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1. Application Form for the Loan for the Purchase of Conveyance.
2. Income Tax Declaration Form for the Year 2014-15.
3. Application Form for Final Withdrawl From CPF/GPF.
4. Application Form for Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) for NDMC Employees.
5. Application Form for Grant of Festival Advance.
6. Application Form for the Final Payment/Transfer to Corporate Bodies of PF Account.
7. Application Form for Reimbursement of Medicines Purchased.
8. Application Form for Grant of Advances to Central Govt. Servants for Building/Houses.
9. Application Form for Contractual Employee Salary Bill.
10. Application Form for A Loan for Purchase of Conveyance.
11. Application Form for A Loan for the Purchase of Computer.
12. Performa for Master Data of NDMC Employee for Contract Basis.


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Bartel, A. P., Freeman, R. B., Ichniowski, C. and Kleiner, M. M. (2011) "Can a workplace have an attitude problem? Workplace effects on employee attitudes and organizational performance", Labour Economics, 18, 411-423.
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Clark A (2001) “What really matters in a job? Hedonic measurement using quit data”, Labour Economics, 8: 223-242.
Currell S, Towler A, Judge T and Kohn L (2005) “Pay satisfaction and organizational outcomes”, Personnel Psychology, 58: 613-640.
Cunningham M (1988) “What do you do when you are happy or blue? Mood, expectancies and behavioural interest”, Motivation and Emotion, 12: 309-331.

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Now the dark nights are here we love sitting down as a family and completing jigsaws, unfortunately for us we received the Ravensburger London at Night jigsaw just as we were setting off on our half term break. Along came Mother to the rescue, she spends hours doing jigsaws now that she has retired and finds it a great way to relax and unwind and was only too happy to help out at short notice.
The London at Night jigsaw has 1000 pieces and is a lovely panoramic view of London at night. The quality of Ravensburger puzzle pieces is first class and they are so easy to piece together. As you can see from finished product below, it is quite large and Mum really enjoyed completing it (even if the dog did keep batting it with her tail).
Nevertheless the dog now can walk round the living room again without fear of knocking the jigsaw off, but what a fabulous sight it is when completed. The London at Night jigsaw costs around £10.00 on Amazon which I thing is really good value and such a good idea for a stocking filler for Christmas.
We were sent this jigsaw free of charge for the purpose of this review but the opinion is our own.

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A Child Shall Lead Them.
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On April 12 and 13, our Heseder group filled the Large Fellowship Hall and front lawn with your donations to be sold in a stupendous effort to raise money for mission trips to New Orleans, Peru and India.
For two days, people from around Fort Collins pored over furniture, bikes, electronics, clothing, pots and pans, games, jewelry and untold other items looking for great deals.
All this merchandise to move, and yet, on Saturday afternoon, the Fellowship Hall was so clean you would have assumed it hadn’t been used all week! Leftover items were donated to Saint John’s Clothing Bank and to ARC Thrift Store.
By the end of the sale, we had raised over $3,500 for our missions. With a Thrivent supplement of $1,500, that’s over $5,000 to support our Heseders.
Many thanks to everyone who made this garage sale possible, from the organizers to the helpers to all those who donated items. What a great effort!
We’re making this an annual effort, so please keep the garage sale in mind when cleaning up around your home. What might you have to donate for next year’s sale?


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A company called Casting 360 has posted over 450 different ad titles, multiple times in the past 9 months for “Extras” in Movies. They are scamming unaware people who are hopeful of breaking into the film industry.
They claim you can sign up for their bogus “services” for only $2, but don’t tell you that you’ll be billed $35/month to receive their Extras Casting list, which is fictitious. They have no legitimate connection with the film industry and the auditions do not exist. Getting them to stop billing your credit card every month is nearly impossible and you’ll probably need to cancel your card.
Don’t fall for their phony offer.
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Thomas Chan and Carly Wade. Photo courtesy of Carly Wade.
A very nervous psychology professor, Thomas Chan, guided his girlfriend, Carly Wade, down the Lilac Hall hallway at California State University, Northridge. Through an augmented reality (AR) headset worn by Wade, the hallway transformed into an art gallery lined with portraits of the couple’s dearest times together: the pair leaning over a dinner table to take a selfie with close friends in Washington, D.C., in the bleachers at a Baltimore Orioles game, and making goofy faces while eating ice cream cones.
In the background, Wade could hear their song, “Corners of the Earth” by ODESZA.
At the end of the hall, she came to a table. She was greeted by virtual woodland creatures: a small deer, a frog and a bird flapping its wings.
These holographic woodland creatures, surrounding an engagement ring, were projected through an AR headset worn by Carly Wade.
And on the table, a ring.
In tears, Wade nodded yes, and they embraced.
Thomas Chan on one knee popping the question following his augmented reality presentation. Photo courtesy of Carly Wade.
To propose to his beloved, Chan harnessed AR technology, which enhances the real world by projecting holograms in real-world environments through a headset or other device. A popular example of AR technology was the Pokemon Go smartphone game, which projected Pokémon cartoon characters onto real-world settings.
Chan and Wade met in Maryland while working on their advanced degrees: Chan was finishing a postdoctorate in epidemiology, biostatistics and mental health of aging at John Hopkins University, while Wade, now a mental health therapist, was working on a master’s in clinical social work at Salisbury University.
Their first date, much like their proposal, was enabled by technology — an online dating app.
“After our first date, I told my sister, ‘This is the man that I think I am going to marry,’” said Wade. “I like what I guess you can call his ‘joie de vivre’ — he’s always very positive, motivated and ready for an adventure.
“He inspires me to be a better person and has demonstrated his desire to build a supportive partnership that works for the both of us,” she said.
Chan had a specific goal in mind with his proposal.
“I wanted to guide Carly through our past together, to the present and then towards our future,” he said.
There were many challenges with Chan’s proposal, primarily the fact that he knew no one else who’d done it — and no one to ask for advice about pulling it off.
With the help of his friend Danny Matook, lead developer in CSUN’s Positive Aging and Research Lab, Chan spent the week leading up to the proposal coding the program and fine-tuning his bride-to-be’s virtual journey.
The couple plan to get married in fall 2019 at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center in Frederick, Md., one of Wade’s favorite childhood locations, with a space-themed twist to the event because of their mutual love of astronomy. They plan to use AR technology.
A full video of the AR proposal is available on YouTube.


