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Numbers of Most Popular Persons in Indonesia
by Yoga Adi August 28, 2018
Popularity can be said as one of many important aspects in humans life. It can lead to sme things good like more connections, more job opportunities, and also respects. But, gaining a respectbale popularity is not an easy thing to get, especially in the country like Indonesia. With efforts and skills, someone can get famous with their own unique identities.
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Also, popularity is not only stick to the actors or actress. Even people on business world or politic can be included as popular person. Of course theres's always a phenomenon behind their popularity, either it's bad or good. But of course, gaining popularity by doing bad ways is like destroying yourself in the future. As example for the famous people, we were gaining the information and but them together into this most popular person in Indonesia below :
1. Joko Widodo
The first one that included as the most popular person in Indonesia is the President of Indonesia, His Excellency Joko Widodo. You know, during the opening ceremony of Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, Mr. Joko Widodo made an interesting act. Yep, even though the act was done by the stuntman, that little part of the ceremony was very entertaining.
Joko Widodo was born in Surakarta, Central Java province in June 21st 1961. He is actually the seventh president of Indonesia. Before becoming a president for approximately 4 years, he was the governor of Jakarta city, with his partner, Mr. Ahok. Way before that, he was a mayor of Surakarta city or Solo in Central Java, starting from 2005 to 2012.
2. Jessica Kumala Wongso
A goodwill is not the only thing that can lead you to popularity. But, a monstrous behavior can make your face appear at least on some TV channels. We want to make sure that this kind of behaviour is not a good thing to do, so please don't even think to do the same thing like Jessica did. Jessica was shortly popular 2016 because of the crime she did.
In 2016, there was a murder, and the victim was Mirna, which is like a close friend to Jessica. It was the cruelest and evilest murder in Indonesia during that time. Along 2016, the name Jessica seemedto never dissapear on television because of her cyanide murder. Many assumptions were going on about it and were being headlines on national news.
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3. Mario Teguh
A motivator is not an usual person that you can find everyday. Thanks to Mario Teguh, the name of motivators rising again. Mario Teguh was a motivator at national broadcast station, having his own show called Golden Ways. Beside giving motivation throguh his program, he was also kindly interact with audience as well.
But, the name of Mario Teguh was becoming a headline back in August and October 2016. The reason is, because of a problem he had with his son. The son claimed that Mario Teguh abandoned him and his mother, even Mario Teguh himself never mentioned his name. And then the DNA test was held, and until now, the answer still blurred.
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4. Sri Mulyani
Indonesia is included as one of many developing countries in this world and South East Asia region. With the help of many important people, Indonesia can grow back again like in its glory days. One of the people who help a lot is Sri Mulyani. She is becoming a minister of Finance since 2016 after a cabinet resuffle.
She's replacing the former minister of Finance, Bambang Brodjonegoro. Because of her prestations, her skills, and her charisma, many people love her. She took the finance problems in Indonesia seriously and answer with the solutions she holds in her hands. She also included as one of many powerful women in the world because of her dedication.
5. Ahok
Ahok was a great leader. When Jokoki became a President, Ahok took the governor position of Jakarta city, the capitcal city of Indonesia. He's very bold to basically everyone he talks to. He doesn't hesitate to help anyone, especially for the Jakarta people who directly see him in the city hall. But, something happend in 2016.
He was thrown away from governor position because of a burning issue. He was dragged away because of his speech about one surah in Qur'an, Al Maidah. He was then critisized by many people and then some of them decided to sue him for that. Because of the majority of voices, he was putted in jail. Sometimes during this year, he will finally get out from there.
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6. Tatjana Saphira
After talking about the people above like Jokowi, Ahok, and also Jessica, we want to introduce you to an actor and some actress that included in the most popular person in Indonesia. The first one is a young actress named Tatjana Saphira. Her name is very familiar for Indonesian people because of her act in some movies and soap operas.
She was born in May 21st 1997. Tatjana is not only known for her beauty, but also her skill of acting. She was casted in some movies like Stip and Pensil, Ayat-ayat Cinta 2, and also the Sweet 20 movie which is a remake film. Thanks to her wonderul talent in the world of acting, she was included in best female actress nominations.
7. Olga Syahputra
The next is a comedian named Olga Syahputra. His humour and overracting at anything is always entertaining to watch. Before reaching his succesful career as a presenter and comedian, he was struggled becuse of the way of life he went. He was born inside a poor family, but after a very hard efforts and a strong desire to reach his dream to be an actor, we was finally succeced to enter the world of acting.
Because of his unusual, unique act, and hilarious dialogue that he always one, he was invited to many television programs, including the famous Opera Van Java. But the sad thing is, back in 2015 he was dead becasue of his illness. Before dropping to his bed, he was trying many methods to heal his disease, including the traditional method.
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8. Sule
Not ony Olga Syahputra, Indonesia is actually have dozens of comedians. Many actually. But, we can say together that a famous comedian of all comedians that still performing their acts today is Sule. His acts are always making people laugh. Beside having an usual act of cosplaying weird characters, the dialogues that he was done with the other comedians like Andre, Aziz, and Bolot are also hilarious.
But, beside known as a comedian, Sule is actually a very good artsist. He's knowing all kinds of art in Sundanese culture. He can even perform some instruments of music very well, like flute, drum, and also angklung. Now, he has his own program in a certain television station called Ini Talkshow where he and Andre are the presenters.
9. Chelsea Islan
After Tatjana, we also included this beautiful actrees called Chelsea Islan. This 23 years old lady is more famous now because of her recent acts in a horor movie called "Sebelum Iblis Menjemput". She said that joining in the movie is a whole new experience for her. During her act, she's done so many tiring activities like exploring in the jungle during rining night, etc.
Back in 2013, she got her first act in a movie called Refrian as Annalise. Not only a movie, she was also included inside the MV of Noah band, "Tak Lagi Sama". And after that, in 2014 she played as Karina, a DJ that has two different characters. Then, she was becoming a huge star in one television program called "Tetangga Masa Gitu". It was aired since 2014 to 2017.
10. Tontowi Ahmad
And after talking about the actors, actrees, and some people who still and was have a power in this nation, we want to tell you about a wonderful athelete that Indonesia has, Tontowi Ahmad. Indonesia has many talented athletes, and Tontowi is undoubtedly one of them. He's paired with his best partner, Liliyana Natsir.
They both doing great in many championships. In Rio De Janiero, these two got a gold medal. In Asia region, they won a gol medal after a tight fight with chinese athletes duo, Reginald Lee Chun Hei and Chau Hoi Wah. And also, in Sea Games back in 2016, they also won a gold medal as mix double after Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thoungthongkam.
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And then, we also want to introduce you to the richest people in Indonesia, which also the most popular persons in Indonesia :
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Djoko Susanto
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So thats' our article about the most popular persons in Indonesia. Seeing their achievement, their failure, and also Jessica's case, we could learn one or two values from them. Let's take those values to improve our life and reach success.
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Australian TV presenter taken off-air for her disgraceful comment on Glenn McGrath
Posted On / January 5, 2023 / by Anirudh Singh
An Australian TV presenter has been demoted after being taken off-air.
Hogan's co-hosts were stunned by her shocking comment.
Mylee Hogan, Glenn McGrath (Photo Source: Twitter)
Mylee Hogan, an Australian TV presenter, has been demoted to a field reporter after being taken off-air by Channel 7's Sunrise for her insulting comment on cricket legend Glenn McGrath.
