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Flat hair/iron straighteners that use titanium for the plate material are some of the best hair straighteners you will find on the market today.
This is because titanium is a shiny metallic element that is found in igneous rocks and well-known for its durability, strength, super heat conductivity, and low weight properties.
Therefore, titanium irons distribute heat faster, which translates to even, more superior and immediate results on your hair, no matter your hair's condition.
This superior heat distribution also translates to minimal iron passes over your delicate hair and more overall straightened hair.
But these tools aren't just about high speed. They are also some (if not the most) of the most durable hair gadgets in the world today. They are exceptionally durable and highly scratch resistant even if you use them under high temperature or regularly.
- Best Titanium Iron Reviews 2019
- 1. HSI Professional Titanium Tourmaline – Best Ceramic Titanium Flat Iron
- 2. BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium – Best Babyliss Titanium Flat Iron
- 3. IZUTECH KTX450 LT – Titanium Digital Flat Iron
- 4. Croc Classic Nano Titanium – Best Nano Titanium Flat Iron
- 5. ISA Professional Titanium – Best Professional Titanium Flat Iron
- How to Choose the Best Titanium Flat Iron for 2019
- Effective Use of Titanium Irons
- The Bottom Line
However, all titanium irons are not the same, some are better than other. Therefore, you need to choose only the best titanium flat iron for styling your hair.
Best Titanium Iron Reviews 2019
1. HSI Professional Titanium Tourmaline – Best Ceramic Titanium Flat Iron
Hairstyles come and go, but the HSI Pro Titanium Tourmaline Flat Iron is here to stay. For the ladies who like to have amazingly sleek hair, this iron is a must-have beauty tool. This device instantly changes your dull frizzy hair into a rock-star girl straight hair.
The product features a revolutionary ceramic ionic technology for guaranteed shiny and hydrated hair, together with an innovative infrared technology that acts in depth to provide you with shiny hair; with an attitude.
This dual voltage global edition has 100 percent firm ceramic tourmaline plates that shield your hair, providing it additional shine, and its smoothly curved edges help to straighten, curls, or flip your hair for a professional look. Its adjustable temperature reaches up to 450 degrees to ensure you get the maximum heat possible and its 360 swivel cord ensure that you turn as much as you want when doing your hair without feeling uncomfortable.
This tool is effective even if you have thick, curly hair; it straightens them within seconds – recommended for ladies with stubborn types of hair.
Key Benefits/Features
- Ergonomic design
- Adjustable temperature from 140 to 450 degrees
- 7 feet long power cord
- Comes with protective heat glove
- On/off switch
- No burn smell
- Doesn't tug or snag hair
- Effective and faster
- No choice of color
2. BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium – Best Babyliss Titanium Flat Iron
This ultra-thin feature of the BaBylissPRO Nano Iron makes it's an amazingly lightweight as well an easy to use tool. Its extra-long 5-inch plates allow for bigger sections of hair to be straightened, reaches 450 degrees, boosting effectiveness and speed while increasing styling flexibility and eliminating hand fatigue.
Another great feature of this tool is the Nano Titanium technology which makes it a great conductor of heat. It maintains steady, high temperature while producing negative ions in their most useful form. This means quick straightening and hair full of moisture and natural oil.
The nano titanium technology also emits far-infrared heat that penetrates your hair for a gentle straightening without burning or damaging your hair. The iron has smoothness, weight, and retention that aid to reduce time.
This iron work great with any type of hair – it is recommended for all ladies.
Key Benefits/Features
- Swivel power cord
- Ultra lightweight
- Digital ionic technology produces –ve ions that reduce frizz
- Slim design for flexibility
- Heats up to 450 degrees
- Extra long 5-inch plates for straightening wider area
- Titanium plates maintain temperature and conduct heat
- Multiple heat setting that allows user to choose the desired temperature
- Heats up fast
- Good quality
- Smoothes frizz
- Snags hair
3. IZUTECH KTX450 LT – Titanium Digital Flat Iron
IZUTECH is one of the best firms that produce hair styling product for different types of hair. The firm is famous for producing great flat irons that are easy to use. This is also true with the KTX450 LT Titanium Flat Iron. The tool has a damage free outer coat made by DuPont that prevents the tool from damaging your hair even if it gets extremely hot. It also features an ergonomic design that makes it feel comfortable in your hands.
Its light weight and slim body make it a superb styling product and it fits in your hand just perfectly; making it a great gift option.
The iron features floating plates that make it easy to use with zero pinching or pulling your hair. The plates help to move the iron smoothly in your hair and you don't feel stress, which is often brought by other irons. It also features a 9-foot long and a 360-degree twirl wiring cord that minimizes entangling.
Its heating capacity reaches up to 450 degrees which make it perfect for all types of hair.
Key Benefits/Features
- Titanium plates that prevent hot spots
- LED temperature display
- Large plates
- Ergonomic design.
- 360 degrees swivel cord
- Incredible precision
- Instant heat recovery
- Extremely safe
- A bit expensive
4. Croc Classic Nano Titanium – Best Nano Titanium Flat Iron
The Croc Classic Flat Iron provides the shiny and ultra smooth tresses that are without any damage and frizz free due to hot spots. It also features Nano silver technology that ensures your hair styling session run as smooth as possible. This technology also deodorizes and sterilizes your hair to produce an amazing look. Its infrared technology smoothes your cuticles while producing a shiny finish.
The product also features an FND digital display as well as digital temperature control technology that maintain precise heat at different heat settings. The digital temperature control has 25 heat settings that range from 200 degrees to 450 degrees.
This tool is a salon quality iron that allows you to style your hair like a professional. Its classic nano titanium technology allows for one-touch styling, saving you time and energy. It also produces –ve ions and infrared rays emitted by the heater to prevent hair dryness and hair.
This product is highly recommended for people who want to treat keratin – it is used by the expert stylist for this purpose.
Key Benefits/Features
- Black titanium plates for effortless styling
- Ceramic heaters for instant heat recovery
- 9-foot long 360 degrees swivel cord
- Dual voltage 110-240 V
- Treats keratin
- Very effective
- Durable product
- Cord get damaged easily
5. ISA Professional Titanium – Best Professional Titanium Flat Iron
The ISA Pro Hair Straightener has just about all the features that an iron should have and an added benefit of looking fancy. One of the best innovations of this tool is that it has a lock for every button that covers the front part of the gadget.
When you set your preferred temperature, just hit the lock button and you will not end up altering the heat while you are styling your hair. Your hair will not get accidently fried because you pressed a button while you were using it.
The tool also features pivoting plates which are better than most floating plates that other irons have. They allow for flexibility for a better grip that is comfortable in your hand. The plates are pure ceramic instead of ceramic coated, so they distribute heat evenly. In addition, the tourmaline cover over the plates ensures steady heat supply that eliminates hot spots.
The iron is recommended for all types of hair.
Key Benefits/Features
- 4.5-inch mirror titanium plates
- Digital temperature control
- A neon LCD background for looking at the temperature
- Temperature that ranges from 265 degrees to 450 degrees
- Tangle-free 360 degrees power cord
- Comes in a recyclable box
- Instant heat recovery
- Takes a lot of time to cool down
How to Choose the Best Titanium Flat Iron for 2019
Just like finding real love, the search for the best quality titanium iron might be a daunting experience. But this doesn't have to be the case anymore because when you consider these factors, you will surely get a superb tool for your hair.
1. The Temperature or Heat
Use your hair texture to decide which temperature settings you want to use to realize your desired style or look.
For fine and thin hair, lower heat settings are a must. Hence, look for a tool with adjustable temperature settings and a minimum that reaches about 180 degrees.
Textured and thick hair requires adjustable temperature settings that reach up to 400 degrees to ensure that your hair responds to the tool.
2. The Plate size
Use your hair length and thickness to determine the perfect plate size for your hair characteristics.
For very short hair, consider choosing a narrow plate that measure about ½". For long, curly, or thick hair, it is best to go for wider plates that measures about 1" to 1½".
Additionally, remember that narrower plates make it easier to reach those hard-to-style spots.
3. The Ease of Use
In general, titanium irons are easy to handle because they are very light. You also don't need to worry about dropping these tools or breaking their plates as you would with other tools made of other material.
Ease to use feature is especially vital for beginners who don't know how to pass these tools around their heads.
4. The Price
Like any other product your wish to buy, you need to consider your budget before you settle for a specific iron. You may opt to go for cheap tools that go for as low as $20 or go for expensive ones that go for over $100.But in buying cheaper irons, you might risk scarifying quality.
Sadly for most women with textured or thick hair, the higher-priced titanium tools will work better than the cheaper options.
5. The Durability
If you style your hair regularly or plan to use your iron for commercial purpose like a salon, you need to buy a durable product.
Pure titanium tools are quite durable. In fact, titanium doesn't crack easily. The metal is lightweight but very strong – this might be the reason why engineers use it to construct aircraft.
Effective Use of Titanium Irons
There are a lot of mistakes that people make when using their flat irons to straighten their hair. Therefore, try to avoid these mistakes to ensure that you enjoy the best results.
1. Pay Attention to the Word Titanium on the Box
This product has some features that make it stand-out from the park. For example, it styles your hair effortlessly and thus you should complicate things.
2. Temperature Control
Temperature controls on these tools are vital. Always set the right temperature depending on your hair type and texture.
3. Wet Hair
Never use your iron on wet hair. Ensure that your hair is completely dry before you pass the tool on your head.
4. Heat Protectant
The majority of women don't use heat a protectant when using irons. Heat protectants are vital as they ensure that your hair remains healthy.
5. Applying Hairspray
You might have applied excess hairspray if you smell smoke when you are styling your hair. These sprays can results in breakage, especially on the fine and blonde hair.
Other mistakes you should try to avoid includes:
- Going over the same section of your hair multiple times.
- Working on large sections of your hair.
- Not cleaning your flat iron regularly.
The Bottom Line
Different studies have shown that titanium is a good conductor of heat and achieve high levels of temperature very easily. If you have coarse or thick hair, you would highly benefit from this type of material. In fact, the thicker or coarser your hair is, the better the titanium iron would be for you. This iron has the best heating speed that enables you to straighten your coarse hair easily.
You don't want to take a lot of time styling your hair due to low temperatures that force you to make more passes just to style your hair. A titanium plate is the best option to save your precious time. However, these irons are highly sensitive even at low temperature and their heat transfer might burn your hair, especially if it's fine.
Titanium irons also trap humidity better because they produce more –ve ions than other materials. These ions neutralized +ve ions on your hair sealing your cuticles and eliminating frizz.
The best titanium flat iron should be a lightweight, low-density shiny product that provides high-temperature stability. It should also heat up faster, within seconds, while dispensing the heat evenly throughout your hair.
Finally, you need to realize that these tools come in different varieties but go for a pure titanium plate iron instead of titanium coated one which is often cheaper and of low quality.


