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Soha returns to the small screen, says work is all about fun

Last Updated: Tue, Feb 26, 2013 11:02 hrs

Soha Ali Khan, who returns to the small screen to anchor the fifth season of Spell Bee - India Spells on Discovery channel, says work is about enjoyment and not about mediums.

She had earlier hosted Star Plus show Khelo Jeeto Jiyo and recently did What Not To Wear with designer Aki Narula for TLC.

The 34-year-old, who has been part of films like Rang De Basanti, Khoya Khoya Chand and Mumbai Meri Jaan, works without worrying about the medium because she "enjoys such things".

"I had fun when we did What Not to Wear and this time when I was told it is a special programme for kids based on education, I wanted to be associated with that," she said on  Monday at the announcement of the winners of the show.

"I don't think if it is big screen or small screen. I only think that I have to work for 12 hours... and whether I will enjoy it or not? This is something I couldn't say no to," she added.

Soha stated that she is a complete purist when it comes to the English language and still enjoys doing crosswords and scrabble.

"Today also I love playing word games with friends, whether it is scrabble or taboo. I like doing crosswords, especially when I get time during a shoot. I like the English language, I genuinely get excited when it comes to spelling words," Soha said.

"Even when I send SMSes or write something on Twitter, I never abbreviate, I write the full form. I think I am a bit of a purist when it comes to the English language," added Soha whose next big screen outing is Sahib, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.

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Madonna's 'MDNA' named best selling album in Russia

Last Updated: Sat, Dec 29, 2012 08:50 hrs

London, Dec 29 (IANS) Pop star Madonna's album "MDNA" has been named Russia's best-selling album of 2012.

The 54-year-old's latest record has been named number one in the Russian end-of-year album chart, reports

Madonna took her "MDNA" tour to Russia in August this year and she was subsequently hit with a $10.5 million lawsuit by activists who claimed she illegally promoted homosexuality at her show in St. Petersburg by handing out pink wristbands in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

According to, the lawsuit was subsequently dismissed.

Madonna also hit headlines in Russia this year by speaking out in support of members of punk band Pussy Riot, who were jailed for performing a song railing against President Vladimir Putin in February.

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Art ist adventure – art is experiment – art is fun

The aim of KINDERART is to pass on art and culture to young people and make them experience with it.

At KINDERART, the universal language of art means fun in creating and communicating together, discovering and investigating culture and history or experimenting with thoughts and perceptions.

KINDERART was already initiated in 1993 by performance artist Simone Schander in Spain. School’s art lessons were hold in nature, museums or special places. Art became action and was celebrated afterwards as a festival.

KINDERART initializes exhibitions and projects which bring together children and youth groups from different social structures or milieus.

Since 2003 Simone Schander has been working with her KINDERKUNSTWERKSTATT in Berlin-Friedrichshain. Her „garage“ – the meaning of „Werkstatt“ is at the same time a studio, a showroom and germ cell for art actions, games, animated cartoons, performances, stories or workshops. Together with artists from different genres she designs and realizes exhibitions and activities for children and teenagers in day-care centres, schools, museums or public spaces.

Simone Schander has been an active artist for 25 years now. She has already drawn and carried out several cultural or educational projects with young and younger people. As her workshops and projects can be seen as varied and unique, lots of national and international schools, day-care centres, rest homes, museums, galleries, subject-specified institutions as well as business companies belong to her co-operation partner and clients.

Simone Schander
Atelier und Kinderkunstwerkstatt
Zellestrasse 7,  Berlin-Friedrichshain

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Wednesday, 15 February 2017

National No Smoking Day 8th March 2017

National No Smoking Day has a long history in the UK, with the first ever event taking place back in 1983, on Ash Wednesday. Since then, the Day has taken place on the second Wednesday in March each year with the British Heart Foundation backing the idea since 2011. No Smoking Day promotes giving up through positive encouragement, education on the benefits of stopping smoking, and advice about the best ways to quit.

National No Smoking Day 2017

The health benefits of stopping smoking

In our hearts, we all know that smoking is bad for our health. For anyone thinking of quitting, spelling out the health benefits of quitting can be a powerful motivator. Here are just some of the health improvements you’ll see, if you stop smoking:

Longer life

Statistics relating to smoking and longevity make for grim reading, with around half of all long-term smokers dying prematurely, from diseases such as lung cancer or heart disease. No matter what age you decide to stop smoking, it will increase the odds of you living to a healthier, happier old age.

Easy breathing

Smoking has a huge impact on your lung function and your ability to breathe easily. In less than a year, people who have given up smoking should see a 10% improvement in lung capacity, and should breathe more easily and cough less.

Reduced stress levels

Whilst some people claim that they smoke to calm their stress levels, it has actually been proved that non-smokers suffer less from stress than smokers. Quitting will reduce your overall stress levels, making you feel happier and calmer.

Better sex

Quite apart from the fact that people generally find non-smokers much more attractive than smokers, there are some scientifically-proven benefits, when it comes to enjoyment of sex. Stopping smoking will improve blood flow, which in turn will increase sensitivity in both men and women.

Fertility improvements

Smoking has a negative effect on both men and women, in terms of fertility. Men’s sperm can be less potent, and women can find it harder to get pregnant. Stopping smoking reverses this, and also reduces the chances of miscarriage and improves the chances of having a healthy baby.

