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A little over two years ago, I did a thing. It's been crazy since then: I've changed jobs, changed vehicles, changed relationships (more than once). Sometimes I look at the woman I was back then and kind of doubt she was real.
So, in honor of the woman I was two years ago (because she couldn't keep to a damned deadline, either): Siren will be out within a month. I'm finalizing the cover right now and will be celebrating by giving away the first three Super books for free for a full five days. Because glitter, and how much I enjoy throwing it.

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This exhibition is located in the Robeson Campus Center Gallery, 350 Dr Martin Luther King Blvd 1st Floor, Newark NJ
Reception Thursday, September 22, 5-7pm
31 Central is a building located in the downtown area of New Jersey's largest city—Newark. It is an unofficial arts hub for the city, as within this site many creative individuals have intersected. Their resulting artworks have made an indelible mark on the city. This exhibition presents an array of works across many media and subject matter. It is a testament to the dazzling creativity of the featured artists.
A parallel exhibition, "Intersection 2016," featuring artists associated with 31 Central Ave and 237 Washington Street and curated by Lowell Craig, will be on display at Index Art Center from October 21-November 17, 2016.
Artists in this exhibition: Katrina Bello, Lowell Craig, Akintola Hanif, Stephen McKenzie, German Pitre, Kati Vilim


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The TWU Soccer Field was completed in 2007 and is complete with many different features. This soccer field is completely enclosed by fences and contains an irrigation system, a PA system, a scoreboard, a Celebration Bermuda grass surface, and permanent seating of more than 500 people. This field is still improving as phase II of the construction process is scheduled to add an elevated press box and lighting.


