palestine Remix', an interactive website asking people to tell their own stories of the Nakba. Among the many features of the website are 17 films on the Nakba available in several languages. "This is the story of Palestine like you've never seen it before. Our filmmakers take you on a journey through the Palestinian cities past and present, inside Israeli prisons and behind the scenes of the resistance movements challenging the occupation today." The website features 250 people's unique perspectives on Palestine, asking us to "meet the array of eyewitnesses, activists, academics and power brokers shaping the reality of Palestine today."
Interestingly, they also included 580 different places from historical Palestine, many of which were destroyed during the Nakba. "Qisarya. Dayr Yassin. Tantura. These villages were destroyed by Zionists during the creation of Israeli state. Our interactive maps show you how thousands of Palestinian villages vanished and how the residents were dispossessed of their land. We have drone footage that shows you what Palestine's most iconic cities and landmarks look like today."
It goes over 215 years of Palestinian history. "The Palestinians' plight today can only be understood through the lens of the past. Our timeline spans more than two centuries to explain the dramatic chain of events that led to Palestine's transformation into a Jewish state. Explore pivotal years in depth through our films."
Palestine Remix. Source: Al Jazeera
American author John Green, best known for his book "The Fault in Our Stars", has released a video on the conflict as part of his World History Part 2 series. While not limiting himself to the Nakba, Green does a good job in providing the context and history of the region.
Al-Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe 1948 is a documentary by Benny Brunner and Alexandra Jansse based on Benny Morriss' "The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem, 1947-1949″ mentioned above. It is available in its entirety on Vimeo.
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A Gamer Health Stereotype Holds True for Adults, but Not Kids or Teens
"This connection is a truism that many people — not all — took for granted."
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The myth of the out-of-shape gamer is slowly being busted. At the highest levels, professional gamers have fitness regimens and nutrition programs to keep them ready to perform. Now, a review of scientific papers focused on gamer health reveals that even amateur gamers may be suffering from an unhealthy stereotype with little data to back it up.
After reviewing 20 studies that investigated the relationship between video games and obesity, a paper published June 9 in Social Science and Medicine reports two key findings. In children and teenagers, there was no significant correlation between gaming behavior and body mass. In adults, there was a small but noteworthy association between the two. But only 1 percent of adult gamers' extra weight could be attributed to the time they spent gaming, reports psychologist and lead study author Markus Appel, Ph.D., of Germany's University of Würzberg.
"The chubby gamer stereotype is a stereotype with a very small or no kernel of truth for kids or adolescents," Appel tells Inverse. "We found a small but reliable association for adults."
Appel's analysis showed that there was no significant correlation between time spent playing video games and body mass in children or teens.
This connection is a truism that many people — not all — took for granted."
The relationship between video games and obesity stems from more than just South Park episodes and word of mouth. For instance, a 2009 paper published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine used data from 562 adults from the Seattle area to show that gaming was associated with higher BMI in men. And though that paper generated backlash from gamers eager to tell the world how happy and fit they were, Appel notes that the stereotype still persisted even in medical literature.
"This connection is a truism that many people — not all — took for granted," he adds.
In his new paper, Appel rounded up 20 studies (encompassing 38,097 people) and excluded studies that grouped other types of screen-based activities like watching TV from his analysis. Overall, he found that there was an association between higher body mass and video gaming, but that it was only significant in adults, not teens, and it was very small at that.
He is adamant that his review effectively busts the "fat gamer" myth. But it doesn't totally destroy the concept that gaming and BMI may be tied somehow, given the small but significant effect in adults. One idea behind that connection is that there may be a a tradeoff between gaming and physical activity: Adults could be choosing video games over exercise.
In a followup analysis Appel's team observed that people who spent more time playing video games exercised less and had higher body mass, suggesting that this may be a valid hypothesis. But in the paper they only refer to that finding as a "hint" to a possible effect that video games may have on exercise habits, not a full-blown explanation.
Appel adds that it could just be evidence of a vicious cycle at work.
"The association is likely a function of both activity choice (higher body mass individuals prefer sedentary activities) and a sedentary activity effect (sitting and gaming can initiate disturbed sleep patterns and lower activity, hence higher body mass)," he says.
As research proceeds, that connection might become more apparent, but Appel's most recent results are a big hit to gamer stereotypes. For now, the relationship between video games and body weight is weaker than it might seem.
