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by Dr Paul Kindlon at Russia Insider
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the "August coup" that brought Boris Yeltsin to prominence and power. In the western media Yeltsin is often contrasted with Putin and portrayed as an ethical reformer and anti-corruption crusader. But is this the real Yeltsin?
Coincidentally, at the time Yeltsin was standing on top of a tank declaring himself as a defender of political reform, I was in Chicago"defending" my doctoral dissertation. Little did I know that only one year later I would be reporting Russian news as a broadcast journalist in Moscow and interviewing key players involved in the conflict between anti-Yeltsin pro-communist figures and pro-Yeltsin democracy advocates. Because of my position as a journalist in Moscow I was able to learn a great deal about "the real Boris Yeltsin".
So let's get to the key questions on this metaphysical matter…
"Wasn't Boris Nikolaevich an ethical, anti-corruption reformer?"
Well…his humble origins are fairly well-known, but not many people outside of Russia are aware of the fact that hard-drinking Boris was a big-time Communist party boss out in Sverdlovsk in the 1980s where he did virtually nothing to hinder the activities of the local mafia. I learned from an article by Artyom Troitsky, that this was the most powerful mafia in the country and that Yeltsin essentially "looked the other way" as the local organized crime group engaged in massive illegal activities.
This rather startling piece of news was supplemented by an even more surprising revelation from the loose lips of Elizabeth Susskind who was then Director of Estee Lauder in Russia. At a dinner/drinking party on the terrace of her elite apartment overlooking the Kremlin, Elizabeth confided to me that she had serious doubts Boris Yeltsin was actually the one calling the shots in the country. She told me of lines of black limousines with "Sverdlovsk license plates" entering the Kremlin gates late at night. Some years later I even heard the BBC Moscow correspondent openly doubting whether Yeltsin was "running the show", specifically raising the issue of a covert shadow government on early morning radio.
If you add to the aforementioned the fact that Yeltsin not only allowed, but encouraged the now infamous sell-off of Russia's natural resources to pre-selected buyers at ridiculously low prices you probably arrive at a very uncomfortable conclusion. Not to mention the "biggest robbery of the century" privatization scam.
"Wasn't Boris the first democratic leader of Russia?"
In 1993, President Yeltsin – by now hostile to any and all opposition – aggressively confronted the democratically elected Congress of People's Deputies which he saw as "obstructionist" despite the fact that the body passed nearly 80% of the bills Yeltsin put forward. (Note: an 80% passage rate would be an American president's wet dream)
On September 21st Yeltsin would issue an executive act worthy of a very undemocratic Russian Tsar: Ukaz number 1400. This decree unilaterally abolished the legislative branch of government. Just to be clear – this is the equivalent of President Obama signing an uber executive order making the entire Congress disappear from the face of the earth. The Supreme Court deemed the decree unconstitutional and so Yeltsin simply suspended the Judicial branch of government as well.
Eventually, Yeltsin would send in tanks and fighters to oust the protesting deputies and supporters holed up inside the congressional building. Eyewitnesses reported deaths in the hundreds although official figures hovered between 50 and 100. The American journalist Peter Khlebnikov published a stunning article about bodies piled into "bread" lorries and carted off to a monastery where the corpses were quickly cremated.
In the end, Western governments approved of good old Boris' actions. Bill Clinton – ejaculator-in-chief and president of the beacon of democracy – even applauded.
"Wasn't Boris the "defender of freedom" and liberator of oppressed republics?"
For the Soviet republics- yes. But in December of 1994 Yeltsin autocratically and very unwisely unleashed a war against the "Russian republic" of Chechnya. This was not anything like the recent anti-terrorist operations that take place in the Caucasus. In fact, over a two-year period up to 50,000 people died – most of them civilians! Not surprisingly, Chechens who suffered because of this war or who had friends and relatives killed by Russian bombs and missiles vowed revenge. To this day, Russia and Putin have had to deal with the terrorist blowback from this ill-thought out war intended to crush the spirit of freedom. Instead of the "defender of freedom" label the journalist Thomas de Waal suggested the title "butcher of Grozny". Not all journalists were critical, however, as throughout Yeltsin's early tenure some spoke of "creative destruction". Was Chechnya just another broken egg to be added to the omelet?
Looking through the glass prism of Russian history, then, how should we ultimately view the legacy of Yeltsin? I suppose it all depends on whether or not you see your Vodka bottle as half-empty or half-full.
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Gynecomastia Gallery
About this patient
This 26-year-old gentleman from Phoenix, AZ was seen in consultation for chest contouring. He stated that he was self-conscious of the appearance of his chest and would avoid removing his shirt amongst friends and family. As a young man, he recalled multiple incidents of being mocked by friends in school and finally decided to do something about his "man boobs". The various options included excisional gynecomastia surgery to surgically remove the glandular tissue in the area or liposuction of the chest to remove the fatty tissue in the area. After discussion of his goals and the various options, he decided to proceed with liposuction of the chest. This was performed via small, imperceptible, stab incisions to suction out the fat of the area and contour the entire chest wall, leaving a well-defined chest with minimal discomfort and downtime. Postoperative photographs at 6 months demonstrate much-improved contouring of the chest with removal of the fatty tissue overlying his chest. He is very happy with his new chest and its definition and reports increased self confidence and esteem.

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Fibromyalgia is a complex chronic pain disorder that affects 2% to 4% of the population.1 Patients with fibromyalgia may present with chronic, widespread pain and stiffness as well as a range of fluctuating associated symptoms.1,2 Patients may experience neurologic (tingling, dizziness, headache and migraine, brain 'fog'), constitutional (sleep disturbance, weight change, fatigue), musculoskeletal (pain, stiffness, weakness), gastrointestinal (irritable bowel syndrome, nausea), and psychological (irritability, depression, anxiety) symptoms.1,2
However, fibromyalgia is not a diagnosis of exclusion and relies on thorough history-taking and physical examination. The diagnostic process can be challenging and frustrating to patients and clinicians. Once a patient is diagnosed, management goals include controlling and/or decreasing pain, fatigue, and depression associated with the disease and improving overall function and quality of life. Treatment is individualized to a patient's needs and includes pharmacologic and nonpharmaceutical options.
Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis
In 2011, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) proposed revised diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia.3 These criteria used 2 widely known pain scales: the Widespread Pain Index (WPI) and the Symptom Severity Score (SSS). The WPI measures pain scores in 19 locations throughout the body using a score range of 0 to 19, and the SSS assesses fatigue, non-restorative sleep, cognitive symptoms, and a combination of these criteria using a score range of 0 to 12.3
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Despite the update, experts remained concerned about the validity of these new diagnostic criteria due to their lack of diagnostic specificity and inability to help clinicians identify a cause of the disease.2,4 As a result, further revisions were made in 2016, when the ACR reintroduced a widespread pain criterion defined by pain in at least 4 of 5 body regions (not including jaw, chest, or abdomen).4
The current ACR diagnostic criteria require the presence of widespread pain for a minimum of 3 months and either a WPI score of ≥7 and an SSS score of ≥5 or a WPI of 4 to 6 and SSS score of ≥9.4 According to the authors, "This revision combines physician and questionnaire criteria, minimizes misclassification of regional pain disorders, and eliminates the previously confusing recommendation regarding diagnostic exclusions."4
Palpation of trigger points, a component of the 1990 ACR guidelines, is optional for diagnosis under the current guidelines, but the presence of tenderness on palpation likely would help validate the diagnosis.5 Further diagnostic testing may be beneficial to rule out other comorbid conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, but the absence of findings related to comorbid diseases does not exclude a diagnosis of fibromyalgia because there are no specific diagnostic tests for the condition.6
Blood tests, including the FDA-compliant FM/a Test (EpicGenetics) and IsolateFibromyalgia test (IQuity), show promise for diagnosing fibromyalgia, but more supporting evidence is needed before these tests can be considered part of the work-up.
