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A Lot Like Love, a Li'l Like Chocolate by Sumrit Shahi is a typical Bollywood style romantic novel. These days I have been reading a lot of romantic novels written by Indian authors and sadly I have to admit that Indian authors are just not able to write a decent romantic novel. In fact I am still searching for an Indian romantic novel at par with novels like A Walk To Remember, Twilight series.
Like many romantic novels, A Lot Like Love, a Li'l Like Chocolate is also written in a fixed format adopted by the authors for this genre. There is a girl and boy who fall for each other. There is lot of romance, boozing around and other masaledaar stuff. Then comes a twist and climax of the so called love story and the book as well.
A Lot Like Love, a Li'l Like Chocolate is the story about teenager Arnika and Shadab who are ambitious and focused about their career goals. They fall for each other. But Arnika goes to New York for higher studies and this long distance took toll on their relationship.
Teenagers in the novel are really smart people in every aspect. They just know everything and are aware of their feelings as well. Yet they are not smart enough to understand this simple thing that relationship comes with certain responsibility and obsession for anything doesn't help. Protagonists in the novel wants everything yet are poor at juggling, judging and setting priorities right. Perhaps these comes from experience.
The novel is written in the most informal and easy going style. It is difficult to call it a novel as it is written more like a play or script. But the author has smartly included every stuff in the story with which teenage readers can easily feel connected. So basically the book has been written keeping casual readers in mind who read once in a while to kill time or for time pass. It is also written in a simple language so reading it is a breeze. One could easily finish it within hours and feel fresh and elated. (My case, though, is different)
A Lot Like Love, a Li'l Like Chocolate could be a fun read for high school or college goer readers, or someone who loves to read such kind of easy going and easily readable no-brainer books.
But it is definitely not recommended for avid hardcore readers. I like to read romantic novels but it is not just according to my taste.
'I received a copy from Writersmelon in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.'
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In today world, we cannot rely on Phones also to play android games. Here is a powerful Android emulator that lets you play almost any Android app and game easily on your laptop or pc. Bluestacks is the most popular emulator and is among the top most positions in the world of emulators. It comes with an easy interface, you can easily operate it and can download tons of different applications and games. It also allows you to connect to your google store. So you can easily download your applications from there. With Bluestacks you can enjoy using your applications and games with a much bigger and better screen. It enhances your experience, its just like you are using your phone with a better hardware, outstanding controls, and better and bigger screen. You can play heavy games on it like PubG, temple run, clash of clans and many more. It also allows you to add additional gameplay so you can enjoy thoroughly while playing the game. Overall, It is a great application, you can use tons of android application on it and you will definitely love it.
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Q: Problem with addressing to dynamically created elements in JavaScript (not jquery) I have table in HTML:

And I have button in HTML also.
By clicking on button a new cell appears each time. Every new cell has class of course.
Then I want to click on cell so that new div appears.
It should work like this:
cell_1 (class xxx) can create div1
cell_2 (class xxx) can create div2
etc.

The problem is: I cannot address to class xxx of these cells correctly.
I have tried to solve it by adding new script in the end of the addEventListener code like this:
let popupScript = document.createElement ("script");
    popupScript.src = "newscript.js";
    document.body.appendChild(popupScript);

And in this newscript I can address to dynamically created class xxx. But the problem remains: if I create 5 cells and then click on the cell №1, it works like I click 5 times on cell №1.
Also I have tried to use MutationObserver. But the problem remains.
Then I decided to check it another way:
In HTML:

        1
        2
        3
        4

        GO CLICK

In JavaScript:
for (let g=0; g<4; ++g) {
    document.querySelectorAll(".textClass")[g].addEventListener ("click", function() {console.log (g)});
}

Now g in console show the correct number of clicking. One click - one number.
But if I put this code in JavaScript:
let x = 0;
document.getElementById ("click_button").addEventListener ("click", function() {
    let y = document.createElement ("div");
    document.body.appendChild (y);
    x++;
});

let observer = new MutationObserver (function () {
for (let g=0; g<x; ++g) {
    document.querySelectorAll(".textClass")[g].addEventListener ("click", function() {console.log (g)});
}
});
observer.observe (document.body, {childList: true});

the problem remains. And if you click 4 times on "GO CLICK" and then click on 1st cell, in console you will see (4)0.
So, what is wrong?

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3d Wall Design is an alternate route for draftsmen to plan homes. It is not a long way from the routine 2d method for outlining, however is more aggressive. 3d Wall Design, much the same as the conventional way likewise incorporates the color arrangements, rises and the point of view of the venture. The main contrast is that 3d Wall Design emphasizes 3d wall plans and 3d colors rather than the traditional 2d.
For engineers, displaying for a customer utilizing 3d Wall Design could be an incredible preference since the presentation will have the capacity to catch the customer's consideration from the earliest starting point, with the color rich presentations of the wall arrangement and heights.
For customers having no foundation in building design, viewing a designer's presentation, particularly with the planner demonstrating exhausting 2d drawings and discussing it in specialized terms that you don't even comprehend a bit, might be an exhausting undertaking. Anyhow when a designer presents you with a 3d presentation, you will have the capacity to see immediately what the planner is passing on. There is no compelling reason to translate the specialized terms and the arrangement drawings, you only need to take a consideration at the presentation and you will have a thought of what the undertaking will look like.
3d Wall Design and its parts.
There are 2 main stages to contemplate, the essential stage and the real stage. The essential stage is the presentation of the color arrangements and heights. The significant stage incorporates the presentation of the inside and outside points of view.
3d Interior presentations incorporate perspectives within the house in specific parts. It is for the customer to see and feel how the walls will look like, and if the spaces will work as stated by their inclination. It can additionally serve as a connection to the color plans if the customer require a few checks on how a certain space in the house will look like.
3d Exterior presentations incorporate perspectives of the outside of the house overall, including the foundation to apply nature where the genuine house will be manufactured. It can additionally serve as a medium for the customers to perceive how the house will look like and it gives the opportunity to the customer to advise the planner whether they need to change a few colors or outline before the development starts with affordable home innovation.


Devina Monsinger is the Finance & Accounts Manager at TGT Legal. She is responsible for the day to day management of the firm's accounts. Devina brings the highest level of efficiency and more than 25 years' prior experience in accounts at law firms in both New Zealand and South Africa, This includes a role at the Cape Town Law Society as a trust accountant for several years.
Devina is also the firm's Compliance Officer.


