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Doesn’t the tiring city noise makes you want to cut off from it? And make you feel like going to a dense forest or a wetland to immerse yourself in nature? Well, how amazing would it be to go on a wildlife retreat? Soon there will be one in Jammu & Kashmir. Gharana Wetlands in Jammu is known for its bird population. And now it is soon going to be a tourist attraction. Here is all you need to know about the wetlands.
Gharana Wetlands In Jammu
Gharana Wetlands is known for different species of birds, both migratory and resident. Also, it is one of the most important destinations for their habitat. It is home to almost sixty-five species of birds including Northern pintail, Eurasian wigeon, white-breasted ibis, and others. This is one of the reasons why authorities are taking interest in this place and plan to make it a bird sanctuary. According to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu, Gharana Wetlands will be a popular destination among tourists.
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Construction Of Bird Sanctuary
The authorities are taking a sustainable approach towards the development of this region. Also, they are trying to include every possible facility that will be needed to provide top-class service to tourists visiting this sanctuary. Maintaining the natural habitat for birds is the prime duty of authorities. Moreover, facilities like parking bays, chain line fencing and other infrastructure will be completed among other things. Besides this, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar has visited the site and assessed the ongoing process of the new bird sanctuary. It is also one of the locations for border tourism and ecotourism.
Since Jammu is a popular tourist destination, there are many places to visit besides the wetland. You can visit Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary, Akhnoor Fort, Bahu Fort, Mubarak Mandi Palace, and other such places. Also, don’t forget to pay your respects at the famous Vaishno Devi Mandir.
Put Gharana Wetlands on your bucket list, and go admire the beautiful birds.
Also Read: Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary In Kolkata Is A Haven For Bird Watchers
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A healthy relationship based on mutual trust is every parent’s wish. The bond between infant and parent is a natural phenomenon, but as children reach their preteens and form their own personalities, fireworks between the child and parent can ensue. Drawing on 20 years of clinical experience and new theories on attachment, family therapist and consultant to Parents magazine Dr. Fran Walfish argues that parents need to distinguish their own personality types in order to make more informed decisions about how they interact and raise their own children.
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The Star Trek universe welcomes a new television show this year, simply yet unexpectedly titled Picard. To the glee of Trekkies everywhere, Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard was announced to return to the screen after a twenty-six-year absence; having originally starred in Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987 to 1994, and last seen in 2002’s Star Trek: Nemesis, the beloved Starfleet captain (later admiral) is back for at least another two seasons.
STARBURST had the pleasure of sitting down with Picard’s executive producers and creators, Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, and Kirsten Beyer; Star Trek alumni Jeri Ryan and Jonathan Del Arco, reprising their respective roles as Seven of Nine and Hugh the Borg; newcomers and stars Isa Briones, Michelle Hurd, Evan Evagora and Harry Treadaway; and of course, the man of the hour himself, the legendary Sir Patrick Stewart.
“Next Generation has its own fanbase, which almost goes deeper than the broader franchise,” says Akiva Goldsman, “and Jean-Luc Picard is a huge and iconic part of that. So, if one is revisiting Star Trek, one is likely to have a fantasy about it. And in truth, it was little more than a fantasy at first! We were chatting about making a Short Trek, and the pitch was that maybe a young man could be revealed to be a young Picard. And then Alex [Kurtzman] has this tendency to always push you and ask, ‘Why stop there?’.”
And so, the prospective showrunners approached Stewart, hoping he would reprise his role as the iconic Starfleet captain. “For many years, any suggestion that I might revive this role in different formats and contexts, I passed on immediately – straight away and without hesitation,” explains Patrick Stewart. “And not because I wasn't proud of what we did on Next Generation. I was, and I loved all the people that I worked with very, very much. But I thought I had said and done everything that could be said and done about Jean-Luc, and the Enterprise, and his relationship with the crew and so forth.
“But I found myself sitting in front of the producers one day, and they began to talk about the new series in a way that was unexpected. And all I did was listen… And then, I gave a bit of a long speech as to why I was going to turn them down,” he laughs. “That took them a little by surprise. But then they talked some more and went into more detail about the storyline. And when the meeting was over, I asked my agent to contact them, and ask if they could put in writing everything they’d said. Two days later, I got a 35-page pitch. It was undeniably interesting, and it was not going to be like what I had experienced previously. It would be different, a very different world… which appealed to me, because the real world too has changed in the last 19 years.”
Though Picard follows on from the deeply divisive Nemesis, executive producer Kirsten Beyer asserts that this is not course-correction. “It's not the motivation. Sometimes in the wider universe, the books and all the things like that, stories exist just for that purpose, to work on something that we were uncomfortable with and maybe try to fix it. In this case though, it’s all driven from the character of Picard and elements of his story that still resonate,” like dealing with the aftermath of Data’s (Brent Spiner) death. Interestingly, Picard also appears to follow the canon established by J.J. Abrams’ rebooted film series, in which the planet of Romulus was destroyed.
In the time since passed, these events have led to a dramatic rift between Picard and the Federation, but Michael Chabon is keen to emphasise that the Federation has not become the ‘bad guy’ of the show. “I think that, in spite of the fact that Picard says he can no longer stand behind the Federation, he means something very specific by that. And what has gone wrong with the Federation is exactly the same thing that has gone wrong with Picard: they both made promises which terrible – almost impossible – circumstances forced them to break. It's a tragic thing. It's a painful thing. It is something that a governmental entity like the Federation is bound to encounter many times in the course of its history, just like the United States have. Picard will come to reckon with the effects of his having failed to keep the promise that he made.”
The new world in which Picard is set draws parallels with the current political climate, says Stewart. “I thought that they were addressing not only a science fiction story, but the world in its current condition - because it's bad. It's really bad. And so, if we can give little nudges to what we all believe about what's going on…” he trails off. “What I liked about the proposal that Alex and the team made was that the world that we had inhabited, and the world of the Federation had changed. It was no longer the secure, trustworthy, reliable place that it had been. And that was one of the major things that convinced me that I should look seriously at reviving this, and I'm very glad that I did.”
The Federation is not the only thing to have dramatically changed, however. The man we reunite with is not the Picard of old. As Isa Briones, who stars as Dahj explains, “something I notice is that, in past iterations of Star Trek and in many sci-fi or superhero genres, we find ourselves looking at this wonderful leader, someone who is perfect. And of course, we do have a wonderful leader in Picard, but I think we’re done seeing stories of that perfect person who can solve everything. We want to see heroes as people, we want to see them be humans and make mistakes. And I think that is what we are bringing into this show. We are seeing the almighty Picard, but he's retired and he's unhappy.”
“When we first meet Jean-Luc, he is in poor shape,” says Stewart, but that does not mean that the character we know and love is gone. “Even over the space of the first episode, he undergoes change because of his encounter with Isa's character. And as the story goes on, we see more of the spirited believer in him, and the transformation that come from being socially conscious and aware of other people.”
Also returning to a well-loved role is Jeri Ryan as Voyager’s Seven of Nine. Similarly to her co-star’s initial reaction, Ryan thought her character’s story was done. “The most interesting part of her, I thought, was her exploration of becoming human again,” states the actress,“and we did that. So I hadn’t given the idea of returning a lot of thought… But when the idea was first broached with me two years ago, once they started explaining where they saw her being twenty years on, I was very intrigued! It was all too interesting to pass up, because she's been through a lot; she's seen a lot of really dark, bad stuff over the last two decades, and she's kind of hardened, she's a bit more cynical. She's been working with an independent law and order group, trying to keep some semblance of order in a galaxy that has gone to hell in a handbasket, something for which she holds Starfleet and the Federation very much responsible, and Picard as an extension of that.”
Picard will also reunite with another Borg alum, Hugh (Jonathan Del Arco). Del Arco hints that these last twenty years have not been easy for his character either and that Hugh “has had to make some difficult choices. He’s doing the best he can under the circumstances to keep his people safe and alive. But with that comes some really hard compromises for him that eat at him. He’s in a tough position, trying to figure out how to balance doing the most good at the worst time.”
Alongside Star Trek old-timers comes a slate of new characters, bringing new life and youthful optimism to the somewhat jaded returning characters. As mentioned, Isa Briones plays Dahj, “a really cool young woman who is wonderfully empathetic and caring for other people. She’s starting a new chapter in her life and everything is going great for her, until a tragic incident occurs. And suddenly, she has no idea who she can trust or even if she can trust herself.”
Fans will also meet Elnor, “a young Romulan boy who's an expert in hand to hand combat,” says Evan Evagora. “He's pretty good with the sword as well, and he was raised in an all-female sect of warrior nuns.” Harry Treadaway plays another Romulan, though one “from a very, very wealthy family, who is now living on the Borg cube and conducting research there. All is not what it seems,” Treadaway warns, cautious not to let slip too much. Though Star Trek has in the past been accused of embracing a monoculture approach to different species, this is far from the case with these two very different Romulans. “I think trying to apply normality and reality to a show which is intergalactic and bends time and space is a really important thing to do,” Treadaway muses. “Otherwise you lose all anchors. And so everyone's character, no matter which species they come from, their lives are their own.”
Rounding off the cast of newcomers is Michelle Hurd, who plays Raffi. “She’s a security analyst and a hacking genius. She has a very complicated relationship with the Federation and she worked with Picard back in the day, after Next Gen, and they had a bit of a falling out. She's haunted by decisions that she's made in the past and has crutches and vices that she leans on to get through the day.”
Picard’s cast was not short on praise for leading man Patrick Stewart, expressing that although joining such an influential franchise was intimidating, Stewart had made them all feel instantly welcome. Del Arco recalls that Stewart and Whoopi Goldberg (who has been invited to return to her role in Season 2) were “like Mum and Dad on the set of Next Gen. They could not have been lovelier, kinder, more gracious or more supportive. Patrick is still that to the cast today. We’re very, very lucky.”
“I would say that when you're on any kind of production,” says Hurd, “number one basically sets the tone for the entire set. And that man, Patrick Stewart, is just like Picard when he walks on set. He is our leader, and he is a fearless leader. He's a brave leader. He's a kind leader. He's a generous one. He is obsessed and focused on ensemble, he’s playful and self-deprecating, and cheeky and sassy. And sexy, I'm just gonna say it,” she laughs.
If Jean-Luc Picard is still sexy, surely Star Trek: Picard cannot be a complete tonal break from what came before? Some fans have expressed concern that Picard, in reflecting the current socio-political context, will succumb to cynicism and abandon the optimism that defined earlier series. Jeri Ryan reassures that “Star Trek has always reflected the society of its time. This series is continuing in a fine tradition.” Evagora echoes this, stating that “it’s always been Gene Roddenberry's vision to hold a mirror up to our society through every iteration of Star Trek. That’s what it's always been, and we just continue that legacy.”
“We can't help but be influenced by what's happening in our present day, from paintings to dance, to music and acting,” Hurd explains. “So we are absolutely tackling the discord and divisiveness, and the discomfort that we all feel in our respective countries right now. It's incredible that it's ever-present, that it's happening to all of us. What I love about our writers is that we're not preaching it; it’s not like sitting down and getting a lesson, but you absolutely are going to see a mirror being held up. And what's great about our story is that we're seeking a solution. We're trying to inject hope, optimism, and emphasising the sanctity, the vulnerability and the preciousness of life and love, and humanity.”
At the end of the day, all anyone appears to want is to preserve Star Trek’s legacy. As co-creator and executive producer Alex Kurtzman puts it, “What I learned from making the first film (Star Trek, 2009) is that the voices of the fans are essential to being a writer on Star Trek, and that processing and metabolising the information that they're giving us is critical. It's often uncomfortable, but I think the price of that is worth it. At the end of the day, the fans have kept this show alive for fifty-four years. It doesn't really belong to anyone except for the fans – and Gene Roddenberry.
“And of course, it's hard sometimes. But I also think that in equal measure, there's so much love for it and so much joy and so much ‘thank you for doing this’. I will get letters from people, or people come up to me and they will say ‘Star Trek literally saved my life. This thing that you did saved my life. I was alone. I didn't have anybody, and I happened to turn on the TV on the one night that I was thinking of killing myself. And it saved my life.’ And when you know that that's also happening, that any flack you get is really irrelevant because the legacy of the show goes so far beyond me! I'm just a piece of it along the way. This show not only changed people’s lives for the better, but it’s changed history itself. I've met astronauts who became astronauts because they love Star Trek, and artists and scientists and writers. This is so much bigger than any one of us. It's so much bigger. I think we all feel that our job is to protect it to the best of our ability.”
STAR TREK: PICARD airs from January 23rd in the UK on Amazon Prime Video, and CBS All Access in the States. For our review of episodes 1 - 3, read HERE.