Other suggested diagnostic evaluations include complete blood count, basic metabolic panel, liver function tests, measurement of C-reactive protein levels or erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and thyroid function tests. Autoimmune screening tests should be performed only if there is a strong clinical suspicion of an inflammatory autoimmune condition.5
Management Framework for FM
There is no cure for fibromyalgia; therefore, the treatment goals are to manage the pain, fatigue, and depression associated with the condition and improve patient function. Clinicians should educate patients about their chronic condition, considering an individualized management plan to address each patient's symptoms.
Although there is no clear pathophysiologic mechanism for fibromyalgia, evidence suggests that patients have an abnormality in central pain processing.5,7,8 Centralized pain, also referred to as central pain, central sensitization, or nociplastic pain, includes any chronic pain disorder with no identifiable mechanism of action outside the central nervous system. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has defined nociplastic pain as "pain that arises from altered nociception despite no clear evidence of actual or threatened tissue damage causing the activation of peripheral nociceptors or evidence for disease or lesion of the somatosensory system causing the pain."9
Management of fibromyalgia pain is different from that of other pain conditions, such as many types of arthritis, and both nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic options should be considered. All patients with fibromyalgia are encouraged to engage in regular cardiovascular exercise and stress reduction interventions and have good sleep hygiene. Patients also may benefit from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), biofeedback, relaxation therapy, or other forms of counseling.10,11 Complementary medicine approaches, such as acupuncture and correction of nutritional deficiencies, are growing in popularity, despite a lack of good evidence supporting their efficacy. Although nonpharmacologic interventions are the first line of treatment and can be efficacious, patient non-compliance, especially with respect to physical activity, can limit their success. Evidence guidelines recommend at least 2 nonpharmacologic therapies (eg, CBT and exercise) combined with pharmacologic treatments for the management of fibromyalgia.11
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How To Have A Hookup On Tinder – Today, as you can see the title, I 'm gonna be doing a Tinder experiment where I 'm just asking females and males boar hook ups, due to the fact that it 's not really an experiment, because that 's just how Tinder is, I think, which 's simply what People use Tinder for, but it 's Tinder for.
Exactly, though, is it for you to find a relationship, your fan or is it for a connection? My nightstands – I put on 't understand, but I made this Tinder about a week earlier, since I was gon na film, a video, however I simply never got to this video.
I didn 't put anything in my bio or I didn 't swipe by anybody yet due to the fact that I wished to do all that on video yeah, we 're gon na go back on tinder and simply swipe on everybody and simply resemble hello.
You wish to attach copy and paste.
Simply to see what everyone states no prior to I thought I 'm doing this concept, I was in fact gon na go on and expose cheaters on tinder um.
But you understand you basically just go on be like hey, I 'm a board member.
Do you mind just to see the replies or simply to see if they likewise have a sweetheart? I put on 't understand, however then yeah that 's in fact truly exposing these individuals, and if these individuals saw the video they would not be happy with it.
They wouldn 't desire my video down, so I believed I should do this video first, another side, note which I include into some of my videos, if you hear Adam yelling or whatever in he 's playing video games and put on 't mind that alright he 's resting so anywho, let 's simply go On tinder and do all that little stuff on Tinder here we go no thanks.
What even is this photo however anyways? Let 's just go to my profile and, as you can see, I have currently set it up here it an information.
I uploaded these images about me.
Let 's just put hi with a croissant and tongue emoji there you go! So it 's not like you understand sexual anything go to optimal distance.
I 'm gon na go 100 miles.
Age variety.
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I 'm simply gon na keep swiping for a lot of people and then we 'll simply message them and go from there and ideally they 're online, due to the fact that it 's Sunday and I just resemble everyone must be – won 't.
No, not actually, I guess cuz who uses tinder like that.
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Let 's simply message all these people we have so far – let 's say: hey wish to attach, I 'm just gon na copy and paste this to everyone simply to see what it states.
I hope you guys are believing that I 'm not searching for like an one-night stand or whatever I 'm literally on tinder just to make this video, due to the fact that I saw a video of someone literally doing the exact same thing that I am so I was like you understand what might, As well, do that one first and see how I go so let me just hey wish to hook up you copy and paste it to everyone, paste Isaac, Isaac or yeah.
Hey I want to hook up Logan, hey you wish to link hey you wish to link hello want to link.
I wear 't do connections so you guys know um.
I just think that my body is method too precious to be just you understand.
Doing an one-night stands and connections and simply giving it away.
You understand my womanhood is a huge part of me, so I seem like I shouldn 't simply toss it out there to anyone and let anyone use it when they want approximately yeah.
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We got 3 more individuals.
This dude is definitely not 27 Doug copy and paste.
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He says sure where you at his bio states.
I need a church lady who reads her Bible, fine, and we got another reply from Logan.
He stated I would like to, but I 'm currently in Japan have fun in Japan.
Don 't do lookups click it.
It states he is five thousand eight hundred sixty miles away.
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When I swing by doing this come on girls like me, I 'm skating, I put on 't think I necessarily need to goddammit what the hell is this.
I don 't believe I necessarily need to put footage of me swiping on everybody here but yeah.
Let 's just state I just clean on a bunch of people so far and so alright, so, let 's see yet see I did oh, my goodness.
Let me just a wipe out of blanks.
I can 't like get more people and now, let 's just go Xion individuals.
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I have a boyfriend, however, that cou I 'm simply joking, I wear 't Kate.
I would never ever do this if I had a partner.
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When be like, he stated yeah.
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I stay in Burbank, I 'm free tonight.
If you wish to get it together.
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10 Great Gifts For The Coffee Lover In Your Life This Valentine's Day!
Valentine's day is just around the corner, and the coffee-lover in your life isn't hoping for a box of chocolates, they want coffee gear! Maybe you're not sure what they really want, what they really like or what you can really afford. That's where we come in! We compiled a top 10 list of the perfect gifts for the coffee-lover in your life this Valentine's Day!
Cafe Femenino Coffee Box
Cafe Femenino Coffee Box
Ship the coffee of Jackson Hole right to your door! Our Sensory introduction coffee subscription box contains a series of 6 coffees (4oz bags) highlighting beans from the Café Femenino coffee program! Café Femenino is a one-of-a-kind ethical sourcing model committed to ending the cycle of poverty afflicting women coffee farmers across the world. Café Femenino provides direct compensation to women farmers, along with the opportunity and resources to enact positive change in their communities and on their own terms. We have also included written information focused on exploring body and acidity in coffee as well as an exploration into how these single origins contribute to different blends. Click here to purchase!
This gift spells L-O-V-E!
A 3-month subscription delivered to your door with 2 months of FREE SHIPPING included. Each month features a series of 6 coffees (4oz bags) accompanied by written information about what characteristics to look for in these coffees. There are single-origin coffees plus blends built by those single origins and notes on the blend-building thought process! Click here to purchase!
Stay hot, cold and connected with our Liquid Hardware® to-go mug!
This timeless vacuum insulated stainless steel bottle transcends functionality with its patented Magnetic Lid™ technology - no tether to break or hinge to snap. Built with heavy-duty 18/8 food-grade stainless steel. The Sidewinder Series™ is made to fit nicely in your hand as well as your cup holder. The wide mouth design is easy to clean and fill. The one-piece insulating silicone lid seal keeps your drink from contacting plastic and is removable for cleaning. Keeps your beverage Hot or Cold for hours. Click here to purchase!
So, why do we love our Aeropress Coffee-Maker so much?
AeroPress coffee tastes better because the ground coffee is totally immersed in hot water, resulting in fast and extensive extraction of the flavor compounds.
