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Maybe you thought the only thing you could get out of a vending machine was stale prewrapped cake, a bag of Frito-Lays and a feeling of regret.Try a book instead.
The New Yorker justfeatured a storyon "the world's first short-story vending machines" in France, but in Philly we've had them for years.Nic Esposito and Philadelphia nonprofit book publisher The Head & The Hand launched the literature vending machines in 2014 at Elixr Coffee in Rittenhouse Square with rotations around the city, and they're back March 17.
"People are picking up this reactive habit of checking their phones whenever faced with those found moments through out the day — from waiting for a friend in a coffee shop to riding the train," explains Esposito.
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"A book available through something as convenient as a vending machine in a coffee shop is, in my opinion, a nice alternative in which to spend those moments."
The idea sprung out of a conversation at a family wedding with a cousin in the vending machine business.Since then, Esposito estimates they have sold thousands ofminibooks or "chapbooks," which cost only $2.
"Even though our design and content is unique and beautiful," Esposito says, "these books can be put in your back pocket, thrown in a drawer, or dare I say, put in the recycling.
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"Wherever they end up, when I have someonetwo years latertell me how much they liked Joey Sweeney's'Bob Marley: The Delaware Years,' it feels great."
The launch of H&H's newest vending machine, andits 2016 Breadbox Chapbook Series, will kick off on St. Patrick's Day at Fishtown cafe Soup Kitchen ( 2146 E. Susquehanna Ave.) with hot (we assumecabbage) soup and readings from local authorTim Fitts, American Poetry Review editor Elizabeth Scanlon and Science Leadership Academy student Michaela Prell.

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Crusaders v Sharks, Super Rugby Qualifier, June 25
Crusaders close in on final four
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June 23, 2011
The Crusaders' Sonny Bill Williams is set for his first taste of knock-out Super Rugby © Getty Images
The Crusaders will continue their odyssey of a Super Rugby season with a semi-final qualifier against the Sharks at Trafalgar Park in Nelson on Saturday.
The Christchurch-based side have been on the road since an earthquake hit the city and damaged their AMI Stadium back in February and have been forced to call Nelson, Timaru, Napier, Wellington and even Twickenham home this season. But neither their support nor form deserted them with the New Zealand Conference title secured last weekend with victory over the Hurricanes.
The Sharks booked their post-season package in more dramatic style by ending the Bulls' title defence in Pretoria to claim second spot in the South African Conference. But having vanquished the side that pipped them to the 2007 Super Rugby crown, they face another that has dominated them in the past. The Sharks have beaten the Crusaders only once in the last seven years and that 27-26 victory in 2007 came on home soil in Durban and courtesy of a runaway try from Odwa Ndungane and a sideline conversion in injury time.
The most recent meeting between the two sides was that high-profile clash at English rugby's HQ that saw the Crusaders hand out a rugby lesson on their way to a 44-28 victory. The hosts will be favourites once again as they continue their hunt for a eighth title but the Sharks have shown that they have what it takes to upset the odds away from home.
Crusaders - Player to Watch: Sonny Bill Williams makes a timely return to action at inside centre and will no doubt raise his game with the eyes of the rugby world watching.
Crusaders - Team News: The Crusaders welcome back both Williams and winger Sean Maitland from injury with the duo replacing Ryan Crotty and Brent Ward. Scrum-half Kahn Fotuali'i is also set for a return to action off the bench. In another change, Wyatt Crockett replaces Ben Franks at loose-head prop. Still sidelined by injury are Richie McCaw (foot), Israel Dagg (thigh) and Adam Whitelock (chest muscle).
Sharks - Player to Watch: Bismarck du Plessis once again gets the nod at hooker for a crunch clash ahead Springboks captain John Smit. Expect him to emphasise why he deserves the Boks' No.2 shirt for the Tri-Nations.
Sharks - Team News: The Sharks have made just one change to the starting XV from the side which faced the Bulls. Willem Alberts will start at No.8 in place of Ryan Kankowski. There are two changes to the bench with Eugene van Staden and Jacques Botes coming in for Wiehahn Herbst and Marcell Coetzee respectively.
Key Battle: Crusaders fly-half Dan Carter rarely fails to deliver when it matters and this game falls into that category. His ability to dictate proceedings may depend on the ability of his opposite number, former French international Frederic Michalak, to keep the Sharks on top.
Trivia: No South African side has won a Super Rugby play-off match in New Zealand.
Stats: These two sides have met 17 times on the Super Rugby stage with the Crusaders having won 13 of those encounters.
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"The guys have got the bit between their teeth and we really want to take our set piece to the next level.'' - Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder issues a warning to the Sharks
"Frederic Michalak can control the game and we have Pat's kicking game at the back as well, so as long as we defend really well and our setpiece functions and we make sure that territory is in our favour, you never know." - Sharks coach John Plumtree is full of hope ahead of the clash
Prediction: Crusaders are very much at home playing knock-out rugby and bolstered by the return of some key names they should account for a Sharks side that will struggle to back up their showing against the Bulls.
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HIKING WITH MEStories about searching for tales in the mountains
Climbing Mt Aneto – to the Top of the Pyrenees
While unpacking in a hotel room in Belasque, a village hidden deep in the Pyrenees, I am not sure if I first smelled the sheep or heard their bells before being aware of their presence. And suddenly I feel disoriented. You know that feeling when you are not sure where...read more
Dugi otok, in translation – Long Island
The island looks on a map like a kitten that yawns and extends in the morning and expects to be cuddled. It lays parallel to the Croatian coast, in line with Zadar. The 45 kilometers from one side to the other this island show an abundance of rocks, Mediterranean low...read more
Rumija by the two of us
I stare through a plane window as we cruise above Montenegrin mountains, while the sun is setting down. The bird's eye perspective needs some time to settle in and after a couple of mountains, a familiar mark shows - a small white dot on the top of a peak – the church...read more
My TEDx talk about Kilimanjaro
It's been half a year since I climbed Kilimanjaro and wrote about it. It feels in so many ways that I gave all of myself to it and that there is nothing else left within me. Like I didn't know what else to climb, where else to go, what is my next big thing. But it is...read more
Climbing Kilimanjaro
"Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain, 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Its western summit is called by the Maasai "Ngaje Ngai" the House of God. Close to the western summit there is a dried and frozen carcass of a...read more
Hello Africa, Hello Kilimanjaro
Sometimes, some distant places are so far and unreachable that you think about going to them like going to the Moon. My first idea about going to Kilimanjaro came when I realized that you can actually go there… when some people I knew went there. The...read more
Hajla winter climb
In his preparation for Mt Everest, Safet Mavrić - Ćako spent a lot of time on his favorite mountain Hajla, which stands close to Rožaje, on the border between Montenegro and Kosovo. He was an experienced climber and mountaineer. On January 6th, 1997, he...read more
Stop longing for nature. Go there
"For many years, I have been moved by the blue at the far edge of what can be seen, that color of horizons, of remote mountain ranges, of anything far away. The color of that distance is the color of an emotion, the color of solitude and of desire, the color of there...read more
Rainy Saturday along the valley of river Oraovštica
This rainy Saturday brought me a river Oraovštica I didn't know exists and it flows hardly 20 kilometres from my hometown. We started from the road from Virpazar to Rijeka Crnojevica, parked on the asphalt and went further on by foot. We passed close to the village Oraovo.read more
The legend of Bukumirsko Lake
The Bukumirsko Lake legend was told to me on a pasture close to our farm house. Every day, at around the same time, an old shepherdess appeared from the old rural path with her flock of sheep. Even after so many years, in my mind's eye I can still see her sincere...read more
Treskavac – a place of living legends
(In literal translation Treskavac means «one who shakes») How many times have I watched in awe the chopped off peak of Treskavac, and tried to decipher during leisure summer time in Brskut (my ancestors' village) the mystery of the ancient event that caused a part of the mountain to shake off its top and which created this huge stone avalanche?read more
Rumija – sea, lake and mountains – all in one
It seems fitting to start my first blog post typing on the phone, on a mountain peak where you can see both the Adriatic Sea and the biggest lake of my country – Skadar Lake. The mountain is Rumija, in the South of Montenegro, north of city of Bar.read more
Climbing Gran Paradiso
On 2735 meters above sea level we finally found refuge Vittorio Emanuele II. The surrounding area is all stones, a huge pile of rocks, which looked as if somebody, some titan probably, threw them there. No grass. No trees. Just stones and some snow in the distance. And the sound of water. Melting from the glacier.read more


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Welcome to Underdome, y'all! Today's featured character is the hostess with the most-est, Mad Moxxi from Borderlands!