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Now - I am talking from complete experience because I travel A LOT - and this right here is brilliant. The TILI Bag (Take It or Leave It) are reusable Ziplock bags that are great for travel. They come decorated in 3 different color ways with fun, and happy prints. You can stash anything in them and are great especially when you have to take your stuff out for security... I don't think the entire airport security line needs to meet your toiletries. Wet bathing suits, jewelry, rolled up belts, underwear, make up... these will schlep it all!
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Katrina's 'Heckuva Job, Brownie' absolves self from disaster — and you won't believe who he blames
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Michael Brown — former FEMA head during President George W. Bush's administration — is defending his actions during the disaster, saying the most he can be blamed for is "mishandling" press relations.
Brown, who was widely mocked for his ineffectiveness in dealing with the disaster after the president complimented him with "Heckuva job, Brownie," claims he shouldered the blame at the time, but that it was unwarranted and that it was the "worst part" about Katrina for him.
Writing in Politico, Brown pointed fingers in all directions — except for back at himself — as he explained, "There were many dark moments in those three weeks on the Gulf Coast, and FEMA and the federal government certainly made some mistakes, but perhaps the worst part was being held responsible for the things that I didn't control at all."
Brown, who resigned in the wake of the Katrina disaster after being replaced at the scene by Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thad W. Allen, now hosts a radio show in Denver. He believes he was unfairly saddled with the blame after the agency he headed failed to evacuate residents ahead of the storm and afterward was incapable of taking care of them.
According to Brown, he was a mere cog in a machine that was at the mercy of President Bush, former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, and Homeland Security head Michael Chertoff in what he called a "power struggle."
"Had the mayor and governor fulfilled their responsibilities as elected leaders of their city and state, most if not all of the people crying for help in front of national television cameras would not have been there. They would have been in other locales, safe and secure," he wrote in Politico. "But the blame was not placed on those responsible. The blame was placed on me—the one person who had no authority to do anything at that point except get out the checkbook and start paying the Department of Defense to evacuate people from that hellhole to a place of safety. And that is exactly what I did."
One thing Brown could do was assist with media coverage of the disaster, but chose to not allow CNN host Anderson Cooper and a cameraman two spots in a rescue boat. Cooper ended up getting his own boat, which Brown claims led to misleading coverage.
"Cooper and his cameraman rented a boat, and with total disregard or ignorance of the systematic, grid-driven rescue of victims, managed to find a house with victims yet to be rescued. As Cooper and his cameraman reported on 'their' rescue, the inevitable question of where the rescuers are was asked, and the next stage of blame began," Brown wrote. "Based on that one, isolated, out-of-context rescue, the narrative was set that the rescue efforts were disjointed, in disarray and uncoordinated."
While Brown may blame media coverage for making him the scapegoat, a review of his emails in the aftermath of the disaster showed a lack of concern about the unfolding events. Government emails showed Brown complaining about finding a dog-sitter and discussing his fashion choices for when he was appearing on camera as thousands waited for help in the squalor of the Superdome as bodies floated in the Louisiana floodwaters.


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I can imagine, that many want to see our european ancestor of Kostenki, as now genetically explored, as blond with pale skin. But I'm quite sure, that this 36000 year old young man morphologically still belonged to that wave, whose echo we can perceive in the Orang asli of South- east Asia. Therefore my quick sketching of this siberian man looks like this:
Mittwoch, 12. November 2014
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This reconstruction is biased towards non-European types, which does not correspond to genetics. What you believe is not what the authors of the study have said, they have been said to be morphologically "Caucasian", the reconstruction of the shape and contour of the mouth does not correspond to the Caucasian or even Asian phenotype, it is Distinct from African peoples. And the hair is short and curly like that of the Bushmen and other tropical populations, it has nothing to do with the Caucasian form since it is long straight as that of the Asians.AntwortenLöschen
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Update: It appears that I misread the Dolphin Blog the first go around - version 5 doesn't block in-browser ads, the in-app ads have been removed. I apologize for the misinformation.
The final version of Dolphin Browser HD 5 landed in the Android Market this morning, and it brings a whole slew of bug fixes and improvements along with it. Among the many improvements is one that most users will be quite happy about -
Dolphin HD now blocks all Google Ads within web pages without the need for an add-on, making your browsing much simpler, as well as using less bandwidth Dolphin HD is now ad-free! Previously, you had to pay $4.99 for a license to remove ads, but that's no longer the case.
Other major features include a new, elegant UI, an improved speed dial, and a much more organized bookmarks sidebar with subfolder integration.
Several popular add-ons have been updated, as well - including Alexa rank, Shiny Shake, Dolphin Read it Later, Read it Later, and Morning Coffee. All the bugs have been worked out, so the transition to the newest version should be completely painless.
The Dolphin Team also bumped up both the launch speed and browsing speed, so you'll spend less time waiting and more time browsing.
At the time of writing this, the Web Market listing for Dolphin HD hasn't been updated, so for now you'll have to make sure to grab it directly from your mobile.


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Suicide bomber attacks Ethiopian base in Somalia
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A suicide bomber from the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab movement rammed a minibus filled with explosives into a government building in Beledweyne, near the Ethiopian border. A Shabaab source said 33 Ethiopians were killed in the blast.
AFP - An Islamist suicide bomber from the Al-Qaeda linked Shebab blew himself up Tuesday at an Ethiopian army base in the central Somali town of Beledweyne, officials and insurgents said.
"There was a heavy explosion that shook the whole city, it occurred at a base where Ethiopian forces are stationed," local security official Mohamed Osman told AFP.
"The suicide bomber was shot by security guards before reaching the gate and he blew up the vehicle. We are still investigating," he added.
Hardline Shebab officials said 33 Ethiopians were killed in the blast in Beledweyne, a large town about 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the Ethiopian border, but the claims could not be verified.
"One of the mujahideen fighters carried out a suicide mission and destroyed the biggest base of the Christian troops from Ethiopia, many of them are dead now," said a Shebab commander, who asked not to be named.
Columns of Ethiopian troops crossed the border into Somalia in November and wrested back control of Beledweyne alongside Somali anti-Shebab forces earlier this month.
The Shebab say they have bolstered positions around the town, which lies on a strategic crossroads and is a vital trade lifeline for rebels who are also under attack in Somalia's south and in the capital Mogadishu.
Beledweyne is a key trading town on the road leading from the Ethiopian border south into the capital Mogadishu, as well as lying on the main route between north and south Somalia.
Witnesses said the suicide bomber drove a minibus full of explosives into the Ethiopian base shortly after dawn.
"It was very heavy explosion that shook the buildings in most parts of the city," said Abdulkadir Isak, a witness.
The Shebab insurgents control large parts of central and southern Somalia but are facing increasing pressure from government forces and regional armies.
Armies from neighbouring countries are converging on the Shebab -- Kenyan forces in the south, Ethiopian soldiers in the west, and an African Union force in Mogadishu made up of 10,000 troops from Uganda, Burundi and Djibouti.
The attacks are the latest in a string of blasts including roadside bombs and grenade explosions set off in recent months in the war-torn Horn of Africa nation.
An official Shebab statement claimed the bombing was "part of the new strategy adopted by the mujahideen as a bold response to the increasingly hostile enemies that have invaded Somalia."
"The mere withdrawal from a city does not necessarily preclude the mujahideen from coordinating and carrying out major operations," the Shebab added.
Most of the explosives have been set off inside the Somali capital Mogadishu, where the Shebab have largely pulled out of fixed positions and switched to guerrilla tactics against the Western-backed government and AU troops there.


