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"The awful wrongs and sufferings forced upon the innocent, helpless,
faithful animal race form the blackest chapter in the whole world's history."
- Edward Freeman, (English Historian and Commentator)
2004 - by Betsy Seeton
I took this village shot when I was in Greece in 2004. It had always been a dream of mine to visit the Greek Islands. I was not disappointed. But I am terribly saddened as I read about the animal abuse going on over there. It's one more heart wrenching and tragic example of such inhumanity.
I have never posted graphic images on my site. I don't support sensationalism. I don't watch videos showing inhumane acts. I prefer to use words and nice visuals, but I came across a site called Abolitionist-Online and thought it deserves to be passed along. I glanced at the heart wrenching images of animal abuse (it's very hard for me to stomach) and read the information. It's horrific what's going on in Greece. We must not turn a blind eye. Abused animals need protection and help from caring humans.
photo from abolitionist-online.com
Straight from ABOLITIONIST-ONLINE: A Voice For Animal Rights reads:
Alive - whimpering and crying for the help and compassion of a human. It didn't come. This dog was seen by thousands of pedestrians and left to suffer alone. This dog after weeks and weeks of suffering in agony was rescued by foreign friend of Marijo's living in Greece and mercifully placed into the arms and heart of God. This dog "existed" in hell and died in hell. There are tens of thousand of animals like this in the Cradle of Civilisation on the mainland and on the idyllic Greek islands. Greece is an exquisitely beautiful country that lives by tourism and by tourism alone! Many Greeks are extraordinarily cruel, blind, indifferent and the government is a disgrace. What can you do you ask? READ FULL ARTICLE
Here's an article posted in January of 2011:
11/4/2010 10:19:11
we are disgusted horrible cruelty to animals in Greece . We never go in so primitive , barbaric country . You Greek deserve torture , what you done to beautiful animals . YOU DISGUSTING FILTH !!!!
hege sørlie
5/26/2011 22:14:26
I can pray for you and that someone will set up animal shelters in Greece. Can you get the dog wisperer there? Maybe he could have done something. Hege Soerlie, Norway
hege sørlie
5/28/2011 08:18:27
I have sent a message to the brigitte bardot foundation for animals and the dog whisperer, have forgotten his name, but maybe they can do something. they have the power to. hege sørlie, norway
hege sørlie
5/28/2011 08:30:44
Have sent a message to the brigitte bardot foundation for animals and to the dog whisperer. Think his name is mc mullen. they both have the money and the power to educate the Greeks and to set up animal shelters. hege sørlie, norway
hege sørlie
5/28/2011 08:36:56
Have sent a message to both the Brigitte Bardot foundation for animals an the dog whisperer mc mullen so maybe they can help. They both have the power and the money to educate the Greeks and besides they are celebrities. All the best, Hege sørlie, Norway
6/20/2011 08:49:48
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10/2/2011 03:48:07
Animals are have feelings, too. My dog, Pebbles, was abused and left to die on a old mans porch with his brothers and sister. He was the only one who surived. Me and my family saved him. My new dog, Minnie, came from a breeding factory. They bred their inocent dogs like SNAP. We rescued her, too.
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A cold is a viral infection of the throat, nose, sinuses, and upper airways. Although it usually goes away within a week or two, its symptoms can be quite debilitating. For instance, sinusitis, inflammation of the tissue lining the sinuses can be quite painful and often difficult to get rid of. The most common symptoms of the common cold include headaches, congestion, cough, fatigue, thick nasal mucus, and facial pain.
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Very good things :) "A women named Amanda is typically very beautiful with an incredible body and nice eyes. They are known to be very loveable. Amandas are envied by other women. " http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Amanda
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3297 up, 1982 down love it hate it 1. Nick the most amazing person alive with a huge penis
Keiran To be tall and very sexy, alittle on the chubby side but girls love him as he is cool, funny, kind-hearted and an overall good person. Girls love him Girls love a huggable guy and his sense of humour and kindness is loved by all Girl 1: Hey, wanna make love while listening to beethoven sympothys and eating chocolate covered kittens?? Keiran: Sure why not shnookums, I love your chesticles, there looking awesome tonight! Girl 1: Yay!! Girl 2: (comes outta nowhere) He is so KEIRAN!!
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Angie Claims to be anti-social but is the exact opposite. Very beautiful and one of a kind personality. Has fun just about all the time and can make you laugh when you least expect it. Enjoys playing halo and can kick ass in Guitar Hero 3. Has amazing talents with her mouth and can do just about anything with it. Most spectacular/lovable person you could ever meet. She is so awesome;she has to be an Angie!
Mine said "Chomoru Hoochie!" Just What the Heck does that mean?? LOL
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She is a small, pixie like person with a pretty face. she has a kind heart, and knows who her friends are. she doesnt put up with crap, and is a great fighter.
An amazing guy who is super sexy and really smart. He is fun and whity and can some times be grumpy. He has serious mood swings but is mostly happy. If your boyfriend is a dale then you are really really really lucky because Dale's are great guys. He fights for what he wants. If dale gets mad you better whatch out because he can be dangerous. All around he is pretty great.
Jennifer: A funny girl. Really smart, and usually doen't act her age.(wether it be acting older or younger)Jennifer's have amazing eys, and love to laugh and smile. They generaly enjoy the finer things in life. They have trouble showing their feelings, and take sometime to warm up to new poeple. They don't trust easily, but that shouldn't stop you from trusting them, they are very trustworthy. They need someone who will listen to them and give their honest opinion. Jennifers are very blunt, and speak their minds often. They are caring and usually very sexy. They know how to flirt in a very suddle way that drives men crazy. They know how to get what they want. Jennifers are very good friends.
Wendy 1) Intellectually attractive woman. 2) Physically attractive woman. 3) Emotionally attractive woman. 4) Attractive in all 3 major ways, yet not you are condemned to be 'just friends' second def A sweet girl with a lot of heart. A Wendy also is the life of a party and everyone likes her. third A very intelligent person, caregiver, beautiful.
- A friendly girl with a nice ass who is loved by everyone! She is a hot person, no girls have any problems with her and all the guys want to have hot, mad, steamy sex with her. - An original English name which originates from the term beautiful one, pronounced Clue-ee. Mainly used in the 1940's but has become a common English name. - Most awesome girl, extremely attractive unlike anyone you have ever met before likes to use the word rad excessively really nice, good person extremely hot and sexy. - An amazing, crazy, and loveable girl. The kind that is friends with everyone and never seems to be in a bad mood. - Nerdy by day, alcoholic by night. hahahaha too many defs.
1) Intellectually attractive woman. 2) Physically attractive woman. 3) Emotonally attractive woman. 4) Attractivve in all 3 major ways, yet not you are condemned to be 'just friends'
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Somebody who laughs a lot. She is very energetic, and bouncy. ex: Person: Hey Shanel! Shanel: OMG HI!!! Person: How are you? Shanel: OMG IM SOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!! Person: Okay... bye. Shanel: OMG BYE!!!!! thats funny b/c i do laugh a lot but OMG I SOOOOOOOOO DON'T TALK/TYPE LIKE THAT!!! XD
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Alexandra has been staying at a farm near Hvolsvöllur in the south of Iceland, close to Eyjafjallajökull volcano:
"During my stay here I have gotten to know up close some of the farm animals and what makes them different from the ones back home. Not only do I get to experience the different animals, but my experience so far reflects the kind of farm that my dad grew up on in Manitoba! Despite the difference in location I now have a better idea of how he grew up. I've learned and seen so many new things since I've been here. I quickly realized, slowly got over, my fear of being kicked by a cow when milking them. I've sadly seen a dead cow and then seen how adorable new calves are. It's definitely different than what I am used to, but I am enjoying the experience."
