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Russia will station missiles in its westernmost Kaliningrad region and other areas if Russia and NATO fail to reach a deal on the US-led missile defense plans, he said in a tough statement that seemed to be aimed at rallying domestic support.
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Russia considers the plans for missile shields in Europe, including in Romania and Poland, to be a threat to its nuclear forces, but the Obama Administration insists they are meant to fend off a potential threat from Iran.
Moscow has agreed to consider NATO's proposal last fall to cooperate on the missile shield, but the talks have been deadlocked over how the system should operate. Russia has insisted that the system should be run jointly, which NATO has rejected.
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Medvedev also warned that Moscow may opt out of the New START arms control deal with the United States and halt other arms control talks if the US proceeds. The Americans had hoped that the treaty would stimulate further ambitious arms control efforts, but such talks have stalled over tension on the missile plans.
"The United States and its NATO partners as of now aren't going to take our concerns about the European missile defense into account," a stern Medvedev said, adding that if the alliance continues to "stonewall" Russia it will take retaliatory action.
The US plan calls for placing land- and sea-based radars and interceptors in European locations over the next decade and upgrading them over time.
Medvedev warned that Russia will deploy short-range Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad, a Baltic Sea exclave bordering Poland, and place weapons in other areas in Russia's west and south to target US missile defense sites.
Medvedev added that prospective Russian strategic nuclear missiles will be fitted with systems that would allow them to penetrate prospective missile defenses.
He and other Russian leaders have made similar threats in the past, and the latest statement appears to be aimed at domestic audience ahead of Dec. 4 parliamentary elections.
Medvedev, who is set to step down to allow Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reclaim the presidency in March's elections, leads the ruling United Russia party list in the parliamentary vote.
A stern warning to the US and NATO issued by Medvedev seems to be directed at rallying nationalist votes in the polls.
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These are the public transport laws you should be aware of
This week Labour MP Diane Abbott apologised after a photo showing her drinking a Marks & Spencer canned alcoholic cocktail on a Transport for London overground train was circulated.
However, the widespread joking online at the expense of the person who took the photo suggests that Brits across the country enjoy a drink on public transport.
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Since 2008, it has been illegal to have open alcohol on all forms of TfL transport. This includes tubes, buses and trains. Unopened containers of alcoholic drinks are allowed to be transported.
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The PCI Security Standards Council has released an updated version of their requirements and security assessment procedures which took affect from May 2018. This update required all players in the payment chain to certify and comply with Version 3.2.1 requirements.
Continuously, we are incorporating the new payment security standard into our products and services, so we will be highlighting the most important changes in a series of blog posts. The new standard will bring some very significant changes to PCI compliance; however the good news for our clients and their merchants is that we will handle all of the necessary updates behind the scenes.
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'Masters of Sex' Season 2 Trailer: "I Bet You Have All the Secrets!"
Considering the standout series debuts of last year, we're most excited to see the return of Showtime's 'Masters of Sex.' Now, the latest full-length season 2 trailer has arrived to continue the trials of William Masters (Martin Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan), and it looks as if their secret might be out before long!
Returning July 13 alongside new episodes of Liev Schreiber fixer drama 'Ray Donovan,' 'Masters of Sex' season 2 will see William Masters on the hunt for another job, while also exploring the aftermath of his climactic, rain-soaked confession to Virginia in season 1 finale "Manhigh." From the looks of things, Bill and Virginia start conducting a few experiments of their own in a hotel, but secrets only stay buried for so long.
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Navettes de Provence are special boat-shaped biscuits I tasted when I visited Aix last June.
I've been waiting for the Premiere Pression Provence (PPP) to reopen after the summer hols...
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You walk inside and feel like you're immediately in Provence...it has a lovely ambience
And lots of drool-worthy products
I'm seriously tempted to buy this crème d'amande just for the pretty jar, though I bet I wouldn't have any trouble devouring the contents.
Priemiere Pression Provençe is a chain that acts as direct distributor between producer and customer. You can even fill your own bottle with a variety of olive oils (I was going to say just like peanut butter but it doesn't seem appropriate...ahem).
A big antique oil grinding wheel in the window.