Let's face it. There comes a time when it isn't so much that you'd like to go shopping but you NEED to go shopping for clothing. The problem is that your budget for clothing may not be very large.
No worries. Whether you go through your closet to see what you have or hit the clearance racks, you can save money.
It's time to go through and purge your current wardrobe. You more than likely have pieces that need to go. These pieces may be outdated, showing wear, or no longer fit. Getting rid of these pieces will show you what you have left to work with. You can then start looking for pieces that work with what you have.
People often think that thrift stores are always a great place to get clothing. That's not true. In fact, prices can be higher than what you would pay at department stores when there's a good sale. Instead, you want to shop thrift stores when they're having a sale. Thrift stores often have bag sales and discount sales. Keep your eyes open. Also, make sure to carefully look at each piece before buying.
You can often find some real gems in the clearance racks. Don't be afraid to try on items that you think wouldn't work on you. You can be really surprised at how different a piece can look once you put it on. Speaking of which, when buying pieces on clearance, always be sure to try them on. Many stores will not do refunds on clearance items.
Check store policies. Some stores, like Kohl's, will allow you to stack coupons on top of clearance prices. If you REALLY want to save money on clothing this is the way to do it. Last December, I was able to get a shirt for only $0.22 (including tax) at Kohl's by stacking coupons with my find on the clearance rack!
Department stores sometimes have absolutely amazing deals. This is especially true around holidays, such as Christmas, Mother's Day, etc. It's not uncommon to see buy one get two free sales. You may even be lucky enough to find buy one get three free. Let's say you're buying a $50 pair of pants. If you get two free, that makes the price per pair around $17. Talk about a steal.
Last, but not least, to save money on clothing in the long run, you need to take care of your clothing. Pay attention to the care instructions so that you don't cause your clothing to wear out quickly.
You don't have to spend a fortune on clothing. Whether you need to buy a new wardrobe for work or because you lost weight, you can save money on clothing.


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Q: Modeling multiple-choice data In my experiment, participants had to make a series of decisions between different options. On each trial, they were presented with a different number of options to choose from, and each option varied along two dimensions: d1 and d2. For example, on trial t, a participant could be given the choice between [(d1:5, d2:2), (d1:2, d2:24), (d1:16, d2:-2)], and then on trial t+1 between [(d1:9, d2:1), (d1:7, d2:6)]. There is no relation between the first option on trial t and the first option on trial t+1. They only select one option per trial.
I am trying to determine how much participants cared about d1 and d2 when making their decisions. One way to approach this is to model the decision as choosing the noisy maximum among $\beta_1 d_1+\beta_2 d_2$, and finding the beta values that maximize the likelihood of the participants' decisions. However, I wonder if there is a simpler statistical method that I am overlooking. Thanks!


HOUSTON -- The Astros didn't extend qualifying offers to any of their free agents, which wasn't a surprise. None of the World Series champions' five free agents -- designated hitter Carlos Beltran, relievers Tyler Clippard, Luke Gregerson and Francisco Liriano and outfielder Cameron Maybin -- are likely to return next season.
Major League Baseball's free-agent signing period is underway, and teams had until 4 p.m. CT Monday to extend qualifying offers to any of their free agents. For 2018, the qualifying offer is a one-year contract worth $17.4 million (the amount is the mean salary of MLB's 125 highest-paid players). Players who received a qualifying offer have 10 days -- until Nov. 16 -- to accept or reject the offer.
If a player accepts the offer, like Colby Rasmus did with the Astros two years ago, he is signed at the designated salary. Players who decline the offer enter free agency but have Draft-pick compensation attached to them.
If such a player signs with another team, the team that loses him receives a Draft pick the following year, generally following Competitive Balance Round B, which comes after the second round. Meanwhile, the team that signs the player is subject to surrendering one or more Draft picks, although a team's highest first-round pick is exempt from forfeiture.
Nine players received qualifying offers this year, including Cubs closer Wade Davis, who could be a target of the Astros. Davis, 32, went 32-for-33 in save chances with a 2.30 ERA this past season, appearing in 59 games. The Astros have yet to sign a player who was given a qualifying offer, but general manager Jeff Luhnow has said in previous years he wouldn't be against it, even if it meant losing a Draft pick.
A free agent who's not attached to a Draft pick the Astros could pursue is left-hander Mike Minor, who appeared in 65 games for the Royals this past season, posting a 2.55 ERA while striking out 88 in 77 2/3 innings. Minor, who held lefties to a .163 batting, would solve Houston's need for an effective lefty in the 'pen.


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Financial Printer Signs Hudson Square Relocation
By Al Barbarino	November 8, 2013 12:03 pm
Command Financial Press has signed a new 28,484-square-foot lease at Trinity Real Estate's 345 Hudson Street in Hudson Square – a relocation from its current offices located just blocks away at one of Trinity's other properties.
(Photo: Trinity Real Estate)
The provider of financial printing solutions signed a 15-year lease for half of the fourth floor of the building and is scheduled to move from its One Hudson Square offices in early 2014, when Horizon Media is set to expand into the financial printing company's previous space.
Spanning the full block from King to Charlton Streets, 345 Hudson Street features a renovated lobby and approximately 60,000-square-foot floors.
The building is home to a range of media and communications companies, including CBS Radio East, The Guggenheim Foundation, Penguin Putnam, InDemand and the corporate offices and studios for Viacom's Comedy Central, SpikeTV and MTV divisions. Retail tenants include Chase Bank and Starbucks.
Hudson Square is bounded by West Houston Street to the north, Canal Street to the south, Avenue of the Americas to the east and the Hudson River to the west.
The landmarked Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District falls within the neighborhood, which contains the largest concentration of Federalist and Greek Revival style row houses built during the first half of the 19th century. It is also home to the Manhattan entrance to the Holland Tunnel, the New York City Fire Museum and Soho Playhouse.
The area was once known as the Printing District, and it remains the site of media-related activity.
In-house broker Tom Lynch represented the landlord, Trinity Real Estate, in the lease. Mr. Lynch declined comment. Scott Sloves, Chris Mansfield, and Rob Wizenberg of CBRE represented the tenant. The firm declined comment.
Keywords: 345 Hudson Street, CBRE, CBS Radio East, Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District, Chase Bank, Chris Mansfield, Comedy Central, Command Financial Press, Holland Tunnel, Hudson Square, InDemand, MTV, New York City Fire Museum, one hudson square, Penguin Putnam, rob wizenberg, Scott Sloves, Soho Playhouse, SpikeTV, Starbucks Coffee, The Guggenheim Foundation, Tom Lynch, Trinity Real Estate, Viacom
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Spring is finally here, and that SHOULD mean packing away the heavy sweaters and dark colors and bringing out bright, fun, and happy clothes. Unfortunately, there's a huge snowstorm going on outside my window, but I'll just pray that some decent weather will arrive soon. I'm a huge fan of Lilly Pulitzer and while I wear some of their stuff in the fall and winter, their clothes really do lend themselves to the spring and summer months. With spring break approaching this week, I'm sharing 10 of my favorite new Lilly finds … even if, like me, you aren't going anywhere more exciting than the mall for spring break!
I love a good Lilly Pulitzer print, and this year I'm pretty excited about the new options. My favorite is the Bright Navy Taverna Tile Allover, which brings back memories of my honeymoon in Greece. In the Kelly ankle pant, this print reminds me of The Duchess of Cambridge's GAP trousers. These are a great transitional piece for winter to spring, and also work well for cooler nights at the beach if you're going away this month.
Lobsters in Love is totally obnoxious in the best way, and I think a casual Essie top (one of my favorite everyday Lilly items) works great in this pattern. Pack it for spring break, and once you get home, pair this with a denim jacket or light cardigan until summer arrives.
Lilly's Callahan shorts probably make up 75% of my summer wardrobe, no lie. During the cooler transitional months of spring, you sometimes get a warm-enough-for-shorts day. A light sweater or tissue-weight long sleeved tee works great with a patterned short and doesn't look super summery. Or if you're lucky enough to be going away for spring break, then these are a no-brainer! I really like the new Callahan knit shorts because they're soft and stretchy but don't look too casual.
You can't beat a Lilly Pulitzer dress for a spring break vacation or just about any other spring/summer occasion like weddings, bridal showers, birthday parties or graduations. If the weather gets chilly, I throw on my favorite denim jacket. I'm not a huge fan of straight shift dresses, but I looove this new Pearl soft shift because it's a bit looser and not that stiff material the other Lilly shifts are made from.
I'm really into printed sunglasses lately and I got a pair for super cheap in Lilly's After Party Sale in January. This similar pair of Maddie sunglasses would look great with a crisp white dress or your favorite bathing suit – and so cute in all your spring break Instagram shots.
I'm kind of obsessed with these Waterside earrings! So fun and beachy but great for dressier occasions like a wedding. I was expecting them to be more expensive, but the $48 price is comparable to brands like Baublebar.
The Getaway Packable Tote would be ideal for the beach or pool, and it's great to bring on vacations because it folds up and packs into itself to make a tiny square, so it hardly takes any space in your luggage! This is one of those bags that's also handy to have in case you end up buying more souvenirs than you expect on a trip and need an extra bag for the way home.
If you're not going away for spring break, you can at least invite some friends over and pretend you're in a tropical location! These hi ball glasses or appetizer plates definitely add some fun to your average meal, and you can display some apps on this adorable serving platter. The glasses come in 3 different prints and the plates and tray in two prints, and all 3 items are under $25 each!
What's your favorite Lilly print? Happy shopping!