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Fuselage - Cabin
That's right, I was working on the AFT seat floors, and ended-up cutting a hole for an access plate in the right baggage floor--read on.
I finished-up the seat hindges for both the left and right AFT seat floor, including cutting out the center two eyelets for each hindge. When I was ready to rivet the right AFT seat floor to the seat floor ribs, I discovered that someone forgot to install the seat belt anchors. This needed to be done before the baggage floors were riveted-in, since there is no access to the seat belt anchor bolts once the floor is installed.
At this point I had two choices. I could either drill out several rivets in the baggage floors and try and pull back the seat floor enough to get a wrench on the seat belt anchor bolts, or I could cut a hole in both baggage floors for an access panel. I decided to go with the access panels, since I never liked not having access to this area in the first place.
Originally, I was going to go the nutplate route with the baggage floors, but decided against them due to the cost of the countersunk nutplates (about $35 for all of the nutplates). Also, I figured if Van said to use pop rivets, then why worry about having access to this area. After thinking about this, I have come to the conclusion that I didn't really need to install countersunk nutplates in the first place. The LP4-3 pop rivets that the nutplates and screws would replace are not flush, so why would I have to have flush screws. Therefore the cost would only be about $18. Also, I just checked Van's website, and the countersunk nutplates (actually listed as dimpled) are only $.30, not $.49, so the original cost would have been only $23, not $35. So my whole reason for not doing the nutplates was flawed.
Now that I have forgotten to put in the seat belt anchors, I am going to have to spend several days fabricating two access holes and covers to fix my screw-up. This is a lot more work to do with the baggage floors installed than if I had done this on the bench. Also, the quality of the access cover will probably not be as good as it could have been if done earlier. My advice is to either go with the nutplates, or cut access holes and fabricate the covers before you rivet-in the baggage floors.
|Right side hindges drilled to the right seat floor and ribs.
|We need to remove the center two eyelets on each of the seat floor hindges. This is one way, not sure if it is the best.
|Followed by the belt sander.
|This is another way to do the initial cut. This goes a lot faster than the rotary rasp.
|All 6 hindges with the center eyelets removed and deburred. Note, I was not able to remove the ink on 3 of the hindges. I tried lacquer thinner, acetone, and MEK. The hindges still have a ghost image of the markings.
|Getting ready to rivet the AFT seat floors to the ribs, but we have a little problem. Notice the rectangular hole in the seat floor. That hole fits over the inboard F-634 seat belt anchor, which was supposed to be installed before the baggage floors--doh! One more reason to use nutplates on the baggage floors. I can either cut an access hole, or drill out the pop rivets and center tunnel cover nutplates on the baggage floors.
|Looks like I am thinking about cutting a few access holes.
|Ok, I have a hole, so I guess I am committed.
| Fabbed the nutplate ring for the access cover. This will be riveted underneath the access hole, and have nutplates to hold the access cover. I think it is a little big. It is 1" wide (1/2" inside and outside the hole), 1/2" is probably good enough).
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Costa Del Sol Golf Club in Doral, Florida
Costa Del Sol Golf Club
100 Costa Del Sol Blvd
Doral, FL 33178
(305) 592-3300
Pro Shop: (305) 592-3300
Hours of Operation: 7:00AM – 6:30PM
Driving Range: 7:00AM – 6:30PM
From the Florida Turnpike
Exit onto NW 41st Street (Exit #29). Travel east for 1.5 miles. At 102nd Avenue, turn right to the security gatehouse.
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Exit onto NW 36th Street. Travel west 2.3 miles and NW 36 Street will curve to become NW 41 Street. At 102nd Avenue turn left to the gatehouse.
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Upon entering the community that is Cinnamon Shore, the modern yet cozy architecture catches your eye yet melds perfectly with the carefully incorporated natural elements. "The dunes are really special. Not every beach has this beautiful, thick greenery that separates the homes from the water," says Peters. The undeniable Southern beach tones immediately make you feel as if you're at a serene beach getaway.
Despite the closeness to the beach — most balconies offer spectacular views — the residences are built 11 to 13 feet above sea level and adhere to building codes and regulations that have been tested and have proven to be reliable and sturdy.
"It's a safe area that is perfect for families and empty nesters," says Jeffrey Hentz, president and CEO of the Port Aransas/Mustang Island Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau. With that distinct feeling of safety, the community seamlessly incorporates amenities that will have guests feeling as if they're at a coveted resort. However, rather than scooting away from other guests and fighting over seats around the pool, the community encourages getting to know the other residents, without sacrificing the necessary privacy for a relaxing vacation or stay.
Areas like the fire pit — a popular gathering point with smores to accompany peaceful nights, the community pool, the social circle, and the great lawn provide endless opportunities to meet people or enjoy a serene evening by the water. "Small things like the fire pit bring everyone out and together," according to Hentz.
The balance that Cinnamon Shore has created is the perfect formula for success.
The sense of safety as if you're in a neighborhood where you've lived your whole life doesn't dull the excitement or variety of activities and nightlife that are available within the development or just a short trip into town away. Lisabella's within Cinnamon Shore is the perfect evening dining venue. The rest of Port A offers a variety of cuisine ranging from authentic Italian food at Venetian Hot Plate to the "you catch it, we cook it" option that is offered at several local restaurants.
Cinnamon Shore might be your next permanent home, vacation spot, or rental that you'll fall in love with.
—Cottages nestled around sunset park range from $585,000 to $689,000.
—Condos are available with one to four beds.
—Four bedroom penthouses are also available with current prices in the range of $790,000.
—Various beach homes are available with options for up to 5 beds and 6 baths.
Cinnamon Shore has already proven its success, but there are big plans for expansion already underway. "It's the original seaside village on the Texas coast," says Peters. "It just keeps getting more beautiful and intricate with every detail."
Cinnamon Shore South is going to be a 300-acre New Urbanist community and will include two luxury pools, views of a Texas-sized lake, and vistas of both the Gulf of Mexico and the bay.


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Day 6...Evey and Peter Pan
Joy, pure and simple. Unspeakable and full of glory. A baby's smile. A baby's laughter.
Does an apple make any of us this happy? Something to think about, huh. To be so innocent. To once again grasp the meaning of "it's the small things that really make us happy." Really small, like an apple.
Oh, sweet little one, GiGi's Evey girl. I love you more than you'll ever know.
"When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies." ~J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan,
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To H. H. Vivian 11 May [1870]1
Down Beckenham
May 11—
Dear Mr Vivian
I feel greatly obliged to you for the kind interest which you have shewn on the subject of the census, which interests me greatly. I have no doubt that your personal communication with Mr Bruce will have far more influence than any memorial or any thing that I cd do.2
With my sincere thanks I beg leave to remain | yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
P.S. I will endeavour to persuade Sir J. Lubbock3 to speak on the subject.
