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Monday, December 31, 2012
Jamaica One of the Favorite Locations for India Weddings
The string of all-inclusive beach resorts in Jamaica have hosted a number of Indian-style weddings in the past year. At least four Indian weddings took place in the famed Montego Bay area, the playground of the rich and the famous, in November and a similar number of weddings are scheduled for the next few months.
Not too far from America's southeast coast, Jamaica is a most sought after wedding destination during the dreary winter months.
In December, Kerry and Sam Singh, the newly-elected Congressman from the Michigan state assembly took their wedding vows at a beach resort in the Montego Bay area. US-born Sam Singh is a former two-term mayor of East Lansing town. An avid traveller, he took 15 months off from his political and professional activities to travel around the world. It was natural for him to choose an exotic location for his wedding and guests from Michigan and India attended the beach wedding early in December.
Just a couple of weeks before the Singh wedding, some members of the small Indian community in MoBay, as Montego Bay is known locally, were contacted by a wedding planner with an urgent request. A wedding party had asked for an Indian drum for the wedding festivities. It was for a big wedding planned for mid-November for a couple of doctors from New Jersey with a guest list of over 300. Under the impression that it was a dholak that was required for a ladies sangeet function, the one used for the weekly satsang was shown to the wedding planner, who sent a picture to the groom's parents. But it turned out that the wedding party wanted a 'dhol' (big drum) for the groom's procession. Finally a local businessman offered to fly out a dhol player from Miami for the function.
Another wedding party from Michigan was better equipped when they reached Jamaica a couple of weeks later. They had hired Sachin Gupta, a DJ and dhol-player well known on the Indian festive circuit in the Detroit area, to handle the Indian music during the wedding festivities. The wedding took place over the Thanksgiving weekend (Nov 24-27), with Sachin Gupta's dhol-playing kicking up a storm in the island known for its calypso, reggae and rasta music.
All-inclusive holiday resorts that offer three meals, unlimited snacks, drinks and beverages and other facilities for a set cover charge suit American wedding groups and many of them have geared up to cater to the requirements of an Indian wedding. The luxurious beach resorts have learnt to offer special facilities to make the great Indian weddings a grand success.
While destination weddings normally involve about 20-50 guests, the numbers at Indian weddings can be anywhere from 100 to 300 baraatis - the groom's family and friends and the bride's family and friends.
Wedding planners at resort hotels have learnt to cater to a variety of requests, from supplying mehndi services and Indian chefs to Indian singers, often calling on the Indian community for help in sourcing the services.
Prominent businessman and former president of MoBay Indian Association Rajkumar Sablani explained that Mobay like the other Jamaican towns has a small but well-knit Indian community that is willing to help when required. Indians in Jamaica came from different parts of India and retain close ties with their families back home. The majority of them are engaged in trade and business activities. The community has grown to the size that "most of the necessities of Indians living in Jamaica are now available. Some years ago it was difficult to get whole-wheat flour (atta) and Indian foodstuff here. We had to import from Miami, but now most things are available locally," Sablani told IANS.
Source-IANS
Source: http://www.medindia.net/news/jamaica-one-of-the-favorite-locations-for-india-weddings-112193-1.htm
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2013: The Year Of Digital Business | Forrester Blogs
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The communications evolution
Our communications continue to evolve. Consider how humans have transformed communications over the centuries: signal fires; semaphore; morse code; telegraph; telephone; telex; fax; email; SMS; Facebook and Twitter. I have no doubt in my mind that this evolution will continue in 2013 and beyond. Perhaps beyond 2013 we will eventually achieve the ability to communicate our thoughts directly - whether we'll want to is a different question. ?As people the world-over learn to use new social networking tools, they drop older tools which are no longer useful to them. Regardless of where you are in your personal communications evolution, the undeniable truth is that over the past decade we have significantly changed how people communicate; we are no longer dependent upon email. But social tools and 24/7 mobile access have not removed the complexity or decreased the volume of information we must process.?Time remains our most precious resource and we'll always seek ways to use it more effectively - but?social tools are not necessarily the silver bullet we might think.?In 2013?we need to rethink business processes to take into account this new communications paradigm.?
The Social Business Evolution
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Although the benefits of social media marketing may yet turn out to be the modern version of?The Emperor's New Clothes, 2013 will continue?the shift in businesses across the world toward a more open, innovative and collaborative environment. For sure, not every CEO is convinced this is the best strategy, but enough have taken the plunge to show significant results translate to the bottom line. (See examples in this year's Groundswell Awards for?B2B,?Employee Collaboration,?B2C). In the coming year organizations will continue to evolve social layers which allow employees and customers to collaborate more effectively. Early adopters of social technologies are already moving toward?social business ecosystems, combining mobile technologies with social apps in ways which?save customers time and make the customer experience more enjoyable?(or less frustrating). The future winners will combine community, content and commerce - what I call?commerce cubed?- into powerful mobile apps which transform the customer experience.?
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Technology Vendor Struggle To Define Their Social Business Strategy
Meanwhile?tech vendors continue to layer social technologies?onto their applications portfolios in the hope of capturing a slice of the social business market, but?few can show customers?any tangible business impact which would excite their customer's shareholders.?As always, success for technology vendors will come through the clear demonstartion of measurable returns on the investments they are asking from clients - and savvy sourcing teams are?challenging vendors to deliver on outcome-based contracts.?
Enter 2013: the year of Digital Business
As we move into 2013 we're seeing an increased focus from our clients on?customer experience.?As mobile, social, cloud and big data come together we see the emergence of digital business strategy - the ability to leverage digital technologies to transform the customer value equation and drive competitive advantage. The challenge for most will be to keep up with the pace of change. And since digital business strategy is heavily dependent upon IT, CIOs must put digital strategy into the strategic plan to prepare the organization for future success.??
