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Each business uses a certain amount of technology to get things done, but today, no technology is as important to businesses as the Internet. You've begun to see businesses of all sizes spending thousands of dollars a month on Software-as-a-Service platforms designed to get workers the tools they need without placing undue pressure on a…
Solid State is a Solid Choice for Your PC's Main Hard Drive
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If you are buying a new desktop or laptop, one of the specifications you might care about is how much data it can store. After all, your family computer needs plenty of storage for your photos and documents, and if you have kids, they'll want to install games and other applications on it that fill…
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It isn't as though anyone wants to lose their smartphone—for some, the very thought is almost debilitating. However, accidents can happen, so before one does, it only makes sense to put yourself in the best position to deal with a lost mobile device. The process for doing so will differ based on whether your device…
Considering the Status of Net Neutrality in 2021
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It has been made very clear over the past few years—last week in particular—that the political atmosphere in the United States is particularly prickly, to put it mildly. One contested subject has, however, flown under the radar in recent months: net neutrality. Let's reexamine the situation surrounding net neutrality and what is likely to come…
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Your software is an important, even crucial, part of your business' security considerations. After all, a software title with security issues could be the access point that hackers and scammers need. This is precisely why software updates and security patches are so important to keep up on. Let's consider this in a little more detail….
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Scientists discover flamboyant, feathered ancestor of fearsome velociraptor
An artist's interpretation of the newfound species of dinosaur, Zhenyuanlong suni. Like Velociraptor, it had sharp claws and teeth.
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Laura Geggel for LiveScience 2015-07-16 21:10:52 UTC
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A flamboyant cousin of the fearsome Velociraptor, covered in layers of showy feathers from head to tail, once stalked meaty prey in the forests of what is now northeastern China.
The exquisitely preserved 125-million-year-old fossil shows that the roughly 5-foot-long (1.5 meters) dinosaur had clawed toes and fingers, sharp teeth, short arms and stunning plumage (unlike the scaly Velociraptors of Jurassic Park), the researchers said. But it's unlikely the 45-pound (20 kilograms) dinosaur could fly, at least not by using the same muscle-driven flight as modern birds, they said.
SEE ALSO: See detailed photos of Velociraptor's feathered cousin
A farmer found the fossil in Liaoning Province in northeastern China, an area famous for its feathered dinosaur fossils. Researchers reported on the first known dinosaur fossil with preserved feathers (Sinosauropteryx) from the province in 1996, and "now we have thousands of different dinosaur fossils covered in feathers," said co-researcher Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh.
But the newfound fossil has another distinction: It's the largest on record with well-preserved birdlike wings, Brusatte said.
The researchers named the new genus and species Zhenyuanlong suni in honor of Zhenyuan Sun, who secured the specimen for study, and "long," which means "dragon" in Chinese.
"It's one of the prettiest fossils I've ever worked on, and one of the prettiest fossils I've ever seen," Brusatte told Live Science. "It has all of the feathers all around it."
The preserved skeleton of feathered, short-armed dinosaur, Zhenyuanlong suni.
Image: Junchang Lu
Zhenyuanlong's wings have three layers of complex feathers that look like quill pens, an unusual find given that other dinosaurs have simple feathers that looked like fuzzy hair and may have been used for insulation, he said.
"Our discovery of Zhenyuanlong indicates that there is an even higher diversity of feathered dinosaurs than we thought," co-researcher Junchang Lü, a professor at the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, said in a statement. "It's amazing that new feathered dinosaurs are still being found."
Even though dense feathers covered the dinosaur's wings and tail, the meat-eating theropod dinosaur likely couldn't fly. At about 16 inches (40 centimeters) long, its arms were too short.
"I would expect that muscle power, forelimb bone strength, and stability (the short arms would tend to make it unstable in pitch) might all be issues that could stop Zhenyuanlong from being able to fly," said Michael Habib an assistant professor of cell and neurobiology at the University of Southern California and a research associate at the Dinosaur Institute at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, who was not involved with the study.
But short, feathered arms were likely still useful, even if they weren't used for flying.
"A broad wing like that on the new specimen could be important in display, covering eggs when tending nests, or other non-flight functions," Habib told Live Science in an email.
Zhenyuanlong's cousin Velociraptor, which lived about 50 million years later during the Late Cretaceous, had longer arms and also sported feathers. But it likely couldn't fly, either, Brusatte said. It's possible that feathers weren't originally developed for flight, and only later became instrumental for lift, he said.
The new study was published online July 16 in the journal Scientific Reports.
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The links below provide a table showing New Testament verses side by side with their Old Testament sources, using both the Greek Septuagint and the Hebrew Masoretic Text. The Septuagint is often abbreviated as "LXX" and the Masoretic Text is abbreviated as "MT."
The New Testament translation is from the New American Standard version of the Bible, 1995 edition, at www.biblegateway.com. Old Testament quotes are my own translations, based on the New American Standard, but sometimes altered slighty to exactly match the New Testament if the original Hebrew or Greek can be construed to be an exact match. For example, if the New Testament says "shall" and the Old Testament says "will" based on the same Greek word, I have changed the Old Testament quote to say "shall" and match the New Testament.
In those cases where the verse numbers are different between English, Greek and Hebrew, the English language Bible verse numbers are used. Rahlf's edition of the Septuagint is used for this study, with verses copied from http://www.magister.msk.ru/library/bible/greek/greek.htm. The Greek New Testament verses are copied from the same location. The English language translation of the Septuagint at www.apostlesbible.com was used as a translation aid. The Hebrew Bible verses are copied from http://www.ccel.org/a/anonymous/hebrewot/home.html.


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Orgasm at the Gym? It's the Female Coregasm!
Men's Health explains why women can have orgasms while working out. The female coregasm, explained and demystified for your (and her) enjoyment
Women have all the fun.
They may complain about going to the gym, but we know better. Through some tireless investigative reporting (okay, we read some message boards and e-mails), we now know their secret:
Many of them become sexually aroused doing certain exercises. Specifically, core exercises. To get really specific -- or explicit -- hanging leg raises seem to be the move of choice. Some get more than aroused. They reach orgasm. Right there, in the middle of the gym.
When we first heard about this phenomenon from renowned trainer Alwyn Cosgrove, we chuckled. When Men's Health features editor Adam Campbell mentioned it in his blog, The Fitness Insider, we stepped back in amazement.
Women responded. Big time. "Seems on my third set of 15 reps, if I crank out a few more reps and go to 20, well, yeah, I can have an orgasm!" one wrote. "And no one notices, trust me."
Another said it worked on a leg-lowering drill: "I have to be lying down and usually put a small towel or pillow under my lower back. I get the best "coregasm" when I lower my feet close to the floor."
Then there was the woman who was doing crunches in the gym when "bam -- it hit me like a ton of bricks. I just stopped right then and there, got all pale in the face and then busted out laughing. Everyone in the place was looking at me."
It was her first time. She's had many, many since.
What's Going on Here?
We're fitness experts, so we quickly noticed these were all core exercises. We're writers, so we (Adam, actually) named it: the Coregasm. And we're health editors, so we called some of our favorite experts to get an explanation.