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AC/DC didn’t start coming to the attention of fans around the world until the international release of High Voltage in April 1976. But back home in their native Australia, the group was already well-established stars, having begun their “Long Way to the Top” on Feb. 17, 1975, with the release of the original, domestic version of High Voltage. Today, this album sounds like a rather pale imitation of the “Thunder From Down Under” to be captured on the band’s better known, globally released LPs. But hey, everybody has to start somewhere.
And for AC/DC, the start came in November 1973, when siblings Malcolm and Angus Young decided to follow in their family’s strong musical tradition – older brother George had found stardom with the Easybeats; another brother, Alex, enjoyed great success with several groups – and join forces instead of competing against one another with different bands. Choosing their name on the suggestion of sister Margaret, who would later convince Angus to don his school uniform onstage, the fledgling AC/DC cut their teeth on small stages while working through a succession of band members behind singer Dave Evans. And with the advice and support of the well-connected George, by July 1974 they had inked a deal with Sydney’s Albert Productions and released their debut single, “Can I Sit Next to You, Girl,” before deciding that Evans wasn’t the right man for the job.
Tellingly, the most explosive song the band could conjure up in the studio at this early stage in their development was not its own, but a cover of Big Joe Williams’ “Baby Please Don’t Go.” But boy did they let it rip, delivering one of the all-time definitive renditions of the oft-covered tune (it's certainly the most violent, even more so than Ted Nugent’s version), which also doubled as their set opener for much of those first few years. While some band originals – like “Soul Stripper,” “Show Business” and the grinding “She’s Got Balls” (Bon’s tongue-in-cheek tribute to wife Irene) – showed occasional glimpses of AC/DC’s iron-clad future template, the Youngs evidently hadn’t yet learned how to harness and then unleash their full sonic power.
Today, everything is Rock or Bust in the world of AC/DC, but other High Voltage tunes were another matter entirely, with “Stick Around” and “You Ain’t Got a Hold on Me” both lacking all that much energy, and “Little Lover” being a surprisingly limp leftover from the band’s short lived glam rock days. And then there’s “Love Song,” which broke every blue-collar rock 'n' roll rule the quintet would live and die by in the years ahead with its distracting keyboards, saccharine melodies and sappy romantic lyrics, showing tough guy Scott as you’d never imagine (or want to). Just as surprising and indicative of the work-in-progress that was AC/DC, the LP finds Malcolm handling lead guitar for parts for “Little Lover,” “Soul Stripper” and “Show Business,” having not yet completely handed off such responsibilities to baby brother Angus.
All this being said, AC/DC’s onstage antics were already becoming the stuff of legend, and, at least until future albums overshadowed it, High Voltage performed very well upon release, climbing all the way to No. 7 on the Aussie charts and fueling the band’s exhaustive promotion schedule across the country until the release of their even more successful sophomore album, T.N.T., in December 1975. Together, these two Australian long players provided the songs that the rest of the world would come to know as High Voltage in its second edition from 1976, but of course that amazing collection would have never been possible without the modest first steps undertaken on its lesser known, like-named predecessor.


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Sonic, Snake, Mega Man, or Pac-Man?
Sonic, but the Pac-Ster is close.
Snake or Mega Man. I chose Mega Man.
Let me show you the ultimate speed!
Open up my eager eyes... 'Cause I'm Mr Brightside!


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Immerse yourself in Glasgow's social history at The People's Palace Museum. The museum offers insight into the story of the people of Glasgow, as well as the city’s interesting history from 1750 to the present. Explore paintings, prints, and photographs alongside a wealth of historical artefacts as you learn about the history of Glaswegian life.
Admission is free to the museum, with the Winter Gardens opening between 10am and 5pm daily. The People’s Palace is a leisurely 20 minute walk from our Glasgow hotel, and is open 10am-5pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, with Friday and Sunday opening 11am-5pm. Closed on Mondays.
Escape to a beautiful urban oasis just outside the city centre. Glasgow Botanic Gardens offer a variety of horticultural and botanical houses, as well as lush gardens covering 42 acres. Take a picturesque walk by the River Kelvin, follow the heritage trail, or wander the formal gardens and arboretum, for a truly tranquil break from the city bustle.
Entry is free and there is a tearoom with terrace for refreshments. The gardens open Monday to Sunday 7am-dusk, while the Glasshouses are open 10am-6pm in summer and close at 4.15 in winter. The Botanic Gardens are a short 15 minute drive from Jurys Inn Glasgow.
Glasgow Science Centre is an incredible centre of learning, engagement, and interactive fun! With three floors of interactive exhibits enticing all explorers into the world of science, it’s the perfect a day out for all the family.
The Science Mall is packed with exhibits, interactive workshops, and live science shows, while the IMAX cinema shows 2D and 3D films that will amaze and astound. Don’t forget to check out the incredible planetarium where you can immerse in the stars and heavens for an unforgettable experience.
The Glasgow Science Centre is open Monday to Sunday 10am-5pm. Ticket prices depend on the attraction - the science mall tickets cost £11 for an adult and £9 for a child. Our Glasgow hotel is just a short 10 minute drive from the centre.
The Tall Ship has it all from Pirates and Mermaids to exhibitions and conferences – there’s something for everyone! Explore the main deckhouse, the galley, the ‘poop cabin’, the saloon, and so much more. There is a gift shop and café, and the ship runs a range of events, so it’s worth checking out ‘What’s On’ before your visit!
The Tall Ship is open 7 days a week throughout the year - 10am - 5pm February - October, but closing at 4pm November - January. Entry is free but you can buy audio guides and a guide book to help towards the running costs. The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour is a brief 10 minute drive from Jurys Inn Glasgow.

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Radius wood blocks for spot-leveling frets and fingerboards, just add sandpaper. Short length is great for working on compound radii. They make great fret-gluing cauls, too!
Create an accurate radius quickly and without guesswork.
We make these hardwood blocks for use with Stikit Abrasives, to radius a fretboard quickly, accurately and without guesswork.
When working on compound radius fretboards, simply change blocks as you progress along the neck.
These 4" blocks are used for spot leveling, and can also be used as a radiused clamping caul when gluing frets. The longer 8" blocks are better for consistent, full-fingerboard radius leveling.
Quickly find the curvature of a fingerboard or bridge with a set of radius gauges. Use them frequently to check your work as you smooth or shape a fingerboard or frets: a quick visual check keeps you from accidentally altering the shape—a mistake that's easy to make and hard to fix.
Excellent tool for the trade. Exactly what I was looking for. Fits my seven string guitar neck perfectly for all necessary work needed to be done.
No, they're here. Aide asked me--I misunderstood.
I'm blind. My aide writes this review for me. "They are well-made and work really well." Thank you.
Used to clean up the fretboard for a refret on a Gibson. Does it's job and the price was right.
The block did exactly as it was supposed to.
I've been buying Stewmac radius blocks since they first offered them. The current versions are not as high quality as the originals, which were perfect. The ones I've purchased recently are smaller in width, have rough radius surfaces with irregular surface blems and are a much lower quality of wood. Even the ends were not cut square. However, I must point out that Stewmac has the best customer service there is, and when I've received a block that just couldn't be used, they hand picked the best block they could find and sent me a replacement free of charge. I just wish their manufacturing was as good.
I use this block to take down the upper frets.."fall off". From 21-24 I have three different radius blocks . This is my fourth... I couldn't do my fret leveling and compund radius leveling without them.
Sometimes you just need a tool that you can't do without. This is one of them. Once I determined that the frets on my guitar kit needed adjustment (and that my fingerboard radius was 12"), I ordered the 4" sanding block. I also ordered the 8" version at the same time. There was no other way for me to "trim" my frets (with a consistent radius) without these blocks. I'm extremely happy with my purchase.
This radius block worked great to get my bridge radius the same as my fretboard radius. Made a big difference.

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Sourcing your food from local suppliers not only supports local businesses, but also significantly reduces your carbon footprint as food has to travel shorter distances. What’s more, customers love the notion of local food so it’s a win-win. To take this further, think about what’s possible within the grounds of your hotel. Many hotels create food gardens on the roof so they can grow organically and serve under one roof, reducing emissions at the same time. Composting is also a great way to recycle various materials from natural sources and many products can be composted these days - even napkins!
Plastic straws are just the start. There are more sustainable options for a wide range of products used at Christmas. Take Christmas crackers for example - Duni estimates that approximately 35 million crackers go pop each year in the hospitality sector alone so it is worth considering more sustainably designed options, which are plastic free.

