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- Do you have a crooked nose?
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Nose is undoubtedly the most important feature of the face. Nose gives your face a definite angle and hence, having a sharp, straight nose is considered as a trademark of beauty. However, many have what is called as crooked nose or nose hump which not only looks ugly but also creates a breathing trouble in some cases.
Moreover, if your aim is to get into the glamour industry, then it is must for you to have a perfect facial profile, which looks camera-friendly from all angles. This can be achieved only when you have a perfect nose, which accentuates the attraction quotient of your face. But what if you don't have that perfectly angled nose? Don't worry! We have a solution for all those seemingly difficult problems. Rhinoplasty or what is popularly known as 'nose job' can treat crooked nose, making it look sharp and angled. With a Rhinoplasty surgery, you can get that dream nose you always wanted.
Rhinoplasty refers to a surgery, which aesthetically enhance the person's nose without much complication, in an ideal situation. After discussing your requirements and concerns, the surgeon will examine your medical history and make you understand how you should cope up with the surgical after effects. The actual surgery takes approximately one to two hours to complete; you will be given topical anaesthesia before the surgery begins to reduce related discomfort. After grafting and reconstructing your nose, the surgeon provides you with a nasal splint in a bid to give a strong support to your freshly reconstructed nose.
Why do you need to fly to India?
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Rhinoplasty surgery is done within a day but the actual result can be seen after a month since the recovery period is long and you need to keep patience. Also, you may experience tenderness and swelling for the first week after the surgery. The surgeon may remove the nose splint but since the nose will not be in its best final shape, you will have to wait for at least a month to let it heal completely. Follow-up visits will be required to check the progress.
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Are there any risks with rhinoplasty?
Fortunately, significant complications from Rhinoplasty are infrequent. Every year, many people have their noses reshaped, experience no major problems and are delighted with the results. Anyone considering surgery, however, should be aware of both the benefits and the risks. Your surgeon will discuss these with you during your consultation.
What happens after rhinoplasty surgery?
Generally, bruising around the eyes and cheeks is most apparent during the first few days following surgery. Most discoloration will disappear within a week. A few days after surgery, you can begin to wear make-up. Minor residual swelling may continue for several weeks, but generally this should not be apparent to others.
When can I resume my normal activities?
Depending on the extent of your Rhinoplasty and your general physical condition, you should be able to return to work within a week to ten days after surgery. Straining, bending and lifting should be avoided during the early post-operative period. Most normal activities, including some exercise, can usually be resumed within three weeks.
What results can I expect?
The aim of Rhinoplasty is a nose that looks natural, blends harmoniously with your other facial features and enhances your self-image.
Since the healing process is gradual, you should expect to wait to see the final results. You are likely, however, to begin enjoying your new look fairly soon after surgery.
In most cases, the results of Rhinoplasty are permanent, except for possible changes associated with the normal ageing process.
Can I expect aftercare following nose reshaping surgery?
Allure medspa takes special pride in offering our patients excellent levels of post-operative support. Once your nose reshaping surgery is complete, we'll monitor your progress through a series of regular examinations with your surgeon or a member of our nursing staff.
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just want to say thank you so much for being so wonderful, talented and making me feel totally comfortable at my pre ops and the day of both of my surgery's with you. I was so nervous about my nose job because I have seen some pretty bad nose jobs, but I am Very happy with my new nose you created. It was well worth it. You and your staff were so helpful, friendly and informative. I just want to thank you all for taking such great care of me. I've always hated my nose and especially hated it in pictures, but now I love my nose and love to show it off in photos.I felt great and could see a beautiful new nose. Thanks again for everything you are an amazing plastic surgeon and artist Dr. Milan Doshi.
Dr.Milan Doshi has given me the nose I should have been born with.. He and his staff were brilliant. My results are amazing and have made all the difference to my well being. The man is a genius.
I consulted Dr.Milan Doshi and decided he was the one who would do my surgery; I had my surgery and was so happy. I don't look like I had a Rhinoplasty it looks so natural, when I look back at photos I wish I had done it years ago. People can't believe that I've had my nose done. His staff is excellent, very professional knowledgeable and friendly. Thank you Dr. Milan Doshi for my new nose, you did a great job!
My family, who was very hesitant about the procedure, thinks I look a lot better too. I myself was also extremely nervous, but Dr. Milan Doshi's staff was very caring and patient in telling me everything I needed to know. Before my surgery, I consulted with many other Doctors. I decided on Dr. Milan Doshi because I think he is very experienced and precise. He knows what he is doing, and I really like what he did with my nose.
To find out more about Rhinoplasty cost or to organize a consultation, contact us today on 91 9869041559 or Email your queries to us at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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My friend Matt stopped by today with his boys and he wanted to take the ZK-9 to the range.
So I grabbed the camera and took a couple of short videos while we were there.
Ever have one of those times when the word in your mind doesn't match what comes out of your mouth? (I meant to say ammo in the video.)
Anyway, this is Matt shooting. (Some of the ammo was old and one round didn't fire)
Even Matts youngest boy shot with us, but we only loaded one round at a time for him.

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The standing mile. It's a simple premise, one that's caught on big lately: From a stop, you accelerate your car to the fastest top speed possible before the 132-foot timing traps at the end of a single mile. It's a great high, and the East Coast Timing Association has been dealing it since 1994 at Moultrie, Georgia (briefly), and Maxton, North Carolina (from 19952011). After losing the Maxton venue, the ECTA kicked off races at the Airpark in Wilmington, Ohio, in 2012 and hasn't looked back, with participation numbers soaring.
The ECTA season opener is the site of the HOT ROD Top Speed Challenge each year, and this one went down on the weekend of April 28. Like it did in 2012, the buzzkill of rain loomed, but everything went by the schedule on Saturday, and the 175 pre-registered cars logged 250 passes. Sunday morning brought rain, and pit vehicles hit the runway to make laps on the course and help it dry out. It turns out that a Mazda 3 Sport rental car makes for a mighty fine track dryer. Racing got underway again, and after a lunchtime rain delay, racing was back on until the scheduled close. Because many racers were either satisfied with their Saturday performance or they banked on being rained out all day, the twin lines for the start were shorter on Sunday and many racers got to make three to five passes.
Because the ECTA started a new record book after moving from Maxton to Wilmington, many of the cars that ran were the first in their class to record a run, which meant they were the record holders by default. Of the 100-plus records charted during the weekend, 43 were of the first-run sort, and some records didn't last the weekend. For complete event results, visit www.ecta-lsr.com.