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Dublin will work toward becoming a tradition on the day of one of the country's longest traditions.
Dublin will work toward becoming a tradition on the day of one of the country's longest traditions.
A fishing derby, parade, music and fireworks are slated for Independence Day in Dublin and organizers said the festivities are becoming a tradition for some.
"This is a continuity event," Dublin Events Administrator Mary Jo DiSalvo said.
"People return year after year," she said.
"We have a tradition established. We don't go for new, we go for tradition and we've got it in spades. There's a lot of community engagement."
The first opportunity for people to get involved on Independence Day is the Sherm Sheldon Fishing Derby that starts at 8 a.m. at the pond at the Dublin Community Recreation Center, 5600 Post Road.
Children try to catch the biggest fish in the catch-and-release event.
"They stock the pond periodically, so I've seen everything from a tiny bluegill to a more than 12-inch fish," DiSalvo said.
"Who knows what they'll pull out of there. That's what makes it fun."
The Independence Day Parade, themed "Color My World ... Red, White and Blue," will step off from Metro Center at 11 a.m. and wind its way through Historic Dublin along Bridge and South High Street.
The Dublin Wind Symphony will warm up parade viewers with a performance on the Dublin Community Church grounds at 10 a.m.
The 100-unit parade will be lead by three red, white and blue star balloons, said Events Administrator Trish Lackey.
"It's kind of a welcome to the Independence Day parade," she said.
The parade will feature some of the usual suspects, including three equestrian groups and the bike brigade which allows children to be in the parade on decorated bicycles.
"We're pushing the bike brigade because it is the one parade we have that kids can get more engaged in," Lackey said.
The Dublin Republican Club is planning an Uncle Sam float for the parade that will be towed by a 1916 Mack truck.
The Freddy the Firecracker balloon will also be in the parade, which is presented annually thanks to sponsors such as Key Bank, Tansky and Premier Allergy, DiSalvo said.
"We don't want to overlook the fact that without these partners we could not put on these events," she said.
"These are community events. We want to keep families at home and have them celebrate here. It's such an Americana-type day from fishing to fireworks."
The gates for the evening celebration in the Dublin Coffman High School stadium, 6780 Coffman Road, open at 4:30 p.m. after the Skyhoundz Canine Frisbee Disc Championship at 4 p.m.
On-field tables are sold out, but free bleacher seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
"It sold out faster than you can say Independence Day," DiSalvo said of on-field tables.
"But, people can still come and sit in the bleachers and in the grass around the stadium," she said.
"We're not being exclusive. We want them to come and have a wonderful evening."
Those with on-field tables will compete for top honors in the table-decorating contest and grand marshals Mike and Chris Close will do the judging.
The Emerald City Swing Orchestra will kick off musical performances at 5 p.m. followed by Josh Krajcik, the central Ohio resident who was runner up the inaugural year of the X Factor.
"We always thought about having our own 'Dublin Idol' thing, but haven't done it," DiSalvo said, "but we thought about American Idol and reached out that way to Josh."
Chicago will take the stage at 8 p.m., with fireworks wrapping up the evening at 9:50 p.m.
Pets, fireworks, alcohol, open flames and smoking are prohibited in the stadium for the evening celebration.
The ThisWeek Dublin Villager is a sponsor of the annual Dublin Independence Day Celebration as well as other Dublin community events.
For more information, look online at dublinohiousa.gov/ independence-day-celebration/.


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About the book
Discover why tongues of Pentecost divide—and how they can unite the church of Jesus Christ.
Glenn Brown's book Pentecost Revisited introduces a theological debate that is long overdue. With heartfelt conviction, this veteran Assemblies of God pastor lovingly, but boldly, declares that his church has long mistaken the true purpose of speaking in tongues.
Intelligently and clearly, Brown describes his doctrinal differences with the Assemblies of God concerning speaking in tongues as the initial physical evidence of Spirit baptism. Drawing on over fifty years of experience as an Assemblies of God pastor, Navy chaplain and missionary, he presents a sound scriptural and historical alternative position. Brown asserts that the value of Spirit-inspired language is significantly increased when manifested in keeping with God's purposes for this gift. He offers biblical evidence that tongues, correctly understood, will reverse Babel and help unite the body of Christ around the world.
Brown's developing disagreement with his church's dogmatic tradition concerning speaking in tongues came to a head in Vietnam in 1968. His conscience prompted him to honestly admit that he could no longer affirm his allegiance to the proposition that every valid baptism in the Holy Spirit must be initially evidenced by speaking in tongues. He has since come to see that there is a far more significant purpose for this manifestation. That important purpose relates to Christ's prayer for unity within the Church and is a major theme of this book.


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Humans Of New York In Iran: Street Portraits By Brandon Stanton (PHOTOS)
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His name is Brandon and He began Humans of New York in the summer of 2010. HONY resulted from an idea that He had to construct a photographic census of New York City. H thought it would be really cool to create an exhaustive catalogue of the city's inhabitants, so H set out to photograph 10,000 New Yorkers and plot their photos on a map..Read more : (http://www.humansofnewyork.com/about)
The US Government has a lengthy travel warning for Iran. While not advising you to ignore this warning, I do advise that you balance it with direct accounts of Americans who have recently visited the country. These accounts are generally filled with superlatives— the country is beautiful, the history is rich, and the people are eager to demonstrate their almost-sacred commitment to hospitality.
Americans are especially loved. This was noted in every travel account that I read, and I can confirm the fact. You will be smiled at, waved at, invited to meals, and asked to deliver personal messages to Jennifer Lopez. American music, movies, and media are thoroughly consumed by the people of Iran. Like all countries, there are many different viewpoints, but the vast majority of people will associate you with a culture they admire and respect.
I was by no means starry eyed. I'm well aware of Iran's modern history and government, though my portraits pointedly contained no mention of either. Some of the government's policies are unfortunately impossible to ignore: Israelis, for example, are not allowed to enter the country. You cannot even enter the country if you have an Israeli stamp in your passport.* I mention this only because it's well publicized and relavent to travel. I'm avoiding all other critiques, because I am foremost a photographer, and these issues are well-trodden by Western media outlets.
But I can tell you this: for two weeks I mingled with the culture, people, and scenery of Iran, with almost no interference from the government. (A privilege admittedly denied to Iran's citizenry) I enjoyed the advantages that a tourist receives in any country. Like all countries, Iran has a strong economic interest in insuring its tourists enjoy themselves. Everyone in an official capacity will be very eager that you enjoy your stay. The unfortunate reality is that our two governments have hostile relations, so you will not be allowed to stay in Iranian homes, or go off on your own with Iranian friends. But you will be given extensive freedom to tour the country.
Because you are an American, you will be assigned a guide. But this will be an unexpected blessing. The guide is trained in tourism, and is by no means a government "minder." Beyond insuring that you adhere to the guidelines mentioned above, their job is to educate you on the history and culture of Iran. Assuming you have no interest in journalism or espionage, the guide will facilitate and expand your experience. In all likelihood, he/she will become your friend. My guide was Mohammad Eslami. If you plan on travelling to Iran, I recommend contacting him: firstname.lastname@example.com
You will need a visa. This is most easily achieved through AITO, a tourism agency linked with the Foreign Ministry. In all likelihood it will be approved within 2 weeks. Your visa will need to be retrieved from the Pakistani embassy in Washington DC. (Though I believe you can arrange for it to be shipped.)
Lastly, travel to Iran is extremely cheap right now. It is a darkly beneficial effect of the recent currency devaluation. In very few places can you currently see more, for less.
I'll close with the common cliche: Iran's government is not its people. You can greatly enjoy a country, while at the same time disagreeing with it's government. Travel is not advocacy of ideology or policy. Travel is travel, and it's the single greatest contributor to understanding between culture.As a result, the collection of photographs that emerged from this trip were a collaborative effort. I provided the eye, Mohammad provided the tongue. Without him, none of these photos would exist, and I am so thankful for his contribution.
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'The Color of Paradise'
There are always certain films that leave a mark upon us. Majid Majidi's The Color of Paradise is one of those films; even if it doesn't make you cry, its innocence and beauty profoundly affects you.
The Color of Paradise is a simple, yet powerful story of a blind young boy, Mohamed who is a student boarder at an institute for the blind in Tehran. His father, Hashem who is a widower, two sisters (Haniyeh and Bahareh) and his paternal grandmother (who everyone affectionately calls Aziz) live in a village up in the mountains near Tehran. The father is planning to marry a woman and he hasn't told her or her family about Mohamed. So he tries to find ways to get rid of his son.
Meanwhile, Mohamed is ecstatic to be home for the summer and to meet his sisters and grandmother after being away for a long time. What he doesn't know is that his father wants to get rid of him so he can remarry a woman in the village. At least it is not apparent to him until much later in the film when he's being taken away by his father who wants to apprentice him to a well-known blind carpenter in the vicinity.
The real beauty of the film lies in those little moments of the film where we see Mohamed at one with the nature around him. Even in the city, he is still at one with nature. And why should he not be? He is closer to the wind, the plants, the birds and animals around him than we, the sighted, could ever be. When he travels to his village accompanied by his father, there are moments where Mohamed is lost in his own little world, trying to find God around him. He takes a rock, sand from a seashore, a weed or two and 'reads' as if he were reading his Braille books. This continues when he gets to his village where he visits the fields on the surrounding mountainside with his grandmother.
Mohamed meets his litte sister after returning to his village.
Mohamed finally finds God in the last scene as his lifeless body lies in his father's arm. The clouds break and sunlight shines upon the father and son after a long spell of relentless rain and subsequent floods. When the sunlight falls upon Mohamed's hand, it starts to move in the familiar rhythm, as if he is 'reading' the signs that God is near him. Then his hand turns around so that his palm his facing the sunlight, as if God has held his hand…
Shahid Mohebbi Complex for the blind
Shahid Mohebbi Complex for the blind(in Persian: مجتمع نابینایان شهید محبی )is a multi segment complex school for the blind, visually impaird or the disabled people in Tehran, Iran which is consisted of the 3 segments of the Iranian education system: primary, middle and high school. This complex also has 3 dormitories for the blind and disabled people who come from different parts of Iran to Tehran for education. Due to its nature, this complex has been built to meet the demands of the Iranian blind and disabled people.
For this reason, there is a speciall gym suitable for the sports of the disabled like Goalball. In addition, this complex has a small hospital, a football yard, a library(consisted of both printed and audio books), an art faculty and a computer room in which the disabled students can make use of their free time by reading books(or listening to them), doing sports, learning computer science and surfing the net.
Charming Place with Nice People
Shemshak resort which absorb you to come and enjoy .
A tower with a great history…
Standing guard like a sentry at the gates of Tehran, Iran, is the impressive Azadi Tower (Freedom Tower), built in 1971 and comprised of eight thousand white marble blocks. A combination of both Islamic and Sassanid architectural styles, the fifty-foot high tower commemorates the formation of the Persian Empire and is an interesting combination of both modern and ancient cultures.
The tower is part of the Azadi cultural complex, located in Tehran's 50,000-square-meter Azadi square, which is made up of a museum and several fountains.
The arch rises from Azadi Square mirroring the Elburz (Alborz) mountain range just north of the city. Though not as wondrous as the snowy peaks of Mount Damavand, it is a 148 foot tall masterpiece of cut marble that marks the entrance to this historic city.
The audio – video hall of the complex which has been designed based on Iran`s geographical map displays the regional characteristics of Iran in so far as cultural, life style, religious and historical monuments are concerned. A mechanical conveyer allows the visitors to visit the hall in total comfort. Some art galleries and halls have been allocated to temporary fairs and exhibitions.
The architect, Hossein Amanat, won a competition to design the monument, which combines elements of Sassanid and Islamic architecture. It is part of the Azadi cultural complex, located in Tehran's Azadi Square in an area of some 50,000 m². There are several fountains around the base of the tower and a museum underground. The iconic Monument des Martyrs in Algiers (built, 1982) shows a strong influence by this monument, in its general design as well as its details.
Built with white marble stone from the Esfahan region, there are eight thousand blocks of stone. The stones were all located and supplied by Ghanbar Rahimi, whose knowledge of the quarries was second to none and who was known as "Soltan-e-Sang-e-Iran". The shape of each of the blocks was calculated by a computer, and programmed to include all the instructions for the building's work. The actual construction of the tower was carried out, and supervised by Iran's finest master stonemason, Ghaffar Davarpanah Varnosfaderani. The main financing was provided by a group of five hundred Iranian industrialists. The inauguration took place on October 16, 1971.
"Best Iranian Food"
Nayeb: "Local Food"
Nayeb is one of the famous restaurant in Tehran, the first restaurant open 50 years ago and now it have seven branches.
In Nayeb serve Iranian food and first branch located in Bazaar and one of them is in Vozara St.
Favorite Dish: Barg ( it made with meat ) چلوکباب برگ ممتاز
Jooje ( chicken ) جوجهکباب
Fiele ( very delicious meat for cow and sheep ) فیله
Shishlik ( made with meat ) شیشلیک
Zeresh polo زرشکپلو
Mahi ( fish ) ماهی
Food is important for you or no ? Make good and delicious food is a art, Iran's women are very good cookery.
Some foods are popular and some of them are special and made in a part of my country. for example every cities you can find Cholo kabab, Jooje kabab, Ghorme Sabzi and …. .but for example only in Azarbayejan you can find Ashe doogh, or in east of Iran people like Shirin Polo from another place.
In Tehran you can find restaurants in every place. if you go for shopping in Bazaar don't worry you can eat very delicious food and it is cheaper than another place.
In north of Tehran food's price more expensive than another place. fast food don't serve in restaurant.
"TEHRAN ,the City of Life"
If you come to Iran with airplane, Absolutely you visit Tehran in first steep, Tehran is very big city with more than 15,000,000 population and have very bad traffic.
Tehran in middle of Iran, but it is closer to north of Iran, distance from Tehran to west or east is same, for example distance between Tehran and Shiraz is 1000 km and to Esfahan is 450 km.
Tehran's weather is pollution specially in winter, but north of Tehran have good weather in winter and summer.
Tehran don't have long history the same as Shiraz or another history cities but you can find good museums, shop center, nice place for rest in this city.
Tehran is expensive for Iranian people but for guest people is cheap, Tehran have nice night and i like it more than day. Tehran in Summer is very warm and in winter is so cold because it is near Damavand mountain, tallest mountain in Iran.