Improved energy levels

Within just a few weeks of quitting, your blood circulation will improve noticeably, and your immune system will be rejuvenated. You’ll have more energy for physical exercise, such as walking or running, and you’ll be less susceptible to viruses and minor ailments.

Whiter teeth and cleaner breath

As any non-smoker will confirm, smoking causes your teeth to stain and become yellowed, and your breath to smell. All that will improve after giving up, and you’ll also lessen the chances of gum disease or premature tooth loss.

Better skin

Regular smoking can give people a pale, creased complexion, but this can be reversed by giving up. Non-smokers have been shown to have fewer wrinkles and younger looking skin.

Improved sense of smell and taste

As well as making your clothes smell and your teeth and nails go yellow, smoking cigarettes actually dulls your sense of smell and taste. The toxic chemicals in cigarettes affect the tongue through a process known as vascularisation, making the taste buds lose their shape over time. Smoking doesn’t kill taste buds, but it does make them much less effective at sending signals to your brain about the food you’re eating. Once you’ve stopped smoking, your taste buds and sense of smell will recover, allowing you to really enjoy food once again.

The best way to quit

It has been proven that people are more likely to be successful at permanently giving up smoking if they use a nicotine replacement. Nicotine replacement therapies are more effective than almost any other method of giving up. These therapies include patches, lozenges, chewing gum, inhalers or nasal sprays. One of the most effective nicotine replacement therapies, however, is e-cigarettes.

Public Health England has produced an independent review showing that e-cigarettes have real potential for helping people to give up, and it found that e-cigarettes were about 95% less harmful than conventional cigarettes. Backing up this review, a landmark study published just days ago, and supported by the NHS, has concluded that vaping is ‘far safer than smoking’, after extensive long-term studies of real world smokers and former smokers. This study was funded by Cancer Research UK, and involved scientists from across the world.

It’s worth pointing out that e-cigarettes were actually developed in order to provide a safer alternative to smoking, so the results of these studies showing the health benefits of switching should come as no real surprise, however there has been some debate around the topic in the past.

For a smoker who is trying to quit, e-cigarettes provide a nicotine replacement in the same way that patches and gum provide, but they also offer much more in terms of a smoking-like experience. For many, that will provide a real boost to their chances of quitting permanently, which can only be a positive thing.

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St. John The Baptist Parish News Release

Andouille Pageant: Saturday, October 1

Andouille Pageant: Saturday, October 1

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Contestants will vie for the 2011 Andouille Queen title this Saturday, October 1 at 7:00 PM. Andouille Pageant Directors, Dana Milioto and Terry Lucia, received eleven applications for the Miss Division and eight applications for the Teen Division last night at the St. John Theatre.

Both Teen and Miss contestants will compete in interview and on stage categories on Saturday. Look for the contestant’s names, photos, and biographies Saturday morning in the L’Observateur newspaper.

This year’s theme will be “St. John Theatre through the Years,” commemorating the history of our local theatre with segments of its first showings and theatrical performances dating back to 1981. “We wanted to make it unique and entertaining. Our theatre is known for its history and entertainment, and we thought it would be exciting to showcase some of the featured music, scenes, and movies. It will be a time to bring back all the laughs and special moments that many of us have shared there,” stated Dana Milioto, Andouille Pageant Director.

New activities will be incorporated into this year’s pageant in an effort to give back to the community and to involve the crowd. In addition, guests are asked to bring a canned good to the pageant as a donation to the St. John Ministry of Care for this upcoming holiday season.

Queens will serve as Ambassadors for St. John the Baptist Parish and the Andouille Festival. “We invite all to enjoy a night of reminiscing as the 2011 Andouille Queens are crowned! Also, I would like to thank the 2010 Andouille Queens, Ron’eeka Hill and Shelby Clement for their representation at many fairs, festivals, pageants, and community events throughout St. John the Baptist Parish and Louisiana. Good luck to both of you with your future endeavors,” stated Parish President Natalie Robottom.

All are invited to a reception after the pageant at The New Bull’s Corner located at 1036 West Airline Hwy in LaPlace.

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GRIS GRIMLY can be best described as a storyteller. His distinctive style and wide selection of mediums have captivated a variety of loyal fans and fine art collectors. Originally recognized for his dark yet humorous illustrations for young readers, Mr. Grimly’s interpretive visions have now captured the attention and recognition for his full resume of work.

Over the past decade, Gris Grimly’s age old desire to tell unique stories has reached a worldwide audience in over a dozen best selling books. He is currently working on a heavily and uniquely illustrated version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. His work has been exhibited in note worthy galleries in Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo and cities in between.

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Bulimia Nervosa

People with bulimia try to control their weight by severely restricting the amount of food they eat, then binge eating and purging the food from their body by making themselves sick or using laxatives. As with many eating disorders, women are much more likely to develop bulimia than men. However, bulimia nervosa is becoming increasingly common in boys and men.

Recent studies suggest that as many as 8pc of women have bulimia at some stage in their life. The condition can occur at any age, but mainly affects women aged between 16 and 40 (on average, it starts at the age of 18 or 19).

