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Boxycharm is a beauty subscription service that features skincare, makeup, nail and hair products. Each box typically includes 5 full size products.
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016
Play! By Sephora Unboxing & Review - August
The Play! By Sephora box is a beauty subscription service that is $10 per month and includes 5 deluxe beauty samples and a perfume. Every sample is from a high end brand that is sold at Sephora. The samples come in a cloth drawstring bag. You can sign up HERE to get on the waitlist.
The August bag was eye themed.
The August bag was eye themed.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Ulta Beauty Haul - High End & Drugstore
Here's a few things I purchased from Ulta Beauty. They recently sent me a 20% off coupon and had 5X points on top of that. I love Ulta's rewards program so I knew I wanted to take advantage of this special.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
July Beauty Empties & Reviews
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
July Beauty Favorites - Becca, Too Faced, ColourPop & More
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The Travel Detective
Journalist Peter Greenberg '72 crisscrosses the globe to dig up inside info on the world's largest industry.
Do You Believe in Bigfoot?
Investigative journalist Scott Carney MA'04 does — in his own way.
Madcap UW Writer Makes History in a Model T
An adventurous summer road trip turned the UW's first female engineering grad, Emily Hahn '26, into one of America's most storied travel writers.
Room for Debate
Sharing what's on your mind — and welcoming the viewpoints of others on contentious issues — is a campus hallmark that could inform the wider world.
Bad News Badgers
In 2017, the Badgers lost just one football game. In 1968, they couldn't win one.
It's almost…
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An aspiring journalist chooses an unexpected stop on his career path: his hometown newspaper.
A Move to the Modern Age
Phil Johnston '94 is back with Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2.
From Wisconsin, With Humor
Charlie Berens '09 leans into his Badger State roots — and accent — to deliver the Manitowoc Minute, a comedic take on the news.
Cynthia Hornig '91
Ten years after Cynthia Hornig '91 and her friend Jen Jones left their jobs in 2001 to start a…
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To write a book proposal on a woman known as the Marathon Goddess, John Hanc MA'83,…
Our Man in Berlin
As a foreign correspondent in Germany, Louis Lochner 1909 chronicled the rise of the Third Reich and helped Americans understand how Adolf Hitler amassed power.
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Six months after graduating, Eric Barrow '93 was knocking around Tokyo, brushing up…
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For 80 years, the Wisconsin Alumni Association has honored exceptional alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards. Early recipients include actor Fredric March '20 of Dr. Jekyll…
Voice of Experience
ESPN's Andy Katz '90 feels the pull of the classroom.
Raney Aronson-Rath '92
She uses virtual reality to tell some of the world's toughest — and most important — stories.
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Emily Friedman has a front-row seat to history as an ABC News digital reporter covering Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
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text: Justin Walsh wrote: > I'm old fashion, believing that True Users are End Users. > Business/nonBusiness people (dotCom/dotOrg, or neither). > The Ideal model I use is the mobile phone: Who really cares what > drives it, as long s it works. > I have two Integrated Development Environments, IDE's: > 1. PDC VIP nc; Visual Prolog non commercial and, > 2. Cincom VWnc; VisualWorks non commercial. > The first is primarily Declarative (non procedural leaning toward > procedural). The mindset is radical "close". > The second primarily Procedural (non Declarative leaning toward > declarative). The mindset is radical "open". > I am stuck with a choice of which "one" to choose. Neither is making > it easier for me. > Background: > Neither actually requires an Operating System at all, the earlier > Borland and Digitalk (mid to late 80's) releases ran well on early DOS. > From my experience both could have run just as well (if not better) on > 64k bit CP/M. > Since they are both true OO IDE's and can perform everything a > modern computer should, then I don't see the OS as doing any more than > provide what you describe so well in you opening statement in > Linuxbios.org: > > Reinout Heek wrote: > The most minimal Linux I heard of is the one being adapted to run > instead of the bios (requires reflashing your bios) > http://www.linuxbios.org/ > > Will boot in seconds > > In fact once my StV IDE has booted (DOS3.10) I can even delete c:\dos > and the command.com. > Both Cincom and PDC (owners of the above tools) have hitched their > respective wagons to either Windows or Linux or both and End Users are > being led a merry techno-political dance.; no insult intended. > They now service only their Primary Users, who are nearly all > committed to either Linux or Windows; one and all Programmers > Secondary or End User are left wondering whether years of development > are going to end up as junk. > I am now faced with all the uncertainty which a technical "civil war" > i.e "open v Close" or as in Gullivers Travels "Big-enders v > Small-enders", presents. > If there is anybody (with an open/closed mind), who can speak with me > on the matter (soberly and Rationally), then: > I would be delighted to hear from him/her,them. > Regards > Justin > > _______________________________________________ > Linuxbios mailing list > Linuxbios at clustermatic.org > http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios Dude, have you even played with the new tech, its all designed to be backwards compatible and the linux community are doing what the can to support windows apps and dos apps (Wine, DosBox, even got it booting win2k), can you say the same for MS? Open source is becoming the way, it makes it much easier to maintain/fix machines, why just the other day I had issues with my mail server and the pam_mysql module, so I downloaded the source, found the issue, fixed it and I was back in musniess within a couple of hours, normally you would have to request a patch from the developers, and who knows how long it would take, and if they would even listen to you. Also, you say you have borland stuff from the 80s, go get youself a copy of Kylix and Delphi, then you can develop for both operating systems at once and your problem goes away. Working in a computer shop I once encountered a guy running Dos and he wanted to upgrade but refused to use windows, we had to tell hit to go away because if your running dos you have to be a complete idiot. LinuxBios is designed to overcome bios limitations, the motherboard manufactures are jumping at the oppotunity to do this as it saves them time and money developing a bios for every MB that they produce, and if they have problems, they contact the community. "In fact once my StV IDE has booted (DOS3.10) I can even delete c:\dos and the command.com." Once linux has booted you can even delete everything, even though it is a stupid idea, you can ever partition the hdd and format without rebooting, which you cant do from dos. You are using dos as your operating system/launcher here, thats all the LinuxBios is, just smaller, smarter and much faster, you can make it boot whatever you want, even probarbly could make it launch dosbox and your dos dev environment. Anyhow, feel free to flame me, this is just my opinion.


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Like many older people I find in recent years that I learn more from those younger than from my peers. I recently gained a new sliver of insight into the matter of risk tolerance from my youngest son, Jason, who lives in Santa Cruz, California and is an avid surfer. Several years ago I heard about Mavericks, the famous, big, dangerous wave an hour north of Santa Cruz. I asked Jason if he knew about and had been to Mavericks. "I don't do that kind of thing, Dad," he replied. As a parent I was understandably relieved. Last year the fine biographical film "Chasing Mavericks," about two Mavericks icons, was released. It is, in my view, a superior film about the human quality of risk tolerance and much more. After I saw it I asked Jason if he had seen it. He knows some of the people portrayed in the film but his busy life as a parent, husband, firefighter, surfer and mountain bike rider had left him no time for the film. But he said something that resonates with lessons for those willing to learn them. He said, "You know, there are only a handful of surfers in the world capable of riding Mavericks, and within that handful there are only a few who want to."
About 20 years ago I was talking about the latest casualty of the mountains with a friend, a fellow climbing guide. It is a theme that people who live, work and play in mountains return to all too often. Our discussion that day veered away from the specific most recent death of a climber we knew to all the people we had known who had died in the mountains over the period of our lives. Some of them had been friends, a few close ones. For reasons I've forgotten, we decided that we would search our memories and each make a list of all the people we knew who had died in the mountains. The next day we resumed our conversation with our respective lists which totaled more than 70.
We were both surprised. We should not have been.
There are more names on those lists 20 years later, but neither of us have kept track, nor shall we. People die and are injured every day in the mountains of the world, and it is both easy and practical for mountain people to acknowledge the inevitability and constancy of such events. It is not nearly so painless to move beyond acknowledgement to acceptance. Death and injury, untimely or not, and the questions and diverse answers that arise from them are often neither common nor sensible to everyone, and they are never painless.