Victoria Zdrok, Ph.D., a sex therapist and author of The Anatomy of Pleasure, provided scientific insight.
"A lot of women require a buildup of tension in their legs before they can achieve the release of orgasm," she said. "So, when a woman exercises, the release of endorphins and dopamine, which are necessary for orgasm, combined with the tension in the lower extremities, can cause the clitoral stimulation" that is needed.
Joy Davidson, Ph.D., author of Fearless Sex, offered a fitness angle:
"When that happens, usually it's women who already have very strong pelvic muscles," she said. "And when they're doing certain exercises that are tapping into the deep core or into the quads and inner thighs, what they wind up doing is almost automatically squeezing pelvic muscles in addition.
"When they squeeze hard enough, especially if they're already fit, they can have what feels like a mini-orgasm."
Or, sometimes, a "ton of bricks" orgasm.
Our own Men's Health "Bedroom Confidential" columnist, Debby Herbenick, Ph.D., a sex researcher at Indiana University, said she'd heard similar gym stories, with various exercises.
"This may be happening due to a combination of women bearing down on pelvic muscles while at the same time squeezing her thighs together, which may stimulate her clitoris as she brings them upward."
Debby, being a conscientious Men's Health columnist, hastened to add that, "as fun as these are," women should watch their form during the exercises, no matter how good it feels.
"If an orgasm just happens to occur while using good form, that may be an added bonus," she said, "but I would advise women not to pursue an orgasm at the expense of proper form. After all, they can always enjoy orgasms later on at home or in the shower."
Davidson speculated that the tightening of core and leg muscles are "triggering the nerve impulses in the pelvic area. It's a little unusual to get that much response from one squeeze, but if you're doing multiple reps, you're squeezing your pelvic muscles over and over again.
"So by the time you do it 30 times you just might feel that orgasmic sensation. Women's nerves in the pelvic area respond differently, so for some women, all they have to do is squeeze a few times."
An Erotic Exercise Motivator
Kristin, a married 26-year old woman in Ontario who has fun with her leg-lowering exercise, says the number of reps she requires for coregasm is different every time.
But she also has an at-home trick: "The thing that sends me to the moon and back is when I use my vibrator at the same time. WOW! It totally vamps up the intensity."
Kali, a woman in Oklahoma, applied her gym training in bed. After discovering the coregasm while doing a hanging hold (like the top position of a chinup), she "held a leg and shoulder lift" during sex.
"It only intensified the pulsing," she reports. In the gym, she starts to reach orgasm after five repetitions of the hanging leg raise. "I'm just glad to know I'm not the only one with this side effect."
Another writer said she had to stop in mid-set during decline weighted crunches with her workout partner because of the intense feeling. "Funny," she adds, "this was before I ever even had sex in my life, so I didn't know what the heck that feeling was!"
A female trainer told us, "Whenever I either do hanging leg raises or knee ups, I get the best 'coregasm' a girl could dream of. I'm guessing it happens due to activation of the Kegel muscles in conjunction with friction from moving your legs up and down."
Either way, she said, "I don't care why it happens, but just am happy it does."
The added benefit, noted one woman who also finds the exercise orgasmic: "What a great motivator to do hanging leg raises."
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The purveyors of love and music known as One World 1 Love have released his new single, "Put a little love in your heart".The track has been published with a B-side, "What the world needs now is love"
Mr Haywood recorded both songs at his Sunnyside Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California. A return to the titanic goodness of the classic era of soul,
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One World 1 Love's "Put a little love in your heart" is his newest rendition
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Texans take control of AFC South by beating Titans 24-21
By TERESA M. WALKER - Dec. 15, 2019 06:03 PM EST
Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (10) carries the ball ahead of Tennessee Titans strong safety Kenny Vaccaro (24) in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/James Kenney)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Houston Texans took charge in the fourth quarter, and now they have control of the AFC South with two games remaining.
The defending division champs are looking for Houston's fourth AFC South title in six years under coach Bill O'Brien. The Titans haven't won this division since 2008, and Mike Vrabel is Tennessee's third coach since.
Carlos Hyde ran for 104 yards and scored a TD with 10:34 left and Ka'imi Fairbairn's 29-yard field goal with 3:26 remaining provided the winning margin as the Texans scored 10 straight points in the fourth quarter to beat the Tennessee Titans 24-21 on Sunday.
"We had to lock in," Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson said. "That's what we did. It came down to that fourth quarter of standing up, getting up and getting a drive in and getting points on the board and defense making a stop. Yeah, it was just something that we definitely didn't want to let it slip out of our hand."
Now the Texans (9-5) must travel home with a short week before going to Tampa Bay on Saturday before hosting the Titans (8-6) again in the regular season finale.
"I don't think we should even think one second about anything other than Tampa Bay, and that should be the whole goal," O'Brien said of the Texans' improved chances of winning the division.
The Texans nearly blew a 14-0 halftime lead with Tennessee intercepting Watson twice inside the Titans 1.
The Titans snapped a four-game win streak with only their second loss in seven games. Now they will need help in the final two games to earn their second playoff berth in three seasons.
"We've just got to be better, man," Titans safety Kevin Byard said. "We'll see them guys again in two weeks, but disappointed."
When the Titans tied it at 14 early in the fourth quarter, the Texans scored 10 straight points. Hyde ran for a 10-yard TD, then Fairbairn's field goal finished Houston's scoring.
"We had to have an answer there," O'Brien said.
Ryan Tannehill hit Dion Lewis with an 11-yard TD pass with 2:04 left to pull Tennessee within 24-21. But the Titans used backup kicker Ryan Santoso on the onside kick, and the ball only went 7 yards before being smothered by Texans safety Justin Reid.
The Titans forced a punt with 28 seconds left. LeShaun Sims fielded the punt at the Titans 1 instead of letting the ball go into the end zone. Tannehill was sacked, then spiked the ball with a second on the clock. Officials ruled time had expired.
"It was just too little too late," Tannehill said. "We had many opportunities in the first half and weren't good enough."
Tennessee outgained Houston 432-374. Tannehill threw for 279 yards, ran for a 1-yard TD, but also was intercepted at the goal line. Derrick Henry snapped a four-game stretch of 100-yard rushing games, finishing with 86 yards on 21 carries for Tennessee.
This game featured a pair of 14-point swings and three interceptions combined around the goal line.
The first came in the second quarter when the Titans had first-and-goal at the Houston 5 when Tannehill's pass to Anthony Firsker popped out on a hit by Reid. Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus ran 86 yards to the Tennessee 14. Watson hit Kenny Stills two plays later for a 12-yard TD and a 7-0 lead.
The Texans then forced Tennessee three-and-out with Henry watching from the sideline, and Watson drove Houston 72 yards. He found Stills again with a 16-yard TD pass for a 14-0 lead.
After Tennessee staged a 15-play drive capped by a 1-yard TD run by Tannehill, the Texans had second-and-goal at the Tennessee 4. Titans rookie defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons tipped a Watson pass that was picked off by linebacker Jayon Brown in the end zone inside the final minute of the third quarter.
The Titans turned that into a 5-yard TD pass from Tannehill to A.J. Brown for the tying TD.
