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As the member of Parliament for one of the largest and most diverse rural and provincial electorates, I believe I've got a pretty good understanding of the issues that matter to our communities.
Actually, I'm sure it doesn't deviate too much, no matter where you travel in and around New Zealand. People want a stronger economy and more jobs, better frontline health and education services, and a safer New Zealand.
That's why the National Government is building a faster-growing economy, with more jobs and rising incomes to support New Zealanders and their families. But all this growth and change for the better is not happening by itself. We are achieving this through our four key priorities, which we haven't wavered from. Firstly, we are responsibly managing the government's finances. We have turned around the books and are on track to surplus. When in surplus, we can start repaying debt and spend a little more on the services the public want.
Secondly, we are building a more competitive and productive economy, because that's the best way to create more jobs and increase wages. We are delivering economic growth of more than 3 per cent, which is much better than most other developed countries.
What's more, household incomes have generally been rising faster than the cost of living and income inequality has declined.
Thirdly, we are delivering better public services. For example, we are giving parents good information about how their children are getting on at school, and we have bold new plans to help lift educational achievement.
There are more police on the frontline, more elective surgery is being done in public hospitals, long-term welfare dependency is falling, and we are continuing to help families and older New Zealanders with generous income support. All this is being achieved while the Government is keeping tight control of its spending. National understands that solving problems is not necessarily about spending more money. A little fiscal responsibility goes a long way.
Our fourth priority is to support the rebuilding of Christchurch, because we pledged we would stand with the city and we are. The Earthquake Commission has repaired more than 50,000 damaged houses and nine of the 16 anchor projects in the central city will begin construction this year.
After five years of a National-led Government, the economic fundamentals are in place. But there is still a great deal to do and more to achieve. In the coming years, we need to lock in the hard-won gains we have made and reject the alternative high-spending prescription.
A National-led Government can be trusted to make the best decisions for strengthening the economy, the security of our future and the prosperity of people living in Rangitikei and throughout New Zealand.


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Jamaica Center, the downtown section of Jamaica, Queens, is one of the most varied areas in the borough, and it's one at a crossroads. A clothing store mecca, retail space along Jamaica Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and 165th Street is thriving. Art deco buildings and a colonial-era church once abandoned are getting renovated. At the same time, the area hurts for decent restaurants and a respite from choking traffic and a lack of parking.
King Manor is proud to be an established site on the Heritage New York Underground Railroad Heritage Trail.
Today the centerpiece of an 11-acre New York City park in Jamaica, Queens, King Manor Museum was the home and farm of Founding Father Rufus King from 1805 to 1827. Rufus King was an author of the U.S. Constitution, as well as one of New York's first United States Senators, Ambassador to Great Britain and an early, and outspoken, opponent of slavery. King Manor later became the estate of King's son, John Alsop King, who served as New York's Governor. King Manor has been a museum since 1900.
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The roly-poly business tycoon is still very much in love with estranged wife Priya Sharma and extremely jealous of her camaraderie with Rajat. So will he swallow his pride and try to win her back?
Ram Kapoor spits fire every time he sees Priya and his best friend Rajat Kapur together. In obvious comparison he finds himself inferior – at least in shape, charisma and fitness levels – to the suave, extremely fit and charming Rajat. So now Ram is on a health trip. Wonder how long that is going last!
The stout businessman in Bade Acche Lagte Hain now wants to be calorie conscious. So the butter greased aloo parathas are out and beetroot juice is in. He's ordered a treadmill to be set up and will soon be seen taking long walks and strenuous jogs in the park, as he once did when he was playing the fond husband to Priya. After hearing praises about Rajat's fitness regime, Pihu's fat daddy now wants to be fit and fine for his daughter and estranged wife. Well, we doubt that's ever going to happen, but let's not discourage the poor man.
Struggling with a round belly, a double chin and saggy fat all over – we know exactly how difficult it can be to lose all that volume. If you ask us, Ram should just ask Priya to come back to him, 'coz then he'd never have to worry about her being interested in other more fit men. Guess that would be an easier and faster task than hoping to achieve a physique like Rajat's, wethinks. Plus, we kinda like our Ram as well-rounded as he is and so does Priya, no?


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MIAMI – It might have seemed like a normal practice Thursday on the court at American Airlines Arena, but something monumental took place.
For the first time since the roster was conceived, Chauncey Billups, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Jamal Crawford, Grant Hill and the rest of the team all worked out together – even if only for a few minutes.
"That's crazy," Billups said of the team's full practice with the players in the rotation. "It felt good to have everyone out there competing, getting the fire going and those juices flowing against one another.
"That was fun."
Billups hasn't played for the Clippers since Dec. 3 because of peroneal tendonitis in his left foot. Billups has played in only three games this season after tearing his Achilles' tendon last season.
Paul, who has missed 12 of the Clippers' last 14 games and the team's last nine with a bruised right kneecap, participated in full-court scrimmage situations.
"When Chris is ready, he'll be out there like everybody," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said. "We just want to get bodies out there as quick as we can no matter who it is and become a complete team."
Crawford, who was a late scratch Wednesday because of a sore right shoulder, was a partial participant Thursday, as was Griffin, who missed the Clippers' last two games with a strained hamstring.
Griffin said there's a "chance" he'll play Friday against the Miami Heat depending on how he feels after the team's shoot-around Friday morning.
All four players are considered "day-to-day," though Del Negro said he was most optimistic that Billups would play Friday night.
"Hopefully, I'll wake up tomorrow, feel great and it's a go," Billups said. "But I have to wait and see how the recovery goes."
If Billups is in the lineup and Paul isn't, it's unknown whether Eric Bledsoe would move back to the bench.
"We'll see who is available tomorrow, and we'll make that decision," Del Negro said.