Nor are they limited to people and activities of the mountains. They are integral to human life, regardless of where or how lived. There is a usually accepted perception (belief?) that people who engage in such mountainous activities as climbing, skiing, hang gliding, paraponting, kayaking, snowmobiling, snowboarding and the like put themselves at more risk than the general public. A physician I know who views climbing and, I suspect, climbers with jaundiced eye once showed me an article in a medical journal claiming that, statistically, a climber on Denali was more likely to be injured or die than a soldier in combat. I have no idea what data was used to determine that statistic, but that it appeared in a mainstream medical journal illuminates the aforementioned perception. When confronted with such a factual overview of an aspect of life you care about, it is always good to keep in mind the Disraeli adage "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." For me, conflating the unnecessary degradation and horror that war brings to humans with the fundamental beauty, pleasure and spiritual uplifting that mountains instill in them is tasteless in the extreme and a disservice to human understanding of the process of the life, which, inevitably, encompasses death to skier, climber, soldier, housewife and spy alike. I don't know how to determine such a thing, but I suspect that, statistically, physicians who have climbed on Denali lead healthier, happier, and more creative and perhaps even longer lives than do battlefield and more mainstream physicians. And, yes, it is tasteless and an impediment to both understanding and appreciating life to conflate the two, a risk and a choice I am not willing to take. My suspicion is neither a certainty nor a statistic, only an affirmation of the integrity of each person's preference of how to live and of the individual tolerance for risk that choice entails, whether in mountains, cities, battlefields or industrial farms.
I am reminded of Tom Patey's well known verse:
"Live it up, fill your cup, drown your sorrow
And sow your wild oats while ye may.
For the toothless old tykes of tomorrow,
Were the tigers of yesterday."
Patey, a fine climber (and doctor), made a simple, human mistake and died in a rappelling accident at the age of 48.
Like all people who have spent a significant amount of their lives engaged in mountainous pursuits, I have dealt with, thought about, observed, engaged in and been affected by the risks and the simple human mistakes inherent to that life. The operational human quality in dealing with those activities I choose to call, for a reason that will soon be clear, 'risk tolerance.' Personally, I am more comfortable (and, I will argue, safer) pursuing a day of any mountainous endeavor with which I am familiar than, say, driving the congested freeways of southern California, walking the streets of many neighborhoods of any large city on earth, dining regularly in the best known fast/junk food restaurants or, needless to say, engaging in violence, whether personally or patriotically inspired. This implies that people are more comfortable (and safer) with the familiar than with the exotic and unrecognizable, but even that does not insulate them from death and injury. Every year more than 30,000 people are killed in car wrecks in America (in 1972 it was 54,000). Every year more than 2500 people are killed in house fires, almost all of them caused by nothing more complicated, risky or unusual than cooking a meal, and more than 13,000 are injured in these fires. In 1978 more than 6,000 people were killed and more than 20,000 injured in house fires. These statistics do not include the firefighters killed and injured trying to save the lives and homes of American people engaged in an activity no more exotic or exposed to risk than cooking dinner for their families. Cooking a meal and driving to the store are not considered high risk activities, at least not statistically, but every day people die and are injured in their pursuit because something went wrong.
And after nearly every accident in the mountains and elsewhere there is a search for answers to why it happened, seeking lessons to be learned to prevent the same mistakes being repeated, sometime assigning blame, always striving to make tidy and comprehensible the complex and often inconceivable. And more often than not those searches turn up human error as a primary factor, sometimes incomprehensible error, sometimes completely conceivable. That the lessons are not learned is self-evident. As mentioned, people die and are injured every day in the mountains of the world, and so they will continue to be.
That people often act like sheep and will follow the herd even when knowing they are walking toward the wolves is well established. At least two recent, well-publicized avalanches that resulted in multiple deaths illustrate this. In instances like these, personal tolerance for risk, personal judgment and personal integrity itself are sacrificed (sic) to herd bravura. This dynamic can be observed every day from small groups in every walk of life to entire counties including but not limited to our own. This does not imply that the herd is always wrong just because it is a herd. Sometimes the herd avoids the wolves while one of the sheep goes to them.
Last winter four experienced, competent, knowledgeable backcountry skiers were at the top of a steep bowl covered with a foot and a half of fresh snow draining into a long gully with a couple of flat spots along the way. Three of them skied, one at a time, down skier's right of the bowl, into the gully and to the bottom where the snow ran out and they were safe. The fourth skier waited for them before moving left to the center of the bowl and jumped off a fifteen foot cliff to land on the steepest part of the bowl covered with new snow. Naturally, predictably even, the slope avalanched immediately and took the skier for a 1500 foot ride that temporarily buried him in one of the flat spots before a second wave of the slide pushed him along until he wound up at the bottom partially buried, a bit beat up, but very lucky and alive. His friends dug him out and they all went on with their lives. Nice story that easily could have ended not so agreeably. At the end of the official report of this incident was a section titled 'lessons learned.' Not included in those lessons was what seemed to me the obvious one of avoiding jumping off cliffs onto steep, freshly snow loaded terrain. When I queried the writer of the report about this exclusion he replied, "Some people have a higher tolerance for risk than others."
While the statement is true, it seems to me in this and other instances it sidesteps the onerous task of learning the lesson which, as human history illustrates, is quintessential human behavior. This dynamic is succinctly summed up by Kurt Vonnegut's response to the well known George Santayana insight, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"I've got news for Mr. Santayana: we're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive."
As a species, as a culture, as a lifestyle, as members of communities of skiers, mountaineers, firemen, housewives, school teachers, politicians, writers, sky divers, bartenders, bankers, clergy, drug addicts and thieves we are, as the great Vonnegut noted, doomed to repeat the past. That is what it is to be alive. The silver lining in being alive is that as individuals we are sometimes capable of learning, sometimes without even remembering the past, much less having to repeat its mistakes. As a group, any group—any group—that capability is not so evident.
There are always those individuals in every adventure and aspect of life who stand out from the group by their ability to learn the lesson, gain the insight, raise the standard and in some small or large way expand the limits of the possible by example. Sometimes these individuals learn from their own egregious mistakes, sometimes they learn without them. (The skier mentioned earlier who jumped off the cliff onto a loaded steep slope reportedly told a good friend, "That will never happen again." Good for him, the individual who learned.) Usually, those who raise the standards become the stars, the leaders, the ones to emulate and, eventually, exceed. They become the beacon and the authority, and they do not last long. It has been only 60 years since Tensing Norgay and Edmund Hillary became the first humans to climb Everest, a milestone in mountaineering and human endeavor. Now any person with $60,000, a modicum of fitness and the desire for a piece of the action can climb Everest. My old friend Yuishiro Miura, who climbed Everest when he was 70 years old and again when he was 75, just climbed it again at the age of 80. A couple of weeks before this writing Ueli Steck, arguably the finest climber in the world at the moment, and his two climbing partners were attacked by an angry mob of a hundred Sherpas whose profession involves getting those $60,000 clients up the mountain. The Sherpas were angered by a perceived violation of 'etiquette' on the part of the climbers.
Risk tolerance and etiquette delineate boundaries and, like fences, create good neighbors. When they are crossed some of the dynamics of accidents and high achievement in the mountains and elsewhere come a bit more into focus. I will argue (admittedly without having been there) that Steck's personal experience, focus, knowledge and unusual skill provide him a risk tolerance and security for both himself and those around him not available to any of the professional Sherpas who were so offended by and, according to reports, violent toward him and his climbing mates. But the Sherpas do not and should not be expected to understand that. Unlike the intention of etiquette, risk tolerance is not democratic. For the Sherpas, Everest is for clients, not climbers, and one ignores that cultural reality according to one's own tolerance for risk. Ho ho.
In an age when personal and professional spraying and promotion via films, I phones, the internet, GoPros, You Tube and Facebook are both immediate and endemic to the mountain culture, the latest exploit of the standard bearers, the super stars and the icons of the edge is immediately known and available to the world. The levels of achievement and risk tolerance of every super star of the mountains, seas, plains and cities in history are connected to and built upon the efforts of their respective communities. But those levels, no matter how well sprayed and promoted to the general populace, are only available to a few. Just because one sees a film of someone jumping off a cliff onto a steep slope and carving great turns in powder does not mean that every other similar mountain slope will not slide. Every slope, like very person, is different. The reasons for this are complex and obvious and, for some, difficult to accept and impossible to learn. As the good Kurt observed, we are as a species doomed to repeat the past. As individuals we can make some progress.