HOPKINS' BIG FINISH
With Will Fuller back, the Titans helped hold Hopkins to just two catches for 21 yards through three quarters. Hopkins had four catches for 98 yards in the fourth quarter and finished with six catches for 119 yards. It was his second straight 100-yard receiving game, fifth this season and 30th of his career. That's second-most through seven seasons in franchise history only to Andre Johnson (31).
"I was able to get the ball to him and just let him go to work," Watson said.
KICKING WOES
Ryan Succop is 1 of 6 since being activated off injured reserve for the Titans, who already ranked last in the NFL in field goal percentage. Texans lineman Angelo Blackson blocked his 45-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter after Vaccaro's interception.
"I'm out here battling," Succop said. "I'm doing everything that I can, and unfortunately just haven't been as good as it needs to, obviously."
Houston linebacker Jacob Martin went down, but walked to the sideline with about three minutes left. Linebacker Benardrick McKinney followed a play later and did not return with a concussion.
Houston: visit Tampa Bay.
Titans: host Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints.


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Rio Las Vegas Undergoing Property Transformation
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 / by Ken Couture
The owner of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is making over the off-Strip property in a partnership with the Hyatt Hotels Corporation.
Dreamscape Companies LLC, a residential, retail, hospitality, entertainment, and gaming real estate development firm led by founder and CEO Eric Birnbaum, says a multiphase project will completely overhaul the casino resort. Once finished, the property will feature multiple Hyatt hotels.
The first phase will renovate part of the Rio into a Hyatt Regency.
We know Las Vegas is an important destination for our guests, World of Hyatt members, and customers, and this project is a significant step for Hyatt as we continue to grow our brands in markets that matter most to our loyal travelers," said Kimo Bertram, Hyatt's vice president of real estate and development.
Dreamscape acquired the aging casino resort in December of 2019 for $516.3 million.
Casino Future Still in Jeopardy
The Las Vegas rumor mill regarding the Rio has been churning hard in recent years. The gossip that received the most flurry was whispered plans that former owner Caesars Entertainment was going to demolish the property and replace it with a Major League Baseball ballpark.
However, that field of dreams is not coming to fruition. Instead, Dreamscape and Hyatt say the more than 2,500 rooms will be fully renovated and rebranded. Also being transformed are the resort's public spaces, including the casino floor, retail shops, food and beverage options, spa, fitness center, and pool complex.
The Brazilian theme will be replaced with a sleek and modern feel provided by Hyatt and its portfolio of brands.
Hyatt Regency is one of the hotelier's first brands. In Las Vegas, the Hyatt Regency will come with 1,501 rooms. The remaining Rio rooms will "be branded or affiliated with one or more other Hyatt full-service brands after they are renovated," the Rio press release explained.
What the release did not reveal is whether casino gambling will remain once the resort's conversion is fully complete. In January, Birnbaum and Dreamscape partner Thomas Ellis received preliminary approval of suitability to own a casino by the Nevada Gaming Commission.
In today's announcement, Birnbaum said the goal of the redevelopment is to provide "long-term financial and cultural value."
When Dreamscape purchased the Rio, it reached a deal with Caesars to allow the casino operator to lease the gaming operations for $45 million annually. The contract runs for two years.
Rio History
Developed by Marnell Corrao Associates, the Rio opened in January of 1990. It was designed with locals in mind.
The property was purchased nine years later by Harrah's Entertainment — which would later become Caesars Entertainment — for $888 million.
Penn & Teller have been the resort's entertainment headliners for the past two decades. Caesars' World Series of Poker (WSOP) has also been hosted annually at the casino since 2005.
Despite its rich past, the Rio has been allowed to lose its luster. The casino has generated plenty of negative reviews in recent years, and has been panned by many WSOP players.
Poker pro Joe Sal said in 2019 that he was robbed at gunpoint after leaving a WSOP event at the Rio. Another player, Geoff Hunter, said he, too, was robbed at the Rio at gunpoint that same year.


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Presidents Conference to vote on changes easing entry
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations will vote on changes making it easier for new members to join.
In a meeting on Tuesday, the Jewish community's foreign policy umbrella will consider dropping the threshold for entry from two-thirds of the vote to 55 percent and reducing the quorum requirement from 75 percent to two-thirds. The Presidents Conference has more than 50 member organizations.
Voting could take place via teleconference or video conference, a reflection of the fact that member groups and their officials no longer tend to be New York-based.
The Jewish Federations of North America would designate three major Jewish federations as voting members, according to the new rules. The change redresses complaints that organizations with relatively small memberships have votes equal to large groups.
Effectively giving JFNA four votes would place it on a par with the Reform, Orthodox and Conservative religious streams, each of which is represented by four groups, Presidents Conference Executive Vice Chairman Malcolm Hoenlein told JTA.
"It's structured in such a way that it doesn't diminish the role of the individual members and their role in the conference," he said.
The new procedures would also set up a 13-member executive committee, to be chaired by the Presidents Conference chairman, currently Robert Sugarman.
The committee, which would strive for a diverse membership and meet monthly, would "increase the sense of participation among Conference members, provide a regular framework for reaching decisions and enhance the process of consensus making as well as the operation of the Conference," said the document distributed last week to Presidents Conference constituents by the umbrella's Process and Procedures Committee.
There have been ongoing efforts to diversify the Presidents Conference since 1999, and this is the sixth round of "tweaks," Hoenlein said.
The failure of J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle East policy group, to gain entry in April last year led to renewed calls for change, including warnings from the Reform movement that it would withdraw without reforms to the process.
J Street's bid lost with 17 member organizations voting in favor, 22 voting against and three abstaining.
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That's what one reader told me in response to a post I wrote about whether bloggers are exploiting their children.
Blogging isn't my sole source of income but it does account for an increasing chunk of my earnings, and I certainly think of it as a job.
I pitch, I design, I create, I manage, I edit, I negotiate, I collaborate and I work under contract, which I believe earns me the right to use the title 'freelance journalist & blogger' at the end of an email.
Yet the fact is that this person isn't alone. Many people, as well as not really understanding what it is a blogger actually does, don't view blogging as a 'real' job either.
So I asked some fellow bloggers who also monetise their blogs why they consider it a proper job, and this is what they said.
1. "We're head of creative content, we're marketing managers. We're in charge of IT AND accounts. And sales. And if things go awry we usually have to take the blame too. We're multitasking geniuses." Tracey at Pack the PJs.
2. "Negotiating, collaborating, creating, planning and learning. Blogging definitely is a proper job if you make it into one." Irina at Wave To Mummy.
3. "I'm using my business head every day to build and further a brand. It's my job and brings in a part-time wage and allows me to look after my son, so a win win." Nadia at Scandi Mummy.
4. "I have skills that other people don't that mean brands want to employ me and I get paid. Often I earn more than I did teaching. How is it not a proper job?" Danielle at Someone's Mum.
5. "If freelance journalism is a job then how can anyone say blogging isn't, essentially it's the same thing. Except bloggers have to build their own brand and put out all their work and grow their own audience!" Chantelle at Two Hearts One Roof.
6. "I just gave up a 'real job' to blog full time as I am making enough money from blogging to do so!" Lauren at Belle du Brighton.
