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When I say "I am a Christian" I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.
Now before I give you your gift for today I have something new and SO exciting for you!
Because you have come here for my scrapbooking goodies, I figure you make photo books just like me. I have published lots of books through several different on line publishers and it's been largely a very frustrating experience. I recently found a company I hadn't used before and I'm SO EXCITED about it that I have to share it with you! I have refused to advertise on this blog because it's not in keeping with the blog's mission, but this I see as a service and I hope you will try it out. It will not only bless you, but by clicking the Mixbook advertisements on this blog and making and buying photo books you will also be helping support this blog.
So what's so different at Mixbook? The most exciting thing for me is that all of us who do 2-page layouts can upload a .PNG so we don't loose quality and then spread it over two pages! No more guessing at allowances and cutting our layouts in two to upload!!!! And here are lots more reasons that put Mixbook way above the rest:
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February 16, 2011
To the extent they have access to information, thoughtful Chinese, inside and outside the Communist Party and its government, are analyzing the implications for China of recent events in Egypt. What lessons should the country's increasingly worried, but outwardly successful, ruling elite take away?
Egypt surely vindicated Chairman Mao's familiar maxim that "a single spark can start a prairie fire". Based on their record, China's current leaders are likely to conclude that former President Mubarak's fall confirms the importance of quickly snuffing out the spark, as they believe Deng Xiaoping and his colleagues should have done when students began to gather in Tiananmen Square weeks before the slaughter of June 4, 1989.
A decade later, Deng's successor, Jiang Zemin, applied the "lesson of Tiananmen" by cruellysuppressing the Falun Gong immediately after it used new media to assemble 10,000 adherents in front of Communist Party headquarters without the advance knowledge of the secret police. Tibet and Xinjiang are more recent examples of the Party's use of such measures against minority nationalities.
Even the dominant Han nationality continues to be "harmonized" by the police and their hired thugs. Despite three decades of spectacular national development, there is a rising tide of dissatisfaction among China's working class citizens. Many feel deprived of the greatest benefits of their country's economic progress, unfairly burdened by the costs of developmental achievements, angry at government corruption and abuses, and lacking in freedoms to express their feelings and affect policy. Increasingly, they share the belief of a growing number of intellectuals, professionals and officials, including many Party members, that political and legal reforms are urgently needed to promote these freedoms and social justice. Here we see many similarities to Egypt.
One of the major demands of the crowds in Tahrir Square was to end the frequently-exercised power of the police to arrest anyone at will and often inflict torture. More broadly, the protesters, as New York Times correspondent Michael Slackman noted, sought "freedom, democracy, social justice, rule of law and economic equality". The gap between rich and poor had become intolerable. People were no longer seduced by appeals to nationalism or pan-Arab ideology but focused on ordinary demands for improving life, and this required political change, change that did not come.
Egyptian experts said that Mubarak's emphasis on stability "in the end proved the ultimate destabilizer". As Slackman reported, "Facing a police state that choked off competing ideas and ideologies, preventing free elections and manipulating the state media, the public found the only way to achieve its goals was on the streets."
If China's leaders care more about the welfare of their people than maintaining the Party's unfettered power, they should understand Egypt in a different way — as confirming the desirability not of rapid repression but of timely reform. This would be in the interest of their own self-preservation as well as social justice and political progress. They could not do better than to heed the admonitions of Chinese human rights activists whom they are viciously suppressing.
They might well start by viewing the hour-long video recently made by the blind "barefoot lawyer", Chen Guangcheng, whom their persecution has made famous outside China. It was secretly recorded by Chen and his wife during the ongoing harsh and illegal house arrest that was imposed on them after Chen's completion of a fifty-one month prison sentence following a sham conviction. The video was released last week on the website of "China Aid", a Texas-based rights group, just as the Egyptian revolution came to a boil. Chen's advice, resonating with the Egyptian experience, is that ruthless repression can eventually produce national instability and even dictatorial downfall.
China's "outdated social system is withering away", Chen says. The government is terrified and has "a sense of crisis". It is afraid that people will learn of its misconduct, which is why it goes to such extremes to hide its actions and isolate him and his family from their village and the world.
"If a society is not built on the foundation of fairness and justice, it will not gain long-lasting stability", he emphasizes. "Violence will only maintain short-term stability." Chen, who learned law through self-study and practice defending victims of official discrimination, maintains that the government's sole long-run option is to abide by its own law, including constitutional and international legal standards, respect universal values, protect human rights, and establish democracy and the rule of law.
Chen's video offers the first opportunity in over five years for the public to hear the views of this man whom TIME Magazine, when he was already in detention, named one of 2006's "Top 100 People Who Shape Our World". Chen was subsequently awarded the Magsaysay Emergent Leadership Prize, often called Asia's Nobel Prize, while imprisoned.
In the video, he recognizes that its posting may have dangerous consequences for him. His captors, who have often tried to intimidate and provoke him by calling him a "traitor", "counterrevolutionary" and "enemy of the state", made clear that they were hoping for an excuse to pounce on him again. Because of the video, Chen says, "It's likely they will handle me the way they treated Gao Zhisheng", once China's most famous human rights lawyer but cruelly tortured and now long "disappeared" by China's security police; "after all, no matter how they beat me, the judicial organs will turn a deaf ear since it will be done on the order of the Party Committee."
Indeed, several human rights organizations have reported that, shortly after the video's posting, Chinese police illegally entered Chen's modest farmhouse, severely beat this blind man and his wife and then refused them medical care. Will China's leaders seek to justify such mistreatment as necessary to maintain social stability? Surely others who watched Mubarak resign must be questioning how stable any government built on such abuses can be.
This Article was published with slight edits in the South China Morning Post on February 16, 2011 under the title "Sparks Fly." It appeared in Chinese in Taiwan's China Times on February 17, 2011. (繁体中文)( 简体中文)
Jerome A. Cohen is professor and co-director of the US-Asia Law Institute at NYU School of Law and adjunct senior fellow for Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. See www.usali.org.

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Yesterday, the Republican Caucus in the House of Delegates elected Delegate Kirk Cox (R-66, Colonial Heights) to majority leader and Delegate Bill Janis (R-56, Henrico) to majority whip. The election was necessary (see Washington Post Virginia Politics Blog) after current Majority Leader Morgan Griffith was elected to the House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th congressional district, defeating 28-year incumbent Rick Boucher during last month's Republican wave. Cox was the majority whip. Both were unchallenged (see Richmond Times-Dispatch). Statements from the principles include this from Speaker Bill Howell (R-66, Fredericksburg) (see entire statement, here):
Both of these individuals are trusted allies and talented lawmakers with remarkable backgrounds that they've used to help House Republicans offer practical solutions and deliver real results.
Kirk is an outstanding member of the House who I rely on . . . for thoughtful analysis and strategic insights on the important challenges and opportunities facing taxpayers, families, businesses and Virginia. Not only is he a widely acknowledged "go-to" person on the state budget, education, military and natural resource issues, but Kirk also has done a superb job as House Majority Whip counting votes and building support for our ideas.