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Hendersonville Family Dental is your one-stop shop for dental care.
From general dentistry to cosmetic dentistry, we offer an extensive list of dental services. Whether you need a simple teeth cleaning or extensive oral surgery, Hendersonville Family Dental does it all. We strive to create a comfortable atmosphere where you can feel confident in receiving excellent dental care.
The skilled team at Hendersonville Family Dental is committed to providing you and your family with the customized and gentle dental care you need in order to achieve a healthy and functional smile. Our goal is to prevent dental diseases throughout each stage of your life. Our general and family dentistry services include regularly scheduled exams, thorough teeth cleanings, x-rays, and oral cancer screenings. Depending on your unique needs, our dentists may recommend one or more of our general dental services.
Dr. Stohl, Dr. Jiamachello, Dr. Kirk, and the team here at Hendersonville Family Dental have treated a wide variety of dental problems. We provide the most advanced dental techniques and tools to ensure top-of-the-line dental care. To schedule an appointment for you or your family member, give us a call today at 828-222-7878.


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While we were at Beaches Moms we were given a Love2Learn Elmo toy, and Gabe was so very excited despite being outside the suggested age range. We’ve always watched Sesame Street, but Gabe really fell in love the the characters while attending Beaches Moms in Turks and Caicos the previous year. The Sesame Street characters are a big part of Beaches Resorts. The offer several activities that feature Sesame Street characters such as the Kids Camp, Sesame Street Breakfast, performances, exclusive photo ops, and goodnight/tuck-in. He love meeting all the characters and his experiences at Beaches Turks and Caicos made them “real” to him. Here are a few reasons why I think Love2Learn Elmo would be a great holiday gift this year and why it made my 2016 Holiday Gift Guide.
My two favorite features of Love2Learn Elmo is that he is interactive and educational. You can program your child’s name into the app and Elmo will call your child by name. Elmo has over 350 responses and more than 30 minutes of content. Love2Learn Elmo can act as a mother’s helper by asking your child to pick up toys or reminding them to brush their teeth. The targeted age range for Love2Learn Elmo is 18 months to 4 years, but it’s great for any Elmo adoring child. Love2Learn Elmo has three interactive games that your child can play with Elmo.
Elmo is simple to set up and fun to interact with. The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and several Android devices. Elmo encourages daily routines and can provide hours of entertainment.
The Love2Learn Elmo retails for $59.99, but it’s currently $35.99 on Amazon with 4+ star reviews.
Who am I kidding? Gabe isn’t the only person in our family who loves Sesame Street?
What age children are you shopping for this year? What gifts have they asked for this season? I hope you’ll check out the Love2Learn Elmo and some of the other new toys from Hasbro.

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It seems like today every piece of technology has managed to be fitted with some kind of camera. People can take photos with their laptops, snap candid pictures with the cell phones, and generally take high quality pictures without ever having to touch a camera. People of the next generation may never have to develop film again, they’ll have countless online galleries and an online photobook on whatever the Facebook and Instagram of tomorrow is.
This era of photo convenience has its benefits, after all now people can express themselves with photography like never before. Unfortunately it has led to a decrease in actual tangible photography; most photos are now strictly posted online and exist nowhere else. There is a certain peace of mind that comes with owning a flash drive full of memories, but the traditional photobook won’t be fading away from anybody’s memories any time soon. No matter how far technology progresses there will never be a substitute for sitting down and flipping through the family photo album together.
Thanks to the prevalence of photo editing, there’s a certain special kind of authenticity that comes with actual printed photos. Do you remember the last time you took a photo that wasn’t edited in some kind of way? Of course now a red eye fixer and maybe even a “soft touch” filter to even out your skin tone and acne may not seem like a big deal. The kind of almost obsessive photo editing that goes on today would seem ridiculous to anybody who took pictures during a time when cameras used actual film.
Photo albums and photobooks preserve precious memories, and people shouldn’t be so quick to designate photos to an internet only medium. Think back to when you were young, regardless of where or how you grew up you probably have at least one memory of looking at photos with older family members. Tangible photo albums are how many people learn about their ancestors, they serve as an important link to the past for future generations. Remember the surprise and wonder you experienced the first time you saw a picture of your parents wedding, or the pride you felt when you saw pictures of past relatives who resembled you? Use the internet to find good album and photo printing business, then bring your photos into the real world with their services. Don’t let your children grow up on Facebook albums and Photoshopped Instagram pictures, start putting together your photo album and give your loved ones a physical link to their past.
Stephen Craig is a part of an elite team of writers who have contributed to hundreds of blogs and news sites. Follow him @SCraigSEO.
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Vetting members is a standard practice for any civilised and orderly society.
If small groups such as social clubs, schools vet their membership, why not countries when necessity deems so?
Why should someone violate the sovereignty of a country through illegal entry and presence when others have complied with laws of the land to retain their citizenship?
What happens when a high level security official goes down too early when he or she should be the safeguard for others? It sets everybody on the agony train. It hurts to see the authorities puzzled by what’s going on, solemnly filing in to mourn with the rest. The demise of AIGP Felix Kaweesi in a mafia-style shooting will forever remain etched in the minds of all peace loving, security conscious and exemplary citizens. It underpins the horror of the indescribable face of a terror wave bedevilling the entire globe.
None of these acts is isolated from another; right from the wanton bombings in mid-Arab countries, shootings in Paris, San Bernadino and so on. All killers are the same and they are stoppable!
The idea by President Museveni, a security guru- who must wonder how armed officers can so easily succumb-for installation of CCTVs countrywide is a bright suggestion with the right thinking. Where human intelligence experiences limitations, innovation and deployment of technology is the answer.
But CCTV technology also has limitations such poor visibility in bad lighting conditions and reliance on electricity. They can also be vandalised. No criminal is proud of their acts and they are never as brave as they seem. They are only emboldened by anticipation of getting away or fulfilling their plan and benefitting from it.
The more sophisticated criminals work out a plan based on prior information they gather on a place or individual target. In the case of Kaweesi, they must have studied his routine for an extended period of time and ascertained when he was most vulnerable.
CCTVs would at least curtail the freedom such killers have to access their targets without fear of being observed and recorded. But the sure solution is an upgraded and personalised form of “CCTV” whose workings I am not at liberty to disclose here for high security considerations.
The adaptation will ensure that every citizen can be accounted for and located at anyone moment with pinpoint accuracy.
As for the practice of foreign, “undocumented” people flocking the country via unknown places and for unknown reasons; we need to take the example set by American president, Donald Trump. Some of us supported this unusual and ultra-idealistic man because he presented clearly well-laid out plans to account for every US citizen and anybody who entered its borders. Vetting members is a standard practice for any civilised and orderly society. If small groups such as social clubs, schools vet their membership, why not countries when necessity deems so? Why should someone violate the sovereignty of a country through illegal entry and presence when others have complied with laws of the land to retain their citizenship?
Some other exercise the government has to undertake is to launch a digital system that automatically records births, deaths, exits and entries.
In the case of the murders, the pattern shows that it’s the same people working with the same thinking and motive. All the slain victims so far have a link to ongoing investigations. In fact, it’s possible to guess who is next though we are all targets.
But no one is going to stop serving their roles for fear of falling to an assassin’s bullet or bomb.
In the near future, such acts will be bound to the tether of history. Technology is the recourse when humanity cannot explain everything. We cannot rely on human intelligence and sensibility. Beside, while real human beings are genuinely moved by brutality and bloodletting, images so common in the mass media and around us, the trend doesn’t seem to reflect that everyone is concerned and refraining from participating in carrying out gruesome acts.

