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REASON FOR CONSULTATION: Evaluation of dyskinesias.
HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This is a (XX)-year-old left-handed man with multiple sclerosis. The patient was in his usual state of health until approximately March, when he began having abnormal movements. His son reports that initially he was appearing to rub his hands and twiddle his thumbs frequently. It was unclear whether these movements were performed in response to a premonitory sensation or urge or whether they were suppressible. He then developed more generalized movements that involved the whole body, including the head, neck and extremities. At this stage, the movements appeared to be involuntary. They occurred all the time. The movements responded mildly to medication such as Xanax, but this did not last. It was also noted that Cymbalta had been started approximately 2 months before the movements began.
He had no other changes in his medications prior to the beginning of his movements. Though he had movement of his head and neck, there reportedly was no oral, buccal, or lingual dyskinesias and the movements did not affect his speech or his ability to swallow. He has no history of dopamine receptor blocking agents, nor did he have any history of exposure to SSRI such as Celexa or Lexapro. There was no history of abnormal movements and he denied history of obsessive-compulsive disorders. He notes that he has always been an orderly person and his son thinks he also has some attention deficit disorder. The patient had a laboratory workup that included testing for anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome, lupus, thyroid disease, Sydenham chorea and paraneoplastic syndrome, the results of which were negative. Since that time, he has increased his clonazepam and baclofen as well as had addition of amantadine. On this regimen, the patient has had significant reduction in the frequency and severity of movements, though they continue to occur when he is anxious and under stress.
Currently, the patient feels that the level of dyskinesia that he has is not significantly impairing his functioning. There was some concern about depression and he was placed on Zoloft, which he takes at 50 mg per day. He has not noticed a change in his mood on this medication. He has also not had any change or worsening of his dyskinesia since the Zoloft was introduced.
PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Multiple sclerosis, relapsing remitting course with most recent exacerbation in May; dyskinesias of unclear etiology with improvement on a combination of Klonopin, amantadine and baclofen; recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma status post surgery and radioactive iodine treatment; diabetes mellitus with secondary peripheral neuropathy; status post right rotator cuff surgery; left carpal tunnel syndrome status post release surgery; elevated cholesterol; vitamin D deficiency; history of episodes of vertigo.
MEDICATIONS: Rebif 44 mcg 3 times per week; Naprelan, pre-Rebif; lorazepam 1 mg at bedtime; Xanax p.r.n.; Prilosec 20 mg a day; amantadine 200 mg b.i.d.; sertraline 50 mg a day; vitamin D 1000 international units per day; baclofen 30 mg at bedtime; Zocor 40 mg a day; Klonopin 1 mg t.i.d.
SOCIAL HISTORY: The patient is divorced, lives with son. He smokes cigarettes. No alcohol or illicit drug use.
FAMILY HISTORY: Notable for a son with depression and anxiety and daughters with attention deficit disorder. His father has Parkinson disease and dementia.
REVIEW OF SYSTEMS: Neurological symptoms are described in detail above. He describes recent increased apathy and loss of energy. He has also had decreased appetite. He describes having poor concentration. He walks with a cane and has had no fall recently. No hallucinations or delusions. He describes having mild dry mouth and constipation. All other systems are negative.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: The patient is a pleasant man with a somewhat blunted affect, in no acute distress. Blood pressure 110/78, pulse 66, respiratory rate 18. Head is normocephalic, atraumatic. Heart rate and rhythm regular. Lungs are clear to auscultation bilaterally. Abdomen is benign. Extremities are warm with no edema. On neurological examination, he is alert and oriented to person, place and time. Affect is blunted. He also appears to be anxious during portions of the interview. Language and praxis intact. Pupils are equally round and reactive to light. Extraocular movements are intact. There is no nystagmus. There is no scleral icterus. Visual fields are full to confrontation. Facial sensation is intact to light touch in all distributions. Face is symmetric. Hearing is intact. Palate elevates symmetrically. Tongue is in the midline. Sternocleidomastoid strength is 5/5. There are head and neck dyskinesias noted, about 15% of the exam. These emerge when he is activating other parts of his body such as opening and closing movements of the hands. The dyskinesias are primarily choreiform, but occasionally they are a little more sustained and have the appearance of dystonia. Motor: He has generalized weakness that is noted more proximally than distally. He has about 3/5 weakness in the deltoids and biceps and triceps. Wrist extensors, flexors are 4/5. Iliopsoas and quadriceps muscles are weak, but more so on the right than the left. He has iliopsoas weakness of 3 on the right, 4- on the left. Quadriceps is 3 on the right and 4 on the left. Distal muscle strength is about 4/5 bilaterally in the lower extremities. Sensory exam is notable for reduced temperature in his stocking distribution as well as reduced vibratory sensory level of the ankles. Reflexes are 3+ in the upper extremities and more brisk on the right than the left. They are 2+ at the ankles and at the knees. His toes appear downgoing. Myerson sign is absent. Cerebellar: Intact finger-to-nose testing with just a slight action tremor bilaterally. It is noted that he had occasional choreiform and stereotyped movements, primarily of the upper extremities, when he was asked to concentrate and when he was placed under other types of stress during the exam. These movements were at times reminiscent of stereotypies or of akathisia, consisted of hand rubbing primarily. However, he also had mild choreiform movements of the upper extremities during portions of the interview, especially when he was asked to activate his arms such as opening and closing his hands or finger tapping. There was very little in the way of dyskinesias noted in his lower extremities. Gait: He was able to rise from a chair by pushing off his both hands. When he walked, his walking was cautious and somewhat ataxic. He used a cane when he walked. When he was walking, he had increased dyskinesias in his head and neck.
IMPRESSION AND PLAN: This is a (XX)-year-old man with multiple sclerosis who developed dyskinesias about 7-8 months ago. On exam today, he has mild, primarily overflow dyskinesias that are noted in the head, neck and the arms primarily. He also has stereotypies in the hands consisting primarily of hand wringing and finger rubbing, though he denies any feeling of restlessness. There are occasional dystonic movements noted of his neck as well. He appears to have dyskinetic syndrome and the etiology is unclear, though it could be tardive and associated with Cymbalta exposure. Alternatively, it could be secondary to his demyelinating disorder, though I do not see any involvement of deeper structures. Certainly, chorea has been described with subcortical white matter disease. I think there is also probably an element here of akathisia and an anxiety-induced movement disorder and his existing depression and anxiety disorder are probably contributing to this. He appears to have significant reduction in the dyskinesias on his current regimen, and therefore, would not recommend making any changes to it. In the future, should he have worsening, tetrabenazine could be considered. However, he would have to be followed closely as there are possible risks of depression and apathy and akathisia with this medication. Think it is also of paramount importance that he has treatment for his depression and anxiety, both with medication and with psychotherapy. Zoloft tends to be the least offending agent of the SSRIs to produce worsening of dyskinesias. However, if significant worsening is noted, would recommend tapering off this medication. Other medications that could be considered in the future for management of depression would include tricyclic antidepressants such as nortriptyline or amitriptyline. Dopamine receptor blocking agents should be avoided at all costs and would also recommend avoiding Celexa, Lexapro and Cymbalta. The patient has a followup with Dr. Doe coming up in a few months.
Thank you for allowing me to participate in the care of this pleasant patient.