The Great Human Capital?Conundrum
Baby Boomers will retire in even greater numbers in 2013 than in 2012. While this will open up jobs for younger workers, many will lack the skills companies need. There are already signs that programming skills in mobile app development will be in such high demand worldwide that we'll see a major shortage of skilled workers in this field. This means CIOs need to work hard to keep talented staff in these key fields as replacing them will be much harder than it has been up to now. So another priority for CIOs should be attracting and retaining top talent - failure in this area could be a strategic threat for the enterprise.??
Predicting The Future
Mobile app development won't be the only hot job of 2013.?Analytic wizards capable of?using massive data pools as a source for predictive analytics?will be in increasing demand. Long understood by the finance and insurance industries, these?data gurus will help shape even more effective business decisions in 2013. If you don't have advanced big data analytics in your strategy portfolio for 2013 you may want to rethink your strategy.
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The Emerging Chief Digital Officer
Digital business and a renewed awareness of the customer experience will drive many CEO to change the executive team in 2013. While we will see more CEOs add chief customer officers (CCO) and chief digital officers (CDO) to executive leadership teams in 2013, I predict the chief digital officer won't be dominant till 2015 at the earliest. Will CIOs be able to step-up into the role of Chief Digital Officer? While some CIOs may have the opportunity to step into such a role, it's likely they will be most commonly filled from the ranks of business unit leaders and marketers. The few CIOs who successfully make this transition will have already had P&L experience and worked extensively on enabling the customer experience through digital technologies.If you're a CIO who?sees the CDO title in your future, I highly recommend?brushing up your marketing skills?to evolve your 2013 digital business strategy.?
The Gift Of 2013
Certainly the digital revolution will continue into 2013 and beyond - that's easy to predict. But perhaps 2013 will also be the year we realize that the world will not come to an end if we don't reply to that Facebook post today, or we don't respond to that email this minute, or we don't read every tweet and blog post. And so for some of us at least, 2013 may be a year in which we learn to enjoy the physical world we live in more than the virtual world we create on our electronic devices. Only one thing in life is guaranteed: each of us will eventually die - I doubt any of us will be lying on their deathbed thinking "I must just clear my inbox". I plan on enjoying every day of 2013 as the precious gift it is - I wish the same for you too - Happy New Year!
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Major Setback in Last-Ditch 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks
Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid on Sunday rejected the latest offer from Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, stalling tense last minute negotiations and pushing the country that much closer to the fiscal cliff as the senators seemed unable to find a bipartisan deal before automatic tax cuts and spending hikes kick in for the new year.
A senior Democratic aide tells me that, although talks continue, the McConnell offer was "a major setback."
"We are hugely disappointed," the aide aid tells ABC News.
The McConnell offer, according to the aide, included:
- An extension of the Bush era tax cuts for taxpayers who earn "well above" the $250,000 income level that Democrats proposed - An extension of the current estate tax - A reduction in cost of living increases for Social Security recipients (" chained CPI"), which is a major sticking point for some Democrats - No increase in the debt ceiling, which would set up another tough fiscal debate early in the new year
For Democrats, the Social Security provision, which was offered by President Obama as part of a grand bargain that would have included $1.4 trillion in tax cuts and increase in the debt ceiling, is a non-starter and was never going to be part of this stop-gap deal.
"We are now further apart than we were 24 hours ago," the aide says.
The "major setback" of talks was evident on the floor of the Senate this afternoon.
"I'm concerned about the lack of urgency here, I think we all know we are running out of time," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY., said, "I want everyone to know I am willing to get this done, but I need a dance partner."
McConnell said he submitted the Republican's latest offer to Majority Leader Reid at 7:10 p.m. last night and was willing to work through the night.
But Democrats have not made a counter-offer and Reid rejected McConnell's proposal.
"At this stage we're not able to make a counteroffer," Reid said noting that he's had numerous conversations with President Obama yet the two parties are still far apart on some big issues, "I don't have a counter-offer to make. Perhaps as the day wears on I will be able to."
McConnell said that he believes there is no major issue that is the sticking point but rather, "the sticking point appears to be a willingness, an interest, or frankly the courage to close the deal."
McConnell placed a call to Vice President Biden to see if he could "jump start the negotiations on his side."
"The other side is intentionally demanding concessions they know we are not willing to make," said Reid.
The two sides will meet separately at 3 p.m. and afterwards Reid said he hopes there is an announcement to make on a way forward.
Repeating remarks he made Friday after a meeting with congressional leaders, President Obama said on Meet the Press that should negotiations fail he has asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to introduce a stripped- down proposal to Congress for a straight up-or-down vote - if it isn't blocked.
"If all else fails, if Republicans do in fact decide to block so that taxes on the middle class do in fact go up on January 1, then we'll come back with a new Congress on January 4, and the first bill that will be introduced on the floor will be to cut taxes on middle-class families," he said of the worst case scenario. "I don't think the average person is going to say, 'Gosh, you know, that's a really partisan agenda.'"
ABC's Sunlen Miller contributed to this report.
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Dallas and Washington Meet in the Karma Bowl
So this is it, the regular season finale between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins.? The scene is set in snowy Washington,D.C.on prime time. ?These two teams meet to play what I?ll call the ?Karma Bowl?.