She hosts the fun times at the Underdome and is one of the more interesting characters in the game. She positively oozes sex appeal and has conquered many husbands and lovers in her time. We're not sure what it is about her design that's so attractive, but we're willing to bet that it has to do with that hat. It's a cute hat, right? Or maybe it's the way she uses that megaphone? Whatever it is, she's great.
Here's Russian cosplayer, Mono Abel, who looks almost exactly like the in-game character model! Her makeup is applied in such a way that it seems like her whole body is cel-shaded. It's a very impressive costume and is among one of the most accurate portrayals we've featured to date.
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Today's collection is my modest group of vintage coloring, dot-to-dot, painting and any-combination-of-the-above books! These books range from the 1920s
(On the Road to Art), to the newest book Friends Coloring Book (1960). We have cowboys & Indians, World War II, and playful kitties and other cute animals. I love how some of the books include helpful hints for the budding artsist. I won't bore you with publishing details, just enjoy the visual images!


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spoils of shopping
the main objective was to buy a new pair of shoes cuz my old ones were getting a bit worn out, so we started off at zara (liat towers) to check out the sale items...but since i recently tore a pair of jeans that i bought only a few months ago...don't ask me how...i came away from the spanish clothing line with only this:
moby-street-wear (front)
moby-street-wear (back)
i liked the logo. hehe. =)
moby-street-wear (logo)
moby-street-wear damage: S$59.90
i heard from jaime's husband, rothman, about this place in pacific plaza that sells pretty decent looking shoes...so i checked it out, and ended up with more than i wanted...although i did manage to get a reasonable discount for buying 2 instead of 1 (20% off each, instead of 10% each).
yeah lah, yeah lah...i know that they're the same design, but i like! you can see the difference better with flash...really!
moby-peds (with flash)
moby-peds damage: S$135.20 each = S$270.40 spent at malebox (pacific plaza)
for good measure, i dropped by topshop @ wisma atria to check out some work clothes...and since office pants are not much different everywhere around, this is that:
moby-office-wear damage: S$56.00
total damage: S$386.30 sigh.
i bought so much that i was even forced to ask pei hwan to help me take some of the stuff...hehe. other guys have to hold all those girly handbags for their chics, while i get help with my shopping...eat that, suckers! muahaha!
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This looks wicked - the promo vid is amazing - the colours! My God - I can't wait to get it. Mikey - when / how can we order the dvd and cd?
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Hawaiian Pizza with Roasted Almonds
*Makes 2 Large Pizzas
1 1/2 Cup water
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. powdered milk
1 Tbsp. honey or brown sugar
1-1/2 Cup freshly-ground wheat flour
1 Tbsp. SAF instant yeast
2-3 Cup All-purpose white flour
2 8-oz. cans tomato sauce
2 tsp. pizza or Italian seasoning
1 Tbsp. olive oil + more
1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
5-6 Cups Cheese of your choice (I like to blend different combinations of Mozzarella, cheddar, Parmesan, jack, Colby jack, etc)
1 can sliced pineapple rings, cut into bite sized pieces
5-8 oz. chopped ham or Canadian bacon
1/2 Cup slivered almonds, roasted (see my previous blog post on how to roast almonds)
Preheat oven 500 degrees. For the dough, heat the water in the microwave for 2 minutes. Place the hot water, salt, milk, and sugar in Bosch mixer. Add 1-1/2 C. wheat flour and then add the yeast on top. Set mixer at 2nd speed and mix adding more wheat flour until barely begins to pull from sides. Mix to let gluten work in for about 6 min. Drizzle counter with olive oil. Roll out half of the dough in a circle and place on parchment paper. Repeat for the other half of the dough. Let the dough raise for 15-20 min.
For the sauce, simmer together until just heated: 2 8-oz. cans tomato sauce, 2 tsp. pizza or Italian seasoning, 1 Tbsp. olive oil, and 1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar. This makes enough sauce for 2 large pizzas. I've made this sauce without the olive oil and balsamic vinegar and it's still good, but they do add a lot of flavor!
Spread the sauce onto the pizza crust. Then add the cheese, the pineapple, chopped ham or Canadian bacon and slivered almonds (or other toppings of your choice).
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Council Minutes - September 28, 2015
of the Town of Wembley, in the Province of Alberta
held in the Wembley Municipal Officethis 28th day of September, 2015.
of the Town of Wembley, in the Province of Alberta
held in the Wembley Municipal Office
this 28th day of September, 2015.
1. CALL-TO-ORDER Mayor Turnmire called the meeting to order at 6:55 p.m.
Councillor Holler
Councillor Jones
Councillor Moncrieff
Councillor Johnson
Councillor Anaka
Councillor Robichaud
CAO Lori Parker
Administrative Assistant Tanya Lamouroux
Moved by Councillor Robichaud that the agenda be adopted with the additions of 7.3 – Service Integration Meeting, 7.4 – Newterra Update and 10.1 – Agenda Items for Intermunicipal Meeting. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Moved by Councillor Holler that the minutes of the regular meeting held on September 14, 2015 be adopted with change to 3.1, date of SPARK Meeting being October 15, 2015. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
4.1 Chris Warkentin:
- Mr. Warkentin started off by thanking Council for the opportunity to talk with them and congratulating the Town and Council on the successful opening of the museum.
- Mr. Warkentin updated Council on the Building Canada Fund noting that it is alive and well and he expects to see more about notification of receipt of applications and project funding after the election. CAO Parker noted that Wembley's application for funding in the amount of approximately 1.25 million dollars for upgrades to our water treatment plant as well as residential meters was not approved. Mr. Warkentin assured Council that he would look into the rational of why the application was denied as water issues are supposed to be priority, and based on our water situation he will find out what the reasoning was. Mr. Warkentin asked CAO Parker to provide his office with a break down on numbers with regards to the cost of meters and upgrades as well as numbers on the costs incurred for hauling water over the last 5 months.
- Mr. Warkentin updated Council with some of his campaign promises. The first one being, not to promise too much. One of their goals is to balance the budget and sustain small and steady growth, noting that they are budgeting based on the thinking that oil and gas prices are going to stay low.
- Mr. Warkentin also noted that they have committed to reducing small business tax and payroll tax, noting that Government recognizes that during the recession of 2008 it was small businesses that carried the economy through.
- Mayor Turnmire asked Mr. Warkentin about the Red Tape Reduction Committee. Discussion was held regarding the One for One rule and as a rule or regulation is implemented one that no longer applies must be removed there for causing the review of regulations and reducing the reporting for small businesses.
- Brief discussion was held regard the TFW Program and Councillor Moncrieff requested clarification as to why the information gets processed outside of Canada. Mr. Warkentin explained that due to "red tape" it is easier for the Embassy or Country of the workers origin to process such things as criminal records checks.
- There was brief discussion regarding funding for senior housing and Mr. Warkentin noted that the Government recognizes the need for such funding and works with CMHC on a federal level, one example of this being the new facility that has been approved in Clairmont.
- Mr. Warkentin closed by again thanking Council for their time and noting that there is a Forum on October 8, 2015 at 5:30 at GPRC.
4.2 MLA Wayne Drysdale:
- Mr. Drysdale opened by thanking Council, noting that he appreciates the opportunity to meet with them.
- Mr. Drysdale noted his new rolls in Government since the election stating that he is WIP for the PC Caucus and Critic for the Agricultural and Forestry Ministry.
- Mr. Drysdale noted that new Government has a lot to learn as they all settle into their new positions and anticipate that the many of the uncertainties that Albertans are feeling fight now will receive clarification after the announcement of the budget on October 26, 2015. Mr. Drysdale noted that the economy is not all the fault of the Government and is directly related to the price of oil.
- Mr. Drysdale stated that he is still advocating for the Beaverlodge Health Care Facility, pipelines to move oil and gas to the coast and for Albertans jobs.
- CAO Parker updated Mr. Drysdale on the meeting with the Minister of Transportation at the AUMA Conference noting that the Minister is aware of the urgency of our water situation and stated that we are a priority with regards to the Water for Life Program.
5.1 Accounts Payable
Moved by Councillor Johnson that the accounts payable, as identified in Schedule "A", cheque number 20150949 – 20150996 in the amount of $87,757.00 be ratified. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
7.1 AUMA Conference
- CAO Parker advised that she attended the AUMA Convention in Calgary from September 22, 2015 – September 25, 2015. Information was attained and shared regarding the following:
- Announcement of the return of the STEP Program in 2016, allowing departments of Municipalities to hire students.