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When you walk into a room with a beautifully presented image it STOPS you in you tracks !
The first question people usually ask is "who took that ? " ………
When a client orders prints or ready to hang products like acrylic or canvas prints off a photographer ,they are paying , and usually with surcharge as the photographer
will ensure the quality of the product . i.e. quality inks and archival materials , the colours are represent correctly and the finished product will last
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A Client pays for you ( the photographer ) to organise prints for them( or you should be offering this) , to go into their home ,office , boardroom , foyer , showroom or any of the places images are displayed
Q . One of the first questions people ask is "who took that ?"…….
A. Name ( The Photographer ) You !
We work in the image industry and if your not taking advantage of free advertising by helping clients with prints or ready to hang products you and your clients are missing out!
Being in the print and framing industry i know how many people do not get around to having their images displayed
"I just shoot and Burn " …….NO your lazy and your customers are not getting all the rewards of your work !
" My photos are only used on the web " ………. Do your customers have an office or showroom where these images would look fantastic ?
"My images are only used in annual reports " etc. etc. etc. These clients couldn't possibly have a board room or foyer ?
We are in a competitive time for photography , i can't think of many industries where your advertising comes for free !
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Years ago I spent a weekend clearing brush from a roadside embankment, then picked up the brush in both arms and carried it to where I was dumping the debris — and I was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and my arms broke out in such ugly welts and gruesome lesions that I had to be prescribed steroids to counteract my skin's reaction to what the doctor said was a combination of poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac.
Did I learn my lesson? Today I spent four hours clearing brush from the front yard of the house where I'm staying in the Berkshires. And I was wearing a short-sleeved shirt. And I picked up the brush in both arms and carried it to the tractor wagon I was carting it in to be disposed of in the brush pile. And I've got poison ivy welts on my both of my inner forearms — although I was smart enough to realize and notice, and quickly washed my hands and arms with soap and hot water, perhaps minimizing the rash.
Anyway…apropos of nothing, really, except that it's a song title about the vine that afflicted me, here are The Coasters singing "Poison Ivy:"


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We've taken the pictures down from the walls and all the books from the living room are packed up. We own a ridiculous amount of books.
Zak mentioned that since he has technically not received a formal offer yet, we might be jumping the gun. Hmmm...
Even so, we continue to stack boxes up.
And I'm purging my fabric to get ready for the move. Check out the destash in my shop-I'll be adding more all weekend!


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"Everyone needs a place. It shouldn't be inside someone else"
Richard Siken©
This quotation from my favorite poet has been bugging me for nights. And by night, I mean two cups of coffee and a slice of take-home pizza. I've been up late at the evening feeling something different, something hollow inside. It's as if a missing part of me sends forth a ghost to haunt me. Instantaneously, I know the reason. She is the reason. So I've fired up my cranky laptop and find something to kill time with. Hopefully, distracting me from this nocturnal thoughts. Then I remembered my college professor, Miss Pau, telling me something about Word Press. So I typed in (as if you care about this) W-O-R-D-P-R-E-S-S on the search engine and voila! The night has brought me here. Writing senselessly about you. About this indescribable feeling you left me with.
I find it funny though that when you chose to pull off from 'us', my reaction was of a different shade of sad. You know, the kind of sad that pretends not to be sad. I guess, that's because I am me. And by now, you should know that my actions are always based on what other people want to see from me.
Another thing, I'm quite amused and amazed by myself at the same time because I've written about this even before it has happened. On the first weeks of my English class, my professor asked us to write a literary piece about 'how to say goodbye'. What happened on my story entitled "A Bitter Cup of Volition" are similar to what happened to us. You leaving and I pretending to be cool with it. Now I am left wondering if in any way, have I transformed myself into a sooth-saying muse. If that's the case, I better make a living out of this.
Now I'm just literally waiting for the right word to stop this writing. But I can't seem to find the right word to end you. I am afraid to put an end to you. It is hard to put an end to you. But I guess that's what ampersands are for. So this just might be the end &…