The AeroPress method shortens brew time to 20-40 seconds, which avoids the unpleasant bitterness created by slower methods. The acid level of AeroPress brew is much less than conventional methods, due to the shorter brew time. Laboratory testing measured AeroPress coffee as having under one-fifth of the acid generated by regular drip coffee makers. The end result? Coffee lovers are delighted by the fact that AeroPress brew is more friendly to their stomachs. Click here to purchase!
Serious gear for serious coffee drinkers!
The Brewista SmartPourTM Variable Digital Kettle combines all the features you want in a kettle for maximum control and efficiency. Precise digital control heats water to within 1 degree, plus or minus, and can be changed from Celsius to Fahrenheit at the push of a button. The auto-start feature lets users set the time at which the kettle will reach the selected temperature, and the auto-off function keeps the user safe by shutting down if left unattended for more than 60 minutes. A precision "keep warm" feature keeps the temperature maintained for up to one hour. The gooseneck spout is perfect for the control needed in pour-over brewing, and with a generous 1.2 liter capacity, easy-grip handle and lift-off base (no cord to get in the way!) it's everything you need in a kettle. Click here to purchase!
We love the CHEMEX® Ottomatic Coffee Brewer as it combines the incredible flavor experience you can only find with a CHEMEX®brewer with the convenience of automatic coffee brewing. The Ottomatic fits all 5, 6, 8 cup CHEMEX® coffeemakers and includes unique features such as a hot plate which keeps the coffee warm without burning or compromising flavor, sprayhead technology, pulsing water bath which ensures maintained temperature and even extraction. Click here to purchase!
CHEMEX® delivers the purest flavor experience! These beautiful coffee-makers are made of non-porous Borosilicate glass which will not absorb odors or chemical residues. The CHEMEX® pour-over allows coffee to be covered and refrigerated for reheating without losing flavor. Why do we love them? They're simple, easy to use, easy to clean and feature a timeless, elegant design. Click here to purchase!
If the Rocket Fausto grinder was going to have a son, Faustino would be it. Small and compact, but like his father, after a plate of Spaghetti, a powerful boy. This espresso grinder is made in Italy with features such as programmable dosing and stepless grind adjust. Click here to purchase!
The Linea Mini is a La Marzocco classic redesign for the kitchen. Inspired by the Linea Classic, the Linea Mini comes with dual boilers and an integrated brew group that allows the machine to achieve the temperature stability and energy efficiency of the saturated brew group in a reduced footprint. The Linea Mini is handmade with the same components used in commercial machines to ensure the same durability that the Linea Classic has become famous for. Click here to purchase!


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Tag: chains of office
The Challenge: Meeting a super tight deadline for chains of office
Chancellor's chains of office and ceremonial maces are intricate academic pieces that typically require about two months' lead time to produce and deliver.
The challenge: Creating affordable chains of office for one-time use
The ornamental chains of office worn by college presidents at official events such as commencement exercises typically are meant to last for decades.
Ceremonial Maces Symbolize the Tradition Behind Academic Formalities
If you have ever attended a formal ceremony such as commencement or presidential installation at an academic institution, chances are you may have seen an individual carrying ceremonial maces, and they are growing in popularity as universities strive to create a classic feel for a variety of official functions.
Chains of Office Are Treasured Educational Symbols of Leadership
Commencement ceremonies are among the most elaborate events on the scholastic calendar, and chains of office have been a featured part of the celebration for centuries.


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Pierce, Jo and Brock, Philippa (2016) The Houndstooth Wall - Houndstooth Parquet: 32:64. [Art/Design Item]
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|Pierce, Jo and Brock, Philippa
Studio Houndstooth is Philippa Brock & Jo Pierce, textile and material future researchers and designers. On setting up their Studio they developed their ludic 'Houndstooth' methodology as co-investigators/designers, to form their studio manifesto, risk-taking and design-thinking approach. Houndstooth Parquet: 32:64 is a result of their personal method workshops. Using the ubiquitous houndstooth textile motif, The Houndstooth Project grew as their viral, playful, egalitarian launch project, becoming the starting point for making projects for everyone and anyone. Printed fabric examples made for this project are by June Fish and Tansy Hamley, technicians at Central Saint Martins. Studio Houndstooth run workshops, have fulfilled several commissions and are currently working on their 'Wallpaper Project' database/wall.
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Greg and Tim found a way to improve and expand the parking for this ride.
Riders could thank these guys for their extra effort to make this nice ride nicer.
|Tim showed up very early and put markers in to define orderly rows and then stood out on the field and directed the cars so they ended up in nice, efficient rows.
|The cars parked along the road were parked well away from the pavement.
|A large number of people had a great time, riding and socializing as a result of a few people's efforts.
|A few of the many big smiles that followed the ride and the food.


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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz locked in a second term Tuesday by defeating Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke, seeing off Democrats' most aggressive attempt in decades to win a statewide office in Texas.
Cruz had 51 percent of the vote to 49 percent for O'Rourke when three networks called the race with less than a quarter of the precincts reporting.
Texas hasn't had a Democratic senator since 1994, but O'Rourke — a third-term congressman who speaks fluent Spanish — ran an energetic and well-funded campaign that captured attention from Democrats nationally. A progressive Democrat from El Paso, O'Rourke ran hard on health care, immigration and education funding. And he raised over $70 million by mid-October, largely from small donations, while touring the state's rural counties and large population centers alike ginning up enthusiasm.
O'Rourke's campaign forced Cruz, who feuded with fellow Republicans for long stretches of his first term, to run hard for a second six-year term. He attacked O'Rourke as a liberal out of step with Texas' traditional conservatism on immigration, drugs and a host of other issues.
And in a sign of a changing Cruz, his campaign also touted bipartisan work bringing home federal aid after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas.
Cruz also leaned on help from the rest of the Republican Party, including President Donald Trump, whom Cruz famously called a "pathological liar" and "utterly amoral" during the 2016 presidential primaries. In July, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrickurged White House officials to airdrop the president into the Lone Star State to keep O'Rourke at bay, and Trump came to the state to rally voters for Cruz in October, ditching the "Lyin' Ted" moniker he had deployed during the primary fight and instead labeling Cruz "Beautiful Ted."
Polling of the Texas Senate race tightened over the summer, but Cruz held leads in the mid-single digits or higher in most public, independent surveys of the campaign.


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Rediscover trendy Mallorca | This island is making a comeback and we know why!
Mallorca is making a comeback and we know why! Everyone should experience this island at least once. From hiking through breathtaking valleys to relaxing on the sparkling beach: everything is possible on this Spanish island.
The mediterranean island is larger than neighboring Ibiza. Somehow it's often still seen as the 'less popular, little sister' of the two. We think this underdog deserves much better! That's why we've put together a list of the must-see spots highlighting the trendy side to Mallorca. These are the most beautiful beaches, thrilling hiking routes, and coolest places-to-be in Palma. Vámonos!
Mallorca's beaches
The island is home to 179 beautiful bays and beaches. Cala Mesquida is an isolated coastal strip in the northeast of Mallorca. A lovely, broad beach with fairly shallow waters. Its open, unshielded position makes it ideal for windsurfing. Es Trenc is another diamond in the rough, located between Colònia Sant Jordi and Sa Ràpita in the southern part of the island. At Cala de Deià, you'll find a beautiful, little pebble peach with clear waters. This is one of the few beaches on the west coast of Mallorca. Deia itself is also a lovely, picturesque village to take a walk through.
Hiking and nature walks in Mallorca
After lazing around like a true beach bum, you might also be interested in a more active way of exploring the island's beauty. Take a hike! One great route is the walk from Port de Pollenca to Val de Boquer. After a journey through the stunning valley, take a refreshing dive into the crystal waters of the bay. If you like a challenge, then we highly recommend the 'Archduke Route'. During an expedition through the mountains, you'll be rewarded after all the steep slopes with amazing panorama views. Keep your camera at the ready!
