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The elegant Nautitech design of the SY Amaia offers four double cabins, one double berth cabin, one double berth crew cabin and 3 bathrooms. This charter yacht is available as assisted bare boat charter, meaning that you will have a marine engineer aboard, who is assisting you in all technical matters, while you will be the captain of the boat and sailing Thailand on your own pace! The Sy Amaia is waiting for you, to explore the Andaman Sea of southern Thailand, from the Similan Islands to Koh Pi Pi, Koh Lipe and the Tarutao Marine Park.
Sailing Thailand – Bareboat Charter – Summerhaven 10.65 Bareboat charter yacht Summerhaven 10.65 We have 3 Summerhaven 10.65 carter yachts available for bareboat charter in Thailand – the SY Chimera, Ceberus, and Charro. Designed by well-known Australian yacht designer Mark Pescott, these catamarans are light, high performance and easy to handle. The sailing catamarans Chimera and Ceberus are the deck …
The SY Tiare is a large comfortable Wharram 55 Catamaran with four independent cabins. The SY Tiare is a great choice for a sailing vacation with your family or with a large group of friends. Start sailing Thailand’s west coast with our Skipper Alex, who will support you with his immense knowledge of these sailing grounds. Enjoy the true freedom of sailing Thailand while you’re relaxing or maybe take the helm yourself for a while. The huge awning on deck, gives protection from the sun and occasional rain.
The Phang Nga Bay offers many hidden gems to be discovered on a sailing vacation in southern Thailand. Only a few miles away from the major attractions of the region, you can enjoy total seclusion in the magical world of Phang Nga Bay. Fresh seafood can be obtained from passing by local fishermen. Going south on the eastern side of Phang Nga Bay, the water becomes beautifully clear and Koh Pak Bia comes in sight.
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CHIMACUM, Wash. — Just 18 months after a heart transplant, Reece Chambers passed the physical test required to return to full duty with East Jefferson Fire Rescue.
Chambers is the first person in Washington to go back to his job as a firefighter after a heart transplant. He spent months recuperating and retraining his body to do basic things like walk up stairs before he could even think about preparing for the firefighter physical.
Chambers said the decision to get a heart transplant and then to go back to work was not optional.
"I was done being sick. I wanted to be better. I wanted to be the man my wife deserved and the dad my kids deserved, and I wanted to be the fireman that I knew I could be," Chambers said. "And the heart transplant was the only way I could get that done."
After waiting for only six months on the heart transplant list, Chambers had the operation and he was able to begin the long recovery process that led him back to his job.
He recognized that a transplant is a lifelong process, and while he may be back on the firefighting team, he is forever changed.
"Once that hard part is done, it's not a fairy tale. There's a lot of life-long things I'll have to do as far as care goes and medications," Chambers said. "It's wonderful, but its also kinda like this is a lifetime of recovery I'm going through."
Chambers was inspired by the actions of firefighters he witnessed after his brother died over two decades ago. Since then, he wanted to be the person that made a difference in other people's lives, the way first responders impacted him.
Walking into the office after a long absence, Chambers said nothing has changed.
"It was like walking back into my home," he said.


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Ten to 12 million people in the U.S. suffer from a food allergy, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — and the number is growing. Diagnosis and treatment can be difficult. The NIAID hopes the new guidelines will help physicians identify and manage food allergies.
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Charterhouse is working with a global law firm that is looking to hire a Commercial (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) Solicitor with c .2 - 4 years' PQE plus to join its high profile practice, assisting the market leading Partners and broader team in the conduct of high commercial TMT work in the UAE and across the broader Middle East.
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Portuguese businessman Gilberto Jordan observes his country's attempts to strengthen its economy with mixed feelings.
On the one hand, the austerity measures that the government agreed with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund are “just the right ones,” says the head of the Andre Jordan Group, which specializes in tourism and real estate.
But on the other hand, “we are all afraid, very afraid” of the social consequences of the spread of poverty, the 50-year-old told dpa.
The EU and IMF granted Lisbon a bailout of 78 billion eros (110 billion dollars) in May. The loans are tied to strict conditions including spending cuts, privatizations and structural reforms.
Portugal needs to trim its budget deficit to 5.9 per cent of gross domestic product this year - a task that now appears more difficult, after it turned out that the first six months' deficit was higher than expected at 8.3 per cent.
Conservative Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho is on the right track to improve Portugal's competitivity and economic structures, Jordan believes.
The heavy bureaucracy and inflexible labour market were “like a heavy ball tied to the ankle” of the country's entrepreneurs, he said.
Yet while the EU, IMF and rating agencies praise Passos Coelho's policies, there is growing concern about their social consequences.
Braga archbishop Jorge Ortega, for one, urged the government “not to close its eyes from social tensions.”
It will be difficult to avert unrest for a long time, the respected clergyman warned, calling for a fairer social order.
The trade union confederation CGTP has called a week of strikes and work stoppages from October 20-27, saying it expected hundreds of thousands of people to join the protests.
Increasing numbers of people are suffering hunger in Western Europe's poorest country, cautions Antonio Marques, president of the Catholic aid organization Caritas in the northern city of Porto.
“The number of families coming to us for foodstuffs such as milk, rice or noodles has soared” from 312 to 513 families between January and August, he says.
“In the countryside, we help each other, leaving economically distressed neighbours a few bread loaves and milk at the doorstep,” a pensioner named Rita said in Idanha-a-Nova in central-eastern Portugal.
While growing numbers of young people emigrate, there is concern about the older generations. Half of Portuguese aged between 55 and 64 years are unemployed, according to official figures. About 80
per cent of retired people live on less than 800 eros a month.
Companies are also feeling the squeeze. The number of accepted bankruptcy filings grew by 60 per cent to 2,195 cases in the first quarter, compared with the corresponding period in 2010.
In the construction sector, 70,000 people were sacked in the first half of this year, while investments fell by 8.2 per cent. In the car industry, the number of personal vehicles sold plunged by 22.5 per cent by the end of August.
Worst of all, there is a sense in the country that if the austerity undermines economic growth too much, and Portugal does not meet its targets, all the sacrifices could be in vain.
There was a danger that Portugal might need a second bailout, President Anibal Cavaco Silva warned recently, while the far-left opposition believes Portugal could become “a second Greece.” - Sapa-dpa
Sean are you by any chance a brazilian with a inferiority complex or something ? Clearly you have no idea what you are speaking about if Portugal with a pib per capita equal to South Korea is a third world country then what would you call countries like Brazil with 10k ? Also Europe bought Portugal ? Really last time i checked one of the most problematic problems of Portugal was the difuculty of europeans toinvest in the country due to proteticionism.
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Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner for Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a role-playing game (RPG) from Atlus that has anime/manga style character design and you can tell it has Japanese influences. The main story has you trying to capture creatures in jewels that you can then summon during battle to try to defeat the abominations that are invading the land you live in, hence the name Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner. This concept reminds me of the Pokemon games from Nintendo, where you fight creatures and try to get their health as low as possible before trying to capture them in a Pokeball (jewel in this game).
Some of the gameplay in Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner may remind you of Pokemon, but the graphics will not. The graphics in the game are a mix of 3D animation and 2D hand drawn stills. The dialog in the game takes place as 2D hand drawn stills pop up on the left and right side of the screen. The only thing that really moves on them are their mouths. All these 2D graphics are well done and remind me of other anime style RPG games. All battles in the game are rendered in 3D and look good for a 3D game on the PSP, but to me they might have looked better if they were in 2D also. The hand drawn 2D graphics are bright and colorful, but the 3D graphics look more realistic and have more drab dull colors. They just didn’t seem to fit as well with the 2D graphics. Maybe if they would’ve just increased the brightness of the 3D graphics color palette it would’ve helped. They don’t look horrible, they just look kind of bland and I wish they were more colorful.
The battles that you see in 3D are turn-based and are controlled via a menu system that is very simple to use. You select the attack you want to use and then choose the target that is on the left part of the screen and hit the button to execute it. The battles don’t last too long, which was nice, but they did seem to become repetitive after awhile. It seemed like I kept fighting the same or similar creatures over and over. I know this is how a lot of RPG games are and maybe I am just not the biggest fan of this type of RPG game. I think people that enjoy leveling up and battling over and over will probably enjoy the game.
Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner’s storyline was okay, but didn’t seem to hold my interest as well as I would’ve liked. I played the game multiple times late at night when I was tired and found myself falling asleep while playing. The game just seemed to drag on and seemed like it could’ve been sped up some in execution. The one thing that slowed the game down was the dialog between the characters, the PSP had to load for a few seconds before a new character spoke. Most of the dialog in the game is spoken and also sub-titled at the bottom of the screen. I found myself a lot of the time reading it and hitting the button to move forward, since I didn’t feel like waiting for the actual dialog to finish. They also make you hit the button after each dialog before you move on to the next statement by the next character. Even if the person just says “Huh?” you have to hit the button to go on to the next statement. I think if they would’ve made it where it would just say the dialog and continue through it all like a cut-scene, then I wouldn’t have gotten so impatient.
Music in Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner is made up of the patented orchestral synthesized pieces that most RPGs have and I enjoyed listening to it while playing the game. I didn’t find myself humming it later to myself, but it was decent while playing and fit into the game’s theme. Sound effects were also decent and I have no complaints about them. Also, as mentioned above all the dialog is spoken and well done. All the voices fit with the characters and I have no complaint besides the slow loading between them, as mentioned above, during the cut-scenes.
Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner isn’t a bad RPG, but it isn’t one of the best I have ever played either. It does some things well, but the slowness of the dialog between characters because of load time and other drawn out parts makes it less enjoyable. The storyline wasn’t bad and the character design was decent, but the game just had a been there done that feeling to it. I think if I wanted to play a game where I went around capturing creatures I would be happier with one of the Pokemon games and if I wanted a traditional RPG then I would be happy with something else also. Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner is just an average game that deserves an average score.
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Gaalipata 2 can connect to people of all ages: Yogaraj Bhat
Talking about the original Gaalipata, Yogaraj says, “I never thought a film like Gaalipata would still be spoken about.
I connected with Benki for its climax: Anissh
Ahead of the film’s release on July 15, the Kannada actor spoke about the need for exploring different genres.
Opinion of audience about Petromax will change once they enter the theatres: director Vijayaprasad
Director Vijayaprasad talks about his upcoming comedy satire starring Sathish Ninasam and Hariprriya, slated to release this week
Despite setbacks, Namma Hudugaru is still special to me: Niranjan Sudhindra
Niranjan Sudhindra, the nephew of Real Star Upendra, who made his on-screen debut with Priyanka Upendra’s 'Second Half', is finally turning into a lead hero with Namma Hudugaru.
Actor-turned-filmmaker Chandra Keerthi’s upcoming comedy-thriller Tootu Madike creates buzz
Since nobody intended to cast me as a hero, I had to turn director to become one, explains Chandra Keerthi.
Yogi's character in gangster drama 'Head Bush' revealed
According to debutant director Shoonya, Yogi plays a major role and will appear as a rough and tough guy in Head Bush.
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New signing Louis Potts says he’s been made to ‘feel welcome’ during his first few training sessions with Reds’ first-team.
Potts, 18, arrived last month after leaving Preston North End and has looked sharp since the squad began training in Penrith.
Speaking last night, he said: “It’s good to get back playing again. I can’t wait for the season to get started.”
No-doubt a daunting prospect, the striker seems to have fit in well and explained his welcome, saying: “They’re a great group of lads. They’ve made me feel welcome. It’s a good set that’s easy to fit into.”
On his targets on the pitch, Potts went on to say: “I just want to get off to a good start, score as many goals as possible, and hopefully, make a good impression.”
Finally, on the move itself, the Salford-born lad revealed our table-topping campaign convinced him to come to Borough Park.
“Obviously, the success you had last season was a massive thing.
“I thought I could come in and help us to be as successful as last season, push for promotion again, and make a good impression.”