  • Secrecy surrounding eating – Going to the kitchen after everyone else has gone to bed. Going out alone on unexpected food runs. Wanting to eat in privacy
  • Lack of control over eating – Inability to stop eating. Eating until the point of physical discomfort and pain
  • Eating unusually large amounts of food with no obvious change in weight.
  • Disappearance of food, numerous empty wrappers or food containers in the garbage, or hidden stashes of junk food
  • Alternating between overeating and fasting – Rarely eats normal meals

Purging signs and symptoms

  • Going to the bathroom after meals – Frequently disappears after meals or takes a trip to the bathroom to throw up. May run the water to disguise sounds of vomiting
  • Using laxatives, diuretics, or enemas after eating. May also take diet pills to curb appetite or use the sauna to “sweat out” water weight
  • Smell of vomit – The bathroom or the person may smell like vomit. They may try to cover up the smell with mouthwash, perfume, air freshener, gum, or mints.
  • Excessive exercising – Works out strenuously, especially after eating. Typical activities include high-intensity calorie burners such as running or aerobics.

Physical signs and symptoms

  • Calluses or scars on the knuckles or hands from sticking fingers down the throat to induce vomiting.
  • Puffy “chipmunk” cheeks caused by repeated vomiting.
  • Discolored teeth from exposure to stomach acid when throwing up. May look yellow, ragged, or clear.
  • Not underweight – Men and women with bulimia are usually normal weight or slightly overweight. Being underweight while purging might indicate a purging type of anorexia
  • Frequent fluctuations in weight – Weight may fluctuate by 10 pounds or more due to alternating episodes of bingeing and purging

If you have bulimia, the first step is to recognise that you have a problem and visit your GP for a medical check-up and for advice on how to get treatment.

Therapy is a primary source of treatment for people with bulimia. Commonly an individual may be offered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) which targets the unhealthy eating behaviours of bulimia.

  • Breaking the binge-and-purge cycle – The first phase of bulimia treatment focuses on stopping the vicious cycle of bingeing and purging and restoring normal eating patterns. You learn to monitor your eating habits, avoid situations that trigger binges, cope with stress in ways that don’t involve food, eat regularly to reduce food cravings, and fight the urge to purge
  • Changing unhealthy thoughts and patterns – The second phase of bulimia treatment focuses on identifying and changing dysfunctional beliefs about weight, dieting, and body shape. You explore attitudes about eating, and rethink the idea that self-worth is based on weight
  • Solving emotional issues – The final phase of bulimia treatment involves targeting emotional issues that caused the eating disorder in the first place. Therapy may focus on relationship issues, underlying anxiety and depression, low self-esteem, and feelings of isolation and loneliness.

There is no single cause of bulimia. While low self-esteem and concerns about weight and body image play major roles, there are many other contributing causes. Eating can be an emotional release so people binge and purge when feeling angry, depressed, stressed or anxious.

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Muppets TV Show 2015

Out of all the big TV news that came out of network upfronts, the official pick up of a new Muppets TV show was certainly among the top stories. The fact we’re going to get a primetime Muppets show with slightly more adult themes that explores the backstory of the characters is interesting; the show has the potential to hit a lot of perfect notes. The first trailer definitely showed that promise. Now, adding to the trailer, the official Disney blog posted 12 new photos from the show that reveal some more minor characters and fun situations we’ll see when the new Muppets TV show airs this fall.

Here are the new photos from the Disney Insider. Click on each to see it in Hi-Res.

Images: Muppets TV Show 2015

From the photos, and the trailer, you really get the push of the behind the scenes, making of vibe in this show. You also see lots of Muppets that are from the lower tiers, which is great, because then fans can get an expanded view of this world while also spending time with their favorite  big characters – Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzy etc.

Also, in case you missed it, here’s the trailer for the show, which very much makes it look like an homage to The Office. There’s also even more examples of the behind the scenes shenanigans that’ll happen on the show as well as the level of adult humor they’re going for.

The Muppets TV show will air Tuesdays this Fall on ABC. It’s written and executive produced by Bill Prady and Bob Kushell. Randall Einhorn directed the pilot which shot under the working title Muppets 2015. Here’s the official synopsis

The Muppets return to primetime with a contemporary, documentary-style show. For the first time ever, a series will explore the Muppets’ personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances, breakups, achievements, disappointments, wants and desires. This is a more adult Muppet show, for “kids” of all ages.

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Trust companies

Offshore Trust Companies

As it has already been stated, Licensed Trust Companies are entities which hold a license in the jurisdiction in question, that enables them to administer and establish trusts for their international clients, possibly for fiduciary services as well.

A number of leading bank companies establish trust companies in classical offshore centers as well as out of those centers, in order to be able to provide their clients with complete services from a number of classical bank services to trust and often fully specific and individual services connected with a confidential administration of onshore and offshore assets (such as share subscribers, nominee directors and shareholders, fiduciaries, etc.).

Difference between an offshore trust company and an offshore trust

A trust company is a licensed legal entity (in a similar manner as a bank), which provides its clients with services connected with formation of trusts and their administration, whereas a trust is a deed (contract) on the basis of which authorized persons (trustees) administer the assets of the founder (called "settlor") in favour of trust beneficiaries. In general terms it is possible to simply state that a trust is a product of a trust company (unless it is established by a lawyer skilled in these issues).

Trust companies can offer the following services to their clients:

  1. 1.establishing a trust and its administration according to the instructions of the settlor
  2. providing beneficiaries and settlors with legal and administration services
  3. providing beneficiaries and settlors with trustee services
  4. providing fiduciary services
  5. providing investment advisory services
  6. providing financial services and consulting
  7. accepting deposits and administering assets for third persons
  8. providing trusts with banking services, including trust management and all accompanying banking and financial services.