Partial Abstract:
Method: Published and unpublished studies were identified through keyword searches in different databases and references in relevant reports were inspected for further studies. We present a random-effects, three-level meta-analysis based on 20 studies (total N = 38,097) with 32 effect sizes.
Results: The analyses revealed a small positive relationship between non-active video game use and body mass, , 95% CI [0.03, 0.14], indicating that they shared less than 1% in variance. The studies showed significant heterogeneity, Q (31) = 593.03, p < .001, I2 = 95.13. Moderator analyses revealed that the relationship was more pronounced for adults, , 95% CI [0.04, 0.40], as compared to adolescents, , 95% CI [-0.21, 0.23], or children, , 95% CI [-0.07, 0.25]. MASEM found little evidence for a displacement of physical activity through time spent on video gaming.
Conclusion: These results do not corroborate the assumption of a strong link between video gaming and body mass as respective associations are small and primarily observed among adults.
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Bronze Head of Hypnos
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The personifications Hypnos (sleep) and Thanatos (death) were either considered the sons or nurslings of Nyx (Night). This head is one of many versions of the same original. Hypnos appears with Thanatos on Classical vases, especially, lekythoi, but is rare in sculpture until the late Classical/Hellenistic periods. From Civitella d'Arna near Perugia. Roman copy of a Greek original of about 325-275 BCE.
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Barely a month after the Sony Xperia Z5 was unveiled at the IFA 2015, the company has now launched the flagship in India.
Sony has announced the launch of the Sony Xperia Z5, which is the company's latest flagship smartphone flaunting a fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button. The device has a 5.2 inch Triluminious display with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The smartphone is powered by a 2.5 GHz octa core Snapdragon 810 processor with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage.


For international customers who face QC issues, shipping these headphones back to the States would be extremely expensive. I just hope Massdrop's version of the ESPs don't suffer from the same QC issues as the original. Remember that electric whirr sound the left cup made? Also hoping that the amp has been improved, and if not, please look into making adaptors that would allow the Koss to plug into Stax amps. The ESP950s could have been so much more and this is Massdrop's chance to help rectify it!
Will has clarified earlier Koss amp wasn't changed at all. I'll pass on this unless there would be Stax adapter available and an option to buy without the amp.
Thank you for this information. Please let everyone know what their response will be.
Please see this comment from Will: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-koss-esp-95x-electrostatic-system/talk/219980 and following comments where he answers a lot of questions.


Just when you thought you knew everything about the online superstore.
Hunting for books, paper towels, speakers, and everything in between? Amazon is probably the first place you go to. After all, how many other places can you get everything in one quick online transaction? Even better than the convenience: There are a quite a few easy ways to save money during check out.
1. It pays to have patience.
Not in a rush to receive your package? Good — you will be rewarded. Prime members can select free, no-rush shipping to receive a complimentary promotional credit that can be used towards a future purchase on the site. If you're in a rush and the two-day deadline isn't met, you can get a one-month extension of your Prime membership (up to 12 separate times).
Not a Prime member? Keep adding items to your cart and once the total hits $35, you'll get free 5- to 8-day shipping. Hint: This total includes pre-order items, so you can even add a book that isn't coming out until the following month and the price will go toward your total.
2. Set your household staples on autopilot ordering.
Amazon's Subscribe & Save program works just how it sounds: You select various items you need on a regular basis (think: laundry detergent, coffee pods, baby care items and more), set your quantity and schedule, and then get up to 15% off and free shipping automatically. "The discounts are small, and in some cases the prices may not be any better than we could get elsewhere. However, the time we save by not having to re-purchase diapers, soap, and toiletries is worth it," says Julia Scott, the blogger behind Bargain Babe. "Before my monthly shipment, Amazon emails me a reminder so I have several days to cancel any items I don't want."
3. The Family program is a good idea if you have a baby or a diaper-wearing toddler.
Prime members can create a free child profile (you just need the baby's name, birthday, and gender) and save 20% on diaper subscriptions and additional family-centric discounts.
4. It's worth visiting the site daily.
Look carefully at the top of your Amazon.com page. See a little tab that says "Today's Deals?" Click on that and get ready to save. There you can find Deals of the Day (items discounted for one day only) and Lightening Deals (items discounted for a few hours or until the set stock runs out). "Many products are discounted to the lowest prices they've ever been, with some items discount by 70% or more," says Collin Morgan, of Hip 2 Save. "I recently scored some killer deals on outerwear, as they were offering up a whopping 75% off coats and jackets for the whole family!"
