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A former Life Time Fitness trainer is suing the Chanhassen, MN-based company on the grounds of sexual harassment and retaliation.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Lisa Ryan Flores of Cypress, TX, on May 19 in Harris County (TX) District Court against Life Time and Todd Buckland, a Life Time employee who was Flores's team leader. Flores accuses Buckland of inappropriate and unwanted sexual behavior.
In July 2009, Flores was transferred from Life Time's Cinco Ranch location to its Houston City Centre location, where the alleged behavior took place, according to the complaint. Among other accusations, Flores claims Buckland put his hand down her pants and would send her unwanted text messages outside of work late at night.
After reporting the alleged sexual advances around Sept. 1, 2009, Flores claims Life Time led a campaign of retaliation against her, and that led to her wrongful termination. The tactics, Flores claims, included demoting her, which reduced her income. She claims Life Time's corporate human resources department scolded her because she asked club managers about Buckland's status at the club.
On Oct. 21, 2009, Flores filed claims of harassment and subsequent retaliation with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Civil Rights Division of the Texas Workforce Commission. During mediation, Flores was fired by Leslie Simoneau, general counsel for Life Time Fitness, according to the complaint.
In addition to sexual harassment and retaliation, Flores is suing on the grounds of assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress. She is seeking damages that include back pay, punitive damages and attorneys' fees.
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As a single father, Marc Fisher, a Regional Emergency Management Specialist for ACF Region V in Chicago, knows first-hand the importance of preparing.
"What we all know is disasters don't make appointments, my kids are counting on me so that's why as a dad I'm prepared," Fisher explains.
Fisher took this message to single fathers in Ohio as part of ACF's National Preparedness Month initiative. He teamed up with the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood — an ACF Responsible Fatherhood Grantee — to host a preparedness training geared toward fathers. Participants included not only single fathers, but also married dads and incarcerated fathers awaiting release.
Fisher recalls, "It was great to work with dads from very different walks of life. The dads ranged from rural Ohio to urban Columbus, but everyone had one thing in common and it was an evident part of the presentation… they all love their kids and were all equally concerned about being prepared for future disaster."
Fisher talked about the bond between father and child, and the importance of dads being prepared in the event of an emergency or disaster: "I have a couple of go kits, one I keep at home and one I keep in my car. My kids are still pretty young but, whenever it rains hard and the kids get scared of lighting and thunder. I turn off the lights and give them flashlights. We then unpack the go kit I keep in the closet and repack it. Since they are young, it teaches them that being prepared and having a plan can help things not be so scary."
ACF provided each participants with a preparedness starter bag with an flip book for family emergency planning, as well as starter items for an emergency preparedness kit, such as a magnetic flashlight and information from FEMA and Ready.gov. "Men naturally want to protect their loved ones, having a chance to be the protector and play a positive role in the lives of their children was something that went over really well," he added.
For more information on how ACF works to prepare families and children for disasters, visit the Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response website at www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr.

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Deed of Settlement Ends Ho Family Feud
Or does it? The recent shuffling of of ownership among the billionaire tycoon's various family members was at the root of the conflict, and the deed — finalized and executed on March 8 — merely states that the disagreements have come to an end. It say nothing at all about who gets what, or whether any of January's 'confiscated' shares will be returned to Stanley Ho's keeping.
An unnamed source is quoted in Hong Kong's The Standard as saying that Pansy and Daisy have in fact returned the shares in order to bring the family back into harmony, but this has not been officially verified.
The statement is hot on the heels of Stanley Ho's Tuesday dismissal from Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital. The 89-year old Ho has indeed been suffering from a number of physical issues over the past few years, and it is likely that those who stand to inherit his vast fortune were becoming concerned at the seeming lack of a concrete plan for disbursement.
However, Ho's position throughout this entire conflict has been that he wants his assets divided as equally as possible between family members. Yet with four wives and numerous children to consider (many of whom hold shares and top positions at Ho companies), one might expect something a bit more specific to be desired.


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HONG KONG - U.S. billionaire Sheldon Adelson's flagship Macau casino is suing two mainland Chinese high rollers over debts worth millions in a case that provides a rare glimpse into the VIP culture that powers the gambling enclave.
The Venetian Macau took legal action in a Hong Kong court this week to recover about $4.5 million in the two separate cases.
Macau's rise to world's biggest casino market has been driven by wealthy mainland Chinese gamblers. The lawsuits highlight the difficulties in collecting debts when high rollers return to the mainland, where gambling is illegal and debts aren't recognized by courts. Macau and nearby Hong Kong are semiautonomous Chinese territories with separate legal systems from mainland China.
In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday with Hong Kong's High Court, the Venetian is trying to recover 23.4 billion Hong Kong dollars ($3 million) from Zou Yunyu. Zou once featured on lists of China's richest people with a fortune from her company, the Shanghai Gaoyuan Property Group, that Forbes estimated in 2008 was worth $220 million.
In the second case, filed the same day, the Venetian is pursuing HK$11.3 million ($1.5 million) from Xie Xiaoqing, who Hong Kong media reports said Friday was a businessman and deputy to the provincial legislature in Hubei province.
Most of the so-called VIP business is handled by junket operators, middlemen who arrange for the high-rollers to travel to Macau and gamble in private rooms. The junkets also extend credit to the gamblers, who are restricted by Beijing's capital controls on how much money they can take past the borders. But in Zou and Xie's cases, they had borrowed directly from the casino.
Details from the lawsuits suggest the pair gambled away huge sums of money in a short period of time.
In Zou's case, the Venetian lent her HK$30 million on Sept. 30, 2011, with repayment expected two weeks later and 18 per cent interest charged on any outstanding amount after that. Zou managed to chip away at the debt with small repayments, including HK$2 million each in January, February and August last year, before stopping.
Xie borrowed HK$10 million on April 1 last year and then another HK$2 million two days later, with the same repayment terms. He too repaid a small amount, including HK$200,000 in September.
Still, the money owed is a drop in the bucket for Las Vegas Sands, which reported net profit of about $350 million in the third quarter, with more than 90 per cent of that coming from Sands China, its Macau unit.
The Venetian is one of four casinos owned by the Chinese arm of Adelson's Las Vegas Sands Corp. in Macau. The former Portuguese colony earned $38 billion in casino revenue in 2012, some 13.5 per cent higher than the year before.
Venetian: www.venetianmacau.com
Hong Kong Judiciary: http://www.judiciary.gov.hk/en/index/index.htm
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Natural Born Killers is a 1994 black comedy/drama film about two victims of traumatized childhoods who became lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
- Directed by Oliver Stone. Written by Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino, David Veloz, and Richard Rutowski.
Dwight McClusky[edit]
- In all my days in the penal system — and that ain't no small number of days, is it, boys? [guards shake their heads] Mickey and Mallory Knox are without a doubt the most twisted depraved pair of shitfucks it has ever been my displeasure to lay my god damn eyes on. I tell you these two motherfuckers are a walking reminder of just how fucked up this system really is.
- Dwight McClusky. Welcome to hell.
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- Once upon a time, a woman was picking up firewood. She came upon a poisonous snake frozen in the snow. She took the snake home and nursed it back to health. One day the snake bit her on the cheek. As she lay dying, she asked the snake, "Why have you done this to me?" And the snake answered, "Look, bitch, you knew I was a snake."
- Mickey: Whole world's comin' to an end, Mal.
- Mallory: I see angels, Mickey. They're comin' down for us from heaven. And I see you ridin' a big red horse, and you're driving them horses, whippin' 'em, and the're spitting and frothing all 'long the mouth, and the're coming right at us. And I see the future, and there's no death, 'cause you and I, we're angels...
- Mickey: That is poetry. Damn. I love you, Mal.
- Mallory: I know you do baby, and I've loved you since the day we met.
- Boy 1: Mickey and Mallory are the best thing to happen to mass murder since Manson.
- Boy 2: Yeah! But... they're way cooler!
- Reporter: Do you have anything to say to your fans?
- Mickey: You ain't seen nothing yet.
- Wayne Gale: We are talking about nothing less than television history. The first sit-down interview with the most charismatic serial killer ever. This is Wallace and Noriega. This is Elton John confessing his bisexuality to Rolling Stone. This is the fucking Nixon-Frost interviews. Time's running out, mate. What's the answer?
- Mickey: I say go for it.