Likewise, Bill is an engaged and detail-oriented delegate who contributes so much to our Caucus and Commonwealth. His service on key House committees has provided Bill with a firm understanding of the issues and how they impact people of all walks of life. I'm confident that he will continue helping to identify policy goals and forge coalitions in support of sensible legislation that will improve the quality of life for all Virginians.
From Cox:
We have many challenging years ahead with tight budgets and a need to grow private sector jobs. I look forward to working hard with House Republicans and all of my legislative colleagues to address these challenges and the aspirations of the people of Virginia as the next House Majority Leader.
From Janis:
I relish the opportunity to serve as the new House Majority Whip. Together, we're going to help put Virginians back to work by promoting legislation that fosters an environment conducive to more job growth, more economic opportunity and more prosperity for all Virginians.
Okay, the formalities are out of the way. Now, the question is, what will happen to some very valuable General Assembly Building real estate? Delegate Cox — now one of the most powerful delegates ever outside of a speaker as majority leader and vice chairman of the Appropriations Committee — already has a large and prestigious ninth floor GAB office per his role on Appropriations. But as majority leader, he also will have a large and prestigious suite on the sixth floor where the leaders of both parties and chambers have offices. Which will he choose? Or can he keep both? If he chooses the ninth floor, will Delegate Janis get the sixth floor office (whips don't have offices there)? If he chooses the sixth floor, who gets the ninth floor office?
These are the intriguing questions that drive the General Assembly. We'll keep you posted.


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Welcome to WebmasterWorld Guest from 220.127.116.11
What's your take on domain holden or domain foldem? Is your strategic thinking to sell or sit tight?
Does 5-10 Xs your current parking revenue share motivate you to sell? Why or why not?
Me? I'm playing domain holdem. I've held 'em for a long time with a mind of developing them. I've held 'em through some times of personal turmoil, events that made finding time to develop them a bit of a challenge and I only, fairly recently, chose to park them. My kids will be off to college shortly which provides both opportunity (more time) and motivation (more bills to pay) for developing them, ya know? :)
Besides, I see a brighter future in developing them than in simply selling them. I always have.
What is your current thinking? How has your thinking changed over the past 3 years, if at all?
Business plans aside, I would guess that anyone of us likely lives by this fundamental bit of life wisdom: "Make me the right offer and I will sell you the shoes right off my feet."
Still, I like the way my shoes fit and feel. I've managed to hold onto my Birkenstocks - through various repair jobs - for more than 15 years. My wife? For 29 years? My car? 18 years? My domains? 7 - 9+ years.
I'm simply prone to holding onto and nurturing quality relationships, ya know? Some just get better with the passage of time. Like bluejeans and quality domain names. :)
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Like bluejeans and quality domain names. :)
ROFL...just how many pairs of blue jeans do you own?
And for that matter, how many domain names? I own just over 130, I think, and they all pay for themselves with AdSense alone apart from the bricks and mortar business they bring me.
I have maybe a dozen names I wouldn't mind if they expired (no point though with AdSense) however all the others are fabulous trade-related specific names, no way, absolutely no way, only in sheer desperation.
However, over past couple years it's becoming tougher and tougher to make more money as it seems the harder we work, more sites online, and more traffic achieved results in very little if any income improvement from my primary publisher ad program, almost like a weird inverse relationship!
Therefore, I am currently thinking about doing the opposite by closing some sites down (at least temporarily) and trying a parked domain program.
Having heard other experienced domainers claim CTR numbers are *significantly* greater on parked domains. If we can get my CTR to go up several hundred percent using a parked domain quite possibly income would also increase a similar amount, assuming EPC is roughly the same?
Positive or negative feedback on this would be welcome.
P.S. No motive to sell individual names at 5-10x income which I consider low. Perhaps at 50-100x current income I would think about it


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Pomegranates are among the healthiest fruits on earth.
They contain a range of beneficial plant compounds, unrivaled by other foods.
Many studies have shown that they have incredible benefits for your body, and may lower the risk of all sorts of diseases (1).
Here are 12 health benefits of pomegranates, that are supported by modern scientific research.
1. Pomegranates Are Loaded With Important Nutrients
The pomegranate, or Punica granatum, is a shrub that produces a red fruit (1).
Categorized as a berry, the pomegranate fruit is about 5-12 cm (2-5 inches) in diameter.
It is red, round and looks kind of like a red apple with a flower-shaped stem.
The skin of the pomegranate is thick and inedible, but there are hundreds of edible seeds called arils within.
The arils are what people eat, either raw or processed into pomegranate juice.
This is what pomegranates look like:
Pomegranates have an impressive nutrient profile:
One cup of arils (174 grams) contains (2):
- Fiber: 7 grams.
- Protein: 3 grams.
- Vitamin C: 30% of the RDA.
- Vitamin K: 36% of the RDA.
- Folate: 16% of the RDA.
- Potassium: 12% of the RDA.
The pomegranate arils (seeds) are also very sweet, with one cup containing 24 grams of sugar, and 144 calories.
However, where pomegranates really shine is in their content of powerful plant compounds, some of which have potent medicinal properties.
Bottom Line: The pomegranate is a fruit that contains hundreds of edible seeds called arils.
They are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals and bioactive plant compounds, but they also contain some sugar.
2. Pomegranates Contain Two Plant Compounds With Powerful Medicinal Properties
There are two unique substances in pomegranates that are responsible for most of their health benefits.
Punicalagins are extremely powerful antioxidants found in the juice and peel of a pomegranate.
They are so powerful that pomegranate juice has been found to have three times the antioxidant activity of red wine and green tea (3).
Pomegranate extract and powder is typically made from the peel, due to its high antioxidant and punicalagin content.
Punicic Acid
Punicic acid, also known as pomegranate seed oil, is the main fatty acid in the arils.
It is a type of conjugated linoleic acid with potent biological effects.
Bottom Line: Pomegranates contain punicalagins and punicic acid, unique substances that are responsible for most of their health benefits.
3. Pomegranate Has Impressive Anti-Inflammatory Effects
Chronic inflammation is among the leading drivers of many killer diseases.
This includes heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and even obesity.
Pomegranate has potent anti-inflammatory properties, which are largely mediated by the antioxidant properties of the punicalagins.
Test tube studies have shown that it can reduce inflammatory activity in the digestive tract, as well as in breast cancer and colon cancer cells (4, 5, 6).
One study in diabetics found that 250 ml of pomegranate juice per day for 12 weeks lowered the inflammatory markers CRP and interleukin-6 by 32% and 30%, respectively (7).
Bottom Line: The punicalagins in pomegranate juice have been shown to reduce inflammation, one of the leading drivers of many killer diseases.
4. Pomegranate May Help Fight Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men.
Laboratory studies have shown that pomegranate extract can slow down cancer cell reproduction, and even induce apoptosis (cell death) in cancer cells (8, 9).
The PSA (prostate specific antigen) is a blood marker for prostate cancer.
Men whose PSA levels double in a short period of time are at increased risk of death from prostate cancer.
Interestingly, a human study found that 237 ml (8 oz) of pomegranate juice per day increased the PSA doubling time from 15 months to 54 months, which is huge (10).
A follow-up study found similar improvements using a type of pomegranate extract called POMx (11).
