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He's actually really nice in person (I've known him from college quiz competition and also worked with him), though I'll readily agree that he doesn't come across well on TV.
But nobody gets to smack him until I get my chance, because he delayed my own Jeopardy! appearance by a season. (I was invited to the contestant pool for a taping, but he was the returning champion (only 8-time champ at that point) and since the Sony contract forbids friends from facing each other, I never got to go on; since they're booked with contestants for the season, I'm apparently coming back some time in 2004-05).
Smack him? I want to be his best friend.
At least until the money runs out.
His best friend? No, I'd prefer to be him, or rather in his place anyway. Unfortunately, after making the first cut for the show two years ago, I never got a callback. Hmmmmmmm...
He's very annoying, smug and arrogant. The worst was when he said that because of his new money, he "now favors the Bush tax cut." Then he smirked.
It's amazing how he's demolishing these folks, though.
I like him, Michele. He's not arrogant, and he's very, very good; couldn't beat him on my best day (and that's the first time I've ever said that, 'cus I am).
Matt, you think you could take him? I'd call it a blessing (especially because he's got a lot more experience on the "button" than any of his opponents, which is the unfair part of letting continue.)
For a second, I thought you were quoting from the DU....or that Whoopi Goldberg/Bush hate fest.
No! Never! Damn, I always knew it, you're a horrible person -- ROFLMAO. I'm sorry, I just can't resist it LOL. Yes, Yes, Yes LOL.
Well, michele, I sure don't want to smack him. I want to be the first in line to congratulate him. This is an accomplishment along the lines of the longest baseball hit streak ever, the likelihood of it ever being broken.
But, isn't this kind of typical of anyone of our species who ever stands out in terms of accomplishments.
Someone always wants to smack them down, "bring them down to our level." Or accuse them of all sorts of perfidy (arrogance, etc.). Yeah, that's it. Accomplishment is its own punishment.
In high school, we hated the "smug" valedictorian, no-good pompous grade whore.
In college, those damn 4.0 gpa geeks, we hate them too. Arrogant bastards.
And those jerk law students, or grad students, or med students. Rich, pampered a**es.
Sigh, it doesn't end.
Nope, I like the guy, and want to see him win a million bucks.
Way to read too much into something Ed.
He's just too smug for my tastes. Nothing more, nothing less.
Instant analysis for $200, Alex.
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Proving my point.
The question:
With all due respect, michele, what did you just do.
I don't want to extend this discussion any further than necessary, but one point that I wish to make.
I have lived this kind of stuff. Every one of those categories I listed as examples, has applied to me in one way or another (and, for that matter, to my youngest daughter).
I speak from experience as to how it feels when others turn your accomplishments against you.
No offense meant, actually, just a sort spot scratched.
Sore spot.
Pretty soon he'll run out of opponents. Nobody will want to take him on. They'll demand to have a fair chance to win. He oughta take his 30th win and then walk away from the show.
I say they should put him up against Will Ferrell playing Sean Connery. If that doesn't crack him, nothing will.
Penis Mightier!
I don't think he's smug. Maybe you see something in his body language that I don't see; all I see is a guy enjoying himself by doing something he has obviously prepared for for a long time. The jocks have plenty of heroes, let to bookworms have one too.
My only problem with him is that he wants to give some of his winnings to NPR. Leftist wanker. :)>
No desire to smack at all, nope. In fact, this has got me and my husband actually trying to remember to turn the TV on for Jeopardy everyday! To see him go on. This is quite amazing.
Smack him? No. Congratulate him? Yes. I'd like to smack Michael Moore, Al Franken, Judy Gold, etc.Ed Falkner wrote:
But, isn't this kind of typical of anyone of our species who ever stands out in terms of accomplishments.Only intellectual accomplishments. Sports accomplishments get near-universal praise.
Dang, first Ray Smuckles writes about him, now Michele. Ken's getting famous in the blogosphere. I don't get how a lot of people seem to think he's too smug. I think he's a pretty witty guy (especially for a Mormon computer programmer), and he's made the show even more interesting than it was before. We nerds have a new hero!
Oh, and jon...
"I'll take 'The rapists' for $100, Alex."
I tape the show to watch later. Ask me again in a couple of months.
Why would you want to smack him? Just because he excels at what he does? Since you did not state the reason why you want to smack him , I'll make the following assumptions.
Either A) He laid the trivial smack down on one of your friends who happened to be a contestant.
Or B) You are jealous of another's success.
Trying to knock someone because of their hard earned success smacks of LLL'ism.
I'm disappointed in you. (Not like you care that someone with the name of "mood modifier" thinks of you :P)
Geez, is everyone here an amatuer psychologist? I didn't like his attitude. I thought he was smug.
I don't begrudge him anything. The guy is obviously brilliant and I'm in awe of his knowledge. In fact, I admire his brain and I hope he goes on to win a million.
Some of you read way too much into things. Psychoanalysis based on one sentence is kind of, well, stupid.
I think it's weird how some of your readers rush to condemn, scold, anal-lyze and otherwise get all super-serious after you make a flippant comment about some Jeopardy dude. Note to Michele's painfully super-earnest readers - don't jump over to my site and comment, because I'll just call you all nonsensical nit-witty douchebags, and then your head will implode as you try to decipher the projection of my childhood anguish and relate it to your own fucked up lives.
See? And I wasn't even all serious there, but I bet the hackles on the back of your neck are at attention, aren't they?
Douche bags.
I record Jeopardy! on TIVO every day and have been doing so for all the months I've had TIVO. I watch each episode in <20 minutes by skipping the intros, interviews, chat, etc. So I've never seen him do anything but blast through the board. His mannerisms in the first few weeks made him look smug, but I think he is getting looser and is making a concious effort to appear kinder & gentler.
I know the correct response to about 90% of the ones he gets correct, so on knowledge alone I could keep up with him fairly well. But he sure does have the button timing nailed. He had an opponent the other day who showed signs of being smarter than him, but she was not able to ring in at all after the 3rd category or so, though she was smashing that button furiously for most of game. (She gave up around the time Ken hit $20K.)
the guy is my f-in' hero! Sure he comes across as smug... wouldn't you if you DOMINATED the way he has? He's so full of trivial knowledge that I'm extremely jealous.
I thought I was trivial enough for Jeopardy before... but that guy makes me seem like an amature... and I'm the guy everyone calls for trivia night. I can't remember the last time I lost a trivial pursuit game....
I'd have to say that everyone has a love/hate relationship with going up against him, though... Sure, it'd be awesome to be the guy who beats him, but 1) he makes everyone else look non-existant and 2) how the HELL would you follow that performace up?? anything short of topping his performance and you look like you were incredibly lucky...
He's the best Jeopardy contestant I've ever seen.
Rarely buzzes in oin a question he doesn't know. Maybe the ultimate 2nd half player as he simply destroys his opponents in double jeopardy. I haven't seen every show but has he been in a situation where he actually had to bet to win in final jeopadry?
Oh. I thought you meant Trebec-I was game for that. Talk about a pompous ass! This guy has all the answers in front of him, yet still manages a smug look, "No, I am sorry, here is the mispronounced answer said in a horribly overdone accent with an I-know-everything smile."
The only personality who elicits more curses at the TV screen from me would be Joe Buck, who is a travesty to announcing and has ruined more that one history-making baseball moment with colorless commentary, barely-concealed Yankee hatred, and has done the nearly impossible: lowered Fox TV standards.


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As we mature, we may become more aware of our physical limitations; at the same time, we gain the knowledge and expertise to push those limits to the edge. For people who enjoy the physical side of life, vigorous and rigorous activities can be wonderfully pleasant. The personal growth, improvements in performance, and mental strength that develops with dedicated practice and animated play provides much satisfaction. A feeling of connectedness with others develops, both through team play and in knowing that other people world-wide are also enjoying similar activities. The lessons learned in physical training can be applied to all walks of life; patience, persistence, goal setting, repetition, teamwork, etc. An integral part of vibrant health, high levels of physical fitness certainly carry many rewards.