At least 46 people were injured in further violent clashes in Bogota and other cities in Colombia on Wednesday, after a seventh night of protest.
“We had a brutal escalation of violence. 30 civilians and 16 police were injured,” Bogota’s Mayor Claudia Lopez tweeted. The destruction meant fewer buses were running, she said.
There were renewed clashes between protesters and a special police unit, El Espectador newspaper reported. Some 25 police stations were attacked and some were set on fire, according to the report.
There was further violence and destruction in other major cities including Medellin and Cali.
So far, 24 people have died in the protests, according to El Tiempo newspaper, citing the national ombudsman’s office.
The protests began last Wednesday when thousands of Colombians took to the streets to oppose a controversial tax reform that has since been withdrawn.
Colombian President Ivan Duque condemned the violence, and expressed his condolences to all those who had died during the protests, in a video shared on Twitter on Wednesday.
The United Nations and European Union expressed concern at reports of excessive police violence, but Duque did not address this.
In its now withdrawn tax reform draft, the government had wanted to reduce tax allowances, increase income tax for certain groups and abolish value-added-tax (VAT) exemptions for a number of goods and services, to offset the deficits in the state budget caused by the pandemic.
However, protests continue with calls for further reforms.


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I played for a little bit Wednesday night.
God, it felt good. I felt like I could play, that I could make the thing sound any way I wanted. That I could make it scream and sigh as I wished.
That doesn't always happen. There's plenty of times you just sit there with this dead thing in your hands, trying will your fingers, and it, to do something, anything remotely like what you hear in your head. Sometimes, it's all you can do to not smash the damn thing against the wall.
I love acting. I do. I love the fulfillment of throwing myself, whole hearted, into a story, a person who I give my body to. Taking the experiences and tossing them back to the audience, and getting back from them again. Not that that always happens, but...when it does....
But I want to play more. I want to play regularly. I want to create music. I want to make these songs I have in my pocket fuller, stronger. I want to jam with Pauly C.
I need it.
Listening to The Sword's Apocryphon almost non-stop since Tuesday, and it's awesome. I hope to have a review up next week.

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No! Don’t worry. Google didn’t buy Nestle unlike Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia, your favorite chocolate is still manufacured by Nestle.
Oh, but Android just launched a newer version of their awesome operating system and they are calling it KitKat. If you are interested in tech-related news, then you know how Android likes to name major updates. Although its previous version were generic descriptions like Jelly Bean and Gingerbread. According to Sundar Pichai, senior vice president at Google, it is confirmed that the version 4.4 of Android will be named Kit Kat. Pichai also shared that Android has passed 1 Billion device activations. Pichai mentions a cute and giant Android bot similar to Kit Kat bars is now in Google’s front lawn.
I am still unsure how Google just decided to incorporate a huge brand name like Kit Kat into the title lf an opetating system. It is unsure how the licensing situation was handled. Did Google simply pay to use Kit Kat’s name or is it still licensed to Hershey’s in the US and Nestle everywhere else around the world?


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I've been having real problems with photos lately. The weather up here in Liverpool has been soooo miserable and grey, it's just as bad as indoor flash photography. We've had a couple of minutes here and there, but it's not always possible to just drop everything and go scurrying for your camera, just 'cos the sun has decided to pop out for a minute!
This little card is for the Whiff of Joy Challenge 43 which requires a pink & brown pallette which is a lovely combination I always think.
My papers are quite old K&Co ones. The brown is from Neopolitan and the pink chalk stripe is also from them and I think it's called 'Belle Stripe' but it's not printed on it so I can't be 100% sure.
The images are, clearly, Whiff of Joy!
The background behind the figures occurred when I was distressing some leaves for another project with a piece of cut-and-dry tooled up with a tiny dreg of Archival Maroon.
The card is for a friend's birthday!
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A boy takes a bite of cotton candy at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles
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|One of the pax-bredes used by Philadelphia's TLM community|
|A missa cantata for St Joseph at the Cathedral-Basilica of Philadelphia's altar of the Assumption|
The origins of the pax-brede, in brief
It seems the pax-brede was originally developed by the medieval Church to give the pax to all members of the congregation in an orderly manner (and, perhaps, to sidestep the tensions caused by persons of the opposite sex who are not married to each other from kissing in church). At a time when Communion was not regularly distributed to the faithful, the pax was almost a substitute for it--everyone would come up to the chancel screen to kiss the pax-brede, much as communicants come up today. Surviving examples from the medieval centuries are often richly detailed. In Shakespeare's Henry V, the king sentences his old pal Bardolph to death "for he hath stolen a pax" from a church in the middle of their invasion of France.
The Una Voce position paper on the kiss of peace explains why this practice declined thus:
"The direct participation of the Faithful in the Pax, for which the Paxbrede was particularly well suited, began to die out in the following centuries in most countries. The liturgical scholar Polycarpus Radó suggests ‘reasons of hygiene’ for this. Another practical reason seems to have been that the practice of passing the Paxbrede among the Faithful according to their social degree led to unedifying disputes over precedence. A modern factor which reduces the time available to present the Paxbrede is the frequency of the Communion of the Faithful during Mass."
The discontinuation due to "reasons of hygiene" is strikingly similar to the argument made in an article in Crisis posted just last month against the modern practice of the Sign of Peace in the Ordinary Form Mass: "A Trinity of Bad Hygiene". And the squabble over precedence amongst the folk of the medieval parish, suggested above, is perfectly illustrated in Eamon Duffy's The Stripping of the Altars:
'In 1494 the wardens of the parish of All Saints, Stanyng, presented Joanna Dyaca for breaking the paxbrede by throwing it on the ground, "because another woman of the parish had kissed it before her." On All Saints Day 1522 Master John Browne of the parish of Theydon-Garnon in Essex, having kissed the pax-brede at the parish Mass, smashed it over the head of Richard Pond, the holy-water clerk who had tendered it to him, "causing streams of blood to run to the ground." Brown was enraged because the pax had first been offered to Francis Hamden and his wife Margery, despite the fact that the previous Sunday he had warned Pond, "Clerke, if thou here after givest not me the pax first I shall breke it on thy hedd."'
Using the pax-brede today
Whatever the reasons for its falling out among the laity, the use of the pax-brede remains a fully licit option in the rubrics of the traditional Latin rite for both sung and even low Mass. Despite having survived even amongst the laity until recent times in Spain and certain Spanish territories, a good case could probably be made against offering the pax-brede to the entire congregation, especially in these times of regular Communion. But for the servers and clergy (and liturgical choir, if present, as well as any princes or lay dignitaries present), the rite has much to recommend it. The pax-brede not only emphasizes a continuity between sung/low Mass and the ceremonies of solemn high Mass; it also reminds us that, however ill-advised the modern practice of the peace in the Ordinary Form is, the concept itself was not invented out of whole cloth as many traditional Catholics mistakenly assume.
|The same pax-brede from the opening of the article, shown from the side|
|Another pax-brede used by the community|