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However, the deadly attack in Nice, Economic effects of terrorism in the uk in only adds to the sentiment that France may be an increasingly unstable place to live and do business in. On the other hand, share prices already reflect expected terrorist attacks before any actually occurs.
In between these two strikes, there have been other terrorist atrocities in places as disparate as San Bernardino in the U. International investment and cooperation are lower in a world full of terrorism. The following are five ways that terrorism has an impact on the economy.
The American economists Enders and Sandler for example, conclude that a typical terrorist act in Spain scares away overtourists. Feverish speculation about those responsible for the blast was cut short by news of another explosion 45 minutes later in a different part of the city.
A police checkpoint in Marrakesh, following a terrorist attack She has just returned from a two-week work-related trip to Kabul, Afghanistan. This is because all kinds of markets hate uncertainty, and terrorism creates a lot of it.
While these economic effects can be significant, their overall impact tends to stabilize over time as a country regains its footing in the years after an attack. Moreover, terrorism forces local and national authorities to spend billions on the prevention of terrorism and the detection, prosecution and punishment of terrorists.
But governments have a financial incentive to protect tourist hotspots. So, the conclusion is that only single unexpected events or an unexpected intensification will lead to negative effects. As economist and historian Robert Higgs demonstrated in his book "Crisis and Leviathan," many government controls stay in place long after military campaigns end.
Attempts to illustrate these differences by Blomberg et al. For those who live in countries affected by terrorism, everyday life is colored by the uncertainty that comes with not being able to know if you are safe. The actual direct losses of terrorism depend on the nature of the attack property damage or ransom payments for hostagesbut overall, Enders and Sandler  conclude that most sectors recover quickly, given that the economy does not face sustained terrorist attacks, like in Israel and Northern Ireland.
Primary economic impact of terrorism refers to the effects arising from the immediate aftermath of a terrorist event . But some have said in interviews and on social media that they are determined to finish their holidays, to defy the attacker Seifeddine Rezgui. Foreign direct Economic effects of terrorism in the uk Enders and Sandler  also found out that countries like Spain and Greece saw their foreign direct investments FDI decrease in the period - due to a series of terrorist events .
Direct Economic Destruction The most immediate and measurable impact of terrorism is physical destruction. Delivered twice a week, straight to your inbox. Nevertheless, terrorism is risky business for everyone, and insurance companies hate risk as much as anyone else. That morning marked a year since the Brussels terror attack and news of laptop bans on Middle Eastern airlines was leading most bulletins.
CV Varney argues that some of the coverage of the incident was factually incorrect and unhelpful, but admits: When governments militarize, the private economy suffers.
Since share prices reflect in theory expected future gains of a company, a terrorist attack will negatively influence the share prices since: We prided ourselves on fun, safe, memorable experiences.
Economists as early as Adam Smith contended that the division of labor and gains from trade are limited to the size of available factors of production.
While the string of attacks highlighted the vulnerabilities of cities and countries to terrorism, it had little impact on financial markets and the economy in India or elsewhere. The think tank Global Research found that, inUS citizens were nine times more likely to have been killed by a police officer than a terrorist.
A few months earlier, multiple attacks in Paris on November 13, had claimed lives, making it the worst terrorist act in Europe in a decade.
Micro-economic impact On a micro-economic  level, terrorist events influence three main types of economic actors, namely: Full Answer Governments and international groups have historically had trouble agreeing on how to define terrorism.
There is plenty of debate about the depth and pervasiveness of the actual impact on financial markets. The indirect costs of terrorism can be significantly larger as they affect the economy in the medium term by undermining consumer and investor confidence.
As the threats and publicity of global terrorism continue to rise, markets appear to be more and more resilient.Aug 31, · The chart shows the global economic costs of terrorism from toin billions of US dollars.
As highlighted in the chart, the cost of terrorism reached its highest point insurpassing the economic impact felt in Primary economic impact of terrorism refers to the effects arising from the immediate aftermath of a terrorist event. These effects include the physical destruction of urban objects, and the human casualties (injuries and losses of human life).
The following are five ways that terrorism has an impact on the economy. 1. Direct Economic Destruction. The most immediate and measurable impact of terrorism is physical destruction.
Terrorists destroy existing plants, machines, transportation systems, workers and other economic resources. While the string of attacks highlighted the vulnerabilities of cities and countries to terrorism, it had little impact on financial markets and the economy in India or elsewhere.
But it was an entirely different story 8½ years later on September 11, in New York City. Wednesday morning, just before midday. “It definitely does have an effect,” he admits. “As I look at the bookings for this year, we’re in the second year of a massive German staycation boom.
Nov 16, · While a downturn in travel stocks is a common, and typically transitory, reaction to threats and acts of terrorism, a more lasting effect could come from the economic impact of fearful consumers and tighter borders.
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The automotive world is full of opportunities to be different, whether it’s about who built your car, what components were used, or even what the end goal was for the build. The point is, the automotive world is yours to enjoy how you wish, and it’s that much greater because of it.
I thought it would be unique. – Willie Elder
The truck’s name is Grace, and it took Elder about four years and just under twenty grand to build. Willie has a true love for the automotive scene that dates back some 30 years, thanks to friends introducing him to all the goodness.
He’s completed a handful of other custom builds as well, such as a ’49 Studebaker, ’56 T-Bird, and a ’63 Ford pickup. Elder’s building of this 1940 Chevrolet COE was an exercise in passion as much as exclusivity. “I thought it would be unique,” Elder told us when asked about the reason behind the build.
Frequenting automotive events for the better part of the last two decades, we’ve seen a growing number of custom COEs being built. From tow trucks to haulers, to even a couple that were autocross-worthy. There’s no doubt that COEs are becoming more and more popular, but never have we found one quite as unique as Elder’s.
Elder is no stranger to one-of-a-kind builds. In fact, a custom barbecue grill Elder crafted out of the front clip of a 1939 Dodge was so unique, it made it on an episode of Mobil 1’s Extreme Grillers! But that’s a story for another day. You can see the episode HERE.
The base of the truck is a 1940 COE, but that’s about as “factory” as this Chevy gets. Underneath, you’ll find virtually an entire S10 pickup suspension system attached to the shortened frame, giving the truck much more modern handling characteristics than its classic body would otherwise be paired with. In addition to the 1997 S10 suspension, the truck makes use of 15-inch “secondhand” five-spoke wheels and upgraded ceramic brakes. Both power steering and power brakes are modern amenities that “Grace” now features.
Powering the truck is a 1990s 350ci Chevy small block with tuned-port injection, which is kept cool using a Griffin radiator. With overheating and electrical issues realized during the build process, it was important to Elder to make sure the fuel-injected power plant stayed as cool as possible, so that he could enjoy cruising his unusual truck without trouble.
Where Elder’s truck really shines is in the aesthetics. A traditional snub-nose cab mixed with a custom bed, the truck features a Rootbeer, Harley Orange and Cream base coat/clear coat paint scheme with Chestnut and Gold metal flake mixed in. Adding even more intrigue are subtle pinstriping details done by Dave Ripley.
Out back, the bed of the truck is one-of-a-kind, featuring diamond plated stepped bed walls, a blonde wood bed floor spaced with brightwork slats, and a custom Coca-Cola cooler/bed box, complete with matching pinstriping and Chevy-branded bottle opener. When asked what his favorite part of the build was, Elder told us while he loves the entire finished truck, he likes the custom bed the best.
Inside, all three primary body colors are incorporated into the interior, from the Pearl White seats borrowed from a 1970 Bronco that are flanked with orange seat belts, to the Rootbeer and Cream dash and metal door panels. Topping everything off is just enough brightwork to make things such as the steering column, door handles, and the gauge cluster pop. Though Elder says he still needs a stereo for the truck, it does feature power windows as a little added bonus.
“I enjoy it – it’s fun,” Elder told us in regards to his truck. “I find it therapeutic. It is very unique and people turn their heads.”
“I love to create,” he continued. “All of my vehicles have personalities.”
“My family is very supportive of all my projects,” Elder explained. “When my kids were little, I would put a piece of the truck together at night, and then take it apart so they could put it together the next day, they thought they had a part in the build!”
Elder certainly has a knack for creating some truly individual pieces of rolling art, and we can’t wait to see what’s next for the home builder. So keep your eyes peeled, as we’ll definitely update you on any future projects we come across from Willie Elder and his unexpected sense of style and design.


