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Moroccan Buy To Let Property Investment Guide

Author: Robert Shaw

When buying a secondary residence in Morocco for rental investment, the nature of the property acquisition is different from that of a lifestyle investment choice - the focus should remain strictly on anticipated rental return (immediate revenue) and return on invested capital (upon sale). Depending on the nature and location of your Moroccan property for rental and what your usage requirements are, there are a number of possible rental opportunities, as in the table below:

 

A) Long term letting (6 months +): 5% - 10% per annum (gross).

1 month's rent (agency commission) or 20% for management services.

 

B) Short term letting (1-5 months) 5% - 15% per annum (gross).

20% agency commission for management services.

 

C) Managed rental/holiday letting: (3 nights +): 10% - 20% per annum (gross).

20% agency commission for management services.

 

DETAILS EXPLAINED:

 

A) Long term letting in Morocco.

 

This is the most typical rental option. The rental agency will advertise your property and search their network / database to find a tenant. Once a tenant has been found, the agency will prepare the tenancy agreement (contrat de bail), which must be signed and legalised. The agency should conduct an inspection before the tenants move in and once s/he moves out, as well as creating an inventory of furniture etc. The tenant pays the owner directly at predetermined intervals. Note: It is standard practice to mandate multiple estate agents to rent your property on your behalf in Morocco. The mandate between property owner and estate agent is deemed non-exclusive.

 

B) Short term letting in Morocco.

 

A short term let is identical in nature to long-term let but may be preferable if, as the owner, you have fixed periods during the year when you wish to occupy your Moroccan property, e.g. during the winter months.

 

C) Managed rental / holiday letting in Morocco (La gestion locative).

 

This service is offered by a small number of agencies as well as some professional individuals in Marrakech. Management services come at a cost – generally 20%, yet managed rental does provide many organisational benefits – the agency comprehensively manages the rental and maintenance of your property for you and provides valuable customer service for your rental clients. Combine this to the potential to generate up to 25% gross return on investment whilst retaining the liberty to make use of your property personally if and when you wish, and short term letting is certainly worth considering.

 

In principal, a managed rental service is based on a contract where the property owner mandates the rental management agency to rent and administrate the property. This involves the agency executing the owner's wishes (within reason), managing the personal obligations of the owner with regard to the property as well as those towards fellow residents/neighbours and finally; - providing civil and legal representation on the owner's behalf.

 

The service typically involves:

* Collecting rental monies from the clients who rent the property; these can be deposited directly to the owner's Moroccan bank account (less the fees & expenses)

* Rendez-vous with the client in Marrakech to introduce him/her to the apartment

* Payment of utility bills

* Undertaking any necessary repairs (building, electrical, plumbing etc.)

* Insurance – Taking out a contents and damages policy and reporting any damage or loss

* General administration of bills and paperwork

 

Other than the great investment return, the main advantage of opting for this form of rental is the freedom it allows you as the owner to make use of your property as much or as little as you like. The agency will not enforce a minimum rental quota per year. This rental method can prove quite lucrative for properties which are in demand with holiday and weekend visitors, i.e. luxury apartments in central Marrakech. See the rental indicators section below for more details.

 

Note: Beware of "Rental Guarantees". A managed rental service is not to be confused with guaranteed rental return scheme. Although very rare, some agencies may offer you a guaranteed rental return scheme - alluring you with a guaranteed return of X% per annum from the rental of your property, at a cost of next to nothing to you. Such schemes are to be avoided since they are conducive to filling the property with clients 365 days a year, whether said clients are desirable or undesirable.

 

RENTAL APPRAISAL:

 

In order to choose the rental strategy most suited to you, it is useful to estimate the potential rental return your property will generate.  The following indicators relate only to apartments since villas vary greatly in nature and importance, thus, their rental value cannot be accurately estimated through the use of these indicators).

 

MARRAKECH LONG TERM RENTAL:

 

Source: Challenge - L'argus de l'immobilier Jan - Mar 2010 Edition (Challenge is a leading news review published weekly in Morocco. L'argus de l'immobilier quarterly special edition is considered the No. 1 price barometer for real estate throughout the Kingdom of Morocco).

 

KEY:

* Location / apartment description / size

* Rental values (Dhs per month)

* Variation in value since last quarter

 

Gueliz, Lounge + 1 bedroom, 40m2 - 80m2

Minimum: 3,500 dhs (320 EUR)

Average: 4,850 dhs (430 EUR)

Maximum: 6,500 dhs (580 EUR)

Variation: +1%

 

Gueliz, Lounge + 2-4 bedroom, 70m2 - 150m2

Minimum: 5,500 dhs (490 EUR)

Average: 7,000 dhs (625 EUR)

Maximum: 10,000 dhs (890 EUR)

Variation: Equal

 

**

 

Hivernage, Lounge + 1 bedroom, 40m2 - 80m2

Minimum: 5,500 dhs (490 EUR)

Average: 5,850 dhs (520 EUR)

Maximum: 7,000 dhs (625 EUR)

Variation: +1%

 

Hivernage, Lounge + 2 bedrooms, 70m2 - 120m2

Minimum: 7,000 dhs (625 EUR)

Average: 9,350 dhs (830 EUR)

Maximum: 13,000 dhs (1,160 EUR)

Variation: +0.5%

 

Hivernage, Lounge + 3-4 bedrooms, 130m2 - 150m2

Minimum: 10,000 dhs (890 EUR)

Average: 11,700 dhs (1,050 EUR)

Maximum: 16,000 dhs (1,430 EUR)

Variation: Equal

 

MARRAKECH SHORT TERM RENTAL:

 

Rented by night, apartments in Gueliz can typically be rented at the following rates (prices vary according to season, location and quality of apartment; consult a professional for further advice):

 

KEY:

* Location / apartment description / size

* Rental values (Dhs per night)

 

Gueliz, Studio or Lounge + 1 bedroom, 40m2 - 80m2

Minimum: 400 dhs (35 EUR)

Average: 500 dhs (45 EUR)

Maximum: 800 dhs (70 EUR)

 

Gueliz, Lounge + 2 bedrooms, 70m2 - 120m2

Minimum: 600 dhs (53 EUR)

Average: 1,000 dhs (90 EUR)

Maximum: 1,600 dhs (140 EUR)

 

TAX ON RENTAL INCOME

 

International investors looking to operate a buy-to-let strategy with their investment property in Morocco will be required to pay tax on this generated income. The first three years can be exempt of tax, but afterwards investors must pay tax on 60% of their generated income at levels between 22% and 44%.