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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - [img][crit]Pinup girl Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "[img][crit]Pinup girl" anticzmemberMember #Joined: 08 May 2000Posts: 285Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 4:07 pm Here's another little thing I did a while back. Fixed a few problems and redid the face. Thanks to everyone who commented the first time around. Still needs a background. Just trying to keep the images flowing (thanks chapel). As always, crits appreciated. Here's a few of the in progess pics. (warning:nudity) http://www.anticz.com/images/OtherWeirdness/GetDressed.jpg ------------------ ======================= Mike B. - Supervising Janitor anticz.com ======================= Back to top dr . bangmemberMember #Joined: 07 Apr 2000Posts: 1245Location: Den Haag, Holland Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 5:37 pm I really like this picture! She's hot! the only thing i think that need to improve is the light shading on her boobies, (try to soften the light). Another the one is the light on her stomach, the left light is ok but the right one is too bright. I my reply helps Back to top Kristiaanjunior memberMember #Joined: 29 Dec 2000Posts: 4Location: Leeuwarden, Netherlands Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 5:46 pm Looks great! Have you thought of using a background image with a lot of blue in it (cool colors to push the warmth of the foreground to the max)? Perhaps a balcony scene, a view at the coast by night or something... Perhaps give some more expression to her cheekbones, to 'lengthen' the face and make it look less round. The lighting on the top of her nose is worth some experiments as well.. Goodluck Back to top TheMilkManmemberMember #Joined: 04 Nov 2000Posts: 797Location: St.Louis Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 5:51 pm Wow looks great anticz!! Back to top hydridmemberMember #Joined: 20 Jan 2000Posts: 193 Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 5:57 pm Why are her breasts collectively twice the size of her head. Now, I have a large chest, but certainly not larger than my head. Other than that, not bad. Good lighting. Back to top EviLToYLeTmemberMember #Joined: 09 Aug 2000Posts: 1216Location: CA, USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 5:59 pm Hrmmm.... lets see. Pretty cool. I think you need to put in a proper background. Also..one thing that keeps bothering me is the hair. The hair doesn't look heavy enough and it just seems out of place on the painting. Especially don near the shoulders...... Back to top absinthememberMember #Joined: 15 Dec 2000Posts: 100Location: portland, or Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 5:59 pm btw, this isn't really pin-up style. Back to top dementia7memberMember #Joined: 12 Dec 2000Posts: 152Location: Austin,Texas,USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 6:04 pm At first glance I thought the image to be a girls head pasted on a fake body. Not flaming you or anything but that's what my first thought was. Looking closer it seems to blend together ok. i think that the comments on the breast being a little off as far as lighting goes were accurate. In general I think the lighting is the main issue. You have some great talent. The image looks really nice. Just a few tweaks. ------------------ arik renee avila graphic designer/jedi knight Back to top ReSistanZmemberMember #Joined: 18 Dec 2000Posts: 207Location: Hoorn NH, The Netherlands Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 6:42 pm The head's a bit ugly, maybe you should redo it again, sorry... Back to top SolitairememberMember #Joined: 03 Nov 2000Posts: 429Location: Hamburg (Germany) Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 6:43 pm grrr...I just wanted to press the submit button when my crate decided to crash well don't misunderstand the tone, but I'll shorten what I said in the original message it seams as if the skin has different tones (compare arms and legs) lower the naivel as imo it's set way too high be a nice surgeon and see what you can do about her breasts (not that I am keen on a topmodel,but...) the area around the belly looks strange to me shading and lighting on her legs turned out cool - like it the dress is awesome - but it already was in the previous version some time ago come on - I want to see another version sorry for the telegram style :/ Back to top AnthonymemberMember #Joined: 13 Apr 2000Posts: 1577Location: Winter Park, FLA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 7:42 pm I feel that her left hip is much wider than would be ideal. I'd make it something closer to if you chopped off the yellow shaded area. ------------------ -Anthony Carpe Carpem Back to top anticzmemberMember #Joined: 08 May 2000Posts: 285Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2000 10:17 pm dr . bang, Thanks, yeah, there's alot of little light issues going on in this piece. Think I learned a little from this though. Kristiaan, Haven't put much thought into a background yet. I'm still pretty weak in that area. Need to concentrate on that more so I improve my skills. Definately not one of my strong points. hydrid, Yeah, I was trying to play with curves and anatomy here. See how big I could make the curves and how far I could go to the extmeme. Definatly not the/my ideal proportions for a woman. Ironic that I'd try painting an image of a woman that isn't really what I'd find ideal. I'm pretty sure a female could never look like this in real life. Way to extreme. Thanks for the comment . EviLToYLeT, Yep, first time I've tried to paint hair. Need to spend some time checking out Enayla's tutorial and play with that a little more in depth. dementia7, Had a lot of problems with the face. Reworked that area too many times. Got alot of help from my roommates Eric (TENMAN) and Ron (fred) but I still don't think it's quite right. Gotta lot to learn. Solitaire, Some great points. Thanks a million for your response. Funny thing is, the size of a woman's chest isn't something that crosses my mind when I see an attractive woman. Thanks everyone for your resonses. I appreciate it a ton. Still have so much to learn. 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[First published Aapril 6, 2006] Francis Fukuyama And Adam Garfinkle wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal titled "A Better Idea". They argue, "Promote democracy and prevent terrorism–but don't conflate the two."
Professor Fukuyama currently Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of International_Political_Economy and Director of the International Development Program at the Johns_Hopkins_University"Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He is best known for his, The End of History and the Last Man. Professor Garfinkle is editor of the American Interest, and has taught U.S. foreign policy and Middle East politics at the University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College, and Tel Aviv University.
Any op-ed by such high-powered academics is worth reading, thinking about, and responding to, which I will do seriatim. They wrote:
The Wall Street Journal recently asked: "Anyone out there have a better idea" than the Bush administration's policy of high-profile democracy promotion in the Arab and Muslim worlds as a means to fight terrorism? Well, yes, there is one. That better idea consists of separating the struggle against radical Islamism from promoting democracy in the Middle East, focusing on the first struggle, and dramatically changing our tone and tactics on the democracy promotion front, at least for now.
RJR: Promoting democracy and fighting terrorism are one in the same. Democracies do not as a matter of policy promote or sponsor terrorism, understood as murdering unarmed and innocent men, women, and children to promote a political or religious cause.
The essential problem with the administration's approach is that it conflates two issues that are separate. The first has to do with violent, antimodern radical Islamism (on display both in the reaction to the Danish cartoons and in the mosque bombing in Samarra); the second concerns the dysfunctionality of political and social institutions in much of the Arab world.
RJR: The answer to both is still democracy, as many Arab liberals, to their personal endangerment, have been trying to point out. On this, see Barry Rubin's, The Long War for Freedom: The Arab Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East.
It is, of course, the administration's thesis that the latter condition causes the former. It is also its contention that U.S. Cold War policies of support for Arab "friendly tyrants" are mainly to blame for Arab authoritarianism. Thus did the president say in November 2003–since repeated several times by Condoleezza Rice–that we sacrificed freedom for stability in the Middle East for 60 years, and got neither.
RJR: I agree with Bush and Rice on this.
It follows from this view that if the United States stops supporting authoritarian regimes and instead does all it prudently can to bring about democratic ones, our terrorist problem will be dramatically reduced if not altogether solved.
RJR: Yes, I think terrorism would be sharply reduced, but not necessarily solved, although that is possible also.
Authoritarian political cultures do function as enablers of radical Islamism, but the essential cause of the latter–today as before, in dozens of historical cases concerning violent millenarian movements–is the difficulty that some societies and individuals have in coming to terms with social change. That is why rapid modernization is likely to produce more short-term radicalism, not less.
Muslims in democratic Europe are as much a part of this problem as those in the Middle East. This is not a trivial point; it is a central one that directly challenges a key tenet of the administration's view.
What the administration sees as one problem ought to be seen as two. Radical Islamism needs to be dealt with separately from democracy promotion. This involves doing everything we can to ensure the political success of the governments in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also involves killing, capturing or otherwise neutralizing hard-core terrorists in many parts of the world, and keeping dangerous materials out of their hands, in what will look less like a war than like police and intelligence operations.
RJR: Modernization and democracy are not the same thing, but democracy is the best system for handling the stresses and strains of modernization. As to the point about Europe, the terrorism by emigrant or Muslim citizens is directed at their democratic governments, while terrorism is not supported nor knowingly encouraged by these governments. Create such democracies in Arab lands, and in time, terrorism against such governments will wither away for lack of foreign and domestic support.
Stretch one's mind on this. Imagine that Iran, and all Arab states, are democratic. From whence, then, would the radical Islamist and terrorists come? From dissatisfied domestic Muslims? But democracies have always had dissatisfied radical non-Muslim terrorist groups of some kind, even terrorists, as for example, the radical leftists during the Cold War and bomb throwing anarchists before WWI. But, democracy has been robust enough to handle them until they disappear for want of governmental and popular support.
But the threat above all lies on the level of ideas. Just as it proved possible to stigmatize and eventually eliminate slavery from mainstream global norms without having first to wait for the mass advent of liberal democracy, it should be possible to effectively stigmatize jihadi terrorism without having first to midwife democracies from Morocco to Bangladesh. The United States and its Western allies should be helping genuine, traditional and pious Muslims to reassert their dominance over a beautiful and capacious religious civilization in the face of a well-financed assault by extremist thugs.
RJR: Beautiful and capacious religious civilization? This is multiculturalism rearing its blind and wooly head. Nothing beautiful about a civilization that largely supports the outright murder of people en masse because they are non-Muslims, or secular Muslims. This is an aspect of Islam, as currently practiced in Arab nations. Anyway, this seems to ignore that the authoritarian Arab dictatorships use the Islamists to fight foreign pressure for liberalization, and to continue to repress their people.
….To put it mildly, the Iraq war has not increased the prestige of the U.S. and American ideas like liberal democracy in the Middle East.
RJR: Of course, the thug regimes, and those that through corruption and rich appointments hugely benefit from them, do not like the war, nor do the Islamists and terrorists. Nonetheless, the process of democratization of the Iraqi people has generated considerable questioning of the status quo by the people, and a movement toward democracy that had not existed before.
….The Bush administration has indeed opened up new space for debate and political participation in the Arab and Muslim worlds. But recent elections in Iran, Egypt, Palestine, and Iraq have either brought to power or increased the prestige of profoundly illiberal groups like Hamas and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood; even our putative friends in the Shiite alliance that did well in last December's Iraqi elections have been busy institutionalizing an intolerant Islamist order in the parts of Iraq they control.
Administration principals speak of creating public space for dissent and debate lest it all be driven into the mosque, with the risk that this "might" bring illiberal groups into power. The tide of public opinion today is not running in favor of pro-Western secular liberals, however, but rather the Islamists. In many Arab countries this means that premature democratic elections will most definitely and predictably bring the mosque into the public square while driving out all other forms of expression. The tolerant are making democratic way for the intolerant, who in turn are very likely to block the possibility of any reverse flow of authority. How such dynamics promote liberal democracy in the longer run is hard to see. More likely, U.S. policies that foster pro-Islamist outcomes will delay political liberalization, help the wrong parties in the great debates ongoing in Muslim societies and, quite possibly therefore, make our terrorist problem worse.
RJR: I'm surprised that Fukuyama buys into this. Where before in the Middle East there were bloody thug regimes, mass murder, the persecution of liberals, and no freedom of speech, there have now been elections in a number of Arab countries, the establishment of parliaments, and some democratization. This is a long process that may involve two-steps forward a one-step back, as it did in the growth of democracy in the United State, Britain, and France.
We need to change tactics in the way we go about supporting Middle Eastern democracy. The administration's highly visible embrace of democracy promotion as a component of its national security strategy (as outlined in last week's official document on the subject), and its telegraphing ahead of time of intentions to bring about regime change in places like Iran, only hurt the cause of real democrats in the region. The effort to push countries toward early national elections, given the rising Islamist tide today, will invariably force us into the appearance of further hypocrisy when they produce results we don't like.
RJR: There is nothing in democratic theory that says we should like the outcome of democratic elections. If the results are another Hamas win, so be it. The people have spoken, and that is what democracy elections are about.
Islamist parties in Egypt and Palestine have gained popularity in large measure not because of their foreign policy views, but because of their stress on domestic social welfare issues like education, health, and jobs, and their stand against corruption. Fine, let them deliver; and if they don't or turn out to be corrupt themselves, they will face vulnerabilities of their own not far down the road.
RJR: This is my argument as well, but what Fukuyama and Garfinkle seem not to see is the inconsistency of this with much of what they write previously.
Democracy promotion should remain an integral part of American foreign policy, but it should not be seen as a principal means of fighting terrorism. We should stigmatize and fight radical Islamism as if the social and political dysfunction of the Arab world did not exist, and we should shrewdly, quietly, patiently and with as many allies as possible promote the amelioration of that dysfunction as if the terrorist problem did not exist. It is when we mix these two issues together that we muddle our understanding of both, with the result that we neither defeat terrorism nor promote democracy but rather the reverse.
RJR: Rather, I must say that Fukuyama and Garfinkle are the ones muddled in their thinking on this. This is especially true because they fail to understand:
The role and power of the Arab and Iranian thug regimes in terrorism
The terrorists utter long run dependence on the support of these thug regimes.
The power of democratic freedom to end war, internal violence, and democide.
The effect of the ongoing democratization of Iraq and Bush's Forward Strategy of Freedom on thug regimes in the Middle East, and particularly in helping liberal Arabs fight for freedom.


