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By: Nena Sunico
Location: Muntinlupa Metro Manila Philippines
On December 7, 2004 almost about midnight; I and about 300 people witnessed the apparition of our dear Mother Mary in Tagaytay,Philippines, now called the Mt. of Salvation. While only Emma,the visionary could see her and speak with her all the rest of us witnessed were glitters of different colors coming from above where Emma was kneeling. All I could do was look at the glitters and then I started smelling a very sweet scent around. I kept on thinking that it was the lady in front of me that smelled really good but after moving around that night I still smelled the wonderful scent around me. Finally, after the apparition we all had to go home. On our way home I could still savor the smell and again I thought that it was one of the girls with me who smelled so good.I decided to stay for the night at my friends house as it was almost 4:00AM when we reached her house. I slept in her couch that night and before I fell asleep I again smelled the very sweet scent in the home of my friend.When my friend woke up the next day I asked her right away what scent she uses as I was determined to get the same scent for myself.It was a kind of scent that you savor and look for after.My friend insisted that she did not use any cologne nor perfume yet that day.We went to mass after that and the scent continued to be there around me.After the mass I finally went home and smelled the scent one more time just as I was about to enter our main door.
It was only after about 3 days when one of my companions during the apparition called me and said we had to meet as she had to show me a picture.We met shortly after and she showed me a photo taken at the apparition site and the photo showed Mama Mary all in white exactly at the place where Emma,the visionary was kneeling down and around her were angels.As I recounted my story of the very sweet scent that day at the site;one of the girl at the apparition site who could see angels said that there were indeed so many angels at the apparition site who came with Mama Mary who were sprinkling those sweet scent.She said that those angels brought us home that night and I was filled with awe as I now realiized that the very sweet scent that I could smell from the site until I got home came from my angel who brought me home.
Some may never see with earthly eyes these heavenly beings or know that they exist. Many are unaware of the numerous ways they have protected and guided us. We would like to share with you the stories of people who take pleasure in expressing how real angels are.
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Speaking to the press in the post-match conference Garcia said his team was “determined and compact” as he was particularly pleased with the group’s defensive organisation against one of the strongest attacks in the league.
When asked about his team’s few scoring opportunities Garcia said:
“Our goal was to start strong but then remain organised at the back.
“Salah and Džeko tried in the first minutes, and I do not remember anything dangerous against us in the first half,” Garcia continued.
Roma’s defence has come under a lot of criticism lately but today the Frenchman was content with the performance as he praised the organisation of his men.
“Today we showed determination and ability to defend.
“Yes we could have done more up front, but Inter, Juventus and Fiorentina have all lost on this ground. It is always complicated to play at the San Paolo,” he emphasized.
Roma have now failed to win in six games, in all competitions, since the derby triumph against Lazio on the 8th of November.
“It is difficult to play every three days and always remain on top,” Garcia stated.
“We miss3: Gervinho and Salah who is just returning. I believe with a little more luck we will have a few more points,” he concluded.