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Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika has pledged to immediately stop the illegal slaughter of sea turtles on the island following international pressure.
“I will intensify coordination with the Bali Police to tightly supervise the possible illegal trading of sea turtles,” Pastika told journalists when visiting Warmadewa University in Denpasar on Thursday.
Pastika stressed that he completely supported efforts to protect the endangered species.
During his term as Bali Police chief, Pastika frequently held raids confiscating illegally traded and trafficked turtles. Earlier this year, the police seized 33 sea turtles at Tanjung Benoa, while in 2012, the authorities foiled attempts to smuggle 220 sea turtles.
The smuggling and illegal trading of sea turtles onto the island has been longstanding to meet demand for turtle meat, a traditional food in Bali.

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I am a big fan of blogging. You can call them articles, blogs, content whatever. But you need to be doing it for your website. Do it once a month. Do it once a week. Do it every day. But make sure your site is producing content on a regular basis. Why? Google wants it. Actually, they demand it. They want to see that your site is producing new content in order to rank in more keywords. So, here are 8 tips to start your blog!
In today’s world, there is more focus and attention on what you have to offer and being seen as a leader in your field. Your blog needs to be about that. Giving your readers VALUABLE information and making you an authority/leader/ expert/professional/whatever you want to call it. Your content needs to have value above all else. You may feel like by giving away too much information for free on a blog, no one will need to hire you or buy your products. The trick is to give away enough information without giving away everything.
First, know who you are writing to. If you are nervous about writing, think of it this way. What would you say to someone if they were to ask you about a topic? How would you speak to them? That answer is how you should be “speaking” in your blog post.
Next, pick a topic. Any topic you feel like writing about. As you continue to blog, your creative juices will start flowing and this will become easier, but in the beginning, you can pick some very general topics like what is your industry and what are the big changes going on in what you do. Feature a client if you like as well.
Now for that topic, you need a catchy title. Add a number into the title to increase your chances of being found. Keep your keyword (the main search word) in your title.
The introduction is important. Most people skim. They stopped reading long ago (I hope that doesn’t apply to you as you read this….) In the first paragraph, you need two or three sentences that sum up your entire post.
To make the post easy to read, you can cut it down into three or more simple statements and then expand on them. This makes it easier for you to write and also easier for the reader to read. So if they are just skimming, they will know the most important info. You can also include facts and data from other sources here to strengthen your points and show that you really do know what you are talking about.
Think of the closing like the dessert. It’s just a few sweet sentences summing up everything you just talked about. This is also a perfect place to force the reader to do something. Suggest some other articles they might like. Give them an offer that could be great for them. Have them sign up for your list. You’ve got lots of options here but just make sure you have them do something.
People like to look at things. They like pictures. They like to see things. Making it visual not only makes it prettier but also makes it easier for them to read. To add an image, there will always be an option to upload media. From there you can upload your image and play with it a bit regarding size and position just like you would in a word document. Make sure you have permission to use the image. Don’t just do a google search on images and think you can use them. There are tons of free and paid image sources for you to choose from. Some do require you to add attribution which is just a little link back to them at the end of your post.
You also want to make sure you add an alt tag. When Google looks at your site, it doesn’t see an image. The alt tag tells google what that image is. Most videos on YouTube will let you embed them into a site. Just go to the sharing button and it will create an HTML code that you can put in the text editor of your site to embed a video. It really is as simple as cut and paste to embed a video.
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Very good blog post. Great information. Keep it up!
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She came to their first date with her torn knee ligaments, and he came to Novosibirsk from remote America to give her a bar of Russian chocolate “Alenka”. Their love story has already touched hearts of millions of sports fans.
Snowboarder Victor Wild was born and raised in an American city White Salmon, Washington. However he didn’t represent the USA at the Sochi Olympics, but opted to represent Russia. He became the first American flying the colors of the Russian flag at a winter Olympics.
His life seriously changed in 2011. By that time, Wild, aged 24, had never been even in the top five in slalom at the World Cup.
He was not satisfied by his own sports results and poor financial support from the American side and even planned to leave sport. He didn’t have enough motivation.
He met a Russian snowboarder Alena Zavarzina in 2009 during another sports competition.
At the World Championship in Spain, Alena created a furore by taking first place in dual slalom. Vic liked the talented girl very much. Neither the language barrier nor thousands of kilometers became an obstacle for the young couple.
Alena had a serious trauma but still accompanied Vic to all competitions.
Wild spent a lot of time with Zavarzina in Moscow and one of Russian coaches suggested that he gain Russian citizenship to make things less complicated. It would allow him to continue his career in sport. It sounded a bit crazy but he was ready to do that to be with Alena.
However, according to the Russian laws he could be granted Russian citizenship as a sportsman only if he held medals from the Olympics or World Championships, but Vic never took part in Olympic Games and his best position at a World Championship was only tenth. There was another option – marriage with Alena. So the couple decided to take the chance and married following the Russian traditions in July 2011.
Until recently they had been living in the USA but finally moved to Moscow where their friends and fans were rather surprised. Wild started performing in his wife’s team. Love brought him success, he started to get top results at the World Cups and even at the World Championship (third place). After his triumphal performance at the Sochi Olympics he was called “the leader of the Russian team” by his coach. However Vic Wild does not consider himself a star and keeps training hard, as does Alena. Family relations never affect their sports achievements, they know how to organise priorities.
Alena became more successful in sport too. Vic taught her to fully devote herself to her favorite sport.
In February 19th, 2014 he won his gold medal despite everything, cause probably only Alena believed he could win. She also became a winner and took a bronze medal, which was as precious as gold for her.
Never before have Russian snowboarders won medals in Olympic Games.
Vic commented to journalists that he considers himself to be Russian now even despite the fact he still does not speak Russian fluently and does not know Russian culture very well. Nevertheless he is glad he’s chosen the hard way.
but perhaps it was for the best.
Klitschko is ukrainian, not russian!

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Information is coming through that a factory in China has suddenly shut down! Manufacturers affected so far, that we are aware off and who's products we stock, are Atlas, Bluford Shops, Bowser, Fox Valley Models, Intermountain and Spring Mills Depot. There may of course be others! Needless to say, until an alternative production facility is found products from these companies will be delayed. The ETA we show on the web site from the affected manufacturers can no longer be relied upon. However, as always, if a product we are listing is marked as an 'Advance Reservation' it means that we have not received it and it is still available to pre-order. The up to date situation will be posted on the respective manufacturers web sites.
Walthers, Athearn/Roundhouse, Tangent and Scaletrains have advised us that they are not affected by the closure.