Picture this, before the season starts, the NFL and ironically, New York Giants owner John Mara, who is the chairman of NFL?s management committee, was among those who led the charge to take away salary-cap space from the Cowboys and Redskins for an uncapped season. ?After this hit was taken by both teams, ?experts? everywhere?speculated?that this would be the beginning of the end to these two franchises for the 2012 season as it handicapped them during the free agency period. ?After losing appeals, both the Cowboys and Redskins were counted out for any playoff appearances.
Nov 22, 2012; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) in the pocket during the game against the Washington Redskins on Thanksgiving at Cowboys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Fast forward to tonight?s game, these two teams who were victims of shady NFL dealings are now meeting for a win and get in scenario, for the most post. ?It is a must win and get in for the Cowboys. ?Two teams that were predicted to not go far, had the most to overcome from the start are now the teams who meet on Sunday Night Football for the NFC East Division Title. ?Wonder how bad that burns John Mara and the New York Giants? ?Especially since all off-season and even early on in the season Cowboy fans heard how the Giants were going to repeat.
The Karma Bowl will not be a disappointment to both fan bases. ?It has all the drama the NFL loves, along with a heated rivalry and a win or go home scenario. ?This is what the NFL is about. ?This is why the NFL changed the schedule to have division rivals go head to head in week 17. ?This game will be a slug fest no matter how bad either team is hurting with injuries, everyone will show up to prove the experts and the NFL themselves wrong in counting either team out early. ?This is December football and this is what karma is all about!
On a side note, I wanted to wish everyone a very safe and happy new year and to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of my readers and followers over the past year.
Source: http://thelandryhat.com/2012/12/30/dallas-and-washington-meet-in-the-karma-bowl/
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Confessional | More Than Toast
Disclaimer: this is not motherhood
When I started this blog I wanted to be completely honest. I wanted to connect with other mums, other women out there who perhaps hasn?t found pregnancy and motherhood to be the rainbows and unicorns party we are taught to expect, and to maybe make other mums realise they aren?t alone in the way they feel.
That?s why I?m saying this right now: I?m not coping well. With motherhood, with life, with it all.
There have been times before when I?ve found situations difficult, really rough times that have mostly been prompted by external factors. We all have bad days but we dust ourselves off, pick ourselves up and move on with our lives and that?s what I?m used to doing. It?s when you have more bad days than good, when the darkness you feel starts to negatively affect those you love the most that you need to do something about it. I think that?s where I?m at right now.
It has happened very gradually in my case, so gradually I haven?t really noticed it. The not wanting to leave the house, the losing interest in housework, the effort it takes to get out of bed. The exhaustion, the drinking that bit too much and overriding sense of sadness that won?t leave.
The thing that makes me feel the worst is that i cant justify feeling this way. I have a husband who is the best man I?ve ever met, two gorgeous children and a lovely house. We have our money worries but living on one salary, who doesn?t? We have our health, the means to put food on the table and the odd treat and a very supportive family close by. It doesn?t make sense.
Admittedly 2012 has been very emotionally draining in some ways with a hard pregnancy, birth and other family issues, but it hasn?t been anything that other families don?t go through. So why am I finding it so tough?
I am going to see 2013 as the chance to start anew. We are moving to a smaller house on the 11th January (to try and remove some of those money worries) and I have a doctors appointment on the 31st to ask for help. I?m planning on a quiet New Year?s Eve at home with a takeaway and a bottle of Appletise in preparation for what I hope will be a healthier, more clean-living year ahead. Most importantly, I still have my sense of humour and ability to laugh which has been pretty essential in the last few weeks.
I know I need to be a bit more open with my friends and family and ask for their help too, but that?s the thing I find hardest. It ain?t cool to say you?re struggling and I?ve always found admitting my own weaknesses to be the hardest thing. To the point that it took many evenings of tears and argument to get to the point where i was able to tell Will how I am feeling. And even more tears until I could say the words ?post-natal depression? out loud. It still makes me feel very self-indulgent and selfish.
I hope 2013 will be a start to a happier me and a better mum. I know what makes me happy: a lovely warm home, working on projects, happy babies. Achieving good things with work and spending time as a family. It?s time to make these things happen.
Thank-you for listening: writing this down has helped. And if I?ve made at least one other mum nod in agreement then I?ve done my job. We are not alone x
(PS: you can re-create the unicorn/rainbow party with this Rainbow Cake but you must understand that life totally goes back to normal once the massive sugar high has worn off ;)
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
My 2012 In Review | Stainless Steel Droppings
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As December rolls around every year the annual Best Of lists start cropping up all over the internet, and I for one love them. Inevitably they mean adding books and movies and television shows and video games and music to my ever-growing list of entertainment of which I would like to partake, but that is a hazard I am willing to fully embrace as I wade into these posts, be they from professional outlets, from authors, or from passionate bloggers like yourself.
I get giddy every time I see one of these lists crop up via email or other blog links.
I generally wait until I see the year?s dying embers before posting my list because experience has shown that I end up reading something late in the year that will make it on to my list. This year was no exception. In fact my favorite book of the year was read a scant few weeks ago.
This promises to be a lengthy post, per usual, so I apologize in advance. At the end of the post is a Mr. Linky for you to post links to your various Year End posts and I do so hope you?ll provide links so that we can all blog hop and see what stories grabbed hold of you this year and wouldn?t let go, regardless of what format those stories were in. Please share your opinions, not just about my choices, in the comments as well.
My 12 Favorite Reading Experiences of 2012
Unfortunately I find myself in the position yet again where I have books that made this list that I did not review, much to my shame and disappointment. If a book title is highlighted then the link will take you to my review, if not I will try to do a brief summary.