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Walking in to a homewares shop can be both exciting and overwhelming. There are so many beautiful things, but you can't buy everything and it probably wouldn't all go together anyway.
However accessories are a wonderful way to express your personality. Often the most engaging items are not bought in a store, but are the little knik-knacks you've collected along the way.
If you're thinking of revamping your home with accessories but are not quite sure where to start, furniture and homeware retailer Satara provided the following tips:
Find a common thread: Try to find a theme, a colour or style that interests you. For example, if you love a Hamptons style home, collect accessories with a natural colour palette with hints of blue. If you have some existing accessories, ask yourself what you love about them. Is it the pattern? Is it the fact that it's on-trend/ contemporary/ rustic? This will give you hints as to what aesthetically interests you and sets a palette. Pinterest is a great source of inspiration too. Finding a "goal" image is a good starting place to build on your home- with touches of your own personality too, of course!
Objects with meaning: Items that tell stories of your life, travels, interests and family may not be the newest, shiniest or the trendiest pieces, but they move beyond this. These items may consist of gifts, photos, inherited pieces, travel mementos and special items purchased to celebrate an important time.
Found items: There is much beauty to be found in nature and it doesn't have to cost a thing. A beautiful bowl filled with pebbles is a gorgeous, tactile arrangement. Or large leaves and stems brought in from the garden to fill a simple glass vase. Introduce pops of colour through citrus or a pile of green apples.
Practical accessories: If you feel accessories are unnecessary or ostentatious, use objects which are beautiful but practical too. Great utensils, desk items, and bathroom objects can make for beautiful displays and can also be used each day. Baskets for books, candles for their scent and interesting books are also props which can not only look great but have an important use as well.
Groups of three: There is something magical about the number three. Try it yourself with an arrangement of three objects on your coffee table or bedside. A tray on a coffee table, for example, looks complete when layered with two other items, such as a thick, hard covered book and a poesy of flowers. Or three cushions on a sofa. On hall console, try a lamp, a vase and a small, low dish. In a bathroom, a gorgeous soap, a timber brush and a shell or piece of coral group together nicely.