Thanks for HHV's interest in the census [CD's plan to add questions on consanguineous marriage to the census] on which CD hopes to persuade Sir J. Lubbock to speak.
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- Letter no.
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Henry Hussey Vivian, 1st baronet
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Invercargill City Libraries and Archives (Alex Robertson Collection, vol. 12: A0444 S12450012)
- Physical description
- LS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, "Letter no. 7183," accessed on 1 October 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7183.xml
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MANAUS, Brazil – One week into the tournament, Croatia is really about to get its World Cup going.
The Croats head into Wednesday's Group A match against Cameroon knowing that their opening loss to Brazil means nothing if they can win both of their remaining Group A matches. The same, however, goes for the Cameroonians.
"We know what this mean to us, both to us and Cameroon," Croatia coach Niko Kovac said Tuesday. "Everybody can do math. Let's not dwell on that."
The Croats lost to Brazil 3-1 in the opening World Cup match on Thursday, but the host country's second goal came after a controversial penalty, a decision Kovac called "shameful."
The team has been trying to get past that distraction, and the added distraction of some published photos of nude players, heading into the match against Cameroon at the Arena da Amazonia.
"Realistically speaking, games Nos. 2 and 3 mean more to us because these are our competitors for second place," Kovac said. "I'm convinced that we are going to win tomorrow's game."
If either team wins its two remaining matches, it is guaranteed a spot in the second round. A loss on Wednesday, however, leads to instant elimination because both Brazil and Mexico already have four points in the group after Tuesday's 0-0 draw.
In their final group matches on Monday, Croatia will face Mexico and Cameroon will take on Brazil.
"If we were to play in the same way that we played against Brazil, I don't see why we wouldn't have any chances of progressing," Kovac said.
Croatia will have the added advantage of having Mario Mandzukic back in the lineup. The Bayern Munich forward sat out the opener because of a suspension from qualifying.
And Luka Modric is also ready to play, with Kovac saying the Real Madrid midfielder is "100 percent fit" after an injury concern following the loss to Brazil.
Wednesday's match will be the second played in Manaus, a city on the Amazon River deep in the Brazilian rainforest. After the first match, in which Italy beat England 2-1, both coaches complained about the heat and humidity.
Mandzukic said he and his teammates needed some time to get used to the conditions during Tuesday's practice.
"But soon we felt better," Mandzukic said. "We don't have to think about it. Let's focus on our game and to get a good result."
Kovac also downplayed the significance of the weather, with temperatures during the day on Wednesday expected to be about 29 degrees C (85 degrees F) with humidity at about 80 percent.
"The conditions are what they are," Kovac said. "We will have to accept them. We will accept them because we are not fishing for any excuses."


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A lot of people are excited by New York Review Books' upcoming comics line, attempting to do the same thing for artists like Mark Beyer and Blutch that NYRB Classics has done in prose. Today, Dan talks to one of the imprint's two editors, Gabriel Winslow-Yost.
Dan Nadel: What's the big idea here? What territory are you trying to carve out that's not covered elsewhere?
Gabriel Winslow-Yost: The idea is simply that there are a lot of great comics out there that have sort of fallen by the wayside, as the years have gone by, or -- even worse -- that never made it into English at all, and that they deserve a wider audience. It's really just wrong that a book as amazing and unique as Agony is out of print, that only a single book by Blutch has ever been translated, and on and on. There are a ton of books like that, more even than we actually realized, when we started this project. So it's maybe not so much a specific chunk of the territory we're looking to make our own, but more that there are really excellent things scattered throughout the territory that haven't been covered, and we're going to wander around, picking them up and dusting them off and getting them back onto shelves.
Meanwhile, elsewhere:
—Interviews & Profiles. Sadaf Ahsan at the National Post profiles Adrian Tomine upon the release of his Killing & Dying.
Ian Burrell at the Independent profiles Malaysian cartoonist Zunar on his visit to the UK, before he returns to his native county to face a sedition trial in which he may be sentenced to up to 43 years in prison for his cartoons.
The latest guest on Gil Roth's Virtual Memories is Dylan Horrocks.
—Reviews & Commentary. For The Week, Adrian Tomine picks his six favorite comics story collections.
Noah Van Sciver gives tough advice to aspiring cartoonists.
Joe McCulloch, Chris Mautner, and Tom Spurgeon talk about Fantagraphics' pornographic comics imprint, Eros.
Thinking Halloween thoughts, RJ Casey appreciates Tom Neely.
—News. Emily Carroll won one of this year's British Fantasy Awards.
The New York Times has an in-depth story about various disputes among the staff of the post-massacre, post-cash infusion Charlie Hebdo.


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Why is it that smokers (in general) think that sharing their butts with the world is ok? Do they really believe that tossing a freshly completed cancer stick out the car window is not littering? Every time I see someone do this, I feel like driving up next to them and tossing any available garbage through their car window. Can you imagine the shock on their face when I land a shot in their back seat with a half-drunk Big Gulp and a banana peel?
I do have a theory about why this habit is so prevalent. People who smoke, for whatever reason, have chosen to completely ignore all the health risks related to this nasty habit. If you can't tell, I am not worried about offending any readers that might happen to be smokers. You know it, we all know it – smoking is nasty and carries with it an earlier death sentence in life. You have obviously dealt with this issue in some manner and chose to ignore it. My theory is that smokers have learned not to care/respect their own health/body, so therefore they begin to not care about anyone else's.
My same theory extends to the second-hand smoke situation. Hey, I don't have a pack of my own, so there's a pretty darn good chance I don't want to inhale your byproduct. When I am camping I don't snuggle up to the campfire and inhale deep breaths of smoke for the pure enjoyment of it. I used to be more timid about responding when people asked if I mind if they smoke. Usually, I was tolerant and just distanced myself. I learned this response from a friend. They ask "Mind if I smoke?" I respond, "Mind if I fart?" Crude, but this typically gets the point across.
I am really curious as to the rationalization smoker's who do this have for the littering habit. Do they figure they pay enough taxes on their smokes that it should cover the crews needed to clean up after their droppings? Is this their little way of getting back against the world for coming down on them all the time? Still upset that laws are being passed to limit where they can light up? Do they just care less?
Littering in general bugs me, but smokers doing it just goes over the threshold of my tolerance. You have an ashtray in your car, and there are waste receptacles all over every major city. They are there for a purpose. Oh, and while I'm at it, smoking DOES cause cancer and YES, it is a disgusting habit. Sorry, no pulling punches on this one.


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Get ready for Speidi vs. Al Roker: the rematch.
A rep for NBC tells Usmagazine.com that Spencer and Heidi Pratt "are coming back to the Today show" Monday, Nov. 16. And they won't be fielding questions from Meredith Vieira or Matt Lauer — the pair will meet again with their arch-nemesis, weatherman Roker.
It's the first reunion for the trio since their surprisingly heated exchange during a Today show appearance June 15.