Being active as regularly as we would like may prove to be a challenge, and recovery from activity is often slower than expected. The weekend warrior is not the only one at risk here. Most of us fall into a routine of activity that rarely changes. The runner who goes for a bike weekend, the soccer player who swims and surfs for the first time in years, the once a year skier, all are at risk of overtraining. Sore joints, stiff muscles, lethargy, acute injuries, and amotivation are just a few of the initial symptoms of overtraining. Feeling "it's too much effort," increased resting heart rate, dread of exercise, and chronic aches, pains and injuries are additional warning signs that you may be experiencing long-term overtraining.
Sports scientists, fitness trainers, athletes and coaches have put tremendous energy into improving training techniques. Cross training, weight training, build up and taper down strategies, phased training, and specificity of workouts have all contributed to the perpetual crashing of all athletic records and the increased intensity of team and individual sports. The "impossible" four-minute mile is now a common event, run not just by world class milers but by high school boys and even men over forty. But training harder has not always translated into training smarter. Sports injuries, both mild and severe, are at an all-time high. Burnout often hits young athletes before they ever reach their prime. Many professional sports are how dominated by teenagers and the thirty year old athlete is becoming a rarity. It is the considered opinion of this author that the problem lies not in poor training techniques, but in the haphazard methods that most athletes apply to their recovery.
There are four basic factors that can compromise the body's ability to recover from training. These are insufficient sugar, salt, water, and/or rest/sleep. It is important to learn how these four factors function and interact. Utilizing this knowledge to your best advantage is well worth the effort required in modyfying your regime. You will reap the healthy harvest of more speedy recovery and the ability to push your physical exertions to new and perhaps unimagined heights. Optimum recovery will also put you at less risk of injury and extend your ability to enjoy an activity filled life.
The Role of Sugars
Simple sugars, in the form of glucose and/or fructose, are utilized by every cell of the body to fuel energy. There are three sources of this sugar in the body: muscle glycogen, liver glycogen, and blood sugar. Liver glycogen is mostly held in reserve as fuel for the brain. When we are active, the body will first use predominantly muscle glycogen to fuel the muscles, and little blood sugar. It takes approximately two hours of high intensity aerobic activity (70-80% V02 max.) to use up most of the available muscle glycogen. During this period and for about an hour more, the percentage of blood sugar being used is constantly increasing until finally these supplies also run dry.
Reestablishing blood sugar to normal levels and replenishing muscle glycogen supply are absolute requirements for efficient and effective recovery. This can be done most easily through the consumption of fruit shortly after exercise is terminated. While blood sugar will rise fairly rapidly after the consumption of fruit, muscle glycogen supplies are slow to replenish. During exercise, and to a reduced rate for about two hours after, the blood is rich with the enzyme glycogenase, which doubles the body's ability to convert sugar into muscle glycogen. For this brief period it is possible to replenish glycogen at double the normal rate, thus fostering a speedy recovery.
Should the exertions be long enough or intense enough to seriously deplete supplies of muscle glycogen, it could take twenty-four hours to bring levels back to normal, even at optimal replenishment rates. If we don't take the opportunity to replenish blood sugar and muscle glycogen stores directly following exercise, forty-eight hours may elapse before they are refilled. Thus, it is extremely important to supply sufficient fruit sugar before, during and immediately after intense exercise, especially when of intense or long duration.
Bananas and dates contain the sugars and related nutrients that allow for optimum rate of uptake. Blended with enough water to provide adequate rehydration (as sugars cannot be properly converted to glycogen without an ample stock of water) bananas are, perhaps, the perfect food for this aspect of recovery. Acid fruits high in sugar such a pineapples, tangerines, certain oranges and grapefruits also provide the glucose and fructose necessary for quickly replenishing blood sugar and water needs. It is for this reason that after most running races bananas and oranges are provided free of charge to all participants.
The Role of Mineral Salts
Salts in the body play a vital role in virtually every function of each cell. There are at least twelve mineral salts in the body, each being used for its own specialized functions. Salts take the form of electrolytes (positively and negatively charged ions) and create the osmotic pressure that fosters fluid movement through the semipermeable cell membranes. Mineral salts are responsible for the flow of nutrients into the cell and the elimination of the waste products of cell metabolism. Without the osmotic pressure, i.e. electric potential, created by dissolved mineral salts, there would be no life. With too little salt the body ceases to function. With too much salt we die of dehydration. It is imperative that we maintain the homeostasis of this delicate relationship.
Sodium and potassium are two of the key minerals involved in electrolyte balance. Sodium is the main extracellular mineral while potassium is the main intracelllular mineral. Nutrients "ride" into the cell on potassium. Cellular metabolic waste is carried out of the cell hitched to sodium. Too little or too much of either of these minerals in relation to the other spells trouble in terms of recovery. While all fruits are good sources of potassium, bananas, dates, and avocados are the best. Celery and tomatoes are two of the highest vegetables sources of sodium.
While you cannot live without minerals, especially sodium, too much of it is just as severe a problem as too little, though an excess is much more common. It is not recommended that salt (sodium chloride) be added to any of your foods, nor should food be consumed that already has salt added, as a sufficient quantity is supplied in a healthful diet. When you have more sodium in your system than is required it will be eliminated via the kidneys and, upon exertion, the sweat glands. Symptoms of too much sodium include elevated blood pressure, kidney failure, edema and concurrent weight gain, dry skin, and thirst. With the excessive perspiration that may accompany intense athletic work or recreational endeavors, sodium will be lost from its extracellular compartment. Intracellular potassium will be pumped out of the cell to maintain electrolyte balance. Along with the potassium, water will leave the cells. The resulting weakness is a common symptom of heat prostration.
To maintain the acid/alkaline balance of the body, the acidic by-products of metabolism and physical activity must be neutralized by alkaline minerals. Chlorine, sulfur, and phosphorous, the acidic minerals, should be consumed only in relatively small amounts. Sulfur is present in the amino acids cystine and methionine, the latter is an essential amino acid, and is found in small amounts in all fuiits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Phosphorus is also present in all foods, but is concentrated in foods rich in protein. Chlorine is found almost exclusively in combination with sodium in the form of common salt, a good reason to limit its use. Alkaline minerals are more abundant in nature, and should make up the bulk (approximately 90%) of our caloric intake.
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Thus the masteries in expanded mind and strength of spirit are crucial, creating a health regeneration so high you should be able to watch your health rise at endgame. Archaic knowledge is also a must for any caster, but the rest is up to you.
Magic penetration marks are also a must for a caster and I prefer health per level seals for survivability, but other than the magic penetration they are not that crucial. Pick runes that capatalize on your playing style.
Starting off with a Sapphire Crystal allows you to harrass more, and also increases your health regeneration, allowing you to lane longer. If you took teleport for a summoner skill, (which i recommend) recall when you have enough for Tear Of The Goddess. If you took a point in netherblade early on then spam it whenever it is up to capatalize on maxing out Tear Of The Goddess as well as charging up force pulse. Next get sorcerer's shoes and turn Tear Of The Goddess into Archangels Staff (hey now my huge mana pool scales ap). Decision point. Drawn out even team fights??? Get Glacial Shroud for the cooldown reduction and staying power. Being focused down??? Get Catalyst The Protector and turn it into Banshees Veil. Are you playing the role of a hunter/assasin??? Sheen/Lich Bane will greatly increase your damage output (Don't forget Nether Blade has an active now that you can use to activate Lich Bane). Obviously this also depends on the makeup of both your team and the enemy. Don't get Glacial Shroud if you're playing against a caster heavy team etc... !
