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Thursday 20 September 2018

'Bucket list' teacher murdered by Amazon pirates 'refused help from locals as she canoed dangerous stretch of river'

Adventurer Emma Kelty, 43, from London, was last heard from on Wednesday September 13
Adventurer Emma Kelty, 43, from London, was last heard from on Wednesday September 13

Nicola Harley

British canoeist Emma Kelty rejected an offer of safe passage through dangerous pirate infested waters prior to her murder over fears she was losing too much time in her bid to complete her quest.

The 43-year-old adventurer, who gave up her job as a headteacher to become a full-time explorer, was murdered in her tent during her mission to canoe solo 4,000 miles down the Amazon.

Brazilian police said Miss Kelty had been shot and killed by robbers - known locally as ‘water rats’ - who then dumped her body in the river.

Prior to her death she stopped in the village of Sao Joao de Catua on the Solimoes river before embarking on the feared stretch of river after Coari, 100km upstream.

Resident Miliane Vincente told Mailonline they had warned her of the dangers.

"We saw her passing by and called her into the community. I told her it was very dangerous, that it was full of drug trafficking and terrorists," she said.

"I took her to my house and gave her water to drink, and we talked as she showed me her photos. I told her to go with us in our boat to Coari so she wouldn't be in danger.

"I still remember he last words: I can't stay, the more time I stay here the more time I'm losing. For me to succeed I have to do this route. Your hearts are very kind, but I have to carry on."

After the meeting, Mrs Kelty later posted on Facebook: "So in or near coari (100km away) i will have my boat stolen and i will be killed too. Nice."

Investigators had tried to find her after her emergency alert sounded, which pinpointed her exact location, and they launched a search operation.

It later became apparent she had not triggered the emergency alarm and the 'SOS' button was in fact pressed by one of her killers who was trying to work out how to use the device they had stolen, an hour and a half after her death.

Police have now recovered the GPS device, as well as a mobile phone and a memory card, which the gang of seven 'pirates' sold to local villagers after killing her.

The GPS signal sent at 10pm last Wednesday night led investigators to the riverside village of Lauro Sodre, 150 miles west of Manaus, and a manhunt which has brought about the arrest of three men accused of her murder.

Ringleader Evanilson Gomes da Costa, 24, died Wednesday after being shot by rival gangsters.

And one local who knows da Costa - known by his nicknamed Baia - said the gangster spoke to him in the early hours of the morning following Ms Kelty's death last Wednesday night, revealing what they had done.

The man, who didn't want to be named, said: "He said he was one of four men. The woman had put up her tent on the beach in exactly the area where the Colombia drug traffickers go through, and which is crawling with pirates who wait for them to arrive to attack.

"These men aren't pirates though, they are just drug users. We are all shocked that these men from our community did such a terrible thing to this woman.

"When the men saw her tent they thought it belonged to a Colombian with drugs, so they started firing from about 50 metres away. The woman was hit in the arm. She started waving frantically and screaming for help."

He said that when the four men saw that she was a woman they attacked her and, still believing she was carrying drugs, cut off her hair with a knife while demanding to know where the drugs were.

According to the man, one of the group then slit her through with the knife, before all four men "sexually abused her".

He said they then dragged her body to the river and dumped it in the fast-moving water.

He said: "The men fled into the forest after we all found out what they had done. We provided the police with the details and their identities. We're all disgusted by what they have done."

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Newwave Community Swim Club

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Create a friendly like environment whereby the disable persons can have fun,Make friendship and exploit there talents.
We do train disable persons from beginners to advance level.

Our non governmental, non-profit, organization works at the international level.

We consider ourselves as part of the international Independent Living and Disability Rights Movement.

Our organization is to some degree run, controlled and represented by disabled people.

We have expertise, or are interested in cooperating with other organizations, in the areas of:

We may be able to refer disabled persons to wheelchair accessible housing or transportation or other services in our city.

We have traineeships or volunteer positions that people with disabilities are welcome to apply for.

Our traineeships or volunteer positions are open to applicants from abroad.

People planning to come to our city are welcome to contact us to find out about accessibility and services in Nairobi. We may be able to help with information.

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The former world cup winning captain and former Manager of Argentina have now become a well-wisher of Columbians after their exit from the world cup. Maradona questioned the impartial referring in the round of 16, England vs Columbia. The match ended up with the most dramatic ending of football that is the penalty shoot-out where Maradona shoots his doubt over the referees. According to the Argentinean magician, “it was a daylight robbery”. Later on, Maradona issued an acknowledgement of guilty after questioning the integrity of the match officials. He posted a message on his Instagram, “Caught up by the excitement and support for Colombia the other day, and I said some things that, I admit, are unacceptable. My apologies to FIFA and its president: even if sometimes my opinions are different with the referees I have complete respect for their work.”

Maradona was invited by FIFA to watch England vs Columbia as their guest and after the blame game ended FIFA responded by saying that they were extremely sorry after reading the comments from a legendary player who once created history.

Diego Maradona is an Argentinean legend, but he started supporting Columbia after the shocking world cup exit of his nation. He blamed Geiger, the field referee over his decision, “Here is the FIFA referees boss Pierluigi Collina, who decides to choose a referee who, if he had Googled him, he would know can’t be used for a match of this magnitude,” said Maradona. Geiger is a FIFA certified referee who was suspended for six months after his controversial decisions during Semi-final between Panama and Mexico in 2015 Gold Cup.

Maradona now how to create buzz and be at the top, he became famous in his football career after becoming the “Hand of God” which eventually gave Argentina an impressive year by becoming the world champion.


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The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey has informed that ‘Public Health & Hospitals’ being a State subject, the primary responsibility for provision of medicines, oxygen and other facilities in Government hospitals lies with respective State Government. However, under the National Health Mission (NHM), support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen their health systems including support for physical infrastructure, equipment, health human resource, free ambulance services, free services through Mobile Medical Units, NHM Free Drugs Service Initiative, the NHM Free Diagnostic Service Initiative, PM National Dialysis Programme, Quality Assurance, etc. based on requirements posed by the States in their Programme Implementation Plans. State wise approval under NHM detailing the activities and funds approved for them are available at URL:

Kayakalp- initiative has been launched to promote cleanliness, hygiene and infection control practices in public health facilities. Under this initiative public healthcare facilities are appraised and such public healthcare facilities that show exemplary performance meeting standards of protocols of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control receives awards and commendation.

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Windows Phone will dominate the smartphone market by 2019, with a staggering 103.5 million handsets predicted to be shipped that particular year, predicts IDC.

According to research analytics firm IDC: Windows Phone will have the fastest growth rate by the year 2019. The research states that Android will hold 79.4 percent of the global market share by the end of this calendar year, while Apple’s iOS comes next with 16.4 percent of the global market. While handsets running Windows Phone will see a rapid growth this year with a projected growth rate of 34.1 percent this year.

Notably, the research forecasts that by 2019, Windows Phone will see its global smartphone market share rise by 5.4 percent. The platform’s five-year compounded growth rate is projected at 24.3 percent, which is quite a stark contrast with triple the compounded growth rate IDC expects of Android and iOS. IDC predicts that a staggering 103.5 million Windows Phone handsets will be shipped in the year 2019.

The research further states that 1.447 billion handsets will be shipped this year, with Android shipments expected to grow by 8.5 percent. While Apple is expected to ship 237 million iPhones this year, which represents a 23 percent growth annually. IDC expects that in 2019, 1.5 billion Android handsets will be shipped with Google’s open source Android OS commanding 79 percent of the global smartphone market, while its compound annual growth rate is expected at 7.5 percent over a period of next five years.

While in 2019, IDC predicts iOS with 14.2 percent of the market share, and is expected to ship 274.5 million iPhones, while its compounded annual growth rate is predicted at 7.3 percent.

China’s saturated market plays a pivotal role in IDC’S predictions, which is expected to drag down Android’s market share in the country to 8.5 percent.

