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Diagnosed with Dysthymia
I've been diagnosed with Dysthymia and have had 3 acute anxiety attacks in the past. One caused me to leave work midday. Another prompted me to quit the Peace Corps. Since then, I've been on Fluoxetine 20mg daily. That has stopped the acute symptoms, but what about the persistent ones? I still avoid using people's names in case I use the wrong one. I still worry that the current mortgage-finance crisis might leave me homeless if I don't work as many hours as I can (even though my financial advisor tells me everything is fine). I still hesitate to ask for a date because I feel I have nothing to offer. Are these feelings normal? If not, is more medication the answer?
Dear Jason,
To answer your last question first, how can medication fix your thoughts? They are a kind of a crutch. When you have a broken leg, crutches are a great help. They allow you to move around while you're healing. But they don't heal the break. The healing has to be done by your body. In the same way, medications help you to exist while you're struggling with emotional issues, but they can't fix them. The fixing has to be done by you.
Suppose you meet a new person called John, and accidentally call him Jim. Is that so terrible? How would you react if someone called you Jasper instead of Jason? Would you forgive the other person, punch him in the face, or refuse to talk to him ever again?
You might consider doing a little experiment. Go somewhere you don't know anyone, and meet only strangers you'll never meet again. Introduce yourself to somebody you don't find threatening, and then deliberately call that person the wrong name. Then apologize. Observe the person's reaction. Do this a few times, with different people, at different places.
In advance, before doing this experiment, what is your expectation of the outcome? Assess it like this:
a) What is the best possible outcome, and how likely is that on a 10 point scale (10 certain, 0 can't happen).
b) What is the worst possible outcome, and how likely is that?
c) What is the most likely outcome?
Your second example of a problem situation: if you don't earn every cent you can, you might end up homeless. You have external evidence here: your accountant has told you that your financial situation is OK. Well, you still worry about money. You didn't ask to worry about money, the thoughts just came. You know these thoughts are unrealistic, but they still keep coming.
If you didn't ask for these worries, they are not your doing. They're just there. But they are nothing more than words in your head. They are not true or false, they just are. All you can do is accept them.
When you worry about a worry, you give it power. It feeds on your attention. If you just allow them to happen if they happen, and have them there as background without paying any attention, then they will just starve away after awhile. And if they don't, they can't cause any harm unless you blow them up in importance. Say to yourself: "Oh, here is that out-in-the-streets story again. Hello story - won't I make a good bum if you ever come true."
Finally, what do you think you need to offer to a woman? You might have a number of female friends who are safely married, older than you are, or for other reasons, not potential-mate material. Talk to them about this feeling that you won't ask for a date because you have nothing to offer. Ask them, what does a woman expect from a guy she might date? I think you'll be surprised at the answer.
Jason, I'd like to finish with the motto of the wonderful Toastmasters organization: "Feel the fear and do it anyway."
This question was answered by Dr. Bob Rich. Dr. Rich has 30+ years of experience as a psychotherapist. Dr. Rich is also a writer and a "mudsmith". Bob is now retired from psychological practice, but still works with people as a counselor.For more information visit: http://anxietyanddepression-help.com


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Ways of Ensuring Corporate Data Security.
It is important to note that corporate information is one the major essential component of any organization. Hence it is a primary for any entity to ensure these sensitive data is not leaked to other outside parties. This report explains techniques that can be used to ensure corporate data does not get into wrong hands.
The first technique that can be used by the company to protect corporate data is by use of physical security. Physical security is done by employing guards at both the entry and exit points of the corporate building and equipping the guards with metal detectors to enable them to search for any individual getting into the company. The corporate also need to fit the required gadgets on all the windows and doors of all the officers in the company to ensure the security of all data. This is the primary impediment that anybody looking to take a workstation or any electronic gadgets would confront. Workers can take an interest in the security of their hardware by considering each other responsible for their movements and activities. It is essential for the corporate to ensure sensitive data is well stored and locked in safes that are secure and have restricted entry. Confined areas ought to access control cards or have the capacity to detect fingerprints. By ensuring the thorough use of all the components of physical security discussed above, the company such as Santosh Devaraj can ensure that corporate data is well secured.
The next security feature to consider when ensuring the security of corporate data is by creating reliable passwords. There is the need for the corporate to ensure the security of data by making sure effective use of passwords. A password is a specific code that is known to very few people and can be used to gain access to corporate information. The password should be easy to remember for the owner and very complicated to other people who might want to gain entry into the system. It is important to note that when creating a suitable password an individual is advised to use at least six characters. The personal computer can be locked and secured using the password even before it completes shutting down. It is important to note that this process of protecting corporate data using password ensures the information is protected against unwanted access thus the data remains safe from issues such as deletion.
The third way of protecting corporate data is by the use of hard drive lock. This method protects corporate data by ensuring the information is protected against thieves who might want to steal the hard disk and use the data contained in it.

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On turning one...for the second time
I've been marveling at what life was like a year ago. I was huge and exhausted and anxious...anxious that I wouldn't be able to handle two babies. Anxious that it would be really hard. Anxious that my marriage would suffer. Anxious that I would never get my old body back.
Well, I can tell you we made it and while it's been the hardest year thus far...it's also been kinda the most hilarious. I cannot imagine our lives without Lola. And truly, I think this is how my life was designed...things were just supposed to be this way.
Lola is our buddha baby. She is like a little cherub with big rosy cheeks. She is a pleasure to be around and a total cuddle bunny. She has the sweetest disposition. People often remark on how little she cries. We love her so.
It's a crazy realization when you audible that this is your last baby. You're officially done. When I look at this face though...I gotta tell ya...I'm okay with that. I feel pretty darn lucky to be her mama.
Happy birthday my dear Loli.
We love you.


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Hello everyone!
The weather was warmer last weekend and Houston has been embraced with hot summer air since then. I'm excited that the fall weather will be back tomorrow so I can start wear my fall outfits. Even though I really miss the crisp air in fall, I decided to enjoy the last day of summer weather in Houston by walking around the Buffalo Bayou Park before sunset.
The Buffalo Bayou Park is located at downtown Houston and is very popular for photography due to its perfect blend of city and nature, as well as its walkable and bike-able friendly design. I chose to walk around in the park wearing my overalls from Zara with my crop top from FP Movement, which always makes me feel like I'm back in high school again.


