DATING ADVICE

A breakup can leave you feeling vulnerable, lonely and otherwise not thinking straight. Here's how to handle the heartbreak, unexpected run-ins and the urge to seek revenge.

by eHarmony Staff

Everyone knows breaking up is hard to do. But staying in contact with your ex following a breakup? That's where things get really tricky. By remaining in each other's lives, you run the risk of a post-breakup rendezvous, holding onto feelings for your ex, and in general delaying your ability to heal and move on quickly (and without additional heartache). The following are some tips to help you avoid a post-breakup backslide into your ex's arms, and instead ease you into your happily ever after future:

Create new Boundaries

Your best defense after a breakup? Immediately create new boundaries with your ex. That means no phone calls, no e-mails, no texting, and definitely no late-night visits. Your ex is now your ex. That means it's time to “ex-tricate” him or her from your life.

What if you can't completely cut off contact because you have children together, run a business together, or work together? Your recovery is a little bit more challenging. But it's not impossible. You just have to create special new boundaries, only dealing with and talking to your ex when absolutely necessary about your common interests, i.e., the children, business, work. If your ex wants to know how you're handling the breakup? Shut him or her down. If he's curious whether you're dating again? Tell them it's none of their business. The same is true for you. Don't pry into your ex's post-breakup recovery. Just as you deserve to heal and move on, so does your ex. Give your ex the space and time to do so.

Avoid Being Each Other’s Crutch

You loved, you lost, you're now in mourning. A word of warning when you're in post-breakup mourning: DO NOT seek comfort in the arms of your ex. That's a huge recovery no-no! Instead, recruit a support system from your inner circle of friends, preferably friends who have your best interests at heart and won't report back to your ex on your progress and setbacks. This is actually one of the single most important steps you can follow during your breakup recovery. To heal and move on, you're going to need help. That help should NOT come in the form of your ex. The same is true for you. If your ex calls, emails, texts, or stops by seeking comfort for his broken heart? Don't open your arms. Instead, kindly but firmly let him know that you are no longer his go-to support system. Then shut the door on any and all opportunities to help each other heal following the breakup.

No Online Ex-Bashing

After a breakup, it's only natural to feel some residual anger, resentment, bitterness, etc. And in the era of social networking sites and YouTube, it's all too easy to go online and spew in front of millions of readers/viewers. Don't do it! By going online and bashing your ex on your blog, via video diary, or to everyone in your social network, you are inviting bad breakup karma into your life. And you know what they say—what comes around goes around. When it comes around? Ouch!

Handle the Dreaded Run-in with Class

While it would be fabulous if your ex could be automatically ejected from the planet following the breakup, that technology has yet to be invented. And depending on the size of the city you live in, a post-breakup run-in with your ex is not only possible, it's probable. Rather than become a shut-in out of fear of your ex encounter, embrace the possibility and plan for it. First, imagine the absolute worst case scenario: You haven't showered in days, your clothes are wrinkled and smelly, your hair is a mess, and you happen to run into your ex on a date with the most gorgeous girl you've ever seen. In fact, they're engaged, as evidenced by the huge shiny rock on her left hand. Can you see it in your mind? Pretty painful, right?

Chances are that's not going to happen. In fact, your ex encounter will probably be a lot less dramatic than this scenario. However, the pain may still be there. In bumping into your ex, you may be reminded of what you loved about him or her. It may even reignite those familiar feelings of love, lust, or just plain loneliness. Do not use the run-in as an excuse to reconnect. What's done is done. Your ex is now your ex. Bumping into him does not mean that the two of you are meant to be together. Instead, summon that inner strength, smile politely, and extricate yourself from the situation as soon as is possible without being rude.

Follow the Six-Month Rule
After a breakup, the best rule of thumb is to avoid all contact with your ex for at least six months. Think about what you can do in six months—train for a marathon, plan and take a well-deserved vacation, buy property, change jobs, heal and move on. In giving yourself a six-month cushion, you greatly increase your chances of getting over your ex. In the throes of post-breakup angst, you may not like the sound of that. Like it or not, it's what's best for you. Rather than fight what you know is right for you, give yourself permission to put the six-month rule into practice.

If you adhere to these guidelines, your post-breakup recovery will be that much easier. In letting go of your ex, you give yourself permission to heal, move on, and eventually find your very own happily ever after. Good luck and happy healing!

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BILL GATES ON TOP

William Gates, the son of a prominent Seattle, Washington lawyer, was an underachieving math whiz in school. He was first exposed to digital computers while in the seventh grade and worked on various computer projects for the next several years. While in high school, Bill and a friend, Paul Allen, formed a company called Traf-Data, which used the Intel 8008 microprocessor to help control traffic patterns in Seattle. Gates eventually sold this system to the city for $20,000 when he was only fifteen years old.