Tip: Rushing Zonya's Ring early can be benificial as it is a huge ap boost and causes your mana to scale better into ap. LEARN TO USE THE ACTIVE. IT IS SO UNDERRATED.
The huge mana pool focused in this guide allows Kassadin to stack Riftwalks for building up damage as well as for a movement bonus, which i haven't seen on any other guides that i have looked at. I have found that in most high elo games Kassadin blows his meager damage and mana in one burst and sits around watching his team get slaughtered because he is too low on health and mana to reingage. RIFTWALKING IS WHAT MAKES KASSADIN WHO HE IS. TO USE IT YOU NEED MANA. THIS BUILD CAPATALIZES ON THE NEEDED MANA POOL TO CREATE A WELL ROUNDED CHARACTER USEFUL IN HIGH ELO TEAM FIGHTS.
I don't recommend trying to build both a Rod Of Ages and an Archangels Staff as both items scale with time, are expensive, and the timeframe of most games doesn't allow both items to reach there full potential. However, I'm not saying they are not viable, and if it suits you, go for both. They have great synergy.
End game you will have over 400 ap, over 2500 health, around 3500 mana, over 100 armor, around 100 magic resist, 25% cooldown reduction, over 400 movement speed.


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Some facts about sweet sugar show its role as an energy source
The body is an intricate machine able to do many amazing things including energy production. In order to understand various facts about sugar, one needs to explore an overview of nutrition and realize that when it comes to energy production, a full 100 percent of the body's energy comes from just three necessary components—carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Some interesting facts about sugar are revealed when one learns about the three: Carbohydrates break down into sugars. Proteins break down into amino acids. Fats break down into fatty acids and glycerol, a liquid from fats and oils. Sugar is classified as a simple carbohydrate, for its molecules are very small. Facts about sugar show simple carbohydrates lend quick energy because the small molecules are assimilated, fast. Complex carbohydrates, on the other hand, are constructed of long chains of simple carbohydrates. Complex carbs—those in rye, corn, root vegetables, beans and wheat-based products—provide a slower stream of energy. It is some of the tastiest sugars—honey, maple syrup and fruit sugars—that provide the quick pick-me-up associated with sweeteners comprised of simple carbohydrates. The morning rush for many people starts at the breakfast table when pancakes, waffles, oatmeal or French toast are baptized with spiraling strands of golden Vermont maple syrup or some other delight such as honey. Facts about sugar always include cautions about moderation but much is to be said for a piping-hot stack of flapjacks bathed in Vermont maple syrup or golden honey.
Sugars are made in nature
Sugar is the name given to various chemical compounds—including maltose, lactose and sucrose—that are members of the carbohydrate category. Facts about sugar show the substance to be widely manufactured in natural ways through photosynthesis in plants and to have a natural presence in animal tissues. Some with a sweet tooth would like nothing better than to investigate facts about sugar by sampling a big scoop of maple cream placed atop some freshly baked muffins, served with a side of cob-smoked bacon and buttermilk pancakes. The sweet surprises often are found at fine hotels or in packaged mail-order gifts called breakfast baskets. Treat collections of that nature are well endowed with pure syrups or sucrose—often called cane sugar.
• Sugar cane accounts for more than half of the world's intake
• Sugar beets reinforce the rest of the world's sugar supply
• Milk sugar is called lactose; it breaks down into simple sugars
• Malt sugar is called maltose; it is assimilated in digestion
• Fruits and table sugar contain fructose, a source of quick energy
Sugar cane fuels an industry
Facts about sugar show Hawaii, Louisiana and Florida to be major growing areas for sugar cane. Puerto Rico does its share. Nevertheless, it is Brazil, Mexico, India and Australia that produce the heaviest portion of sugar cane for sweetening all kinds of products. The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) annually publishes valuable information that includes facts about sugar and updates to a USDA chart—My Pyramid—that indicates what foods, in what proportions, should be ingested for good health. Strong bones, a healthy heart and a glowing complexion are benefits of a good diet. Basic facts about skin always show that good health is related to diet. The USDA My Pyramid info can help, for facts about sugar and facts about diet are helpful in planning meals. The journey of sugar cane—a tall, thin woody plant resembling bamboo—from the farmer's field to the kitchen table is an interesting trek.
• Sugar cane is cut at the base and stripped of leaves
• Stems are ground and crushed between rollers
• Squeezed cane juice is extracted through pressure
• The squeezed husks are water sprayed to claim sugar residue
• Raw juice is boiled to filter off impurities
• Clear cane juice is evaporated and heated, forming syrup
• Syrup is spun in a centrifuge at high speed
• Molasses is the heated substance forced out by centrifuging
• Subsequent boiling refines the molasses and whitens it
• The sugar crystals are powdered, granulated or lumped
• Some molasses is retained to make brown sugar
Beet sugar feeds mostly animals
The leaves and tops of the sugar beet provide a valuable resource for feeding livestock. Among the more interesting facts about sugar are those that show that beet sugar is processed almost exactly like cane sugar. The only difference is that beet molasses is fed to livestock. Difficulties in purifying the product have kept it from providing molasses for human consumption at the kitchen table.


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In August 2013 the club celebrated its 30th Anniversary. The club was established for building tradesmen and their families through the support of unions in the building industry. Known originally as the Building Workers Club it grew very quickly and often had a waiting list of people keen to join. It was certainly a testament to the need for a community club in the Mt Druitt area.
The club has always had a strong community spirit and a focus on assisting local people. The development of the club itself became a way to help the community with a barbeque area project providing work for nine unemployed Mt Druitt residents, helping them get back into permanent employment.
Mt Druitt Workers Club is now known as West Tradies. It is an important venue for the wider community with a commitment to helping local schools, sporting clubs and community services where it can, and to providing excellent leisure facilities and entertainment for the people of the area.


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Three men have been charged in connection with the weekend drug overdose death of an 18-year-old Joliet woman, Aurora police said today.
Ryan J. Faber, 25, and Christopher D. Parker, 22, both of the 300 block of South Fourth Street in Aurora, and Kyle B. Hayes, 20, of the 100 block of West 2nd Street in Sandwich, Ill. were charged with drug-induced homicide in connection with the heroin-related death of Amber J. Thompson, of the 7800 block of Jewel Flower Court, police said.Left to right: Ryan Faber, 25, Christopher Parker, 22, and Kyle B. Hayes, 20. (Aurora police photos)
The three men have been in custody since Sunday, when police were called to a gas station in the 300 block of South Broadway Avenue, where Thompson was found unconscious and barely breathing inside Hayes' vehicle, police continued.


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President Obama changed political gears last week, and decided to take a new direction in his dealings with Republicans in Congress. This "charm offensive" will either later be seen as a meaningless photo-op gesture, or a brilliant strategic maneuver on the political chessboard. Time will tell. That golf game with John Boehner didn't really gain Obama much, to put it another way. But the political winds are a-changin' in Washington (as they tend to do), and if Obama is really serious about developing personal relationships with those in the opposition party who might possibly be open to deal-cutting, this time around a charm offensive might bear some political fruit. Obama is attempting a bold plan to exploit the existing disarray in the Republican Party, and largely bypass the entire Republican congressional leadership. If it works (and even, possibly, if it fails), this will only serve to widen the chasms within the GOP right in time for the next election. That's some pretty juicy political fruit indeed.
But one key to achieving this success will be a sustained effort on Obama's part. Obama can't just have one dinner and a lunch or two and then drop the whole idea. The president is notorious for not really enjoying glad-handling members of Congress (from either party, actually) in the way that, say, a Bill Clinton enthusiastically embraced. But being president (especially with a divided Congress) pretty much requires a higher amount of back-slapping events than Obama has previously managed. He just needs to work on his follow-through a bit more, and invite these folks to dinner so many times they lose count and the news organizations lose interest in the photo-op side of the story.
