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Release Date: January 15, 2010
Running Time: 118 mins.
MPAA Rating: R
Box Office: $94,822,707.00
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Western
In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earth--all around him, the marks of catastrophic destruction. There is no civilization here, no law. The roads belong to gangs that would murder a man for his shoes, an ounce of water--or for nothing at all. But they're no match for this traveler. A warrior not by choice but necessity, Eli seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. It's not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future; a hope he has carried and protected for 30 years and is determine...
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First batch of teenagers graduate from Hamas terrorist training program
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"We teach the youth to honor the national flag and anthem, to strengthen their affinity with the homeland and Jerusalem, the spirit of resistance and the principles of steadfastness," said Abu Hozifa, a 29-year-old national security officer who teaches in the program.
"We also prepare them in terms of faith and physical fitness to serve as resistance fighters if they want to be in the future."
During the one-hour session each week, students were taught to climb down buildings on ropes, jump through obstacle courses and crawl under barbed wire.
The oldest students are trained to use light weapons, while younger ones train with wooden rifles. Each participant is assigned to a security officer who oversees their training.
The first graduates, called the "Liberation Vanguards," were dressed in black T-shirts and hats, and some painted their faces black.
"My officer taught me the values of courage, sacrifice and love of jihad, as well as some battle tactics," said Radwan Wasfi, 15, whose black-painted face dripped with sweat after going through a drill. "I feel that I can free my energy in a good way. I can do for real what I do in video games."
Hamas' prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh,
who attended the ceremony held at a soccer stadium, said he had ordered his education minister to establish a full-time military college to open next September.
"This is the generation that will bring victory to its people and will liberate their land," he told the audience.
an Islamic militant group sworn to Israel's destruction, seized control of Gaza from the rival Fatah faction of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
in 2007.
The group has survived repeated bouts of fighting against Israel, most recently an eight-day flareup
of heavy violence in November in which Hamas fired more than 1,500 rockets into Israel. The fighting ended in an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire.
Repeated attempts by the rival Palestinian factions to reconcile have sputtered.

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Goodbye to illusions, again
India and Israel face tough choices in the global war against terror
While Americans last week continued to debate how to treat captured terrorists, Indians and Israelis reacted to new attacks by those on the loose and capable of killing all in their paths.
At least 200 people died in Mumbai, India, after seven explosions destroyed parts of commuter trains on July 11. Police suspected groups such as the outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India, but government leaders were reluctant to acknowledge that Islamic terrorism now has strong roots within India. As Delhi journalist Swapan Dasgupta noted, "The Congress Party, the regional parties, and the Communists who are the constituents of the ruling coalition, depend substantially on Muslims-13 percent of the population-for political sustenance."
In Israel as of July 13, Katyusha rockets fired by Hezbollah had wounded 90 and prompted Israeli retaliation against terrorist bases in Lebanon and the bridges that linked them with Beirut. Israeli planes bombed the Beirut airport and Israeli ships blockaded the Lebanese coast; their goal is to stop terrorists from restocking their missile caches and other armaments. Journalists reported at least 40 Lebanese civilians killed. Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers and Hezbollah fighters killed each other in border-area battles, and two more Israeli soldiers were kidnapped.
The conflict placed difficult political pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, elected in March on a platform of unilaterally bringing peace by having Israel withdraw from most of its West Bank settlements and complete the security fence/wall that would separate Israelis and Palestinians. His hope was to have the two peoples agree that they could not get along and should go their separate ways, but Hezbollah and Hamas do not want to practice malign neglect.
Next to a photo of a smiling couple in an ad for JDate, "the leading online community for Jewish singles," the Jerusalem Post quoted an Israeli woman, Shula, who lives near the Lebanese border and was spending night and day with her children inside a bomb shelter: "We've gone backwards to the days when we raised our children under bombardments. All of the bad memories are returning. . . . There is nothing to do. You can't leave. You're helpless, waiting to see what will be. You jump back home to bring food and drink for the children, and then hurry back."
The key debate in Israel was whether its air force should attack Damascus, which still hosts the headquarters of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and funnels supplies to Hezbollah. While President Bush was unlikely to endorse such an effort, some Israelis believed that the Bush administration would enjoy putting military pressure on a Syrian regime that allows and probably encourages infiltration from its territory of those hoping to destroy democracy in Iraq.
Hezbollah and Hamas, meanwhile, hoped to pressure Israel by parading their kidnapping of three Israeli soldiers. Israel's standard procedure for dealing with such hostages is said to be the "Hannibal Directive"-shoot their jailers even if that increases the likelihood that those kidnapped will be killed. As Israeli analyst Anshal Pfeffer explained, "The underlying rationale is that the nation can bear the deaths of soldiers, but not the uncertain fate of a captured serviceman."
Will this conflict escalate? If Israel, as part of what it deems "Operation Just Reward," bombs residential areas of Beirut that are terrorist strongholds, Hezbollah says it will target Haifa with its missiles. On July 13 one or two missiles did strike Haifa, a city 30 miles south of the Israel-Lebanon border with a population of 270,000 and a major oil refinery.
Lebanese Minister for Social Affairs Mila Mawad said his government had developed a cease-fire proposal under which Hezbollah would be required to free the Israeli soldiers it had captured, without requiring Israel to free terrorist Samir Kuntar, jailed for the killing of an Israeli family. The United States will be watching closely those political efforts. The Bush Doctrine-democracy is our most important product-will benefit if the new, democratically-elected Lebanese government can help prevent a full-scale war.
As the Indian government's internal dynamic makes a hard line against Muslim terrorists difficult to maintain, so the Israeli government's composition may also suppress military responses. Amir Peretz, head of the dovish Labor Party, is the defense minister-that was his price for entering the ruling coalition 2-1/2 months ago-and if he brandishes a big stick he may lose support in his own party.
On the other hand, if Peretz speaks overly softly he may forfeit his mainstream political future, so much remains uncertain about his reaction and that of Prime Minister Olmert. Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumo told Olmert on July 12, "I understand the eye-for-an-eye feeling, but it is important to maintain restraint and hope." Israel's head replied, "Our response will be very restrained. But very, very, very painful."


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To immigrate, he has first to get rid of the conviction and he has three ways to do that:
1) Get a full and unconditional governor's or U.S. Presidential pardon.
2) Hire a VERY good criminal attorney to look into the possibility of reopening his criminal case because something was done incorrectly at the criminal level. If the case can be reopened, then the conviction needs to be vacated (set aside) and then he would need an agreement from the prosecutor not to prosecute him again (which they can do). You can try looking for an attorney at www.ailalawyer.com.
3) Convince the majority of the U.S. Congress to change the law or to make a law of special application only for him called a Private Bill.
These options essentially would eliminate the conviction so that Immigration cannot use it against him to deport him. Unfortunately, sealing or expunging the conviction does not work.
Then he would have to convince a U.S. Consular Officer that he was not involved in nor benefiting from any form of trafficking. If he can do that, he can immigrate again through you if you are a U.S. Citizen or if he has a U.S. Citizen son or daughter over 21 that petitions for him.