“Smartphone volume still has a lot of opportunity in the years to come, but two fundamental segments driving recent years’ growth are starting to slow,” said Ryan Reith, Program Director with IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. “As reported earlier in May, smartphone shipments in China actually declined year over year in the first quarter of 2015, showing that the largest market in the world has reached a level of maturity where rapid growth will be harder to achieve. This has implications for Android because China has been a critical market for Android smartphone shipments in recent years, accounting for 36% of total volume in 2014. As Chinese OEMs shift their focus from the domestic market to the next high-growth markets, they will face a number of challenges, including competition from ‘local’ brands.”

Hence, according to IDCs forecast for the year 2019, we’ll have a smartphone for every human alive on the planet. But then again we need to remind ourselves that these are just numbers and guesses, and there are a lot of external variables involved. Therefore, we can expect anything to happen between now and 2019.

Guess it’s time we consult Microsoft’s digital voice assistant Cortana as to what she thinks of this whole prediction.

  1. Hooray for Windows Phone! It’s such a simple, incredibly useful platform. Continuum will only bolster Windows used on mobile devices.

  2. I would love to see this come to pass. My SP3 is outstanding, and I hope AT&T releases the 640 XL at a competitive price. Moreover, I really hope we see a Surface Phone by Q1 2016, following the two rumored Lumia flagships due out later this year. W10 is looking to be a tremendous turn around from the W8 launch. Keep innovating, MS!

  3. Nokia Lumia 635 lte almost nailed I (aside from the resolution being wrong 799×480(should be 800×480)I don’t know what the issue is but it is important ,also how can this smartphone in cyan version have such insane connectivity and if you update it .its like going back to the stone age of connectivity.also ram size is an issue.if you run out of ram.guess what oddities happen ,a lot (especially if said app is not from Ms.but iif Ms focus on the little detail?I can say with certainty ,iPhone and android could be in for a surprise. But first .ms have to stop letting inconsistancy slip by in official build .if it was anybody else .people would let it slide,but this is Ms,and people expectation and demand are WA higher from Ms then from the other 2

  4. IDC were the same dolts that said Windows Phone would have like 40-50% market share by 2015. Now look at what happened, it’s 2015, and Windows Phone has plummeted to 2.5% world wide market share

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Elzevir, Louis

Elzevir, Louis ĕl´zəvər, –vēr [key], 1540–1617, Dutch printer and bookseller, whose name also appeared as Elsevier or Elzevier. He produced his first book at Leiden in 1583. Under his descendants, the business was continued until 1791. In its best years it was easily the greatest publishing business in the world. The Elzevirs were typically neither printers nor scholars but businessmen. They owned presses and type and employed good editors and printers. Their books were legible and inexpensive. Many of the Elzevir books were printed by family members in their establishments at Leiden, Amsterdam, Utrecht, and The Hague, but many books were printed for the Elzevirs by other printers. Family owned and operated agencies were established in numerous cities, from Denmark to Italy. The Elzevir types are typically legible and sturdy, rather than elegant, and the books tended to be of small size with narrow margins. The texts were usually in Latin, though the family printed and published books in Greek, French, and other languages. Louis's son Bonaventure Elzevir, 1583–1652, and his grandson Abraham Elzevir, 1592–1652, continued and expanded the business. A famous designer of types employed by the Elzevirs was Christopher van Dyck . Roman type such as he designed, known in England and America as old style type, is known in Europe as Elzevir type.

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By Jrrm64

Adventure / Romance

Chapter 1

The driver of the oil truck hated driving through cities in order to refill gas station tanks. He preferred the highway route because it was smooth and easy, as long as you avoiding certain times of the day. City traffic was slow, miserable, and meant he spent hours moving at a snail's pace. Some cities were better than others, though. Of course that meant some cities were bitches and Metropolis was a bitch. Even with public transportation it was a city with ten million people wanting to get nowhere in particular in a hurry causing traffic to become a standstill.

He stopped at the umpteen red light on Avenue of America waiting for the red light to change to green. At this rate he'd be home by nine in the evening missing the chance to give his two year old daughter a kiss goodnight. Life wasn't fair sometimes. The light changed from red to green and he stepped on the accelerator right at the same moment an SUV came hurtling out of nowhere at his truck. Out of survival instincts since it headed for his windshield he turned the steering wheel and unfortunately aimed himself at the cross town traffic. He was going to crash and more than likely his truck would explode killing a great many people. There was no way out of this, so he closed his eyes and waited for the impact and wished he'd been able to see his wife and daughter one more time.

The impact never came, though. Suddenly, his truck felt as if it was moving strangely, almost like it was a boat floating in water. He opened his eyes to see that he was hovering above the traffic by a good forty or fifty feet. His truck moved slowly in the air until it was placed down in the middle of the cross section. Almost falling out of the cab of his truck, he went down onto his knees once he cleared his truck. It was then that he saw this guy in what looked like blue armor with a red cape and a red S on a field of yellow on his chest. This was the guy the newspapers and news called Superman floating in the air. He thought he was some sort of urban myth, but he wasn't.

Clark looked at the driver and nodded at him then he took off in a blur. Sergeant John Corben, who had once worn advanced military armor and attacked him under the orders of General Sam Lane, had returned to Metropolis. This time his armor appeared to be permanent instead of suit and his heart had been replaced by a Kryptonite powered cell that gave him increased strength, speed, and made him deadly to Superman. For some reason he was no longer under the command of the army, or Clark assumed, since he was destroying a midtown Metropolis street for no apparent reason other than to drawn Superman out. It succeeded.

Clark noticed that ten humvees started to block traffic and soldiers off loading. The soldiers started to quadrant off the area getting people out of their cars and to safety. For once they didn't seem to be there for him but for Corben. As cars was forced aside another humvee pulled up and two star General Sam Lane got out along with a captain and three soldiers to guard him. Clark floated over to him.

"I'm not here for you, Alien, but for Corben. He's gone mad and escaped a test facility," barked Lane.

"So much for making him into a weapon you can control," Clark sarcastically remarked.

Lane ignore his comments. His orders were specific that he shouldn't target Superman this time and even enlist his help if possible.

"Why don't you leave and let us handle this? This city seems to have given you immunity so I can't touch you... for now," replied Lane.

"Did you bring a replacement power source for Corben?" asked Clark.

"Yes, we did, Superman," answered the captain.

Lane scowled at him, but said nothing. He only wanted Clark to leave not help. It looked like he wasn't going to get his wish.

"There is only one way to stop Corben now. Once I destroy his power source, give him the new one. As long as it isn't Kryptonite, he won't be super powered, just dangerous," said Clark.

"We can handle him," said Lane.

"That would be nice for a change," Clark smirked then took off.

As Clark approached Corben he checked him out with his x-ray vision. Corben was now more machine than man. Limbs were completely removed and his head was surrounded by a layer of alloy 1090. Suddenly, he felt sorry for the man, though not enough to change his plan of attack. Staying away from Corben, who started lifting empty cars and tossing them Clark, he dodged the cars and concentrated a continuous stream of his heat vision releasing massive amounts of stored solar energy from his body.

Clark was glad that it was a sunny day, as this was draining to his body. Soon the mix of a composite alloy and carbon steel that protected the power source turned to liquid and ran down Corben's metal torso. Now the heat vision enveloped the Kryptonite cell. Clark kept the stream of solar energy going until he saw Corben drop a sedan then fall to his knees. He stopped his heat vision.

From a safe distance he saw that he changed the molecular structure of the green Krypton by overheating turning it into blue Kryptonite which was completely harmless to him. With that down, he felt how drained his body was and started to head up into the stratosphere as some of the citizens of Metropolis cheered him much to the disgust of General Lane. Leaving the cleanup and problem of Corben to the military, he continued higher and higher into the stratosphere then the mesosphere and the thermosphere until he reached the exosphere. He stopped there and floated as his body fed on the solar energy, while his armor formed a field around his head and fed him oxygen, even though he knew he could survive for at least an hour without the oxygen. Floating there with his eyes closed, his senses enjoyed the quiet.