Griffin said there will be some adjustments to be made once the Clippers get to full strength, though, Billups' return shouldn't upset the team's rhythm.
"Chauncey is the type of player where it's not going to take much for him to really gel and for us to understand what he's really about," Griffin said. "He makes the game pretty easy on the rest of us."
With the influx of bodies on the practice floor, there was an energy and excitement during Thursday's practice.
"I think we all kind of know how good we could be, but we know we have to be a little lucky with health. We know the potential of the team," Billups said. "It would be good to finally get guys out there and start working towards it."
When some of the league's top dunkers compete on NBA All-Star Saturday Night next week in Houston, the Clippers will be represented.
Bledsoe, a third-year guard, will try and become the second Clipper to win the contest in the past three years, following Griffin's victory in 2011.
DeAndre Jordan was approached by the league to compete, but he declined the invitation.
Bledsoe will be joined in the contest by Utah's Jeremy Evans (defending champion), New York's James White, Indiana's Gerald Green, Toronto's Terrance Ross and Denver's Kenneth Faried.
Del Negro has preferred to go with Ronny Turiaf as his second big man off the bench, but after Ryan Hollins turned in season highs in minutes (24:07), points (13) and rebounds (8) Wednesday against the Magic, that could change.
"Ryan did a great job for us and really helped us win a basketball game. His energy was great," Del Negro said. "He did some really good things for us, and he deserves it. He works hard and stays ready, and we'll see how it goes, but I thought he gave us a big boost."
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"Save America's Treasures" has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington's tent.
65% of Americans don't know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
The "Teaching American History" grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
40% of Americans can't identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
"There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country," John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
The "We the People Program," which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
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Fabulous vintage Thanksgiving Turkey Planter. A great centerpiece or hostess gift the person cooking the meal of the day! The glaze is outstanding: green mottled with cream and a purplish brown. The bottom is not marked. It measures approximately 7 1/2" high, 9" long, 6" wide. It is in near new condition. The only think I found wrong was a tiny bit of paint loss on the bottom of the turkeys snood. There are no cracks or chips.
If you are tired of the same old turkey style that you see everywhere during Thanksgiving then this is the turkey for you. As you can see in my pictures he has a Major Attitude. I think he know his fate!
If you don't want to use this Attitude Turkey as a planter you could also put tall skinny candies & use a a candy dish. You could also put those long skinny bread sticks & use on your dinner table!
I had a hard time getting my camera to pick up the true colors. What looks like white on the bird is either a cream color or light green. The eyes of the bird are light green and not white.
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Fresh running water encourages your pet to drink more. This drinking fountain continuously filters the water so that it tastes pure and fresh. Just as we need to drink plenty to stay healthy it is also important that your pet also gets enough to drink. The Catit Design Fresh & Clear drinking fountain provides a constant supply of fresh drinking water so your cat will always have enough fresh water and you will know that you are doing your very best to make sure your pet stays happy and healthy. The Catit Design Fresh & Clear Drinking Fountain 3 Litre is the perfect way to provide your pet with fresh running water. The continuous circulation and filtering of the water increases the oxygen content and ensures that the water tastes fresh cool and pure. Drinking lots of fresh water has many health benefits for your pet. Water helps your pets kidneys to function properly and improved kidney function can reduce the risk of urinary disease FUS and kidney stones or crystals. Recommended by vets. The Catit Design Fresh & Clear Drinking Fountain 3 Litre at a glance Large 3 litre volume water capacity Colour white/lemon Dimensions approx. H 17 cm x circumference 21 cm Large surface area for increased oxygen absorption Encourages pets to drink plenty of fresh water Can improve your pets health and general well being Suitable for cats and for smaller dogs Multi-stage filtering process with dual function filter 1 dual function filter is included in the delivery Replacement filters (dual function filters) available separately Electrical cable length approx. 150 cm Pump electricity consumption 3.5 Watt / voltage 12 V Dual function filter for the Catit Design Fresh & Clear Drinking Fountain 3 Litre Triple Pack Foam captures dirt food particles and debris Activated carbon helps reduce bad odours and absorbs other tap water impurities Cleaning the water fountain The water fountain should be cleaned once a week using a soft sponge and a mild soap. Rinse well to avoid leaving traces of the soap behind. Remove the filter and rinse well. The filter should not be cleaned with soap. If the filter contains any dirt or other foreign substances it should be replaced. (Replacement filters are sold separately.) The filter should be replaced every three weeks or as soon as you see signs of foreign substance saturation (dirt bits of old food hairs etc). Filters may need to be changed on a more regular basis if the filter depending on the environment water quality or if it is serving several animals. Please see the enclosed instruction manual. Cleaning the Pump Your pump should be cleaned every 4 weeks minimum. Please see the
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The Mexican - 5.9
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4 bolts and anchors. Bolt #2 is a permadraw useful for The Bitchin' High Traverse (see Awesome Roof Wall).
For the grade it seems necessary to start left of the bolt line. This route is also the start of The Bitchin' High Traverse, which arcs up and right on permadraws. It also starts a 5.9 linkup, following the permadraws up and right to the ledge and then up to Penelope Says So's anchors.
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TSA defends pat-down of 4-year-old girl at Kan. airport
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The grandmother of a 4-year-old girl who became hysterical during a security screening at a Kansas airport said Wednesday that the child was forced to undergo a pat-down after hugging her, with security agents yelling and calling the crying girl an uncooperative suspect.
The incident has been garnering increasing media and online attention since the child's mother, Michelle Brademeyer of Montana, detailed the ordeal in a public Facebook post last week. The Transportation Security Administration is defending its agents, despite new procedures aimed at reducing pat-downs of children.
The child's grandmother, Lori Croft, told The Associated Press that Brademeyer and her daughter, Isabella, initially passed through security at the Wichita airport without incident. The girl then ran over to briefly hug Croft, who was awaiting a pat-down after tripping the alarm, and that's when TSA agents insisted the girl undergo a physical pat-down.