While discussing the couple's controversial stint on NBC's I'm a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here!, Roker cut off Heidi to ask sternly if she was proud of her behavior on the show; he told Spencer that people think he acts like a "jerk."
Afterwards, Roker used to Twitter to continue criticizing the pair. "Heidi and Spencer are an interesting couple. famous for…being infamous," he Tweeted. "Bad and vacuous behavior. I think we're at minute 11 of their 15."
Spencer later retorted, "We were thrown off that the weatherman was even trying to talk to Speidi," complaining that Lauer didn't conduct the interview.
Heidi, meanwhile, said "I was crying afterwards because I felt personally attacked . . . I'm a young woman and you're coming at me so mean-spirited."
This time, the married stars of The Hills have a book to promote: How to Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press, and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture.


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Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 is plotted in zany, clown-car-swerving-through-traffic zig-zags, veering from coincidence to coincidence and from misunderstanding to misunderstanding toward a finale that one-ups The Graduate by having the would-be suitor free-climb a skyscraper to disrupt a wedding on the top floor. It features multiple mistaken identities, overlapping love triangles, plenty of spit-takes, a food fight, an accidental electrocution, a psychic octopus, and a character who gets a severe nosebleed every time he ogles a bustline. It's deliberately silly and soppy and so convoluted that a point-by-point synopsis would resemble a cat's cradle—and yet, somehow, it's also one of the squarest, stiffest things Johnnie To has directed since the 1990s.
At this point in his career, To is pretty much incapable of making an out-and-out bad movie, but here, he occasionally comes close to making an impersonal one. Simply put, Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 doesn't pop like a Johnnie To flick. Shooting in a digital format for the first time, and without his signature Technovision anamorphic lenses, To seems to have been thrown for a loop; his sense of space and rhythm are off, and his compositions are uncharacteristically flat and conservative. Compared to the average American rom-com, Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 looks polished and pretty; compared to the average Johnnie To movie, it looks totally gormless, and its flashbacks to the first film—which is about as sublime as modern romantic comedies get—do it no favors.
Without To's usual dazzle and know-how, what ends up getting foregrounded is the intentionally messy script, co-written by Ryker Chan, Yu Xi, and To's producing partner and occasional co-director, Wai Ka-Fai. (Chan and Yu are recent junior members of To's personal screenwriting army, called the Milkyway Creative Team; all three worked on the scripts to his previous two features, Blind Detective and Drug War.) The original Don't Go Breaking My Heart was set against the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, with investment firm employee Zixin (Gao Yuanyuan) trying to pick between flashy, philandering rock-climbing aficionado Shen Ran (Louis Koo) and sweet-natured architect Qihong (Daniel Wu)—a no-brainer love triangle complicated by the movie's intricate sense of visual design, which used the glass-and-steel architecture of Hong Kong's financial district to create an endless series of mini-stages and frames-within-the-frame.
The sequel is set in 2012, with Zixin preparing for her wedding to Qihong, who spends most of the movie off-screen, overseeing a building site in Suzhou. The not-even-remotely reformed Shen Ran re-enters the picture, and, through a series of events that will not be recounted here—but which involve one character's parallel parking skills, another's belief in the power of bad decision-making, and, again, a psychic octopus—ends up vying with Zixin's puppy-dog brother, Paul (Vic Chou), for the affections of her boss, Yang Yang (Miriam Yeung), all the while still pining for the one that got away.
Despite its manic plotting and the constant see-sawing of its romances, Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 lacks a consistent sense of energy, hitting its stride only during the high kitsch climax and a stand-out, mid-film sequence in which the flight cancellations occasioned by Hurricane Sandy cause all of Shen Ran's flight-attendant mistresses to show up at his office at once—a farce that, in the style of the original film, is framed in part through floor-to-ceiling windows, which make the office resemble a cutaway theatrical set. The thing about great directors is that even their lesser efforts can have flashes of brilliance.


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A Michigan man charged with killing six strangers between picking up rides for Uber pleaded guilty to murder on Monday just before attorneys were set to interview jurors for his trial.
Jason Dalton's surprise move came more than three years after shootings, which occurred over the course a few hours in and around Kalamazoo. Dalton pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder over his attorney's objections, triggering a mandatory sentence of life in prison with no chance for parole.
"I've wanted to do this for quite a while," Dalton told a judge.
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Four women were killed in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel restaurant: Barbara Hawthorne, Dorothy "Judy" Brown, Mary Lou Nye and her sister-in-law, Mary Jo Nye. Rich Smith and his 17-year-old son, Tyler Smith, were fatally shot while looking at a pickup truck in a dealer's lot.
A girl who was 14 at the time was shot in the head during the restaurant shooting and survived. Another woman was injured in a residential area.
Dalton had been deemed competent to stand trial and last week dropped an insanity defense. In court, he didn't explain why he randomly shot eight people.
Dalton, the father of two children, had worked as an insurance adjuster and had no previous criminal record before the shootings.
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"I've been practicing law for 30 years and have never pleaded to life in prison without parole," Solis said outside court.
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By Dave and Adam's Card World on February 1, 2011 in #dacwpulls
Thanks to Eli for sharing his recent big hit from a box of 2010 Topps Supreme Football, a Sam Bradford 1/1 Autograph 3 Color Relic Card. That's a great card of the young quarterback who is expected to be named the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year later this week.
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By Dave and Adam's Card World on August 30, 2010 in #dacwpulls
Thanks to Justin M. for sending in his recent Phenomenal Pull: A Tim Tebow/Colt McCoy Dual Rookie Premiere Red Autograph numbered 1/4 out of 2010 Topps Football. I pulled a pretty big card out of a box purchased from Dave and Adam's last night. It's a 2010 Topps Football Rookie Premiere Dual Auto Red 1/4 […]


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If you're passionate about both IT and education, this edition of Cluj Tech Society is for you!
The main conference will bring international speakers, motivators and people aiming to inspire those present in the two full days of stage talks. Among those present at the event we will have Eden Lazaness, Head of Innovation at King's College, representatives from Google (from Zurich) and Testerum (Amsterdam).
The second day will bring two panel discussions, both with a focus on education:
- Education: Evolution vs Involution, with Thea Ionescu, from the Psychology College of UBB, Maria Predoiu, EdTech entrepreneur and Urania Cremene, author of the program 'All about Parenting.'
- Upgrade Technology, with Eden Lazaness, Head of Innovation at King's College, Crux Conception, Phd at Walden University, Daniela Popescu, Vice-Rector at Technical University and Simona Motogna, Prodean at Mathematics and Informatics College of UBB.
We will also have a hackathon, called EduHack, that will bring together important members from areas essential to optimization and problem-solving in various industries; and we will also implement an editathon, under the name "Wikipedia and open education", a workshop made in collaboration with Wikimedians from România.
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What are keloid scars?
Keloid scars are the result of an excess of scar tissue that develops around a wound. They most frequently develop after a wound has healed and then invade surrounding skin, becoming larger than the original wound. Keloid scars may affect anyone, but are more common in those with darker skin, especially those from African and African-Caribbean backgrounds. The underlying cause of keloid scars is not known.