Bottom Line: There is preliminary evidence that pomegranate juice can be useful in men with prostate cancer, potentially inhibiting cancer growth and lowering the risk of death.
5. Pomegranate May Also be Useful Against Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women.
Pomegranate extract has been shown to inhibit reproduction of breast cancer cells, and may even kill some of them (12, 13, 14).
However, this is currently limited to laboratory studies. More research is needed.
Bottom Line: Laboratory studies have shown that pomegranate extract can help fight breast cancer cells, but human studies are needed to confirm this.
6. Pomegranate May Lower Blood Pressure
High blood pressure (hypertension) is one of the leading drivers of heart attacks and strokes.
In one study, people with high blood pressure had a significant reduction after consuming 150 ml (5 oz) of pomegranate juice daily for 2 weeks (15).
Other studies have found similar effects, especially for systolic blood pressure (the higher number in a blood pressure reading) (16, 17).
Bottom Line: Regular intake of pomegranate juice has been shown to lower blood pressure levels in as little as 2 weeks.
7. Pomegranate May Help Fight Arthritis and Joint Pain
Arthritis is a common problem in Western countries.
There are many different types, but most of them involve some form of inflammation in the joints.
Given that the plant compounds in pomegranate have anti-inflammatory effects, it makes sense that they could help treat arthritis.
Interestingly, laboratory studies have shown that pomegranate extract can block enzymes that are known to damage joints in people with osteoarthritis (18, 19).
It has also been shown to be beneficial against arthritis in mice, but there is very little evidence in humans so far (20, 21).
Bottom Line: Studies in animals and isolated cells have shown that pomegranate extract may be beneficial against several forms of arthritis, but human research is needed.
8. Pomegranate Juice May Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease
Heart disease is currently the world's most common cause of premature death (22).
It is a complicated disease, driven by many different factors.
Punicic acid, the main fatty acid in pomegranate, may help protect against several steps in the heart disease process.
In a study in 51 people with high cholesterol and triglycerides, 800 milligrams of pomegranate seed oil per day for 4 weeks was shown to significantly lower triglycerides and improve the triglyceride:HDL ratio (23).
Another study looked at the effects of pomegranate juice in people with type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. They noted significant reductions in LDL cholesterol, as well as other improvements (24).
Pomegranate juice has also been shown, in both animal and human studies, to protect the LDL cholesterol particles from oxidation, one of the key steps in the pathway towards heart disease (25, 26, 27, 28).
Bottom Line: Several human studies have shown that pomegranate can have benefits against heart disease. It improves the cholesterol profile and protects LDL cholesterol from oxidative damage.
9. Pomegranate Juice May Help Treat Erectile Dysfunction
Oxidative damage can impair blood flow in all areas of the body, including erectile tissue.
Pomegranate juice has been shown to be beneficial in increasing blood flow and erectile response in rabbits (29).
In a study of 53 men with erectile dysfunction, pomegranate appeared to have some benefit, but it was not statistically significant (30).
Bottom Line: Pomegranate juice has been linked to reduced symptoms of erectile dysfunction, but more research is needed.
10. Pomegranate Can Help Fight Bacterial and Fungal Infections
The plant compounds in pomegranate can help fight harmful microorganisms (31).
For example, they have been shown to be beneficial against some types of bacteria, as well as the yeast Candida albicans (32, 33).
The anti-bacterial and anti-fungal effects may also be protective against infections and inflammation in the mouth.
This includes conditions like gingivitis, periodontitis and denture stomatitis (34, 35).
Bottom Line: Pomegranate has anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties, which may be useful against common diseases of the gums.
11. Pomegranate May Help Improve Memory
There is some evidence that pomegranate can improve memory.
In one study in surgical patients, 2 grams of pomegranate extract prevented deficits in memory after the surgery (36).
Another study in 28 elderly individuals with memory complaints found that 237 ml (8 oz) of pomegranate juice per day significantly improved markers of verbal and visual memory (37).
There is also some evidence from studies in mice that pomegranate can help fight Alzheimer's disease (38).
Bottom Line: Some evidence shows that pomegranate can improve memory in the elderly and post-surgery, and studies in mice suggest that it can protect against Alzheimer's disease.
12. Pomegranate May Improve Exercise Performance
Pomegranate is rich in dietary nitrates, which have been shown to improve exercise performance.
In a study of 19 athletes running on a treadmill, 1 gram of pomegranate extract 30 minutes before exercise significantly enhanced blood flow (39).
This led to a delay in the onset of fatigue, and an increase in exercise efficiency.
More studies are needed, but it seems like pomegranate may be beneficial for physical performance, similar to beetroot juice.
13. Anything Else?
If you want to enjoy the health benefits outlined in the article, then you can either eat the pomegranate arils directly, or drink pomegranate juice.
There is also a good selection of pomegranate extract supplements on Amazon.
At the end of the day, pomegranates are among the healthiest fruits on the planet.
They have wide-ranging benefits, and may help reduce the risk of all sorts of serious diseases.
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By J. Davis III
Category: HEALTH
Tags: HEALING | HEALTHY FATS | REMEDIES
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By Richard Neal
Category: HEALTH
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According the latest statistics, diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes in the United States is reaching epidemic levels:
Total: 29.1 million people or 9.3% of the population have diabetes.
Diagnosed: 21.0 million people.
Undiagnosed: 8.1 million people (27.8% of people with diabetes are undiagnosed).
Source: CDC Website
Drugs Treat Symptoms, Not Disease
Pharmaceutical companies have been trying to shut these doctors down simply for revealing the truth about diabetes.
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By J. Davis III
Category: HEALTH
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At 13, Ursa, Hannah, Linney, and Maeve live in their own world built of basements, secrets, loves, and backyard ghosts — until the last sleepover of the summer. High school looms, with the promise and threat of reinvention, and the group fractures as shifting beliefs and identities collide in a traumatic accident that none of them can explain. Four years later, questions and accusations fly as the survivors revisit the scene of the "crime" and try to understand what happened, what they have lost, and how to live now.Read More
Intimate Apparel | Everyman Theatre
Wearing her heart on her sleeve while sewing intimates for her clientele, Esther is the talented African American seamstress in turn-of-the-century New York who has built a savings for herself making beautiful undergarments—while earnestly daydreaming of new beginnings, romantic possibilities, and the lingering affection she shares with a Jewish fabric merchant.
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Bullets Over Broadway | The Resident Theatre Company
Loaded with big laughs, unforgettable characters and the songs that made the '20s roar, Bullets over Broadway The Musical is bringing musical comedy back with a bang. Set in the heart of Broadway, the story follows a playwright who can't get his play produced until he finds a single backer...little does he know, his is new investor is a gangster, and his no-talent girlfriend will have to be the lead.
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The Book of Joseph | Everyman Theatre
Like so many great mysteries, it all began in an attic with a dusty old suitcase...
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Hack Your Headshots with CBP | Cold Weather/Natural Light
Sometimes shooting in the cold weather to do natural light headshots presents some interesting challenges. I love the crispy cold air and light.