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The American-British-Canadian (ABC) Traveling Fellowship is a symbol of the past and an amazing opportunity for the future. Since 1948, a vibrant exchange of knowledge has taken place among orthopaedic surgeons from the U.K., Canada, and the U.S. and extending to South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand over the years. We are excited and honored to present the experiences of the 2015 ABC Traveling Fellows.
The 2015 ABC Fellows included 5 orthopaedic surgeons from the United States (Dr. Robert H. Brophy, Dr. Sanjeev Kakar, Dr. Hue H. Luu, Dr. Alpesh A. Patel, and Dr. Suken A. Shah) and 2 orthopaedic surgeons from Canada (Dr. Rajiv Gandhi and Dr. Kishore Mulpuri). Our subspecialties include pediatric orthopaedics, sports medicine, hand surgery, arthroplasty, musculoskeletal oncology, and spine surgery, and our research interests run the spectrum from the intricacies of inflammation to “big data” in clinical research.
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Our journey began in London. We were hosted by the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) as well as The Bone & Joint Journal (BJJ, formerly The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, British Volume). Upon our arrival, we were greeted by BOA Honorary Secretary Dr. David Limb as well as …
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Broadview Heights residents approved a ban on drilling recently, but Mayor Sam Alai says it could cause problems for the city.
Alai: “The state regulates what goes on in gas and oil drilling. Now that we have something on our books, our charter, that says there should be no gas and oil drilling in the future, that is in direct conflict with the state law. And if we try to stop a gas and oil driller from drilling in the city, they would potentially most likely sue the city.”Read the rest of the report here.
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Now that most teams have started conference play, some new contenders are starting to emerge in the newest coaches/media rankings.
The Wyoming Coaches Association have selected their Coach of the Year for their winter sport.
Video highlights and photos of the Tuesday, March 25th 4A Boys Soccer game, between Gillette at Natrona.
Just like that, the March portion of the schedule is over, and teams will prepare for April.
Teams finally got a number of games in on the season, and quickly found out where they stand with the rest of the state.
Video highlights and pictures of the Friday, March 21st 3A boys soccer game, between Jackson at Worland.
Warm but windy weather at least let some track and field go down this weekend.
Most teams will try again to start their season.
Hopefully the weather will be more cooperative, so that some teams can start their season.


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Yemen\'s Prime Minister Mohammed Salem walks with Saudi Arabia\'s Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf
Sanaa - Ali Rabea
Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basendwah, left Yemen to head the country\'s delegation at a donors\' conference, in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
Multiple agreements will be signed to support
the Yemeni economy. Saudi Arabia will deposit $1 billion in the Central Bank of Yemen, to support the currency and contribute to the establishment of a wind farm.
An economic report by the Yemeni Research Center warned of increased of poverty, due to growing unemployment.
The Prime Minister said he was, \"optimistic in gathering the necessary resources to help Yemen enter the transitional stage.\"
Basendwah said his government will offer Yemen\'s development partners, \"a transitional programme , a medium term programme and information on humanitarian conditions.\"
Basendwah praised the Saudi role in Preparing this conference and previously funding Yemen with $3 billion and $250 million.
Yemen announced its need for $11 billion to solve problems in the Yemeni economy. It can only fund
$3 billion internally and expects donors to cover the defecit.
An economic report confirmed unemployment is one of the biggest threats to the country politically, economically and socially. The report from The Research Center of Economic and Social Development in Sanaa, said the unemployment rate is currently 35 percent but has exceeded 50 percent. The youth unemployment rate reached 73.3 percent in 2007


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These fun Long Beach activities will have you feeling over the rainbow! Package includes:
- 4 tickets for the Laugh Factory comedy club;
- 2 tickets for the Aquarium of the Pacific;
- 2 person pass for a 1-hour Harbor Bay Cruise with Spirit Cruises
Laugh Factory tickets exp. 4/28/2019. Aquarium tickets exp. 5/23/2019
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One must internalize the depths Obama & goons will go to to silence those who dare to criticize their dictates, especially those with the “audacity” to do so in full national view! Just use your imagination, then place yourselves within any strong-arm dictatorship, and think of this moment in American history as the “softening up” process. The warning shot across the bow. Obey “dear leader”…or else.
Mind you, this is a not regime which tolerates any dissent, as “mysterious’ deaths have become “fall-back” options. But the IRS, in and of itself, is the most feared behemoth within American society, as it touches almost every citizen’s life, one way or another, therefore, its illegal co-option is more than threatening.
IRSgate clearly demonstrates its gargantuan reach, and the resonance it has with (most) Americans, regardless of other societal divisions.
So, along comes Dr. Ben Carson, an erudite, powerful speaker, let alone a renowned neurosurgeon, as he tears apart Obama Inc. and its push towards “affordable” healthcare, all the while attending a prayer breakfast as a featured speaker! Talk about a bushwhack between their eyes, and then some. Huh…and Obama’s goons decided to get even….instead of reflecting on this world class doctor’s recommendations and insights. What a bunch of no talent (other than for deconstruction and destruction) governmental ingrates.
- By John Solomon
The Washington Times
Thursday, October 3, 2013
“I guess it could be a coincidence, but I never had been audited before and never really had any encounters with the IRS,” Dr. Carson said in an interview Thursday with The Washington Times. “But it certainly would make one suspicious because we know now the IRS has been used for political purposes and therefore actions like this come under suspicion.”
Dr. Carson is a world-renown neurosurgeon whose rise from poverty and a single family home, and his medical work with pediatric patients was celebrated in a movie called “Gifted Hands.”
He has electrified the conservative world with speeches and columns since his February National Prayer Breakfast speech in front of Mr. Obama, in which he decried the “moral decay and fiscal irresponsibility” of America in recent years. He writes a weekly column for The Times.
Dr. Carson told The Times that IRS agents contacted him in June — less than four months after the speech — and requested to review his real estate holdings. After finding nothing that concerned them, the agents then informed him they were conducting a full audit of his finances, and then asked to go back an additional year to review his records, he said.
They finally ended the review in August after finding no problems, Dr. Carson said.
“They told me everything was in good standing and left,” he said.
Asked whether he thought the audit was a retaliation for his speech, Dr. Carson quipped: “I guess I’m surprised it took them that long.”
He said the more serious issue is that the IRS has been politicized — “something that should never have happened” — and that leaves all of its activities open to suspicion.
Most succinctly, back in February 2013, Real Clear Politics tells the tale in ‘Somebody Has To Stand Up To The Bullies’. The righteous and valiant doc calls Obama Inc. what they truly are and smacks them broadside too. Oh yeah.
In this regard, a previous commentary relates why Obama Inc. is hell bent on imposing Obamacare, and its essence lies in ultimate control, not only of a significant portion of the economy, but as a path to gun control.
As such, what are the chances that the IRS and other entities, won’t be utilized to silence and more, as many of their enforcement agents will now be carrying shotguns? Less than slim to none. A piker’s dream.