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Lee Jong-hyuk headlines next tvN Flower Boy series
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First of all, there's a new Flower Boy drama on the way. Rejoice! And… Lee Jong-hyuk is headlining? Now, I LOVE me some Lee Jong-hyuk, but don'tcha think he's more flower ajusshi than boy? The fourth installment of the Oh Boy series for cable network tvN will be Cyrano Dating Agency — and yes, it's the same agency that Uhm Tae-woong once ran in the movies. He'll be playing that same character, and is probably a better fit for the smooth-talking puppetmaster of romance, though of course he becomes his own worst enemy when it comes to his own love life. If this is the result of Lee Jong-hyuk dropping I Summon You, Gold, then I think that makes him the winner. Also me.
The movie starred Uhm Tae-woong as the leader of an unusual dating agency that was less about finding you a match and more about inventing scenarios wherein a bumbling fool (Daniel Choi) could look really cool in front of the girl of his dreams (Lee Min-jung). But in true Cyrano de Bergerac fashion, it was the man behind the romance/poetry/wind machines who really loved the girl, and he had to wrestle with helping another man win over the love of his life.
The drama will be based on a webtoon that's the prequel to the movie, so basically we're backing up to get the origin story of the dating agency. I don't know how closely it'll stick to the film, but we'll have to catch up to that timeline eventually, or create a parallel one with an alternate course. Lee Jong-hyuk stars as the hero, Seo Byung-hoon, who puts his once-day-job skills as a masterful play producer to use in creating this bizarre dating agency that orchestrates romantic scenarios for paying clients, all in an effort to raise enough money to save an old theater. It's like instead of just hiring one Cyrano, you get a highly efficient team complete with stage props.
Girls' Generation's Sooyoung has been cast as one of the members of the dating agency (Gong Min-young, Park Shin-hye's role in the movie). Lee Chun-hee will play a character that wasn't in the movie — a man with a mysterious past and the chef of the restaurant that's next door to the theater where the dating agency is housed.
It'll be a 16-episode rom-com, from the director of the romantic comedy Happy Ending or Die, and one of the writers of Tamra The Island. I've always wanted Cyrano Dating Agency to be a drama (the episodic potential with the various romantically-challenged clients is endless), so I'm looking forward to the adaptation. Now it almost seems like Lee Jong-hyuk's cameo in Flower Boy Next Door was some kind of carefully planned hidden clue, like a baton-pass from one Flower Boy drama to the next and from Park Shin-hye, who was in Cyrano. Let's just say it was.
Cyrano Dating Agency follows current Monday-Tuesday drama Nine and premieres in May.
Via Joy News
- I Summon You, Gold loses Lee Jong-hyuk in last-minute shake-up
- Lee Jong-hyuk considers new weekend drama
- A Gentleman's Dignity: Episode 1
- Lee Jong-hyuk rounds out the Gentleman quartet
- Flower Boy Next Door: Episode 1
- Shut Up: Flower Boy Band: Episode 1
- Flower Boy Ramyun Shop: Episode 1
- Cyrano Dating Agency releases additional posters
- Lee Chun-hee stars in The Thousandth Man
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A beautiful Vintage sterling and rosewood link bracelet from the 1950's! This wonderful piece is made of sterling silver and comprised of 4 open circular shaped links that alternate with 4 rectangular shaped links. Each round link features a solid ring of rich colored rosewood which is inlaid within a sterling frame. The wood rings connect to the large flat rectangular links and have double ring sterling spacers in between. The bracelet has a fabulous geometric design which looks stunning on. The back of one of the links is stamped "925S" along with a small makers mark. It's a simple but lovely bracelet and it would look perfect worn alone or with other complimentary pieces!
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Students no longer have to head to the campus bookstore because now Google has textbooks for sale or rent at Google Play.
Google updated the Google Play app Thursday, adding support for book rentals and textbooks, according to MacRumors. The app is available on both Android and iOS, and Apple is supposedly creating new iPad integration and options with the release of iOS 7.
The update will also bring highlighting, note-taking, sepia reading mode and performance improvements.
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We wrote about Google's announcement that it would start textbooks for sale or rent last month, promising up to 80 percent discounts. The announcement seemed to be an attempt to battle Amazon.com over the textbook market, which also sells and rents textbooks to students. While Apple has battled Amazon over the e-book market, Google seems to be the only tech titan willing to compete in both e-book and hard copy, sales and rentals.