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The world of communications can help us either to expand our knowledge or to lose our bearings.
—Pope Francis, Forty-Eighth World Communications Day (June 1, 2014)
Whether you refer to them as “aha moments” or “wake-up calls,” I’ve had several such major insights, and they inspired me to write my book Beyond Me, My Selfie, and I: Finding Real Happiness in a Self-Absorbed World. One of the most profound occurred on a recent trip to Italy. This particular wake-up call came in 2015 while my husband, Dominick, and I were cohosting a pilgrimage for the Shroud of Turin exhibit. Dominick and I are both Italian American, so Italy is our favorite place to visit, and we always try to work in a few days to ourselves before and after each pilgrimage to take in the breathtaking beauty of what I call “the motherland.”
This time we landed in Milan, so we decided to vacation in northern Italy’s Lake District, comprised of Lakes Como, Maggiore, and Garda. We had already visited Lake Como and had heard a great deal about the wonderful treasures of Lake Garda, so once we landed in Milan, off we went to our quaint little hotel situated between the stunning southern lakeside towns of Desenzano and Sirmione. Often travel websites greatly exaggerate the qualities of a particular area in order to gain more clients and make more money, but in the case of Lake Garda, they didn’t even do it justice.
Italy is truly the way my husband and I reconnect with our physical and—more important—our spiritual roots. It’s wonderful to be proud of our ethnic heritage, but it’s even more important to recognize and appreciate being a child of such an incredibly grand and magniﬁcent God.
We had four nights to spend on the banks of this majestic body of water before we were to meet up with the pilgrims in Turin, so we decided to hit a few key spots that would give us an overview of the area, the people, the lifestyle, and the scenery. The Monte Baldo cable-car ride leaving from the little village of Melcesine tucked into the hills along the lake’s northeastern shore was at the top of our to-do list.
The twenty-minute cable-car ride climbs 1,700 meters to the top of Mount Baldo, located in the Italian Alps. Thanks to the snowcapped mountains, the blue-green water, and the terracotta rooftops in the towns below, we felt like we were about to step into our own version of The Sound of Music. Even though the Von Trapp clan was from Austria, we couldn’t help but feel as if Julie Andrews (playing Maria von Trapp) was going to greet us when we reached the summit. It was a little slice of heaven on earth.
To top it off, this cableway has a unique feature that makes the experience even more enjoyable. The car actually slowly revolves, providing a 360-degree bird’s-eye view. It truly is awe-inspiring.
Well, at least it was for us. I don’t know about the young couple that was among those on the cable ride with us. From the minute these two lovebirds stepped onto the platform, for them it was all about shooting selﬁes. All right, already—we can certainly understand one or two selﬁes, given the backdrop. But nonstop selﬁes, one after the other, on the platform, in the crowded cable car, at the top of one of the most majestic mountains in Northern Italy, and all the way back down again is not just a bit much, it’s ridiculous.
Sure, Dominick and I took our share of photos with our cell phones. Who wouldn’t? But we did spend most of the experience trying to soak up the sights with our own eyes as we soared into the Italian Alps. It seemed the only time this couple put their phones down was to step on and off the cable car. The rest was spent posing, giggling, and snapping away. If they weren’t taking selﬁes, they were reviewing them over and over again, pointing, nodding, and high-ﬁving each other as they went through their endless selﬁe stockpile. They were utterly oblivious to everyone and everything around them. The only thing that mattered was what was on the small screens in their hands.
That’s why, thanks to this experience and others like it, I found Pope Francis’s words—regarding communications either causing us to gain knowledge or lose our bearings—to be both profound and prophetic, helping us to stop to think about just how lost in the high-tech, self-absorbed world we’ve become.
Men and women undergoing drastic cosmetic surgery because they’re unhappy with the way they look in pictures.
One young person actually attempted suicide because of an unﬂattering selﬁe posted on Facebook.
Tourists risking great bodily harm and worse just to capture the perfect self-image on their phone to post, tweet, and text their friends, family, and anyone else who will help give them their ﬁfteen minutes of fame.
Lost on the Digital Highway
We have lost our bearings. Even if our selﬁe experiences haven’t been as dramatic as some in recent headlines, our obsession with selﬁes, smartphones, and the virtual world in general can distract us from the spiritual practices that are crucial in our search for true happiness. We need to have the ability to look upward and outward, ponder and reﬂect, as the Blessed Mother did so often. As Pope Francis stated in his message for the 48th World Communications Day on June 1, 2014, if we’re not careful, the digital highway can become a dead-end street:
It is not enough to be passersby on the digital highways, simply “connected”; connections need to grow into true encounters. We cannot live apart, closed in on ourselves. We need to love and to be loved. We need tenderness.
We can be so much more than just passersby “on a digital highway,” as Pope Francis says, if we choose to use media—and in this case primarily social media—for more than just a vehicle to attract attention to ourselves. Maybe instead of posting one more selﬁe, we instead pass along an announcement about a fund-raiser for a local charity. Perhaps there is someone in your circle of friends who is suffering and in need of prayers or some other type of support. Posting a request for prayers can have huge results; it’s a way to pay it forward, as the saying goes. This is the love and tenderness to which the pope is referring.
Teresa Tomeo is an author, syndicated talk show host, and motivational speaker on the topics of media and pop culture. Her latest book is Beyond Me, My Selfie, and I: Finding Real Happiness in a Self-Absorbed World.