The impressive red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) has spread to a large part of the Middle East and almost the whole Mediterranean area. Its large and terrifying larvae cause severe damage to certain palm tree species, such as Phoenix.
Adult palm weevils cause feeding damage to the leaves, but the most important damage is caused by the larvae. Larvae spend their whole life in the trunk. The first signs of infestation and damage are hardly perceptible and is only noticed in an advanced stage. The crown and trunk show boreholes with a brown viscous liquid and chewed fibers coming out. Inside rotting occurs and the leaves turn yellow and wilt. By the time damage is observed, the palm tree is already irreparably injured and dies. The trunks which are hollowed out by the larvae give insufficient support, as a result of which the palm trees can fall down.
Their reddish brown body of an adult weevil measures between 2 cm and 5 cm in length. The wing shields are dark red and have long vertical grooves. The reddish brown back shield is covered with some black spots. The head and remarkably long snout take up, together, 1/3 of the total length. At the base and sides of the snout the antennae and small black eyes are located. Two small mandibles are found at the end of the snout. Males have small brown hairs halfway along the snout. The eggs are creamy white and elongated. They are approximatively 3 mm long. Full-grown larvae are cone-shaped and cream-coloured. They are approximately 5 cm long. Their brown head has well-developed jaws, so that larvae can easily bore into the trunk of a palm tree. Before the larvae pupate, they make an oval-shaped cocoon out of palm fibers. These cocoons are on average 6 cm long. The pupae are pale brown and about 3.5 cm long. All stages of the palm weevil can be found inside the palm tree. Its total life cycle takes about 4 months. A female deposits more or less 300 eggs close to the base of the palm crown. After two to five days the larvae hatch and bore into the trunk where they feed on the soft and succulent palm tissue. The larval stage lasts one to three months. The pupal stage is shorter and takes two to three weeks, at the end a new adult emerges.


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Recent Study Reveals Many Teens Still Admit to Texting and Driving, Despite Knowing the Dangers
Aaron Sachs & Associates, P. C. Apr 11, 2012
A recent study from State Farm Insurance found that only 22% of parents talk regularly with their teen children about safe driving responsibilities - and that many teen drivers still believe texting and driving is less dangerous than drunk driving. The study found that 57% of licensed teen drivers admit to texting and driving: while 83% of those surveyed acknowledged that drinking and driving leads to car accidents, only 63% expressed the same attitude towards texting while behind the wheel.
Distracted driving, drunk driving, and the general inexperience of teenagers combine to cause many car accidents on Missouri roadways. In 2010, a Missourian was injured or killed every 35.5 minutes in an accident involving a teen driver, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. In general, young drivers are 4 times more likely to crash per mile driven. For our Missouri personal injury lawyers, these are staggering statistics.
How can parents help reduce teen accidents?
Many schools provide driving classes and drunk-driving damage demonstrations. These courses include statistics, real stories, videos and photographs to convey a powerful message that drunk driving and distracted driving on Missouri roadways is dangerous and leads to serious injuries and death. Some courses bring an actual vehicle that was totaled in a drunk-driving accident.
However much it seems that your teen doesn't listen to you, studies show that parents and respected care-givers still have much influence. What's more, the State Farm study showed that parents and teens actually talk less about safe driving practices after the teen becomes licensed - during the time period when these conversations are the most crucial.
The news is full of celebrities who use poor judgment while driving, and these examples provide cautionary tales that can help you demonstrate the very real risks. For example, many teenagers were affected by the death of Jackass movie star, Ryan Dunn. Dunn and a friend (newly married Iraqi war veteran Zachary Hartwell) both died after Dunn chose to drink and then drive 130 miles per hour. He lost control of his Porsche, which traveled 40 yards off the roadway where it hit a tree and exploded.
Also, Utah State teenager Taylor Sauer's parents have used their daughter's tragedy to demonstrate the real dangers of texting and driving to other teens. Sauer's last Facebook message, posted seconds before she slammed into a slow moving tanker truck, was this: "I can't discuss this matter now. Driving and facebooking is not safe! Haha." Sauer never even attempt to brake: she smashed into the truck at 80 mph and was killed instantly.