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Modern recurve bow has marks of centuries of evolving and equal number of centuries of research and development. A strung recurve bow has tips curving away from the user and the string touches some section of the limb at each end. This recurve bow is more energy-efficient, stores more energy and transfers the same amount of energy to propel the arrow, as compared to straight-limbed bow.
A recurve bow is short and light in weight but is fast and accurate and is easy to negotiate in tight situations like a tree stand. It is designed to be an effective and efficient weapon for hunting and a sport equipment to enjoy and have fun.
Interestingly, the draw weight calculation is done according to the user's body. Any draw weight is fine for target practice but for hunting purpose the draw weight is minimum 40Ibs which should be proportional to the user's body.
Selecting and purchasing the correct recurve bow is seemingly complicated because you need to be experienced and knowledgeable about the technical aspects, material, design and quality of manufacturing to pick the right bow.
First is the purpose as to why you need a recurve bow? For target practice or a beginner, virtually, any bow from the top ten brands is fine. The purpose will also determine on how much to spend?
The only accessory you may require is a sight on the riser.
- OMP Explorer 2.0
- Product Dimensions: Not Specified
- Brand: OMP
- Item Weight/Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
- Made In: Not specified
- Samick Sage Takedown
- Product Dimensions: Not Specified
- Brand: Samick
- Item Weight/Shipping Weight: Not Specified
- Made In: Not specified
- SAS Takedown Youth Archery Recurve Bow
- Product Dimensions: Draw Length: 28'', Bow Length: 64/60''
- Brand: Courage
- Item Weight/Shipping Weight: 30/40 lbs.
- Made In: Not specified
- 1 OMP Explorer 2.0 Right Hand Recurve Bow
- 2 Samick Sage Takedown Recurve Bow
- 3 SAS Courage 60″ Takedown Recurve Archery Bow
- 4 Longbowmaker Hungarian style Handmade Longbow
- 5 Spirit 62″ Take Down Recurve Bow
- 6 Bear Archery Titan Bow
- 7 Martin Archery Saber Takedown Recurve Bow
- 8 Martin Archery Panther Take Down Bow
- 9 Martin Jaguar Takedown Bow, 45-Pound, Camouflage
- 10 Buffalo Hunting Bow and Arrow Handmade Recurve Horsebow Longbow for Adults
OMP Explorer 2.0 Right Hand Recurve Bow
October Mountain Products Explorer 2 is a fine bow for young arrivals in the discipline of archery who want to learn and enjoy it. OMP Explorer is neatly crafted, designed and forgiving for beginner archers and intermediate archers are equally comfortable with it. Erratic stances or uneven draws do not badly affect the shooting or accuracy of the bow. Both left and right handed versions can be purchased in the market. The package is reasonably priced without compromising on quality of product.
OMP Explorer is lightweight, durable and resistant to limb twist and a comfortable grip. The bow is made of a combination of laminated walnut, ash and maple wood and comes with superior quality Dacron string. The string is available in two sizes, 54" for young kids and 62" for teenagers. The draw weight ranges from 20Ibs to 40Ibs And OMP Explorer provides a choice of replacement limb sets to increase draw weight as desired without replacing the bow.
The OMP Explorer is a 3piece takedown recurve bow which requires whisker silencers to dampen the loud noise. The package includes OMP Explorer 2.0, riser, limbs, standard limb bolts, Dacron string, Dacron Flemish twist string, warranty card and the assembly manual.
The OMP Explorer has factory fitted bushing for a sight. Choice of arrow belongs to you.
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Samick Sage Takedown Recurve Bow
Samick Sage Takedown Recurve Bow is a welcome bow for beginners in archery. The design is supported by years of research and assists archers at entry level to perfect their stance and sharpen their shooting skills. The sage is easy to adjust, easy to handle, easy to draw and a powerful accurate bow. The Sage is stable, smooth and you do not feel any vibrations and all this is available at a low cost of $150.
The professional archers recommend Recurve 58" Fast Flight Plus Flemish bow string but the manufacturer's 62" length facilitates smooth and any draw length. Longer draw length creates more kinetic energy to be transported by the arrow to inflict a lethal blow on the hunt. The takedown requires no tools and replacement of limbs for different draw weights is also easy.
The limbs are made of hard maple core enclosed in black fiberglass with reinforced bow tips. The riser is drilled to accommodate different accessories. Perfect balance and durability of riser is due to the make-up combination of laminated Olive Dymond and Hard Maple wood. Bow string is not included in the package. The Sage bow is available in right or left hand.
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SAS Courage 60″ Takedown Recurve Archery Bow
SAS Courage 60″ Takedown Recurve Archery Bow is a good choice as a beginners recurve bow. The bow is designed to offer easy handling, comfort, stability and accurate shooting with great arrow velocity. It is a fine bow loaded with the basic features required by new entrants in the world of archery. The Courage 60" is nicely built and is for right hand archers only.
The bow has a smooth draw and it is laced with latest vibration dampening technology. The bow is elegantly designed and the grip is comfortable to have a steady aim at the target. The easy takedown enables the archer to carry the bow without labor. The competitive price appeals to the new archers.
SAS Courage 60" is lightweight weighing barely 1.5Ibs, the riser is constructed from three different hard woods and the limb is also made out of wood bur reinforced with fiberglass. The bow comes in elegant black color.
The specifications of SAS Courage 60" are draw weight from 40Ibs to 55Ibs with increments of 5Ibs, the bow is 60" in length and the draw length is 28". The power is enough to kill small game to encourage the beginners. The SAS Courage is an exciting bow with great comfort levels for amateurs.
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- Longbowmaker Hungarian style Handmade Longbow
- Product Dimensions: Bow Body Length: 145cm ; String Length: 131cm Draw Length: 28 inches ; Safe Draw Length: 33 inchs
- Brand: Longbowmaker
- Item Weight/Shipping Weight: 1.5kg
- Made In: China
- SAS Spirit 62" Take Down Recurve Bow
- Product Dimensions: 62 in
- Brand: Southland Archery Supply
- Item Weight/Shipping Weight: 22, 26, 30, 34 Lbs
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- Bear Archery Titan Bow
- Product Dimensions: 22in. To 28in. Draw length, 22in. To 28in. Draw length
- Brand: Bear Archery
- Item Weight/Shipping Weight: 20lb. To 29lb. Draw weight
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Longbowmaker Hungarian style Handmade Longbow
Handmade Longbow Flagella is 100 percent made by hand and is a classical masterpiece which is beautiful and tested before selling to the customer. More than half the body of the bow is covered in fine lovely leather to give a unique look. The bow is made of quality materials with the limbs made from laminated wood and fiberglass and are durable. The bow is sturdy with an easy grip it has great speed with minimum hand shock. The slim structure of Longbow Flagella does not surrender to poor performance rather it is a great bow for bow hunting and target practice.
The Longbow Flagella features a draw weight ranging from 20 to 110Ibs with a draw length 28" and body length of 145 cm and the string length is 131cm. The bow is lightweight a bare 1.3kg but an effective hunting bow with a cost price below $200. Professional hunters recommend as an accessory the 100 percent handmade recurve bow arrows made from quality wood that are nocked and fletched (3pcs turkey feather 5") with 100 grain field point inserted. The length of the arrows is 30"-33" and they are pre-cut, hand-spined and ready to shoot without any alterations.
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Spirit 62″ Take Down Recurve Bow
Spirit 62″ Take Down Recurve Bow is one of the best recurve bows for beginners available in the market. The bow is designed and manufactured to target the novice archers who are raw in this field. It is a fine bow for target practice and equally practical and effective for hunting sprees.
The bow is sold for below $100. The price defies the features of Spirit 62" like the flexibility of the bow combined with strength and durability that is achieved with laminated maple wood and powerful fiberglass. The children need to worry about breaking the bow by bending it. The bow is made for right hand archers.
Fiberglass material make the Spirit-62" strong and lightweight and it is 62" in length. The riser is made of three different types of woods obtained from the chuglam tree, gmelina tree, beech tree and arborea tree. The riser gets its pale color from the woods and the pale yellow color give the bow a nice attractive look. The feature of the bow includes a draw weight ranging from 26 to 36 lbs to make it a viable bow.
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Bear Archery Titan Bow
Bear Archery Titan Bow is specifically for beginners costing hardly $40. Assembling the bow is easy; simply string the bow and that can be done with the help of a bow stringer. It is not a powerful bow with draw weights of 20 to 30Ibs but enough to give the young archer the thrills of small game hunt. The Titan is an accurate bow and properly tuned bow can achieve 2" groupings from 40 yards and from 50 yards the new players can maintain 3" groupings.
The Titan bow brace height is forgiving for the erratic stance and bad technique of the new archers. The bow is tough and sturdy to withstand the rough use of the bow. It features a nicely designed comfortable grip and is lightweight. The Titan weighs less then 1Ib which makes it an extremely light bow but the frame is strongly built.
Other features include a low draw weight to facilitate the young and new archers and it is ambidextrous to suit both left and right hand shooters. The length of the Titan is 60" constructed with durable composite limbs and rubber-gripped riser with a cheap polyester string. The bow has a draw weight of 20 to 30Ibs and a draw length of 22" to 28" for a 12-year old to get the feel of the power of the bow.
The package of Titan comes with Bear Archery Titan bow, armguard, finger tab, target, 2 safety-glass arrows and a quiver. Bow stringer is not part of the package and it is a strongly recommended item to help the youngsters to string the bow. The bow is without options for accessories.
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Martin Archery Saber Takedown Recurve Bow
The Martin Saber Takedown Recurve Bow is designed for professional hunters and intermediate archers. It is also a superb bow for beginners and is remarkably accurate and smooth and decently priced below $250 which makes the bow an attractable buy. Beginners can easily manage the tuning and are comfortable with the grip of the bow and it is low on vibration. The Martin Saber is a takedown so transportation is no problem and the limbs can be replaced as desired.
The Martin Saber is very forgiving with a bow length of 64" and a wide range of draw weights from 35Ibs to 70Ibs giving it tremendous power and make it a good hunting weapon. The Saber offers patented Vibration Vortex VEM's to provide a silent, vibration-less and accurate shot at the game. Only right hand shooters can use the Saber.
The Martin Saber package includes a riser, limbs, arrow rest, string and warranty card. Arrows have to be bought separately. The Saber takedown can be assembled simply by tightening the screws to attach the limbs to the riser and string the bow either manually or with a bow stringer.
The Martin Saber has a comfortable padded grip and the limbs are made of laminated wood and fiberglass and like most takedown recurve bows can be disassembled with no effort. The long and lightweight riser is made from machined aluminum and drilled for different accessories and it has an insignificant hand shock at the time of shooting. Any type of arrows can be used and any recurve bow string can be also used.
The Martin Saber has a smooth draw and creates a lot of power to inflict a fatal blow on the hunt. The bow is reliable and great companion on a hunting expedition.
Martin Archery Panther Take Down Bow
Martin Archery Panther take down bow is made of high standard quality material and is a dependable recurve bow that can be crucial to your hunting expedition. The Panther is one of the best recurve bow brands in the market. It has an impressive design and has a 62"machined aluminum riser and it is one of the fastest and smoothest hunting recurve bows which is deadly accurate and very forgiving.
The Panther takedown is easy to tune and powerful to take-on big game. The recurve bow generates great power output, it ie easy to draw, easy to handle and is assured of durability, reliability and dependability. The professionals consider the Panther as the most accurate bows in the world with a super balance to provide excellent performance.
The specifications of Panther include an AMO 62" weighing at 2.7Ibs and string material is fast flight. The draw weight ranges from 30Ibs to 55Ibs with &" brace height. The advance technology of Vibration Vortex (Vibration Escape Module) ensures a shock free release of the arrow. It is constructed from Omega V dampening material that dampens the vibration.
The frame is made of laminated wood and the limbs are made of fiberglass to give the bow flexibility and lightweight. The raised aluminum riser is drilled and tapped to accommodate accessories like sight, rest, stabilizer and quiver. It is a takedown bow for easy transportation and storage. The stringer and arrow rest are included in the package.
The Panther takedown recurve bow is ideal for game, fishing and target practice.
Martin Jaguar Takedown Bow, 45-Pound, Camouflage
Martin Jaguar is an excellent hunting recurve bow for intermediate archers and great for beginners to do target practice at a price that is easy on the wallet. The bow is sturdy, lightweight (2.7Ibs), artistically designed, with a comfortable but firm grip and is reliable and accurate. Superb grouping can be achieved from different distances of 30 yards to 50 yards. It is a takedown bow so it is easy to transport and carry, change weight and store.
Martin Jaguar features a right hand camo, AMO length of 60," brace height 7," a draw weight of 45Ibs and an arrow rest. The arrow rest is adjustable with two tightening screws; it is made from plastic which is prone to wear and tear. The limbs are resilient and dependable and made from laminated wood and fiberglass.
Martin Jaguar is a nice option for hunters because it provides powerful and accurate shot and easy to maneuver in tight spots like when sitting in a stand or blind. With a draw weight 40Ibs and draw length 27" the bow is effective in killing a deer from a distance of 30 yards and for bigger hunt the draw weight should be increased to 45Ibs and above.
Buffalo Hunting Bow and Arrow Handmade Recurve Horsebow Longbow for Adults
Buffalo hunting bow and arrow handmade recurve horsebow is a state of-the-art product equipped with innovations in the field of sciences and technology. It is a top of the line product offering superb effective performance, superior quality and durability. The bow is specifically designed for hunting and is excellent for target shooting and it is 100 percent handmade with a unique style. The red cobra snakeskin cover adds beauty to the design and style and makes it a collectible item.
The bow is light and smooth and is made of fiberglass, the limbs are also in fiberglass and the handle is made of wood. The bow is a quality product and when strung the look is worth the cost. The Buffalo hunting recurve bow as a draw length between 29.5" and 31.5" and the draw weight ranges from 30 to 60Ibs. The bow has high quality limbs and riser and fit for different types of arrows. The grip provides the maximum comfort level and great accuracy. It is a fine hunting weapon.