In reverse order from when I read them (as I took them off of my 2012 Books Read list):
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows ~Alan Bradley
Bradley?s fourth offering in the Flavia de Luce mystery series finds the de Luce family snowed in at their family estate, Buckshaw, with cast and crew of a film unit using the house as backdrop for their latest picture. Bradley breaks ever so slightly with form to give us a touching Yuletide story that is so well realized that it wouldn?t have surprised me if snowflakes had fallen from the pages as I was reading it. The word ?delight? frequently crops up in my reviews for the Flavia books as it the most apt one-word description for what Bradely?s stories do and what they make me feel.
Ready Player One ~Ernest Cline
I came quite late to the party on this one and when I finally decided to see what all the buzz was about I chose to have Wil Wheaton read it to me. It was an excellent choice. My admiration for Wheaton has grown tremendously over this past year and his audio book narration is just a small part of that. Had I read this book myself I may have complained more over the need for further editing. As it stands I am the target audience for this loving homage to video games and 1980?s culture and I felt enveloped in wave after wave of nostalgia as I experienced the adventures of Wade Watts, aka Parzival. Cline married an exhaustive knowledge of the 1980?s to highly plausible speculation regarding near future technological capabilities to tell a highly creative, innovative story. It is a story written for a niche audience and yet the inclusion of the 80?s pop culture references helps it bridge a gap between genre fiction enthusiasts and those who generally stay away from science fiction and fantasy. This one is a real winner and I highly recommend the audio version.
Apollo?s Outcasts ~Allen Steele
It has been a long time since I have been this thankful for a review copy of a book. Had I not gotten the email requesting a review I might have missed out completely on hearing about this gem of a book. Written in a style that is an affectionate tribute to Robert A. Heinlein?s juvenile fiction, Apollo?s Outcasts is one of these best sense of wonder books I have read in a long time. Allen Steele utilizes current scientific speculation to tell a story of a lunar colony that feels so plausible that you cannot help but have a melancholy ache that it isn?t a reality. It is a book featuring young adult protagonists that reads genuine without resorting to a host of teenage cliches. Irregardless of whether or not a person reads or enjoys science fiction, this is a book with broad appeal that I just know you will enjoy. If you care about characters and like a thrilling tale, pick up this book. This one very nearly came in as my favorite overall read of the year.
The End of Eternity ~Isaac Asimov
Arguably my favorite Asimov novel to date, and I am a self-proclaimed avid fan of the man?s work. If you already like Asimov?s work, this is a must read. If you read the Foundation books and don?t see what all the fuss is about, read this book. The End of Eternity is a fascinating tale of time travel and manipulation that gave me the same thrills as more recent ?stories? in a similar vein in films like Dark City and Gattaca. Andrew Harlan is an insular character whose career path ostracizes him from the bulk of his society and that colors his narration in a way that adds a layer of suspense to an already suspenseful adventure/romance story. I could not put this one down once I started in on it.
The Night Circus ~Erin Morgenstern
And so we come to the first book I did not review, a great travesty because I adored this novel. I bought it when it first came out and then foolishly sat it aside, missing out on being able to gush about the book with the many others who were simultaneously doing so. The Night Circus is a love story with characters that I cared about deeply, magic that permeated the story in creative ways, and language that conjured up all manner of fantastic scenes in my imagination. I want so desperately to step outside one night to see the lights of Le Cirque des R?ves in the distance. I was, and remain, so enamored of Morgenstern?s story that it is all I can do to not walk around all day with a red scarf wrapped round my next. I am a R?veurs.
The Brutal Telling ~Louise Penny
Bury Your Dead ~Louise Penny
I discovered the fictional town of Three Pines and Lousie Penny?s wonderful Chief Inspector Armand Gamache in mid-August and quickly binge read through the first seven of her eight novels. Penny?s Three Pines mysteries contain a cast of memorable characters and Penny seems to have the unique gift of making each book better than the one before. Story arcs cross various books before being wrapped up and yet each book is a part of a large whole centered on Armand Gamache, who has quickly become a favorite literary character for many reasons, not the least of which is his romance with is wife. To say I fell in love with these books would be putting it mildy. I am including these two books as one entry because a major story thread travels between the two and even though Bury Your Dead is my true favorite of the series thus far, because of its interesting historical story line, the full impact of the book can not be appreciated without first reading the equally gripping The Brutal Telling. If you are a fan of cozy mysteries, be they in book or television/film form, you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy of Still Life and allow yourself to get immersed in Penny?s small Canadian village.
The Freedom Maze ~Delia Sherman
Sherman?s win of the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy coupled with Kathleen Jennings? cover illustration lead me to seek out this book despite its subject matter. While I have a great sadness and respect for stories written about slavery, they generally are not the kind of books I seek out for reading enjoyment. Something about this one spoke to me though and a quick visit to the library was followed by a complete and total immersion into Sherman?s world. Subtle folklore mixed with real-world inspiration gives this young adult story a special magic that permeates every page. I was swept up in the story and found myself emotionally engaged in the adventure of thirteen year old Sophie Fairchild Martineau. I have yet to add this book to my collection but it is a given that I will be doing so at some point.
Mistborn: The Final Empire ~Brandon Sanderson
I read my first Brandon Sanderson novel, The Way of Kings, in 2011 as part of a group read and decided this past Spring to make my next foray into Sanderson?s imagination in the same way with a read-a-long of the first book in the Mistborn trilogy. The Final Empire pales slightly in comparison to TWOK only because it was written much earlier and shows the occasional lack of polish, but when I say ?slightly? I mean just that because Mistborn:The Final Empire is a gripping, character-rich novel with an imaginative magic system that sucks you in from the very beginning and keeps the suspense building until the very end. It was a great pleasure to be reading and discussing this with others who were equally passionate about the story. I had a more deep and rich reading experience because of that interaction and when I think back to the time we were reading this I get that warm glow that comes from good memories. Sanderson is a top-notch author and that is very evident in this novel.