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Maintain the safety and security of the Tazewell County Jail and its inmates.
Must be 21 years of age, able to pass a written and physical test, medical exam, polygraph and psychological tests and any other test required by the department. You must be able to complete a five week Illinois State Basic Correctional Officer Training class and pass the final exam once hired.
Union position with paid vacations, holidays, sick days and pension.
Apply online on the Tazewell County Sheriff Dept. FACEBOOK page or obtain an application on the website www.tazewell.com and link to the job opportunities link. Applications may also be picked up at the Sheriff's Office at 101 S. Capitol St., Pekin, IL 61554.
When we have received a sufficient amount of applications for testing you will be contacted for test dates and times. Please make sure all your contact info is correct on the application.
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McIntosh splits season opener with East Coweta
By: Rob Grubbs — sportalspace contributorFollow @sportalspace
November 13, 2018 (Peachtree City, GA) – The McIntosh Chiefs opened their 2018/19 basketball season Tuesday night when they hosted their inter- county foe, the East Coweta Indians. While both McIntosh teams went to the state playoffs last year, each is looking at a season of transition. The girls welcome a new coach, Rick Fontaine, their third in the past three seasons while the boys look to replace three key starters. After the Lady Chiefs outlasted a spirited effort by the Lady Indians to win 56-44, the boys rallied from a 20 point deficit to pull within four with 23 seconds left but ran out of gas at the end and lost 82-73.
Fontaine inherited an interesting dynamic with his initial team, while they have three experienced seniors in Rylee Calhoun, Kennedi Miller and Anna Muh, the rest of the rotation is comprised of freshman and sophomores. After falling behind 5-0, the Lady Chiefs got on the board for the first points of the season when Keara Collins hit a jumper from the lane. With the Lady Indian defense keying heavily on Calhoun, she beat a double team with a nice pass to Madison Howard for an easy lay in to give McIntosh their first lead at 9-7.
After the Lady Indians took their largest lead of the night at 13-10, the Lady Chiefs ended the second quarter on a 17-4 run led by freshman guard Carrie Consolino, who introduced herself as a quick, talented guard who ran the floor and made smart decisions. With senior guard Miller out with a slight injury, Consolino and the Lady Chief defense didn't miss a beat. With three first time players on the floor, Calhoun took on the leadership role as she did all the little things to prolong the run and Muh was a force on the inside and on the boards.
A basket by Olivia Henders to start the fourth gave the Lady Chiefs their largest lead of the evening and closed things out for Fontaine's first career Georgia high school win.
The influence of Calhoun and Muh was not lost on the winning coach, "We had four freshman and a sophomore who got significant minutes tonight, so Rylee and Anna really took control and had to be coaches on the floor. We just need to settle down a little, cut down on the unforced turnovers and play our game, but it was good to get the win." Consolino lead all with 15 points while Howard added ten, Calhoun had nine and Muh chipped in 7 and had 11 rebounds.
For the boys, Coach Jason Eisele enters his 17th season at the helm of the Chiefs. While graduation hit hard, he does return a talented core in guards Naj Ashley-Emory and Bruce Carpenter. With the addition of newcomer Wyatt Patton to provide some size underneath, he has what he called "we are not a young team, but we are somewhat inexperienced."
The Indians presented an excellent opening challenge for the Chiefs, they have a deep, athletic roster and apply constant pressure up and down the court. Their defense caused the new look Chiefs multiple matchup problems and allowed the Indians to jump out to a 9-0 lead.
The lead continued to grow and midway through the third quarter the Chiefs found themselves down by 20. Instead of giving in, they dug deep and started a run of their own. A Camerin Lyons three pointer jump started the Chief offense and their confidence slowly began to build. Ashley-Emory banked in a three at the end of the third quarter that got the early season crowd juiced with enthusiasm.
Daniel Ogle has a key three and with two minutes left, the. Chiefs found themselves within seven. With the Indians in a four-corners look, Patton stopped a drive to the basket by the Indians with an emphatic block at the rim which resulted in a Carpenter basket to bring McIntosh within four with 23 seconds remaining. It was as close as they would get as the Indians closed the game out from the free throw line for the 82-73 victory.
Coach Eisele was encouraged afterwards, "We battled back tonight, and I am proud of the effort. We have a lot of mental mistakes to clean up. Our goal in non-region games is always to get better, and we did that as the game went on tonight. A lot of teams in our region (3-AAAAA) play the same style as East Coweta so it is always good to face a team like that."
Lyons led the Chiefs balanced scoring attack with 17 points, Ashley-Emory had 16 and Carpenter added 13. In all, five Chiefs scored in double figures, including Patton with 11 and Burke Berry with 10 off the bench. For the Indians, Chris Youngblood led all scorers with 23 and Fernandez Jones added 20.
The Chiefs are off through the Thanksgiving and will return to face Troup County on the road on November 27.


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So to help get me into the holiday spirit I crocheted a little Christmas doily.
It's made from the simple Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket pattern, only seriously shortened. I stopped after row 9 and finished with a row a sc's (making 3 sc's into the space in each point) then polishing it off with a row of slip stitches. It's kind of sweet and the colors very traditional. It seems perfect for accompanying a bowl of silver and red Christmas balls.
And I'm re-reading Christmas Jars by Jason Wright. I remember loving this short story several years ago when I read it for the first time, but as I turn the first pages I'm realizing I've forgotten a great deal of it - which is a nice surprise. With my simple Christmas decorating finished, gift lists being checked, I'm thinking this little book will surely put me in the spirit for Christmas finally.
Is it feeling like Christmas where you live? If you celebrate Christmas or another winter holiday, what are you doing to prepare?