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Minnesota Golden Gopher Football Coach Glen Mason Has Been Fired
December 31, 2006
On January 7, 2007 I created a blog specifically for Minnesota Golden Gopher football called Gopher The Roses, www.gopherfootballblog.com. There you will find all of the posts from this site and more in depth coverage on all things Gopher football than I was able to do here on the business blog.
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Updated January 1, 2007 at 1:00 pm
In the morning papers:
-Mason: 'I am not going to apologize', Sid Hartman column
-Maturi acts early in getting rid of smug Mason, Patrick Reusse column
-Up Next?, list of potential candidates
-Mason's firing brings out mixed feelings for him, a good like at who did and did not like him
-You're Fired ... And You ..., a list of the outgoing coaches and staff
-Glen Mason Timeline, all of the high points and a lack of low ones
-With Mason gone, Maturi cleans house, a look at the past few months in the athletic department
Updated December 31, 2006 at 7:00 pm
It is interesting to note that it was one year ago today that Glen Mason signed his 5-year extension after what was at best not a pleasant negotiation between the university and Glen Mason.
The buyout is $2.2 million plus $1.4 million in deferred compensation that was already earned.
GopherSports.com, home of the Gopher Athletic Department, has this report and a link to watch the press conference, Glen Mason Dismissed As Golden Gopher Head Football Coach.
Here are updated articles following the press conference:
-Gophers fire mason, St. Paul Pioneer Press
-U fires Mason after Insight debacle, St. Paul Pioneer Press
-Gophers football coach Mason fired, Star Tribune
-Jan. 1, 2006: Mason, U agree to 5-year contract, Star Tribune article announcing deal last year
-Minnesota dismisses head coach after 6-7 season, ESPN.com
Original post December 31, 2006 at 4 pm
Earlier this afternoon the University of Minnesota announced a 5 pm press conference. Sources have told the following that football coach Glen Mason has been fired:
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There are several similarities across the two films. Both are based in Bombay. Both feature protagonists who initially receive life-changing phone calls. Both portray as terrorists individuals claiming to follow a common faith, and both attempt (one more successfully) to compensate with protagonists of the same faith. Both are dialogue-driven, and complemented by excellent screenplays that result in engaging, fast-paced suspense thrillers, complete with effective twists. Both use their share of cliches -- a red briefcase, a news-hungry reporter, a helpful prostitute, a politician who cannot negotiate, the wife of a protagonist who is about to board a train that might be destined for terror -- there are many more, but the usage in each case is anything but a convergence to the filmy norm. Both use soundtracks as parts of background scores to action. And both have brilliant performances driving them to gripping and disturbing climaxes, which is where one film clearly outshines the other. On completeness, credibility, problem-solving, ethics, and principles.
Aamir (2008) is the story of Dr. Aamir Ali (Rajeev Khandelwal). His life is turned upside down the moment he arrives at the Bombay airport (from the U.K.), where he's given a phone and forced to speak. At the other end is a terrorist who's held Aamir's family hostage. To free them, Aamir must follow instructions that take him through some of the most disturbing and testing corners of the city, and interact with people who tend to occupy such terrain. How will Aamir (the word means 'leader') choose to solve the issues, and will he succumb to the will of the terrorists?
The film is brought to us by a team of newcomers. Director Rajkumar Gupta, Actor Rajeev Khandelwal, Music Director Amit Trivedi, do very well in their film debuts. Think of Khandelwal as at the intersection of Jimmy Shergill and Emran Hashmi. His character demanded portrayal of a multitude of emotions, ranging from frustration to stress, anger, sympathy, contentment, confidence, helplessness, and steadfastness, and given that the camera was mostly focused on him for the duration of the film (it is by his side we see the film), we can tell he had absolutely no issues delivering a fine performance. Well done Mr. Khandelwal, yours is easily one of the finest debuts in recent times.
The other startling highlight in Aamir, in addition to some fantastic camera work, is its soundtrack. Perfectly integrated as part of the background score, the variations in its tunes range from jazz (to kick off the film) to devotional (a soulful qawwali kicks off the album), a couple of brilliant urban tunes for the action and suspense sequences, a delightful 'Ghumyo Chakkar' ('encircle' -- what was it in the discussion on Teesri Manzil (1966) last week, about what goes around comes around?), and a haunting melody that accompanies the climax. Honorable mention to one of the more underrated vocalists Shilpa Rao for 'Ek Lau'. She's delivered only great (but few) songs over the last couple of years, and it's about time she became a household name.
I'm going with close to four stars for Aamir. It's a noteworthy film in many respects. The one glaring flaw is that we aren't given an explanation for why Aamir Ali was picked above everyone else. But that's easy to overlook given the rest. Check it out if you enjoy thrillers.
Movie rating: 3.75/5 (Very good!)
Nicki has some interesting observations in her review, as she notes the film draws inspiration from the Filipino film Cavite. This Rediff piece notes that the makers of Aamir showed the film to the makers of the original and obtained a no-objection certificate, which is a step in the right direction.
Music rating: 4/5 (Excellent integration!)
Lyrics by Amitabh Varma fit like hand in glove.
My classification: NC-17 (greater than R; for language, violence, theme)
Official website: AamirTheFilm.com
A Wednesday is directed by Neeraj Pandey, and has music by Sanjoy Chowdhary. Police Commissioner Prakash Rathod (Anupam Kher) receives a phone call from an unknown source. At the other end is an unidentified Naseeruddin Shah, who demands the release of four individuals jailed for terrorism. What follows is dramatic and testing, and underscored by some fantastic and thunderous performances by heavyweights Kher and Shah, and cops Arif (Jimmy Shergill) and Jai (Aamir Bashir).
The cinematography is excellent. The dialogue (although laden with expletives) stands out, and its delivery is phenomenal, as expected. The music is apt as a standalone product (although one singer in particular needs to get his Qs and Ks right!), and effective as part of the score to action. The score is a definite highlight, and a beautiful complement to the film.
Forget for a moment that Bombay would would be well served with a police force at 10% the efficiency of what is showcased (and this command center is interesting, to say the least; I almost want to call the police commissioner to discover if it's real -- maybe I shall).
Forget for a moment the suspension of checks and balances for the commissioner. Forget for a moment the religious symbolism and lectures. And forget for a moment that torture is, depending on how one looks at it, almost glorified. These bits are disturbing, but pale in comparison to the climax, which, as brilliantly executed as it is from a filmmaking standpoint, falls short for two reasons (*spoiler alert*):
- If the film wants us to believe that the protagonist didn't want to name himself for fear of being subject to stereotyping on religious grounds, how would it explain that the terrorists to be murdered claimed to belong to one faith?
- Assuming we ignore #1, how can we ignore that there can be absolutely no justification, even for a filmy protagonist of sorts, to perform serious crimes against humanity (and the police!) and not face any consequences whatsoever?
No! This destructive version of common man cannot represent us peaceful commoners, who would never endanger the lives of the innocent and those of the protectors of society (although I wouldn't entirely trust the Bombay police to be 'protectors' any way).
Common men and women of India: Are we so blinded by frustration and helplessness, so vulnerable, that we applaud how easily a terrorist in his own right scored one in the guise of a 'common man'?
Movie rating: Unrated (my first)
It's a well-made film and has fine performances, but the destructive message is among the most disturbing I have seen on film, enough to wipe out the brilliance of these two gentlemen coming together.
Music rating: 2.75/5 (Above average)
My classification: NC-17 (greater than R; for language, violence, theme)
Official website: aWednesdayTheFilm.com
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A similar categorization of the messages behind A Wednesday and Rang De Basanti (RDB -- 2006) is tempting, but not one I agree with.
It's likely we would not dispute absolutely (the keyword here is 'absolutely') the outcome the protagonists in RDB were confronted with -- maybe not the method and the extent -- but I think we all agree they deserved punitive treatment. And the film would be incomplete without especially the final three or so minutes, in which the media speak to the film's target audience, whose words indicate that in actionable terms, a 'public servant' (the Air Force pilot) is their role model. That that is not the primary image RDB leaves most with (because, perhaps the bits immediately preceding are a little too overwhelming) is a flaw of the film.
In A Wednesday, things are much more controlled (as ridiculous as that sounds!) because the character is more decisive and deliberate (not an impulsive, immature, college student). There is every intent to threaten, and hardly much desire to acknowledge wrongdoing -- contrast with the scene in RDB in which DJ (Aamir Khan) and Karan (Siddharth) speak over the airwaves, and explicitly acknowledge and take accountability for wrongdoing. And Sukkhi (Sharman Joshi), who was the more questioning of the lot from the outset, even obtains consent from his peers of the impulsiveness of their actions.
This is how I interpret the conclusions to the two films. I think they're ideologically different. Of course, I may be completely wrong :) In either case, cinema and its manipulative ways win!