Lively Palma de Mallorca
In the well-known and well-loved Palma de Mallorca, you'll find hip coffee bars and delicious restaurants on every corner. For an extra special cup of coffee, turn to La Molienda and Ànima Coffee. Patissier LLuis Perez bakes the most delicious cakes and pastries. Slurp down fresh oysters at restaurant Ombu. For a refreshing smoothie, the best spot is Healthy Food Ziva. Sip cocktails at Club Tast. And, of course, your trip is not complete without Spanish tapas. At La Boveda and Rosa Vermuteria you'll find some of the best the city has to offer.
In Palma de Mallorca, there are more than enough sites to see. Read more about them in our blog on Palma. Another great city trip that we highly recommend! Want to discover the rest the island has to offer? Check out our roadtrip over the entire island.


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Most Sundays I end up with this huge dilemma about what to prepare for breakfast. Typically, most weekdays I end up having some kind of sandwich for breakfast and so I really look forward to having something different on the weekend. Something that is quick to prepare too! I don't want to spend most of my morning just preparing breakfast 🙂 🙂 Thats when pancakes come to the rescue!
Making pancakes is the easiest thing! All you need are some basic ingredients like flour, baking powder and milk! Plus kids and adults are going to like this! Woohoo 😀 Generally, I try to not use plain flour (maida). I prefer whole wheat or oats flour. Really once you make these pancakes you wont miss the plain flour! I have used bananas to naturally add some sweetness to the pancakes. To keep this really healthy, go light on the topping! I just like to stack 2 pancakes and top them with some fresh fruit! Other options for topping are – honey or some chopped nuts!
Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes (No Eggs)
- 1 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large banana
- 1-2 tbsp oil
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the wheat flour, salt and baking powder.
- Chop the bananas finely, then mash it with the back of the spoon. In another bowl combine the banana, milk and vanilla extract.
- Then pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix well till there are no lumps. If needed add some more milk. (Consistency should be like pourable batter)
- Heat a non-stick skillet, Spread 1 tsp oil on it. Pour 1/4 cup batter on the skillet and spread it a little. (Dont make it too thin)
- Add 1 tsp oil and place a lid on the pan. Let it cook on the bottom side till you see the top portion cooked around the edges . Then gently flip the pancake and let it cook on the other side too. Once it is cooked on both sides, gently slide it off the pan onto a plate.
- Sprinkle little water on the pan to cool it, then repeat the process for the other pancakes.
- If you want to make the pancakes a little special add some chocolate chips into the batter


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The Pirate Bay is looking to say good-bye to downtime and police raids by moving its hosting into the cloud. With this move, the data will be replicated around the world, across multiple servers and countries, basically making it invulnerable to any sort of police action in a single country.
Since clouds span multiple countries and multiple servers, usage should be snappier and there should be better up time, due to it being in the cloud, and due to its perceived safety from police raids. "Moving to the cloud lets TPB move from country to country, crossing borders seamlessly without downtime. All the servers don't even have to be hosted with the same provider, or even on the same continent," The Pirate Bay told TorrentFreak.
"Running on VMs cuts down operation costs and complexity. For example, we never need anyone to do hands-on work like earlier this month when we were down for two days because someone had to fix a broken power distribution unit," The Pirate Bay says. Using VMs is a great way to allow The Pirate Bay to quickly move to a new provider.
"If one cloud-provider cuts us off, goes offline or goes bankrupt, we can just buy new virtual servers from the next provider. Then we only have to upload the VM-images and reconfigure the load-balancer to get the site up and running again."
"If the police decide to raid us again there are no servers to take, just a transit router. If they follow the trail to the next country and find the load balancer, there is just a disk-less server there. In case they find out where the cloud provider is, all they can get are encrypted disk-images," The Pirate Bay says.
"They have to be quick about it too, if the servers have been out of communication with the load balancer for 8 hours they automatically shut down. When the servers are booted up, access is only granted to those who have the encryption password," they add.


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Her reason for writing is to entertain by celebrating her family's tradition of dry yet merry wit, and to help ease the suffering of lack of self-confidence, having suffered it many years herself. She also likes to poke around and ask difficult questions, because she hates it when people assume something must be so.
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Liar's Mailbag 2004
Below you will find a few gems from the DisneyLies.com e-mail box, some of which have been edited at our whim.
December 16, 2004
I have something to add to the naughtiness section. Me and my girlfriend are season pass holders to Disneyland, so we run back and forth between parks getting frisky on different rides, like, everynight. It's kinda funny. One of the most memorable ones was when we were at the Haunted Mansion late one night. there were only a few other people on the ride, but because you never get to see the people in the cars in front of or in back of you, we thought we were safe. In the portrait room (the streching room) we were groping each other and making some noise. Some old guy smiled at my girlfriend and some little kid asked his Mom what we were doing. The cast member just laughed and didn't do anything. By time we were at the graveyard scene, we had managed to do pretty well for ourselves. It was hard to work our way around the bars to hold you in, but we managed to. Just before the end of the ride, we were both zipping up and stuff. As we exited, the cast member we had seen in the streching room met us and shook my hand. He said that he had always wanted to do that and gave us credit for manuvering around the safety bars. When we got back home the next week, he both got shirts that said "I Did It On The Haunted Mansion With Him/Her" and arrows pointing at eachother. It was so fun, and we still do it! Now that's a healty relationship!
November 27, 2004
um even though i was grown up to be a disney baby all the really good crap makes it even better if you get sued I'll still try to get to your site
November 26, 2004
It has come to my attention that inside Indiana Jones is a secret room. If looked carefully from the giant skull is a room, a place which cast members built in secret and hid from their supervisers and "made the magic in Disneyland" if you know what I mean. While in there, they would also dress up in colorful suits as the snake in the entry, five people as the skull, seven people for the bridge, one in each car to make the talking man speaker effect in the cars(to save even more money instead of using the money for special effects because the employees will work for cookies), and one person for each appearance of Indiana Jones, and so on. It has also come to my attention that two cast members did not even wait to get to the"secret room" to make magic. They were going at it like there was no tomarrow! One little boy threw his Michael Eisner hat at them and they were still going at it like rabbits! The employees were immediately shunned for the rest of the day until the "male" cast members were asking how good was his rabbitasious mate. When the supervisor found out he only winked at the rabbitasious couple and gave him a raise. Needless to say all the girl got was to be rabbitasious with every guy working at the attraction for the rest of her life.
November 22, 2004
Call out Gouranga be happy!!!
November 19, 2004
As you might have heard, Jay Rasulo gave a keynote yesterday morning at IAAPA in Orlando. I was there. Amid all of the hubbub given about Disneyland's 50th anniversary and that new commercial previewed, people forgot about the most exciting news! Two new additional attractions are coming to Disneyland for the 50th anniversary in 2005 -- an Incredibles attraction for Disneyland park and a Finding Nemo attraction for California Adventure!
Here are the pictures. The attractions have already been built and are ready to be installed by Imagineering in Glendale. I was honored to be able to ride both before the general public does. Although one broke down while I was in it, Imagineers assured me that I was in no danger. Apparently the attractions are extremely sophisticated and touchy due to their high-tech nature and they are still getting the kinks worked out.
November 1, 2004
Hello, I think you guys should build more rollercoasters.
Response: Agreed! We will begin installing a rollercoaster on our Website as soon as funds permit.
October 27, 2004
Subject: FEURIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 12, 2004
You are not allowed to have sex at Disneyland. You really shouldn't write about it.
August 30, 2004
I don't know the real purpose of your website, but in my persoanl opinion it is crap. Your comments on the rides and "rumors" are complete B.S. For example, you expect someone to read your site and believe that the Tower of Terror's drop is only 4 feet? You alos expect someone to believe that the special effects in the ride are done with legos and a light brite. Everything you say, has no credit and nothing to back it. In my opinion your website is crappy and is not even worth looking at.