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Astronomers have found a nearby solar system with seven Earth-sized planets, three of which circle their parent star at the right distance for liquid surface water, bolstering the prospect of discovering extraterrestrial life, Reuters reports.
The star, known as TRAPPIST-1, is a small, dim celestial body in the constellation Aquarius. It is located about 40 light years away from Earth, close by astronomical standards, but about 44 million years away at the average cruising speed of a commercial passenger jet.
Researchers said the proximity of the system, combined with the proportionally large size of its planets compared to the small star, make it a good target for follow-up studies. They hope to scan the planets' atmospheres for possible chemical fingerprints of life.
"The discovery gives us a hint that finding a second Earth is not just a matter of if, but when," NASA chief scientist Thomas Zurbuchen said at a news conference .
The discovery, published in this week's issue of the journal Nature, builds on previous research showing three planets circling TRAPPIST-1. They are among more than 3,500 planets discovered beyond the solar system, or exoplanets.
"This is the first time that so many Earth-sized planets are found around the same star," lead researcher Michael Gillon, with the University of Liege in Belgium, told reporters.
Researchers have focused on finding Earth-sized rocky planets with the right temperatures so that water, if any exists, would be liquid, a condition believed to be necessary for life.
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My dad, the titular Papa, has driven and camped all over the US. I asked him for advice on what to visit in Zion, and he said he regretted never hiking the Narrows. Maybe I'll make not hiking the Narrows a family tradition.
We left Bryce early to try to beat the crowds, as we wanted to tackle one of Zion's most notorious hikes: Angel's Landing.
After a two-mile hike, the last mile of which is a series of steep switchbacks called Walter's Wiggles, hikers reach Scout's Lookout. The last half mile follows a thick chain set into the rock across a thin ridge; the story goes that Angel's Landing earned its name when a group of climbers in 1916 decided it was so high that only an angel could land on it.
The second set of switchbacks looking up versus looking down.
I stopped at Scout's Lookout because I didn't trust my legs to get me back down the rock scramble to the Landing; Dan went further up the chains until the line of people sniping at each other for not hurrying across a thousand-foot-high thin slice of rock frustrated him. The crowds really got to us here; you'd think people would be encouraging and supportive, but I got the impression the majority of people were impatient to tick off an accomplishment and be done with it.
On the hike back down, Dan had the best idea:
After lunch our legs were still feeling a bit too much like they were made of jello, so we prioritized our remaining planned hikes and headed out to the Temple of Sinawava to walk as close into the Narrows as possible. We walked past a few smaller hanging gardens, where water squeezes through cracks in the rocks and plants take root, growing out of vertical nooks and crannies.
Thanks to heavy snows in the west this year, the level of water flow was four times the limit deemed safe to hike in any further; the ranger warned us someone had tried earlier in the month and escaped with her life, but the currents of the river claimed her pants (she suffered some non-life-threatening injuries as well). To me, the Riverside Walk made up for the disappointment I felt at Angel's Landing. Being close to the water, in the shade of the canyon, meant cooler temperatures and a clean mineral smell in the air, and I missed flowing river water after so long in the desert.
And on the way back to Bryce, a herd of bison because why not?


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A Custom Conundrum
As a wedding designer I constantly strive to come up with new ideas, be ahead of the trends and deliver flawless execution. With each new design opportunity I get a rush of excitement at the endless possibilities ahead of me. When an original idea sparks I develop it and build the wedding design around it.
But like myself, many of my clients are visual people and they wish to see an exact photo of their custom décor designed especially for them. With most of my lovely couples inspiration images and detailed conversations help them see a mental image of the finished product. Overall I think it's a genuine trust derived from my relationship with the bride and groom that gives them piece of mind.
However every now and again you get a bride or groom who has less of a capacity for visualization. Despite providing inspiration images, mood boards detailing each component, a full sketch and an in person sample of the materials being used, some people want to see an exact replica, sometimes installed in the venue, before they can commit. Keeping in mind the whole idea behind a custom design is that it's never been done before.
Here is what Melissa Andre, Toronto Wedding Planner + Designer, had to say on the subject:
"It's so difficult for clients to see what I see. I once designed this pond in the middle of a wedding with floating lily pads with tiny little desserts on them. It was such a spectacular piece but the client was so sure that it wouldn't work for her wedding. After hours and hours of conversations ending in "just trust me" she agreed. She was thrilled on the day but it almost didn't happen.
It's so important to hire a planner and event designer that you trust and know that everything is going to be even more amazing than you could have ever dreamed.
A lot of clients are scared to step outside the box but that is what makes events memorable. Everyone has been to a million parties where they float strawberries in the champagne. Why not replace the fruit garnish with a cloud of cotton candy?"
Cheers to a new wedding season filled with design challenges! xx
Ps. Seen any innovative ideas recently? Please share!


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In this article you will find out how to install and run openvpn as a VPN client on your linux device using the VPN user name and password you received from us.
OpenVPN: Linux Command-Line
These directions are based on a Debian distribution, so the command to elevate privileges as well as install packages will reflect that. If your version of Linux is not based on Debian, please be mindful of the correct commands for those functions and replace where necessary.
- Install OpenVPN by opening a terminal and typing, "sudo apt-get install openvpn".
- Remove the conflicting startup links - "sudo update-rc.d -f openvpn remove".
- Download the OpenVPN configuration files attached to this page as vpn_configuration.zip.
- Unzip the vpn_configuration.zip that you just downloaded in a directory of your choice.
- Open a terminal session and go to the directory where you unzipped the configuration files.
- Launch the OpenVPN client with the config file of your choice (the VPN location is in the name). For example, "sudo openvpn --config servername.ovpn".
- Input your VPN Username and password when prompted.
- The terminal window will remain open; closing it will terminate the OpenVPN connection. You can also terminate the OpenVPN connection by pressing Ctrl-C (preferred).
From this point forward, you need only use the last command (step 5) to launch OpenVPN and connect.
You can find similar instructions (including more linux variants) with images from IPVanish here.
The main difference is that you use the vpn_configurations.zip from our page instead of their config.zip.


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Deluxe Room
Notice: 2 adults are included in the basic charge. Up to 2 extra adults can be accommodated in this r... (Show More)
Give yourself a break and go on a relaxing retreat to Tagaytay. While you're there, let the spacious and comfy accommodations at Twin Pines Suites offer you rest and relaxation.
Twin Pines Suites is situated just along Aguinaldo Highway in Tagaytay and is easily accessible via less than two hours' drive or bus ride from Metro Manila. Complimentary parking spaces are available for guests' private vehicles. This ancestral home turned boutique hotel is home to a variety of rooms, so whether you're traveling alone or with your family, you'll find an accommodation that will suit your taste. Aside from homey dwellings, the hotel also has various amenities and facilities such as complimentary WiFi in public areas to make each guest's stay worthwhile.
Each of the rooms at Twin Pines Suites is designed simply and exudes a hint of subtle elegance. The rooms are all air conditioned and come equipped with a TV. Each also has an attached bathroom complete with hot and cold shower, toilet, and bidet, towels, and bath essentials. While staying in the rooms, guests are free to request for room service and housekeeping.
Twin Pines Suites' front desk is 24-hour operational for any needs and concerns you may have during your stay. The establishment also has areas for various events such as weddings, birthdays, and corporate events.
Tagaytay has something for everyone. Kids-at-heart will enjoy the rides and attractions at Sky Ranch, while nature lovers will be delighted in the amazing view of the nature surroundings at People's Park in the Sky. Foodies won't be able to resist the culinary offerings in this city. Antonio's, Bag of Beans, and Leslie's are just a few of the popular restaurants in the city.
|185 Aguinaldo Highway, Maharlika East, Tagaytay, Cavite (Show Map)
|Aguinaldo Highway, Maharlika East, Tagaytay City, Cavite. Along the national highway but not on the ridge side.
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Across the road from the many ridge-side restaurants and bars right before the fork to the Mahogany Market. Located below street level, with a main entrance gate and a short steep driveway leading to the hotel parking lot; not as visible from the street if you don't know what you're looking for. Central but slightly hidden location gives hotel a pleasantly isolated feel while still placing it within convenient walking distance of other establishments and public transport
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An incredible outdoor mountain venue that looks onto the Jordan Bowl alpine area, located adjacent to the Sliders restaurant reception space and the Jordan Hotel.
Stun your guests with beautiful mountain views both on the chairlift ride to your venue and during your outdoor ceremony at our mid-mountain lodge.
The resort's largest hotel offers both a slopeside outdoor venue beneath the Little White Cap chairlift and the spacious Grand Ballroom for indoor ceremonies.
Off-Mountain Ceremony VenuesThere are a number of additional options for ceremonies in the local area, ranging from traditional New England churches to a historic covered bridge. Please contact our team for ideas and recommendations.