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Books > History > Hindu > Hidden Horizons – Unearthing 10,000 Years of Indian Culture
Hidden Horizons – Unearthing 10,000 Years of Indian Culture
by Dr. David FrawleyDr. Navaratna S. Rajaram
India has the most extensive and continuous record of all ancient civilizations; much more than Egypt, Sumeria of Mesopotamia. Hidden Horizons reveals some of the evidence that establishes India's true identity as a nation of great antiquity.
Hidden Horizons- Unearthing 10,000 Years of Indian Culture explores the recent research in archaeology, geology, ecology, linguistics, science, marine archaeology and other relevant fields which throw light on the real history of India.
Scholars worldwide agree that this new evidence dispels all the old myths and opens the horizons for a new era of understanding – an era which restores India's true place in world history as a nation with a rich ancient tradition and a civilization that has existed for over 10,000 years.
Swaminarayan Akshardham, opened in November 2005, is a tribute to the universal ideals of Indian Culture. Dedicated to Bhagwan Swaminarayan and created in only five years by HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj, every inch of this 100-acre complex provides a deep insight into the mind and soul of India. The breathtaking monument and inspiring exhibitions stir the hearts of all who visit, regardless of age or background.
In particular, the Sanskruti Vihar exhibition portrays 10,000 years of Indian Culture through a fascinating 14-minute boat ride. Its 3-D dioramas display India's culture from Vedic times, and India's unique contributions in agriculture, astronomy, aviation, Ayurveda, education and many other areas of human development.
Inspired and created by I-IDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Swaminarayan Akshardham fulfils the much—cherished wish of his guru, HDH Yogiji Maharaj. Located on the banks of the sacred River Yamuna in New Delhi, Swaminarayan Akshardham is a unique monument to 10,000 years of Indian culture, history, traditions and values.
Spread throughout 100 acres, the Swaminarayan Akshardham complex is a breathtaking combination of ancient art and architecture, and modern science and technology. In addition to the majestic main monument, three well—researched and outstanding exhibition halls provide a glimpse into the vast and rich heritage of India.
This present book, Hidden Horizon — unearthing 10,000 years of Indian Culture, is specifically written to complement the 'Sanskruti Vihar' exhibition, which is an enlightening 14—minute boat journey through 10,000 years of Indian history and culture.
The book provides details of now widely accepted archaeological, geological, linguistic, genetic and other evidence which proves that the Aryan Invasion Theory is totally false and that India's heritage is indigenous, dating back to at least the last Ice Age, 10,000 years ago. This account of India's true history will revive the pride of Indians everywhere for their motherland.
Today's youth are generally unaware of India's true history and the widespread damage caused by the currently taught, now disproved theories. This book will serve to correct current misunderstandings and will initiate a sea change in the social, cultural, political and spiritual outlook of all patriotic Indians.
We are deeply grateful to Dr. David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri) and Dr. Navaratna S. Rajaram for writing this outstanding overview of India's true place in world civilization.
Finally, we feel sure that all who read this book with an open mind will certainly appreciate and accept the clear-cut evidence presented here that reclaims and confirms India's true place in world history as a nation of great antiquity.
Author's Preface
The idea for this book dawned after a special meeting between the two authors and seven Swamis of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. At the request of Sadhu Brahmaviharidas the meeting naturally took place at the new Swaminarayan Akshardham in Delhi, as we were in Delhi for a conference. The Cultural Complex was then not quite yet finished (March 2005), and yet inspiring beyond imagination. The Swamis also honoured us with a tour of this new and spectacular monument. Nothing could have prepared us for the exhilarating experience we felt on that day.
As part of this tour, the Swamis showed us their "Ten I Minute down the Sarasvati River" display, one of their important cultural presentations on ancient India Culture, and a great production in its own right. They sought our help with the display and its information. In the ensuing dialogue the idea arose of a short book on ancient India written specifically to accompany the display. At the same time, we concluded that the book should also have a universal value as a concise, complete and well—illustrated volume that would be useful at all Hindu religious centres and, on a broader level, for the general public.
Both authors have written extensively on ancient India, in various books and articles widely published in the Indian press and in other countries, particularly the USA. The present volume allows us to summarize and update the material we have previously presented. We have also individually written on different aspects of Indian culture and Vedic sciences, not simply as specialists on history. Our perspective is of those who respect the Vedic tradition and can look at ancient India from its broader perspective.
We must emphasize that the ancient history of India still requires revision in light of both recent scientific information and a more accurate study of India's own venerable literature. Many of the commonly accepted and textbook accounts of ancient India have now been contradicted by new evidence in several fields. Whether one entirely agrees with the alternative views we have put forth or not, these old accounts can no longer be accepted without question.
To treat the revision of historical books as a kind of tampering with scriptures, as some scholars in India today are suggesting, makes no sense at all. History is man— made; it must be updated like all knowledge. All over the world, the dates for the beginning of civilization and for human populations are being pushed back in time. India cannot be exempted from such a revision. The historical accounts of fifty years ago cannot be made the last word any more than the science of fifty years ago.
On the scientific side, recent geological finds like the many urban sites along the now dry Sarasvati River, together with a greater understanding of natural history and genetics — like the dispersal of human populations from Greater India eight to ten thousand years ago '— have important ramifications relative to the history and cultural development of India.
On the literary side, the recognition that the Vedas contain important spiritual, scientific and historical knowledge contradicts older European views of them as primitive and unsophisticated. Such data must be considered carefully and cannot be ignored. In this regard, we have tried to make the book engaging, examining the most difficult and disputed issues, so as to arrive at a deeper truth.
We have also aimed at a book that honours the cultural heritage of India and seeks to present that as part of the history. A great culture cannot arise from a historical vacuum or from mere borrowings from invading nomads, as many current accounts of ancient India suggest. India's culture is itself a proof of a great history.
We have tried to make the book relevant and alive for the modern reader, especially the youth. The book seeks to inspire as well as to inform, to turn the history of India into a cultural experience rather than a technical presentation only. The book is something like a 200-page ride down the Sarasvati River. Through a culture of ten thousand years, numerous sages, and the development of one of the world's greatest civilizations, it can only provide a few snapshots and summaries that address the main points.
For those who want more information on these subjects, we urge the reader to look into our other books and those given in the bibliography. (We also provide references and informative endnotes running throughout the text.) The history of India is one of the worlds great cultural and spiritual adventures, which all people should study and can learn a great deal from.