Dead End in Norvelt ~Jack Gantos
I heard author Jack Gantos on NPR speaking about his Newbery Medal win for Dead End in Norvelt and he cracked me up. Laughing that much during his brief interview had me convinced that this semi-autobiographical coming of age tale was one I just had to check out, and it was an easy decision to go with the audio version of the book once I discovered that it was read by the author. Having grown up in a small town myself, I gravitate towards young adult books and memoirs with a similar theme, irregardless of whether or not the era they were written in coincides with my own childhood years. There is a kinship in experiences in small town/rural life that crosses generations and I felt that kinship strongly while listening to Gantos? recount his tales of adventure and woe in the summer of 1962. This story is equally funny and heart-warming and is one I would recommend highly for listening to on a family trip. The characters are easy to relate to and the story is very entertaining.
Hunt the Space-Witch! ~Robert Silverberg
I bought this collection of Silverberg 50?s era pulp stories because the cover was one of my favorites of 2011 and although I had not read any of his fiction, I was (and remain) a big fan of Silverberg?s monthly columns in Asimov?s Science Fiction magazine. The seven stories in this collection took me back to my early reading experiences of stories by Harry Harrison, stories that cemented my love of science fiction. These are pulp-era stories, replete with the cliches that are so well-worn now and are thus, unfairly at times, dismissed as unworthy of reading. Beyond the interest of these stories as pieces of the history of science fiction, the skill for which Silverberg has been praised over the years is quite evident in these space yarns, stories filled with action, adventure and the sense of wonder that makes classic science fiction such a pleasure to visit all these decades later. Although there are books that I rated higher than Hunt the Space-Witch that are not on this list, the experience of reading this collection has stood out strongly in my memory all year long.
The Planet Buyer ~Cordwainer Smith and The Underpeople ~Cordwainer Smith
Another regret over reviews not written. These two novels are also being included as one entry, only this case it is because they are both halves of a Cordwainer Smith novel titled Norstrilia. And were you to read these as I did in their separate novels, you would be advised to have the second book lined up and ready to go because the first simply ends and the story continues in the next. I am a fan of the short fiction of Dr. Paul M. A. Linebarger, aka Cordwainer Smith, and was excited to read this, his only novel. That excitement meant I had high hopes for this novel and those hopes were met with an emotionally satisfying reading experience. I would be the first to admit that Smith?s unique writing style is not for everyone and yet he remains an author that I strongly encourage readers to try. Norstrilia is a novel filled with romance in the grand sense of the word. It is a novel made more special because it is built upon the foundations of many of Smith?s short stories, thus I recommend reading the collection Space Lords and You Will Never Be the Same first. It would take a long post to explain exactly why this was such a special read, one that I will need to do at some point after a re-read of these books. Suffice it to say that this is one of the best visits to the classics I have made.
And Now, My Favorite Read of 2012
Wool, Omnibus ~Hugh Howey
My inaugural experience with a self-published ebook was an unqualified success. Hugh Howey?s short story Wool, which spawned reader-demanded sequels also hooked this reader, demanding that I buy all 5 ?books? that make up the overall story. I spent precious little time rushing through them as the story, the characters, and the setting captured my imagination fully. Wool won me over in stunning fashion, it was one of those books where the review practically wrote itself. Wool is an easily accessible book not only for fans of science fiction but for those who tend to shy away from the genre. Readers of all kinds will relate to the characters that inhabit Howey?s universe and those who sit down with a book longing to have an ?experience? will find ample fuel for the imagination within its pages.
And there you have it. I completed 55 books this year, nearly half of which were science fiction. That percentage is much higher than it has been for many years. My goal was to finish 65 books, a goal I fell short of in large part because I spend a great deal of the summer reading magazines and websites related to running. It has been a very satisfying reading year and one I enjoyed sharing with you.
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My 5 Favorite Films Viewed in 2012
I may be one of the few bloggers willing to admit it, but John Carter remains my one of my favorite films of the year. I saw it multiple times in the theater and have enjoyed it on blu ray as well. It is far from a perfect film and numerous articles have been written about how the movie?s reception suffered in part because of its poor marketing strategies. I won?t go into that here. What I will say is that it is rare for a science fiction film to inspire in me the kind of enthusiastic response that I had when I was a kid watching the Star Wars films and John Carter gave me a glimmer of that feeling. The film makers set out with a passion to bring Burroughs? now-dated classic to the screen with as much faithfulness to its spirit as could be had and I believe they succeeded marvelously in doing so. This is pulp-era storytelling with contemporary techniques and I am sad more movie-goers did not take advantage of the opportunity to see this on the big screen.
Castaway on the Moon is a Korean film that starts with a man attempting suicide while an agoraphobic young girl hides out in a darkened room on an upper floor in her apartment complex. Sounds delightful doesn?t it? Truth be told, that is exactly what this is. It is a quirky comedy populated by two protagonists who have very real pain in their lives. The triumph of the movie begins early as each character is forced by circumstances to begin to take control of their lives in small, seemingly insignificant ways. The two begin to share an unlikely, and comical, bond that does not shy away from their problems but instead embraces the humanity that we all share. In my review I wrote: ?The smile on my face at the end of the movie was so bright I swear you must have all seen it and been momentarily blinded? and thinking about it now I cannot help but smile again. Available on Netflix streaming. Well worth a viewing.