 

Municipal Tax For Rental Properties: if investors do not live in the property at all, a tax of 13.50% on the rental value is levied.

 

General Municipal Tax: in Morocco, property owners are required to pay an annual property tax. The first five years are exempt. After this, tax is due based on the annual rental value of the property. The table below gives an approximate guide to the taxes due:

 

* Less than 3,000 dhs - 0%

* Between 3,001 and 6,000 dhs - 10% (25 - 50 EUR PA)

* Between 6,001 and 12,000 dhs - 16% (75 - 160 EUR PA)

* Between 12,001 and 24,000 dhs - 20% (200 - 420 EUR PA)

* Between 24,001 and 36,000 dhs - 24% (500 - 750 EUR PA)

* Between 36,001 and 60,000 dhs - 28% (900 – 1,500 EUR PA)

* More than 60,000 dhs - 30% (1,600 EUR PA)

 

Capital Gains Tax: if the property is sold within five years, capital gains tax is charged at 20% of profit with a minimum of 3% of the sale price. A property sold between six and ten years of ownership will pay 10% capital gains tax and 0% thereafter. Capital gains tax is based on the sale price less the purchase price.

 

Inheritance Tax: there is 0% inheritance tax for family members, but it is essential to make a legal Moroccan will and seek professional tax advice beforehand.

 

UK-Morocco Tax Treaty: there is a double tax treaty in place between Morocco and the UK and this protects the investor from being liable for capital gains tax in both countries.

 

Corporate Tax: if you are considering investing in multiple property units in Morocco, it may be an idea to consider creating a Moroccan private limited company. Your Moroccan notary will be able to advise on the most efficient way to do this.

 

TO SUMMARISE:

 

A large number of real estate agencies in Marrakech offer the above mentioned rental services. Whether you are buying a property for pure rental investment or if you wish to make some use of the property as well as renting, a professional rental appraisal and agent is a very good idea.

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Robert Shaw, Marketing Manager, Elite Morocco Properties, +44(0)2085293635. Luxury Morocco Property Sales with a wide range of Moroccan villas, riads & apartments.

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Best Dell Laptops Price and Features

Author: John Wells

Dell laptops offer the technology solutions, services and support. Dell laptops hold the log chain of products as per the respective segment. Latitude and Precision series are mainly designed for business purpose, while Inspiron and XPS make a superior choice for the home and consumer class. Dell laptop, accumulate the cutting edge notebook technology together with state of the art. The Dell Laptop prices will be depends upon the model you choose.

Here I am mentioning the few dell laptops which are recently admirable in the market that are Dell XPS 15, Dell XPS 17 and Dell Inspiron m101z. The new are Dell XPS 15 carries a 15.6-inch display and powered with the latest Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors and Nvidia Ge Force GT 420/435M graphics along with the NVIDIA Optimus technology.

The Dell XPS 17 laptop is intended for the customers who are seeking for the top performance experience. This elegant laptop come with silver anodized aluminum display back and palm rest. The Dell XPS 17 laptop is integrated with the great sound qualities and has Waves Maxx Audio 3 technology that delivers the awesome clarity to your favorite movies, music and games.

Other features of  Dell XPS 15 Laptop include Bluetooth, 3 USB Ports and Wi-Fi connectivity. The new Dell XPS 15 laptop price starts from Rs.45, 900. It is also available in one more model, Dell XPS 17 which holds 17.3-inch display and supports the similar features as in Dell XPS 15 Laptop. The Dell XPS 17 price range will start from around Rs. 46, 000 in India.

Are you looking for the Dell Laptop which is perfect for the mobility plus portability, then go for the Dell Inspiron m101z laptop. It is best suits for the home usability as well as the perfect for while on the move means it has performance like laptop and the portability like net book. It has 11.6-inch of display screen and come under the weight of 2 kg with a thin profile.

It has come equipped with up to a 320GB hard drive along with 4GB memory and supported powerful AMD processor options. The best part of the laptop is that it has long battery life which is more convenient in handling. The Dell Inspiron m101z price starts from Rs. 20, 900 in India.

To find out the latest free download software and to compare their prices and features with other mobile phones visit to the HCL laptops and gather all the updated tech news.

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John Wells is an expert in personal electronic gadgets including laptops, Lenovo laptops , LCD Tvs and Apple Laptops, and many more. Read the Expert Reviews and Users Reviews of your gadgets at consumermate.com

DUB Turbo Review by Digital Music Production

Author: Bryan Super

If you are reading this you probably looking for a way that you can make rap music online? Well the truth is of course you can, however searching for a good piece of software the requires little musical production knowledge can be very difficult to find.

Of course you can find the odd fun flash program, although if you are looking to make the sort of beats the you hear in your favourite tunes then you need the right tools for the job.

This means that you either have to fork out the money for a recording studio and lots of equipment besides so you can do some real mastering or you need to find some other piece of software that can do this for you.

A lot of the software solutions out there are very good however there to require a lot of knowledge about music production, and you will be hard pushed to find something that is in between. Well I have some good news... DubTurbo has been released and it gives you everything you that you need to start making awesome rap beats that sound like a professional!

All you need to do is watch the tutorials and within 10 minutes you will be up and running and making some awesome sounding beats. There are thousands and thousands of samples that you can pick from that have all been professionally mastered and all you have to do is pick the sort of style that you want whether it be rap and hip hop or dance music even the scope is endless!

Dub Turbo is something amazing and you can really only see the power of the software once you use it. There are so many things you can do with it. If making beats is your passion this is definitely for you. It is a complete solution to the above problems, and is a fully functional DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) which means that if you want to create the sort of rap beats and sounds that you hear in your favorite tracks now you can! In fact it even goes further than that and has everything that a full functional recording studio would have!