At this height some 350 miles above earth, he didn't hear all the sounds and voices that he learned to tune out on a daily bases, yet still seeped into his consciousness. It wasn't often that he enjoyed true quiet. He could find it here above earth or at his Fortress of Solitude where his Kryptonian technology could keep sound from penetrating its defensive shields. Quiet, he had forgotten how wonderful it was. He take another fifteen or twenty minutes to recharge and enjoy the silence.

The Watchtower was the headquarters for the Justice League. Built with money from anonymous donors, but mainly Wayne Enterprises and Queen Industries, it was the most advanced space station earth had ever seen. Using technology from Thanagar and technology offered to the League by the Green Lantern Corp, it housed up to two hundred, had teleportation technology, gravity, defensive shielding, and a ion canon. The founding members of the Justice League chose to set their headquarters in space in order to avoid having to deal with countries claiming jurisdiction over them.

The Justice League was independent. It came into existence because of the invasion of a race known as the White Martians. J'onn J'onzz, known as the Martian Manhunter by the Guardians of the Galaxy because his race = which was related to the white martians - were killed off by them, came to earth to warn about them. He found allies in Batman, Wonder Woman, the Green Lanterns of the earth sector, the Flash, the Green Arrow, Hawkman and Hawkwoman, the Birds of Prey, and Aquaman. Together with the help of an unknown hero who the press later named Superman, they fought them off. J'onn agreed to stay on earth, as he was without a home, and the group, except for Superman, decided to form the Justice League to protect the earth. Superman merely flew off once the white martians were repelled.

The League set out rules for itself. It wouldn't help or interfere in a country's laws or sovereignty. If there was a natural disaster they would provide search and rescue assistance if asked, as well as clean up. If a country needed aid to fight off aliens, super enhanced creatures or villain, they would provide it. Of course, it was understood that the League was indemnified from the cost of property damage. In order to walk this fine line between beneficent NGO and potential invading presence, they asked for the status of non-member state permanent observer at the UN and the League was granted a seat in the assembly, where currently the Hawk and the Dove acted as their UN ambassadors.

Having such a position in the world meant that the League tended to keep an eye on non-member heroes, or vigilantes as some news services called them, making sure that their actions didn't overstep a certain line of behavior. The League didn't want to be painted with the same brush as those who didn't join the League, as they had no control over them. One non-aligned hero in particular they attempted to keep a close eye on and that was Superman.

"Computer, play the feed," said Hal Jordan.

In one of the smaller conference rooms, Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and Simon Baz – Green Lanterns all, as well as Aquaman, the Flash, Batman, Black Canary, Wonder Woman, J'onn, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, and Oliver Queen gathered to discuss Superman. They watched the news feed of the incident with John Corben. It ended with Superman rocketing into the sky.

"Impressive," said Hawkman.

"He did stay to help with the cleanup or check to see if there were injured," pointed out Simon Baz.

"I think we need to approach him again," said John Stewart. "He needs supervision."

The ex-marine didn't like someone as powerful as Superman acting without restraints. Stewart preferred for heroes to have strict discipline and live under a set of regulations.

"Why?" asked Batman.

"Because he acts based on his on set of rules and we don't know what those rules are. Plus, he's too damned powerful to leave unchecked. The Justice League could act as a counterbalance with him to make sure he never goes rogue," said Stewart.

"Join us or else, right, John," said Oliver sarcastically.

"You aren't going to make Superman one of your pet causes, are you?"

"If he deserves it I will," answered Oliver.

"May I speak?" asked the always polite alien.

"Of course, J'onn," said Diana. "We know that you have more information about this Superman than we do."

Stunning Amazon offered J'onn a friendly smile.

"I knew his race, Diana, but I don't know him. I know that what you call an S on his chest is actually his actually family's crest. He comes from the House of El. Once my people were killed, I spent some time on Krypton," said J'onn.

"Really," said Batman suddenly interested in the discussion. "Tell us what you know."

The green skinned alien looked at Batman and approximated a smile.

"Batman wishes information. You are always the detective," said J'onn.

"Habit," replied Batman.

"Kryptonians were a very advanced people. They were one of the older races, superior to many races, and in the end xenophobic because of their superiority. You see they ended up not trusting other races," he told them.

"Sound like fun people," remarked Oliver.

Hal laughed. Batman glared them both into quiet.

"They had a caste system. It was broken into the Religious, the Artist, the Warrior, and the Science. Those who were simple workers, such as farmers and such had no caste. The House of El came from the Science caste. They were some of Krypton's greatest scientists," he informed them.

"This Superman is a scientist," said John with doubt.

"I believe his father was Jor-El. I am making a guess here. I knew him. He was the most open minded Kryptonian I had ever met. I was allowed to stay at his house. He and his wife Lara treated me with respect and dignity," J'onn said.

"Okay, that's nice," said John, "but when I mentioned a Kryptonian was on earth, the Guardians told me to keep an eye on him. It almost seemed like they feared him."

"As I said they were a superior race, especially with technology," said J'onn. "Also, they lived under a red sun. There are few true red suns in the universe. You see Kryptonians look human but their DNA is extremely complex and their physiology so remarkable that their bodies store solar energy and solar radiation. A red sun made them remarkable, three or four times stronger than a normal human, with a long life and excellent health. Under a yellow sun, they become the equal, if not superior, to races such as the New Gods. The longer he lives under a yellow sun he will continue to grow in strength until he reaches full maturation."

"How long do you think that process takes?" asked Batman.

"100 or 200 years," answered J'onn.

"You mean this Superman has even come close to reaching full strength," said the Flash.

"More reason not to trust him and to reign him in," said John.

"You don't trust aliens in general, do you, John?" Katar Hol, Hawkman, spoke up.

"Don't try to make me out to be prejudiced, Katar," said John. "I know about prejudice."

"I am merely pointing out that it took you a long time to trust J'onn, Shayera, or me. We are all aliens," he said.

"Let's not get off topic here," said Arthur. "I don't feel like listening to arguing when I could be headed home to Atlantis."

"Would you trust this Superman, J'onn?" asked Diana.

"I would be inclined. You see part of the character of Kryptonians is aloofness, a certain coldness in their way of dealing with others and each other. Jor-El was a great man and for a Kryptonian friendly, but you would find him overly polite, somewhat arrogant and distant," J'onn said. "If this Superman is who I think he is then I would trust him."

"I trust him and his name is Kal-El," said Batman. "We should leave him alone."

The room was shocked. In many ways, Batman was the least trusting of the group, yet he was speaking up for Superman. There had to be a reason for this.

"Why do you trust him?" asked Simon.

"Because I've worked with him off and on over the past three years since the white martian incident. I even know his secret identity and he knows mine."

"I find that hard to believe. You're the one who demanded that we don't have to share our secret identities unless you won't to," said Hal.

"It's one of the few things I've totally agreed with you over the years," said Oliver.

"How did you get to know him, Batman?" asked Diana.

"He came to me for help with something. After my initial distrust and caution, I helped him. We've helped each other on non-Justice League matters ever since," Batman explained.

The help was with green Kryptonite. Clark knew there wasn't a massive amount of the rock on earth, but he knew there was some. He had taken the liberty of using his x-ray vision on Batman's cowl and knew who he really was. After the initial anger and distrust, Clark shared with Bruce his full story then asked him for help in collecting as much of the rock as possible. Bruce said yes on one condition and that was that he didn't destroy all the Kryptonite he found or purchased, but he was allowed to keep a small amount as a defense against Superman. Clark agreed. He told Bruce that he trusted him and if he ever should go rogue, someone should have the means to stop him. Bruce kept a ring fashioned out of Kryptonite in a lead lined container in his utility belt.

"Hey, J'onn, what happened to Krypton?" asked Oliver.