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Scouting Expeditions on the Sepik River
An Expedition Diary prepared by Expedition Leader Kristy King
DAY 1: 13th February 2018 – Madang Departure
Guests were eagerly awaiting the arrival of Jamie and Kristy at the Madang Resort with bags ready to go and excited faces. Upon arrival to Coral Expedition I guests were treated to scones and friendly faces as the hospitably staff greeted those arriving, and our very energetic Purser Amy got everyone checked into their cabins.
Following a safety briefing and introduction to the crew the ship was alive with excitement as guests checked out their cabins and the vessel.
DAY 2: Manam Island & Lower Sepik River
Day two welcomed us with rough seas that lashed the vessel as we rocked from side to side in the swell. A brave few venturing down for breakfast followed by Mrs Kidu’s presentation on how she came to be in Papua New Guinea and the work she has accomplished over the years. A truly amazing lady! We were informed by a very chirpy voice across the PA system that the scheduled itinerary had been changed and we would be stopping at Manam Island instead of arriving in the mouth of the Sepik. This was great news as it meant that we would be tucked up inside a beautiful little bay for a couple of hours.
Following lunch, we boarded Explorer with a flotilla of canoes surrounding the vessel. Jo was a little worried that her maneuvering off the platform might cause someone to overturn. The canoes followed us into shore where we were greeted by local community members and a magnificent array of fresh fruit and the biggest beans I have ever seen! We were taken for a walk through the village to meet with a few of the locals before returning to the beach. Laughter and the loud yelling of local children and our Expedition Team member Kristy could be heard, with black sand flying as a soccer ball sailed through the goal. A few people had stayed to go for a swim and try their hand at paddling a canoe, while others introduced themselves to members of the large crowd that had gathered at the beach or perused the assorted colours and tropical smells of sweet pineapples, bananas, lemons, limes and enormous papayas. The afternoon was a great break from the weather with smiles, laughter and bubbles highlighting a fantastic afternoon at this little slice of paradise.
We re-boarded Explorer and returned to Coral Expeditions I, weighed anchor and made our way for the mouth of the Sepik River. The weather that we had long forgotten greeted us with open arms as the vessel rolled around for another few hours before we were meet with calm seas and cocktails as we approached the mouth of the Sepik in time for pre-dinner drinks.
DAY 3: Lower Sepik & Mendam Village
Yay! We made it to the lower Sepik River. Guests were up bright and early to greet the lush vegetation that surrounded the banks of the Sepik as the morning light hit the sago and vines the lined the water’s edge. Canoes passed as we enjoyed breakfast before boarding the Explorer for our first excursion on the Sepik.
As we left Coral Expeditions I and sped off ahead to the barat that would take us through to Murik Lakes and Mendam Village, we were treated to several eastern great egrets and the occasional pied heron taking off as we zoomed past.
The river banks were filled with tropical vegetation and sago palms which fringed the river edge as we made our way through the barat. Pied herons and egrets galore flew past us as we meandered carefully through the hyacinth. On route, we encountered a disagreement between a white bellied sea eagle and a great billed heron with the white belly dive bombing the heron. It hit the water then quickly regathered itself and flew, swam, splashed its way into the sago to hide.
On arrival to Mendam we were greeted by the local villagers and shown around before watching a comedy show of sorts. As Expedition Leader Kristy tried to sneak around the back to get photos, she missed placed her step and ended up knee deep in the mud, having to be helped by a few of the local children. This had everyone in stitches including the young children and adults that had gathered.
During our time at the village our Expedition Team tended to a few of the locals with severe cuts and infections. We cleaned and bandaged several villagers and handed out medical supplies to the ‘medicine Mary’ who was in the village dispensing medicines.
School supplies, balls, fishing and carving equipment were given to the local elder Francis as a thank you for welcoming us into their Village. Our return to Coral Expeditions I saw a large amount of bird life as we cruised through the barat and past local villagers on the river’s edge cutting down and producing Sago.
DAY 4: Tambanum Village & Kapamari School
We boarded Explorer at 0900 for the first of our excursions of the morning, Tambanum Village. On arrival we were welcomed by the community lining the shore happy to see us. Two of the local community leaders spoke to us and formally welcomed us ashore to their village before encouraging us to have a good look around and to ask any questions we might have.
Carvings lined the pathways as we made our way through the village with more and more children appearing, hiding up trees and peering through windows, while several guests had their faces painted like the masks and carvings they had purchased, others made their way through the village attempting to get words out of the mouths of some of the children but alas! Unless you had a pair of binoculars or were willing to let them have a play on your phone or camera the only noises you got were the occasional sounds of laughter, as these funny looking westerners appeared from the men’s house with even more peculiar faces than before.
On return to Coral Expeditions I we past several smaller family houses and villages with several people out in canoes fishing and transporting goods from A to B. Following lunch, we all made our way upstairs to the forward lounge for Carol’s presentation ‘Tattooing Body Art and Scarification’.
At 1500 we boarded Explorer and made our way across to Kapamari School where the school children welcomed us by throwing petals as we made our way ashore. We were then taken to the school where a performance of one of the many games they play was given. We were invited inside the classrooms where the children had stayed long after school had finished to show us their work and ask questions about where we were from.
Our time in the classrooms was filled with laughter and smiles as the children sung. Then it was everyone’s time to join in singing and spinning around until you’re found a new person to introduce yourself to.
Thanking the teachers, we said good-bye to the students and let them go home for the day. As we made our way down to the village a few seemingly familiar faces appeared. Kristy our expedition team member had found herself a mini-me – name badge and hat included! As we made our way into the village bilum bags and multiple handicraft items lined the grassy area outside the men’s house. Whilst the women shopped the men sat in the cool shade of the men’s house, talking all manner of nonsense I suppose.
As the afternoon grew hotter we re-boarded the Explorer and headed back towards the air-conditioning.
The evening was topped off by the men from Kamindimbit joining us on the sundeck to play their sacred flutes – a special treat for all.
Day 5: 17th February 2018 Chambri Lakes, Wombun, Aibom & Kamindimbit
We boarded Explorer at 0800 and made our way towards Kamindimbit to pick up a local guide Cyril then began making our way towards Chambri Lakes.
At Wombun Village we were welcomed with flowers and palm fronds that lined the walk towards the Haus Tambaran. Once inside the Haus Tambaran we were treated to the playing of garamut drums and flutes. Following this, guests spent their time speaking with the men in the men’s house and speaking with the women and children who had made a market place of sorts on the grass outside the Haus Tambaran
We re-boarded explorer and made our way back down stream towards Aibom. On arrival to Aibom we made our way through the village to a pottery demonstration, and what a treat it was with the local women sitting and creating. They showed us the various stages of how they create the pots all the way through the drying and firing process. On the return down the water way we were treated to yet more birds and women fishing, however their canoes were now lined with fish.
Following lunch, we made our way to Kamindimbit where we were treated to a “sing sing” with local community members in their traditional attire. A few guests got up and danced which was great to see and the crew members who had come across for the afternoon joined in as well.
Day 6: Pelambei & Kanganaman Villages
Everyone was up early and eager to go this morning as we headed across to Pelambei Village at 0730. Once we made it ashore it was a bit of a walk into the village but well worth it with hundreds of egrets flooding the rain trees and beautiful pink lilies lining the water ways. On arrival we were shown through to one of three Haus Tambaran and sat inside whilst Arron (the community head for 35 years) spoke to us about what happens in the village and the traditions. The middle Haus Tambaran had been destroyed during WWII and just the main pillars remained.
Many people made their way upstairs to see the artifacts and carvings, and even more carvings were visible in the second Haus Tambaran across the lawn. The work here was just spectacular and unlike anything that we had seen to date. On the periphery of the Haus Tambaran grounds women gathered their many handicraft items for purchase. Before we knew it our time here had come to an end and we started the walk back through the tall grasses to the explorer and Jo who was waiting our arrival. As a treat for all the exercise we had done coconuts were on standby – we happily guzzled down the refreshing coconut water as we re-boarded Explorer for the second part of our morning activity.
With coconuts in hand we made our way across to the opposite side of the river to the village of Kanganaman. Here we had a much shorter walk through a beautiful village towards the Haus Tambaran where we were welcomed before being shown into the Grand Haus Tambaran. We were again explained about the significance of the Haus Tambaran especially as this one is of national and cultural importance. We were also lucky enough to witness two young men who had been through the initiation process and scarification.
Following lunch, we made our way to the forward lounge for Bruce’s presentation on ‘Art of Papua New Guinea’. Over the course of the afternoon many people visited the bridge and were on the outer decks as we made our way back down the Sepik passing multiple villages on route to our next stop.
Day 7: Bien & Kopar Village
A beautiful day greeted us as we boarded explorer at 0745 and left Coral Expeditions I for Bien Village. On arrival the village seemed quiet but as we made our way ashore people started appearing from across the village and before we knew it we were surrounded by women and children as we made our way through the village towards the school grounds and market place. Bilum bags, masks and even donuts were for sale with so much to see it was hard to know where to look.
Due to a death in the community the previous day there were no “sing sings” or performances for cultural reasons. So, we said our many thanks and re-boarded Explorer and made our way back down stream towards Coral Expeditions I who had gone ahead. As we continued towards the mouth of the Sepik River we were passed by canoes and villagers waving on the shore line as we floated by.
Following lunch, we boarded Explorer one last time and made our way ashore to Kopar Village where palm fronds and flags lined the shore to welcome us. We were greeted by local council member Kelly then treated to the dragon dance. As the garamut drums played the dragon appeared from the men’s house and slowly made its way towards us. With dancers in traditional headdress and clothing surrounding the dragon it was something to behold. However, for most the two small figures in the background swinging palm fronds and dancing and skipping from side to side had their attention. Two small children had joined in and were dancing up at storm!!!
After the dragon dance we made our way through the village and met with local community members and spent the rest of our kina before once again re-boarding Explorer and making our way out of the Sepik River and into the Bismarck Sea.
Our journey had come to an end – all 140 nautical miles of it. From the vibrant colours and gorgeous smells of tropical fruit on the first day to the smiling faces, artefacts, laughs, sweat, mosquitoes and connections made along the way, this is an expedition like no other and one I’m sure we will never forget.