I was tempted last visit by the sound of these tartines just like I ate in Aix
Géraldine created a sandwich for me with delicious black olive tapenade and freshly sliced jambon (I forgot to ask its origins...). Plus a taste of their pure apple juice (you can also get wine).
She proudly showed off her tablier made of REAL de Nimes/denim fabric.
It belonged to her paternal grand-pere, a charcutrier in Burgundy.
The bread of my sandwich came from patisserie de l'Eglise just across the square under eglise Saint Jean Babtiste
I'd taken a look since they've just reopened as well. They have adorable 'eclair' sandwiches using the PPP's tapenade so it's a nice exchange. I shall definitely return!
Geraldine recommended I check out Fromagerie Beaufils nearby.
Clearly you shouldn't buy cheese based on its cute goat labels. I still have a lot to learn about fromage...hmmm. I'm really enjoying my quartier. How neighborly everyone is, happy to share information and addresses. The cookies at the top are traditional Navettes made of flour, sugar, egg, butter and fleur d'oranger that goes back to 1781. The recipe for this version was revised by no less than Pierre Hermé. Walking back home, you can't miss how everyone is enjoying the glorious weather we're having. It's all delicious!


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The War on Women backfired big-time on November 6, an infographic, ItsaWaronWomen.com,was just released to count the ways.
The casualties of the war, and the winners, are now plainly visible: Candidates advocating extremist positions on abortion and rape, like Todd Akin in Missouri and Richard Mourdock in Indiana, lost otherwise winnable races. The concerted efforts of Tea Party Republicans to restrict women's reproductive rights and ignore their demands for equal pay for equal work resulted in 55% of women for President Obama, ensuring his re-election.
A record 20 women will now take up seats in the Senate in January, including the first openly gay Senator (Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin) and the first women Senators from Hawaii (Mazie Hirono) and Massachusetts (Elizabeth Warren).
A record 77 women (also pending final confirmation) will serve in the House of Representatives.
New Hampshire, meanwhile, will become the first state in US history to boast an entirely female congressional delegation as well as a female governor, Maggie Hassan.
"The election has underscored a simple fact of life: you can't row against the tide of history and expect to get very far," said Allyson Kapin, founder of Rad Campaign, the web agency who produced itsawaronwomen.com. "Women may still be represented more poorly in the political arena than they are in America as a whole, but they are catching up fast, and the reactionary politics of the War on Women is only hastening their progress."
"Congressional Republicans who have been working aggressively to suppress women's rights – attempts House Democrats have not protested with nearly enough vigor — have not gone unnoticed and voters used their vote to send a clear message that the War on Women will not be tolerated."
Shortly before this year's election, Rad Campaign commissioned a poll showing that the War on Women resonated with many more constituencies than just liberals and feminist activists. Those saying they believed women's rights were under assault included 54 percent of female Independent voters and more than two-thirds of Black men.
Rad Campaign's hard-hitting ItsaWaronWomen.com infographic accompanying the poll is a comprehensive walk through the many legislative battles, including laws that have been introduced and passed. Despite passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, we are still waiting on the Paycheck Fairness Act and the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
One telling statistic from the election was the "gender gap," the margin by which women preferred Obama plus the margin by which men preferred Romney. It rose to 18 percentage points this year, well up from the 12-point gap in the Obama-McCain race of 2008.
In the wake of the election, even conservatives like Carrie Lukas of the Independent Women's Forum agree that women's rights issues resonated widely with the electorate. "This should be a wakeup call for everyone on the right," she wrote at the National Review Online the day after the election. "I count myself among those who assumed — clearly wrongly in hindsight — that the 'war on women' rhetoric wouldn't work."


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, nicknamed the "City of Brotherly Love," is known for its many famous landmarks like the Liberty Bell and the "Rocky Steps," where Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa ran up the 72 stone steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum. It's also home to many must-see attractions that cover interests from history and heritage to science and discovery. With CityPASS, visitors can tailor their experience and choose from the top Philadelphia attractions.
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Get a dose of military history at Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial. Tour the USA's most decorated and largest battleship where you can check out the ship's systems and learn how the crew lived aboard this floating city. Continue on to see one of the USA's most historic prisons, Eastern State Penitentiary, where you can walk the halls, see the cell of famous mobster and bootlegger Al Capone, and learn about prison life.