"The planet exploded from an unstable core. Jor-El had warned his people about this, but the Science Guild studied his findings and thought he was wrong. He was put under a ban even to speak about the subject," said J'onn, "but it appears he did do something about it. Krypton has long ago given up space travel, so they outlawed it for citizens. When I left Jor-El was self teaching himself how to build a space ship."

"He placed his newborn son in it and sent him off to earth, a planet he chose because of the yellow sun and his son would look like a resident," said Batman. "Superman was found by a couple who couldn't have children and raised him as their own. His adoptive father is dead, but I met his mother. Sweet woman."

"You two are chummy. Are you dating?" Oliver goaded Batman.

Bruce ignored him.

"I still say we should approach him again about joining the League," said John.

"I second it," added Simon Baz.

"We need to vote on it," said Hal.

"A show of hands," said John. "All in favor of approaching Superman to join the League."

John raised his hand followed by Hal, Simon, the Flash, Diana, the Black Canary, and then reluctantly Oliver Queen raised his hand. Batman glared at Oliver, who shrugged his shoulders.

"There is nothing wrong in asking," said Oliver.

"That's seven to six," said John. "We talk to him."

"I propose Oliver, Diana, and Flash to approach him," said Hal.

"He won't join, at least not until he trusts the League, which he doesn't," said Batman. "I wouldn't press it too hard. He really doesn't like to be pushed."

"Hey, my arrows would probably just bounce off him, so I won't be pushing too hard," said Oliver.

"Understood, Batman," said Diana.

Batman shook his head then got up and left the conference room.

"Remind if I have children not have Batman give them charm lessons," said Oliver.

As much as he possible could manage, Clark liked to come back to Smallville, Kansas and his family's farm. His mother still ran the farm with the help of several hired workers. Clark came on weekends and made repairs, checked on the workers' work, and often got their work ahead of schedule. He landed Friday night at three in the morning, leaving the City with Broad Shoulders, Metropolis, behind for a few days. Clark even informed Lois Lane, his new boss since her promotion when Morgan Edge took over the Planet and expanded it into a Cable News Channel, also, that he was unavailable until Monday morning.

He slept for a few hours then came down from his room dressed in jeans, white tee shirt and a loose fitting plaid work shirt. The smell of sausage and pancakes permeated the air bringing a smile to his mouth. Walking into the kitchen, he saw his mother cooking away.

"Orange juice is on the table. Sit down and I'll have your breakfast ready for you in a sec," she said.

He sat down at the kitchen table and took a sip of the orange juice. The sun nourished him more than food, but he liked to eat. He grew up eating the hearty food his mother made and eating became part of his life. His mother brought over a stack of nine pancakes smothered in maple syrup and six sausages for him. She placed it down and watched him dip into it.

"I'm glad your home for few days, Clark," she said.

"Good to be home, ma," he said.

After breakfast, he started to work on the engine of the tractor. If it wasn't for the fact that hired workers would report it, he'd replace the motor with Kryptonian tech that didn't need gas to run on. Instead he had to fix what what was broke.

As he worked on the carburetor, he heard a car pull up. From the purr of the engine he guessed it was an expensive Italian sports car. He stood up and turned to see Bruce Wayne get out of a sleek black Italian sports car. Wearing a black Armani suit, Bruce walked into the barn where Clark was working.

"You like to fix things, Kent?" Bruce said as he entered.

"I like things to run well and I can't afford to buy my mother a new tractor," he said. "What are you doing here, Bruce?"

"Call it a warning," said Bruce. "I wanted to let you know face to face that you'll be getting a visit from from of the members of the Justice League. They are going to ask you to join."

Clark chuckled to himself. Ever since they formed the Justice League had been keeping eye on him. He knew it. Clark didn't mind it, except for the fact that it was equal parts fear and admiration which drove them to keep an eye on him. He was twenty-five and he still hadn't become inured with the way some thought of him. When he first appeared on the scene General Lane managed to take him captive and he and Lex Luthor experimented on him until he regained his powers then he tore apart the facility they kept him caged up in. Since then he preferred to work alone, except for Batman. He liked Bruce.

"I'm the last son of Krypton, Bruce; I think working alone suits me," he said.

"I used to think that. Now in Gotham City I have Nightwing, Red Robin, Batgirl, and others working with me now and again. I'm a part timer for the Justice League, and I work with you now and again. I'm not much of loner these days," said Bruce.

"How is Tim? What is he now 18?" asked Clark.

"18 going on 40. I'm twenty-six and sometimes I think he is older than me," said Bruce.

"Dick and Barbara?"

"Dick is 22 and no longer listens to me. He's joining the League even though I told him he's better off staying on his own. Barbara is the same age as Dick but without the resentment and attitude," said Bruce.

"Dick is just feeling his oats," said Clark.

"Oats? Really, Clark?"

"Really," he replied with a smile.

Bruce shook his head then he checked his watch.

"I should get going. It's almost one," said Bruce.

"You came all this way just to warn me," smiled Clark, "so the least I can do is offer you lunch."

"I wasn't expected, Clark. It would be an inconvenience."

"If I didn't bring you in to eat and say hello then ma would be upset with me," said Clark. "They'll be enough food. She was cooking for me."

Bruce turned sideways and bowed with his left arm and hand pointed towards the barn door.

"After you, farm-boy," he said.

Clark laughed. He tossed down the wrench and shut and started walking towards the barn door. Through the barn door, he noticed once again his Italian sports car.

"Nice car," Clark remarked.

"I know," replied Bruce as he walked beside Clark. "When my private jet landed, it was waiting for me at the airport. Alfred must have arranged it for me. I'm supposed to be here visiting a Wayne Enterprises Project where some scientists are developing a form of wheat that could grow with little water."

"It must be nice being rich," smiled Clark.

"I've got no complaints. It pays the bills," Bruce said with a smirk.

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Are your clients struggling with their investment strategies? You can reinforce your value by helping them. After all, they don’t have the breadth of experience you do, and your wisdom will be graciously welcomed.

For those who flip houses, a great rehab and plenty of showings is great, but it doesn’t guarantee a successful sale every time. If your clients don’t know certain strategies only apply in certain markets, they’re going to fail.

A strategy needs to be intentionally crafted, implemented and continually fine-tuned along the way. You want your clients to understand that no strategy, no matter how perfect, will continue to work forever without being refined to match the natural flow of the market.

Whether your client is a beginner or has some experience, here are tips to help them stay on top of their investment game:

Help them to acknowledge what isn’t working

Becoming attached to any strategy to the point you believe it’s infallible is dangerous. Any attachment is going to keep you from seeing the truth when you need to troubleshoot.

Impress upon their mind that when a strategy isn’t working, they need to be willing to investigate from every angle.

Most likely, they were trained by someone with more knowledge and success in real estate. It makes sense that they’re going to do everything they suggest, especially when that person has a six-figure income. However, even experts aren’t exempt from giving bad advice.

Bad advice isn’t always intentional. Sometimes it’s outdated, or there are other factors present in a situation that make someone’s advice not apply. Without experience, it’s impossible to make this discernment. That’s where you come in.

Find out who your client has been following and what advice they’ve been given. It’s possible they’ve misinterpreted the advice, or they’ve missed an important aspect due to inexperience.

Get them out of the cycle of futility

Sometimes advice is just bad. If that’s what you discover, your client is probably trapped in a cycle of futility trying to make it work (and it never will).

Trapped in this cycle, a person will think he or she is doing it wrong, so they’ll start from the beginning. When that doesn’t work, they’ll become an insomniac trying to squeeze out results by working 12 hours a day. When that doesn’t work, they’ll wonder if they’re doomed to fail.

Help your client understand that sometimes a strategy just doesn’t work.

Let them know the history

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Teach your clients the advantage of understanding how certain investment opportunities fared in a similar market in the past. It’s similar to back testing when investing in stocks.