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Two New Lenovo Smartphones A6600 Plus & A6600 Launched In India Specification Features :- A Chinese Multinational Smartphone Company – Lenovo has officially launched a new low price smartphones under its A series in India – Lenovo A6600 Plus and A6600 with Reliance Jio's preview offer, starting at Rs. 6,999.
These new handsets are listed on the official website of company with full specification and price details. These new devices of Lenovo will be available in two color options – Grey and White colors.
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Specifications: The new smartphones of Lenovo A6600 Plus and A6600 handsets – Both handsets features a 5-inch HD 1280×720 pixel resolution display and powered by a 1.0 GHz quad-core Mediatek 6735p processor.
The Lenovo A6600 Plus is paired with 2 GB of RAM, while Lenovo A6600 is packed with 1 GB of RAM. Both the new smartphones of Lenovo supports Dual-SIM and runs on latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS with stock UI on top.
Both the new Handsets of Lenovo are equipped with a 16 GB of internal storage, that can be expandable later storage up to 32 GB via micro SD card.
Lenovo A6600 Plus and A6600 supports an 8 MP Primary auto focus rear camera with a LED flashlight and a 2 MP secondary front camera on board for video calling and better selfies experience.Both smartphones are packed with a 2300 mAh battery pack.
Connectivity: Both new smartphones of Lenovo A6600 Plus nad A6600 offers Dual SIM, 2G/3G, 4G-VoLTE, WiFi (802.11 b,g,n), Bluetooth, FM Radio, GPS, Wi-Fi, WiFi Hotspot, 3.5mm Audio Jack, and a microUSB port.
Both new smartphones of Lenovo will be available by mid September 2016 in two different color options – White and Grey colors with a price tag of Rs 6,999.


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We'll come to the Lord's Table together on Sunday in worship at 11 AM!
We'll gather for worship on the Lord's Day at 10:55 AM as usual. However, Sunday School is canceled for that morning.
We'll hear from our Choir next Sunday, December 11th. Afterwards, we'll thank our choir for their service of worship during our "Chat 'n Sip" time– bring finger foods to share! Worship the Lord starting at 10:55 AM.
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Feb 17, 2017 03:35 AM EST
The iPhone 8 will reportedly use a bigger battery that will permit it to have longer battery life.What makes this much greater is that the up and coming Apple flagship smartphone will be nearly as little as the iPhone 7 which measures 4.7 inches yet will have a battery practically as large as the one utilized by the iPhone 7 Plus.
As per Apple Insider, the iPhone 8 or possibly the iPhone X will probably sport a 2,700 mAh L-formed 2-cell battery pack.The iPhone 7 utilizes a 1,960 mAh battery while the iPhone 7 Plus has a 2,900 mAh battery. Famous Apple investigator Ming-Chi Kuo clarified the augmented battery in the fairly small package is supposedly made possible by the fact that the parts inside the gadget are smaller than what its antecedents utilized.
The smaller segments mean there is more space to use a bigger battery in this way giving the new iPhone better battery life. BGR noticed that the iPhone 8 will utilize a substrate-like PCB mainboard or a stacked logic board design permitting such feat to be conceivable.
Kuo also said that there will probably be no major breakthrough with regards to battery innovation in the following 3 to 5 years. With the stacked logic board outline, however, Apple will have the capacity to put as much battery inside a gadget. Up until this point, at last yet, the stacked SLP might be used on the iPhone 8.
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The battery life of the iPhone 8 will also be better a result of the use of an OLED display. Truly, Kuo predicts that the new Apple handset's battery life will be superior to anything that of a 5.5-inch mobile phone that has a customary LCD display. Every one of these details in addition to the rumor that, at last, presenting wireless charging will certainly make the iPhone 8 perform extraordinary when on the road.
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By Gary Shteyngart
452 pages. Riverhead Books. $24.95.
The ''Russian debutante'' in Gary Shteyngart's very funny, very deft first novel is one Vladimir Girshkin, a feckless 25-year-old Russian-American who works as a junior clerk at an immigrant assistance agency in Manhattan. He's what Kingsley Amis's Lucky Jim would be, if he were a Russian émigré trying to cope with the confusions of life in America of the 1990's and the incessant demands of an ambitious and endlessly aggrieved mother.
Vladimir is an engaging enough fellow, but he's also a shameless opportunist and self-loathing nerd: envious of those more attractive and successful than he is, self-conscious about his imperfect command of Western manners and mores, and eager to buy himself a portion of the American Dream at any cost.
In ''The Russian Debutante's Handbook,'' Mr. Shteyngart tells the uproarious and highly entertaining story of how Vladimir journeys from St. Petersburg to Scarsdale and back to Eastern Europe, and how he becomes in the interim a kingpin in the Russian mafia. But at the same time the author -- who, like his hero, was born in Leningrad and moved to the United States as a boy -- also uses Vladimir's picaresque adventures to satirize Americans' and Russians' preconceptions about their former cold war enemies and to send up their illusions about themselves.
Like Salman Rushdie and Bharati Mukherjee, Mr. Shteyngart uses his appraising outsider's eye to examine the bizarre, weightless state of exile (its conferring of freedom, but also rootlessness and dislocation); and like Victor Pelevin, he proves himself a nimble cultural magpie, borrowing street argot from both the East and West to create a wonderfully idiomatic, jet-fueled prose. His voice, however, is thoroughly his own, by turns ironic and earnest, farcical and melancholy, as attuned to the exhilarating possibilities of the English language as Martin Amis, as deadpan funny as the young Evelyn Waugh.
Vladimir, Mr. Shteyngart writes, was the ''enduring victim of every practical joke the late 20th century had to offer.'' This ''coddled single child'' of parents who had left Russia for the wilds of Westchester and who had ''paid $25,000 a year to send him to a progressive Midwestern college'' will journey through the hip provinces of downtown Manhattan and, on the run from money problems and an amorous member of the Catalán cartel, will wind up in a small Eastern European country, in the employ of a gangster known as the Groundhog.Continue reading the main story
Raised in Russia, schooled in America, Vladimir is a knowledgeable but itchy outsider wherever he goes. ''Vladimir was 50 percent functional American, and 50 percent cultured Eastern European in need of a haircut and a bath,'' Mr. Shteyngart writes. ''He was the best of both worlds. Historically, a little dangerous, but, for the most part, nicely tamed by Coca-Cola'' and ''blue-light specials.''
In New York, college Marxists and politically correct liberals adopt Vladimir as their pet, and he soon becomes an avatar of ''Immigrant Chic,'' embraced by his girlfriend Francesca's parents and courted by her Slavophile friend Frank, who says things like, ''Don't forget that Vladimir has an expansive Russian soul,'' and ''Camaraderie and salvation, that's his game.'' In Eastern Europe, where he is regarded as an expert on America, Vladimir sets about giving the Groundhog's troops ''American Lessons,'' goading his students to rid themselves of their kitschiest possessions: ''the nylon track suits, the Rod Stewart compilations, the worn Romanian sneakers, everything that had qualified the Groundhog's vast crew as Easterners, Soviets, cold war losers.''
To Vladimir, ''Americans were too keen to invent their own troubles,'' Mr. Shteyngart writes. ''To paraphrase an old Russian expression, they were wild with their own fat.'' As for Russians like the Groundhog, Vladimir sees them as history's casualties: ''Everything they grew up with is gone. So what are their options now? They can either shoot their way through the gray economy or make $25 a month driving a bus in Dnepropetrovsk.''
Mr. Shteyngart's depiction of Vladimir's adventures is so manic that his poor hero sometimes seems like a billiard ball careering from one head-on collision to another. His billowing money woes in New York; his encounter with the Groundhog's madman of a father, who has conversations with electric fans; his flight from America, pursued by a convoy of thugs driving peach-colored Cadillacs; his Ponzi scheme for making the Groundhog's organization even richer by selling horse tranquilizers and literary dreams to young, well-heeled Americans: all are delineated with the antic glee of a natural farceur.
And the people Vladimir meets along the way are sketched with an equally wicked and comic hand: his two impossible New York girlfriends, the pudgy, grudging Challah, and the snooty, doctrinaire Francesca; the jovial but deadly Groundhog, and his nutty, irascible father; and Morgan, the beautiful, plain-spoken terrorist with whom Vladimir falls in love.
Together these people populate the black comedy world in which Vladimir pursues his dreams, and they help the very talented Mr. Shteyngart expose the absurdities that exist on either side of the former iron curtain.Continue reading the main story