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It has been a while since we have seen an AMG model whose power figures start with a ‘3’. That’s because, while the SLC 43 is not exactly a apples to apples replacement of the SLK 55AMG, if you want to AMG version of the Mercedes’s small roadster, this is all that you can get. First up, the name. The SLC is just the same as the older SLK, save for new styling for the headlamps and tail-lamps to align the looks of the SLK with those of the rest of the Mercedes range. Secondly, the SLC 43 is not a real AMG, but rather one rung below on the ladder of Mercedes performance versions.
The ’43’ cars are going to act as a bridge between the regular models and genuine stuff from Affalterbach. So the SLC 43 does not have an engine under the hood which also bears the name of the person who assembled, but rather it has a more common 3.0-litre biturbo V6. It does sound a bit underwhelming considering the SLK55 had soldiered on to the end with that iconic naturally aspirated 5.5-litre V8. Even more so when you realize that the new V6 produces 362 bhp, a good 52 bhp less than the 5.5-litre V8. However, the drop in performance is negligible, thanks to the rather brilliant 9G-TRONIC transmission which is able to utilize greater amount of low-end torque bought about by the turbocharging. Zero to hundred times are down by just .1 second to 4.7 seconds, while the top speed is limited to 250 kph.
Other than the powerful V6, there are few more mechanical bits that increase the dynamic abilities of the SLC 43. AMG has worked on the front and rear axles with beefier steering knuckles, added dynamic mountings for the engine and gearbox unit and increased negative camber on both ends. While a mechanical limited slip differential is optional, adjustable adaptive damping is standard, offering different modes that the driver can toggle through for different driving conditions. Other standard offerings are 18 inch wheels, a front splitter, an AMG lip spoiler, bigger brakes and an AMG tuned sports exhaust which works with the driving modes to deliver the full throaty growl in the sportier settings. Inside, the smaller infotainment of the older SLK has been replaced bigger touchscreen along with new air-vents that look similar to bigger Mercedes cabriolets and coupes.


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Jammu & Kashmir, India News
Local news for Jammu & Kashmir, India continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
3 hrs ago | The Indian Express
The sluggish growth of our manufacturing sector has always put us at the mercy of imports.
4 hrs ago | Hindustan Times
Stung by the hooting of its chief minister in Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress on Wednesday saw a "design" behind such incidents and said no self-respecting Opposition chief minister should attend "political functions" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The first art exhibition organized by a Kashmiri woman attracted a horde of visitors and showcased the talent of the valley's women artists.
Modi is slated to go to Jharkhand to dedicate the 765kV Ranchi-Dharamjaygarh-Sipat Inter-regional transmission line in Ranchi.
Congress leader and Jammu and Kashmir Public Health Engineering Minister, Sham Lal Sharma said Wednesday that the next chief minister of the state should be a Hindu.
Pakistani High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit while addressing the media at Foreign Correspondent's Club in New Delhi on Wednesday.Photo: PTI/Subhav Shukla New Delhi: India on Wednesday strongly hit out at Pakistan for describing Kashmiri separatists as 'stakeholders' in the resolution of Kashmir problem, saying as per Simla Agreement it was a ... (more)
LONDON: LONDON: Police in Britain have found a lorry stacked with illegal immigrants, who have told them they belong to 'Kashmir'.
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Communist Party of India and NCP on Tuesday defended their status as 'national parties' before the Election Commission which had issued them a show cause notice to withdraw their position following their performance in the Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi, Aug. 19: The decision to call off foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan has more to do with the BJP's domestic agenda and less to do with the Narendra Modi government's foreign policy.
In the backdrop of China's People's Liberation Army's frequent transgressions across the 4,088 km Line of Actual Control , the Narendra Modi-led government has decided to speed up infrastructure development on northern borders.
There was no fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control and International Border in Jammu and Kashmir since last evening after nearly 10 days of intermittent firing and shelling from across the border.
Hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani arrived to meet the Pakistan high commissioner here Tuesday, a day after India called off the foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan over the latter's envoy holding talks with Kashmiri separatists.
Srinagar, Aug 19: Jammu and Kashmir unit of CPI today said the cancellation of Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks is a "severe blow" to the peace process aimed at normalisation of relations between the neighbouring countries.
India's highest peacetime gallantry award Ashoka Chakra will be conferred on Major Mukund Varadarajan posthumously, the defence ministry said.
A three-day exhibition, showcasing Quran, the Islamic holy book, written in fine calligraphy on various media attracted people.
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Ropetackle Cinema: Tortoise and the Hare (Bite Size Ballet)
Friday 2nd August 2019 - Starts 11am
TICKET PRICE: £6
New to Ropetackle Cinema!
A fantastic introduction to cinema and the arts for young audiences.
Northern Ballet’s Bite Sized Ballets – a series of three ballets aimed at 2
to 7 year olds – are the perfect way for your little ones to enjoy the magic
of dance, music and story telling on the big screen
Three classic stories are brought to life by Nn Ballet’s amazing dancers
in colourful and entertaining films made especially for children. The
narrator encourages little ones to get up in their seats to interact while
they enjoy the ballets.
And, before each of the ballets, meet Elephant, Monkey and Polar Bear
from the animated series Jungle Beat, and join in their hilarious
adventures before the ballets begin.
Duration: 50 mins
What's On - family film
Wed 19th Feb £4.00
Fri 28th Feb £3.00


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video installation, 2024
Unsettling Genealogies is an articulated and multifaceted project, a critical investigation into the history of Italian cultural institutions initiated in 2020. The investigations focus on the colonial and fascist origins of some institutions and their founders, combining personal insights and stories with historical and theoretical reflections, in an attempt to emphasize the affective dimension of history. Unsettling Genealogies interweaves a series of family stories with an investigation of colonial history, social class, European imperialism, and the fascist legacy.
The work takes as its starting point a photograph depicting Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, an Italian entrepreneur and politician, at the opening of the Third Venice International Film Festival held in 1935. In this edition of the festival, the Volpi Cup was introduced, awarded to the best actress and actor, which was named after Volpi di Misurata, then president of the Venice Biennale and a leading figure of the Fascist National Party, who had also served as finance minister for Mussolini. The Volpi Cup is still awarded today, despite bearing the name of an Italian Fascist politician.
The installation realised for Museo Novecento (Florence) consists of two rooms both inspired by this archival photograph. The first room recalls a domestic space, in which the visitors are encouraged to sit and consult different reading materials. The second room features large reproductions of archival images of institutional spaces. It includes the video, which is entirely shot within the installation.
Curated by Daphne Vitali at Museo Novecento, Florence.
Music by Marco Baldini, camera work by Simone Petracchi, audio mixing by Francesco Toninelli.

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Believe nothing, no matter where you read or heard it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
We are asking a much more fundamental, deeper question: Why is man against man? Aren’t you against somebody? Aren’t you violent? And you are the whole of humanity. I know we like to think we are separate individuals, private souls—but we are not. You are the rest of mankind because you suffer, agonize, are lonely, depressed like all the rest. So you are basically, fundamentally the rest of mankind. You are humanity, and you are, whether you like it or not, in the global sense.
Love is not a relationship. Love is a state of being; it has nothing to do with anybody else. One is not in love, one is love. And of course when one is love, one is in love—but that is an outcome, a by-product, that is not the source. The source is that one is love.
The power of love came into me, and I became fierce like a lion, then tender like the evening star.