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He agreed and was assigned to play the character "The Mask of the Red Death". He had 3 lines, served as announcer, did the thunder sound effects and got to wear his favorite Halloween costume. He had an absolute blast working with the kids, getting to know many of them in new ways. He really loves what he does and loved getting to spend some extracurricular time with the students.
After their last performance they had a cast party and I sent him with these yummy bars. They were a big hit. I try to not bake with pre-packaged ingredients very often, but I was told that cookies were really good and so I decided to try them out. They are pretty sweet, but that seemed to be just what the doctor ordered for the high school crowd. I like that they are a fruity bar rather than laden with chocolate and caramel. Don't get me wrong, I love an ooey gooey bar cookie as much as the next gal, but sometimes it's nice to have something with fresher flavors. You could easily make these with any flavor of jam, or even an apple butter might be good!
1/2 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 package white cake mix
1 cup finely crushed cornflakes
1 c. strawberry jam, or flavor of your choice
In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add egg; mix well. Gradually add dry cake mix and cornflakes. Set aside 1-1/2 cups for topping. Press remaining dough into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.
Carefully spread jam over crust. Sprinkle with reserved dough; gently press down. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into 24 bars


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Please welcome guest contributor Bryan Frantz to Mr. Irrelevant. Here he is on John Wall and your Washington Wizards.
The Wizards are having their best season in years. They stand at 33-31, sixth place in the East and 3.5 games away from third. The five seasons before this Washington went 19-63, 26-56, 23-59, 20-46 (lockout-shortened season) and 29-53.
The collective misery of the Eastern conference, arrival of Marcin Gortat, improved health of Bradley Beal and improved play of Trevor Ariza are obvious contributors to the success. One topic that doesn't get the recognition it deserves, though, is John Wall's jumper.
His shooting has never been something to brag about; his career shooting percentage sits at a modest 42.5 percent, and his three-point percentage hovers around 29.5 percent. Wall is making 33.9 percent of threes this season, though, and he's shooting 3.7 per game (two more than his previous career high). Take a look at the shot charts:
John Wall's 2012-13 Shot Chart
John Wall's 2013-14 Shot Chart
His three-point shooting has become a legitimate weapon, to the point that defenses have to respect his jumper. This spreads the floor and opens up Ariza and Beal in ways that simply didn't exist last season, which leads to more quality shots all around. The Wizards, as a team, are shooting 38.6 percent from three this season, up from 36.5 percent last season.
But it's not just open threes the Wizards are getting. Washington is shooting 45.6 percent overall from the floor, tied for 11th in the league. That's a huge increase from 43.5 percent of last season, when they were tied for 27th.
Shockingly enough, making more shots leads to more points. Washington is scoring a respectable 100.5 points per game this season, which is astounding considering they tied for last a year ago with 93.2 points per contest.
Again, this is not entirely attributed to Wall improving his shot. But a point guard needs to have an outside shot to become elite. Derrick Rose, injuries aside, makes for a great case study. In his rookie season, Rose averaged 0.9 three-point attempts per game and made just 22.2 percent. He improved mildly in his second season, and by his third season he had turned his three-point shot into a weapon. That year Rose shot 4.8 threes per game, knocking them down at a rate of 33.2 percent.
So while Wall has always been able to get his points — he's never dropped below 16 per game — he now gets them from all over the floor. Defenses have a new element to defend, and his teammates benefit from it. The Wizards win.
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Complete and thorough analysis! Good article from your new contributor.


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The name of former St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly has been floating around the Capitol as a possible new state transportation commissioner.
With Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau now officially deposed as head of MnDOT, speculation has intensified about who might succeed her. Several names have come to the forefront, including Kelly's, because before his single term as mayor, he was a longtime legislator who chaired the Senate Transportation Committee.
The thinking is, because of his transportation history and his longtime DFL ties (and tough-guy reputation at the Capitol) he might be acceptable to Democrats. And because he supported President Bush in the 2004 presidential election (a questionable — and ultimately devastating — decision in a DFL stronghold like St. Paul that largely led to his trouncing by Chris Coleman in the 2005 mayoral election) it's long been expected that the Republicans would "take care of him" somehow.
Gov. Pawlenty did name Kelly to the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board in 2006.
Kelly has stayed out of the public eye since losing the mayor's race. Reporters have tried for interviews, but to no avail. A phone message left at his house this week was not returned.
Kelly unlikely to be a leading contender for job
Although Kelly's name has been mentioned, it doesn't appear that he's a leading contender at this point.
Bob McFarlin, Molnau's top aide at the transportation department, is now the acting commissioner. During most of the aftermath of the I-35W bridge collapse, McFarlin, who seemed to take the lead at department news conferences and public appearances, appears to have some support among key legislators in retaining the job full time.
Another candidate is Bob Johns, director of the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota. He's been interviewed by state officials and has told WCCO-TV that he's interested in the job.
Also being considered is Tom Sorel, division manager of the Federal Highway Administration in Minnesota. He helped develop the transportation plan for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Charlie Weaver, Pawlenty's former chief of staff, also has had talks about the job, but is now head of the Minnesota Business Partnership and told twincities.com that he's happy where he is.
Pawlenty decision expected soon
Brian McClung,spokesman for Gov. Tim Pawlenty, said a decision on a new commissioner should come soon.
"We have not set a specific timetable for appointing a new Transportation Commissioner, but hope to name one in the next several weeks," McClung said Thursday.
Observers say that the final choice probably won't have to be an engineer but will have to have to have a deep understanding of the engineering elements required in roads, bridges and mass transportation. The successful candidate also will need a highly refined political sensibility in dealing with the state's divided political hierarchy and ability to handle all the questions surrounding the I-35W bridge and other infrastructure issues, as well as the battle over transportation funding.


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I knew that title would get your attention!
Although I have to confess that there may be a chance that life would not be as difficult in the first place, if I were better at loving myself. I have some of the most magnificent friends (who by the way, put up with my outrageousness) and I do have the ability to create (in several different mediums) but I think I lean to hard on them and I am still woefully lacking in the "love yourself" concept. Loving me has somehow gotten mixed up with being selfish. They float around my life like 2 different flavors of partially melted Jello in a single bowl, almost impossible to separate the 2 different colors.
It feels like loving me, sharing how I really feel makes me complicated, vulnerable, undone, exposed, NAKED …..