July 10, 2004
Dear someone,
I would just like to tell you that you shouldn't be criticising other people when you are in the wrong. Everyone (accept you) knows that Shrek isn't a Disney production it's Dreamworks. Also no matter how many times you do criticise Disney films they will still be the most loved children's films EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yours faithfully Annoyed
And another from the same day and same e-mail address...
Dear someone,
I'm not trying to be horrible but would like to tell you that though you may be criticising other people you should really pay more attention to your own words. We all know that shrek was made my dreamworks and not disney and no matter what you say disney videos will always be the best childrens videos EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yours faithfully annoyed person
Obviously someone was upset about something. We're still trying to figure out what. But this does remind us to congradulate ourselves -- we have now received more than 100 e-mails telling us that Shrek is not a Disney film.
June 23, 2004
A friend of mine's father was one of the tour guides or whatever on the Sailing Ship Columbia. It was also interesting to note that the Rivers of America were actually drained several times in the early 60's to clean them (prior to the toxic waste and employees act in the late 60's which prohibited anyone from being forced to wear hip boots and wade through toxic sludge). During some of these hip-boot wading experiences, my friend's father (and you have to believe this is true -- as it is 100% true) was made aware of the leeches, yes leeches, which infested the waters of the Rivers of America.
May 12, 2004
(This e-mail was edited to delete identifying details and make it friendly for a family audience)
1. [name deleted] (Miss Disneyland Abassador) was in fact a [indication of religious affiliation] ...but she did kiss great (Bragging here)
2. a Pig could if lucky with a care up-flip of it's nose cause a womans breast to pop out of a shirt/top...the resulting noise from snapping shutters was very distracting...
a former "DisneyLander" forget that 'cast member - wally world crap'
February 6, 2004
Hello, i found your page informative to say the least. now most of my friends don't
belevie me but i swear it is true and you can hear it if you listen. As we all
know in the late 80's to mid 90's ads were almost always subliminal. from pepsi cans
stacked on top of each other spelling sex or coke with naked women in the shape of
ice cubes on vending machines you could find it anywhere if you looked for it. and i
did in Aladin. Popular words used in subliminal mesages are sex, die, kill becasue
they stick even if we don't know it, ie. sex spelled in lion king, or the erections
in little mermaid, but i bet you didn't hear the one about "Kill your parents" in
aladin. bet you can't find it. ahh no worries i woun't make you look for it. LOL,
if you go to the part of the movie where jasmin escapes the palace and is walking
through the market place you can hear lots of conversations going on. Right around
the time a guy in the market place yells at her, "fresh Fish" you can still hear
other conversations. It's been a long time since i watch it so it is either just
before during or just after this that faintly in the back ground you hear the phrase
repeated 2 times " kill your parents" in an accent of the dialect they speak. if you
have it on dvd 5.1 you might want to turn up the rear speakers and lower the volume
of the front ones or unplug them if you can't adjust volumes per spkr.
From the site's early days
You got the opening year for Tom Sawyer's Island wrong! Who does your research, trained goats?
Along these same lines, we've had several dozen e-mails telling us that Shrek is not a Disney film. We'll look into that and get back to you. Really.
I didn't know ANY of this stuff! AMAZING!
This site was mildly entertaining. I'm glad I got a chance to look at it before Disney's lawyers shut you down.
Just a little note to let you know that your dad and I are disowning you.
Your attempt at humor at the expense of Disneyland is degrading and insulting. You obviously have no respect for the magic of the park, and I think that your joke about the disposition of Walt Disney's body is so offensive that it should be considered pornography.
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Merkel says hopes Eurogroup will reach agreement on Greece
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she hopes Greece and its international lenders will be able to strike a compromise deal during euro zone finance ministers' talks on Thursday to allow the disbursement of further aid loans to Athens.
"Of course it's my wish that we'll see results at the Eurogroup meeting which would help to honour Greece's (reform) efforts, that further disbursements are also possible," Merkel said during a joint news conference with her Estonian counterpart Juri Ratas.
"But I cannot anticipate the result (of the meeting) now," the centre-right leader added.
Greece's international lenders are expected to agree to unblock as much as 8 billion euros in loans that Athens desperately needs to next month to pay its bills, but to leave the contentious issue of debt relief for later.


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The Chiefs Locke in the #2 seed for the 2017 GHIBL Playoffs this week when they beat the Phillies 5 – 1. The Expos ended the Royals 13 game winning streak, winning in extra innings. The Phillies and the Expos square off next weekend to decide the #3 tournament seed.
The rest of the playoff bracket still has some jockeying as we head into the final weekend of the 2017 regular season.


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text: Summary and Analysis Part 2 SummaryMillie and Montag spend the rest of the cold, rainy, November afternoon reading through the books that Montag has acquired. As Montag reads, he begins to understand what Clarisse meant when she said that she knew the way that life is to be experienced. So entranced are Montag and Millie by the substance of the books, they ignore the noise of a sniffing dog outside their window.In Millie's mind, books hold no value; she would rather avoid reality and bask in the fantasy of her television. Although she can choose books and life, she chooses instead to place her loyalties with the television character, White Clown, and the rest of her television family. Montag, however, needs to find someone from whom he can learn and discuss what the books are trying to tell him; he needs a teacher.In his desperation and thirst for knowledge, Montag recalls an encounter last year with an elderly man in the park. The old man, a retired English professor named Faber, made an impression on Montag because he actually spoke with Montag about real things. Montag remembers that he keeps Faber's phone number in his files of possible book hoarders, and he determines that if anyone can be his teacher and help him understand books, Faber can. Consequently, Montag takes the subway to Faber's home and carries with him a copy of the Bible.Faber is a devotee of the ideas contained in books. He is also concerned with the common good of man. Montag immediately senses Faber's enthusiasm and readily admits his feelings of unhappiness and emptiness. He confesses that his life is missing the values of books and the truths that they teach. Montag then asks Faber to teach him to understand what he reads. At first, Faber views this new teaching assignment as a useless, as well as dangerous, undertaking. His attitude, however, does not deter Faber from launching into such a challenging and exciting task.Nevertheless, Faber is skeptical and pessimistic of whether books can help their society. As if responding to Faber's pessimism, Montag presents Faber with an insidious plan that entails hiding books in the homes of firemen so even they will become suspect. Ultimately, through supposed treason, the firehouses themselves will burn. Faber acknowledges the cleverness of the plan, but cynically, he urges Montag to return home and give up his newly acquired rebelliousness.Faber's demonstration of cowardice and political nihilism incites Montag to begin ripping pages out of the Bible. Shocked by the destruction of this rare, precious book and stirred by Montag's rebellious convictions, Faber agrees to help him.As a result of Montag's concern about how he will act when he and Beatty next meet, Faber shows Montag one of his inventions — a two-way, Seashell Radio-like communication device that resembles a small green bullet and fits into the ear. Through the use of this device, Faber can be in constant contact with Montag, and he promises to support him if Beatty attempts to intimidate Montag. Through the use of Faber's spying invention, they listen to Captain Beatty together.Throughout Part Two, the threat of war increases. Ten million men have been mobilized, and the people expect victory. Montag's war is just beginning.After his meeting with Faber, Montag returns home hoping to discuss ideas and books with Millie. Unfortunately, in Montag's case, a little learning is dangerous thing, because when he returns home, he finds company. Immediately, he launches into a tirade in the presence of two of Millie's human friends, Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles. This tirade will prove costly to his idealistic plans.Montag, who is tired of listening to the women's meaningless triviality, decides to disconnect the television and begins to attempt a discussion with the women. He reads Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach" in hopes that the women will be motivated to discuss the work. Although the women — especially Mrs. Phelps — are moved by the poem, they can't say why and dismiss any further discussion.Faber attempts, through the two-way radio, to calm Montag's zealous anger. He urges Montag to make believe, to say that he is joking, and Faber commands him to throw his book of poems into the incinerator. Despite Faber's admonitions and Millie's