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Arrow’s Nyssa Al Ghul Actress Katrina Law Discusses Female Ra’s Al Ghul, Malcolm Merlyn, And Stunts

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Arrow Season 3 was all about the League of Assassins, and the big bad of its season, Ra’s Al Ghul. For those who are still behind on Arrow, spoilers are coming up next. Ra’s Al Ghul’s daughter Nyssa was a large part the show since Season 2. Even though Nyssa Al Ghul had a lot of love lost for her father, she certainly did not take too kindly to his passing, and Malcolm Merlyn’s anointing as the current Ra’s Al Ghul. Arrow Season 4 has not had much Nyssa Al Ghul in it so far, but what little it has, shows the intense friction between Nyssa and Malcolm. According to Comicbook, Arrow actress Katrina Law (Nyssa Al Ghul) sees a potential future in the idea of a female Ra’s Al Ghul.

“As far as Nyssa is concerned, yeah, and very soon. That’s what she wants for sure. I don’t know if that’s what the writers are thinking but in Nyssa’s mind, it’s happening!”

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Naturally, if Nyssa were to ascend to the role of Ra’s Al Ghul, the question of why she would desire the role and what her motivations behind obtaining it. Katrina Law likened it to “leaving family land to a corporation.”

“It is to fulfill the legacy but it’s her rightful place. She was born and essentially told from birth that that’s what she was born to be… To become Ra’s Al Ghul, eventually. So, when it’s ingrained in your head that this is your rightful place, that you’re your father’s successor, then essentially it’s almost like leaving family land to a corporation. It’s like, ‘No, this is my land, I have to fight for what is rightfully mine.'”

John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn

The potential match-up between Malcolm Merlyn and Nyssa Al Ghul does not seem all too certain, as Law responded that she “hopes so” to the idea of an Arrow Season 4 showdown. Though, presumably, that might be the only way that Nyssa would be able to become a female Ra’s Al Ghul. Katrina Law was asked whether she did her own stunts, as many Arrow fans know that Stephen Amell does a lot of his. Though Law said that she has done her own stunts in the past, Arrow is a little different.

“When I was on Spartacus, I did 100% of my own stunts but I also wasn’t jumping off of high buildings or falling on silk ribbons or jumping off of cars onto other moving cars. I wasn’t doing anything too crazy. On Arrow, they have a lot of stunts where they go, “Now, you slide down this rope, run down that bridge, land on a car, take out four assassins on the way down, throw these tiny stars, catch the ones being thrown at you, and…” Yeah. I’m like, “You know, she’s trained for this and probably won’t fall on her face doing it,” so I’m very happy to give up my power to Atlas. She makes me look good. She’s talented. She’s amazing but then too, they are very kind with the scenes that I can do, which is the hand to hand combat or just the minor sword play. They just tell you to go at it.”

When asked if Nyssa Al Ghul would support Team Arrow, “if” she became the next Ra’s Al Ghul, she said “When.”

She described Nyssa’s feelings about Team Arrow as a “soft spot” because of Sara and Laurel, so she would most likely aid them if it was absolutely necessary. Though, Nyssa Al Ghul would still hold League of Assassin business over all else. Speaking of the League of Assassins, what are they doing these days? Under the last Ra’s, or the Batman Returns iteration, they were pretty busy. It makes an Arrow fan wonder.

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‘Diablo 3’ Patch 2.4.2: Difficulty Being Ramped Up; Apparently Set Dungeons Are Not Hard Enough

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Diablo 3 Patch 2.4.2 is coming to the game on an undisclosed date, and it looks to make the game even harder than it already is, according to VG24/7.

What started out as a relatively simple and straightforward action-RPG dungeon crawler has turned into a giant monster that makes you want to drop your loot and run. Although the core game, when it was released was relatively easy, it did have a broad range of difficulty settings. Four difficulty settings were initially accessible; Normal, Hard, Expert, and Master. Additionally, five torment levels made the game significantly harder, but they were not accessible until you cleared the game at least once.

Of course, the hardcore Diablo players devastated the five extra-hard difficulty levels in no time and complained that the game was too easy. So Blizzard added five more Torment levels and a bunch of other features to increase the difficulty and add more life to the title.

In Diablo 3 Patch 2.4.0, developers added new legendary items and powers to make the raised difficulty worth the effort. They also added rift runs and certain tasks that are extremely hard, such as set dungeons, for example.

Set dungeons are arguably the most challenging dungeons in Diablo to beat. These areas can only be accessed if the player is wearing six pieces of a legendary set of armor. These side excursions have their own unalterable difficulties. It is not so much a matter of the toughness of the enemies as much as how you have to defeat them that makes these places hard.

According to the Diablo Wiki, there are three particular objectives required of the player in these ultra-difficult areas.

The first objective is not to die. Although it sounds obvious, it is one of the most difficult parts of the task. If a player dies in a set dungeon, the quest fails and has to be started from the beginning. There is no respawning as there is in the regular areas.

The second objective is to kill a certain number of enemies in specific ways. For example, kill X number of enemies with fire. This goal makes it impossible for players to button mash their way through the dungeon. Players have to know how to control their characters and use their powers in an expert manner to achieve this task.

The third objective is usually something like not taking damage from a particular type of monster. The necessity of knowing how to control individual or groups of enemies is essential. If the monster that must be avoided is closing in on the character, the player has to know how to avoid contact. Knowing how to freeze enemies or knock them back is crucial for buying the player time to either kill the beasts or put some distance between them.

To succeed in completing the dungeon, players must not die (objective one) and complete at least one of the other two tasks. There is a fourth goal called the Mastery objective, which requires that all primary tasks be completed within a set time. Mastery is not necessary to complete the dungeon; however, it will increase the rewards.

Of course, everything becomes much easier when players battle in groups. Even two players teaming up can tackle relatively difficult Torment levels with less than top-tier gear. Enter Diablo 3 Patch 2.4.2.

According to the patch notes, Diablo’s newest update adds three more Torment levels for a total of 13. That should keep players busy for a day or two, but not so fast. New difficulty settings are not the only thing coming with the patch.

Treasure goblins will drop less gold. The big deal with this is that once a player is refining Tier 10 gems to slot into gear, refinement costs in gold run into the tens of millions. Apparently, Blizzard sees part of the problem as being that it is too easy to obtain gold. Reducing gold drops from treasure goblins will hamper players who may be just becoming too powerful too fast.

Knockback, which is an effect of various skills and an important aspect of keeping hoards of enemies at bay, has been reduced. If a monster has 65 percent crowd control resistance, it is now completely immune to knockback. In certain areas, players will have a difficult time with large groups of resistant foes. Hence, set dungeons will be even harder to complete.

Both general and class-specific items in Diablo 3 are being redesigned. Most items are receiving buffs, which is good considering classes will be taking a big hit in the way of their skills. Legendary armor sets will become more powerful, and a few new legendary items will be added.

The patch adds a new legendary potion to the mix called the Bottomless Potion of Chaos. This draft will teleport the player out of danger if used when health is below 40 percent.

The Diablo 3 patch will also increase the difficulty by changing how classes function and how much damage and healing they do. All the character classes will be receiving reductions in their effectiveness. These cuts range from attempts to balance specific skills to severe cutbacks in the power of certain classes. I will cover these changes in a future article.

Patch 2.4.2 will also address several bugs in Diablo 3. The update is still in beta at this time, and Blizzard has not announced a date for implementation. However, when patch notes are released, updates are soon to follow.

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Antonin Scalia Wears Weird Hat To Inauguration, Twitter Guesses What It is

Antonin Scalia Wears Weird Hat To Inauguration, Twitter Guesses What It is

Antonin Scalia and his weird hat made their triumphant return to Inauguration Day.

The Supreme Court justice was caught wearing what looked like it might have been a Renaissance era painter’s hat or maybe an Olympic beret. Whatever it was exactly, Antonin Scalia’s weird hat had a lot of people talking on a fashion day when the the First Lady’s Inaugural Ball ensemble was expected to be the headline.