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Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch - Johannesburg-26.13199, 28.067284
According to guest reviews, the hotel has been rated as Best Luxury Hotels in South Africa
Offering 197 rooms, the elegant Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch features a tennis court, a sauna and a golf course available on site. Featuring luxurious architecture, Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch was renovated in 2012.
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch enjoys a strategic setting in the middle of Johannesburg and offers direct access to Nelson Mandela Square and Sandton City Shopping Centre. The distance between Johannesburg city center and the property is 9 km.
The hotel is surrounded by a stadium, restaurants and a zoo.
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch can be reached in a 25-minute drive from OR Tambo airport.
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch features comfortable rooms complete with individual climate control, an in-room safe, a refrigerator, a personal computer and a writing desk. Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch offers rooms with garden view. These rooms have carpet floor and stylish furniture.
Eat & Drink
A sumptuous buffet breakfast is served in the dining room. Guests will taste exquisite cuisine in the intimate on-site restaurant. The lounge bar has a terrace and Wi-Fi to offer and serves cocktails and coffee. Piza e Vino and Orient are situated in a suburb area, about 200 meters from the venue.
Guests can take advantage of a storage room, a beauty shop and a hairdresser.
A night club, a sun terrace and an outdoor swimming pool are available for guests' enjoyment. Sport facilities include golf and petanque.
Wireless internet is available in the entire hotel for free.
Private parking is possible on site at ZAR 65 per day.
Year renovated: 2012. Number of floors: 5. Number of rooms: 197.
ZAR 65 per day
24-hour room service
Outdoor dining area
Poolside snack bar
Paid airport shuttle
Outdoor swimming pool
Sports & Fitness
- Fitness centre
- Golf course
- Paid airport shuttle
- 24-hour room service
- Car rental
- Bicycle rental
- Dry cleaning
- Tours/Ticket assistance
- Wedding services
- Limousine service
- Wake up service
- Shops/Commercial services
- Newspaper service
- Bell staff/Porter
- In-room breakfast
- Restaurant buffet
- Poolside snack bar
- Outdoor dining area
- Packed lunches
- Special diet menus
- Buffet breakfast
- Business centre
- Meeting/ Banquet facilities
- Children's menu
Facilities for people with disabilities
- Toilet for disabled
Spa & Leisure
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Garden area
- Spa & wellness centre
- Garden view
- Pool view
- Air conditioning
- Individual heating
- Living room
- Sitting area
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Turndown service
- Ironing facilities
- Rollaway beds
- Hair dryer
- Free toiletries
- Electric kettle
- Flat-screen TV
- Cable/ Satellite television
- AM/FM alarm clock
- Carpeted floor
Rooms and availability
1 King-size bed
In the Room
1 King-size bed1 King-size bed, 2 Single beds or 1 King-size bed, 2 Single beds
In the Room
- City landmarks
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The hotel is excellent! The location is brilliant: within the melrose arch complex and within minutes from Rosebank and Sandton. The decor of the hotel is very modern, we liked the "alice in wonderland" chair and the holywood theme. The rooms are spacious and the bed is very comfortable. The staff is very friendly and helpful. All in all one of the best hotels in Gauteng!
Make sure to ask for the hotel parking, as this is right under the hotel (but not easy to find on your own).
We only stayed one night.The service was friendly and efficient.The room was modern and comfortable.The situation is ideal for shopping and restaurants all close by.
Loved the rooms, very clever design and everything one needs.
The lady at breakfast was super.
Your doorman on sat night was really rude,basing his idea of me on the way I was dressed and rudely asking "how can I help you" when I was checking in. I just feel that being in the tourism industry all those working at your establishment should know you can't group people just by looking at their dress code.
Have stayed in similar style hotel in Italy. This one definitely more bang for the buck. Staff was fantastic - courteous, efficient and accommodating.
Breakfast was good; Location is excellent with great restaurants and shops around; nice pool; cool design;
Staff not well trained; Maid took 40 min to make a fairly tidy room; loud music from night club opposite of street; some furniture seems not equipped for hotel use (broken lamps, etc.); light in lift is far too dark; Small rooms for 2; Too much silly attention ('Hello, how are you' from every member of staff every time you see them);
the check in was quick and painless so was check out and the staff very obliging
i liked everything
My husband and I spend one night at the hotel to celebrate our anniversary. We had a wonderful evening. The hotel had a great vibe, was spotless and the room was great. Lovely staff and a stunning pool area. It was also great to be in The Melrose arch complex.
Our shower drain was blocked.More tv channels would have been nice or maybe the ability to rent a dvd in the room.
Great design hotel near Sandton
The service (all staff were very friendly and welcoming), the best toasted chicken mayo ever, the design was better than in the pictures and how I'd imagined.
Location and restaurants good
Check-in was not up to standard. room not available at 15h30 despite check-in 15h00. Given 2 single beds, yet booked double bed.
The decor is great, and restaurant staff fantastic. We had a very pleasant stay and would definitely visit again.
Pillows uncomfortable and cleaning staff noisy in the mornings
Free Wifi available in room and restaurant - this is something that puts the Fire & Ice above alot of other hotels. The restaurant had a great range of food with great service.
I had some issues with my booking that took some time to solve however all other aspects of my stay were above expected.
The shawer box is within the room and there is no door, thus the steam goes into the room and the cold air comes in the shawer bow... the first time I see this.
The staff treated us like gold and we felt very much at home. Thank you to all the staff at the Protea Hotel Fire! & Ice. Keep up the excellent attitudes you have!
The hotel is not very clearly marked from the entrances at Melrose Arch. Perhaps a sign here and there would make it easier to find. Parking area was well marked though.

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7. Annelies de Leede, of Oak, born 1958
Recycled Ceramic Bowls, 1993 (1993)
White poured clay and potsherds
Manufactured by Oak, Rotterdam
Lent by Oak
4 3/4 x diam. 6" (11 x diam. 15 cm)
Photo by Pieter Vandermeer, courtesy Oak
During a working period at the European Ceramic's Study Center in Den Bosch, Annelies de Leede carried out research into the possibility of recycling ceramics. In a series of tests, she has established that through the manipulation of variables such as fragment size and quantity, glazed ceramic waste can be processed in a clay mass and reused. Bigger fragments can also be utilized, with beautiful visual effects. The bowls are a demonstration of these recycling possibilities.


100% of the proceeds from the signed guitar will go towards supporting STORM charity
Joel Hoekstra walks us through the acoustic section of Whitesnake's After All for a fingerstyle lesson in music theory
The surprising story behind the new acoustic line-up, and why it's fundamental to the company's history
With a custom-voiced LR Baggs preamp system, this new addition is aimed at flamenco and percussive players
Dreadnought- and Grand Auditorium-style models boast roasted spruce tops, rolled-edge fingerboards and Sire electronics
Expand your repertoire with tips and tricks for 25 classic acoustic songs, ideal for beginners and intermediate players
A deep dive into the singer-songwriter's aptitude for out-there tunings, and how you can incorporate them into your own compositions
The Zepparella guitarist covers Randy Rhoads, while detailing what makes this top-shelf nylon-string model stand out from the pack
No matter what style of guitarist you are, the best acoustic guitar pickups from LR Baggs, Fishman and others will help you get more from your tone
Traditional tonewoods are under pressure. Can luthiers create a new generation of planet-friendly acoustic guitars?
Debunk your pentatonic misdeeds and workshop your technique from the safety of the world’s favourite online video platform. Let’s get learned, people!
The heavy metal guitarist ditches the amp gain and puts on an enthralling display of acoustic wizardry
The enigmatic singer-songwriter on her haunting new album and how it was recorded almost entirely on a Taylor 416ce


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DCO wins the Gold Sports Mark!
Posted 13th October 2023
We are delighted to announce that we, Dixons Cottingley Academy, have achieved the School Games Gold Mark Award for the 2022/23 academic year.
The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.
We had such a successful year, mentioning a couple of our highlights; the first ever Dixons Cup Champions for Y7 girls & Y9 boys football, Dragon Boat Champions and students representing Bradford at the West Yorkshire Athletics Championships.
We are so proud to deliver a gender-neutral curriculum for all at Dixons Cottingley. Last year, also saw the introduction of Co-Curricular. Students in Y7 and Y8 had the opportunity to learn indoor rowing which led to opportunities of rowing on water. Students developed new skills in Trampolining and were able to perform sequenced routines. Also, a large number of students completed their Young Leaders Award and are eager to lead Primary school events over year 2023/24.
We had such a fantastic year and we are extremely proud of our pupils for their dedication to all aspects of school sport. As part of our application, we were asked to fulfil criteria in the areas of participation, competition, workforce and clubs, and we are pleased that the hard work of everyone at our school has been rewarded.
We will continue to maintain and expand students experiences in sport, already with the addition of our NEW Girls Football Academy and our NEW Boys Rugby Academy for this next academic year 2023/24.
A special thanks to all supporting staff and students for making last year a great one!
We look forward to applying once again in 2024!


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Five and one-half decades have now passed since a young President John F. Kennedy rallied a nation behind a bold challenge to send an American to the Moon and safely back before the end of that decade. We did this, and even better — putting four of our citizens on the lunar surface and returning […]
NASA should be at the forefront in the collection of scientific evidence and debunking the current hysteria over human-caused [anthropogenic] global warming [AGW]. Unfortunately, it is becoming just another agency caught up in the politics of global warming, or worse, politicized science. Advocacy and support for the White House agenda is replacing objective evaluation of data, while scientific data are being ignored in favor of emotions and politics.