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Zoë Kravitz shines as Catwoman in the latest Batman film. However, she now reveals in a recent interview that it almost happened a decade ago with 'The Dark Knight Rises,' if not for racism she experienced during the audition process.
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This is covering the process that needs to be completed to fully upgrade the broken hero sword. From experience, it is possible to complete using these steps on almost every run, so long as the materials for the sword are prioritized.
Guide to Hero Sword
- Broken Hero Sword (starting item)
- 120 Gold
- Blacksmith Whetstone
- Flex Material
Broken Hero Sword
Choose the Broken Hero Sword as the starting weapon before starting the run. If you’re going for a melee build, this is by far the best weapon to invest in and doesn’t fully depend on good RNG.
Hint: Don’t bother enchanting the broken hero sword or hero sword, the enchantment resets when the sword evolves.
Collect Gold as fast as possible. You need to get to 60 gold as soon as you can, so that you are ready for the blacksmith when he appears. If you see a blacksmith early on, you can go ahead and upgrade the broken hero sword to +2, but you need the Mythril before going to +3.
At boss rooms, choose Mythril as soon as you see it. This can appear as soon as early as the first boss, but usually shows up within the first two to three floors.
Once you have both Mythril and enough gold to get your broken hero sword to +3, upgrade at a blacksmith to get a Hero Sword. The Hero Sword is decent enough to use as a weapon if your current one sucks, but we want the final version. If you have extra gold, you can go ahead and upgrade the Hero Sword further, up to +3.
Hint: If you run into a rare or uncommon weapon and then a tavern with the Knight, picking up the free whetstone early can help later. Don’t use the whetstone for these early stage weapon upgrades, since it is one of the few ways you can upgrade to +4.
Your flex material can now spawn as early as the next boss room, and just like before, you want to grab that as soon as possible. The -flex material can be various elementals (all of the ones I’ve used are great), but won’t spawn until you have the Hero Sword in your inventory. The different options are: Heatflex (fire and inflicts burn), Voltflex (lighting and inflicts shock), Iceflex (Ice and inflicts Chill), Toxiflex (toxic and inflicts poison) or Darkflex. Each version varies slightly, but usually fires multiple shots per swing in a wide arc.
At this point, the Hero Sword is good enough quality for the knight at the tavern to give you a whetstone. In order to upgrade to the final version of the Hero Sword, you need to get it to +4 while having the -flex material in your inventory. Whetstones are the easiest way to upgrade to +4 for melee weapons, and the knight gives you one for free, provided you can show him a sufficiently rare equipped weapon. I suggest grabbing the whetstone whenever you can, but there’s no need to visit the tavern if you don’t have a rare weapon to show the knight.
Enjoy your masterwork sword. The fully upgraded sword scales with all attributes at level A or higher (depends on the elemental you get), so even if your build went a different direction, this should be a decent upgrade from most weapons you might find otherwise. If you have the gold, the sword can still be upgraded further with another whetstone, at a blacksmith, or if you manage to find the mythril forge on lower floors. The perk “Nature’s Wrath” works well with it, for an intelligence/Hero Sword combo.
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"The Northern Rock farrago will pass," Jenkins claims. "It was a politically manufactured housing bubble that hit one company because of its borrowing practices. It does not reflect a deep-seated national weakness." And he adds: "House prices will continue to match the performance of the stock market in the long term, and thus the preferences of savers as a whole."
Jenkins' basic argument is that there's no need to build. Demand will magically melt away once house prices come down. It's an attractive prospect, not least for an organisation like Shelter whose fervent wish is for everyone to have a home. But his beautiful hypothesis cannot survive the ugly facts. Yes, competition for housing has been fuelled by a massive flow of investment into the sector, partly the result of the recent move to a low- interest rate economy, partly because of a much longer-term move from a renting to a home-owning society. And Jenkins is right to point out that, in recent years, the belief that home ownership is the best route to wealth has distorted the market. But he neglects to consider the possibility that insufficient supply may be at the heart of the problem.
He describes as "meaningless" Gordon Brown's recent statement that "one of the great causes of our time ... is affordable housing for all". Try telling that to the millions struggling to find a decent home. Jenkins fails to see that housing is not a purchase consumers can decide to do without. If there is a shortage of iPods, people can survive. If there is a shortage of houses, they cannot find shelter, sustain employment, enjoy peace of mind, or give a child a good start in life.
And there is a shortage, and will be for some time. The projections of the housing minister, Yvette Cooper, which Jenkins dismisses, relate to real people who need real houses. And there are more and more of them. People are living longer; more relationships are breaking down; and we have net inward migration. All these new households - 223,000 a year of them at the latest count - need housing. And if you are building houses at the rate of 165,000 as we have been, you have a problem. If you have been doing that for two decades, you have a crisis.
Jenkins' article is not all wrong. It is a useful corrective for those who think that increasing the supply of houses will, in itself, be the answer. Last year only 30% of new private houses in London ended up with owner-occupiers. The rest were bought by speculators or buy-to-let investors. We need measures both to take the heat out of the housing market and to ensure that new supply goes to the have-nots rather than the haves. But the housing crisis exists. And solving it involves building, whether Jenkins likes it or not.
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Misha Ghoshal Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More
Age: 32 Years
Marital Status: Unmarried
|Other name(s)||Mishaa Ghoshal, Meesha Ghoshal Misha Ghoshal- Instagram|
|Real name||Noopur Ghoshal Instagram- Misha Ghoshal|
|Nickname(s)||Mish, Mash Twitter- Misha Ghoshal|
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|Height (approx.)||in centimeters- 165 cm
in meters- 1.65 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 5”
|Weight (approx.)||in kilograms- 55 kg
in pounds- 121 lbs
|Figure Measurements (approx.)||34-28-34|
|Eye Colour||Dark Brown|
|Hair Colour||Dark Brown|
|Debut||Film (Tamil): Pokkisham (2009) as Nadira’s sister
Film (Telugu): 180 (2011) as Julie
Film (Malayalam): Lens (2016) as Sawthi
TV (Tamil): Yamini BABL (2021) as Senior Advocate
|Date of Birth||26 November 1989 (Sunday)|
|Age (as of 2021)||32 Years|
|Birthplace||Kolkata, West Bengal|
|Hometown||Chennai, Tamil Nadu|
|Ethnicity||Bengali Instagram- Misha Ghoshal|
|Tattoo||On her Left Forearm: Mumma’s Angel
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|Parents||Father- Name Not Known
Mother- Shubra Bhattacharjee
|Siblings||Misha is the only child of her parents.|
|Actor(s)||Suriya Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan|
Some Lesser Known Facts About Misha Ghoshal
- Misha Ghoshal is an Indian model and actress, who predominantly works in Tamil films; she mostly plays supporting roles.
- A few years after her birth, her family relocated to Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- She began her career as a model. She has featured in the print shoots of many apparel brands like Margazhi Designs.
- Misha has worked as a model for many popular fashion designers.
- She walked the ramp as a show stopper during CIFW 2015.
- She is also a theatre artist and has acted in many popular Tamil plays.
- Misha came into the spotlight after playing the role of Nisha in the Tamil film 7aum Arivu (2011).
- Some of her popular Tamil films include Raja Rani (2013), Vadacurry (2014), and Mooch (2015).
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- In 2013, she was featured in the Tamil short film Akku directed by Immanuel Prakash; she played a lead role in the film.
- In 2016, Misha appeared in the Tamil film Visaranai as Sindhu. In an interview, while describing her role in the film Visaranai, she said,
Director Vetrimaran is a brand by himself. Even though I hadn’t watched movies he’d have directed earlier, I knew he was one of the best directors of the current generation. I’ve done my fair share of family entertainers, but Visaranai was a hard-hitting script. I admit it wasn’t easy playing a cop- the heroine and I were the only two women on sets.”
- In the same year, she appeared in the reality TV game show Celebrity Badminton League (CBL); she played for the CBL team Chennai Eagles in the league.
- In 2017, she participated in the reality TV dance show Dance Jodi Dance and emerged as the winner of the show.
- In 2022, Misha played the role of Geeta Narayanan in the Indian biographical drama film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect.
- She has also appeared in the Tamil TV show Yamini BABL that aired on Polimer TV.
- In her spare time, she likes to sketch and watch films.
- Ghoshal owns a Maruti Swift car.
- An appallingly energetic swimmer, Misha has participated in many swimming competitions like the Swimathon 2018.
- A sports fanatic, Misha enjoys taking part in sports events like Badminton League.
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Charlie (Ted McGinley - A Mother's Rage) and Donna (Faith Ford - Trading Christmas) run The Bridge, a book store with a cafe where people come and become more than customers, they become part of their extended family. It is at The Bridge that Ryan (Wyatt Nash - Petals on the Wind) and Molly (Katie Findlay - Crash Site) hang out, getting to know each other and inspire each other to reach for their dreams. But their lives away from The Bridge makes life complicated for the two of them as Ryan's ex has never been able to truly let go of the hope that they will get back together whilst Molly's widow father has not only hoped she would take over his multi-million dollar media business but has also become very protective. With these outside influences and people trying to come between them can Ryan and Molly have a future?
Officially this Hallmark movie is known as "The Bridge" but in truth it is part 1 and a second movie which I believe concludes the story is to follow. Unfortunately from what I have read there are those who were not aware of this before they watched and end up disappointed because "The Bridge" lacked a conclusion. Anyway what this really means from what I have seen so far is a more elaborate take on what is really quite a traditional Hallmark story. I say from what I have seen as in the tradition of Hallmark movies there is romance and a bump along the way when things happen to cause that blossoming romance to falter and that is what appears to be happening here as Ryan and Molly's romance is cut short by outside sources, in particular Molly's father who has big plans for her and thinks Ryan is not good enough for her.
But of course "The Bridge - Part 1" is just the set up to all this and it is the set up to other storylines as we have Charlie and Donna with Donna having lost her faith due to a personal tragedy whilst Charlie still goes to church. There are also other characters we get introduced to who all frequent "The Bridge" and have little problems which hopefully will have had a happy outcome by the time we get to the end of "The Bridge - Part 2"
Now as "The Bridge - Part 1" relies heavily on another Hallmark tradition, the visual appeal and we have that with nice sets, nice locations and most importantly a nice cast. For the young there is Katie Findlay and Wyatt Nash as are star crossed lovers whilst for adults the warmth which Ted McGinley and Faith Ford deliver is like being wrapped up in a blanket.
What this all boils down to is that to be totally honest "The Bridge - Part 1" didn't blow me away and felt like I a solid Hallmark movie but one which is a bit more elaborate than you normally get with this being a two part movie and so with more time on its hands to fill in.


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Skyrim. Gangnam Style. ‘Nuff Said.
To get a sneak peek, watch the video above and visit Facebook.com/FaceOffSeries.
Concepted by Rokkan and developed by Psyop, each episode was predominantly produced by hand. Each frame was a fully rendered style frame, which was then enhanced with 3D elements to add to the painterly atmosphere, dimension and depth of each shot.
The weekend’s here. Before you get going with your weekend gaming, here’s some Skyrim stories, videos, and more to catch up on…
- Dead End Thrills is leaving the the world of Skyrim behind, but you can still check out some of Duncan Harris’ greatest Skyrim screens, including the one shown above..
- The lead author of Prima’s Game Guide for Skyrim, David Hodgson, blogs about the release of the Revised & Expanded Game Guide.
- IGN has put together their Top 100 RPGs of All Time List. Visit the site to see where Skyrim, Morrowind, and Oblivion rated.
- At the Gameological Society, the Elder Scrolls’ Wabbajack takes on Fallout’s Luck Bobblehead in the Best Treasure Ever tournament final. If you’re torn on which to vote for, this video might help.
- Gamespot’s latest Skyrim Modding video highlights an ability that pays homage to Dishonored’s Blink ability. Watch it below.
Here’s the latest on Dishonored from around the web and on newsstands…
UK mags PSM3 and sister mag Xbox World are so excited for Dishonored, they’re already predicting it will be their top game of the year. Anticipating the game’s release, both publications share new hands-on impressions and celebrate the game with four collectible magazine covers. Preview the covers in the Flickr slideshow below.
And to learn more on Dishonored, check out these links:
Official PlayStation Magazine UK – After playing the Boyle Mission, Phil Iwaniuk calls Dishonored an “instant classic”.
PlayStation Blogcast – Sid Shuman interviews co-creative director, Raphael Colantonio. Interview starts at the 1 hour, 11 minute mark.
IGN – Keza MacDonald explains why she thinks Dishonored could be the most interesting game of the year.
As we count down the days to Dishonored’s release (19!), be on the lookout for more news and updates.
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Today we’ve released the fourth and final developer documentary for Dishonored. In ‘End Game’, the team at Arkane Studios reflect on the journey of taking Dishonored from its early conceptual stage to a world ready to be fully experienced by fans.
Catch the previous Dishonored videos on our YouTube Channel and be on the look out for new videos in these final weeks leading up to the game’s October 9th release.
Ready yourself for the adventures awaiting Corvo in Dunwall with the new Dishonored Dynamic Theme — planned for release this week on the PlayStation Store for $2.99.
For more on what PS3 players can expect out of Dishonored, check out the PlayStation Blog’s recent PAX interview with co-creative director Raphael Colantonio.