7. "If it's paying my mortgage, it's a proper job! In the same way that a journalist is paid to write, or an editor, or photographer, is paid to do their job, this is my job and it's bloody hard work!" Laura at Five Little Doves.
8. "Just because it is not a standard 9-5 job working for someone else doesn't make it any less of a job!" Katie at Living Life Our Way.
9. "By law you have to register as self-employed. Employed = job, no?" Frances at Whinge Whinge Wine.
10. "It's really simple – do you do tasks in exchange for money? Then yes, it's a job!" Nyomi at Nomipalony.
'A paid position of regular employment, a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid'.
Which in my book makes blogging a 'proper' job.
We might not be saving lives or changing the world, but we're putting food on the table for our children who may well go on to save lives and change the world.
Do you think of blogging as a proper job? Are you a blogger and do you earn an income from yours? Has anyone ever told you blogging isn't a real job?
The person who wrote the original comment is either an idiot or jealous! Great post!
I wish my blog was a job but at the moment I'm just not good enough/posting enough, maybe one day. I take my hat of to all the ones that have it as a job though because its hard enough doing it as a hobby!
Great comments, I agree, it certainly can be a job and I know many that work much more hours than a 'regular' job.
Thanks for these reminders – and for letting the doubters know.
I am not making a "job-level" income yet, but I definitely view my blog as a business.
Fab comments from people! Blogging is a great job or even a career – although of course as it is entrepreneurial it can be pretty stressful too in a whole different way than a normal job!
Blogging isn't my 'proper job' only because I am not being paid for it and do work full time. What about people who work in a charity shop for free? They consider it a job…may it is my free proper job!! hahaha!
Great post and keep on with the proper job!
It drives me crazy when people don't see my blog as a job…particularly my other half! He keeps calling it a hobby and that makes me want to scream!!
A great post! I think of all of you as real bloggers doing real jobs, I wonder if I will ever feel like that about mine. Not in a bad way, more because I love it and in many ways don't see teaching – which I also love as a'real' job either – though undoubtedly both are! I loved reading all the definitions of what we actually do.
This ====> 'If creating a brand, building a platform on which to showcase that brand, attracting a loyal and engaged audience resulting in household names paying to reach that audience and running and managing that platform isn't a 'proper job' I'd love to know what is!' and point five are the two that resonated with me.
I noticed the bloggers you spoke to were all women and I wonder, do male bloggers get this question or is it, as I suspect – something only women are asked? I suspect it is because we're so often called into question. As a romance author I get asked when I'm going to write a "proper" book and it's the same sneering response, just over a different thing. Blogging is no more a hobby than being a mum is sitting around watching Jeremy Kyle. There are jobs and just because it's done at home and, often, by a woman, doesn't make it less so.
I love this! A brilliant idea for a post. I work tremendously hard on my blog but I'm yet to get paid for anything. But, I still feel like it's my job!
Fully support anyone who can make a living from blogging and of course it is a proper job. I've only just started but who knows what the future might bring!
So true – its bloody ridiculous that people still have issue with this!
Great post..I have been vlogging from last 7 months and just started my blog.. I know it takes a lot of efforts to maintain the blog.sometimes the hours you work os more than a normal job.
Thanks for including me! Only just saw this, great post with some really good comments too. I will share.


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Warfare In The Medieval World (Kindle)
Medieval History Military
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Warfare in the Medieval World explores how civilizations and cultures made war on the battlefields of the Near East and Europe in the period between the fall of Rome and the introduction of reliable gunpowder weapons during the Thirty Years' War. Through an exploration of thirtythree selected battles, military historian Brian Todd Carey surveys the changing tactical relationships between the four weapon systems – heavy and light infantry and heavy and light cavalry – focusing on the evolution of shock and missile combat.
Through the use of dozens of multiphase tactical maps, this fascinating introduction to the art of war during western civilization's medieval period pulls together the primary and secondary sources and creates a powerful historical narrative. The result is a synthetic work that will be essential reading for students and armchair military historians alike.
I found this book highly educational and I will be dipping in and out again for sure.
The Battle narrative is very well supported by detailed battle maps. This feature in itself is a huge benefit for wargammers looking to recreate and relive these battles.
Anyone that has an interest in this period needs to have this book on their bookcase.
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The book is a useful as an overview of the evolution of warfare over some 1200 years.
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Professor Carey carries his "Archer Jones"-inspired matrix analysis of combat into the Middle Ages. Good coverage of Byzantine tactics and the early Middle Ages. The Mongols and the Reconquista in Spain are welcome additions to the high Middle Ages. Separate treatments of light and heavy infantry in the late Middle Ages. Important chapter on the "military revolution" of the early modern era. Excellent diagrams and maps. Glossary and select bibliography
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Brian Todd Carey's Warfare in the Medieval World explores how civilizations and cultures made war in the period between the fall of Rome and the start of the Thirty Years War. This was a period when warfare became sophisticated, with strategies including shock and missile tactics and involving approaches still used today. Tactical maps chart history while the introduction to the era uses primary and secondary sources to reconstruct military history. A strong pick for military history collections
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About Brian Todd Carey
Brian Todd Carey is an Assistant Professor of History and Military History at the American Military University and a history lecturer at Front Range Community College.
About Joshua B. Allfree
Joshua B Allfree (tactical map illustrator) is a US Army sergeant major with over thirty years military experience. He has a BA in world military history and an MA in applied information technology as well as various professional qualifications in project management, network engineering and IT service management.
About John Cairns
John Cairns (regional map illustrator) is a professional software developer with a special emphasis on computer cartography.
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Abstract: Protein glycosylation serves critical roles in the cellular and biological processes of many organisms. Aberrant glycosylation has been associated with many illnesses such as hereditary and chronic diseases like cancer, cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, and immunological disorders. Emerging mass spectrometry (MS) ... read moretechnologies that enable the high-throughput identification of glycoproteins and glycans have accelerated the analysis and made possible the creation of dynamic and expanding databases. Although glycosylation-related databases have been established by many laboratories and institutions, they are not yet widely known in the community. Our study reviews 15 different publicly available databases and identifies their key elements so that users can identify the most applicable platform for their analytical needs. These databases include biological information on the experimentally identified glycans and glycopeptides from various cells and organisms such as human, rat, mouse, fly and zebrafish. The features of these databases - 7 for glycoproteomic data, 6 for glycomic data, and 2 for glycan binding proteins are summarized including the enrichment techniques that are used for glycoproteome and glycan identification. Furthermore databases such as Unipep, GlycoFly, GlycoFish recently established by our group are introduced. The unique features of each database, such as the analytical methods used and bioinformatical tools available are summarized. This information will be a valuable resource for the glycobiology community as it presents the analytical methods and glycosylation related databases together in one compendium. It will also represent a step towards the desired long term goal of integrating the different databases of glycosylation in order to characterize and categorize glycoproteins and glycans better for biomedical research.
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Avant-garde writer and director Gerald Thomas is to set up his Dry Opera Company in London next year.
Thomas, who has worked with Samuel Beckett and Philip Glass, is returning to the UK after 25 years living and working around the world because, he says, London "is where I feel I belong".