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From the archive, originally posted by: [ spectre ]
By: Alan Dechert: 06 Aug, 2006
SACRAMENTO, CA – This may be the worst security flaw we have seen in
touch screen voting machines, says Open Voting Foundation president,
Alan Dechert. Upon examining the inner workings of one of the most
popular paperless touch screen voting machines used in public elections
in the United States, it has been determined that with the flip of a
single switch inside, the machine can behave in a completely different
manner compared to the tested and certified version.
Diebold has made the testing and certification process practically
irrelevant, according to Dechert. If you have access to these machines
and you want to rig an election, anything is possible with the Diebold
TS – and it could be done without leaving a trace. All you need is a
screwdriver. This model does not produce a voter verified paper trail
so there is no way to check if the voters' choices are accurately
reflected in the tabulation.
Open Voting Foundation is releasing 22 high-resolution close up
pictures of the system. This picture, in particular, shows a BOOT AREA
CONFIGURATION chart painted on the system board.
The most serious issue is the ability to choose between "EPROM" and
"FLASH" boot configurations. Both of these memory sources are present.
All of the switches in question (JP2, JP3, JP8, SW2 and SW4) are
physically present on the board. It is clear that this system can ship
with live boot profiles in two locations, and switching back and forth
could change literally everything regarding how the machine works and
counts votes. This could be done before or after the so-called "Logic
And Accuracy Tests".
A third possible profile could be field-added in minutes and selected
in the "external flash" memory location, the interface for which is
present on the motherboard.
This is not a minor variation from the previously documented attack
point on the newer Diebold TSx. To its credit, the TSx can only contain
one boot profile at a time. Diebold has ensured that it is extremely
difficult to confirm what code is in a TSx (or TS) at any one time but
it is at least theoretically possible to do so. But in the TS, a
completely legal and certified set of files can be instantly overridden
and illegal uncertified code be made dominant in the system, and then
this situation can be reversed leaving the legal code dominant again in
a matter of minutes.
These findings underscore the need for open testing and certification.
There is no way such a security vulnerability should be allowed. These
systems should be recalled.
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dedicated to demonstrating the need for and benefits of voting
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Join Riverwood staff and community members for a fun-for-a-cause race day October 29th!... "Run for Hope 5K Run/Walk"
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I hold an MFA in Directing from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Maryland. As co-founder and artistic director of The Sanctuary Theatre, a small professional theater dedicated to producing significant, yet under-recognized plays from around the world, I focused primarily on developing the theatre's vision. A part of that vision was the nurturing of new works. The theatre ran a play reading series for several years, as well as a workshop series.
Now, as the director of The Performing Knowledge Project, an initiative of The Sanctuary, I focus exclusively on writing and devising ways to bring literature to the stage. My one-man performance piece, Embodying Poe: Poetry in Performance, which I wrote and performed, premiered at the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival.
As a longtime member of Ernie Joselovitz's Playwrights Forum II, I have had four staged readings.
Most recently, a draft of Starve the Beast, which the financial meltdown within the context of survivalist culture.
In 2012, The Warden's Boy (formerly titled Prison Voices) received a staged reading at the Playwrights Forum. The script explores the psychological aspects of violence and race, and where they intersect.
Two of his earlier plays, Images from a Darkened Classroom and the satirical The Greatest Generation also received staged readings at The Playwrights Forum.
My playwriting goes back 30 years, however, to the early days of The Sanctuary Theatre when Elizabeth Bruce and I adapted George McDonald's The Lost Princess. Wise Woman receive its World Premiere at The Sanctuary in 1984. Later, I collaborated with the Hindu Theatre Company in the adaptation of a tale from the Mahabarata.
I am currently working on a new play, The Poet King of K Street, as well as a new interdisciplinary Poetry-in-Performance Project, The Epic of Empathy: Whitman's Song of Myself: the Whitman Project.