When I'm shooting a session outdoors in NYC, it isn't much of an issue as we can go outside for quick trips and pop back in to my place to warm up. But when I'm on the road, I don't always have a home base, so to speak, and we're often left to our own ingenuity to get the shots we need all the while battling the elements.
Here are some tips and tricks that you can do if you may be shooting your next headshot session outside in the cold.Read More


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Steak Night
Thursday night is Steak Night! Available every Thursday from 5pm. TWO 10oz PRIME BEEF STEAKS Cooked to your liking. Served with mushrooms, tomato & chunky chips. & TWO DRINKS 175ml Glass of Wine, Half Pint Lager or Soft Drink. £25.00 + Add to your steak... Surf & Turf (3 Garlic King Prawns) + £5.00pp Steak Sauce (Peppercorn, Diane or Blue Cheese) + £1.50pp


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The Caribbean is a bucket-list destination that most people dream of visiting at least once in their lifetime. A group of tropical islands situated off the coast of South America with warm turquoise waters and sleepy palm trees swaying gently in the breeze on a golden-sand beach, what's not desirable about it? But there are… Read More
A Day at Nikki Beach, St Barth
It was our last full day in St Barth and we decided to spend it at Nikki Beach, a beach-bar situated on what is arguably the most beautiful beach on the entire island. I had been to the Eden Rock restaurant next door twice on previous visits to the island and it was now time… Read More
Friday, 15 February 2013
Salt Pans & a Secluded Beach
The next day we set off to find yet another beach. Yesterday, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at Anse De Grand Cul-De-Sac and today we were going to a beach called Anse de Grande Saline. It was a fairly long drive to get there. As we neared the beach, the land became a lot more rural… Read More
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Exploring Anse de Grand Cul-De-Sac
A new day, a new beach! Today we were exploring a beach called 'Anse de Grand Cul-De-Sac' which I think translates to 'beach of large cul-de-sac'. You can actually see the beach from our villa. As the name suggests, the beach curves round the coastline rather like a cul-de-sac. When we arrived at the beach… Read More
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Relaxing in Paradise
Travelling to new places comes with its share of adventure. When travelling to a new destination you want to immerse yourself in the place, soak up the culture and see the key sights. If you're anything like me though, sometimes you just need to sit the heck down! We were staying in a beautiful villa… Read More
The Mardi Gras Carnival
We woke up the following day to Pancake day or Mari Gras as is celebrated in St Barth. From the balcony I noticed that the sea was incredibly choppy with waves crashing from all directions. There were parts were two waves would charge towards each other before colliding. I had never seen waves act in… Read More
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
A Day at Isle De France Hotel, St Barth
One of the first things that I noticed about St Barth was the lack of beaches. You had to know where the beaches were - you couldn't find them by chance. Well, you could but it may take a while. The majority of the St Barth coastline consists of cliffs and rocks. The first beach… Read More
Monday, 11 February 2013
A Tour of Our Villa in St Barts
In February half term, during my final year of school, we flew to St Barts. St Barts is a small French island found in the Caribbean. I had been here twice before but without actually staying on the island. Let me explain. In 2009, we went island-hopping round the Caribbean and one of our stops… Read More
Sunday, 10 February 2013
Jet Skiing in Barbados
I was awoken by the boat's anchor one final time. We had arrived in Barbados, our final stop. When we departed the ship today, we wouldn't be returning and that fact made me feel slightly empty inside. This boat, Silver Spirit, had been my home. My room had been cosy, I'd bonded with all the… Read More
Saturday, 14 April 2012
Black Sand Beaches of St Vincent
We docked up at St Vincent, the largest island in the Grenadines. I visited the Grenadines for my 10th birthday but missed out St Vincent so this was my first time visiting this island. First impressions were good. Sitting on my balcony, I looked at the roughed cliffs that scoured the coastlines, jagged rocks at… Read More
Tuesday, 10 April 2012


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Paws in the Park!/
Join us for the Second Annual Paws in the Park Dog Walk, sponsored by JPawS - JP Stevens for Animal Welfare, on Saturday, June 4th, 2011. The event promises to be fun day for everyone! You are invited to bring your dog for a walk around Lake Papaianni, conveniently located at the Municipal Complex, near the Edison Animal Shelter. There will also be games and face painting for young kids, a race to the top contest to support local and global animal welfare organizations, entertainment, food and refreshments, and prizes for "best in show."
All funds will go to support the animals at the Edison Animal Shelter. Show your support and enjoy a day of fun with your entire family, 2-legged and 4-legged alike.
Save the Date!
Date: Saturday, June 4th, 2011
Time: Registration at 11:00 am Walk begins at 12:00 p.m.
Place: Lake Papaianni Park at the Edison Municipal Complex 100 Municipal Boulevard Edison, NJ 08817
Cost: $10 for first dog, $5 for each additional one
- Help spread the word! Send the full-sized flyer to friends and family.
- For more information, visit www.jpaws.org or visit the Facebook event page.
- If you would like to become a sponsor for the event or have any questions, contact: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Secrets London Directory
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Glass has been used for thousands of years. In the past it was very expensive and only the richest people could afford glass for windows and jewellery. Today glass is much less expensive and is used to make many different things, from windows and light bulbs to milk bottles and glass jars.
Glass is transparent, hard, is easily moulded into shapes and does not flavour food or drink stored in it. This makes it ideal for making bottles and jars.
The main raw material used to make glass is sand. To make clear glass, a special sand called silica sand is used.
This fine white sand is needed because it is very pure and does not contain other unwanted chemicals. Glass production also needs limestone, soda ash and other chemicals to colour the glass. The production of glass uses energy, both during the extraction of the sand as well as during transportation and processing. Large amounts of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) are used during these stages, which in turn produce the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide.
The main sources of the silica sand needed to make clear glass are in Australia and South East Asia in countries like Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Silica sand also comes from other countries including China, India and Egypt. Some sand is from Britain and Ireland and most of the glass factories in the U.K. use this sand.
There are different types of glass and each uses a slightly different mix of raw materials. The sand, limestone and other ingredients are carefully weighted and melted together in a furnace at around 1500º C (water boils at 100º C). The molten glass is then formed into the final product, for example sheets for windows or shaped into bottles and jars.
If you have a recycling bin, you cannot put glass bottles and jars in it. This is because the glass would smash in the lorries and get mixed with the other materials.
People who have Kerbie recycling boxes can use them to recycle their glass bottles and jars. Glass can also be recycled in bottle banks at Recycling Centres and some supermarket car parks. Make sure the bottles and jars are empty and give them a rinse out. Your local Council will be able to tell you exactly where your nearest bottle banks are.
When using bottle banks, never mix up the different colours and remember that only bottles and jars are collected. Window glass, glass cookware like 'Pyrex' and other glass objects can't be recycled because they are a different type of glass to that used in bottles and jars.
- glass can be recycled over and over again without losing any quality.
- the glass collected from amenity sites or kerbside boxes is called 'cullet'. When it reaches the recycling factory it is checked for purity and contaminants like paper and lids.
- the glass is crushed, melted in a furnace and moulded or mechanically blown into new bottles or jars.
- In Northern Ireland glass is recycled in County Fermanagh. Glass is also sent to Scotland and other countries for recycling.