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One way to squeeze more of the city is a ride from Big Bus Company and Philadelphia Trolley Works. The tour lets riders hop on and off the bus at any of the 27 stops along the tour route, including Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the Constitution of the United States was signed; the National Constitution Center ; the Liberty Bell; and historic Reading Terminal Market. It's a great way to get around and sight-see all at once.
Another great way to see Philadelphia is from One Liberty Observation Deck, the city's tallest observation deck, featuring 360-degree panoramic views. Enjoy a top-down look at iconic sights, breathtaking views and free guided tours. You can also learn about the music, sports and culture that makes the City of Brotherly Love unlike any other.
Round out your time with a little art and science. At the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, visitors can get face-to-face with towering dinosaur skeletons, explore a tropical garden filled with live butterflies, meet live animals and see three continents of wildlife in their natural habitats. And at the Barnes Foundation, see one of the world's finest collections of impressionist, post-impressionist and early modern paintings, with especially deep collections of Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse and Picasso.
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Ingram and BlackBoard have created an integrated platform that enables BlackBoard Learn users to access digital learning materials from their learning management system. The new platform, Blackboard Building Block for VitalSource, enables institutions to deliver e-textbooks and resources in mobile, online, and offline environments.
With Building Block, students and instructors can access VitalSource's digital library from their desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet. Course materials can be viewed online or downloaded to the user's device. Users can make notes, highlight, and share notes information with other users from within the single sign-on environment. Notes and highlights automatically sync across devices.
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PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) — A state marketed as a place where people can indulge in all manner of sins is confronting its status as the only place in America where you can legally pay someone for sex.
A coalition of religious groups and anti-sex trafficking activists has launched referendums to ban brothels in two of the seven Nevada counties where they're legally operating. The effort dovetails with a campaign by the state's most famous pimp for a seat in the state Legislature.
Dennis Hof, who has half a dozen brothels operating in the two counties and starred in the HBO adult reality series "Cathouse," is challenging incumbent Assembly member James Oscarson of Pahrump in a Republican primary Tuesday.
Hof said Nevada "is the last of the live-and-let-live states" and was built on "gaming, liquor, girls and mining."
"It's awful that people would come in and try to change that culture, that they want to inflict their moral values on the rest of us," he said.
Karen Cohen, who lives in a county with four legal brothels, called it "an embarrassment that we are one of the very few spots in the very United States that tolerates legal prostitution."
The Pahrump resident is involved in a push to get two anti-brothel measures on the November ballot.
Brothels, which are illegal in the counties that contain Las Vegas and Reno, harken back to Nevada's days as a mining territory about 150 years ago. Brothels were illegal but tolerated in some areas until 1971, when the Mustang Ranch near Reno became the first legal brothel.
It led to a movement that allowed counties with populations of 700,000 people or fewer to decide whether to legalize prostitution in licensed facilities. Outside of bordellos, prostitution remains illegal. Some brothels offer free limo rides from Las Vegas, offering to pick up guests from their Strip hotels.
Today, about 20 brothels operate in the state, mostly in rural areas. The state doesn't publicize how many are open, and most owners keep a much lower profile than Hof, who wrote a book titled "The Art of the Pimp" and has dubbed himself the "Trump of Pahrump."
Hof was also in the limelight in 2015, when former NBA player Lamar Odom was found unconscious at Hof's Love Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nevada, after a four-day, $75,000 stay.
The Love Ranch, about an hour's drive northwest of Las Vegas through the desert, looks like a large single-story home with some statues and pink bicycles out front, along with a sign for "Dennis Hof's Love Ranch Cathouse," advertising a gift shop, full bar and "no sex required."
Guests ring the front bell and are escorted into wingback chairs in the parlor, while the women in the house slip into their heels and assemble in a lineup to be chosen.
The brothel, like others, offers role-play-themed rooms and spa-like services.
Sonja Bandolik, the brothel's 58-year-old madam who also works as a prostitute, said women there sign a contract for at least two weeks — enough time to get a background check and prostitution license from the local sheriff.
Women also are required to get regular tests for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV, and condoms are mandatory.
Bandolik, who has a short pixie haircut and a deep tan, said she decided to work in a brothel at age 51 after watching a Western movie depicting an old saloon. She remarked to her husband that it would be "cool if we still had those."