Hogan, who had recently been introduced as one of the hosts of the morning show, miserably failed while trying to follow a TikTok trend on-air. On the New Year Eve, after a segment on a bizarre TikTok trend, where children and teenagers were pulling pranks on their parents by saying some of their favourite celebrities were dead when they weren't, Hogan came up with a most shocking and unexpected gig.
Just after taking a dig at the visuals from the TikTok trend, fellow host Mark Beretta started talking about the next segment with their guest and former Australian cricketer McGrath. That was the time when Hogan jokingly said, "Glenn McGrath died".
Her comment attracted no laughs and it stunned her co-hosts Beretta and Edwina Bartholomew, who quickly replied: "Don't even…that's not funny.
"I don't get that at all. That's so not funny… it's crazy," said Beretta.
Meanwhile, Hogan kept on giggling.
The show continued with McGrath's interview and Bartholomew, later, apologised to the viewers of the show.
As expected, Hogan's joke was criticised heavily on social media with netizens calling her "immature and insensitive". There were remarks even of boycotting Sunrise's flagship show if Hogan stayed on-air.
After facing a heavy backlash, Hogan was taken off-air without any official announcement from the broadcasters.
Talking about McGrath, he is one of the most celebrated fast bowlers from Australia. He played over 370 international games for his national team from 1993 to 2007. During the period, the right-armer picked up 563 Test wickets, 381 ODI wickets and five T20I wickets.
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Thanks, Col- the pallets were from an industrial estate. Seems that plenty of businesses are glad to get shot of them, particularly the rougher ones. Apparently, if you can source them with HT on (heat treated), they're less likely to contain chemicals. There's lots of stuff online about how to plant them out, or mount them on walls for vertical gardens, but I looked on Gumtree for people advertising topsoil free-to-collect, clad the car in tarp and got it that way. I mixed the soil with some manure, then simply filled the pallets through the gaps. Some of the sides of the pallets are open, so I just nailed some rough bits of wood over the gaps. I didn't cover the bottoms of the pallets, just kept filling them until they levelled out on the soil below.
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Minnie Driver And Her Neighbor Are In a Bizarre Legal Dispute Involving Baby Food Jars
By Mariam Jaffery | May 10, 2016
The award for "most creative vandalism" may have to go to Minnie Driver–the actress has been accused by her neighbor of throwing "baby food jars filled with black paint" against the walls of his property, according to TMZ. Daniel Perelmutter has filed a lawsuit against the "Good Will Hunting" actress, claiming that she has been interfering with construction on his home and causing him a great deal of stress. He also accuses the actress of blocking access to a shared electric gate in front of his driveway.
The baby food paint grenades are just one part of what seems to be an ongoing, bizarre war between Driver and Perelmutter. Driver was granted a temporary restraining order against her neighbor last year, and last week Perelmutter pleaded not guilty to a contempt charge after Driver accused him of "yelling profanities, scaring her children and jumping in front of her car," according to KABC-TV.
Cops also had to come by and break up a fight between the neighbors last week, after Perelmutter's delivery truck blocked Driver's driveway.
Perelmutter fired back against the claims and spoke in front of the courthouse last week, telling a reporter that the actress has wished death upon him multiple times and that she needed to be "institutionalized." Perelmutter, who recently had a heart transplant and was holding a cane while speaking to reporters, pointed out that he was "in no condition" to leap in front of her car, and alleged that Driver herself was the one who tried to hit him.
Before rushing to judgment, it seems that this isn't Perelmutter's first time fighting with a neighbor over property. A 2008 filing shows that he fought with previous neighbors over access to a shared driveway, a case which he appears to have lost.
It remains to be seen who's truly at fault in this "he-said, she-said" situation, but with a trial set for August, this totally bizarre case is worth keeping an eye on.
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Mariam was an Executive Assistant at Law Street Media and a native of Northern Virginia. She has a B.A. in International Affairs with a minor in Business Administration from George Washington University. Contact Mariam at mjaffery@lawstreetmedia.com.
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The Boss's Convenient Bride
I had a lovely surprise in the mail the other day, a signed copy of Jennie Adams debut Silhouette Romance book, The Boss's Convenient Bride, which I won at the Clayton's Conference a couple of weeks ago.
This is such a lovely, feel-good romance, and left me all warm and tingly as Nicholas gradually realised he felt a whole lot more for Claire than simple old lust. heheh. Don't you love to see a hot guy suffer? Claire is more than a match for her boss, although she does have to contend with a right pain of a sister who manages to screw up all her plans. Well, almost! And the epilogue had me sighing with a big happy smile on my face.
This is a September release in North America, with Jennie's Her Millionaire Boss hitting the shelves the following month. Unfortunately us Down Under have to wait until November for that one!
Bye Bye Pluto, Bye Bye
So, just like that, poor old Pluto is no longer classified as a planet. Instead of seven planets in the solar system we now have eight, and a new category of 'dwarf planets'.
Well, duh. If scientists can do that, I don't feel at all bad making up my own fantastical universes where the sun and moon inhabit the sky at the same time whenever the fancy takes me. Actually, I never have felt bad about doing that, but I have to say I do feel a bit weird about having the planet Pluto demoted like that.
But times change. When I was at school I was taught dinosaurs became extinct because they were too big, slow and stupid to survive (umm wake up call... they survived for how many millions of years on earth before they were wiped out? And humans have been around exactly how long by comparison...?)
This of course has nothing to do with writing, and the title has nothing to do with Pluto and everything to do with me playing Bye Bye Baby by the Bay City Rollers this morning. I guess I am feeling kinda nostalgic. By the way, anyone remember the BCRs?!
Slave to Sensation - Nalini Singh
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SLAVE TO SENSATION Nalini Singh Berkley / September 2006
Welcome to a future where emotion is a crime and powers of the mind clash brutally against those of the heart. Sascha Duncan is one of the Psy, a psychic race that has cut off its emotions in an effort to prevent murderous insanity. Those who feel are punished by having their brains wiped clean, their personalities and memories destroyed.
Lucas Hunter is a Changeling, a shapeshifter who craves sensation, lives for touch. When their separate worlds collide in the serial murders of Changeling women, Lucas and Sascha must remain bound to their identities…or sacrifice everything for a taste of darkest temptation.
Well, yum. The hero of Julie's debut M&B Modern Extra, Featured Attraction, is hot, funny and totally irrisistable. And did I mention hot...?
Besides having a little accident while *ahem* cooking dinner (for some weird reason my family thinks it's slightly warped to read in the kitchen - who knew) I had to escape to the bathroom to finish reading about Jack and Kitty. Hey, no way was I going to leave myself hanging after they managed to lock themselves in a deserted movie theatre with only popcorn, chocolate covered raisins and multi-flavoured condoms for company (and I wasn't disappointed there...waggles eyebrows)
I loved the way Jack dug himself into a bigger and bigger hole (at times literally!) and oh yeah what's with this John Cussuck thing going on?!
Can't wait to read more of Julie's work, and hopefully not so belatedly next time!
The Gladiator's Honour
I've just finished reading Michelle Styles's The Gladiator's Honour, her debut Mills and Boon Historical Romance, and wow. What a fantastic book. I absolutely loved the tortured Valens, cruelly sold into slavery and gladitorial combat, and really felt for him as he battled to win back his honour and family name. Julia Antonia, his Roman noblewoman heroine, is torn between loyalty to her father, and love for Valens. In ancient Rome a match between a patrician and slave is forbidden, and towards the end of this story I was completely choked up.