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Kings Blog
Ramon Sessions healthy; playing time at point guard in flux
How the Kings divide playing time at point guard could change with Ramon Sessions healthy for the first time in almost a month when the Kings played the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday.
Sessions had missed the previous 12 games because of a low-back strain. He last played Dec. 22 at Golden State.
Second-year guard Ray McCallum backed up starter Darren Collison during that time.
"I think he's done well," Kings coach Tyrone Corbin said of McCallum. "He's worked his tail off for his opportunity, and he was ready when the opportunity presented itself, and that's all you can do as a young guy in this league – make the most of the minutes that you get."
Sessions was signed in the offseason to back up Collison and play alongside him at times, but he began the season in a slump. Before the game against the Blazers, Corbin was unsure how much he'd use Sessions, if at all.
"He hasn't really gone through a full practice yet," Corbin said. "We'll see how the game develops, but he will be in uniform."
Corbin doesn't want Sessions doing too much, too soon and risk being sidelined again.
"The trainers will give me some direction," Corbin said. "(Ramon will) give me some direction."
Rookie trials – First-year guard Nik Stauskas didn't play in Saturday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Corbin said the decision was dictated by playing against the aggressive Clippers guards.
"It's a tough matchup," Corbin said. "It's one game."
In the first half Monday, Stauskas didn't come off the bench to spell starting shooting guard Ben McLemore. McCallum was the first guard off the bench.
It's been a tough season for the rookie from Michigan. Stauskas averages 3.6 points and is shooting just 33.3 percent. He was expected to help improve the Kings' three-point shooting but is hitting 27.2 percent from three-point range.
MLK Day recognition – The Kings wore special shooting shirts with "DREAM" across the front for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Some of the players for both teams who wear adidas wore shoes for the holiday that are part of the company's Black History Month collection.
The shoes by adidas honor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career and have "sepia tones, inspirational quotes and details of Abdul-Jabbar's career, broken down to four key eras represented by each shoe in the collection," according to the company.
The Kings' Collison, McLemore and Reggie Evans wore the shoes, while Portland's Damian Lillard wore his signature version of the Black History Month shoe.
Follow The Bee's Jason Jones on Twitter @mr_jasonjones and read more about the team at www.sacbee.com/kings.


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I had it all worked out. I was going to get to the venue early. I was going to make the barrier for sure. I had phoned ahead and been told I could book into my hotel early. I arrived in Birmingham a little ahead of schedule, and then – I got all turned around in the damn Pallisades and somehow ended up at the Bull Ring, which, as it turned out was exactly where I needed to be, but I only knew my bearings from New Street.
I wandered around aimlessly in Birmingham, land of no obvious street signs, looking for my hotel until I found myself back at New Street and jumped into a cab. I checked into my hotel fairly seamlessly, gave my phone a little more juice, freshened up, checked the route from hotel to venue, which looked pretty simple, and set off again.
Simple? No, once again, the land of no street signs, one way systems and subways beat me and I ended up losing another half an hour wandering around Birmingham until I found a cab stand and took that route again.
As I arrived at the venue I saw Lindi and Rachel arriving also, and, despite my later-than hoped for arrival, I had a pretty good spot in the queue. I met up with the lovely Alice and we chatted with the other good folks around us, noticed the epic fail outside the venue (see picture), and then headed round of the back for the ritual greeting of Brandon.
He came off the bus all smiles and again went down the line shaking hands as Jeremy gave his usual line that he would be out later to sign. This time I was ready with my camera and got a great pic of Brandon meeting his youngest fan.
We hung around the back for a while and listened to the soundcheck and then waited on the chance of Brandon coming back out again. There were a whole lot of people out there, and I was convinced Brandon would just be sneaked out of a quiet door again, like at Leeds, but it was fun chatting with some of the band members and crew, and other victims too.
Sideline here, there are three venues at the Birmingham O2 Academy, Brandon was in 1, and then there were two folks I'd never heard of (bad music fan) occupying the venues 2 & 3. Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars. Bruno Mars happened to have the number single that week and there were a lot of Bruno fan girls mixed up with the Brandon fangirls (and some who were both). This lead to some hilarious confusion where one set of screaming fan girls would run to one end of the venue, hearing that their boy had emerged, who would set off the other set of fan girls, who then thought it was an appearance by their boy. Then the whole thing would start off again in the other direction. Good times.
With all this going on, it wasn't at all surprising that we saw Jeremy's head poke round a door away from the crowds and shortly after Brandon emerge and disappear into a waiting taxi.
By this time the queue had moved and we were in the 02 Priority queue. There were three other separate queues. Those that had been waiting the longest were told they could continue to wait in the 02 queue even if they weren't on 02, but that the doors for all queues (normal, balcony and ticket collection) would open at the same time. We all pretty much decided to stay where we were, as there were only maybe 10-15 people in that queue, and while all the doors were opening at the same time, the 02 priority door was nearer to the stage.
With a quick break to visit the Bull Ring toilets, where we ran (literally) into Jake and Matt on the way back, the rest of the day was spent queueing and soon it was time for doors opening, which they did, with disastrous results for those of us who had waited longest. The scanners weren't working on our door and the people at the other doors (who hadn't waited nearly as long) were allowed in first. Eventually they just let us in without scanning as I think they started to fear for their lives, so once again I missed out on my barrier spot and ended up in second row.
I was almost direct centre though, and while you would think this was a good view, Brandon does tend to sing to his left and also, to be fair, he ain't much broader than the microphone stand, so when he was stood at it I had a slightly obscured view. It was nice to see the backing singers though and get a view from a different angle for a change.
It's really hard for me to decide on this or Brixton being my favourite performance. Brandon was in high spirits, full of smiles and bouncing all over the stage, it was a flawless performance and he was obviously feeling very comfortable and happy up there. The crowd gave back in spades, we all bounced off each other (sometimes literally) and the night was full of energy. I think the band is amping it up a little more with every show, it certainly felt a lot harder edged than the previous three shows I had seen. Maybe it's that they're growing in confidence, or becoming tighter as a band, whatever it is they're doing, if it keeps up, by the end of the tour you Americans are gonna have your minds blown.
Brandon finished on a high, ending the acoustic When You Were Young sing-a-long with the words "I love you people" before leaving the stage.
Once more out into the cold, my friends, once more. At the back of the venue, I met up with Hailey and we once more started our vigil and tried to avoid the hysterically screaming Bruno Mars fans who were crowding around his bus and being very, very loud. This all lead to more Brandon/Bruno confusion, which to be honest, was all getting a little old by this point. Security soon came out and moved people away from the bus, creating a gap between the stage door and the bus door, and the rain started to come down. Undeterred the increasingly large crowd gathered and eventually Brandon came out.
We stayed well back as the excitable mob pressed against the security guards trying to get to Brandon, with cries of "Brandon, please, Brandon". Despite the rain, Brandon stayed out for several minutes at both ends of the crowd signing as much as he could, then he fled to the safety and cover of the bus.
We decided to hold out for another, later emergence, mainly because I wanted to try and get a decent photo, and maybe say those things that I was too much in shock to say at Manchester.
While the rain and Brandon getting on the bus saw a good many people off, a braying mob stayed around the bus and pretty soon they became impatient, chanting Brandon's name, banging on the bus, peering in and even trying to take photos though the bus windows. By this time we had already moved off to shelter from the rain and also to be a comfortable distance away from the bus. In Manchester the bus had been in a small parking area, a little way away from the road and the pavement. Here the bus was parked on the roadside, I felt uncomfortable being so close to what is essentially the band and crew's home.
I thought the crowd in Leeds were bad, but at least I could in part understand their behaviour. Excitement can get the better of you. But banging on the bus? Peering through the windows? What exactly is this going to achieve? If someone bangs on your door and peers through your window in the middle of the night do you come out and take pictures with them? No, you call the police.
Shamefully, this behaviour wasn't even limited to teenage girls, there was at least one grown man there. At this point, we were really just waiting for the rain to subside before we left, even if Brandon had come out, which we thought was highly unlikely, we didn't want to be associated with these morons.
Eventually the driver came out and yelled at them all, and Torey came out to see what was going on. We were quite relieved that Torey had come out and seen that we were weren't involved, but even so, we were ready to leave. A little later on, after most of those idiots had gone, Torey and Jake came out for a smoke, I approached them and apologised for the behavior they had had to put up with. They were really cool about it and shrugged it off saying they were used to it and they knew it was only a few people out of so many fans. It's really not something you should have to get used to.
Shortly after this the rain subsided and we took the opportunity to leave, a few people remained, as doggedly determined as we had been in Manchester, I really hope they got their opportunity, but I haven't heard anything about it.
It was another sad end to a brilliant night. I know I've talked about this a lot, but I have waited around the back to meet bands at a lot of gigs and I have never experienced this kind of behaviour, this kind of disrespect of the person that you are supposed to admire.
I've seen a few negative comments about Brandon not coming out to see the waiting fans, but really after the sort of behaviour he seems to have to put up with on a regular basis, is anyone surprised? I'm all for people giving back to their fans, I think it's really important that they do, but they need to be able to do so in an environment that is safe and comfortable for them.
The Killers give back already, they have a fan club that not only provides a lovely community, but gives us special extras and little personal touches I've not seen elsewhere (though I don't doubt they exist).
In my limited experience of Brandon, I feel that he (keeper of Morrisey's tea cup) understands what it means to people to have a moment, take a picture, get an autograph, steal a tea cup, and, while he isn't really comfortable with off stage encounters, he wants to give people those moments. I really hope that by the time he resumes his tour next month, those few people that ruin those moments for others, have learned it gets them nowhere.