If Obama can manage to keep up the charm offensive, he stands to gain big by doing so. It's really a win-win situation for Obama, when you examine possible outcomes. We're going to assume, for the sake of discussion here, that Obama is serious about this effort and that it isn't just going to wind up as a couple of weeks of photo ops for him, to be forgotten (or laughed at) later. If Obama keeps up the charm, he's got a medium-term chance for legislative success and a longer-term chance for political success.
Obama and the Republicans seem to have agreed upon one thing already -- taking the American economy hostage every few months is stupid and self-destructive for the country as a whole. This is an enormous step for the Republicans, and must be acknowledged as such. They peered over the abyss in the fiscal cliff fight, and then caved at the last minute (actually, a few hours past the last minute, but who's counting?). In January, the Republicans in the House punted the debt ceiling down the road for months with absolutely no concessions gained -- which used to be their favorite hostage to take. The sequester didn't get solved, but the sequester is a much slower train wreck than a government shutdown or a government default, so it's the least bad of the three hostages to take (at least, as far as damage to the American economy). Right now, Republicans are moving legislation weeks ahead of what could become a government shutdown, which actually (for once) may give the two houses of Congress enough time to strike some sort of deal before the last minute (oh, be still, my beating heart...). The "continuing resolution" will likely get passed on time, with both sides claiming small victories but without a whole lot of change from where we are now, post-sequester.
The other big political change since the election is that Obama has become a much tougher negotiator. He won a huge political victory on the fiscal cliff -- the first time Republicans had voted to increase income tax rates in over two decades -- and he refused to back down in the bluff-calling game of the sequester. The Barack Obama of two years ago might have quickly caved on either or both of these issues, but this time he held a lot firmer in both showdowns.
Assuming that a continuing resolution of some sort passes before the deadline and we avert a government showdown, then the real legislative battle begins -- over next year's budget. This is what Obama is laying the groundwork for now. He's not charming Republican senators to gain leverage in the continuing resolution fight, he's looking ahead to the possibility of striking the "Grand Bargain" on the budget which has eluded him so far.
If it bears legislative fruit (as opposed to political fruit, which we'll get to in a moment), it could happen with the help of only a few dozen Republicans. If some Grand Bargain is struck, with reforms to Medicare and Medicaid but also with closing tax loopholes to raise revenue, Obama will need five or six Republicans in the Senate to go along with the Democrats -- plus a few more Republicans in case of Democratic defections (some Democrats might not vote for any plan which touches Medicare and/or Medicaid). Over in the House, if Obama convinced maybe 25-30 Republicans to vote with him (again, plus whatever is needed to counterbalance Democrats voting against the plan), a Grand Bargain could actually be struck.
Notice the total absence of the Republican leadership in this equation. Well, almost-total. The way it would actually work is that the Senate would pass a bill with bipartisan support. Pressure would mount on Speaker of the House John Boehner to allow a vote on the Senate bill. If there's time, a conference committee may allow a few bits of the House Republican budget to be added (or, more likely, subtracted) from the Senate bill, but eventually Boehner would be forced to pass a budget with support from most Democrats and a minority of the Republicans voting for it. So John Boehner will have a role to play, but not much of a leadership role. John Boehner is simply not to be believed when he strikes deals with Obama, so why even bother including him in the process? While Boehner will have a minor role, though, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will be entirely irrelevant. Which is why neither man was on the invitation list to Obama's dinner last week -- they're not going to be the ones driving the effort, even on the Republican side of things in Congress.
Politically, Obama's playing a much longer-term game here, and the name of that game is "Win the House back in 2014!" Republicans are a battered brand, these days. Obama would be a fool not to recognize that, or to recognize what having Nancy Pelosi wield the Speaker gavel for the last two years of his term would mean for his legacy. The beautiful thing about the charm offensive for Obama is it might be successful whether a Grand Bargain can actually be reached or not. Say some sort of deal is struck. The Tea Party wing of the Republican Party is going to go bananas as a direct result. The Norquistians will be in high dudgeon. Beyond the fulminating, though, Tea Partiers will start targeting establishment Republicans in primary races with even more of a vengeance than currently exists. The "Purity First, Electability Second" folks may win some of these primaries with the next wave of Todd Akins (or Christine O'Donnells) -- which could lead to some surprising pickup opportunities for Democrats in 2014. Or consider what could happen if the Grand Bargain is not struck. With a very visible charm offensive to build upon, Obama will be able to say, "once again, I bent over backwards offering a hand across the aisle, only to have the extremists in the Republican Party swat it away." If the American public is tired of extremism from the Republicans, this could wind up winning enough House districts to flip the chamber to Democratic control. Suburban voters may be key here -- people who want to see deals struck and progress made from both parties.
Obama is, once again, projecting the "adult in the room" vibe with his current charm offensive. He's got nothing to lose at this point -- he'll never be up for re-election again. The upsides look pretty good for him, and the downsides look pretty minor. Either he strikes a Grand Bargain on the budget which will be remembered along with the rest of his legislative accomplishments, or he successfully exploits the already-existing deep division and disarray in the Republican Party heading into the midterm elections. No matter which way the chips fall, this will serve to diminish the stature of both Mitch McConnell and John Boehner, who will be minor players in the drama, at best.
Democrats have the power to pass things through Congress if they get public opinion on their side and if they split off enough Republicans to truly use the word "bipartisan" about whatever deal they strike. Obama is setting the stage for the next few months -- months which also may contain an intraparty Republican knife-fight over immigration. Charming Republicans who want to get a few things done could be the way to win these battles in Congress. I have no idea what the chances are for legislative success at this point, but I'm pretty sure that every time Obama breaks bread with a tableful of Republicans the chances get a little better. Let's hope Obama keeps up this charm offensive and doesn't just drop the effort after a few high-profile events. As a short-term photo-op it has already (briefly) changed the Washington conversation, but as a long-term strategy it could be quite fruitful for both Obama and the Democratic Party as a whole.
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The tsunami that devastated eastern Japan in March 2011 was a wake-up call for Ryder System.
The tsunami shut down Japanese factories that had been supplying automotive parts to Japanese automakers, including a large customer of Ryder that was forced to cut its vehicle production due to the parts shortage. That dented revenue of the Doral-based provider of commercial transportation services that year: Revenue from Ryder's supply-chain support business increased just 2 percent in 2011 from the 2010 level.
Since then, Ryder and its auto manufacturing customers have developed comprehensive plans for disasters that put automotive parts suppliers out of business, at least temporarily.
"What we've seen over the last couple of years is [that] the extremity of weather really heightens awareness," said Dick Jennings, Ryder's senior vice president of supply chain operations.
The 22nd anniversary of Hurricane Andrew arrives on Saturday, and South Florida companies are well underway in their hurricane planning. Window shutters are on hand. Generators have been purchased. Contingency plans have been made.
But companies that are well prepared for a hometown hurricane aren't necessarily disaster-proof.
These days, cautious companies, like Ryder, are planning how to manage the impact of any type of natural disaster on their suppliers and customers. That's especially true as businesses depend on supplies from sources in other parts of the nation, or even the world. Earthquakes, tsunamis, wildfires, floods and other natural disasters — even those that occur thousands of miles away — can affect business in South Florida.
While many South Florida companies have contingency plans for the impact of a hurricane on their local facilities, not every company is braced for the impact of a natural disaster on its suppliers or customers, said Gary Reshefsky, a principal of Century Risk Advisors, an insurance broker with offices in Boca Raton and Coral Gables.
"Because we're in a disaster-prone area in South Florida, we tend to think of it [disaster risk] from our standpoint and not what happens if our customers are gone, or if our distributors or suppliers are gone," Reshefsky said. "That's an area that a lot of businesses don't focus on."