He dropped out of high school for one year to work for TRW in computing, earning $30,000. In 1974 Bill was attending Harvard University when Allen spotted an advertisement for a $350 assemble-at-home computer called the Altair 8800, manufactured by MITS, a company headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Bill and Allen worked nonstop for six weeks to devise a simple version of BASIC, a programming language, for the Altair.

They demonstrated their finished product to the company’s engineers with great success, and the following year, Bill and Allen founded Microsoft Corporation.Microsoft had entered the personal computer (PC) industry at an opportune time.The Apple Computer Corporation had introduced its Apple II personal computer with much success. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) decided to enter the market but needed software designed for specific tasks and an operating system that permitted hardware to interpret the software.

In 1980 Microsoft won a contract with IBM to operate personal computers using Microsoft’s system, commonly known as MS-DOS. By 1983 the IBM PC had become the industry standard and MS-DOS was its operating system. In 1995, Microsoft introduced Windows 95 which again revolutionized the PC market, and became an industry standard.

Today some 90% of all personal computers use Microsoft Windows. In 1991 Gates was ranked number three on the Forbes

magazine list of the wealthiest Americans; his share of Microsoft is worth approximately four billion dollars.By 1998 he had became the richest man in the world. In addition to operating systems, Microsoft produces software for word processing, spreadsheets, games, and Windows, which allows IBM PCs and their clones to use pictures and a handheld “mouse” to eliminate complicated keyboard commands, much like Apple did for its computers.

In 1999, Bill wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries. Business @ the Speed of Thought has received wide critical acclaim, and was listed on the best-seller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com. Gates’ previous book, The Road Ahead, published in 1995, held the No. 1 spot on the New York Times’ bestseller list for seven weeks.

Bill has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development.

In addition to his love of computers and software, Bill founded Corbis, which is developing one of the world’s largest resources of visual information - a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe. He is also a member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which invests in companies engaged in diverse business activities.

Philanthropy is also important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, have endowed a foundation with more than $28.8 billion (as of January 2005) to support philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning, with the hope that in the 21st century, advances in these critical areas will be available for all people. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than $3.6 billion to organizations working in global health; more than $2 billion to improve learning opportunities, including the Gates Library Initiative to bring computers, Internet Access and training to public libraries in low-income communities in the United States and Canada; more than $477 million to community projects in the Pacific Northwest; and more than $488 million to special projects and annual giving campaigns.

Gates was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader, and enjoys playing golf and bridge.

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Bangladesh faces challenges of the New World Order

Bangladesh faces multifarious challenges in the New World Order. The younger generation is losing allsense of aim due to unemployment, mismanagement in the health and education sectors and, above all, the erosion of moral values. This was stated by speaers at a roundtable meeting on Strategy and Prospects for Creating Upright Citizens through Development of Young Leadership.

OBAMA GETS AN A+

As the euphoria settles and Barack Obama crosses two months into his presidency of the United States, his hands are more than full with the economic recession, the iraq situation, the War on Terror in Atghanistan and other problems inherited from George W Bush. However, unlike his predecessor, the plans he has laid on the table are pragmatic, with realistic goals rather then empty bravado. And the rest of the world is buying his words. After all, who could be a better salesman for the President then the President hinself? He gets a solid A+ where visibility is concerned. The media and masses are both still mesmerised by his energy and optimism. He hisenergy and has rather miraculously reduced the anti-American animosity that had taken on global proportions, particularly in the islamic world and among developing nations.

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The 2 bedrooms apartment is on the 4th floor (of 6 and there is a lift) of a building located in the exclusive area of Nice called Mont-Boron (Boron Hill. You might have heard about it since Architectural Digest published pictures of Elton John property, located in the area). You may easily locate the apartment on a map since it's between the "basse corniche" (also named bd Maeterlink,along the seacoast) and the "moyenne corniche" (also named National road 7 going to Monaco). Or you locate any area of Nice here:

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Completely renovated by an architect in an italian-provencal fashion, it has a living room with a terrace overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the Promenade des Anglais, the Alps, the Esterel Mountains and the old Nice. Since the apartment is on a hill, the view is almost comparable to the one you have from a plane. The bedrooms open on a large terrace which overlooks a city owned park on a hill. Bedrooms are covered with hard wood floors while the common areas are covered with tiles from Tuscany. The bedrooms have 2 beds each but in the master bedroom, they are attached to make one bed. The kitchen opens up onto a small balcony with a beautiful panoramic ocean view. The 3 orientations of the apartment from east to west provides during summer time a very pleasant breeze and sun all day all year around. This explains the absence of air conditioning, in most cases, fans are enough. You can then have your breakfast and look at the sea as the sun rise and have your diner with the same view as the sun set with a beautiful view of the illuminated city and it's Promenade des Anglais. Because of the unique location, the apartment is exceptionally quiet. There is a private garage for one car.