The level of risk tolerance for, say, Ueli Steck, Alex Honnold, Shaun White, Kristen Ulmer, Will Gadd and others who came before and more who will follow, is different in both kind and degree from those of less commitment and effort, mountain intelligence and instinct, attention to detail and that indefinable quality that some are born with and most are not that can be polished and enhanced but never earned. It can be called 'genius' but might be
nothing more than having been born with better vision or hand/foot-eye coordination than others. However one chooses to define it, that quality keeps some alive in mountains where others perish. As standards move up so do expectations, personal and cultural, but in all things there are only a few who are ca
pable of living on or close to the edge. And none of them can live there for very long, time being as relative as levels of risk tolerance. And when the many push to where only the few can, with luck, survive there will be accidents remarkably similar to those in the past.
Jason's insight is always worth keeping in mind. That is, always listen to yourself—not the herd, not the promotion, not the cameraman, not the super star, not the comparison, certainly not the expert or authority—just yourself, your trusted friend who is the only one who can differentiate between wanting and thinking you should want to. Only you know what a tolerable risk is for you, and usually, not always, that risk is made more dangerous to the degree that it is comparative.
Dick Dorworth is the author of Night Driving and a longtime contributor to the Mountain Gazette.


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Lima, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cusco
This luxurious one-week tour is the perfect overview of Peru's most interesting cultural and archaeological highlights.
Begin in Lima with an overnight stay in the cosmopolitan Peruvian capital.
Next, fly to Cusco, and transfer to the lower elevation of the Sacred Valley of the Incas (Urubamba Valley) for a two-night stay. Your private guide will ensure you experience the best of the local culture during visits to indigenous markets and villages, gentle walks or hikes to important Inca and pre-Inca sites, and meetings with renowned local weavers. Active touring can also be incorporated, if desired, such as day treks, rafting, horse-back riding or mountain biking. A private Nuevo Andean cooking lesson can also be arranged, upon request.
Continue to Machu Picchu and spend one night near the ruins. Your private guide will teach you about the fascinating history of the site and ensure that you have the opportunity to explore the grounds after most tourists have left. Spend the following day exploring the ruins with the option to hike trails to stunning viewpoints around the site.
Continue to Cusco on the luxury Hiram Bingham train. An oxygenated room will be arranged at the city's most historic and distinguished hotel. Your guide will lead you through the narrow cobblestone streets as you learn about the fascinating Incan and Spanish history in the city. During your tour, visit markets, galleries, boutiques and the best artisan workshops. Also opt to see important archaeological sites just outside of the city. In the evenings, enjoy dining reservations at Cusco's top restaurants. Additional activities can also be arranged, upon request, such as a meeting with a local art expert or an evening cultural performance. Upon request, Artisans of Leisure can also arrange a day excursion to beautiful Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain (also known as Tres Rainbows), where mineral deposits create colorful stripes on the dramatic, undulating alpine landscape. (This location is different from the more remote and more crowded Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain.)
On the final day, fly back to Lima where you will be assisted to the international terminal for your onward flight.
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After some speculation, Nicki Minaj confirmed this morning that she and Meek Mill—the guy who previously gave her a 15-karat non-engagement engagement-like ring last year—have called it quits. The two dated for two years and reportedly spent the holidays apart.
But Minaj already has a new focus and a second announcement, she tweeted: the new music(!) coming soon for all of us.


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What is covered by AGA Care?
Any AGA heat-storage cooker outside of its warranty period that has a current plan offered in the territories covered by the AGA Service Centre is eligible for an AGA Care plan. Unfortunately, we are unable to extend AGA Care cover to solid fuel appliances or Rayburns at this present time.
Your AGA cooker will be covered for an electrical or mechanical breakdown of the domestic appliance, including all call-out, parts, materials, labour and VAT. You will also be covered for any scheduled service of the appliance as required at the manufacturer's recommended interval.


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Category: Evidence
AECOM face Ethical, Human Rights, Professional Standards Questions
Who are AECOM?
AECOM describes itself as a global provider of professional technical and management support services in markets that include: transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. With headquarters in Los Angeles, California, United States and clients in more than 150 countries, AECOM reported a revenue of US$8.0 billion for the year ended March 31, 2014.
John M. Dionisio chairman and on Board of Directors.
Michael S. Burke- chairman and CEO.
Stephen M. Kadenacy-chief financial officer and president.
Kevin Lynch executive vice president and chief strategy officer
Carla Christofferson– executive vice president and general counsel.
I understand that AECOM has high environmental and ethical standards. However, as with any large corporation, things can, in certain sectors or situations go awry. I trust that AECOM, in keeping with its reputation, seeks to resolve occurrences such as the one outlined here involving as it does: Human Rights, public health, professional standards, ethics.
The situation concerns:
•exposure of the public to high levels of noise pollution
•public health
•human rights
•presentation of misleading information on health impact of noise pollution
•provision of advice in areas outside AECOM's expertise
•the ad hoc creation of exposure criteria not approved by any competent health authority
•deviation from AECOM's own stated role in the project
•advising that non-health based standards that were 30yrs old and that do not appear in the ES should be used rather than the health-based modern standards specified in the Environmental Statement for the project.
•allocating night noise mitigation based on 30yr old standards that had not been approved in the official process.
•making unsubstantiated and irrational claims- noise of unlimited loudness, if limited to two occurrences per hour, is conducive to undisturbed sleep.
AECOM provided consultancy services, carried out noise and vibration assessments for the reopened Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway, and generated subsequent reports, as required by the Environmental Statement for the development. This included advice on the provision of mitigation and advice on allocating mitigation in compliance with commitments made in the ES.
The geographical location is Scotland.
Documentation obtained by FOI requests and other measures is held for all of the above.
I would be pleased if you would provide a contact person who will address this complaint and to advise on your formal complaints process.
So far, AECOM have been contacted five times. They have yet to respond to this letter. The AECOM website contact form was completed twice, they have been emailed, they have been contacted via twitter @AECOM twice. The only response has come via twitter once advising of an email address to use, once saying that an email had been received. No formal acknowledgment or reply has been received for the letter quoted above.
If AECOM wants to be recognized as an ethical, sustainable, socially responsible company, then it has to be honest: that means not just publicising accomplishments but acknowledging and tackling it's failings. We have seen VW's reputation collapse primarily due to failure of standards. The consequences are massive and may cripple the company. VW are now seeking whistleblowers to expose the extent of the problem. AECOM's senior personnel, CEOs, president, the board of directors, are ultimately responsible for the standards within their own corporation. As such, they have a key role in rooting out malpractice or failings wherever and whenever such arise. We look forwards to AECOM fully addressing not just the pollution, ethics, human rights, professional standards issue, but the apparent reluctance of personnel at corporate communication level to even acknowledge notification of this problem.
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Video Showing DB Bahn (DB Shenker) Noise Pollution"
Video of Freight Noise . This link takes you to a YouTube video of noise pollution from a DB Bahn owned freight train
Noise and Vibration Source. DB Bahn owned (DB Shenker UK) freight trains are causing high levels of noise pollution-up to 90dBLamax-and vibration for elderly and infirm residents. Further along the line, children are being shaken awake during the night.
The Railway Line
This UK line is six years old and is maintained and run by Network Rail. According to the UK environment agency, DEFRA, Network Rail manage the noise and vibration levels.
The People Exposed
On the left hand side of this video, immediately on the other side of the crossing, lies Sheltered housing. Many residents are in their 80s. This is not an isolated situation. It occurs day and night and impacts residents young and old right along the line.
We are emailing Deutsche Bahn
DB Environment Center, Berlin, Germany, a link to this video and asking them how they propose to address this issue. DB Bahn say they have high environmental standards.
DB Bahn Response
We will post their response to this problem in a subsequent post.
NVAG puts Noise, Vibration from Rail case to Scottish Human Rights Commission
"What do you consider to be the most urgent human rights issues which should be addressed in Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights?" Question by Scottish Human Rights Commission, SHRC, as part of consultation.
Response by NVAG to SHRC: The right to health, peaceful enjoyment of ones home and to the fundamental human needs of sleep and good health are currently being actively denied to many thousands of Scottish residents.