If he just wants to visit, then there is a way to do that too. He would have to file for a B-2 visa which can be found here:
And he would need a 212(d)(3) waiver which can either be done by the immigration officer at the interview or after just on their computer (take a look at this link):
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NCE FAQs
What is noncompetitive eligibility?
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers are awarded one year of noncompetitive eligibility (NCE) under Executive Order 11103 (5 CFR, § 315.605). Noncompetitive eligibility permits, but does not require, U.S. federal government agencies to hire a returned Volunteer for a position without having to go through the formal competitive hiring process (including posting a vacancy announcement, screening or interviewing candidates, or going through the other steps in the standard recruitment process). To use NCE to hire an RPCV, an agency must recognize NCE and have an open position for which the candidate meets the minimum qualifications. The decision to hire a returned Volunteer under NCE is at the discretion of the federal hiring agency, not the Peace Corps.
Do all RPCVs receive NCE hiring status?
Generally, RPCVs must have successfully completed a full tour of Peace Corps service to receive NCE. However, a country director may choose to issue NCE certification to a Volunteer who, for reasons beyond his or her control, does not complete service, but who has satisfactorily served for a sufficient duration (normally at least 12 months) to demonstrate the capability to serve a full term. Country directors include an NCE certification in the final paragraph of the Description of Service (DOS) for all Volunteers who have been granted this benefit. Volunteers who resign from Peace Corps service are not eligible for noncompetitive appointment regardless of how long they served.
How do I make sure the employing agency is aware of my NCE?
RPCVs should highlight NCE status in their cover letter, on their résumé, and through the "Supplemental Documents" area that most online application systems provide. The Peace Corps provides a sample cover letter that can be tailored to help explain NCE status to the hiring agency. In addition, you can also submit an informational letter from the Peace Corps that explains NCE to prospective employers.
How do I prove that I have NCE?
To prove your NCE, attach a copy of your Description of Service (DOS) when applying for a federal job; your DOS contains an NCE certification statement. The DOS will reference Executive Order 11103, the presidential directive that established NCE for Peace Corps Volunteers. If you have misplaced your original DOS, complete the request form and email it to firstname.lastname@example.com
The application I'm completing requires that I give a series and grade to prove my NCE. How should I respond?
Because Peace Corps Volunteers are not considered federal employees, you did not have a series or grade assigned to your position. If an application requires that you provide a series and grade in proving your NCE, you must contact the hiring agency's human resources department for guidance on how to complete the application.
Can noncompetitive eligibility be extended beyond one year?
Noncompetitive eligibility can be extended by the hiring agency (not the Peace Corps) for up to two years beyond the initial one-year eligibility period (a maximum of three years from your COS date). It can be extended for three reasons:
- If, after Peace Corps service, you entered the military.
- If, after Peace Corps service, you became a full-time student at an accredited institution of higher learning.
- If, after Peace Corps service, you engaged in another activity that the hiring agency believes warrants an extension.
Generally, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management has indicated to federal agencies that it is appropriate to extend a candidate's NCE if he or she is gaining work experience that is relevant to the position being filled and that is expected to enhance the candidate's performance and value to the agency.
Can I use my noncompetitive eligibility more than once?
Yes. You can use your NCE status as many times as you wish while it is active (NCE is active for at least one year after your COS date). Once you have been hired at a federal agency, you can even use your NCE to gain employment at another agency. However, you cannot use NCE to gain a promotion or a new position within the same agency without first leaving that agency.
Does noncompetitive eligibility apply only to federal positions?
Yes. NCE is applicable only to federal government positions. It does not apply to state or local government jobs.
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Stop referring to it as a hurricane.
Take up yet another new hobby.
Be thankful that your roommate makes the best. Chicken Enchiladas. Ever.
Also be thankful that she's smart enough to fill containers with water in case the power goes out (which we luckily did not have to face). You know – so you can still flush the toilet. Genius.
Catch up on "the arts."
But most importantly, be thankful for being safe and sound in the end. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone along the East Coast – especially here in NYC – that have been impacted by flooding, evacuations, power outages, those affected by the situation at NYU medical center, etc.
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well said.. 100% true.. if u choose good fruits for ur appetite, ur health ll be good...
Yes I agree with the poorly trained doctors. Here my state and all over country there is great lacuna of lecturers,teaching staff, lack of practical sessions, I agree with jitin bhagavathi he is right in saying we are assessing only theoretical knowledge. privatization in medical education is to be stopped. Here in Homeopathic colleges aslo there is great lacuna of staff. Poorly trained doctors giving worsttreatment.
I agree with most of the above comments. The rate of misdiagnosis is very high and doctors are missing diagnosis and treating with wrong drugs due to lack of more quality training and also due to lack of time to talk to patient and correctly obtain complete history and exam. The issue is not about private vs. govt. medical colleges. It is the medical system's fault at large. Medical education in India has allowed more students go to med schools and to become doctors, so that they can help the increasing population with increasing new medical problems. But the question is , does the increase in medical seats translate to more qualified doctors or improvement in quality of medical education and health care delivery? I say, not.
Here are where some of the issues in my perspective.
The medical education curriculum in India has not been really changed for the last several years even though there is lot of research in medicine and lot of new diagnostic techniques, and better treatment options. Medical students are still reading the same old text books which were not revised since 7-10 years. The same old traditional class room teaching, poor bed side teaching, lack of evidence based teaching or learning, lack of investigative minds in medical schools due to lack of interest from professors and lack of resources to do so if anyone is interested, poor testing strategies where medical students will be asked about some cramming material rather than relevant clinical and thought provoking questions, all these factors are playing a role in producing new generation doctors with outdated and obsolete thoughts and treatment strategies.
For example I went to a so called good medical college, even though I tried to learn the best I could and the college has given its best to me, still I feel like lot of things were missing. I remember presenting cases during the ward months to my attending doctors. We as a group of 5, were be asked to present one case per day for discussion. Most of the days, we would not finish the case during the discussion as my professor would stop me at my abdominal percussion for liver. He will discuss about how to do good physical exam every day but would never discuss with us about how to manage the patient and what is his approach treating certain patient. I never learned any management plan or current evidence behind any his teachings. I do know that history and physical exam is important part of the case but we also would like to know the management aspects, ethical issues and patient education aspects. I never saw any of my patients talking to the patient explaining about his medical condition and trying to ask the patient if he understood his problem or if he has any questions or not. Why is that? Who are we working for? Who are we treating? What are we getting paid for? Why is patient not in the discussion?