Amazon Warehouse is where returned, warehouse-damaged, used or refurbished products go to be discounted. Sometimes, that just means a box is missing or torn. "I got my wife a camera lens that had a damaged box, but the lens was in perfect shape," says Grayson Bell, from Debt Roundup. "I was able to save $70 off the lens — thanks to a 35% discount — just because of a damaged box."
6. Yes, they offer clippable coupons.
Yes, you can use coupons! "Many of these special coupon codes can be found in the 'Special Offers' section on specific product pages," says Morgan. "You can also find loads of clippable coupons on Amazon to save on groceries, household items, and more." Simply click them and the savings are automatically applied during checkout. When this article was reported, there were coupons for $2 off an eight-pack of Bounty paper towels, 25% off select Lysol products and 10% off a Cuisinart coffee maker.
7. Set an alert to get the best price possible.
Camelcamelcamel.com (perhaps the wackiest-named site on the Internet) will track the prices on Amazon as they change over time. You set a target price, and when Amazon hits that, you'll get an alert so you can swoop in. "I used it to track a computer I wanted to buy and was able to save $240 by having it email me when the price dropped," says Bell.
8. Or let your cart track prices for you.
9. Keep shopping for TVs after you buy one.
"If you find a lower price on another qualifying retailer's website within 30 days after your purchase date, let us know and we'll refund you on an Amazon.com gift card," says their official TV policy. The same goes if the site's own pricing is lowered, as well.
10. Trade in the stuff you bought, but no longer need.
Have no use for that book you bought back in October? The Amazon Trade-In Program lets you swap eligible items (think: books, electronics, video games, DVDs and more) for an Amazon.com gift card. The process even includes a free, pre-paid shipping label.
11. Their app can help you save — even when you're in other stores.
Okay, so this won't exactly help you save on Amazon.com but it will help you save at other stores. Morgan scans a product's barcode (at, say, Target or Kohl's) and the Amazon app tells her how much the item costs on its site. Then, she can get a price adjustment in the store or just place an order on Amazon. "Using this app while shopping in-store allows me to easily see if I'm getting the best price around," she says.
But wait, what about Amazon Prime?
Sure, you've heard of Amazon Prime and you know that it costs $99 a year. And you probably know that it gets you free, two-day shipping. But how do you know if it's worth it for your family? Everyone we spoke to for this story said it was. Sara Skirboll, a retail and trends shopping expert for RetailMeNot says it's essential if you think you'll place at least 15 orders a year. In addition to the shipping deal, Prime members also get a free Kindle book each month, access to free movies and shows, early access to Amazon Lightning Deals (more on this later), unlimited photo storage and more.


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Interactive map: Countries' climate targets beyond 2020
Burning fossil fuels is still the greatest source of greenhouse gases. Photo credit: Basheer Tome (cc)
COP21: World leaders begin push for a new climate deal at critical Paris summit
By Green Blog · November 30, 2015
By The Conversation · November 25, 2015
After Keystone XL: Why the Paris climate summit could be different
By People's World · November 24, 2015
Continued activism will ensure governments stick to their Paris climate commitments
How VW test fixing is just the start of the car industry's problems
By The Conversation · September 29, 2015
In the lead up to climate meetings in Paris at the end of the year, countries will release draft targets - the framework of a possible global climate deal. Follow our interactive map as we track these targets.
What are countries really bringing to the negotiating table when the world meets to thrash out a greenhouse deal in Paris this year?
The stakes are high – the hoped-for deal at the 2015 summit will be the first since the landmark Kyoto Protocol in 1992, and could commit countries to cutting their greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020.
Throughout the year, countries will submit draft contributions known as INDCs or Intended Nationally Determined Contributions. These may be baselines and targets (such as 40% below 1990 levels by 2030), but may also take other forms.
Contributions will be submitted through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change here. To read an explainer of INDCs and how they fit into a global climate deal, click here. The Conversation will be tracking these contributions as they are submitted through the interactive map below. Click on countries to view contributions and other climate stats.
This map was compiled with the assistance of Pep Canadell, Executive Director of the Global Carbon Project.