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Minority Report of Senator Douglas of Illinios on the Kansas-Lecompton Constitution
Author: Douglas, Stephen
Date: February 18, 1858
Senator Stephen Douglas, as a member of the Committee on the Territories, presented this report, which analyzed the Lecompton and Topeka constitutional rivalry, for the consideration of the President. Douglas found that, under the Kansas-Nebraska Act, no government of Kansas, Territorial or otherwise, had the power to draft any constitution without the intital consent of Congress; the territories, though "self-governed" were not sovereign entities, and still were to defer to the direction of the federal government. He argued that even the recognized territorial government had no right to convene a constitutional convention without Congressional approval, and the vote the Lecompton Convention presented to the people offered no opportunity to fully reject the Lecompton Constitution, but only to accept or reject the slavery provision; a person could not vote against making Kansas a slave state unless he was also willing to vote for the Lecompton Constitution. Douglas, however, in his report likened this unauthorized act of Lecompton Constitutional Convention as much "revolution" and "treasonable pertinacity" as those actions of the free state government in Topeka; neither group held legitimate authority to draft or present their constitutions.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: 978.1 Kansas History Pamphlets, v.4, no. 18
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Keywords: Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861; Free state legislature; Illinois; Kansas Nebraska Act; Lecompton Constitution; Lecompton Constitutional Convention, September 1857; Popular sovereignty; Slavery; Topeka Constitution; Topeka Movement (see also Free state movement); Walker, Robert J. (Robert John), 1801-1869
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Rui Miguel Monteiro attained a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) from Dundee University in May/2011.
Having previously completed a BA (Honours) in Interior Design at Edinburgh College of Art in 2009, Rui Monteiro is now seeking to develop skills, knowledge and qualifications in order to pursue a career in Architectural Design.
Previous to ECA he studied Arts, Set Design, as well as other creative subjects, at E.P.A.O.E Chapito a school of Performing Arts in Lisbon.
Having won and been shortlisted for national & international design awards, including the Satelliet Browns competition, and the annual RSA student competition, Rui Monteiro has enhanced his ability to produce eye-catching design projects.
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Rui Monteiro is currently involved in the design & construction process of a house in Fatima, Portugal.
Free Lancer (Self Employed), Fátima, PT, Architect & Interior Designer
Commissioned to transform a neglected, traditional Portuguese rural stone house and its adjacent ruins, into a family accommodation.
- Proposed a new design in accordance with the client's preferred style, resulting in being selected for contract.
- Researched codes and obtained required building permits.
- Created detailed designs, drawings, specifications, resource estimates, and timetables.
- Effectively supervised a team of construction workers for a period of a month and created a Blog documenting the construction process. (Please check: http://xicohouse.wordpress.com)
University of Dundee, Dundee, GB, BArch, Architecture
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Teamwork developed through group projects.
Development of architectural communication skills.
Technical drawing, CAD, rendering & presentation skills.
Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, GB, Bachelors, Interior Design
Included technical drawing, CAD, rendering & presentation skills, planning & ergonomics, concept development, lighting design, colour theory, sourcing, design trends, and business practices.
EPAOE Chapitô, Lisbon, PT, Arts and Scenery Production
This was a multidisciplinary course involving technical aspects of theatrical, film, and video production, including, but not limited to planning, constructing and designing scenery, hanging and focusing of lighting, design and execution of costumes, makeup, stage management, and recording and mixing of sound.
RSA Design Competition: Public Spaces, Safer Places., Honorable Mention
An international competition targeted at architects, landscape architects, engineers and urban planners as well as those from across the design disciplines this project aimed to draw attention to the issues of security and counter-terrorism in the process of designing places visited and used by the public. Developed by the RSA, the Home Office and the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, the brief asks for design responses that mitigate the threat of vehicle bomb attacks in urban areas.
Satelliet-Browns: Design the Bar of the Future, 1st Place
Satelliet-Browns is one of Britain's leading furniture suppliers to the leisure industry.
Students from over 150 colleges participated in this competition.


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The Business Behind Fake Hollywood Money
New Fiver Day: You might be surprised to learn how much work and effort goes into making fake moolah for movies.
New Fiver Day: You might be surprised to learn how much work and effort goes into making fake moolah for movies.
First, let's assume you are in orbit around the Earth's atmosphere, and you threw the cookie sunward at 25 mph. The most delicious of speeds.
All of them? If you're talking about a commercial airliner, then there're hundreds and hundreds. There are also big, fat manuals describing what they all do. But since you asked, buckle up.
A classic debate! Good or Evil? Chocolate or Strawberry? Star Trek or Star Wars (excluding the Death Star)?
What 'genius' decided that hacking the neck off a glass bottle of expensive highly pressurised liquid was a good idea?
If you know what to look for, you can see how high places, walls, and other fortifications had a major effect in shaping our cities.
In our current digital age, the hashtag identifies movements, events, happenings, brands—topics of all kinds. The "#" didn't always have this meaning, though.
It is delightful to have my masters degree in Mechanical Engineering put to use in resolving age-old fairy tale conundrums.
In the spirit of making problems go away, sometimes you want to just launch a particular person/problem into the sun. So—could you? And just how big would the canon need to be?
R.S. Owens & Company has been making the Oscars in Chicago since 1983. It's a bona fide trophy factory, one of the last in the U.S.
These things can be one major waste of space. Friends, it's time to redesign the lift. Here's how.
For the first time in history, a theory of what doesn't exist is successfully predicting what does.
It may be a fictitious device, and has no official practical explanation in the canon, but there's no reason we can't at least try to crack its science.
Public health saviour or smoking's second wave? It's time to get informed about e-cigs.
An exhaustive look at which devices give you the best representations of those all-important colour gamuts.
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You might run into this 12-meter-long dragon and have to do that cartwheel-legged, Scooby Doo run off the premises. This sculpture was constructed by Valve, a Finnish LARPing group who built (and left) it there last month. Between this and the Wizard Quest in Wisconsin, we have a good case for building more dragons in random geographical locales.
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D-backs Recall Didi Gregorius From Reno; Place Cliff Pennington On Disabled List
PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) recalled infielder Didi Gregorius from Triple-A Reno and placed infielder Cliff Pennington on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained ligament in his left thumb, according to D-backs' Executive Vice President & General Manager Kevin Towers.
Gregorius, 24, was hitting .310 (70-for-226) with 14 doubles, 4 triples, 3 home runs, 25 RBI and 42 runs scored in 57 games with the Aces this season (38 games at second base and 19 at shortstop). At the time of his promotion, he ranked among Pacific Coast League Leaders in runs scored (T-2nd), hits (3rd), games played (3rd) and triples (T-3rd). Over his last 15 games, Gregorius led the PCL with 25 hits, batting .373 during that time.
He made his first Opening Day roster this season, appearing in 2 games with the D-backs during the Opening Series in Sydney, Australia before being optioned to Reno on March 29. In three Major League seasons with the Cincinnati Reds (2012) and D-backs (2013-14), Gregorius is a career .252 hitter (96-for-381) with 16 doubles, 7 home runs, 30 RBI and 48 runs scored.
A native of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Gregorius was acquired by the D-backs as part of a 3-team trade with the Cleveland Indians and Reds on Dec. 10, 2012. He entered the 2013 season ranked among Arizona's top prospects by MLB.com (No. 3) and Baseball America (No. 5).
Pennington, 29, suffered the hand injury during a tag attempt of Everth Cabrera in the first inning on May 27 vs. Padres. In 33 games with the D-backs this season, he hit .243 (18-for-74) with 4 doubles, a triple, 6 RBI and 6 runs scored.


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A friend passed this one to me and I just couldn't resist passing it on:
The Republicans unveiled their new national convention logo. Design something better in five minutes.
The 'O'fficial design
THEN THE FUN STARTS!! Here are my favorites so far.
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HOUSTON – Houston captain Brian Ching will see a lot of familiar faces when the Dynamo make their first appearance at Stade Saputo to face the Montreal Impact Saturday (7:30 pm ET, watch LIVE online).
The 11-year veteran was part of possibly the most talked-about storyline of the offseason when the Impact chose him with their first pick in last November's Expansion Draft. Two-and-a-half months, some public and private back-and-forth conversation and a conditional draft pick later, the Dynamo captain is back in Orange and is ready to face his, however brief, former team.
"When I was there, I made some good friendships with the guys on the team," Ching said on Friday. "All the guys there are good guys and I enjoyed my time. Having said that, I'm facing them tomorrow and I'm looking forward to it."
One thing Ching got to know well, along with the team, was the fans. During his time north of the border, Ching got a feel for the support the club has behind them and he is expecting that the Dynamo will feel the full brunt of it when they face the Impact in just the second match at their new home.
WATCH: Ching discusses upcoming match with Montreal
Having gone through the same experience with his club just a month-and-a-half ago, Ching knows the type of boost a new home can give a club and he noted that it has already showed on the field.
"Look at their first game in a new stadium and they put a whupping on a pretty good team," said Ching of Montreal's 4-1 win over the Seattle Sounders in Stade Saputo's inaugural MLS match. "Their fan base is a great one and the atmosphere is fantastic up there and I'm looking forward to going up there and being a part of it."
Although excited, Ching is aware that he and his Dynamo teammates will need to have a solid start to quiet the crowd.
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"If we go out there and come like we did in our last game, we'll be in trouble," the striker continued. "We've got to carry the momentum from the second half we played [in Wednesday's 3-3 comeback draw with Toronto] and take that desire and fight into the start of the game on Saturday."
Ching will be leading that charge from first kick after getting an abbreviated rest Wednesday night, and the Dynamo are happy that he is back on their side of the pitch.
"It's great to have Brian here," defender Geoff Cameron said with a smile. "He's got a few miles on him, but he knows how to get the job done. I think he's one of the best true holding forwards the US has ever produced."
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo for MLSsoccer.com.