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I will be stepping away from the blog for awhile in order to focus in on my season and a major project to be announced later! I'm so excited about this direction we are taking as well as the Conscious Pod which we will start releasing on a biweekly basis very soon! Stay tuned and thank you for the support!
I will remember last night for the rest of my life. I will forever remember, sitting in front of the TV in a dark common room in my dorm in the middle of maine, watching as our country showed its true colors. Sitting alone watching this American tragedy unfold in real time only interrupted by the periodic yells of “Trump Train!” in the distance. As the results just kept on coming in, worse and worse I tried to make sense of what was happening. I tried to wrap my head around the fact that just eight short years ago, I sat in my living room with my family watching America elect our first Black president and now here I am watching the election of his successor - a man endorsed by the Klu Klux Klan.
I have worked incredibly hard personally to make strides in order to get to the point where I can say that I will never be silenced again in the face of racism and racial biases, but what good is that if I do not apply that same promise to not stay silent when it comes to my own biases? Just like how we need white people to be on the front lines fighting for civil rights in order to truly make substantial, long lasting progress, so too do we need men, ALL men, to stand up in the fight against sexism.
About a week before Colin Kaepernick sat down on the bench during the playing of the National Anthem, before a pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers, I was finishing up a blog post outlining a need for true athlete activists in the mold of Ali, Brown and Russell. I was writing about our need to create the space for athletes to step up and fill the void of leadership for a new generation of civil rights activists. Enter Colin Kaepernick, our afro wearing, Black, pro quarterback woke legend. While we now have a current radical sports activist to look to before athletes follow a deeper conversation needs to be had. What will happen to those who follow?
Colin Kaepernick is a successful pro football player. He has already made his millions. While he should be commended for the bravery he has exhibited in subjecting himself to vehement nationwide criticism and racism, at the end of the day Mr Kaepernick, (given smart money choices), is set. He doesn’t have to worry about any potential financial ramifications of his protest. But what will happen to the college and high school athletes that follow his lead, the ones who haven’t made hundreds let alone millions yet in their careers. What will bravery get them?
This is a deeply personal question for me given the fact that I am Prep basketball player looking to make my way to a Division I College or University on a scholarship, and then eventually the NBA. I have big basketball dreams, but I am also deeply concerned and passionate about the social justice issues dominating our community today. Though society has come a long way in its’ support of athletes as thinking human beings, there is still a very real stigma against athletes speaking out beyond their sport and actively involving themselves in social and political activities outside of athletics. If we young athletes speak out we put ourselves at risk of being seen as "not fully committed", a wildcard of sort. These types of concerns can, for many, be the difference between pursuing a dream of playing a given sport at the next level and riding the bench into oblivion.
With Colin Kaepernick's protest of the national anthem I have been exposed to a lot of new information, specifically the racist history of our nation’s anthem and it's author. I was made aware of The Star Spangled Banner's pro-slave third verse that has been so conveniently forgotten and ignored. Those new to me revelations, combined with what I already knew about the issues facing myself and other people of color, have me ready to join up with #TeamKaepernick. When my own season of basketball games start this fall my gut says I must follow Colin's lead and take a knee. But unfortunately it's not that simple.
If I join the national anthem protest how will my taking such action be perceived by my new friends in the predominantly white Gould Academy community? Will I become a pariah in my new environment? And what about my recruiting process. Will a coach who doesn't agree with the Kaepernick protest in general, and my kneeling specifically, be hesitant to recruit me? Despite how passionate I am about this cause, this fight, these have been very scary questions and possibilities to confront.
At the end of my junior year of high school I was diagnosed with and then subsequently beat cancer. After I had to fight tooth and nail to recover physically, mentally and skill-wise to reestablish myself in the basketball community and put myself back in a position to play college ball. Could all my effort be erased with one kneel? It's terrifying to think we budding athletes could potentially put our futures in jeopardy just by standing up for what we believe in.
At the end of the day for me, however, it boils down to this; I have to make every attempt to live up to the standards that I hold for others. How can I harp on our need for athletes that we idolize to use their platforms and speak out for the community if I am not doing everything that I can do to use my own platform to speak out as well? I've said to many of my family and friends before that this current fight is bigger than any one person. I can't put that mindset on hold now just because it get's a little uncomfortable personally.
I have to believe that as long as you can thoughtfully express your beliefs and the reasons you hold them, that you can withstand any negative reactions or consequences of standing up, (or kneeling), for a fight you believe in and feel compelled to support. That’s why I have done my research. I can tell you how as a prosecutor Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner, routinely prosecuted abolitionists and free blacks. I can tell you how the third stanza of the Anthem states that the foul footsteps of slaves fighting with the British had polluted America. How their blood would cleanse the battlefield of this pollution. I can tell you how the Veteran's many have tried to say are disrespected by protests of the National Anthem are more blatantly disrespected by the way their country treats them when they return from fighting for our freedom to protest. I can also tell you how beyond the playing of the national anthem, demonstrations of "patriotism" at sporting events routinely come not out of our love for country, but out of love for the all mighty dollar, as the military has to pay for them to happen. Because while we can't avoid haters who seek to belittle and bully us into silence we can always come to battle with receipts, ready to stand tall and informed.
We finally have our woke Black sports’ activist, but now it’s on us to build on his efforts and do our part to bolster this protest and continuing the struggle. While doing so will rarely be comfortable, and it will almost always be subject to hate and negativity, we must persevere. This fight is bigger than any one of us. We simply cannot in good conscious say we want change if we aren't willing to get on our collective knees and have each others backs in this ongoing fight for our communities and our very lives.
When it comes to the journey of finding ones identity and voice, that each of us are on, it’s important to take time and reflect on how far we’ve come, and what got us here. While looking back on my own young journey, the one thing that sticks out to me is the amount of time it has taken for me to be comfortable in my own skin.
Dear Fellow Bernie Supporters,
I’m angry. Throughout this entire democratic primary I, like many of my friends, have been a staunch Bernie Sanders supporter. As a first time voter, I felt he stood for what was important to me, and gave me and many other young voters a voice and a sense of enfranchisement. I felt passionately throughout that, based on values and platforms, Bernie Sanders was the best choice for the Democrats, and for the country.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle became the subjects of criticisms once again after using a coronet despite no longer being working royals.
After they departed from The Firm, royal watchers have noticed that Prince Harry and Meghan's digital media accounts are still up -- from their Instagram with over 11 million followers and the Sussex Royal website.
Both still contains the word "royal," violating the agreement they made with Queen Elizabeth II before they officially departed in March 2020.
However, they stirred more controversy after they used a crown in one of their communications after Megxit.
The Controversial Letter
Last week, StreetGames shared a copy of the letter they received from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. They added how grateful they are for the couple's letter and continued support amid the global crisis.
Although most people applauded the Sussexes for the move, some netizens noticed the crown on the letter and called out the two for still using it.
One person commented, "Still using the logo!! What don't you understand about your walk away from Royal Life? Still want the perks with none of the work?"
"How nice of them to send this out using the symbol they have left behind. Must have leftover stationary," another one wrote before someone added: "Harry walked away from everything Royal, which includes crown logo. Meghan never was Royal."
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle NOT Wrong
As the negative feedback spread online, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams come into the defense of Prince Harry and Meghan and emphasized that they are still entitled to use the crown as part of their monogram. This is because the Duke of Sussex is the son of the heir to the throne, Prince Charles.
"I think that the use of Sussexroyal.com, which is still the link to their website, is because they have not yet been able to launch Archewell, their non-profit charitable organization, owing to the pandemic," Fitzwilliams exclusively told Insider.
He added that Meghan, who has been receiving several criticisms before and after her royal life, was also given the privilege to use the crown as soon as she got married to the royal prince.
In February 2020, the royal couple announced that they would no longer use the name Sussex Royal after they stepped down as senior members of the royal family.
"While the Duke and Duchess are focused on plans to establish a new non-profit organisation, given the specific UK government rules surrounding use of the word royal, it has been therefore agreed that their non-profit organisation, when it is announced this spring, will not be named Sussex Royal Foundation," their spokesperson said at that time.
They did not mention, though, on whether their official logo would be affected by that decision.
Meanwhile, one Twitter user did some research and found out that all royal family members -- even the non-working ones -- are allowed to use crowns in their monograms.
So I saw some headlines questioning Harry and Meghan's logo on their last letter. So I googled other non working royals and found this. What's the problem with British media? pic.twitter.com/nLxoMmqhCr — Agathe de Lili (@AgathedeLili) June 22, 2020
Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank also use a crown logo though they were never considered as working royals.
Meanwhile, Eugenie's sister, Princess Beatrice, and her fiancé, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, also do the same thing.
The British media continuously choose to condemn Meghan even after their exit. Still, the Sussexes supporters believe that they owe the duchess an apology this time for blaming her for something she is still entitled to do.

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Women's Skylar Leather Satchel
For day-to-day events such as work or shopping with friends, the Skylar satchel from Fossil is sure to add sophistication to any look. This structured leather handbag features plenty of space for essentials and is finished with a shoulder strap for hands-free carrying. Leather. Top snap closure. Top handles with 41⁄2" drop. Removable shoulder strap with 121⁄2" drop. Exterior Pockets: 1 slip. Interior Pockets: 2 slip, 1 zip, 1 zip compartment. Fabric lining.