Equipment: The apartment is fully equipped (a dish-washer, washer-dryer combined, fridge, stove, microwave) plus a numeric cable television (100 chanels, including CNN, BBC world, TV5 with Radio-Canada news in the morning) and high speed internet, a radio-cd player. All windows have electric shades. Beds and furniture are new, except early XlX century provencal chairs in the living room and a large Louis-Philippe wardrobe in one bedroom. Also included are pots and pans, cutlery, glasses, dishes, chairs for the terraces and - usually not included in rentals - bed sheets and towels. Moreover, spices, dry herbs and cleaning liquids are left in the apartment for your convenience. Their replacement is expected.
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History Bangladesh

The 13th and 15th Century

From the 13th century A.D. the Buddhists and Hindus were swamped by the flood of Muslim conquerors and the tide of Islam up to 18th century. Sometimes there were independent rulers like the Hussain Shahi and Ilyas Shahi dynasties, while at other times they ruled on behalf of the Imperial seat of Delhi.

From the 15th century, the Europeans, namely Portuguese, Dutch, French and British traders exerted an economic influence over the region. British political rule over the region began in 1757 A.D., when the last Muslim ruler of Bengal was defeated at Palassey. In 1947 the subcontinent was partitioned into India and Pakistan. Present Bangladesh became the Eastern Wing of the then Pakistan. But the movement for autonomy of East Pakistan started within a couple of years because of language and cultural differences and economic disparity between the two wings.

The Language Movement

The Language Movement of 1952 to recognize Bangla as a state language may be termed as the first step towards independence. Political and economic deprivation of the Bengalees prompted Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation, to put forward in 1966 his historic six points, the "Magna Carta" which in effect structured the foundation for East Pakistan's future independence.

The War of Liberation

In the 1970 elections, even though the Awami League emerged as the largest party in Pakistan Parliament, it was not allowed to form the government by the ruling military junta. In the backdrop of a non-cooperation movement launched against the military regime by Awami League.

Bangabandhu declared at a historic public meeting held at Ramna Race Course (renamed Suhrawardy Uddyan) on 7 March, 1971, attended by around 2 million people, "The struggle this tune is the struggle for freedom, the struggle this tune is the struggle for independence." It was a defacto declaration of independence.

Thus in a preplanned manner on 25th March 1971. The Pakistan army embarked on what may be termed as history's worst genocide. A military crackdown was ordered, and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib was arrested and taken away to West Pakistan. But just before he was arrested he sent out a call for the liberation war to begin. Known as the Declaration of (lie War of Independence, this hurriedly written historic document read as follows:

"Pak Army suddenly attacked EPR Base at Pilkhana, Rajarbagh Police Line and killing citizens. Street battles are going on in every street of Dacca. Chittagong. I appeal to the nations of the world for help. Our freedom fighters are gallantly fighting with the enemies to free the motherland. I appeal and order you all in the name of Almighty Allah to fight to the last drop of blood to liberate the country. Ask Police, EPR, Bengal Regiment and Ansar to stand by you and to fight. No compromise. Victory is ours. Drive out the enemies from the holy soil of motherland. Convey this message to all Awami League leaders, workers and other patriots and lovers of freedom. May Allah bless you. Joy Bangla".

Independence

After nine months of war, the Pakistani occupation forces surrendered in Dhaka on 16th December. 1971 after killing an estimated three million people. Due to the heroic resistance and supreme sacrifices of the valiant freedom fighters Bangladesh finally became an independent sovereign state.

Father of the Nation Bangahandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the founder- president of Bangladesh. He was subsequently assassinated on 15th August, 1975 by a group of conspirators. After 21 years of military and authoritarian rule, Bangabandhu's party-Bangladesh Awami League led by his illustrious daughter Sheikh Hasina, swept hack to power through a very free and fair parliamentary election held under a Caretaker Government in June. 1996.

Geography

Bangladesh, on the northern coast of the Bay of Bengal, is surrounded by India, with a small common border with Myanmar in the southeast. The country is low-lying riverine land traversed by the many branches and tributaries of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. Tropical monsoons and frequent floods and cyclones inflict heavy damage in the delta region.