Well, guess what that is what I learned when I left the hospital, I initially started not explaining to the patient and then one day I realized, after looking at a good physician who was explaining the problem and asking questions to his patients, that I am not right and I need to change my way of thinking. I know now how important it is to talk to the patients and explain his condition in simple language. Most of the times, we as doctors assume that patients do not understand even if we explain their medical problems and they do not care about knowing about their problem, all they want is to get better. But that is not completely true; I talked to several patient in India and asked them what they know about their disease and what did doctor say about it? You know what the answer is? "my doctor rarely talks to me, he told me to take these pills and I will be fine". If I were the patient I would like to know what are those pills for? How long I need to take them? What is the problem? What caused it? What can I do to prevent it? Do I have to worry about it coming back? when should I worry? How do I know these pills are not working? What did my blood tests show? Every patient has the right to know these things and every doctor as a role to tell these things to their patients. Why are we making wrong diagnosis? Why are we not trying to diagnose a case rather just prescribing some broad spectrum antibiotic hoping that it will take of care of "everything under the sun". Why are we not trying to come up a differential diagnosis and working it up at least for the top three diagnosis? Why are we prescribing 3-5 days of antibiotics for pneumonia instead of the 7-10 day course? why are we using ampicillin for a clear cut picture of viral URI ? Why are we starting Z-pack on everyone who comes with throat pain, cough, runny nose? Why do we start norfloxacin and tinidizole for watery diarrhea? Why are we giving steroids, azithromycin, and nasal decongestents for acute 3-4 day history of sinusitis? What is the thinking, if any, behind these things? Do we really think about these diagnosis in our minds? Do we really try to investigate some of them?
Most of the private practice physicians see 40-50 patients every evening over a short period of 4 hours (from 6-10 pm). More than half of them will be new patients to him or her. That means on average they spend 5 minutes per patient. Ideally they should do history taking, exam, lab orders, treatment plan, patient education in that 5 minutes ! Are they really doing all of it in 5 minutes? It is impossible to do all those or even complete history and exam in 5 min or even in 15 minutes? So what exactly goes inside the doctor's chamber when he sees a patient? They will smile at you, check your pulse and/or BP. Ask few questions about why you are here? may listen to your lungs and heart quickly, sometimes palpate your belly, then write prescription or labs and bye…This is what happens in many cases…It is not just my opinion, I saw doctors doing it and spoke to several patients and they expressed the same concern. How could one come up with a correct diagnosis and treatment plan in just 5 minutes?
That's why doctors miss diagnose, because they did not ask him about his recent weight loss, constipation, all he asked about is - do have breathlessness and do you smoke, any cough? Any weakness? Patient said yes to his questions and patient did not complain about his weight loss or constipation. Instead of diagnosing him with possible colon cancer, he was diagnosed with anemia, COPD and given iron pills, inhaled steroids, and oral theophylline tablets. This is a true incident by the way. There are several occasions like this where patients are treated with 3 courses of antibiotics for presumed pneumonia when the patient has persistent lung mass for 6 weeks with no fever, no increase in sputum or WBC. She was eventually diagnosed with lung cancer, but she is already stage IV by then. Why is this happening? None of her two MDs asked her about her 10 kg weight loss or her left shoulder pain or concerned about her persistent dry cough for 2 months. All they thought was it is lung infiltrate, cough let's try antibiotics for 1 month. There is another patient who died of septic shock as he was not told about the side effects of his cancer medication; he was having fevers for 3 days and was taking Tylenol as he thought it is just a simple fever. No one told him what to do if he has fever? what to expect with his chemotherapy drugs? He should have gone to his doctor on the first day of fever if he knows that fever while getting chemotherapy is serious thing. We lost this person not to the cancer but due to poor doctor-patient relationship. There are many cases like this; most of them are preventable and diagnosable if physicians spend little more time in talking to the patient and explaining to the patient.
We as doctors study for many years, we are smart people, hardworking, pledged to serve, and only people on this planet who can make a real difference in patient's lives and eliminate their suffering. Why are we failing inspite of all our good virtues? because we not talking to the most important person in our medical filed, namely "the patient". We have achieved great cures for many cancers, we have achieved great things in diagnostic imaging, lab techniques, we have understood most of the disease molecular level pathogenesis, we have identified the whole human genome sequence and yet we are forgetting the very important person for whom we have achieved all these. We are not communicating to this important person, "the patient". Why don't we proudly tell our patients what we achieved and educate them about their diagnosis and ask them if they understood what is going on with them? Is it harder than isolating the whole human three billion DNA base pairs? Why do not we use our achievements in formulating more evidence based diagnosis and treatment strategies?
We, as physicians should try to be a good patient advocates, we should treat them with respect and educate them as much as we could so that they can help themselves while we are busy helping others. We all know that most of our patient stop their antibiotics for pneumonia after 3days when they get better, they stop BP medications when their BP normalizes at their RMP visit. They stop aspirin after taking for a month after a stent placement; they stop insulin when their blood sugar is normal after 1 week. Who should we blame for all this? We should blame ourselves first before blaming the medically illiterate and poorly guided patient. We could eliminate lot of end stage renal failure or hypertensive head bleeds or sudden heart attacks if we educate our patients better about the fact that HTN, diabetes are chronic illnesses and needs life-long care and follow-up. How many of our doctors in India give a follow-up appointment for a patient who goes home after diabetic ketoacidosis, sepsis, acute renal failure? Or how many of us tell patients that they have to come to see us after 1-2 week course of antibiotics for their complicated UTI or complicated pneumonia? are we really looking at the urine cultures to change or tailor the correct antibiotics?
There are too many questions, for a simple solution. Spending time with the patient and listen to him completely, ask questions, tell your patient what is going on? Educate them, invite questions from them. Be a mentor in shaping their health and be a friend so that he could approach without fear.
The last thing I want to comment on is medical ethics. Did anyone teach us ethics? Do we know what medical ethics are? Why there are no ethics lectures in medical education curriculum? Are we not supposed to know ethics in order to deliver ethical patient care? How many of us abide to our medical ethics? If all of us are practicing ethically, then why patients feel that they will get inferior treatments if they complain about a staff member in a particular clinic or hospital or if they ask the doctor too many questions? Why some of our colleagues do not listen to their complaints in OP or in ward services when they complain about a mis-treatment or poor care by nursing or other ancillary staff? Why medical students/PGs fell stiff at some of the patients when they complain that bothered by medical students too often for case taking? Why is that fear of retaliation? Why do we not smile and greet our patients as our important tool of learning and important customers to us, without them we are useless to this great intellectual world. How many times do you admit with patient that you wrote a wrong test or wrong medication or you did a mistake during surgery or your ancillary staff was rude with the patient and you are sorry for that? Did we forget our medical oath?
Future on bright side: We will still be able to live happily and respected even if we start doing the things which we were not doing well. We will not do as much mistakes as we do now, we will be able to identify diseases at any early stage if we pay more attention to the patient, we will be able to improve our diagnostic accuracy if we listen to the patient, do right tests, and treat with right medications.