She says her husband "loved the idea." He lives with her at the brothel and works as its general manager.
Bandolik, who estimated she made close to $18,000 in May, calls her profession "soul expanding."
Another woman living at the brothel, a 23-year-old with pale skin and long blond hair who goes by the name Azalea Love, said she previously worked as a prostitute in Las Vegas but feels safer since she moved to the brothel three months ago.
"You have people around you if something goes wrong," she said.
Though Hof said he's never had problems at the brothels until he started running for office, allegations of misconduct have been leveled at the pimp and his clients before.
In 2003, a prostitute at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Lyon County accused Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil of grabbing her by the neck and throwing her against a wall.
Neil later pleaded no contest to a battery charge, but Hof has said he thinks the woman made up the story.
In April, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that two former prostitutes accused Hof of sexual assault several years ago, but prosecutors declined to prosecute him because the statute of limitations had expired.
Hof denies the allegations. He told The Associated Press that the women's claims are "totally absurd" and that they became embittered against him because they weren't as successful in the sex industry.
Hof said the referendums are driven by moral crusaders tied to his political opponent.
Jason Guinasso is pushing to get the anti-brothel measures on the November ballot and is a partner at the law firm of Oscarson's political ally, Nevada Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison. Guinasso and Oscarson have denied any connection between their campaigns.
Oscarson said he was surprised to hear about the anti-brothel efforts and is not involved. He thinks it's time for the brothels to go but said he has not signed an anti-brothel petition.
"This is a man who simply wants to blame everybody else for his mistakes," Oscarson said of Hof.
Guinasso and others involved with the anti-brothel campaign say that many women aren't there by choice — they may have grown up in poverty, been a victim of sexual abuse or were sent to work there by an illegal pimp.
Bandolik, the madam, said it's possible some of the prostitutes have illegal pimps but that they aren't allowed in the brothel.
In November, voters in Lyon County, southeast of Reno, will weigh in after county commissioners put the issue on the ballot. And northwest of Las Vegas in Nye County, organizers are working to gather enough signatures to get the measure on the ballot this fall.
Guinasso said that even if the measures don't pass, he'll consider it a victory that Nevada residents will be rethinking whether the industry belongs in the Silver State, particularly in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
Hof predicts the measures will fail but said if brothels were banned, illegal prostitution will flourish.
"The business is not going away," Hof said. "It's the oldest business in the world."
Written by MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press
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So really, we must ask again, what exactly is holding you back from getting started right now? It's time to feel proud of your old Mustang, Ford, Corvette, Dodge, Chevrolet, Plymouth, or whatever classic muscle or antique car you have collecting dust in your garage. Precision Restorations is here and ready to help you restore your trusty vehicle to its original glory days – TODAY!
Article Featuring Precision Restoration in Chevy Magazine
Despite the trend embracing the "don't care" look of ratty muscle cars, nothing says quality like perfect paint. No, were not talking an exterior blow-over here. We mean paint that is crisp at every edge and blind corner, the kind that makes the vehicle look brand new.
Read Full ArticleOur auto body restoration experts carefully plan and properly complete all body work and fabrication services to ensure excellence. We can also handle collision repair.
We don't send your car somewhere else for auto interior restoration, we have our own upholstry shop in-house, and are the leaders at interior car customization.
Our auto mechanical experts handle everything from a simple tune up to a full custom mechanical upgrade. We provide concise estimates and quality assurance.
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At Precision Restorations, restoring classic cars and performing complete car customizations is our passion. We restore and customize all makes and models of domestic and import vehicles, helping you perfect the automobile you've always dreamed of! When you bring your vehicle to us, you're not just another number. Each antique car we work on is unique, and we custom tailor our auto restoration process to match. Our professional, highly experienced classic car restoration team takes a special three-step approach: design consultation, cost estimate and quality assurance.
In the design consultation, we talk with you, and exchange ideas so everyone is on the same page. Then we provide you with an accurate cost estimate of your car restoration. We do this by involving all members of the technical team in the estimation process. And once the automotive restoration process gets underway, we continually check for quality assurance from start to finish by making sure all checks and balances are in place. We keep in touch with you about your vehicle's progress every step of the way, and are honored to be one of the best classic car restoration shops in the country!
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