- recycling glass greatly reduces the amount of raw material needed and also the amount of energy used in the process. Reduced energy use means less carbon dioxide is released into the air.
- it reduces the amount of glass going to landfill, as well as the amount of quarrying needed to get the raw materials.
- recycling just three glass bottles saves one litre of oil and recycling a single bottle saves enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.
- glass is recycled in Northern Ireland and Scotland which cuts down on the pollution caused by transport.
- recycled glass isn't limited to new bottles and jars – it can also be used to make other products including a new road surface material called 'glasphalt' and ground into sand for use on golf courses.


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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Odactra (Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp), the first sublingual allergen extract for the treatment of house dust mite–induced allergic rhinitis, with or without conjunctivitis in adults aged 18 through 65 years.
"House dust mite allergic disease can negatively impact a person's quality of life," Peter Marks, MD, PhD, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in an FDA news release. "The approval of Odactra provides patients an alternative treatment to allergy shots to help address their symptoms."
House dust mites are microscopic bugs that are typically found in house dust and live in bedding, upholstered furniture, and carpeting. They are close relatives of ticks and spiders. Those with allergies to house dust mites may suffer from a cough, sneezing, nasal congestion, nasal itching, and itchy, watery eyes.
Odactra reduces the occurrence and severity of nasal and eye allergy symptoms by desensitizing patients to house dust mite allergens. It is a tablet that is placed under the tongue, where it dissolves rapidly. Patients take Odactra once daily, year round.


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friendship / at the movies
-- चार हजार एक सौ और सोलह --
I'm still getting the hang of posting entries over on the Squarespace version of this blog, which I am more and more confident I will be switching to permanently soon. I suppose there's a few of you who read this exclusively as fellow LiveJournal members, with my posts on your friends list, the way so many of us used to, and I'm probably running a rather high risk of losing you as readers. I'm just so disillusioned with LiveJournal now that it's a price I'm willing to pay. I never believed I had any particularly large number of readers anyway.
Both this blog and cinema_holic will be semi-consolidated on the new site, by the way. They will be separate blog pages, with links at the top of the page; basically they will be separate blogs but on the same website. I guess the same could be said of these two blogs here on LiveJournal as well, except on the new site they will be much more easily toggled back and forth. Anyone clicking through to the links I post to social media will have far easier access to my personal blog posts. Considering a lot of people I work with read my movie reviews, I'll have to be more cognizant of that than usual, perhaps. Or perhaps not: I already learned several years ago that I needed to be more careful than I thought, even here on LiveJournal, without click-throughs via links posted on Facebook.
Lori R was taking a new hire around the office for introductions yesterday, and when she introduced me, she was surprisingly excessive in her description of my reviews: "He's a movie buff, and he writes the best reviews in the world!" Jesus, Lori. Take it down a notch! That kind of hyperbole sets people up for disappoitment. Not that I would ever think of my reviews as disappointing -- I have a long history of bizarrely thinking the review I'm writing is not that great, while I'm writing it, and without fail, when I read it again later, I think it's fine. I do write good reviews. I don't know about "the best in the world," though.
The setup of the Squarespace website is something I expect to evolve over time; it's a fairly simple setup currently, which is to be expected for its beginning. But I want to incorporate things like my personalized greeting cards, images of which are all hosted on Flickr; and maybe even start posting fiction in a different section. That story I started early last month has been deglected for weeks now. I should really get back to it. Maybe this weekend. Shobhit is working double shifts both days so I should have a lot of time to myself.
Anyway, I'm also getting the hang of having to do a few extra html commands in the formatting of these entries, a lot of which LiveJournal does automatically, even in the code editor that I've continued using even though LiveJournal offered auto-formatted posts ages ago. I like the greater control over formatting -- for instance, if I want a link to open in a new window, it's just easier for me to type that html code into the text rather than trying to figure out what setting to click on some other page or window. The thing is, in the code editor option for the blog page on Squarespace, I have to add code for things as simple as starting a new line or starting a new paragraph. I never had to do that on LiveJournal, not even in the basic code editor.
This is why I'm glad I'm posting on both sites for the time being, basically as a test run on the new site. I got this idea from work, where IT does mirroring for a time whenever they implement some new program, to identify and work out bugs.
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Ivan was sure happy yesterday -- so much so that he sent me a ton of giddy Facebook Messnger IMs about it, near the end of my work day: the boss he hated so much, who was the biggest reason he gave notice where he works and was switched to "on call," apparently quit without notice. So now they are asking him for a bunch of shifts for him to do in her wake, which is making him feel better about stress he had apparently been feeling about finding a new job -- which I didn't realize was stressing him out so much; he's pretty good about hiding it around me, unless it comes up in conversation and he openly states feeling stress. It doesn't even seem that logical to me -- he often talks about how easy it's always been to get work as a nurse, as that's one industry where work is always in demand. In the course of our relatively lengthy exchange, he revealed something I found a bit fascinating: when I said he is apparently skilled at hiding stress, he replied, I am NOT skilled at hiding my stress at work actually. He had even previously stated, I could not even conceal my contempt for [my boss]. I've always been bad at hiding my emotions and feelings towards people, and it often gets me in trouble.
Oh, really? Ooh hey, let's make this about me! That there is an indicator of his fondness for me if there ever was one: apparently if he disliked me at all, or even had any problem with me, he would be incapable of hiding it. Interesting. I always found him to be largely mysterious the first time he lived with me, but this time around he's very different in a lot of ways, not least of which is his clear appreciation of me as a friend. This is very different from my last roommate, Tommy. As a point of comparison, I really never did get any real sense of Tommy's sincerity, about anything. Except maybe that he suffered from social anxiety. I was always fond of Tommy and enjoyed his company, and even deliberately made that clear to him, but I could never tell whether he was intimidated by me in any way, or perhaps at best he was indifferent to me. I'll really never know because I made truly valiant efforts at staying in touch with him until I realized that, regardless of whatever issues he had that I tried deferring to, I was wasting my efforts. And I'm not much interested in wasting my time, or particularly my energy. Literally the only times I got him to agree to meeting up with me after he moved out was when I said I had a present for him or offered to pay for dinner (which I only did once, figuring he was still recovering from the financial pressures of several months unemployment). So: instead of actually saying anything to him about it because of the clear chance that it would hurt his feelings or make him feel bad about himself -- something I never wanted to do -- I just gave up and stopped trying. For all I know, that was what he wanted all along.
Ivan, on the other hand, in spite of his weird penchant for lying about small, meaningless things ("I never lie about important things," he once said to me -- all I can do is take his word for it, I guess), still demonstrates his comparative integrity through action. He follows up and doesn't ignore me, and we socialize and make plans regularly, rarely having plans canceled. I have a feeling he'll be the one lasting, genuine friendship to come out of the seven different roommates I've had over the past seven years.
That said, as I told Shobhit recently, once Ivan moves back out -- still expected to happen sometime in late 2018 -- after that: no more roommates! Hopefully ever. One great guy out of seven isn't exactly the best track record (most were fine, to be fair; on the other hand Ivan was literally the single one out of all them who was truly dependable when it came to rent payments), and I will be thrilled not to have to deal with all associated bullshit anymore -- from the tediousness of placing ads and showing the room, to the risks of what other bullshit the stranger might otherwise bring into my home. I want no more of it.