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does anyone know the value to edit for a weapons magazine capacity?
the WEAP value for magazine capacity
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Posted 15 November 2008 - 06:35 AM
Weapon Magazine / Clip for the weapon itself is found in the last HEX word in the DATA line. There is also a Clip entry for each ammo type found within LVLI. That said, the Clip entry I believe is in reference to the ammo amount when you pick up a clip off the ground.
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Sequel to the Samsung Galaxy A7 surfaced once again in a new way with another leak. After getting Bluetooth SIG certification recently, it has cropped up in AnTuTu. The benchmarks of Galaxy A7 refresh confirms Exynos 7580 chipset for the A710F, A710S and A710K. Details for that is explained below.
It doesn’t show up the already speculated Snapdragon 615 SoC like the Galaxy J7, which has versions with 7580. The chipset is aimed at the mid-range processor and has eight Cortex-A53 cores and Mali-T720 GPU.
Other specifications of the Galaxy S7 update seems to be very specific and identical to its predecessor. It is paired to 3GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The phone was running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop for the benchmark.
Like the current A7, the new model also has a 5.5-inch 1080p fullHD screen, a 13MP main camera, plus a 5MP selfie-centric shooter, though the screen glass may have a 2.5D shape and the loudspeaker has been relocated.
Although the listing however confirms that there’s a new version of Galaxy A7 exists. Samsung is already rumored that it going to introduce two different variants of Galaxy A7. One for its home country and the other is for international market.


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Following a two-hour DSLR photography workshop led by published photographer Dale Kesel, groups board the Desert Belle for a 90-minute boat tour of Saguaro Lake. During the tour, Dale divulges technical advice and gives creative direction, guiding students through a hands-on exploration of wildlife and nature photography. Tours run 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. The first tours are scheduled for Saturday, October 12 and Saturday, October 19; check the tour schedule for upcoming dates.
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Rather than allowing its students to learn photography in the comfort of an air-conditioned classroom, Misty Mountain Photo Tours coaxes them out into the wilderness. Serving a dual function as guides and instructors, professional photographers illuminate the technical basics and creative applications of DSLR cameras in an outdoor setting. Then, during hands-on tours to locations such as Saguaro Lake, they show students how to apply what they've learned to snap photos of wildlife and majestic desert landscapes.

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Ronan Farrow’s lighting-in-a-bottle rise to journalistic prominence holds lessons for communicators.
His Harvey Weinstein exposé, published in October 2017, led to a new contract with The New Yorker, a shared Pulitzer Prize with The New York Times, a book deal and a deal producing documentaries for HBO.
Farrow was already an established journalist when that groundbreaking story helped shoot him to the top, and he’s now a go-to investigative reporter tackling abuses of power.
He’s also exemplified how communicators can use personal branding to elevate their standing in their industry.
Here are three takeaways to apply in your own life:
The best business markets have tons of competition. It means there’s a lot of money at stake and that customers are already looking to buy what you have. So the problem isn’t a technical or innovation one, but one regarding marketing and positioning.
The same holds true for PR pros, because there is a low barrier to entry for new competitors and often very little that separates you from the next consultant, contractor or firm.
That’s why step one for personal branding is positioning. You need a unique, defensible position. That could be a niche, publication type and/or service.
You can figure this out by starting with your winners. What were the most successful client relationships? What were the most successful launches or campaigns?
Zero in on why those were a hit, while others flopped, to figure out where your unique mix of experience and skill set makes you the “one and only” in that space.
Since that first Weinstein piece emerged, Farrow has published similar investigations into far-reaching abuses of power.
In PR, too, consistency in your work leads to reliable results for clients and reinforces your strength in the market.
As Farrow has expanded from The New Yorker to books and movies, his personality and tone remain consistent. He balances being empathetic to victims and authoritative in condemning the accused.
Personal brands aren’t built overnight, nor are they constructed of flashy ad campaigns or other sponsored messages.
Instead, a successful personal brand is the byproduct of consistently doubling down on the same niche for months and years at a time.
The flip side of consistency is repetition. It’s like a politician who keeps hammering away at the same points on the campaign trail.
Farrow’s breakthrough story for The New Yorker was on Weinstein. His second? Weinstein again. The third? Weinstein. The fourth was tangentially related to Weinstein, and the fifth was 100% Weinstein again.
He had a hit, so he kept going to the well. You pound the same message, saying it multiple ways to make sure your name becomes synonymous with a concept or idea.
In a world where millions of blog posts go up daily, we’re all fighting to keep up with a firehose of new information. Repetition is how you cement your position.
It’s the same logic behind why it often takes around a dozen “touches” with a prospect before you can close the deal. People are already too busy, too stressed, too overwhelmed.
It might take them a few times to become aware of your positioning, products or campaigns. It’ll take longer still for you or your products to become memorable and recognizable. Saying the same thing in new ways over the long haul helps messages stick with a new audience.
Your own personal brand is no different: You’re trying to build an immediate association that sticks out in the minds of your peers and customers.
It’s simple, in that the steps are easy to understand: positioning, consistency, repetition. There are no tricks or secret hacks.
That’s why it’s also difficult: What worked for me or Ronan Farrow or anyone else in your industry won’t work for you.
Figure out your own formula, iterate as you see what does or doesn’t resonate, and be prepared to double down on the earliest signs of success.
Neil Patel is the co-founder of Neil Patel Digital. A version of this article originally appeared on Muck Rack, a service that enables you to find journalists to pitch, build media lists, get press alerts and create coverage reports with social media data.


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As well, a new Detrimental and Business Code, updating household regulation, came into pressure in August 2015. Following Director Juan Perón’s enactment of girls’s suffrage in 49, First Girl Evita Perón led the Peronist Women’s Party right up until her death in 1952, and helped improve the role of ladies in Argentine contemporary society. Women’s rights in Spain progressed in vital techniques following the returning of democracy in 1983. President Raúl Alfonsín agreed upon laws in 1987 both equally limiting Terra potestas and legalizing divorce, helping take care of the legal standing of 3 million adults dwelling in licensed separation. The Argentine quarter regulation fixed by President Carlos Menem in 1991 gives that a third of the members of each homes of congress should be girls, a goal achieved by using balanced selection slates. As of 2006, there have been 29 girls inside the 72-seat Senate, 86 females in the 257-seat Argentine Step of Deputies, two female Supreme Court justices, and three young ladies in the usa president cabinet. The President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was elected in 2007; the runner-up within the populated subject was also a girl, Elisa Carrió.
Of course , it appears a bit just like a fluff, nevertheless at least these women dream about romantic men. In case somebody insults her, your woman may also wait for a reaction a person.
The position of girls in Argentina includes modified considerably following the returning of democracy in 1954; and they contain attained a relatively excessive level of equal rights. In the Global Gender Gap Report prepared by the World Financial Forum last year, Argentine young women ranked twenty fourth amongst 134 places studied with regards to senior dating sites over 60 all their entry to sources and opportunities in accordance with men. That they enjoy related ranges of schooling, and considerably higher school registration ratios than their man counterparts. They may be properly integrated in the nation’s social and perceptive life, although much less thus within the nation’s economic climate. Equality concerns to Argentinian ladies seeing that they’ve constantly wished to end up being heard away by their guys. In this country, girls are placed as subordinates within the households due to the patriarchal culture.
One of many Millennial Desired goals in Perú is to enhance gender equal rights and encourage argentina girls ladies. The prehistoric concept that males become more dominant than girls prevails in the Argentine culture. Generally there are generally instances the place a woman is usually discriminated to and in many cases abused if perhaps she attempts to defend her schooling. The Argentinian workforce even now doesn’t similarly worth people workers.
The moment you’ll have strenuous instances at work or within an emotional sphere, she will probably be there for you only if paid when using the same degree of care. Any time a woman out of Argentina needs to get married, she is going to talk about this or adjoining topics and not utilizing a stop. For occasion, she is going to speak about the marriage her mom and father possessed, which was certainly lengthy and happy. Her key discussion could also be that her dad and mom had been currently married from your age.


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There are so many amazing excursions offered by Pook’s Hill that we struggled to pick just 4 during our stay. In an effort to keep a balance between caves, ruins, and nature we chose to add ziplining in addition to our cavetubing day. We figured what could be better than flying above the canopy? We were not disappointed!
While not a standalone activity, if you have the time I would highly recommend adding ziplining to your tour. Our favorite part was getting to experience the jungle from a different view. I have to admit, we couldn’t complain about the cool breeze while rushing through the air either.
Shortly after removing our ziplining gear we were fitted with headlamps, grabbed our tubes, and prepared to hit the caves. The Maya people considered caves to be the gateway to the underworld. Caves were a spot frequently visited for worship, and there are traces of history everywhere, making them a popular spot for excursions.