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Sacramento Kings: Q&A with Point Guard Isaiah ThomasApril 18, 2012
The last pick in the NBA draft is usually a dead zone for a NBA career, but not for Isaiah Thomas. The Sacramento Kings point guard has overcome a lot in his tremendous rookie season.
Thomas has been a team leader since his days at the University of Washington, where he led the Huskies to two straight Pac-10 (Now the Pac-12) titles. It is no surprise that his leadership abilities have translated to the NBA game.
Thomas won NBA Rookie of the Month in both February and March, averaging 15.1 points and 5.2 assists per game as a starter. As the season has progressed, Thomas' game has continued to improve.
I had the pleasure of talking with Thomas on Tuesday night. We discussed his decision to enter the NBA draft, his favorite point guards around the league, and how Reebok has helped him get in the best shape of his life.
BR: I want to touch on your college career. Why did you decide to attend the University of Washington?
Thomas: Between coach Lorenzo Romar and my old assistant coach Cameron Dollar, I felt like it was the right decision and it was close to home. I felt like I was a big guy that loves my hometown and I felt like I could do anything in college, why not do it back at home in front of my friends and family? That's the main reason why I chose the University of Washington.
BR: Was it a tough decision to forgo your senior season at the University of Washington and enter the NBA draft?
Thomas: It definitely was. Individually there was a lot at stake. There were all the records I could have broken. Things like that. And then team wise, we would have been a great team this year. We would have had a lot of talent and could have competed for a national championship.
But at the end of the day, I had to do what's best for me and I felt like what I showed in my three years of college, especially my last year in college, that I couldn't really do anything more to raise my stock and be any higher in the NBA draft, so I felt like it was my time to go and I was ready.
BR: Who helped you with your decision?
Thomas: My family, my friends, Jason Terry, Jamal Crawford. Them two guys really helped me. Jason Terry was a big plus in my decision because he really put me through the process and really mapped out a line of ways in which it might plan out. Like being realistic: if I get drafted in the first round, if I get drafted in the second round, if I don't get drafted at all.
The lockout was coming up, so we mapped out so many different scenarios that we knew what we were getting myself into. Without him, without him helping me, even though he was going through the playoffs and things like that, if I didn't have him helping me, I wouldn't be in the position that I am now.
BR: How tall are you?
Thomas: 5'9".
BR: As a draft prospect, do you believe that people were turned away from you as a player just because of your height?
Thomas: Oh, no doubt about it. A lot of people felt like I outplayed a lot of the guards drafted in front of me and I outworked them. I showed what I was capable of doing throughout the whole draft process, and at the end of the day, I feel like the only reason they didn't pick me was because of my height.
BR: What went through your head when the Sacramento Kings selected you with the last pick in the NBA draft?
Thomas: I was just happy. I mean, at first I was upset just because I had dropped so much but just to hear your name called and to be taken in the NBA draft, everybody doesn't get that feeling and that opportunity.
When I saw that they had drafted me, I told myself nobody ever gave me anything and all I needed was an opportunity and a chance, and they gave me a huge chance and I took advantage of it.
BR: During the NBA lockout, what did you do to prepare yourself for the start of your rookie season?
Thomas: I just stayed active, stayed working out. I mean, you didn't know when we were going to start playing and I just stayed in the gym. Stayed lifting weights. I was working out with my college, University of Washington. Practicing with them every now and then and working with the coaches.
I mean, I was just staying ready because I knew at one point in time that the season would start and I wanted to be as ready as I possibly could.
BR: What is the biggest difference between college basketball and the NBA?
Thomas: Guys are just so much better talent wise. They're bigger, stronger, faster. Some nights in college you have days off where you say, "Ah, this guy is not that good, so I can take the night off." But in the NBA, especially at the point guard position, you have no nights off. You got to be prepared.
You have to prepare yourself every day, every practice, and every game to play to the best of your abilities. That's the biggest adjustment.
BR: In your opinion, who's the best point guard you have faced this season?
Thomas: I like Rajon Rando. I like him a lot. Deron Williams. Those are the two guys I really like. I mean, there are so many great point guards. There's Chris Paul, Steve Nash. But Rondo, I really love Rondo's game.
BR: Why do you love Rondo's game so much?
Thomas: Just because he orchestrates the whole team. The offense, the defense. He's constantly talking. He's a great leader and he kind of controls the game. He doesn't even need to score to do it.
I mean, I respect that a lot because some guys in this league need to be scorers. They need to score to have an impact on the game and he does it by getting everybody else better and maybe score here and there when he needs to.
BR: Do you like the direction the Kings are heading in?
Thomas: Yes. I feel like we are a young team with a lot of talent. I mean, we just got to do the little things that the talented teams do in this league. The veteran teams do. Trusting each other, play to win and never give up. I think we have a lot of time and we got a bright future.
BR: You guys had a big win against the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday at home. After all that has gone on with the arena plans over the weekend, how important was it to get the victory?
Thomas: It was very important. There was a lot going on with the arena plans and you didn't know if the fans were going to come out and support us just because they were very upset. But we had great fan support. I mean, they were out there cheering us on the whole game.
They kind of led us to victory because they gave us a lot of energy. We just got to close the season out right. I mean, even though a lot is going on with this organization with the arena stuff and things like that, we got to put our heads down and really focus in and try to build some confidence going into next season.
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Evening is the best time for enjoyment. We mostly free in the evening. We prefer to go go out for shopping or in the park in the evening. It is the best time to wish some one whom we love, care and miss. You can send these sms on whatsapp and facebook to your beloved once. Here is the nice and decent collection of Good Evening SMS, Good Evening Quotes, Good Evening Messages and Good Evening DP on 20happyquotes . With the help of these SMS you can wish anyone good evening.
Good evening sms
Life is 5 star
Mother is top star
Father is king star
Teacher is Ultimate star
Lover is action star
But A friend is the
REAL STAR Good Evening.
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Kisi ko fikar hai meri.?
Ehsaas hai mera.?
Bas mai hi SmS karu..?
Mujhe SmS kon krega..?
Good evening kon kahega.
My wishes are silent but true,
Everywhere they will follow you…
Good Evening
Its human tendency to run behind people whom we love and neglect the ones who love us bcoz We r sure we'll
never loss them ….strange.. bt very true. Good evening sms
Good Evening Messages
Give laugh to all but smile to ONE.
Give love to all but heart to ONE.
Give life to all but live for ONE..
Have a cool evening
Evenings Are Your Chance To
Forget The Mistakes You Made
During The Day, So For The
Sweetest Of Dreams, You Can
Pave The Way.
Future is Not something U Await!
It is something U Must Create!
Plan ur Future in Advance coz thts where
U will Spend the Rest of ur Life! Good Evening
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Good evening 2 u
Tea Became Cold, Make It Hot, Make
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Has Not Come, Oh! Dear, Now Be
Ashamed Of It Have A Great Evening.
good evening quotes
Inhale and hold the evening in your lungs.
Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening. Good evening.
Evenings are life's way of saying that you are closer to your dreams.
Evenings are the beautifully sweet spot between the harsh light of the day and the dead darkness of night.
Mornings, hurried and stressful. Afternoons, slow and woeful. Nights, time to rest. Evenings, simply the
An evening is the PAUSE button that gives you a breather before you jump from on part of the day to
another. Good evening.
There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?
It's only after twilight, that a new dawn begins. Good evening.
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Mostly about dogs, but books as well. And sometimes I have other stuff on my mind. And now: a blog about my ovarian cancer.
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Wonderful memory
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Wonderful memories are the next best thing to making new memories. Still thinking about you, sir... and Margot. Lovely photo. How are you doing?ReplyDelete
Great picture! I'm glad you have pictures of good memories. I love the picture!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful photo. You both look so happy. I love the hats! :) ~Laurie from Raw-liteReplyDelete
I am back at last catching up on all the posts I missed while I was away from computing on a trip to the UK. I was saddened to read of Margot's passing in your most recent posts. Although Margot was just a virtual friend I know she was a lovely and brave lady who will be missed dearly, my thoughts go out to you at this time.ReplyDelete
LindyLouMac, Thanks for you thoughts. NickReplyDelete
I just found your blog. As a fellow cancer survivor, my thoughts and prayers are with you.ReplyDelete
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I think of Margot often and miss her. Lovely to see such a happy photo.ReplyDelete
Love to you - hope you are well.
- Anonymous3 March 2011 at 00:31:00 CET
Oh dear, Margot would be frowning at me - I am no good at this tech stuff. I thought I'd sent you a message but looks like it is in cyberspace. Was just to say, what a fab photo and thanks so much for positng it for us all to see. Also, got your wee note; thanks so much.ReplyDelete
Hope you doing OK and think of you, and Margot, so often,
Michele and Frank x
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Darrell goes on to note that Phoenix Grill's service side is also pristine. "We do a great job of getting to know our customers," he continues. "My wife and I frequently work the floor and our customers know they can talk with the owner and ask the chef how something was made."
Phoenix Grill now occupies two locations in Calgary, one in Westhills and another in Shawnessy. "We can seat about 150 people with 5,000 square feet of space at both locations, including outdoor patios in the short summer season," shares Darrell. "We're conveniently located in more of a suburban area near the movie theaters so on weekends, there's always a good crowd. Friday through Saturday night we're always busy."
As the restaurants have grown, Darrell has made necessary upgrades, including new carpets and flat-screen televisions. "We also added new granite countertops, because we have an exposed kitchen at the south location," he adds.
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Phoenix Grill combines traditional flavors with authentic infusions from around the world. "We don't have nachos," says Darrell. "We do have Peking dumplings and ginger beef. Our pastas are unique, as well. We'll do an island curry bowl rather than something more familiar."
Although the restaurant isn't a typical meat and potatoes joint, Darrell says Phoenix Grill does offer certified Angus choice steaks, ranging from sirloins to New York Strip. "We bring in a new menu about every six months," he explains. "We have a feature sheet where we put out fall and winter or spring and summer specials depending on what we like that's seasonal. We import all of our seafood from the British Columbia coast and our cheese comes from a local dairy farm."
Darrell says it's all about accommodation and keeping things interesting. "The gluten-free trend has become a significant part of our business," he reveals. "This summer we introduced a berry spinach quinoa salad that was so popular customers are demanding we leave it on the menu for the winter months. That's an example of a good problem."
Additionally, the restaurant partners with Gordon Food Service to source the best, high-quality ingredients. "Our suppliers are very helpful when we're looking for a specific item, such as quinoa," shares Darrell. "We asked them to bring us several kinds to try and we ended up with a great organic version that's been a hit."
While business is certainly booming, Darrell admits it wasn't always so easy. "When I started the grill I had opened 12 Joey's restaurants, but it was a huge step to start something completely on my own," he reveals. "I didn't realize the support I had working for another company until it wasn't there. I had to find a way to do things with a smaller budget and I ended up doing a lot of the work myself in the beginning."
But even amid the economic downturn, Darrell says Phoenix Grill has remained a go-to establishment. "While some downtown restaurants took a hit, we've done all right being in the suburbs," he adds. "The oil economy in Calgary and Edmonton also help drive the local market. If oil is doing well, then everyone in Calgary is out spending money."
According to Darrell, it is about small improvements every day. "We're always competing against last year's sales," he says. "Our POS system tracks what we did on the same day last year and we try to top that." With no plans of slowing down, The Phoenix Grill Ltd. will continue delivering a unique dining experience, combining fresh, seasonal food with Pacific Rim flavor infusions and unparalleled friendly service.