Isabella had just learned about "stranger danger" at school, her grandmother said, adding that the girl was afraid and unsure about what was going on.
"She started to cry, saying 'No I don't want to,' and when we tried talking to her she ran," Croft said. "They yelled, 'We are going to shut down the airport if you don't grab her.'"
But she said the family's main concern was the lack of understanding from TSA agents that they were dealing with a 4-year-old child, not a terror suspect.
"There was no common sense and there was no compassion," Croft said. "That was our biggest fault with the whole thing — not that they are following security procedures, because I understand that they have to do that."
Brademeyer, of Missoula, Mont., wrote a public Facebook post last week about the April 15 incident, claiming TSA treated her daughter "no better than if she had been a terrorist." The posting was taken down Wednesday. Another post said the family had filed formal complaints with the TSA and the airport.
The TSA released a statement Tuesday saying it explained to the family why additional security procedures were necessary and that agents didn't suspect or suggest the child was carrying a firearm.
"TSA has reviewed the incident and determined that our officers followed proper screening procedures in conducting a modified pat-down on the child," the agency said.
The statement noted that the agency recently implemented modified screening procedures for children age 12 and younger to further reduce the need for pat-downs of children, such as multiple passes through a metal detector and advanced imaging technology.
"These changes in protocol will ultimately reduce — though not eliminate — pat-downs of children," the statement said. "In this case, however, the child had completed screening but had contact with another member of her family who had not completed the screening process."
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, a Montana Democrat, pressed the TSA for more information Wednesday. Tester, a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said he was concerned the TSA went too far.
"I am a staunch advocate for effective transportation security, but I'm also a strong advocate for common sense and the freedoms we enjoy as Americans," Tester wrote to TSA Administrator John Pistole. "Any report of abuse of the power entrusted to officers of the TSA is especially concerning — especially if it involves children."
In a phone interview from her home in Fountain Valley, Calif., Croft said Brademeyer tried to no avail to get TSA agents to use a wand on the frightened girl or allow her to walk through the metal detector again. She also said TSA agents wanted to screen her granddaughter alone in a separate room.
"She was kicking and screaming and fighting and in hysterics," Croft said. "At that point my daughter ran up to her against TSA's orders because she said, 'My daughter is terrified, I can't leave her.'"
The incident went on for maybe 10 minutes, until a manager came in and allowed agents to pat the girl down while she was screaming but being held by her mother. The family was then allowed to go to their next gate with a TSA agent following them.
Croft said that for the first few nights after coming home, Isabelle had nightmares and talked about kidnappers. She said TSA agents had shouted at the girl, telling her to calm down and saying the suspect wasn't cooperating.
"To a 4-year-old's perspective that's what it was to her because they didn't explain anything and she did not know what was going on," Croft said. "She saw people grabbing at her and raising their voices. To her, someone was trying to kidnap her or harm her in some way."


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For the pie shell:
2½ cups all-purpose flour
8 tbsp vegetable shortening, cold and cut into ¼-inch cubes
8 tbsp vegan butter sticks, like Earth Balance, cold and cut into ¼-inch cubes
¼ cup powdered or confectioner's sugar
¼ tsp salt
Ice-cold water
For the filling:
5 cups thinly sliced rhubarb (slice lengthwise, into little rounds. I needed 5 longish stalks of rhubarb for 5 cups)
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
1¼ cups turbinado sugar
¼ cup tapioca starch
To make the pie crust, place all the ingredients except water in a mixing bowl. Using a fork or a pie-cutter, cut the butter and shortening into the flour. You should have a coarse mixture with fairly large-- about pea-size-- pieces of butter and shortening in it.
Drizzle the water a little at a time into the flour and mix rapidly with a fork until the dough comes together. Be sure to keep all your ingredients as cold as possible.
Divide the dough into half and wrap each half tightly in plastic wrap. Shape each half into a disc with the palms of your hands as you wrap it. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to 2 hours.
To make the filling, place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. Set aside for at least 15 minutes.
To roll out the pie crust, take one of the discs of dough from the refrigerator and roll into a disc large enough to fit into a 9-inch pie plate with some overhang.
Fit the dough into the pie plate, pressing the dough into the corners, and place in the refrigerator while you roll out the top crust.
Roll the other disc of dough into a circle that will fit on top of the pie plate with a slight overhang. Using a pizza cutter or a knife, cut the circle into long strips.
Pour the filling into the bottom crust, mixing one last time before you pour it in.
To form the lattice, place half the strips across the pie, at roughly ¾th-inch intervals. Fold back alternate strips and place a strip across those already in place. Unfold the alternate strips, fold back the remaining strips, and place another strip across the pie. Continue doing this until you've used up all the strips of dough.
Place the pie in a preheated 425-degree oven and bake 30 minutes. Then slide a baking sheet under the pie and continue baking for another 35 minutes or until the juices are bubbling through the lattice top.
Remove to a rack and cool the pie thoroughly before eating. This takes some time-- about 4-5 hours-- so be sure to plan accordingly and avoid the temptation to cut the pie before it has cooled.
Recipe by
Holy Cow! Vegan Recipes
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On Monday, he strongly praised Biden's stewardship of the bipartisan debt discussions -- a rare move from the Majority Leader, who consistently criticizes Senate Democrats and President Obama for abdicating leadership on the question of the country's fiscal imbalance.
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I'm looking forward to increasing the momentum toward some sort of solution, Cantor said. "I've been very impressed by the way he conducts these meetings. He does like to talk. I guess all of us do, or else we wouldn't be here.... I believe we are now beginning to see the essence of convergence on savings begin to happen."


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One choice can transform you--or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves--and herself--while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable--and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.