Our medical education system should change its curricula. There should be more evidence based approach to both teaching and learning. New modes of communication and teaching should be introduced. There should be lectures about how to practice evidence based medicine. Medical ethics should be incorporated in to the curriculum. Medical students should be assigned mentors from first year on wards and the mentors (typically a post graduate or junior faculty) should try to identify the strengths and weaknesses and guide him or her. During ward rotations, they should try to formulate a plan and discuss with their teaching professor. They should rationale the treatment strategies and also bring relevant literature to the discussion when possible. Patient education, communication skills, and doctor-patient relationship should be stressed more in their training. Lectures should not be mere repetition of what they can read from text books. Lectures should include studies and current literature cited and should be thought provoking for students and post graduates. There should be grand rounds in each medical college at least once every two weeks; these should be given by eminent speakers in the respective fields covering important topics with current updates. There are lot more ways to improve the medical education which I am sure some of us are willing advise and share if someone listens to us!
So well expressed..Thank you, Sir!
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When Seattle Opera general director Speight Jenkins stepped on to the stage just before the last act of "Siegfried," the grateful audience erupted in applause. How nice! He came out for a curtain call! In their enthusiasm the listeners had forgotten that almost the only reason a general director takes the stage is to deliver bad news: In this case, the cancellation of Alwyn Mellor (as Brünnhilde), who had awakened with an allergy attack that morning and could not sing. (Jenkins later said he had waited until the last act of "Siegfried," the only act in which Brünnhilde sings, for the announcement so that the audience wouldn't be thinking about the cast change during the two preceding acts.)
As it happened, the replacement singer was Lori Phillips, a company regular who opened last season in the title role of "Turandot," and allowing for a few minor timing uncertainties, she did an excellent job of both singing and acting on Wednesday evening. Her voice is powerful and resonant, her stage presence unaffected and convincing.
The big news of the evening, however, was the Seattle debut of German tenor Stefan Vinke in the title role. Huge of voice, unflagging of stamina, imaginative and energetic on the stage: this was the finest Siegfried Seattle has ever presented, in a company that has included such greats as Herbert Becker and Alberto Remedios. The tireless Vinke bounded around the stage, leaping off rocks and dashing hither and thither, just like the feisty adolescent Siegfried is supposed to be.
From the Forging Scene to the final passionate duet with Brünnhilde, Vinke poured out huge volumes of heldentenor sound capped by a mighty high C. Surely, we all thought, by Act III he'd have to be carried out on a stretcher — but no, Vinke was as resonant and active as ever.
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Stephen Wadsworth's staging continues to add refinements and complexities to the production. We see Siegfried's ambivalence about his distasteful surrogate "father," Mime (the excellent Dennis Petersen), cradling Mime in his arms even after he has killed him. We observe characters reacting to the music in the orchestra — turning around suddenly at a declamatory chord, responding to a change in the mood of the music, alert to a theme or motif in the score. Villains and heroes alike display more humanity: no one is all good or completely evil.
For all its seriousness, this "Siegfried" was often hilariously funny — never more so than in the scene in which greedy Mime and Alberich (Richard Paul Fink), gibbering with rage, hop up and down while throwing rocks at each other.
Greer Grimsley added more refinements to his portrayal of Wotan (in this opera he is called the Wanderer), completing a three-opera character arc that took him from an impetuous prime to a resolute old age. Lucille Beer was a good Erda, though she did not eclipse memories of other great Erdas past. Jennifer Zetlan was an excellent Forest Bird; Daniel Sumegi a sonorous Fafner.
The orchestra again responded with unusual dramatic brilliance to Asher Fisch's conducting of the score many believe is the most beautiful of all four "Ring" operas. Unlike all the cast members, the orchestra plays every minute of every opera and all three cycles. Now that's stamina at a positively Wagnerian level.
Melinda Bargreen also reviews concerts for 98.1 Classical KING FM. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Footage Of Ghosts 'n Goblins Online Finally Surfaces
It's just the like game you know and love, except not insanely difficult.
South Korea is the land of many things: Samsung, kimchee, Gangnam Style, to name a few. But here's another: MMOs based upon console games that most of are completely unaware of.
Well, that's a half-truth. Games like the Shenmu Online, Rockman Online, and Ghosts 'n Goblins Online make headlines when they're first announced. But most end up getting cancelled, and usually well after everyone has forgotten about them.
Yet not all, like the last cited example According to Destructoid, a closed beta for Ghosts 'n Goblins Online took place the other night, and someone was nice enough to capture footage:
Be sure to check the source for even more videos.
As one can see, it doesn't stray too far from the source material, at least visually speaking. It's still a 2D sidescroller in which you control a man (or woman) in armor who becomes semi-naked when a hit is taken.
Though one key difference is how it seems a whole lot easier than the source material. Which, for many, is actually a bit of a relief. No word has ever been given about a possible Western release. And sadly, it's a safe bet that none will ever happen.


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It's the Message Stupid
Try this completely non-scientific experiment. Answer this simple question: What does the GOP actually stand for? Have an overflow of answers? A nice list of solid conservative principles? Your psyche brimming with a litany of reasons why it's awesome being a Conservative Republican? That's the problem. "I like to watch the Fox News Channel when things go badly for Republicans, so I've been watching the Fox | Read More »


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Friday Apr 23 2010
Chunn races on at two different venues
By: Jeannie Broussal, Special to The Press Tribune
Ron Chunn is a Late Model driver at All American Speedway, but his day job is as a mechanic at Expert Automotive in Elk Grove. Although he's been a racer almost all of his life, he didn't start driving Late Models until last year. That's when he met Carter Flygare, who was looking for someone to put his Late Model back together, maintain it and drive it at AAS. Flygare is owner of CFI, a flight training, aircraft rental, pilot supply, charter, aerial photography and air taxi company at Executive Airport in Sacramento. Chunn put a team together, fixed the car and started racing. At first, they didn't expect the No.44 Carter Flygare Inc. car to do anything but finish, but when Chunn finished third on his third time out, exerybody's expectations changed. "The way I am is if the car's there, and I've got good equipment, I want to run up front," Chunn said. Chunn had some experience racing before getting in a Late Model last year. He won a go-kart at age seven and he and his brother and sister raced it around the family's five-acre compound in Elk Grove. He raced dirt bikes while in high school and he also raced Motocross for a few years. Then his boss decided to build a Street Stock and have Chunn drive it at Stockton. In 1995, Chunn and his father bought their own Street Stock, and raced it at Stockton Speedway for a year and a half. After that he raced Modifieds at All American Speedway, Stockton and Madera. With three children and a mortgage, Chunn stepped away from the driver's seat and became an official so he could keep close to the sport he loves. Then the call from Flygare came. "He's a great guy and a great racer," Flygare said. "As a team we pull for him and help him in anyway we can." Chunn was just starting the season in 2009 when he and his wife Michelle got some devastating news. Their youngest son Cole, age 4, had cancer. "It didn't matter to me if I ever raced again," Chunn said. "Nothing mattered but getting Cole better." Michelle said she thought she was going to die when she got the diagnosis. "It's hard, he's my hero," Michelle said. Michelle had been an ardent supporter of her husband's racing (and still is), and had never missed a race, but since Cole was diagnosed, she hasn't been to a race. Chunn had two weeks off from racing at the time Cole was diagnosed, so he didn't miss a race, but it was hard. "You feel guilty because you are at the track," Chunn said. "My wife said go, everything is fine. He was doing good at the time and I basically told everyone I'd be at the track as long as Cole is doing okay. If things aren't well with Cole, there is no way I can race. The racing provides an opportunity for Chunn to relieve some stress. "When I'm at the track I don't think too much about what's going on at home," Chunn said. "Michelle tells me to go to the track because it's an outlet for me, but it puts more pressure on me because I've noticed, if I don't have good runs I'm a little grumpy, because I feel like I could have spent that time at home with my son and family." Chunn's team consists of all volunteers who spend two to three nights a week after work working on the racecar. The team manager is Eric Nyman, Tim Green is Chunn's spotter. Ernie Plasencia is the mechanic and tire guy, and James Gannon does fit and finish on the body and takes care of all the details that go along with racing. Family friend Jason Fensler and Phil Perry give them a hand in the pits. Other than Green, no one on the team had any experience on a racing team before joining Chunn. Michelle works every day with other families who have children with cancer. She contacts moms who have just found out their children have cancer, and connects them with other moms that have children going through it or who have been cured. She said it helps tremendously to have someone to talk to who is going through, or has been through the same thing. Cole, who has stage three lymphoblastic lymphoma, has been through a year of intensive chemotherapy and has another year to go, but the family feels the worst is over. There is an 85 percent survival rate for this type of cancer. Chunn will be racing the No. 44 CFI Late Model this Saturday, April 24 at All American Speedway. Note: Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death in children. For more information or if you'd like to help, go to: http://www.childcancer.org/chapters/roseville or http://www.stbaldricks.org/. Michelle also keeps a journal of Cole's fight to live on http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/chunn. You can see pictures and read about Cole on the site.