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Im writing you because all attempts to talk to Amex customer service, dispute department, as well as complaint department were exhausted. This letter regards a charge that I disputed on October 10th 2011 value of $2,667.09
October 4, 2011-Everything started when I received e-mails from my friend Suzanne Chan (see attached copies), with whom I exchange e-mails since 2008. In these e-mails I received, (she?) was inviting me to buy a business website and try, because she already tried it and she is very successful and happy with the money and the cheques she receives every month.
October 4, 2011-At first I was indifferent for (her?) invitation, but when I received the second e-mail from her, because of her persistence, and I know very well that my friend Suzanne is very careful and calculating person when it comes to making money. I decided to give it a shot, and I clicked on the link included in the e-mails (nowadays these links direct you to inexistent websites). And I signed up with UWC Universal Web Consulting to buy a website which was charged to my Canadian Tire VISA Card (see attached statement).
October 5th 2011-The next day, I have received a call from UWC offering me a SEO (Search Engine Optimization) service to promote the purchased website, which I agreed on and I was charged on my Amex Card (see attached statement).
October 4th & 5th 2011-Meanwhile, I kept received emails from my friend Suzanne inviting me to try the website, although I sent her an e-mail thanking her for her referral and asking her for some tips. It strikes me then. I knew that something is wrong. I send her an email asking her if she sent me all these invitations for this website, she answered me saying that her email address was compromised and someone hacked into her email and contacts is sending all these invitations. She apologized and was obliged to change her email address.
October 5th 2011-Soon I found out that was a scam, I called UWC and I cancelled their services. They accepted and they refund me the website cost and other charges attached to it (see attached statements from Canadian Tire VISA), except the SEO charges, which I disputed with Amex October 10th. In return, Amex sent me a letter informing me that within 6-8 weeks I will be receiving a letter with the outcome of the inquiry. To my total surprise, until now this letter is not received yet, and someone from Amex Dispute Dept informed me that the suspended amount was released to UWC, a verdict that I rejected and I wanted badly to provide my facts to counter and reverse Amex decision.
December 6th 2011-I called Amex in following up on the outcome of the inquiry. Amex email me back saying the case was closed and documents of the investigation were sent on Dec 1st, which I never received. I called in many times December 2011 and January 2012 and the letter still not received. Although everyone I talked to, in Customer Service Department and the Dispute Department promised they will send these documents ASAP. Im outraged, and asking for your help.
The dilemma Im facing now is that with all this delay in receiving the outcome of the inquiry, I have to pay the charge, and I lost the opportunity to re-open the file and dispute the charges again based on facts that I possess: e-mails credit card statements showing the refund, proving that UWC should refund the SEO charges as they did to the original website.
The question is obvious, how can you promote a website which is no longer belongs to me?
In their letter addressed to Amex, UWC did not mention that the website was cancelled and refunded to me.


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There are thousands of potential home pages, or "portals" out there on the web. In the past, I have used Google, Google Homepage, and Netvibes. All of these are great for general information, but it doesn't always apply very well to students. One page that caught my eye was Schoolr.
For students, Schoolr is a great startpage to help you academically. Personally I do not use start-pages too much, but nonetheless I find this to be a useful academic tool. While regularly I would prefer Google homepage, when working academically I am likely to use Google, Wikipedia, and at least one other tool on this page.
Google Search
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Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Reference.com (Encyclopedia) Searches
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thanks for the resource I will share it with my students. I have also blogged about start pages and education, check out my post at
[...] A Good Homepage for Students: Gearfire features this post about a website called Schoolr which makes a good choice as a homepage. Basically Schoolr comibines searches for google, wikipedia, dictionary, translations, and citations all in one easy to find space. Personally my browser is always open so a "homepage" is fairly redundant, and I use Quicksilver to conduct all my searches, but this is probably a good place to send students. [...]
[...] it comes to browser homepages, I have slowly drifted from MSN to Google, to Netvibes, to Schoolr, to Sputtr and then back to Google. My latest (and quite possibly greatest) startpage is [...]
Personally I use an igoogle customized homepage. I have a wikipedia search, my email, a dictionary.com search and a few other applications along with the built in google search. It can do all of the things that schoolr can do, as well as more, and it allows you to take away anything that you really don't use. I prefer it much more for just that reason, everything you need and nothing you don't. I recommend it to everyone, it only takes a minute or to to set up.


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VMworld Europe 2009 – VESI demo by Scott Herold
Yesterday Scott Herold gave us a demo of VESI, a free VI toolkit from Vizioncore based on PowerShell. With this toolkit it is very easy to automate task in your virtual infrastructure without any knowledge of powershell. Just browse the tool, select the desired actions and build a powershell script. The free toolkit will be available at the end of March and can be downloaded at the VESI website.
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The founder and driving force behind VMGuru. With over 20 years experience in IT, he now works as a Cloud Management Specialist at VMware Benelux. He worked as technical consultant, pre-sales and solutions architect for several systems integrators. He's a long time VMware VCP Data Center Virtualization, VCP Desktop, VCP Cloud Management & Automation, VCA, VSP and VTSP, vExpert Cloud (2017) and one of the few 10 times vExpert (2009 - 2018).