He established the first Dry Opera Company in Brazil in 1985, which he has now left, and another company of the same name in New York. He now plans to concentrate fully on the London venture.
The company's first production will be Thomas' new work, Throats, which will run at the Pleasance in London. It starts with a car crash, after which the victims emerge in a state between life and death for a banquet in hell.
Throats will run from February 18 to March 27, with press night on February 24. The company will tour internationally afterwards. Future productions are being planned for London for the company of eight actors.
His work we are also very likely to know, or in the least we'll have heard about it, since it's renowned for pushing the boundaries of conventional performance, plus it's toured in more than fifteen countries. Finally, his company's name may sound familiar to those of us who know about the theatrical scene in Brazil and New York, where he's previously established earlier versions of his Dry Opera Company.
Despite so many familiar facts, for Thomas himself the time is due for change. He has recently launched his London Dry Opera Company in the country where his mother was born and yet which he never felt he belonged to. By investing in this 'love and hate' relationship with England, according to his comments for Brazilian newspaper O Globo, he steps into a phase where he gives birth to a new identity and rediscovers his own work. This is particularly relevant given that nine months before starting his company in London, when feeling completely lost and even cynical about the world we live in, the director and playwright wrote a manifesto saying goodbye to the theatre.
Such attributes of darkness and uncertainty are present in the whole of Thomas' work and not differently, are promising to be the creative universe of his new work, Throats, which will premier this coming February at the Pleasance Theatre in London. In this production, he explained to the online magazine The Stage, "that territory of inbetweeness comes from Beckett, from this absurdity which I have created in these years of travelling and directing over the world". This way, he makes clear that Samuel Beckett has greatly influenced his style, also pointing out the years when he worked alongside this dramatist as his protégée.
Another key collaborator to Gerald Thomas' work is composer Philip Glass, who in an interview found on his website here (www.geraldthomas.com) warmly suggests that the word "outrageous" would be appropriate to define this director's work. In this talk, the musician also observes that Thomas' "whole life is about the theatre", remarking his "authenticity, passion and commitment to his own work".
For the production of Throats, the director selected seven actors after a lengthy process that started with 600 candidates. He now believes he's found the company of his dreams – which is very important since usually he works in very close collaboration with his cast; sometimes even completing his characters by influence of the life stories of his actors.
The setting up of the London Dry Opera Company, marking Gerald Thomas' return to the theatre, plus his arrival to the English stages, are only a few reasons – amongst many – why people should go and see Throats. The work from this director and playwright is a kind of theatre that constantly updates itself, always inviting his audience to experience new ways of engagement.


I never saw Marilyn Monroe on the big screen. She was gone long before I was even a twinkle in my father's eye. She died 13 years before I was born. And yet, even today, her legacy and impact on the world has lessened only marginally. When people talk about movie stars, they might mention today's fad-of-the-week, but those aren't true stars. They don't light up the screen like it's on fire and make you feel scared and excited and loved and confused and sad all at the same time. Only those of Marilyn's caliber could do that, and they are, sadly, gone with her, for the most part.
I've watched Michelle Williams' (Shutter Island, Blue Valentine) career off and on over the years, from its near-beginnings on Dawson's Creek to this most recent picture. I've seen her grow from the young, unsure actress that she was into a powerful leading woman and a rare talent.
In My Week with Marilyn, she embodies everything I think of Marilyn as: mainly the scared, beautiful and talented woman who couldn't stand to be alone and who was tormented by not only inner demons but those she surrounded herself with as well. William's portrayal is dead-on, down to the trademark laugh, body movements and other fine details. I remember seeing the trailer for the movie and thinking, "Wow, movie restoration has really come a long way!" She's so good, I didn't even recognize her as Michelle Williams. I just thought it was Marilyn. That is how good Williams is in this role.
Another favorite actor of mine, Kenneth Branagh (Valkyrie, et al), portrays Sir Laurence Olivier in the film, directing (and starring with) Marilyn in the film The Prince and the Showgirl. Branagh, as usual, gives a stunning performance. Again, never having seen Sir Laurence on screen or stage, I have no frame of reference for my comparison to the man himself, but I can only imagine that he'd be proud of Branagh.
I could feel the frustration Olivier must have felt at Monroe's constant inability to arrive on set on time (due to her near-paralyzing stage fright) and other difficult behaviors. Branagh brings alive the relationship between Olivier and his wife Vivien Leigh, played by the beautiful Julia Ormond (star of one of my favorite films, Sabrina, alongside Harrison Ford and Greg Kinnear), as well as the tension caused by Olivier's clear lusting over the young superstar that he knows he can never have.
And let's not forget the man who made this true story possible: Colin Clark, played by relative newcomer Eddie Redmayne. With that hint of innocence and protectiveness that would appeal to Marilyn, he manages to show her that there are people in the world who don't just want to use her. And though of course he falls in love with her – how could you not, really? – and he loves her for the person behind the facade, rather than the movie star, and this draws Marilyn to him.
Their week together must have been memorable, to say the least. I look forward to seeing Redmayne's future work, if this is the quality he brings to the profession. I believed every moment of his performance, and wanted, more than a little, to be in his shoes, even if it was Michelle Williams and not the actual Marilyn Monroe.
Rounding out the star-studded cast are such gems as Judi Dench (my favorite "M" and in one of my other favorite movies, Chocolat), Toby Jones (The Hunger Games, Captain America: The First Avenger), Emma Watson (really showing her abilities out from under the shadow and hair of Hermione Granger), Dougray Scott and Zoë Wanamaker (who will for me forever be Cassandra from Doctor Who). Dench in particular does a fantastic job as Dame Sybil Thorndike, an accomplished actress in her own right.
My Week with Marilyn was an easy four stars for me, and nearly five. There were a few parts where I felt the movie dragged a bit, and occasionally it focused too much on Marilyn's foibles. Although I did finish the movie feeling very, very sad for Ms. Norma Jean Baker, knowing a bit more about what she had gone through.
I don't remember who said it, but someone once said that Marilyn's power was in making you want to keep her safe and protect her, not necessarily her sexuality, although there was plenty of that. I have to agree. She seemed at one and the same time to be so powerful and yet so frail. I wish we could have seen the star she would've become. The world would be just a bit brighter for that, I'm sure.


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Mai Tai is a Dutch group (named after a tropical cocktail) that was formed in 1983, by the Dutch record producers Eric van Tijn and Jochem Fluitsma. With three former backing vocalists Jetty Wheels, Mildred Douglas and Caroline de Windt, they created a Dutch soul, disco and pop act.
Their debut single, "Keep On Dancin'" (1983) was only a hit in the Dutch nightclubs. In the summer of 1984 they released a second single, "What Goes On". It became their first hit in the Dutch Top 40, peaking at #30. Following tracks like "Body And Soul" and "Am I Losing You Forever" also hit the charts, but never managed to reach the Top 20 in the Netherlands.
In early 1985 they released their debut album, called Mai Tai, which won a Dutch Edison Award and a Silver Harp. Their international breakthrough came with "History" from the debut album. This song was successful all over Europe, and became a #8 hit in the UK Singles Chart and reached the Top 20 in Germany. It was also a hit in New Zealand and Australia and entered the U.S. Billboard dance chart. In 1986 their song "Female Intuition" became a Top 40 hit across Europe, and made Top 10 in Denmark.