The Atlantic Wire scoured Twitter for a number of explanations on Antonin Scalia’s weird hat. Some of the best responses:

“Is Scalia wearing one of those ROOTS berets from the 2002 Winter Olympics?”

“Inspiration for Antonin Scalia hat:“”Why is Antonin Scalia wearing a renaissance era painter’s hat?#StealingArethasThunder”

“Scalia in that hat: the mad medieval monk, fresh from illuminating a biblical manuscript and torturing heretics.””Antonin Scalia looks so cute in that Vatican Palace Guard’s hat.”

Senator Claire McCaskill noted that Scalia wore another weird hat at the last inauguration too. She tweeted: “Four years ago today I began tweeting. One of my first tweets was a comment on Scalia’s weird hat.Will he wear it again? Stay tuned.”

ABC News noted that Inauguration Day weird hats are something of a tradition:

“Top hats were for decades mainstays of presidential inaugurations, petering out with Lyndon Johnson, who did not wear one.

“If you’re looking for truly weird, once-every-four-years head gear, look no further than the justices of the Supreme Court.

“Some of the justices, such as Antonin Scalia did in 2009, don silk or wool skullcaps with peaked corners. The justices are generally seen together in public outside of the court and in their robes only once a year at the State of the Union address or the inauguration.”

If that is the truth, inauguration followers can look forward to Antonin Scalia and his weird hat again in January 2017.


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WWE News: Former WWE Superstar, ECW Champion Arrested For Second Time In 30-Day Period

He swore it wouldn't happen again, but unfortunately, it did.

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He swore it wouldn't happen again, but unfortunately, it did.

The world of professional wrestling is one that can make or break who you are as a person, and unfortunately, not everyone leads a trouble-free life outside of the ring. Justin Credible, a former WWE superstar, and former ECW Champion, was recently arrested, which marks the second time he has gone to jail in the last 30 days. He promised everyone it wouldn’t happen again, but it didn’t take long for history to repeat itself.

According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, Justin Credible (real name PJ Polaco) was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 5, for violating a restraining order. The 44-year-old former WWE superstar had a restraining order placed against him last year by his wife, and that was done after a domestic dispute between the two.

It has not been publicly revealed how Credible violated the restraining order which led to his arrest.

For this latest arrest, there were additional charges listed as “disorderly conduct” and assault in the 3rd degree. It has not been revealed as to who the victim was for those charges either.

Credible was being held in jail with a bond of $50,000. That is an amount which is considerably higher than the $7,500 bond placed on him for his arrest last month.

It is no secret that Justin Credible has battled different types of addiction in the past and it has had an effect on many parts of his life, which includes his marriage. After his last arrest, Credible spoke with Pro Wrestling Sheet and he stated that he wanted to get his life back in order and that this wouldn’t happen again.

“I promise to my fans, my friends and my family that the man Peter Polaco will never be a negative headline again, and the character Justin Credible still has many great moments left.”

Unfortunately, it has been less than a month and he is already back in jail.

On Aug. 16, 2018, Credible was bailed out of jail in Connecticut, and he gave a lengthy statement about working hard the “last few months to battle my demons and keep my family strong.” He even said that there was no domestic violence and that he was the one who called the police.

Justin Credible had some really good runs during his time in ECW and WWE. He won a number of titles and was a key component of the entire “Invasion” angle back in 2001 which had WCW/ECW facing off against WWF (WWE). Unfortunately, his life has taken a bit of a turn since his retirement from wrestling in 2015, and he’s landed in a jail a handful of times. Fans can only hope that this truly will be the last time.


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Prius still Japan's best-selling motor

The Toyota Prius is still the top-selling car in Japan, despite a string of recent recalls and scandals involving the safety of the vehicles.

According to figures from industry body the Japan Automobile Dealers Association, the car was the best selling motor in Japan in March, the 11th month in a row that the motor has been top of the selling list. In March, 35,546 Prius models were sold in Japan.

Toyota spokesperson Toshiki Miyake said: "The recall woes did not appear to dent demand for the Prius. Despite the recall trouble, the carmaker cannot keep up with surging demand for the Prius."

The Prius is also the world's best selling hybrid model and has drawn a number of celebrity fans keen to cut down on their carbon footprint from travel.

Recently, problems with braking and acceleration saw Toyota recall millions of cars in the US, Europe, Africa and South America.

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Kiara Advani Dazzle The Ramp for Agami Label At LFW 2018

#NehaAgarwal’s Agami Label Brought An Artisanal Fashion Mix To The Studio At #LakméFashionWeek Winter/Festive 2018.

Neha Agarwal one of the stars of the Lakmé Fashion Week Gen Next Winter/Festive 2014 show has moved speedily up the ladder of success each season with her innovative fashion ideas.

The gorgeous Bollywood actress, Kiara Advani, sashayed down the runway in a backless, beige and pink, extreme high-low tunic with an extended train and beige pants; both intricately embroidered.

At The Studio during Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2018, Neha’s ‘Agami’ label presented “Pushtaini” inspired by the wondrous age-old traditional craft of Madhubani. Neha’s fashion experiments have always brought forth some admirable results and for the coming season, her attempts to merge Indian art and fashion proved to be a thumping success.

This was creatively processed in the form of surface ornamentation, which was the driving force of the ensembles. When it’s a question of an artisanal mix that comes from dual worlds, there has to be some dramatic consequences that could push fashion on a more exciting level.
Neha reinvented zardosi into contemporary designs that in turn brought the buyer closer to her roots. The luxuriously panel and patch embroidered ensembles, with interesting silhouettes of concept pre-stitched saris and dhoti skirts which glided down the catwalk were stunners; and the live music set the right atmosphere for the looks. Many were ideal Red Carpet offerings that would turn the lady into a fashion Diva.

Neha Agarwal’s ‘Agami’ label turned the “Pushtaini” collection into a ‘must have’ offering for women who want to push their inner diva to greater heights.

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Making a Cajon

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Intro: Making a Cajon

Hi there! in this instructable, I will explain you how I and a friend made a Cajon. You can also watch my YouTube video, which you can watch above, or here:

For those who don't know: a Cajon is a drumming instrument from South America. 'Cajon' is the Spanish word for 'box' and that is basically all a Cajon is: a wooden box with a big hole in the back and snares on the inside.

To play the instrument, you must sit on the top with the hole facing backwards. The front of the Cajon, which is called the 'Tappa' is the part where you hit it (most often with your hands). If you hit the Tappa in the middle, you will get a 'bass' sound. If you hit it a little higher you will hear a 'snare' sound. if you drum on the edge you will produce some high notes.

Step 1: Get Your Materials

Me and my friend went to our local hardware store and we bought some wood. The dimensions of our Cajon are 30 x 30 x 50 cm. You will need four pieces that are 5 mm thick, one piece for the back which should be 4 mm thick and the front piece (Tappa) should be about 3 mm thick. You will also need a square (1 x 1 cm) wooden beam with a length of about 3 meters (you can also use four 49 cm long beams and five beams which are 28 cm long).

Note: with thinner wood you will get better sound, but you will also sacrifice some structural strength.

Our wood was sawn in the store, so that saved us a lot of time. You shouldalways check your wood before you buy it. Me and my friend didn't do that and we found out that some of our pieces were slightly bowed when we started building. For our Cajon we used poplar plywood, which was really cheap.

You will also need some snare wire (the ones with two metal ends and a bunch of snares) and some elastic clothing band. This last material is used to keep the snares in place and is optional.

Step 2: Saw Beams to Length

You will need to saw the beams to length. Four beams should be cut to 49 cm, assuming you use the previous dimensions. Four other pieces should be 28 cm long and one piece slightly longer. These beams will sit on the two sides of the Cajon and will hold everything together.

Step 3: Attach the Beams to the Boards

Now it's time to attach the beams to the side boards of the Cajon. We used glue and screws, but there are plenty of other ways to attach the beams.