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Kroonenberg Groep has reached an agreement with A Loja Portugese Delicatessen regarding a long-term lease at Anegang 5 in Haarlem. The lease involves a location providing around 130 m² of retail and storage space distributed over three floors. The lease became effective on 1 December 2018. Following a short installation period, the shop will open of the beginning of February.
A Loja is a Portugese delicatessen which had a location in Amsterdam Zuid. Tomaz and Erika, the brother and sister who founded A Loja, select the best products from Portugal such as excellent olive oils, cheeses, Iberian ham, jams, coffee and tins filled with various kinds of fish, etc. Customers in this warm inviting shop can also enjoy a cup of coffee along with a Pastel de Nata or a Portuguese sandwich.
Kroonenberg Groep was represented in this transaction by Cushman & Wakefield acting in cooperation with Wagenhof Bedrijfsmakelaars.


text: The current market conditions make it a great time buy or invest in homes, condos and real estate in general. Few people would argue with that! However, just because a property is selling at a bargain price, it does not automatically mean that it is the best one for you. Actually, there are so many options and possibilities right now that it could easily become overwhelming, especially if you are a first time buyer or budding property investor. This is where Beale Properties comes in! We have the expertise and area knowledge necessary to help you identify your present and future needs and find the property that best matches what you are looking for. Take a look at our listings.

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Apartment for rent in Calgary at 225 25 Avenue S.W. This large condo in the heart of Mission has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. This is a south facing unit that allows in gorgeous natural light throughout overlooking lovely river and downtown views. Featuring new paint, new light fixtures, carpet and laminate flooring - plus some upgraded appliances. Being close to trendy Mission there's easy access to downtown, recreation, shopping and city transit.
Amenities include Dryer, Venetian blinds, Public entry, Street Parking, Non smoking, Fridge, Elevator access, Dishwasher, Washer, Adult (18+), Balcony, Electric stove and Carpet flooring.


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The NIH Associate Director for Data Science (ADDS) is responsible for developing, in concert with the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), a strategic vision for and coordinating trans-NIH data science activities at the Agency. The goal of these efforts is to harness the potential of the computational and quantitative sciences to elevate the impact and efficiency of biomedical research. The ADDS works closely with the ICs, including the NIH Scientific Data Council, and engages with partners in academia, industry, nonprofit organizations, and other government agencies.
Trans-NIH extramural funding initiatives in data science fall under the umbrella of the Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) initiative, a joint collaboration between the NIH Common Fund and the NIH ICs. Detailed information about BD2K initiatives, funded grants, and organizational structure can be found on the BD2K website.
The Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), will become the home for the ADDS Office because of its trans-NIH research coordinating functions. Dr. Francis Collins, the NIH Director, invited me to serve as the Interim ADDS, and I am pleased to serve in this role. We look forward to making continued progress in the critically important area of data science.
On June 4, 2018, NIH released a Strategic Plan for Data Science that provides a roadmap for modernizing the NIH-funded biomedical data science ecosystem. Over the course of the next year, NIH will begin implementing its strategy, with some elements of the plan already underway. NIH will continue to seek community input during the implementation phase.

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So you forgot to sleep on your back. Or maybe you simply cannot sleep on your back. Maybe you can only get a good night’s sleep on your stomach. Maybe you wear a CPAP mask. Whatever the reason, now you have a sheet tattoo design across your not-so-rosy cheeks. The pillow was not your friend and now you look like an ultimate fighter complete with facial scars. And you have a meeting in an hour.
What to do? Wear a full-face mask during the night? Sew tennis balls into the sides of your jammies? Fill the creased canyons with pancake make-up? Too late for those extreme steps? Break out the Botox? Overkill.
Try the following three steps next time you look into the mirror in the morning and see the dreaded skin creases.
1. Slap yourself around. Yep, we have all tried it. And it works. Get some stimulation going. Follow a little cheek slapping session by alternating hot and cold water slaps. Go with cold first. I have found it gets the face muscles taught and frigid. Then when the hot water hits, something about the release of blood into those areas from which it has just retreated gives the crevasses a plumping up.
2. Re-crease the creases. Now go one by one and reverse crease the main offenders. You may not be able to do this for all the little indentations, but there will be a few major linear dents, which will be noticeable across a meeting room. Pinch the skin around them and fold the opposite direction. Do this gently, if you pinch too hard the capillaries underneath may burst. The lines will not go away immediately, but you’ve redistributed the fleshy fluids away from the fold.
3. Apply a deep moisturizer. Moisturizers lubricate the skin and fill in spaces in the skin’s cells. Use a water-based product. These tend to absorb more quickly. A good moisturizer will trap water in the outer layer of your facial skin.
Sometimes I do these steps twice on bad mornings. The lines will not immediately retreat, but I have found that they disappear within several minutes. So use this routine next time you get bed face bad, and you’ll stride with confidence into your day, with a nice glow on your face to boot.


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As you may know, we've been hard at work building and refining the Cobo wallet app to suit users needs. We're really excited to share with you that users globally can now access Cobo wallet on their mobile devices.
Head over to cobo.com/download to download the necessary version for your mobile device.
We're so happy to have you onboard.


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Dubai, UAE; 04 August 2016: Emirates Investment Bank (“EIBank”), an independent boutique private and investment bank (DFM: EIBank), today announced its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2016.
Khaled Sifri, CEO of Emirates Investment Bank, said, “Despite the enduring volatile economic environment in the region and around the world, the business of Emirates Investment Bank continues to demonstrate resilience. Our focus on expanding the reach of our Private Banking business and the related wealth management products and services is bearing fruit. We manage our clients’ wealth with prudence and use our sophisticated advisory and discretionary asset management services to deliver stable and consistent returns. The steady growth in our assets under management is a clear indicator of the level of trust our clients have in our proposition.

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The course is addressed to University Officers and Managers expert in Technology Transfer, Knowledge Transfer, Entrepreneurship, Spin-Off, Start-Ups or those involved in various ways in University-Industry collaborations.
Attendance is free of charge. Learn more here, including details of Erasmus+ Mobility Grants to help cover travel and accommodation.


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Naypyidaw International Airport (NYT) Yangon International Airport (RGN) The easy way to find cheap flights to Myanmar. Air tickets to Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). To Myanmar Flights You will find unrivalled offers on all journeys between Accra and Myanmar. We' ve got great offers for Accra to all Myanmar cities. Pricing is based on date limits and availabilities.
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Corpses and rubble were found in the sea after a Myanmar aircraft over the Andaman Sea with 122 troops, members of the families and crews on it disappeared, the army said in a declaration. The army said three corpses - those of two grown-ups and a kid - were found by a naval vessel 35 km from the south coastal city of Launglon.
An airplane bike, which was thought to originate from the Chinese Y-8-200F transportation plane, was also found, according to the report. It had flown from South Burma to Yangon when contacts were broken on Wednesday afternoons. Gen. Myat Min Oo said just now that the Chinese Y-8 turbo-prop plane carried 106 people - mostly members of the army's family - and 14 members of the flight crews when it disappeared on Wednesday afternoons.
Not uncommonly, such services transport civil personnel to compensate for the transport cost of soldiers based in the somewhat isolated North. "He said that the airplane was abandoned and abandoned after taking off from Myeik, and now the army has begun a maritime and aerial exploration of navy vessels and airplanes and is getting ready for emergency missions.
At first, the commander's bureau said that six Navy vessels and three aircrafts were looking for the plane at the end of Wednesday. Until Thursday mornings she had nine navy vessels, five armed forces planes and three choppers in operation. Myeik, also known as Mergui, is a town in the southeast of Myanmar on the Andaman-coastline.
On the Facebook page of the Army Commandant, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, an advertisement said that the Myeik plane took off at 1:06 pm and the connection was broken at 1:35 pm when it was thought to be about 32 km south of Dawei, formerly known as Tavoy. Myanmar was given the Y-8 aircraft in March last year and has recorded 809 air travel time since.
During a second notice on Wednesday evening, the commander's bureau said that six naval vessels and three naval aircrafts were looking for the missed plane.