You have a Drum machine, multi track recording, a fully functional keyboard and thousands of high quality sounds to put together your beats. The best thing is that it does not matter what level of experience you are, you can get going straight away as there is full video tutorials and even a quick start guide! Dub Turbo is really causing quite a stir and will enable anyone to get started making awesome rap beats with ease!

When it comes to making beats I Highly recommend this software - Dub Turbo.

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Bryan is a highly sought after product review expert and internet marketer.  You can see more by visiting Internet Marketing Report

Photography San Antonio - Where is The Most Creative Portrait Studio Located

Author: RichardCharles
Photography San Antonio

Photography in San Antonio can be described as portrait studio managed by Richard and Patty of San Antonio Tx. Richard and Patty have actually been serving San Antonio and Texas consumers for nineteen years currently. They're generally taking follow-up digital photography classes to help their comprehension of the digital photography and portrait society. They also have a state of the art background system which allow for 100s of various backgrounds and not having to use the traditional muslin and roll up backgrounds which take time to put up and take down. They are one of 2 photographers in San Antonio that own this particular technologically advanced background system. It took 2 days of training to totally learn how to manage this photography background system in an effective manner. The background themes are endless.

Commercial Photography San Antonio

Commercial photographers in San Antonio supply a selection of products and services. Typically the most popular is business headshots which are usually for the business professional needing a headshot for their new employment or workplace. They often use the headshot images for business cards, brochures and for the company website. Other corporations often need a commercial photographer to go on location to take group photos of their company and company staff.
Senior Pictures

Senior pictures in San Antonio are mainly an uniqueness among high school graduation seniors. Seniors like to take photos of themselves then post them on their Facebook wall or other social website. Father and mother sometimes have to coax their kids into going to the senior portrait studio. This is where we come in. We love taking portraits and when kids get to our portrait studio they often relax almost immediately once they recognize we are not "stuffy suit" photographers and actually like a lot of the same things they do. We have about 100 different backgrounds from traditional to grungy. We try to have something for everyone. Incase you don't want to be trapped inside we can go right out the back door to out outdoor portrait garden. We have taken many outdoor senior portraits in the past 19 years. Some kids and parents just want the inside portraits for the cap and gown and the formal-casual photos are usually more desirable outside. In any event you will have a really good time while you're and it will help to make your senior portrait session and happy one to remember the rest of your life.

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The Beatles Worst Three Studio Albums

Author: Matthew Yoho

I'm a huge Beatles fan and I've written many articles about how great The Beatles are. I've written articles about their greatest albums (The White Album, Revolver, Abbey Road, Sgt Pepper, etc) but today I've decided to do something a little bit different. What about The Beatles worst albums! I've decided to only consider their official UK studio albums to make it more tough (otherwise I might choose some awful compilation made by the record company at some point or another.)

#1 Yellow Submarine

The Yellow Submarine album only included six actual Beatles songs (the rest was rather boring instrumentals created by their producer George Martin.) And two of those songs ("Yellow Submarine" and "All You Need Is Love") had already been released. That means there were only four new songs on the album.

Two of those songs were by George Harrison ("It's All Too Much" and "Only A Northern Song.") One was by Paul McCartney ("All Together Now") and one by John Lennon ("Hey Bulldog.") I actually think "Hey Bulldog" and "It's All Too Much" rescue the album from being a total waste of time. These are two of the coolest of the lesser known Beatles songs. "All Together Now" and "Only A Northern Song" are a bit subpar by Beatles standards I suppose but I like them well enough.

Mostly I rank this album so lowly because it has so little new material on it, not that the new material isn't good (although it's not quite as great as it normally was.) The cool thing is that even with The Beatles worst album there were some gems that make it worth listening to (at least before it gets to those instrumentals which are a bit of a snooze fest.)

#2 With The Beatles

The Beatles second album lacked the energy and the punch of their first album, Please Please Me. It's way too heavy on the covers (and for the most part the covers aren't done particularly well) and the new songs aren't particularly fantastic (except for "All My Loving" of course.) That being said, I still enjoy the album well enough. I like their cover of "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" by Smokey Robinson. This album is actually ranked at #420 on Rolling Stone magazine's ranking of the top 500 albums of all time which is either proof of how great The Beatles were even when they weren't that great or proof that perhaps sometimes they are a little overrated.

#3 Please Please Me

The Beatles debut album was also among their worst in my opinion. Historically obviously it's of great importance and I do enjoy listening to it for those reasons. It also includes a few great early songs like "Please Please Me" and "I Saw Her Standing There" along with one of their greatest covers "Twist & Shout."

But Rolling Stone magazine ranks this album as the 39th best of all time and as huge of a Beatles fan as I am, I must say that that is ridiculous. They actually rank it above A Hard Day's Night? They rank it above Let It Be? They rank it above Magical Mystery Tour? And Help!? I definitely disagree in a serious way. I'd much rather listen to any of those albums than Please Please Me. Yes it was their first album and yes it has a certain "energy" to it as 10 of the 14 songs were recorded in a single day (the other 4 had been previously released on singles) but it's just not that good.

Dishonorable Mention: Beatles For Sale. You were probably expecting to see Beatles For Sale on this list as it's probably the most maligned Beatles album this side of Yellow Submarine and if I had a 4th slot I would have included it there. But I do find it more enjoyable to listen to than any of these three albums. Songs like "I'll Follow The Sun," "I"m A Loser," & "Every Little Thing" definitely do it for me and make up for the covers (I don't care for about 75% of the Beatles early cover songs.)

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Matthew Yoho recommends buying your next guitar amp online. You can also find great deals on electric guitars & acoustic guitars online.

How To Add Video To Website ?

Author: Melody

Before you add any video website, it\'s important to understand that videos can take up a lot of web page space (file size) and bandwidth. Every time someone clicks to view the video they will be taking up some of your allocated bandwidth.

Be sure to check with your web host if you\'re not sure how much you are provided. If you\'re paying a monthly fee for web hosting, you could exceed your limits and be charged an extra fee if enough people view your video file.

in addition,what video format is ur best choice to add to website? .flv files are the preferred !just cause it will takes smaller size,transmits fast ....flv has been the main video format applied on the website ! so i advise to use .flv files ,if not this format,dont worry,download and install the video to flash encoder and everything will be ok ...