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- Your name & ingame name(s) : My name is Sean and my username is DoctorFail.
-How long you have played on ClownerCraft (Approximately) : I have player on clownercraft for about a year, its hard to remember when joined, and have achieved diamond rank in that time.
-How much time in a week (on average) would you say you play? :I spend multiple hours on clownercraft a day and am online nearly every day approx. (20 hours a week)
-Your first language, and any other languages you can speak fluently :I can speak english fluently
-Your Age and Time Zone : I am 17 and am in UTC-06:00 (Central Time)
-What experience you have in moderating a server : I have a lot of experience, I owned a server for about 2 years, moderated on multiple for over a year.
-Why you want to be a Mod :I would enjoy being a mod on this server because i have a passion for this game and really love playing on clownercraft. I would love to have the opportunity to help and moderate the server .
-Why you would be a good Mod :I would be a good mod because i have good people skills and and love helping others, and can handle stressful situations well. I also have lots of spare time that i can spend on the server and available at nearly any time.
-What you could bring to ClownerCraft or How you think you can improve the serverI hope to improve the server by helping players quickly with a friendly attitude and by offering my experience in server plugins and moderating to you and the community of clownercraft.
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As a resident of Illinois I have never been so embarrassed and amused…
Archive for January, 2009
F—ing Ridiculous!January 28, 2009
You Stank!January 27, 2009
Don't you hate when you walk into a bathroom and it smells like somebody just shat in FRONT of the toilet and walked away? Have you heard of a "courtesy flush" you funky bastard?!
I went into the bathroom at my job and it smelled like somebody just ate a burnt hair sandwich and washed it down with a spoiled milkshake! You need to regulate that son. Nobody likes a walking septic tank.
Letter to Ms. WinfreyJanuary 27, 2009
Dear Oprah,
I wanna be on you.
I know that I'll never get a ticket to your "Favorite Things" show where you give out free gifts to audience members, but if I ever made it there's only one thing that I'd hope to find under my seat–you.
One day while I was sippin a 40 oz of premium malt liquor I was inspired to write this haiku for you:
cotton candy sweet
as gold let me see that Toot-
sie roll, Tootsie roll!
Deepest regards,
p.s. I'm watchin you!
Random ThoughtJanuary 26, 2009
You know you got problems when you start looking for something and get angry when you can't find it, only to realize that you're holding it in your hand. My remote control is a tricky lil bastard!
Black History Issue?January 26, 2009
I don't know about you but when I glanced at this magazine cover I certainly thought "Oh, this must be the new Black History Month issue!" Click the link to see what I'm talkin about…(Warning: NSFW)
Dammit Kanye!!!January 23, 2009
1984 Alfonso Ribeiro called and said he wants his style back!
Words can't describe…January 23, 2009
Source: Dlisted
There's just SO MUCH wrong with this picture that I don't even know where to begin. But I'll give it a shot anyway…
- Dude looks like the villain from a Steven Segal movie
- Does Sears Portraits offer the "50 Cent Album Cover" theme now?
- Perhaps this is the cover for next month's issue of "Stretch-Marksmen" magazine?
- Her stomach looks like an albino watermelon.
- Why is his hand nearly as gross as her stomach?
- It looks like her stretch marks are migrating to the upper hemisphere of her planet-like belly.
- Can we expect a similar picture from Bristol Palin and her baby's father sometime soon?
- Does she realize that she's being held for ransom?
Did it sink in yet?January 20, 2009
Old Man RiverJanuary 20, 2009
I know Bill Cosby is old (71) but DAMN! All of those pudding binges are finally catching up to him. Is it me or did his nose melt over the years?
Blatant RacismJanuary 20, 2009
So I was browsing the webs the other day looking for some ill discounts, cuz thugs can be thrifty too, when all of a sudden I came across this:
Man, the BLACK STUDENT desk sure is wack! I guess two shallow drawers in a scrawny little piece of Ikea furniture is enough for those underachieving coal babies, huh? Here's one of the absolutely non-fake customer reviews that I totally didn't just make up:
A black student desk?? Hehe, I bet there are at least two things that you'll never see on it–a book and a resume. LOL! I'm sure they can use those little drawers to store their watermelon seeds and chicken bones. I don't know if it's sturdy enough for them to pound on it to make those jungle music "beats", but there's plenty of leg room for them to dribble a basketball! LMAO! Karl Rove/Jed Bush '2012!!!
Let's see what happens when I google "white student desk" shall we?


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Running A Restaurant? Check Out 3 Secrets Of Social Media Marketing To Achieve Great Success
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Social media plays an important role in restaurant business because going to a particular restaurant is more of a personal choice for many of us. So, keeping a personal touch with each customer is very important to build customer loyalty and brand awareness in restaurant business. Here are 3 proven secrets of Social Media Marketing to Attract Great Success for a restaurant. These are some of the best practices one can follow to build reputation in the restaurant business.
Secret #1: Not All Platforms Are Equal
This secret is very crucial as it is very important to find which social media channel is the best. In general, social media marketers of any restaurant rely on channels like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Foursquare, and Yelp.
Which one is doing better now? In fact, Facebook stands at the top with a whopping 34% of total social media traffic followed by Twitter and LinkedIn at 4% and 1% respectively. These are the top three social media channels. One could see that there is a huge difference between Facebook and Twitter numbers mentioned here and for the same reason it is highly advisable to use Facebook as the most preferred channel.
Another important thing is about YouTube. Video market is virtually untapped; therefore, well shot videos can attract more viewers and better engagement from customers which is a great way to boost brand value.
Yelp is another important site and a huge place for any size restaurant business. Thus, one should focus on Facebook, YouTube and Yelp.
Secret #2: Social Media Has A Proven Formula
Lot of people are confused about what the social media is and how it works. Social media comprises of engagement and promotion.
Every marketer do promotions. A restaurant achieves effective brand promotion when it serves food to customers and when people posts comment on the review site, or when the restaurant issues free coupons for its customers. While promotion is an important factor in the business, it actually plays a small role in building long term customer base. The most important thing is 'List building'. One needs to focus on list building to build long term loyal customer base. Focus on list building first and then start engaging with the customers.
This is the reason why social media works because it takes up to 7 points of contacts before somebody recognizes a brand and visits that restaurant. Therefore, one really needs to engage with customers on Facebook to receive more likes, comments and shares. This is usually practiced by successful marketers nowadays.
- Run a promotion or contest in the restaurant which involve all existing customers.
- Run a Facebook campaign for the contest. Ask customers to "Like" pages or collect details like email address and name of the customer and in return offer a coupon or free dinner ticket. These kind of offers attract a large number of participants as the customer need not pay for anything.
- Go for internet marketing. Google Adwords and Facebook advertising are highly recommended as these advertising channels offer better return on investment.
- Use Facebook landing page for free advertising of offers. This is one of the best ways to get maximum coverage without spending anything. On the Facebook landing page, add some offers and ask customers to "Like" the advertisement shown on landing page or input their email address and in return offer a free coupon or discount at certain rate.
Secret #3: Automate The System
Nowadays, more and more people are outsourcing their work that is repetitive in nature. It is essential in order to reduce costs and improve the focus on the core business. There are a lot of places online to get any sort of job done in a small price.
Fiverr.com is one such site where small tasks are done for just $5. Shortstack is used to create some of the best templates on Facebook. These tools are turning powerful these days. One should consider using Aweber to manage large number of emails that are required to be sent out at certain intervals. One should ensure that a proper response system is in place for every email query received.
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Anderson12 / Reply
Hi Ummer,
This is a good article to understand the importance of social media marketing channel.Thanks for sharing this article.
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Ummer / Reply
You are welcome. Glad to know that you liked this post. If I can ask, are you a restauranteur?