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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 (Time received: 7:30 p.m. to 8:25 p.m. = 55 minutes.)
Prophetic Message #803 from our precious Lord Jesus Christ. Praises to our precious Lord Jesus Christ and praises to our Holy Triune God. Hallelujah! Praises to our God.
Yes, Our God's beloved child, YOUR heavenly Father God does love you and does love ALL of your Garner, Morgan and Davies families and does love ALL of your loved ones.
Yes, YOUR heavenly Father God does take care of you and them at ALL times.
Yes, YOUR heavenly Father God does have a wonderful work for you and for your beloved family and friends to do to HELP BRING IN Our God's End-time harvest of souls unto Our God's Jesus Christ for salvation and for their right-living-unto-God.
Yes, time on Earth, as you DO know time to be on Earth, is rapidly growing to a close, and what you do with and for your God, you must do quickly.
Yes, time on Earth is now running out, and SOON Our God WILL CREATE a new heaven and a new Earth.
Yes, read about Our God's creating a new heaven and a new Earth in Our God's Holy Bible in the last book of the Bible, the book of Revelation. (Revelation 21:1)
Yes, this old Earth, as you do know it to be, is rapidly passing away, to make room for Our God's new Earth.
Yes, time IS SHORT until Jesus Christ splits the great Eastern skies coming for ALL of Our God's Own children, all the saved-in-Jesus and sanctified, right-living-for-God, to catch them away in the air, to the heavenlies, in a split second, to take them BACK to THEIR great home in Our God's great heaven above.
Yes, where is Our God's great heaven above located, where Our God lives, rules and reigns over all the Earth, all the universe, and all the heavens?
Our God's third heaven where Our God rules and reigns is ABOVE ALL your known universe.
Yes, your God is all powerful, all loving, all majestic.
Yes, your God rules and reigns over all on the Earth and all in the Earth, and nothing good or bad can happen on or in Earth at any time, except that it is allowed by God.
Yes, why does God allow bad things to happen on Earth?
God allows bad things to happen on Earth in order for mankind to search for God, for them to call on God to meet ALL their needs.
Yes, when each of mankind, or each government, has problems, they can seek the true God to help them solve their problems.
Yes, Our God is the only Being alive Who can send the much needed rain on California, when the people of California repent of their wicked ways, repent of their sins, turn to God, and ask God for forgiveness, and ask God to heal their land of forest fires and drought. (2 Chronicles 7:14)
Yes, Our God is a loving God, a forgiving God, a healing God, a rewarding God, when people do repent of their evil ways, seek God's forgiveness, and ASK Our God to heal their land.
Yes, Our God created each of mankind in Our God's image with body, soul and spirit.
Yes, Our God created each of mankind with the ability to choose right from wrong.
Yes, Our God created each of mankind to love God, honor God, obey God, and to love their fellow mankind, and to help the helpless.
When mankind fails to obey the purpose for which Our God created mankind, why should God continue to prosper them, and why should God even continue to give them their life on earth?
Yes, do not be deceived; Our God is not mocked, as whatever a person sows, they will reap. (Galatians 6:7)
Yes, God forgives mankind of their evil deeds, when they repent, turn to God, ask God to forgive them, then go and sin no more.
Yes, your eternal soul that your God gave to you at your moment of conception, will live forever, as it will live in heaven with your Lord Jesus and with your Father God, or, if you reject Jesus as your Lord and Savior, and do not come out of all sin and wrongdoing, and do not live the rest of your life on Earth for God, you will die in your sins and spend eternity in hell with Satan, as there are no other places for your eternal soul to live after your one life and one death on Earth.
Yes, Our God's Holy Bible teaches you that it is appointed unto man to die ONCE on Earth, and after that is Our God's white throne judgment. (Hebrews 9:27)
Yes, after your one life and one death on Earth, everyone who has ever lived on Earth WILL come before Our God's white throne judgment and give an account of their one life on Earth, of their thoughts, words and deeds, while they were alive on Earth.
Yes, each person who chose Jesus as their Lord and Savior from their sins, who came OUT of ALL sinful lifestyle and lived for God, whose name is written in Our God's Lamb's book of life, will be counted worthy to enter heaven forever.
Each person who rejected Jesus as their Lord and Savior, and who lived a sinful lifestyle while alive on Earth, whose name is NOT found written in Our God's Lamb's book of life, will NOT enter heaven, but WILL enter hell with Satan forever.
Yes, be warned!
Time is SHORT and is growing shorter!
Time is running out quickly!
Obey God now!
Choose Jesus as your Savior NOW!
Repent of your sinful lifestyle NOW!
Live for God NOW!
You will NEVER regret choosing Jesus as your Lord and Savior of your eternal soul, as your reward in heaven will be great.
If you reject coming to Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins and wrongdoings, and if you do reject coming out of all sin and living for God, you WILL REGRET IT in hell forever.
Choose Jesus now!
Live for and with God NOW, and NEVER regret it.
Praises to Our God Jesus forever.
Praise God.


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Protect Millers Point tenants statement
We the undersigned call on the NSW Liberal-National Government to stop all evictions and relocations from Millers Point and the Sirius Building and allow the remaining 24 public housing tenants to live out their days within their community.
These 24 tenants are those remaining from the 593 public housing tenants who were advised of their forced relocation on 19 March, 2014. We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that the remaining tenants are not harassed with letters of eviction, sheriffs at their door or security personnel.
Considering the NSW Government are expected to amass hundreds of millions of dollars in excess of their original financial target, they should now adopt a moratorium on the further sell-offs in Millers Point.It is time all NSW politicians showed some humanity to people who have worked hard and made sacrifices for their community. No one should be evicted or forcibly relocated from this long-established community. No one should be evicted and particularly not by a democratically elected government.
The 24 tenants resisting the NSW Government's eviction plans continue a fine tradition of stoic action to defend the living heritage of this State Listed Living Heritage area. Millers Point, Dawes Point and The Rocks, home to wharfies, seamen and associated maritime industries, has witnessed hard fought battles in defence of their homes and working conditions.
We reject the Government's attempt to justify the forced relocation and eviction of public and social housing tenants by arguing that the funds would be allocated to public housing. Why sell existing public housing to build new public housing? It is a question of equitable allocation of funding within the NSW Government budget. Overall, this project has marginally increased public housing stock but sadly has broken up a supportive, close knit community which has a long history anchored in the First Settlement.
We call on the NSW Government to inform all the remaining public housing tenants that they will not be evicted and can remain in their homes for the rest of their lives.
We are committed to mobilising support for these remaining tenants and to do everything we can to promote and expand public housing in NSW.
Professor Alan Morris, University of Technology, Sydney
Paul McAleer, Secretary Sydney branch, Maritime Union of Australia
Councillor Philip Thalis, City of Sydney
Professor Emeritus Stuart Rees AM
Michael Thomson, State Secretary National Tertiary Education Union NSW
Honorary Professor Wendy Bacon, Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
Irene Doutney, former Deputy Mayor City of Sydney
Senator Lee Rhiannon
Dr Ben Spies-Butcher, Senior Lecturer in Economy and Society, Macquarie Unversity
Adrian Pisarski, Executive Officer National Shelter
Jenny Leong MLA, Greens NSW spokesperson for Housing
David Shoebridge MLC, Greens NSW spokesperson for Planning
Tamara Smith MLC
Jamie Parker MLA
Jeremy Buckingham MLC
Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC
Justin Field MLC
Dawn Walker MLC
Members of the Public