- Mickey: But I came to the direction I need a gun. So, the next day I started off early for work, and I'm gonna stop by a gun shop and pick up a little home protection. I walked into the place and had never seen so many guns in all my life. So, I'm looking around, then this really nice sales guy comes up to me. His name was Warren. I'll never forget his name. He was really nice. Anyway, Warren showed me all these different models of guns. Magnums, automatics, pistols, Walters. And I ask to see a shotgun. He brings me a Mossberg pump action shotgun. As soon as I held that baby in my hands, I knew what I was gonna do. It felt so good. It felt like it was a part of me. They had a mirror in the store. I looked at myself holding it, and looked so fucking good, I immediately bought it. Bought a bunch of boxes of ammo. Turned my car around, drove to Mallory's house, we took care of Mallory's parents, packed up the car, and we were off. Everybody thought I'd gone crazy. The cops, my mom, everybody. But you see, they all missed the point of the story. I wasn't crazy. But when I was holding the shotgun, it all became clear. I realized for the first time my one true calling in life.
- Wayne Gale: What's that?
- Mickey: Shit, man ... I'm a natural born killer.
- Wayne Gale: So tell me. How can you look at an ordinary person, an innocent guy with kids, and then shoot him to death? I mean, how can you bring yourself to do that?
- Mickey: Innocent? Who-who's innocent, Wayne? Are you innocent?
- Wayne Gale: I'm innocent? Yes, I am. Of murder? Definitely.
- Mickey: It's just murder. All God's creatures do it. You look in the forests and you see species killing other species, our species killing all species including the forests, and we just call it industry, not murder. But I know a lot of people who deserve to die.
- Wayne Gale: Why do they deserve to die?
- Mickey: I believe they got something in their past, some sin, some awful secret thing. A lot of people walking around out there already dead. They just need to be put out of their misery. That's where I come in. Fate's messenger.
- Wayne Gale: You just said an instant of purity was preferable to a lifetime of lies. I don't understand. What's so pure about forty-eight dead bodies?
- Mickey: You'll never understand. Me and you, Wayne, we're not even the same species. I used to be you; then I evolved. From where you're standing, you're a man. From where I'm standing, you're an ape. You're not even an ape. You're a media person. Media's like the weather, only it's man-made weather. Murder? It's pure. You're the one made it impure. You're buying and selling fear. You say "why?" I say "why bother?"
- Napalatoni: Warden!
- Dwight McClusky: Yes! What is it, Natapundi?
- Napalatoni: Napalatoni!
- Dwight McClusky: I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR FUCKING NAME IS!
- Napalatoni: Mickey and Mallory Knox are loose, Scagnetti's dead, and they're live on national TV!
- Dwight McClusky: LIVE ON NATIONAL TV? JESUS HAROLD CHRIST ON A FUCKING RUBBER CRUTCH, IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?
- Son: What the hell is that?
- Father: A bitch out of hell, son. Take a run at her kiddo!
- Dwight McClusky: Just how far do you think you're gonna get?
- Mickey: Right out the front door!
- Dwight McClusky: THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!
- Mickey: It IS happenin'.
- Dwight McClusky: I will personally hunt you down, blow the head off your fucking whore wife, AND PLANT YOUR SICK ASS IN THE GROUND ALL BY MYSELF!
- Mickey: Another day, perhaps, but not today!
- [Mickey and Mallory are about to kill Wayne Gale]
- Wayne Gale: [pleading] I thought a bond developed between us!
- Mickey: No. Not really. You're scum, Wayne; you did it for ratings. You don't give a shit about us or anybody else except yourself; that's why nobody gives a shit about you. That's why "helicopters" were not "deployed".
- Wayne Gale: Wait! Don't Mickey and Mallory always leave one person alive to tell the tale?
- Mallory: We are...
- Mickey and Mallory: [in unison] Your camera!
Main cast[edit]
|Woody Harrelson
|Mickey Knox
|Juliette Lewis
|Mallory Knox
|Tom Sizemore
|Jack Scagnetti
|Tommy Lee Jones
|Dwight McClusky
|Robert Downey, Jr.
|Wayne Gale
|Rodney Dangerfield
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Ian Morrison and Rebecca Morrison, taken at Fort Hood in Texas the day he deployed to Iraq as an Army Apache helicopter pilot. He flew 70 missions in Iraq. In March this year, Ian Morrison committed suicide in Texas at age 26.
The call she placed, and the advice she received, didn't simply allow Rebecca Morrison to survive one of her worst days. The words she heard, she said, saved her life.
Before a Fort Hood memorial service to honor her husband – an Army chopper pilot who ended his life – Morrison grabbed a scrap of paper from her nightstand, read the scrawled number, and dialed up the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). In that pitch-black moment, she needed answers to two desperate questions. On the other end, Kim Ruocco listened. Seven years earlier, Ruocco had lost her husband, a Marine major, to suicide.
"I can't even breathe," Morrison began, through sobs, from her Texas home. "How do you breathe?"
"It will just come," Ruocco replied from the TAPS office in Arlington, Va.
"How can I ever be happy again?"
"It doesn't get less painful," Ruocco told her. "After time, it just gets ... less present."
Six months later, Morrison, 25, is breathing. She's also teaching third graders, running, riding her horse, and — Thursday — remembering Ian on what would have been his 27th birthday. She's also speaking at anti-suicide events and launching a suicide support group near Dallas — all of it, she added, because she placed that call. But with one U.S. service member committing suicide every 19 hours, it's the breathing that Morrison mentions first when asked how TAPS helped her most.
"Once you lose someone to suicide, you are so prone to suicide yourself. I got to that point. If they hadn't been there, I wouldn't be here," she said. "Every widow I've talked to, every family member, has felt that way. You just want to be with that person more than anything. I mean, he was my husband. They're saving the lives of the survivors."
The suicide crisis inside the military has, indeed, injected fresh urgency into the larger mission of TAPS, a peer-based, emotional support group for families who have lost active-duty military members overseas or at home. It also has "stretched" the nonprofit's budget and 53-member staff, said Bonnie Carroll, who founded TAPS in 1994 after her husband, Brigadier General Tom Carroll, was killed in a plane crash.
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Bonnie Carroll founded TAPS in 1994, two years after her Army husband, Tom, was killed in a plane crash. When Rebecca Morrison called TAPS last April, Bonnie answered the phone.
"We are the alumni association for those who have died in the military. There is no one else that does this," Carroll said. "Whether it's a motorcycle crash or a death in combat or a suicide, for the family, it's the same knock on the door, the same folded flag.
"We're seeing an increase in the death rate, in the casualty rate, but from the public's perception: 'Oh, the war is over and everybody's home and they're safe.' Well, in a skewed way it almost seems like you're safer in a deployed environment. You're less likely to die there of a hostile attack than you are to die here."
Some increasingly sad statistics: During the first nine months of this year, 247 Army troops — including active-duty soldiers, National Guard members and reservists, have committed suicide, according to a Department of Defense report last week. (The Army is the only military branch that issues monthly press statements on suicides). In 2012, the Army suicide rate has climbed over last year, despite myriad anti-suicide initiatives, conferences and medical studies as well as prevention promises and get-help pleas both inside and outside the branch. Meanwhile, within the Navy, Marines and Air Force, another 126 service members combined have taken their lives this year, reports ArmyTimes.
As America transitions from a decade of war toward a hopeful peace, TAPS has rarely been busier. The organization, which staffs a 24-hour hotline, is fielding, on average, 111 calls per day, Carroll said. From November 2011 through this past September, TAPS began working with 4,138 new survivors.
In the military community, the TAPS team is considered credible, Carroll said, because each member has lived that moment.
"The traumatic death of an immediate loved one will knock you out and sometimes kill you. You really need to deal with it on a very deep and serious level," Carroll said. "And the absolute best support — what we're really finding with our suicide survivors — is that unless they're talking with another mom found her son after he died by suicide, they're just not going to talk."
As its staff now connects, on average, with 376 new survivors per day, TAPS is feeling the urgent need "to definitely do more," Carroll said.
But on an already-tight budget, seeking extra dollars to meet the crisis requires a delicate, high wire walk worthy of a Wallenda: A nonprofit must project fiscal stability while also demonstrating its growing obligation.