Government

Parliamentary democracy.

History
What is now called Bangladesh is part of the historic region of Bengal, the northeast portion of the Indian subcontinent. Bangladesh consists primarily of East Bengal (West Bengal is part of India and its people are primarily Hindu) plus the Sylhet district of the Indian state of Assam.

The earliest reference to the region was to a kingdom called Vanga, or Banga (c. 1000 B.C.). Buddhists ruled for centuries, but by the 10th century Bengal was primarily Hindu. In 1576, Bengal became part of the Mogul Empire, and the majority of East Bengalis converted to Islam. Bengal was ruled by British India from 1757 until Britain withdrew in 1947, and Pakistan was founded out of the two predominantly Muslim regions of the Indian subcontinent. For almost 25 years after independence from Britain, its history was part of Pakistan's (see Pakistan).

West Pakistan and East Pakistan were united by religion (Islam), but their peoples were separated by culture, physical features, and 1,000 miles of Indian territory.

The Formation of an Independent Bangladesh

Tension between East and West Pakistan existed from the outset because of their vast geographic, economic, and cultural differences. East Pakistan's Awami League, a political party founded by the Bengali nationalist Sheik Mujibur Rahman in 1949, sought independence from West Pakistan. Although 56% of the population resided in East Pakistan, the West held the lion's share of political and economic power. In 1970, East Pakistanis secured a majority of the seats in the national assembly. President Yahya Khan postponed the opening of the national assembly in an attempt to circumvent East Pakistan's demand for greater autonomy. As a consequence, East Pakistan seceded and the independent state of Bangladesh, or Bengali nation, was proclaimed on March 26, 1971. Civil war broke out, and with the help of Indian troops in the last few weeks of the war, East Pakistan defeated West Pakistan on Dec. 16, 1971. An estimated one million Bengalis were killed in the fighting or later slaughtered. Ten million more took refuge in India. In Feb. 1974, Pakistan agreed to recognize the independent state of Bangladesh.

Founding president Sheikh Mujibur was assassinated in 1975, as was the next president, Zia ur-Rahman. On March 24, 1982, Gen. Hossain Mohammad Ershad, army chief of staff, took control in a bloodless coup but was forced to resign on Dec. 6, 1990, amid violent protests and numerous allegations of corruption. A succession of prime ministers governed in the 1990s, including Khaleda Zia, wife of the assassinated president Zia ur-Rahman, and Sheikh Hasina Wazed, the daughter of Sheik Mujibur.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina completed her five-year term as prime minister in July 2000—the first leader to do so since the country gained independence from Pakistan in 1974. In Oct. 2001 elections, Khaleda Zia again won the prime ministership.

Investigations into Governmental Corruption Begin

Violence erupted in Oct. 2006, when Zia's term ended and President Ahmed took over as the head of a caretaker administration. An alliance of parties, headed by the Awami League, said it would boycott the Jan. 2007 elections, alleging corruption in the electoral commission. The violence intensified in Jan. 2007, prompting President Ahmed to declare a state of emergency and postpone the elections. Fakhruddin Ahmed became the interim head of the government. He swiftly opened a broad corruption investigation that resulted in the imprisonment of dozens of prominent officials, the seizure of luxury vehicles, and the freezing of bank accounts. In March, Tarique Rahman, the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, was arrested in the investigation and charged with extortion. Khaleda Zia herself was arrested and charged with corruption in September. In addition, Sheikh Hasina was arrested and charged with corruption and organizing the murder of four supporters of a rival party.

Mudslides set off by heavy monsoon rains killed at least 100 people in June 2007 in Chittagong, a port in the southern part of the country. In November, Cyclone Sidr, with winds over 100 miles per hour, killed nearly 3,500 people in southern Bangladesh. The United Nations reported that a million people were left homeless.
Bangladesh went ahead with its general election in December 2008. It was the first general election since the army-backed caretaker government took power in January 2007. The Awami League, headed by Sheikh Hasina, won in a landslide, taking 262 of 299 seats in Parliament. The vote was considered fair and largely free of scandal. Sheikh Hasina was sworn in as prime minister in January 2009.

Bangladesh came to today's shape through a long history of political evolution. Bengal was probably the wealthiest part of the subcontinent up till the 16th century. The area's early history featured a succession of Indian empires, internal squabbling, and a tussle between Hinduism and Buddhism for dominance. All of this was just a prelude to the unstoppable tide of Islam which washed over northern India at the end of the 12th century. Mohammed Bakhtiar Khalzhi from Turkistan captured Bengal in 1199 with only 20 men.