The precise cause of keloid scars is not known. Studies point towards the overproduction of collagen (a protein that is a key component of scar tissue) by cells in the skin known as fibroblasts.
It is possible that keloid scars result from defects with fibroblasts themselves. Alternatively, scars may develop due to changes in the hormones that regulate the activity of fibroblasts. This may explain why keloid scars are more likely to develop during pregnancy or puberty, when the body undergoes significant hormonal changes.
Another theory suggests that the keloid scars develop as part of an immune response to sebum – an oily substance produced by sebaceous glands in the skin.
Keloid scars are characterised by hard and rubbery scar tissue that grows beyond the original borders of a wound. The scars are typically:
- raised above the surface of the skin
- shiny
- hairless
- initially red or purple, becoming brown or pale over time
Keloid scars are usually painless, but they may feel itchy, tender or produce a burning sensation. In the event a keloid scar forms over a joint, movement of that joint may become restricted. The appearance of the scars may also be a source psychological distress.
The sites where keloid scars most commonly develop are the:
- upper chest/sternum
- shoulders
- cheeks
- earlobes
Development of keloid scars
Keloid scars usually develop after some form of injury to the skin. Such injuries include:
- cuts
- scratches
- surgical wounds
- body piercings
- burns
- acne spots
- boils
While keloid scars can develop spontaneously, without prior skin damage, they normally begin to form between 3 and 12 months after an initial injury to skin. They are hard and rubbery in consistency and, to begin with, red or purple in colour. Over time, their colour becomes pale and brown.
Keloid scars typically grow beyond the area of the original injury/wound and continue to slowly enlarge over weeks to months. Some keloid scars may grow over a period of years. Following this period of growth, keloid scars remain the same size or shrink slightly. Unless removed or treated, the scars are usually permanent.
The exact manner in which scars develop will vary from person to person. Most scars grow slowly over time, but in some people, they may enlarge rapidly over a period of months.
Hypertrophic scars
Another form of scar, known as a hypertrophic scar, may also appear after injury to the skin. Similar to keloid scars, they may also appear to be red and raised above the surface of the skin. Hypertrophic scars, however, do not extend beyond the border of the original injury/wound and they also shrink over time, becoming flat and pale.
A GP can diagnose keloid scars from a simple examination of the skin. Further investigations are not usually required.
The GP may ask questions about the initial injury and the extent to which the scars are affecting your life. In the event a keloid scar is near a joint, the GP may want to examine how well you can move that joint.
Keloid scars may get smaller over time, but are often permanent and do not disappear completely. For those worried about the appearance of scars, there are several treatments available. None of the treatments are completely effective and a GP may want to combine treatments.
Steroid injections
Injections of a steroid called triamcinolone have been shown to reduce most keloid scars. The injections are administered every 2 – 6 weeks until there is noticeable improvement. There is a chance that keloid scars will recur with this treatment, causing a need for further steroid injections.
Steroid injections may have side-effects. It is possible for small networks of veins (called telangiectasia) to develop on the surface of the skin at the injection site. The skin may also lose its pigment and become thinner.
Steroid-impregnated tape
Tape that has been impregnated with a steroid (typically fludroxycortide) can also help flatten keloid scars. They are typically applied to the scar for 12 hours per day.
Pressure and occlusive dressings
Applying pressure to scars over long periods of time may reduce the prominence of keloid scars. Special pressure dressings, such as dressing sheets impregnated with silicone gel, are available from your GP. They must be applied to the scar for 12-24 hours a day, for several weeks. In addition to applying pressure, the dressings also prevent the keloid scar from contact with the air.
Other pressure dressings include self-adhesive polyurethane patches. For keloid scars on earlobes, there are special pressure earrings available.
Interferon therapy
Interferon alfa-2b is a type of antiviral medication that may be injected into the keloid scar. The GP may prescribe it in conjunction with steroid injections if steroids alone fail to reduce the size of scars.
Cytotoxic Medications
Cytotoxic medications are drugs that prevent cell division and growth. They are often also used as anti-cancer medication. There are two cytotoxic medications sometimes used for the treatment of keloid scars: bleomycin and 5-fluorouracil. Both come in the form of injections. Cytotoxic drugs may be used alone or in conjunction with other treatments.
Both bleomycin and 5-flurouracil have side effects. Bleomycin may cause darkening and thinning of the skin at the injection site, whereas 5-fluoruracil can cause a loss of skin pigment and pain around the scar.
Retinoids are substances that are similar in chemical structure to Vitamin A. They are often prescribed in the treatment of acne. A GP may consider prescribing a retinoid cream or injection for the treatment of keloid scars. Retinoids do not always produce successful results and, as such, they are not a first line treatment option.
Cryotherapy involves freezing the scar using a cold probe or a targeted jet of liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide. Freezing the scar tissue prevents it from growing larger. As such, cryotherapy is usually used to treat keloid scars in the early stages of development.
The procedure carries of risk of causing the skin around the freezing site to lose pigment and become pale.
Laser Therapy
Laser therapy involves directing high-energy light beams at the keloid scars. The lasers cause the scar tissue to overheat and thus shrink. There are various different types of lasers which can be used: carbon dioxide, argon Nd:YAG and pulsed-dye lasers.
Nd:YAG and pulsed-dye lasers are thought to be the most effective in treating keloid scars, although pulsed-dye lasers may only reduce the redness of scars, rather than their size. Pulsed-dye lasers may also be less effective on dark skin.
Laser therapy can be combined with steroid injections for better results.
Radiotherapy involves directing high-energy X-ray radiation at the keloid scars. It is often used after surgery, to prevent scars that have been surgically removed from re-growing. Exposure to radiation can increase the risk of cancer, so the treatment is reserved for scars that are not near internal organs (scars on the abdomen and chest are not suitable for radiotherapy).
Another form of radiotherapy, called brachytherapy, involves inserting small dose or 'seed' of radioactive material into the scar. The radioactive material then emits radiation, which destroys the keloid scar. Brachytherapy is also used to prevent keloid scars from re-growing after they have been removed by surgery.
Keloid scars may be removed by surgery, but there is a risk that the keloid scar will grow back and to a size larger than before. Careful surgical techniques can minimise this risk, although there may be a need to have other treatments after the keloid scar has been removed e.g. radiotherapy, steroid injections or pressure dressings.
A person may be at increased risk of developing keloid scars if they have:
- Dark skin – Keloid scars are more common in people with dark skin, including those from African, African-Caribbean and South Indian backgrounds. Studies suggest between 6 and 16% of African people develop keloid scars. Another study based in Detroit showed that African-Americans were 7 times more likely to develop keloid scars compared to white Caucasians.
- Previous keloid scars – People with previous keloid scars are more likely to develop another one.
- Family members with keloid scars – About half of people with keloid scars have another family member with the condition.
Keloid scars most commonly develop between the ages of 10 and 30 years. They may also be more likely to occur during puberty and pregnancy.
People at risk of developing keloid scars should avoid unnecessary injury to the skin. This involves avoiding tattoos, skin piercings and any other cosmetic procedures that require the skin to be cut or pierced.
It is also advised to get early treatment for acne, as acne spots can produce keloid scars.