You will need to attach two 49 cm long beams to the outer edges of one of the side panels. You should find that the tops and bottoms of the beams don't line up with the edges of the board. They should be equally spaced 5 mm apart from the top and bottom edge of the board.

After you attached the two vertical beams you will need to install the horizontal pieces.They should fit in between the other two beams. Again, space them 5 mm from the outer edges and attach them to the top and bottom.

Make sure you do this for both side panels.

Step 4: Drill a Hole in the Back Panel

For the Cajon to properly work, you will need to drill a big hole in the back panel. We used a hole drill with a diameter of around 10 cm. We spaced our hole 15 cm from the bottom edge.

Step 5: Attach Bottom, Back and Top Panels to the Sides

In this step you can really see your Cajon coming together. Me and my friend first attached the back panel to the side panels with glue and screws. After that you can attach the top and bottom panels in a similair fashion.

Step 6: Assemble the Snare Part

In order to add a snare sound to the Cajon, you will need to install snares to the inside of the instrument. The tops of the snares must hit the inside of the Tappa from a slight angle. In order to achieve this, you will need to make some angled blocks of wood. This can be made from some scrap or from leftovers of the beams.

Remember that fifth 28cm long beam? You will need to add the angled blocks with the snares on them to this piece of wood.

Step 7: Attach Snares to the Cajon

The contraption that you've just made needs to be secured to the two vertical beams facing to the front. Again, we attached it with woodglue and screws, but there are plenty of other ways to join the pieces. The snare part should be attached about 20 cm from the top. If you want to you can add the elastic band near the top of the snares. We stapled the elastic band to the beams spanning from left to right. The band is used to make sure the snares don't go back too far when you hit them.

Step 8: Glue on the Tappa

It's finally time to add the Tappa. I advise you to just use glue, because screws or nails might interfere with the sound and glue fills up any gaps at the edges. Make sure to add weights and/or clamps to attach the Tappa securely.

Step 9: Sanding and Finishing

At last, it's time to finish your new instrument. As with any other woodworking project, sand your Cajon with different grits of sandpaper and apply your finish of choice. You can add paint, varnish, lacquer or any other finish to your Cajon. Add some rubber feet to the bottom and you're done!

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Trucks in WinterWhen it comes to snow and slick roads, every moment is critical to truck drivers. Winter weather conditions can change quickly and put everyone on the road at risk. As a trucking company owner or driver, there are several things you can do to minimize some of these risks and provide for better outcomes every time you get behind the wheel.

Tips for Truck Drivers

The first and most important thing is for you to pull your drivers together and talk about what winter weather means. Also discuss what they should do and should not do when it comes to heading out onto the road.
  • Ensure drivers do a pre-trip inspection. This should include checking wiper blades and tires, as well as all fluid levels and lights.
  • Talk about black ice, which even experienced driver can have trouble seeing. It's often found under bridges and overpasses. Intersections are also a common area of concern.
  • Drivers also need to be more prepared on any trip. This means taking alternative routes instead of traversing treacherous streets. It also means they should be allowing for extra time on any trip.
  • Extra space is always a good thing. This can help any truck to compensate for the poor traction on roadways. It may be best to triple your standard distance behind vehicles. Cruise control is rarely a good thing.
  • Talk about ways to handle skidding, including taking the foot off the gas and moving into neutral quickly.

Take a Look at Your Insurance Plan

This is also a good time to take a closer look at your trucking insurance. Specifically, you will want to ensure your coverage levels are acceptable and that the policy is up to date in terms of payment. This can give you a bit of extra confidence that everything is okay if an accident should occur.

When it comes to trucking insurance, keep your rates low this year by helping your team to learn how to avoid accidents. Take a few minutes to update your policy if you need to, but by far the most important thing for companies to do is to focus on improving drivers' ability to react to road conditions.

Stay safe on the road. Call Integrity Network Insurance Group, LLC at (512) 989-6006 for more information on the trucking insurance policies we offer.

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Billionaire Peter Theil confronted while arriving to Bilderberg

Peter Theil doesn't like what he calls "radical transparency."

DRESDEN, Germany (INTELLIHUB) — Billionaire Peter Theil, shockingly, made “one statement” to reporters upon reentering at the Bilderberg conference Saturday.

“I believe it’s always important to exchange views with people no matter what their perspectives are. I believe, I think that we have a lot of problems in our society and we need to […] find ways to talk to people where not everything is completely transparent,” Theil said.

Theil obviously felt threatened that the general public and members of the alternative media were checking into what he was doing at the meeting, along with 120 other attendees.


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The glass architect

Established in 1928 in Spain, Cricursa started operating in the curved glass industry. It 'just that, in fact, the meaning of his name: Cristales Curvados.

Today it's Ferran Figuerola and Alex Sasplúgas, grandchildren of the founders, to deal with the management of the company, which has a production plant more than 12,000 square meters and is the protagonist in the most significant architectural works in the world.

Customer: Cricursa
Actual Work City: Barcelona
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For Cricursa the most important product is always curved glass, but the company has made many changes over the years: from furniture, automotive glass, to great architectural works. But what remains a principle guideline for the company is the importance of maintaining the know-how in a context characterized by a number of processes for which there are no machines. Thanks to this approach, the company has become a pioneer in special products.

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The idea of designing a new machine is born at the moment when Cricursa realizes the importance of large size even in the curved glass sector, from there the initiative to create a special machine able to work the edge of large sheets. Cricursa's relationship with Intermac goes back a number of years, and its strength lies in the latter's ability to fulfil all the needs of the company, both with regard to design and performance, as well as delivering on fundamental requirements such as delivery times and after-sales service. "Intermac was a natural choice for us, the perfect partner with whom to develop a machine that until that point, simply did not exist."
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Day 19 - Reducing Stress One To-Do at a Time

Today's Challenge day is written by a fellow Practitioner, Liz Escoffery.  Liz is a FertilityCare Practitioner located in Indiana.

She is giving us a another tool to reduce the stress in our lives.

I make a list for everything: a list for the grocery store, a list of work to-dos, a list of personal to-dos, a list of to-dos for my toddler son.

It seems like no matter how much time I set apart for my to-do list, it keeps growing longer and longer.

That’s why, in addition to a long-term to-do list, a daily to-do list is critical for keeping me sane and focused, and is one thing that I hope is helpful to you for stress management.

  • For today’s fertility challenge. I want to challenge you to write a to-do list for today and complete the tasks on it.

Make it visually appealing to look at by putting it on a pretty piece of stationary.

On the top, you should write today’s date, three things you have to do, and one thing you would really like to do for yourself. Ideally, it should be something that is life-giving and that brings you joy.

Some ideas include: chatting with a good friend, journaling, reading a few chapters of a book, praying, or buying yourself some fresh flowers to spruce up your house.

  • Figure out which thing on your list is going to be most challenging.

Is it making that phone call? Running that errand across town? Organizing that catch-all closet? If at all possible, do that first.

You will feel better about accomplishing the most difficult task on your list which will give you a surge of energy and adrenaline to help you complete the remainder of your tasks.

  • After that, decide and “schedule” approximately when and how you plan to accomplish each of the remaining three things.

If you run out of time to accomplish everything, do not skip the “one thing you would really like to do for yourself”.

Time for you matters and there will be time for what did not get done today, tomorrow.

You are in my thoughts as you complete the rest of this 31-day fertility challenge!!

Don't forget to Share with others.  If you missed the last 2 weeks of Nutrition and Exercise Challenges or the Stress Challenges, you can find them on the 31 Day Fertility Care Challenge Pinterest Board.

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Wellbeing guru Liz Earle reveals her 7 top tips for creating the perfect home office

Millions of us now spending some, if not all, of our time working from home. And one of the joys of working in your own space is that you’re the boss when it comes to design and ambience – so you can escape dull desks and bland decor and kit out your own personalised sanctuary to suit your taste.

Entrepreneur and beauty and wellbeing expert, Liz Earle, has teamed up with blinds and curtain specialist Hillarys (hillarys.co.uk), to reveal her own home office and simple but effective tips to help you conjure a stylish work area of your own, where you can be happy as well as productive.