"Body and Soul" was re-released in the UK and became their second UK Top 10 hit, peaking at #9. After their international breakthrough, Mai Tai also became more popular in the Netherlands. The follow-up single, "Turn Your Love Around" from the second album, 1 Touch 2 Much, went straight into the Top 10 of the Dutch Top 40.
But Mai Tai could not manage to maintain the success. Their third album, Cool Is The Rule was less successful in the charts, and after 1987 they did not release any new work. In 1991 a 'Best Of' album was released, with one new track called "Dance In The Light". But when the new single was not successful, they decided to split up.
In 2003 Mai Tai was reunited, and today, under the guidance of original member Harriette 'Jetty' Weels, the group still play live - and are hoping to bring out a new album of original songs soon too.
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Harriette 'Jetty' Wheels about the old fame days, about why the band broke up, about album artwork, and, of course ... penguins!
Taking it from the top, and although I am interviewing Harriette Weels here today, I assume you were once known within the band circles as Jetty Weels, yes? "Born as Harriette Weels, yes. The Dutch like nicknames so they, and my family call me 'Jetty'."
Indeed, why the change then from Harriette to 'Jetty' ... and now back to Harriette? "Growing up, finding your own ID. I now prefer Harriette."
Mai Tai, the band was named after Mai Tai, the tropical cocktail drink in 1983, by Dutch record producers Eric van Tijn and Jochem Fluitsma. You were one of the three former backing vocalists brought in to front the band. So, who had you done backing for before this group and how were you invited to join Mai Tai in the first place? "Well, I met one of the producers during a gig and he invited me to the studio. Before this I sang in local bands and did backing for Dutch artists. After a while I formed the group, because I'd known Caroline and Mildred for a long time. We were friends in the Amsterdam music scene. I then started the group in 1983. And in 1998 I took over the rights of the name MAI TAI."
Mai Tai back then was yourself, Mildred Douglas and Caroline de Windt. Do you still see these ladies all these years later? "Of course. Up till 2003 I gigged with Mildred and then she said goodbye forever!! Caroline and I went on till 2008 and then she said goodbye!! And now I'm Mai Tai with two others! And we still are good friends ... sisters in Soul."
And who makes up Tai Mai today, lady wise? "Me and two others - Aisha and Glenda."
Your debut single, 'Keep On Dancin' (1983) was a hit in the Dutch nightclubs, with your second single, 'What Goes On' entering the Dutch Top 40 too. Was the world a daze around that time for you, the group's fame growing and growing, the TV show appearances happening more frequently? "Yes, we were totally knocked down by success!"
You then followed up those singles with both 'Body and Soul' and 'Am I Losing You Forever,' and with the fame bandwagon still rolling in 1985 released your self-titled debut album. But, your international breakthrough came with 'History,' and it was a hit all over Europe, hitting the UK Singles Chart at #8. What was that like, now that the band had become international, and you were obviously flying all across the world to do press and TV? "Well, no more time for socializing, rare times with family and friends. More flying hours than walking hours!"
Further singles, 'Female Intuition,' a re-released 'Body and Soul,' and 'Turn Your Love Around,' all made the charts, but the second album, 1 Touch 2 Much didn't seem to have as much punch as its predecessor. At the time, did you think the same thing yourself? "Well, we should have changed a bit to other co-producers and songwriters. To freshen up the air. That was the mistake the producers made!"
Come your third album, Cool Is The Rule, and things were not as successful for the band. Indeed, come 1987 and the band never released any new work. That said, and knowing that Mai Tai broke up in 1991, some 4 years later, what happened to the band for those 4 years in-between - years that you didn't break up, but didn't record either? "Right, Mildred did a solo album. Caroline and Mildred did a culture theater show. I signed with ARS (Belgium record company known for the hit 'Pump Up The Jam') and my song 'Reconsider' (remixed by Tony Humphries) reached the Billboard dance charts."
"I also went to the dance seminar in Fort Lauderdale and a showcase in Miami. I had a great time. I didn't get to the States with Mai Tai, but solo I did! Haha!"
In 2003, Mai Tai reunited and released some new tracks. As no new Mai Tai album has been forthcoming since, and as we're not called Exclusive Magazine for nothing, can you tell us if 2010 will see a new Mai Tai CD released - and if so, what is it's working title?! "Well, as it seems now in two mounths I'm gonna start an album; as I own the rights. I'm going to use the name Mai Tai as well as Harriette Weels."
OK, here's a fun one, looking at the cover artwork for some of your albums - 'Mai Tai,' '1 Touch 2 Much' and 'Cool Is The Rule' - just what was going though your heads at the time? "Top photographers made those covers. By that time it was glamorous nr 1. We're proud of what ever we did most of the time."
Indeed, after all that '80s/'90s pop fame whirlwind wound down, it seems to me (from press now that relates to it back then) that you were kinda relieved - was that the case at the time? "To be honest, I was more in 2008. Like back then I'm picking up again now."
Your website states, 'Tai Mai is alive and kicking and getting ready for the future.' So, please tell us more about what to expect from Tai Mai in the future! "Soon, 'Body And Soul' is gonna be remixed by 7th Heaven. Looking forward to that and the album I'm gonna do."
Fun Five - OK, it's now time to fire off some quick questions - to allow those that think they know Harriette Weels (Tai Mai) to perhaps think again!
a) Can you remember your very first TOTP (British pop chart show) appearance? What song/year was it and at what level of nervousness were you at that whole day? "Yes, we just came back from tour of Surinam (South America) where we were born - all raised in Holland - and the surprise was we were #16 in UK charts. And straight from Schiphol Airport direct (no going home) we went to London for promo and TOTP!"
b) Is there one of your songs that you look back on and would today change the title to, or a line/lyric from it - and if so, which one, and why?! "No way. I think that would be a lack of trust in the music we did."
c) Do you have a recurring nightmare or dream - and if so, how does it usually end? "I see myself several times dead. My mam says it means long stay (live)!"
d) What is your sweetest, guiltiest pleasure (food wise!) late at night? "Fruit!"
e) If you could meet any deceased celebrity, who would it be - and what would be the first question you would ask them? "Mmmm, difficult!! I have great respect for Mr. Martin Luther King and I would have asked to march with him. I also admire John F. Kennedy."
If asked to record one for charity, what '80s (and possibly cheesy!) pop/rock song would you love to cover today ... and why? "'Don't Give Up' by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush. My life slogan!"
And will the USA ever get to see Mai Tai tour over here? There's the Here & Now and Regeneration tours, but we never get to see you named on the bill for the American side of things. Is there anything we can do to change this? "Why not! That would be great to do now. Waiting for the invitation?!! And I'm sure Caroline would join!!"
Lastly, and throwing you a journalistic curve ball, Exclusive Magazine loves Penguins (the flightless bird, not the hockey team or the chocolate bar!) ... do you? "Aren't they as well as the baby seals and the ice bears ... we need to be more careful!!"