Emissions (all greenhouse gases): total greenhouse gas emissions within a country, expressed in CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent). This excludes emissions from land use, land use change, and forestry. Source: EDGAR
Emissions per capita (all greenhouse gases): total greenhouse emissions within a country for each person, expressed in CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent). Source: EDGAR
Emissions growth (CO2 only): growth in total carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuel 2010-2011. Source: Global Carbon Project
Emissions transfer (CO2 only): fossil fuel emissions minus consumption emissions (carbon dioxide emissions generated elsewhere in the production of goods and services consumed within a country). A negative value shows that a country "outsources" some of its carbon dioxide emissions to other countries, and a positive value means the country is exporting more carbon in goods and services than it imports. Source: Global Carbon Project
By James Whitmore and Emil Jeyaratnam. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
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Located in Aracatuba, ibis Aracatuba is within a 5-minute drive of Aracatuba Shopping Center and Mauricio Martins Plaza. This hotel is 1.8 mi (3 km) from Joao Pessoa Plaza and 1.9 mi (3 km) from Aracatuba Municipal Stadium.
Make yourself at home in one of the 108 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/café. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily for a fee.


Eduardo is the Global HSE & Industrial Risks Director of LISI AEROSPACE, a global manufacturer of aircrafts' fasteners and structural components operating 25 plants in 10 countries. He started is 15+ years career in HSE and continuous improvement as QHSE Manager at AKZO NOBEL Chemicals France, in charge of a Seveso "upper tier" site and the French distribution business. He then served as Environmental Manager of ESSILOR's European Rx activities (23 plants over 12 countries). Later he joined ALSTOM Power as QEHS & Continuous Improvement Manager for the Hydro division in Europe, responsible for projects tendered and managed from 12 locations in 8 countries and executed in 5 continents. In parallel to his professional activities, Eduardo teaches BBS and Safety Culture at University of Paris 13.


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Ahmadinejad Attacks Judiciary in Full Force
Hamidreza Baghaei & Ali Akbar Javanfekr, Ahmadinejad`s deputy & advisor summoned to court.
Hours after his close allies, Hamid Baghaei and Ali Akbar Javanfekr were summoned to the court, former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacked the Islamic Republic's judiciary with unprecedented vitriolic criticism.
Calling the legal procedure against Baghaei a sign of deep disorder ruling over the judiciary, former President Ahmadinejad accused the justice department officials of using their legal power as a "tool at service of their personal ends".
A website promoting Ahamadinejad and his allies quotes the former president as saying, "All legal and civic rights principles and standards were ignored in the procedure of questioning Hamid Baghaei".
The bill of indictment against Baghaei, the former president has insisted "is full of legal and lawful flaws while the Prosecutor-General's office, as well as inspectors and law enforcement officers have repeatedly violated regulations".
In an open letter dated Thursday, October 26, Ahmadinejad has also listed some of "the crimes" Baghaei is accused of, including "requesting [from his boss, Ahmadinejad, apparently] three trillion rials (roughly $88 million) for sixteen members of Ahmadinejad's administration", financially assisting "Iranian International University" [owned by Ahmadinejad] and "the Government's official daily, Iran".
Baghaei has also been accused of collusion for signing contracts with five [unnamed] companies.
Iranian former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) meeting with his close aid Hamid Baghaei just after his release from detention, on July 26, 2017.
All these accusations are based on complaints made by President Hassan Rouhani's government, Ahmadinejad has said.
Parts of the accusations mentioned in Ahmadinejad's letter are the same as those already publicized by dozens of MPs and members of Rouhani's administration.
Furthermore, Ahmadinejad has mentioned that the whereabout of "an unknown sum of foreign currency given to Baghaei in 2015, by a revolutionary entity to be distributed among several African [countries'] officials is yet undecided and Baghaei has been also sued for that".
Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad has bitterly criticized the judge in charge of Baghaei's legal suit, accusing him of directing the legal procedure towards his own ends and not allowing Baghaei or his lawyer to defend and respond to the charges.
"The fate of Baghaei has already been decided by the Judiciary and Justice Ministry and they are pursuing their decision through a legal procedure", Ahmadinejad has regretfully added.
Ahmadinejad had earlier also circulated a video clip and a letter maintaining that arresting his close allies, including Baghaei are related to the next presidential election and the speaker of parliament [Sadeq's brother], Ali Larijani's candidacy in it.