Uploading the Video
First you must upload/save your video to your web server.  You may want to create a folder called \"video\" and save it there. So the path to your video will be something like http://yoursite.com/video/video.flv.

add  Video to website
One thing you should keep in mind is that every web browser treats videos differently.  What may work in one browser, may not work in another.  So you should use both old and new HTML embed tags. (<object> and <embed>).   See the sample code below:

 
<object width=\"420\" height=\"360\"
 classid=\"clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B\"
 codebase=\"http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab\">
<param name=\"src\" value=\"movie.mpeg\" />
<param name=\"controller\" value=\"true\" />
<param name=\"autoplay\" value=\"false\" />
<!-- Code For Older Browsers -->
<embed src=\"movie.mpeg\" width=\"420\" height=\"360\"
 autoplay=\"true\"
 controller=\"true\"
 pluginspage=\"http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/\">
</embed>
</object>

Be sure your width and height attributes match the size of your video.  The variables above are just examples.  You may want to add a few pixels to allow for the player controls.
The video.flv is the path to your movie file.  You may have to edit the path if your movie is stored in a different folder.  If you\'re not sure, use the

complete path http://yoursite.com/video/video.flv, for example.
The controller attribute displays the video controls.
The autoplay attribute tells the browser to play (or not play) the video when the page loads.  True means it will play automatically, false means the user will need to click the Play button.
The pluginspace tag will prompt the user to download quicktime if they do not already have it.
You\'ll have to modify the above HTML code slightly to fit your website\'s configuration.

Replace musicfile.wav with the name of the music file you chose to upload to your web server. The code above also assumes you\'ve saved the file in the same location of your homepage (index.html).  If you save the file inside a folder on your root then you\'d have to change the path slightly.

Let\'s say you want to load the song on your homepage (page name is index.html). You save the song file to a folder called \"music\" located off your root/main directory.  Then the code you insert in your index.html page would look like something this:

<embed src=\"/music/musicfile.wav\" autostart=\"true\" loop=\"false\">

This is telling the browser to look for the song file at...
http://www.yoursite.com/music/musicfile.wav

If you\'re not comfortable with using relative paths in your code, then you can use the absolute (complete) path to your music file.  For example, your code

may look something like

<embed src=\"http://www.yoursite.com/music/musicfile.wav\" autostart=\"true\" loop=\"false\" hidden=\"true\">

Notice the full URL to the music file is listed in the code rather than starting with /music/....

Music File Attributes

After the path to your music file, you\'ll see a couple of attributes:

The autostart attribute tells the song file how to begin.  If you have this set to \"true\", the song file will begin playing automatically when the page loads.  If you put in \"false\", the sound file will not start automatically and the visitor will have to start the song by using their embedded media player.

The loop attribute tells the song how many times to play.  If you have this set to \"true\" then it will play over and over again automatically.  If you have it set to \"false\" it will play once and stop.

The hidden attribute tells the browser whether or not to hide the media player.  It\'s not a good idea to leave this value at \"true\" unless you know for sure your visitors don\'t want to stop the music. 

You don\'t want your music to annoy them to the point they leave because they can\'t figure out how to turn the music off.

Adjusting the Size of The Media Player
You can customize the look of the embedded/default media player on your visitor\'s PC by adding a width and height attribute to the code.  Be careful as you adjust the size of the player because you can distort it.

<embed src=\"/music/musicfile.wav\" autostart=\"true\" loop=\"false\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\">

Once you have your music file uploaded and coding inserted into your web page, your background music should play when your browser loads.  Enjoy!

Free download Now>>>  WS video to flash encoder to add video to website ...

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Untold story of a mystery Prophet T.B. Joshua

Author: Amita Jones

Prophet T. B. (Temitope Balogun) Joshua needs no introduction. Everybody has his or her reason for liking or hating the controversial founder of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations, a Christian religion with a growing fanatical following. T.B. Joshua, the religious leader whom many evangelical church leaders would not want to be associated with, because they believe he should not be in the fold of real born again Christians.

Of recent, Prophet Joshua has been the butt of renunciations and denunciations by some leading men of God in Nigeria, who questioned his authority and his authenticity as a man of God. Without any doubt, Joshua is an enigma wrapped in controversy. And it was our desire to unwrap this enigma that took us to The Synagogue, tucked away around the Ejigbo and Egbe axis of Lagos.

There we found a huge, unique Cathedral, the type that has not been seen anywhere in the world. Even the legendary King Solomon would marvel at this Temple of God, built by Nigerians, “under the inspiration of God” as we were told.
On our journey of discovery, our family members and even our colleagues were worried about our going to interview T.B. Joshua. So much was their worry that they had to fast and support us with prayers and spiritual “casting and binding.” To them, it was like entering a spiritual lion’s den. But we were not deterred. After all, journalism is all about adventure. It is about venturing into the unknown and to report it.

There to welcome us at The Synagogue on Wednesday last week was a Briton, who serves as the church’s public relations officer. There were so many white faces everywhere, giving backing to the claim that it is an international church. The young man took us on an excursion inside the church that looked like a huge Roman amphitheatre with pews, carpets, altar and audio-visual facilities that combine to give a colourful and mystical ambience to the church. We visited the church’s Emmanuel TV studio, which broadcasts religious programmes around the world. There were all kinds of studio - for recording and making CDs, audio studios and photo studios. In every studio you saw workers behind computers busy editing films or whatever.

After the tour, we were made to watch a short documentary featuring the newly elected President of Ghana paying tribute to God and to T.B. Joshua for helping him to win the election in Ghana. For 30 minutes or more, we watched the Ghanaian President, Prof. Attah-Mills, worshipping at The Synagogue and even going to the altar to share his testimony about how God used T.B. Joshua to make him win the election in Ghana. He told the congregation about how accurately Joshua prophesied that there would be a tie in the Ghanaian election that would drag into January, but eventually he would win. And he won.

Around Joshua’s living room were pictures of Presidents, heads of state, who either met the prophet or came to worship in The Synagogue. There is the picture of General Andre Kolimba, former President of the Central African Republic (who visited in 2003), Frederick Chiluba, former President of Zambia (who visited in 2001), Prof Pascal Lissouba, former President of Democratic Republic of Congo (who visited in 2006), and Sir Orville Turnquest, former Governor General of The Bahamas whom Joshua visited in 2001. Then there is Omar Bongo, the President of Gabon who visited The Synagogue in 2008.