New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.show more
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- 01 May 2012
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DIVERGENT drowned me in a pool of emotions with all its life-changing events, the shock of sudden losses and the unique connection between Tris and Four. INSURGENT continues our story seemlessly right where DIVERGENT left off. Tris and Four are granted a few quiet moments in which the damage of the past hours and days can fully sink in. Yet the unpredictability and the explosive potential of the story didn�?�¢�¢?�¬�¢?�¢t change at all. Although things seem calm, pandemonium can break out at any second. Another attack thrown by the enemies, another secret bringing our lovers farther apart. You never know what's waiting behind a new page turned.
Tris and Four are put under a huge pressure to not only save the entire nation, but to save their relationship and themselves. After the tragic events of DIVERGENT, Tris cannot return to being the person she once was. Veronica Roth took Tris on an inevitable journey to finding her true self in the chaos of war. Defining who she can rely on, who are her enemies and what she has to make out of everything for herself, Tris goes through an enormous character transformation. Her character appears one of the weakest and at the same time strongest YA heroines I had the pleasure to meet. She's a very ambivalent character. At times I just wanted to shake her for her stolidity and her inability to stop herself from acting without thinking about her friends and boyfriend first. She also made me admire her for her humanity in times of lack thereof. Thanks to a brilliantly written 1st person narrator, Tris' journey grips you and integrates you into her thoughts and her story as if it were your own.
Tobias, or Four as I still prefer to call him, is definitely one of my favourite YA male characters out there. He always seemed just as strong as Tris and their equality is what makes them such a natural couple to me. They can always rely on the other and their reasons for choosing the other to be their best friend, their love make them so true. But INSURGENT wouldn�?�¢�¢?�¬�¢?�¢t be the second book in a series, if the tension between the two of them wasn�?�¢�¢?�¬�¢?�¢t building. It seems inevitable with all the inner conflicts and outer battles going on, but somehow it just didn�?�¢�¢?�¬�¢?�¢t feel right to me. Tris and Four fighting. They are both two very powerful personalities, but I didn�?�¢�¢?�¬�¢?�¢t want to see them fight and their disagreements honestly started to annoy me at some point. Is it so wrong that the peace-loving me just wanted to see them be happy and have swoon-worthy moments? Well, the rational me knew there just had to be something to come in their way.
Sometimes INSURGENT and its bombastically constructed story held the potential for an information overload. There is just so much happening at once and so much information to process. So don't be afraid to take reading breaks and the time to think about everything that's happening. Give your pulse a chance to calm down.
Veronica Roth always seems to find exactly the right words to make a character like Uriah appear cocky, yet loyal. Four, one of the most relentless fighters among the Dauntless, a sweetly loving boyfriend. Tris such a tough hero and on the inside an emotionally torn daughter, sister, friend, girlfriend. Christina, Peter, Eric, Tori, Caleb, Marcus, Marlene, Lynn just perfect the way they are. Don�?�¢�¢?�¬�¢?�¢t let me get started. You see I�?�¢�¢?�¬�¢?�¢m in love with every character, this series and Veronica Roth for being so talented.
4,5/5 ****/* INSURGENT - A gigantic character cast, an expansive world building and the extensive web of relationships make INSURGENT such a stunningly successful sequel!
Very clever, very complex. A read that challenges your brain cells, your moral beliefs, your heart, demanding the ability to read concentratedly and patiently through 525 pages of a story that equals TNT. Veronica Roth's DIVERGENT trilogy stands out of the YA fiction branch as something entirely new and brilliant!show more
by MissPageTurner
I reviewed it on my booklikes blog page http://aniashuk.booklikes.com/post/129629/it-gets-better-and-better-and-better-
Maybe, my review is huge, but deal with it:)
"Insurgent," he says. "Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent."
One day, Veronica Roth have decided to write a book. And it was one of her best decisions ever! So, THANK YOU, Veronica!!! You're in my Top Favourite Authors list now and I think carefully while adding someone there, because things like that is really important to me. (Perks of being a booklover:)
OK, lets get to the point.
I've finished this book on July, 16 and could properly write about it only weeks after that. Yes, that's true. After reading the last word I couldn't even speak normally to say nothing about writing. I could just say "WHAT???" "WHAAAAAAAAAT?" :)
As usually, I won't spoil anything, but what I can tell is it was one of the HUGEST cliffhangers, I've ever read...And when I turned the page with eyes like that O__O to see what will happen next and found "Acknowledgement"...OH MY!!! I was home alone and literally shouted "WHAAAT?", "HOW?", "WHAT?"...Now I can't wait for "Allegiant" and it'll come out only in October...jeez. What am I supposed to do? I still haven't got used to waiting for the next book. Because here, where I live, we usually got whole series translated all at once. (well, I'm talking about series that I read).
I'll try to keep this review shorter, 'cos as you may know, I can speak (write) for aaaaages:)
I really liked to know more about factions and Chicago itself here (I've never been to Chicago, so now I have an interesting image in my head. Lets hope that I won't be jumping about every sound there and won't turn my head like crazy searching for danger, because in some moments this book was intense like that and it imprinted in my memory, I'm sure.). Now I knew more about relations between factions, their views on each other, more about their leaders (well, for factions that have ones), more about past. And I like that in books.
[ That is what series exist for (one of the reasons) - you'll know more and more with each book. 1st book will ignite a desire to read this series in you, will tell you basics and show you few flashbacks. And then the 2nd one will open up a whole picture, it'll be deeper and even stronger, and you won't be able to put in down, because "WHAT'S NEXT, MAN?". And finally the 3rd one. It will wrap the whole thing up, often with freaking wtf moments (it's dystopian novel, dude). And don't tell me it's not true (look at The Hunger Games, this series description is basically fits there, too. Good for me, then:))
My attempt to become a bookish philosopher]
I want to say, that with this book i got few massive bonuses:
-- I got 2 favourite supporting characters, that I can add to my Top Supporting Characters List (it's all about lists, maaan). I'm writing about Zeke and Uriah, Oooooh, I LOVE THOSE TWO! They gave me this "Aaaaw!" moment ^.^ in book and I really appreciate that (love those moments). SUPER!