We see the great Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi as a living manifestation of the spirit of Sanatan Dharma...a spirit that renews and regenerates itself in age upon every age, millennium after millennium. Just as the Angkor Wat, a wonder of the world built a thousand years ago was one such manifestation, we see the Swaminarayan Akshardham today as the monument for the new millennium. This is the spirit that we have tried to capture in the book. We will be gratified if the readers can feel the grandeur and the wonder which the authors have felt in writing the book.
We thank in particular the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha and it's humble, sagely leader HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj for allowing us this opportunity. Our hope is that our work does justice to the great civilization of India and helps renew and revitalize it for coming generations.
Publisher's Note ix
Author's Preface xi
List of Illustrations, Maps Abbreviations xv
1. Highlights 1
2. Prologue: Empire of the Spirit 5
Hidden History Unearthed 5
The Soul and Spirit of History 7
Science and Spirituality 8
India's Matchless Heritage 9
History According to an Indian (Bharatiya) School of Thought 11
Sanatana Dharma and the Rishi Culture 12
3. Natural History and The New View of Ancient India 14
History as Part of Natural History 14
India in Its Natural Environment Matri Bhoomi 15
India and Greater India: Ice Age and Beyond 19
Natural History and Genetics 22
Summary: Science and the Cosmic Spirit 25
4. The Aryan Fantasy 28
'Aryan' 28
The Aryan Invasion 32
Aryan and Caste 33
5. The Issue of Language 35
The Problem of Linguistics 36
Indo-European Languages 37
Language and Natural History 38
Aryan-Dravidian Fiction 40
6. From Natural History to Recorded History 43
The shift to the Sarasvati River and the Vedic Age 43
Origins: From Coastal Environments to River Valleys 44
Transition to Agriculture: Post-Ice Age Phenomenon 45
The Shift to North India 46
The Sarasvati River 47
Vedic Literature and Archaeology 49
The Limitations of Archaeology 50
Early Archaeology: The Gulf of Khambhat 51
Vedic and Puranic Literature: Natural History and History 53
Indra and the Ice Age 53
Purans and the Flood 54
The Ten Avatars and the End of the Ice Age 55
Underwater Discoveries 56
7. The Vedic Sarasvati Culture 58
Vedic People of the Flood 58
Manu and His People 60
Sarasvati and the Vedic Civilization 61
Sarasvati – River Lost and Found 63
Vedic and Late- Vedic Sarasvati 67
The Greater Vedic Land: The Land of the Ila and Kurukshetra 71
The Land of the Seven Rivers 71
The Image of the Ocean: Continued Maritime Connections 72
Vedic People: Yadus and Purus 75
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Harappan, Indus or the Late Sarasvati Culture 81
The People of India and the Culture of India 82
The Ancient World's Largest Literature and Largest Urban Culture 83
Flora, Fauna and Climate in the Vedas 84
Harappa as the Late Vedic Age 85
Harappa Seals: Language and Writing 88
Vedic Symbolizm in Harappan Archaeology 88
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Vedic Shiv Lingas 92
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The Six Schools of Vedic Philosophy 129
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Speed of Light 138
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The Nakshatras 140
Cosmic Time Cycles 140
Planets and Signs of the Zodiac 140
Vastu and Directional Influences 141
Ayurveda – The Vedic Science of Life 141
The Ancient Vedic Yoga 142
12. Postscript: Continued Development 146
Continuation Today 148
The Need for a New Look at Ancient India 149
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About the Publishers 174
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Dr. Dembek has made several clinical discoveries, including how an increase in the number of adrenal steroids in septic foals is directly proportional to severity of disease and likelihood of mortality. She also demonstrated foals with adrenal endocrine failure are likely to die within a very short period after admission. In addition, Dr. Dembek helped develop an application called FoalScore, which estimates the probability of sepsis and survival in foals.
Dr. Dembek earned her veterinary degree in 2005 from the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Poland. She completed her master's in veterinary clinical sciences and equine medicine residency in 2012, both at Ohio State University.
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Dr Halliday Sutherland and the fight against eugenics
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If only there were more Dr Halliday Sutherlands today. Perhaps he would have the courage to stand up for the rights of those who are under threat from the increasing prevalence of assisted suicide in our world. Perhaps he would have the courage to stand up for the rights of the preborn child under threat of death by abortion.
Dr Halliday Sutherland, born in Glasgow in 1882, was a man who stood up for the people society felt unworthy of life. He lived in a time when the middle and upper classes of Britain fought for the legal right to sterilise the poor and the seemingly unworthy. The rich felt more and more threatened by the higher birth rate among the poorer classes compared to their deteriorating birth rate. They also felt threatened by the seeming prevalence of tuberculosis among the poor. There was even talk of using a lethal chamber at one stage.
According to this article, Sutherland was "appalled by the popularity of eugenics among Britain's middle and upper classes" and set about fighting for the rights of the vulnerable. He argued with the Professor of Eugenics at London University who claimed that tuberculosis was primarily caused by heredity and argued that the disease be cured by breeding out those considered to be at risk (the poor). In a speech made in 1917, Sutherland called Britain's eugenists "race breeders with the souls of cattle breeders" and argued that "in preventing disease you are not preserving the weak but conserving the strong."
Sutherland also decried the actions of a eugenist who, in 1921, began dispensing 'pro-race' contraceptives to women in poorer parts of London. Sutherland described this as a social "experiment" that would lead to a "servile state". He also argued that 'if ordinary Britons were legally prevented from having children, they would have no societal role other than to work.'
Marie Stopes was also criticised by Sutherland after she revealed her eugenic vision for society in 1921. She revealed details of her "ardent dream" of "human stock represented only by well-formed, desired and well-endowed beautiful men and women." The dangers of this frightening and callous point of view are obvious.
Halliday Sutherland would be appalled at the direction of travel of western society today. Not only have we cow-towed to the contraceptive mentality, completely ignoring any notion of the true meaning of our sexuality, but we now routinely kill our own preborn children through abortion and threaten the vulnerable with a premature death by way of assisted suicide.
We need more Halliday Sutherlands in our world today. We need more people to stand up for the poor, the marginalised, and the vulnerable. Dr Sutherland was a Catholic and it is important that we as a Church follow his example and be absolutely clear on the wrongs of abortion and assisted suicide. Not only that, but we must also resist the assumption that contraception is a simple and harmless solution that allows people to have sexual relations without the 'threat' of new life. As a Catholic people we value life from the very moment it starts right up until its natural conclusion on death. Contraception interrupts the natural process by killing off new life. It also encourages people to use others as objects of desire, their sole purpose being to satisfy their own selfish cravings devoid of the threat of responsibility for a new life.
We have lost the true meaning of the sexual encounter and we have lost the meaning of the value of life. Our world needs to hear that there is an alternative to the throwaway culture of death; an alternative that values all life and that gives the sexual act the respect it truly deserves. Dr Halliday Sutherland would be willing to speak up for these values.