The Gladiator's Honour has received rave reviews, and yesterday won the Cataromance Historical Romance award - congratulations, Michelle! And who better to present the award than the divine Orlando Bloom?!
Michelle's next historical is A Noble Captive, and I'm really looking forward to reading it.
Next on my tbr pile is Julie Cohen's debut M&B Modern Romance Extra - Featured Attraction - which also won the Cataromance award yesterday. I'm hoping to hide from the family tomorrow so I can finish it in one sitting!
Clayton's Conference
And what is the Clayton's conference I hear you ask.. well I will tell you. The Aussie RWA conference was held at the Gold Coast last weekend, but for those of us unable to attend there was... ta da... The Clayton's!
Julie Anne did a magnificent job of organising our online conference, with a Q&A session with Mary Hawkins on Friday and a workshop with Desire author Bronwyn Jameson on Saturday. Then on Sunday we had an online brainstorming session where we also fantasised about which author we were going to be when we grew up (Susan Elizabeth Phillips & Carly Phillips were mentioned - I'm sort of half way there with the surname, right?)
We had a short story competition which had to include the code word 'Amethyst', which I'm ashamed to say I didn't enter (must try harder). All the entries were amazing, the judging was a close call and we ended up with a three way tie!
Over the weekend we submitted chapters to be critted, and some of the girls have formed a new crit group. We drank heaps of cyber bubbly, scoffed a mountain of cyber (and in my case not so cyber oops) chocolate, and stayed up late chatting on messenger (good job my dh was away that weekend!)
Romance writers really are lovely. Several authors generously donated their books and critiques as prizes for our conference, and I won Jennie Adams debut novel for M&B Harlequin Romance, The Boss's Convenient Bride, and also Bron's 2006 RITA finalist, The Rich Stranger.
As a PS... I had no idea why it was called Clayton's and not wishing to appear a complete ignoramus at the conference I asked Amanda. Here's what she told me...
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was 'the drink you
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drink' so anything that is claytons is
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Mr Gorgeous
I had a yummy surprise in my mailbox yesterday afternoon, in the form of Mr Gorgeous.
Okay, so it wasn't actually Mr Gorgeous in person, but his pic sizzles and looks very inspirational up on my wall next to the computer.
If you want a peek at this hot bod, check out Denise Rossetti's website (warning! hot stuff! Over 18 only!) He's the delicious hero from her upcoming Ellora's Cave debut, Gift of the Goddess. If he's the gift I'm next in line, hehehe. Ahem. Great review of him on Cover Snark, too!
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The Synopsis Has Landed
Why is writing a synopsis such a pain in the butt?
Over the years I've tried so many different ways of doing the thing, but none of them quite made sense to me. A couple of years ago Sara nudged me in the direction of Kathy Carmichael, and I have to admit after reading her brilliant workshop notes, a few tiny lightbulbs flickered in my brain. Yeah, only a few and they only flickered, but trust me, that's a huge improvement.
Sooo... last week it was time to tackle Lil. Urgh. I spent hours and managed one whole page. Yay me! I knew I should've struggled onward but since I felt like I'd just done ten rounds with a couple of Sumo wrestlers (not in a good way) I thought, 'Tomorrow!' (stop singing. You know who you are...)
I just find it really hard to know how much detail to put in. Too much emphasis on the relationship and it sounds like there's no plot. Too much plot and the relationship is buried. Double argh. I dtiched the sub-plots, excised all names but five (but they are Really Important Names...) and it came in at three pages exactly.
My lovely fellow witches gave it the once over and came up with ways to tighten and focus, which I duly undertook today, and I think it's okay. Sort of.
Here's hoping!
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Acting Your Age... or not...!
When my sister-in-law and I were sixteen, we'd look at Old People messing about and say, why don't they just act their age? Everyone knew you were totally past it by the time you hit thirty, so why were they pretending to be teenagers?
Ha ha. Guess what. I hit thirty and didn't feel Past It at all. In fact I didn't feel that much different inside from when I had at sixteen.
The other day it occurred to me that my eldest daughter is the same age I was when I became engaged to her father. I had a bit of a wibbly moment because how on earth did that happen? Has there been a rip in the space time continuum, flash forwarding me into the future? I mean, come on. No way can my own daughter be that old already!
See, I don't feel old inside (I'm ignoring the dodgy bits of me that wake up each morning feeling about hundred). My daughters have long given up being scandalised by my behaviour on msn (my god, you act sooooo juvenile! is one of the more polite phrases aimed my way) although my son cringes big time when I inadvertently use the word 'cool' in his presence. hehehe. Like I would do that on purpose?? After all, parents don't even know that word, so how can they use it?
No matter whether I'm writing a contemporary romance or one set in the far distant past, my protags emotions are still the driving force of the story. Will my gorgeous, sexy hero and kick ass heroine grow boring and staid in their older years? I don't think so. Age is definitely just a state of mind, and a lot of things don't change nearly so much as we think they will when we're in the middle of the angsty teenage years.
So how old are you inside, where it really matters?!


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MH News August 29, 2019
William F. Vendley concluded 25 years as Secretary-General of the World Conference of Religions for Peace. A native of Indiana with degrees from Perdue University, Maryknoll School of Theology and Fordham University (PhD), Vendely is a Roman Catholic scholar who has been active in inter-religious affairs for many years. During his tenure, he worked in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Iraq, and other countries to equip and mobilize religious communities to be agents of peace. At the 10th Religion for Peace world Assembly in Lindau, Germany, this past week, Vendley was succeeded by Dr. Azza Karam, a Muslim who teaches at Vrige University in Amsterdam.
The Islamic Seminary of America began classes this week, on their campus in Richardson, Texas. The school, the first of its kind in the United States, is offering three classes this fall on the traditional 13-week schedule and 12 courses in its week-end module schedule. The mission of the school is "to be the world's preeminent community of scholars where generations of religious scholars and ethical leaders pursue the highest levels of knowledge, research, and training, rooted in the Quran and Sunnah and integrating the rich traditions of classical Islamic knowledge with Western academic scholarship."
A federal judge block temporarily Missouri's ban on abortion after the eighth week of pregnancy that was scheduled to take effect this week. It was one of several developments in the on-going dispute between religious and political leaders about abortion. In South Bend, Indiana, a federal court of appeals issued a ruling to allow an abortion clinic to remain open. And in Vermont, the Health and Human Services Department of the federal government has announced a notice of violation, alleging that a university medial enter forced a nurse to violate her conscience by assisting with an abortion. The Trump administration has made what they called "religious freedom" a clear priority in their administration of the law.
The Evangelical Free Church of America has officially changed its position on eschatology. It dropped from its statement of faith the word "premillennial" thus allowing for a broader spectrum of ideas related to the end of the world. Like many Evangelical Protestant groups in America, the EFCA formerly embraced the ideas of the soon return of Jesus, together with the event called the Rapture, known broadly as Dispensationalism. This set of doctrines, dated to the early 19th century and associated with the Scofield Reference Bible, Lewis Perry Chafer, Dallas Theological Seminary, and the Left Behind book and movie series, has come under increased scrutiny by Evangelical scholars across the board.