-- I was surprised by some characters (no spoilers, but P...surprise, surprise...), and it was pleasant surprises.
-- LOVE BONUS. Because Four. (Do I need to explane this? Nuh, I think I don't) :)
Well, about love. Relationship between Tris and Four in Insurgent was in most parts like a GIANT roller-coaster, but that's O.K. It looks more realistic like that. (But in some parts I honestly thought that "they'll punch each other in the face now". Tension, tension..). EMOTIONS, guys, EMOTIONS! Four.....(I'd still marry him at the earliest opportunity....yes. Top Man!)
There're also some moments when I thought that Tris is sobbing too much, but then I tried to put myself in her shoes. And what I can tell you, is that I'm not sure I wouldn't curl and coccon myself like a freaking butterfly if such situations happen in my like (God forbid). So, I think that readers should try to understand characters better before judging them. This thought helped me a lot.
There were few unexpected deaths, and I wasn't well prepared for them. But what can we do, right? It happens a lot in books like this one. So, I think that I should be awared next time.
And, finally, award for Biggest Disappointment - Caleb! I won't tell you why, you have to figure it out yourself (maybe you won't even feel the way I felt, who knows?!). But I was reeeealy frustrated and sometimes even annoyed by him. Didn't expact that...
O.K., fellaz. I gave this book 5/5 [*****] stars on Goodreads, and I wish I could give it more (but it's a maximum and It's a pity!). AMAZING BOOK! Hope that waiting for "Allegiant" will pass easily.
Hope you're reading your next favourite book now. Wish you all the best and DFTBA!
About my copy:
-language: Russian
-format: Hardback (with original cover art)
-pages: 448
-publisher: Eksmo
-where have I got it? Bought it for myself:).
"Sometimes [...] people just want to be happy, even if it's not real"
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by Anka_Shuk
So... I had already forgotten stuff, and this one picks right up where Divergent left off, so it took me a few pages to get back into the story and slowly remember little details. LOL. At first I was like who IS Tobias, then I was like DUH. I was just used to him being called Four.
Tris was a wild card in this one though. I know its guilt, fear, and the different factions warring in her head, but at times I liked her and others I wished I could smack some sense into her. She takes risks without thinking about the gain and sometimes that puts those she loves in more danger because of it. But she is still strong, and loyal. Everything she does, she does it out of love, loyalty and her view of the greater good. It is just hard though when she is taking those risks and being self sacrificing because you know that it won't go down a good road.
It was hard reading about Four and Tris in this one though. They had moments where they seemed to really belong together and then the next second they are lying to each other and constantly hiding things. So I am torn because I overall really like Four and he is a bright spot for me, and I know I can't expect anyone to be perfect especially in a world that is so torn, but there are some moments where I didn't like that side of him that I saw. On the other hand, there were some very hot moments between them then more that were so sweet, so I hope we are just seeing both of the characters grow and change and that they will come out the other side.
There is some really dark stuff in this book, and more characters don't make it until the end. So it is very emotional and Tris hardly ever gets a moment reprieve.
And, oh holy traitor. I can't say much obviously without spoiling but I COULD NOT believe it. I could've strangled him. There were some that I expected, but this one. NO.
I loved learning and seeing more of the factions in their day to day and also how they respond when faced with violence and when it is time to make a stand for what it right.
The ending sent me for a loop and I can't wait for the next book.
Bottom Line: 2nd in a series that connected me more with the characters and left me wanting more.show more
by Brandi Kosiner (Brandi Breathes Books)
Insurgent picked up right where Divergent left off which made it nice to read them one after the other. Divergent was good and set up the world really well, but I liked the conflict in Insurgent much better. The factions are so interesting and we get to learn more about the factions Amity and Candor. I love how the factions are this weird combination of a gang, an entire culture of dress and style, mannerisms and education training for a job. The books only skim the surface of all there is to know of this complex and detailed world. This is one of those worlds where they could write an encyclopedia about it and you'd still want to know more. The writing style was much better in this book. I didn't notice the word "I" glaring at me so much.
Tris doesn't always make good decisions. In fact, she makes some really, really bad decisions but I felt like I understood her so well that I got why she did the things she did even if it's not what I would do. My favorite thing about Insurgent was how well the author messed with your expectations of who is good and who is not. And it's not based just on who Tris likes. I kind of saw the twist at the end coming, but it still gave me chills when I read it. This was a fast read and I couldn't put it down. It left me with some deep thoughts about how easily your virtues can become a vice if you're not careful. I loved the complex idea and story arc. It was an intense, action-packed ride that had me saying "Wow" when I closed the book.show more
by Jessica B
Originally reviewed on my blog: http://sikbookreviews.blogspot.ca
The second book of Veronica Roth's trilogy, Insurgent begins right where Divergent left off, with no boring introduction that a lot of series books tend to have. War is now prominent, factions are torn apart, and evil people are looming. In this book, Tris faces many obstacles, including being betrayed, relationships issues with Four, having to publicly acknowledge her divergence, and utilizing her divergence to help fight against the powerful Erudite and the Dauntless traitors. Roth takes the reader on a journey of action, surprising twists and turns, and emotion.
First of all, I love that the novel begins right where the first one left off. It is a nice change from most sequels. As with Divergent, I love the uniqueness of the title. What is "insurgent" anyway? Well...
Google dictionary defines "insurgent" as "rising in active revolt"
See, I told you I know how to use a dictionary! I am an English major, after all. But, I'm not afraid to admit when I don't know what a particular word means (such as divergent and insurgent before I felt the need to look them up!).