A trust company is in a certain manner also a bank, it only provides a different type of financial services due to its focus. A bank, for example, manages accounts and deposits for its clients and provides them with banking services and products. A trust company manages for its clients for example free wills, testaments and the assets contained in the wills in favour of third legal entities or natural persons, who had a trust formed at the trust company or who have become its beneficiaries on the basis of the trust settlor's requirements. Only on the basis of these wills and instructions of the trust settlor does a trust company manage these assets, exclusively according to the wishes of the trust settlors or the persons who were nominated by the trust settlor (for example through a power of attorney). The assets are understood as the trusted property, which can be formed e.g. by ownership interests in companies, shares, bonds, bank accounts, real property, copyrights, cash, precious metals, ships, aircraft, etc. Trust companies also manage the trusted assets and wills to satisfaction of the settlors or beneficiaries of the trust in question, in accordance with the deed referred to as the Letter of Wishes. Their only income, which is, however, not negligible, is often a lump sum fee or a percentage remuneration of the value of the trusted assets. As a standard, administrators charge a fee oscillating between 0.5 and 3 per cent of the trusted assets a year.

Trust companies locations:

  • Anguilla Trusts Companies. The new Trusts Act is the culmination of an exhaustive study of the trusts legislation of many other jurisdictions. The decision was taken to repeal the existing trusts legislation and replace it with a completely new Ordinance, rather than attempt to amend it.
  • BVI Trusts Companies. BVI Trusts are formed under the Trust Ordinance 1961 (based on the English Trustee Act 1925), as updated and amended by the Trustee Amendment Act 1993.Since the 1993 Act, there is no requirement for registration of trusts in the BVI, and there is no public disclosure of information regarding trusts.
  • Swiss Trust Companies. A Swiss trust company is the main form of a trust that is found in offshore jurisdictions. They are one of the best known and respected vehicles in the business world. Swiss trust companies can easily function as a holding entity and a flagship structure for any company and investment.

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Comprehensive Planning for 2019-2022

    Comprehensive Planning for 2019-2022

    The Southern Lehigh School District will be entering into its comprehensive planning process during the 2017-2018 school year.  Over the course of the year, committees will participate in activities that will highlight successes, identify challenges, and research opportunities associated with focus topics.  The work of each committee will result in a subset of goals and preliminary action plans that will become a part of Southern Lehigh’s comprehensive plan to commence July 1, 2019.

    A school district’s comprehensive plan serves multiple purposes.  In addition to satisfying the planning requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, it provides direction for the work of school district personnel over the course of three years.  The plan frames priorities and focuses on transforming the experiences of students, staff, parents and the community while focusing on student success.

    Successful comprehensive plans are developed with the input and involvement of various stakeholders. The Southern Lehigh School District is looking for parents and members of the community to participate in the process by becoming involved in the following committees:

    (Meets December 2017-February 2018)

    This committee will develop the vision, mission and values that represent the core functions of the Southern Lehigh School District and how these translate into what we want the Southern Lehigh School District to look like in 2022.

    Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment

    (Meets January 2018-May 2018)

    This committee will investigate the ways our students have demonstrated success, areas in which we could improve the learning experiences of students, and how we continually measure our effectiveness in supporting students in academics, athletics, arts, and gifted education.

    Safe and Supportive Schools

    (Meets January 2018-May 2018)

    This committee will look at the ways to support the emotional and social growth of students in culturally competent and developmentally appropriate environments to enhance learning, along with the types of services and resources to be leveraged to support students and families.

    Special Education

    (Meets December 2017-April 2018)

    This committee will analyze the ways in which the district should plan for the growth of struggling learners and how to translate special education mandates into practices that continually support our students and families.

    (Meets January 2018-May 2018)

    This committee will look at how our fiscal and physical resources can continually be leveraged to support students, staff and the community and what challenges and successes we have and will experience in these areas.

    Professional Education

    (Meets January 2018-May 2018)

    This committee will identify what learning opportunities should look like for our entire staff and what types of professional development will be needed to ensure success for our students.

    Committees will have regular face-to-face meetings along with facilitated collaboration through an online Learning Management System.  Members will be asked to be active listeners and contributors, engage in activities associated with each committee, read and review research and/or informational articles, and think strategically and long-term.

    If you are interested in participating in any of these committees, please complete the volunteer form found by clicking here by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2017.

    Thank you for your support!

    Ms. Kathleen T. Evison

    Questions or need additional information?

    Please contact Dr. Michael Q. Roth

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    Find a speech by a famous political leader (from any country) and summarize the theme of the speech. You will be sharing your speech with the class, so choose a few lines to highlight that you think are the most powerful phrases in the speech.  Write at least two paragraphs (5-7 sentences per paragraph).  Include in your analysis the following points:

        ~ What is the main idea of the speech?
    ~ What is the political leader’s message?
    ~ What is the leader trying to accomplish?
        ~ Under what circumstances did this leader give the speech (was it wartime, was it during
     a depression, was it in relation to human rights?).
    ~ Do you think that the speech is successful? Why or why not?

    Scoring Rubric:

    Copy of the speech:            /5

        Ideas:                /5

        Conventions:            /5

        Highlighted lines:        /5

        Analysis of speech:        /5

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Five Effective Tips To Make Your WordPress Website Load Incredibly Faster

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Whether you have noticed it or not, a bulky and cluttered database files, images, plugins, themes, etc., not only makes it hard to manage the site, but it also deteriorates the overall WordPress website performance.