- MSI Funding will carry on in 2017 with the amount staying the same.
- Provincial Budget will be released on October 26, 2015.
- Minister of Municipal Affairs announced that there will be changes made to the MGA for 2017.
- AUMA Convention locations have been set for the next 3 years:
- 2016 – Edmonton – October 5 – 7, 2015.
- 2017 – Calgary
- 2018 – Red Deer
7.2 Meeting with Minister of Transportation
- CAO Parker advised that she and Councillor Moncrieff had the opportunity to meet with the Minister of Transportation along with Mike Yakemchuk, who sat on the feasibility study committee for the Water for Life Program. CAO Parker stated that she and Councillor Moncrieff are confident that the people in the Ministry are aware of the urgency of the water situation if Wembley and although they are unable to make any promises prior to the release of the budget they indicated that Wembley's situation is a priority.
- CAO Parker will send a letter of recap to the Minister again thanking him for taking the time to meet.
7.3 Service Integration Meeting
- Possible meeting dates to be submitted:
- November 2,10, 16, 17, 24, 30, 2015
7.4 Newterra – Update
- CAO Parker advised that Public Works Foreman Aaron Halwa did visit the Newterra Plant to see the Water Treatment Plant Containers in production. They are approximately 80% complete and Aaron made one change to the container, being the addition of diamond plating to the side walls of the container. The additional cost would be $13,920.00.
- Moved by Councillor Moncrieff that the change order from Newterra in the amount of $13, 920.00 for the addition of diamond plating to the side container walls be approved. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
- CAO Parker also advised that she received an email from Aaron, advising that the hydrovacing to expose the existing lines at the Water Treatment Plant is scheduled to start Tuesday September 29, 2015. Aaron also advised that he will be directionally drilling a new 4" line from Well #4 shack to Water Treatment Plant, 235 meters at a cost of $58.50/meter, pipe is approximately $5000.00 and the reel of pipe is $3.95/ft. for a 1312 foot roll. Aaron noted that the new hoe will be here on Wednesday and they will be using it to do all the work.
Moved by Councillor Jones that the following reports be accepted as information. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
8.1 Minutes of the Community Futures Meeting held on July 2, 2015.
9.1 GPREP – Large Scale Exercise
- CAO Parker asked Council to please RSVP to the original email if they plan on attending.
9.2 Wapiti Off-Road Association – this information is being forwarded to Parks and Recreation for a recommendation, Council accepts as information.
10.1 Agenda Items for Intermunicipal Meeting
- CAO Parker asked if any Council Members have any items for the agenda if they could please forward them to her ASAP.
11.1 Councillor Jones noted that she will give her verbal report regarding the AUMA Convention at the next Council meeting.
Councillor Moncrieff gave a brief update on the AUMA Convention noting that he was very intrigued by some Tourism facts and information that he collected:
Tourism is the 4th largest industry in Canada, 1 in 10 jobs worldwide are in tourism.
People are looking for memorable, interactive experiences.
Studies suggest that one needs four times the entertainment verses the travel. For example if a person travels two hours there should be eight hours of entertainment or things to do.
There are Tourism starter packages available from AUMA.
Councillor Moncrieff also noted that the University of Alberta has started an Intern Program for students. It is a cost sharing programing with the University of Alberta and the participating Municipality splitting a $25.00/ hr. salary 50/50.
Councillor Holler reminded Council of the upcoming dinner for WDACHS and that they are still looking for silent auction items.
Councillor Holler also noted that she helped plant sixteen trees for the Agricultural Society of Saturday September 24, 2015.
Councillor Jones noted that the Fireman's challenge was very successful and the Dino Ball was a great time as usual.
Councillor Johnson advised that the Fireman's Challenge was a great success as was the dinner and dance that followed, and that the Dino Ball was a great time.
CAO Parker noted the she and Administrative Assistant Tanya Lamouroux will be attending a workshop regarding the Employee Pension Plan on Tuesday September 29, 2015, and that on Wednesday September 30, 2015 she will be participating in the GPREP large exercise where they will be doing a mock evacuation of Hythe.
CAO Parker noted that for the next AUMA Conventions she will be booking hotels early and will be trying to get ones located closer to the Convention Center.
CAO Parker advised that the Town of Wembley enrolled in an Employee benefit plan offered by ATB at no cost to the employer, thus providing employees with banking benefits, such as lower rates and fees.
Mayor Turnmire advised that he attended a session with the Royalty Review Board.
Mayor Turnmire attended the Town Hall Meeting regarding the proposed pipe yard. Good attendance and informative.
Mayor Turnmire noted that he attended the Fireman's Challenge and it was a great event with a good turnout.
Mayor Turnmire noted that he attended the Ronald McDonald event and it was a great event as always.
Mayor Turnmire advised that he attended both the day ceremony at the Museum and the Dino Ball that evening, both events were great and well attended.
Moved by Councillor Johnson that the meeting be adjourned at 8:37 p.m.


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Artificial Skiing in Moscow
No, they don't have enough snow in Russia, they now make an artificial skiing resorts like this one in Moscow. This is gonna be the largest in Europe artificial skiing resort with a dome and artificial ice and snow. The length of the domed route is more than 400 meters (1200 ft) and is 60 m (180 ft) wide. More than 800 people can ski or snowboard at the same time. OK, this has a sense somewhere in Saudi Arabia, where there is no snow at all and they are dreaming of a bit of freezing wind even at winter and there is a plain desert with no hills, but what the reason for it in Moscow, where there is a snow during 7 month a year, where there is a lot of natural hills around? Who can tell the reason for this?
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We'll have something in Texas that is similar very soon.
Sounds as dull as epcot center. Will they still have snow boarders who say "sorry dude" on this?
They will probably just a bunch of drunken Russians who end up falling don the hill as opposed to skiing.
i'm actually looking forward to it 🙂 i like skiing…well, drinking too 🙂
In Texas?
Is this also going to be built in Sochi for the Olympic Winter Games in 2014. BTW congratulations to Sochi for winning the bid for 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Very nice construction. I don't understand why the admin wrote such a cynical post. Does he even know anything about Moscow? Maybe that being one of the world's richest cities it can afford it. I will visit when this is built for sure.
It isn't the riches city in the world, it is the most expencive city to live in (the cost of housing being the biggest factor).
Somewhere in Dubai's 130°F heat, they have a snow ski ramp like the one being built in Moscow, Russia.
Somewhere in the +130°F Dubai Desert, they have snow ski ramps just like the one being built in Moscow, Russia.
ski Dubai is the coolest place to be in the desert.
very cool.
Largest in Europe? In Bottrop Germany there's a indoor slope which is over 650 meters long. If they really want it to be the largest, double its size!
Like always Russians want only to show themselves. It`s sad but true that most of the people will never visit this place cuz they want be able to afford it.
PS: The building in Dubai is very similar. Russians always like to copy something from others and tell all around that was their idea. 😉
That's true. The poor will never see it. There is Russia and then there is Russia.
Woops, I meant there is Moscow and then there is Russia. Two DIFFERENT INCOME CLASSES.
I was talking about the postscriptum in Joke's comment, about copying stuff etc. I didn't find his sentence very funny indeed.
construction can be found here…
and on yahoo maps..
amazing at speed moscow grows
same site previously seen on maps.yahoo.com
amazing at speed of construction o_O
i just dont understand who owns this site. are you russian? have you ever lived in moscow?
maxD – if you so smart why dont you go to Iraq and get yourself killed there ?
No. He is Boris and he lives in England (supposedly). Apparently, he grew up in Russia.
🙂 he can be jewish Boris can't he? he also can be jewish boris living in england right? 🙂 i mean all those assumptions aren't contradictory.
do i understand you correctly, you mean us also went the same way and now is in decadence?
Yep. I was exaggerating a bit, but the way the new russians act/behave and the reactions on it from the 'established societies' [Europe i.e.] is very similar to how the response was towards pre-WWII americans in Europe – uncivilized, money-driven peasants with no civilization in their system. Money buys everything and money makes the world go round. That was and is the basic motivation.
i'm very familiar how americans were before WWII times but what about now? why do you think us is in decadence?
with all due respect (none due of course given that attitude)i happen do to lots of things in my spare time. i am american and i go out and enjoy the outdoors, engage in sports, and occasionally go out to see a movie. how does being "greedy" limit imagination, perhaps i fail to understand your logic. i understand that maybe people would like to spend more time skiing and less time traveling to resort… so makes sense to put resort in city.
as for seeing movies from blockbuster (which i do not do) it is probably because american films are pretty lame and not worth spending $8.00 to see in theatre.