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Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh state is a famous tourist attraction of India. Are you interested to know the attractions of this city ? Then check out this article to know the best of Hyderabad city in India so that you can plan your trip for the next vacation.
Mohammed Kuli Qutub Shah was the founder of the ancient city of Hyderabad. His foundation triggered the construction of ' Charminar ' at the heart of the city.Gradually that charming city with historic importance has paved the way for a mega city with wide roads and lushes of greenery. Also Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh is considered to be the cleanest of all cities in India. This city is a perfect blend of tradition and modernization. Lets check the attractions one by one.
What makes Hyderabad the most attractive city?
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Hyderabad is in Telangana state.
Hyderabad was the capital of Andhra Pradesh. After bifurcation of the state, Hyderabad is left with Telangana. Even though this is a common capital for both, the Andhra Pradesh administration left Hyderabad and shifted to Amaravati. The new capital of Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad is a very big city expanding in all the four directions. The streets of Hyderabad were wide but as the traffic is very heavy, moving on these roads is very time-consuming. The metro train service Phase 1 is ready to be inaugurated and waiting for a date from Modiji. Coming to the cleanliness of the city as long as you move on 3 or 4 roads of Secunderabad may appear clean. But needs lots of improvement. The roads were good but to be repaired further now.
Hyderabad is a conglomeration of big, small.rich and poor. Any type of family also can get accommodated in this city.
Coming to the places to be visited include Birla Temple, NTR memorial, Prasad Imax, Keesara temple, outer ring road, the museum, the zoo, Buddha statue in tank bund, Shilparamam are important in addition to the places mentioned by the author.
A good place to visit. If you plan for a week all the places in Hyderabad and nearby places can be visited.
Nice article about a city that has a mix of old and new traditions. The Charminar and Golconda Fort are examples of the skill and science that our forefathers had; it's a shame that now, despite the best equipment, many of the public constructions are in a dismal state.
I'm yet to visit the Salar Jung museum, in fact, India post (1978) issued a stamp of Jehangir's dagger and knife that's housed in the museum. My friends earlier used to get us the famous Hyderabad Karachi Bakery biscuits, now they are available in many major cities too.
From the points noted by Dr.Rao, it seems like Hyderabad is caught in the sea of change like any other Indian metro trying to cope with rapid expansion and uncontrolled migration with lack of infrastructure.
Thanks Nataranjan. Surely they will be of immense importance of the people visiting Hyderabad. Ramoji Film City is really a feast for the eyes. I still remember the scary house there. Oh my god! I was in goosebumps visiting it.
Thanks Dr. Rao. The information that you have added are really helpful. The content has been enriched by that.
Well I am from Hyderabad since birth and so how can I keep quite after reading this article which misses most amazing things of this great twin cities. Hyderabad is not a small city. It is in fact divided into three parts. Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Cyber city.
We call Hyderabad as old city which starts from Afzalgunj and ends at Chandrayan Gutta. The places to be seen are Museum, Charminar, Shopping at Pathergatti, Stone bangles shopping at Lad Bazaar, Big vegetable whole sale Market at Miralam Mandi and ultimately Falaknama fort. The Indian Army research center is located here near Chandrayan Gutta.
Then comes Secunderabad. It will start from Tank Bund or Hussain Sagar, famous for Ganesh Idol immersion. There is a Military Cantonment located in Secunderabad. The famous Shamirpet lake, the Deer park and the NALSAR University are also located in this area. Who can forget the Southern Sojourn place of President House in Bolarum which is located in Secunderabad.
And as regards to Cybercity, most of the Hitech IT companies are located here and the people working there would settle down there itself and never come to twin cities.
The author has mentioned some famous tourist spots which people generally visit. However, I feel that Salar Jung museum should be given more prominence in the article. It is one of the biggest museums of India (developed by an individual).
(a) Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park: This park is located in Vanasthalipuram, located on the outskirts of Hyderabad city. A tourist can see different types of deer here including black buck and many birds.
(b) Raymond's Tomb: The tomb was built in the memory of French General Raymond. Raymond's Tomb is situated at Moosarambagh.
(c) Moula-Ali Dargah: This Dargah is built on a hilltop near Moula-Ali, at the north-eastern part of the city. From the hilltop, the entire city can be seen.
(d) 'Dialogue in the Dark' restaurant: Enjoying a delicious meal in this semi-dark restaurant is a remarkable experience.
(e) Snow World theme park: The Snow World Park is considered to be the first developed theme park in India.
(f) Sudha Car Museum: It is the first and only handmade car museum in the World.
In addition, many other tourist spots like Warangal, Humpi, Konneru, Badami, Belum caves, Kollery bird sanctuary, etc. can be visited from Hyderabad.
The delicious 'biryani' has been mentioned by the author and other members. The non-vegetarians must not forget this delicious treat while visiting Hyderabad.
Congratulations to the author for this informative article.


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Time (To Open My Heart)
by Steven Gellman
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Billboard Magazine describes Steven Gellman's music as "intensely sensitive and impressively intelligent at the same time". As another reviewer aptly phrased it, Gellman's songs are "Kodak moments" from his life.
Genre: Folk: Folk Pop
1. Guilty No More
2. Pineapple Ice Cream
3. Time (To Open My Heart)
4. Summertime
5. My Bright Star
6. Almeda At 90
7. Sonny
Time (To Open My Heart) Steven's first recording. Basicly just guitar & vocals.
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He often performs in nursing homes and retirement communities, and even used a choir of senior citizens as backup on the track "Almeda at 90" from his album "Photobook". Dick Cerri, President of the World Folk Music Association says "Steve's natural ability on stage enables an audience to not only enjoy the songs and stories, but to participate in the performance."
Nowhere is there a better example of how Gellman touches people's lives than the story of fan Jennifer Baker, blind and wheelchair bound from a lifelong struggle with kidney failure. She first heard Steven at a Borders Book store concert and instantly became one of his most ardent fans. His music was an inspiration to her in her last months and Gellman performed at a memorial service in her honor to benefit the National Kidney Association. The song "A Little Bit Fine" on Steven's CD "Return to Summer Lake" was written for Jennifer and is one of his most requested songs.
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Gellman performs throughout the United States and Canada at the premiere acoustic music venues such as The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA, The Ark in Ann Arbor, Michigan, The Blue Bird Café in Nashville, TN, The Tin Angel in Philadelphia, PA, and Club Passim in Boston, MA. In Washington, DC, he has performed at the venerated National Theatre and the most sought after venue of all, The White House. Steven has opened shows for Dar Williams, Cheryl Wheeler, Richie Havens, Richard Shindell and Al Stewart.
Steven has garnered critical acclaim across the country - he was nominated for 4 awards from The Washington Area Music Association Awards (WAMA) and by The Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards (GLAMA) for Debut Album of the Year. His release "Return to Summer Lake" was chosen by Barnes & Noble for national distribution and was featured on their listening post wall.
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Drink-driving trainee plumber writes off Audi A3 – and he'd only just passed his test
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New driver Elliot Brereton rolled his car after taking it 'for a spin' following a night out.
The 22-year-old was over the alcohol limit when he decided to drive home from the pub after 'three or four pints'.
But the trainee plumber opted to go for a longer drive, lost control of the car, and wrote off the Audi A3 around 20 miles from his home.