Hence, in order to establish a worthy online presence and reap the benefits of this amazing CMS (WordPress), it is advisable to make strives in the correct direction. There are numerous ways that can help you make your WP site deliver outstanding performance.

Five Effective Tips To Make Your WordPress Website Load Incredibly Faster

Five Effective Tips To Make Your WordPress Website Load Incredibly Faster

Without any further ado, let’s have a glimpse over a few of the amazing tips that can help you optimize your WP size with light weight images, plugins and themes, and quick page loading.

1. Lightweight Themes:

Themes are ideal for deciding the look and feel of any website, which plays a quite imperative role while attracting the potential viewer’s attention. Fortunately, there is no dearth of beautiful, minimal themes in the WordPress repository. You may choose a desired one, or can even get one customized from some well-versed developers.

However, for an optimized website, you must consider a lightweight theme that looks appealing and trendy. This will help you improve your page loading time. For streamlining your search, you can review the speed of the available theme’s demo via some reliable tool like Pingdom before installing the chosen theme on your website.

2. Get Rid or Extraneous Plugins:

In WordPress, plugins are meant to add certain functionalities in the website. Though, there are plenty of plugins available out there, but unfortunately, not all WP plugins are created equal. That is, there are some plugins that offer a feature that can actually be integrated without even installing that plugin.

Five Effective Tips To Make Your WordPress Website Load Incredibly Faster

For instance, there is a plugin that has been designed to offer the appropriate Google analytics results for the site. However, installing this plugin only adds burden to your server, especially considering the fact that there is an alternative available for it. That is, you can simply add a few lines of Google Analytics code to your website header and setup a Google account for the same, and then review the result via your account.

3. Manually Restrict Bloat Images Size:

Once you upload an image to your site, your WP will automatically create multiple sizes for that image including large image size, thumbnail image size, and medium image size. You might have added a huge number of image files on your server that have not been used in your posts, these extraneous image files are only adding load to the server, hogging the precious storage space and making your WP site heavier. Thus, it’s better to remove all the unused and unwanted image sizes to make your WP deliver better performance.

In order to stop WP from creating bloat image sizes, simply navigate to the Media Setting section and set the width and height of a suitable image size to zero. By setting the resolution of an image size as 0 x 0, WP will not create an image file for that image.

Note: To set an appropriate image size to make the image fit to your post layout, you can set the width of Large Size corresponding to a desirable image as “max-width” of content.

4. Get Rid Of Bloated Images By Installing Appropriate Plugins:

You can also install the plugins to find out the images that have not been used yet. By finding out those extraneous image files, you can delete them from the server and reduce the server load. Some of the plugins are Image Cleanup, Cleanup Images, and more.

5. Don’t Compromise On Image Quality But Add Compressed Images:

Images make a blog visually appealing and more attractive. However, quality images consume a lot of bandwidth, and thus, they can add load to your WP site. Here is a solution to this, to get rid of this problem without leaving the image quality behind you can compress your images before uploading them to WordPress.

There are numerous file extensions that support image file, choosing an appropriate one can help you accomplish the task efficiently. Let’s have a look at some of the image-file extensions.

      1. .GIF and .PNG extensions are perfect for images that boast a few number of colors.

2. .JPG is ideal for images featuring a full color spectrum as that in true photographs.
3. The images that have been edited using editing softwares like Photoshop are better to     be saved without any extension, as the web will give it the best suitable format while ensuring the image quality.

The aforementioned are a few of the worthy tips that can help you optimize your WordPress site for
efficient and excellent performance.

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So much has been said about learning/training in the Art’s from an “Oriental instructor” as opposed to an “American” or someone other than an Oriental. The image being that the Oriental training will be better. Not necessary true!

There are a lot of great Okinawan instructors both here in the States as well as locations all around the world, but that does not mean they have a lock on real or true training today.

The days of the Sakugawa’s, Matsumura’s, Motobu’s, Chibana’s, Soken’s, Nagamine’s, Nakamura’s, Nagazato’s just to mention a few are long gone. The son’s that they left behind are “NOT” and for the most part any way near their father’s skill or abilities. Those that lived and trained in the late 1800’s and up to the early 1900’s went through a different time. The training back then was harder, more real and often based upon life and death.

The US is responsible for the popularity of Okinawan Karate around the world today. If it had not been for the wars; World War 2, Korean and the Vietnam War, Okinawa would have been a little to unknown Island located in the Pacific.

Way too much importance is placed on the belief that an Oriental instructor is better than a non-Oriental instructor. This is simply not true. The Okinawan masters of today are for the most part the same age as the US soldiers that were trained by the same instructors as the Okinawans back in the 50’s and 60’s. The main difference is that the Okinawan son’s that were trained by their fathers back in the 50’s & early 60’s could spend more time with their training directly under the tutelage of their fathers, thus giving them a more direct knowledge of their system.

The Americans trained just as hard if not harder than the Okinawans. The Americans, for the most part spent only one to two years training on Okinawa. The tour for a single airman (Air Force) on Okinawa was just 18 months, the Army, Marines and Navy would have had even less training if they went to Vietnam. So the actual training for one that spent only one tour on Okinawa would be 12 to 16 months at most for the Airman if they did not go TDY somewhere, (I spent 3-1/2 years, five hours a day, seven days a week) and even far less for the other branches. Most of the soldiers were TDY’ed to Vietnam for a portion of their tours. Some went back and forth, others went to Japan or Korea as well.