I gave this book an 8.5 instead of a 9 like Divergent got, because...well...let's just say I'm a sucker for romance. And this book did not have Four in it as much as the first. Don't get me wrong, I do not want the entire book to be about a love story...that would be too much. The first book was a good mix of romance and action-packed adventure. I just wish this one was the same. I also felt sad a lot, because Tris and Four seemed very disconnected throughout the novel. Pathetic, I know! But, that's just my opinion and I am a romantic at heart.
I also enjoyed the fact that there were twists that were actually shocking to me! I hate it when I see things coming, which does happen. It is refreshing to not really have predicted anything that happened in this book. I had no idea what was coming at the end (what information Tris was going to find out, if any). I didn't know how Tris was going to get out of certain sticky situations. This was a really nice and surprising aspect of Roth's creative mind and writing.
Lastly, the ending was very well done as well. As I said, it was pretty surprising. But more than that, Insurgent - like that of Divergent - ended with a bang, barely stopping the action to end. It leaves the reader wanting more and desperately wanting to read the third book right now. I know I do! A part of me wishes I would have waited until all three of the trilogy were out before reading them...but, oh well, what's done is done. And I did enjoy them.
I will be waiting with bated breath for the final book in this captivating trilogy!show more
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Mitchell Park has become a haven for the unhoused
Original post made by ssquared, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Sep 21, 2006
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a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 21, 2006 at 10:48 pm
ssquared wrote: "Do we want Palo Alto to join the ranks of San Francisco as a homeless haven?"
No! I'd rather keep Palo Alto conceited and pretentious, and callously indifferent to the needs of those less fortunate than you and I.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 21, 2006 at 11:05 pm
Yeah, me too.
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Sep 22, 2006 at 7:30 am
why don't we do what the leaf-blowers using gardeners often do:blow them over to somebody else's property and pretend that our property is clean.
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 22, 2006 at 7:49 am
Mitchell Park isn't the only area affected. Sheridan/Grant between Park Blvd & the railroad tracks, Downtown North Johnson Park, near the Avendias Senior Center, along San Francisco Creek are also areas that I have seen homeless on a consistent basis. Some are well behaved, others less so. As a parent, I don't feel having children unsupervised go to parks these days.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Sep 22, 2006 at 8:23 am
There is one apparently unhoused person who I often see reading a book in (or around) the children's play area in the evening in Mitchell park. I get the impression that he's politely waiting for us all to go home.
At one time, in another state, I lived out of a van for a while. I had a job, but because I had no living-room I ended up spending a lot of time in coffee shops, the public library or parks. At that time, I felt like I was a solid, responsible citizen who just needed to find some affordable housing,-- but who certainly needed to park his van near a public-access restroom.
Because of my past experiences, I like to think that I'm not unsympathetic to the situation of the unhoused.
Additionally, in my current role as a parent of a young child, I try always to be aware of the safety of the physical and social environment my child finds himself in: older men, without children, hanging around a children's play area raise at least a yellow flag for me.
I can imagine a variety of scenarios for why they might be there: some benign, some less so.
Once, after seeing a different, older man hanging around the Mitchell Park play area for a couple of days, I visited the California registered sex offender web site and thought that a picture of one of our local registered sex offenders looked a little like that man. I wasn't sure that it was that man, though.
He didn't appear to be unhoused, just a little creepy to my eye. Eventually, he stopped hanging around the play area, which was a relief to me.
...I'm not sure what the correct response is to the unhoused in our parks. I wish I knew. Their presence does cause me concern.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 22, 2006 at 8:48 am
There are at least three unhoused "permanent residents" of the Rinconada Park, Library/Community Center campus at Embarcadero and Newell. I see them daily when I walk my dogs. Technically, the park areas close at 10PM, as posted in the park, however, these individuals do not appear to be causing any disruption, or to be a threat. I would rather see our police step up enforcement of the traffic laws at this location (speeders, red-light runners, etc...see my other posts on this subject) before they spend any time "cleaning up" the parks of the homeless. I am more likely to get attacked by a yuppie driving a BMW while yacking on a cell phone and speeding through a red light than by one of these homeless people.
An article in Wednesday's Weekly about the new Urban Ministries building in Palo Alto says "...The five-story building, which took $24 million of fundraising and nearly a decade of planning by the Community Working Group, offers permanent housing to the homeless -- along with comprehensive services such as healthcare, food, clothing, showers, case management and more..."
Let us hope that first priority for permanent housing goes to those unhoused already living in our parks, and not to "out-of-towners".
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 22, 2006 at 12:55 pm
An article about San Francisco Golden Gate Park & homeless people:
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a resident of Midtown
on Sep 22, 2006 at 1:52 pm
I cannot agree more with Joel!
Perhaps we should turn our concerns to our city reps and PAUSDistrict. They should help finding a permanet place to live for these people. Our government spends so much in wars and other countries and every day less and less in our own people.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 22, 2006 at 2:13 pm
My concern is for the youngsters in the teen drop-in center and for the hordes of elementary school children using the Mitchell Park library (they walk there from Ohlone, Fairmeadow and JLS). Transients may or may not be harmless, but every once in a while, something happens (the Jessica Smart case in Utah, e.g). Palo Alto has done more than its lion's share of care for the homeless (unhoused)--Urban Ministry, Food Closet, now the Opportunity Center. This is a regional problem. How about Los Altos, Mountain View, Menlo Park chipping in?