"After 9/11, why did people continue to give to the Red Cross even though it was funded in the billions? It's because people give to organizations that are financially sound. Which is counterintuitive. You'd think they'd give to the ones that have a more desperate need for the funding," Carroll said. "So it's a really tough balance there. We are financially sound. We take every penny and put it toward appropriate programs. We have wonderful partners. But we are constantly searching to meet that need."
TAPS spends $450,000 per month, Carroll said. In addition to its paid staff and the 24-hour hotline they manage, the group publishes a quarterly magazine and stages dozens of survivor events around the country, including a conference for military-suicide survivors earlier this month in San Diego.
Funding is funneled to the nonprofit from neighborhood bake sales on to large checks from corporate partners, including foundations affiliated with Prudential, New York Life and Hasbro.
"There is no membership — no fees, no dues," Carroll said. "The cost of admission is the sacrifice of a loved one. And the care they receive is forever and always."
TAPS further squeezes its budget by leveraging a 1,000-plus legion of volunteers — survivors who are, themselves, at least two years beyond their own loss and trained in how to support the newly bereaved. That network is the bittersweet result of the mounting losses on the home front: as more service members die after returning from war, more of their survivors are volunteering with TAPS.
"That is the holy grail of why this works. It's a concept of: when you help another person, you continue your own healing," Carroll said.
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Bonnie and Tom Carroll. They met in Alaska in 1988 during a massive attempt to save three gray whales trapped beneath pack ice.
This is the sacred notion that inspired Carroll to build TAPS. While working for the Reagan White House, she met her Army husband, Tom, on a massive spread of pack ice in Barrow, Alaska, in 1988 amid a globally watched effort — dubbed "Operation Breakthrough" — to free three trapped gray whales. That rescue inspired the 2012 film "Big Miracle."
Tom, portrayed by Dermot Mulroney, and Bonnie, portrayed by Vinessa Shaw, later married. Their wedding — complete with a cake topped by icing-laden whale replicas — was re-enacted in the film. (Their characters had different names in the movie — a choice made by the filmmakers because "Big Miracle" is not a documentary).
"That's Tom, that's us. He's that guy, and I'm that White House girl," Carroll said.
Four years after the whale rescue, Tom Carroll died along with eight other soldiers in an Army C-12 plane crash in Alaska.
"When Tom was killed, that was my family. Now I have this extraordinary family of tens of thousands of incredible Americans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this nation's freedom," Bonnie Carroll said. "We're a family healing together."
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Last weekend, Rebecca Morrison ran the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C. to help raise money and awareness for TAPS - and as part of her own healing following the loss of her husband.
Now, Rebecca Morrison wants to join that family.
With a degree in counseling and the life experience of a survivor, she's hoping to eventually work with TAPS.
In the meantime, she already has become closely aligned with the nonprofit. On Oct. 21, she ran in the Army Ten Miler — which started and finished at the Pentagon — and helped raise money for TAPS. In June, she spoke as part of a TAPS survivor panel during the annual Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention Conference in Washington, D.C. And in July, Kim Ruocco of TAPS asked Morison to share her raw story for a Time magazine cover piece on military suicides titled "One A Day."
"For me to feel better about this, I have to help other people," Morrison said.
"Bonnie, Kim and everybody made that possible. Through speaking out, I have been able to heal."
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In late 2005, the 1st Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division's fabled 502nd Infantry Regiment deployed to a 330 sq. mi. ribbon of land south of Baghdad that was dubbed the "Triangle of Death." Underequipped and undermanned, the 1-502nd arrived in perhaps the most dangerous part of Iraq at its most dangerous moment.
Suffering from a particularly heavy death toll, a leadership vacuum and rapidly declining morale and discipline, four soldiers from the 1-502nd's 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, would perpetrate one of the worst war crimes known to have been committed by U.S. forces during the Iraq war, or any war for that matter. On March 12, 2006, Specialist Paul Cortez, Specialist James Barker, Private First Class Jesse Spielman and Private First Class Steven Green raped 14-year-old Abeer Qassim Hamzah Rashid al-Janabi and murdered her, her parents and her 6-year-old sister.
As heinous as the crime was, it did not happen without warning. Again and again, leaders up and down the 1-502nd's chain of command were either unable or unwilling to recognize the clear signs of breakdown that the unit's soldiers were exhibiting, not to mention the increasing homicidal threat that Green was becoming to Iraqi civilians. As this first of two excerpts from TIME contributing editor Jim Frederick's new book, Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death, demonstrates, Green should have been a soldier of concern for the unit's leadership from the day he reported for duty ...
Twenty-one-year-old Steven Green was one of the weirdest men in the company. He was an okay soldier when he wanted to be, but the oddest thing about him was that he never stopped talking. And the stuff that came out of his mouth was some of the most outrageous, racist invective many of the men had ever heard. Green could discourse on any number of topics, but they usually involved hate in some way, including how Hitler should be admired, how "white culture" was under threat in multi-ethnic America, and how much he wanted to kill every last Iraqi on the planet. He would go on and on and on like this until somebody literally would have to order him to shut up.
Growing up in Midland, Texas, Green was always the odd kid, the strange child on the margins picked last for kickball. According to court records, he was an unwanted child, something his mother did not hesitate to tell him. She called him "demon spawn," and constantly compared him unfavorably to his brother, Doug, who was three years older. Working nights at a bar, she largely let her children fend for themselves. Doug was, not surprisingly, unable to cope with the responsibility of being a surrogate parent from as young as age seven or eight. He subjected Steven and their little sister to frequent, brutal beatings.
Green's long estranged parents divorced when he was 8, and he lived with his mother until she kicked him out of the house at age 14. Green bounced around various family members' homes for the next few years. Desperate for attention, he did win a few friends in high school by being the class clown. After dropping out of high school in the 10th grade, however, trouble followed him wherever he went. Smoking cigarettes, drinking booze, and walking around with marijuana are fairly common activities for teenagers, but Green managed to get caught, arrested, and convicted for each of those things by the time he was 19.
Along the way, he had developed some pointed ideas about society, religion, and race. He decided to join the Army in early 2005, not just as a way out of his rut, but as a way to participate in what he saw as the latest flare-up of a centuries-long struggle between Western civilization and Eastern barbarism. "This is almost like a race war, like a cultural war," he said about 9/11, the March 2004 Spanish subway bombings and the now lengthening conflict in Iraq. "And anyone who is my age who is not going to go fight in it is a coward. They can say it's about this or that, but it's really about religion. It's about not even which culture is going to rule the Middle East, but which culture is going to rule the West. I felt like Islam is, was, and always will be like fascism."
Green spent several months obtaining a high school correspondence diploma and the Army granted him a "moral waiver" for his prior convictions. After graduating from basic training, Green headed to Ft. Campbell in July of 2005. Here, as in school, he developed a reputation for not being quite right in the head. There was no doubt he was smart, but he was a racist and a misanthrope. He remained socially awkward and unable to control his emotions or impulses. He did have some friends, but most of the platoon viewed him less as a class clown and more as the village idiot occasionally entertaining as spectacle, but best kept at an arm's-length.


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|Baramee Hip Hotel Patong is one of the Baramee by Andakira
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center accommodation. Futuristic design and sleek angles. Cool vibes alongside the Patong city's most gravity-pulling shopping center and nightclubs.
Baramee Hip Hotel Patong location in the center of action but more towards the quite end, minutes away from Jung Ceylon with FTV Love Sky Bar, Love Nightlife and Love Rooftop Pool Soi Bangla 's most vibrant nightlife, with a lot of iconic nightclubs, bars and entertainment. The hotel offers a high standard of service and amenities to suit the individual needs of all travelers.
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The Baramee Hip Hotel an onsite restaurant serving delicious Thai and western dishes. Guests can also enjoy American breakfast. The food in the restaurant comes highly recommended and the atmosphere in the evening is relaxing with good natural atmospheric and fine service. The hotel staff are friendly and courteous, speak very good English and as well as a little German and they are always helpful and efficient.
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Oscar de la Renta Bridal Spring 2013 Wedding Dresses
Wedding dresses with dramatic edge from Oscar de la Renta Spring 2013 bridal collection. Loving the beautiful explosion of tulle, lace and color. Above, gown with voluminous tulle cape; below, strapless gown with tiered overskirt in light blue.
Strapless sheath with sweetheart neckline.
Fashion shows fit into one of three categories: the fun, the brilliant, and the everything else. Most fall into "the everything else", which is disappointing but not surprising given the sheer number of presentations (there are 300 per season in New York alone).