Under the Mughal viceroys, art and literature flourished, overland trade expanded and Bengal was opened to world maritime trade - the latter marking the death knell of Mughal power as Europeans began to establish themselves in the region. The Portuguese arrived as early as the 15th century but were ousted in 1633 by local opposition. The East India Company negotiated terms to establish a fortified trading post in Calcutta in 1690.

The decline of Mughal power led to greater provincial autonomy, heralding the rise of the independent dynasty of the nawabs of Bengal. Humble East India Company clerk Robert Clive ended up effectively ruling Bengal when one of the impetuous nawabs attacked the thriving British enclave in Calcutta and stuffed those unlucky enough not to escape in an underground cellar. Clive retook Calcutta a year later and the British Government replaced the East India Company following the Indian Mutiny in 1857.
The Britons established an organizational and social structure unparalleled in Bengal, and Calcutta became one of the most important centers for commerce, education and culture in the subcontinent. However, many Bangladeshi historians blame the British dictatorial agricultural policies and promotion of the semi-feudal zamindar system for draining the region of its wealth and damaging its social fabric. The British presence was a relief to the minority Hindus but a catastrophe for the Muslims. The Hindus cooperated with the Brits, entering British educational institutions and studying the English language, but the Muslims refused to cooperate, and rioted whenever crops failed or another local product was rendered unprofitable by government policy.

At the closure of World War II it was clear that European colonialism had run its course and Indian independence was inevitable. Independence was attained in 1947 but the struggle was bitter and divisive, especially in Bengal where the fight for self-government was complicated by internal religious conflict. The British, realizing any agreement between the Muslims and Hindus was impossible, decided to partition the subcontinent. That Bengal and Punjab, the two overwhelmingly Muslim regions, lay on opposite sides of India was only one stumbling block. The situation was complicated in Bengal where the major cash crop, jute, was produced in the Muslim-dominated east, but processed and shipped from the Hindu-dominated city of Calcutta in the west.

Inequalities between the two regions i.e. East and West Pakistan soon stirred up a sense of Bengali nationalism that had not been reckoned with during the push for Muslim independence. When the Pakistan government declared that `Urdu and only Urdu' would be the national language, the Bangla-speaking Bengalis decided it was time to assert their cultural identity. The drive to reinstate the Bangla language metamorphosed into a push for self-government and when the Awami League, a nationalistic party, won a majority in the 1971 national elections, the president of Pakistan, faced with this unacceptable result, postponed opening the National Assembly. Riots and strikes broke out in East Pakistan, the independent state of Bangladesh was unilaterally announced, and Pakistan sent troops to quell the rebellion.

The ensuing war was one of the shortest and bloodiest of modern times, with the Pakistan army occupying all major towns, using napalm against villages, and slaughtering and raping villagers. Bangladeshis refer to Pakistan's brutal tactics as attempted genocide. Border clashes between Pakistan and India increased as Indian-trained Bangladeshi guerrillas crossed the border. When the Pakistani air force made a pre-emptive attack on Indian forces, open warfare ensued. Indian troops crossed the border and the Pakistani army found itself being attacked from the east by the Indian army, the north and east by guerrillas and from all quarters by the civilian population. In 11 days it was all over and Bangladesh, the world's 139th country, officially came into existence. Sheikh Mujib, one of the founders of the Awami League, became the country's first prime minister in January 1972 ; he was assassinated in 1975 during a period of crisis.

The ruined and decimated new country experienced famine in 1973-74, followed by martial law, successive military coups and political assassinations. In 1979, Bangladesh began a short-lived experiment with democracy led by the overwhelmingly popular President Zia, who established good relationships with the West and the oil-rich Islamic countries. His assassination in 1981 ultimately returned the country to a military government that periodically made vague announcements that elections would be held `soon'. While these announcements were rapturously greeted by the local press as proof that Bangladesh was indeed a democracy, nothing came of them until 1991. That year the military dictator General Ershad was forced to resign by an unprecedented popular movement led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Awami League.

Democracy was re-established and the economy ticked along at a 4.5% growth rate, which hardly made it an 'Asian tiger' but was at least respectable. Political dog-fighting between the BNP and the Awami League became acrimonious in the run up to national elections in February 1996 leaving the country strike-ridden and rudderless. The election was marred by violence and boycotted by the three main opposition parties, resulting in a BNP shoo-in. However, low voter turnout and reports of ballot-box stuffing by polling officials raised serious questions about the government's legitimacy and in April 1996 Prime Minister Begum Khaleda agreed to stand down and appointed an interim caretaker administration, pending new elections scheduled for 12 June 1996.In the elections Awami League got the largest number of seats. Sheikh Hasina Wazed, the leader of the Awami League, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Government.