The consequences of noise exposure has been published by the World Health Organization in 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011. In the last publication, Burden of disease from environmental noise. Quantification of healthy life years lost in Europe, noise was upgraded to the environmental pollutant with the second highest burden of disease in Western Europe. It also noted, that whilst other pollutants are being tackled and the impact decreasing, harm from noise is increasing. On the railways much of this comes from increasing levels of night freight. On one line surveyed, ten to fifteen trains run between 23.00 and 07.00. This appears typical. Children are exposed to significantly more train passes due to their longer sleep requirements.
Key bodies in Scotland refuse to acknowledge scientific and medical evidence regarding noise and vibration exposure for residents and the need to protect against chronic sleep deprivation.
The Scottish Government, through one of its agencies, Transport Scotland, promotes high noise- level standards for night rail traffic that bear no relation to any modern health standards. Their argument, based on a 20yr old report, is that it is appropriate to allow unlimited levels of noise, twice an hour (in excess of 82dBLamax) during the night without mitigation for residents. This contradicts all modern health standards and defies common experience: loud noise wakens people. Official noise assessments show levels are four times louder than the 60dBLamax level at which the WHO advises conscious awakenings start to occur. The result, not surprisingly, is repeated awakening by residents and chronic sleep deprivation.
Network Rail has a policy of running trains 24/7 and claims that it is unable to refuse freight access if paths are available on the line. It also refuses to accept any responsibility for noise or vibration exposure to residents. Repeated enquiries to NR eventually ascertained that they acknowledge no noise or vibration standards. Regardless of how high the exposure to residents, NR does not regard it as a fault or a reason to cease operating. NR were asked as to what residents should do, when, having been woken repeatedly night after night, they are faced with driving, operating machinery, or performing tasks that require concentration, judgment or responsibility. Do they put themselves and others at risk or phone in sick? Network Rail refused to advise. Residents have to make that choice.
The Office of Rail Regulation requires Network Rail to have a sustainability policy but emphasizes that they do not do environmental monitoring and that the local authority are the body charged with dealing with environmental health problems.
Local authorities deal with domestic noise issues but are extremely reluctant to do so for noise or vibration from bodies who have statutory authority. In one instance in Scotland, on a modern railway line, where standards in the Environmental Statement approved by Parliament are being exceeded every night, repeated requests by residents to serve noise abatement orders have been refused. The environmental health officers said that they'd taken legal advice and had been told that they'd have no chance of winning if they took the case to court. Instead of a court deciding, the decision was made without the chance of those afflicted to present evidence, based, not on the consideration of a judge but on the advice of an anonymous expert, with no record taken of the discussion or points made and no public or independent scrutiny.
Many public health officers and even doctors in the UK are not aware of the problems caused by noise and sleep deprivation. This is surprising. A huge amount of detailed analysis and documented evidence has been published by the WHO over the past 14years; many internationally-recognized research groups, University-based, have presented studies. The public, however, are largely unaware of the impact of noise beyond that of damage to hearing and presume wrongly that they are not harmed if they 'get used to' the levels of noise. The WHO advises of stress, high blood pressure, ischemic heart disease, physiological, psychological and social deterioration. A Cambridge study in 2013 found that sleep deprivation for just one week caused several hundred changes in the DNA of the human body. A study into HIV immunization in the USA IN 2012 found, as have several other studies, that sleep deprivation has a highly adverse impact on the immune system. The British Medical Journal states that there is now no doubt that sleep deprivation has a serious impact on health. Children are worst affected and suffer significant developmental and educational issues in addition to the health problems.
The noise and vibration pollution caused by traffic can be difficult to attribute but for railways it is both attributable and systematic in nature. Studies of parliamentary and business communication (FOISA) indicate that ignoring or downplaying the issue is part of a deliberate policy by promoters, often the Government working with private companies, and operators, to avoid the cost of providing protection from the noise and vibration they produce. Mitigation measures are available and are employed widely in the EU. When asked to apply practices or measures by petitions committee PE1273 at the Scottish Parliament during 2009-2011 the response from the organizations involved was that it was not commercially viable. It is viable in mainland EU.
A framework of complaint bodies and regulations exist but, whilst some daytime noise issues are addressed, night noise is almost unregulated. The public are left to suffer. If a corporation were to release toxins or ionizing radiation into residents' homes at levels far exceeding those advised by health bodies to prevent physiological, psychological and behavioural problems, there would be immediate action and prosecutions. Strangely, once the label 'noise' is added, there is intransigence, disbelief, denial of medical evidence, failure to monitor and refusal to apply legal measures. What is particularly insidious is that there is no escape for residents: this is a pollutant that relentlessly penetrates their homes, their place of rest and refuge; they are subjected to this in the commercial interests of the polluters.
[Please note: this is the case put by NVAG for consideration by SHRC. SHRC is not affiliated or in any way connected to NVAG ].
"Noise pollution . . . a threat to public health," World Health Organization 2011
Evidence provided by the World Health Organization on health effects of traffic-related noise in Europe
Bonn and Copenhagen, 30 March 2011
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"Traffic-related noise accounts for over 1 million healthy years of life lost annually to ill health, disability or early death in the western countries in the WHO European Region. This is the main conclusion of the first report assessing the burden of disease from environmental noise in Europe, released today by WHO/Europe. Noise causes or contributes to not only annoyance and sleep disturbance but also heart attacks, learning disabilities and tinnitus.
"Noise pollution is not only an environmental nuisance but also a threat to public health," says Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe. "We hope that this new evidence will prompt governments and local authorities to introduce noise control policies at the national and local levels, thus protecting the health of Europeans from this growing hazard."
"Among environmental factors in Europe, environmental noise leads to a disease burden that is second in magnitude only to that from air pollution. One in three people experiences annoyance during the daytime and one in five has disturbed sleep at night because of noise from roads, railways and airports. This increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and high blood pressure.
"The new publication presents the results of an international study, coordinated by WHO/Europe and supported by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), that reviews the evidence on health effects, provides guidance to quantify risks from environmental noise and estimates the burden of disease in western European countries. Better surveillance and data collection are needed in south-eastern Europe and central Asia, where a lack of exposure data inhibits estimates of the extent of health effects in these parts of the Region.
"This new review of evidence is WHO's contribution to the policy process in the European Union. We hope that it can influence the update of the European Union directive to include stricter limit values for noise pollution, and that it can be extended to other parts of the Region," comments Rok Ho Kim, Scientist, Noise and Health at WHO/Europe, who coordinated the WHO project to draw up the report.
"To protect public health from environmental noise, collaboration between WHO/Europe, the European Commission and the European Environment Agency is increasingly strengthened, with the aim of implementing in a synergistic way the 2010 Parma Declaration and the European Union's noise-related directives. This collaboration is enabled by the common noise assessment methodological framework (CNOSSOS-EU) being developed by the European Commission," says Dr Stylianos Kephalopoulos, coordinator of CNOSSOS-EU.
"This publication is primarily for policy-makers, experts, supporting agencies and other stakeholders that need to estimate and act on the effects of environmental noise. It provides the basis for revised WHO guidelines on noise, which Member States requested at the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, held in Parma, Italy in 2010.
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New evidence from WHO on health effects of traffic-related noise in Europe
Bonn and Copenhagen, 30 March 2011
Evidence of Noise and Vibration
Professional measuring equipment for this is expensive and requires regular calibration however:
Council Environmental Health
You could inform the council's environmental health department that, in your opinion, your household is being subjected to unreasonable or health-harming levels and request that they take measurements. This request may be met with some resistance and you may be offered reasoning as to why this is not helpful/necessary/relevant/etc. It is our understanding that the council have a legal duty to provide a safe environment and reasonable standards for you to live in and that they are legally obliged to investigate situations where that is not the case. Ask that you be given a note of the measurements and that they be taken at times when the noise and vibration are at their most severe. Keep a record of the request. Once you have the levels, you may want to ask the rail operators to address the issue. If they do not, or your request to have the levels measured was refused, you should consult a legal representative about how to take the case forward.
Your Own Records
You can by a basic noise meter for about £50. You can also download smartphone apps that will turn your smartphone into a noise level meter. These will not satisfy professional standards but are better than no readings at all and could be a basis for you asking Environmental Health, Network Rail or legal representatives to take measurements or to act.
Apps for android phones:
'Noise' by the Swedish Work Enviroment Authority. Noise meter and calculator. FREE
'Noisetube Mobile' by Sony CSL Paris. Plots graph of noise levels against time. Can upload to noise tube website. FREE
'Smart Voice Recorder' A sound recorder with settings that only records when noise exceeds a certain level (red horizontal line on can be dragged to level you want) FREE
Vibration measuring apps are available but none that have been found effective. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU FIND OTHERWISE.