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Tyga got himself a tiger a few years ago because, you know, his name.
But California doesn't allow such exotic pets. So in 2014 he avoided criminal charges by depositing his big cat at the Lions, Tigers & Bears rescue company.
Tyga was supposed to pay for his beast's food and lodging at the non-profit, which runs about 10K year.
But given T-Raww doesn't pay his own rent, what are the chances of that?
The rescue company is now calling out Tyga for non-payment. If they sue, they'll have to get in a long line.
This would have all been avoided if his rap name was goldfysh.


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Prices and profitability
How to charge the right price, avoid discounts and increase profits
We'll cover all these topics on this short and lively marketing mini-course focused on prices and profitability. It's suitable for anyone who runs a tourism business, even if you hated maths at school!
Are you charging the right prices? Could you charge more? Do you put people off because you charge too little? How do you know?
Have you managed to get the right balance between earning what you need and enjoying as much free time as you want?
Do you know how to present your prices in the most attractive way possible?
What are the triggers you can use to get people to to book or visit you and pay what your service is worth?
Do you resort to discounts when you need more business? Would you like to find ways to maximise your income?
Do you set income targets for your business? How good are you at achieving them?
By the end of the session, I hope you'll feel more confident about your pricing, with some ideas for how you might increase your profitability - or work less and still earn the same.
This mini-course is offered online and will be accessible any time from 10.00 am on 10th May to 6.00 pm on 19th May
The course will take no longer than 90 minutes to go through. How much time you spend afterwards making changes and increasing your income is up to you!

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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. -- Senior Meghan Gregg's RBI double in the first inning proved to be enough offense to back a strong effort in the circle by junior pitcher Matty Moss as No. 11 Tennessee took a 1-0 win over No. 5 Oregon on Saturday at the Mary Nutter Classic.
The Lady Vols (15-1) scattered six hits over seven innings as Moss (8-1) struck out six Ducks over six scoreless frames. Sophomore Caylan Arnold struck out two while tossing a perfect seventh inning to earn the save.
Oregon (10-3) suffered its second-straight loss to an SEC team in the Mary Nutter Classic. The Ducks fell to No. 6 Texas A&M on Friday, 3-1.
Gregg recorded her team-best 24th RBI of the season. With one out in the first inning and a 2-2 count, Gregg knocked a double down the left field line to drive in sophomore Jenna Holcomb from first base. Holcomb was a perfect 3-for-3 in the win.
Maggie Balint (3-1) took the loss for Oregon after allowing one run over four innings. Miranda Elish followed with two scoreless relief frames for the Ducks.
Chelsea Seggern drove in three runs, and Caylan Arnold struck out a season-high 13, as the No. 11 Tennessee softball team defeated Northwestern 6-1 on Saturday in the Mary Nutter Classic.The Lady Vols improved to 16-1 on the season.
Jenna Holcomb got the scoring started in the bottom of the third with an RBI single, before Seggern delivered later in the frame. With the bases loaded, she raked a double to right center, clearing the bases and giving Tennessee a 4-0 lead.
Northwestern got on the board in the top of the sixth, but the Lady Vols answered with a pair in the bottom of the frame.
Two singles and a walk loaded the bases once again, before an Aubrey Leach single up the middle brought home Amanda Ayala and Brooke Langston to give the Lady Vols a 6-1 lead.
Arnold went the distance, giving up just three hits and one run in picking up her sixth win of the season.
Holcomb was 2-for-4 at the plate, while Leach had two RBIs.


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Casandra Elizabeth Ventura (born August 26, 1986), known professionally as Cassie, is an American recording artist, model, dancer and actress. After being introduced to music producer Ryan Leslie, she was signed to his music-media company, NextSelection Lifestyle Group. Leslie wrote and produced Cassie's first single, "Me & U", which became a major hit in 2006 then long way to goin the same year. She convinced Sean "Diddy" Combs to partner his Bad Boy Records with Leslie's NextSelection imprint for the release of her debut album, Cassie, which was released in August 2006. Her second album will be released in 2012.

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I should start off by saying that I’ve never been a massive Dario Argento fan—I’ve found some of his films enjoyable over the years but has never gotten why others see him as a great director. I’ve always been more of a fan of his predecessor, Mario Bava. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage was Argento’s first film as director, and out of the handful I’ve seen it is probably my favourite to date.
It follows the fairly standard tropes of the Giallo: there are some mysterious murders, and an American writer in Italy witnesses an attempted murder in an art gallery. He gets his passport taken away because he needs to stay in Rome to identify suspects and to undergo questioning. He soon becomes obsessed with the case and starts his own investigation into who is terrorizing Rome… but will he or his girlfriend survive the killer?
Argento undeniably had a great visual eye, and already in this film a lot of the visual signatures that he would use through his career are on full show. It’s full of the usual grisly scenes and spurting blood, and the odd characters, like a cat-eating painter (which as a cat lover made me flinch), with which he made his career. It’s one of the stronger debut features to come out of the early ’70s, and it’s not hard to admire a filmmaker whose style was fully formed on day one. It lacks the supernatural elements of his later films, and is more of a standard mystery. As usual the plot is all over the place, but it’s all wrapped up with a solid twist at the end.
Arrow, which has released most of the films from Argento’s golden period in the UK (with Suspiria being the most notable exception), has pulled out the stops on this. It boasts a new 4K transfer which really makes his visual style pop out of the screen. A lot of his films have had shoddy DVD releases over the years, so these Blu-rays do make his contribution to the genre far more convincing. The release comes in a nice hard cardboard case with a lengthy booklet and postcards. It includes commentaries, visual essays, and interviews with experts on Argento and the Giallo, alongside an interview with Argento and Gildo Di Marco.


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* GhostTrain: One episode was about Arnold investigating the Legend of Engine 25: a supposed train piloted by a mad engineer which takes its passengers to the fiery heart of the underworld. It turns out be a DoubleSubversionbecause there ''is'' a real Engine 25 -- an industrial train which stops at a steel mill, and all the supernatural phenomena Arnold witnesses have perfectly rational explanations, but after Arnold [[GaveUpTooSoon concludes it's an urban myth]], [[spoiler:the audience is shown the train leaving the steel mill with the [[RealAfterAll ghost of the engineer riding on its front]].]]
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ESTIMATED HIGHWAY PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM. PART II - RESEARCH
The research program of the Arizona Department of Transportation for Fiscal Year 1992 contains the specific research activities to be undertaken by the Arizona Department of Transportation. Research is the responsibility of the ATRC Director with the assistance of a Policy Council. The total cost of the new activities presented in this work program is estimated to be $580,000. HPR funds requested are $2,335,947 of which $2,035,947 are carry-over funds from the previous HPR Programs and $300,000 are new monies. The HPR-PL-1(41) program contains proposed research projects, continuing research projects and three programs of continuing nature. The total cost of the proposed projects is estimated to be $882,295 and cost of the continuing projects and programs is $993,149. This report contains the distribution of funds for the various new projects, a summary of the individual projects, and detailed descriptions for each project. Upon FHWA approval, this work will become the basis for execution of Federal Project Agreement HPR-PL-1(41).
Arizona Department of Transportation206 South 17th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ United States 85007
- Publication Date: 1992
- Pagination: 62 p.
- TRT Terms: Costs; Federal aid; Finance; Financing; Project management; Research; State departments of transportation
- Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations; Programs; Projects
- Geographic Terms: Arizona
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Research; I10: Economics and Administration;
- Accession Number: 00623639
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jul 31 1992 12:00AM


When I came across Savant Young’s Mazda RX-3 at the Petersen’s Japanese Car Cruise In, I knew I had found something special.
That inkling was only reinforced when I saw that the Jay Leno’s Garage guys felt the same and had produced an episode starring Savant’s build.
Initially, it was the color that caught my eye – a modern Grigio Telesto scheme taken from the Lamborghini catalog. Savant then added blacked-out trim to give the classic 1973 Mazda a contemporary look.
Against the grey paintwork the black detailing works well, and is an affordable alternative to a monstrous chrome bill too.
Peering behind the forward-tilt hood I spied a 13B turbo from an FC3S RX-7, sure to make the little coupe scoot.
This one’s been bridge-ported and makes 400 horsepower on 15 pounds of boost.
That boost comes courtesy of a GReddy T66 turbo. Also in the mix is a Turbosmart Pro-Gate 45mm wastegate, TiAL blow-off valve and AEM methanol injection, plus an old school MicroTech LT-8s engine management system.
The rear axle has been swapped for a Toyota Hilux unit, still held in place by the factory RX-3 leaf springs. I’m sure you didn’t miss the blacked-out BBS RS wheels, measuring 16×9-inch in the front and 16×10-inch in the rear.
The interior is mostly stock, save for a Nardi steering wheel and a trio of gauges that include an AEM wideband AFR.
My favorite touch was the triangular muffler, a nod to the Mazda’s rotary roots.
Make sure you check out the YouTube link at the beginning of the story to see Savant’s creation rolling down the road. 400 boosted horsepower looks like an awful lot of fun in a Mazda of this vintage.