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FeedDemon and Commodity Software
By Deane Barker on June 28, 2003
FeedDemon: You want to know something sad? This is what I was trying to download when I got TopStyle. I was pre-occupied with something else, I clicked the first download link I found, then installed the file and ran it before I realized it wasn't a news aggregator…
But, anyway, FeedDemon is an RSS aggreagator from Nick Bradbury, the same guy who wrote TopStyle and HomeSite. It's in beta and you can get a copy that expires in August.
It's nice — a very clean interface, just like TopStyle. And it has a cool gimmick whereby the feeds and the individual entries appear like a sheet of paper (screenshot). It also has "News Bins" where you can drag stuff to save them, and "Watches" that search incoming news for terms you specify.
It's good, but I wonder if news aggregators are quickly becoming a commodity item? RSS is pretty simple, and I think there's only so much you can do with it. I've tried out perhaps a dozen aggregators by now, and I can say that in the end, they all do pretty much the same thing. Where is the competitive advantage going to come from in this field? What one feature is going to be the category killer here? Aggregators are slaves to the underlying RSS standard, and I think the features they pile on top of that standard are going to run out soon.
But, let me say that FeedDemon is very good. If you're new to RSS, this is a very friendly, very smooth program that will suit you just fine. Pricing hasn't been announced, and I love how Bradbury approaches this in the FAQ:
"Will FeedDemon be free? Will it be open source?
Sorry, no. I have nothing against open source, but I also have two kids to feed :)"
Amen to that.


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Maurizio Sarri has told Michy Batshuayi he will play a big part at Chelsea this season, according to reports.
Batshuayi is a hugely popular figure at Stamford Bridge, however was cast aside by former manager Antonio Conte, being sent on-loan to Borussia Dortmund for the latter half of last season.
And following his terrific form in Germany – the Belgian managed nine goals in just 14 games and was named in the Bundesliga Team of the Season – it was believed the 24-year-old would push for a permanent move away from The Bridge.
But according to RMC Sport, Sarri has held talks with Batshuayi and has told the striker that he remains a big part of his plans for the coming season.
The report also claims the Belgian will not push for a move away subsequent to his conversations with Sarri, and is excited about the prospect of working under the Italian.
Batshuayi has yet to return to pre-season training with the Blues following the World Cup, in which is scored one goal as Belgium finished third.