A motorist called police after coming across Brereton's vehicle in Stone.
Prosecutor Emma Thompson told North Staffordshire Justice Centre: "This incident took place at about 11pm on October 22. A witness was driving along Eccleshall Road and as he approached a small roundabout he noticed a black Audi at the junction. It was stationary and had front end damage.
"The witness spoke to the driver – this defendant – and it was clear he had been drinking. The witness stayed with the defendant until police arrived."
Brereton, of Poppy Close, Weston, near Crewe, gave a positive roadside breath test and went on to give an alcohol reading of 52 micrograms in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.
Ms Thompson added: "He was interviewed by police. He said he had been to the pub with friends in Nantwich and had three or four pints. He said he thought he would get away with driving because it was only three or four miles from home.
"He thinks he may have decided to go for a spin because he had only just passed his test. He took a corner badly and rolled his car. It landed the right way up and he continued to drive until the engine cut out in Eccleshall Road."
Brereton pleaded guilty to drink-driving.
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Joanne Corbett, mitigating, said: "This defendant was candid in interview and told the police what happened. There's nothing I can say that will make this any better for him.
"He has paid a high price because he has written the vehicle off and as a new driver this is going to have its own repercussions."
Magistrates fined Brereton £80 and disqualified him from driving for 12 months. He must also pay £169 in court costs and charges.
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Sweden has one of the strictest immigration policies among European nations. Sweden offers relaxed immigration requirements, however, for children under 18, adults from 18 to 20 and citizens of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the rest of the European Union (EU). Immigration to Sweden requires you to have consistent employment for two years before you can receive a permanent residence permit. You must then live and work in Sweden for two to five years to be eligible to apply for citizenship. Citizens of countries in the EU are not required to have a work permit, but must report to the Migration Board if staying longer than three months.
Obtain a Work Permit
In order to travel to Sweden with intent to stay and become a citizen, you must have gainful employment with a Swedish firm or a business that has the right to operate in Sweden and hire foreign employees. Apply for a work permit on the Swedish Migration Board website. You will need a valid passport, proof of employment and proof that you earn at least 13,000 SEK per month. Your employer must have posted the job opening in Sweden and the EU for a minimum of ten days, offer wages and terms equal to those offered to Swedish citizens in the same profession and allow union organizations to express their opinion on the terms of employment.
Submit copies of your passport, two recent passport photos, a copy of your job offer and a receipt for your paid application fee with your work permit application. Work permit application fees are 2000 SEK for up to two years plus 1000 SEK for a two-year renewal, as of 2018. Your family is also eligible to apply for residence permits while you are employed and working in Sweden. The application decision takes from three weeks to three months depending on when you apply.
Obtain a Permanent Residence Permit
After working for four years under temporary work and residence permits, you are eligible to apply for a permanent residence permit. Apply for the permit through the Swedish Board of Migration. You will need to show proof of continued employment in the same profession, proof of identity, and pay any applicable application fees. Once you have obtained a permanent residence permit, you are allowed to change employers within your profession without applying for a new permit.
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Christian Arab MK: We won't be co-opted like the Druze
Basel Ghattas says Arab society in Israel will oppose legislation meant to fragment it along religious lines
By Elhanan Miller	27 February 2014, 4:21 am 16 Edit
Elhanan Miller is the former Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel
Balad MK Basel Ghattas (photo credit: Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)
Government-backed legislation intended to separate Christian Arabs from their majority Muslim surroundings will meet massive opposition, a Christian member of Knesset told The Times of Israel Wednesday.
Bassel Ghattas, a member of the Balad party, said that Israel is taking advantage of the atmosphere of uncertainty among Christian minorities in the Arab Middle East to advance legislation intended to conscript Christian Arabs into the IDF, as it did with the Druze community over 60 years ago.
"This is very dangerous," Ghattas said. "The whole attitude is colonialist. It is the white man mentality of telling the natives what is good for them."
Earlier this week, the Knesset passed a law submitted by coalition chairman Yariv Levin (Likud), forcing the advisory committee for equal opportunities in the workplace to include a Christian Arab member alongside a Muslim Arab member.
MK Yariv Levin at the Knesset, July 24, 2012 (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)
Insignificant as the law may seem, Levin told Maariv in January that he is planning to draft a series of laws intended to separate Christians (which he refused to refer to as Arabs) from their majority-Muslim society. One such law will allow Christian Arabs to register their nationality in Israeli identity cards as "Christian" rather than "Arab."
But more significantly, Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon (Likud) intends to recommend that the government apply the compulsory draft to Christian Arabs as it has been applied to the Druze community in Israel since 1951, Israeli news site Walla reported on February 12.
MK Danny Danon (photo credit: courtesy Knesset)
Currently, only 300 Christian Arabs volunteer as soldiers in the IDF and an additional 429 women volunteer for civil service.
MK Ghattas said that forced conscription will meet opposition not only from Christian Arabs, but from Arab society as a whole.
"Already today many young people are mobilizing against it, organizing festivals, conferences, Facebook pages," he said. "Ultimately, there is a battle raging over the consciousness and collective memory of our people, and we will not remain silent."
In that spirit, Ghattas sent a letter to Pope Francis last week, asking him to intervene in preventing the Christian draft.
But not all the grassroots activity opposing Christian conscription is as pacifist as Ghattas described. IDF volunteers have complained of harassment and intimidation within their communities. When Father Gabriel Naddaf, a Greek Orthodox priest and activist for Christian conscription, held a community gathering on the issue in the city of Shfaram earlier this month, young men arrived at the host's doorstep and demanded that Naddaf leave, Haaretz reported. Naddaf's 17-year-old son was physically attacked in December by a youth who denounced him for his father's activities.
Ghattas said that public outrage against Naddaf's Forum for the recruitment of Christians stems from the involvement of right-wing organizations such as Im Tirtzu, and of the Prime Minister's Office, in the matter.
"Clearly there's a government drive here," Ghattas said, noting that Naddaf was hosted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his office last August . "If it were just the few Christians volunteering every year on their own, no one would have noticed or made a fuss."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Father Gabriel Naddaf in his Jerusalem office, August 5, 2013 (photo credit: Moshe Milner/Flash90/GPO)
Ghattas challenged the claim that Christians can only demand equal rights in Israel by agreeing to shoulder obligations alongside the wider Israeli society.
"What happened with the Druze over the past 60 years?" he asked. "Did they get more rights? Were their lands not confiscated? Is their infrastructure in a better state? Do they not have demolition orders on their homes? Their situation is worse than ours [the Christians]. Visit a Druze town and a Christian town and tell me what the differences are."
The Druze community, he argued, was manipulated by the government into volunteering for the army in 1951, when Israeli Arab towns were still under military rule and Arab society was weak and fragmented following the war of 1948. Soon a mandatory draft was imposed on the Druze.
"Druze society opposed this, but stood alone. Today we most certainly will not stand alone in our society."
"More than 60 years later, we are in a different situation. We're not a small isolated community like the Druze were in 1951, when they numbered just 12,000," he said. "There are 140,000 Christian Arabs living within a developed Arab-Palestinian society with different media than existed back then."
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