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I'v finished the game and have been in many duels. I usually win all of the duels but i still don't understand how it works. There is this one guy who wears a green shirt, has a hat on and wears gloves who is usually in Armadillo and i can NEVER beat him.
I draw and completely paint him with markers and he fires once and i die. If i place 1 marker on him he still wins. What am i supposed to do? How do i force my weapon to fire?


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In a matter of minutes, 10 percent of the world's population was thrust into darkness. Infamously overcrowded trains ground to a halt. Traffic jams descended into further chaos as signals went blank. Coal miners deep beneath the earth stood trapped. On July 30th and 31st, 2012, India witnessed the worst blackout in its history and, indeed, the history of the world. Nearly 700 million people fell victim to India's painfully inadequate and failing infrastructure, a phenomenon stemming from decades of underinvestment, poor planning, and government incompetence.
As millions carried on under the dim, flickering glow of candle light, the country's government executed a tragically ill-timed cabinet shuffle. And in the ultimate display of political tone-deafness, the Minister of Power — the man ultimately responsible for the grid failure — was promoted to the even more prestigious role of Home Minister. "The country is in safe hands," said the chairman of the state-owned Power Grid Corporation, "…this is not new to us".
For the people of India his words are lamentably true — in one aspect. Onlookers need only remember back to January 2001, when much of Northern India fell into a similar darkness. However, the nation is in anything but "safe hands". The shoddy state of India's power grid pales in comparison to the larger nightmare that is India's infrastructure. Congested roads, decaying bridges, archaic rail lines, and insufficient electricity networks are all palpable legacies of colonial rule, literally crumbling under the progress of a teeming emerging nation. Since India's independence from British rule in 1947 its population has grown by nearly 260%, but much of its infrastructure has remained unchanged.
The trouble for India lies not in the amount of investment, but in the management of it. Estimates peg the amount of infrastructure investment in India at around 8% of GDP, relatively close to that of China, at 9%. Both countries have comparable populations in scale, and have undergone similar reform in the way of trade liberalisation and decreased government intervention. However, the two nations have experienced remarkably different trajectories with respect to the quality and expansiveness of built infrastructure. In Europe, infrastructure investment is slightly lower at around 5% of GDP.
Comparative look at power sector inefficiency
Transmission and distribution losses (as a % of total output)
SOURCE: The World Bank
For many it has become a regular pastime: measuring India's economic development against its fellow and slightly more populous BRIC nation, China. The relationship between the two countries has at times been tenuous, but India can't help but look to China in admiration of its superior infrastructure. Since the turn of the century, China has expanded its national expressway system by more than 700%, or 85,000 km, creating a sprawling network of roadways comparable in quality to any in the U.S. or Europe. In China, power outages are exceptionally rare; and in the case that one does occur, those responsible are more likely to be exiled than promoted. Such infrastructural soundness is no doubt part of the reason that China has experienced greater economic growth and prosperity than India. However, growth in China comes at the price of democratic freedom — in a nation where all land is effectively state-owned, and political power is centralized, projects are reliant on only a handful of people's decisions; for many Indians, that is a price they are not willing to pay.
When questioned about the lack of infrastructure progress in India as of late, Dr. Rajiv Lall, the vice chairman of India's Infrastructure Development Finance Company said "like every well-functioning democracy, we only get things done when we are in a mode of real crisis." Such is the paradox of many societies. Just look to the United States: it took 9/11 to bring about marked changes in domestic and international security policy, the global financial crisis in 2008 to bring about new regulatory reform, and now the shooting in Newtown, CT, to reinvigorate the national discourse on gun control. The question, then, is whether or not India's massive blackout has the makings of the proverbial "tipping point" — can the suffering it inflicted, and the national embarrassment it evoked, change half-a-century's worth of political apathy? From what we've seen so far, the answer is a resounding no.
A highway to hell, and a bridge to nowhere
The problems stretch much deeper than just power. India's roads, highways, bridges, ports, and airports are all in equally dire straits. More and more people are squeezing onto roadways impoverished in both breadth and quality. These same roadways come and go at the hands of India's monsoons. Rare engineering marvels like the Bandra–Worli Sea Link, an 8-lane, 6 km bridge that links two Mumbai suburbs, stand against a backdrop of unfinished, over-budget, and failed projects, largely the result of political scuffling and corruption.
India's moneyed elite can often be seen racing across the bridge in imported supercars at breakneck speeds, only to slow to a crawl as they rejoin rickshaws, and reality. It's a dichotomy of grand proportions, and not an uncommon one. The glitz and glam of India's crown jewel, Mumbai, stands in stark juxtaposition with the neighbouring rural villages. Infrastructure in the latter is even more dilapidated. The end of 2011 saw a wave of deadly bridge collapses, with more than 50 fatalities in less than a month.
Iconic images of trains with people hanging off the side and crawling over the roof depict daily realities for many. In Mumbai, railcars approved to carry 1700 people routinely carry up to 4500 passengers during peak hours. The degree of underinvestment in this sector is decidedly clear when compared to that of China, which is decades ahead in railway infrastructure with no signs of slowing down.