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Weight regulation depends on the difference between weights of absorbed and metabolised carbon and excretion of the end products of metabolism, calories and carbon dioxide, which can be independently and variably excreted. Calories can be variably excreted as heat by vasoconstriction or vasodilation and carbon dioxide can be excreted variably as exhaled carbon dioxide (the major route of carbon excretion). Unless there are changes in ventilatory carbon excretion, ‘metabolism,’ ‘genetic factors,’ ‘hormones’ or ‘exercise’ do not provide complete explanatory mechanisms for weight changes, obesity and failure of diets. Low sensitivity of respiratory centres to carbon dioxide may cause overweight and dietary failures after initial weight loss.


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Pair of Ok. St. linemen popped for drug paraphernalia
Two members of the Oklahoma State football program are the latest to find themselves in a bit of a legal predicament over the past couple of days.
According to the Daily Oklahoman, defensive lineman Christian Littlehead and offensive linemen Jonathan Rush have each been charged with one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. The charges were filed Monday following an incident late last week.
Here is the paper’s account of what led to the issues for the players:
OSU officials are aware of the incident and are handling the issue internally. There was no word on whether Littlehead will be available for the Cowboys’ Fiesta Bowl matchup with Stanford.
Rush will not be available regardless as he suffered a season-ending injury in September. Littlehead, on the other hand, has played in all 12 games this season for the Cowboys, starting a couple of those contests, and has been credited with two tackles for loss and one sack.


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The Spring of 2020 was about to blossom when the world got trapped in a global shutdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The private sector tried to adapt by activating continuity plans. Working from home and interacting online with colleagues and customers has become the new paradigm for service businesses. In addition to a wide range of social distancing restrictions designed to contain the virus (including closing down or significantly limiting public access to many commercial, government, and leisure facilities), Romanian authorities have instituted various specific temporary relief measures, such as unemployment benefits; moratoria on consumer and corporate debt, business rent, and utilities expenses; state aid schemes representing loan and guarantee facilities for small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs); guarantees for mortgage loans; filing deferral for tax returns and rescheduling of income and property tax; and waivers of mandatory insolvency filing and extension of certain stages in pending insolvency cases.
On February 11, 2020, CEE Legal Matters reported that Filip & Company, working with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, had advised RCS & RDS / Digi Communications N.V. on its issuance of two series of senior secured bonds with a total value of EUR 850 million. Clifford Chance Badea and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton advised the lead arrangers, which included Citibank, ING Bank N.V., and UniCredit Bank S.A.
Florina Homeghiu spent the first decade of her career in private practice before, in 2017 moving in-house with the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company – Romania, initially as Senior Legal Counsel, then, in 2018, as Country Legal Manager and Compliance Officer. In May of 2020 she joined the Policolor-Orgachim group.
On July 30, 2020, Law no. 155/2020 amending and supplementing Law no. 123/2012 on electricity and natural gas (“Romanian Energy Law”) and other regulatory acts entered into force. Part of the changes brought to the Romanian Energy Law are aimed at implementing the regulatory framework necessary for the development of an integrated EU energy market through common energy market rules and a cross-border infrastructure, pursuant to the Clean energy for all Europeans Package, including inter alia, Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (“Internal Market Regulation”) and Directive (EU) 2019/944 on common rules for the internal market for electricity (“Internal Market Directive”). Such framework is aimed at ensuring the necessary structure for consumers to become more active and to effectively contribute to keeping the electricity system stable, through a balance of the supply and demand.
The slow and lengthy process of completing the cadastral works and real estate publicity seems to affect not only the private property, but also the public one. In this context where the lands are not delimited and registered with the national Land Book Registry (“Land Book”), both the private investments and the projects of public interest and utility are hampered. Therefore, there was necessary to establish a complete and optimal legal framework, capable to ensure the complete evidence of assets falling under the public property of waters. The regime of waters and land areas of riverbeds are under the provisions of Water Law no. 107/1996 (“Water Law”). This background given, Law no. 122/2020 amending and supplementing the Water Law (“Law 122/2020”) was enacted by the Romanian Parliament and published in the Official Gazette of Romania on July 13, 2020.
Despite the constant update of the public procurement legal framework, the Romanian authorities have signalled several issues related to the public procurement contracts granted to certain companies, in circumstances which are not able to comply, in all cases, with the general principles of transparency and equal treatment.
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In a recent warning, the European Union Commission sent infringement letters to Romania and seven other countries alerting them that they had failed to notify the EC of any implementation measures related to the transposition of the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU Directive 2018/843, or AML 5) into national law, and instructing them to proceed with the transposition, which was supposed to have happened by January 10th, 2020, immediately.

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Some observations and opinion(s)- After the "many" years of participation at Pearl,Jackson,Des Moines and numerous years at Regionals, had never seen a gun disqualified for an altered or changed main spring screw in a distinguished revolver. Unless there is a hole in the grip to access to make a change in the tension it is normally covered up with the often used target/after market grips, therefore the head not visible. Only other situation would be a if it was a grip that was not of the target style were it would be visible, but even then never saw one dq'd if it picked up the 2 1/2 lb weight when checked. Never heard nor saw another competitor file a protest on something anywhere close to this. I am referring to revolver only now. With a semi this would not even apply that I am aware of With semis, other ways of causing light pulls that will not qualify them for the distinguish match.
Now when they check the gun and triggers, I have seen them dq them for alterations to the trigger, push off,sights,alterations, to hammers adding trigger stops or any other visible alteration to a factory gun. I even saw them try to weigh factory "double action" only 92D Berettas-duh.
In many cases the trigger will not lift the 2 1/2 lbs because some wanna be smith got into the inners and changed the angle of the single action sear or the trigger nose along with other "lightening" and "smoothing" butchering. Absolutely, shortening the strain screw and/or backing it out will lighten the pull and as pointed out very possibly cause misfires with lighter hits. Thinning the main spring or over polishing, or bending too much can lighten and cause problems. "I" had never seen anyone pull the grips off to check a strain screw or main spring, not saying wasn't done.
There are things that can be done by a gunsmith that knows what they are doing to smooth the action up giving the distinct perception of a "lighter" pull and not actually lighten the trigger weight or cause problems.
It pretty much all boils down to the ability of the shooter and applications to the basics more the mechanics of the gun. Sure a smoother, finer action/trigger will help for sure and everyone always looking for that edge and a better mousetrap.