Historic Royal Palaces

Discover the secrets of the Kings and Queens of England when you explore London's Historic Royal Palaces.
Don't miss the chance to explore beautiful buildings full of unexpected treasures and find out about the lives of the royal family and their courts.
Which one will you visit first?






The Tower of London
In the heart of the city, The Tower of London brings a thousand years of history to life. William the Conqueror built the tower in the 1070s to impress his new subjects. You'll be impressed too.
The Tower of London has been a fortress, a palace and a prison. If you disagreed with Henry VIII or Elizabeth I, you might have found yourself imprisoned in the tower.
Loads of top historic celebs got beheaded on Tower Green, including Anne Boleyn and Mary Queen of Scots.
The Tower of London is home to the crown jewels, an eye-opening collection of bling which includes the coronation regalia and the most enormous diamonds.
There's loads of special events going on at the Tower of London. Today you could lay siege to the castle with a whopping great catapult; tomorrow you might meet Henry III or find out what it's like to wear armour. What will you see when you next visit?
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Hampton Court Palace
This huge red-brick palace sprawls in lush green grounds and was Henry VIII's favourite. The grand rooms are fit for a king, decorated with paintings, velvet drapes and lashings of gold.
The royal kitchens were a big part of Tudor life at Hampton Court Palace. In any one day, up to 1,200 members of Henry's court might feast on wild boar and beer. Cooking for hundreds of people with no mod-cons can't have been easy; come and find out how they did it.
Hampton Court Palace is still bustling today. There are concerts and exhibitions, you can meet characters from Henry's court, or get lost in the famous maze. If that's not enough, the palace is home to the Royal School of Embroidery and hosts the Hampton Court Flower Show.
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Banqueting House
Banqueting House was built for fun and frolics. Charles I liked his court to dance the night away at masques - theatrical fancydress balls. Banqueting House was designed by Inigo Jones as the perfect place for a palladian party in 17th century London.
These days, Banqueting House is still used for functions and private parties but it's open to the public as well. You'll love the painted ceiling by Rubens, his only work which remains in the location for which it was designed.
Why not pick up a ticket to one of the many classical concerts and enjoy sophisticated entertainment in the perfect setting.
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Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace is a perfect palace for a princess. Behind the swirly golden gates, you'll find the former home of Princess Diana. Princess Margaret and Queen Victoria also lived at this gorgeous house, which was partly built by Sir Christopher Wren.
Kensington Palace is a tribute to fashion and style. You'll usually find a selection of Diana's designer frocks on display, as well as exhibitions inspired by other stylish royals and the palace's history.
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Kew Palace
Kew Palace has recently been restored to its full glory. The palace presides over the picturesque grounds of Kew Gardens and was home to the Royal Family in the 1600s.
The Palace is most associated with King George III - it's where he went to recuperate from his "madness". It's home to an eclectic selection of royal treasures, including an early wooden jigsaw of the world and a dollshouse made by George's children.
You'll also love Queen Charlotte's Cottage, a gorgeous little cottage nestled in the trees nearby. It was built for the royal family to take afternoon tea.
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Friendship

Friendship in history

Friendship is considered one of the central human experiences, and has been sanctified by all major religions. The Epic of Gilgamesh, a Babylonian poem that is among the earliest known literary works in history, chronicles in great depth the friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu. The Greco-Roman had, as paramount examples, the friendship of Orestes and Pylades, and, in Virgil's Aeneid, the friendship of Euryalus and Nisus. The Abrahamic faiths have the story of David and Jonathan. Friendship played an important role in German Romanticism. A good example for this is Schiller's Die Bürgschaft. The Christian Gospels state that Jesus Christ declared, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
In philosophy, Aristotle is known for his discussion (in the Nicomachean Ethics) of philia, which is usually (somewhat misleadingly) translated as "friendship," and certainly includes friendship, though is a much broader concept.

Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more people. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis. Friends will welcome each other's company and exhibit loyalty towards each other, often to the point of altruism. Their tastes will usually be similar and may converge, and they will share enjoyable activities. They will also engage in mutually helping behavior, such as exchange of advice and the sharing of hardship. A friend is someone who may often demonstrate reciprocating and reflective behaviors. Yet for many, friendship is nothing more than the trust that someone or something will not harm them.

Value that is found in friendships is often the result of a friend demonstrating the following on a consistent basis:

• the tendency to desire what is best for the other,


• sympathy and empathy,


• honesty, perhaps in situations where it may be difficult for others to speak the truth, especially in terms of pointing out the perceived faults of one's counterpart,


• mutual understanding.
  