defensive maneuvers, Montag continues by soundly cursing Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles for their empty and corrupt lives. Mrs. Bowles leaves in a fury; Mrs. Phelps, in tears. Characteristically, Millie escapes from this horrible scene by rushing to the bathroom and downing several pills. She wants to sleep and forget. Montag hides several of the remaining books in some bushes in his backyard and then goes off to work. He carries with him a substitute book to give Beatty in place of the Bible that he left with Faber.Montag dreads the meeting with Beatty, even though Faber promises to be with him via the two-way radio implanted in Montag's ear. Beatty tries to coax Montag into admitting his crime of stealing (and reading) books, but Faber is true to his word and supports Montag during Beatty's taunting.Before Montag can respond to Beatty's tirade, the fire alarm sounds, and the firemen rush off to work. Ironically, Montag realizes that his own home is the firemen's target.AnalysisWhile Millie and Montag are reading, Clarisse's profound influence on Montag becomes obvious. In fact, Montag points out that "She was the first person I can remember who looked straight at me as if I counted." However, Millie and Montag have forgotten — or are ignoring — the danger of their situation. They hear "a faint scratching" outside the front door and "a slow, probing sniff, and exhalation of electric steam" under the doorsill. Millie's reaction is "It's only a dog." Only a dog? The Mechanical Hound lurks outside, probably programmed by Beatty to collect evidence that he can use later against Montag.The Montags, however, can't ignore the sounds of bombers crossing the sky over their house, signaling the imminence of war. Although no on knows the cause of the war or its origins, the country is filled with unrest, which is a parallel to the growing unrest and anger smoldering within Montag.Abandonment of reality has become uppermost in Millie's mind. When Montag speaks to her about the value and merit in books, she shrieks and condemns him for possessing the books. Bradbury describes her as "sitting there like a wax doll melting in its own heat." Here, fire imagery again implies destruction. This time, however, Millie carries the seeds of her own destruction. As stated earlier at the end of Part One, she can choose books (and life). But because she shuns books and the lessons that she can learn from them, Bradbury describes her as a doll that melts in its self-generated heat. Montag, on the other hand, wants to comprehend the information that the books give him. More importantly, however, Montag realizes that he needs a teacher if he wants to fully understand the books' information.The person to whom Montag chooses to turn, Faber, "had been thrown out upon the world forty years ago when the last liberal arts college shut for lack of students and patronage." Montag recalls from their earlier encounter Faber's "cadenced voice" and "convictions"; in particular, Faber's words seemed a great deal like poetry. He said to Montag, "I don't talk things, sir; I talk the meaning of things. I sit here and know I'm alive."While riding the subway to Faber's house, Montag experiences a moment of self-reflection. He discovers that his smile, "the old burnt-in smile," has disappeared. He recognizes his emptiness and unhappiness. Moreover, he recognizes his lack of formal education — what he thinks is his essential ignorance. This sense of helplessness, of ineffectuality, of powerlessness, of his utter inability to comprehend what is in books, overwhelms him, and his mind flashes back to a time when he was a child on the seashore "trying to fill a sieve with sand." Montag recalls that "the faster he poured [the sand], the faster it sifted through with a hot whispering." He now has this same feeling of helplessness as he reads the Bible; his mind seems to be a sieve through which the words pass without Montag's comprehending or remembering them. He knows that in a few hours he must give this precious book to Beatty, so he attempts to read and memorize the scriptures — in particular, Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. As he attempts to memorize the passages, however, a loud and brassy advertisement for "Denham's Dental Detergent" destroys his concentration.Montag is trying to rebel, but he is confused because of his many mental blocks against nonconformity. He has never before deviated from the norm, and his attempts to establish an individual identity are continually frustrated. Montag's flight to Faber's home is his only hope. The scene represents a man running for his life, which, in fact, Montag is doing, though he doesn't fully realize it yet. Nor does he know that he is already an outcast. He can never return to his former existence. His transformation is inevitable.Of significance in this part of the book is that Faber bears a close resemblance to Carl Jung's archetypal figure of the "old man." According to Jung in his essay "The Phenomenology of the Spirit in Fairy Tales," the old man archetype represents, on the one hand, knowledge, reflection, insight, wisdom, cleverness, and intuition, and on the other hand, he represents such moral qualities as good will and readiness to help, which makes his "spiritual" character sufficiently plain. Faber displays these qualities, and he, like Clarisse, is associated with the color white, symbolic of his spiritual nature: "He [Faber] and the white plaster walls inside were much the same. There was white in the flesh of his mouth and his cheeks and his hair was white and his eyes had faded, with white in the vague blueness there." The color white is significant here because it indicates purity and goodness. White is also the opposite of the blackness of the burnt books and the dark ashes into which they are burned.Besides enlightening Montag, Faber expands on his philosophy about the use of the books, as well as about society in general. (One can't help but think that Faber's discussion is close to Bradbury's own view, but of course, this assertion is simply speculation.) Faber explains that books have "quality" and "texture," that they reveal stark reality, not only the pleasant aspect of life but also the bad aspects of life: "They show the pores in the face of life," and their society finds this discomforting. Tragically, society has started programming thoughts: People are no longer allowed leisure time to think for themselves. Faber insists that leisure is essential to achieving proper appreciation of books. (By "leisure," Faber doesn't mean "off hours," the time away from work, but simply ample time to think about things beyond one's self.) Distractions, such as the all-encompassing television walls, simply will not allow for leisure time. Ultimately, however, Faber thinks that the truth in books can never be of value in this society again unless its individuals have "the right to carry out actions based on" what they find in the books. Books are of value only when people are allowed the freedom to act upon what they've learned. On this last point, Faber is pessimistic; he is convinced that people in his society will never have the freedom to act upon what they've learned.When Montag presents Faber with his plan to incite revenge upon the other firemen, Faber is skeptical because "firemen are rarely necessary"; their destruction would hardly warrant a change in society. Faber means that "So few want to be rebels anymore." People are too distracted — that is, too "happy" — to want to change things.After Faber decides to join Montag in his plight, Bradbury later describes this coalition of two as "Montag-plus-Faber, fire plus water." Fire and water images blend, because the product resulting from the union of these two separate and opposite items is a third product — wine. Wine looks like water, but it burns like fire. Montag and Faber work together, because all is far from well in the world.By joining Montag, Faber also states that he will be, in effect, "the Queen Bee," remaining safely in the hive; Montag is "the drone." Before parting, they initiate plans to "[print] a few books, and wait on the war to break the pattern and give us the push we need. A few bombs and the 'families' in the walls of all the homes, like harlequin rats, will shut up!" Perhaps this subversion (the destruction of TV) will restore the public's interest in books. However, despite his decision to help Montag, Faber acknowledges that he is ultimately a coward. He will stay safe at home while Montag faces the threat of punishment.As the threat of war increases, you can see that the war is a parallel to Montag's attitude concerning his own personal battle. His inner turmoil intensifies. Armed with a friend such as Faber, the two-way green-bullet radio, and a beginner's knowledge of the true value of books, he is now ready to wage war against Beatty and the rest of his stagnant society. Montag feels that he is becoming a new man, intoxicated by his newfound inner strength, but his is an idealistic knowledge blended with the zealousness of a convert; he has not considered any sort of pragmatic implementation plan.When Montag meets with Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles, he forgets that they are a good deal like Millie; they are devoted to their television families, they are politically enervated, and they show little interest in the imminent war. Because their husbands are routinely called away to war, the women are unconcerned. War has happened before and it may happen again.Listening to their empty babble, animated by his rebel posture, and with Faber whispering comfortably in his ear, Montag impulsively shouts, "Let's talk." He begins reading from "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold:Ah, love, let us be true To one another! for the world, which seems To lie before us like a land of dreams, So various, so beautiful, so new, Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light, Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain; And we are here as on a darkling