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Courtesy of PineappleThe cover of Pineapple’s winter 2014 issue.
Airbnb announced today that it will start publishing a print magazine highlighting the people and local flavours you can experience while travelling.
Called “Pineapple” in reference to the traditional symbol of hospitality, the magazine will be published quarterly and distributed to 18,000 Airbnb hosts for free.
It will be formally unveiled during Airbnb Open, a conference for hosts that kicks off this Friday.
“Travel on Airbnb is about more than sightseeing and consuming, it’s about connections and community,” Airbnb CMO Jonathan Mildenhall said in a press release announcing the news.
Pineapple will focus on a wide range of topics related to travel, including food, art, culture, and fashion. Similar to Airbnb’s website and other marketing materials, Pineapple’s editorial will place an emphasis on photography and design.
Each issue will highlight three featured cities. The first issue will feature photo essays, neighbourhood reviews, and profiles for London, Seoul, and San Francisco.
The magazine will feature stories from hosts and people who have traveled using Airbnb.


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Today I bring you some more behind-the-scenes stuff from my time filming a series of short tutorial YouTube videos with Nikon Asia in Hong Kong back in 2015.
Certainly not my preferred way of shooting a landscape (I prefer little to no hand-of-man elements), but it did come out nicely with the moving clouds in my opinion.
The video I am linking to this post covers the various metering modes used in Nikon's DSLR camera line-up.
I hope you enjoy these behind-the-scenes posts.
When Nikon in South Africa approached me in September 2015 to test out the Nikon D810 and the new lightweight Nikkor 400mm f2.8E FL VR lens I was relishing the opportunity - you see, I was heading to the Mara Triangle in Kenya (part of the Maasai Mara ecosystem) to host a photographic safari in the Maasai Mara for the Great Migration for Wild Eye.
I was looking forward to putting this camera–and–lens combo through its paces in an environment where anything can happen at any distance from the vehicle. The in-camera crop factor (Image Area option) of the Nikon professional FX series provides a great option to extend the effective focal length of the lens.
First off - the D810 is an amazing camera. I was blown away by its dynamic range and amazing image resolving capabilities. The D810 was improved. Dynamic range and low light image quality (high ISO in other words), while offering a higher frame-rate for on demand shooting with an increased buffer capacity. The quiet shutter, intuitive feels and excellent build quality of the D810 makes it a joy to use.
Now for the lens! I have just traded in my Nikkor 500mm f/4 for the previous version of the 400mm 2.8 - so knowing what that beast weighs, the first time I picked up the new 400mm f/2.8 from its case which also looks quite different than previous Nikkor super telephoto lens cases, I was flabbergasted by just how light it really is. At first touch, it feels only slightly heavier than a 300mm f/4 would feel. It is as sharp as you can imagine and the focus acquisition is snappy and responsive, making the lens a real pleasure to work with in the field.
Coupling them and knowing how and when to use the aforementioned in-camera crop modes ("Image Area") you can really utilise this combo for a great range of scenarios. If you leave the 400mm f/2.8 on the camera without adding a physical teleconverter, you can achieve the effective focal length of 480mm f/2.8 at 25 megapixels on the 1.2x crop setting. If you go to the DX crop setting you can get an effective 600mm f/12.8 at roughly +- 15.4 megapixels. Some folks will say they'd rather crop in processing and you can - but what makes it a tempting option is that your continuous frame rate for action sequences increases from 5fps to 6fps in these crop modes. If you use the MB-D12 battery grip (also compatible with the D800/D800E), you gain another boost to 7fps in the crop modes.
I always shoot my Nikon cameras in manual mode with auto ISO enabled. This allows me to select the shutter speed and aperture that I feel would contribute to the kind of image I am looking to create, while allowing the camera to select the ISO automatically (hinged to my selected exposure bias). I know I can implicitly trust my cameras to perform up to very high ISO and the D810 was no exception. Of course, having the option to go to an aperture of 2.8 when using varying shutter speeds helps! Read more on my preferred setup using auto ISO in THIS blog post.
I would highly recommend this combination to wildlife and sports photographers. Given the fact that the D810 is the perfect landscape and portrait camera already, the added benefits of using it like I did for wildlife, pretty much makes it one of the best all-round combinations I have ever had the pleasure to use. The lens is a dream. If the older 400mm f/2.8 always felt a tad heavy to you and that was the only thing holding you back – you need to get this lens in your hand and feel the weight difference. It is a strong selling point!
Until next time, keep clicking!
Many folks who see these images want to know how they are captured.
Here is a quick run-down of the process used to capture this photo.
Get to a place where there is minimal light pollution. Nearby towns and settlements exude enough light to feasibly affect your shot and the amount of stars visible.
Scout around for decent compositions during daylight, bearing in mind your main compass directions and suitable compositional elements.
Use a wide-angle lens with a large maximum aperture (think 1.4 or 2.8).
Make sure what time the moon rises and sets, and what phase it is in - this will also affect star visibility.
If you want more stars - wait for there to be no moon or new moon.
If you want more landscape illumination, shoot with a subtle moon at a low position in the sky.
Use your torch and camera "live view" to pre-focus on a clear object at least 10 meters in front of you, or manually set your lens to the hyperfocal distance.
Set your ISO to something between 1600 and 6400, depending on your camera's low light capability and your expected ambient light.
Set your exposure time to somewhere between 20 and 30 seconds (anything more will start to induce "star trails" as the earth rotates around its axis.
Use a strong torch to "paint" the foreground during the exposure. I find it works best to bounce the light source off your hand and use your hand to direct the light (your hand also diffuses the light and adds some warmth to colder/blue light sources).
Check the resulting shot and make adjustments to composition, focus point or settings as you deem necessary.
The settings for this image?
The Mountain Zebra National Park in the Karoo desert, South Africa.
I was selected as the video host of the newest "Nikon Unveiled" series of short tutorial YouTube videos released by Nikon Asia. This series is aimed at enthusiasts who want to delve into the DSLR genre but are unsure of what to consider and how to make the most of their new camera gear.
In this series of posts I will be pairing the tutorials I presented with some behind-the-scenes photos from our trip.
I'd love for you to have a look and let me know what you think?
This first video is an introductory overview of the camera-and-lens combinations you can consider when switching from your smaller camera to the Nikon DSLR system.
You can see the entire range of videos in playlist format HERE (all shorter than 3 minutes per video).
It was my fist visit to a proper "skyscraper-city" and the sights just about gave me vertigo!
Every now and again, you find yourself having a day on safari that seems hard to top.
The 11th of December, 2014, was one such a day. My wife and I were on a quick safari to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park that straddles South Africa and Botswana. If you've been following my photography for a while, you'd know it's a destination that's on my travel list most years.
After having a fairly quiet trip thus far when it came to big cat sightings (yet a trip to the Kalahari is always special and unique in its own right), we struck gold that day. It was all lions for us on this day.
It started with us being roared from our sleep at 3am in the morning while staying in the Urikaruus Wilderness Camp, and seeing those same lions drink from the camp waterhole later as the sun rose (see the photo HERE).
When it looked like this pride of 8 lions was going to flop down for the rest of the day like lions do, we headed north to the 13th Borehole waterhole to see what was going on there.
There then found a gorgeous-looking male lion and a lioness, having just drunk their fill from the waterhole, mating right next to our vehicle! To see images of that sighting, and that particular male, check out THIS POST.
This post, however, is about the other members of this particular pride. When the male and female had mated for another round, and their throws of passion died out, I looked across the Auob riverbed and saw this bunch approaching!
This lioness was guarding a creche of 7 cubs of varying ages (we later saw that she was the mother of the eldest bunch of cubs), and she was marching them to the water at a pace!
After about 15 minutes the whole bunch moved across the road where we were parked and up into the dunes. We decided to proceed north to Mata Mata as we needed to refuel.
Seeing as we needed to return to Urikaruus anyway, we decided to check up on whether the lions had returned to the waterhole at 13th Borehole when we came back down at around 11am. Sure enough, the whole creche was lying up under a bush right by the waterhole again!
They were going to be there for a while, given the heat and the proximity of water, so we headed back to our camp (about 10km from there) to have some lunch and a quick rest. The plan was to get back to this spot by around 14h00 and see what they would do for the afternoon.
Upon our return they were still lazing about - but the incoming storm caused the temperatures to drop and the light to go nice and soft, which turned out great from a photographic point of view.
The lions had some shade - we didn't!
Afterwards, a couple of the cubs tucked into the female for a bit of milk - and she certainly wasn't having a great time between their sharp claws and fangs!
The lioness then moved back across the Auob. Seeing that they seemed to have come down from the dunes on the Namibian side I concluded that they would head back there (their place of shelter) when the storm came in.
The cubs played around for a few more moments, and then followed after her.
We drove around to the main road leading over the Auob riverbank heading back north to intercept their approach as they made their way back up the dunes.
As they moved away, we reflected on the special time we had with these 7 cubs and the lioness that took care of them. For the most part of the day, except for the morning session which was shared by about 10 vehicles, we had them all to ourselves because we stuck it out in the heat and spent time with them when everyone else was trying to relax in the uncomfortable hours of the afternoon.
It's worth putting the time in with wildlife photography! I always say - keep what you have.
Too often people see an animal, decide that it's too static for them, and move on in search of the next sighting...when much can be achieved by simply sitting, observing, waiting, and merely enjoying it for what it is - a privilege!