Speaking of integrity of friendship, though, I have to bring up Laney, because I came to a realization about her just yesterday. I would not go so far as to call her my "best friend," which is a loaded term and she's still not my closest friend, although she's getting close. But what I would say about her is that she's the best at being a friend. We've been good friends now for some thirteen years I'd say, and she is now the single friend I have ever had that long who consistently accepted me as I was, good or bad, from the beginning and without faltering on that point. She does challenge me when appropriate, but she has also demonstrated a depth of understanding that none of my other friends either want to have or are capable of having (on the latter point, my theory is that our both being gay -- in spite of our respective genders -- is what makes the difference, particularly in capacity for empathy). I have never once felt judged by her, and I think it's probably that more than anything that is the reason she is a genuinely beloved individual, by a great many people, far more than just me. I am grateful to have all the close people I have in my life, but these are the specific reasons I'm glad she's in it.
She will be turning 60 later this year, though. Maybe it's just that she's had the most time perfecting her friendship strategy! In any event, we could all -- not least of us, me -- learn from her.
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I went to a movie last night with Sara from work, the first time I had done so in a while: based on a quick look at my Social Review archives, although we've done things like have lunch during my Birth Week, it looks like we haven't gone to a movie together since we saw The Red Turtle in February. Last night, we saw Maudie, which I had been thinking looked like it could be all right but was not at all making it a priority to see, until Sara asked if I was interested. I said yes more as an excuse to go to a movie with her than because of particular interest in the movie. But then, guess what? The movie was great! I almost surprised myself when I gave it an A- with my review; I had been thinking through most of the movie that it would get a B+, but in the end I was very impressed, and even more so as I thought about it more afterward. We were both very impressed.
And it was at what used to be Sundance Cinemas -- up on 45th and 9th (a block west of Roosevelt), in the U District. Except it's no longer Sundance Cinemas, which was purchased by AMC Theatres. And actually, I guess, it's a bit more complicated than that, and it's taken me a while to get the history straight: here's a Variety story from late 2015 about Sundance being purchased by Carmike Cinemas for $36 million. I never heard that news at the time, likely because Sundance Cinemas -- which I first discovered in West Hollywood, a couple of years before they opened one in Seattle -- continued operating under that name. But then, as of last December -- as seen in this Hollywood Reporter article -- AMC Theatres acquired Carmike Cinemas for $1.1 billion, thereby making them the largest U.S. movie theatre chain.
Now, to get back to a micro level, the history of this specific multiplex in the U District (the only theatre in that neighborhood with more than three screens; it has 10) -- when I first moved to Seattle, long before SIFF began operating local theatres and when Landmark Theatres was the chain operating all the theatre houses that reliably offered independent and foreign films -- it was a Landmark Theatre, and it was called The Metro. It was one of the many theatres Barbara and I used to go to constantly. It went through their first conversion, from Landmark's The Metro to a Sundance Cinemas, in 2012.
Shobhit moved from New York to West Hollywood in September 2011, so late that year was likely when I first discovered the Sundance Cinemas in West Hollywood -- a concept I immediately fell in love with: a full bar, including hot meals, making it effectively a dinner movie house; and more importantly, because of the alcohol, no admittance for anyone under 21. No fucking children! It immediately became one of my favorite theatres to go to, and after initially being saddened by the closure of the Metro, I was elated to find out it was being opened as a Sundance Cinemas for Seattle. When that remodel was done, far more comfortable seats had been installed, and so had a full bar, and offerings of things like sandwiches and pizzas. It remains my favorite theatre to go to if I have to go outside of the Capitol Hill or downtown areas to see a movie. It's rate that that happens now, thanks to SIFF's three different theatres between Capitol Hill and Lower Queen Anne, but I still always like going there.
Anyway, I guess Sundance only got their run under that name for about four and a half years. Why they continued as Sundance Cinemas under Carmike but not under AMC, I'm not sure -- but it was just a couple of weeks ago when I was Googling Sundance movie times and could only find AMC showings that I got confused.
I felt kind of bad for their employees last night, clearly having to deal with a lot through this transition. I overheard one of the cashiers say to another customer that they had re-opened as AMC about a month ago. The thing is, I am a member of AMC's loyalty program, and was also a member of a separate one run by Sundance Cinemas. I asked if there had been any carry-over, and the basic gist I got was that in some ways yes, in some ways no. The young lady I spoke to actually did pretty well, all things considered. I got the distinct feeling I could have taken advantage if I were a less honest person: she literally asked me how many tickets I had under the old loyalty program, as though I could just say, "Two!" and she'd just offer me to free tickets. I don't know if that would have happened because I didn't try, but I think it may have. But I had some number of points is all -- and had fairly recently used a free ticket the last time I came, so I'm sure I was not yet anywhere near another free ticket -- and that's what I told her. I had no idea how many points I had. Apparently, the fact that I was already an AMC Stubs member before this transition complicated things. She asked for my phone number and it brought nothing up; I guess I need to log in to that account online and add it to make things easier, but when I gave her an email address it worked. The curious thing about that, though, was that at the AMC Theatre at Pacific Place downtown, all I have to do is show the QR code on the e-card I have on my phone and they just scan it, but evidently they didn't have such scanners at the "AMC Dine-In Seattle 10," which is what the Theatre Formerly Known as Sundance Cinemas Formerly Known As The Metro is now officially called.
Having this long and detailed a memory of the history of one theatre house in this town is making me feel a little old. That said, the pitfalls of increasingly monpolizing corporate mergers notwithstanding, this is ultimately more beneficial than not to me as a customer, partly because of what this theatre is still holding over from Sundance's practices, which other AMC theatres do not do -- $6 tickets with presentation of an Orca Card on Mondays, for instance. Yay super-cheap tickets! With tax it came to $6.75, and that's still by 25% the cheapest movie theatre option I get anywhere in Seattle -- even when compared to the $9 tickets I pay at SIFF cinemas, which are themselves discounted $5 for SIFF members. I do hope they keep that deal around indefinitely; it's one thing that has many times convinced Shobhit to come see a movie with me on a Monday night.
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I can get discounted tickets for all movie theatres in town now, I just realized. I only can at the AMC Dine-In 10 on Mondays, but it still counts. My SIFF membership discounts all tickets by $5 at all their theatres. And Costco sells discounted tickets to both AMC and Regal Cinemas -- 2-packs or 4-packs that work out to around 32% off per ticket. Shobhit was the one who advocated getting those tickets nearly every time we shop at Costco, because since I go to both those theatres regularly, then why wouldn't we do that? If saving some money is an option then we might as well. I just keep those paper vouchers in my wallet for whenever I wind up at those theatres.


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Choosing the right platform for your app (IV): pricing model
After you've decided to develop a native app you must take a time to decide wich pricing model best suits to your app. We are going to analyze wich are the key factors to decide the model. Is your app download going to be free in the app markets or is the user going to pay for it? This is the key question and there's not a magic answer. It's all about your business model, there ... Read More »


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2012 American Akaushi Association Convention
First Annual American Akaushi Association Convention
Lost Pines Resort- Bastrop, Texas
The first annual Akaushi Association Convention was held in Bastrop, Texas Nov. 9-11, 2012. Over 200 members attend the event traveling from CA to FLA and Canada to Brazil.