plain Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, Where ignorant armies clash by night.Despite their flippancy and chatter, the women are moved, but again, they do not understand why. Although Mildred makes the choice of what her husband should read, Matthew Arnold's poem typifies Montag's pessimism as he tries to fathom the vapid, purposeless lifestyles of the three women. The poem forces the women to respond — Mrs. Phelps with tears and Mrs. Bowles with anger. The Cheshire catlike smiles that Millie and her friends wear indicate their illusion of happiness. Montag imagines these smiles as burning through the walls of the house. Ironically, smiles should signify joy, but not in this case, just as they did not in Montag's case. However, the smiles of these women are destructive and perhaps evil. Furthermore, Millie and her friends are characterized by fire imagery; they light cigarettes and blow the smoke from their mouths. They all have "sun-fired" hair and "blazing" fingernails. They, like the fleet of firemen, are headed toward their own destruction.After this disastrous situation with Millie, Mrs. Phelps, and Mrs. Bowles, Montag anxiously prepares for his meeting with Beatty. Captain Beatty's suspicion of Montag steadily increases as he watches Montag with an "alcohol-flame stare." While Beatty is baiting Montag to slip about stealing books, Faber proves himself to be a good partner to Montag and supports him throughout the entire confrontation. In a most striking diatribe, Beatty reveals that he is extremely well read; he accurately quotes authors from a wide range of historical periods and is able to apply what he has read. He has obviously thought about what the works mean and, in a curious way, uses them to good effect against Montag. He is aware of Montag's newfound zealousness (as Beatty states, "Read a few lines and off you go over a cliff. Bang, you're ready to blow up the world, chop off heads, knock down women and children, destroy authority,") and manages to urge Montag in a direction that would cause him to abandon his recently acquired humanistic convictions. Through ignoring the title of the book returned by Montag, Beatty shows that he is aware of Montag's collection and is trying to get Montag to admit his guilt. Also, Beatty wants to prove to Montag that the title (and the book itself) is not significant. The only important point about the book is that it needs to be destroyed.Montag can't respond to Beatty's denunciation of him (no doubt his rebuttal would have failed miserably) because the fire alarm sounds. In a colossal act of irony, Montag realizes when the firemen are called to action that his own home is the target for the firemen. Instead of implementing a plan to undermine the firemen by planting books in their houses, Montag, in a grotesque reversal of expectations, becomes a victim himself.Part Two centers on Montag's first personal experience with ideas found in books, and it details his change into a social rebel. The section seemingly ends on a note of defeat.Glossary We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindnesses there is at last one which makes the heart run over from James Boswell's Life of Dr. Johnson, published in 1791. The quotation helps Montag understand his relationship with the mysterious Clarisse, who brings joy into his life for no obvious reason. That favorite subject. Myself. taken from a letter of the British biographer James Boswell, dated July 16, 1763. The quotation emphasizes the chasm that separates Montag from Mildred, who shuns self-analysis and submerges herself in drugs and the television programs that sedate her mind. half out of the cave Bradbury alludes to Plato's cave allegory, found in Book 7 of his Republic. The analogy describes how people rely on flickering shadows as their source of reality. Faber the character's name suggests that of Peter Faber (1506-1545), tutor of Ignatius Loyola and founder of two Jesuit colleges. Mr. Jefferson? Mr. Thoreau?Thomas Jefferson, the chief author of the Declaration of Independence, and Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden and Civil Disobedience. This phrase is used to illustrate that all books and authors are valuable. These two authors are chosen to show who wrote about revolution and fighting opression. dentrifice any preparation for cleaning teeth. This word is part of the phrase that Montag hears repeatedly in the subway. Consider the lilies of the field. They toil not, neither do they In his surreal dash on the subway toward Faber's house, Montag tries to read a line from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount from the Gospel of St. Matthew. The line, which is taken from Chapter 6, verses 28-29, concludes, "And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." This quotation reminds Montag that spiritual hunger is greater than material need. Caesar's praetorian guard a reference to the bodyguards that surrounded the Roman Caesars, beginning with Rome's first emperor, Octavian, later named Augustus. While holding back the mob, the praetorians wielded supreme control over the rulers who they sought to protect, and they are thought to have assassinated Caligula and replaced him with Claudius, a crippled historian who was their choice of successor. the salamander devours its tail Faber, who creates a way to implicate firemen in their own menace and therefore eradicate them, characterizes his plot with an image of self-destruction. this electronic cowardice Faber, an old man who is too fearful to confront Captain Beatty, is willing to direct Montag's confrontation through his electronic listening and speaking device. The Book of Job Faber selects this book of the Old Testament, which describes how Job is tested by God. The upshot of Job's struggle with suffering, loss, and temptation is that he learns to trust. Vesuvius a volcano near Naples that erupted August 24, 79 A.D., burying the citizens of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Cheshire cat a grinning cat, a character from Chapter 6 of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. In again out again Finnegan a common nonsense rhyme indicating Mrs. Phelps' lack of concern about the war and her husband's part in it. The quotation restates "Off again, on again, gone again, Finnegan," a terse telegram about a rail crash from Finnegan (a railroad boss) to Flanagan (his employer). fire plus water Montag, who perceives the split halves of his being, anticipates the distillation of his fiery self into wine after Faber has molded his intellect with wisdom and teaching. Who are a little wise, the best fools be a line from John Donne's poem "The Triple Fool," which Beatty uses to confuse and stifle Montag. the sheep returns to the fold. We're all sheep who have strayed at times Beatty alludes to the prophecy in Isaiah 53:6: "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned ever one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." The message implies that Montag has betrayed his fellow firemen. Truth is truth, to the end of reckoning Beatty's montage of quotations rambles on to a verse from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Act V, Scene i, Line 45. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts a verse taken from Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia, which in turn paraphrases a line from Beaumont and Fletcher's Love's Cure, Act III, Scene iii. Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge a line from Sir Philip Sidney's Defense of Poesy. Words are like leaves and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found Beatty quotes a couplet from Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism as cynical commentary on his profusely garbled and contradictory recitation. A little learning is a dangerous thing. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again a famous pair of couplets from Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism, which warns the learner that scholarship requires dedication for maximum effect. Knowledge is more than equivalent to force an aphorism from Chapter 13 of Dr. Samuel Johnson's Rasselas. He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty an aphorism from Dr. Samuel Johnson's Idler. Truth will come to light, murder will not be hid long! from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene ii, Line 86. Oh God, he speaks only of his horse a paraphrase of "he doth nothing but talk of his horse" from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Act I, Scene ii, Lines 37-38. The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Act I, Scene iii, Line 99. This age thinks better of a gilded fool, than of a threadbare saint in wisdom's school a couplet from Thomas Dekker's Old Fortunatus. The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting a line from Ben Jonson's Catiline's Conspiracy, Act III, Scene ii. Carcasses bleed at the sight of the murderer a line from Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, Part I, Section I, Member 2, Subsection 5. trench mouth an infectious disease characterized by ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat and caused by a bacterium; derived from its prevalence among soldiers in trenches. Knowledge is power a line from Francis Bacon's Advancement of Learning, Book I, i, 3. A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the furthest of the two from Democritus to the Reader, Robert Burton's paraphrase from Lucan's Civil War, which is echoed in Sir Isaac Newton's letter to Robert Hooke, February 5, 1675 or 1676. The folly of mistaking a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself as an oracle is inborn in us a paraphrase of Paul Valery's Introduction to the Method of Leonardo da Vinci. A kind of excellent dumb discourse a line from Shakespeare's Tempest, Act III, Scene iii, Line 38. All's well that is well in the end a paraphrase of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well, Act IV, Scene iv, Line 35. the tyranny of the majority from John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton's History of Freedom and Other Essays.