That type of derivative disaster risk also encompasses the impact of natural disasters on air and sea cargo carriers. Disaster damage to seaports and airports cause costly delays in cargo shipments. Due to port damage during the severe Haiti earthquake of 2010, sea cargo bound for Haiti had nowhere to go.
Because of Haiti's damaged port, "we had shipments stuck in the Bahamas for six months to a year because they couldn't get shipped out" to Haiti, said Bradford Boyd, principal of Anova Marine Insurance Services, an insurance broker in Doral. In addition, "the ports are right there at the front line when a hurricane comes through."
Risks are rising
Richard S. Olson, director of the Extreme Events Institute at Florida International University, said companies have a growing incentive to reduce the risk of disaster damage to suppliers and customers because the insurance and reinsurance industries increasingly account for such risk in pricing their coverage.
Natural disaster risk is starting to command more attention because it is increasing worldwide.
"The private sector's awareness has spiked because of the vulnerabilities they've seen in their supply and production chains, and because the insurance and reinsurance industries are paying more attention to track recurrences of hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons," Olson said. "There's much more attention being paid by risk modelers to natural disasters."
A 2013 report on natural disaster risk by the United Nations found that while the total population of the world increased 87 percent from 1970 through 2010, population grew 114 percent in flood plains and 192 percent in coastal areas with cyclone exposure. The U.N. said the data suggest that globalization and integration of the world economy has encouraged population growth at a faster pace in hazard-prone areas than in others.
The U.N. also reported that extremely destructive natural disasters in recent years have increased business awareness of the risk of maintaining far-flung global supply chains. These highly publicized disasters include the catastrophic earthquake that ravaged Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 2010, the East Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011, and Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
The U.N. report, entitled "Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction," also found that exposure to disaster risk is increasing in Miami and other port cities "owing to economic and urban growth … sea-level rise and climate change … Estimated exposure to economic assets is expected to increase from $416 billion in Miami in 2005 to $3.5 trillion in 2070."
"We've put a lot of people and a lot of economic assets in harm's way," Olson said. "It's a global pattern … Look at what we've put in South Florida."
Olson described sea-level rise as "a slow-onset disaster" in densely populated South Florida that is stressing the area's transportation systems, water supplies and other types of infrastructure, making them increasingly fragile.
The Extreme Events Institute at FIU "focuses on disaster risk reduction — and, being realistic, disaster risk management because we have so much exposure now, compared to 1980 or 1990," Olson said.
Olson first saw the havoc a severe natural disaster can create in 1972, during an earthquake that devastated Managua, Nicaragua.
"I was a young Ph.D., and I was recruited to be a translator and interpreter for a social scientist, and I basically ended up in anarchy," Olson recalls. "The army had broken up. The soldiers, the National Guard, were basically operating as independent entrepreneurs ... We basically lost the capital and about 20,000 people."
Since then, he has helped foreign countries recover from about 30 major natural disasters, often by working through the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.
"I've seen just about everything that can go wrong," he said. "Nature will provide the events. We [humans] provide all the raw materials for emergencies, disasters and catastrophes."
Heico's risks
Among the South Florida companies that do take into account the risks posed by natural disasters elsewhere is aircraft parts manufacturer Heico, based in Hollywood.
Heico has been fortunate, despite its dual exposure to natural disaster risk on both the east and west coasts.
Victor Mendelson, who shares the co-presidency of Heico with his brother Eric, said the company has experienced few losses from natural disasters even though half of its U.S. production facilities are clustered in hurricane-prone Florida and earthquake-prone California.
"Our largest state is Florida, with eight facilities; the second-largest is California, with seven," Mendelson said.
Heico has a large portable generator that it can shuttle between its South Florida production facilities if a storm causes an extended power outage. But planning for recovery from a California earthquake requires a different approach.
While hurricanes usually come with plenty of warning and allow ample time for evacuation, "earthquakes can happen while people are at work," Mendelson said. "And they don't just throw debris on roads. They make roads disappear." Precautions at the company's California production sites include wrapping security straps around inventory and bolting shelves to the floor.
Mendelson said Heico management considers the disaster risk of areas where it chooses to do production work but never has rejected a location based on its exposure to natural disaster.
"Fortunately, for most of what we make we have alternative sources of subcomponents and raw materials," Mendelson said. "Of course, the difficulty is delays, because a [backup] factory can't generally turn out a [Heico] product the next day."
My ceviche
For many companies, of course, alternative suppliers are backups for a reason: They're not the best, but they may be better than nothing when a supply chain breaks.
Consider the supplier options of Sam Gorenstein, co-owner of My Ceviche, a company that operates quick-service seafood restaurants in Miami-Dade.
Gorenstein is a picky wholesale buyer who buys only wild-caught fish, prefers fish caught near South Florida for their freshness, and buys most of My Ceviche's finned inventory from a "super local" purveyor. If the primary purveyor went out of business due to a natural disaster, "we have identified different sources that are not local," including importers of fish from Ecuador and Costa Rica, Gorenstein said.
"There's plenty of seafood abroad. Obviously, it's not the same as using local product … It's tough, but we have to secure our supply chain."
Ryder's plans
Just about every company in Miami-Dade and Broward County has some kind of plan to recover from a power outage and hurricane damage to their premises.
Ryder, for example, has a detailed emergency management plan to maintain operational continuity by protecting employees and such assets as trucks, buildings and computer data in the event of a disaster. The plan is tailored to hurricanes.
Standard procedures in the face of an approaching hurricane include topping off the fuel tanks of Ryder trucks to mitigate the possible impact of fuel-supply disruptions. Ryder uses a centralized asset management system to track its truck and move them to different locations in the company's North American network to sidestep weather damage.
However, Ryder often sends additional trucks to cities in the path of a storm in anticipation of increased post-disaster demand for rental trucks in those cities, and to fulfill its obligation under a national contract with the Red Cross to provide trucks to the medical relief organization at disaster sites.
Ryder also has heavy-duty generators to keep large office buildings, maintenance facilities and rental stores open for business. The company has staged the generators at locations across the country and periodically relocates them to areas under a severe weather threat.
But Ryder executives long accustomed to the multiday warnings of approaching hurricanes have learned the hard way, through their experience with the Japanese tsunami, to take a broader view of the business risks of natural disasters that happen with little or no warning.
"In order to plan [for natural disasters], there are different categories," said Gregory Greene, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Ryder. "You have to know what's coming … and then there's stuff like the tsunami that nobody saw coming. So we kind of changed our mindset about it, knowing events can be big and we might not even see them on the radar screen."
The company's comprehensive plans for disasters that affect customers in the automotive manufacturing industry includes the predetermined location of a "joint crisis center" at either a Ryder facility or a Ryder customer facility.
The elements of these contingency plans also encompass the maintenance of buffer stocks of automotive parts that could become scarce after a natural disaster, the identification of backup-parts suppliers, and estimates of how much time the backup suppliers would need to start delivering vehicle components to Ryder's automotive manufacturing customers.
"There is literally a plan for every part," said Jennings, Ryder's senior VP of supply chain operations.
But the company has found that in some cases, alternative suppliers just don't exist and so has learned to take that into account in its planning.
Jennings said one post-tsunami obstacle to automotive manufacturing in 2011 was the absence of alternative suppliers of a palette of vehicle paint pigments that a Japanese company had been producing. "They were the only ones in the world that were doing that," he said. "Unfortunately, they were dismantled [by the tsunami] and just unable to produce."


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Timothy Leary Quotes About RealityQuotes about: Reality
Throughout human history, as our species has faced the frightening, terrorizing fact that we do not know who we are, or where we are going in this ocean of chaos, it has been the authorities - the political, the religious, the educational authorities - who attempted to comfort us by giving us order, rules, regulations, informing - forming in our minds - their view of reality. To think for yourself you must question authority and learn how to put yourself in a state of vulnerable open-mindedness, chaotic, confused vulnerability to inform yourself.