In a comparison of personal relationships, friendship is considered to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and associations. Friendship and association can be thought of as spanning across the same continuum. The study of friendship is included in sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and zoology. Various theories of friendship have been proposed, among which are social psychology, social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles. See Interpersonal relationships.

Types of friendships
Best friend (or close friend): a person(s) with whom someone shares extremely strong interpersonal ties with as a friend.

Acquaintance: a friend, but sharing of emotional ties isn't present. An example would be a coworker with whom you enjoy eating lunch, but would not look to for emotional support.

Romantic friendship: the very close but non-sexual friendship shared between two friends, often involving physical contact such as hugging, holding hands, and even cuddling.

Soulmate: the name given to someone who is considered the ultimate, true, and eternal half of the other's soul, in which the two are now and forever meant to be together.

Pen pal: a person who shares a "postal" relationship with another and regularly writes via "snail mail". They may or may not have met each other in person and may share either love, friendship, or simply an acquaintance between each other.

Internet friendship: a widely debated and form of friendship or romance which takes place over the Internet.

Comrade: means "ally", "friend", or "colleague" in a military or (usually) left-wing political connotation. This is the feeling of affinity that draws people together in time of war or when people have a mutual enemy or even a common goal. Friendship can be mistaken for comradeship. Former New York Times war correspondent Chris Hedges wrote:

“ We feel in wartime comradeship. We confuse this with friendship, with love. There are those, who will insist that the comradeship of war is love — the exotic glow that makes us in war feel as one people, one entity, is real, but this is part of war's intoxication. [...] Friends are predetermined; friendship takes place between men and women who possess an intellectual and emotional affinity for each other. But comradeship – that ecstatic bliss that comes with belonging to the crowd in wartime – is within our reach. We can all have comrades. ”

As a war ends, or a common enemy recedes, many comrades return to being strangers, who lack friendship and have little in common.

Casual relationship or "Friends with benefits": the sexual or near-sexual and emotional relationship between two people who don't expect or demand to share a formal romantic relationship. In the U.S., this is considered "a fling".

Boston marriage: a term used in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to denote two women that lived together in the same household independent of male support. Relationships were not necessarily sexual. It was used to quell fears of lesbians after World War I.

Blood brother or blood sister: may refer to people related by birth, or a circle of friends who swear loyalty by mingling the blood of each member together.

Open relationship: a relationship, usually between two people, that agree each partner is free to have sexual intercourse with others outside the relationship. When this agreement is made between a married couple, it's called an open marriage.

Roommate: a person who shares a room or apartment (flat) with another person and do not share a familial or romantic relationship.

Imaginary friend: a non-physical friend created by a child. It may be seen as bad behavior or even taboo (some religious parents even consider their child to be possessed by an evil spirit), but is most commonly regarded as harmless, typical childhood behavior. The friend may or may not be human, and commonly serves a protective purpose.

Spiritual friendship: the old buddhist ideal of kalyana-mitra, that is a relationship between friends with a common interest, though one person may have more knowledge and experience than the other. The relationship is the responsibility of both friends and both bring something to it.

Love
See also: Marriage

Love is closely related to friendship in that it involves strong interpersonal ties between two or more people. A child may love his or her parents or a man may love a woman. Love can also be used in non-personal terms such as a girl may love soccer or someone may love their favorite color.
In terms of interpersonal relationships, there are two distinct types of love:

1. Platonic love: is a deep and spiritual connection between two individuals. It is love where the sexual element does not enter.
2. Romantic love: considered similar to Platonic love, but involves sexual elements.

Barack Obama

"VOZ UNIDA"
"Barack Obama is a genuine voice for the issues we face in America and the world. His vision and leadership has energized Americans and people around the globe to demand real change. "Voz Unida" in Spanish translates to "united voice." I know we can make the world better by working together and listening to one another. This will bridge the divides that only lead to misunderstanding, intolerance and conflict—divides that concern me as a world citizen, a husband, and a father. I was inspired to paint this poster for my young son as a way to express the hope I have for his future. As an artist I believe Barack Obama exemplifies the united voice of all of us, standing up for everyone who believes that a better tomorrow can become a reality very soon."

"Yes We Can"

"I am honored to support Barack Obama's history-making presidential bid through one of his many visionary platforms, including recognizing the importance of art in America. My artwork is inspired by his words, wisdom, accomplishments, and expression of our hopes and dreams for a better America. Our world is facing seemingly insurmountable economic and environmental challenges. It is a rare occurrence to behold a leader like Barack Obama who understands what America must do in order to reclaim itself on the world stage. As a first generation immigrant, I have confidence that America can collectively overcome these challenges under Obama's presidency. YES WE CAN!"