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In sentencing the last of six co-accused — all initially charged with first-degree murder for the September 2016 kidnapping, torture and killing of Scott Phillips — a Windsor judge on Tuesday said none of those involved would have committed the horrific crime on their own.
“This is a crime of brutality, but this is also a crime of cowardice,” said Superior Court Justice Bruce Thomas.
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The court described all involved as being part of Windsor’s drug subculture. Daniel Shaw, 38 at the time of his arrest in September 2017 after nearly a year on the lam, was handed a five-year sentence for his role.
Despite the “horrific nature of Mr Phillips’s homicide,” Thomas said he had to sentence Shaw for the offence to which he had pleaded guilty — a single count of forcible confinement.
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Defence lawyer Aaron Prevost argued that his client had not participated in the initial planning for or the actual kidnapping of 26-year-old Phillips, who, the court heard, was being pressured by Shaw and fellow trafficker Dustin Schuh to repay a drug debt. He’d been targeted by the pair on two previous occasions in the month before his killing, once at the point of a gun while stripped naked and another time when he was stabbed.


Former Arsenal star Jose Antonio Reyes has been killed in a car crash in Spain.
The 35-year-old was involved in a serious car accident, his former club Sevilla announced.
"We couldn't be confirming worse news. Beloved Sevilla star José Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision. Rest in peace," the La Liga club announced.
Reyes spent three seasons at Arsenal between 2004 and 2007, having arrived halfway through the club's Invincibles season.
Reyes also enjoyed spells with Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Espanyol.
He won 21 caps for Spain and was playing for second-tier Extremadura last term.
Reyes made his debut for Sevilla at the age of 16 after coming through the ranks before joining Arsenal in 2004.
He would later return to his boyhood club in 2012, winning the Europa League on three separate occasions.
Reyes won the tournament twice at Atletico Madrid, making him the most-successful player in the history of the competition.
Atletico posted an emotional tribute, insisting the club was mourning for Reyes who will "always be in our hearts".
Reyes also became the first Spaniard to win the Premier League with Arsenal and last May, he thanked Arsene Wenger for the impact he had on his career.
"He has an incredible personality as a manager, he always knows what he is doing. He had a great impact on my career."
On the Invincibles' campaign, he said: "It's an unforgettable feeling to finish the season undefeated.
"To be part of that team full of legends is an unforgettable memory."
He was tipped to return to the Emirates in a coaching role alongside former boss Unai Emery last summer after a brief spell in China.
But he returned to Spain to join Extremadura for the second half of last season as he extended his playing career.
Former Arsenal teammate Freddie Ljungberg was among those to pay tribute on social media.
"Numbed by the news about my former team-mate, Jose Antonio Reyes. Gone far too soon, my thoughts are with his family and friends," he tweeted.
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Donald Trump on Tuesday withdrew a second lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James related to her investigation into the former president and his family’s business dealings.
Trump’s attorneys and James’ office agreed on Tuesday to a stipulation ending an appeal that had sought to overturn a judge’s decision to dismiss the lawsuit.
Trump’s attorney, Alina Habba, said the appeal in Manhattan federal court “was voluntarily withdrawn for strategic purposes,” according to the Associated Press.
“I am pleased that Donald Trump has withdrawn his two pending lawsuits against my office,” James said in a statement Tuesday. “As we have shown throughout, we have a legitimate legal action against him and his organization, and we cannot be intimidated or deterred from pursuing it.”
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Trump, a Republican, sued James, a Democrat, in December 2021 in an effort to prevent him from investigating him and his businesses.
Trump sued James again following his trial in September, alleging he and his company, the Trump Organization, deceived banks and others about the value of his assets, including golf courses and hotels. bearing her name, in a practice she dubbed “The Art of Theft” – a twist on the title of her book “The Art of the Deal”.
Trump voluntarily dismissed that lawsuit last week after a Florida federal judge, Donald M. Middlebrooks, charged him with a “pattern of abuse of court” for filing frivolous lawsuits for political gain, including including what he called a sham lawsuit against Trump in 2016, rival Hillary Clinton and others.
Middlebrooks had fined Trump and Habba nearly $1 million in the case. In a 46-page judgment delivered Thursday, Middlebrooks wrote that Trump is a “prolific and sophisticated litigator who repeatedly uses the courts to exact revenge on political adversaries,” according to The Washington Post.
“He is the mastermind of the strategic abuse of the judicial process, and he cannot be considered a litigant blindly following counsel’s advice. He knew full well the impact of his actions,” the judgment said, according to the Post. “As such, I find that sanctions should be imposed on Mr. Trump and his lead counsel, Ms. Habba.”
In the since-discontinued Florida lawsuit, and as similarly reported in his New York case, Trump’s attorneys argued that James had “repeatedly abused his position as New York State Attorney General to pursue a vendetta against President Trump.”
The case of James against Trump is ongoing. She wants a judge to fine Trump $250 million and permanently ban him from doing business in the Empire State. New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron has scheduled the trial to begin in October, according to the Post.
U.S. District Judge Brenda Sannes dismissed Trump’s original lawsuit against the New York Attorney General in May 2022, allowing his civil investigation to continue. Sannes wrote at the time that case law prohibited federal judges from interfering in state-level investigations and that there was no evidence to support his claim that James had targeted him out of political animus. .
Trump’s second lawsuit, filed in November, sought to block James from exercising control over the family trust that controls his business. Trump initially filed that case in Florida state court, but it was later moved to federal court.
Trump’s Florida lawsuit rehashed some claims from his dismissed federal lawsuit against her, angering Middlebrooks, who wrote in a December order: “This litigation has all the telltale signs of being both vexatious and frivolous.”
In other Trump-related legal developments this week, court officials said on Monday that the Trump Organization had paid a $1.6 million fine imposed in connection with his Manhattan tax evasion conviction last month. for helping executives dodge personal income tax on lavish employee benefits.
On Tuesday, a Georgia judge heard arguments as he weighed the public release of a special grand jury’s final report into his investigation into whether Trump and his allies broke state law by seeking to overturn the results. of the 2020 election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asked that the report be kept sealed, citing concerns for “future defendants.”
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While bands like Belle and Sebastian, Mogwai and Travis might have sent ripples of interest beyond Hadrian's Wall in recent years, it is thanks largely to the rise and rise of the Mercury-music-prize-winning Glaswegian flagbearers Franz Ferdinand and, to a lesser critical extent, their adoptive compatriots Snow Patrol, that the music-press spotlight has been upon Scotland's largest. As FF's Alex Kapranos prepares to lecture on "Scotland's contribution to modern music" at Edinburgh University's Reid Hall on 12 February, Scotland's post-Franz musical landscape finds itself spectacularly well-equipped with first-rate new bands to spearhead the charge.
In Glasgow, for example, there are Sons and Daughters, two boys and two girls who meld the sound of Johnny Cash and Nick Cave to left-field early-Nineties American indie with lacerating effect. The fact that they share label-space with Franz Ferdinand (on Domino), and that they toured extensively as support to the larger band in 2004, can only stand them in good stead as they prepare to release their first album proper, early this year.
Edinburgh, meanwhile, possesses the utterly affecting Aberfeldy, who condense folk-pop and Seventies MOR so authentically that Rough Trade made them their next Scots signings after Belle and Sebastian. Meanwhile, in underground haunts like Glasgow's Stereo, 13th Note and Nice 'n' Sleazy, and Edinburgh's Bongo Club and The Venue, great bands like Mother and the Addicts, the Magnificents, Multiplies and Ballboy toil in local notoriety and national obscurity, awaiting their shot at a title.
It all has striking parallels with the last time Scottish music basked in such widespread critical respect, rather than pinning all of its hopes on one name lucky enough to get a bit of attention. The Glasgow-based Postcard Records cottage empire of the early Eighties turned out some truly great bands (each of them lapped up by the national music press), inspired Alan McGee's Creation Records, and, perhaps most crucially, provided direct musical influence on the biggest Scots band of modern times.
Where Postcard's Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera can all be traced in the Franz Ferdinand sound, it was the black sheep of the bunch that provided most inspiration. Edinburgh's Fire Engines turned down the opportunity to sign for the Postcard founder Alex Horne, instead affiliating themselves with Bob Last's Edinburgh-based Fast Product. They only existed for 18 months between 1979 and 1981. But their unexpected reformation last year to support Captain Beefheart's old cohorts the Magic Band provided sufficient spur for Franz Ferdinand to invite them to guest at Glasgow's SECC just before Christmas. The Fire Engines returned the favour for Sons and Daughters and Aberfeldy a week later at the Liquid Room in Scotland's capital.
Writing in The Scotsman prior to the gig, Alex Kapranos enthused wildly about his band's forebears. "They were the true antithesis of the hated prog excess," he wrote. "They played terse riffs that were rhythmic and repetitive, 15-minute sets instead of 15-minute solos. Their melodies were atonal, yet as catchy as a Phil Spector pop song. Everything was precise, yet sounded unpredictable.
"They gave us inspiration because they sounded like a pop group," he continued. "They were unquestionably at the edge, challenging the accepted norm of what pop music was, but they were still a pop group - genuine rebels who didn't care for convention, so much so that they stole convention and warped it for their own means."
The Fire Engines' bassist, Graham Main (the band impressively maintain the original line-up of Main, singer/guitarist Davy Henderson, drummer Russell Burn and guitarist Murray Slade) remembers such shock tactics as being the intention from the outset. "Our reason for starting the band was, I suppose, the same reason as any other band's," he says. "You see something missing in the scene that's happening around you, and you get together to fill that gap. And what was missing in Scotland was excitement - there was a lull after punk, and we wanted to inject some excitement into things. In the end a lot of bands were fired up in the same way, and it became quite a rich period."
The Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins remembers how it came to national attention. "We always thought the Scottish scene was far too parochial," he laughs, "so what we did was put 300 copies of our first single, "Falling and Laughing", in the back of Alex Horne's dad's Austin Maxi and set off for London. We stopped off at Rough Trade and Geoff Travis took 300, then we went to Broadcasting House and Alex demanded to see John Peel. He said to him (he affects a thick Glasgow accent) 'listen, a' that Liverpool scene stuff your playin's auld hat, where it's gonna happen now is Glasgow'. So Peel played it that night - the only time he played it - saying he'd been confronted by 'a very truculent youth'. Then we went to the NME and gave one to Danny Baker, we went to Sounds, Melody Maker, Smash Hits, even Cosmopolitan. By the time we got back to Glasgow we already had a couple of 'Single of the Week's."
Collins can't recall a time since when so many bands from north of the border were attracting interest in London, not just in the music press but in the broadsheets, too. He's produced Sons and Daughters and remixed Mother and the Addicts, but it's Franz Ferdinand which most strike a chord of recognition.
"I've met Alex, and he's a very nice young man," he says, "but it's not for me to say if they're influenced by me. I can see parallels... we used to call our videos things like Dada with Orange Juice and use the Russian Constructivist idea, and we also had floppy fringes. But in the music I hear more of The Fire Engines - the riff from "Take Me Out" could almost be "Get Up and Use Me", The Fire Engines' first single."
Franz Ferdinand covered "Get Up and Use Me" for a free 7-inch giveaway at that SECC gig, The Fire Engines returning the favour with "Jacqueline". "There's no legacy or torch being passed," says Main. "The only torch is the desire to make music, and if we're inspiring people to make music either because they love us or because they hate us, that's great."
"I remember speaking to Edwyn when we recorded with him," says Scott Paterson of Sons and Daughters, "and Glasgow seemed a very different city back in the Eighties. But because of the name it's built up for itself musically over the years, and because there are so many great venues like Stereo and Sleazy's, being a Glasgow band does carry a certain good reputation with it. It's almost like being on an incredibly trustworthy label, and we love to think that we're a part of that great Scottish indie lineage."Reuse content