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When we recently caught up with Steven Spielberg's longtime producer Kathleen Kennedy, she addressed that picture of a bearded Daniel Day-Lewis that made the rounds of him eating dinner, but still looking every bit the lead of "Lincoln." "That's not actually his Lincoln beard," Kennedy told us. "That's just what he looks like right now. He wasn't in hair, makeup, wardrobe, or anything when that picture was taken. He had just gone out that evening, he was just having dinner, and someone snapped a photo of him. But doesn't he look like Lincoln in blue jeans?" Well yes, he does. And the good news is that in full costume, he looks the part too.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch (via The Film Stage) have snapped a set photo of DDL in his full regalia, chatting it up with Spielberg. And yes, he does look like the president. Based on the best-selling book "Team of Rivals" by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and featuring a script by Tony Kushner ("Angels In America"), the film will focus on the tumultuous last four months of Lincoln's life as he focused on pushing the 13th Amendment that would end slavery through congress.
DDL will be joined by a pretty awesome cast which includes Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones, John Hawkes, Hal Holbrook, James Spader, Tim Blake Nelson, David Strathairn, Walton Goggins, Lee Pace, Jackie Earle Haley, David Oyelowo and Jared Harris. Filming is currently underway in Virginia, with a late 2012 release in the works.
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This scrumptious and made-from-scratch apple pie recipe is so unbelievably easy to prepare. See how you can make this foolproof flaky pie crust and heavenly apple filling in just over half an hour.
All you need for the pie crust is all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, milk of any kind (dairy or non-dairy), and a little bit of salt. Sift the flour twice, stir everything together, roll out the dough, and you're done! There is no chilling required, no food-processor or pastry cutter needed. Too good to be true? Just try it and you'll see.
Click here to see my full post with step-by-step photo instructions on how to make this best-ever flaky pie crust.
Now for the filling. There are many ways you can make an apple pie filling, but all you really need is the following:
Apples – because it's an apple pie.
Sugar – for sweetness. I went with brown sugar because it has more depth and flavor than white sugar.
Spice – for flavor. I chose cinnamon because it's my favorite and the most common.
Flour – to thicken the natural fruit juice that is released from the apples while baking (or else it will be like soup when you cut into the pie.)
To put the pie together, just toss the apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together, dump it into your pie plate, cover, pinch and crimp the edges together, and bake. Easy as pie, right? (pardon the pun)
Oh, before I forget, you do need to create some air vents to release the steam while baking. So, you can be creative and use cookie cutters to cut out some cute shapes, or use a stencil like I did above before you place the top crust over the top. You can also keep it simple by just cutting some slits once everything is put together, like I did in my Flaky Pie Crust post.
This classic apple pie recipe is homemade goodness at its best. The filling is made of luscious apples baked in a thick and gooey cinnamon brown sugar sauce. The crust is tender and flaky. Serve warm with some vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream, and savor the moment.
Easy Homemade Apple Pie
This classic apple pie recipe is homemade goodness at its best. The filling is made of luscious apples baked in a thick and gooey cinnamon brown sugar sauce. The crust is tender and flaky.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 8-10
- Category: dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Makes one 9″ pie
- 3 cups (375g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp (5g) salt
- 3/4 cup (155g) vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup (83ml) milk (any kind, dairy or non-dairy works)
- 8 cups sliced apples (about 6 large apples, approx 2 lbs, cut 1/4″ thick)
- 1/2 cup (115g) packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (30g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 425F and start by preparing the crust.
- Sift the flour twice, then whisk in the salt and create a little well.
- Pour in the oil, then milk and stir everything together.
- Once the dough starts to form, finish working it by gently kneading it on a sheet of wax paper.
- Divide into two parts. Roll each part out in between 2 sheets of wax paper to about 11″ in diameter. Fit one onto pie plate. Set aside.
- Toss the apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and flour together. Pour into pie plate.
- Cut some shapes out of top pastry piece (if desired) and place over pie. Press and crimp the edges together. Cut some slits if needed.
- Bake at 425F for 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 375F and bake for another 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling starts to bubble.
- Let cool for 2 hours before serving.
If you want to make this recipe even simpler, feel free to use a store-bought pie crust for when you are short on time, but still want to be a rockstar in the kitchen.
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Unreal Engine 3 powered visuals, a ton of monsters and a Geometry Wars-style control system sounds like a recipe for a highly entertaining PS3 game, but sadly for Monster Madness: Grave Danger that's not the case at all. This enhanced version of the Xbox 360 and PC game Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia is better for the changes, but released over a year later into a more mature next-gen marketplace it seems even more dated and underwhelming than before.
There's not a great deal of subtlety to Grave Danger's plot. You play as one of four teenagers (who fall into the usual stereotypes of geek, skater, goth and cheerleader) who must battle against a seemingly endless swarm of monsters that invade their very normal town. For whatever reason it's down to these four to destroy the monster threat, using whatever weapons they come across along the way. The simple story is told via some fairly impressive comic book-style cut scenes, but it's really quite incidental. If Monster Madness was going to entertain it had to do so with its gameplay, which it sadly doesn't.
Who you choose to play as makes more or less no difference to how the game plays, but the weapons you pick up and buy do change things quite significantly. Melee weapons can be picked up from around each level, usually used to batter monsters with repeated button mashing or as projectiles. Neither is all that effective meaning you'll rely on the various guns made available over the course of the game. These are home-made weapons crafted by a van-owning vigilante who appears at certain points in each level. He also sells numerous items that you'll need to use if you're going to stop the monster invasion.
Something that has been vastly improved for this PS3 version of Monster Madness is the control scheme. Grave Danger uses a dual analogue stick overhead shooter mechanic, like Geometry Wars. This makes targeting and shooting monsters far easier than it was in the 360 game, but it's still not perfect - aiming just doesn't feel as precise as it should be. Still, it's now easier to quickly switch between shooting a shotgun and throwing a Molotov cocktail. It's just a shame the melee combat wasn't equally improved.
A solid control scheme alone isn't enough to make a good game, though, with a series of dull levels sucking the fun out of shooting monsters very quickly indeed. Saying Grave Danger is repetitive is an understatement. Although new monsters are introduced fairly regularly, the biggest change over the course of the game is the number of monsters you need to kill in order to complete each stage. Vehicle sections are interspersed into the relentless shooting with mixed success (a rocket firing swan is mildly amusing, the horribly awkward to control kart isn't) and there's a fair amount of hit and miss humour, but there's nothing to raise the game above mediocrity.
Even the four-player co-op (which is also playable online) can't save Monster Madness from its inevitable trip to bargain buckets across the country. It works as you'd expect and makes things slightly more entertaining - and a lot more action packed - but unless you've got friends round you'll struggle to get a game online. Grave Danger has been out for about a month and we had to wait for lengthy periods of time to get into co-op games on each occasion we tried. 12-player play across a number of competitive game types is also available, but the same is true here as with the co-op - there simply aren't enough people playing to make it more than a bonus feature.
Outside of the main game are a number of mini-games designed to give you something else to do and as a way to unlock various items. Most are essentially variations on what you'll be doing throughout the campaign (shooting monsters), but some try to be a little more original. Sadly most also fall short of being fun, making these additional games feel like they've been included to add another bullet point on the features list.
Monster Madness first appeared on the Xbox 360 in June 2007 and didn't exactly push the console back then. As we head into the busy Q4 2008 release window the competition has got stronger and Monster Madness has aged quite badly. When plenty of monsters are on-screen the game has its moments, and the art design is often quite impressive, but technically it's not especially great. The detail in the characters and environments is fairly basic and the frame rate suffers quite regularly. It's not an ugly game but we expect a lot better from the PS3. With a generic soundtrack and some terrible voice acting Grave Danger's audio isn't great either.
Monster Madness: Grave Danger needed to be a big improvement over the original game if it was going to compete with the PS3's best titles, but it's not. It plays better than the Xbox 360 version, but the core game is essentially what it was. Monster Madness is best played with three friends, but even then it's a very disappointing use of what was an entertaining premise. Save your money for the bigger titles coming over the busy months ahead.