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September ushers in a host of gardening chores, so let's get to them.
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A core aerator can be rented at the big home improvement stores. A core aerator will provide more oxygen to the lawn's roots.
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Get rid of dying or dead annuals and replace them with fall-hardy varieties, such as pansies, snapdragons and ornamental kale.
Perennials, such as canna, can be divided now unless you plan on storing them. If so, wait until after the first frost to dig them up.
In the vegetable bed, clear any debris from the soil. This includes fallen fruit and vegetables, leaves, and other items under or in which pests and disease organisms can overwinter.
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The rosters and players for the 2012 Pro Bowl will be announced tonight. The game will be in Hawaii a week before the Super Bowl, January 29th. Of course if the Steelers reach their goal of the Super Bowl, it won't matter as their players won't play in the game.
The team should have a couple players on the AFC side, with WR Mike Wallace getting a nod with 71 catches so far with 8 touchdowns and 1182 yards. It will be interesting to see if NFL bad boy James Harrison, who has 9 sacks, gets a nod. He deserves it, and it would be a surprise if he isn't invited to play in the contest.
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Egypt in the Rear Mirror (I): The Irresistible Temptation to Analyse What One Ignores
By Baher Kamal
Cairo, 25 March 2014 — "If we, the Spanish people, spoke only of what we know, an immense silence would be generated". This statement was made by Manuel Azaña, Spanish politician and writer who served as prime minister of his country (1931-1933 , 1936) and, later on, as president of the Second Spanish Republic (1936-1939).
Wall art in France depicting [ousted] President Mohamed Morsi
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The statement applies to the very subject of this report as it transcends the borders of a given country and a single historical moment.
That a politician says and does what he or she is mandated to do and say, is really a worrying fact, though this seems to be business as usual now-a-days. But that a journalist sitting in a South American capital analyses what happens 10,358 kilometres away in a country that he or she probably has never visited, is really a very serious matter.
Is Watching TV Enough?
Simply one thing is to live the events, witness them, be immersed in them, having been born there and understanding the culture and language of the people, and quite a different thing is to just surf in Internet and watch TV as a way to asses and further judge what is going on in a very far away country.
The first is not equivalent, even remotely, to possessing the truth or offering purely objective viewpoints. As for the latter, a look at the TV news or the media headlines, wired or printed in another continent, is definitely not enough to believe that one has in hand the needed evidence to release final judgements and statements.
This irresistible temptation to analyse what one ignores has been spreading like an oil slick during the dramatic events in Egypt. More specifically, since Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was ousted at the beginning of July last year.
So they have seen and read statements about the past, present and future of the land of the Pharaohs. Basing on dramatic images and headlines announcing the end of the world, flash reports launched on the bases of what a Western diplomate who has just arrived to Cairo believes to know and, above all, the practice of the easy habit of "cut and paste" from the "big brothers" of the press—also called mainstream media.
Only If It Bleeds, It Leads?
This way, so many reporters rushed breathlessly to sell the same headlines: military coup, military boots crush the revolution, bloody repression, massacre, slaughter, bloodshed, repressive regime, back to the Mubarak era, etc, etc, etc .
Not that there have not been hundreds of deaths and injuries. They have. Not that the followers of the ousted president have not been surrounded and cornered by the machinery of both the police and the army. They were.
What a media professional based in a small Latin American capital or in a town in California at some 28,600 miles away from Cairo, may not know — or probably wants to ignore — is perhaps the following:
1. the deposed President was elected by just over half of the Egyptian voters (51.7 percent) due to two main factors:
a) Morsi's electoral rival was a General and a key strongman of the also ousted President Hosni Mubarak, and
b) that the people believed that a man of faith (Mohamed Morsi) candidate representing so many God-fearing men (the Muslim Brotherhood) would be a guarantee against the absolutism and oppression that they suffered over six decades of tough military rule.
A New Caliphate?
In spite of that, Morsi applied strictly to the orders issued by Mokkatam Hill , home of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. These orders had — and still have – a sole objective: the total "Islamisation" of the country, as necessary first step towards the achievement of an old dream: the "renaissance" of Egypt as a cornerstone for an Islamic Caliphate… for the very questionable glory of Islam … Their Islam … the Islam of 14 centuries ago.
The Muslim Brothers lived in their caves along more than six decades of moving underground, as their movement (the Muslim Brotherhood) was successively banned by all the rulers of the country since mid XIX Century.
The fact is that the Muslim Brotherhood is a political organisation whose doctrine is based on their own, misslead conception of Islam, which was founded in 1928, that is after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Its stated goal is to install the Qur'an and Sunnah as the "sole reference point for ordering the life of the Muslim family, individual, community … and state."
And thus, according to the most widespread view, they seek to transform all Muslims countries in a new Islamic "Caliphate".
The main reason the Muslim Brotherhood was banned is that this organization aims at promoting political violence and the creation of similar movements across the borders of Egypt (see the case of Hamas in Gaza, which acted during Morsi's rule the armed branch of the Caliphate dream).
There are credible reports that the current leader of Al Qaeda, Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahri, has his deeply rooted origins in the Muslim Brotherhood movement.
Morsi's Infallibility!
This background suffices to explain that, cheered on by foreign politicians and journalists as the democratically elected president, Morsi began to act as the new Caliph in the making.
A Caliph who decreed his own infallibility, who launched avalanche attacks against any opponent who tried to criticise his decisions and above all, a Caliph who took all judicial and legislative powers in his hands, and embarked on a blind, aggressive "Islamisation" of all Egyptian institutions and areas of decision-making.
A new dictatorship was then born, this time the dictatorship of the troglodytes. Troglodytes who acted steadily basing on an overwhelming, blind desire for revenge of their decades of darkness and forced confinement.
Facts, Facts
What some the remote-journalists do not know — or preferred not to learn – is that Egypt, with its 94 million inhabitants, lived in the meantime the following facts, all of them documented by government data and international institutions such as the UN, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, among others:
1. Over 16 percent of all Egyptian families, with an average of five members each, live in one single tiny room, where they sleep, cook, wash and cover their physiological needs.
2. More than 50 percent of all Egyptians, namely 47-48 million souls, live below the poverty line.
3. Monthly inflation rate already exceeds 1.5 percent, making more than 18 percent annual average.
4. The World Bank in a recent report indicates that "Egypt's economy continues to suffer from a severe recession and the government faces many challenges in terms of how to restore growth, the market and investor confidence."
5. Though over half of the total population lives in rural areas, more than 78 percent of the poor and 80 percent of the extreme poor live there, according to the World Bank.
6. Economy collapsed, foreign reserves nearly exhausted, tourism paralysed due to fear of the insecurity that reigned under the Muslim Brotherhood regime and the rumours that the hard wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, prompted by Salafi extremists, planned to cover the Pharaonic monuments as they include sculptures and paintings that they consider "obscene" for not being " Islamically-correct".
7. Public insecurity prevailed to the extent that children, the elderly and women, did not dare go out of their homes, because of the real fear of assaults and robberies, not to mention sexual abuse.
The Legitimacy of the People
All these are simple examples of what the troglodytes old dream of building up a new Caliphate, has indeed achieved under Morsi's short but harsh regime. On 30 June 2013, over 34 million Egyptians took to the streets in massive protests against the regime of the troglodytes.