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As the first candidate’s forum of the campaign season approaches, Philipstown.info continues to invite citizens to propose questions for the candidates who will appear on Monday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. in the music room of Haldane Middle School.
Publisher Gordon Stewart previously asked that his planned questions be available on the website so candidates could prepare more in-depth replies and also to assure two candidates, Lee G. Erickson and Katie DeMarco, that there will be no surprise or trick questions for them, “if they have the confidence and are permitted by their party bosses to show up for a discussion of the issues and their qualifications with Richard Shea, Nancy Montgomery, Barbara Scuccimarra and Dave Merandy.”
In asking for additional questions, Stewart said he was looking for inquiries about broad policy issues that generally affect all the citizens of Philipstown. “Some of the subjects already raised by readers include school taxes, government consolidation initiatives, property valuations, and emergency services. It’s likely that the candidates will address these issues as they respond to my questions, at least in part. However, reader input will help suggest areas for follow-up and we at Philipstown.info welcome all views,” he said.
While he reserves the right as moderator to decide the final group of questions in the interests of time, Stewart said he definitely intends to use some of the public’s questions so the discussion reflects voter interest. “As I have said before, we are not trying to have a contest about rhetorical skills or clever answers. In a local race like this we think it is more desirable to have the fullest possible expression of the candidates’ views about the best approaches to the town’s future,” said Stewart.
The questions Stewart has planned so far are:
- What do you believe are the most serious challenges we face as a town in the next two years, and how do you propose we meet them?
- What are our most important long-term issues, and what must we do about them?
- Why are you running for office, and why do you believe you should be elected?
- What are two or three specific goals you have set for yourself, if you are elected?
- What do you support and what do you oppose that that the Town Board has done over the last few years?
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Both rod and air-hole types of photonic crystal waveguide gratings are proposed and their coupling coefficients and transmission characteristics are effectively investigated by using a simple coupled-mode theory combined with a finite-element method. The results obtained are compared with the results obtained by using a full numerical simulation method. A new definition for unperturbed waveguides is introduced to obtain accurate coupling coefficients. It is shown that, by using a π-phase-shifted waveguide structure in the case of an air-hole type of photonic crystal waveguide grating, the coupling coefficient is strongly enhanced. The accuracy of the method is discussed through numerical examples of high-index-contrast waveguide gratings.
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Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to uniform men flouting the State’s Transport Sector Reform Laws. It is illegal for any security operative in mufti to ride commercial motorcycles on routes where Okada and tricycles have been restricted, the Government said on Wednesday.
The pronouncement was part of the issues discussed during a security meeting held at the State House in Marina. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu chaired the meeting, which was attended by Commanders of all security formations in the State.
Briefing the press after the meeting, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, said the enforcement of the restriction order would be executed with more force to completely keep Okada and tricycles away from the restricted routes.
Members of the Security Council, the Commissioner said, frowned at a situation in which uniform men flouted the State’s Transport Sector Reform Laws, warning security operatives, especially police officers and military personnel, to stop taking passengers on their motorcycles on restricted routes.
Omotoso said: “We have just concluded the State Security Council meeting, where we reviewed the ongoing enforcement of Okada and Keke restriction order in the six Local Government Areas. Matters concerning uniform men engaging in commercial motorcycle operation came up in our discussion and there has been an order restricting them from doing that.
“Only a uniform man who is fully kitted and who rides motorcycle as his own personal mode of transportation is allowed. If any uniform man ventures into commercial motorcycle operation or Keke, the action of such a person is illegal and such persons are going to be arrested if they are caught.”
The Commissioner reiterated that the State would not relax the laws restricting Okada and tricycles on the highways, praising Lagosians for standing firm behind the Government in the ongoing enforcement of the restriction order.
In April, Omotoso said the State Government would be assuaging the pain being felt by residents by injecting buses of different sizes and capacities into the public transportation space to serve as alternative to Okada and Keke.
“We are using this opportunity to inform Lagosians that the palliatives promised by the Government will be coming very soon, most likely in April,” the Commissioner said.
Omotoso said the Government was not resting on its oars in providing required infrastructure that would improve traffic situation and transportation across the State. He disclosed that the Government would be holding a ground-breaking ceremony on the long-awaited Red Line rail project, which, he said, would be held on March 25. He added that updates would also be shared on the ongoing Blue Line rail project handling by Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA).
On the closure of Eko Bridge, the Commissioner said the Government would work assiduously to lessen the pain of commuters plying the route. He, however, noted that the closure of the bridge was a necessary precautionary measure taken to avert an incident that may result into loss of lives.
The commissioner urged residents to continue to support the government’s efforts at securing the State, stressing that the Sanwo-Olu administration would deploy all resources to ensure safety of lives and property in Lagos.
“About security, Lagosians should be rest assured that Government is on top of the situation and that all is well. Every action we take is to show that we put the interest of Lagosians at heart and their welfare is on the front burner at all times,” Omotoso said.