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New York University was founded in 1831. It is now one of the largest private universities in the United States. A leading research institution and a truly global university, it is working towards becoming the future of idea capital. Of the more than 3,000 colleges and universities in America, the University is one of only 60 member institutions of the distinguished Association of American Universities. Today, students come from every state in the union and from 133 foreign countries. New York University's mission is to be a top quality international centre of scholarship, teaching and research.
It fosters innovation and entrepreneurship across the university through a wide variety of offerings both inside and outside the classroom. Whether the students are beginning their undergraduate education and pursuing a strong liberal arts foundation or seeking an advanced degree with a professional focus, the University's schools and colleges adhere to the highest standard of academic enterprise and innovation. It's schools, colleges, and degree granting campuses offer a diverse spectrum of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and specialized degree programs.
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Mishkan Torah Purim Spiel
March 3
Purim is a Jewish holiday that falls between late February and late March. It commemorates the triumph of the Jewish people over evil Haman in ancient Persia. The Jews were led by the brave Mordechai and helped by Queen Esther, and the story is told in the biblical book of Esther. At Purim, the Book of Esther (the Megillah) is read aloud, triangular pastries called Hamantaschen ("Haman's pockets") are eaten, and there are usually costume parties. Another tradition is to stage a Purim spiel ("shpil means 'game' or '(stage) play' in Yiddish"— Wikipedia) that tells the Purim story. On March 3, I attended a Purim spiel at Greenbelt's Mishkan Torah Synagogue.
Mishkan Torah's Purim spiel "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Purim" was written by Jeffrey Rosen, directed by David Herschler and first performed 1987. There are close to 20 musical numbers, and they borrow from popular Broadway, opera, Gilbert and Sullivan and rock 'n' roll tunes. 25 years later, Rosen has updated some of pieces and Herschler is once again the director. In this photo, the full cast except Haman sings the opening number, "Purim Spiel Tonight." Pictured here is Mordechai played by Bret Goldstein.
Queen Vashti ("a harridan," Yael Fischman) and King Ahasuerus of Persia (Ben Greenfield) sing "Habanera," based on a famous aria from Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen."
The King is granted a divorce and he holds a beauty contest to select his next queen. Here Miss Inner Outer Mongolia (Marissa Lowery) demonstrates championship Anatolian camel call. Obviously, she is not selected.
Mordechai recommends his niece, Esther. "Can you sing?" "I can hum a little." Esther (Rachel White) then sings "On the Edge" based on Lady Gaga's "The Edge of Glory," to great fanfare.
Darelynn Fung, here dancing to the Lady Gaga tune, is the play's choreographer.
Queen Esther is crowned.
And they kiss.
Three "Doo-Wopping Plotters" and Mordechai sing "In the Still of the Night" based on a popular song from the 1950s.
The narrator is Evey Herschler who played this same role 25 years earlier. "After the plotters were finished here, the King promoted a new prime minister. That prime minister, by some cruel fate, was Haman, the man you love to hate." Here Herschler is holding up a sign that says "BOO" and spinning a Purim gragger, a noisemaker. By tradition, when Haman's name is spoken out at Purim, people boo or make noise with various noisemakers.
Haman makes his first appearance in the play. He is played by Jeffrey Rosen and he comes out singing "I Am the Perfect Picture of a Potentate Prime Minister" based on Gilbert and Sullivan's "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General."
Rosen is wearing the same red-lined cape that he wore in the 1987 show.
"You know how bad I am?"
"How bad are you?"
"Let me put it this way. I make Osama Bin Laden look like Justin Bieber, on steroids. I am exactly the kind of man your parents do not want you to grow up to be. I know your parents. I'm a negative role model."
Haman runs into Mordechai on the street of Shushan.
"I am Prime Minister Haman, and you must bow to me here and now."
"Well, I am Mordechai the Jew, and we Jews don't bow."
Mordechai (Bret Goldstein) sings "We Jews Don't Bow" based on "Big Girls Don't Cry," a popular song from 1962.
Haman has conceived an evil plot to kill all Jews in Persia. Here he and the King sing "My Eyes Are Fully Open" based on a tune from Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "Ruddigore."
Mordechai rides through the streets of Shushan, and the townspeople sing "Triumphal Parade" (Verdi's "Anvil Chorus").
Mordechai consults with Queen Esther.
And Queen Esther arranges a party with her ladies-in-waiting.
"Esther's parties were always the rage. They were the headline on every society page." Mordechai makes his appearance as Esther's uncle, and the King realizes that his wife is Jewish and is condemned to death in Haman's scheme.
"Here's A Howdy-Doo" is based on a tune from Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "The Mikado."
Haman's evil scheme is recognized and he is sentenced to death by hanging. The cast then sings "Going to the Gallows" based on "Going to the chapel and we're gonna to get married."
A happy ending
Haman appears to loud boos.
The accompanist for tonight's play is Arielle Bayer.
The finale is a reprise of three earlier numbers, "Purim Spiel Tonight," "We Jews Don't Bow," and "Walk Like a Man."
A large crowd is in attendance and nearly every seat is taken.
Jeffrey Rosen (right), the writer, and David Herschler, the director, acknowledge applauses.
Rachel White (Queen Esther) and Ben Greenfield (King Ahasuerus) are real-life fiancés.
Rosen is congratulated by everyone.
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Many thanks! I am glad people enjoyed themselves!
[…] As Publicity Chairman at Mishkan Torah, Jeffrey Rosen is the mastermind behind today's concert and the Master of Ceremonies as well. He "has been writing and performing at Mishkan Torah for over twenty-five years, last appearing as Haman in the Purim Spiel 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Purim.'" (See my post about the Purim Spiel here.) […]


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OpenCV Edge Detection¶
This example does edge detection using OpenCV. This is our canonical starter demo. If you haven't used Pachyderm before, start here. We'll get you started running Pachyderm locally in just a few minutes and processing sample log lines.
Word Count (Map/Reduce)¶
Word count is basically the "hello world" of distributed computation. This example is great for benchmarking in distributed deployments on large swaths of text data.
Machine Learning¶
Sentiment analysis with Neon¶
This example implements the machine learning template pipeline discussed in this blog post. It trains and utilizes a neural network (implemented in Python using Nervana Neon) to infer the sentiment of movie reviews based on data from IMDB.
pix2pix with TensorFlow¶
If you haven't seen pix2pix, check out this great demo. In this example, we implement the training and image translation of the pix2pix model in Pachyderm, so you can generate cat images from edge drawings, day time photos from night time photos, etc.