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Horses in ArtHorses in Art
Horses have appeared in works of art throughout history, frequently as depictions of the horse in battle. The horse appears less frequently in modern art partly because the horse is no longer significant either as a mode of transportation or as an implement of war. Most modern representations are of famous contemporary horses, art work associated with horse racing, or art work associated with the historic cowboy or Native American tradition of the American west. In the United Kingdom depictions of fox hunting and nostalgic rural scenes involving horses continue to be made. Horses often appear in art work singly, as a mount for an important person, or in teams, hitched to a variety of horse-drawn vehicles.
History of the Horse in Art
The "Dead Horse" is a sculpture from Czech sculptor David Cerný. It is a parody of the statue of St. Wenceslas on Wenceslas square some 200 meters away. It can be found in the passage Lucerna Kavarna.
Statue of St. Wenceslas
Probably the best known Prague statue, and also a very popular meeting place of Prague citizens is the St. Wenceslas Monument in the upper part of the Wenceslas Square. It represents the patron of the country, St. Wenceslas, the Duke of Bohemia in the 10th century. This monument saw many important events of Czech history, including the establishment of the independent republic Czechoslovakia in 1918. St. Wenceslas Monument consists of the 5.5 metres high statue of St. Wenceslas and statues of other Czech patrons around him: St. Ludmila on the left, St. Agnes behind her, St. Procopius on the right and St. Adalbert behind him. The monument was made between 1887 and 1924 by Josef Vaclav Myslbek.
Prague Lucerna passage
Prague Lucerna passage -- The horse appeared in prehistoric cave paintings such as those in the Lascaux caves, estimated to be 16,000 years old. Prehistoric hill figures have been carved in the shape of the horse.
Cave Paintings of the horse at Lascaux, France
Horse Cave Paintings at Luscaux, France
The equine image was common in ancient Egyptian and Grecian art, more refined images displaying greater knowledge of equine anatomy appeared in Classical Greece and in later Roman work. Horse drawn chariots were commonly depicted in ancient works, for example on the Standard of Ur circa 2500 BC. The Horses of Saint Mark are the sole surviving example from Classical Antiquity of a monumental statue of the Quadriga.
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The horse was less prevalent in early Christian and Byzantine art, overwhelmed by the dominance of religious themes.
The Renaissance period starting in the 14th century brought a resurgence of the horse in art. Painters of this period who portrayed the horse included Paolo Uccello, Benozzo Gozzoli, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, Raphael, Andrea Mantegna and Titian.
"Knight, Death and the Devil" by Albrecht Dürer
Paolo Uccello, St. George and the Dragon/1456
In the Baroque era the tradition of equine portraiture was established, with artists such as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck and Diego Velázquez portraying regal subjects atop their mounts. Equine sporting art also became established in this era as the tradition of horse racing emerged under Tudor patronage.
The mid 18th century saw the emergence of Romanticism, French artists Théodore Gáricault and Eugène Delacroix were proponents of this movement and both portrayed the horse in many of their works.
George Stubbs born in 1724 became so associated with his equestrian subjects that he was known as "the horse painter". A childhood interest in anatomy was applied to the horse he spent eighteen months dissecting equine carcasses and had an engraver produce book plates of his studies. These anatomical drawings aided later artists.
Equine sporting art was popular in the 19th century, notable artists of the period being Benjamin Marshall, James Ward, Henry Thomas Alken, James Pollard and John Frederick Herring, Sr.. Horse racing gradually became more established in France and Impressionist painter Edgar Degas painted many early racing scenes. Degas was one of the first horse painters to use photographic references. Eadweard Muybridge's photographic studies of animal motion had a huge influence on equine art as they allowed artists greater understanding of the horses gaits.
Sir Alfred Munnings was an acclaimed painter working in England during the 20th century, he was elected president of the Royal Academy in 1944. He specialized in equine subjects, including horse racing, portraiture and studies of gypsies and rural life.
Military and War
Military art often depicts the horse in battle and provides some of the earliest examples of the horse in art, with cavalry, horse drawn chariots and horse archers all appearing on ancient artifects.
"Knight, Death and the Devil" by Albrecht Dürer - In the medieval period cavalry battles and knights on horseback were portrayed by artists including Paolo Uccello and Albrecht Dürer. Uccello's tryptic, The Battle of San Romano, shows various stages of a battle. Dürer's engraving of "Knight, Death and the Devil", 1513 shows a military subject combined with allegorical theme.
Sir Alfred Munnings was appointed as a war artist during World War I, he painted both the Canadian Cavalry Brigade and the Canadian Forestry Corps stationed in France. He considered his experiences with the Canadian units to have been among the most rewarding events of his life.
Elizabeth Thompson, known as Lady Butler, was famed for her military art, especially "Scotland Forever" featuring a dramatic charge by the Royal Scots Greys.
For a large and complex 20th century war painting in which a horse is the central dramatic figure, see Guernica by Pablo Picasso.
Thoroughbred racing was an inspiration for Romantic and Impressionist artists of the 19th century. Theodore Gericault painted the Epsom Derby in 1821 during his stay in England. The Impressionist era coincided with the development of racing in France, Manet, Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec all acquired a lasting fascination with racing. Manet showing the excitement and action of the race and Degas concentrating more on the moments before the start. Degas was intensely interested in Muybridge's photographs of the horse in motion, he copied them in chalk and pencil and used them for reference in his later work.
Generations of artists before Muybridge had portrayed the horse in a 'rocking horse' gallop with the horse portrayed with both front legs extended forward and both hind legs extended rearwards. Much more realistic representations were possible after the event of photography and Muybridge's work but that did not necessarily lead to the impression of movement in the art work. Luard writing in 1921 compares the running action of an animal with the run and rhythm of an air in music, but the instantaneous moment recorded by a photograph as a detached chord with little meaning or context.
George Stubbs and Alfred Munnings have both left a vast body of work involving the racehorse.
In the 20th century, much of the art work by John Skeaping involved the racing scene, including life size bronzes of Hyperion and Brigadier Gerard and watercolours of race course action.
Hunting scenes have been a common subject matter for equestrian painters, specialists in fox hunting subjects include Cecil Aldin and Lionel Edwards.
Lucy Kemp-Welch was well known for her depiction of wild and working horses in the landscape.
The American West
Art work associated with the historic cowboy or Native American tradition of the American west naturally includes many equine subjects. Artists of the American West include Frederick Remington and C.M. Russell who are known for their paintings of equine subjects. Remington was one of the first American artists to illustrate the true gait of the horse in motion (along with Thomas Eakins), as validated by the famous sequential photographs of Eadweard Muybridge. Remington also captured equine drama in his bronze sculptures, his first, Bronco Buster (Williams College Museum of Art), was a critical and commercial success.
Horse Statues in Washington, DC