The religious and legal actions set in motion by the investigative reporting of the Houston Chronicle keep popping up around the country. This week, the dismissed seminary president Paige Patterson argued in court documents that he is protected by the first amendment of the constitution from charges leveled against him in a case filed by a woman who was raped on campus while he was president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In the same megapolis, pastor Matt Chandler and his Village Church defended themselves in court against a $1 million lawsuit claiming sexual exploitation by a camp staffer of a minor at a summer camp in 2012. Making the case more interesting are these facts: the lawyer for the church is Dustin Gaines who finished law school at Liberty University School of Law and the lawyer for the young girl is Basyle Tchividjian, a professor at Liberty University School of Law (and a grandson of famed evangelist Billy Graham).


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African Languages, Development and the State
By Richard Fardon; Graham Furniss | Go to book overview
Abdulaziz, M.H. (1971) 'Tanzania's national language policy and the rise of Swahili political culture', in W.H. Whiteley (ed.) Language Use and Social Change, London: Oxford University Press.
Abdulaziz Lodhi (1974) 'Language and cultural unity in Tanzania', Kiswahili 44, 2:10-13.
Abdulaziz Mkilifi (1972) 'Triglossia and Swahili-English bilingualism in Tanzania', Language in Society 1:197-213.
Akida, H. (1974) 'Language for the coming generation of the scientific age in Tanzania', Kiswahili 44, 2:1-6.
Ansre, G. (1977) 'Four rationalizations for maintaining the European languages in education in Africa', Kiswahili 47, 2:55-61.
Balisidya, M.L.N. (1987) 'Adopted or adapted to? Neo Swahili literature in Tanzania', Kiswahili 54, 1-2:14-33.
Batibo, H. (1987) 'Le statut morphosyntaxique du referent sujet en langues bantou', Kiswahili 54, 1-2:135-41.
Berwouts, K. (1989) 'Language and modernization: Kiswahili lexical expansion in the domain of the organisation of the modern nation/state', Working Papers in Kiswahili 5.
Besha, R. (1972) 'Lugha ya Kiswahili hivi leo; hasa katika siasa', Kiswahili 42, 1: 22-38.
Blommaert, J. (1990a) 'Ontwikkeling en integratie: een pleidooi voor Whorf', Tijdschrift voor Sociak Wetenschappen 35, 1:66-73.
——(1990b) 'Modern African political style: strategies and genre in Swahili political discourse', Discourse and Society 1, 2:115-31.
Blommaert, J. & M. Gysels (1987) 'Campus Kiswahili', Working Papers in Kiswahili 1.
Burhan Mkelle (1971) 'Kiswahili in the age of full commitment', Kiswahili 41, 2: 72-83.
Fabian, J. (1990) History from Below, Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Harries, L. (1968) 'Swahili in modern East Africa', in J. Fishman, C. Ferguson & J. Das Gupta (eds.) Language Problems of Developing Nations, New York: Wiley & Sons.
Kihore, Y. (1976) 'Tanzania's language policy and Kiswahili's historical background', Kiswahili 46, 2:47-69.
Kombo, S. (1972) 'The role of Swahili language in Tanzania as both national and working language', Kiswahili 42, 1:39-42.
MacWilliam, A. (1984) 'Research work in dictionary-making', Kiswahili 51, 1-2: 102-11.
——(1985) 'Some thoughts on translation of scientific terminology in Kiswahili', Kiswahili 52, 1-2:114-28.
Massamba, D. (1987a) 'The impact of politics in language development in Tanzania', Kiswahili 54, 1-2:180-91.
——(1987b) 'The effect of language modernization on the phonological system of the Kiswahili language', Kiswahili 54, 1-2:142-51.
——(1989) 'An assessment of the development and modernization of the Kiswahili language in Tanzania', in F. Coulmas (ed.) Language Adaptation, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Publication information: Book title: African Languages, Development and the State. Contributors: Richard Fardon - Editor, Graham Furniss - Editor. Publisher: Routledge. Place of publication: New York. Publication year: 1994. Page number: 225.
Preface ix
1 - Introduction 1
Part I - West Africa 31
2 - Pride and Prejudice in Multilingualism and Development 33
3 - Official and Unofficial Attitudes and Policy towards Krio as the Main Lingua Franca in Sierra Leone 44
4 - The Politics of Language in Bénin 55
Reference 61
5 - Minority Language Development in Nigeria 62
6 - Using Existing Structures 76
Part II - Central and Southern Africa 85
7 - The Language Situation and Language Use in Mozambique 89
8 - Language and the Struggle for Racial Equality in the Development of a Non-Racial Southern African Nation 97
9 - Dismantling the Tower of Babel 111
10 - Healthy Production and Reproduction 122
11 - Minority Language, Ethnicity and the State in Two African Situations 142
Part III - East Africa 189
12 - Loanwords in Oromo and Rendille as a Mirror of Past Inter-Ethnic Relations 191
13 - The Metaphors of Development and Modernization in Tanzanian Language Policy and Research 213
14 - Language, Government and the Play on Purity and Impurity 227
Name Index 246
Subject Index 249


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Affinity by Sarah Waters (2000)
I'm reading Waters' books in a funny order. This is the third novel of hers that I've read – I still have to read Fingersmithand The Little Stranger. Affinity is my least favourite so far. It tells the story of Margaret Prior, a troubled young woman who becomes a 'lady visitor' at Millbank prison and finds herself drawn to one of the inmates, spiritualist Selina Dawes. This is a somewhat bleak, dispiriting novel which lacks the sparkle of Tipping the Velvet or the intricacy of The Night Watch. The 'twist' ending, too, fell flat for me. But I am not giving up on Waters yet – her prose is still great, and her attention to detail, building up the Victorian world surrounding her characters, is still impressive.
Burger's Daughter by Nadine Gordimer (1979)
Gordimer has described her novel as a 'coded homage' to Bram Fischer, Mandela's defence lawyer and a prominent anti-apartheid activist, and Lionel Burger, the 'Fischer' figure, looms over the book as a lofty presence. However, the real story, as the title suggests, is about Lionel's daughter, Rosa. It is a fascinating premise: how does it feel to have grown up in a family obsessed with activism, to be left with a legacy that is impossible to live up to?
The narrative dips in and out of first person, and this is mirrored in the interplay between personal and political concerns in the novel. Gordimer uses language with beauty and precision – I haven't read anything by her for a while, and I had forgotten just how good she is. I particularly loved the almost dream-like passages of the time Rosa spends in a small, rundown tin cottage with her not-quite lover, Conrad, such as this one describing re-reading letters:
"I read them again and again, their script appeared in everything I seemed to be looking at, pupils of yellow egg yolk slipping separate from whites of eyes cracked against the bowl, faint quarterings of tabby ancestry vestigial on the belly of the black cat, the slow alphabetical dissolve from identity to identity, changing one letter at a time through the spelling of names in the telephone directory."
Rosa's search for an identity which isn't wholly contingent on her father's legacy takes her abroad and back again, in and out of the South Africa Gordimer writes about so well. Highly recommended.
Also check out Tessa Hadley reading and talking about Gordimer's excellent short story, 'City Lovers':
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/09/fiction-podcast-tessa-hadley-reads-nadine-gordimer.html
Small Island by Andrea Levy (2004)
Quite a few people have suggested this novel to me, and having read it, I can see why. Interweaving the stories of four characters, the English Queenie and Bernard, and the Jamaican Hortense and Gilbert, the novel's main plot is set in England in 1948. However, in the sections labelled 'Before,' Levy manages to elevate the characters' backstories to a more prominent position even than the 'main' events. Each character has a highly distinctive voice, my particular favourite being Gilbert, whose experiences in the country he has come to defend are wonderfully tragi-comic. I was also very impressed with how Levy deals with the racism of characters such as Bernard: it is a real skill to write about attitudes we now find repugnant without making the reader turn against the character who holds those opinions.