After an hour of the preliminaries, T.B. Joshua sauntered in to welcome us. He was dressed casually in a T-shirt and shorts. He looked amiable. As we started the interview, he grabbed the tape recorder from us and spoke into it directly as we fired our questions at him. It was his own way of ensuring clarity in recording. Our approach was to get something biographical or autobiographical. This is Prophet T.B. Joshua’s memoirs, in his own words, with a little editing here and there. T.B. Joshua, as you have never heard or read anywhere.

Successful people don’t just drift to the top. It takes focus, personal discipline and perseverance to reach the top. As we know, there is what we call man’s natural gift and the supernatural gift of God. This church is the outcome of the supernatural gift of God. Man’s natural gift is a gift one can begin to boast of, telling you how it all happened. The work of breakthrough is not our work. It is our faith. The work of breakthrough is God’s work. All what you are seeing now is God’s work. If it is to be man’s natural gift, then one can begin to say this is how I achieved it; this is how I came about it. Up till now, I look at The Synagogue edifice and ask myself: how did it happen? God just wanted someone to do all these things and He sent me to do it. It is not my work, but the work of God. So let no man boast. All boasting is excluded. The Bible says, there is no room for man boasting of his own ability or power. So glory be to God.

‘My Father’
Every success story started from somewhere. I was brought up from a Christian home. My father’s name is Kolawole Balogun. He was a Christian. He was a farmer who was also the secretary to St. Steven’s church in our village. When the white people came to our village, he served as a translator. He was translating English into Yoruba. He was an educated man. He lived with the white people as well as serving as church secretary. I cannot say much about my father because he died when I was a small boy. I know that he loved me a lot. I was his pet. I was the one who suffered most from the effect of his death. Being the last born, anywhere he is going, he would take me along. He would carry me to the church. As a little boy, I would be running inside the church. I would jump from the choir to the catechist’s table.

Some people used to rumour that my father was a Muslim. I don’t know where they got that from. My father was a Christian and I am a Christian. When I was very small, I could recall him taking me to church regularly. As a kid attending primary school, my dad would make me to stay after school with a Catholic priest whose house was at the back of the church. I did all the normal things kids do, like running around and playing football.

When my father died, my mum’s brother who became the father figure to me was a Muslim. That does not make me a Muslim. I was brought up in a Christian home. And right from childhood, I was passionate about the Bible. Right from primary school, I was well versed in Bible knowledge. It was my favourite subject and I excelled in it. As a primary six kid, I read the New Testament twice. In my secondary school days, I finished reading the Bible on the average of two months.

Every two months, I would have read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. It was the only subject that I believed so much in. It was as if Bible was the only subject that interested me in primary and secondary schools. In exams, I scored 99 percent consistently whereas I performed woefully in other subjects. My excelling in Bible knowledge affected the other subjects where I performed poorly. At school, I was the leader of the Scripture Union.

Even though I was second in primary school, I didn’t find it easy getting admitted into secondary school. As luck would have it, I got late admission into Muslim College. In that Muslim College, we were restricted from carrying the Bible openly. To read the Bible, we would have to hide under the mango tree or backyard and the Muslim community would begin to chase us. We were all 20 in number then. Like the early Christians, we would read the Bible in secrecy because they never allowed us to do it openly. I was the leader of the Christian team in the school, at Ansar-Ud-deen Grammar School, Ikare. And because of the pressure, I couldn’t finish a year in that school. It was obvious I couldn’t fit into this dominantly Muslim setting. So I left the school. I left because my life was in danger. I could sense that since I was doing this thing secretly, one day something could happen to me. To avoid that I had to leave. From Ikare, I came to Lagos.

‘I spent 15 months in my mother’s womb’
Back to my early beginnings, I was the last born of the family. When I was born a lot of strange things happened. Seven days after I was born, I was told that I was put on a mat and a big stone nearly crushed me but miraculously I escaped. How did it happen? White people used to come to do borehole in our village. And in our village, it’s all stone under. When they are drilling, they would be hitting stone and stones would be flying out dangerously. Before any drilling, they would publicly announce that everybody must stay at home to avoid the danger of being hit by a flying stone. The stone used to fly because of the nature of the machine they use. It was on the seventh day when they wanted to name me that they put me on the mat and a big stone flew from where they were drilling, pierced the roof where people were celebrating and landed where I was placed. But it missed me, narrowly. The stone is still being kept till now. Nobody has ever heard this story from me.

The other mysterious story about me is that a normal pregnancy is nine months. But I spent more than that in my mother’s womb. My mother was taken to Egbe, which had the best hospital in those days. Egbe is in Kogi State. It was probably the best hospital in the whole of Nigeria then. My mother was carried there for operation. After nine months, she started labouring. She ended up spending three months in the hospital. My grandmother had money and my mum is the only child. At the level of the village, granny was a very rich woman. So she could afford the hospital bills for that lengthy period of time. Each time the doctor wanted to operate my mummy, the doctor would say: “I am not comfortable with carrying out this operation.”

My mother told me this story. She remembers that in that Egbe, some Christians used to come to the hospital to preach to the sick. She said she was just lying down on the bed and a pastor just walked in and said she should not be operated. He said to my mum: “God is busy preparing this child. So, please, they should not operate you. Go back home. If you attempt the operation, the opposite would happen.”

My mum called the doctor and the doctor met the pastor who repeated the message to the doctor. My mum left the hospital after three months back home again to continue the labour. She laboured and laboured. Instead of nine months, she spent 15 months labouring. But one night, they delivered me without operation. So this made the villagers and the whole community to say they must celebrate my birth. And they now gathered on the seventh day to name me and celebrate. It was that seventh day they were doing the drilling and the big stone flew like a missile, heading to my direction, but miraculously missed me. Where the stone passed is still there. Where they laid me on the floor is still there. Because I said they should not touch it. The stone that fell is still with them.