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Last year Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party was the best-selling country album. Today, Jason releases the follow-up to that album, the 15-track Night Train.
A varied release, Jason continues the race with himself and describes the LP in his own words.
"I feel really great about the songs we recorded for this album. There are some surprises on there that might raise a few eyebrows, and there's also some more traditional stuff too," he said. "I don't like being put in a box, and I think with every record, we've had a lot of variety… Night Train is no different. I got to do a cool uptempo song with Luke [Bryan] and Eric [Church], who've both been out with me over the last two years. I love collaborations like that, and I think the fans dig it when artists get together…it keeps it interesting."
And that it does. Jason's new album is a journey through the familiar and the unexpected. While album opener "This Nothin' Town" recalls his earlier work with memorable guitar riffs and his assertive vocals, it's tracks like the epic "Wheels Rollin'" and the eyebrow-raising "1994" that showcase his continued growth as an artist. Unafraid to try something new, Jason's Night Train is a breath of fresh air.
Night Train kicks things off with arena-friendly "This Nothin' Town" before segueing into the high-energy track "When She Says Baby." With their sing-along choruses and killer guitar riffs, it's easy to envision both tracks in a live setting. Meanwhile, "Feel That Again" continues with a gritty guitar intro while showcasing Jason's more sensitive side.
"Wheels Rollin'" is the pinnacle of Night Train. During his recent Live On Letterman performance, Jason told the audience of his desire to have a song that detailed life on the road, like Bon Jovi's "Dead or Alive" or Bob Seger's "Turn the Page."
"I think it's going to be a really cool song on this new album," he said. "It talks about being on the road, being an artist and some of the things that go on and how your life is."
The anthemic track marks a turning point on the LP and is a glimpse at Jason's career climb. Having recently celebrated his first sold-out stadium show, "Wheels Rollin'" is as autobiographical as they come, and the track describes the transformation Jason's undergone to become a true country superstar.
Additional surprises on Night Train include "The Only Way I Know." Featuring Luke Bryan and Eric Church, it's a fun and at times intriguing track, as Jason shows off his rap-style vocals a la "Dirt Road Anthem." Even Luke and Eric give it a whirl. With foot-stomping rhythms and wavering pedal steel, the three of them continue the party.
Jason prolongs the rapping game on "1994" with his tribute to Joe Diffie. Mingling country and hip-hop, it's a barn-burner that once again showcases his ability to dip into various genres and have a little fun.
A solid release, Jason keeps listeners on their toes and leaves plenty of room for the unexpected on Night Train, urging us all to press that repeat button.
-Annie Reuter, CBS Local


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China Labour Bulletin is quoted in the following article. Copyright remains with the original publisher
By Kevin Voigt CNN
21 March 2013
Hong Kong (CNN) -- China's extraordinary climb to the world's second largest economy was built on the back of Chinese workers, many of whom left rural farms to migrate for work in coastal factories.
But as China's wealth rises, workers are demanding a greater share of the wealth and better access to social services. And as this month's edition of "On China" examines, the young generation of worker are tech savvy, aware of their rights and choosier about where they go for work.
"They're on the Internet more ... on especially Weibo, China's social media, Twitter-like thing. They're able to connect with others, see what others are doing," William Nee of China Labour Bulletin, a Hong Kong-based NGO which defends workers' rights, told CNN.
"And in cases where there are strikes or things like that, they can put it out there on Weibo and other people can learn about it," he said. "They can look online for labor rights and labor contract law."
One of the greatest issues for China's 250 million migrant workers is the "hukou" system of household registration. Migrant workers often can't register in the cities where they work, and subsequently can't qualify for social services such as public education or social security.
"When I talk to migrant workers about a vast array of problems, I think, this usually rises to number one," Rob Schmitz, a Marketplace correspondent in Shanghai, told CNN. "And I think, for them, the biggest reason this is such a big problem is that they are treated like illegal immigrants inside of their own country."
This hits the children of migrant workers. "Many children are born in these larger cities where their parents have moved to. This is their hometown, as far as they know it," Schmitz said.
But as China's coastal provinces -- which were first opened for Western-style economic reform in 1979 -- grow more expensive, more companies are moving factories into rural areas, sparking a new wave of development and giving workers more options closer to home.
"The companies are looking for cheaper resources, cheaper land, cheaper labor in the home provinces, like in the rural remote provinces in China," Suki Chung, executive director, Labor Action China, told CNN.
"In places like Shenzhen, the Pearl River Delta, these places have become very expensive. So for migrant workers perhaps in the past, you make a salary and then bring it home, because of the cost of living how it's risen so quickly, it's no longer viable," said Nee.
"Taking a salary that's a little bit less back near their hometown is a much more attractive option, especially since they can visit their family much more easily."
Meanwhile, the low-skilled factory jobs in Shenzhen are being replaced by higher skilled employment.
"Shenzhen is moving up the value chain," Schmitz said. "A lot of the jobs now that are available at places like Huawei (the telecommunications giant) ... you're seeing a lot of folks who graduated from 'dazhuang,' which is the vocational colleges of China, coming to Shenzhen instead of folks who have dropped out of high school perhaps or just come right off the farm."
As China moves from an export-driven, investment-led economy toward domestic consumption growth, the nation depends on the rising buying power of its workforce. Still, "400 million people in China still live on less than $2 a day," Schmitz said.
"(China) is going to experience slower growth. Slower growth probably means fewer job," Schmitz said. "I think there are a lot of threats that lie ahead."
CNN's Kristie Lu Stout contributed to this article