Romantics Anonymous (Les Emotifs Anonymes) is yet another quirky foreign romantic comedy featuring flawed characters that I fell hard for this year. This French film also features two main protagonists, each so painfully shy that it inhibits their ability to successfully navigate the romantic relationships they so desperately want. I couldn?t help but think of one of my all-time favorite films, Amelie, as I watched this. Like that film, Romantics Anonymous is rich in color and texture and it has such a sweet heart that you cannot help but want to grab hold of both characters and give them each a warm hug. The film is very funny while at the same time being surprisingly touching. Both main actors are pitch-perfect in their performances. I was so thrilled when I opened my Christmas presents to find a copy of this movie from my darling wife. This film is also available on Netflix streaming.
It took far too long for Daniel Craig to return to the big screen as James Bond, but Skyfall proved to be well worth the wait. Surprisingly enough the film was even a hit with the critics, who emphasized the maturity and growth of the character. I liked the film very much. I do not believe it tops Casino Royale as the best Bond film ever, due in large part because of that film?s faithful adaptation to the source material. But Skyfall was very, very good. The film eschews the opportunity to be yet another action film by infusing it with a worthy story element and well-timed emotional beats. I thought the rest of the cast was well chosen. If you have not seen the film and have managed to miss any spoilers to this point I strongly suggest you try to maintain that ignorance and see the film as soon as you can.
And Now, My Favorite Film Viewed in 2012
This can surely be no surprise to anyone. I am an avowed fan of both Tolkien?s work and Peter Jackson?s interpretation of that work and I was thrilled when circumstances changed and Jackson took over the helm of this project. I went in with expectations of disappointment on some level and came out thrilled with the results. I don?t pretend to be totally objective when it comes to these films, yet I would have no trouble voicing complaints if I had any. Perhaps the knowledge, and even the hope, that these films would not be as good as the Lord of the Rings films had an effect on how I viewed this. At any rate I enjoyed it immensely despite its length and the liberties taken with the story. The Hobbit is a worthy addition to the film legacy of both Peter Jackson and the adaptation legacy that is being built for Tolkien?s work on film (figuratively speaking). It was light-hearted as befitted the source material while also having an air of seriousness that both underlies Tolkien?s work and ties it in with the greater history of Middle-earth. The scenes with Bilbo and Gollum were alone worth sitting through the film.
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Those are my feelings as we sit here at the close of 2012. These are the books and movies that have stuck with me and/or I suspect will stick with me long after 2012 is but a memory. These are the stories I engaged with rather than merely reading or viewing them.
This post has gotten too long or I would spend more time talking about the first part of Dr. Who Season 7 and the recent Christmas special (I LOVED Asylum of the Daleks and the Christmas Special, the rest was okay but not as good as Season Six) and also about the enjoyable hours spent traveling in Skyrim and sneaking around in Dishonored.
From an entertainment standpoint it was a good year.
Now I want to know about you. What did you like? What failed to impress? Please share links below to any Best Of posts that you have written, be they one or many, and please feel free to let me know your thoughts of disagreement or agreement with my choices. I look forward to seeing what you have to say about the year in review.
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Jet rolls off Moscow runway, splits apart
By Alissa de Carbonnel, Reuters
MOSCOW -- A Russian airliner split into pieces after it slid off the runway and crashed onto a highway outside Moscow on Saturday, killing at least four of the 12 crew on board and leaving smoking chunks of fuselage on the icy road.
Television footage showed the Tupolev 204 jet, broken into pieces, with smoke billowing from the tail end and the cockpit broken clean off the front.?
A man was thrown from the plane as it rammed into the barrier of the highway outside Vnukovo airport, one witness told the TV channel Rossiya-24.
Another witness described pulling other people from the wreckage.
"The plane split into three pieces," Yelena Krylova, chief spokeswoman for the airport, said in televised comments.
An Emergency Services spokesman said four people died of injuries after the crash and four others were in hospital. Police said 12 crew members were on board, but no passengers.
"The plane went off the runway, broke through the barrier and caught fire," police spokesman Gennady Bogachyov said.
The mid-range Tu-204 was operated by the Russian airline Red Wings and was traveling from the Czech Republic, Krylova said.
Rubble from the crash was scattered across the highway and the plane's wings were torn from the fuselage, witnesses said.
Alexander Usoltsev / AP
Rescuers work at the site of the plane crash at Moscow's Vnukovo airport on Saturday.
"We saw how the plane skidded off the runway ... The nose, where business class is, broke off and a man fell out," said a witness, who gave his name as Alexei. "We helped him get into a mini-bus to take him to the hospital."
Another witness described pulling four people from the wreckage when he arrived at the scene before emergency service workers. "We could not get the pilot out of the cockpit but we saw a lot of blood," he told Rossiya-24.
Russian investigators said preliminary findings pointed to pilot error as the cause of the crash.
Russia and other former Soviet republics had some of the world's worst air-traffic safety records last year, with a total accident rate almost three times the world average, the International Air Transport Association said.
A passenger jet crashed and burst into flames after takeoff in Siberia in April, killing 31 people, and an airliner slammed into a riverbank in September 2011, wiping out the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team in a crash that killed 44 people.
The Russian-built Tu-204, which is comparable in size to a Boeing 757 or Airbus A321, is a Soviet-era design that was produced in the mid-1990s but is no longer being made. There have no major accidents previously reported with Tu-204s.
The crash during peak holiday travel ahead of Russia's New Year's vacation, which runs from Sunday through Jan. 9, cast a spotlight on Russia's poor air-safety record despite President Vladimir Putin's calls to improve controls.?