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My Favorite Book Essay In English - 2000 in words
Books are an important part of our life. It is through them that our mental knowledge develops in a big way. We can get complete information about any object or subject through books. Mainly it is a complete collection of various information and facts related to the subjects. Many of us are fond of reading books, but each one has a different preference. Which we call our favorite book. In this essay I have discussed about my favorite book.
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Essay - 1 My Favorite Book - Panchatantra (250 words)
Books give us information and knowledge about the whole world, so they are called our best friends. Like a good friend, she helps us, enlightens us and entertains us. I have read many books, some of which are from my curriculum, which enhance my intellectual ability and some books entertain me. As a child, my parents used to give me books of stories to read, which I found very enjoyable and informative to read.
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My favorite book is Panchatantra Ki Kahaniyan by Vishnu Sharma. There is a collection of many stories in this book, which is quite thrilling to read. Through this book the author has tried to give us the life activities of various animals in a moral form. I love to read such thrilling stories.
In this book of Panchatantra there is a story of crane and crab. In which we get to see the introduction of the crab's intelligence and prudence. In this story there is an old crane who could not easily find his food or prey. One day he was sitting on a tree by the bank of the pond and saw a lot of fish, frogs and crabs in the pond. Due to the summer season, there was very little water left in the pond. So all the creatures of the pond were very sad. Then this driver stork made a plan to eat these fish, frogs and crabs. When the stork went to the pond and asked all the aquatic animals the reason for their sadness, they all told the reason for the lack of water in the pond.
Then the stork lied to everyone that there is a huge pond on the other side of the hill which also has a lot of water. He said that if everyone wants, I can hold them one by one in my beak and release them in that pond. But in reality he wanted to eat everyone. Everyone decided among themselves to go one by one to that pond with him. But the crab understood the stork's cunning and when he started going with him, he decided to hang on the stork's neck. While leaving, he killed the crane and the crab ran away.
This story book contains the monkey and the crocodile, the mouse and the elephant, and other thrilling tales. Books entertain us in the form of stories, and develop our courage, intelligence and inner wisdom.
Panchatantra book is my favorite book. Reading its stories gives me great joy and courage. This book also introduces us to the moral values of life.
Essay - 2 My Favorite Book - Mahabharata (400 words)
There are hundreds of such books that we read in our life. By reading them, we get interesting and develop our knowledge. There are some books which inspire us a lot in life, and this is the best book in our life.
Description of my favorite book
Mahabharata is one of my favorite books. I didn't know anything about this epic before reading this. This book was given to me by my grandparents as a gift on my birthday. Initially, when I started reading this book, I found it a bit boring, so I kept it safe in my bookshelf. Later, when the theatrical adaptation of Mahabharata was shown on television, I found it very interesting. That play was rarely shown that day and I had to quickly know the full story. So I started reading this Mahabharata book.
The Mahabharata is one of the major epics of Hindu culture. It is an epic written by Maharishi Vedavyasa. This epic consists of 10,000 verses. This epic is mainly based on the battle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas to achieve the reign of Hastinapur. According to this epic, its battle was fought in Kurukshetra.
The story of Mahabharata in a nutshell
This epic is mainly based on the story of Kauravas and Pandavas. Dhritarashtra and Pandu were two brothers. Dhritarashtra was big but he was blind since birth, so all the work of governance was handed over to Pandu. After the sudden death of Pandu, Dhritarashtra was handed over the rule until Pandu's sons became capable of rule. Dhritarashtra had a hundred sons, of whom Duryodhana was the eldest. Pandu had five sons, Yudhishthira, Arjuna, Bhima, Nakula and Sahadeva. Who were known as the five Pandavas. Duryodhana invited the Pandavas to play Chaucer, which the Pandavas accepted. In this game the Pandavas lost everything, even Daupadi.
After losing everything to Duryodhana, he was sentenced to exile from the state for 13 years. When the Pandavas returned to Indraprastha after completing their period of exile, Duryodhana refused to give back the Hastinapur camps. As a result the Pandavas had to fight for justice and religion. Later the Pandavas won the battle by defeating the Kauravas and their army.
In this battle of Kauravas and Pandavas, Arjuna was not at all ready to fight with his brothers and his relatives. Then Lord Krishna explained to Arjuna and made him realize the knowledge of life. This knowledge given by Krishna to Arjuna came to be known as "Bhagavad Gita". This book is a storehouse of knowledge of life. This epic is a part of Mahabharata itself.
This epic consists of 18 chapters and 700 verses. It teaches us the important lessons of life as well as the spiritual lessons of life.
Lord Shri Krishna instructs Arjuna that only the body perishes, not the soul. When the soul leaves one body, it takes on another body. The soul is immortal and immortal. It is explained in the Gita that we need to do our actions without worrying about the consequences. We definitely get the result of our hard work. It says that the life of man is full of struggles and he needs to face the struggles of his life with a firm determination.
I really like the teachings given in Mahabharata. This teaching helps us to solve the problems present in our life. Each character has its own important place in the story of Mahabharata and from this we need to learn different life objectives.
Essay - 3 My Favorite Book - Ramayana (600 Words)
Reading books is a good habit in life. It enhances our inner knowledge and our moral values. Everyone should adopt a good habit of reading a book in life. Books are like a true companion in our life. All these books are the storehouse of knowledge and by adopting a good habit of reading, we can earn all the knowledge in our life.
I have read many books in my life. I am very fond of reading novels and story books. I love the book of Ramayana. The Ramayana, written by sage Valmiki, is the second greatest epic after the Mahabharata. It is known as a very holy book for Hindus.
story of Ramayana
The great epic Ramayana depicts the life character of Lord Rama. Rama was the son of Dasharatha, the king of Ayodhya. King Dasharatha had three queens and Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna had four sons. There was a lot of love between these four brothers.
All the four brothers went out of Ayodhya to get their education and completed their education. Later everyone completed their education and came back to Ayodhya. Everyone got married together. Rama was married to Sita. Lord Rama had to go to exile for 14 years to follow the promise given by his father Dasharatha to mother Kaikeyi. Only Rama had got the exile, but Sita followed his wife's religion and went with him and along with his younger brother Lakshmana also went. Together they left for 14 years of exile.
During the exile, 13 years passed peacefully, but during the 14th year, the demon king Ravana abducted Sita. Ravana kidnapped Sita by deceit and took her to Lanka. Then Rama fought with Ravana and freed Sita from his clutches and brought her to Ayodhya with him. After returning back to Ayodhya with Rama, Sita and Lakshmana, Rama was declared the king of Ayodhya. He killed many demons in his life and protected the saints. Rama was an ideal king for the people of Ayodhya. In order to know the thoughts of his subjects, he often used to go among the subjects in disguise and later used to solve their problems.
Lessons learned from the characters of Ramayana
By the way, there are mainly many characters of Ramayana from which we need to learn. Some of them leave a deep impact on the main characters in our lives.
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He was an ideal son for his parents and the people of Ayodhya. To follow the words of his father, he renounced the royal pleasures and adopted 14 years of exile. He was an ideal husband to Sita, an ideal brother to his brothers and an ideal king to the people of Ayodhya.
Sita was married to Lord Rama and was an ideal wife. On getting Rama's exile, she went with Rama to follow his wife's religion. She had said that after getting exile to her husband, how can she enjoy the royal happiness. While following his wife's religion and words, she always stayed with Rama.
Lakshman is the epitome of an ideal brother. He was most dear to his elder brother Ram and as a young man, he was always engaged in the service of Rama. There was a lot of love between all the four brothers.
Bharat is the epitome of an ideal brother. Rama was exiled for 14 years and Bharat was made king according to the words of mother Kaikeyi, but he never sat on the throne. On the throne, he had placed Ram's pedestal and made a hut himself and lived a life like a forest dweller in it. There are many such examples from which the symbol of respect for his ideal brother and elder brother is seen in him.
Shabari has an important character among the devotees of Rama. In the hope of meeting Lord Rama, she used to spread flowers on the roads every day and bring selected fruits from the forests. In the end, his wish was also fulfilled and from this we get the message that we should never lose our hope and continue our efforts.
All the characters in Ramayana have their own important place - as Hanuman was the greatest devotee of Rama. Apart from this, all the mothers of Rama, the four brothers and Ravana etc. all give a message.
Developing Moral Values After Reading Ramayana
After reading Ramayana, we came to know that we should be courageous and brave along with liberal spirit in our life. There are both happy and sad phases in life. We need to adopt both of these easily in our life.
According to the epic, we should respect the words of our elders and the knowledge given by the teachers. There is a need to listen and follow everything they say.
This epic teaches us that wrong and bad deeds always result in bad results. We need to use positive energy in the right direction to get success in our life. The demon king Ravana was a very learned and powerful king, but he had abducted Sita by deceit. Despite being a scholar, he did not use his discretion and intelligence properly. Ultimately he had to pay his damages by his death. That's why we always need to use our intelligence and discretion to do any work. Only then we can easily make that work successful.
The epic Ramayana contains immense knowledge and principles of living. The book of Ramayana is found in almost every household. I love reading this book again and again to understand the moral values of living his life and adopt it in life. Those who do not have this book in their homes, they must read this book once, because in it all the spiritual and moral things of life have been told.