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Sep 22, 2006 at 9:30 pm
HA HA. Some people pay $0 to live in a $1 million dollar neighborhood. Makes me wonder who's smarter and who's crazier?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 29, 2006 at 12:06 pm
My Exhusband lost control when watching my two year old son when I went shopping and spanked him so badly that my son was black and blue from his waist down to his ankles....I called the police the next morning when I found the marks and had him thrown out of the house by the police when he returned from work...the police took my son from me and put him into a temporary foster home for the night while they investigated on the story...I was horrified. We went to court over it and nothing was done to him..I was not working and lost the house we were renting here in Palo Alto. I soon there after got into an auto accident when a woman plowed into the side of my car, which left me in such pain I did not ever fully recover. I was fortunate enough to get into HUD housing here in Palo Alto and stay in the area that I grew up in. If it were not for that program, I and my child would have been homeless........I could not imagine myself hanging around Mitchell Park homeless...thank god it didn't end up that way, but I was one of the fortunate ones who found housing in time.
There are many stories of why people end up homeless...they are not all child molesters..........but good to keep your eyes open. Not only for men, but for suspicious women, also. Our culture is now more aware of these preditors than in the past...THANKFULLY... and it is now just a way of life that we keep our thoughts of this in the back of our minds for our safety.
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Tennis fans, we have a great Sunday ahead of us! Both of the semi finals feature live rubbers in the last day of competition! Will Russia get their act together and swipe the victory from the hometown heros in Buenos Aires? Can the U.S.A. pull off the unthinkable and break the Spanish team's 9 year winning streak when playing on clay in Davis Cup?
In the reverse singles tomorrow: Nalbandian vs. Davydenko and del Potro vs. Andreev in Argentina and the tantalizing Nadal vs. Roddick match followed by Ferrer vs. Querrey in the bullring in Madrid. Set your DVRs my friends, because something crazy's got to happen! It's Davis Cup, right?
In World Group news, Roger and Stan (now dubbed "Federinka," according to the Davis Cup website) clinched the crucial third win for the Swiss team over Belgium and repeated their bizarre victory voodoo ritual on court. Zimonjic/Troicki finished it off for Novak Djokovic and the rest of the Serbian team in their tie against the Slovak Republic. Great Britain lost the doubles to Austria, meaning that Andy Murray's going to face his trash talking nemesis, Jurgen Melzer, in a live fourth rubber. Will he handle the pressure and prove Jurgen wrong?
Side note: Was anyone else amused to hear that Roger was so annoyed by the line calling during his singles match on Friday that he requested that each and every one of the lines people be replaced? His request was granted, of course. Click here for more.
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She's 5 months. What to do ...if anything?
She's 5 months. What to do ...if anything?
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quit doing water marks...
CHRIS ATKINSON...PLEASE don't QUIT CHANGING MY PROFILE PAGE!!
"And if you have a golden, bring TWO towels!"
seriously. I gave the same piece of advice to someone on this board recently. The dog was very young as yours is. It would not make noise on landmarks. The water slows them down and they just can't stand it so they bark. They need to develop a way to control their emotions and gain composure. That person is doing a lot of obedience, place board exercises and the like.
Andy Attar had a dog that eventually became a young field champion. That dog did not see marks for the first year and a half of its life of any kind. We get into such a hurry to push them along that we cannot see the forest for the trees at times. The best piece of advice I can give you is don't get a hurry, and don't care what your buddies dog is doing. You can always have the secret weapon.
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Changes in Microbial Communities along a Water Column in an Amazonian Flooded Area
The Amazon region has several hydroelectric power reservoirs and, among these, is the Tucuruí reservoir, which has the fourth highest power in the world. This reservoir flooded a huge area of native forest, whose organic matter has been decomposed in the water column since then. This microbial process is carried out by several prokaryotic species, which present a great metabolic diversity, including among them methanotrophic bacteria and methanogens. In this study we sought to evaluate the community structure, composition and diversity along a water column of the Tucuruí reservoir located upstream of the dam by using denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) and 16S rDNA gene sequencing. Water samples were taken at intervals of 5 m from the surface down to a depth of 55 m along the water column. Our results show that the structures of communities of both Archaea and Bacteria remained constant down to a depth of 35 m indicating the existence of a stable environment until this depth. Changes in the abundance of some groups could be observed at the 40 m depth and the composition of the communities changed significantly at the depths of 45, 50 and 55 m. The deepest layer (55 m) presented the highest Archaeal diversity, while the highest Bacterial diversity was observed at the 0-40 m layers. Crenarchaeota were predominant in the upper layers, while Euryarchaeota, including methanogenic Archaea, were predominant in the 40 and 50 m layers, indicating the existence of an anoxic zone below 40 m. Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria sequences were recovered from the superficial layers, as well as sequences not assigned to any phylum. Several sequences from the 55 m layer were assigned to Dechloromonas, known for the ability to degrade benzene and other aromatic compounds. We conclude that the structure and diversity of prokaryotic communities in the Tucuruí power reservoir is stable until the 35 m depth, changing in deeper layers.
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The fourth Annual Convention of the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion took place in Brussels on 20-21 November 2014.
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Anyone surprised by this split? I'm a little sad for them because they were a great couple, but I'm not surprised. I'm a fan of Robin Thicke but I have to say after seeing his performance with Miley at last year's MTV VMA's I was kind of turned off. I mean he's much older than Miley for one, and he's married!! A married man has no business grinding up on another girl on stage! what was he thinking? Rude!! Paula defended him and the performance but who knows how she was really feeling. If that was my man I would've been heated! Lol
Shortly after that, a picture hit the internet of Thicke with his hand up a fan's skirt at a VMA after party. Not a good look for a married man. As a fan, that made me like him so much less. I love his music, but as a woman I can't support a man who doesn't treat his woman with respect and no matter how good his music is, I can't forget that he's a cheater. The couple spent a lot of time defending their relationship but now it looks like they are choosing to go their separate ways.