This figure is simply equivalent to 250 percent the number of Egyptians (sligthly over 13 millions) who had elected Morsi a year before.
On 3 July 2013, the new fake Caliph was ousted; a prestigious civilian judge and Constitutional expert was elected by all political forces to provisionally replace Morsi as President in charge.
A route map was drafted by all political forces, including the extremist Salafi Party "Al Nour", with a specific programme ahead: to draft a new Constitution, to hold Presidential elections to be followed by Parliamentarian elections. And the Muslim Brotherhood was banned… again.
Political Prisoner, Back to Prison
Morsi was arrested along with 24 other Muslim Brotherhood leaders on 28 January 2011, that is amidst the overwhelming wave of popular protests that was crowned with the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak. Mosri escaped from prison two days later. The break of Wadi el-Natroun Prison was widely reported, and on 30 January 2011, news were wired from Cairo as follows:
– Reuters reported (according to a Muslim Brotherhood official): Thirty-four members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood, including seven members of the leadership, walked out of prison on Sunday after relatives of prisoners overcame the guards.
– The Guardian reported: Armed gangs took advantage of the chaos in Cairo and other cities to free the prisoners, starting fires and engaging prison guards in gun battles, officials said. Several inmates were reportedly killed during the fighting and some were recaptured.
– Los Angeles Times reported: Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood members escape prison, rally in Tahrir Square.
– Israel News reported: Former minister reportedly evacuated from Interior Ministry building under heavy fire. Thousands of criminals, political prisoners flee local jails, join uprising against President Mubarak across country. Report: Dozens of bodies found near Cairo prison.
From Morsi's first telephone contact with Qatari TV Network Al Jazeera at the moment of his release and before his decision to depart prison premises, reports: "Inmates escaped from Wadi al Natroun Prison, among them Mohamed Morsi.
Since July last year, Morsi is in prison… again!
But who supported the troglodytes? (to be continued).
* Baher Kamal is an Egyptian-born, Spanish national, secular, pro-peace and human rights journalist. Kamal is Human Wrongs Watch publisher and editor.
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Let the Children Give
Keeping the missional aspect of "extravagant generosity" relevant to children is vital to nurturing a spirit of stewardship and giving, says Lisa Conway. Director of children's ministry at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos, California, she has incorporated both local and international projects to encourage giving.
"Asking a child to give 10 percent doesn't mean much to him or her," she says. "But if we tell them that the gifts from their own resources combined with their classmates' gifts can purchase an animal for a family through Heifer International, or provide breakfast for families in our own community, they begin to make the connections."
So when fourth grade Sunday school student, Faith Watters, realized how much money her class needed to raise to purchase a llama for a family in need, her passion and creativity stirred.
"Mom, I'm worried we are not going to raise enough," she said. "I'm going to sell lemonade and artwork to make sure we can do what we promised." Through her hard work, she raised $300 for Heifer International to support the purchase of a llama.
Delia Halverson, long-time Christian educator and author of Let the Children Give: Time, Talents, Love, and Money(Upper Room Books), reminded participants in a webinar that "children learn by watching and grow through action." As children learn about the intersection of the "head and heart" of stewardship and the "hands and feet" of mission, Halverson suggests they must first learn to value the church.
The Rev. Rosanna Anderson, associate director of stewardship at Discipleship Ministries says, "It's important to engage children and youth with resources that are designed for their age and stage of faith development.
As part of the campaign, children can be asked to join their parents in pledging their gifts, prayers, presence, service and witness. Halverson says that a special pledge card designed for children helps them promise to care for the church by cleaning up litter, tithing from their allowance, greeting and serving as an acolyte.
Giving with a joyful heart is not limited to placing offerings in baskets as pre-loaded debit cards become more common among young people and adults increasingly tithe through automated giving.
"We realized that with electronic giving, children today may miss the visual and tangible cue of people contributing to the offering," explains the Rev. Ken Sloane, interim associate general secretary of leadership ministries. In response, Discipleship Ministries collaborated with United Methodist Communications to create "I'm a UMC E-Giver!" cards. Sloane says, "Now people who sit in the pews and do their regular giving electronically can participate in the Sunday morning offering by putting a card in the plate as it is passed."
Haigler says the Bethesda church encourages electronic giving. "Technology is part of every day lives. Everything is paid online," he says. "We can buy a fast food burger through automated giving. Shouldn't it be as easy to make a gift to the church?" he suggests.
The Rev. Melissa Hinnen, pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church, Croton-on-Hudson, New York. She formerly served on the communications staff of the General Board of Global Ministries.
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One Vanderbilt Kicks off Midtown East Overhaul By Jonathan Tuason | June 27, 2014
While many businesses are ducking out of New York, TD Bank is planning a move to Midtown right across from Grand Central, specifically to brand new digs in 1 Vanderbilt, where it will likely be be the anchor tenant.
Where Does New York City Rank in the Global Marketplace? By Lara Milbauer | June 27, 2014
New York City is one of the most extravagant cities in the world and a highly desirable place to live. Though over 8 Million people are able to live in the city, it is still quite a pricey lifestyle to maintain. When compared to other major cities around the world, however, New York City happens to be a bargain.
15 CPW Imitations Continue to Appear throughout NYC By Lara Milbauer | June 25, 2014
Located at 15 Central Park West, the 2007 building put up by the Zeckendorf brothers, and designed by Robert A.M. Stern, has been inspiring developers all over the city to imitate the looks of Stern's work. Because of this building's success, there are three more currently in development, all designed by Robert A.M. Stern. One of the imitation buildings, located at 30 Park Place, was developed by Larry Silverstein.
Sony Sells Midtown Tower for $1.1 Billion - Set For Residential Conversion By Samantha Brown | June 25, 2014
Due to consistent losses and increased competition, Sony just sold its US headquarters at 550 Madison Avenue to Chetrit Group. Although the details have not yet been finalized, the Chetrit Group is planning on converting the upper portion of the 37 story building into a total of 96 condominiums.
Mayor De Blasio Prioritizes Affordable Housing over Midtown Rezoning By Lara Milbauer | June 24, 2014
As Mayor De Blasio reaches his six-month mark in the office, people are wondering what upcoming changes they can expect to see throughout NYC. Although it may seem like improvements have yet to be made, De Blasio's plans have been given the thumbs up and are currently in development. During his time in the office, Mayor Bloomberg was adamant on the idea of rezoning all of Midtown. Unfortunately, his plans were not able to get accomplished. As current Mayor, De Blasio has instead put his emphasis on rezoning residential areas in outer neighborhoods.
LIC Hotels Continue Forward Despite Airbnb Growth By Jonathan Tuason | June 23, 2014
As has been noted before, Queens is in the midst of a hotel boom, particularly around Long Island City - in the first quarter of the year, 500 rooms opened up, whereas Brooklyn, despite its mainstream popularity on the world stage, opened none.
Elegran Exclusives Rank Among Manhattan's Finest By Lara Milbauer | June 23, 2014
June 23, 2014 -- Manhattan's housing prices continue to soar, going above and beyond in the city's most luxurious borough.
Alicia Glen Strikes Delicate Balance as Deputy Mayor By Samantha Brown | June 20, 2014
As the city's new deputy mayor for housing and economic development, Alicia Glen certainly has her work cut out for her.
Mayor De Blasio's New Affordable Housing Plan: Smooth Concepts and The Bumpy Road Ahead By Tasha Moore | June 19, 2014
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After years of fierce negotiations, New York City bureaucrats and Two Trees Management Co. LLC have reached a deal over what to do with Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Refinery locale—the soon-to-be defunct pinnacle of Brooklyn's rapidly diminishing rotting architecture enclave.