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With the opening day of bill-filing season comes the recurrence of a not-so-old chestnut that like many other bills is a solution in search of a problem.
Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, said he wants to end straight-ticket voting for judges because the political winds often determine the fate of a judicial candidate instead of qualifications.
“Most voters have no idea of who they are voting for, for judges,” Patrick said.
Patricia Kilday Hart calls Sen. Patrick’s bill a “step in the right direction”. Sorry, but I can’t agree with that. I’ll stipulate that most voters don’t know who they’re voting for in judicial races. Unless you’re a lawyer or otherwise have regular business with the legal system, how can you possibly evaluate judges and wannabe judges? The problem I have with Sen. Patrick’s solution is that it does nothing to add to the publicly-available body of knowledge about judicial candidates. If anything, it subtracts from it. Partisan identity is a blunt instrument to be sure, but it does at least tell you something about Judge Johnson or Attorney/Candidate Smith. How is taking away that bit of information going to help the average voter know who they’re voting for?
As I see it there are more pressing problems with the way we elect judges in this state, and Sen. Patrick’s bill does nothing to address them. As I’ve said before, big players like the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and especially Texans for Lawsuit Reform, of which the state Supreme Court is a wholly owned subsidiary, will not be constrained in any way by Sen. Patrick’s proposal, or by non-partisan judicial elections, or by retention elections in an appoint-and-retain system. For that matter, the ability of a crank with a grievance against a sitting judge to finance an opponent for that judge would also be left unmolested. If the concern is about the effect of money on our judicial elections – and Lord knows, there needs to be concern about this – then making judicial elections publicly financed is likely to be the optimal solution, assuming they can withstand the inevitable lawsuit and a suitable funding mechanism can be found. If you think that electing judges at all is the problem, I can sympathize with that, but then you need to propose a system that can handle the appointment of nearly 2000 non-municipal judges statewide that isn’t likely to become a patronage mill. Again, I agree that our system of partisan election of judges is problematic. It’s just that all of the proposed solutions I’ve seen so far do nothing to actually address those problems.


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Dutch food group Vion has said it may be forced to close its lamb processing business Welsh Country Foods due to the loss of its contract with Asda.
Vion, the troubled private-label pork producer that last month finalised an MBO deal for its UK arm, said Asda was a “key customer”, accounting for around 50% of the site’s business. As a result, the company said it may be forced to shutter the Island of Anglesey business, putting around 350 jobs at risk.
A spokesperson told just-food the company is in discussions with potential alternative customers and that this announcement is not a site closure but the start of a 90-day consultation.
“We recognise the impact which this decision will have on the local economy and the community in Anglesey and we are currently in discussions with the retailer to establish if their decision can be overturned and if any steps can be taken to mitigate their decision,” Vion’s managing director for red meat Jose Peralta said.
“Throughout the consultation process we will explore every opportunity to limit any potential job losses which will include attracting new customers to the site or the sale of the business to any interested parties. We will also work with our farmer supply base to minimise any impact that this may have on their activities.”
The plant was purchased by Vion August 2008 when it acquired the Grampian Country Food Group.
This wouldn’t be the first plant closure for the firm. Vion, which put its UK business up for sale last month, has suffered from over-capacity in the meat sector. As a result, in October, it confirmed plans to close its Hall’s of Broxburn processing facility. The company had attempted to find a buyer for the business but reached the decision to chutter it when it found none of the bids it received provided a “viable alternative”.


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There are many benefits of bioplastics: by making use of biomass (corn starch, among others) we save on fossil fuels, reduce CO2 emissions and contribute to the realization of a circular economy. Bioplastics are used in the packaging, food services, agriculture and horticulture, medicine, consumer electronics and the automotive industries.
The advantages of bioplastics can prevent plastic pollution from becoming worse, and other methods can be used to help clean up any of this pollution that is already present. Waste to energy programs, and other alternative uses for traditional plastics that are cluttering up landfills and other areas, can eliminate the plastic garbage buildup that harms the earth and environment.
The Indian plastics market is comprised of around 25,000 companies and employs 3 million people. The domestic capacity for polymer production was 5.72m tonnes in 2009. The State of Gujurat in Western India is the leading plastics processing hub and accounts for the largest number of plastics manufacturers, with over 5,000 plastics firms.
The growth rate of the Indian plastics industry is one of the highest in the world, with plastics consumption growing at 16% per annum (compared to 10% p.a. in China and around 2.5% p.a. in the UK). With a growing middle class (currently estimated at 50 million) and a low per capita consumption of plastics, currently 8kg per head, this trend is likely to continue. The Plastindia Foundation estimate that plastics consumption is likely to reach 16kg per head by 2015.