The Masters of today on Okinawa such as Zenpo Shimubukuro and Nishihara, (now deceased) one’s that I trained and completed against or with, were the same age as I was when on Okinawa, 17- 21 years old, we were mere kids.

From what I have seen during my last three trips to Okinawa (in the 1990’s & early 2000’s) is that the Okinawan karate has become more and more commercial. It has often been said that “the day will come” that if one wanted to learn the old styles and training methods of Okinawa, they would have to look here in the States.

The big difference is that the Okinawan karate (Okinawan teachers on the Island) has been moving towards the commercial karate of today, whereas the older GI’s that trained back in the 1950’s and mid 1960’s that were trained by the now deceased Okinawan greats. A few of us for the most part have not changed. We still teach the way we were taught in the late 50’s and early 60’s. That is not to say that the GI’s that came back from Okinawa in the 50’s & 60’s have not changed to the more commercial methods also. Okinawan karate went through a major change during the mid 60’s (1967 on).

Those of us (the very few) that did not change by cross training to other systems/styles still remain traditional and true to our respective Art’s. The problem was that 90% of all those that reached the (back then) coveted black belt on Okinawa, returned home as a Sho-Dan or Ni-Dan and searched out other existing karate schools/dojo’s to join and train with or simply stopped training all together.

Whereas I did not! I saw that the system I was trained in had everything one could ever want in true karate. I went to every karate dojo within a fifty mile radial of my home. I found nothing as good or better, so I started my own dojo(s) keeping true to my system. The 90% that did not start their own dojo became a part of the existing systems. They now have a bastard system, parts from their original training and parts of the system they started to learn at an existing dojo. I hear all the time I have kata from one system and weapons from another, strength training yet from another. Most even learn from the internet/Youtube. This does not mean it is no good, I’m not saying that. What I am saying is Karate is a fighting Art and if you train in different systems, taking this from one and that from another you end up with a bastard style. The commercial karate’s no longer fight using “Bogozuki” (Okinawan fight protective gear), they teach light to little, to no contact. One is a product of how one trains. If you train with no contact how can you learn how strong your punch or kicks are when applied against another for real? How can you learn what really works and what doesn’t? …..You can’t!

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Born Ikusebad Oluhwarsehun Slimkross was raised in the streets of lagos.
Being no stranger to the Naija scene, this MC/singer started out from the streets building his musical profile with producers such as Wytte also competing in rap battles back in the day and has since grown to become a mainstream success. Having released his Audio 'Nigboro' in 2014, the artist has fine tuned his craft and is deadly on the mic and continues to produce classic music for all to hear.

Slimkross has managed to stay true to his roots,raps and sings in fluent Yoruba and pidgin, his sleek rhymes and verses is also popular amongst the naija campus youths and fans.

SlimKross has managed to continually prove his relevance within the industry with producer Wytte has as a fresh off song called No limit is out and hitting hard.

He is surely a star in the making!

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' The vast majority of Scotsmen still choose to wear nothing beneath their kilts, according to a survey out today. The survey of men north of the border revealed that 69 per cent of kilt- wearers prefer to "go commando". Of the remainder, 14 per cent said they wore boxers and 10 per cent chose briefs - with 7 per cent admitting to falling into the rather ambiguous "other" category. One man admitted wearing a thong with a Batman motif. Researchers found that a large number of Scotsmen often made up their minds on the basis of how formal the occasion was.

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Greivis is much better than Nando. He could be a better backup to Tony.
But given the information they had there, drafting Anderson makes a whole lot of sense.
It´s like drafting Oden, or Royce White, or Kwame Brown.
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HMRC's introduction of Real Time Information (RTI) will cause problems for small employers that lack internet access or are not computer savvy, a tax advisory body has warned.

According to the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG), HMRC's assessment of the impact of the new system - designed to make the process easier, more accurate and reduce HMRC administration costs - has not gone far enough.

HMRC's impact note on RTI identified that 'care and support' employers and those in rural locations with poor broadband services would potentially encounter difficulties. But the LITRG argues that it did not take into account the extent to which 'digitally excluded' small employers such as older people, those with disabilities and those who cannot afford the cost of computer equipment, broadband subscriptions and the requisite training would find RTI a significant problem.

Under RTI, employers will need to inform HMRC about employee tax and other deductions under the PAYE system as and when an employee is paid. A pilot project for the scheme involving around 300 employers was launched earlier last month, and RTI is gradually being phased in with the intention that all employers will have switched by October 2013.

Commenting, LITRG technical director Robin Williamson, said: "We are also concerned about the extra burdens that RTI will impose on small employers when they start having to transmit information to HMRC either before, or at the same time as, they pay their employees."

"This requirement is bound to impose extra burdens on the smallest employers who because of the nature of their businesses may have to make payments to their employees at more frequent intervals, sometimes at weekends."

The LITRG now believe HMRC must make reasonable adjustments in order for its impact note to be compliant with the Equality Act 2010.

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The residence nil-rate band, also referred to as the ‘family home allowance’, will come into effect from 6 April 2017.

The allowance is an addition to the £325,000 nil-rate band for inheritance tax and will apply to those passing on a home to a direct descendent.

The band begins at £100,000 for 2017/18 and will increase by £25,000 each tax year until it reaches £175,000 in 2020/21.