The aim of human life is to know thyself. Think for yourself. Question authority. Think with your friends. Create, create new realities. Philosophy is a team sport. Philosophy is the ultimate, the ultimate aphrodisiac pleasure. Learning how to operate your brain, learning how to operate your mind, learning how to redesign chaos
Monotheism is the primitive religion which centers human consciousness on Hive Authority. There is One God and His Name is _______ (substitute Hive-Label). If there is only One God then there is no choice, no option, no selection of reality. There is only Submission or Heresy. The word Islam means "submission". The basic posture of Christianity is kneeling. Thy will be done.
Remember also: beyond the restless flowing electricity of life is the ultimate reality- The Void. Your own awareness, not formed into anything possessing form or color, is naturally void. The Final Reality. The All Good. The All Peaceful. The light. The Radiance. The movement is the fire of life from which we all come. Join it. It is part of you.
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Q. "What are the most commonly replaced toilet parts?"
A. This depends on several factors; each time you use your toilet the trip lever, flapper, and fill valve are operated. You will find, however, that the flapper and fill valve are the parts most exposed to water and will be the first ones to wear out in most cases.
Q. "How are the lengths of the toilet fill valves measured?"
A. The toilet fill valve measurements we show are measured from the inside bottom of the tank to the top of the fill valve. The threaded water supply shank that fits through the bottom of the tank is not included in this measurement.
Q. "How do you adjust the water flow of the Fill Valve for the Roma and Luxor toilets?"
A. To adjust the water flow of the Fill Valve you turn the volume control stem located next to the plunger. Turn the stem clockwise to decrease water flow or counter-clockwise to increase water flow.
Q. "Are all American Standard® parts 'standard' and are ALL their products and parts made in America?"
A. A number of their products are made overseas (as is the case with many other plumbing manufacturers as well). Please do not assume that all products made by American Standard (Am. Stan.) are made in the U.S. The word "standard" and "American Standard®" are NOT identical. Most of their faucet parts will only fit their brand (as is the case with their competitors as well). Many of their toilet parts will only fit their brand of toilet. Not all of American Standard® parts are universal ("standard"). We get this question frequently, and it is probably because some people assume that since they have the word "standard" as part of their name that they must be using parts that are "standard"; as in universally fitting. Just as car bumpers don't fit on all brands of cars, parts for "standard" toilets and faucets will generally not fit on other brands. Generally you must buy parts specifically made for (designed to fit) your specific brand of toilet/faucets, etc.
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This week, Bryan Adams` ballad ``Heaven`` has finally hit the top of the charts--more than a year after it was first released as the featured single from the soundtrack of ``A Night in Heaven.``
Although ``Heaven`` received substantial airplay on album-oriented rock stations, it never caught on with the pop and adult contemporary listeners who greatly influence the Top 40 charts. Part of the problem was that ``A Night in Heaven,`` which starred heartthrob Christopher Atkins, was a box office bomb. Perhaps a bigger factor was that at the time ``Heaven`` was first released--in late 1983--pop radio stations had jumped on the ``new music``


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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: WESTHOLME HALL
List entry Number: 1121056
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District: County Durham
District Type: Unitary Authority
Parish: Winston
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Date first listed: 07-Jan-1952
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5/51 Westholme Hall 7.1.52 (Formerly listed as Westholme)
Manor house. Dated 1606, for John Dowthet; restored 1892. Sandstone rubble with dressed quoins; pantiled roofs with triple course of sandstone flags at eaves; ashlar stacks. H-plan.
3 storeys. 3-bay gabled centre with projecting, single-bay gabled cross wings. Centre has doorway with ovolo-moulded jambs and jewelled stops within late Cl9 solid gabled porch in right bay. 6-light mullioned-and-transomed hall window under stone relieving arch to left of door. Other windows 2-,3- and 4-light stone mullioned-and-transomed, with leaded lights, some restored. Gables have moulded coping and pyramidal finials; multi-faced sundial on central gable. Similar windows on other facades. Left return has central external stack, stepped above eaves; right return has similar stack corbelled on first floor. Two gabled projecting staircase towers to rear, the right rebuilt. Steeply-pitched roof has late C19 corniced end stacks and several similar ridge stacks.
Interior: main hall has five stone doorways with chamfered reveals and four- centred heads; wide Tudor-arched fireplace in square surround with inscription: 1606 JOHN DOWTHET in spandrels. Former Great Chamber, now Upper Hall, has 6 similar doorways and small Tudor-arched fireplace; ornamental plaster frieze and two raised plaster shields of the Scrope family below; late Cl9 wood gallery. Kitchen has wide segmental stone fiiqplacearch with chamfered arris and jewelled stops. Several four-centred stone'doorways, small Tudor-arched fireplaces and two C17 doors.
Late Cl9 - early C20 extensions, attached outbuildings and detached farmbuildings to rear not of special interest.
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Sit in style with our much-loved Mimi Real Leather Bar Stool Black. Designed with your comfort in mind, the seat is excellently padded, and boasts a mid-height backrest that curves round for ample support. Upholstered in beautiful black real leather, this much sought after model has a luxurious yet modern appearance and will stand out in any kitchen or dining area, bringing the room to life. The elegant brushed steel frame creates a harmonious aesthetic when matched with other brushed steel kitchen appliances, whilst the fashionable footrest only adds to its trendy appeal. Plus, a gas lift mechanism allows for adjustable height and complete 360 degree swivel for premium mobility. Set on a strong base for stability, the Mimi also includes a protective floor guard to ensure your floors are well looked after.
|Seat Height
|23.2 - 31.9
|Overall Height
|31.1 - 39.8
|External Seat Width
|Backrest Height
|Seat Depth
|Overall Stool Depth
|Width Of Footrest
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Reviewed byJulia on 14 June 2017
Beautifully understated and packed with quality. A very comfortable stool that feels stable and substantial without monopolising the kitchen.
Reviewed byJulia
Reviewed bySusan on 13 May 2017
Gorgeous bar stools
These stools are really lovely and go perfectly with our steel grey granite worktops. They were delivered the next day as promised and were easy to assemble. Great quality product and great customer service.
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Reviewed byKath Moses on 05 January 2017
Mimi Real Leather Stools
The stools are exactly what we wanted, well made and not too bulky. Delivery was as requested. Can't fault the product or the service.
Reviewed byKath Moses
Reviewed byHeather East on 04 November 2016
Great bar stools
We recently purchased 4 Mimi bar stools for our kitchen from Atlantic shopping after several weeks of searching around for bar stools. we are absolutely delighted with them, the design, and quality are excellent and the service we received was first class
Thank you
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Reviewed byBruce Dilks on 24 September 2016
Mimi Real Leather Bar Stool Black
We originally ordered two bar stools in cream leather.The website was easy to use and the stools arrived on time and were great but unfortunately not quite the colour we anticipated. We decided to visit the showroom to return the stools and to ensure we came away with the colour that suited us.There, we were given excellent service and advice, chose the colour we wanted and drove home relieved and happy. The stools were easy to put together, are good quality and very comfortable. We are delighted with them.
Reviewed byBruce Dilks
Reviewed bycallenby on 24 August 2016
Mimi leather stools
Great stools arrived on time
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Reviewed bySCA on 09 May 2016
Excellent on-line shopping experience
I guess like many others one is always a bit wary of buying on-line and not being able to see/feel the product first. However, we were not disappointed, a first class product, with a excellent web site, and detailed descriptions, plus next day delivery, it was a pleasure to deal with your Company. I would not hesitate to recommend you to anyone.
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Reviewed byJulie Kelly on 30 March 2016
Mimi stools are Great
The stools are just what we wanted, look good, quality is excellent and they are very comfortable and easy to assemble
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Reviewed byBob Bass on 31 December 2015
Really good stools
We are really pleased with our new stools and they were very easy to install. They are very popular with our family so it is a shame we only have a suitable space for two otherwise we would have purchased more!