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Developed and managed by former five star hoteliers, Marc and Luxami Dumur, the nine well-appointed and tastefully decorated units have been especially outfitted to make your seasonal stay as convenient and homely as possible while in Chiang Mai. These serviced apartments offer all the comfort and quality of any of the five star hotels, without the unrealistic cost of a month-long hotel bill.
Ready to move in, these serviced apartments of one and two bedrooms, guarantee privacy and are ideal for anyone wishing to spend several weeks or months in here. Indeed Chiang Mai is one of those cities that attract plenty of part-time expat residents with its excellent value for money, agreeable climate and laid back atmosphere. Plenty choose to spend their winter in Chiang Mai and find our serviced apartments to be an ideal solution.
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There are few other serviced apartments in Chiang Mai offering luxury at this level, saving you the hassle of arranging services, furniture and other necessities which might be difficult to immediately come by in Thailand. Simply move in and leave when you're ready.


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If You're Looking For: Crafted furnishings with a story.
Another unique store, The Citizenry prides itself on providing home goods with soul and story. These high-quality artisan products are sourced individually and then sold to you directly online, cutting out the middleman to provide handmade, quality and reasonably priced goods.
The Citizenry – appropriately named- celebrates the artists, designers, and dreamers behind each carefully produced product.
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If You're Looking For: Furnishings from a brand you can trust ethically.
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As an example, West Elm made a Clinton Global Initiative Commitment To Action, paying $US35 Million directly to artisans and workers around the globe whose pieces were entirely hand crafted.
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OK The Price Is Right...Or Not
In today's news, we read of the city's most expensive pizza, worth $ 1000, which is now served for the most sensitive palates in Manhattan.
Wow. 1G for a pizza. I understand that it is topped with caviar and lobster tail but geez... isn't that just a little too much to charge for a pizza?
Now if I have to go deeper into the matter - I wonder; would it be better to buy $ 800 worth of caviar and lobsters, invest the rest in wine (possibly Champagne, a bottle of Salon 1985 would be just perfect), and have it with blinies at your house instead over a warm pizza?
Now I'm sure there is a market for that kind of pizza in NYC, just like there is a waiting list for Boulud's wine storage facility in the Upper West Side ($ 15000 per year for 36 bottles), or for the $ 100 burger, or the $ 8000 for an average German wine with Hitler's picture on it, but are we ever going to have a limit or a line of discretion in the field of expensive novelties?
I believe that if you can afford it, you can spend your money on whatever you like - even if it's a $250m soccer player with waning skills. but what ever happened to taste and conscious buying?
I remember back in Italy that the richest people were the most conscious buyers, checking every little aspect of the product, especially if they were about to drop a significant amount of money on it. I really can't see caviar tasting better on a pizza, I doubt that the Fuhrerwein 1943 is actually drinkable, and David Beckham... well, let's just say that that kind of salary would be exorbetant, even for a great soccer player. So why spend a ridiculous amount of money on these things with questionable value?
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This is a follow-up on the Freddie Rose post from 01-29-2009.
I just got 3 more 78s by Freddie Rose, so I thought some of you might like to hear them. This certainly isn't country music by a long shot, but I think its interesting to hear the kind of music Fred Rose played before he got into the publishing arena of country in the '40s and '50s. Personally, I absolutely love this music. Hope you do too.
You're the One For Me
Song of the Wanderer
The Voice of the Southland
Why Did You Make Believe
Somebody Loves Me
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Bella Turns 2 AGAIN...and yet, again!
3 BellaBuddies left comments! Ya know ya wanna!!:
- Winter said...
That cake looks fantastic! Yeah, I still got a sometime sweet tooth. LOL What's amazing to me (other than those totally cool ruby slippers) is how good YOU look. I wish I had weathered time as well as you. You should check out my Flickr account, I have pics there...
We wish we could have gone but we'd just come back from an event in San Diego where I spent waaaay too much money.
- August 26, 2008 at 11:44 AM
- Mrs.Lemon said...
You are too sweet : ) It was WONDERFUL to see you guys, as always! Really, really wish it was more often. Sorry I wasn't able to make it to the actual party. Tell Vince that Jeff and I said hello and THANK YOU!!!
- August 27, 2008 at 9:28 AM
- Jackie said...
i love the picture of her eating the cake hahah so flippin cute! and the cake was to cool! and i wish i could have three birthdays a year! she is so lucky lol
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When I set up this site recently, I didn't imagine that I'd be posting anything like a David Bowie video here.
David Bowie passed away yesterday. And my Facebook has been chock-a-block with tributes, memes, a hundred music videos, and this interview.
In this video, Mr. Bowie speaks with great insight and eloquence on the subject of the Internet. And how the internet "will" radically alter Continue reading "Artist, Content, Audience, the Internet – and David Bowie"