Looking ahead to 2030: Railway construction estimates
Asset value ($ billions)
High ambitions, low achievements
In India, talk is cheap. Recently, top government officials have repeatedly declared their ambitions to invest more than one trillion dollars in India's infrastructure. However, India has a long history of failed projects and poor execution, and this time appears to be no exception. Some 60% of projects are marked by cost and time over-runs. A recent McKinsey report declared that "early signs of implementation challenges are already visible." It went on to detail a lengthy list of troubling bottlenecks that are materially hampering infrastructure construction. Poor design, planning, and engineering, inefficient procurement and tendering processes, flawed dispute resolution mechanisms, and an absence of lean construction principles were all cited.
Even more pervasive than the above shortcomings is an Indian hallmark present in more than just the infrastructure space: corruption. Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, an annual ranking of the public's opinion of the level of corruption in the public sector, listed India at 36 (where 0 represents "highly corrupt", and 100 represents "highly clean"), and rightfully so. Stories of graft hail from the lowliest officials to the highest government and corporate ranks. In March of 2012, the World Bank sent a formal letter to the government of India alleging corruption in three of the highway projects that it helped fund.
The numbers
The same McKinsey report noted that in 2017, India's infrastructure struggles could cause it to lose up to $200 billion, or roughly 10 percent of its total current GDP. This equates to between one and two percentage points of GDP growth.
Hampering growth: India's lost GDP from infrastructure woes
GDP, current prices ($ trillions)
SOURCE: CSO, RBI, and D&B India
Persistent macroeconomic headwinds and a fragile global recovery are severely constraining capital flows, and eroding investor confidence. Once-beloved PPP's, or Public-Private-Partnerships, have been the first to die. Collaboration between the public and private sector has defined infrastructure growth in recent history ($225 billion was invested by the private sector in infrastructure between 2007 and 2012). However, land-acquisition mishaps, bureaucracy, rampant corruption, and economic uncertainty have left many private firms running for the hills, along with their chequebooks.
Concluding thoughts
Taking a step back, India is still a bustling emerging market economy, growing at around 7% a year. It has strong demographics, with more than 50 percent of the population under the age of 25, and 65 percent under the age of 35; nascent signs of favourable foreign investment reform, with the recent approval for the entrance of foreign supermarkets; and an admirable secular liberal democracy in a region with few, even if it is occasionally overshadowed by corruption, and an expected degree of messiness inherent in a country of almost 1.3 billion people.
However, India's growing infrastructure nightmare is like an anchor digging deeper and deeper into the ocean floor. In reality, India's current economic performance is like a Ferrari running on regular fuel: still impressive, but underachieving nonetheless. To take that analogy one step further, over time that engine will slowly degrade, and so too will India's ambitions and likelihood of being a major player on the global stage. Not only are crumbling roads, deadly bridges, and record-breaking power outages an impediment to economic progress, they are a national embarrassment unbecoming of the country that India wants to be and, with the proper reform, can be.


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This is the first ever guest post on this website and is on car rental and if you want to publish your posts on this site, do check out this page for more information.
If you are planning to pay a visit to any nearby location, then traveling by car is most advisable. You may think to travel by your own car, but I must say that it's not a very smart option. Rather hiring a car is a more recommended option. It is safer should there be any car break down and cheaper as well. You can also have options to save money on car-rental. If you wonder how, then continue reading the article.
Check out for lower rates: Shop around well and look out for the best car-rental rates. There are many car-rental companies in your area. Call them personally and collect rates and estimates. Choose the one that offers the lowest, but believable price. Look out for further discounts through an AARP or AAA membership or even by booking through your credit card's website. In order to make sure that you get the best rate possible, check the rates at locations – both at the airport or off-site.
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FOTD : Fresh makeup with a Pop of Gold
Posted by Ankita Srivastava | Posted in Looks | Posted on 03-10-2013
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Hey everyone!
This is a new look I've been trying lately – a fresh faced look with evened out skin, some peach blush, a natural pink lip and a pop metallic liner! For this look, I've worn the new Lakme Absolute Shine Line in Golden which is part of the Absolute Royal collection.
Products used for this look :
- Clinique Even better concealer : Orange Brightener (under eyes)
- L'Oreal Paris True Match BB cream : N1 Ivory
- Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder : 009 Amber
- Clarins Blush Prodige : 02 Soft Peach
- Shiseido Bronzer : 03 Dark (for contouring face + eyes)
- MAC eye shadow : Soba (lid)
- Rimmel London gel eye liner : 001 Black
- Lakme Absolute Flutter Secrets Mascara
- Lakme Absolute Shine line : Golden
- Colorbar Sparkling Dust eye pigment : Flash light (highlight)
- Wet n Wild Mega Last lipstick : 904B Rose-bud (as a stain)
- Rimmel London Vinyl lip gloss : 550 Lovesick
I used the L'Oreal BB cream for the face but since the shade is light for me, I had to really layer the bronzer and blush to warm up my skin. The coverage is sheer but okay for daily wear and it does give a glow to the skin. Full review coming up soon!
Let me know your comments below!


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|Kala speaks with Ron Chapman about his book, Seeing True: Ninety Contemplations in Ninety Days. Ronald Chapman has followed many paths of spiritual and religious study over the past twenty years. Based on his personal and professional experiences and research, he created the Seeing True™ transformational philosophy, which has helped thousands of people to clearly identify inner obstructions that impede success. His Seeing True approach to dispelling illusions and achieving clarity helps businesses and organizations as well as individuals. An inspirational and motivational speaker, Chapman shows how seeing differently can produce extraordinary changes to realize human and organizational potential. He is a masterful facilitator who intuitively changes direction based on the needs of the client or audience, as they emerge. In recognition of these exceptional speaking skills, Toastmasters International awarded him the prestigious International Accredited Speaker designation, currently carried by only 58 people worldwide. All profits from the sale of Seeing True: Ninety Contemplations in Ninety Days will benefit Holistic Management International , a worldwide nonprofit that helps people heal damaged lands and achieve economic, environmental, and social sustainability. Chapman was the organization's Chairman of the Board from 2004 to 2007.
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Ronald Chapman, principal of Magnetic North LLC, has been an inspirational and motivational speaker and organization development consultant and coach since 1995. His expertise in transformational approaches, personal and professional development, strategic planning and facilitation has assisted numerous clients including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, HealthSouth Corporation and the American Cancer Society. His passion is the realization of human and organizational potential. When not engaged in professional endeavors, he is a voracious reader and writer, an avid hiker and golfer, a volunteer mentor, and serves on several community boards. Many spare moments are also filled with his daughters, Natalie and Brianne. More info at: www.magneticnorthllc.com
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The Grant Office assists the College in pursuing funding opportunities that align with the College's strategic priorities. In order to maximize the Grants Office's efforts, a grants approval process is in place.
Grant Approval Process
the Grant Approval Process allows you to present your project idea and get buy-in from all of the appropriate people and departments prior to requesting funds. It ensures that important considerations, such as the proposed project's alignment with the College's strategic priorities, requirement for matching funds, space needs, likelihood of funding and requirements to continue the project after the funding ends, are reviewed.