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2017/18 £100,000 £425,000 £850,000
2018/19 £125,000 £450,000 £900,000
2019/20 £150,000 £475,000 £950,000
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Married couples or those in a civil partnership can pass on any used allowance to their spouse or partner.

The band will only apply if you pass on a property to a direct descendent such as a child, grandchild or other lineal descendent.

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LITCHFIELD -- Jury selection is underway in Superior Court in the case against Keith Foster, one of eight defendants charged with killing 13-year-old Maryann Measles of New Milford in 1997.

Foster, who was 20 at the time of the killing, is facing life in prison if convicted. He faces 10 counts, including felony murder, kidnapping and tampering with evidence.

So far today, eight jurors were questioned from a jury pool of 31 people. All of them were rejected for a variety of reasons. Several complained of health problems that would make it difficult to serve. One woman had child care issues. Another man had a planned vacation to France. One man who prosecutors accepted, was rejected by the defense.

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The trial is scheduled to start April 4.

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A reader in Belfast sent me some great photos of his neighborhood Starbucks store.  I always think it’s fun to have a glimpse at what international Starbucks stores offer.  There are just a few things about these pictures that I want to highlight.

First off, the mini treats look great!  I wish that Starbucks would bring back some of the original petite treats, or consider a relaunch with some new exciting mini treats.  I would definitely like to try this black forest mini cake.  And generally, their food looks better than ours:

The reader sent a photo of the lobby of his store.  It looks like a Starbucks!  Actually, it looks like the older standard design as opposed to the many remodeled stores here in Seattle.  One thing that struck me was the table with the checker board pattern on it.  I have not seen one of those in ages.  Call me sentimental, but I miss the old round decorative tables.  (There was another version that had a bunch Sirens on it).  Overall, the new stores strike me as elegant and lovely, but there was something about those tables that I really liked.  I guess I played too much checkers as a kid with my little brother Eric:

Last but not least, the reader sent me a photo of the special Queen’s Jubilee mug available at this store.  I’m a little surprised that this store has any left.  That mug is highly collectible. Starbucks partnered with a small British pottery firm called Emma Bridgewater, located in Stoke-On-Trent, and only produced 6,000 of these mugs to be sold in Starbucks stores in the UK and Ireland markets.  I have seen them on eBay in the past going for $50 or $60, but at the moment I can’t find any on eBay.  I wish I was there to buy one!

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When a pickup truck from the 1930's inexplicably shows up in space, it's beamed aboard Voyager for closer inspection. Even more peculiar, the truck's radio is picking up an SOS distress call — but from where? Kim traces the signal to a nearby star system and Janeway orders the crew to lay in a course to the signaling planet. An unusual amount of interference in the upper atmosphere prevents them from beaming down, so Janeway tells Paris to land the ship on the planet's surface.

The Away Team follows the SOS to the cockpit of an airplane that was built during the same era as the truck. Beyond the plane, the crew finds a chamber containing eight humans in cryo-stasis units. All are dressed in 1930's attire, and one unit holds famed aviator Amelia Earhart, who disappeared with her navigator Fred Noonan on July 2, 1937. The eight humans are revived from suspended animation.

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Janeway quells the attack and learns the snipers are two humans who have mistaken the crew for the Briori: an alien race that kidnapped more than 300 people from Earth in 1937 and brought them to the planet as slaves. After a successful slave revolt chased the Briori off, the humans created a colony. However, they believed that the eight "37's" in Earhart's group were dead, and they left them in their cryo-stasis units for centuries.

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The vitriol directed at Amy Senser peppers social media and news websites, ranging from the opinions of those who have already convicted her to comments that are outright sinister.

"Rope. Tree. No admission fee," one anonymous observer wrote.

Online rants are at the heart of a motion requesting a change of venue for her April 23 trial for criminal vehicular homicide. Her attorney, Eric Nelson, wants the trial moved to Kandiyohi County, about 90 miles west of the Twin Cities.

Nelson, who said a venue change could delay the trial, argues that online "mob mentality" and comments by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman have created a prejudicial environment that would prevent Senser from receiving a fair trial in Hennepin County. Nelson's concerns stretch beyond the courtroom. "If you read through the comments on the blogs and if you were to see some of the e-mails and correspondence that I get, I have absolutely no doubt that there is a risk for her safety," Nelson said. He and his client have reported some of the comments to law enforcement authorities, he said.

One online comment read, "Bang. Bang. Bang.'' Others listed Senser's home address.

Nelson made the request on the same day Senser, the wife of former Vikings star Joe Senser, appeared in court, when District Judge Daniel Mabley refused to dismiss the charges. Nelson had argued that there isn't enough evidence to prove Senser knew she struck a person when she hit Anousone Phanthavong with her Mercedes-Benz SUV Aug. 23 on an exit ramp of Interstate 94 in Minneapolis. Phanthavong, 38, died at the scene.

Mabley said prosecutors have enough evidence to justify going before a jury. As a result, Senser pleaded not guilty to both felony counts during the brief court appearance. She will return to court April 16.

Nelson proposed moving the trial to Willmar, in Kandiyohi County, because it's outside the Twin Cities media ring and is "isolated enough, geographically speaking." However, he said, in the age of Facebook and Twitter, he's unsure how effective a change of venue could be. He cited the case of Donald Blom, tried in 2000 for the death of 19-year-old Katie Poirier. Blom was granted a change of venue because of intimidating bumper stickers and signs displayed at the courthouse before his trial.

Nelson called online comments a modern version of the bumper stickers about Blom -- but with more reach.