Apps for iphones:
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Passholder Code Of Conduct
Code of Conduct, Club Member
The Country Club at ChampionsGate Community Association Board of Directors approved the following code of conduct for its members. The Code of Conduct differs from rules in that it addresses acceptable/unacceptable behavior.
The intention of this document is to establish clear and acceptable behavior expectations for Championsgate Club members and guests. It is not intended to restrict the rights of anyone but rather to ensure that all members, guest and staff can expect to be treated with respect while enjoying club facilities. The club deems that upon payment of membership fees, all members have given their consent to be bound by both the restrictions and penalties imposed by this code of conduct. Said members are responsible for the actions of guests who violate this code of conduct.
Code of Conduct
All members will:
Conduct themselves in a respectful manner and will not knowingly cheat or abuse any part of the facility or other residents using the facility.
Respect the rights of other members and club staff (Ex: Will not verbally or physically threaten, intimidate or slander others, either personally or through social media)
Not engage in any form of sexual, racial or religious discrimination or harassment Respect the club facilities
Adhere to club rules
Not conduct themselves in any rude or immoral manner, including the use of profane language, gestures, insults or other such misbehavior.
Abide by all state and local laws and regulations, including the possession of any illegal drugs on the property of the Club
Resolution of violations to the ChampionsGate Country Club Code of Conduct
The Country Club at ChampionsGate Community Association Board of Directors may issue a letter of reprimand to any club member who violates the club rules or code of conduct.
Issuing a letter of reprimand makes the club member ineligible to participate on any community committees or subcommittees. Any resident who is a member of a committee or subcommittee must remove themselves from associated activities until the reason for the reprimand has been corrected or mitigated.
ChampionsGate Country Club Dress Code Policy
In staying with the true spirit of the game, proper attire is required including collared shirts and NO denim attire please. ChampionsGate Country Club strictly enforces these policies. Please notify the participants in your group of these policies. Any participant that does not comply with the dress code policy will need to change into the proper attire or will not be able to participate in the day's play. ChampionsGate Country Club has a variety of slacks, shorts, and outerwear for sale in our golf shop should participants need to purchase proper attire on the day of play.
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For the first time in five years, Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake, has frozen enough to allow visitors from northern Wisconsin to walk across the lake to the ice caves of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. According to Reuters, officials declared the trek "low risk" about a month ago, and nearly 35,000 people have made the mile-long hike since then. According to the NOAA, the Great Lakes have reached their broadest ice coverage in 20 years, at 88 percent -- with Lake Superior at about 95 percent. Over the weekend, Reuters photographer Eric Miller trekked out on the ice, capturing these images.
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~~ flashback ~~
Lavanya is waiting for Guru in the airport. She saw guru and other guy coming towards her. lavanya smiled at guru, he waved and smiled back. Guru introduced maan.
Hey lav how r u?? he is my friend maan, and maan she is lavanya my cousin told guru.
Maan smiled at her and shook hands exchanging hi's.
3 of them left from there and drove to their house. They are staying in the guest house. Lavanya is looking nervous, for the first time in her life she is away from her family. Guru saw her and smiled.
Hey, don't worry I am there here na told guru. Lavanya smiled at him and is silent. Soon they reached guest house. They got out of the car. Lavanya looked around and liked the place.
Come inside told guru and took her luggage inside. Maan parked the car and came in.
Umm.. lavanya come, I will show you your room told maan. She nodded and followed him, maan showed her room and asked her to rest. Lavanya went to her room and took out her mobile. She called to her parents and talked for sometime. She then called to kashyap. They too talked for some time.
Hey I need to talk to guru, give him phone told kashyap.
Why?? Asked lavanya.
Just give him na told kashyap.
Hmm ok wait a minute told lavanya and came down to see guru and maan are cooking.
Hey guru, kashyap wants to talk to you told lav and gave him the phone. Guru smiled and took the phone.
Hey buddy, how r u? asked guru.
Fine dude, how are you? Asked kashyap.
Fine, tell me whats the matter? How cum you are talking with me when your jaan is there? Teased guru.
Stop it guru, acha listen. She is sounding tensed. Pls take care of her requested kashyap.
Hey don't worry I am there na, and whom you are worrying about, see from tomorrow she will be in her own self bossing around told guru.
Lav glared at him while kashyap smiled. They talked for some time, guru cut the call and gave it to lav.
What you told? I will boss around? Hmm? Asked lav angrily.
Ha yes ofcourse you do, that's why my anju will be scared of you told guru.
Better you don't talk about anju, she will be scared of small small things told lav.
You scare her told guru accusingly.
Whatever? Told lav. What are you guys doing? Asked lav. She saw maan is silent. She forwarded her hand and introduced herself.
Hii I am lavanya, u? asked lav. Maan smiled slightly n shook hands and told I am maan, maan singh khurana. Lav raised her brow and murmured attitude. Guru listened to that and smiled.
Two angry persons are with me, god pls save me thought guru.
Go and freshen up, dinner is ready told guru. Lavanya left from there and freshened up. she came down and helped them in arranging. 3 of them had dinner, guru and lav are talking with each other and maan is just listening to them. After dinner maan went to garden and settled on the bench. Just then his mobile rang. He saw the caller ID and smiled.
Hii dadi, how are you? Asked maan.
I am fine maan, why you are sounding dull asked dadi.
Maan is surprised, how she can find everything without even saying anything thought maan. Maan I am your dadi and I know very well about my son told dadi.
Nothing dadi, I am missing you told maan and smiled sadly.
Maan, from when you started missing me asked dadi.
Ohh dadi..
Ok ok I am just kidding told dadi and smiled. They talked for some time and maan cut the call. Here lavnya who is not feeling sleepy came to garden and saw maan talking with some one. Once he cut the call, she went to him.
Hii Khurana wished lav.
Maan smiled and told hii, and asked what are you doing here? Are you not sleepy? Asked maan.
No, I need some time to adjust here told lav.
Hmmm.. replied maan.
Waise, why you are sounding so dull. Any problem asked lav.
No nothing, I am fine told maan.
Kya yaar, atleast you could have told I am fine with a smile. Seeing your face no one will think that you are fine. And you are behaving as if you have loads of problems in your life told lav.
Maan just glared at her.
Thoda smile bhi kiya karo told lav and smiled at him. Maan did not help but smile at her words.
You know, tumko dekke mujhe meri preeti ka yaad aya hain told maan.
Preeti.. Koi GF ka chakkar hain kya? Asked lav.
Arey no no, she is my sister told maan horrified.
Oops sorry sorry told lav.
Waise tum subah itni dari si kyun ho? Asked maan.
Wo kya hain na, pehli baar yaha ayi hut ho thoda darr laga. Jab main kashyap se baat kit ho I felt relaxed told lav.
Hmm tumari BF.. asked maan.
Lav blushed and told yes… waise kal college jaana hain and I am very tensed.
Hey don't worry, we are there na told maan and smiled at her.
Hey you look good when you smile, kabhi kabhi smile bhi kiya karo told lav and smiled at him. Maan didn't help but smile at her antics. They both talked for some more time and retired to their respective rooms.
Next day they woke up and got ready for college. By the time guru came down lav is sitting on the couch making a crying face. He got confused and asked lav what happened?
I don't want to come to college told lav.
Wah first day hi bunk told guru.
Shut up guru, I am scared told lav.
Omg.. how many times I have to tell you don't worry told guru. Just then maan came down all ready.
Whats up? are you both not yet ready asked maan.
I am, but she is scared of coming to college told guru.
Maan is surprised, yesterday after talking with her, he came to know that she is not scared of almost anything then why she is making issue on coming to college. But maan smirked on his idea.
Hey guru, why you are forcing here dude. Let it be we will go come. She is scared of small small things for that we cant help told maan. He knows she will surely react and come to college with them. As expected she got up and took her bag but not giving an angry glare to maan. Maan just shook his head. They 3 left for college. Though lavanya is scared but she faced them with a confidence.
The day went well, maan and guru met her in the lunch. Lavanya thanked maan. They both become good friends. Maan, guru and lav are like one gang. They use to help each other in assignments. Mainly maan and guru helping in lav's assignments while she would be happily watching movie or doing some mischief. But if she gets angry then she is worst than maan.