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We believe that you have a special relationship with your home. It is not just an empty concrete structure, it is the center of your present, the protector of your past and memories, the basis for your future plans, it is a significant part of your life. They appreciate it and give money for all their needs. You may often think about how you can refresh and renew your home and especially the individual rooms. It's not just about decorating, old furniture has to be replaced with newer ones and certain details need repair. This is a constant process, but brings a satisfied and full enjoyment. One can not say exactly which season is most suitable for a new beginning or for big and small changes. Well, at the beginning of the nostalgic autumn we show you some good and quite practical Bathroom ideas, which are also easy to make yourself. We suggest that you put aside the fears and worries and start making a start.
We believe you are already done. That's why we start with the proposals. Below you will find the picture gallery that we have prepared for you, and you can choose from the original ones Bathroom ideas be inspired. Have fun watching!
Bathroom ideas for a fresh atmosphere - ceramic sink from Mexico
For you we have bathroom ideas, influenced by the shabby chic style
The bathroom ideas for decoration are usually the most impressive
Mirror with sliding shelves - saves a lot of space
These handmade bathroom accessories are very cute
Bathroom design with red accents
Posters in the bathroom - a rather original idea
Bathroom ideas for accessories that you can make yourself - cosmetic containers
Clever decision for the toilet paper
This vintage bike not only has decorative but also a practical function
How to use plant pots differently
The cake stand has several functions
Small bathroom organize
Here are a few ideas for a romantic evening in the bathroom
This yin-yang bath is at the same time a separation and meeting place for the lovers
Ideas for simple design in Scandinavian style
This shower is quite impressive
Rain in the middle of the designer bathroom
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India's largest motorcycle manufacture, Hero Motocorp launched the Passion X Pro as a Diwali gift to all Indian commuter riders. The bike has been priced at Rs. 46,800 (base model, ex-showroom New Delhi).
Hero had been severely lacking an excellent 110 cc two wheeler and with the introduction of the Passion X Pro, the company finds a good rhythm to cut off the stake placed by Honda's Twister and Dream Yuga.
The Passion X Pro comes with a 109.1 cc, Air cooled, 4-stroke single cylinder OHC engine. It has been typically powered by a maximum output of 8.7 Ps @ 7500 rpm and a peak torque of 9.36 N m @ 5500 rpm. Hero offers 240 mm Dia front disc brake and self start for the top-end cast. Additionally, Full Transisterised Ignition System brings out more fuel efficiency to the bike.
"We bring the all new Passion X Pro to our Indian customers as a Diwali gift. The new bike is mated with significant features, stylish design and a powerful as well as an economical engine. For years we were absent in the 110cc segment and now the Passion X Pro will fill up the vacancy. Furthermore, it will definitely be a Twister and Dream Yuga killer" said a spokesperson to Bikes4Sale.
It rolls out installed with digital-analog combo meter console, tubeless tyres, trapezoidal multi-focal headlamp (MFR) and new stylish graphics being its special features.
Alike the existing Passion Pro, its engine is mated with a 4-speed constant mesh to enjoy a trouble free city drive. Telescopic Hydraulic Shock Absorbers suspension at front and Swing Arm with Adjustable Hydraulic Shock Absorber at rear backs up a better drive.
Though the company hasn't officially revealed regarding its mileage, the Passion X Pro is expected to be pushed around 65 kmpl.
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But it's not just background utilities that separate ThinkPads from other notebooks, it's also the attention to detail. Features like the small LED light built into the top of the lid are pure genius – this is ideal for anyone who has to work in a dark room since it lights up the keyboard just enough to be able to see everything you need to see. Even simple functions like switching between internal and external displays is just, well, better on a ThinkPad. Whereas most notebooks have a toggle button that switches between internal display, external display and both, a ThinkPad does things differently. Yes, there's still a button for switching through display options, but when you press it a menu pops up with a multitude of different display configurations – then it's just a matter of selecting the one that you want.
The high quality continues in the pointer manipulation department. I'm a big fan of TrackPoints since you don't have to take your fingers away from the keys to use them, but I understand that many people prefer touchpads. It's therefore good to see that the T60p has both! Although other notebooks have TrackPoints, I've yet to encounter any that are quite as good as those on a ThinkPad. Lenovo can even supply different types of tip for the TrackPoint – you can have a pointy tip, a concave tip, convex tip or even a flat one. Below the Spacebar are three buttons that correspond to the TrackPoint. The left and right buttons equate to the left and right buttons on a mouse, while the centre button allows you to scroll through documents and web pages using the TrackPoint.
If you do prefer touchpads, you won't be disappointed with the example on the T60p. Despite being quite small, this touchpad is incredibly sensitive and responsive, making accurate and fast pointer manipulation a breeze. There are two selector buttons below the touchpad – there's no centre scrolling button, but the right side of the touchpad can be used to scroll through pages.
The final feature on the inside of the machine is a fingerprint scanner located just below the cursor keys. Whether you're a fan of biometric security or not doesn't change the fact that some security is definitely better than none. Enrolling your fingerprints into T60p is quick and simple, then you can secure use of the notebook with your fingertip. You can also replace any passwords, both local and online, with your fingerprint.
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Beautiful re-platted 30' x 100' lot located in an architecturally diverse neighborhood of newly constructed traditional and modern home designs that dwell among existing homes. Summerhill is one of the most significantly evolving residential homesites east of Atlanta. It is conveniently located near downtown Atlanta, Georgia State University (GSU) and the GSU sports complex, the Summerhill Commercial retail village and the Atlanta Beltline. With all of the aforementioned amenities, this lot offers an opportunity to design and build a brand new home that is sure to appreciate with the area's rising home values.
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Glimpse into nursery
We love to share a glimpse into our nursery with you. A bit personal, we hope you like it.
I am really happy the way the nursery turned out and we are slowly adding some little design treasures to Sjors her room, like the Muuto dots, Design Letters cups, the Architectmade bird and I am definitely in love with the Danish kids brand Sebra. With the new Sebra baby bumper in her bed, it became such a warm and cozy environment.
The cloud mobile is a handmade piece from The Butter Flying studio, don't you think it is just perfect? The embroidery pieces are made by Mark his grandma ( left piece ) and by my mother ( right piece ) in typical Dutch 'Jip en Janneke' scene and honestly the most precious pieces in her room..
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Michael White, a Scottish-born theater and movie producer whose catholic but often risqué taste and devil-may-care attitude helped bring to life "The Rocky Horror Show," "Oh! Calcutta!" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," died on Monday. He was 80.
The Society of London Theater announced the death on its website. A report by Reuters, citing a former girlfriend of Mr. White's as a source, said he died of heart failure in Ojai, Calif.
A gifted talent scout with a gambler's nerve and occasional recklessness — he played the horses — Mr. White was a colorful gadabout for whom the famous were catnip and the after-party was as important as the show. He was a showbiz insider who knew everybody, a regular at the Cannes Film Festival — "the most famous person you've never heard of," as the actress Greta Scacchi said in a 2013 documentary about him, "The Last Impresario."
The film also featured testimony to Mr. White's accomplishments, affinities and charms from an eclectic range of other celebrities. They included the actor and playwright Wallace Shawn, the outlandish director John Waters, the artist and singer Yoko Ono, the television producer Lorne Michaels, the actress Naomi Watts, the fashion editor Anna Wintour — who said Mr. White alerted her to a young model, Kate Moss, before anyone else — and the Monty Python stalwart John Cleese.
Mr. Cleese recalled that it was Mr. White who spotted him in 1963 as a participant in an unheralded comedy revue called "Cambridge Circus" (which also featured another future Python, Graham Chapman), and put the act on a big commercial stage.
"We were suddenly told that someone called Michael White wanted to put us on in the West End," Mr. Cleese said, referring to London's commercial theater district. "And we thought, 'What?'"
Mr. White was comfortable swimming in the mainstream. Among the many shows he produced in London were the musicals "A Chorus Line" and "Annie," the Gershwin compilation "Crazy for You" and the popular suspense drama "Deathtrap." On Broadway he was part of the producing team that put on Anthony Shaffer's long-running mystery thriller "Sleuth."
He also had a high-culture side and an appreciation of the avant-garde. He brought the dancer Merce Cunningham and the composer John Cage to London. He was a producer on Broadway of Athol Fugard's twin apartheid-era plays, "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead" and "The Island," with the black South African actors John Kani and Winston Ntshona.
But Mr. White's reputation was largely built on his willingness to get behind the nutty, the sexy, the outrageous — challenging shows that pushed the envelope of popular taste in one way or another. His first West End production, in the early 1960s, was "The Connection," Jack Gelber's grim depiction of drug addicts anticipating a fix.
It was one of several shows that Mr. White put on in seeming defiance of England's official censor, and that by 1968 helped loose the requirement that a show had to be licensed by the office of the censor, known as the Lord Chamberlain.
In 1969, Mr. White and others produced "Oh! Calcutta!," a revue of sex-related skits based on a concept by Kenneth Tynan and performed largely in the nude, which ran three years in New York.
Reviewers treated it harshly, finding it puerile or vulgar or both, but its open bawdiness, though pretty tame by today's lights, made it notorious in its time. In London it opened in 1970 and ran for seven years, and a Broadway revival in 1976 lasted nearly 13 years.
In the 1970s, Mr. White produced "Housewife! Superstar!," an early full-length performance by the Australian comic actor and female impersonator Barry Humphries as his alter ego, Dame Edna Everage.
Perhaps most notably, Mr. White produced an obscure musical parody of horror movies, written by Richard O'Brien, involving a honeymooning couple and a transvestite mad scientist. "The Rocky Horror Show" opened in a tiny space upstairs at the Royal Court Theater in London, but moved to other sites around London, notably the Kings Road Theater, where it became a smash, running for seven years and nearly 3,000 performances.
By the time it closed, in 1980, the show had appeared in Los Angeles and (not very successfully) on Broadway and had begun to engender the myriad companies that continue to tour.
In 1975 Mr. White produced a film version, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick. It became a cult hit through several generations of moviegoers who attend midnight showings around the world. Through a misbegotten business deal, Mr. White failed to profit from the movie.
Michael Simon White was born in Glasgow on Jan. 16, 1936. The Guardian reported that his parents belonged to Jewish immigrant families from Eastern Europe; his father was a glovemaker, his mother a property developer.
At a young age, Michael was sent to boarding school in Switzerland, an experience he recalled as lonely and miserable, though worthwhile in the sense that he learned languages other than English and developed an international perspective early on. He went to the Sorbonne in Paris and in the 1950s worked for a time on Wall Street. His early experience in the theater came as an assistant to Peter Daubeny, a producer who specialized in bringing foreign productions — by the likes of Bertolt Brecht's Berliner Ensemble and the Moscow Art Theater — to England.
Mr. White put together "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," the Python troupe's farcical rendition of Arthurian legend, on a very low budget.
"Somebody rang me up saying would I mind sharing a hotel room?" Mr. Cleese remembered in the documentary. "And I remember saying, 'I thought I was a film star.' It was a pretty sparse production."
Mr. White's other film credits include a pair of cult favorites of decidedly different cults: "My Dinner With André" (1981), directed by Louis Malle, which consisted of an extended conversation about life and art between two intellectual friends, Mr. Shawn and the experimental theater director André Gregory; and "Polyester" (1981), John Waters's cheerfully tawdry tale of a housewife, played by the drag performer Divine, with an unfaithful husband and an overdeveloped sense of smell. (The film introduced what Mr. Waters called "Odorama": Audience members were supplied with scratch-and-sniff cards to augment the viewing experience.)
In 2014, Mr. White received an award for lifetime achievement at the Olivier Awards.
Mr. White was married and divorced twice. The Guardian reported that his survivors include four children, a brother and a sister.
A confessed playboy and a well-known sybarite whose indulgences probably contributed to a long decline in his health, he was asked by a clearly fascinated Gracie Otto, the director of "The Last Impresario," "What if I follow you around for five years?"
"No," he said. "I won't be here in five years."