The story began to go round the village about this mysterious child that was born after 15 months, a child they carried to Egbe Hospital and they could not do operation, they came back home, they delivered him safely. Now after delivering him, this stone fell and a mysterious hand carried this baby from the mat. Nobody saw me being carried. They only saw me in another direction, crying: Choo, choo, choo.

The stone was supposed to fall on me, but a mysterious force moved me into safety within the same room. It was a narrow miss. The cloth and everything burnt into ashes. And my mummy fainted. And she was carried to hospital. My mummy was in the hospital for good two days. The ram and everything were all there. The rice, they could not eat it. Because everybody was rushing to the hospital to revive my mum. Nobody did any ceremony again. But eventually I got named. I was named Temitope Olutope Oluwasheun Oluwarotimi Opeyemi; I have plenty names. On the day I was named, I was given 30 names. But I just chose Tope out of the plenty names. My mother one day called me and said: “Your names are almost 30 and they are written down.” And I just chose Temitope. I just picked Temitope.

My mummy woke up after two days in the hospital. My mum’s name is Adesiji Kolawole Balogun. Her father’s name is Kolawole. My mummy is late, my father is late. My father died first when I was a kid and my mother was left with the responsibility of training me and sending me to school. But she was handicapped financially. She told me: “You this boy, I cannot finance your education. You would have to wait until your brothers finish their university education. They would be the one to sponsor your education.”

Mum was the secretary to the union of daily savings collector - what it is called in Yoruba: ‘Aya ni lowo fowo pa mo.’ I remember her going out to collect daily savings from her clients. She used those things to train her children. Now that she was no longer into that business, and was hoping my brother, who was attending secondary school in Gbongan would be the one to send me to college. That was the only hope that I had to go to school.

Based on the hostility and the religious intolerance at Ansar-Ud-Deen Grammar School, I decided to leave Ikare for Lagos. I met some people who used to carry cassava from the village to places like Ibadan and Lagos. I approached them and explained my predicament to them. They would spend four days on the road transporting the cassava to Lagos on the trailer. The trailer would be loaded with stuff like cassava and cocoa while the owners would sleep on top. I decided to join them. I did not tell my parent I was going to Lagos. I stayed inside the vehicle for four days before getting to Ibadan. From Ibadan we landed in Mile 12 in Lagos. They dropped me there and told me: “This is where we can carry you.”

For five days, I was in Mile 12. It was during the rainy season. The job I was doing was washing the feet of people coming out of the muddy market. I would wash feet and be paid little money with which I fed. I was washing feet until one day I heard two women conversing in my native dialect. I interrupted their conversation and asked if they were from Arigidi, my hometown, and they said yes. I told them I was in Lagos to trace my sister whose whereabouts I don’t know. Luckily, I was able to trace my sister to Egbe area of Lagos. After 10 days, I traced her and started to live with her. That is how I started my life. Today, I have an NGO for motor park boys, because I have also been one myself.

I realized my sister had her own family and I should not be burden to her. I do not like inconveniencing people. If I visit your house and you give me a bottle of soft drinks, I would make sure I put something in the envelope, because I believe we make a living by what we give and we make a life by what we receive. This is what I believe in. In life, you don’t just have to collect and collect. It destroys one’s life. You have to give and give. Because the Bible says, you must see giving as an assignment from God.

‘I carried shit to make a living’
I left my sister to live with a friend. From there, I got a job as a poultry farm attendant. The poultry is still there now. Not long ago, I traced the poultry to somewhere in Ikotun. The job they gave me is to carry shit. Fowl shit. And fowl shit smell is more terrible than human faeces. I was doing this job with many Ghanaians. There were so many Ghanaians in Nigeria then. I was the only Nigerian in that poultry farm. And I never let people know I was a Nigerian. I declared myself a Ghanaian too, because nobody would believe a Nigerian would do that kind of job. I did the job for three days and my body odour changed. When I’m moving about, people would perceive odour and flies would be hovering around me because I was smelling very badly. There was no amount of soap I would bath that would remove this odour from my body. As you are working in the poultry farm, the fowl shit would be dropping on your head. I did this for one good year.

At the same time, I enrolled in an evening school. New State High School is the name of the school. I attended many schools in Lagos. I would attend one school for two months, only to be sent away because of school fees. I attended New State High School, Ansar-Ud-Deen Grammar School, Isolo, and another school called Metropolitan. Because I was very good in athletics, I was given what looked like scholarship. I won gold, silver and bronze in athletics. But I needed to work to support myself at school. That was why I took the poultry job. I was using it to pay my school fees. In those days, evening schools were like full, normal schools. You could easily attend evening school to do your WAEC and GCE. We even received better lessons in the evening than in the day school in those days. I was sending myself to school and at the same time teaching children Bible studies.
My athletics took me to Baptist Academy. When I was running they picked me. Under one year, I attended 15 schools here in Lagos. And I did not finish one year. I don’t remember the year, because I cannot keep records. But it’s all in the documentary on my life. I was born 1963. At least, I remember that one.

‘I confronted a mad man at school’
My first attempt at discovering God’s spirit in me was when a mad man came to my school. In those days, I used to be called Small Pastor. One morning a madman came to our school with a cutlass and everybody was running helter-skelter. The teachers all fled and the classroom was empty. I came and saw this mad person. The spirit of God spoke to my heart, not to my ear. I hear the voice of God in my heart and not in my ears. I heard the voice of God telling me: “Go there and collect the cutlass. Just tell the madman to bring the cutlass.” When I was moving towards the madman, everybody was concerned for my safety. They were saying something like: ‘This is boy, he wants to die.’ I just went to the madman and commanded him: “Give me this cutlass, in the name of Jesus.” The madman gave me the cutlass. I collected it and gave it to a teacher. It was from there they started calling me Small Pastor.

From there, they would call me in the assembly and ask me to pray for them. Every time I would pray for them. If they want to play football, I would pray for them. They began to come to me individually for prayers. It was pray for me, pray for me, pray for me all the way. They asked me how I was able to overcome the madman and I told them I was surprised myself to see what happened.