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Oil prices rise ahead of US fiscal-cliff talks
BANGKOK (AP) ? The price of crude rose Friday, following stock markets in Asia higher hours ahead of a last-ditch effort in Washington for political leaders to strike a budget deal before the year-end deadline.
Benchmark crude for February delivery rose 40 cents midday Bangkok time to $91.27 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The contract fell Thursday following a reported drop in U.S. consumer confidence and growing pessimism that President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers will reach a compromise on ways to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff ? hundreds of billions of dollars in government spending cuts and tax increases that take effect automatically in 2013 unless lawmakers act.
Hopes that a compromise might be reached were raised after Obama, who cut his Hawaii vacation short, invited congressional leaders to the White House for talks Friday.
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? Brent crude, used to price various kinds of foreign oil, rose 48 cents to $111.28 per barrel in London.
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When the clock strikes midnight tonight, a lot of golden carriages are going to be transforming into plain yellow minivans!
Because hundreds of citizens of Maine are going to become family men and women as gay marriage finally becomes legal!
And you thought the New Year's Rockin' Eve countdown was exciting!
Portland and Falmouth are planning on re-opening their notary offices at twelve on the dot to hand out marriage certificates to happy, patient couples.
Other cities like Bangor, Augusta, and Brunswick will be holding special hours all weekend.
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National Rifle Association vows to fight arms trade treaty at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The leading U.S. pro-gun group, the National Rifle Association, has vowed to fight a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global arms trade and dismissed suggestions that a recent U.S. school shooting bolstered the case for such a pact.
The U.N. General Assembly voted on Monday to restart negotiations in mid-March on the first international treaty to regulate conventional arms trade after a drafting conference in July collapsed because the U.S. and other nations wanted more time. Washington supported Monday's U.N. vote.
U.S. President Barack Obama has come under intense pressure to tighten domestic gun control laws after the December 14 shooting massacre of 20 children and six educators at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. His administration has since reiterated its support for a global arms treaty that does not curtail U.S. citizens' rights to own weapons.
Arms control campaigners say one person every minute dies as a result of armed violence and a convention is needed to prevent illicitly traded guns from pouring into conflict zones and fueling wars and atrocities.
In an interview with Reuters, NRA President David Keene said the Newtown massacre has not changed the powerful U.S. gun lobby's position on the treaty. He also made clear that the Obama administration would have a fight on its hands if it brought the treaty to the U.S. Senate for ratification.
"We're as opposed to it today as we were when it first appeared," he said on Thursday. "We do not see anything in terms of the language and the preamble as being any kind of guarantee of the American people's rights under the Second Amendment."
The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the right to bear arms. Keene said the pact could require the U.S. government to enact legislation to implement it, which the NRA fears could lead to tighter restrictions on gun ownership.
He added that such a treaty was unlikely to win the two-thirds majority in the U.S. Senate necessary for approval.
"This treaty is as problematic today in terms of ratification in the Senate as it was six months ago or a year ago," Keene said. Earlier this year a majority of senators wrote to Obama urging him to oppose the treaty.
U.N. delegates and gun-control activists say the July treaty negotiations fell apart largely because Obama, fearing attacks from Republican rival Mitt Romney before the November 6 election if his administration was seen as supporting the pact, sought to kick the issue past the U.S. vote.
U.S. officials have denied those allegation.
The NRA claimed credit for the July failure, calling it at the time "a big victory for American gun owners."
NRA IS 'TELLING LIES'
The main reason the arms trade talks are taking place at all is that the United States - the world's biggest arms trader, which accounts for more than 40 percent of global transfers in conventional arms - reversed U.S. policy on the issue after Obama was first elected and decided in 2009 to support a treaty.
Supporters of the treaty accuse the NRA of deceiving the American public about the pact, which they say will have no impact on U.S. domestic gun ownership and would apply only to exports. Last week, Amnesty International launched a campaign to counter what it said were NRA distortions about the treaty.
"The NRA is telling lies about the arms treaty to try to block U.S. government support," Michelle Ringuette of Amnesty International USA said about the campaign. "The NRA's leadership must stop interfering in U.S. foreign policy on behalf of the arms industry."
Jeff Abramson of Control Arms said that as March approaches, "the NRA is going to be challenged in ways it never has before and that can affect the way things go" with the U.S. government.
The draft treaty under discussion specifically excludes arms-related "matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any State."
Among its key provisions is a requirement that governments make compliance with human rights norms a condition for foreign arms sales. It would also have states ban arms transfers when there is reason to believe weapons or ammunition might be diverted to problematic recipients or end up on illicit markets.
Keene said the biggest problem with the treaty is that it regulates civilian arms, not just military weapons.
According to the Small Arms Survey, roughly 650 million of the 875 million weapons in the world are in the hands of civilians. That, arms control advocates say, is why any arms trade treaty must regulate both military and civilian weapons.
Keene said the NRA would actively participate in the fight against the arms trade treaty in the run-up to the March negotiations. "We will be involved," he warned, adding that it was not clear if the NRA would address U.N. delegates directly as the group did in July.
The NRA has successfully lobbied members of Congress to stop major new gun restrictions in the United States since the 1994 assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004. It also gives financial backing to pro-gun candidates.
EXPLOSIVE ISSUE
European and other U.N. delegates who support the arms trade treaty told Reuters on condition of anonymity they hoped Newtown would boost support for the convention in the United States, where gun control is an explosive political issue.
"Newtown has opened the debate within the United States on weapons controls in ways that it has not been opened in the past," Abramson said, adding that "the conversation within the U.S. will give the (Obama) administration more leeway."
Keene rejected the idea of bringing the Newtown tragedy into the discussion of an arms trade treaty.