The standard delivery was very good and the packaging protected all of the parts.
Reviewed byBob Bass
Reviewed byMrs J Duckham on 07 September 2015
Review of Mimi Real leather bar stool
We already had two of these chairs and decided to get a third. Quality and price very good and we felt the extra for the real leather was worth it.
Looks great in our new kitchen.
Reviewed byMrs J Duckham
Reviewed byDavid Kiernan on 02 August 2015
Great looking chair for not much more than faux leather
I am always a little wary of buying furniture on the internet when you have not seen it in the flesh. Well I am pleased to say that the other reviews of this stool proved accurate and when we put it together,which was easy enough but 2 pairs of hands probably helps, the stools look stunning and look great in our new kitchen.
Reviewed byDavid Kiernan
Reviewed byRay on 31 March 2015
Excellent company to deal with. No problems so far.
Easy ordering from website with plenty of choice. Competative prices. Stools delivered next day as promised. Well packed and easy to assemble. The stools look great in our new kitchen. Have not had them too long so cannot comment on how long they will last. The stools look well made and feel robust so am not anticipating any problems. Pleased I found Atlantic on my browser, easy company to deal with. Would certainly reccommend the company.
Reviewed byRay
Reviewed byAlex on 23 March 2015
Great product fast delivery easy to put together
Very good product first seats were cream did not suit new kitchen so returned them and ordered the brown leather, fast delivery good help from staff. Easy to put together and they look great, well done
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Reviewed byLarissa on 18 March 2015
Wonderful stool, excellent service
This stool is very comfortable and looks great. The delivery was almost immediate! I ordered it and the next thing I knew, it was at my door!
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Reviewed bysue boucher on 25 January 2015
Wonderful service
Wonderful product received the day after ordering.
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Reviewed byTeresa on 18 December 2014
Simple, yet very stylish
I'd been looking for 3 simple, yet stylish stools to sit at my breakfast bar in my new kitchen; without a doubt these tick every box. They look really good, they are extremely sturdy and they are really comfortable. Ordering was simple, delivery was spot on. Lots of packaging; that being said, they were not cheap so the last thing anyone wanted was for them to arrive damaged, so the extra bubble-wrap was worthwhile. Assembly instructions included are very straight forward. If it's a clean, simple, stylish, quality look you are after - these stools tick every box.
Reviewed byTeresa
Reviewed byAmanda on 27 November 2014
Couldn't be happier
Really pleased with the stools, easy to put together. Efficient service and prompt delivery.
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Reviewed byDavid Worskett on 18 October 2014
Incredibly quick delivery and just what we wanted.
Hunted for hours on line not much liking any of the bar stools we found then we came across these from Atlantic. They were just what we wanted and we could not believe it when they came the next day. Great service and the prod cut quality is absolutely excellent.
Reviewed byDavid Worskett
Reviewed byMike Everard on 12 September 2014
Nice product.
Ordered two of these stools. Took minutes to assemble, look great and are Very Comfortable.
Reviewed byMike Everard
Reviewed byMandy on 03 August 2014
Fabulous chairs
I love these chairs, stylish, comfy, good quality and great value for money.
Reviewed byMandy
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The Space
Apartment includes:
* 1 Bedroom with Full Size Bed with 6 pillows* Large living room * Plasma 50" TV LCD * Cable TV* Sofa that can be converted to full size bed* High Speed Internet - WiFi* Fully equipped Kitchen * Bright bathroom * High ceiling* Lot of closet space.* Table with 4 Chairs * Air-conditioning and Heating * Private parking available in the building (hourly rates)* Iron table with a steam power iron* Hair BlowerCentrally located to all subways, theaters, Times Square, Hells Kitchen, Lincoln center. UBS, 5th ave 5 min walk, Central park 5 min walk. Very safe building,completely private oasis located in the center of Manhattan. Everything is at your fingertips, whole foods, Time Warner building, shopping galore! Theater, restaurants, nightlife and more!
PLEASE NOTE: We just installed BRAND NEW SOUNDPROOF windows, now you can totally enjoy your sleep with a noise free apartment.
Guest Access
Apartment comes fully equipped with linens, towels,blankets, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, soap, lotion and sufficient furnishings. COMPLIMENTARY *This is not a hotel and we do not provide the services of a hotel*
Interaction with Guests
I lead a very busy schedule, however, I am always available to assist you with anything you may need. I can suggest places to eat, shop and gain entertainment. You will have complete privacy, should you choose and discretion is appreciated for both parties.
The Neighborhood
The neighborhood is extremely central. Many restaurants, shops, entertainments and NYC distractions right on your door! Your home is the quintessential NYC location, safe and convenient, exciting and right in the middle of it all! Times Square: Easy access to every major subway lineClose to Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music HallBroadway theaters are all within walking distance.Well lit, never (ever) empty, and well policedPlenty for families to do including shopping, movies, Toys R Us, and mega candy stores
Getting Around
For Subways:A-C-B-D-(email hidden)-Columbus Circle (0.1 miles)N-Q-(email hidden) (0.1 miles)B-D-E at 7th Av (0.2 miles)(email hidden) (0.2 miles)C-(email hidden) (0.3 miles)(email hidden) (0.3 miles)N-(email hidden) (0.4 miles)
CITI BIKE STATIONS- Broadway & W 53 St (0.06 miles)- Broadway & W 55 St (0.08 miles)- 8 Ave & W 52 St (0.13 miles)
Other Things to Note
MUST contact us few days before Arrival to arrange the check in time!!
Please be respectful of the neighbors.
Please call an hour prior to arrival to arrange key pick up.
Absolutely no smoking in the apartment.
Absolutely no parties in the apartment.
We require a 30 night min stay on this apartment.
Only guests included in your confirmed reservation are permitted to be in theapartment.
Complete names and ages of all guests should be provided before check in.
Please leave the apartment in the same condition you entered.
Have a great time, be respectful and enjoy your stay!!
I am from New york, I like reading, traveling and golfing. I have master in finance from NYU. I love my city and I would like to help my guest have the same experience !!
Because it's located in the center of the world.
The neighborhood is extremely central. Many restaurants, shops, entertainments and NYC distractions right on your door!
Your home is the quintessential NYC location, safe and convenient, exciting and right in the middle of it all! Located on 54th street and 7th avenue.
Times Square: Easy access to every major subway line
Close to Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall
Broadway theaters are all within walking distance.
Well lit, never (ever) empty, and well policed
Plenty for families to do including shopping, movies, Toys R Us, and mega candy stores
For Subways:
A-C-B-D-1 at 59th St-Columbus Circle (0.1 miles)
N-Q-R at 57th St (0.1 miles)
B-D-E at 7th Av (0.2 miles)
1 at 50th St (0.2 miles)
C-E at 50th St (0.3 miles)
F at 57th St (0.3 miles)
N-R at 49th St (0.4 miles)
- Broadway & W 53 St (0.06 miles)
- Broadway & W 55 St (0.08 miles)
- 8 Ave & W 52 St (0.13 miles)
This apartment was everything we were looking for! The property was brand new, well equipped and very homey. The location was literally perfect. Very short walk to where ever you want to go, Central Park, Times Square, so many restaurants and so much more shopping. The manager was very fast to respond to our request plus any questions I had for him. Overall for two young women we were very comfortable and cozy. Will definitely be back in one of there apartments again.
Dope spot!!
Lovely apartment - we would go back next weekend if we (and it) were free! The location is great and the apartment and management team were perfect.
We spent 30 days in this apartment and we really enjoyed our stay ! The location, the host and the design are great !!! We had everything in this apartement : fully equiped !! Loved it
The location is great ! Near to evrything ! The appartement is, as the title says, " Bright, Cozy and luxurious" ! We really enjoyed this apartement !