You see, God Almighty is awesome. He can use any medium to express Himself. He can use sand, water, stone, rod, he can use anything. When Moses was asking God, what should he do, God asked him: “What is in your hand?” He said rod. Then God said: “Use it to divide the sea.” Or are you talking about Paul and Silas in the prison yard? They were there and they never said: Hey, in the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus. They just sang praiProphet TB Joshuases to God. The used the medium of sound. Or are you talking of Joshua. He said to his people to just shout Alleluia and the walls of Jericho fell. God uses any medium to express Himself.

The ministry started from St. Stevens Primary School where I collected the cutlass from the madman and where I started leading the Scriptures Union, teaching the Bible and everything. This is where the awareness of God’s presence in me started. It continued. Everything big starts little. If everything big starts big, it calls for concern.

I was in Bahamas with the President of Bahamas, very close to Florida when my mother died. This is the picture. I was with him when they called me. Synagogue had already come into being. I was with him when they said my mother was a bit down, that they brought her from the village. They said my mother wanted to see me and have a word with me. Before I came back home, my mummy was gone. My mummy was late. It was too late for me. That was how I missed my mum.

She was a wonderful mother. The only little problem I had with my mum is that she wanted to see everybody succeed in life. I used to tell my mum: success is a two-sided affair. I have a role to play, God has His own role. It is not all up to God and certainly it’s all not up to me. Success is a kind of partnership between man and God. I cannot define failure, because I don’t believe in failure. There is no failure in my book. All I see is success, directed by the spirit of God. But as human beings, we cannot be perfect. Perfection eludes every human being. God is perfection.

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My Video Talk - Can You Grow Your Network Marketing Business Faster Using Their Products?

Author: Tim Atkinson

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What are the best headphones for the iPod?

Author: lucy bili

Nowdays, whatever things are required personality. Especially carry-on products, if it can't be attractive, then will almost degenerate into obsolescence. This principle applies equally to the headset industry, headphones is different from digital camera, and MP3 digital equipment, it is the product that can most highlight a user's temperament and entire clothes photograph collocation. Earphone style will determine your hairstyle, match colors of earphone will decide what clothes for you to wear today, so choosing one paragraph extrodianally extraordinary "fan" headset can not only make you enjoy music but still can greatly promote you to lead.

However, what kind of headset could be called "fan"? Large? The surface of the mirror? Or expensive? In order to explore this secret, we specially snapped photograph of a few girls and boys in street, on the one hand, let everyone see what the most sought-after headphone is now, on the other hand , to introduce the tide earphone's characteristics. However, it found that "fan" headphones mainly are earphones in our whole survey. And they are follow the following:

1. The size should be enough large. Only the big unit can attract people's attention, and large earphones;s effect are better at the same time.
2. Color should be different. If headphones are always black or gray, most propbably nobody will care about it.
3. Brand has to be well-known.
What are the best headphones for the iPod?

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Sennheiser PX100 white edition
Product features: compact, easy to carry
Adaptable users: users who often go out  

Editor's comment:

Sennheiser PX100's popularity in circles is just as MX500, this almost in the same
contemporary with MX500 product is still fascinating in today. PX100 has black and white two styles, black's price is lower , but we found that users prefer the white edition which adopted the piano bake lacquer as the theme.
Sennheiser PX100's white is very pure, when wore on the head ,others can see the difference with other products even in a long distance.Meanwhile, this kind of headset's receive means is very special, just by three simple steps can put PX100 into palmar "eyeglasses box", very suitable for egress frequently friend to use.
Sennheiser PX100 white version adopt in the open miniature moving coil structure design, impedance isfor 32 ohms, headphones's line length is 1.4 meters. In the pare of timbre, PX100 lay particular stress on low-frequency performance, the depth of
submergence is moderate but quality feel is enough, the integral timber feeling is warm and very suitable for pop music performance. In addition, PX100 unit mask is made up of ultra-thin and soft sponge, possess of excellent wear comfort, as a classic fashionable headphone,  Sennheiser PX100 white edition deserves it.

Monster Beats by dr. dre studio
Product features: flaunting red, shock low frequency
Adaptable users: users who are outgoing enough
Editor's comment
Monster is a brand whose establishment time is not long, but it depend the super bardian appearance and cooperate with the sport and fashion bound stars, become a headset industry competitors quickly. This type of Beats Studio recording Studio is the top model of Monster headset series , its entire head beam frame all passed the specular processing, and large earphone unit is big enough to surround the ear, to achieve the ideal sound insulation effect.
What is more,Monster Beats by dr. dre studio headset have lots of designs, especially in the stars circle of the United States ,having appeared many limited match colors, such as the NBA's top star kobe Bryant's lakers match colors, Dwight Howard's  black and red color matching, etc. It seems that when wearing this paragraph headphones, you will quickly be thawed into the thick atomesphere of American culture.

Never thought Monster Beats by dr. dre studio is a big vase, this kind of headphones achieves the high level in soundproof ability. First is adorn, the sound Monster Beats by dr. dre studio adopted soft protein skin as ear cover material, wearing comfortable, at the a same time ,the full cover structure also plays the physical sound insulation effect. In addition, the interior of the headset unit also designed active noise module, can counteract the outside ambient noise automatically , wich is full of technological content. In sound, this kind of headset is the typical American sound, low-frequency is fierce submergence is enough, if you are interested ,you may as well listen to it personally.

AKG K450
Product's features:sound clearly,abundant fittings
Adaptable users: users who have special demand of timber
Editor's comment :

AKGK450 is more convergent compared to Monster's stinking red. Users who understand the AKG all knows that AKG is a pure European series manufacturers, its headset will not attract people's attention by super avant-garde design,instead, the solid voice and practical details become user's favourite. In this street photography, we also saw AKG K450 users, we can see that " fan" is not only limit to appearance.
K450 is AKG high-end model, it adopted unilateral wires in design, and users can choose inserting,pulling out and replacement according to actually use complexion.Be different from more low-end K420,K450's ear masks and head beam material have been exchanged for more comfortable leather fabrics, head beam structure is thicken more than a little, which lets the headset framework joint more for users and reduce oppressive feeling.