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2017 Honda Odyssey AWD Release Date
2017 Honda Odyssey AWD Release Date – A burro for the following Honda Odyssey minivan, seen strolling the roads of L.a. Yes, lots of Acura MDX items appear in and out, however do not think it: Our resources both inside and also outside Acura claim the deluxe brand name has no minivan strategy. That, normally, leaves just the next-generation Odyssey as a feasible suspect.
The ever-popular Honda Odyssey minivan is slated for a redesign this year. Anticipate it to be transformative in regards to designing, while the remainder of this household lorry will likely forge ahead when it involves indoor attributes and also energetic safety and security.
This is not the very first time we are seeing spy pictures of the Honda Odyssey 2017. It has actually been found on couple of celebrations undergoing different examinations that extensively looks into its dependability as well as just how will certainly it execute in various problems.
2017 Honda Odyssey AWD
2017 Honda Odyssey AWD Engine
Little is recognized with assurance regarding just what remains in shop for the following Odyssey under the hood and yet it's anticipated to share its engine with the next-generation Honda Pilot as well as potentially also the Ridgeline.
That powerplant will most likely be an upgraded variation of Honda's common 3.5-liter V-6 with concerning 290 horse power as well as 270 lb-ft of torque. This burro does not have a change bar either on the flooring or on the control panel and which recommends that Honda can mate the engine to the pushbutton-actuated, ZF-sourced nine-speed transmission that simply debuted in the 2015 Acura TLX car.
2017 Honda Odyssey AWD Specs
So exactly what's the tale with all the MDX front-end and also control panel little bits? There are a numerous feasible descriptions: First, Honda could wish to toss all of us off (which helped numerous magazines we nicely will not point out); 2nd, the elements sustain digital owning helps that can flow below premium Acura items to the following 2017 Honda Odyssey;
3rd, due to the fact that the next-gen model panels merely typically aren't prepared and also the MDX things fits, kind of; or, maybe, all the above. All the same, this is not an Acura minivan planned.
For several years, the Honda Odyssey has actually been our favored minivan, mixing positive owning characteristics with a resourceful and also strong inside as well as a lot of useful room. However with Kia returning to the minivan market with its good-looking brand-new Sedona, Toyota tweaking its Sienna instead perfectly for 2015.
As well as Chrysler promising to bring the products– as well as include a plug-in-hybrid design– when it upgrades its Community & Nation minivan for 2017 (which we lately snooped in harsh model kind), Honda actually has to van up, in a manner of speaking.
One more intriguing portent of the following design's offered gadgetry is a listing of phrases jotted on a note taped to this model's control panel. The listing appears to recommend that the Odyssey might feature AWD and also P-AWS (four-wheel guiding), like some brand-new Acuras, and also a shopping list of driver-assistance functions.
2017 Honda Odyssey AWD Release Date
The fourth-generation Odyssey initially stood for the 2011 version year, as well as was rejuvenated for 2014. In between the slapdash problem of this burro and also the Odyssey's ordinary six-year lifecycle, we do not anticipate the brand-new design to stand for an additional 2 years, likely in late 2016, as a 2017 design. It's much prematurely to hypothesize concerning prices, certainly, however we anticipate Honda to maintain it actual.
That claimed, minivan customers are like full-size-truck customers in their propensity for high-zoot, leather-lined variations, so Honda possibly will supply a minimum of one $40,000-plus "Exploring Elite" design with every little thing– well, every little thing however an Acura badge– as it does currently.


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Gavin Healy of Balance Point Home Performance is a licenced radon menasurement and mitigation provider in the state of California. In working with our customers to achieve low energy homes with good indoor airquality we have discovered the need to add Radon measurement and mitigation services to our buisness. While we didn't start our buisness with the goal of working on radon systems, we feel it is important to priortize and mitigate those things in our home that have the greatest potential for causing us harm. Radon which is a soil gas and is certainly one of those things that can harm us. The good news is that all homes can be mitigated for Radon. The bad news is that many homes have elevated radon levels and because there are no immediate symptoms associated with radon many people falsly assume that it is not an issue in thier home or where they live. We have tested and remdiated homes in Nevada County that have had more than 10 times the EPA recomended threashold for Radon.
Gavin Healy is Certified by the
ARRST National Radon Proficiency Program as:
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How we test for Radon:
We use a Continous Radon Monitor (CRM) to measure hourly radon levels in accordance with EPA and NRPP stadards. When we are contracted to work on a home to reduce the levels of Radon we test our work to ensure that we have meet the goal. Once we have mitigated a home we are confident in the test results. (it is always recommended that you have a third party test your house so that you don't have to just take our word). We apply our deep knowldge building science and building performance testing to ensure that the radon system we install work with the other systems in the house.
How we fix Radon:
- Subslab Depressurization
- Active and Passive Soil Depressurization
- Mechancial Ventilation control strategies
- Planing and Implementing for new construction mitigation systems (with empahsis on low energy consumption)
One size does not fit all. How much it will cost to mitigate your house depends on the following factors:
- The target level of radon you want to reduce your house to (typically less than 4PciL though some customers desire lower levels)
- If you want the radon vent pipes and fan (typically 4inch pipes) surface mounted on the out side of your house, or if you want to concel the pipes up through interior walls for asthetic considerations.
- How quiet you want your system to be.
- If your system requires specific planning for freeze protection
- If you want to design a system that minimizes the electric consumption from the fan
- Houses with accessible attics and full crawlspaces tend to cost less to mitigate than slab on grade houses and houses with no attic space.
- How difficult it is to run a dedicated electric circut to wire the radon fan (for some houses a dedicate ciruct is allready available, for others it requires running a new electric wire from the pannel to the fan)
- The type of roofing material and roof access can impact the cost of the system. A vent pipe will need to be flashed through the roof, this is typically easy for standard composition roofs, but can be more costly for other types of roofs.
If you live in Nevada County (we sometimes work in neighboring counties) and you would like for use to design a system and provide a quote give us a call or send us and email and we will schedule an appointment.