By answering the questions on the Grant Approval Process Flow Chart you will be able to determine if your proposal qualifies as a Small Grant or is one that requires more in-depth evaluation and approval.
Small Grant Approval
If you are requesting $10,000 or less for an existing project or program that does not require a commitment of new resources and the funding organization does not have a matching funds requirement, you can likely utilize the Small Grant Approval Form. Please submit the completed form to the Grants Office at least 30 days prior to the proposal due date. The Grants Officer may contact you with questions about the request. You will be notified whether the request has been approved or denied within five (5) business days.
Large Grant Approval
Certain grant proposals, including large grant renewals and agreements to partner with other organization, require review and approval by the appropriate Dean and Vice president This is generally true for requests for more than $10,000, proposals to implement new projects, or projects that require the College to provide matching funds or commit new resources. In these cases, notify the Grants Office at (92) 776-2021 for assistance. A Grant Information Sheet must be completed and submitted to the Grants Office at least 45 days prior to the proposal due date. The Grants Officer will facilitate obtaining approval of grant submission.
You have Approval to Apply for a Grant - Now What?
Once you receive approval to proceed with the grant application, the Grants Office will assist you with the proposal preparation and submission. Information about writing proposals is available in the Grantwriting Resources section of the website. The Grants Office is responsible for reviewing the final proposal and submitting it to the funding agency.
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If you need financial support for a project or program, but do not know of a specific funding source you can contact the Grants Office at (928) 776-2021 to discuss your project idea. The Grants Office will provide you information about possible funding opportunities, as they become available.


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Dr. Marcia Harrison,
MU-ADVANCE Principal Investigator Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S. (Botany), University of Vermont
M.S. (Biology), University of Michigan
Ph.D. (Botany), University of Michigan
Dr. Harrison studies environmental factors that
influence plant growth. A current research project,
with undergraduate student Hannah Mick and graduate
student Mia Brown, addresses the
question of how plant stems orient themselves in a gravitational field and
re-orient when the orientation is
disrupted. Of special interest is the role of the
plant hormone ethylene in altering plant growth
during re-orientation. Other research interests
involve ethylene's role in plant stress-responses
and its importance to crops such as hydroponically-grown strawberries.
Dr. Harrison teaches Principles of Biology
and Principles of Cell Biology for majors in
biological sciences. She also teaches
Introduction to Biology for non-majors.
In an upper level course, Plant
Physiology, student teams work on independent
projects. These projects are presented in a poster session at
the annual Marshall University Sigma Xi Research Day.
Service and Outreach
Dr. Harrison is dedicated to enhancing the undergraduate
laboratory experience and student research at Marshall
University. Her participation in the
Marshall University Chapter of the NASA WV Space
Grant Consortium, Biological Sciences Student Support and
Biological Sciences Teaching Support committees, and activities
supported by the Marshall University Chapter of
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society help
further these goals. Dr.
Harrison served as the Director of the West
Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair, the
state-wide competition for high school researchers,
from 2000-2007. She is currently the president
of the Marshall University Chapter of Sigma Xi.
Contact Info
telephone: (304) 696-4867
fax: (304) 696-7136
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Did anyone attend InterBike 2008? Any pics or stories to share on future folders?
Did anyone attend InterBike 2008? Any pics or stories to share on future folders?
what you need to know ?
Yes they were folders.....
I didnt see anything newer than the pics from Friedrichshafen show..... actually I think they were more folders over there than in Vegas.
Lets recap ....
Dahon biggest booth , nice bikes for 09 , a little to much black in my opinion .... They had a Toyota Prius in their booth which was holding 21 CUrve D 3
Downtube... Yan was busy walking the show, pushing one of his bikes around
PAcific had a booth..well not really a booth ..a place were the bikes were sitting around on cartons of carrymes ( yes they were selling them at the show) a couple reach and and IF Reach ,,tricycle carry mes and large threewheelers all on apile .. a little planning and structured booth would go a long way.
KHS only had their mocha on display and a 16 inch non folder instead their real nice ones they sell somewhere else ?
Brompton and Paisley had a nice display opposite of each other....
I am sure there were more but I had very limited time lookin around as I was super busy with my own Sapim ( spokes) and Pletscher ( Carrier and kickstand) booth
p.s. if anybody is even remotely thinking of getting a folder..... NOW its the time. If all the 09 prices will become public notice, you will be happy ( very happy) that you bought an 08 bike instead.
Thanks for the report! .. I hope pics will start to surface of the event...
like this one. You'll find lots of photos to look at.
no Carbon Mu ......
Pashley of course.... ( I cannot even spell in my mother language , this one is the second one..... and Pashley would almost certify as the third one ?? being very British ..lol)
As an excuse for poor booth design .... The Interbike show is expensive as can get, and ou get nickeled and dimed , there seems to be a Union for everything..... Carpet,Electricity, Booth erection and take down , ...... If you send a couple wooden crates to Vegas and lets say it cost 2000 dlr from Chicago to Vegas, it costs another 2000 dlr to have the same crates delivered from the front gate of the show to the booth location ..... On the other hand empty bike boxes as kickstands for the bikes are simply not acceptable in my book......
Throughout the show the response I got from demonstrating and showing MODE was overwhelming. On the 3rd day when I arrived at Interbike with MODE, it took me 1 ½ hours to get from the front door to our booth, which certainly made for an exciting start to my busy day. Part of the reason I didnt let MODE I out of my hands for the week because our special one off Porsche metallic brown Mode was stolen at Eurobike at the end of that show.
After spending countless months designing and developing Mode and other IF products, I enjoyed discussing our IF developments with all that visited the show. Thank you everyone for visiting and sharing your comments and excitement.
Ryan Carroll
Chief Development Engineer
Pacific Cycles
I was there.
Some observations re. folders:
-I asked a Dahon rep about that rumor that was posted here about a brompton clone patent that Dahon may be developing. He said he hadn't heard about it.
-Noticed a lot of chinese made folders with electric hub motors (and a lot of electric bikes emphasis overall).
-Kinda disappointed with the Brompton booth. They only had 2 folders and didn't have a titanium brommie, which I wanted to at least lift up.
This was only my 2nd interbike and I thought I would detect more excitement with high gas prices and all. As a matter of fact, I seem to recall a session having to do with making sure your business makes it through a recession.
I was there.. and it was a good show...
this is one of the reasons why i flew into Las Vegas... sorry, if I post in the wrong catagory.. but small wheels bike same same...
link for more photos...
Serious drools...
Anyone see or try the 2 speed Stridas with schlumpf gear ?
website also looks like the equivalent of used cardboard boxes stacked up, but he seems very nice. Perhaps you could just replicate your website locally?
Anyway, it would be great to know when the 2009 bikes will become available in the US.
I got a few photos, and will be writing up a couple on my blog.


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Not a helpful headline, I know, but it sums up what's in my head right now: something useless. I feel like my brain is missing.