But bridal week is different. There are dozens, not hundreds, of shows. Celebrities rarely attend, and neither do big-name fashion editors or street style stars. Guests don't look each other up and down. It's nicer. It's prettier. Being cool is not a concern.
Yesterday we attended the Oscar de la Renta spring 2013 bridal show (yes, bridal collections are shown a full year in advance), and it was lovely. The unseasonably warm weather translated into less-than-ideal temperatures inside de la Renta's 25th floor showroom, which meant a prompt start was much appreciated.
The venerable designer put on a dramatic show, which opened and closed with blood red looks. Traditional white dresses were maximized with insane tulle capes, voluminous skirts, and intricate detailing. "Something blue" was found on a quite a few of the gowns, a winking reminder that romance need not always be so serious. A bandeau pantsuit achieved the same effect.
And the charm didn't end with the clothes — de la Renta took his bow with the flower girls. Yes, it was all quite lovely.


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I'm headed to Las Vegas for a fabulous week of food and wine as a guest of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. They put together a culinary journalists tour to showcase the latest industry trends and newest restaurants in the city. We'll be grazing our way through the Palms, CityCenter, Bellagio, Wynn/Encore, Venetian/Palazzo, MGM Grand, and Mandalay Bay, just to name a few.
This trip comes at a perfect time. Since the cookbook production started, I've been pretty much working 7 days a week, usually 12-14 hours a day to keep up with the daunting schedule. It's been a blur of cooking, videotaping, photographing, editing, and writing. The nice thing about a trip like this is not only do I get lots of great content for my American Food site on About.com, but I get a welcomed break from the routine.
Being around all the new and interesting dishes, drinks, and describers of such, will be restorative on several levels. I also get to meet and share ideas with other food writers, which is always a blast. Stay tuned for updates and posts to follow soon. Speaking of following, if you want to come along on what promises to be a very interesting few days in my third favorite city, follow me on my Twitter page. Enjoy!
Vegas Photo (c) Flickr user jimg944
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
What Happens in Vegas, Will be Recorded and Shared on this Blog
Posted by Chef John at 11:41 PM
Labels: Blog News
5 comments:
- PrimeBrit said...
You ROCK Chef. Have a great time, you deserve these perks...
- January 28, 2010 at 1:31 AM
- chefrenee said...
Oh Gee! I am wishing I was you right now! Your trip sounds great, have fun I'll just have Food Wishes does Vegas dreams all night!
- January 28, 2010 at 1:43 AM
- Chris K. said...
Do check out the wine tower in Aureole at Mandalay Bay. It's quite a sight.
And if any of your drunken blogger friends suggests a late-night trip to the Palamino, do yourself a favor and punch him in the face.
- January 28, 2010 at 5:35 PM
chef john, go visit the village seafood buffet at the rio. but do expect to in a long queue, but its worth it!
- January 29, 2010 at 2:31 AM
- Rita said...
have a safe trip! but most of all... have a LOT OF FUN!!!
- January 29, 2010 at 8:03 AM
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A Better Quality of LifeLakeland Health Care Center — located in Northern New Jersey — is a safe, friendly and nurturing residence that offers the highest quality nursing and clinical care. At Lakeland, residents, families, staff and volunteers collaborate to create an environment that encourages individuality, personal choice and self-determination.
We offer a variety of service options, including Long-term Residential Care, Short-term Rehabilitation, Subacute Medical Care and Respite Care. Our clinical expertise enables us to offer a highly-skilled and integrated program of special services to meet complex medical needs. We understand that genuine, quality nursing services, tailored recreational and social activities, and a safe environment are the hallmarks of high quality care and a better quality of life for our residents.
Lakeland offers social and spiritual events, including arts and crafts, games, movies, exercise programs, music therapy, pet therapy, therapeutic touch, parties and trips. Our experienced staff anticipates and responds to the needs of each resident and we aim to provide each individual with the opportunity to lead an enjoyable and meaningful life.


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Simone over at The Montessori Notebook has gifted me a free Montessori Parents e-course to one of my blog readers! To enter, please comment below this post with an email for me to contact the winner. Additional votes when you share another post from this blog, and link the sharing in the comment. Very high tech, my 9 year old daughter will pull the lucky winner from a hat on Saturday 1/2/16.
Simone's work lines up very well with what my blog has been about for the past six years, Parenting with Montessori Principles, and Designing Spaces for Montessori Children.
Good luck!


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Submitted Suggestions
Suggestion: Manage the computer labs so that computers are turned off at the appropriate times to conserve energy.
Answer: To conserve power, the staff in the general computing centers shut down the workstations, printers, and other equipment (e.g. scanners) at closing. Occasionally, the computers are left on overnight so that automated software and system updates can occur.
Students using the 24-hour computer labs are encouraged to shutdown workstations after use as long as there is not a wait.
Faculty teaching in the last scheduled section in technology equipped classrooms are encouraged to instruct their students to power down the desktop computers and laptops at the end of the day.
Suggestion: Use email to send all communications; save money on postage and printing.
Answer: The relevant university offices will continue to evaluate and engage in e-mail correspondence where practical and possible.
Suggestion: Stop hosting student e-mail and leverage Google, Microsoft or Yahoo to do it for us. This would eliminate IT costs as we wouldn't need to own as many serves, data communication lines, etc.
Answer: About two and a half years ago, the four Universities IT areas began negotiating a contract with Microsoft, LIVE@edu to give students/alums forever email. About six months ago, all parties finally signed off. Information Technology & Innovation is now working on a project that will allow us to get out of the business of hosting student e-mail (although students will still have a wcsu.edu address) and other collaborative tools. This will decrease future investment in equipment, although we know it will increase the amount of time we spend on student support.
Suggestion: Whenever possible, replace proprietary software with open-source software, especially in learning management systems, content management systems and electronic portfolios.
Answer: WestConn already uses some open-source software and anticipate moving to additional open-source products in the future. We are currently evaluating a content management system for the Web site that is open source, and the wiki product we are about to make available for everyone on campus is powered by MediaWiki, another open-source product. University Computing internally uses other open-source packages.
They will continue to look at other products. A couple of constraints we face are that employers want our graduates to be well-versed in certain proprietary software, particularly the suite of Microsoft Office products. Also, WestConn often works with the other CSUS universities on software purchases, which means the product has to serve the best interests of all the campuses.
Suggestion: Replace state-owned vehicles with energy efficient vehicles.
Answer: The university replaces conventional cars and light-duty trucks with hybrid or flex fuel vehicles in certain vehicle classes. More than half the university's fleet of 50 cards and trucks can be replaced with energy-efficient models. As vehicles need to be replaced, they are replaced with energy-efficient options.
Suggestion: Toaster in faculty dining room does not need to continually run all day. It is rarely used after breakfast.
Answer: The toaster oven is classified as commercial grade and it draws a significant amount of energy when powering it on and off. In addition, customer responses indicate a desire for toast throughout the day. However, Food Service has been requested to continue to review energy-saving opportunities in its operations.
Suggestion: Install sensors on light switches to turn off lights when there is no one in the room. Maybe CL&P has funding to pay for this.
Answer: Currently at WCSU, several of the campus buildings (primarily the newer buildings) have light sensors. While any funding from CL&P has been utilized to the fullest possible extent, WCSU continues to explore and seek funding opportunities to advance the installation of light sensors in campus buildings.
Suggestion: Look for energy savings from weather-stripping and sealing windows; adjusting temperature controls in buildings; and keeping a closer eye on automatic thermostats.
Answer: The university has established temperature set points for occupied and unoccupied times in all buildings. Because some buildings are more elaborately controlled than others we have more flexibility in a building like the Science Building or Warner as opposed to Higgins or Berkshire.
We have set temperatures at 68F during occupied times and 58F during unoccupied times… this effort has already made a significant impact on our heating costs.
With regards to the winter break, the university is not closed except for the actually holidays at which point the set points are dropped to the unoccupied levels.
Suggestion: Equipment conservation
Answer: Direct all offices to turn off printers, copiers and computer terminals at the close of regular work hours.
Suggestion: Share office supplies to reduce waste and spending.