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Keloid. Patient.info – Professional reference article. Available online at: http://patient.info/doctor/keloid-pro
Keloid scars. NHS Choices. Available online at: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/skin/Pages/Keloidscarring.aspx
Young, W. G., Worsham, M. J., Joseph, C. L., Divine, G. W., & Jones, L. R. (2014). Incidence of keloid and risk factors following head and neck surgery. JAMA facial plastic surgery, 16(5), 379-380.


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Qyngali replied to 2babitch's topic in ImgBurn SupportMuller media with MCC MID? Most likely fake media... probably made by Infosmart/Hong Kong. Try real Verbatims, or even better Taiyo Yuden, if you can. Q.
re-try option
Qyngali replied to murwood's topic in ImgBurn SuggestionsHow does the queue work in this situation? If you queue up say 5 isos and nr.3 fails verify?
Question to the "Write Speed" in ImgBurn
Qyngali replied to Tobi's topic in ImgBurn SupportIs SolidBurn for known media set on or off? If it's on I'd try clearing the eeprom with QSuite, or if that doesn't work flash back to BSHB, reboot and flash to BSOB again (some people prefer BSLB over BSOB though). Or simply switch SolidBurn for known media off, though that'll disable overspeeding as well...
No problem, I understand that it's not that easy to fix. I'd be happy to help out testing if needed. It's not really that big an issue either, so no rush.
IIRC the log showed a max rate of 26-27x... so if anything the graph shows lower values than the log did. I think the graph would show the same 26ish value though if it would scale higher, but that's just speculation on my part...
Sorry for the confusion, I was wrong. I'm getting a yellow...something (how descriptive), and it just says waiting for the drive to become available (IIRC, ugh). Doesn't really matter though, as I'm sure it's not a bug or problem at all. The verify finishes without any issues.
I almost always get a time out warning of sorts, that it's waiting for the disc to be recogniced. I'm guessing that's what he's seeing. Sorry I can't remember the excact wording... in any case it's nothing to worry about. Of course if the verify fails for the OP it's a different problem.
Quicker access to "erase"
Qyngali replied to A_T's topic in ImgBurn SuggestionsTry right clicking.
burn .img file, no sound
Qyngali replied to moparfan74's topic in ImgBurn SupportPerhaps he kept only the DTS track, or the DTS track is the default and the amp or player doesn't support DTS...
The thing is that 2 years ago Ritek was decent to good media, but that was 2 years ago, it's gone downhill since. Just google Ritek degradation or deterioration. Gotta say though, I'm not recommending CMC either. TY or Verbatim, or anything Made in Japan (such as Maxells own MIDs) would be my choice. Cheaper discs, perhaps Ricoh, though I don't have any personal experience with their newer discs. But of course, use whatever works for you. Just my opinion, Q.
Test the Shiteks after a couple of months, I'd take CMC any day (they've gotten a lot better lately. I suspect they learned a lot by manufacturing for Verbatim). Depends very much on the burner in question though, NEC and BenQ 1640 (with SolidBurn on) works fine... and I think the Pio 110 with latest firmware supports them pretty good also.
unicode file names
Qyngali replied to ehk's topic in ImgBurn BugsTry changing the locale settings for non unicode programs to english us or uk. Or download and run apploc to set it for specific programs only. The Microsoft AppLocale Utility: http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/apploc.mspx
More options for Graph Data
Qyngali replied to Qyngali's topic in ImgBurn SuggestionsWell I was even slower to respond myself so no problem. Thanks for implementing it, makes organising the graphs much easier. Q.
More options for Graph Data
Qyngali posted a topic in ImgBurn SuggestionsPlease add more options, such as %V(olume Label). An option to save into same folder and/or with same name as the image would be very useful too. Same goes for the log. Q.


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A lil' Devil who's come to the realm of the living to cause chaos and destruction, but she's not very good at her job.


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Updated, 8-22-2017, 3:20PM CT: Acer reached out with more information about the new Nitro 5 Spin notebook. It will be available with Intel Core i7-8550U and i5-8250U, which is Kaby Lake Refresh, not Coffee Lake. The article below was changed to reflect this new information.
As a cavalcade of vendors start announcing their respective 8th generation Lake processor products, Acer is looking to put its own "spin" on the anticipated CPU launch with the new Nitro 5 Spin notebook.
The new laptop is being marketed as a casual gaming convertible, with a 15.6" 1920 x 1080 IPS display that can be positioned multiple ways depending on your workload and environment (the hinge rotates 360 degrees). The Nitro 5 Spin features an all-aluminum chassis with a black brushed hairline finish and red accents, an LED-backlit keyboard, and up to 10 hours of battery life. Full specifications and available configurations of the Acer Nitro 5 Spin are not yet known, but the company later reached out to clarify that it would sport the Core i7-8550U or i5-8250U processor.
Memory options for the Acer Nitro 5 Spin are also not yet available, but we do know that the new notebook will feature up to a 512GB PCIe SSD and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 graphics. The company also said that 802.11ac MU-MIMO Wi-Fi would also be available, but full storage, graphics, and networking options are currently unknown.
Acer didn't reveal much more than the fact that it too will have 8th gen Intel processors in an upcoming product, but it did let us know that the Nitro 5 Spin would be arriving sometime in October, starting at $999.


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BAFTA 2020: List Of Nominees And Winners
The BAFTA 2020 will broadcast tonight
Disney is crossing the Pond this Sunday for the 73rd Ceremony of the BAFTA. Frozen 2 and Toy Story 4 are running for Best Animated Film while The Lion King received a nomination for Special Visual Effects, alongside Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In addition, the blockbuster has received nods for Original Score and Sounds.
Other Disney-owned productions, such as Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit (read our review) or Ford v Ferrari (running under the Europen title Le Mans '66) are nominated for several categories.
Several Disney actors are also running for Best Actor and Supporting Actor and we will make sure to keep an eye on them.
Here is the list of the BAFTA 2020 Nominees and Winners.