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Adobe Illustrator CC Getting Started — A 1 day course
The Adobe Illustrator CC Getting Started course is the aimed at those with little or no experience using Illustrator, so if you are looking to get up to speed quickly this is a good place to start. Taught by Adobe Certified Instructors with many years experience using Illustrator, you will learn best practice right from the start and a wealth of new techniques.
Upon completion of this course you will:
- Understand the difference between vector and raster images
- Be able to create artwork in Illustrator such as logos, technical drawings, typography and illustrations
- Know how to customise the Illustrator interface to improve efficiency and work better
- Feel comfortable using Illustrator's tools to create shapes, lines, bezier curves (we'll explain these too) and more
- Understand and be able to organise your layers, artboards, templates, etc..
- Apply colours, gradients and a wide range of effects to your illustrations
- Save your illustrations for reuse in both print and web using formats such as ai, pdf, svg and more
Illustrator overview
- What are vectors
- What are Bezier curves
- The pen tools
Creating shapes
- The pen tool
- Primitive shapes
- Adding/deleting anchor points
- Creating Bezier curves
- Combining shapes
- Creating outlines from text
- The shape builder tool
- The blend tool
Editing shapes
- Adjusting existing shapes
- Cutting paths
- Combining paths and shapes
- Erasing paths and shapes
Organising your work
- Artboards
- Custom artboards
- Layers
- Sub-layers
- Layer properties
- Templates
- Group Isolation mode
- Choosing a colour
- Using swatches
- Saving your swatches
- Spot colours
- Process colours
- Global colours
Stroke and fill
- Creating strokes
- Creating fill
- Applying colour to strokes and fills
Transforming shapes
- Duplicating
- Moving, rotating
- Reflecting, Shearing
- Scaling
- Step and repeat
- Transform again
- Stylize
- Distort & Transform
- Warp
- Organising your effects
- Adding text
- Text within a a shape
- Text on a shape
- Controlling text
- Creating outlines from text
Saving and Exporting
- Saving options
- Exporting options
- Exporting to pdf
- Other export formats
- Using Illustrator with other applications
Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices
A schedule of dates for this subject is not currently available. Please call 0333 210 0140 or use our contact form to enquire about places and availability.
Before attending this course you should be comfortable using a computer to perform basic functions such as copy and paste, and opening applications and files. You should also be comfortable using the internet, for example for browsing and interacting with websites.


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|Hemlock's Diary
The ravings of Hong Kong's most obnoxious expat
16-22 November 2003
|Mon, 17 Nov
An email from an admirer in a mid-ranking Hong Kong company, seeking guidance and wisdom. She asks if I can recommend a way for her colleagues – some bullied to tears – to wreak righteous vengeance on a bitchy boss, a 32 year-old marketing manager who claims she's 28 and is widely known to be desperate to get married. The boss expects a present from her adoring staff for her forthcoming 33rd/29th birthday. Serendipity! Someone has devised a product specifically for this set of circumstances, and I am delighted to advise that they buy one as a gift for this unpleasant-sounding woman. It's a book – Find a Husband After 35 Using What I Learned at Harvard Business School by one Rachel Greenwald. To quote the cover blurb…
|"…These innovative tactics will empower any woman to find a husband quickly and efficiently – and not just any husband: a wonderful husband. In her bold, no-nonsense style, Greenwald tells women how to package their assets, develop a personal brand, leverage niche marketing, use direct mail and telemarketing to get the word out, establish a husband-hunting budget, and hold quarterly performance reviews to assess the results..."
|It is essential, I point out, that everyone in the office write cheery, personal birthday greetings, complete with little smiling faces, in the front of the volume.
When a man is tired of IFC Mall, he is tired of life. Despite its staffing problems, CitySuper is a gourmet's heaven. The Pacific Coffee is not just another branch of the latte-and-sofas chain, but the one where the beautiful people go to see and be seen. Then there's Pret a Manger to satisfy sudden urges for lobster-ginger-alfalfa wholemeal sandwiches accompanied by guava and camomile yogurt. And there's a downtown airport check-in and the Airport Express station for a quick getaway. And as if all that weren't enough, the mall now has a cinema. For the first time in several years, I watch a movie. The seats are like the armchairs in Pacific Coffee – is that normal these days? I spend the afternoon watching Goodbye Lenin, a German adaptation of Rip Van Winkle in the era of Erich Honecker's departure. I must be the only person in the theatre who ever actually went through Checkpoint Charlie, with its huge steel revolving turnstiles and electronic gates. The contrast between life under communism and capitalism clearly amuses the Hong Kong audience. And the story features a delicious extra dimension for us fans of Shenzhou V – patriotic and ultimately vacuous celebration of East Germany's first man in space. Hearing the chortling around me, I can't help wondering why I am not alone at this movie. Don't these people have jobs to go to on a Monday afternoon? The answer surely is that they have the right to choose. IFC Mall – a monument to capitalism and freedom. And being a shareholder of Sun Hung Kai doesn't hurt.
Tue, 18 Nov
Gliding to work on the Mid-Levels Escalator, Hong Kong's middle class are in a joyful, almost festive mood. There are two reasons. First, the unemployment rate has fallen to an auspicious 8 percent, and our visionary Government can take the credit. Having hired every middle-aged Nepalese woman in town to scrub the streets with nailbrushes, it has now recruited hundreds of shy, gawky teenagers to stand around Lan Kwai Fong in blue singlets, acting as tourism ambassadors. They perform a simple, three-step duty. 1) Approach anyone with a white face, offer a map and say "welcome to Hong Kong, city of life." 2) Smile inanely on being told "I've lived here longer than you've been alive." 3) (In the case of females) awkwardly consider a tempting offer of a free English lesson back at Perpetual Opulence Mansions. The second reason for middle-class jollity is confirmation that the long-rumoured new weekly Spike appears this Friday. As is always the case with a publication run by the esteemed Stephen Vines, the better it is, the sooner it will fold. My bookmaking friend Heung Kwok-leung is offering attractive odds on the publication vanishing by April, which suggests it will be very good indeed. The list of contributors has an almost inevitable predictability about it, with one omission – Nury Vittachi, whose enthralling accounts of bad English on Phnom Penh restaurant menus would probably keep the new publication going until June, at least. Still, such a short lifespan will make it easier to buy every issue as an investment. Like my carefully stored, mint-condition boxes of Darkie Toothpaste, a bound set of Spike will surely be worth millions one day.
Wed, 19 Nov
In the absence of a functioning government in Hong Kong, strange alliances are forming. Later today, the Democrats will put forward amendments to two motions being moved in the circus, revealing a curious, almost obsessive interest in the establishment of a "river-loop industrial zone" on the border with Shenzhen – just like Li Ka-shing proposed to President Hu in September. To offer one such amendment raises a few eyebrows. To push Superman's idea through identical amendments to two unrelated motions looks embarrassing and desperate. Anyway, the motions themselves should not be amended – they should be rammed up their proposers' backsides with red-hot pokers. One motion calls on the Government to lavish public wealth upon tycoons who move factories back here from the Mainland, or "treat backbone industries as part of the infrastructure", to use legislator Lui Ming-wah's elegant phrasing. The other, from the loquacious Chan Yuen-han, eschews blatant self-interest in favour of plain dementedness and asks our leadership to "…collect views from different sectors of the community for the purpose of reviewing and improving the existing policies relating to various industrial and commercial sectors and, having regard to the characteristics of the different sectors, implement the policies flexibly…" and make everything wonderful, to cut a long story short.
Thurs, 20 Nov
The sound of sliding drawers and rustling paper permeates Hong Kong's more civilised neighbourhoods as the city's hard-working, clean-living, disenfranchised middle class pull out the dreaded green envelope and prepare to pay the first instalment of their annual salaries tax. They bear an insufferable burden. Wholesale and retail cartels suck their blood with every purchase of essential goods and services. Across the harbour, entitlement-crazed lower orders demand to be clothed, fed, housed, schooled and healed. And then there is the world's most overmanned, overpaid and arrogant civil service to support. Typing pools with nothing to type since 1992. Traffic wardens who mysteriously issue double the usual number of parking tickets when they are accompanied by an Audit Commission official. Mike Rowse, serving the community by chucking millions of its dollars down the drain. Hordes of street cleaners and tourism ambassadors knocking a tenth of a percentage point off the unemployment rate by sitting on railings and looking at their mobile phones. Administrative Officers on six-figure packages devising expensive schemes to enhance, encourage, stimulate and assist free enterprise out of existence. It is good to know that my salaries tax will be used to the full. Does the noble CH Tung have a sense of history, I wonder?
|"…HE has erected a Multitude of new Offices, and sent hither Swarms of Officers to harrass our People, and eat out their Substance … IN every stage of these Oppressions we have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble Terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated Injury. A Prince, whose Character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the Ruler of a free People...."
|Fri, 21 Nov
Hong Kong Police step up patrols outside the UK Consulate and HSBC's HQ. Al-Qaeda chose those targets in Istanbul yesterday, so obviously they would do the exact same here, wouldn't they? The world changes, but our public safety agencies never lose their near-autistic assumption that tragedies replicate themselves in tiny detail. The response to the Bali bombing last year was to post a van full of constables in Lan Kwai Fong every evening, as if godless, booze-guzzling gwailos are the only target in town and congregate nowhere else. The response to a fire bomb attack on immigration officials was to source special flame-retardant jackets with built-in extinguishers, as if it would never occur to other deranged right-of-abode protesters to go berserk with any other weapon. The response to fatal landslides one stormy summer was to cover every hillside in town with ugly concrete and give it a number, as if forces of nature and laws of physics are subject to Civil Service approval. The response to the deaths of revellers in Lan Kwai Fong one New Year's Eve years ago was to become obsessed with crowd micro-management in that specific location, and develop a morbid fear of squirty foam. Not that I envy anyone the task of guarding against fundamentalist Moslem suicide bombers. Their choice of career, like that of all martyrs from St Joan to Saigon's self-immolating monks, indicates an extreme version of the mental health problem that is religious faith. Even the most lateral-thinking law enforcers don't stand a chance.
There is probably a book here. Another instance occurs to me of Hong Kong officials going to bizarre lengths to ensure there is no repetition of almost-irreproducible mishaps. The autistic (as it happens) boy who somehow slipped passed immigration controls and was sent "back" to Shenzhen when he tried to return – never to be seen again. The response was to train immigration officials to detect signs of autism, as if people with any other neurological condition would be immune from the system failures that allowed the boy to exit Hong Kong with no papers.