ATH-ES7:
Product features: mirror crust,fine workmanship
Adaptable crowd:users who have a special liking to the mirror surface
Editor's comment :
No manufacturer can shake Monster's position when talk about fashion in the headset world, the headsets of Monster from low to high end can regarded as a fashion jewelry to appreciate alone, and in numerous main fashion brand models, only the Monster beats studio is the most famous product.Monster headsets are supposed to be the only headset in the world at present that can make fashion and timbre so appeal to the masses. More and more Monster headsets have become the mainstream of the fashion adorn,just like girls' bags on their hands and shoulders, has become an  adorn that the fashionable guys'indispensable things. From the entertainment, to the NBA, and to a football field, you can see Monster in sight everywhere. Although Monster's high price let those tide guys feel prohibitived, but today we are fortunate to find that hotsalesmart. Com's  supply price is  quite cheap, it is said that www.hotsalesmart.com purchased a batch of original wire from the original manufacturers through special channel, and then assembled production by itself, set limit to 50 every day, first come ,first receive, those Monster fans had better book early, now the one I get on hand, just came to hand after be booked for 1 week , exactly the same as the original packaging when recieved , sound quality also doesn't make too much difference with original monster, although there are some minor differences on bass , but overall, from his timbre, noise isolation, and appearance, I think is difficult to tell a true bogus if you are not a super enthusiasts , and the price superiority is indeed a big temptation.for our vast headphones fans .However, the headset surface will also bring users some little trouble, for example, it is easy to contain fingerprints, prone to scratch etc problem, but for people who is in the pursuit of fashion, it should have been done this aspect ideological preparation. However, the packing of Monster have presented wipe glasses cloth sweetly for everybody,which solves the fingerprint problems in a certain extent.

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Krystic Sound specialist, Adayara Rivera transforms Fred Segal yoga center in Santa Monica into a healing haven

Author: Voiceof SantaMonica

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The dim lights cast a shadow on those who lie in a semi-circle, covered up with blankets, their eyes closed, meditating on the sounds and words that emerge from the west end of the room. Sitting there, swirling his fingers around two-quartz bowls, Adayara Rivera speaks in tongues. His words initially slow and inchoate, gradually reach a crescendo, and his words become a tool stirring the mind and the spirit. The hour and a half long class concludes with an experience that is hard to explain. "It is very emotional" says first time participant, Gizza Elizondo after a pregnant pause. "I have attended something similar before but nothing matches the experience I have had today," she adds as she leans next to her boyfriend Sebastian. Asha, another participant who has been taking Rivera's classes for a month now feels that the class has helped her reduce negative blocks and promote positive energy within her and beyond. "People around you who are not into sound healing also pick up on your positive energy and you can see the shift," she says as she looks over to her friend Lilly Blue who nods in agreement. Blue, an orange county resident defines her experience as ‘amazing'. Echoing similar emotions as her friend she says, "the class has made a huge difference in my life. I am a different person than I was before." Rivera's sound healing classes attracts a lot of people, some out of curiosity and others who desire to experience the ‘self-healing' frequencies at work. "A lot of people get a sense of energy during the sound healing class, the frequencies that they hear tends to reprogram them emotionally, creating clarity and calmness" says Krystic sound specialist Adayara Rivera. However it is not uncommon for new participants to also experience headaches, be overwhelmed with emotions or feel hot and cold sensations during or after the class. Rivera indicates that these are the signs of the healing process. During the sound healing workshop Rivera plays specific 99.9% quartz toning bowls and the most powerfully healing sound tones on planet known as anuhazi, to anchor, reintegrate and direct this energy for healing, re-balancing of mind and body. "I am not calling the deities, gods or angels. I am calling the frequency bands and I seal the room and protect the room with that positive energy," says Rivera as he motions his hands across the room.

According to Rivera the whole purpose of sound healing is to release the knowledge that is stored in our DNA, which serves as our data storage center. He believes that spiritual teachers have known for ages that our body is programmable by language, words and thoughts and once you establish a conscious communication with the DNA, aided with ‘right frequencies' you can achieve whatever you desire. Rivera supports his statement, citing Russian scientific research conducted by scientists Grazyna Fosar and Franz Bludorf who provided evidence on how DNA can be influenced, reprogrammed by words and frequencies and thus explaining phenomena's such as clairvoyance, intuition, remote acts of healing, self healing and much more.

Rivera who has been ‘sound healing' for nearly four years, does not identify himself as a healer, guru or a spiritual leader. The Venice based resident says, "they think of me as a healer which I am not, I simply anchor energies and sound tones, the power of healing lies within yourself." After a near death experience from a near-fatal drug-alcohol overdose in 2000, the native New Yorker packed his bags and moved to LA to begin his journey towards self-empowerment, overcoming his sexual abuse, drug and sex addiction past. Rivera smiles as he talks about his stay in LA which he defines as being "good". A strong proponent of ‘self-healing', Rivera penned down his personal life experiences and spiritual journey through the MCEO freedom teachings in his book, Awaken the Kryst Within. "Stop asking for people of advice and look for answers within you," says the author who is currently working on his second book, ‘Remember self healing' slated for release next year. Through his book, Rivera seeks to empower individuals to break away from their addictions. "It's all about self-healing," says Rivera as he narrates his plans to hold self healing and life-enhancement workshops in countries he travels as a part of his 2011 book tour.

Fred Segal Yoga in Santa Monica hosts a range of classes geared towards treating your mind and body

Apart from Rivera's sound healing classes, Fred Segal Yoga in Santa Monica also hosts a wide range of interesting classes from yoga, weekly meditation classes to those of spiritual nature. Fred Segal Yoga was started by the brother-sister duo Kay and Matthew Preece a year ago keeping in mind the need of the masses. "The response has been very good," says Kay Preece who attributes the success to the centers spacious, modern outlook and convenient location. Kay feels that with the addition of the ‘Fred Segal Yoga', the center has become a one stop shop, offering a complete package catering to the needs of your body, mind and soul.

Experience the "self-healing" by Adayara Rivera Every Wednesday from 6:00pm-7:30pm (Arrive 10 minutes early)

$20/session or $150/10 sessions

Fred Segal Yoga Studio 420 Broadway Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 (310) 907-4022

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Natasha Garyali is an independent multimedia professional and former broadcast journalist who has reported on media, education and human interest issues in India and the United States. A Santa Monica resident she maintains an extensive network of contacts in the community and serves the community with her hyperlocal weblog, Voice of Santa Monica.

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