One day maan, guru and lav are in college canteen having their coffee. Just then a girl entered into the canteen. Maan smiled at that girl. She too ordered coffee and sat beside maan. Maan introduced her to lav.
Joshi, she is sameera, sam she is lavanya, guru's cousin introduced maan. They both exchanged hi's and smiled at each other.
When the waiter was about to give her coffee suddenly it fell on her dress. Sam got angry and slapped that waiter.
How dare you? Cant you see, you spoiled my dress. Get lost from here shouted sam. The waiter left from there immediately mumbling a sorry.
Lav got angry seeing her behavior and told sam its just your dress got spoiled right, why did you slap him? Asked lav angrily.
Oh, cant you see he spoiled my dress and I will be calm spatted sam. And you need not to tell me what should I do and what should I not. You are a middle class girl, how do you know what my 1 dress costs?? Shouted sam.
Stop it sam, there is no need to talk all this rubbish. And whats wrong in that? You over reacted and its your mistake shouted sam and all the people in the canteen were looking at them.
Come lavanya we will go told maan and they 3 left from there leaving a fuming sam behind. She felt insulted and all the people are looking at her. And it spread in the whole college and all are making fun of sam.
Sam got angry and thought maan, because of you all the people are making fun of me. You will suffer for what you did thought sam and smirked.
The next day sam came to lavanya and apologized her. Lavanya didn't like sam but when she came and apologized her she just shook her hands. From that day sam tried to be friendly with them. She some how succeeded, maan is talking with her because she is his Bhabhi's sister. And he don't want to hurt his bhabhi.
One day dadi called him.
Hello dadi…
Hii son, how are you? Asked dadi.
Fine dadi, how are you and why don't you come to London once asked maan.
No maan, you only have to come told dadi.
Why dadi? Asked maan.
Son, you know sam right? She is studying in your college only. Yesterday your bhabhi's father came and about yours and sam's alliance. And I was happy, both the sisters will be in the same house, and you know sam too. But I told him I will ask you and tell told dadi.
Dadi, but why this early asked maan.
No maan, marriage will be after completing your studies. But if you are ok with this alliance then we will complete engagement. Maan, I want you to be settled in your life and I want to see you happy son told dadi.
Dadi I need some time to think told maan.
Hoping a positive answer from you maan told dadi.
Ji dadi, bye told maan and cut the call.
Here sam is happy that her dad'a and her wish is coming true. And they are very much sure that maan never says no to dadi. So sam used sanju and dadi to talk with maan. A week passed, maan thought what ever dadi thinks it will be good. And he too thought of sam. He don't know much about her. but after that incident she was friendly with them and is nice. So maan don't have any objection and said yes for the alliance.
Hearing this dadi and sanju are very happy. Even veer too is happy and congratulated maan. But lav is not at all happy, some where she knows that sam is doing all this wontedly. And guru always supported maan in all the ways. Even after that too maan was friendly with sam. Sam tried to come close to him but maan was always in his limits, some times he has to avoid her because of her over action. This angered sam and lav is happy. There always a cold war between sam and lav. And seeing maan friendly with lav, this matter angered sam and tried to create rift between them. But their friendship is strong and they were like before.
Maan left to india for engagement and sam too. She is so happy and excited, her dream is coming true to be as khurana bahu. When maan went to KM, he saw an excited sanju. She was so happy.
Hey maan, you came. You don't know how happy I am, thanku very much maan told sanju and hugged him.
Later that day he met veer and dadi. He came to know that preeti and Vicky are also coming, he is happy not because of engagement but to meet his siblings. They too came and they all went to shopping. They all enjoyed a lot, cracking jokes around, pulling each others leg.
Finally the engagement day has come and they exchanged the rings. All are very happy seeing maan smiling, but preeti and Vicky never liked sam. But they have to be happy for their bro.
Spending few days with family, maan is back to London. There was a news in the college about maan and sam engagement. But maan didn't care and they got again busy with their studies. The exams are completed, but they didn't go to India, because of next sem which is very tough. But they got a week holidays. Maan, lav and guru enjoyed those holidays a lot. They went for outing and explored different places. Maan and guru didn't leave chance to tease lav when she did some thing blunder and caught off. Mainly when it comes to cooking, she is a worst cook of Italian dishes.
But one day lav tried to say something to maan, but maan got busy and lav too so she couldn't tell.
One day they got news that their friend is not well and is admitted in the hospital. They 3 went to hospital and got the shock of their life.
Precap: what was that and back to present..


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Ha! Well… I can't say I'm complaining. I was a fan of THE LEGO MOVIE (2014), and I thought Batman stole the show, so it only makes sense that the next LEGO movie outing would be about that character. This movie looks like it's going to be a satire of the Batman mythos, but still be smart enough to have a meaningful story to go along with it. It's probably just wishful thinking and it's likely going to be a comedy through and through, but it still looks like a great deal of fun.
So let's take a gander at the voice cast. Reprising his role from the previous film is Will Arnett. This deep-voiced funny man is no stranger to animation, having been in THE NUT JOB (2014), TV show BOJACK HORSEMAN, and several video games. His most notable live-action films probably include TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (2016), as well as its predecessor, but shines as a TV actor, having been in UP ALL NIGHT, THE MILLERS, Netflix's A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, among many others. He's a TV great and I look forward to enjoying his work here. In support, we have a few noteworthy names. One of them is Ralph Fiennes. Anyone else kind of tickled by that? Has he ever done a kids movie before? And don't say Harry Potter; that's young adult. Oh… wait, he did KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (2016), NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS (2010), and THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (1998). Okay, so… shutting up. But still, for a guy known for playing murderers, creeps, and nose-less magicians that can't take over a school even with an army behind his back, it tickles me to think of him in a true kids movie. Next is Michael Cera. Sheesh, there's a name you don't see much anymore unless you know where to look. While he was kind of a staple in the mid to late 2000's for his roles in JUNO (2007) and SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (2010), he sort of faded away from the big screen, didn't he? But that's not to say he hasn't found success elsewhere, primarily in television, being in CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL and ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. Hell, his last major big-screen role was 2016's SAUSAGE PARTY. Also an animated movie. Er… but not for kids. Other talents include Zach Galifianakis (KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES [2016], BIRDMAN [2014], and The Hangover franchise), Billy Dee Williams (the original Star Wars films, BATMAN [1989], and a ton of voice work in animation and video games), Mariah Carey (POPSTAR [2016], PRECIOUS [2009], and GLITTER [2001]), Rosario Dawson (RATCHET & CLANK [2016], SIN CITY [2005], and TV show LUKE CAGE), and Jenny Slate (THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS [2016], ZOOTOPIA [2016], and TV show PARKS AND REC, and will be support in the upcoming GIFTED [2017]).
Now for the crew. Directing is Chris McKay, known for mostly directing episodes for TV show ROBOT CHICKEN, making this his feature-length debut. Congrats, sir. Ehh, here's the one red flag that I have… three writers: Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, and Erik Sommers. Grahame-Smith has done ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (2012), DARK SHADOWS (2012), and even for writing (or assisting in writing) for the 87th Academy Awards. He is also slated to write BEETELJUICE 2, due out… in the future. And both McKenna and Sommers are known for TV show AMERICAN DAD!. They are also writing the upcoming films SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017) and JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2017). Finally, the composer for the film is Lorne Balfe, known for 13 HOURS (2016), TERMINATOR GENISYS (2015), and PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (2014).
UPDATE: Five writers, including Jared Stern (THE INTERNSHIP [2013], THE WATCH [2012], and TV show DR. KEN) and John Whittington, his debut. Congrats, sir.
Overall, despite the three screenwriters attached, I have to say that I am pretty eager to see this film. It looks like it's going to be fun, funny, and cute. Can't wait.
This is my honest opinion of: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
Batman (voiced by Will Arnett) is seen as the greatest superhero. He is loved and adored by all in Gotham City, and he loves the love. But there's just one problem. He's lonely. One night getting out of the house, he goes to a party celebrating the new commissioner, Barbara Gordon (voiced by Rosario Dawson), even accidentally adopting a young boy and fan of Bruce Wayne named Dick (voiced by Michael Cera). But before the night is over, the city's greatest villains crash the party and… surrender, chief among them, Joker (voiced by Zack Galifianakis). Now, now with no crime to stop, Batman is suggested by his trusty and wise butler, Alfred (voiced by Ralph Fiennes) to take care of Dick. Getting him roped into his crime-fighting lifestyle, the two go on a quest to learn a few life lessons.