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Best Pokémon Toys in 2022
Pokémon have brought tiny pocket monsters to the world for twenty years, showing off hundreds of adorable little monsters that kids and adults alike have fallen in love with. While they may have started as a game, you can now find a wide variety of different toys that bring this franchise to life. Out of every toy available on the market My Friend Pikachu is the absolute best with a cuddly plush body, light up cheeks and a variety of different spoken phrases.
Best Overall: My Friend Pikachu
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Out of the hundreds and hundreds of different Pokémon that have been released over the last twenty years, one of the most popular is Pikachu. This little electric mouse is now coming to life in your home as a 10-inch plush that moves and speaks phrases that will delight your children.
This soft and cuddly Pikachu is 10 inches tall. Due to the mechanical bits inside it isn't machine washable but the plush yellow fabric can easily be spot cleaned. It features ten different phrases and moving parts that come alive when it speaks. His little red cheeks light up, and his ears move as well. You can squeeze his belly, and you'll be able to see him come to life. It doesn't take much either, which, makes it easy for kids to trigged his phrases, lights, and movement.
My Friend Pikachu is as close as the real world may ever get to having a Pikachu for a friend or a pet. At a decent size, he's perfect for snuggling up with at bedtime or riding in the car on family trips. His ten phrases include familiar words that anyone who has watched the television shows will recognize. If your child loves Pokemon and has always wanted their own pocket monster, this is the toy worth grabbing.
My Friend Pikachu
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Bring your very own pocket monster home with a moving and speaking Pikachu!
Best Value: Pokemon Nanoblocks
Finding toys that are affordable and allow kids to use a bit of creativity isn't always an easy task. If your child is low-key obsessed with legos and Pokémon, then Nanoblocks may be the way to go. These tiny little building sets allow you to create one of 20 different Pokémon with small blocks. Each one looks like the pocket monster you are aiming for, and even better, fits right into the palm of your hand.
One of the significant downsides of Nanoblock Pokeémon is the small size. This means that some of the blocks can be lost, and they do act as a choking hazard for younger children. However, kids 6 and up should be safe provided they don't lose any necessary pieces. With 20 different Pokémon to choose from, and at an unusually affordable price point, these are great small toys for kids to build.
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Put together your favorite Pokémon with these tiny blocks.
Best Collectible: Funko Pops
Funko Pops are one of the most popular collectible items for folks to buy. From movies to video games, to television shows there are hundreds of different vinyl figures all organized by various fandoms. Pokémon is no different, and now you can start to collect your favorite pocket monsters and display them on shelves in your home.
The Pokémon Funko pop line is relatively limited for the time being, which is a good thing for anyone who wants to get in on the ground floor of collecting. You can snag Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Pikachu figure right now. Squirtle has also been announced, and doubtless, it's only a matter of time until more Pokémon are released.
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Start your funko pop collection with these adorable vinyl figures of your favorite pokémon.
Best Action Figures: Pokemon Action Figure Mega Pack
Battling Pokémon isn't an easy task in the real world. With the Pokémon Action Figure Mega Pack, you can imagine it happening right in your living room. These two and three-inch action figures are highly detailed and ready for everything your child's imagination can throw at them.
The Mega Pack comes with eight different Pokémon to play with: Pikachu, Eevee, Litten, Rowlett, Popplio, Cosmog, Metang, and Wobbuffet. All of them look just like their names sakes, and several come with articulated limbs so they can move around when getting played with. One of the only downsides of these toys is that they are relatively small, which makes them a choking hazard for younger children, and makes them easy to lose.
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Let your kids play with both their favorite Pokémon and their imagination with these highly detailed action figures!
Best Plush: Eevee Plush
There are hundreds of different Pokémon, but one of the most popular is Eevee, known for its many many various evolutions. Now you can cuddle up with Eevee with this adorable eight-inch plush.
Made of soft material, and huggable rather than stuff, this plushie is made to be loved. It looks just like Eevee, and at a smaller size, you can believe it takes the term "pocket monster" to heart. This means it won't take up much room and is easy for your child to bring on long car trips. The only real flaw is that if your Eevee gets dirty, it's not super easy to clean. You'll have to spot clean it because this little guy is not machine washable.
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This soft, huggable Eevee plush is made to snuggle up with.
Bottom line
There are hundreds of different Pokémon toys on the market today. From plushies of half the original Pokeémon to action figures, and even blocks, there is a toy that will appeal to every child. However, the best of the best is absolutely My Friend Pikachu.
This ten-inch plush toy delivers an experience that brings Pikachu to life in the real world. He has light-up cheeks, ears that move, ten different spoken phrases, and he looks just like the electric mouse everyone has fallen in love with. If you can only afford one Pokémon toy, this is the one worth your money.
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My eyes fixed upon this bedroom. Perfection in pastel, and at the top of my hot bedrooms list right now :)
I stood last week at the store wet and sullen after after persistent rain. I glanced critically through the racks filled with pale interior design magazines ala We-are-shabbychic-just-like-every-other-magazine. Then I suddenly saw IT.. a dream home in the latest issue of Living etc (my absolute favourite foreign magazine :) PANG – a grey day turned into a pastel carnival land of singing birds.
The pictures you see above made my soul happy and gave inspiration despite rain, bad weather and grey mood. It's amazing how you can be influenced by images that give life to the beauty of the mind. Living etc … I thank you for my rainbow in a grey boring world :)
Have you ever felt this way about a magazine? That your whole mood changed in a minute?
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1. Stamping: The primary function of this department is to stamp the parts for the metal burial caskets using different types of presses depending on the part that is needed.
2. Assembly: The primary function of this department is to weld and grind the stamped parts of the metal burial caskets.
3. Finish: The primary function of this department is to install the finishing parts of the metal burial caskets. This includes, but not limited to, bed, mattress, fabric coverings, hardware, panels, etc.
Section III: Qualifications and Skills
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While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand for long periods of time. The employees must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. The noise level in the work environment is high. Required PPE for all positions are supplied by the Company. Positions include repetitive work.
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Keynote presentation: Virtual Reality: Temporary Distraction or Real OpportunityChapman, Paul (2016) Keynote presentation: Virtual Reality: Temporary Distraction or Real Opportunity. In: 2016 Institute of Medical Illustrators Annual Conference, 16-17 September 2016, Clydebank, Glasgow.
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Virtual Reality (VR) has been around for decades but recent technological advances have caused a huge surge in popularity over the last 24 months. In this talk I will give a brief history of VR, tracking its development from early helmet mounted displays to the latest immersive systems available today. We will consider real-world applications for VR and, using the medical context, examine how we can generate exciting content for immersive medical learning experiences. Finally, we will contemplate the future of VR and postulate where the technology might be in ten years' time.
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On the Books, with Betsy Howie
August 12, 2008
Welcome to "On the Books," a new series devoted to the timeless question, "Whatcha reading?"
Today's guest is author and playwright Betsy Howie, whose first picture book, The Block Mess Monster, was published in May. Illustrated by C.B. Decker, it's a funny story of a mom and daughter who view the disarray in the daughter's room as entirely different things. "The Block Mess Monster does not want me to put him away," the daughter states. School Library Journal said, "There are many picture-book stories that urge youngsters to clean their room, but this perfect pairing of text and illustrations is irresistible."
Let's hear from Betsy:
What I'm reading... Mudbound, a novel (for adults) by Hillary Jordan. Actually, I finished it, last night at 1 a.m. I didn't mean to keep reading but there wasn't really a choice with the characters behaving as badly as they were. I had to finish it and see if there was any redemption. It's a terrible story, beautifully written with incredibly compelling characters,set in the Mississippi Delta just after World War II. My daughter's first-grade teacher recommended it to me, and I find it's always best to do what the teacher says... which is why we're also reading The Secret Garden, and thankfully, we're only on Chapter 15, so I still have something great to read tonight!
Previously in "On the Books"
Marc Tyler Nobleman (Boys of Steel)