Best Film
The Irishman
Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
Outstanding British Film
For Sama
Sorry We Missed You
The Two Popes
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
WINNER — Bait
For Sama
Only You
Film Not In The English Language
The Farewell
For Sama
Pain and Glory
WINNER — Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
American Factory
Apollo 11
Diego Maradona
WINNER — For Sama
The Great Hack
Animated Film
Frozen 2
WINNER — Klaus
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Toy Story 4
WINNER — 1917, Sam Mendes
The Irishman, Martin Scorsese
Joker, Todd Phillips
Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino
Parasite, Bong Joon-ho
Original Screenplay
Booksmart, Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman
Knives Out, Rian Johnson
Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach
Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino
WINNER — Parasite, Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-ho
Adapted Screenplay
Irishman, Steven Zaillian
WINNER — Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi
Joker, Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
Little Women, Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes, Anthony McCarten
Leading Actress
Jessie Buckley, Wild Rose
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
WINNER — Renée Zellweger, Judy
Leading Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Taron Egerton, Rocketman
WINNER — Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Supporting Actress
WINNER — Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Margot Robbie, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Supporting Actor
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
WINNER — Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Original Score
1917, Thomas Newman
Jojo Rabbit, Michael Giacchino
WINNER — Joker, Hildur Guđnadóttir
Little Women, Alexandre Desplat
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams
WINNER — Joker, Shayna Markowitz
Marriage Story, Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Victoria Thomas
The Personal History of David Copperfield, Sarah Crowe
The Two Popes, Nina Gold
WINNER — 1917, Roger Deakins
The Irishman, Rodrigo Prieto
Joker, Lawrence Sher
Ford v Ferrari, Phedon Papamichael
The Lighthouse, Jarin Blaschke
The Irishman, Thelma Schoonmaker
Jojo Rabbit, Tom Eagle
Joker, Jeff Groth
WINNER — Ford v Ferrari, Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Fred Raskin
Production Design
WINNER — 1917, Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales
The Irishman, Bob Shaw, Regina Graves
Jojo Rabbit, Ra Vincent, Nora Sopková
Joker, Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh
Costume Design
The Irishman, Christopher Peterson, Sandy Powell
Jojo Rabbit, Mayes C Rubeo
Judy, Jany Temime
WINNER — Little Women, Jacqueline Durran
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Arianne Phillips
WINNER — 1917, Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson
Joker, Tod Maitland, Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic
Ford v Ferrari, David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Steven A. Morrow, Donald Sylvester
Rocketman, Matthew Collinge, John Hayes, Mike Prestwood Smith, Danny Sheehan
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Stuart Wilson, Matthew Wood
Special Visual Effects
WINNER — 1917, Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, Dominic Tuohy
Avengers: Endgame, Dan Deleeuw, Dan Sudick
The Irishman, Leandro Estebecorena, Stephane Grabli, Pablo Helman
The Lion King, Andrew R. Jones, Robert Legato, Elliot Newman, Adam Valdez
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan, Dominic Tuohy
Congratulations to all the winners!


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Most construction folks in Florida know that to lien a job, the lienor must file its lien within 90 days of ….something. An unpaid lienor usually starts focusing on this question sometime after its pay application hasn't been paid for a month or so – not later, we hope.
In fact, the lien must be recorded in the public records – filed with the clerk in the county where the property worked on is located – "not later than 90 days after the final furnishing of labor or services or materials by the lienor."
713.08 (5) The claim of lien may be recorded at any time during the progress of the work or thereafter but not later than 90 days after the final furnishing of the labor or services or materials by the lienor.
A lien filed after the 90th day is invalid, and may expose the lienor to liability to the owner for attorneys' fees and damages. See e.g. Sam Rodgers Props. v. Chmura, 61 So. 3d 432, 436 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011) describing (but reversing) trial court's holding that lien filed 168 days after last performance of work was "fraudulent and unenforceable". Filing on time is a big deal, not just because a late filing blows the lienor's lien rights. Filing late and hoping for the best is not cost free.
In a recent matter we handle, the general contractor and a lienor subcontractor disagreed what date the subcontractor last performed work. The general contractor responded to the lien by arguing its job logs showed the last record of the lienor being on the job was several days before the date of final furnishing asserted in the lien, and would have put the lien out past the 90th day. So the question becomes: in your day to day construction operations, would you have evidence to prove what the date of "final furnishing" was?
In our matter, the lienor had skillfully created and kept text messages with photos of work with the date and time embedded in the text message. However, offering a text message or an email opens up the entire content of all emails or an electronic device to scrutiny, which creates some risk.
In Best Drywall Servs. v. Blaszczyk, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 15865, the lienor had to testify at trial to prove its lien. The lienor's president had to testify to the date of final furnishing (because while the lien is a recorded document, the lien itself is not proof for purposes of trial of the events described in the lien). A living human being has to offer competent testimony to prove each element of the lien. Unfortunately for the lienor, human beings get nervous and forgetful under pressure, and testifying at trial is pressure. The company's president struggled on the witness stand, and testified to five different dates of final furnishing – including two which would have made the lien late. The court found that, despite the contradictory testimony, the jury could decide which of the five dates it believed, and whether the lien was timely.
It's better to offer written or photographic business record into evidence, than have to coach a witness who's nervous and bad with dates. Other sources of proof might be delivery tickets, employee time records, dispatch tickets or reports sending an employee to the job, toll records (for an exit near the jobsite), or even a credit card bill entry for a nearby lunch spot. Of course, these kinds of records can go both ways. The question is, what direct, or circumstantial, evidence will make a jury of six people believe the lienor did, or didn't, have someone working on the job that day, in the face of a GC's job log that shows otherwise? And how can the lienor – who on the date of last furnishing probably doesn't know there's going to be a payment problem – maintain the focus to create and preserve the evidence of the work?
An unreliable fix for a late lienor that some have tried is to come back and do some punch list or warranty work, to try to start the 90 day clock running anew. However, the lien law says this won't work:
713.01(12) "Final furnishing" means the last date that the lienor furnishes labor, services, or materials. Such date may not be measured by other standards, such as the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or the issuance of a certificate of final completion, and does not include correction of deficiencies in the lienor's previously performed work or materials supplied. With respect to rental equipment, the term means the date that the rental equipment was last on the job site and available for use."
Note that the date of final furnishing is not "measured" by the date of the c.o. or "other standards," but by actual performance of work, which is not corrective of "previously performed" work.
Florida courts have consistently held that corrective work or warranty work does not create a new, later date to restart the 90 day clock. "After the installation of fixtures or equipment in a building, later services in the nature of correction or repair are not regarded as a part of the installation so as to make the time within which to file under a mechanic's lien based on the original installation run from the time of performance of such later services." 391 So. 2d 302, 303 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980).
But what if the "correction" is doing work that wasn't done and was therefore also necessary to "complete" the contract – like leaving a doorknob off. In Viking, after the HVAC work was in place and operating, and after owner occupancy, it was necessary to add weep holes to drain the HVAC system, and move a thermostat. Presumably weep holes to drain HVAC condensate is work that was required, but not done, and was therefore necessary to "complete" the job, and not merely "correct" the work. The philosopher Zeno could have confused undergraduates for generations asking whether a missing door knob, or weep holes, is work that is not "complete," or "corrective"." In logic, and in the real world, these categories overlap. The court in Viking pushed this logic aside, noting the weep hole addition work was trivial and distant in time. The point here is, despite the logical argument that work not "complete" may also be "collectively" repaired, the courts are not buying this logic:
In this case, at the request of the owners, the contractor also returned to the job site in 1978 to install weep holes and had a subcontractor move a thermostat. These items were also to correct or ratify conditions or to eliminate problems resulting from work under the original contract. In addition, as compared to the whole contract work, they were too remote in time and too unsubstantial and too trivial in quantity to extend the time for filing.
Viking, 391 So.2d at 303. The Viking court called down precedents where a vendor of 64,700 tons of steel made a later 17 pound delivery to try to restart the 90 days (People's Bank of Jacksonville v. Virginia Bridge & Iron Co., 94 Fla. 474, 113 So. 680 (1927)), and where an electrician added a single conduit 5 months after "completion" (Finney v. Barber Block Plant, Inc., 183 So.2d 698 (Fla. 2d DCA 1966)). The court bolted a "triviality" standard on the test for final furnishing, to thwart the lienor's "completion, not merely correction" argument. The lienor in Viking made a compelling argument that the owner might not find the lack of an essential, omitted electrical conduit so trivial, when the owner bargained for it. The court rejected this position because the weep holes were "of comparable insignificance when compared to the total contract work as to not extend the time for filing the contractor's claim, notwithstanding that the owner insisted that he was entitled to such work under the construction contract." Id. at 304.