Pat yourself on the back. You are the normal one out of 100,000.
It's probably built by private investors to get profit, that's it! You want to explain to americans what the capitalism is? 🙂 No private investor would put any kopeck in infrastructure unless it pays back, but how? Only if government pays.
Hey, where is the airport runway to land my jet at? What kind of cheap recreational facility is this? You don't expect me to drive there, do you?
built for the wealthy, yes. but as for importing everything – no.
Really is a shame the world just doesn't get America. Don't you know that you are just all Americans and just dont know it yet?
Isn't that true. Europeans always claim to be anti-materialistic but the truth is that they are just as materialistic as anyone else.
you forgot to mention, that every once in a while you shoot each other just for fun …;-)
…and Russians don't? I've heard of Russian Roulette but never United States Roulette.
….and people in russia dont fish or hunt.
that would be up to your preferences 🙂 like i said russian roulette is a bad example .. it's not for what you think it is…
350 Square Foot Houses? Apartments are twice that size!
some appartments in SF can be about this size 🙂
My bedroom is larger than 300 SqFt.
my congrats … some people in california would not think that texas is worth to live in at all and rother live in 350sqf appartment than 🙂 i'm not one of those though 🙂
No, Josh. We are all Chinese, because everything I buy at Wal-Mart has Made in China on it. And there's that land bridge thing, the Chinese were here first.
Finally someone who knows something about history on this site! I was beginning to think that all Russians were had no sense of geography or history. However, the first Americans (Chinese) may have come by boat.
If you want to talk history, take a course in history. You may learn something.
you're trying to say that America is willing to conqeur to whole world….beceause not everybody is democratic right??
btw can somebody explain what REALLY is democracy….maybe you won't be conqeured then…
Who is poor? Everyone has a new house and a big car…For now anyway.
The repo man is comming, and he is from China.
And he's trading yummy cardboard noodles for the nice USA. Scary, huh?
Sorry John, it doesn't work that way. If you want to talk economics then first take a course in economics and try to learn something.
texas1 I thought you had melted in the heat. But really now, you know we're all economists here.
I'll tell you where I got my degree if you tell me where you got yours.
Now you know how it feels when Americans stereotype Russians.
No I don't. I'm no American nor A Russian.
i can try to make a guess, there is a number of bureaucrats in russian/moscow government who whant to warm up their hands on that kinda silly big constructions. the questions why and when are kinda irrelevant to those people, they do it for their own good and as the rest of the people just look at it philosophically. people in russia can't do much about goverment spendings and they don't care in many cases.
it's always been like that in russia it'll always be like it
Showing off is a Russian genetic disorder. They always try to prove that they're bigger, better, richer, smarter, more educated than others.
Luck of self esteem or result of getting deluted by Mongols, Tatars, Turks?
forum ate rest of my post…
i was saying, russia beat the US in space race, all except for putting man on moon.. and now all of the russian achievements (first satellite, first man in space, in orbit… first space station… etc) are quickly overlooked and forgotten.. because americans have same "disorder".. the same intrinsic tendancy to brag and boast of their achievements..
i respect both sides, and always have. in the end it is not about the governments.. it is about the people. without the people, the government can achieve nothing. russia has always fascinated me because they have such a small population, such a huge nation… and yet despite doing things so different from the us (from a technical standpoint) they still manage to remain our equals.
I guess i'd agree on that one. unfortunatelly politics sometimes become so complicated so it's no longer about people but about certain individuals and this is where it comes to "who shows off bigger" 🙂
kinda like Putin pulling out of the CFE treaty this week 🙂 i think that is a huge part of his popularity; the fact that he seems to be the only one who is willing to stand up against Bush 😀
as for your comment about the arms race… it works both ways. some argue that wars are big business, and that they benefit the rich minority who have stakes in certain organizations, *cough halliburton cough*… but the cost on human lives cannot justify such things. in arms races though, such as the cold war, there was not so much a human cost as much as there was technological advancement. almost all aspects of modern life can be attributed to war… microwaves, aircraft, hell even M&Ms…
i am not very fond of such tactics though… i think that bringing another nation into an arms race for the sole purpose of exhausting their resources is a foolish thing to do. there is always the off chance that the competitor will stumble across some technological miracle that causes them to win. even if this does not happen, you have to deal with the eventual defeat of your adversary… and the regional destabilization; both economically and militarily, their market collapses and the weapons possessed become less secure *available to terrorists, black market, etc*
i remember the cold war… the fears… and i feared that after the union collapsed in '91 that all hell would break loose and their would be a nuclear weapons crisis anyways. part of my respect towards russia is the fact that this nuclear nightmare never transpired. having an economy completely turn around in under 10 years is another small miracle. russia's economy may be struggling still, but it is experiencing steady growth.
now the matter of this indoor ski resort. lavish? yes. funded by the government? probably not. this is probably being funded by private interests. if they want to blow their money, then they are free to do so. if this IS being sponsored by the government, i would be a bit disappointed as there are other matters (infrastructure, crime, etc) that need much more urgent attention.
Putin can afford to Buck Fush. He knows that time is on his side. When President Cheney (King Richard of Halliburton) and the rest of jackals pick the Federal Reserve clean, Russia will one of the world's largest economies. The U.S. will be a declining third world country with a nuclear arsenal.
Putin has less than a half a year left before he leaves office. time you say?
the US is heading towards a rather nasty market downslide. reverting to 3rd world nation? hardly. needless to say, things are going to get pretty ugly and i think that it will serve to act as a wakeup call to those who do not think such things can happen in the US.
the sad part is, the rich will not suffer from the event, even if it is their own doing.
as far as king richard and uncle dubya are concerned… they will not bankrupt the US and pick the reserve clean. i am not sure that they can be completely blamed for the current market situation and any possible downfall, but there is already talk and rumor of possible criminal charges being brought up. the abuse of power that the government has been enjoying will hopefully come with a cost that is steep enough to deter future repeat attempts.
Time may be short, but Putin has the luxury of high approval at home and a growing economy. Plus his successor will probably be cast from the same mould. Contrast that to the Cheney/Bush bunker mentality, proping up the war and the economy until the 08 elections. If more citizens of the U.S. realized the extent of the damage caused to the republic, there would be more than just talk of criminal charges.
I hope you are right about the economy, but I am not as optimistic. Time will tell.
well, many americans realize the extent of the threat… but what can we do.
we can vote, but even then it is Monkey.A or Monkey.B for office. the candidates are all fairly corrupt and have their own agendas.
the problem is that big business has infiltrated the government to the extent that civil liberties are being eroded at a rather alarming pace. the same can be seen in other nations, outside of the U.S.
either way… only 1.5 more years of this madman and we will see what the future has in store. 🙂
Russia to become one of the world's largest economies? that's very very unlikely.. poor management is the biggest issue in russia.. they were never significant economy and i don't belive they ever will be.. oil will be all pumped out soon, natural gas is good resource but it's not enough and pressue on the borders from neighbours especially from china along with dieing population will devide russia on two or more pieces. that's my dire prediction 🙂
uhm….at what point China is putting pressure on Russia.???
Don't get it…i know one thing…Russia&China are putting pressure on USA…
China ? may be, russia? till they have oil
How did you arrive at these assertions?
…"poor management"
…"oil pumped out soon"
…"natural gas not enough"
…"pressure on borders"
…"dieing population will divide country"…
Books, journals, other?
sure, mostly news web sites and wikipedia except may be "poor management" this one i could experience myself when i was in moscow …
Which news web sites?
all russian and american web sites, lenta.ru, rbc.ru etc, cnn.com foxnews.com abcnews.com etc
Thank you.
It unfortunatly is a known fact that the ethnic russian population is in decline. That is one reason the goverment was thinking about giving $10,000 dollars per child to women for having children.