Answer: Offices will be periodically requested to forward any extra office supplies to Property Management/Shipping and Receiving. Property Management has developed a publically available list of surplus office supplies it has in its stockroom. Employees are encouraged to consult this list prior to ordering item(s). The list is located in the University's "K" drive. To view this list, access the "K" drive, click on the folder "Common Areas", click on the folder "Property Surplus", and click on the list of surplus supplies.
Suggestion: Assess all publications for creative costs and amount. Some publications are very labor intensive and sometimes we dispose of several hundred extra.
Answer: University Relations and internal customers will carefully evaluate costs of all publications. However, the size of the press run usually has little effect on the price of each project.
Suggestion: Why don't we go to a four-day work week?
Answer: It is the position of Governor M. Jodi Rell that all state agencies need to provide residents with services five days a week. This is also the position of the Connecticut State University System (CSUS), which has stated that our service population (the students) are here on campus and the departments, faculty, and staff also need to be on-campus to provide assistance.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Houston Texans have deactivated cornerback Alan Ball due to a foot injury, in addition to the five other players already declared out against the Tennessee Titans.
Houston will start Barrett Ruud at middle linebacker in place of Bradie James, out with a hamstring injury. Ruud was with the Titans last season before losing his job to Colin McCarthy, but McCarthy is out against Houston due to a concussion. The Texans' other inactives include linebacker Brooks Reed (groin), cornerback Johnathan Joseph, guard Antoine Caldwell and tackle Derek Newton.
Ryan Harris will start at right tackle for Newton, and Brice McCain will start at cornerback for Joseph.
Tim Shaw starts for McCarthy, the second start of his career and first since Oct. 31, 2010.
Online:http://pro32.ap.org/poll andhttp://twitter.com/AP-NFL


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First two photos taken at the Lexington Green.
Old cemetery behind the above church.
We drove to Concord, and saw the sights at the Old North Bridge.
Diane taking a picture of the Concord Minuteman.
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Country music superstar Tim McGraw doesn't want to explicitly share who he's rooting for to win the Super Bowl. But he gave a pretty big hint.
"It would be nice to see Michael win and see that whole 'Blind Side' story come to completion," McGraw says.
He's referring to Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher, whose life was the subject of the film "The Blind Side." It starred McGraw and Sandra Bullock, who won an Oscar for her role.
U.S. & World
McGraw, whose new album, "Two Lanes of Freedom," comes out on Tuesday, was in New Orleans on Friday for a very early performance at the House of Blues broadcast live on ABC's "Good Morning America."
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REAL SALT LAKE GAMEDAY EVENTS: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 v. LA GALAXY
Super-Sized Carnival Real Comes to Rio Tinto Stadium before Wednesday's Western Conference Showdown;
After the Match, Zions Bank "Summer Kickoff" Continues With a Special Concert by American Idol Winner David Cook
SANDY, Utah (Tuesday, June 8, 2010) – After a whirlwind trip to the Nation's Capital last week, Real Salt Lake (6-3-2, 20 pts.) settles back at home this Wednesday, June 9, for one of the 2010 MLS season's most high-profile contests to date, the second and final MLS Cup 2009 rematch between RSL and the Los Angeles Galaxy (10-0-2, 32 pts.). The showdown between the two hottest teams in Major League Soccer, part of the night's "Zions Bank Summer Kickoff," is slated for a 7:00 p.m. MT kickoff at Rio Tinto Stadium, while the special night in Sandy will conclude with a post-game concert by American Idol winner David Cook.
Tickets for Wednesday's massive Western Conference match-up are still available and can be purchased online at www.RealSaltLake.com and www.RioTintoStadium.com, over the phone at 888-727-2702, and in person at the Rio Tinto Stadium Box Office from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on weekdays and beginning at 10:00 a.m. MT on gameday.
American Idol Winner David Cook to Close-out Summer Kickoff with Post-game Concert
As part of the "Zions Bank Summer Kickoff," fans coming to Wednesday night's match will be treated to a special performance by the winner of American Idol's seventh season, David Cook. Cook will warm up for his post-game show by singing the National Anthem during pre-game ceremonies before capping the evening with a concert on Rio Tinto Stadium's south-end stage immediately following the match.
Cook stormed the international music scene with his performances in late 2007 and early 2008 on the hit show American Idol, winning the competition in May 2008. Just one week later, the Houston-born singer broke several Billboard chart records, most notably his record-shattering feat of having 11 songs debut on the Hot 100, beating the previous record set by Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) in 2006, when she had six songs debut. Wednesday's event is presented by Zions Bank as a celebration of the beginning of summer, and as congratulations to all students finishing another school year.
Zions Bank's "Kick Off to Summer" Highlights Wednesday's Festivities
Fans will have plenty of reasons to find their seats early before Wednesday's 7:00 p.m. kickoff, as the "Zions Bank Summer Kickoff" pre-game show will be one not to miss. The events will start after player warm-ups with a "Countdown to Summer," featuring a spectacular pyrotechnic display lighting up the summer night in Sandy and RSL Founder and Co-owner Dave Checketts congratulating the captains of the Utah High School State Soccer Champions for a recognition ceremony at midfield, followed by the group doing their own kickoff to summer by booting RSL/Zions Bank soccer balls to fans in the stands.
The captains will then be joined at midfield by the club's special guest that evening, eight-year-old Tomas Hollenbach, an avid fan of the Claret-and-Cobalt who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. The pre-game celebration will continue with RSL fans participating in the Parade of Kings and the unveiling of the USA flag, precluding the singing of the National Anthem by David Cook.
At halftime, more of the state's best and brightest high school students will be honored during the Zions Bank "Outstanding Student" recognition. Nearly 30 valedictorians from across Utah will be singled out at midfield by Zions Bank, with each student receiving a Real Salt Lake scarf as a gift from Utah's MLS side.
Real Salt Lake and Zions Bank are also honored to host the two winners of the Zions Bank "Ultimate Summer Kickoff" contest for Wednesday's big night at Rio Tinto Stadium, Baylie Ashley and Lisa Haggerty, each of whom raised enough money to purchase 30 mosquito nets on behalf of the Nothing But Nets campaign. For their efforts in the fight to end malaria, both winners will get a limousine ride to Rio Tinto Stadium, courtesy of Royal Limousine, to watch the RSL-Galaxy match with 25 of their friends; an on-field VIP recognition on the stadium VideoBoard; VIP access for the David Cook post-game concert; and access to a special meet-and-greet with the American Idol winner following the show.
Carnival Real Stepping Up Wednesday to Match Grandeur of Big Game v. Galaxy
In light of the match up between the two hottest teams in Major League Soccer, Zions Bank will help Real Salt Lake take the usual excitement of the Carnival Real pre-game festival to the next level for Wednesday's showdown against the Galaxy. Opening two hours before kickoff at 5:00 p.m. MT, Carnival Real will have even more activities for RSL fans young and old on the Stadium's East Lawn, including Zions Bank's "Cash Cube," additional inflatable games for kids (bounce houses, an obstacle course, and a giant slide), a live performance by Utah High School PTA Battle of the Bands finalist "Fair Enough," and the usual bevy of sponsor booths and giveaways.
Speaking of those friends of RSL that will help keep Carnival Real hopping on Wednesday night, participating sponsors at Carnival Real will include: Budweiser ("Designated Driver of the Game" sign-up), Burger King ("Whopper Hopper" inflatable and Prize Wheel), Check City, KFC ("Colonel's Corner" voucher redemption and halftime "Bucket Brigade" sign-up), Mountain America Credit Union (inflatable target kick), State Farm Insurance, Wasatch Property, and XanGo all scheduled to be on hand on Wednesday evening. Once gates to Rio Tinto Stadium open at 6:00 p.m., fans will also get the chance to visit the Comcast and Utah Department of Public Safety ("Responsibility Has Its Rewards" sign-up) booths located on the north concourse leading up to kickoff.
RSLexpress Offering Hot Deals on Hot Dogs, Merchandise on Wednesday Night
Nothing complements a nice summer evening like a good, old-fashioned hot dog … and RSLexpress wants fans to enjoy Wednesday's Zions Bank "Kick Off to Summer" at Rio Tinto Stadium even more by taking advantage of a dollar discount on hot dogs when ordered through the in-seat delivery service, powered by Mangia. If a hot dog isn't enough to satisfy, then it might be time to try the new "RSL Meal Deal," which Wednesday night includes a Jumbo hot dog, potato chips, and a Fiji Water for just $7.50 (reg. $10.00).