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A sturdy woven fabric that combines our two favorite natural fibres - cotton and linen. This mid-weight fabric features a slightly earthy texture that makes it the perfect material for shifting seasons. Breathable enough to be worn on its own as summer fades to fall, but also doubles as a comfortable base layer when the weather gets cooler.
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Speaking at The New York Meeting on Monday, Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) took a firm stance against illegal immigration, saying massive illegal immigration angers legal immigrants and threatens to balkanize America.
Panelists who were more moderate on immigration policy tried to nudge McClintock to the left on the issue, but he stood his ground.
"A lot of immigrants that I talk to… are the maddest about illegal immigration because they're the ones who stood patiently in line, and obeyed all of our laws, came here with a sincere desire to become Americans, and they are watching 11 million people trying to cut in line and flout our laws," McClintock said. "I have found that legal immigrants, those people who came here in order to become Americans, are the angriest about illegal immigration and we need to appeal to them as well."
McClintock, who many California conservatives ultimately believed would have been a better governor than Arnold Schwarzenegger, added that America was built on a common language, common culture, and a common appreciation of American legal and constitutional traditions
"If we allow illegal immigration, then there is no point to legal immigration," he said.
McClintock said illegal immigration would destroy "the glue that holds this country together and unites us as one people made from all of the people's from the world."
McClintock said that rampant illegal immigration would result in the end of assimilation and what would result is a country that would begin "to disintegrate into divisions and factions."
Mallory Factor and O'Brien Murray host The New York Meeting, which is held monthly. Fox's David Asman, Forbes' Carrie Sheffield, and the Daily Mail's David Martosko made up Monday's panel.