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This is what happens to your nice white kitchen floors when your two Newfoundlands let themselves back inside after spending an hour outside unsupervised (I was working and ..babysitting.. and admit to completely forgetting about them).
The entire kitchen floor looked like this. And the kitchen is huge. I've never really appreciated or wanted to have such a large kitch, but it's the one we've got for better or worse. And today it was definitely for the worse.
Here are the beasts at the scene of their crime.
They always hang their enormous pink tongues out when excruciatingly proud of themselves. I couldn't get them both looking at the camera together, but trust me, it is almost enough to make you instantly forget all hints of their naughtiness. Almost.
Fortunately, all traces of the crime scene were cleaned up ..by me.. in about ten minutes.
It's days like this that make me feel like I'm cleaning up a zoo.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
"Monkey Park" CleanUp
Posted by Field Notes at 2:04 PM
Labels: dogs
2 comments:
- Sycamore Moon Studios said...
Wait until the baby is old enough to contribute. Fun fun fun!
- Paula Pindroh said...
oh, puppies....no no no! :~o
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Welcome to Birdquest
Tuesday 6th September - Saturday 24th September 2016
Eduardo Patrial
No fewer than five hundred (513) species were recorded on the first and so expected Brazil's Eastern Amazonia. The destinations in Pará and Maranhão states proved to gather numerous great birds, including several rarities and some of the most difficult Brazilian endemic species to see in the wild. The tour was also an interesting experience, where we had the chance to contemplate pristine habitats by the mighty Tapajos River, on the peculiar hills of Carajas National Forest and finally in the vast Cerrado and transitional woodland from Caxias. And therefore understand a little better the avifauna from two important interfluvium in the Brazilian Amazon (Madeira – Tapajos and Xingu – Tocantins), and from the less covered corner in the Northeast region at Maranhão state. It is true it wasn't the easiest trip. To reach this fantastic result in terms of birds we had to deal with a quite tough logistics, covering long distances by air, water and land. A relentless weather (very hot and humid at Amazonia National Park and very hot and dry in Caxias) and long drives every day in Carajas National Forest put some extra conditions. But undoubtedly all the effort was worth it, check it out the highlights from this birding adventure: Chestnut-headed and Buff-browed Chachalacas, White-crested Guan, Bare-faced Curassow, Capped Heron, King Vulture, Pearl Kite, Harpy Eagle, Black, Black-and-white and Ornate Hawk-Eagles, White Hawk, Rufous-sided Crake, Dark-winged Trumpeter (both subspecies viridis and dextralis), Large-billed Tern, Hoatzin, Red-legged Seriema, Black-bellied Cuckoo, Tawny-bellied Screech Owl (a distinct related form to usta found in Carajas which is being studied – Dantas et al. in prep.), Amazonian Pygmy Owl, Least Nighthawk, the rare Silky-tailed Nightjar, Cinnamon-throated Hermit (form known as Maranhao Hermit), the uncommon Fiery-tailed Awlbill, Rufous-throated Sapphire, Amazonian Trogon, Amazonian and Broad-billed Motmots, Blue-necked, Green-tailed, Paradise and Great Jacamars, White-necked, Pied, Spotted, Collared, Eastern Striolated, Crescent-chested and Rufous-necked Puffbirds, Rusty-breasted and Rufous-capped Nunlets, the localized Brown-chested Barbet, Lettered, Red-necked and Black-necked Aracaris, Gould's Toucanet, Bar-breasted and Spotted Piculets, White-throated, Yellow-throated, Golden-green, Waved, Chestnut, Ochre-backed, Cream-colored, Red-necked and Crimson-crested Woodpeckers, the mighty bird of the tour Kaempfer's Woodpecker, Black and Red-throated Caracaras, amazing looks at Cryptic Forest Falcon, White-winged and Golden-winged Parakeets, the endemic Vulturine Parrot, Yellow-crowned, Turquoise-fronted and Southern Mealy Amazons, Dusky-billed Parrotlet, Red-fan Parrot, Crimson-bellied, Santarem, Peach-fronted and Jandaya Parakeets, Hyacinth, Red-bellied, Blue-winged, Scarlet, Red-and-green and Chestnut-fronted Macaws, the uncommon endemic Golden Parakeet, Ruddy, Chestnut-throated and Speckled Spinetails, Chestnut-winged Hookbill, the uncommon Cinnamon-rumped and Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaners, the endemic Para Foliage-gleaner, Slender-billed Xenops, White-chinned, Long-billed, Cinnamon-throated, endemic Brigida's, Strong-billed, rare endemic Moustached, Amazonian Barred (both subspecies concolor and retentus), endemic Hoffmann's, Black-banded, Planalto, Elegant, endemic Spix's, Buff-throated, Narrow-billed, Rondonia and endemic Layard's Woodcreepers, endemic Glossy, Natterer's Slaty, Planalto Slaty, Amazonian, Saturnine and Spot-winged Antshrikes, White-eyed, Ornate, Plain-throated, Amazonian Streaked, Sclater's, Long-winged, Ihering's and Grey Antwrens, the uncommon Banded Antbird, Black-capped, rare endemic Pectoral, Rufous-winged, Dot-winged and Southern White-fringed Antwrens, Blackish and Manu Antbirds, White-backed Fire-eye, endemics Spix's Warbling and Rufous-faced Antbirds, the stunning Ferruginous-backed Antbird, the rare and odd Wing-banded Antbird, the mega localized Harlequin Antbird, Dot-backed and Xingu Scale-backed Antbirds, Black-spotted Bare-eye, Rufous-capped Antthrush, Snethlage's and Alta Floresta Antpittas, the cracking Chestnut-belted, endemic Black-bellied and Hooded Gnateaters, Wing-barred Piprites, Southern Scrub Flycatcher, Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant, the new species 'Maranhao-Piauí' Pygmy Tyrant, the rare Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher and Black-chested Tyrant, Zimmer's Flatbill (the sucunduri subspecies, proposed as new species), Golden-crowned Spadebill, Blackish Pewee, Dusky-chested and Three-striped Flycatchers, Rufous and endemic Ash-throated Casiornis, Purple-breasted, Spangled and endemic White-tailed Cotingas, White Bellbird, Purple-throated Fruitcrow, Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin, Fiery-capped, Snow-capped, endemic Opal-crowned, Flame-crested and Red-headed Manakins, the Amazonian (Carajas) version of Sharpbill, Amazonian Royal Flycatcher, Cinereous Mourner, White-browed Purpletuft, Pink-throated Becard, Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo, Grey-chested and Buff-cheeked Greenlets, endemic White-napped Jay, White-banded and Black-collared Swallows, Coraya Wren, White-lored, White-vented and Rufous-bellied Euphonias, Olive Oropendola, Oriole Blackbird, Red-cowled Cardinal, Black-faced, Red-billed Pied, Fulvous-crested, White-winged Shrike, Turquoise, Spotted, Bay-headed and Masked Tanagers, Coal-crested Finch, Grey Pileated Finch, Wing-barred Seedeater, Rose-breasted Chat, Yellow-green and Yellow-shouldered Grosbeaks and the uncommon Blackish-blue Seedeater.


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This game features 3 fun mini-games for your child to practice their skills. They can play matching games, touch the turtle and phonics pairs.


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Bobby the Tree Kangaroo
$5.50 – $16.50
Bobby the tree kangaroo is a tale about a tree kangaroo joey learning to climb trees.
There is no shortage of encouragement from the time of being in the safety of his mothers pouch to accomplishing this big step in his life.
The illustrations include a python, green tree frogs, a frogmouth owl, a cassowary, Rainbow lorikeet, Cairns Birdwing and Ulysses butterflies, a King Fisher and Sulphur Crested cockatoo as well as many tropical rainforest plants including the Licuala Palms. Cassy and Croaky from previous books, Cassy's Tale and Where is Croaky?, also make an appearance.


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(apologies to my subscribers if you are seeing this a second time. There was an issue with the Youtube video presentation that I did not like so I've replaced that video below)
And now we get to the fun part! The final landscaping and "dressing" of the Faerie house with all the little details is always the most enjoyable part of the process and this house was no exception. The challenge however remained to incorporate as much hemp as possible... which meant hemp stones, of course!
I took some of the fluffy hemp and rolled it into small rounded pea and bean sized balls and then wrapped them in the coarse, thin fibers to make my "hemp pebbles". They had a fun an pillowy look which I liked.
I did have a bit of trouble getting the fine strands of hemp however... as BB had decided that he liked the hemp for his own pillow.
Finally I needed a way for the door to have some sort of entrance ramp or stairs. I had envisioned a spiral ramp and did make one.
But it had a problem in that when viewed from above, the ramp hid all the beautiful details in the wood base. That seemed a shame so I went back to the materials to see what I could come up with to give a sense of a staircase. I ended up fashioning a sort of a tree fungus, mushroom and emerging mushroom out of the hemp batting. These were installed and they worked much better without hiding the wood burl details:
The final step was to add some sparkle. I had some nice pale green beads that were wired into a vine but the green paper covering the wires was too bright so I took more of the hemp paper and re-wrapped all the wired vines to help them blend in better. It was a small detail that took hours to do but in the end was well worth the effort.
Here we are beginning to see the final result. The hemp "stones" are in place, the mushroom steps are working well and the sparkly greenery is adding a nice softening effect while pulling the whole sculpture together.
And here it is!
and with the lights on:
and at twilight:
as an extra treat, here you can see it in the round at the end of this post!
Thanks Everyone for reading about the hemp house construction. Now for a final bit of news.... this house is for sale! If anyone is in New York city, you can go see the house in-person as it will be at the "Art on paper" show March 3-6 at Pier 36 ( link to the show is HERE ).
The house is being sold at the show but you can also purchase it online if you are unable to get to the show by clicking here: http://www.hempnycity.com/#!raffle/pyxfm
Thanks everyone!
As for the video below, I'm not sure why but blogger has compressed the video so much that it looks terrible when seen full screen. Such a shame.
If you'd like to see the video in youtube you can click HERE to go see it. Unfortunately, I cannot control the video clips that are offered after my video is finished. Youtube chooses those and I was not pleased with what they chose to follow my presentation. My apologies for the confusion.


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Air Defence Systems
Rheinmetall Technical Publications (RTP) provides technical documentation and logistic system support services for the PATRIOT and LeFlaSys air defence systems. Alongside these weapon systems of the German armed forces, RTP also carries out logistic support for the PATRIOT weapon system of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
The RTP service portfolio for these systems encompasses the creation of Interactive Electronic Technical Documentation (IETD) and spare parts catalogues including illustrations according to the standards S1000D and S2000M, GAF T.O. and specific national and international customer documentation regulations.
Our customers benefit from:
- Qualified system support from a reliable, high-performance partner
- Low cost due to comprehensive data maintenance and data module structure
- High system availability and reliability of weapon systems, even on international assignments


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Sample Loan Officer Resume
A loan officers resume should highlight the qualities that the job requires. A loan officer acts as an intermediary between applicants seeking mortgage or commercial loan and the lender who extends this monetary credit. Also referred to as bank loan officer, this professional should posses' high relationship building skills apart from having good knowledge about existing norms. Sample resume given below is a good example.
George Williams
35, Harrison Road, Dallas, Texas 10080
Home: 000-123-1234, Cell: 000-123-2345
Email: add email here Website: add website here
Objective: Seeking administrative level position with a multi-national financial institution overseeing corporate loans and commercial loans.
Career summary: Over 7 years of experience with various multinational financial institutions dealing specifically with the mortgage and commercial loans for corporate, real estate and individuals.
Summary of skills -
- Considerable amount of experience in banking and lending arena with a in-depth knowledge of residential mortgage lending.
- Proficiency in writing different type of reports.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Adept in managing multiple tasks with superb organizational abilities.
- Proven negotiation and presentation skills.
- Dexterous in handling relevant software applications.
- Ability to build rapport with customers with different backgrounds.
- Complete knowledge on pricing and the underwriting procedures in the mortgage industry.
- In-depth knowledge coinciding with all the pertinent federal laws (like Truth-in Lending, RESPA) regulating the lending.
Professional Synopsis
SBB Mortgage Inc., Minneapolis (2006 – Present]
Designation: Loan Officer
Responsibilities -
- Developed the marketing and promotional strategies for SBB's loan products in compliance with the ethics and policies of SBB Mortgage Inc.
- Devised promotional strategies in form of incentives targeted towards loan customers.
- Created a prudent sales plan to match the sales targets set by the department.
BBBB Mortgage Loan, Inc., Minneapolis (2003 – 2006)
Designation: Junior Loan Officer
Responsibilities -
- Contributed to the development of the customer base through own contacts or through the affiliate agencies of the BBBB Mortgage Loan, Inc.
- Played a pivotal role in development of the promotional strategies for existing loan products of BBBB Mortgage Loan, Inc.
- Coordinated with prospective clients, clarified and determined their doubts regarding the mortgage loans and repayment methods.
- Analyzed the financial and economic scenarios and advised the borrowers or related parties ahead of time regarding the consequences of their loans.
- Delegated the loan processing to loan processors after proper training.
- Guided and assisted the processing staff in the loan processing procedures.
Educational Profile
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, University of Auburn (2003).
- Bachelor's Degree in Economics, University of New York (2000).