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Birthday of "People's Poet" Edgar Guest.
Guest, Edgar A. (Edgar Albert), 1881-1959 > Art.
Guest, Edgar A. (Edgar Albert), 1881-1959 > Quotations.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Amnesty International warned on Thursday of growing violence across Brazil, particularly killings by police as law enforcement and criminals battle over turf in Rio de Janeiro, the country’s second-biggest city.
In a report to the United Nations, which periodically monitors violence in conflict zones and other troubled areas worldwide, the human rights group highlighted the recent spike in killings by Rio police - 182 in the first two months of the year, or 78 percent more than a year earlier.
“Brazil has not taken enough steps to tackle the shocking levels of human rights violations across the country, including soaring police homicide rates,” Jurema Werneck, Amnesty’s director in Brazil, said in a statement.
The criticism comes as public security forces, grappling with budget cuts after two years of recession in Latin America’s biggest country, also contend with rebounding crime.
In Rio, where officials on Thursday asked the federal government for about $2.5 million per month to shore up the security budget, criminal gangs are battling for lucrative access to drug routes and sales points.
Gangs are also fighting to take back turf police had occupied in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, both of which Rio hosted.
Federal officials on Thursday said they would consider Rio’s request.
Clashes between police and criminals in the city have led to prolonged firefights and multiple deaths — in slums and rich neighborhoods alike. Earlier this week, criminals torched buses and a truck, crippling traffic after a police raid.
Authorities have long recognized abuses among law enforcement but had in recent years successfully cut down on police violence.
Security and human rights experts, however, say Brazil falls far short.
After police apprehended dozens of large-calibre guns following the raid this week, law enforcement hailed the seizure as a great success. But many are troubled that the guns, and the violent backdrop to the seizures, exist to begin with.

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It’s a simple fact that most Americans have a very poor grasp of the socio-economic platform of fascism. Typically, fascism uniquely combines state organization of society with capitalist power structures to build powerful and oppressive authoritarian regimes. As an example let’s examine National Socialism, the political platform and societal template of Hitler’s Third Reich, as it was was one of the most fully developed and realized fascist states of the 20th century.
As I explain in my article on National Socialism, Hitler and the Nazis believed that the issues and needs of the working class should be handled and dealt with by the state.
To this end, Nazis organized German labor into “Volksgemeinschaft” – “Peoples’ Communities.” These were essentially labor organizations that were run and controlled by the state.
Fascists believe that state intervention along these lines will reduce hostility between workers and capitalists, and that nationalism will lead to class harmony. In the Third Reich, this translated into a classically fascist organization of society built from the ground up to preserve capitalist power structures. The state ensured that capitalists would continue owning and commanding the means of production (with “guidance” from the state), and forcing workers into state-run labor organizations ensures labor will be unable to form their own unions and thus precludes the working class from having any actual power.
Nazi propaganda aggrandized the worker as a means of social control.
It’s especially important to understand the ways fascists use their economic platforms to seize power. Fascist movements are essentially parasitic, and they feed on liberation movements. Whenever and wherever oppressed workers begin to foment and rise up, fascists will always pop up and use violent streetfighting tactics to brawl with leftists.
This street violence, along with the prospect of a leftist overthrow of capitalism, makes the comfortable centrist middle class as well as wealthy capitalists extremely nervous. The middle class abhors violence just as the capitalists are terrified of losing their positions of supreme power over society.
In this situation, fascists present themselves as useful “tools” for quelling leftist uprisings. By provoking violent encounters in the streets, they are able to paint leftists as violently aggressive. They are thus able to coax centrists into coming down on the side of the fascists, which would preserve capitalist wealth and power while simultaneously suppressing street violence to ease the anxieties of the centrist middle class.
Fascists then use the power parlay these street confrontations into political power, seeing to it that “emergency powers” are granted to them by the nervous middle and capitalist classes to install their regime and swiftly enact severe, authoritarian policies. This is a tried and true pattern that has repeated itself throughout the 20th century and will continue repeating itself for as long as there is class struggle.


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Summer ames requires the biggest black junk he ever endured!
The sunshine is out as well as they will. both really enjoy getting nasty.

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For small towns along Texas’ Gulf Coast, Hurricane Harvey was a catastrophic wind event that was largely ignored as national media focused on record-breaking flooding in Houston.
Plans for a $2.5 billion bond issue to fund flood control and resiliency projects across Harris County are coming together, with the scheduling of a series of 23 community engagement meetings between June 5 and Aug. 1 to solicit public input.
Following a new analysis that examined the damage and flood impacts of Hurricane Harvey, Houston’s Dept. of Public Works is recommending that all new structures in the city’s 100- and 500-year floodplains be elevated to 2 ft above the 500-year flood elevation to avoid such damage in the future.
Two months after Hurricane Harvey struck Houston, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, who is also the county’s director of emergency management, proposed a set of 15 responses, including some new construction and restoration work, aimed at protecting the city from future floods.
Responses from local firms to Harvey’s destruction help bring relief to many, as eyes now turn to preventing future floods.