In addition to food service, RSLexpress is now partnering with the RSL Team Store to help fans keep their eyes on the ball throughout the match. And speaking of, this week's RSL Express/RSL Team Store special will allow fans to take home a ball of their own, as a free replica size 5 RSL soccer ball will be included with the delivery order of a 2010 White Away RSL replica jersey.
RSLexpress allows fans to never miss a minute of the action, as RSL faithful can now get food, drinks, and merchandise delivered to their seats all by using their mobile phone. It's easy to use RSLexpress, and creating an account is free! For more information, including how to create an account or order from a specific mobile phone, just visit www.RSLexpress.com or contact a Mangia representative via phone at 877-762-6442.
Cottonwood High School Senior Honored as RSL/American Express "Hero Among Us"
For Wednesday night's "Heroes Among Us" award, Real Salt Lake and American Express will honor Sam Kaplan, whose efforts to swing for the fences against breast cancer makes him the latest recipient of the recognition reserved for everyday citizens doing extraordinary things.
Kaplan, a baseball player at Murray's Cottonwood High School, spearheaded an effort to have his Colts incorporate pink into their uniforms in the name of breast cancer awareness before approaching local rival Brighton High School to do the same for their meeting on March 27th. The graduating senior's efforts helped make that game the first high school baseball contest held in the State of Utah dedicated towards the promotion of the fight against breast cancer.
To further help the impact of the event spread, Kaplan also enlisted the help of Rowland Hall softball coach and breast cancer survivor Kelly Howa, who after beating the disease in 2002 formed Swing for Life, a nonprofit organization that has raised awareness via sporting events throughout the state, including the Cottonwood-Brighton contest. In addition, representatives from the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Image Reborn Foundation also participated to support and provide information on the fight against breast cancer.
More than $1,000 from concession proceeds that day were donated to Swing for Life, but for Kaplan the game was about much more than that, as he explained it was simply a good way to raise awareness in the community about a disease that affects mothers, teachers, and friends that do so much for students like him. For his community involvement in cleats, Real Salt Lake and American Express congratulate Sam Kaplan for being a true "Hero Among Us."


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Hello everyone!
It is with great pleasure that I can announce the winner of the World Cities Contest.
Congratulations to ISN2 for developing both gameplay and graphics of the map that gained the most public votes!
You have been awarded a General Achievement Medal for winning the competition, moreover you will receive a Cartography Contribution Medal and 1 Year of Premium Membership as soon as the map will be quenched.
In addition, Bruceswar, DJ Teflon, ISN2, isaiah40 and sannemanrobinson have been awarded a General Achievement Medal for being the authors of the shortlisted maps in the phase two of the competition.
Finally natty_dread has been awarded a General Achievement Medal for being the author of the London Map that received most votes.
Thanks to all ConquerClub Members that voted and a Special Thanks to all who took part to the World Cities Competition: Isaiah40, Kengyin, Bruceswar, DJ Teflon, sannemanrobinson, Phantomzero, ISN2, Victor Sullivan, Industrial Helix, Riskismy, natty_dread, MrBenn and CJ Lues.
World Cities Contest: Phase Three
Hi Foundry Goers,
Now we have just 3 maps, each one representing a different city of the world, London, Dubai and Istanbul.
You have the opportunity to choose which one of these 3 maps should be crowned the winner of the World Cities Contest and thus be worthy to join the other maps available for play on ConquerClub, obviously after a short trip into the Final Forge.
So, going further....let me show you again the maps:
The poll will run for a week, everyone can vote just for one map and the vote can't be changed, when submitted.
May the best map win!
Subject: World Cities Contest: Phase Two Complete
thenobodies80 wrote:Hello Everyone,
Another phase of this contest has concluded.
Now, without any further ado, let me show you the nice maps we have received:
Certainly you have noticed that 3 of these maps represent London so, instead of start immediately a poll to elect the winner map of this competition, the Blue Guys have decided to start a special poll and give everyone the opportunity to vote which of the three maps of London is the best one.
The poll will run just for 1 week, so com'on! Visit the dedicated topic and vote for the best map!
See you here again in a week...or so.
Subject: World Cities Contest: Phase Two
MrBenn wrote:After much deliberation, the CAs have shortlisted five maps to from the first phase of the Classic Cities contest.
Congratulations to Bruceswar, DJ Teflon, isaiah40, ISN2, and sannemanrobinson
The winning gameplay designs are contained within the spoilers below:
The graphics phase of the World Cities Contest continues in this thread
The gameplay entries were:
- Tourist London - Isaiah40 - viewtopic.php?f=467&t=142198
Urban Sprawl London - Kengyin - viewtopic.php?f=467&t=141993
England Inspired London - Bruceswar - viewtopic.php?f=467&t=141996
War on the Streets London - DJ Teflon - viewtopic.php?f=467&t=142241
Dubai - Sannemanrobinson - viewtopic.php?f=467&t=142146
Dubai - Phantomzero - viewtopic.php?f=467&t=142166
Moscow Highways - ISN2 - viewtopic.php?f=467&t=142450
Sullivan's Moscow - Victor Sullivan - viewtopic.php?f=467&t=142453
Istanbul - Industrial Helix - viewtopic.php?f=467&t=141850
Fall of Constantinopolis - Riskismy - viewtopic.php?f=467&t=141937
Istanbul - viewtopic.php?f=467&t=142449
Subject: World Cities Contest: Phase One
Not too long ago I posted a thread discussing the possibilities of making maps of the cities depicted in the Classic map. So, we're going to run a contest to make this a reality. There will be two parts, gameplay and graphics. Gameplay will run for one week, graphics will run for three weeks and the final products of the graphics stage will be followed with a round of voting. No run offs.
Part I: Gameplay
The contest will run in two stages, gameplay and graphics. The gameplay stage will run from this Sunday, March 20th to April 6th. In this time, contests are required to submit a gameplay sketch featuring one of the five cities listed. If you've never made a map or lack the technical graphics skills, this part is for you.
1) London
2) Mexico City
3) Dubai
4) Istanbul
5) Moscow
Entries may depict the city, past or present, partial or fully.
Entries may be submitted in any medium whether it be pencil or photoshop. Entries should be devoid of graphical flair and graphical complexity and should depict the core game elements.
All areas of gameplay dynamics must be complete. Territories must all be named. Bonuses must give their values and be named. Any neutrals must have a value. On map gameplay instructions should be clear and concise. All aspects of the map gameplay must be present on the map, so no additional paragraphs explaining how anything works. Your map should be self explanatory.
To take part, simply create your entry using media of your choice (even scanned sketches are permissible as long as everything is legible), host your submission using photobucket, imageshack or similar, and post in this thread with a direct link to the image embedded within [bigimg][/bigimg] tags.
Mapmakers are allowed unlimited entries for each city. All entries must be complete, as described above. All entries must be significantly different from each other.
Maps will be shortlisted by the cartography staff and posted up for the graphics contest.
Part II: Graphics
Prizes The winner of the gameplay and of the graphics contest will receive one year of premium membership, as well as an achievement medal and a mapmaking medal. Should the victor of the gameplay contest be the same as the grapahics contest, one of each medal and one year premium shall be handed out.


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First that feudal bitch insulted the APO and now she has forced her to defend her. We need the toppling of this feudal/military/corporatist hold on our country to move ahead with prosperity and dignity.
We need to get rid of these feudal scum bags and their strangle hold on our country. These feudals along with military junta have damaged our country and they are holding our freedom as their captive. We need to take all back from them and kick them out of the corridors of powers. If we don't do it then our future generations will be right to curse us for our lack of interest in defending our future.
Also I would like to ask those so called liberal NGOs who advocate women rights only when it suits their agenda to come forward and take the lead on the issue.
I would also like to appeal Election Commission of Pakistan and Supreme Court of Pakistan to cancel the registration of Waheeda Shah.
Slapped APO defends Waheeda Shah at press conference
Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=37139&Result=0
TANDO MUHAMMAD KHAN: Waheeda Shah, the Pakistan People's Party's candidate who slapped an Assistant Presiding Officer (APO) in a polling station Saturday, held a press conference and got the humiliated officer to speak in her favor, Geo News reported.
Waheeda Shah had the APO accompany her to the press conference held today and got the latter to give a statement in the former's support.
However, the people from Waheeda Shah's own constituency said the woman in Burqa was not the one who was slapped and humiliated yesterday.