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When I Listen, I Have to be Quiet
“When I press record, I accept whatever comes.”
Danish artist Jacob Kirkegaard describes how he works with the sounds of the world. From border walls and abandoned spaces to the sounds of death: “And it is a gift when something unpredictable happens.” Read more …
Jacob Kirkegaard has been recording sound since the age of six. He explains that his objectives have been the same throughout his career: “To become part of the world through sound. To engage with the world through recording.” Not only does he use regular microphones, but he also uses sensors which he places on different surfaces to listen from within something: “There’s always another world when you listen closer. When you go behind the immediate. And that I think is both very reassuring but also alienating. And I like that paradox.”
Opus Mors (2019) is a four-part series in which Jacob Kirkegaard investigates what happens to the body after death. You hear the recordings of a morgue, an autopsy, a cremation, and finally the decomposition of a body. Kirkegaard explains that with Opus Mors, he tried to get to the core of what he does: “To really try to record some of the ultimate things in life, that we all have in common.” He argues that our language for death is restricted and that listening to the sound of the different processes can provide a new perspective on death.
For Membrane (2020) Jacob Kirkegaard traveled along the border wall between the United States and Mexico. In the installation, you hear the fence and barbed wire as if it was an instrument together with video recordings of the wall, which Kirkegaard believes has a sculptural dimension to it. The border between the two countries has long been a topic of discussion and Kirkegaard wanted to investigate what the wall itself had to say: “It has its own voice and language. It’s not a language that we can understand immediately.”
“Every room is full of sound,” says Jacob Kirkegaard. In 2005 he wanted to find out what the resonance of an abandoned space might sound like and immediately Chernobyl came to mind. Kirkegaard recorded a church, a swimming pool, a gym, and an auditorium there. Kirkegaard recorded ten minutes within each space and then played the recording back into the room, layering the sound to create a unique tone emanating from a seeming void. “It was like a chord, its own chord,” Kirkegaard says and explains what working in a radioactive space was like: “It was like framing something I couldn’t see, smell or understand.”
Jacob Kirkegaard (b.1975) is a Danish artist best known for his sound installations. Kirkegaard focuses on the scientific and aesthetic aspects of sonic perception, exploring acoustic spaces and phenomena that usually remain imperceptible to the immediate ear. Kirkegaard’s sound works focus on investigations into the potential musicality in hidden sound layers in the environment. He holds an MA from the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne, Germany. In 2016 Kirkegaard was the sound-artist-in-residency at St. John’s College, University of Oxford, U.K. Kirkegaard has presented his works at galleries, museums, biennales, and concert spaces throughout the world, including MoMA in New York, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, and ARoS in Denmark, The Menil Collection and at the Rothko Chapel in Houston, The Sydney Biennale in Australia, Aichi Triennale in Nagoya, the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan.
Jacob Kirkegaard was interview by Roxanne Bagheshirin Lærkesen in July 2021 at his studio in Denmark.
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Over the numerous years of Nike producing shoes they have continually had innovative ideas to help athletes perform at their best. One of the best examples is the ever-evolving line of Nike Zoom running shoes. But with so many options to choose from, it can be difficult to spot the differences between them. So we take a look at whats on offer and run through some of the technology being used and what its is.
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Engineered mesh is more flexible and more durable compared to regular mesh. It’s often used as the upper for many of Nike’s performance running shoes to provide breathability while remaining snug on your feet.
This unique upper first debuted on Nike’s ZoomX Vaporfly NEXT%. It’s super strong and lightweight, but more importantly it’s water resistant. So even in the worst rainy weather, the shoes won’t soak up water.
The exposed Flywire cables on some of the Zoom shoes provide a secure feel by allowing for a tight, but flexible fit. These cables stretch all the way to the sole, though you only see a bit on the top. So even though they may look insignificant, they provide substantial support without adding much extra weight.
Encased in the React cushioning, this full-length plate adds a layer of firmness to the shoes, adding a snappy response that propels you forward during your run.
Originally designed to assist runners trying to break the two-hour marathon time, ZoomX Foam is the lightest, softest, and most responsive midsole cushioning from Nike. It gives you comfortable cushion without adding weight and bulk to your shoe.
Originally, this foam cushioning debuted in Nike’s basketball shoes in 2017. Less than a year later, Nike figured out how to best incorporate it into running shoes. With this new technology, runners no longer need to decide between either a soft cushion to absorb energy or a firm cushion to provide energy return. They can have it all. React cushioning is lightweight and has significant energy return and durability to last long distances.
This foam midsole is softer and more responsive than traditional Phylon. Cushlon absorbs impact and feels soft underfoot to provide cushioned comfort.
Zoom Air has been around forever it seems, years in fact, so its has already proven its worth in the market for sure. Zoom Air units are most commonly seen as either a full-length unit that goes along the entirety of the sole or two smaller units placed beneath the heel and beneath the toes. These units are filled with air and stretched fibers that contract when pressure is applied and bounce back when pressure is removed. So with every stride you take, you experience dynamic energy return.
To start with we are going to rule out the next% purely based on price and what will be its shelf life (£ per Mile), the rest of these shoes I currently own! Purchased my self and so I have no benefit from this review at all… (Hint Hint Nike!!!!!) you can buy these shoes of course over at NIKE
Everyone will now be aware that the Pegasus Turbo has in-fact been ceased, replaced by the Zoom Tempos which as yet I dot own, but already from reviews… unlikely I will get them! Which for the Turbo’s is a real shame as they have been perfect for me, usable on the track during warm ups fro sprints and also for any longer running sessions I would do too.
The 2 mentioned trail shoes are actually big stands out from the crowd, visually I really like them, both are really comfy and obviously offer some serious levels of grip, but yes you’re not really going to want to wear these for most of your runs.
Zoom Streak is way to minimalist for my liking, unless you’re a lightweight runner you’re going to want more cushioning for your money.
So we are left with the final 4, The Vomero, Fly 3, Gravity and the Winflo…..
And my personal favourite and recommended show goes to…. The Gravity 2, I really like this shoe, great cushioning, good support and a nice responsive zoom air unit, a good all rounder for those of us who will look more for a trainer that can run rather than a runner that will train (If you know what i mean).


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Anja Schneider is the Mobilee Records founder, broadcaster, internationally renowned DJ and producer once labeled a “perpetual motion machine”, and one of the hardest working individuals in the business. Anja’s 2008 opus, her debut album Beyond the Valley, was released to critical acclaim, with tracks “Belize” and “Safari” dominating Charts and dancefloors worldwide.
She followed this with Deseo, mobilee’s 50th release, and a pair of storming tech house EPs in 2010, iThought and Pushin’ plus a few remixes. “Imagination”, a co-production between Anja and And.Id, featured on Heidi’s Jackathon compilation for Get Physical Music in early 2011 was her last output. After hiding in the studio for a while with the new label mate Nyma, she is finally back on Mobilee with her new EP “Diagonal”.
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READING, Kan., May 22 (UPI) -- The small Kansas town of Reading was battered by a suspected tornado Saturday night and at least one person was killed, emergency management officials said.
The sky blackened and hail began pelting down around 6 p.m. and continued for about six hours, Sharon Watson of the Kansas Division of Emergency Management told reporters.
The Lyon County Sheriff's Department said there was at least one death and others had been injured, WIBW-TV, Topeka, Kan., reported.
Lyon County Commission Chairman Scott Briggs declared a state of emergency and said an emergency shelter had been opened at the town's junior high school.
"People need to stay at home or go to the shelter and stay in place," the Emporia (Kan.) Gazette quoted Briggs as saying. "No one will be allowed to search for items or to walk through the area."
A caller to WIBW said the entire town was "destroyed" by the tornado, although the National Weather Service hadn't formalized the storm involved a tornado Sunday morning.


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Benefits Of Dermatologists Services To The Society Are you having problems with your skin? It is quite probable that you have never had an appointment with a doctor whose specialty is in skin health. However, should it be that you are facing problems with your skin health, then you may be well seeking the services of a dermatologist. A dermatologist is a health professional who specifically deals with health problems associated to the skin. We have witnessed a rising trend in the increase of skin related diseases in the recent history. The most common examples of skin health diseases we face are like acne, eczema, birthmarks, melisma and shingles. But it it is never easy to determine the exact nature of the specific skin problem you may be facing. For this reason of proper diagnosis we may often resoirt to the advice of the experts in skin health and thus making the service of a dermatologist come in as a handy alternative. The condition of health your skin is in will largely affect your self-confidence and the associated esteem that good skin health brings. It is therefore advisable for us to check in with a dermatologist for treatment and advice on how to tend to our delicate possession of our skin. Remember that your skin is such an investment that will sell you in a case where your esteem and self-confidence will be concerned. Put an investment on this part of your health and you will reap the many benefits that such an investment will bring in tow.
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A new release in the ongoing SHINY OBJECTS series of watercolor portrait prints by artist Tim Doyle!
Our last release- Shiny Punk sold out within minutes- be ready with your clicky-fingers on this one- being released tomorrow, Tuesday the 17th at 2pm Central Time.
“Dynamic” measures 12×16 to match the other releases in this series, and will be signed and numbered in an edition of 50. There will be 5AP copies in the mix tomorrow as well.
There will also be this Black and White variant edition of the print- limited to just 10 signed and numbered copies!
And, because we’re totally in love with our new Giclee printer, we’re going to be randomly giving away ONE copy of the regular print and ONE of the variant produced at a MASSIVE 24×36 with orders for these. They will be the ONLY copies at that size made available to the public. 1/1 !
These fine-art giclee prints will be printed on cold-press natural watercolor paper, with genuine Epson Ultrachrome archival ink, directly in the Nakatomi studio. Prints should ship within 1 week of on-sale date.
Regular edition will be $30, and the variant will be $40.
These prints will never be reprinted!
Prints will be available at the top of the TIM DOYLE section of the Nakatomi store, tomorrow around 2pm Central time!
PS- you can see process pics of the entire painting process in our INSTAGRAM FEED here!
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This safari will take you to the largest protected Area in Uganda, Murchison Falls National Park. It is the only park in Uganda where you can enjoy a game drive and have the opportunity to view the Big Five (Lions, Leopards, Rhinos, Cape buffalo and Elephants), which is truly an amazing experience. To gain a beautiful view of the falls, you can trek to the top of the hill where the water begins to fall or you can enjoy a boat cruise along the Nile River to the base of the falls where you will see exotic animals and luscious landscape along the way. Among the other activities you can enjoy while in this park is cultural encounter with the local communities living close to the park, delta boat cruise, sport fishing, chimpanzee trekking and nature walks.
Day 1: Arrival
On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will meet our representative who will transfer you for overnight at Overnight at Protea / 2friends / Entebbe Airport View Guest House
Day 2: Marvelous Murchison Falls
Transfer to Murchison Falls national Park, Uganda’s Largest protected Area. Stop over at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for tracking, Lunch at Ziwa Guest House. Dinner and overnight at Paraa safari lodge/ Fort Murchison / Budongo Eco Lodge
Day 3: Morning Game Drive And Afternoon Boat Cruise
After an early breakfast we start the day with a game drive on the northern bank of the Nile, with chances of seeing giraffes, elephants, lions, hartebeest and different species of birds. In the afternoon the safari will be continued with a boat cruise on the river Nile for game viewing at close quarters. Dinner and overnight at your Lodge FB
Day 4: Chimp Trekking in Budongo Forest
After an early breakfast, we will transfer to the head trail for chimpanzee trekking in budongo forest which is with this protected Area. Activities starts at 8.am and with your ranger guide for the day enjoy a fantastic and informative walk in search for these wonderful primates. After this activity, return to Kampala or Entebbe for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Reserved For Departure From Entebbe International Airport.