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Impact of COVID and In-Person Trade Shows
Read Time: 2 minutesWe're emerging from the pandemic of 2020 a little more each day. Does that mean business as usual? Doubtful, but nonetheless, a bit of normalcy is welcomed by all. This includes the traditional experience of in-person trade shows, which are particularly common in the industry of manufacturing!
Throughout the years, conferences, events, and exhibitions have fearlessly accommodated change no matter the challenge presented. Just as exhibitors must develop new products to showcase, the trade show industry was required to develop new strategies to acclimate to the pandemic. The saying, 'there are no problems, only solutions', was the proper mindset to have in 2020. I believe the hiatus and learning moments served as a benefit for all marketers.
COVID-19 managed to bring trade shows and exhibitions to a screeching halt last year. It left many of us feeling defeated and forcing us to question the future of trade shows. But when a door closes, a window opens – the situation lent itself to new possibilities, including the movement of virtual trade shows.
Virtual Trade Shows
A quick pivot to move events to a virtual setting during the pandemic proved to have its share of issues. One of the biggest issues of virtual shows, in my opinion, was that not many exhibit houses had meaningful experiences in full-blown virtual booths, especially in a visual format that required a similar transaction to an in-person trade show experience. The virtual events had to be visually appealing and easy to navigate while being capable of captivating an audience for the duration of the event.
Regardless, the screeching halt of in-person trade shows produced a huge impact, and we will likely see some lasting effects. Online features will continue to be a part of the trade show experience moving forward, and we will all get much better at navigating the virtual platforms, similar to how we became more accustomed to virtual video calls.
In-Person Shows in a Post-COVID World
It's still questionable if everything in a corporate event environment will ever return to 'normal', but you can expect that contactless technology will be implemented in areas such as registration and catering. I would also anticipate the educational sessions to also be impacted and continue to have a virtual component.
Trade show exposure is key to business development for many companies. Sure, you may be able to hold out for a couple of years without trade shows, but in the long run, the savings will not replace the revenue you could earn through promotion of new products, services, or business opportunities with the trade show experience.
If you have fears that trade show traffic in 2021 won't reach the levels of prior years, consider this: your exhibit and conversations are separating you from the competition because some are hesitant and waiting for 'normalcy'. Let's move forward! Now is the time to step up, dust off the display booth, secure your show location, and show off those new products and improvement modifications of older products.
A lot of us have a new appreciation for personal connections since the pandemic, especially in a business that values face-to-face interaction. As you prepare for your first in-person trade show experience since the lockdown, it's recommended you verify in advance the states' guidelines for COVID-19 related restrictions.
Many of us are hungry for face-to-face interactions, including your sales teams. Let's equip them for success by being prepared for anything unprecedented during these transitional times.
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Vote for 'Traditional Plan' on sexuality credited for reduced giving
Uncertainties surrounding the United Methodist Church have led to a decrease in cash flow.
Money flowing from local UMC churches to denominational agencies is down compared to last year, according to a report from the denomination's General Council on Finance and Administration. Remittances to general church funds, the council reports, for the first of this year were $4.9 million less than the first half of 2018 – a drop described by the United Methodist News Service as a "financial hangover from the 2019 General Conference" that took place in February.
Mark Tooley, president of The Institute on Religion & Democracy says it looks like "we may be entering the early part of the final stages of the United Methodist centralized bureaucracy."
"… Liberals are upset that the church reaffirmed traditional sexuality standards in February [and] conservatives have been upset with the church for decades," he describes. "And so everyone is unhappy, and increasingly more and more people expect the denomination to divide."
Tooley tells OneNewsNow it can't be exactly pinpointed as to why money is decreasing – but he notes that in response to February's 438-384 vote affirming traditional standards, some liberal leaders have publicly suggested withholding funds … which Tooley finds quite ironic.
"Agencies of the denomination are controlled by liberals," he notes. "So it's an odd situation where now liberal churches seem to be withholding money from liberal church agencies."
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Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin' Grass: Vol. 1
The always surprising Sturgill Simpson dropped an unheralded record release, Cuttin' Grass: Vol. 1, which finds him finally embracing his Appalachian roots to explore bluegrass.
Sturgill Simpson has been one of the most interesting figures in what I'd loosely call, country music, in ages. Perhaps since the heyday of outlaw country. And especially if you eschew the garbage fire of mediocrity that is Wal-mart country. I got a chance to see him in 2016, and it was one of the best shows of the year.
Simpson continually veers the truck into directions that you're least expecting, which has mostly had amazing results with ground-breaking records like Metamodern Sounds in Country Music and A Sailor's Guide to Earth. Last year's Sound & Fury was less successful, but if you want to make an omelet, you've gotta break a few eggs (to be fair, the album did have its highs — and maybe there's more to be taken from it over time). He throws stuff out there, being true to himself and his own muses, for better or worse. And it's usually better. Side note: I was amused to see him turn up in the movie, The Hunt, a criminally underrated, goofy political horror splatterfest from last year.
In 2020, Simpson has driven off the path again, but this time into more well-worn territory, with Cuttin' Grass: Vol. 1. That is to say, the super crazy weirdo thing about this release — is that it's a straightforward bluegrass and roots album. His most straightforward full-length since 2013's High Top Mountain, his homage to 70s country.
The album was a bit of a Covid experiment, which he promised fans after they exceeded donations to his chosen charities (The Special Forces Foundation, The Equity Alliance, and MusiCares). Simpson actually caught Covid in the early days of the pandemic). But once he was better, he put the band together and they recorded live off the floor, busting out enough tunes for two albums. We'll see if there ends up being a Cuttin' Grass: Vol. 2 sooner than later. I don't know if I even need that right away; I'd be happy to see him veer off the path again and maybe release more of this material later. Not being able to predict Simpson is precisely what keeps him interesting, while his talent usually makes the music work.
One thing is for sure — Cuttin' Grass is a goddamn hoot. From its hilariously winking cover art, to the way Simpson and his band are pickin' and grinnin' their way through 20 tracks at top speed, 55 minutes never sounded so fun. It's as quick and breezy as a half hour Weezer album at double the length.
We've heard these songs before; seven songs each off High Top Mountain and Metamodern Sounds, two tracks off A Sailor's Guide to Earth and even four tracks from Sunday Valley, the band he fronted before going solo.
It's worth mentioning that Simpson is a true-blue Kentucky bluegrass picker that has perhaps been outrunning his birthright for a while. Even his Sunday Valley work sounds like it's hiding these roots, and they shine through occasionally. But if the idea of making bluegrass versions of songs we already know sounds like a gimmick, it sure doesn't come off that way when you hit play or slap on the headphones. Simpson, once again, has quietly thrown down one of the best albums of the year.
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My first post in 2017 -- after a long break from blogging -- is ironically enough about my misadventure in digital La La Land.
Sometime just before the launch of my latest book I decided to overhaul my Wordpress website and give it a spiffy new look. And like all my "projects", I went on a mega research exercise. I checked out websites of romance authors and believe me there are some REALLY impressive sites out there. After much deliberation I decided on the "look and feel" and got a web developer to design it for me. The site was launched and those who have followed my blogs might agree with me when I say it was one good looking site.
Problem was it was too pretty for its own good! I'm a bit embarrassed to say that it intimidated me. 😂My blogging went downhill and my excuse was: lack of time.
When 2016 came to a close I was appalled to see that my blog was languishing in its perfectly pristine state. And I was getting tired of seeing the same images and posts day in and day out. Just proves that too much beauty can also be boring!! Determined to get back into blogging mode I started tinkering with my website when disaster struck... the website crashed. Yep! Panic time.
Meanwhile, the website designer had decided to switch careers (I kid you not!) and I was left high and dry with a website that wouldn't work. Time for a complete overhaul -- I got rid of the Wordpress site and opened a no-frills Blogger site.
So, here I am. This time, no fancy-pants website but a functional blogging platform where I can share my thoughts, a few images, some trivia and fun stuff and above all, reconnect with my readers. All designed by yours truly.... maybe I will get the hang of designing a good-looking website. Maybe not. But who cares...functionality and not just aesthetics is what counts at the end of the day. And as you can see, it's still a work-in-progress. Lesson learnt: there's nothing better than D-I-Y.
Congratulations on the new site, Adite, looks spiffy. I hope you were able to save your old content.
Well, functional always works! Its indeed spiffy and different. Looking forward to some good reading in 2017!!
Very well done! Love the banner and the colors.
You know what, Adite? I love Blogger. There are so many bloggers out there who say that WordPress is the only way to blog. I totally disagree. I shared my thoughts with a writer/blogger from Canada, Sagan Morrow and she told me that one of her friends did very well out of a blog on Blogger and even got a book deal out of it. Sagan herself recently returned to WordPress after a not so wonderful experience with some other blogging platform. Her advice was, stick to the blogging platfor with which you're most comfortable. So there you are. I have to get myself a domain now and I think I'll get one for the book blog, which is more business oriented than the 'gaelikaa's diary' one.


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