The triviality standard doesn't appear in Sec. 713.01(11)'s definition of final furnishing, but the courts have followed it. The point is that minor corrective or warranty work – or work which is minor, trivial, but ambiguous in nature, like adding an omitted part of the work – is an unreliable tactic to extend the 90 days to file a lien.
A lienor who has blown the 90 days might search the contract scope, specifications, or change orders for work which is, as shown by the contract documents, to be part of the contract, and seemingly substantive and nontrivial, to complete. The possible tactic here is to find an omitted, substantive performance – perhaps an ambiguity or an omission – that better fits the real two prong test of "completion" and "nontriviality". Another alternative: a change order to add work to the existing contract on terms so favorable the GC and/or owner can't refuse. These approaches are untested. We recommend:
- The lienor should focus on when the last date of substantive performance was;
- Document the evidence of the type of performance and date;
- Invite the owner or GC to agree in writing by an e mail or letter advising that the lienor has last performed on the date;
- Keep alerts on the calendar.
- Focus not later than 60 days after the date of last performance on the status of payment.
A good lawyer can usually get a lien filed on the last day, but problems like traffic jams, computer crashes and missing information may thwart even heroic efforts. As with turning on homework, why wait till the last minute?


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Following my keen interest in innovative teaching methods and the tools for the development of human potential, I have trained in different approaches to the learning process aiming at a deep change of the self. Among others I use two distinct yet complementary tools :
-the Feldenkrais™ Method : a method of somatic education or how to develop awareness of the self through movement;
-the Upbraining® Method : a cognitive education method or how to develop your intellectual and emotional abilities.
To suit each person's needs and demands, I offer my students and patients various learning patterns conveying a vision both holistic and ecological of the individual within our environment.
The aim of these innovative methods is to make concrete changes emerge at the heart of the action together with a growing autonomy in their relation to the world.
The Feldenkrais Method™ or how to help your child:
- Move more freely, with pleasure and ease.
- To develop his /her global motor function as well as his/her more refined motor function.
- To enhance his /her intellectual abilities and emotional balance.
The families who follow the Feldenkrais Method choose a therapeutic learning method. In so doing they discover that in spite of very negative diagnoses, progress is at hand. This method supposes an active participation of the family who will integrate its tools in their daily life.
Children who may benefit from:
- with stokes and brain injury ;
- with cerebral palsy;
- with birth defects as brachial plexus injury;
- suffering from genetic disorders (down syndrome…);
- with autism spectrum disorder;
- with undiagnosed developmental delays;
- with structural imbalance such as torticollis, scoliosis, torticollis, birth-related injuries…
The brain organizes a functional unity not its parts
Contrary to other therapies, we do not work specifically on muscles, strengthening, stretching and reinforcing them, but on what make them move that is to say the brain, the origin of action. As the brain functions according to a general pattern of the action, we do not work on one specific area of the body but on the function, which determines the use of the body.
So we start by welcoming and acknowledging what each child can do .We create the conditions so that he or she will live sensorimotor experiences, which results in a new pattern of action. We identify the beginning of the action to work with the downstream process of the action itself. Through this preliminary work the child has the opportunity to be aware of him self with increasing subtlety, greater ease and variety. He progress experimenting on himself by doing what is easy and useful for him.
For example, our purpose is not to make a child sit or stand but to allow him to experiment all the sensorimotor components of such actions, which will one day emerge. Just as we don't teach a child to prone and erect his head. It is by rolling on his stomach or his back in various ways – as when he follows with his eyes one object – that he or she experiments his or her organisation of his/her field of gravity. Thanks to this variety of movements the spine acquires the curves that allow the erection of the head when the child is lying prone. Other transfers of weight will emerge, using muscular and motor synergies together to seize an object for example, crawl, sit or walk on all fours, etc. The result is in the process not the reverse
Random movements are organisers and learning is not linear:
For a lot of children it means being able to experiment with random organising movements which they cannot generate because of their spasticity or because some stages of the movements were not carried out in the best conditions.
The development of intelligence results from our interaction with our environment and this primarily through our sensorimotor activity. It is necessary to know that a baby "creates himself" in the field of gravity through a multitude of variations called « random » variations. With them the learning opportunities emerge. Hence the importance of letting the child lies or sits on the floor and of avoiding when possible baby bouncers, baby seats, etc.
Children with specific needs will indeed be given these opportunities of experimenting all these random variations lived as the easiest and requiring the least effort. They will be integrated when the child acts according to his /her purpose.
In the same way, instead of correcting, we can welcome or even exaggerate the involuntary movements or compulsive habits to give the child the meaning of his /her actions. These moments of relief create new opportunities then new actions.
A touch to awaken the brain
That is why I touch the child so as to give him the possibility of feeling more and more differences in his way of moving. The fact that our both nervous systems work together gives the child the possibility to feel then to perceive what he /she already can do. By introducing variations and differentiations she /she experiments differently and more until the next step. We are like a "generator of differentiations" for her/his nervous system.
The most important progress emerge from present abilities
Our practice does not start with the child's difficulties but from his/her abilities. We must go beyond the diagnosis using the extraordinary capacity of the brain to create ever-new connections and varieties.
Acknowledging, meaning and pleasure towards integration
Acknowledging what the child can already do, the process becomes meaningful for him. The organising process can start when his/her intelligence has been called upon, his intention –that of always doing well-has been met.
Each child starts at the point he can reach with his own abilities. By starting above the proximal learning zone, it would most certainly inhibit her/his capacities.
A child learns what is meaningful and efficient for him/her, what is also pleasant and joyful. The question here is not to correct or rectify,or train but rather to discover and develop what is functional and easy to do.
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I've been getting a lot of questions about where I got one of my "turbans" that I'm wearing in a photo I have on facebook. I really just wrapped a huge scarf on my head & went about my business, but if you guys are into turbans & turbands as much as I am, I'll show you a quick way to modify a tuque!
my ombre floppy tuque. cute but I've got too many of these.
take a piece of elastic and stretch it out to the MAXIMUM & cut about the length of the whole hat.
flip your hat inside out & pin the elastic to the center of the front... pin at the bottom point & at the top.
sew the strip of elastic on the wrong side of the toque.
STRETCH the elastic to the max while sewing.
now the inside of the tuque should look like this!
flip it back right side out & it should be gathered nicely along the front
ta-da! my tuque was quite deep, so I just fold in a couple of inches so it's tucked up in my hat when I wear it. It's warmer that way too :)
Try it out! Make those floppy toques way more stylish! These look so great with a big brooch on the front too :) & you can remove the single strip of elastic if you ever get sick of it.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
024: tutorial - tuque to turban
Labels: 365 challenge, tutorial
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and that's the coolest DIY i've seen this week!ReplyDelete
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eee! thank you darlings!! :)ReplyDelete
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- Laure CoulombelThursday, June 28, 2012 at 8:27:00 AM EDT
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