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MR. FRANK "JIMMY" GRISSETT {80} "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4
The Angel of Death invaded Pine Island Community and carried away our beloved, Mr. Frank " Jimmy Grissett. He departed this life on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Embrace Hospice Center.
Mr. Frank "Jimmy" Grissett was the son of the late Deacon Dozier and Minister Amanda Grissett. He was born December 07, 1937 in Horry County. "Jimmy" as he was affectionately known had a passion for fishing and gardening. He was united in holy matrimony to Louise Campbell-Grissett.
He leaves to cherish his memories his loving wife, Louise Campbell-Grissett; one {1} daughter, Priscilla Jeannie Richardson of Conway, SC; four {4} sons, Jessie James {Julia} Grissett, Milton Grissett, Frank {Diane} Grissett all of Myrtle Beach, SC and Henry {Kelly} Grissett of FL; three {3} stepsons, Bob {Tonya} Campbell, Michael Campbell and Adrian Carter all of Myrtle Beach, SC; his caring mother, Minister Amanda Grissett; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; {one whom preceded him in death, Aprica "Shakora" Brockington}; five {5} sisters, Mary {Earl} King, Fannie Mae Jackson, Phyllis Gardner, Margaret {Cleodus} Williams all of Myrtle Beach, SC and Doris {Clayton} Williams of Columbia, SC; seven {7} brothers, Deacon Fred Grissett, Charles {Carrie} Grissett, Harry {Lunette} Grissett, Joe Heyward Grissett, Carroll {Odessa} Grissett all of Myrtle Beach, SC and Cleveland {Loretta} Grissett of Greenville, SC; three {3} sisters-in-law, Annie Mae Campbell, Lucille Hemingway and Cellie Campbell; four {4} brothers-in-law, Paul Campbell, Leroy Campbell, Pernell Williams, Charles Campbell, Henry Campbell and a host of special nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Memorial Services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, February 03, 2018 at Ocean View Memorial Chapel. Arrangements are entrusted to Ocean View Funeral Home Myrtle Beach Chapel.
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Making Money Grow on Trees: Forest Policy in Light of a Carbon Tax
AbstractThis paper addresses one specific aspect of reducing global climate change. Carbon emissions, global climate change, and the need to reduce the volume of these emissions has had greater attention recently. Logically, if carbon emitters are taxed for emissions under a carbon tax framework, there should be no reason not to subsidize for sequestering carbon. Since trees naturally sequester carbon, there is the possibility for them to fall under a carbon subsidy resulting in greater carbon sequestration in US forests. This paper considers necessary factors to include when designing a subsidy to encourage additional carbon sequestration in US forests under a carbon tax framework. It does this by modeling tree growth and carbon sequestration in trees. Next, the paper models the current value of an acre of trees, including the market value of timber, non-timber recreational values, and growing costs. After calculating the rate of return for a given acre of trees at any given point in time, the paper discusses the effect the subsidy has on the amount of trees grown per acre. Finally, it considers what effect the subsidy could have nationally on carbon sequestration, critiquing various provisions of the Markey Bill. Finally, the paper considers possible considerations and consequences of implementing the designed subsidy independently of any other legislation and some other possible ways to use trees to sequester carbon and then looks at the Obama administration's carbon reduction emissions targets to see how useful a policy of this type could be in the near future.
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POLSON, Chester W. Making Money Grow on Trees: Forest Policy in Light of a Carbon Tax. Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Journal, [S.l.], v. 5, july 2009. ISSN 1555-788X. Available at: <http://vurj.vanderbilt.edu/index.php/vurj/article/view/2836>. Date accessed: 20 aug. 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.15695/vurj.v5i0.2836.
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Environment, Forest Policy, Carbon Emissions
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The month of April and May were both very hectic a month for me. Schedule was tight as there were a few competitions to attend to as well as the urgent need to turn to my studies. Teachers turned my sister and I in for several competitions for some reasons I don't know why. There are, I suppose , students who are way better than me. But anyhow, I considered it an opportunity and decided to go for it. I have intended to join the competitions in order to win it, I mean who wouldn't intend to win when joining competitions? but what I've went for intentionally had then landed me on a pool of disappointment *sobs.. I didn't do well in the Preliminary Level in the online National Science Challenge (NSC), didn't make it to the third round in an inter-school Scrabble Competition , and didn't take home a single prize after attending Kem Pemilihan Tokoh Nilam. Calling to my mind all my failures, I literally burst into tears the other day. I cried so much my eyes swelled until the following day. I have failed to live up to my teachers' and peers' and family members' expectations. That day onwards, I have promised to never again join any competitions, because all they ever did was drain my sense of courage and that iota of self-confidence I had in me. I hated myself so much upon pondering on how useless I am.
Nonetheless, I do have a slight notion that my failure is not all that solely due to my carelessness, stupidity, and how I am easily overcome by emotions. Speaking about me being easily overcome by emotions (a little divergence here), my sister and I are especially overwhelmed when doing something we refuse to give up in . Not forgetting to mention, there's even a video recorded on how we were playing our game during the aforementioned scrabble competition. That video left me stupefied. Back to the point, I do, at times, when contemplating at the past, think that I was somehow destined to loss in the competitions I took part in. For instance that serve more than just proof, in the NSC competition, I was doing quite good all along until my school's internet server gave way to the large number of students who had also came to participate in the challenge. Then there's this inter-school Scrabble competition I joined. The rules the hosts came up with were not just a little deviating from the original ones but boy was it F***ing a lot! (sorry for my offensive language, like I said, I'm easily overcome by emotions). My sister and I had really been practicing hard the night before the day of the competition, taking note of the rules, the does and don'ts and existing words that include difficult consonants(a.ka power letters) like the letter Q and J. To our surprise, the competition was so not what we thought it would be like. The following were among the stupid rules we were introduced to;
- Two-letter words are not allowed
- Not allowed to use a scrabble dictionary
- If you're not gonna keep up with 10s in building a word, than F*** off! You miss a precious turn!
I believe we have practiced really hard for that competition. My sister and I matched against each other the whole day, abandoning our books and playing Lexulous , a fun, online scrabble-like game. We learned new words, foreign words, English words that were unbeknownst to us, and the ultimate two-letter words! But the forged rules were like "hell no!, you're not getting anywhere with that vast knowledge you acquired in this game, recently." So, yeah, basically, we were sort of condemned that day. Then, there's this Kem Pemilihan Tokoh Nilam. To put it all in concise words, the facilitators there were showing a little too much a favour for that outstanding and one-in-a-million Malay girl, who was just plain impressive. Raihanah was her name. She was fluent and well, proficient in English. I liked her a lot. But still, I think I have done pretty good and should have won, if not for the first place, at least the second place or the third place.. but to no avail. Seeing my crestfallen mother only left me drenched in something more than disappointment-depression, to say the least.
After a string of disappointment, exams were next to stress the hell outta me. I hope you understand how I mean to emphasize on the remarkable degree of stress I've undergone by means of these not-so-very-nice-words "..stress the hell outta me". I'm sorry but I'm not all that adept in the English vocabulary to convey some of my inexplicable feelings, so I resort to using some not-so-very-nice-words instead. Form 4 is ABSOLUTELY and REMARKABLY distinguished from the lower forms. If you're a Form 1, a Form 2 or a Form 3 reading this entry of mine, then do take note that Form 4, a stage that makes you no longer a sophomore or a freshman in Malaysian public high schools is also a stage of immense stress you'll have to deal with. Exams are really tough, it is almost impossible to abstain yourself from copying. Well that's true in my case and also that of my classmates. The school holidays have begun and I just wanna rest on my laurels and just do what I love most. I can't imagine the stressful and hectic schedule I would have to get back to when school re-opens. I almost certainly dread the next exams. Ugh. I am just waiting, waiting for that beautiful day in which I would proclaim liberty over myself-it is the day I end school, legitimately,forever...
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Today marks the start of the third series of The Defectors, and you might find it's taken on a different form from its last two iterations. And there's a reason for that.
When I first Defected, one of the biggest challenges I never expected to feel was feeling isolated. Between going into business for myself, and not knowing too many others who had taken a similar path out of traditional higher education work, I found myself feeling more alone than I had ever imagined.
This year, I wanted to combat that for others in a very specific way: by pulling stories, and the Defectors who tell them, together. You'll be treated to conversations between Defectors, sharing their challenges and successes with one another – and by extension, you all.
Meet Bonnie, Sharon, and Chelsea
Meet Ashlie, Corey, Liz, and Mike
In addition to this new format, this month will also feature the debut of Defector Academy, a personalized coaching experience for those seriously considering defecting from higher education and in need of guidance. Sign up for the mailing list to get more details, and check out the full program at its home base.
Enrollment for Defector Academy is now closed. Stay tuned for more learning and contributing opportunities!
I don't want this series to just be a conversation between the participants, though. I want this to be a conversation between you and I. I'd love to hear from you: what questions do you have about Defecting? What do you worry about most? Are you curious about how your talents could best be utilized? Is the Defector Academy program a fit for you?
Ask away, and I'll be answering them over the course of the month via Twitter and Instagram!