"I find it interesting that some of the folks that advocate the treaty say it would have no impact whatever within the United States but that it needs to be passed to prevent another occurrence of a school shooting such as took place in Newtown," he said. "Both of those positions can't be correct."
Obama administration officials have tried to explain to U.S. opponents of the arms trade pact that the treaty under discussion would not affect domestic gun sales and ownership.
"Our objectives for the ATT (arms trade treaty) have not changed," a U.S. official told Reuters. "We seek a treaty that fights illicit arms trafficking and proliferation, protects the sovereign right of states to conduct legitimate arms trade, and meets the concerns that we have articulated throughout."
"In particular, we will not accept any treaty that infringes on the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens to bear arms," the official added.
Supporters of the treaty also worry that major arms producers like Russia, China, Iran, India, Pakistan and others could seek to render the treaty toothless by including loopholes and making key provisions voluntary, rather than mandatory.
The United States, like all other U.N. member states, can effectively veto the treaty since the negotiations will be conducted on the basis of consensus. That means the treaty must receive unanimous support in order to be approved in March.
But if it fails in March, U.N. delegations can put it to a vote in the 193-nation General Assembly, where diplomats say it would likely secure the required two-thirds majority.
(Editing by Todd Eastham)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/national-rifle-association-vows-fight-arms-trade-treaty-061206196.html
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People start investing in commercial properties for a variety of reasons. At the same time, the choice to make this sort of investment must be your own, based on your own knowledge base. Take the time to educate yourself, and you will increase your potential profit. The following article will provide you with crucial commercial real estate information.
You should try to understand the NOI metric. Make sure you are staying in the black to be successful.
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Stick with a firm that is looking out for your best interests before you enter into an agreement. If you don?t do this, you could end up with a bad deal and lose more money as time goes on.
Before you begin searching the market for a new property, outline what you need. Write down everything you need in a commercial property, such as number of conference rooms, offices, restrooms and how much square footage.
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Make sure that the advertisements for your commercial real estate reach both local and non-local audiences. Many sellers mistakenly presume that their property will appeal only to local buyers. Many private investors are interested in cheap or affordable properties in other areas of the country or world.
If your property deal requires inspections (as it should), look at the inspector?s credentials. This is true when working with pest or insect removal, since many people who are non-accredited work in these fields. This will avoid bigger problems in the post-sale.
If you plan on renting out your commercial properties, find simply and solidly constructed buildings. Tenants will be more likely to rent space in this type of building, as it looks taken care of. They are also easier to keep in good repair and require less repairs, which will save you and your tenants money over time.
TIP! Investigate the land conditions and environment that the property is located in. Since the responsibility lies at your feet, if there is any environmental waste that needs to be cleaned up, you will be the one who has to do it.
You must absolutely confirm that your real estate?s asking price is realistic. Many things alter the value of your property./
When you are picking between commercial properties, think big! Getting adequate financing is very important in undertaking an investment that pertains to a ten or twenty unit apartment complex. In effect, this is similar to an economy of scale, or also like purchasing more of an item to save money.
As previously stated, there are various reasons to go into investing commercial real estate, but you need a lot of extra knowledge on the subject. Use the tips here to maximize your profits.
TIP! Regarding commercial loans, it is the borrower?s responsibility to obtain an appraisal. The bank won?t accept it as valid.
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Five Health and Fitness Tips | Health Care Secret
You?ve reached a point which you finally decided to take total duty of one?s entire body by working out. Something is always that you may be subjecting your system to intense stress of which it isn accustomed to. As your exercise program advances, so will the strain and loads are. Then you are able to ascertain that youe bettering your physical wellness. This is a truly critical step for some one who?s undertaking an work out regime. Right here are some healthful fitness recommendations to assist you while you take your methods:
Place some time aside to organize your program. It doesn matter no matter whether youe taking your exercise routines from dwelling or from the gymnasium. Everything you will need is an all round approach to consider you by means of. Not every one of the physical actions and endurance will probably be equal in really worth or value. It only the ones with highly effective dynamics and endurance movements that could contribute to cardio fitness. Therefore frequency, duration and intensity really should be sizeable for your progress and development within your education program.
Performing your workouts the moment isn adequate. Endurance exercise routines are to be carried out everyday. Instruction rigorously thrice every week can deliver some outstanding results. As a result it not enough to rigorously do the job out once and imagine that it enough. Whenever you idle all around for a month, youe more than likely to loose around 80% of you body conditioning. Alternatively, should you be desk bound for only just 4 days, you might probably loose 5% to 10% of your respective physique conditioning.
Continue to keep off caffeine drinks and cigarettes. You?re conscious of your results of coffee and cigarettes as they are bound to alter the fee of your pulse any time you are education. It then recommended to let go them if youe seriously critical in your training. Or much better use them about 3 or four hrs ahead of your exercising regimen.
Alcohol, medicines and antibiotics are a no go zone. Equally as we?ve explained about caffeine and cigarettes, these are forbidden important things. Once you workout though intoxicated, it gets to be pointless. It even worse for the reason that it can even bring about your death. Never indulge on your own if youe on antibiotics. Greatest issue is usually to consult your physician ahead of hand.
Consuming the ideal meals for the body. You happen to be aware that vegetables and fruits would be the strategy to go. Physical exercises with no good diet is as superior as practically nothing. You must discover to consume properly, stick to the food plan provided by your dietician that may finally be counter effective.
Actually getting healthful may possibly be a consistent battle to prevent the various distractions of day-to-day lifestyle. Health Supplement Cenaless can help you ingetting to your excellent state.
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