“It’s a quick and easy strategy for creating the perfect space, or could be used for an existing office makeover, which could be just what you need to reinvigorate your home-working life,” enthuses mother-of-five Earle, 54, who lives on a farm in the West Country. “There’s undoubtedly a whole host of benefits to home-working, particularly from a health and wellbeing perspective, whether that’s because you’re escaping the daily commute or because you’re able to spend more time with the family.”

Read on to discover Earle’s approach for creating a calm and stylish home office…

1. Work with the light

Liz Earle in her home office, with window dressed in ‘Delizia Taupe’ Roman blinds, from £135 (65cm x 75cm) and Oakwood Faux Wood Venetian blinds, from £87 (42cm x 60cm) by Hillarys (Hillarys/PA)

“Put your desk in front of a window; plenty of natural light is the holy grail, as it’s known to significantly help increase energy, creativity and productivity,” advises Earle. “Wood or faux wood Venetian blinds are perfect for home office windows as they filter light, which will minimise glare on a computer screen and the slats can be adjusted to control light levels when the sun moves round during the day. Go for function but don’t forget about style. Roman blinds soften the look, and a pretty botanical fabric brings a lovely feel of nature into the room.”

2. Make an eco desk choice

(L-R) Hemingway Desk, £899, Urban Avenue; Radnall Desk – Grey Wash, £299, Swoon Editions; Signature Grey Desk, £299, Wooden Furniture Store; Hairpin Desk in Dark Oak, £299, John Lewis (Urban Avenue/Swoon Editions/Wooden Furniture Store/John Lewis/PA)

“Make your office more eco-friendly with a desk made from reclaimed scaffolding boards and simple trestle legs,” Earle suggests. “Scaffolding boards can be picked up cheaply from a salvage yard, and the beauty of doing this is that you can design your desk according to your space and needs. Make sure there’s room for a task light and desk accessories.”

Style and function: A selection of carefully chosen accessories adorn Liz Earle’s desk (Hillarys/PA)

3. Invest in a great chair

Cult Living Elmer Faux Leather upholstered office chair, white, £89, Cult Furniture; Abraham Office Chair, Tan, £299, John Lewis; Zayna chair, white, £125, Cuckooland; House by John Lewis Hinton Office Chair, Grey, £129 (Cult Furniture/John Lewis/Cuckooland/John Lewis/PA)

“As tempting as it sounds, dragging a chair from the dining room or a stool from the kitchen is a false economy,” Earle warns. “An ergonomically designed chair may not give you the designer feel you had in mind – but your back will thank you for it!  You can always pretty it up with a cosy sheepskin or throw.

“Don’t hunch over a laptop – set up a computer monitor at eye level and use a separate keyboard, ergonomic mouse or track pad. Rest forearms on the desk while typing and invest in a simple foot rest to ensure you sit with legs at a comfortable 90-degree angle to the floor.”

TIP: Try to do simple stretches and strength moves regularly throughout the day. You don’t necessarily need equipment – try out chair yoga which can be done while seated.

4. Get crafty with accessories

(L-R) Cloud Storage Pot, £11.90, Red Candy; Bigso Grey 2 Shelf In-Tray, £18, Paperchase; Corkframe Cork Message Board – Portrait, £95, Black By Design; Angelpoise Paul Smith Type75 Desk Lamp Edition 3, £170, Amara (Red Candy/Paperchase/Black By Design/Amara/PA)

“It needn’t cost the earth to decorate your office. Charity shops and car-boot sales are perfect hunting grounds for quirky, vintage pieces, or you could indulge in some DIY creativity,” says Earle. “Cover plain cardboard box files with wallpaper or fabric for a fabulous bespoke look. A pin-board, made from a wooden picture frame, foam and fabric, is a great way to display photos, to-do lists or other information you want to see at a glance.”

TIP: Schedule things in your diary that make you happy, not just work tasks.

Liz Earle’s hand-crafted pin-board adds a personalised touch (Hillarys/PA)

5. Bring nature into your space

(L-R) Faux Monstera in Stone Painted Planter, £60, Perch and Parrow; Artificial Fern Plant, £35, The Contemporary Home; Artificial Succulent Arrangement, £80, Sweetpea & Willow; Artificial Dusty Miller Plant, £35, The Contemporary Home (Perch & Parrow/The Contemporary Home/Sweetpea & Willow/PA)

“It’s been proven that plants in the workplace can reduce stress levels and increase productivity,” Earle points out. “Aside from these health benefits, plants are a cheap and cheerful way to add decoration and bring the outdoors in. I opt for green, leafy plants like ferns or ivy, avoiding cacti whose spikes can create the opposite of a relaxed feeling, or flowers with a strong scent, which can be distracting or irritating.” And if caring for real plants doesn’t quite work out for you, there are great faux options available these days, so you can still get that calming, leafy look.

6. Conceal the clutter

Liz Earle’s open storage units are easily hidden behind ‘Serene Linen’ Voile curtains, from £54 a metre, Hillarys (Hillarys/PA)

“But remember, the more stuff you add to your desk, the more your brain has to keep track of,” adds Earle. “Working in a crowded space can be mentally exhausting and distracting, even if you don’t realise it. Get creative with storage. I’ve used soft, floaty voile curtains to disguise a shelving unit.”

7. Create an uplifting display

Personalise your office with a display on a shelf featuring pictures and inspiring sayings (Hillarys/PA)

Finally, treasured photos that spark joy, and meaningful sayings to keep motivation levels up, make an ideal finishing touch. “Pictures and photographs can be a great way to inspire creativity and a feeling of wellness,” says Earle. “Pick out three or four that are significant to you and make sure those are in your view.”

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Pouring juice should be a relatively easy task - but it's not as simple as it looks.

When all you want is a refreshing gulp of breakfast juice and it ends up sloshing all over your hands, the sideboard and sometimes even the floor, it can turn even the most positive person's morning into a disaster.

However, all your early-morning problems are about to disappear, and all you have to do is follow this easy life hack .

Many of us pour juice straight from the circular opening into a glass, causing it to glug back into the carton and splash everything in the vicinity.

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Stop: This is the wrong way to pour juice
The incorrect way to pour juice
Messy: The juice sloshes everywhere

But you've been doing it all wrong.

The juice should actually be poured over the cardboard fold on the carton and into the glass, making the whole process much more smooth.

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The amazingly simple life hack has been uploaded to YouTube by CrazyRussianHacker , who has made it his mission to make everyday tasks easier for everyone using a few easy tricks.

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Simple: This is the right way to tip juice out of a carton

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Smooth: No splashback, no mess

This video has been viewed more than 2.7 million times since last year.

Last month, the video blogger posted a tutorial on how to open a tin without a can opener .

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In amongst Wales' hugely successful Euro 2016 campaign - Joe Ledley has been one of the most fascinating subplots.

The Crystal Palace midfielder suffered a broken leg against Stoke on May 7 - but miraculously recovered in time to take his place in Chris Coleman's 23-man squad.

Wales have since gone on to top the group, thanks to victories over Slovakia and Russia and in spite of their last-minute defeat to England.

They weren't at their best in their first knockout fixture since 1958 on Saturday, but did enough to overcome Northern Ireland 1-0 after Gareth McAuley turned Gareth Bale's cross into his own net.

While fans were understandably delighted, players were keen to keep their feet on the ground. After all - there are still three more games of the tournament left if Wales are to take glory.

In pictures: Wales 1-0 Northern Ireland

But behind the scenes, Ledley couldn't hide his excitement, and he let it out with this amazing dance on the top of a table in the dressing room.

What he lacked in timing, he more than made up for in enthusiasm. It is almost as impressive as his beard.

Aaron Ramsey is among his teammates enjoying the spectacle, which finished with Ledley doing a belly slide.

Bravo, Joe Ledley. Bravo.

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