Holy cow, what a movie. This is likely the best Batman movie we've gotten since THE DARK KNIGHT (2008), and will likely be the best we'll get for a very long time. Kinda sad when you think about it. I think the best part of this is that it's a parody film. How many of those get released in this day and age and are actually good?! In a few ways, this is almost a ground-breaking film. Okay, not really, but it's a reminder that with clever writing, you can make a good spoof movie by understanding the material and knowing what to satirize. To top it all off, it's still it's own unique story.
Well let's jump right into it, shall we? The movie opens with an incredible ensemble of Batman's most well-known villains, as well as an impressive amount of his most obscure and silly villains. Condiment Man always tickles me. And let's just say that Batman comes in to save the day in a way that I legit didn't see coming. Oh, and metal music in a kids movie, no matter how ridiculously hilarious the lyrics are, is something I needed in my life. The opening of him just kicking so much bad-guy butt is beyond hysterical and epic.
But there is a surprising amount of drama too. When the movie takes us to Wayne Manor and it's all subdued and quiet, you can really get a sense of loneliness that Batman feels and… I won't lie, it tugs at my heartstrings a bit when he's talking to the portrait of his parents and he tells them that they'd be proud of him saving Gotham again. Despite the jokes, there is tenderness when Alfred challenges Batman with the idea that he's afraid to be a part of another family. And there's a lot of emotional moments too. I almost cried at the end. Yeah, it's that good.
The casting surprisingly works for what this movie is. Arnett gives the perfect over-the-top voice as he did in THE LEGO MOVIE and continues to work so well the for character presented. Even Cera, whom I'm usually not a fan of, works really well here. I gotta say, the guy's found a nice place in voice acting. But anyone else get more of a Tim Drake out of him than a Dick Grayson? Eh, whatever. A funny, well-written role is a funny, well-written role. I probably say this about all side-kicks in comedy, but I feel like it would have been so easy to make him annoying, but he really isn't. He's a kid, an orphan, and he's just been adopted by his hero, Bruce Wayne, who is secretly Batman. Who wouldn't be over the moon? And once he realizes that he's been co-adopted by Batman (Batman doesn't reveal he's also Bruce Wayne) and gets sucked into becoming Robin, he's got the thrill of adventure in him. This is surprisingly keeping it within the younger Robins of the comics, with similar outlooks, minus the cartoonish personality. That's… really clever of this movie. Seriously, why does Warner Animation Group have a better understanding of the DC universe than Warner Bros. itself. Dawson's fun as Barbara, Fiennes is fun as Alfred, but wouldn't it also have been funny if he reprised his role as Voldemort? I think it would have been, but whatever. Galifianakis is also surprisingly fun and hilarious as Joker. Everyone else gets pushed back, so the celebrity cameos are almost completely useless.
I think the closest thing to a downside is that the movie poster teases that we would get most of the Justice League characters. While they do make an appearance, and some even have their reprised voice actors from LEGO MOVIE, but they're literally only in it for one scene and it's… kind of a letdown. But I choose not to let that hinder the film too much as it's supposed to be a mix of both a celebration and a roast of Batman, so he's the focus, not the DC universe… minus, again, the appearance of Sauron from Lord of the Rings, King Kong, and a bunch of other non-Batman or DC universe characters.
I think a lot of us figured that this would have been pretty good, but I think it's a testament everyone involved when you make something look really good, to something really great. It's clever, it's fun, hilarious, and even hits you in the feels. I don't care who you are, this is such a fantastic movie and I can't recommend it enough to any and everyone.
My honest rating for THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE: 5/5


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Building up a property portfolio is something that many of us would like to do. However, it is a process that takes a great deal of time, hard work and commitment. A property portfolio can generate a healthy second income, while the marketplace seems to be growing all the time. There are nine million renters in Britain, and one in five renters is a family. Before you get carried away with dreams of your property empire, it is worth making a few important considerations first.
Treat It A Business
The first thing that you would do before starting any business is carefully do your sums, and this is exactly the same when it comes to investing in property. You will need a substantial amount of cash before you can even think about getting rental property. A deposit of around 25 percent will be needed before getting a buy-to-let loan. You should also work out where you are planning to buy your home and think about which neighbourhoods are up and coming. If you are planning to undertake major work on a house or developing on a plot of land, it is worth getting in touch with property development solicitors. Ultimately, you can never be over prepared.
Local Research
Think about the type of person you are likely to rent to before you invest in a property; will they be students, families or young professionals? Consider the demand in the area. If the property is located close to good transport links, or surrounded by good facilities then you are more likely to find renters. Scouting out the area in which you are buying should be one of your first priorities.
Check Lettings Agents
There is no doubt that being a landlord can be hard work, particularly if you have difficult tenants. Lettings agents can take away a lot of the strain in exchange for a fee. You may decide that they just take care of just the actual lettings process itself – advertising the property, finding a tenant and collecting the rent. The other option is full management which means that they will take everything off your hands including repairs and maintenance. Ultimately, you have to factor into your calculations the cost and work out which is the most desirable option for you.
Dont Forget About the Taxman
Remember that you will have to pay income tax on any profit that you make from rent. A number of the costs are tax deductible like repairs, letting agent fees and landlord insurance. You can also deduct any income you pay on the mortgage. As well as this, if you plan on selling the property then you will have to pay capital gains tax. Once again, it all comes back to making sure that you do all your sums.
Building a property empire is hard work, but for the people who succeed then it can really be a rewarding enterprise that is worth all the hours put into it.


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Boceprevir; Cobicistat; Telaprevir/CYP3A4 Inducers Interactions
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Severe. These medicines may interact and cause very harmful effects and are usually not taken together. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
Apalutamide, carbamazepine, enzalutamide, fosphenytoin, lumacaftor, mitotane, natisedine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, primidone, rifampin, and St. John's wort may speed up how quickly your liver processes boceprevir, cobicistat, and telaprevir.
What might happen:
The amount of boceprevir or telaprevir in your blood may decrease and it may not work as well against your hepatitis.
What you should do about this interaction:
Make sure your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together or if you have taken apalutamide, carbamazepine, enzalutamide, fosphenytoin, lumacaftor, mitotane, natisedine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, primidone, rifampin, or St. John's wort in the previous two weeks, or if you stop taking St. John's wort. Your doctor may want to adjust your medicines.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
- 1.Victrelis (boceprevir) US prescribing information. Schering Corporation January, 2017.
- 2.Tybost (cobicistat) EMA summary of product characteristics. Gilead Sciences Limited May, 2014.
- 3.Tybost (cobicistat) US prescribing information. Gilead Sciences, Inc. October, 2019.
- 4.Incivek (telaprevir) US prescribing information. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated October, 2013.
- 5.US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Drug Development and Drug Interactions: Table of Substrates, Inhibitors and Inducers. Available at: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-interactions-labeling/drug-development-and- drug-interactions-table-substrates-inhibitors-and-inducers. Updated 11/14/2017.
- 6.This information is based on or an extract from the UW Metabolism and Transport Drug Interaction Database (DIDB) Platform, Copyright University of Washington 1999-2019..
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Game updates/20080110
From Guild Wars Wiki
Update - Thursday, January 10, 2008[edit]
Bug Fixes[edit]
- Fixed a bug that removed temporary skills (such as Disarm Trap) from a player's bar when a Norn Blessing skill ended.
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to use dungeon maps in non-dungeon areas, wasting the item.
- Fixed a bug that improperly Ascended a dead player if the Doppleganger [sic] died afterward in the Augury Rock mission.
- Fixed an exploit that could allow players access to certain locked outposts.
- Fixed a bug that occasionally made players appear to be carrying the Relic in the Hall of Heroes after dropping it.
- Fixed a bug that caused the Mesmer skill Waste Not, Want Not to fail when it should not have failed.
- Fixed a bug that prevented Dzabel Land Guardian from spawning in the Nightfall campaign.
- Made preparations for the upcoming GvG weekend event.
- Updated the appearance of the Wintersday Ice Crown.