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1 logbook covering October 1944-September 1945. From Wikipedia: ""USS
Sentry (AM-299) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United
States Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean and was
awarded six battle stars, a Navy Unit Commendation, and a Presidential
Unit Citation. She was decommissioned and placed in reserve in 1946. In
August 1962, the former Sentry was transferred to South Vietnam as RVNS
Ky Hoa (HQ-09) in the Republic of Vietnam Navy. Her fate after 1962 is
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Amazing Hippies Make Bucks, Not War!
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Brains beat brawn when BJ Averell and Tyler MacNiven won the $1 million prize in The Amazing Race 9. But it turns out the close friends' fun-loving hippie image almost did them in off camera. How? Read on. TVGuide.com: We never really saw you guys… Read more


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The last time I took part in this, I had just started work on my buccaneer commanders and dragoons. I'd also made a start on my entry fee figure for the Challenge.
The latter did get finished and entered for the Favourite Character bonus round. Before I send him off to Curt I need to do a little bit of touching up and give it another coat of matt varnish as some parts are still very shiny. The buccaneers, however, have only seen some progress. Painting these has stalled for now.
With only a few days left until the end of the Challenge, I decided today to make a start on painting up some more spaceships as these should give me some reasonably quick points to (hopefully) keep me in 5th place. These ships are the extras I ordered to upgrade my NAC from "Intro Fleet" to "Mega Fleet". There are 3 scout ships, 3 corvettes, 2 escort cruisers, a heavy cruiser, a battleship, a battle dreadnought and a super dreadnought.
So far, I've done the base colours and drybrushing of the hull. I'm hoping to get a couple more steps done tonight leaving just detailing to be done over the next few evenings.


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01 September 2010
By Sanjeev Shivadekar
Mumbai, India
With the state government planning to introduce accreditation system for health care service providers, it will soon be mandatory for all hospitals, clinics and general practitioners to reveal details of the facilities they have.
The Government of India has already introduced the system and the state governments will have to follow it.
The bill on this will be introduced during the winter session of the state legislature, which will begin on December 1, in Nagpur. Shetty made the announcement a day after he attended a day-long conference called by Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. The conference of health ministers from all states was held in New Delhi.
Six months ago, at a meeting in his office in Mantralaya, Shetty had proposed to introduce a similar system in the state.
According to Shetty, hospitals and clinics will have to furnish details of the facilities available with them to a committee. "The joint committee will have officials from the administration and representatives of the Medical Council of India. After the committee receives the information, it will grade hospitals and clinics accordingly," Shetty said.
"Once the bill is approved, the committee will be set up at every district to ensure that process is completed without any delay," Shetty added.
Rating Call
Rating of clinics and hospitals will help patients know the quality of hospital and the kind of treatment they provide. "The system will help patients choose which hospital they would like to undergo the treatment at," public health minister Suresh Shetty said.


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President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday (Saturday) visited Ibadan for an undisclosed mission. The President arrived the city from Kano, where he had visited on Saturday morning.
The president was welcomed at the airport by numerous supporters of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) before boarding a helicopter at the airport.
"The President came down from a presidential jet and immediately entered a waiting chopper," an onlooker said, adding that, "Jonathan entered the chopper in company of Jumoke Akinjide, who stormed the Ibadan airport with many PDP supporters."
Dressed in a white flowing agbada and matching shoes,the president was greeted on arrival by Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi, who was on hand to welcome the President at the airport.
While in the state, the president visited the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi where he held a private meeting with the prominent Yoruba ruler.


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Chocolate Droppa + Sampled Saturday (Grizzly Bear, Jackson 5 & Journey)January 15th, 2011 by Siegz | Hip-Hop/Rap, Pop, R&B, Remix, Sampled Saturday |
Above is comedian/actor Kevin Hart as Chocolate Droppa, a HOT NEW RAPPER!
Also we offer potential feature, "Sampled Saturday", on BeforeBigs.com as sampling other's music has become a huge trend. Some songs that sample we have enjoy while others are just plain covers.
However sometimes I just like hearing that original mixed into something else, which is what Kanye West has successfully done on most of his songs and many other artists have done with moderate success as well like Chiddy Bang & Hoodie Allen being two artists that come to mind.
Below are three hip-hop songs that sample non-hip-hop music to form catchy tracks.
D-Sisive – I Love A Girl (Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks" sample)
She Say Remix- Jola (Journey "Don't Stop Believin'" sample)
I Want You Back by FiOBaby (Jackson 5 "I Want You Back" sample)


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The Meyn head puller uses individual processing units for each bird, ensuring and effective operation. Head, trachea and oesophagus are removed together and the offal is discharged into a receiving bin by a rotating scraper. Any loss of neck skin is kept to a minimum, thus maximizing yield.
The head and trachea puller is placed in a 180 degrees curve in the overhead conveyor. The bird is fed into the machine with its breast towards the unit. Sets of static and spring loaded guides position the birds into the processing units. The birds are positioned by a centering bracket placed between the legs of the bird. The springloaded under unit consisting of two hinging plates. The first step is positioning the neck starting at the shoulder, to eliminate difference in bird size, while the unit is open. While the unit moves downward it clamps the head and at the same time the unit closes. The head will be removed with a piece of the trachea and oesophagus if the bird is cut properly. When wings are grabbed in the unit, they will not be removed from the bird but slip out of the unit, due to the shape of the wings and fact that the unit is springloaded. The heads are collected onto the receiving bin and a rotating wiper removes the heads from the bin to be collected.