Extreme minority complex, as is proven over and over again.
i have seen Niva on streets and trails here in arizona. for vehicle designed for cold, seems to hold up well in heat. pity none for sale here. i could surely use a 4WD vehicle for camping that does not consume 2 dinosaur carcasses per kilometer >.>
try taking ford focus and driving in deep snow, in mud, or off road, then come back and post your findings.
as for reliability of russian goods.. i seem to recall soyuz being only way to/from ISS for many months while U.S. tried to figure out how not to barbecue the next batch of astronauts. look at the number of manned soyuz launches compared to shuttle… then look at the number of accidents…
russians not better or worse than americans. in many ways they are same. they tend do me more ingenious and resourceful than the usual lot over here… and just because their solutions may be more simple than ours (pencil vs. spacepen… soyuz vs. shuttle…) does not mean that they are inferior.
it is good that we do not trumpet that we are the smartest… because we are not. the average american cannot locate iraq or australia on a map of the world. granted it all varies by region, but if you take a random sample from california, you will see what i am talking about.
i routinely deal with people from california on the job. when it comes to providing login assistance (username/pass) you can always tell a californian when they do not understand the concept of "uppercase and lowercase" letters… hell they do not understand "capital" letters either. you have to speak to them as if they were 3 year olds and say "big letter, little letter"
such things i see/hear daily, and it does little to make me proud of my fellow citizens and definitely erodes upon my confidence in this once great nation.
i guess USSR space program is much more successfull than NASA space shuttle programm which clearly can be considered as a failure.
but i can't think of any russian produced goods for consumers that could be considered fairly competetive.
as of education system in russia, do you really think that average russian can locate iraq on the map? 🙂 to praise reds they really did a good job on education in russia since 1917 but that does not mean all russian are much more educated than other nations in western world. Very often education is quite limited in technical fiedls and no knowledge in any other aspects of life. Why do you think russians more and more often go to study in western universities? in now days even technical education in russia is suffering of lack of innovation in many fields. and if academic science such as math and physics are may be still in good shape but things like medical science, computer science , engineerings any kinds all suck. and it's alway been like that. in ussr times when it comes to consumer goods or services russians always reffered to western products as a superior in quality and design, may be not always deserved though.
Woke up late this mornin'
A storm was really rollin'
Frogs and dogs are rainin' from the sky
Everything seems awkward to me
Nothing's just as it should be
If this keeps on I'm sure I won't get by
But then I close my eyes and try to smile
I know things are bad and getting worse
But after all this I can rest a while
And then I'll party, party
Party party join us join us
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Shake your tail and you can
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Shake your blues away
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Americans are the best in the world!!!….at telling lies….brainwashing their own people and manipulating and intimidate Western Europe…
Can somebody (American please)….tell me the reason why USA attacked Iraq…the one they told you…and the one you think that is the reason…
pizdets polne….:)
I tell you why they attacked Iraq (in my opinion)…USA is LOSING money…
( proof: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html )
check out… public debt/current account balance..:0
scroll down to economy…
Usa is losing its superpower status….and they don't like it…so they go stealing from other countries the same way they gained their superpower status…when they killed all the native americans…and stole their resources…
Cheney/Bush has fed us quite a number "reasons" for attacking Iraq. Each "reason" has been a bigger whopper that the one told before so I will not repeat any of them (If you really want to know, read back issues of The Weekly Standard).
My opinion? OIL.
be careful to make distinction between "Americans" and "American Government". The government is good at lying.
most of america does not support the war in iraq. it was a tactical blunder, and only serves to shame our nation. Bush originally justified attacking Afghanistan based upon the 11-Sept attacks. Since we were already in the region, Bush decided to somehow link Saddam to Bin Laden and justify an invasion. The main point that Bush gave was that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and posed a threat to the U.S. Even with recent memory of the 11-Sept attacks still in the minds of the people, and with the belief in these weapons.. still the majority opposed entering the war.
the weapons of mass destruction were never found. Bush later admitted that the information given to the public regarding this matter was not reliable. Either way… even if every single american citizen opposed the war to start with, the GOVERNMENT makes the decisions. Do not blame the people for the acts of the few.
some call the U.S. a democracy. Truth be told, we can elect our leaders, but we have little control over the candidates from which we must elect our leader. There is too much corruption, too much money, too much influence from the big businesses that propel our government into places that are out of reach to the public.
and yet… we try to push democracy onto other nations.
if there was a simple way to fix all of these problems, trust me… the average joe would be all for it.
I think people don't make distinction between Russian people and Russian government neither….many still blame the russians fot the acts of USSR.
Yeah that's pretty much the answer about the Iraq war..
I'm just amazed that almost the whole world don't do a thing about it…imagine that Russia would attack Iraq…just imagine.
Imagine how much pressure the world (USA) would be pressing on Russia…U.N never gave their aproval for the attack.
And when France refused to help in the attack..USA boycotted Frensh wine.
So the USA are dragging other countries (USA controls NATO pretty much) in their problems….then they go saying Russian army is weak look at Chechnya.While the whole of NATO can't handle Iraq…with russian weapon arsenal from the 50′ 60′ and 70'….
Very good zenmetsu. What do you beleive to be the real reason for invading Iraq?
Republicans want you to think you are a conspiricy nut whenever they get caught in their own web. Ronald Reagan's responsibility in the Iran-contra scandal puts him in the same league as Nixon and Bush II; criminals. You would never know it today though. He is considered a hero to the Republican base. Same spin on Bush administration failures/crimes. You are not a conspiricy nut. What you are talking about is the daily news. Too many people are not paying attention however, but when the anethesia wears off, we are going to have a hell of a headache.
misha , you shuck my shara you, shtinky little girl. allahu aqbar.
hello , will be short (as i am) , pizdets , id like to confess: mom – our cat died the past fall because i have molested him.
stop using my name
Dear English Russia
I have an incurable disease. Should I sign an organ donor card and kill rich
Republicans who blocked my health care while I was alive with my transplants?
Signed, Concerned
and also this provides the ski lifts, i think it's an excellent idea as the majority of russians ski or snowboard.
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Mainstream media are still discussing Vladimir Putin's unwillingness to talk to Recep Erdogan. What did Turkey anticipate from its new strategy towards Russia following the downing of the Russian warplane over Syria?
Russia's military build up in Syria disrupted all the Syrian plans of Turkey given that since 2011 Turks have been planning to topple the Syrian government jointly with Saudi Arabia and Qatar. This would have enabled them to lay gas and oil pipelines via Syria to Turkey and would have turned Turkey into an actual monopolist of supplies of energy resources from the Greater Middle East to Europe. Russia's presence in the given region immediately made the old Kurdish problem of Turkey topical again. What could Turkey do in such a situation? Naturally, it had to provoke a conflict between Russia and NATO. It should be noted that Turkey managed to do it skillfully. Turkey downed the warplane and Ahmet Davutoglu applied to NATO, however, he did not get the reply he expected. The downing of the Russian Air Force plane was Turkey's foolishness driven by the "cold war" syndrome. Ankara wanted to demonstrate to Russia that NATO is ready to stand up for Turkey. However, NATO suggested that Turks should solve their problems with Moscow all by themselves. This was followed by wreckage of Turkish hopes and, consequently, the Turkish foreign policy. Brussels simply insistently advised Erdogan to talk to Vladimir Putin and Erdogan is trying to do so, but to no avail. Putin has no intention to talk to Erdogan and the reasons are clear.
Is it because the situation inside Syria and outside it is in favor of Moscow now, rather than in favor of Ankara?
Because of that too, but with the help of Russia, the pro-Turkish gangs are gradually being ousted from the Syrian-Turkish border, which will become blocked for Turkey soon. In other words, the Syrian army with the help of the Russian military is very close to the solution of its major problem. In such situation, Turkey can either invade Syria not to let the border be closed before it or observe its own fiasco. This scenario is quite possible considering the latest statement by NATO Secretary General saying that the Alliance does not want another 'cold war' and seeks to restore the format of consultations with Russia. The NATO command has turned to Moscow instead of supporting Turkey. Actually, Ankara has found itself in a trap worse than it had prepared for Russia. It appears that Ankara have finally understood that Russia is not alone in its Syrian campaign and Moscow discusses many issues with U.S. and NATO.
What makes the situation even worse for Turkey is that its stand on the Kurdish problem fundamentally differs from the stands of Russia and U.S. on it.
In other words, do Moscow and Washington seek to increase the Kurdish factor as one of the mechanisms of influence upon Turkey?
Sure, that is why Ankara miscalculated about the downing of the Russian warplane over Syria. At the same time I think that the Moscow-Washington discrepancies about Bashar al-Assad's figure are already left behind on their real negotiation agenda. The recent trip of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Moscow and his article have once again convinced me that the range of problems and agreements between Russia and the United States is much broader than the Syrian problem. His thought that the settlement of the Syrian problem may become a universal mechanism for settlement of all similar problems in the world demonstrates that the Assad problem is already in the past.