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Dir: Ismail Merchant. UK. 2001. 117mins.
The Mystic Masseur plays to the proven strengths of the Merchant-Ivory team: like much of their previous work, it depicts the contrast and clash of cultures in an exotic arena, backed by a literary pedigree, in this case VS Naipaul's first novel. A significant advance over Ismail Merchant's previous forays into direction (In Custody, The Proprietor and Cotton Mary), The Mystic Masseur none the less suffers from a softness of narrative focus, especially in the title character, and lack of satirical bite. However the irrepressible good humour and unusual setting will delight Merchant-Ivory's traditional audience, which could be broadened by Naipaul's Nobel Prize for Literature last month. Modest arthouse and ancillary sales look solid and the film should have no trouble recouping its £1.7m budget. Film also plays in the London film festival.
The story opens at Oxford University in 1954, where Partap, a young Trinidadian student of Indian origin (Mistry), prepares to greet an important visiting statesman. This individual turns out to be Ganesh (Mandvi), a key figure from his past. A long flashback reveals the two men's connection.
In 1943, Ganesh, then a schoolteacher in the island's capital, Port of Spain, travels home to his country village for his father's funeral. The eligible young man swiftly attracts the attention of a roguish shopkeeper (Puri) who engineers a match between him and his own daughter Leela (Dharker). Settling with his bride in a remote village, Ganesh pursues his long-held ambition to become a writer.
The marriage is put under stress by the couple's inability to have children and by money troubles, especially when Ganeshi's first opus, a slim volume called 101 Questions And Answers On The Hindu Religion, is a total flop. But after he successfully cures a small boy - the young Partap - of depression, he finds a new vocation as a healer with mystical powers.
As his fame grows, Ganesh, who has started to affect flamboyant Indian dress and now goes by the name of "Pundit", churns out a never-ending series of bestsellers and becomes a popular folk hero. Persuaded to enter politics, he suddenly finds himself way out of his depth when he becomes a pawn in the confrontation between the colonial British government and the independence movement.
These latter sections are the least successful, and despite its ample length, the film doesn't nail the detail of this social change or the complex relationships between Trinidad's various ethnic and social communities. In particular The Pundit himself, both as written and as played by Mandvi, could be either a comically innocent idealist buffeted by the Fates or a shallow opportunist corrupted by his brief taste of power.
The use of Partap as narrator is also uneasy: introduced in the first scene, he disappears for nearly half the feature, before returning to deliver long chunks of voice-over exposition. In fairness to the screenwriter Caryl Phillips - also from the West Indies and a distinguished author in his own right - these problems could be partly due to Naipaul's own notorious ambivalence towards his birthplace.
As usual with Merchant, the budget is all on display in a series of gorgeous, colourful images of a country rarely seen in films. Performances are all immensely likeable if on the broad side, notably a peculiar cameo by James Fox as an airheaded proto-hippie ("I'm an Indian," he explains. "Kashmiri. Originally from Chichester"). The music attractively combines the story's different cultural components.
Prod cos: Merchant Ivory
Co-prods: Pritish Nandy, Video Associates
Int'l sales: Global Cinema Group
Exec prod: Paul Bradley
Prods: Nayeem Hafizka, Richard Hawley
Scr: Caryl Phillips, based on the novel by VS Naipaul
Cinematography: Ernie Vincze
Prod des: Lucy Richardson
Ed: Roberto Silvi
Music: Richard Robbins, Zakir Hussain
Main cast: Aasif Mandvi, Om Puri, Ayesha Dharker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jimi Mistry, James Fox


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Calbuzz Solves Mysteries of the (Political) Universe
So much of politics is scripted, focused-grouped and calculated that when a political professional says or does something out of the ordinary, absurd or just plain stupid, we often smack ourselves upside the head and say, “What were they thinking?”
While we could pick any number of examples, today we focus on three recent forehead slappers by Barack Obama, Fred Davis and Jerry Brown.
What was Obama thinking when he endorsed Democratic Congressman Pete Stark for re-election last week?
As we noted the other day, the 20-term East Bay congressman is an embarrassment to himself and his constituents and ought to withdraw and throw his support to Democratic Alameda county prosecutor Eric Swalwell who has the advantage of being 1) sane and 2) not a drooler and 3) verbalizer of the line that Stark’s behavior has “forced the congressman to issue more public apologies than Lindsay Lohan.”
In recent days – before Obama’s bonehead endorsement – Stark falsely and maliciously accused Deborah “The Red” Saunders, the SF Chronicle’s in-house token conservative columnist, of donating money to Swalwell’s campaign. He idiotically confused Solyndra, the belly-up solar energy company, with Tesla, the electric car company, both in his district.
And Stark issued a phony “apology” for having charged that Swalwell took hundreds of thousands of dollars in “bribes” in a statement that went on to charge that “Swalwell has been a consistent vote on the Dublin City Council and on the Planning Commission supporting projects by developers who have been raided by the FBI, have plead guilty to destroying natural habitats.”
What kind of political advice did Obama get on this one? Did no one read the 2008 Esquire list of the 10 worst lawmakers in Congress in which they noted, “Stark gives bumbling, dyspeptic old fools who say stupid things a bad name.”
What was Fred Davis thinking when he wrote up a 54-page advertising plan for Joe Ricketts, the founder of the brokerage firm TD Ameritrade, and his pro-Mitt Romney super PAC?
The plan was designed to correct the impression Obama gave to voters that he is, according to the Davis memo, a “metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln.” It would do this by linking Obama to the incendiary Chicago pastor, Jeremiah Wright and his black liberation theology.
We have a soft spot in our Calbuzzard hearts for Davis because he was creator of the marvelously amusing “Demon Sheep” ad for Carly Fiorina’s successful campaign for the Republican nomination for Senate in 2010 – the spooky spot that suggested former U.S. Rep. Tom Campbell was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Davis also did the delightful “I am not a witch” ad for Republican Christine O’Donnell in Delaware.
But jeez, Fred. Obama has been president for nearly four years already. People know he’s not a raging, black power radical – even if you could make the unlikely case that his former preacher is one. A fact not lost of Romney himself who said:
“I repudiate the effort by that PAC to promote an ad strategy of the nature they’ve described.” (Of course, Romney couldn’t leave it at that, so he added: “I think what we’ve seen so far from the Obama campaign is a campaign of character assassination. I hope that isn’t the course of this campaign. So in regards to that PAC, I repudiate what they’re thinking about.” (Asked later what “character assassination” he was talking about, Romney pointed to Obama about Romney’s history at Bain Capital – where he was a job assassin).
Not only that, Fred, but you really pissed off former Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, now mayor of Chicago, who immediately put the kibosh on a multimillion dollar plan to help the Ricketts family refurbish Wrigley Field, which they own. Oops.
What’s Jerry Brown thinking doing national news interviews, one after another, including the self-aggrandizing, pompous Charlie Rose? But not sitting down with Calbuzz?
If he’s going to throw around Latin phrases like nemo dat quod habet (no one gives what he doesn’t have) to explain why California has to either approve his tax hike plan or suffer even deeper budget cuts, he ought to be making those comments to a California news outlet, preferably us.
If he told us, “This is not Europe. We’re not the European society with it kind of sclerotic regimes and economy and social structure,” we’d at least have the wherewithal to ask him if he’s taking about Greece, Germany or Great Britain. And why he wants to insult potential California trading partners. And where does he think Jacques is, anyway?
Also, Rose let him off pretty easy when Brown said, “This is where they invented Facebook, not in Texas, not in Arizona, not in Manhattan and certainly not under the White House and the Congress. This is still the Wild West and we’re going to prove to the rest of the country and the world that we know how to do it.”
When Rose, laughing, noted that Facebook was invented in Cambridge, Mass., Brown froze for about three seconds staring at the camera before replying, “Well, wherever it was invented, this is where they are.”
True, that Gov. Gandalf. But what were you thinking? And by the way, if you’re going to announce a $14 billion water project (on top of your $60-$100 billion high-speed rail proposal), why are you giving that story of Charlie “Do You Think I’m Smart” Rose?
Rose didn’t even get a few of your best quotes. He did pick up on your explanation of how you’ll balance the budget if your tax measure doesn’t pass: “There’s more than one way to skin a cat. There’s many roads to Calcutta and we’re going to take whichever one will get us there.” But he apparently wasn’t sensitive to the fact that the Indan-American voters of California might not like your suggestion that taking the road to Calcutta is like skinning a cat.
Rose certainly missed the theological roots of your statement, “At this stage of my life, this is what I’ve been called upon to do and God willing I’m going to do it.”
And though it was in response to a lame question about how much you’re “betting” on the upcoming tax vote, Rose also missed: “I don’t have that much of a future. I’ve got more of a past that a future. I’m not betting anything.”
Except your word, or did you forget you promised you had the experience and the knowledge to fix California?
By “Indan-American”, I take it you mean the Cahulla of Coachellan Calcutta.
It seems very strange that the state of California would allow its employees to earn salaries that are 60% higher than comparable incomes in the private sector. Before anyone votes for a tax increase, perhaps Mr. Brown should consider renegotiating union contracts. With a 10%+ unemployment rate it seems that that unions are in a very bad bargaining position. If contracts can’t be renegotiated, layoffs offset with outsourcing to the private sector can get the job done for less too.
NorthofUS: Shilling for the Dick Army boys are we? Ready to drown the unions in the bath tub with Grover NorthofUSquist?
I once bet somebody who put a similar post on Facebook that I could disprove this allegation in 5 minutes using Google search. I did. I won’t bother to repeat the exercise and give you all the links as I did with him. But I encourage you to try it. You’ll find:
* At the higher levels, a cabinet secretary makes about 1/100th of what a CEO of a major corporation does–or less–for comparable work and responsibility.
* Most mid-level government employees get paid about the same as comparable private-sector employees, but generally have a higher level of education.
* Public-sector pensions for most positions are comparable to Social Security payments that public employees don’t get. For example, teacher friends of mine get about what I’ll get in a few years from Social Security.
* In general, public benefits are better than private (which indicates to me that private employers are screwing their employees).
Taken together, public employees get about 2% better pay and benefit packages on average. This does not factor in their generally higher level of education. If you do that, they come out equal or slightly lower than private workers.
As for your assertion that private sector services are less expensive, that is also false. It has been fairly extensively tested and tracked across several states. The results show citizens are not more satisfied with the services private companies deliver. In fact, they are usually less happy with them. Charter school students, for example, score generally lower on standardized tests than public students. And public schools can’t select who they take as charter schools do. If they had to do that, their scores would be even lower as they’d have to take disabled students, kids with learning and behavior problems, and non-English speakers. These services are also not less expensive, but usually more. Think about it. Unlike public services, their goal is to make a profit. How could they possibly be cheaper? And don’t tell me it’s because they’re more efficient. Medicare has lower overhead costs than any private insurance company in the country.
There are always exceptions. Some high-level officials in the UC system and in various police organizations, for example, have gotten outsize pay and pensions deals. But private defense contractors are responsible for most of the outrageous Pentagon program cost overruns.
In summary, stop listening to Rush. He doesn’t bother to check anything he says. Absolutely nothing. He just opens his mouth and lies–and makes a lot of money doing so. When you do it, you just make yourself look like an idiot. You could solve that by spending a few minutes checking any of this out as I did. I urge you to do so.
An alternative to Proposition 13: raise property taxes on everyone, but give breaks for homeowner occupied residences, seniors 65 and over and the disabled. When there is such a great disparity between those grandfathered into the system when Prop. 13 first passed and those who have bought for the first time in California it is clear that more than a little resentment is created. How is possible that a state that would rank in the top ten if it were its own nation, has such a dysfunctional system of government and at tax rates that are among the highest in the United States? It seems there are an awful lot of people wanting something for nothing thanks to Prop. 13, but unwilling to pay for government services they also expect. It is time to rewrite the California State Constitution, get rid of the gridlock of the propositions that have stymied any possibility of running a government no matter who is in power, and start all over again. In addition, if I were governor I would set up a prison exchange for illegals to serve out their sentences in their own home country, rethink the criminality of drug use offences (its a health issue, not a criminal issue), and look for ways to lower the cost of education because in this economy everyone will be going back to school multiple times in order to adapt to the increasingly rapid changes in the economy. Let’s invest in what really matters–the people of the state of California.