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Google today made the Snapseed mobile photo editing application available to its Android platform for the first time. Google acquired the company behind Snapseed, Nik Software, earlier this year. Snapseed was previously only available to the iPhone. The application is a rich photo editing tool that Google says goes far beyond the simple filters of other mobile apps, such as Instagram. More importantly, the application includes native support for Google+, Google's budding social network, so that Snapseed users can more easily share their edited photos online. Google also announced a new feature for Google+ called Communities. The Communities feature will serve as hubs for Google+ users to discuss a particular interest, hobby, or topic, and includes the ability to share photos, articles, and create/join hangouts. Snapseed will hit the Google Play Store later today and the Communities feature of Google+ will become available over the next few days. Google is also offering a revised version of Snapseed for iOS, which is free.
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In project with may object the visual dependency view is very helpfull. In order to limit what is shown I often select objects to show one by one.
It would be extremely nice if it was possible to right click an object in the "graphical area" and have a menu item to show/hide dependent objects of type x (Used by/Uses) (ie for a table object the menu items could be "show sproc Used by"). This way it would be possible to start out with only a limited number of objects and then "work my way" down the dependency chain.


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Routt County and Jackson County Search and Rescue personnel rescued three snowmobilers north of Buffalo Pass in the Routt National Forest Friday morning.
Alman Bate, 71, and his sons Paul Bate, 39, and Peter Bate, 34, were located and transported to a hospital after becoming stuck while snowmobiling in the Routt National Forest. The group was reported missing to the Jackson County Search and Rescue Thursday and a search was organized. The group had still not been located by Thursday night. Plans were made for Jackson County and Routt County Search and Rescue to continue searching Friday morning.
Thursday night, Paul Bate hiked approximately 2.5 miles from the area where the group got stuck and at 1:30 a.m. Friday flagged down a motorist who called for assistance. Air Life 911 flew Bate to the hospital where he was diagnosed with hypothermia and frostbite to his extremities.
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- Teens and young adults are snapping self-portraits while driving and posting them online
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- It's "putting your life in danger and ... the lives of those around you," says safety advocate
- Distracted driving causes more than 3,300 deaths a year, according to the DOT
(CNN)Drivers are endlessly creative when it comes to finding dumb things to do while behind the wheel: eating, texting, reading a map, applying makeup.
But technology has now inspired an alarming new trend: drivers taking self-portraits, or "selfies," with their smartphone cameras while in motion.
Idiotic? Maybe so, but these self-portrait artists aren't shy about sharing their photos. Instagram shows more than 3,727 posts under the #drivingselfie hashtag, more than 1,869 for the plural #drivingselfies, and more than 9,700 for #drivingtowork. Some users add the optimistic tag, #Ihopeidontcrash.
On Twitter, a search for "driving selfie" turns up hundreds of images.
Not all the photos or videos shot by drivers are of themselves. Some are of their passengers being goofy or of pretty scenery zipping past. All this photo-taking requires using at least one hand to open a camera app, frame the shot and press the shutter button.
Not surprisingly, highway safety advocates aren't thrilled.
"Taking a photo of yourself while you're driving a 2,000-pound vehicle down the road at 50 or 60 miles per hour? That is putting your life in danger and putting the lives of those around you in danger," said Jackie Gillan, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety.
The trend isn't limited to cars. There are also selfies of people piloting motorcycles, boats and even planes.
It's not always clear from the photos if the vehicles are in motion or if the drivers waited until they were at a full and complete stop before capturing their very important moment. A few are group shots taken by passengers, which keep the driver's hands on the wheel even if his or her eyes are off the road.
Governments, law enforcement and safety groups have been pushing hard in recent months to raise awareness about distracted driving, with texting receiving the most attention. For today's young drivers, smartphones are rarely out of sight, and each ping announcing a new message can be a siren song that's hard to resist.
If motorists are caught taking self-photos while driving, they could receive a ticket. Using a phone while behind the wheel, unless tethered to Bluetooth or another hands-free system, is illegal under many state laws.
And wearable devices may be the next target for enforcement. A woman in San Diego got a ticket last week for driving while wearing Google Glass, the headset that projects Web content on a tiny screen above the user's right eye.
More than 3,300 deaths every year are caused by distracted driving, according to the Department of Transportation. Taking a photo, like checking a text, might take only a few seconds, but when a vehicle is in motion that's enough time to cause a serious accident, safety experts say.
The phenomenon is alarming enough that Toyota has released a "Don't Shoot and Drive" ad aimed at Instagram-happy drivers. The ad shows a photo of a totaled car edited with various Instagram filters.
So far, the people snapping rolling self-portraits appear to be mostly young adults and teenagers. Teens are the target of the most recent distracted-driving push by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to the NHTSA, car crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. Alcohol, speeding and not wearing seat belts are major factors, but distracted driving played a role in 12% of the fatal accidents.
The ridiculousness of the trend may seem amusing, especially to the people posting the images, but safety advocates warn the potential for injury and death is very real.
"Driving is a really serious thing," said Gillan. "Can you imagine if a pilot crashed and we found out that people in the cockpit were taking selfies? People would be appalled."


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This versatile one-pot dinner is tasty on its own, over rice, or tucked in a tortilla.
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Hi Dedeco BJJ and NEU Familia, We are getting closer to the IBJJF Boston Open Tournament and as always we have MANY students and instructors competing his year! We are proud of everyone who will be competing and want to help them get as ready as possible so this Sunday, March 29th as well as … [Read More...]
Local Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor, Marcio Silva, recently took home first place at the IBJJF (International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation) World Championships that took place on Nov 1st and 2nd in Long Beach California. The IBJJF World Championships is the premier competition in the world of … [Read More...]
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Coach Marcio Takes Home Gold at Pan Am's Coach Marcio won gold in his division at the Pan Am No Gi tournament held on Sept 28th, 2013. Coach Marcio took the gold in the men's NoGi senior brown belt light division. But, he didn't stop there. He went on to compete in the open weight division, where … [Read More...]