His motion also cites statements by Freeman as reported by local news outlets, including "His blood was all over her car," and a reference to lawyers who represent clients accused of driving drunk. "Mr. Freeman's assertion that the discussion involved a 'DWI' is untrue," the motion said. "It cannot be found in any police report or witness statement."

Joseph Daly, a law professor at Hamline University in St. Paul, said the case could be one of the first in which a judge must decide how much online comments influence jurors. "The comments are so shocking and so judgmental there's almost like there's a mob mentality out there. ... They've already tried, convicted and hung her," he said.

Changes of venue are not often granted, Daly said. Still, he said, if he were the judge, he would allow one because of a combination of factors, including the online comments, Freeman's outspokenness and the barrage of media coverage.

Hennepin County attorney's spokesman Chuck Laszewski declined to comment on Nelson's motion.

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Jacki Gemelos will wake up in the middle of the night with the feeling of butterflies in her stomach, maybe a little clutch of fear.

What if it doesn’t happen?

What if the dream of playing in the WNBA, one she’s had since she was seven, doesn’t come true? What if all the injuries have taken their toll? What if all the rehab and all the pain that went with it doesn’t pay off?

She shook her head, as if to dispel such thoughts. Maybe that day will come, perhaps before she’s ready for it. But for now there is no room, no time. Gemelos, a guard vying for a roster spot during Lynx training camp, is too invested in her WNBA dream to give up now.

“I can’t see myself walking away,” she said. “Not yet. Not until I get a chance.”

Gemelos is a case study in perseverance. Only 24, she already has undergone five reconstructive knee surgeries, three on her left knee, two on her right, all for the anterior cruciate ligament. Gemelos reels them off with little emotion, sharing the details of injuries that ended some seasons, prevented others.

She was introduced to the game by her dad, Steve, who played in college and in Europe. At St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, Calif., her skills were so prodigious she was compared to Pete Maravich — which she loved because he had been her dad’s favorite player.

At 15, Gemelos became the youngest player to commit to UConn before opting to stay closer to home at USC. People already were saying she was good enough to jump right to the WNBA when Gemelos was a high school senior in 2006. She was averaging 39.2 points, 8.9 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 2.7 steals when, during a playoff game, she tore the ACL in her right knee, ending her high school career.

It was the first significant injury of her life. But not the last.

Just the beginning

After taking a redshirt year, Gemelos was getting ready for the 2007-08 season when she tore the right ACL again. A year later, she tore her left ACL in an individual workout. Eight months into rehab after that surgery, doctors discovered the graft that had been used had been rejected by her body, requiring yet another surgery.

Finally, after more months of rehab, Gemelos made her college debut on Feb. 4, 2010, picking up eight points, five assists and five rebounds against California. She went on to play in 11 games that season.

In 2010-11, she entered the season fully healthy and averaged 12.9 points per game while leading the Pacific-12 Conference in three-point shooting (42.2 percent). That summer Gemelos was part of the U.S. team that won gold at the World University Games.

And then, nine games into her 2011-12 season, it happened again. She tore an ACL during a game at Texas A&M. Her left knee, again.

So why keep at it? Gemelos — who was home in California when the Lynx made her a third-round pick in the 2012 draft — is quick to answer.

“I ask myself that, too,” she said. “But if I even entertain the thought of not playing before I got my shot here, it gave me a bad taste in my mouth. I have a passion for basketball. Not everyone is as fortunate to have a passion. I’m just going to keep going until I absolutely have to stop.”

Tough on the whole family

Sitting in the stands watching one injury after another takes its toll, too.

“Heart-wrenching is a good word,” said Steve Gemelos, Jacki’s father. “Each time she gets hurt, it gets a little tougher.”

As a parent, he wanted so badly to find somebody to blame. Was it him? Did he overwork her as a child on the concrete pavement at the park? Or the doctors? The therapists? “You never want to just say that’s just the way it is,” he said.

So Steve and Linda Gemelos were ready for Jacki to be done with basketball after the injury in Texas. But then she was drafted by the Lynx. Suddenly there was a goal.

“At that point, we couldn’t say no,” Steve Gemelos said. “She was saying, ‘I’ll never know if I could have made it if I don’t try one more time.’ … I am so proud of her, but I’m also scared.”

Steve Gemelos said his daughter gets her toughness from her mom, but the whole family is filled with it. Steve has beat cancer, as has Linda, twice. Jacki’s sister, Johnna, tore an ACL in high school, ending her sports career; she is now a doctor.

Even the family pet, a cocker spaniel named Oliver, has come back from an ACL tear of his own.

So the grit is there.

Still, Gemelos faces an uphill task to make the Lynx roster. She knows it, just as she knows five surgeries have robbed her of some skill. She brings height (6-0) along with the ability to shoot the three-pointer and play both guard positions.

But even if it doesn’t happen right away, Gemelos isn’t about to quit. “If there is a time period where I’m healthy for four, five years? I think I could really get some momentum going. I can see by 28, 29 years old playing the best basketball of my life.”

But first things first. She’s trying to make it here.

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve is impressed just by Gemelos making it this far. “The things we always talk about are preparation, passion, perseverance,” Reeve said. “This kid, from a perseverance standpoint? Times 10. … But it might take a little bit. This league is really hard to crack.”

Gemelos is ready to do whatever is necessary. “I’m going to go until I get it,” she said of her dream. “However long it takes.”


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