The meeting was hosted by the Akaushi Executive Director Bubba Bain and organized by Janie Bain and her staff.
Phil Davis from Idaho said he appreciated the entire convention because it was a representation of a group of leaders in the Akaushi industry that are seeing the benefits of the Breed for what they are – quality, flavor and health benefits- without any apparent loss of production.
Dave Myklegard also from Idaho said it was enlightening to learn more about the history of the breed itself. How the Beeman family brought the Akaushi cattle to the United States after over 100 years of success in Japan. The beef has been protected so that there is only one strain of the meat. This helps to be consistent in both taste and texture. The health factors were also impressive with lower amounts of the LDL cholesterol. This is a new breed for our family and we appreciate learning about all the facets of the industry.
Friday was a casual day of golf and resort activities ending with a tradeshow and a "Taste of Akaushi.
Saturday started very early with a welcome from Bubba Bain. Colin Woodall from the NCBA, talked about the "Post Election analysis and its Impact on Cattlemen. Matt Cherni, DVM "Managing Risk in Beef Production without CME", Cassie Webb "Food for Thought" and Dr. Stephen Smith – Texas A&M – "The Importance of Akaushi Beef in the American Diet", Dr. Keith Bertrand – Univ. of GA – "National Genetic Evaluation Programs for Beef Cattle". Bill Fielding – CEO of HeartBrand Beef talked about "the Greater Good Of Akaushi" and then leada panel discussion that included Austin Brown – producer, Lanny Binger- feeder, Trevor Caviness - packer and Jordan Beeman - distributor
The Akaushi Beef was served in a variety of ways – Fajitas, Poor Boy Sandwiches, barbequed beef and sausages, and beautiful New York Strip steak. We all commented on the consistent delicious flavor and tenderness of the different cuts of Akaushi Beef.
The final evening everyone enjoyed an Akaushi steak dinner. The guest speaker was former Texas Ranger Clete Buckaloo who is now Director of Law Enforcement for Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.
The first annual Legacy Award was presented to the Ronald and Joan Beeman family. They were honored for their commitment to the breed – protecting the genetics of the breed and the promotion of the breed. They were honored for how they have carried on the way the breed was raised in Japan and continue to protect the stain of beef in America.
The meetings ended on Sunday with Country Church and a tour of the HeartBrand Ranch.


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Learning to Identify Fake News; Implementing Harm Reduction in Hawaii; Art and Music from Around the World
Identifying Fake News - The Long View: Neal Milner
For over a decade you've seen them, those stories that arrive in your email with entreaties to take action on something before it's too late. And if you've been emotionally hooked before you checked them out, say on Snopes, you've probably sent them along to family, friends and coworkers. But fake news has taken on a political meaning beyond lies passed off as truth. Contributing Editor Neal Milner is back with some help to build your news literacy.
Intro Music: The Arrival by Atmosphere
Outro Music: Mo Love No Haters by Jazzy Mixtape Masters
Shangri La Visiting Artist Mohammed Kazem
All nations seek rapid economic growth, and the faster the better, but what happens to age-old customs, spiritual practices, mores, when a society is hurled into the future? That's the question asked by Multimedia artist Mohammed Kazem, artist in residence at Shangri La Center for Islamic Arts and Cultures in his work, and it's what he'll be discussing in a "Night Shift" artist talk there tomorrow night.
Intro Music: Ramadan Dub The Spy From Cairo
Outro Music: Alladin Dub by The Spy From Cairo
Civil Beat Reality Check: Sex Scandal Questions
A counselor who was involved in a school sex scandal case now works for the state. How did that happen? Civil Beat reporter Chad Blair has the reality check.
Outro Music: Meet Me In The City by Junior Kimbrough
Implementing Harm Reduction Techniques in Hawaii: Kris Nyrop
We started with week with a conversation with the neuroscientist who was the keynote speaker at the recent Harm Reduction conference. Since then, those advocating for Harm Reduction in Hawaii, including members of local organizations and LEAD, which stands for Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, sat down with the deputy managing director of the city and county of Honolulu and a representative from HPD. We're circling back this morning to see how that meeting went and where Harm Reduction leadership could go from here. Kris Nyrop is the LEAD National Support Director at the Public Defender Association in Seattle.
Outro Music: Sweet Marcelle by The Lawsuits
Australian Music Production Dirtsong: Shellie Morris
Dirtsong is a musical production from Australia that's coming to Maui tomorrow evening and it will communicate to you in languages you've never heard before. It's sung, with some beautiful choral harmonies, in the indigenous languages of what is now Australia. It's a production of Australia's Black Arm Band, which describes its work as aboriginal musical theater. Shellie Morris, who has been with the group for 10 years is on the phone from Maui.
CORRECTION: Black Arm Band's Hawaii tour dates are JAN 19 at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, JAN 20 at the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center, and JAN 21 at the Kahilu Theatre.
Intro Music: Big Law by Deline Briscoe and Leah Flanagan with Lou Bennett, Emma Donovan, Shellie Morris
Outro Music: Rainstorm by Shellie Morris with Lou Bennett, Deline Briscoe, Emma Donovan, Leah Flanagan


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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Jessica Sanchez Young Fan Reacts Badly
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American Idol strong contender Jessica Sanchez placed only second to Phillip Phillips during the American Idol season 11 finale. One fan reacted badly to Phillip Phillips' win. Watch the video below.
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Every Thursday at Soza Fitness in Parma. Your first class is free; after that, drop-ins are only $10. This class features a guest teacher (okay, it's Balto). For more information and to book your spot, visit Soza's class schedule.
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A Nottingham man has been jailed for growing cannabis after Hucknall police raided a house he rented.
Russell Crossman (46) of Kimberley Street, pleaded guilty to abstracting electricity and producing a controlled class B drug at Nottingham Crown Court where he was sentenced to 16 months in prison.
Hucknall neighbourhood officers discovered 65 cannabis plants in two grow rooms and the electricity meter had been bypassed in the front living room when they executed a warrant at Alfreton Road, Underwood, on 19th November last year.
Inspector Nick Butler said: "Thanks to a thorough investigation by the officer in charge and the evidence of a key witness we have been able to put a stop to this this illegal activity– making out communities safer as a result.
"This is a continuation of our proactive work around tackling drugs in Hucknall and builds on the Cannabis Campaign we ran last year. Residential properties used as sites for cannabis cultivation pose risks to the rest of the community; there is an increased risk of fire, criminal and antisocial behaviour, and the chance of neighbouring homes being targeted by burglars looking for a grow."
Although the property was empty police linked it to Crossman with evidence from a witness.
A tenancy agreement in Crossman's name and a receipt for gardening equipment purchased using Crossman's credit card were also found at the property.
If you think there could be a cannabis cultivation in your street or community then call Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Signs that could point to a cannabis cultivation include:
Strong, sickly smell given off by cannabis plants.
High levels of condensation.
