Posted: under "A Slice Of Life".
Tags: award, awards, celebration, cops, duty, honor, job, labor, magazine, newspaper, officer, party, patrolman, photos, police, prize, Pulitzer Prize, reporter, sheriff, smiles, task, trooper, work
Mon Apr 20, 9:10 pm ET
PHOENIX – More than three months after he was laid off in a round of massive staff cuts, former East Valley Tribune reporter Paul Giblin learned Monday that he had helped his old newspaper snag a Pulitzer Prize.
Giblin and Tribune reporter Ryan Gabrielson earned the award in the local reporting category for their coverage of the Maricopa County sheriff’s immigration enforcement operations.
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Apr 21 2009
Posted: under "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: activities, America, attractions, boutique, Canadian, Caribbean, celebration, challenge, country, development, Dunn's River Falls, economy, experience, flight, foreign, globe, growth, hotels, importance, industry, island, Jamaican, markets, partner, quality, resort, season, smiles, success, supporters, tourism, travel, traveller, vacation, villas, visitors, winter
Published: Sunday | April 19, 2009
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WESTERN BUREAU:
DESPITE THE current economic challenges afflicting the global travel and tourism industry, Canada continues to outpace Jamaica’s other source markets, except the United States (US), solidifying double-digit growth for the island’s number-one foreign exchange earner - tourism.
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Tourist arrivals from the North American country at the end of February were at a 23 per cent increase over 2008. Preliminary figures show March even more bullish, confirming Canada in second-place ranking as the most important tourism market for Jamaica.
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Canadian visitors from Saskat-chewan led the increase with 63.8 per cent growth, followed by a dramatic 89.6 per cent growth in visitors from Newfoundland. There was also an increase in visitors from Western Canada, with 32.7 per cent growth in British Columbia and 29.7 per cent growth in Alberta.
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Apr 21 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Advice & Tips, Inspirationals.
Tags: abundance, acceptance, appreciation, balance, blessings, cycle, encouragement, energy, example, feelings, food, generosity, gift, giving, God, gratitude, heart, learning, lesson, love, mind, nurturing, quotes, receiving, thought, universe, world
Acceptance As Giving
Allowing Ourselves To Receive
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Giving and receiving are part of the same cycle, and we each give and receive in our own ways. But we can lose our balance when we try to be too controlling on either side of the cycle. On the receiving end, we may feel that we don’t deserve the effort made if what we gave was easy for us to give. But perhaps there is a different lesson there for us. We may be receiving not only gratitude, but a chance to see the world through the eyes of another. We may be learning that just because we gave easily, it doesn’t diminish its value. Or perhaps the universe is giving us an example to hold close to our hearts, to encourage us on some future day when our own generous act of giving is not met with a visible act of receiving. When we can allow ourselves to receive as well as give, we do our part to keep the channels of abundance open for ourselves and others.
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Sometimes we may find ourselves struggling to respond to others’ gifts in the same ways—like responding to an expensive present with something equally expensive, or feeling like we have to throw a dinner party for someone who has thrown one for us. But
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Apr 21 2009
Posted: under Inspirational Poetry.
Tags: blessings, caring, day, flowers, God, heart, inspiration, life, listening, love, message, needs, others, prayer, seed, service, thankfulness, today
What if…?
God couldn’t take the time to Bless us today because
we could not take the time to thank Him yesterday…
What if…?
God decided to stop leading us tomorrow
Because we didn’t follow Him today…
What if…?
God didn’t walk with us today because we failed to
recognize it as His day…
What if….?
We never saw another flower bloom because
we grumbled when God sent the rain…
What if…?
God stopped loving and caring for us because
we failed to love and care for others…
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Apr 21 2009
Posted: under Advice & Tips, Inspirationals.
Tags: action, advice, beauty, church, concern, dream, earth, energy, example, expression, faith, food, global, globe, God, heart, inspiration, language, life, man, minister, others, pastor, pope, practice, prayer, preacher, priest, quotes, reality, reverend, role model, sermon, speech, thought, tips, truth, universe, weight, woman, words, world, youth
PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH - OR BETTER YET, DON’T PREACH, JUST PRACTICE.
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THINK ON THESE THINGS
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Aligning Actions And Words
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
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Words carry a lot of weight in this world, from how we say them to what we say with them, but it is through our actions that we bring things into being. This is what we mean when we say to one another that actions speak louder than words. In many cases, what we say doesn’t necessarily line up with what we are doing, and it is here that it becomes clear that it’s easier to talk about doing something than it is to actually do something. At the same time, it’s easy to keep doing something that we don’t necessarily acknowledge ourselves doing verbally. It’s good for all of us to take a look every once and a while to make sure there is alignment between what we say and what we do.
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Apr 21 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", Advice & Tips.
Tags: advice, comfort, fashion, gift, guide, money, photos, season, smiles, spring, style, therapy, tips, woman
Spring Fashion Style Guide
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Embrace your body’s shape and size this spring by flaunting your figure in the must-have flattering attire of the season, as we give you the style dos and don’ts for the latest spring fashions.
Mean Jean
Skinny pants are not just for slim women. Show off your curves with a belted waistline. Elongate the look of your legs with a sexy pair of stilettos. We are feelin’ these Dickies for Torrid jeans, $62, Torrid boutiques nationwide.
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Apr 21 2009