I couldn't be happier or more excited, but I'm also close to being a mess. We have just over two weeks to go, and (as I mentioned briefly in the thread about make-up artists) my memory is gone, and I don't seem to be thinking clearly. The to-do list is a mile long, and I find something wondering how this happened. I really thought I was on top of things! Some people have said to me, "I hope you're not stressed!" Really??? Is that possible? I mean, it's good stress, but should I really be without stress? Yikes. (All that said, I have to admit part of me is enjoying the pressure and running. Am I sick?)
Am I the only one who seems to have lost it just as I need to be my most organized and resourceful? And is it typical to feel like there's more to do in the last couple weeks than any human can reasonably accomplish? (And to still think I can do it?)
Holy smokes. Not that it does me any good, but I'd love to hear that I'm not alone and haven't really dropped the ball.
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Not a helpful headline, I know, but it sums up what's in my head right now: something useless. I feel like my brain is missing.
Re: Whoa
posted at 10/26/2010 1:36 PM EDT1.) Nevermind what people are saying. If you weren't stressed, people would be making comments like "Aren't you stressed? I would be stressed!" People never say the right thing.
2.) It's totally normal to be stressed, feel overwhelmed and disorganized.
My recommendation is that you get PLENTY of sleep. Take a Tylenol PM, do what you have to do to get your brain to relax at night.
Write out your to-do list, schedule time for each task. Figure out if any of the tasks can be done, or helped with, by other people, then delegate as necessary. If you think you'll forget to do something, use your cell phone or something to set reminders. And most importantly- schedule some time for you to relax, read a book, take a bath, or get a facial- or whatever it is that helps you unwind.
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posted at 10/26/2010 1:36 PM EDTI did find that I was more forgetful and had to rely more on lists than my memory those last couple of weeks. In fact, I left my veil at home on our wedding day, and DH risked his very life racing back to the house, grabbing it, and racing back to the church. He made it on time, but I'm sure he broke the law to do it...big time.
Write everything down as you think of it and carry your list and a pen around with you so you don't feel the need to remember stuff.
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posted at 10/26/2010 1:36 PM EDTSit down, take a deep breath and a stiff drink. Write out a list of what you think needs to be done and go over it with FI to determine priorities. Delegate - what can he do? What can you do? What can your bridesmaids do? What can parents do? Have others offered to help, if so, take them up on it.
Just remember - it is only one day of your life and it aint going to be perfect, the marriage afterwards is what matters most.
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posted at 10/26/2010 1:47 PM EDTIn Response to Re: Whoa:I did find that I was more forgetful and had to rely more on lists than my memory those last couple of weeks. In fact, I left my veil at home on our wedding day, and DH risked his very life racing back to the house, grabbing it, and racing back to the church. He made it on time, but I'm sure he broke the law to do it...big time. Write everything down as you think of it and carry your list and a pen around with you so you don't feel the need to remember stuff.
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Oh yeah, the checklist of stuff you need to have with you before you leave the house is so important!
Luckily we lived not too far from our venue, so DH could rush home and get the attendent gifts we forgot!
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posted at 10/26/2010 3:56 PM EDTDefinately make lists, I couldn't remember anything the few weeks before the wedding. And let people help, my mother and her friend were godsends, taking as much off my plate as they could. I found my control freak nature was beaten by my general sense of being overwhelmed. And I started making lists and actually packing for the wedding about a week ahead of time so that as I would see things I forgot I could put them in the "to go" pile. Good luck!
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posted at 10/26/2010 4:18 PM EDTIt gets better. It really does.
Any time anyone asked me or my (now) DH what we needed in the weeks leading up to the wedding, our answer was always, "Wine!"
I started out thinking that there were too many things that only DH or I could do but that's not true. Could my cousin come over and help tie ribbons on favors? Absolutely! There are so many people who want to help, USE THEM! It's okay that you've left things until now. I found that I couldn't really do things until I had a head count and that didn't come until late in the process.
These weeks are crazy, but so worth it. It will all come together. I practically skipped out of the reception hall the day I dropped off all the favors, etc.
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posted at 10/26/2010 4:23 PM EDTAfter you make your to-do list, cross off the last three things. No one will notice the monogrammed programs (or whatever's at the bottom of your list), so give yourself a break on a few things.Unless the building is on fire the day of, you won't even notice if anything goes "wrong." It'll fly by and you'll be psyched for every minute of it!
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posted at 10/26/2010 5:08 PM EDTThank you all so much. Excellent ideas! I am a control freak, I'll admit it, but I have reached out for some help the past couple days and am giving FI some tasks and asking for his input as we brainstorm the few remaining creative details. Started putting everything going with us that weekend in one room last night, too. Even though it's not hard to gather the stuff, the physical act of moving it and knowing it's set is comforting.
I am going to make one heck of a master list tonight. It's going to be okay, for sure. As I've said to other people, being married at the end of the day is most important. (For that, though, we do need to finish writing our ceremony... haha) Beyond that, only I will know what didn't come to fruition, and I bet even I won't give a hoot. Plus, the more I think about it, the more I know I can do over the next week or so. (I want more time, so I'm freaking, but it really is fun. I'll miss it!)
Thanks again for the pep talk. More to come from me, no doubt! Meanwhile, defintely going for the Tylenol PM tonight, PK. Haven't slept well in days, and everyone knows how good that is for anxiety.
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posted at 10/26/2010 5:20 PM EDTIf you also tend to get "sick headaches," the tension headaches that make you nauseaous, Dramamine (instead of a "pm") works double duty helping you sleep and knocking out the other symptoms (which can mimic motion sickness).
If you know things aren't so important, pair that with your knowledge that other people can help. If they aren't done exactly the way you'd do them, so what? They'll be done and crossed off the list and will be done well because the people doing them will be careful - they want everything they contribute to be perfect, too.
Being a control freak is all well and good when you have a manageable amount to do all by yourself. Otherwise, you just shoot yourself in the foot because you have too much to do to do it all as perfectly as you want, anyway. So, logically speaking, you have a much better chance of getting everything done perfectly if you delegate.
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posted at 10/29/2010 5:17 PM EDTHi, Rihlo! I think that the 2-weeks-to-go milestone was the only time I kind of freaked out.
I agree with all the suggestions from the other girls - a little notepad and pen was my best friend!
Also, even though you're a control freak (aren't we all), don't forget that you chose all your vendors with great care, and they are all professionals. Relax and let them do their jobs....they won't let you down (or they wouldn't stay in business very long, would they?)!!
Watch an episode of Bridezillas to see what "freaking out" really looks like. I'm sure you're not even close!
Have fun.......I'd love to be in your shoes and do it all over again!!
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posted at 10/31/2010 4:08 PM EDTYes, the little notepad! And thanks for saying we're all control freaks, Cos. You make me feel human again. :) I am all about leaving the big stuff for the vendors. Making real headway on table numbers and hiring one last vendor (I know, I know) today, though Yahoo!Happy Halloween, ladies!


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