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1. Preheat oven to 180C and grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
2. Peel and chop the sweet potato and cook until fully tender. Mash with the butter, coconut oil or olive oil into a smooth purée.
3. Whisk together the eggs, milk and brown rice syrup.
4. Mix together the dry ingredients.
5. Whisk the egg mixture into the sweet potato purée. Fold in the dry ingredients.
6. Scoop the mixture into the prepared muffin cups. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until firm to touch and a tester inserted in the muffin comes out clean. Leave to cool on a wire rack before serving.
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Yesterday I sent my husband a song through the speakers in the kitchen, via my phone. He walked in, smiled and asked if it was an apology for it was the song he would play when I visited him in his student halls and it subsequently became my 'walk in' song on my wedding day. Nostalgia, music and food are all so evocative aren't they?
I recently asked a question on the blog about your favourite milk recipe and quite a few people mentioned rice pudding and some even with the old favourite of a dollop of strawberry jam. I remember doing that as a child. There's something about the creamy and smooth nature of rice pudding that sits so well with juicy and plump fruit. For me, rice pudding conjures memories of celebrations; rice pudding with all its saffron, cardamom and rose water glory was affectionately made on special occasions such as a family get together, a religious holiday or as a treat for decent exam results. Rice pudding is consequently a happy dish for me and one that feels so bolstering to eat, hot and steaming against the cool air of the winter. My nostalgic temptation has evolved the fruity dollop into some fine and glowing pears with an Indian accent. I spice poached the pears tenderly, in whole spices including saffron, which has given them a lovely colour. The star anise and cinnamon come through the robust of flavours, but you can most definitely sense the cardamom and cloves.
I made this rice pudding using a2 Milk™, was used to make the paneer for this recipe. Regular cows' milk contains A1 and A2 proteins and for some, the A1 protein causes side effects such as nausea, bloating and mucus build up. A2 carefully select dairy cows that naturally produce the A2 protein and not the A1 protein. If you have had trouble digesting regular milk, a2 Milk could be for you.
For the rice pudding (to serve 4)
65g of pudding rice
1 litre of a2 milk (whole milk)
1 tin/400ml coconut milk
80g of caster sugar
A pinch of saffron (approximately 6-8 strands)
¼ tsp. ground cardamom
1 ½ tbsp. rose water
3-4 tbsp. desiccated coconut
- In a deep, non-stick pan combine the pudding rice, a2milk and sugar and bring the pudding to a full simmer. Turn down the heat to a moderate simmer before adding the saffron and ground cardamom and cook the rice pudding for approximately 30-35 mins.
- Now add the coconut milk and rose water and cook for a further 5-10 minutes or until the rice is tender.
- Whilst the rice pudding is cooking, heat a non-stick frying pan and gently toast the desiccated coconut until it catches a golden colour. Allow the desiccated coconut to cool and then use it to sprinkle on top of the pudding when you serve the dish.
For the poached pears (to serve 4)
4 firm but ripe pears
1 litre of water
1 1/3 cup of caster sugar
A pinch of saffron (approximately 6-8 strands)
4-6 green cardamom pods
2-3 star anise
1 large stick of cinnamon
6 cloves
- In a large pan, heat the water and sugar until the sugar is dissolved before adding the whole spices.
- In the meantime, peel, core and trim the pears before cutting them into quarters, removing any stems.
- Now slip in the pears. Make sure that they are fully immersed, otherwise exposed parts may discolour.
- Turn the flame to a low simmer and cook the pears for about 20 minutes or until the pears are tender.


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List down your favorite or favorites Metalcore Band and , and specify what techniques or what do you like to them? and of course your favorite song of the band.
List down your favorite or favorites Metalcore Band and , and specify what techniques or what do you like to them? and of course your favorite song of the band.
I like Black Veil Brides because their lyrics are so powerful :3 My fave song by them is The Legacy
I like Falling in Reverse, Ronnie Radke is soo UMF. And my fave song is Raised by the Wolves.
I like the old Escape the Fate, but that's only because that was Ronnie's band before he went to prison. I like Situations by them a lot!
I like Asking Alexandria because Ben Bruce is a cute (but he's married >.<) My fave song by them is Not The American Average.
I like Bring me the Horizon because I can understand Oli even though he yells a lot. He makes it nice and clear. I love the their latest album Sempiternal.
I like Sleeping With Sirens because Kellin's voice is so pretty :3 I like If You Can't Hang by them so much!
I also like Pierce The Veil because Vic Feutes is cute. I like King For a Day (Featuring Kellin Quinn)
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August Burns Red are definitely at the top of my list because of the great lyrics, the riffs.
Winds of Plague definitely for their gorey lyrics.
Despised Icon even though they've split a few years back, their songs still make me want to punch a hole in the wall when I'm angry
War From a Harlots Mouth closest band for me to grindcore on this list that's why.
For Today, I'm not a religious person but having faith is never a bad thing, hence why i love their song
Architects I had to put a great UK band in this list, there's not one song of theirs that I haven't liked. All their albums they sound just a little different which keeps me listening to them
Young Guns, I don't even need a reason for these guys
Your Demise, if you want a good circlepit, you'll just keep listening to YD.
Parkway Drive, I'm pretty sure everyone has loved, or still loved PwD for their lyrics, their albums, their gigs everything really
Just to name a few


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The Silvan Selecta 12 litre Trolley Sprayer makes life easy when spraying herbicides, pesticides or fertilisers. Fitted with a large pump handle for simple pressurising; trolley wheels for effortless manoeuvrability; an adjustable height handle; and a generous 2.5 metre hose; this sprayer is so easy to cart around the house and garden. The adjustable nozzle sprays from a fine mist to a coarse pencil stream and anywhere in-between for a variety of applications. Selecta Australia has a range of products for your property or farm. Visit silvan.com.au for more information, or the location of your nearest stockist.


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The 300 M redevelopment project reused an existing building and transformed it into a modern, functional focal point for the neighborhood. With an extremely limited budget, Studio Darek transformed the 1950's-era structure into an urban mixed-use building, designed around the needs of a community of high-energy residents. A theme that dominates the transformation of the building is the attention to resourcefulness, the creation of innovation, and quality with minimal cost. The floor plan allows flexibility of space use, with multiple sustainable features incorporated throughout the facility's entire design.
Developer: Studio Darek
Honorable Mention: Phoenix Country Club Modernization
Developer: Phoenix Country Club
Contractor: • Exterior: Macada Construction
• Interior: S.A.B./Southwest Architectural Builders
Architect: DPA Architects
Size: 65,000 SF
Location: 2901 N. 7th St., Phoenix
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Watch video: Quality measures impact inappropriate use of colorectal screening
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Screening for colorectal cancer based on age alone may contribute to both underuse and overuse of the tests among older patients, according to a study by investigators at the University of Michigan and the Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research.
VA, the nation's largest integrated health system, Medicare and many private insurers use quality measures to encourage screening among 50 to 75-year-olds.
But the use of simple age cut-offs in these quality measures may contribute to what researchers found was underuse of screening in healthy, older people and overuse in unhealthy, older people, according to the study using 2010 data on 399,067 VA enrollees.
An unhealthy, 75-year-old – whose life expectancy is estimated at less than five years – was significantly more likely to undergo screening than a 76-year-old who's in good health, according to the study published in BMJ.
"The way quality measures are defined has important implications for how care is delivered," says lead study author Sameer Saini, M.D., a research scientist at VA-CCMR and assistant professor of internal medicine at the U-M Health System. "By focusing on age alone we're not screening everyone who's likely to benefit and some people who are not likely to benefit are being screened unnecessarily, like those with severe health problems.
"If quality measures focused on age and health status, rather than age alone, we'd have better outcomes," he adds.
In elderly patients, life expectancy varies considerably according to health status. For instance, a 74-year-old man who is in excellent health has a life expectancy of almost 15 years.
The study suggests the upper age cut-off could unintentionally discourage screening for these healthy, older individuals, leading them to miss out on the colorectal screenings known to prevent cancer. CRC screening tests include colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and fecal occult blood testing.
"Future patient-centered quality measures should focus on clinical benefit rather than age to ensure that patients who are likely to benefit from screening receive it, regardless of age, and that those who are likely to incur harm are spared unnecessary and costly care," says senior study author Eve Kerr, M.D., M.P.H., director of VA-CCMR and professor of internal medicine at the U-M Health System.
Learn more about the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.


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