Constantly covered or blocked off windows.
Cannabis growing equipment transported to and from house.
External modifications to the property, like ventilation.
Constant buzz of ventilation.
People loitering.
Strong and constant lighting day and night.
Unsociable coming and going at all hours.
Lots of power cables.


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Mobius Presents CONCRETE ACTIONS in HEROIC ENCOUNTERS:
Artists Respond to Boston City Hall
The Mobius Artists Group is pleased to announce Concrete Actions, an evening of site-inspired original works responding to the striking concrete modernist design of City Hall and the democratic ideals that continue to animate it. Commissioned by The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, City of Boston as part of the HEROIC ENCOUNTERS Series, Concrete Actions will unfold on Thursday, May 25th at Boston City Hall, from 5-9 p.m. Thirteen Mobius artists will activate the interior of the building through a diversity of media. The civic landmark will be transformed through aesthetic experimentation in interactive performance art, video, installation, sound and movement.
Recent shifts in our current national political landscape and challenges to core values of inclusion have revived civic engagement in local democratic processes and institutions. It is therefore an appropriate moment to celebrate the architectural legacy of Boston City Hall, opened in 1969. The building's innovative design reflected the architects' ethical commitment to active public involvement and access to city government, as Mark Pasnik, Chris Grimley, and Michael Kubo emphasize in their book Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston that inspired the HEROIC ENCOUNTERS Series. Against this background, the Mobius Artist Group is honored to create Concrete Actions as part of the series.
As a collective event, Concrete Actions aptly marks the Mobius Artists Group return to Boston after a productive 5 years in Cambridge. Now in our 40th year as an artist-run organization, our legacy of accessibility, affordability and collaboratively generated experimental work in all media across artistic communities parallels the strong public commitments that inspired the design of Boston City Hall and continue to revitalize it.
El Putnam presents Digital Bru(i)t, a video that interplays visual and aural confusion in an attempt to convey the complexities and challenges of maneuvering human engagement with politics through digital technology. The work incorporates excerpts from The Social Contract, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1762).
Jane Wang presents two works, Signs of Our Times III, a video slideshow of imagery from 95 artists and 21 composers reflecting the connecting theme of signage, and Concret concret, a duo of free-standing abstract wire sculptures, one of which she will knit live, in the main lobby of Boston City Hall.
Milan Kohout presents Spaces for Socialism, an interactive performance that engages audience members in conversation about their experience of architecture, interactive sharing of the human condition, and perspectives on how to create democratic socialist alternatives to modern life.
James Ellis Coleman presents Always Room for You, a visual art work exploring the scope and inclusion of the life histories of individuals as recorded in government documents stored in government repositories.
Joanne Rice and Tom Plsek present42.3604° N, 71.0580° W, a sound/performance which explores the various sonic possibilities offered by the interiors spaces of several levels of Boston City Hall.
Sandrine Schaefer presents ESCALATE/DE-ESCALATE, a durational performance art piece sited on the escalators between the lobby and lower levels of Boston City Hall that explores notions of agreement and challenges ways time is experienced and perceived between bodies sharing space.
Daniel S. DeLuca presents Public Satellites: Telstar 20 BCH, an experimental communications platform designed to engage the public around City Hall. Through the use of semiotic lures PST20BCH will capture and relay human transmissions from the public in real time.
Jesse Kaminsky presents Aposematism, an inflatable sculpture work made of brightly colored, printed and sewn tyvek material that will enhance the ground space with an anemone-like shape.
Margaret Bellafiore, Mari Novotny-Jones, and Anna Wexler present MILK & LICENSES, a performance and installation work using three defunct services windows in Boston City Hall. The piece explores concepts of sanctuary in our present moment by transforming the windows' original function.
Sara June presents Solid Formation, a durational movement and installation work that experiment with the notion of protection and architecture through the intersection of three elements: building, boundary, and human body.
On the same evening, Boston City Hall will host the openings/receptions of two photographic art exhibitions in addition to a reception for Concrete Actions:
STARE Exhibition by Karen Haas (Scollay Square Gallery, 3rd Floor)
The ICA Teens Digital Photography Exhibition (Mayor's Art Gallery 5th floor)
For more information about the exhibitions, please visit: https://www.boston.gov/arts-and-culture/city-hall-galleries
Facebook Event Page : https://www.facebook.com/events/1671810483123463/
Photo is by Jeffrey Montes - Creative Commons 2.0
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.


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Clinical neuroscience is the study of the central nervous system, and how it is affected by neurological disorders. Neurological disorders are anything that causes a disturbance in the normal functioning of the nerves in a body. This includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves throughout the body. Clinical neuroscience takes the studies of both cognitive neuroscience and behavioral neuroscience and applies them in practical ways. The research done in this field can answer questions about how neurological or personality disorders affect the brain, and how those disorders can be treated.
Clinical neuroscientists are medical doctors, psychologists, and neuroscientists. They use research on the brain to learn about the ways neurological disorders affect the brain, and how those changes affect a person's functioning. They use specialized electrodes, which can be placed on the head, to monitor brain activity. By combining this with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), they can watch the brain at work.
By studying scans of brains that have been affected by a neurological disorder, it is possible to develop diagnostic tools and methods of finding the disorders early. Researchers in clinical neuroscience are finding ways for doctors to diagnose neurological disorders much earlier than use to be possible. An earlier diagnosis lets doctors begin treating patients earlier, which is essential to slowing down the progress of the disorders.
There are many disorders that are studied in clinical neuroscience. This includes memory disorders, mood or personality disorders, and development disorders. Any disorder that affects neurological processing, from depression to autism, is of interest to neuroscientists. Researchers study how the disorder affects behavior or mood, and then how those changes present in brain activity scans. By learning more about these disorders, researchers hope to find better treatments, or even a cure.
Once new treatments are developed, they need to be tested. Clinical neuroscience researchers test the treatment on animals, usually rats or birds, and study how the medication affects the brain. They look for how the drug interacts with brain processes and for any side effects. Once the drug has been found to be both effective and safe, it starts the clinical trial phase, and then eventually becomes available in pharmacies. This entire process is overseen by clinical neuroscientists.
The study of clinical neuroscience is important to the fields of both science and medicine. Scientists are able to use these studies to better understand how the brain functions. This research is also allowing doctors help their patients to live more normal lives, despite their neurological disorders. As more studies are done, it is possible that many devastating neurological disorders will become a thing of the past.
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Great article, thanks! I'm in the eighth grade and I would like to pursue a career in the field of neuroscience. I've always had a fascination with the human brain, ever since I was small.
At first I thought I wanted to be a neurologist, but I changed it to neuroscientist because I don't want to have to worry about malpractice.
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Classic and charming are the first words that come to mind at 925 W. Dakin. Add the proximity to Wrigley and the lake, and you're sure to be charmed by all this apartment building has to offer:
Recently rehabbed, the vintage Chicago details mix perfectly with modern updates: hardwood floors and updated kitchens, exposed brick and new appliances. Each unit feels like a dreamy Lakeview loft!
Central A/C and heat will keep you cool after catching a summer Cubs game and cozy while you watch the winter snow fall outside your Dakin home.