Exellent apartment and great host ! very surprised by the quality of the apartment ! The location is awesome ! highly recommend it <3


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Anantara Al Baleed Resort Salalah
Anantara Al Baleed Resort Salalah
Salalah, Oman
Sitting on a glorious and untouched stretch of white coastline, the chic and upscale Al Baleed Resort Salalah is the perfect addition to Oman's fine selection of small resorts. With fantastic ocean front rooms and suites, this is the ideal place to relax.
At a Glance
Located just a 15-minute drive from Salalah Airport right between the beach and a natural lagoon
A tropical oasis, choose from different room types or your own villa and even a private plunge pool
A gourmet delight, there are three main restaurants serving Middle Eastern cuisine as well as international dishes
Children are welcome and can enjoy either the kids or teens club depending on their age
The first hammam in Salalah, a trip to the Anantara spa draws on the wellness traditions of the Middle East
Just an hour away from Muscat, this pristine resort is the ideal start or end to a trip though Oman
A fantastic small and chic resort that is perfect for families and couples
Call us on 858 523 9000 to start planning your vacation to Anantara Al Baleed Resort Salalah or take a look at our itineraries to Salalah
The chic and understated Middle Eastern design of this luxury resort reflects the region's rich cultural heritage, being just a short walk away from the UNESCO protected Al Baleed Archaeological Park.
The accommodation available at Anantara includes 40 generously sized luxurious and deluxe rooms with an option of sea, balcony or gardens views. If you want something with a little more privacy and space, the villas are a great option, especially for families but also couples wanting space. There are 96 villas in total varying in size, of which 88 have private plunge pools.
What makes this resort so unique is the experiences and activities available to guests. Like other Anantara resorts, choose from diving and tennis to cookery and mixology cocktail classes - you really can be as active as you please. For younger guests, there are separate kids and teens clubs, ensuring your children meet friends of similar ages and take part in activities which will keep them engaged and entertained. For adults, the resort is also home to Salalah's first hammam, a perfect haven where you can enjoy the array of spa treatments on offer. Surrounded by towering palms, tropical gardens and lush water features, the resort welcomes you to your home away from home.
There are 136 room and villas available at Anantara Al Baleed Resort Salalah, all modern in style with a Middle Eastern flair. Choose either a room or villa depending on your needs, whether that be privacy, beach views or your very own plunge pool.
Children are welcome at Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara. Here you'll find there's plenty to keep everyone entertained. The kids club is a great way for younger guests to stay engaged offering both interactive indoor and outdoor play whilst the teens club allows older ones to make friends with children of a similar age doing things they enjoy.
The dining options at Al Baleed Resort Salalah are plenty, showcasing both local delicacies as well as tastes from across the globe. During the day relaxing with light refreshments and Mediterranean classics by the pool. Later, expect a sophisticated Omani feel and a stir the senses, from exciting Asian cuisines to gourmet buffet feasts.
Sakalan is our all-day international restaurant, bringing you enticing tastes from near and far.
Enjoy a voyage of discovery through Thailand, China, Vietnam and Laos at evening restuarant Mekong. Savor the authentic age-old recipes and regional specialties in the dining room or in an alfresco setting by the lagoon.
|Al Mina
Zesty Mediterranean flavors and a laid-back feel make Al Mina a great lunchtime option by the pool. Enjoy service right on the beach or at your poolside lounger during the day, with a more refined dining experience on the terrace in the evening.
|In-Room and In-Villa Dining
Enjoy gourmet food in the privacy of your own room or villa as if you were dining at one of Anantara's restaurants.
|Dine By Design
Dine by Design offers an intimate setting for a romantic dinner for two or a private group wanting to savour the occasion. Your private butler will serve you your chosen menu in a secluded and serene spot.
Activities at Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara are endless, bringing world class facilities to this fascintating and pristine coastline. Enjoy water sports and diving on the beach, yoga, tennis and the incredible hammam spa or explore the area. Nearby points of interest include the awe inspiring Al Baleed Archaeological Park, Salalah Souq Tour and a Wadi Tour by 4x4 with picnic lunch.
Location & Directions
Salalah, Oman
Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara is located on Salalah Beach, just outside the city of Salalah in the Dhofar region of Oman.
When to go
Salalah, and the Dhofar region in general, has its own microclimate with the 'khareef', or southeast monsoon, hitting the area from mid-June to mid-September. The result is that the Dhofar region is lush and green during and for some time after the khareef. The best time to visit is at the end of September and during October as the climate is not too hot, the rains should have passed, and temperatures are in the high-20s to low-30s, but the lushness remains making the area beautifully green. Temperatures in this area don't rise much above the low-30s meaning that it is bearable year-round.


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A variety of research is undertaken within Westonbirt, The National Arboretum and through partnerships with organisations including the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew and the Millennium Seed Bank.
These include phenology trials linking to a European-wide network, taxonomic work and the recording of plant growth, deaths and growth patterns.
Experimenting on a grand scale
Understanding how to manage Westonbirt Arboretum's tree collection to ensure its long term future is a key part of our work.
We need to know which species suit our site conditions and critically which may survive in the future. But tree selection does not just impact on botanical collections; it impacts on our wider forests and the trees in our towns and cities.
Throughout Europe forest managers have to consider what they plant to ensure sustainable forest resources.
What's happening now?
Thirty different species have been carefully selected for a European species trail based on criteria such as usefulness and ability to survive in a changing climate.
The trial, titled Project Reinfforce, is a partnership between the Forestry Commission, Forest Research, the Atlantic Area Transnational Programme and the European Union. Trials of 30 tree species will take place at 37 locations on the west Atlantic, ranging from the Azores in Portugal to the Isle of Mull in Scotland and including Westonbirt Arboretum.
Each participating site will grow 36 specimens of each species, from three different seed provenances. These seed provenances have been carefully chosen from across the climatic range for each species.
At Westonbirt we are also planting additional species that we think may be particularly useful for British forestry in future. These plots will be situated on the old elm trial plots in Silk Wood (at the top end of Waste Drive at the junction with Oak Avenue).
Recording the outcomes
Monitoring started in 2014 and is likely to continue for at least 20 years. During this time we will record:
- trends in the health of the different specimens
- seasonal timing of events (phenology) such as bud-burst in spring and shoot extension
- overall growth
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fully expect some species won't survive!
Scientists will monitor the specimens as they grow as well as collecting weather data for each site.
By pooling the data recorded at all participating sites we will be able to gain a better understanding of how different tree species and seed provenances respond to a range of different climatic conditions.
This information will help forest managers across Britain and Europe to choose species that suit the future climate predicted for their local area; ensuring we safeguard our future forests.


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Rue La La will be having a J Brand denim sale tomorrow on the 28th June 2011. I can't wait for this sale! I love J Brand jeans.
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RealD to Fit 100 More Cineplex Screens in Canada With 3D
The latest deal with the 3D technologies provider comes as the exhibitor screened tentpoles like "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2" in 3D and Imax versions.
TORONTO - Canadian exhibition giant Cineplex Entertainment has pacted with RealD Inc. to bring 3D to another 100 screens in its nationwide circuit.
The latest deal with RealD is set to have Toronto-based Cineplex at 500 RealD systems in its multiplex network by June 30.
Cineplex has also been adding Imax screens as 3D movies perform better with Canadian cinema-goers than with Americans stateside, and bring in premium ticket prices for the immersive experience.
The Canadian exhibitoir is betting more 3D-enabled theaters will allow multiple 3D movies to play in a multiplex at the same time.
With the death of film looming, Cineplex's digital offerings also includes UltraAVX auditoriums, which offer digital projection and RealD 3D technology, wall-to-wall screens and Dolby sound systems.