Former president in his Thursday letter has advised the judiciary to avoid politicking, politicizing the Justice Department, violating the law and injustice against people".
Ahmadinejad has attacked the judiciary at a time that Iranian parliament Audit Court has accused him of illegally spending approximately $1.3 billion of Iran's oil income in the last 18 months of his presidency.
The court has ordered the former president to repay $1.3 billion to the treasury. The ruling accuses Ahmadinejad that during his tenure oil revenues were spent without proper transfer from the oil ministry to the treasury.
Although the court has found Ahmadinejad directly responsible, it has not issued any other measures against him.
Baghaei had already been arrested this summer and spent two weeks behind bars, eventually going on a hunger strike, He was released on July 26 and his home-coming turned into a political spectacle.
As he arrived at Ahmadinejad's office, he greeted Ahmadinejad and many supporters waiting for him on the street. Videos taken from the scene show Baghaei speaking to people surrounding him and calling Iran's Judiciary and specifically its deputy liars.
Baghaei dismissed the charges against him and added "we know you'll be overthrown soon". The crowd also chanted slogans to back Baghaei's shocking statement.
It is reported that he was freed on a huge bail of close to $7 million.
The Judiciary, backed by the Supreme Leader, ayatollah Ali Khamenei is an all-powerful institution, often acting willfully against opponents and critics of the ruling elite.


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Nikki "Debbie Allen" Towers, a native ATLien, found her love for dance at a young age while traveling and performing with the Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta. After 15 years of doing musical theater, she changed her focus to film.
Nikki has directed several independent films, and most recently co-produced, acted and directed a web series that won "Best Web Series" at the Bronze Lens Festival and Black Hollywood Film Festival.
Nikki had long put her dancing shoes away until she met Reggie Sullivan in 2012, who introduced her to the South Side Steppers and line dancing itself. From the moment she was exposed to the "line dance community" she was hooked. 6 months later, she found her way from the back of the stage to the front as Lead Instructor. Her passion for learning and her take charge demeanor garnered her the title of "Debbie Allen". So far, she has collaborated on 4 dances: "Brace Yourself" and "Dinero" (both UC Nominated-Dance of the South), "Outchere", and "Friction" and one solo dance "Ode to Olivia".
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Timisha Monique Foster, aka "Covergirl" was born and raised in Kannapolis, North Carolina, a small town north of Charlotte. In 1994 she made her way to Atlanta, Georgia which is where she currently resides. She is a 4th-grade teacher for a local public school system and enjoys working in an urban school setting.
In June of 2010 her best friend, Tameka Watkins invited her to a local bar to check out the dances that they were doing there. She was very intrigued yet she was too scared to actually try it at first. After just a few more visits she found her way to the dance floor.
One day while at the bar line dancing, a few South Side Steppers members came in and left her speechless. The dances that they were doing were so different and the energy that they possessed made her want to dance even more. So she began attending classes with the South Side Steppers and shortly after she joined the group. Much later she decided to combine her love for teaching and her passion for line dancing together and she began instructing at the group's weekly class.
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Lisa became a member of South Side Steppers in July 2012, while later becoming an instructor for beginner/intermediate at the end of 2013. Lisa has experience in modern jazz and drill dancing, and has always been active throughout the years. Lisa's goals are to learn other forms of dance to perfect her skills, while continuing line dancing for leisure and community activities, especially for the elderly.
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Keisha's love for dancing and support from the Southside family gave her the strength, inspiration, and motivation to move forward to the next step as a South Side Stepper member. In 2018, Keisha started teaching classes at the Rivertown Center in Riverdale, GA.
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When guests in the cattery meet Bubbalicious, she seems shy. But it doesn't last very long. She might spend a minute hiding in her cat bed while she checks you out. Once she's satisfied that everything is okay, Bubbalicious will come out to investigate. Don't be surprised if she talks you. When she has something to say, she can be very vocal. She will do best in a fairly quiet home with a family that will give her time to settle in at her own pace until she's 100% comfortable.
Bubbalicious was transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society through the FOCAS program.
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The $100 adoption fee for Bubbalicious includes medical exam, vaccinations, neuter, and microchip. For more information call 760-753-6413, visit Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas, or log on to SDpets.org.Kennels and Cattery open 11 AM to 5 PM every day except Tuesday.