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Missing the mark on menhaden strategy
Rather than adopting a new management plan that focused on the importance of menhaden to their ecosystem, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Menhaden Management Board voted to stick with the status quo.
Leading up to the vote, public sentiment was overwhelmingly in favor of updating the strategy. More than 150,000 anglers and other conservationists submitted public comments in favor of accounting for menhaden's unique ecological role as a forage fish.
“The decision by ASMFC to continue the status quo management of menhaden, despite over 99 percent of all public comments supporting a change, is disappointing, to say the least,” said Mike Leonard, conservation director at the American Sportfishing Association. “There is a broad recognition that menhaden need to be managed in a way that accounts for their benefits to the ecosystem, including as a significant portion of the diets of many sportfish populations.
“It’s extremely unfortunate that anglers must continue to wait and hope that someday soon ASMFC will shift its management philosophy when it comes to menhaden.”
Not only are menhaden a key food source for sportfish species like striped bass, bluefish, red drum, king mackerel and cobia, but nearly every predatory fish, mammal and bird eats them at some point in their life cycle. That's a big part of the reason why so many argued they shouldn't be managed as a single species.
Most fishermen are content to continue using the same rods, reels, line, hooks and baits since their dad taught them years ago.
If they catch fish, it's, "Thanks Dad,” and they come home happy.
If they aren't catching fish, they will blame it on the weather, water, sunshine, clouds, wind or bait, but never on their equipment or themselves..
Well, in the old days that would have been perfectly OK. But not in today's market, what will all the new baits, lines, rods and reels that are available to them.
When bass fishermen slide their boat into the water, they will have as many as 20 rods/reels in the boat along with enough hard and soft baits to last a lifetime.
I carry 15 rods/reels in my boat, a ton of baits and enough hooks to stretch from Eliot to Augusta. That might be a stretch, but I mean it when I say that I have enough equipment to last until I'm too old and feeble to cast a line!
I know that sounds stupid but if you have the money, time and energy, why not carry enough rods so that you can pick up an another rod that has a different lure on it or another color or size?
if a fish sees something different he will attack it to keep it out of his territory. Plus it saves time so you will always have your bait in the water.
You know, it’s no wonder folks living south of the Mason-Dixon line view ice fishermen as being nuts. It’s a sport that many once called moronic.
Who in their right mind, after all, would stare through a hole in the ice for eight hours straight, or drive a full-size truck onto a frozen lake? Or risk frostbite for a fish bite?
The answer, according to data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is well over 2 million people — that’s who.
In 2006, outdoors folks spent about $105 million on ice fishing tackle and equipment, a figure that had ballooned to $178 million by 2011 and is expected to easily exceed $200 million when the 2016 data is unveiled. That’s nearly a 100-percent expansion in sales of ice fishing gear in a single decade.
So why all the excitement for a sport that’s conducted in the cold? For one, becoming a first-time ice angler is simple and relatively affordable, even for families. And even while innovation among other segments of the sportfishing industry, in some cases, has plagued it, creativity in new ice fishing tackle and equipment continues soaring to new levels of awesome.
Stroll the jam-packed aisles at events such as the St. Paul or Milwaukee ice fishing shows and you meet as many young anglers as you do hardwater veterans. Each and every one of these folks flock to the show floor for the same simple reason: to see the new stuff — amazing lures, rods, electronics, apparel, shelters and other equipment that promises to make their time on the ice more exciting, comfortable and efficient.
Wayne Hooper is a member of the New England Outdoor Writers Association and a lifelong Seacoast resident. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.


Tag your Blog Posts
Let’s say you’ve got a great blog. And of course you post regularly, offering cutting edge information that ought to accelerate the pulse of literary professionals everywhere. But no breathless readers are showing up. Did I mention that you’re brand new at this blog thing? The road less traveled is so lonely.
Tags allow an author to categorize the content of blog postings. The tags are keywords or phrases that become links within a blog post. And they are critical if you want your blog to be found by blog search engines like technorati.com that use tags for search categorization. By using tags, you are essentially able to tell services such as Technorati to add your post to a list of related pages. People can search for a particluar type of content using tags. To utilize Technorati, you will first need to go to their site and claim your blog. This really means that you are registering with that search engine.
Now you’re ready to create some tags. Choosing keywords for your website is a complex subject within the realm of search engine optimization (SEO) and beyond the scope of this post. Tags for your blog posts are more straight-forward. The keywords and important phrases in a post should be used as tags. It’s a good idea to use variations of keywords (e.g., writer and author), as well as singular and plural forms of words. You don’t want to use narrow terms that would rarely show up in a search. And don’t use irrelevant tags. Tag spam will come back to bite you, perhaps getting you banned by the blog search engines.
You may be wondering how to actually create a Technorati tag in your blog post. It’s simple if you go to http://www.rockfuse.com/blog/technorati-tag-generator. In a few minutes, you can input a comma-separated list of keywords and phrases and the free application will provide the HTML code for those tags. Just copy the code and paste it to the end of your blog post. There’s also a tag generator to create social bookmark links. Make sure your blog post is displayed in the HTML format when you paste the tags. You can change it back to the visual format before publishing. Technorati tags for this post are at the bottom of the article.
After you create your new post, complete with tags, you’ll want to notify Technorati and social bookmarking sites. Some blog software can be configured to do this automatically. But you can also use pingomatic.com or another service. I’ll save that topic for another post.
If you already do all this stuff, that’s great. Your blog is probably a success!