The problems in the region are not limited with Assad and Syria…
The problem of power disintegration in the Islamic world can be settled with the help of the U.S., Russia and probably China. This problem is topical in the Islamic world, where there is absolutely no legal culture. There are only totalitarian regimes in the Islamic world. The collapse of these regimes results in collapse of entire countries. Even if these processes were not provoked from outside, they would all the same happen. For instance, today Libya has two governments, two armies and two parliaments and the only thing they offer is to come to an agreement. The same is true for Syria - all the objects of the disintegrated power are offered to come to an agreement. But the Islamic consciousness simply lacks the notion of agreement. The need to introduce constitutional culture arises. There is no other alternative to the absolute chaos in these territories.
So far, all this is leading to an absolute chaos. What is the interest of U.S. and those who it sees or wants to see as its allies?
Sure, this process will continue for a long time, as there are more and more territories to embrace. As for the interests of U.S. and its allies, they come from the recent developments in the world that have create a destructive culture. This U.S.-initiated policy is simply called "a fight against terrorism", because terrorism is declared as an abstract threat to the humanity.
It was declared as such yet on September 11 2001, wasn't it?
This fight is based on the fear of suicide as the method typical to that destructive Islamic culture. As early as 10 years ago, the United States said that the world would be unable to defend itself against the policy of suicide bombers. This may be one of the reasons why the policy towards complete destruction of the suicide bombers' culture was launched. I can say that at present the only way out is to introduce constitutional culture. The need to introduce constitutional culture arises. There is no other alternative to the absolute chaos in these territories.
Do you think this process promising?
I do not know for sure, but it has no alternative now. Before 1945, no one could imagine that Germany would be destroyed by the coalition of U.S., USSR, and European countries. The people could not even imagine that.
Yet before the September 11 terror attack in U.S., Zbigniew Brzezinski described a wide area of the future destabilization – from Pakistan to Turkey. This at least means that Washington foresaw the scales of the Middle East chaos yet in 1997 and sought to take the lead, doesn't it?
The global policy is based on the race for leadership. The Soviet Union collapsed so easily, because since 1945 it had been part of the policy, institutions, and roles of the states and international organizations of the cold war period. With cold war ending, the Berlin Wall was removed and the USSR proved needless. As soon as the Soviet Union collapsed, they started creating a new world order and liquidating the remains of the cold war. This process still continues.
When did Russia's leadership stop thinking with the cold war categories? When did Moscow receive a new role?
Russia has just got that role, and Kissinger said about it in Moscow describing Russia as "an integral element of new balance of forces." In other words, U.S. hints Russia that it does think it enemy and offers it a fundamental global role that will help to put Russia on its feet again. A similar role of a different scale is offered to Iran.
Why should U.S. want to put Russia on its feet again?
Without Russia U.S. will not manage to make global changes, liquidate the remains of the cold war and create the principles and mechanisms of the new world order.
What about the U.S.-Russia confrontation, "multi-polar world," "U.S. hegemony," "Russia's threat to the world"? Is it just propaganda and idle talks to overshadow the social problems and looting of the national property?
There is no rivalry, in fact, just international policy. Remains of the cold war are organizations, such as NATO, and countries with their specific roles. Turkey had been the vanguard of NATO for long years. It is very hard to explain it now that its services are no longer in demand in the new world order. It is very hard to explain the lawless state Saudi Arabia with its 30-million population, which emerged in dessert 30 years ago on the funds of Europe, that U.S. no longer needs its alliance. However, no one will undertake its destruction, though the policy of Saudi Arabia comes down to funding of suicide bombers.
Saudis with Turks announced their plan to launch a ground operation in Syria with the support of U.S. Is it a new trap?
You have already answered your question. That is why Russia did not want to interfere with Syria for a long time. The first attempt was when U.S. tried to lead Russia to Afghanistan. Moscow comprehended that it may turn into a second Afghan war and refused to go there. After Russia was isolated over Ukraine conflict, it simply had to interfere into the Syrian crisis. It is such policy of U.S. that the situation in Syria has deteriorated so that it makes both Russia and Turkey go on talks. Nevertheless, the Syrian crisis will hardly be managed soon.
Armenia with its Russian military base is not far from the epicenter of all those developments. How to avoid turning into a new epicenter of destabilization?
To prevent Armenia from turning into a new epicenter of instability, it is first and foremost necessary to assess how the Russian military base is turning from a potential defender of Armenia into a potential threat. Our strategic ally Russia has come into conflict with our strategic enemy Turkey. We have relevant agreement with Russia and Armenia may become the territory of that conflict. No one will ask for our permission. So, we should start thinking how to prevent it.
The highest degree of military and political protection is the lack of commitments. Armenia partly did it in Karabakh and no one has been able to touch it for over 20 years. The lack of commitments makes it possible to make decisions independently, without taking others' opinion into consideration. For instance, we have zero military-political relations with Iran and a plenty of such agreements with Russia.
At the same time, Iran is a more powerful security factor for Armenia and Artsakh than Russia is. Iran and Armenia have common interests and Iran is impartially our most powerful ally in terms of security. Armenia does not depend on Iran at all but it depends on Russia in everything. If there were Russian troops in Karabakh the way Russia sought, by the way, the Iran-Armenia relations would be absolutely different.
In this light, I am convinced that Yerevan's role, policy and geopolitical capitalization would be quite different amid the lack of Russian troops in Armenia. When you are independent, 50 hands reach out for you. If 25 of them want to tear you into pieces, the other 25 do not let them do it, thereby maintaining the balance. It all starts with sovereignty but Armenia has always had a poor idea of sovereignty. As a result, it has given out everything. No one has realized that the most important thing has been given out - the rights.
Did it destroy the foundation of Armenia's sovereignty scarcely has it received it?
Sure, preventing Russian troops from entering Karabakh has been the only way to maintain the sovereignty since 1991. The damaged sovereignty of Armenia is the main foreign and domestic political threat given that the power system is also rotten from within because it is controlled from outside. It is necessary to change the 25-year-old approaches to the same issues, for instance, to sovereignty, which may prove more important than all the other issues. Only the changing attitude towards sovereignty will make it possible to see the numerous flaws in the legal model of the republic. Armenian diplomacy cannot speak to the world because on the international arena it speaks of Karabakh as a part of Azerbaijan. It is simply impossible to build a policy under such circumstances. All these issues have always been ignored. Some people keep thinking that they can ensure security by renouncing rights. We ignore the history. We ignore the neighbors' examples. Eventually, the neighbors, superpowers, and first of all Russia, ignore Armenia's rights.


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The second-generation Motorola Moto X is already on sale in the US, but in the UK we be sitting like: "Where the Moto X at, foo'?" Or words to that effect.
The official UK Motorola Moto X (2014) release date remains elusive for now, but a handful of SIM free units have started popping up here and there.
Scouting around the cyber-web, we'll start with unlockedmobiles.com, where you can grab the 16GB Black Resin Motorola Moto G (2014) for £394.98 with free delivery.
Surfing over to Clove, the same phone will set you back £408 (available now), with the Black Leather and Bamboo variants following on October 3 and October 13 respectively, both priced £429.60.
As for Amazon, it's offering the Black Resin Moto X (16GB, presumably) for £419.99 – obviously more expensive than both options mentioned above, and with an ETA of October 7. Hmm.
To be honest, we'd much rather wait till the official release, which means you can fully customise your second-generation Motorola Moto X with Moto Maker instead of accepting these pre-made thingies: back (cool, warm, leather, wood), front (black/white), trim (various colours) and storage (16/32GB).
Incidentally, if anyone fancies buying me a second-gen Motorola Moto X with white front, ebony rear and metallic orange trim, well, that'd be splendid.


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Vancouver Folk Music Festival Day One @ Jericho Beach Park -- 07/19/13
For its 36th year, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival took over the shores of Jericho Beach Park to put on one of the biggest festivals around. I missed last year's festival, but the lineup this year was too enticing to pass up. With three days and over sixty artists, there was a lot to take in.
One thing, though, was a new layout to the main stage, which I didn't really like. Almost the entire field was designated as a "sitting area" with tarps and blankets covering the ground, but if you wanted to stand up, dance, or groove to the music, you were pushed off to the sides of the stage, fenced off. I understand why they did it, as I assume the people on the blankets did not want people standing in front of them, but it seemed to punish people who wanted to get up and move.