American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2001)
I am ashamed to admit that this is the first work by Gaiman that I have read, but it won't be the last. American Gods is one of the most imaginative novels I have read in a long time, with a cast of fantastical, mythical, and yet somehow utterly believable characters and a road trip plot that revels in the epic scale of the States. Only the final section involving Shadow's (was there ever a greater name for a protagonist?) 'vigil' lost my attention a little; other than that I was fully immersed in the crazily inventive world that Gaiman has created. What should I read next of his?
Two in a Boat by Gwyneth Lewis (2005)
Time for a little bit of non-fiction, because variety is the spice and all that. Subtitled 'A Marital Rite of Passage,' this book unflinchingly depicts a marriage at close quarters, as Lewis and her husband Leighton decide to take to the seas and attempt to cross the Atlantic. Spoiler alert: everything does not go to plan.
The nautical terminology got a bit much for me at some points, but in fairness to Lewis, she does make an effort to explain it all in layman's terms, and most people who pick up this book probably have more of an interest in boats than I do (not difficult). And as a poet, Lewis can certainly paint a picture with words; there are some gorgeously visual descriptions. The book ends with the couple finding themselves on quite a different journey than the one they were (sort of) prepared for – a tragic twist that helps to make sense of what has gone before.
Gaiman
Gordimer
Published 7th Oct 2012 4th Mar 2019
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Often, the best help comes from people who have shared the same experiences. A Peer Support Specialist is a person who has experienced a mental illness during his or her lifetime and wants to help others live in recovery.
Peer provided and peer run services have a positive effect for people who use services and the workplace.
By receiving peer support services, a person may be inspired to share his or her personal story. This starts a growing network of peers who, working together, help each other and support recovery.
Peer Support Services are offered in many of the adult programs at CMH. Talk to your case manager if you think you may benefit from Peer Support Services.
A Peer Support Specialist lives in recovery from mental illness and works to help other people with similar struggles. These staff share their own recovery stories to help spread the news that a person is not defined by their illness. All Peer Support Specialists working at CMH are state certified and complete ongoing trainings to improve their peer support skills.


اليوم لدى معلومات رائعة عن الطبيعة و الحيوانات و هى بلغتين "العربية" و "الانجليزية"
It lives in south American rainforest . it spends its life hanging up site down from the branches of trees . it moves very very slowly and it moves only on arm or leg at a time . it sleep all day ,too,so it is not excting animal to watch . but it looks friendly , like a bear .
مشاركة جيدة اخى رونى والاجمل فكرة طرحها باللغتين العربية والانجليزية. لك التحية ووسع المعلومات كمان وكمان فى انتظار ابداعك.


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Method of synchronization assessment of rythms in regulatory systems for signal analysis in real time
Heading: Medical physics Article type: Author's opinion
Authors: Borovkova E.l., Ishbulatov Yu.M., Mironov S.A.
Organization: Saratov Branch of Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics n.a. V.A. Kotelnikov, Saratov Central Clinical Military Hospital, Saratov state university
A method is proposed for quantitative assessment of the phase synchronization of 0.1 Hz oscillations in autonomic cardiovascular control by photoplethysmogram analysis in real time. The efficiency of the method is shown in the comparison with the results obtained by the previously developed method.
Keywords: 0.1 Hz oscillations, autonomic control, cardiovascular system, synchronization
Regional anesthetic activity of new decahydroquinolinyl derivative by the experimental model of terminal anesthesia
Heading: Parmacology Article type: Original article
Authors: Goncharuk V.V., Buben A.L., Vdovichenko V.P.
Organization: Grodno State Medical University
anesthesia. Material and Methods. Decahydroquinolinyl derivative under laboratory code PAS-68 synthesized in the A. B. Bekturov Institute of Chemical Sciences under the guidance of K. D. Praliev has been studied. Benzocaine, lido-caine and tetracaine were used as the comparison drugs. Male rabbits of 2,0-3,5 kg weight were used as experimental animals. A threshold of corneal sensitivity to tactile effects (Rainier index) was determined by the standard method. Computer prognosis of PAS-68 acute toxicity also was made. Results. The local anesthetic activity of 1 %, 0,5% and 0,25% solutions of PAS-68 were identified as higher than that for lidocaine and benzocaine in similar concentrations (p
Keywords: decahydroquinoline derivative, local anesthetic activity, Rainier index, terminal anesthesia
Analysis of observations of acute strokes during the period from 2009 till 2012
Authors: Kozlov D.V., Dedova N.V., Chekalin S.S., Zibirov R.F.
Organization: Smolensk State Medical Academy, Smolensk Clinical Hospital of Emergency Service, Department of Pathological Anatomy of Smolensk State Medical Academy
Objective: analysis of autopsy material of the patients who died with clinical diagnosis of stroke. Material and Methods. The protocols of postmortem investigations of 172 patients have been studied. The interested information were added to the questionnaire. Material was processed statistically. Results. It has been determined that 51,74% of dead patients were men and 48,26% were women. 96,9% of dead patients were from age group of 41-50 and 81-90 years respectively. The causes of death of the patients were edema of brain and pneumonia, which developed within 24 hours to 7 days. In 16,28% and 11.05% the death was fixed from 7 to 14 and from 14 to 28 days, respectively. The conclusive clinical diagnosis more commonly consisted of two basic diseases. Conclusion. There is a positive trend for improvement of the quality of diagnosis of stroke, to reduce the number of mistakes in conclusive clinical diagnosis.
Keywords: analysis, acute cerebrovascular accident
Morphology of bone structures of hip joint in normal state and in dysplastic coxarthrosis
Heading: Macro- and Micromorphology Article type: Review
Authors: Anisimova Е.А., Yusupov K.S., Anisimov D.I.
The review of literature concerns the questions of development, structure, function, blood supply and innervation of structures of hip joint. The characteristics of changes of these structures in dysplastic coxarthrosis of various degree of expressiveness has been presented. Radiological and biomechanical features of hip joint have been described in various types of dysplastic coxarthrosis.
Keywords: proximal extremity femur, hip joint, dysplastic coxarthrosis
Significance of the sanitary-hygienic indicators of the water source quality for the assessment of the morbidity of infectious diseases
Heading: Hygiene Article type: Original article
Authors: Sergeva E.S.
Aim: To define the most informative indicators of the water resources quality, which reflect the increased risk for the infectious diseases occurrence due to water. Material and Method: The water collection was performed from the rivers of the Saratov region. The retrospective analysis of indicators of the water quality and the morbidity level associated with water among the population has been performed. The statistical analysis has been performed by means of dispersion, regression and discrimination methods. Results: The rivers in this study belong to the water sources of the 2nd grade. We have identified the most polluted rivers with chemicals: Maly Usen, Medveditsa, Atkara; with microorganisms: Choper, Big Ysen, Big Irgis. The two statistic correlations have been found for the right bank of the Volga region; the three statistic correlations have been found for the left bank of the Volga region. Conclusions: The indicators of the chemical consumption of oxygen and of general coliform bacteria have been determined to be the most significant for the risk assessment of morbidity of acute intestinal infections.
Keywords: sanitary-hygienic indicators, infectious diseases, water source
Functional structure of stomodeum
Authors: Chependyuk Т.А.