Nothing could be said with certainty whether the woman at press conference was the same woman who was subjected to the ill treatment on Saturday. Even if it is believed the woman was the same, her defending the wrongdoer may lay bare the helplessness of the officer but it cannot give Waheeda Shah a clean chit.
It clearly appears to be a case of the powerful Waheeda Shah, a big landlord of the area, getting the poor teacher named Shagufta to give a statement against the herself (Shagufta) and in the former's defence.
Perhaps Shagufta would have thought that if Waheeda Shah could beat her in front of cameras what worse she must be capable of doing in their absence.


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Archer Awards
Amy French
Director of marketing and human resources,
FROM THE NOMINATION: Amy French's skills as a manager prompted her appointment to a second job as OEConnection's director of marketing as well as director of human resources.
"Her natural ability to lead" was one of many reasons the nomination cited for her gaining control of a second function, which needed stability, and a role answering directly to the CEO of the provider of software used by original equipment manufacturers to sell wares to the broader marketplace.
Described as charismatic, poised and a clear communicator, Ms. French serves as the human resources director for the 240-person Richfield company where she has worked for eight years. She has been in employee benefits for 20.
Paul Johnson, OEConnection's senior vice president for sales and service, said in a letter supporting Ms. French's nomination that, "Unlike many HR professionals, she works with us to stay focused on what we can do, not what we should be doing."
Colleagues describe the Allegheny College graduate as a guardian of the firm's culture, working to create a place where people want to work and grow.
That was demonstrated last year when she partnered the OEConnection management with an outside consultant to create a competency-based recruiting and retention program. The effort compares the abilities of job and promotion candidates to skills the company decided are needed by the most successful of its managers.
Moreover, for associates to keep growing, Ms. French led the creation of Career Development Month, during which workers meet with their supervisors to determine ways to improve and gain promotion potentials.
Another part of her job is overseeing community participation. She helped coordinate the formation of an annual computer programming contest at Baldwin Wallace University, a program that OEConnection sponsors. She also helped plan and coordinate the company's first companywide community engagement program, where employees donated an afternoon to local charitable programs.
"Amy's approach to leadership is simple: She provides clear direction and communication as well as a great deal of autonomy for each associate to grow his/her career," the nomination said. "She empowers her team to do their job how they best see fit."


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Watch Juliet, Naked (2018) : Full Movie Online Free Annie is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe. When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its discovery leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.
|Juliet, Naked
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|Release Date
|Aug 16, 2018
|Comedy, Drama,
|Production Company
|Bona Fide, Apatow Productions, Los Angeles Media Fund
|Production Countries
|United Kingdom, United States of America
|Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Chris O'Dowd, Azhy Robertson, Lily Brazier, Megan Dodds, Ayoola Smart, Enzo Cilenti, Pamela Lyne, Denise Gough, Phil Davis
|Plot Keywords
|music, english countryside, child wish, rockstar, dysfunctional relationship,
Annie PlattRose Byrne
Tucker CroweEthan Hawke
Duncan ThomsonChris O'Dowd
JacksonAzhy Robertson
Ros PlattLily Brazier
CarrieMegan Dodds
LizzieAyoola Smart
BarnesyEnzo Cilenti
EdnaPamela Lyne
GinaDenise Gough
Mayor Terry BartonPhil Davis
Co-WorkerKitty O'Beirne
KatieAlex Clatworthy
Chatmate KoKo Iwagami
CarlyLily Newmark
CatEleanor Matsuura
Jim (Cat's Date)Daniel Shaw
Taxi DriverFrank Owen
CarolineFlorence Keith-Roach
PatientMage Rodrigo
FehintiFehinti Balogun
ZakThomas Gray
JesseBrodie Petrie
CooperCal Petrie
NatalieNina Sosanya
MarkMatt King
Train ConductorCarol Anderson
Young JulieGeorgina Bevan
Baby GraceAnabella Galbally
Baby GraceFlorence Galbally
Grace (voice)Emma Paetz
Kissing CoupleToby Grimes
Kissing CoupleYeliz Simsek
Jukebox ManTerry Sach
Old CoupleNinette Finch
Old CoupleDouglas Singer
Museum KidRonnie Evans
Museum KidSamuel Saphir
Museum KidFlorence Stephenson
Museum KidCharlotte Bottomley
BartenderPaul Jackson
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Faculty Staff (uncredited)Sascha Panknin
Pub Customer (uncredited)Mike Pinfield
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Five Flavored Green Teas You Can Bring Home to Mom
Though the vast spectrum of green teas can range in flavors from delicately floral to beguilingly vegetal, from fruity to earthy and back again, that hasn't kept tea blenders from the temptation to enhance. Flavored tea—from the traditional to the outré—is a concept somehow less brow-furrowing than, say, flavored creamer: at its most successful an organic process of blending harmonious botanicals towards the end product of a sum greater than (or more novel than) its parts.
We sampled five green teas that had enjoyed, shall we say, biblical intimacy with another flavor, and deliberated on the success of each pairing.
Lupicia Chestnut Green
Pacific Rim tea blenders Lupicia are all about the festive flavorings (milk caramel! kyoho grapes! sweet summer tangerine!), but their Chestnut Green is an untropical anomaly to their rather kawaii tea list. Brewing to a pale butter yellow colored liquor, the color in the cup portends your taste experience: a very sweet chestnut up front with a buttery, viscous sweetness, only visited in the middle notes by a light green tea moment.
Though the ingredients only specify the base is "Japanese green tea", there's also a fairy dusting of matcha among the whole leaves and roasted chestnut shards. This tea is tremendously aromatic, with a mellow, totally unastringent mouthfeel, though some might find it too sweet for daytime drinking.
In Pursuit of Tea Jasmine Pearls
One of the oldest teas in the book, if you will, jasmine-scented teas are popularly based on green teas which may delicately back up their intense, often perfumey, floral qualities. This pearl-rolled Chinese green tea is scented with jasmine blossoms—not that you would have any doubt from as far as four feet away: their perfume broadcasts loud and clear from the cup.
The tea is a sort of delicate ricey/floral melange, leaving a little to be desired in structure and mouthfeel but wholly pleasant. For tea drinkers who don't love the vegetal qualities of green, but aren't drawn to distracting fruit combinations, this very sweet blend may be just the thing.
Harney and Sons Moroccan Mint
This traditional combination of mint and green tea—typically this blend is based on Gunpowder Green, as it is here—is hipsterized by the addition of Oregon peppermint.
Yet though it was definitely minty we found the tea base to be jarringly un-refreshing, with the initial dry aroma of the tea leaves to be quite cigarettey. The mint does its best to mask the very roasty-smoky qualities of this tea, but it ends up seeming bipolar, and without a balanced character in the cup.
Rishi Sencha Sakura
If a strongly flavored green tea doesn't scare you off, you may delight in this deeply tart cherry flavored Sencha from Rishi. It's got all the delicate, earthy-grassy umami flavor of its quality tea foundation, with a startling pop of sweet-sour cherry. It's a sort of outspoken tea with a big, round mouthfeel and a slightly tart aftertaste. The intense flavoring is actually derived from cherry blossoms and leaves, rather than the fully ripened fruit. Steeps to a pale green liquor in the cup, but the taste is very cherry red.
Harney & Sons Green Hot Cinnamon
This one's just right for the Bigelow crowd: a super-sensory blast of cinnamon that makes the experience of tea sort of secondary to the Christmasy urgency of cinnamon spice. The dark green tea base for this seems a little like an afterthought (indeed, Harney & Sons' website suggests this is simply a lighter alternative to their Black Hot Cinnamon tea, though I'm not sure it needs caffeine or tea at all).
It's not a bad flavor whatsoever—especially if you like Cinnamon Imperials—it just doesn't feel that tea-like. Brewing to a golden liquor with a rippling cinnamon sediment, this tea smells like it will burn a lot, but really it just stings. It's a bit too sweet for us, but there's surely a time and a place, especially if yuletide spices really get you in the mood.