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Release Date: 2005 |
Album Rating: 3.0it's not as good as let go, but its not "poor" either.
Album Rating: 3.5Follow ups arent their strong suit?!?!?!
They followed up The Proximity Effect with another great album. Dan you havent been listening close enough to what Nada Surf is all about. You cant just bash a good album when its makers try to change up their style a bit. This album was indeed written for a certain mood. Maybe if you would just chill a bit and let yourself take it in you might get some sense.
Album Rating: 2.0I do have sense. In my opinion it just didn't really do it for me. I feel that if I state my opinion on anything that you don't agree with, you bash me. Chill out for second, and realize that not all people enjoy what you enjoy. When you said you didn't like the red album, I didn't get all pissed off. I realized it was your opinion and left it at that. I have Let Go and The Proximity Effect both at 4, so chill out.
Album Rating: 2.0why don't you read my last paragraph once again bud.
Album Rating: 4.4This album needs a bumping. Really been digging it lately.
Digging: Bad Books - III
Album Rating: 3.0heard Always Love on the How to make a Mixtape thing and loved it, downloaded this today and i liked it very much tbh
Digging: Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer
Album Rating: 4.4Glad to see people actually listened to the songs on that blog : )
IMO this is higher than a 3 but I can certainly see why you would give it that. It is pretty standard indie-pop/rock.
Album Rating: 3.0maybe a few more listens will bump the rating but for the first few listens a 4 seems a bit to high
Album Rating: 4.4I have a special attachment to a lot of the songs on here so it might be a personal thing idk
Album Rating: 3.0dont we all have that same feeling twords certain bands? otherwise music would just be idk not music, but for now i do really like this
Album Rating: 2.5"Review Summary: This is the kind of album that makes me just skip to the few songs worth listening to." --- Perfect. It should be an overcast day along with slight to moderate rain when listening, for "maximum Nada Surf".
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Bjorg Lambrecht wins first professional victory on a Helium SLX
Despite being a neopro, the young talented rider of Lotto Soudal wanted to test his capabilities during the Tour des Fjords. On the last hill of the race he was able to show his explosiveness. "For me this victory is a dream coming true", said an amused Lambrecht.


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Compressed air is getting new attention as a large-scale energy storage technology from researchers in the Pacific Northwest, who have pegged two locations on the dry side of Washington as possible sites for putting different approaches to work.
The general idea: use often abundant excess wind power to squeeze air into an underground holding space. When energy demand is high, the air can be surfaced and heated, thus expanding to drive turbines and produce electricity.
This first part of this equation – the excess wind power – isn't just a theoretical proposition in the Northwest. The winds that drive the region's thousands of turbines often blow hardest at night, when power demand is low. Plus, late-spring snowmelt flowing through dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers often leaves grid operators with more juice than they need, forcing big wind to actually shut down at times, to the dismay of turbine owners.
All of which explains why the Bonneville Power Administration was in on the hunt for potential compressed air storage sites with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
So what were the researchers looking for? "(U)nderground basalt reservoirs that were at least 1,500 feet deep, 30 feet thick and close to high-voltage transmission lines, among other criteria," they said. They found two: "One location, dubbed the Columbia Hills Site, is just north of Boardman, Ore., on the Washington side of the Columbia River. The second, called the Yakima Minerals Site, is about 10 miles north of Selah, Wash., in an area called the Yakima Canyon."
But because of the nature of the sites, different technologies – included a novel one – are envisioned by the scientists.
The Columbia Hills Site could access a nearby natural gas pipeline, making it a good fit for a conventional compressed air energy facility. Such a conventional facility would burn a small amount of natural gas to heat compressed air that's released from underground storage. The heated air would then generate more than twice the power than a typical natural gas power plant.
The Yakima Minerals Site, however, doesn't have easy access to natural gas. So the research team devised a different kind of compressed air energy storage facility: one that uses geothermal energy. This hybrid facility would extract geothermal heat from deep underground to power a chiller that would cool the facility's air compressors, making them more efficient. Geothermal energy would also re-heat the air as it returns to the surface.
As promising as this sounds, note that there are only two commercial compressed air storage projects operating in the world today, one in Alabama and one in Germany. So there's a reach element to this work. But the BPA plans to "perform an in-depth analysis of the net benefits compressed air energy storage could bring to the Pacific Northwest," so we likely haven't heard the last of this.


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As always, thank you so much for your wonderful comments...they really do brighten up my day (especially today, after a bad night. I am tired).
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As always, thank you so much for your wonderful comments...they really do brighten up my day (especially today, after a bad night. I am tired).
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Thanks for always finding the most precious things.
Hope you get a better night tonight!
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Now you have a new follower :)
It's an honor for me to be in your blog :)
I'm so happy to read all the lovely comments!
(a special thanks goes to Lanaplena who told me of this post <3)
p.s: I hope you feel better now :(
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Before theropean Commission propose a newropean OSH legislative instrument, the issue must be discussed through the social dialogue process implemented by Article 154 of the Lisbon Treaty.
This process seeks to achieve joint actions on a particular issue by the social partners through discussions and consultations, without resorting to legislation. However legislation might still be an outcome if the social partners think this is the most appropriate way forward or if they cannot agree on a solution, thus allowing the commission to propose legislation to deal with the issue concerned.
At each stage, the social partners have six weeks to comment on the consultation. If they decide to take action, by way of a social partner agreement, then this must be developed within nine months of agreement.
The usual consultees involved in social dialogue are:
Member State governments have no formal role in social dialogue. However, if you have an interest in a particular occupational safety and health issue undergoing the social partner consultation process, then you can get in touch with:


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Ofcom has published plans to introduce "white space" wireless broadband technology in the UK, the first European country to do so.
White space broadband uses gaps in spectrum bands that have been reserved for TV broadcasts. These spaces offer significant capacity to help alleviate pressures on existing wireless networks.
The gaps on offer to users and providers will be available on an unlicensed basis, said Ofcom, which says the capacity on offer exceeds that currently available for 3G mobile network services.
It is expected the spectrum will be used to support rural broadband, faster WiFi, and localised services across communities, and applications in the office and the home, as users increasingly demand more bandwidth via their routers, smartphones and tablet devices.
As the technology is unlicensed it will be easy for providers to sell hardware, like routers and smartphones, enabled to search for white space spectrum when needed by the user to access a high-bandwidth applications, like video on demand or perhaps an ERP business application when mobile.
Ed Richards, Ofcom chief executive, said: "White spaces are currently lying vacant all around us. We have been leading the way to try to harness this capacity without causing harmful interference to existing users of the spectrum.
"We are creating the opportunity to maximise the efficient use of spectrum and open the door to the development of a new and exciting range of consumer and business applications."
Ofcom expects that white space services will be launched in the UK in 2013.
Earlier this year, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in the US published the IEEE 802.22 standard for using white spaces. The standard defines the unlicensed use of frequencies between TV channels in the VHF and UHF bands.
The IEEE said its standard could be used around the world, especially in rural areas and developing countries where there tend to be more vacant TV channels.


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Latest Style Women Clothing Fashion Trends of 2016 in India01:40:00
Nothing is impossible if you know the right ways to accentuate your body curves with appropriate outfit! Always Remember one thing in fashioning that your unique style concept inspires every one so don't afraid to go of the box to try uncommon pattern because that's the only way to set a nice fashion example among crowd. Today we will be giving you some important suggestion that will your dressing uncommon.
Glam up in multicolored suit and become style chameleon:
Many girls have a habit to stick with few favorite colors in traditional salwar kameez and that thing leads them to stereotypical stare so whenever you go for shopping make your selection on varicolored top and bottom because that's the real key to make people follow you. Try out the designer indo western dresses for womens and see the magic work in your favour.
The real style bonus for you is the unusual cut and asymmetric shape:
Ordinary females don't get tired wearing dresses with having same old patterned cuts and shape but you are not one of them so just look out one of its kind ladies attire that is crafted with different cuts and shape. You will find so many unique patterns in online shopping so buy it now.
Crack the code of Bottoms to modify your stare:
Bottom plays a big role in entire look so instead of wearing same fitting and length in bottom henceforth, try out different length and size in bottoms. You can clearly observe here in image that how these Bollywood Celebes above have done the trick. You will do the same to inspire everyone around you. Start with the patiala salwar kameez dress to give you a quick boost by visiting this page..
Create opposite pair to look exceptional and matchless among all ladies:
Printed top and plain bottom is the most common pattern of contrast match and common female's pair. So if you want to come out of the crow then just try the opposite like you see above.
Ornaments, Hair styles and foot wears:
Like every other thing these three essentials are also very important so, first decide your clothing pair then accessorizes yourself accordingly.
We hope these suggestions will be very handy to improve your fashion games in 2016. Next time we will come up with something more motivating and exciting, so stay connected with us.


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Asimina Suite HotelAsimina Suite Hotel,Cyprus,Paphos
The new Asimina Suite Hotel is superbly situated within eight acres of landscaped gardens right on the beachfront only a few minutes walking distance from the tourist and town centre and very close to the historical monuments, the Castle and the harbour. Sharing a beautiful sandy beach with the 4 star Pioneer Beach Hotel and close to the Athena Beach and the Athena Royal Beach hotels in one of the quietest parts of Kato Paphos, this is a great hotel for couples and families with modern facilities and 189 comfortable guestrooms and hospitable staff, offering an ideal place for a holiday. Guests of the Asimina Suite Hotel can pamper themselves the new fully equipped cbh Elixir Spa, get active with a huge range of watersports, and enjoy sumptuous meals at several dining spots. Paphos Airport is 16 km from the hotel.
Local Tips: Paphos is the home of marvellous treasures of world class with a World Heritage site. A short distance from the hotel is the Land of the Kings, the House of Theseus & Dionysos and Saint Paul's Pillar.
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