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Surfer Rosa
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Before the Breeders and Frank Black, there was this Boston quartet, playing hardcore's rush and terseness against the acoustic grit and the minor-key flourish of Latin pop. Their first full-length album is their starkest, ... more »
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Before the Breeders and Frank Black, there was this Boston quartet, playing hardcore's rush and terseness against the acoustic grit and the minor-key flourish of Latin pop. Their first full-length album is their starkest, harsh and trebly, with the drums right in your face, and songs edited to eliminate any note that's not absolutely necessary. Singer Black Francis yelping away about destroyed bodies and the river Euphrates, alternately acting cryptic and crazed. Kim Deal, then calling herself "Mrs. John Murphy," contributes the highlight, "Gigantic," a creepy anthem about childhood voyeurism. The playing is snarly and tricky but unfailingly tuneful, and the hooks come out of nowhere, hiding behind the noise, and bite down hard. --Douglas Wolk
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I love this CD! "Where is My Mind?" is Ethereal. "Gigantic" is big and noisy in a pop-like way. "Vamos" is Rockin!
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One of the best albums ever made
the_ninja | 04/08/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Pixies "Surfer Rosa" is an amazing experience. This 1988 album is a superb mix of brilliant songwriting, insane lyrics, abrasive guitars and stunning melody. Many of the songs are brutal, with heavily distorted guitars and strange lyrics about incest and injury, yet they are often quite catchy and melodic. This single album influenced more bands than any other album of the late 80s. But none of them can ever even hope of making something even half as brilliant as Surfer Rosa.The first song, "Bone Machine" is a classic. It's the quintessential Pixies song. Also, listen to it and you'll realize how much they influenced Nirvana. "Break My Body" and "Something Against You" are fast and furious, "Broken Face" is one the best Pixies songs. "Gigantic" is haunting and beautiful, with thunderous guitars and drums swirling around Kim Deal's lone bass and beautiful voice. "River Euphrates" is all about melody, and it is excellent."Where is my Mind?" is the climax of the album, and possibly the best song made in the 80s. It is chillingly beautiful and unforgettable. If you haven't heard it, it's the song used over the credits at the end of Fight Club (great movie). "Cactus" is different, and "Tony's Theme" rocks. Although the last four songs don't seem quite as focused, they are still excellent.To close, Surfer Rosa is one of those timeless, brilliant rock albums that everyone should own. What are you waiting for?"
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Shotgun Method | NY... No, not *that* NY | 02/07/2003
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"Ah, the Pixies. What can I say about them that hasn't been said before? About 3 years before Kurt Cobain released Nevermind, the Pixies were hard at work perfecting their brand of twisted Beach Boys-meets-Sonic Youth-meets-Lou Reed-meets-Ramones indie rock. Surfer Rosa is their hardest and rawest album--Steve Albini produced this one and it shows. Black Francis is even more psychotic than in Doolittle, ranting and screaming about incest and broken bodies in his bilingual vocals. Bassist Kim Deal contributes some beautiful backup vocals and a Pixies classic, the creepy Gigantic. Joey Santiago continues to prove himself as the most underrated lead guitarist ever, and David Lovering's percussion is...well..kinda there. It all amounts to a catchy, disturbing, and very unique recording that hasn't aged a day. Amazing songs abound. The one-two punch of Bone Machine and Break My Body pretty much set the tone and it just gets better from there. River Euphrates and Where Is My Mind? are both among my personal Top 10 Pixies songs and the latter follows on the heels of the former. It's a slice of heaven. The rest of the album right up to the almost-instrumental closer Brick Is Red holds up to this high standard. You want/need an introduction to the Pixies, and the origins of the modern alternative movement? Buy this and Doolittle right NOW."


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Authors: Kitchen Design Online This is my very own kitchen. The room is an addition to the house which has floor to ceiling sliding glass doors in the family room side. In the kitchen, I opted to not have any windows with the exception of the clear story windows above the pantry. To be able to obtain the design, it was ne ...Read more...