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It is the second and third days of our second round of ‘7 Walt Disney World Resorts in 7 Days!‘ Last week we visited Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, and we’re keeping the theme by going to the last two Value Resorts not yet covered – Disney’s All Star Music and All Star Sports resorts.
If you’re not familiar with our Seven Resorts in Seven Days coverage, we did the first round back in January where we covered Port Orleans French Quarter, Port Orleans Riverside, Caribbean Beach, All Star Movies, Pop Century, Animal Kingdom Lodge, andWilderness Lodge. This time around we’re doing things a little bit differently – instead of releasing a resort a day for a week and doing only one DIS Unplugged segment for all of them, we’ll be releasing one or two resorts every Tuesday for the next four weeks with individual podcast segments. This way we were able to spend plenty of time talking about each resort!
All Star Music is one of the three resorts that make up the complete All Star Resort, along with All Star Movies and All Star Sports. Each of the three resorts are designed to their specific subject and the buildings contained in each one all represent a different genre within each topic. With All Star Music, the sections are Calypso, Rock & Roll, Country & Western, Broadway, and Jazz.
Just like the other All Star resorts, the lobby and other amenities like the food court, arcade and gift shop are contained in a central location adjacent to the pool, Melody Hall. This is where the you’ll first begin to see the prevalent theme at the resort. The walls are lined with stars which are a little on the nose, as well as Disney characters playing various instruments.
Moving outside to the main pool, which is in the shape of a guitar, you’ll see the five groupings of buildings surrounding the main building and pool area.
The center of All Star Music‘s main pool, Calypso Pool, has a water feature with the Three Caballeros to fit into the Calypso theming of one of the first sections you see at the resort. Their guns shoot out water into the pool at unsuspecting children. Just kidding, mostly unsuspecting adults. As will all other Walt Disney World resorts, the pool area is fairly lively with recreation activities for kids and families to do while they spend time at the resort.
The Rock & Roll section of All Star Music is one of my favorites – the 1950’s feeling with jukeboxes, records, old microphones, and guitars make it a really fun section to walk through. Checkerboard flooring and chrome detailing are just some of the details that help make this section so authentic.
The furthest away from the Melody Hall, the Country & Western buildings are themed after old-fashioned, classic country music. Huge cowboy boots, violins, banjos, bolo ties, and a huge blue gingham print adorn the buildings.
Another great part of this section is the large picnic area that is toward the back of the resort. There are a lot of picnic tables and a park area for you to bring food and enjoy yourself under the shade of some trees. I think this would be a perfect way to break up a pool day and spend some time eating in a much quieter place than the food court.
The Broadway buildings are arranged to make a city-like atmosphere between them. There are street markings, sidewalks, and even the metal guards around the trees that line the street which make the area look like a city street in New York.
Also, huge Broadway posters for Disney-related shows decorate the buildings. For example, huge marquees for Beauty And The Beast are hung above the central doors for one of the buildings in this section.
Similar to All Star Sports and All Star Movies, there are references to musical performers and singers in Melody Hall, including these horrifying murals in the food court. I had no idea that Sarah Jessica Parker was a lounge singer and Patrick Swayze was in A Chorus Line. There are also photographs of famous musicians lining the main pass through of the building.
Unfortunately, the All Star Resorts do not have any resort-specific merchandise available for purchase. The gift shop however is a pretty good spot for a wide variety of merchandise and is themed well to the resort.
Just like our other resorts covered, we have a desktop wallpaper featuring All Star Music Resort. You can download for your computer, iPhone, or iPad. Hope you like them – enjoy!
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Be sure to check out our other All Star Music coverage including our DIS Unplugged segment and our overview videos! Also, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to find out all the latest Disney news from The DIS! Tune in next week as we cover two more Walt Disney Resorts!

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TAMPA — DJ LeMahieu doesn’t really see the big deal. The two-time all-star second baseman agreed to a deal that brought him to the Yankees with no defined position. He’s agreed to play second, third, and even some first base with the promise of regular at-bats for him as Yankee manager Aaron Boone moves him around the infield to keep everyone healthy.
Throwing at third base has been something he has had to focus on this spring and just putting on a first baseman’s glove has been “weird.” He will do that in a game for the first time this spring on Thursday.
But this is not a big transition for the 30-year-old Californian.
“This is really how I came up to the majors,” LeMahieu said. “I played different positions and then second base opened up so I kind of stuck there. When this opportunity to come to the Yankees opened up for me, it was what I wanted.”
Though he said he had offers this winter as strictly a second baseman, LeMahieu said this was better. Why?
“Because it’s the Yankees,” said LeMahieu said with a shrug.
LeMahieu sees it as a chance to play for a championship. Many in baseball see this as a chance for LeMahieu to enhance his value by proving he is versatile, which is quickly becoming the new en vogue trait in the big leagues.
“He had other jobs out there where a full-time second base job would have been his, and rightfully so. But I think he wanted to be here. He knows we have a really good opportunity to win. I think he looks at it now at this point in his career, still fairly young, where, especially the way the game’s going, the versatility element is such a huge factor,” Yankee manager Aaron Boone said. “And I feel like he has the skill set to be able to do that, which hopefully is something that not only adds to value for us this year, but something that, as his career continues to unfold, will be something that will really help him.”
In his first four years in the big leagues with the Rockies, LeMahieu played around the infield in limited appearances. He played first (four career games), second (892), third (41) and shortstop (four).
For the Yankees, it’s a chance to add a professional bat with solid defense, which was a concern at the end of last season.
With Didi Gregorius out for the beginning of the season, rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, LeMahieu is a steady hand at second when Gleyber Torres has to slide over to shortstop when Troy Tulowitzki needs time off — or if the veteran gets injured. He is also a late-inning defensive insurance for Miguel Andujar. While the Yankees say they are happy with the strides the young third baseman is making, they still can not be confident with him there in a big spot.
So far, that is where LeMahieu has gotten most of his work this spring. Boone explained LeMahieu’s emphasis on third this spring as it being because it is a more technically difficult position to play.
“It’s just learning the different angles of each position and the speed (of the game) at third,” are the things LeMahieu said were hardest to adjust to so far. Scouts rated his defense at third as solid and said that the transitioning to utility infielder may be contributing to the contact-hitter’s inconsistencies at the plate this spring. The career .298 hitter is hitting just .208 this spring.
But the Yankees are confident it will all settle into a comfortable position for him.
“He’s a gifted infielder, a talented infielder, so I know that he’ll be good at it,” Boone said. “He’s getting a lot of reps at third base. We’ll probably mix it in where he gets some ground ball work at shortstop. So we’ll kind of break him in that way all spring along and keep the lines of communication open and I’m confident that he’ll be really good at his role.”
But LeMahieu being able to play first will factor heavily into how the Yankees finalize their roster. They don’t plan on carrying both Luke Voit and Greg Bird, because they see LeMahieu as the backup first baseman.
So, now he’s got several gloves he has to wear and positions to juggle.
LeMahieu said that the key to him being able to move around this year will be communication.
“Boone’s been good at letting me know a few days ahead of time where I am going to play,” LeMahieu said. “We just have constant communication and that helps.”


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In Table 1 of the article listed above, the mean MCP-1 values of type 1 diabetic and control subjects are erroneously inverted. The correct mean MCP-1 values in this study were as follows: 337.9 ± 122.1 in subjects with type 1 diabetes and 234.9 ± 106.8 in control subjects. The online version reflects these changes.
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