Organization: Pridnestrovian State University n.a. T. G. Shevchenko
Purpose: identification of the structure providing outflow of liquid from stomodeum in the process of formation. Material and Methods. 150 stomodea have been investigated for the ways of removal of liquid by the following methods: stage-by-stage freezing, contrasting and macerations. Result. One of the ways of removal of liquid from enamel of a being formed tooth is the crypt canal. Conclusion. Function of the channel of a crypt of developing teeth consists of removal of biological specific dental fluid from a surface of enamel of stomodeum in a mouth in the following options: on an oral surface of alveolar processes, near a periodontal fissure, or directly in a periodontium of a milk tooth — predecessor.
Keywords: crypt, dental fluid, functional resistance of tooth enamel, gubernacular canal, stomodeum
Analysis of Effectiveness and Safety of Assisted Delivery
Authors: Kozlova T.U., Khvorostukhina N.F., Novichkov D.A., Bebeshko O.I.
Aim: to study the outcomes of labour after the application of «KIWI» vacuum-system. Materials and Methods. Retrospective analysis of labour records with vacuum-extraction of fetus (main group: n=35) and with emergency cesarean section (comparison group: n=18)on indications similar to those in the main group, has been undertaken. Results. High rate of extragenital pathology in groups (70,7% and 72,3%) as well as aggravated obstetric-gynecologic anamnesis (36,9% and 55,6%) has been revealed. Pregnancies of 50,7% women of the main group have been complicated by placentofetal insufficiency and chronic fetal hypoxia; in the comparison group 27,7% threatened miscarriage has been observed accordingly in 20% and 33,3%. Conditions for vacuum extraction have been the following: fetus asphyxia (52,3%), labour pains weakness (47,7%). Having evaluated the state of health of the new-born children of the main groupstraight complications (cephalohematomas, cervical injury, subaponeurotic hemorrhage, Duchen-Erb paresis, intraventricularhemorrage) have been observed in 53,8% of children. In the comparison group direct complications have been marked in 22,3% of cases. Conclusions. Comparatively high rate of labour traumatism in the main group may be explained by violations in conditions and techniques of vacuum-extractions as well as by non-observance of indications and contra-indications for the application of this operational method during the labour of pregnant women of high risk groups.
Keywords: cesarion section, fetus vacuum extraction, labour traumatism
Prophylaxis of duodenal dyskinesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Authors: Studenikin L.V., Bondarevsky I.Ya.
Objective: to improve surgical intervention outcomes in patients with cholelithiasis. Material and method. Sixty four patients were investigated before the elective cholecystectomy. The level of bile acids in the blood serum was determined before and after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In case of the elevated level of bile acids gastric and duodenal radiography was performed to determine the degree of duodenal dyskinesia. Dyskinesia assessment was carried out according to the classification of Ya. D. Vitebsky. Dyskinesia was verified by laboratory and X-ray studies in 9 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy supplemented with mobilization of duodenojejunal junction without dissection of Treitz ligament (Clermont operation). Life quality evaluation was performed in 30 days after the surgical intervention using the unified GSRS questionnaire followed by statistical treatment. Results. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed simultaneously with Clermont procedure improved the life quality of patients with cholelithiasis and duodenal dyskinesia. This method is considered to be minimally invasive and rather effective in prevention of post-cholecystec-tomy complications. Conclusion. The suggested method proved to be effective, but insufficient number of the observed cases and the lack of long-term data demand the continuation of the study.
Keywords: duodenal dyskinesia, laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Measuring humanity (research on the problem of medical service for homeless)
Authors: Skvortsova V.V., Fakhrudinova E.R.
Purpose: to reveal the structure of the disease between homeless people and leading factors, influencing its formation. Material and Methods. Information on diseases was received from the data of homeless entering the Saratov Clinical hospital №2 and Clinical hospital №6 in 2013. The questionnaire of students ofthe 5th course of Medical University on the subject of problem of medical help rendering to homeless. Results. The majority of hospitalized homeless suffered acute respiratory diseases (17,5%). It has been determined that 53% of students are ready to renderthe medical help to homeless, but 39% of students do not consider rendering medical assistance. Conclusion. The research has showed the health state of homeless is conditioned by the weather and psychological and social status. The problems of medical service for homeless are of great importance for future doctors. But specific medical attitude don't formed enough in young doctors.
Keywords: access problems, homeless, medical assistance
Evalutation of efficiency of dynamic laser magnetic stimulation of eye drainage system of patients with open angle glaucomatosis
Authors: Sidelnikova V.S., Kamenskikh T.G.
The purpose of the study is to develop a comprehensive treatment aimed at improving uveoscleral outflow in the application of dynamic laser magnetic stimulation of the drainage system of the eye and evaluation of its effectiveness in treating patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Material. 106 patients diagnosed POAG I, II, III stages were examined. Group 1 consisted of 62 patients treated with medical therapy and dynamic laser magnetic stimulation of the drainage system of the eye using the "AMO-ATOS-ICL", produced by JSC "TRIMA", Saratov. Group 2 consisted of 64 patients who received only medical therapy. Comprehensive survey including standard eye examination, static perimetry, visual evoked potentials study, the study of intraocular blood flow was conducted to all patients. Analysis of the results of the complex therapeutic effects showed that as the result of treatment 73% of patients had a decrease of intraocular pressure and the ease factor outflow increase. 52% of patients had a decrease in the number and area of relative. 63% of patients had activation of intraocular blood flow. These indices remained stable for three months. Conclusion. The treatment with the technique of dynamic laser magnetic stimulation of the drainage system of the eye of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma leads to lower intraocular pressure, and to the improvement of dopple-rographic and perimetric indications.
Keywords: eye drainage, magnetotherapy, primary open-angle glaucoma


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CEOWORLD magazine - Archive in Dr. Marilyn Gist
Dr. Marilyn Gist
Dr. Marilyn Gist is an expert on leader development. Her academic career spans the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the University of Washington, where she held the Boeing Endowed Professorship of Business Management; and Seattle University, where she was formerly associate dean at the Albers School of Business and Economics and executive director of the Center for Leadership Formation. She speaks and consults with organizations worldwide, including Boeing, AT&T, Providence Health System, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and NASA. Her new book is The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility: Thriving Organizations—Great Results. Dr. Marilyn Gist is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine. Follow her on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn.
Do You See Me?: 8 Ways to Let Your People Know They Matter
Dr. Marilyn GistCEO Insider
"Do you see me?" is perhaps the most critical question people have when asked to work with a leader. It implies: Do I matter to you? Do you understand my views and needs? Am I merely a pawn for you to use in achieving your goals, or do you care...


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Townsend Telescope: Observatory Tower Photographs (7)
Christchurch Arts Centre (7)
Observatory (6)
Chris Whitty (1)
Townsend Telescope (1)
tarpaulin (1)
telescope (1)
Local Heritage (x)
rubble (x)
astronomy (x)
Observatory Tower Photograph 35
A photograph of the rubble from the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building. Scaffolding constructed around the tower has also collapsed and is amongst the rubble.
Graeme Kershaw
10:31pm 29th March 2011
Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, scaffolding, Local Heritage
A photograph of the bottom storey of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. Rubble from the top two storeys of the tower has spilled into the courtyard in front of the tower. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building.
Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage
A photograph of the rubble of the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building. In the foreground is Chris Whitty, Site Manager of the Christchurch Arts Centre.
Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Chris Whitty, Local Heritage
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The top two storeys of the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake and the rubble spilled into the courtyard in front. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building. A tarpaulin has been draped over the top of the tower.
Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, tarpaulin, Local Heritage
A close-up photograph of parts of the Townsend Telescope recovered from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The telescope was housed in the tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. It was severely damaged when the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage
A photograph of parts of the Townsend Telescope recovered from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The telescope was housed in the tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. It was severely damaged when the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the largest section of the Townsend Telescope recovered from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The telescope was housed in the tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. It was severely damaged when the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage


Let's get down to business. When it comes to doing your business, there have never been such extravagant options. Today's high-tech toilets offer astounding features: self-cleaning bowls, self-warming seats, automatic lids, lighting and music systems—and they're stylish to boot! Of course, water-closet wonders like this don't come cheap. Though these potties may be pricey, when nature calls, wouldn't you appreciate a luxurious loo?
This cool commode is not just architecturally elegant. It also features a UV light which activates when the seat is closed, and acts as a super sci-fi self-cleaning system.
It flushes anything. A dozen golf balls? Yep. A few pairs of socks? You bet. Seriously. There's a video.
Colored lights plus Bluetooth music sync? It's a powder room partaaay!
He's designed yachts, hotels and restaurants—and now he brings that worldly sophistication to the bathroom.


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Allison: His Perfect Partner | Priscilla Oliveras | Book Review
His Perfect Partner (Matched to Perfection #1) by Priscilla Oliveras
Also by this author: Her Perfect Affair (Matched to Perfection #2)
Published by Zebra Shout on September 26, 2017
Genres: Contemporary, Family, Friendship, Love & Romance
Source: Library
Ad executive Tomas Garcia shouldn't even be thinking about his daughter's alluring dance teacher, Yazmine Fernandez. Burned by a shattering divorce, he's laser-focused on his career and giving his young daughter, Maria, the secure home she deserves. Plus, he's certain that with her talent, Yaz will be leaving Chicago and heading back to Broadway as soon as she can. But Yaz's generous spirit and caring concern are sparking a desire Tomas can't resist and doesn't want to let go . . .
For Yaz, good-looking workaholics like Tomas simply can't be part of her life ever again. She owes it to herself to get back her confidence and fulfill the dreams her papa could not. She's glad to spend time with Maria and taste the family life she feels she can never have. And she's sure that she and Tomas can keep their attraction under control because there's so much at stake. But each unexpected intimacy, each self-revelation, makes the fire between them grow hotter with every step and every risk to their hearts . . .
His Perfect Partner is a debut novel written by Priscilla Oliveras. It follows the romance of Tomas and Yaz while also introducing us to the dynamic Fernandez family. I picked it up from the library because I thought that it sounded like a solid romance novel based on the blurb on the back. I was also interested to see a story with a Latinx background story. Ultimately, I was intrigued by the story but, it took me a while to get through it. It's a very slow burn and with some of the other topics that are presented, the romance is definitely not the top priority which was surprising considering that it was advertised as a romance novel.
The characters of Tomas and Yaz are each complex characters. Tomas is a single-father, whose daughter is adorable, and he works hard to make sure that his little family has everything that they could ever want. Sometimes he works too hard and it takes him away from the things that are truly important in life. Yaz is also very hard-working and has ambitions that are higher than her current location. Previously, she was living in NYC trying to become a professional dancer but, a bad break-up and a health crisis with her father brought her back home. Her dream is to go back to NYC and finally make it just as she believes that her father wants for her but for now she's home taking care of him and teaching local children how to dance. This is how Tomas and Yaz meet … at a rehearsal for a father/daughter dance.
The set up for the romance between Tomas and Yaz is there basically from page one of His Perfect Partner. At first, they don't fully see eye to eye. Yaz thinks that Tomas works too hard and Tomas thinks that Yaz is being too judgmental without fully understanding the circumstances. There's an obvious attraction there from the beginning but it takes time to build it into more. Much of Tomas and Yaz's relationship is based on a strong friendship first which I think was a very good way to set things up. I would have liked to have this explored more though in a way that didn't always involve some sort of family crisis.
What do I mean by this? Much of Tomas and Yaz relationship is connected through outside sources. Her father's illness and not-so-subtle attempt at matchmaking, his daughter's need for a babysitter, her father's health crisis, his need to succeed in business, her need to prove herself as a dancer. There's more but I think you get the picture. Like I said before, the romance was a slow burn but much of the reason that there was such a slow burn is because there was so many other elements getting in the way.
The ending of His Perfect Partner also felt very abrupt especially considering the slow burn that had been happening throughout the book. After so much build up, I just felt like everything was very quickly resolved and kind of brushed aside. There is another novel which explores the story of Yaz's sister Rosa. It will be interesting to see what kind of role Tomas and Yaz have in that story because I do see there being a potential for more even as supporting characters. Like I said, the two of them are strong characters who kept me interested in them as I was reading. I just can't help but wish that the romance between them was stronger and a more central part of the entire story.
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The amount of non-native invasive species aggressively spreading through our countryside is increasing at an alarming rate & without proper control & management their effects may be irreversible. Species like Rhododendron, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam & Giant Hogweed are all species that could change our environment permanently. At Greener Glens we offer solutions to help tackle the spread & effects of some of these species & help restore our landscape to its natural glory.


Sunday, the New York Times Magazine ran this thought-provoking, and at times disturbing article on a Florida couple that forgave their daughter's murderer through a process called restorative justice. Apparently, restorative justice is a program aimed at allowing the victims, prosecutors, and community members to come together with the accused to work out sentencing. Reportedly, there is a lower rate of recidivism with restorative justice than with the traditional trial system.
As I read the article, I couldn't help but think of the young-adult novel, Touching Spirit Bear, by Ben Mikaelsen. If you are teaching the novel, you may want to check out the article as a potential informational text to integrate with the book. If you are a parent, you may want to check out the article and ask yourself if you could ever do what these parents did.


I need to amend 2016 taxes, which I filed via turbo tax. I downloaded the filing last year, and paid for the service. What else do I need to be aware of before I begin?
You'll need the 2016 software in order to amend that return. So if you paid and filed using TurboTax last year, go here How do I amend my 2016 TurboTax Online return? and follow those steps to get the amend software.
Once you have the software downloaded, follow steps here How do I amend my 2016 return in the TurboTax CD/Download software? to help you amend that return.
I have a follow up question on this - I needed to make a change to the 2016 taxes to add in an additional expense. I downloaded and installed Turbotax as prompted. I entered my expense and it created the 1040x form which I printed out. From what I can tell, it also created a 1040x for 2017 online. Do I need to send in both 1040x forms?
I used Turbo Tax Premier for my 2016 Federal and California State tax filing. I just realized a huge error when I filled out the questionaire last year. I didn't select that I had income from New York in the personal information tab, so when I attempted to file the New York non-resident state tax, Turbo Tax told me my situation didn't require the New York non resident return to be filled out. I think this was due to Turbo Tax using my 2015 information, which had New York as a source of income, but I didn't see that I had to update the income from other states part of the personal information. Is amending as simple as selecting the amend my return for 2016, update the personal information part, purchase the 2016 New York state return ($44.99), have Turbo Tax 2016 complete the New York nonresident, then Turbo Tax will amend my 2016 California resident State return? There shouldn't be any amendment to the 2016 Federal that I can see. Thank you!