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Property prices in Rangoon continue to soar and government measures to cool down the real estate market in Burma's biggest city are failing to make an impact, according to property agents and economists. They said the government should revise its property tax policies in order to stop further price rises. Currently, real estate buyers can […]
Govt Measures Fail to Cool Yangon's Overheated Property Market: Experts
September 7, 2013 by thiha
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Welcome to Magnetic Island
Magnetic Island, situated only 8 km offshore from Townsville, is a quick and easy trip by our ferry and a perfect destination for a day in the sun or a weekend getaway. Both passenger and car ferry services operate approximately every 2 hours for a 40 minute trip to the island making it simple to visit Magnetic Island, and maximising your time to enjoy the island's beauty and myriad of activities.
With 320 days of sunshine per year, over 20 beaches, and half of the island covered in National Park, 'Maggie' is the perfect place for a holiday. Possible activities on Magnetic Island range from active pursuits such as hiking, fishing, diving, and snorkeling, to more leisurely choices of lounging on perfect beaches, swimming in crystal clear waters, and the famous all night 'Full Moon' party hosted by top DJ's. Whether you want to be on the go, or a fixture on the beaches, Magnetic Island is your perfect getaway.


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Alliance for Natural Health | FDA's New Claim: "Your Body Is a Drug—and We Have the Authority to Regulate It!"
Stem cells, like other medical products that are intended to treat, cure, or prevent disease, generally require FDA approval before they can be marketed. At this time, there are no licensed stem cell treatments."
The article links to the actual FDA opinion. Over/under: How many tens of thousands of people to you think will die unnecessarily while awaiting awaiting the FDA to approve this procedure?
Stossel | Who Owns Your Body? Part 2
Death by bureaucracy.
CBS News | Marijuana questions dominate White House online chat
How will Obama dance around it tonight? Let's find out….
DRCNet | Obama Interview Ignores Marijuana Legalization Questions
[I]t ought to be obvious to everyone that something is very wrong when this many people keep asking the same question and the president has nothing to say.
Completely ignored this time. Not even laughed at. The amazing thing was that the top questions were all posted right under the video as it aired. The powers that be here did not even try to cover up the blaring silence.
NYTimes.com | The Austerity Debacle
Paul Krugman here in full flower. Usually missing from these austerity-bashing editorials is some indication that the government either actually has, or can reasonably obtain, the money that they are supposed to spend to jump-start the economy. Where is this money cming from? I'm looking for something like this. The concern is usually dismissed, a la Kevin Drum, as a can that may be safely kicked down the road. I say, "No. Let's talk about that ish right now!"
'Gasland' Journalists Arrested At Hearing By Order Of House Republicans (UPDATES)
Politically motivated expulsion of cameramen from a hearing room. Pretty lame.
Philadelphia Weekly | PA House Unanimously Declares 2012 "Year of the Bible"
I hope this means we can forget about it by year's end. Maybe 2013 will be the "Year of the Bhagavad Gītā".
NPR | Off The Record: A Quest For De-Baptism In France
Here in America, I'm pretty sure that the court would not touch a case like this due to Establishment Clause concerns. Personally, I would be satisfied with leaving a record that I was baptized as a baby, presumably without my consent, and that I had voluntarily chosen to leave the church. I ain't in it to re-write my history and say that what had happened did not happen.


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Decomposing body found near Lake Michigan
Body found in Milwaukee's Back Bay Park
MILWAUKEE — Authorities are investigating after the decomposed body of a man was found in a Milwaukee park near Lake Michigan.
WDJT-TV reported that the Milwaukee Medical Examiner's Office said the body was found Sunday in Back Bay Park.
WDJT reports two boys found the body.
Police were at the park for several hours.
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This eyelid bump is common among adults, but it can cause complications if left untreated.
A chalazion, or meibomian cyst, is a type of localized, fluid-filled bump on the upper or lower eyelid.
Chalazia (plural of chalazion) are sometimes confused with styes, but the two eyelid problems are not the same.
A chalazion (pronounced ka-LAY-zee-un) is a firm and often-painless nodule that develops within the eyelid when the oil gland becomes obstructed or blocked.
Chalazia are common, though the exact prevalence of the eyelid cyst is unknown.
It develops most frequently in adults between the ages of 30 and 50, according to the American Optometric Association.
Chalazion Versus Hordeolum
A sty, or hordeolum, is a red and painful lump at the base your eyelashes, caused by a bacterial infection — typically by Staphylococcal bacteria — of an eyelid oil gland.
A sty on the inside of the eyelid can turn into a chalazion if it doesn't heal properly, and a chalazion can become infected and produce a sty.
Chalazion Causes
Meibomian glands, or tarsal glands, are sebaceous oil glands located within your eyelids near your lashes.
They produce a thin, oily lubricant that prevents the evaporation of your eyes' tear film.
If the lubricant is unable to flow out of the gland, it will build up and form a bump in your eyelid.
As the oily secretions accumulate, they may leak into the surrounding tissue, causing the eyelid to become inflamed.
Chalazia — as well as styes — are often a complication of blepharitis, a chronic inflammation of the eyelids.
Conditions that cause meibomian gland secretions to become unusually thick and unable to exit the gland, such as meibomian gland dysfunction and acne rosacea, may also cause chalazia to develop.
Additionally, you are at risk of developing a chalazion if you have:
- Seborrhea, an inflammatory skin problem that results in a red rash and white scales (scalp seborrhea is known as dandruff)
- Tuberculosis
- Viral infections
Chalazia Symptoms and Complications
The primary symptom or sign of a chalazion is a painless lump inside your upper eyelid.
Less commonly, chalazia may develop inside your lower eyelid. A chalazion may also be accompanied by increased tearing.
If it's progressed to the point of causing inflammation, it will cause the area around the cyst to become red, swollen, and painful.
By putting pressure on the cornea, a large chalazion in the middle of the eyelid may temporarily cause astigmatism, resulting in blurred vision.
Chalazia can also cause farsightedness (hyperopia), according to a 1997 report in the journal Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina.
What's more, chalazia can more easily induce vision problems in people who had LASIK eye surgery because the procedure weakens and thins the cornea.
According to a 2009 article in the journal Clinical Pediatrics, prolonged inflammation from a chalazion may lead to other complications, including:
- Eyelid disfigurement
- Pyogenic granuloma, a skin growth that resembles raw hamburger meat
- An infection of the eyelid called preseptal or periorbital cellulitis
Chalazion Diagnosis and Treatment
Diagnosis of a chalazion involves a comprehensive eye exam.
Your optometrist will start by obtaining your medical history to understand your symptoms and any health problems you may have that could contribute to your eyelid issues.
Your doctor will then examine your eyes, looking at your eyelid structure, skin texture, and the appearance of your eyelashes.
Finally, an optometrist will use bright light and magnifying tools to look at the margins of your eyelids, the base of your eyelashes, and the openings of your meibomian glands.
Though a chalazion can sometimes resemble other eyelid issues, including sties and cancer lesions, doctors generally diagnosis meibomian cysts correctly.
Most often, chalazia go away without treatment after a few weeks to a month.
To help the cysts heal, you can apply warm compresses to your affected eyelid for 10 to 15 minutes at least four times a day — this treatment may soften the hardened oils in the cysts, helping them to drain.
You can also try to help the chalazion drain by gently massaging your eyelid for several minutes a day; however, never try to push, squeeze, or "pop" the cyst.
Steroid drops from your doctor can help reduce inflammation.
If your chalazion doesn't improve after a month or gets bigger (possibly affecting your vision), contact your optometrist.
To help you, your doctor may inject a corticosteroid (triamcinolone acetonide) into the cyst, a treatment that's effective for non-infected chalazia.
Chalazion Removal Surgery
If your chalazion is infected, your cyst may need to be removed with surgery, in which case it will be excised from the inside of the eyelid to avoid scarring the skin.
Antibiotics are also needed to treat the infection.
Editorial Sources and Fact-Checking
- Chalazion; American Optometric Association.
- Chalazion; MedlinePlus.
- Chalazion; American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
- Papier et al. (2007). "Differential Diagnosis of the Swollen Red Eyelid." American Family Physician.
- Sethuraman and Kamat (2009). "The Red Eye: Evaluation and Management." Clinical Pediatrics.
- Corsar et al. (2001). "Chalazion as a cause of decreased vision after LASIK." Cornea.
- Ozdal et al. (2004). "Accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of chalazion." Eye (London, England).
- Santa Cruz et al. (1997). "Chalazion-induced hyperopia as a cause of decreased vision." Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina.
- Buik et al. (2013). "Chalazion management--surgical treatment versus triamcinolon application." Collegium Antropologicum.