"CHANGE"

“I wanted to make an art piece of Barack Obama because I thought an iconic portrait of him could symbolize and amplify the importance of his mission. I believe Obama will guide this country to a future where everyone can thrive and I should support him vigorously for the sake of my two young daughters. I have made art opposing the Iraq war for several years, and making art of Obama, who opposed the war from the start, is like making art for peace. I know I have an audience of young art fans and I’m delighted if I can encourage them to see the merits of Barack Obama.”

Career

Fresh graduates often face the daunting challenge of writing their first resume. Always remember a resume is a summary of your education qualifications and work experience. Companies usually want to see your resume when you apply for a job. A covering letter is the letter that accompanies your resume when you send it to a company. Both of the documents are vitally important in the job application process.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE IMPORTANT

Your resume and covering letter are usually the first impression that an employer has of you and because an employer may have hundreds of job applications to consider, you have about 15 seconds to make sure that first impression is a good one. You'd never get a second chance to make a first impression.

Why do you need a good resume? Remember , your resume is your visiting card, your ambassador, your shop window. It represents you and it has a specific: to get you an interview! To do this, it must:

• attact
• inform
• persuade
• sell

THE COVER LETTER

Before even looking at your resume, an employer usually reads your cover letter. If it is badly-written, or untidy, or difficult to read, your resume will probably go into the nearest bin. If it is well-written, attractive, easy to read and persuasive, the employer will turn to your RESUME.

It's that simple!

Your cover letter is a sales letter. The reader of your letter may be busy and unwilling to waste time on unnecessary details. You should therefore design your letter to be easy to read. It should be short, concise and relevant. It should not be too formal or complicated. It should clearly outline the position you are applying for, say where you learned about the position, why you want the position and intrigue the reader about why you would be a benefit to the company and last but not the least request for an intervier!

The layout of a modern business letter in English is very simple. Your address is at the top, on the right or in the middle.

Take note not to wrete your name there. Agood way of putting the date is using bith numbers and text as it doesn't sound too official and therefore impolite. A second reason is writing dates using numbers only may lead to confusion due to the American and British system. The rest of the letter can be in 'block' format, with each line starting on the left. Try to keep the whole letter on one single page, with plenty of white space.

THE CONTENT

Your resume is the summary of your professional life. You must not give false information to create a good image nor must you give excess onformation for your employer has very little tome to scan through your resume. Thus present information which are relevant and would interest your employer. Exactly what you include depends partly on your type of work. There are usually 5 general headings of information to include:

• personal details- name, address, email and telephone number (and sometimes nationality, age/date of birth and marital status)
• objective- a headline that summarizes the job opportunity you are seeking
• work experience- your previous employment in reverse chronological order- with most detail for your present or most recent job
• education-details of secondary and university education- including the establishments and qualifications
• personal interests- demonstrating that you are a balanced, responsible member of society with an iteresting life outside work

Sending a good picture with your resume helps, for it always creates a positive impression. Highlight if you have any specialized skills, example computer programming; that be of interest to your employer. Doput up sxtracurricular activities and any volunrary work that you have participated in for it shows your dynamism, multi-tasking talent to work as a team. If you are a linguist do highlight your language specializations, for it always gives you an edge over your peers. Last but not the least, put up two references or simply write 'Available on request'.

THE RESUME

Your resume's job is very simple: to get you a interview. To do tish, your resume must be:

• clear
• well-organized
• easy to read
• concise
• relevant to the job offered.

SUGGESTIONS

• Don't write CV or resume at the top.
• Don't write Mr, Mrs or Miss in front of your name.
• Don't give minor or unimportant school qualifications.
• Don't give lots of irrelevant or unimportant hobbies.
• Don't write names in capital letters or use lots of different typefaces and sizes.
• Don't use coloured paper.
• Don't make your CV/resume more then 2 pages.
• Do be positive.
• Do emphasize the benefit you will bring to an employer.
• Do use active verbs.
• Do keep to the point. Be relevant.
• Do create an organised layout.
• Do be neat and use good quality paper.
• Do use a word- processor.
• Do use wide margins and plenty of white space.
• Do use a good quality photo.
• Do check your work for spelling errors and for grammatical errors.
• Do ask a friend to look at your CV and letter.
• Do sign your leller with a blue or black fountain pen.

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Horticulture
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Music
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Dance
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Theatre
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Creative Writing
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Photography
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