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I watched this last night, and thoroughly enjoyed.
Beautifully shot, and with interesting interviews, the only thing that let it down was a very annoying and factually nonsensical voiceover/naration.
1) Referring to Soctland as a "small country". I know that's how a lot of foreigners perceive it, but actually it's second biggest in the UK, and almost the size of Portugal.
2) Referring to "Scotland's uniqueness within the natural realm of the four countries of the British Isles". He probably meant "UK", because there were five countries in the British Isles last time I counted.
Maybe I was a bit pedantic in these points, but I subsequently found myself being highly sceptical of all other "facts" relating the wildcats, presented by the voiceover, as I was not in a position to verify.
On balance though, do watch it, lovely camera work. The voiceover might not annoy everybody and if it does, there's always the mute button.
I see that The Lion In Your Living Room has also been added to Prime free to watch.

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump on Thursday sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un canceling a summit set for June 12 in Singapore. He apparently did not warn South Korea about this decision.
Experts say this could benefit North Korea and China.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who met with Trump earlier this week to try to save the summit, has called an emergency meeting.
President Donald Trump's Thursday decision to cancel his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seems to have blindsided South Korea — and experts say this could benefit North Korea and China.
Seoul has worked hard in recent months to improve relations with Pyongyang and work toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who met with Trump earlier this week to try to save the summit, which was set for June 12 in Singapore, has called an emergency meeting.
"We are attempting to make sense of what, precisely, President Trump means," Moon's spokesman, Kim Eui-kyeom, said shortly after news broke of Trump's decision.
The White House was said to have been inspired to pull out of the summit after a senior North Korean official referred to Vice President Mike Pence as a "political dummy" and threatened the US with a "nuclear showdown."
In this context, experts say Trump arguably made the correct decision to cancel the summit — but some still criticized his lack of communication with South Korea and highlighted the potential consequences of his approach.
Alexander Vershbow, a fellow at the Atlantic Council who was formerly the US's ambassador to South Korea, said Trump made a wise move.
"While 'wise' is not a word usually used for President Trump, it was wise to cancel the meeting in Singapore," Vershbow said in a statement.
"It has been clear from the outset that there is no common understanding of 'denuclearization' between the United States and North Korea, even after two Pompeo meetings with Kim Jong Un. Nor is there any sign of agreement on the timeline, conditions, and incentives for implementation," Vershbow added, referring to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Vershbow said that if Trump wanted to avoid the mistakes of previous administrations, then "much more diplomatic spadework is needed."
Ian Bremmer, the president and founder of Eurasia Group, told Business Insider that Trump was "pushing South Korea into China's arms."
"Both in the way the meeting was announced and organized and now in the way it was canceled, Trump has made very clear to the South Koreans that 'America First' is very different from South Korea first," Bremmer said.
Bremmer said that as a result of Trump's approach to this issue, Seoul now has a "much better" relationship with Pyongyang than Washington does and "will be reluctant to squander it." He added that it "works very well" for the government of China, North Korea's top trading partner and most important ally.
"Between this, the [Trans-Pacific Partnership] pullout, and Trump's approach to trade, the big beneficiary of Trump in Asia is Xi Jinping," China's president, Bremmer said.
Samantha Power, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, expressed similar sentiments, tweeting that Trump's apparent lack of warning to South Korea showed "astounding disrespect for one of the closest, most steadfast allies of the US."
"This is not just about blindsiding Moon — alliances w/ democracies depend on public support to thrive," she added. "How are South Koreans supposed to interpret this?"
In an op-ed article for the news website Axios, Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, argued that canceling the meeting was the correct choice under the circumstances.
Haass said there was "no way" the summit would have been a success if Trump's aim was for North Korea to agree to full denuclearization.
"Better that the summit was postponed than to have ended up in dramatic failure, which would have led some to conclude (incorrectly) that diplomacy had been tried and failed, leaving a dangerous and costly war as the only US alternative," Haass said, adding that the cancellation highlights the Trump administration's lack of a viable North Korea strategy.
Though Trump has left the door open for the summit to still occur and the tone of his letter was relatively diplomatic, it seems the US would require major concessions and assurances from North Korea to salvage the meeting.
"It's possible that the existing summit could take place, or a summit at some later date," Trump said Thursday. "Nobody should be anxious. We have to get it right."
And Trump's decision on the summit comes at a particularly shaky time in relations between Seoul and Washington, which still has no permanent ambassador to South Korea.


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Mayra Monroy has worked at Central Texas News Now since June 2016. Originally from Michigan, Mayra has made Waco her home for the past few years. Mayra studied journalism for six years and graduated from Baylor with an M.A. in journalism and public relations. Her favorite part of living in Central Texas are the people and community, as well as the food. When not at work, Mayra enjoys traveling and taking her fur-son to area dog parks.
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July 31 Bio Blitz for Baird Creek Park today. A group of scientists, students and other interested community members recorded in excess of 750 species of plants and animals in the park within a 24 hour period. Check back for a link to the plant species (350) noted.
July 30 Eupatorium perfoliatum (boneset) in flower, Baird Creek Park, City of Green Bay.
July 28 Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem grass) has begun to flower (anthesis) on UWGB's Keith White Prairie.
Impatiens biflora (jewelweed) has begun to flower, Duck Creek area, Brown County (Kathy Groves).
Today's low temperature of 45 °F is a new record low for this date in Green Bay.
July 22 New in flower, UWGB: Silphium terebinthinaceum (prairie dock), Helianthus decapetalus (forest sunflower).
The earliest plants of Solidago gigantea (late goldenrod) are beginning to flower, UWGB. The common name refers to its tendency to flower long into the Fall.
July 16 Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's-root) beginning to flower, UWGB (Kathy Groves).
July 15 Clematis virginiana (virgin's-bower) is beginning to flower, UWGB (Kathy Groves).
July 14 Epilobium angustifolium (Fireweed) is in flower widely in northeastern Wisconsin.
July 13 New in flower, UWGB: Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey tea), Ratibida pinnata (yellow coneflower), Rosa setigera (climbing prairie rose), Pycnanthemum virginianum (mountain mint)--all planted individuals in UWGB's Keith White Prairie.
July 11 Urtica dioica (stinging nettles), Echinacea pallida (pale purple coneflower--planted in prairie), Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle), Daucus carota (wild carrot) starting to flower, UWGB.
July 09 Mimulus ringens (monkey flower) in flower, UWGB. First black raspberries are ripe, UWGB.
July 08 Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed) in flower, UWGB (planted prairie).
Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed), UWGB.
Today's high temperature of 62 F ties the record for the coolest high temperature for this date.
July 06 Verbena hastata, (blue vervain), UWGB.
July 04 Lilium michiganense (Michigan lily) in flower, Brown and Shawano Counties.
July 03 Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) and Alisma triviale (northern water plantain) in flower, UWGB.
July 02 Tilia cordata (little-leaf linden, cultivated) in flower, UWGB.
Apocynum sibiricum (clasping dogbane), Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed susan), Euphorbia corollata (flowering spurge), Circaea lutetiana (broad-leaf enchanter's-nightshade) have begun to flower, UWGB.