Anyway, I arrived at the beach just in time for Hannah Georgas to take the main stage. The hometown hero (she may be originally from Newmarket, Ontario, but we have appropriated her for ourselves) had previously been at the festival as part of the Malahat Revue with Aidan Knight, Said the Whale, and Jeremy Fisher, but this year the flame haired singer took the main stage on opening night.
As usual, Hannah was full of energy and had a great presence, starting off with "Waiting Game" building up to "Robotic" and a set of songs focusing mostly on her new, self titled album. Other highlights were a cover of Jesus & Mary Chain's "Just Like Honey" and the incredibly danceable "Shortie". She had a little help from her friend and former touring partner, Kathleen Edwards, for vocals on "Enemies" and the final song of the set, "The Deep End", as they brought the set to a grand ending.
It's always a pleasure seeing Hannah perform, and watching her on the main stage at the folk fest was especially a treat.
Next up after Hannah was Hayden. Even though he's been around for a couple decades I never really got into the Toronto troubadour, and maybe for that reason I didn't really connect with his set. Watching the first few songs, he seemed to have a low energy -- both in his music and his between song banter -- and while his songs were well written, they were a little too slow and melancholy. Perhaps if I stayed longer it would have picked up, but I took the opportunity to explore the festival grounds; the bazaar and vendors, and especially the beer garden and food trucks.
I made it back to the main stage for the "tweener", a short, stripped down set from Aidan Knight. He warmed up the crowd with three songs, including "Margaret Downe", one of the most heartbreaking songs.
Another tweener later on the night was Mo Kenney, whose few songs included "Deja Vu" and the recent SOCAN Songwriting Prize winning "Sucker". I hadn't seen her live before, so it was a nice teaser for her full set later in the weekend.
One of the people I was most looking forward to of the festival was Kathleen Edwards, and she was out next joined by Jim Bryson and Colin Cripps. She kicked things off with "Asking for Flowers", completely capturing the crowd's attention as the sun set over the mountains. Edwards has a phenomenal stage presence and energy, and just owns the stage. Going from her heartbreaking songs to her hilarious stage banter -- at one point stopping mid-song to jokingly tease the guy in front sprawled over five spots -- she had the entire park's attention.
A few highlights of the set included older songs like "Hockey Skates" and "I Make The Dough, You Get The Glory", as well as Hannah Georgas returning to the stage to help out with vocals on "Comedian/Chameleon".
Near the end of the set, Bryson took leave for Edwards and Cripps to duet of Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through The Night" after Kathleen told the crowd about their past relationship -- they were married for five years -- and that it was his first show with her again in quite a while.
Sadly, it was then time to wrap it up as they closed out the set with the raw emotion of "Change the Sheets", as Kathleen conducting Jim & Colin to a powerful finish.
That was it for me on the first night, with great sets from Hannah and Kathleen. The next day would start bright and early with workshops from everyone seen today -- Georgas, Edwards, Knight, and Kenney -- as well as a few surprise discoveries, and another big highlight: Whitehorse on the main stage at night.


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I'm sorry, but I just have to repeat myself here.
Just in case you missed it :-)
My post, How To Decorate Above A Cabinet, the one where I talked about some of the most effective ways to display your stuff way up high, was quite popular.
Ever since that post was published, I've been seeing another image or two, an image here and an image there, that so perfectly defines the points I made. So, if course, I just can't resist adding more thoughts to the topic with a few more examples.
DESIGNER: Baobab Interiors
One point I made was about how adding large scaled objects to the top of a cabinet can visually extend it's height, giving it a larger presence in the room.
I also talked about how repeating the same type, size and color of an object makes for a less confusing display.
Then I mentioned that if something is going to be placed way up high, it should be large and simple, because small items can get lost, visually, up high.
LEFT - ThIs is a great example of all of those points.
These bird cages look lovely on top of those cabinets. Not only do the cabinets have more prominence and stature in the room as a result of their presence, but the repetition of shape and pattern almost make them seem like an integral part of the cabinet. Wouldn't you agree? They extend the visual height of the piece.
BELOW - Perhaps similar to the image below.
BELOW - is another example of how repetition of shape and color works so well up on top of a cabinet. This is a perfect way to display a large collection.
DESIGNER: Phillip Mitchell
DESIGNER: Aman & Carson
DESIGNER: Robbie Caponetto and Roger Foley
LEFT - Up above the pantry, those sculptural heads are perfect. With a visually busy pantry below, and a spectacular door, we don't need to be distracted with a lot of contrast. So the white that blends in with the background, and also doesn't visually dominate things, is perfect. This way they are still able to be displayed nicely en masse.
More is good when displaying a collection you're passionate about.
RIGHT - I love the display of the cutting boards up on the top of the cabinets here. A beloved collection is arranged in a random repetitive style to create a "frieze" of the warm wood at the top of of the kitchen. With this kitchen in all white and looking rather plain, having that warm wood band at the top adds character and personality. Love it.
Yeah, I just can't leave something alone when I see a perfect example of something I've talked about here on DESIGNED.
Who knows, I may be BACK in a bit with more!
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New York Times bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin explores how today's unprecedented interconnectedness is making core institutions such as private property, democracy, and national boundaries irrelevant - and explains what will replace them.
JEREMY RIFKIN, one of the most popular social thinkers of our time, is the bestselling author of 19 books including The Third Industrial Revolution, The Empathic Civilization, The European Dream, and The End of Work. Rifkin is an advisor to the European Union and heads of state around the world. He is a senior lecturer at the Wharton School's Executive Education Program at the University of Pennsylvania and the president of the Foundation on Economic Trends in Washington, DC.
"Admirable in its scope...what makes The Zero Marginal Cost Society worth reading is its audacity, its willingness to weave a vast string of developments into a heartening narrative of what our economic future may hold for the generations to come. You can call it naive, but it's much more than that. It's hopeful." --Fortune"A thought-provoking read that pushes some of the most important new technologies to their logical-and sometimes scary-conclusions...The value of this book... doesn't lie in the accuracy of its specific forecasts, but rather in the extrapolations of current trends that enable Rifkin to reach them. If Rifkin's predictions have value... it is in bringing home the extent of the technologically induced upheaval that may lie ahead. How we deal with the consequences is up to us. A grand unifying theory of [Rifkin's] thinking over four decades." --The Financial Times"[An] illuminating new book...Rifkin is very good on the historical origins of the giant, vertically integrated organizations that dominated the 20 Century economy. [He] makes a powerful case that from a longer-term perspective, it is these giant hierarchies that are the anomalies of economic history. The shredding of vertical value chains, the creation of vast new horizontal value chains, and the social change of people preferring access to ownership...bring massive economic and social changes to business and society, the implications of which [are] only beginning to be glimpsed. For Rifkin, the shifts are positive and huge." --Forbes"Jeremy Rifkin offers an ambitious and optimistic image of how a commons-based, collaborative model of the economy could displace industrial capitalism when the economic and social practices of the Internet are extended to energy, logistics, and material fabrication. Even skeptical readers, concerned with the ubiquitous surveillance and exquisite social control that these same technologies enable, should find the vision exhilarating and its exposition thought provoking." --Yochai Benkler, Harvard Law School"This breathtaking book connects some of today's most compelling technology-driven trends into a five-hundred-year spiral from commons to capitalism and back. Rifkin has produced an intellectual joyride that takes us to the threshold of a new economic order." --Kevin Werbach, the Wharton School"The Zero Marginal Cost Society confirms Jeremy Rifkin as the peerless visionary of technological trends. The future arrives only to fill in the sketches that Rifkin so ably draws. I highly recommend this book as a cure for those who are perplexed about the future of technology." --Calestous Juma, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University"In his latest work, Jeremy Rifkin turns his gaze on the world in which almost everything has a marginal cost approaching zero, asking what the implications are for our economy and the environment. Rifkin's radical conclusions--foretelling the eclipse of our current economic system and the rise of the "collaboratists"--will make this one of the most discussed books of the year." --James Boyle, the Center for the Study of the Public Domain, Duke Law School"Jeremy Rifkin takes us on a whirlwind tour of our past and future, making the undeniable case for our growing, global collaborative destiny. I dare you to read this book and not rethink your future!" --Lisa Gansky, author of The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing"A comprehensive exploration of the implications of anyone being able to make anything" --Neil Gershenfeld, Director, MIT Center for Bits and Atoms"An amazing work...This insightful, surprising, and practical book helps us understand how the emerging Internet of Things is driving extreme productivity, the rush to a near zero marginal cost society, and the rise of a new economic paradigm. Rifkin solves the puzzle of what companies, nonprofit organizations, and governments need to do to reposition themselves on the new Collaborative Commons. The book is a must read for every citizen and decision maker." --Jerry Wind, the Wharton School"Free-market traditionalists have trouble recognizing that the future of governance and economics lies with the Commons--a world of collaboration, sharing, ecological concern and human connection. Jeremy Rifkin deftly describes the powerful forces that are driving this new paradigm and transforming our personal lives and the economy. A highly readable account of the next big turn of the wheel." --David Bollier, author of Think Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons"Brilliantly tackled...Rifkin describes how the dramatic lowering of transaction, communication, and coordination costs allow the global scaling of small group dynamics, fundamentally changing the choices that humanity can make for its social organization. Read it, rejoice, and take action to build the new world in which the market and the state are not destroying the commons, but aligned with it." --Michel Bauwens, Founder, P2P Foundation"Jeremy Rifkin has always been ahead of the curve. In The Zero Marginal Cost Society, Rifkin takes us on a journey to the future, beyond consumerism to "prosumers" who produce what they consume and share what they have on a Collaborative Commons, a contemporary expression of Gandhi's "Swadeshi." His down to earth vision of democratizing innovation and creativity on a global scale, for the wellbeing of all, is inspiring and, equally important, doable." --Vandana Shiva, Environmental Activist and recipient of the Right Livelihood Award


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nap and Pop
Term used to describe sharp and quick rifle drill, as would be seen when viewing the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team.