I originally did my 2016 filing with the online Home and Business version. Now I am trying to amend 2016 using the Mac desktop version, per the instructions. Since I have never used the desktop version, none of my previous information is there. Do I have to completely reenter all of my 2016 information in the desktop version in order to do the amendment? Is there no connection between the online data and the desktop version? This will be a lot of work to completely reenter 2016 to make the amendment. Surely there is a better way to do this.
You will only mail in the 1040X for the tax year you are amending. In your case: 2016. Not sure how and why the 2017 1040X appeared online.
I like your optimism! Amending a tax return is not necessarily complicated, but it is foreign to most taxpayers. But yes, you would simply select the option to amend your return, and update any necessary information on your federal. When you get to NY, TurboTax will ask questions about your NY income. Then you can go revisit your CA return as you should be entitled to a tax credit on your CA return for the tax paid on income earned in NY. See the TurboTax article below for more information.
There is an easier way! You do not need to re-enter all of your information again. To import your 2016 information, follow the steps in the TurboTax FAQ below.
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Phil most recently served as Chief Legal Officer of Sionic Mobile Corporation, a cloud-based connected commerce company. In this role, Phil led partnership negotiations with major financial institutions, acquirers, automobile manufacturers, technology platform providers, and merchants.
Previously, he led the in-house legal team at Merchant Customer Exchange LLC, (MCX), where he built legal and compliance functions from the ground up for the company's mobile payments platform. He also provided a wide range of other legal and business guidance to the company's CEO and Board of Managers, working closely with the nation's top retailers. Phil led the company's efforts to acquire and sell major FinTech services and other technology assets. He also served as Head of Government Relations, leading MCX's legislative education efforts.
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Executed master agreement with "Big Three" automobile manufacturer to provide real-time integration gateway services leveraging AI and machine-learning capabilities.
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British economist Meghnad Desai says 'disappointed' electorate will not vote Narendra Modi back with majority
British politician and economist Meghnad Desai, a self-confessed Narendra Modi admirer till some time back, has accused the prime minister of not being a team player and predicted that the 'disappointed' electorate will not vote him back with a majority
fwire December 20, 2018 20:09:33 IST
Mumbai: British politician and economist Meghnad Desai, a self-confessed Narendra Modi admirer till some time back, has accused the prime minister of not being a team player and predicted that the "disappointed" electorate will not vote him back with a majority.
Modi "over promised" and was wrong in believing that he could run the whole country with the help of a few bureaucrats and not with a strong cabinet, as he did in Gujarat when he was the chief minister, Desai said.
"Ultimately, the people are disappointed. Somehow, the feeling is that 'acche din ab tak nahin aaye' (the promised good days have not come in yet)," Desai told in an interview on Thursday.
The London-settled Desai, a long-time Labour Party member, said Modi had a "great opportunity" and seemed to suggest that lack of team play may prove to be his undoing.
Narendra Modi in Mumbai. Twitter@NarendraModi
"Modi, while being a good politician is not a good team player, he is not a team leader. He is a mass leader, but not a team leader," he said, adding barring Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj, no other minister in his cabinet had previous experience.
In contrast, the UPA regime, led by the "unlikely" Manmohan Singh, had at least six cabinet ministers, including Pranab Mukherjee, Arjun Singh, Sharad Pawar and P Chidambaram, who are all prime minister materials, he said.
Modi had no idea that things would become so difficult and now it has come to such a level that he will have to ask for one more chance at power, Desai said.
When asked if Modi has humility, Desai suggested that BJP's loss in the three Hindi-heartland states earlier this month should be humbling enough to make such a move.
No single party will get a full majority in the 2019 hustings and we should brace for either an NDA or UPA-led coalition government, he said and warned that if such an eventuality does happen, it would be difficult to run a smooth house and government, he said.
We need to stop expecting politicians to do anything good, he said, adding less of governance will be the best for the economy.
Desai also attacked the Modi government for the crisis at the Reserve Bank saying it is not good to lose two successive governors, and specifically pointed out to the invoking of the never-before-used Section 7 of the Banking Regulation Act as a wrong step.
If the government has to do something "spectacularly foolish" take the RBI reserves and spend it on "stupidities" like farm loan waivers, and you can see the "rupee is collapsed", he warned and termed the reserves as a "red line" that should not be crossed.
He also welcomed the speech by deputy governor Viral Acharya wherein he warned of the wrath of the markets if the central bank's autonomy is compromised, and said that was a "good warning".
Asserting that a central bank should not be run for political purposes, Desai lashed out at the untimely removal of Nachiket Mor from the RBI central board and the prominence given to fringe organisations like Swadeshi Jagran Manch in the board now.
Organisations like SJM, to which S Gurumurthy belongs, have no place in the country at all, Desai said.
When asked about governor Shaktikanta Das, Desai reminded of the independent work done by D Subbarao as the RBI governor despite hailing from the same bureaucracy that Das belonged to. He said the fact that this is the last job for Das, will also be of help.
When asked if Patel's resignation will make it be difficult to attract talent from overseas to head key public jobs, he said the Modi regime has to come out clean and set the record straight on the factors that led to the sudden resignation.
"The next person invited from abroad to be a central bank governor will want to know what happened in the past and he will call up Patel and Rajan. The government has to give its side of the story clean," he said, should stop "pretending" that nothing has happened.
Updated Date: December 21, 2018 09:18:33 IST
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How are you guys doing? I hope you had an awesome day!
Do you want to know what we made a few weeks ago? It's called Melted Witch Bark. My mom showed me it a long time ago (from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen) and I really wanted to try it. It was SO good!! It's perfect for Halloween parties or to take to your neighbors. ANYTHING!
You can even hand them out at Halloween for Trick or Treating!!
Melted Witch Bark - a cute and fun Halloween treat everyone will love! All you need to make these fun treats are - green candy melts, mini chocolate chips, pretzel sticks, mini reeses, Halloween oreos, and Hershey Hugs!
Begin by laying out parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
Get pretzels sticks, Reese's, Oreos, Hugs, mini chips out and ready so they are easy to grab.
Place 1 cup candy melts in a small pot and melt on low heat stirring constantly. Once all melted spoon out onto parchment paper and spread into a circle. We made ours about 4 inches in diameter.
Quickly add remaining mini chips to a small pot and melt on low heat stirring constantly. Spoon a tiny amount onto your green circles and use a toothpick to swirl around.
Add Oreos as hat in the corner. Add Hugs by dipping into excess melted chocolate and adding to the top of the Ore. Add mini chips for eyes.
Stick pretzels in your mini Reese's and place on the opposite side of the Oreo.
Let set until ready to eat or package.
Recipe adapted from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen.
Spoon melted candy melts onto parchment paper.
Add melted mini chocolate chips and swirl around.
Add your hat, eyes and broom stick!!
We had so much fun making these! I think your kids would love them too. I think you could do a pudding version too with pistachio pudding in a cup! Wouldn't that be awesome?
Hope you have a wonderful time preparing for Halloween!!
Me and Evie were ready with the brooms and eyes to add to the green melts!
Thank you Lily dear and I hope your Birthday was a happy one as I'm sure it was. Happy Birthday Lily.
What a cute idea… Pinning!
This is such a cute idea! You worked lots of favorites into it too!
Adorable! I seriously can't handle how clever these are. WOW!
Aww, I hope you had the best birthday! And I'm so glad you shared this bark recipe! It's absolutely adorable and looks delicious!
It sounds as though you and an awesome birthday party! What fun! This melted witch bark is beyond amazing.
What a fun Halloween treat, I can't get over how cute they are!