Guild Wars Wiki notes[edit]
- Removed Wintersday decorations.
- Monsters started dropping Birthday Cupcakes; this seems to have been fixed in a subsequent update.


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A Set of Six Small Sashiko Samples: Practice
Written on December 10, 2012
Today I'm showing a set of six, small, layered cotton pieces, each of which has been sashiko stitched. As you can tell from a quick glance, a girl in old Japan was being taught to stitch and these are her small practice pieces.
Common stitches are being practiced here, and likely you've already seen these stitches on sashiko textiles: the stepped design on the lower, left, above is the persimmon flower motif. The larger design on the right, above, is a variation on another common pattern, the asa no ha or hemp leaf.
And here are the backs. Pretty clean work for a novice, wouldn't you say?
The larger pieces measure around 5 1/2″ x 6″ or 14 cm x 15.25 cm and the smaller pieces measure about 3 1/4″ x 3 1/2″ or 8 cm x 9 cm each. Of course they made from a cotton base and cotton thread–and they probably date to somewhere just before the middle of the twentieth century.
Tagged: sashiko.


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OC Genji Hero TRiNiTY Wednesday 06/02/2013, 20:40
Guild:949330 are *officially* opening their doors for recruitment!
Being a level 28 guild, it should be no surprise that our message board is extremely active, as are our players in the game.
On top of our threads getting filled up quickly, we help each other with strategies and tips to come out on top of every battle!
And if one should so be interested, we have many event creators in our guild whom create events to the extent of having at least one guild event at a time.
We simply ask for each applicant to be level 40 or above, and active, either on the board or in game. Or both!
Please consider joining guild:949330 as spots are limited!
Sasukemystery Imperator Harbingers of Ares Friday 01/03/2013, 13:32
You guys have go to join this guild, very active and friendly!
OC Genji Hero TRiNiTY Saturday 02/03/2013, 08:27
Sasuke doesnt lie, join up and see what everyones talking about
OC Genji Hero TRiNiTY Sunday 03/03/2013, 23:24
I have officially quit UR, but HOA IS THE BEST GUILD IN THE GAME, JOIN IF YOU WANT TO MAKE GREAT MEMORIES WITH GREAT PEOPLE
OC Genji Hero TRiNiTY Wednesday 06/03/2013, 07:50
Just kidding, Im back
Steel X_HoA Titan Harbingers of Ares Wednesday 06/03/2013, 18:34
Note that we currently have 81 members. We want to remain around the number of 80, but as we have a few visitors as well, registrations will close only once we hit 85. So take the chance while you still can .
OC Genji Hero TRiNiTY Thursday 07/03/2013, 07:09


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Beasts of Falinesti is a quest available in The Elder Scrolls Online.
At the Falinesti Spring Site, the Vestige may discover Thoronas, who will tell them how his wife, Pariel, broke the Green Pact by making a deal with the Daedric prince Hircine.
Quick walkthroughEdit
- Track down Pariel in the Falinesti Cave.
- Hint: Climb the Hanging Vine
- Subdue Pariel
- Search Backpack
During this quest, the Vestige will be given a choice once they have spoken to Thoronas after subduing Pariel. They can either let him transform himself into a beast, just like Pariel, or they can persuade him to not violate the Green Pact, and to kill her.
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Hythe adjoins the New Forest on its mid-eastern edge and sits on Southampton's western shore. Hythe is the largest, central village in an area today known as Waterside. Find out more about Hythe's fascinating maritime and ferrying heritage on one of the regular history walks and talks available from the village. Hythe is a departure point for ferry boat trips across to Southampton and onward to the Isle of Wight. It's an ideal base for exploring The New Forest, Wight and Southampton. The village has a bustling shopping centre and excellent transport links.
The Victorian pier and beautiful promenade afford spectacular views across to cruise ships. Hythe still is and has long been a popular spot from which to view the world's big super liners including the Titanic which left Southampton in 1912. Hythe also has a stunning marina, the first marina village to be built in the UK, with over 200 berths, stylish waterfront homes, bars, shops, restaurants and a boutique hotel.
Hythe's narrow gauge electric pier train is Grade Listed and Britain's oldest continuously working pier train. Today it is both a tourist attraction and serves as a transport connection to half hourly ferries running to Southampton. Hythe makes a great base for families and is only a short drive or beach bus ride from popular New Forest attraction Beaulieu. The Beach Bus ride is an easy way to connect to other top spots around the Forest and coast. It runs across the summer season stopping at Hythe, Lepe, Exbury for the gardens, the 18th century village of Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu and Lymington.
Hythe Ferry Services
Hythe is Anglo-Saxon for 'landing place' and by 1575 it appeared on Saxton's Hampshire map as 'Hytheferye'. The natural feature of the 'Hythe Hard', a large gravel bank exposed at low tide and pushing out into Southampton Water made a perfect landing point. Ferrying then has a long, rich history here, and ferry services today run from Hythe Pier to East and West Cowes on the Isle of Wight (via Southampton) or you can simply take advantage of the quick crossing over the Water to Town Quay at Southampton. Ticket fares for the Southampton crossing are really affordable, putting maritime and military museums in the city within easy reach. If you are holidaying with pets – dogs travel free on the Hythe Ferry service! For prices and sailing times visit the Hythe Ferry website for up-to-date information.


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Former X Factor contestant Chloe Paige has been left a little embarrassed after accidentally sharing a topless photo on Snapchat.
The alleged selfie features what appears to be Chloe exposing her breasts and was uploaded to her public Snapchat account ChloePaigeSings, reports the Daily Star.
Despite keeping her head of out of the NSFW photo, the snap includes Chloe's account name, ChloePaigeSings, in the top left left hand corner – which you would think means the star has definitely been caught out.
A few 'fans' obviously took to Twitter to message Chloe about the upload with the vast majority seeming pretty pleased about the mistake:
[tweet https://twitter.com/GarlandGenoho/status/774948850985476097?lang=en-gb conversation="false"]
But, there is of course a plot twist. When contacted for an explanation, a representative for the singer had this explanation:
The photograph in question is of Chloe's friend. Chloe mistakenly added it to her Snapchat story. Chloe's friend is beside herself as I'm sure you can imagine.
You'll have to make your own minds up on that one, but it sounds suspiciously like a case of: "It's not mine, I was just looking after it for a friend," to me…


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- Boil the pasta in salted boiling water with a tsp of oil so that they don't stick. Stir in between until it is cooked al-dente (cooked firm).
- Mix 1 tbsp of maida (all purpose flour ) and little milk and keep ready.
- (The actual recipe calls for sauteing the flour in butter and then adding milk slowly with continuous stirring. But this process is very much tricky and mostly forms lumps of flour. Hence to make it easy mix the maida with little milk before adding to the hot pan)
- Adding vegetables to this dish is purely optional as just the pasta with this sauce tastes delicious. But no harm in adding a few colorful veges.. if not for the vegetables just the sweetcorn and mushroom blend well with the white sauce.
- I microwaved the corn and broccoli until they are cooked. You can cook them in boiling water too.
- Heat a pan and add a tsp of butter. Add the roughly chopped mushrooms and saute till they leave water. Add the red bell peppers, and saute for another minute. Now add the cooked broccoli and corn. Sprinkle some salt and toss for a minute.Transfer to a plate and keep aside.
- In the same pan, add more butter and once it melts pour in the flour-milk mixture and stir well. Keep the flame very low as it will thicken very soon and tend to form lumps.
- Add the remaining milk and keep stirring..the flour gets cooked and the sauce thickens.
- Add chilli flakes(optional) and crushed pepper to the sauce and mix well. Now add the cream and mix well. (The more cream you add the more it is tasty.. creamy .... and yummy,., :)
- Add the grated parmesan cheese and stir in till the cheese melts and a nice aroma wafts. Then add the cooked pasta and the veges and mix well
- Cook for a minute or two on low flame and then add a pinch of dried herbs. Mix well and switch off the flame.
- (If you feel the sauce is thinner then cook for another couple of minutes. In the pic you can see more sauce in the pan and the pasta swimming in the sauce. I personally like more sauce and slurping it with spoon.. Some people keep the sauce less and just coat the pasta with sauce. It is upto you! )
- Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle some grated Parmesan.. it indeed smells divine. I ate the whole bowl myself.. :P
See you soon with another delicious recipe.
With Love,