Nine Yards
As used in "The Whole Nine Yards", it refers to a complete belt of machine gun ammo which is 27 feet long.
Highly volatile gasoline in a jelly form used for burning out caves during World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Also used by the Air Force to defoliate large areas of forests or jungles.
Non-judicial punishment.
Naval Air Station.
Noncommissioned Officer Sword
The 1859 Field and Staff Officer sword. A badge of office worn on parade or in formal situations by NCOs.
Navajo Code Talkers
(see Code Talkers.)
Enlisted persons serving in positions of responsibility. Their ranks usually contain corporal or sergeant in them (although a lance corporal is not an NCO).
Naval Gunfire
Artillery support from ships at sea. Infantrymen have varying opinions of its effectiveness and aim.
Non-judicial Punishment
Punishment under the UCMJ that does not require a courts martial. It is for minor infractions and is usually administered by the Marine"s commanding officer or ship"s captain.
Navy Construction Battalion
Combat engineers and construction forces known as Seabees.
A Marine who did not qualify as an expert, sharpshooter or marksman on the rifle range. Non-quals do not graduate from boot camp.
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical.
1. An answer meaning "understood" when receiving a list of instructions. 2. An indication that something was written down.
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical. (see Gas Chamber.)
NP Mat
NeoPrene" Mat. A sealed-cell sleeping mat which contains no Neoprene" and keeps dampness from permeating the sleeping bag.
Naval Criminal Investigation Service. The detective force for the Naval services. It consists of commissioned, warrant and noncommissioned officers as well as civilians. They wear civilian clothing and are given the title of Special Agent.
A newbie or green troop. It"s actually the pronunciation of the acronym NUG or New Ugly Guy.
Noncommissioned officer. In the Marine Corps all ranks (except lance corporal) containing the word corporal or sergeant. They are: corporal, sergeant, staff sergeant, gunnery sergeant, master sergeant or first sergeant, sergeant major or master gunnery sergeant and sergeant major of the Marine Corps. (see Enlisted Marine, Staff NCO and Officer.)
Number One
The best. (origin) Vietnam
Noncommissioned officer in charge. The senior enlisted Marine in detachments and guard units, particularly when there is no commissioned officer assigned. (see HMFIC)
Number Ten
The worst. (origin) Vietnam.
Neville, Wendell
Fourteenth Commandant of the Marine Corps and recipient of the Medal of Honor. Born May 12, 1870 in Virginia, he lived until July 8, 1930. A Naval Academy graduate, he was appointed Major General Commandant on March 5, 1929 and died in office.
Ignorant or untrainable. Used often by drill instructors to describe recruits.
A new member of a unit, usually one with little military experience, who is the object of numerous practical jokes. One usually remains a newbie until the next newbie signs in.
Nuts to Butts
Alignment of troops designed to save space in a mess hall. Usually aligned with left side against a wall.
No Fucking Good.
North Vietnamese Army. (origin) Vietnam.
Nicholas, Samuel
First "Commandant" of the Marine Corps. Born in 1744 in Pennsylvania, he was commissioned a "Captain of Marines" by the Continental Congress on Nov. 28, 1775 and was promoted to major on June 25, 1776. While the resolution of Congress on Nov. 10, 1775 provided for a colonel to command two battalions of Marines, Nicholas was the senior officer when the organization ceases to exist in 1781 and is therefore considered to be the first Commandant. He died Aug. 27, 1790.
Nicholson, Augustus S
Acting Commandant from May 13 until June 9, 1864. Major, Adjutant and Inspector of the Corps. Serving between the death of Harris and the appointment of Zeilin.


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'A Thug Is A Dud' Transforming Youth, December 2014
"A Columbus man is hoping to stop the cycle of gang violence in Central Ohio. Thell Robinson started the non-profit organization "A Thug Is A Dud" to help young people get off the streets."
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Weird Loners - Season 1
The film tells about four relationship-phobic people are unexpectedly thrust into one another's lives and form an unlikely bond in a townhouse in Queens, NY.
Actors: Becki Newton, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Zachary Knighton,
Director: Michael J Weithorn
Country: United States
Duration: 22 min
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Year: 2015
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One of the birds built a nest on the backside of the birdfeeder I have hanging near the window of my four-season room. I've been documenting the babies over the past week.
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I've recently attended two plays at local community theatres. Both were a bit controversial, but the actors/actresses did a great job.
"Over the Tavern" is a comedy set in Buffalo, NY during the Eisenhower years of the 1950's and introduces the audience to the Pazinskis: Mom, Dad and their four children (Eddie, Annie, Georgie, and the hero of the play, 12-year old Rudy). Rudy is a precocious kid who starts to question his family values and the Roman Catholic Church. He believes God put us on Earth to "have fun" and tries to figure out why his family isn't having any. There is a lot of interaction with Mother Superior at school and dealings with living over a tavern owned by Dad and Grandfather.
Some people left at intermission due to the Catholic portrayals.
"I Never Sang For My Father" is a drama that probes the epitome of a dysfunctional family… disquieting alienation that can exist between a father and son, a separation that time and old age can sometimes only deepen, despite the best intentions of both. Gene, a college professor, has tried all of his life to find love and acceptance from his father, a successful, highly respected man, who is sometimes callous, unloving and selfish. Upon the untimely death of his mother, Gene is forced to help his father through his dark days. His sister urges Gene to break the ties for good, or else he'll wind up as bitter and cold as their father.
The play hit some areas close to home for me that I actually cried.
The weather was sunny and hot, but I still ventured out to enjoy the activities offered in my area. Two car shows and a hot air balloon festival with blues music.
Part 7 of the Words 2016 SAL seemed to go much faster than the previous two sections despite having to frog part of it. Who sent out the frogs?
I've finished the final section - Part 8 and am working on finishing up the border. The frogs came to visit twice!
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Since we launched in 2011, we've shared a lot of great fiction on this site and now we're expanding our fiction division to include books and ebooks for sale. You can find all the information about the books we have … Continue reading →
It's time for another writing competition. This time we're looking for romance. Send us a short, romantic story (1,500 words) including a spilled drink and a case of mistaken identity for your chance to win £10 Amazon vouchers or cash … Continue reading →
'I know it's home time,' DS Reid said at noon, his hands full of tinsel. 'But we thought we'd stay around a little longer. Keep you company. We don't like the thought of you working the rest of Christmas Day … Continue reading →
I hope you're not thinking of changing your mind. Not now. Not after all the trouble you've gone to. Don't be disheartened; the best things in life don't always come easily. Just remember why you thought of this plan and … Continue reading →
"You know goblins live in the churchyard, right?" Liam teased his little sister, Sarah. "Nu-uh, you're making that up." She kicked a bunch of leaves at him and he froze. "Oh, you are dead." He stooped, scraped together a handful … Continue reading →
"So they camp by these ruins of an old settlement. They go to check them out and bang a lot of stuff, move some logs, looking for anything good, I swear it was like they were expecting to find gold." … Continue reading →