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Pinched petal and bead necklace in red, white and black. Beads are black sausages.
I described my new use of pinched petal to Yvonne, emphasising the need to design the colour and shape of the beads carefully to compliment the petals. This was the result - completely different to mine, I thought. Stunning!
Necklace 1214010 was handcrafted in polymer by Yvonne.


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Thanks to our partner Miyako Studio, we can present you the whole performance of haru (from universe) at Abunai! 2017!
During the 2017 edition of Abunai! the musician haru from the band universe will perform. AVO Events & Promotion is honoured to be part of the crew during his visit at the convention.


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This was the year were all fan-boys dreams came true. First "The Avengers" finally came to life and without a hiccup, then the best comic book trilogy to date in "The Dark Knight Trilogy" came to a beautiful close and now comic book films have a definite foothold on the world wide market and with no end in sight. Though, it would be a gross exaggeration to say that superhero films were the only films to capture our love and imagination this year.
There was also Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, that was not only a great look at a forgotten leader, but a reminder of how we have to fight for whats right no matter the cost. Michael Haneke's much talked about "Amour" was a stern look on the issues that may arise with old age and loved ones. Continuing on, there are many more films in drama, comedy and horror that are on this list and right for the picking. All suitable for a great time with a friend, family or even by yourself with a good packet of chips. Enjoy!
the best films of 2012
Life of Pi by Ang Lee trailer
Silver Linings Playbook by David O. Russell trailer
Zero Dark Thirty by Kathryn Bigelow trailer review
Les Misérables by Tom Hooper trailer review
Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson trailer
Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino trailer review
The Avengers by Josh Whedon trailer review
The Five Year Engagement by Nicholas Stoller trailer
honorable mentions in alphabetical order:
21 Jump Street by Phil Lord & Chris Miller trailer review
A Hijacking by Tobias Lindholm trailer review
Coriolanus by Ralph Fiennes trailer
Side by Side by Christopher Kennely trailer
Promised Land by Gus Van Sant trailer review
The Cabin in the Woods by Drew Goddard trailer
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky trailer
Wish You Were Here by Kieran Darcy-Smith trailer
the worst films of 2012
Resident Evil: Retribution by Paul W.S. Anderson trailer review
Bachelorette by Leslye Headland trailer review
Cosmopolis by David Cronenberg trailer review
2016: Obama's America by Dinesh D'Souza & John Sullivan trailer
Lay the Favorite by Stephen Frears trailer review
Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie by Tim Heidecker trailer review
An... {What If} by Christoforos Papakaliatis trailer review
So Undercover by Tom Vaughan trailer
What to Expect When You're Expecting by Kirk Jones trailer review
P.S. As always this a ever-evolving list. I haven't seen all the films of 2012 and there are many more I still wish to see. So even if some are not on the list, that doesn't mean they wont be later or that they don't deserve to be.
List of all the films I saw this year: HERE
updated as of March 1, 2014


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We had to put my baby Down 5 weeks ago 8(
Category: Cats
My cat
I love when I go to bed and dodger sleeps with me ! Like now I can lay my lags by him and he hugs them and puts he's head on my foot
photos my my baby
my cat is my everything! as im posting this he is laying in my arm ! 8) hes my baby!! but i have a bad feeling that hes days are #. 8( any how i love this cat
So I give dodger a bath today! And he was cool with it ! It was fun lol .. And on top of that he has been in a loving mood . I don't mind I love it he so cute.
Don't get me wrong
Don't get me wrong! I LOVE my cat more then life, more then Music, more then anything EVER !!!! This cat is my kid ! and if you have a kid (or a cat you LOVE more then any thing EVER ) So if you know me then you know my cat is my life ! he is the love of my life !
Back story: like 10-13 yrs ago my and my lil sister "took a walk" we ended up on 27th sheet by by home and as we were coming up to Harold ave and c was like look behind you..low and be hold here is this Baby kitten. He was so lil. c tried to pick him up but for the love of god he did not what he to pick him up so i tried to and he let me.
we ( not the best thing to do as i look back but this was in the late 90s) we asked people if this was there cat. no one knew who he was so we ended up going home with him. (i had him the hole time ) we asked lisa if we can keep him. I fill in love form the min we seen him! she up up lost cat and to call if they knew or if he was theirs. Will no one ever did ! so we (I) got to keep him.
I just was to say am not a nuts cat lady. like i told you he came to me ! Will any how he has some times cat pee and this has being going for a long time but the past ….. id say 4-3 yrs its been getting bad REALLY BAD and the last few week(it seams) its be getting more and more that hes being going were ever the ____ he'd like. since he is a male cat we were thinking that may be hes doing that b/c (with being Girls) ya know.
Will tonight he One and Two in the hell way! YA !! i was mad bc he keeps doing it ! I know hes getting old and what not ! I know THAT day is going to come ! But I don't!! DO NOT !!!! What to have to have to make the call. Will you may say Keshia y don't you just have someone else make the call!! I just need to !! OK
I just hope he goes on hes own! I really don't what to be God. Or have someone put him out Just I don't know !! I just need to posted this ! He he everything to me ! When I was on Band trips id call home just to let hem hear me ! I know its nuts But Id come Home and he be mad at me !! go lol but He is my Love!


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Not Your Grandmother's Tradition/
I inherited my maiden aunt's china It's flower-y and pink and not my taste at all. I use it, though, as I do the treasured and chipped Blue Willow pieces from my great-great grandmother. It all works when updated with modern accents and linens. Free Aunt Edna's china from the corner cupboard and use the "good stuff." Make it a new tradition and celebrate those who have come before, those that are with us now, and those that will come to us.


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What's In It?
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The Jackson Tote Bag
The Jackson Tote Bag
Cut from American-tanned bridle leather.
Leather binded interior seams.
Interior snap pocket.
Leather loop-around straps cut from vegetable-tanned cowhide and hand dyed at our studio in Williamsburg.
Reinforced at stress points with hand-set copper rivets.
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It is hard to say just how much nihilism is actually being deployed in culture today, precisely in those vectors of radical politics which most claim to deploy it. Anarchists, nihilists, individualists and other self proclaimed extremists insist that they believe in nothing, only to immediately let fall from their mouths words which less resemble those of notable monsters of negation like De Sade, Stirner, Burroughs and Rimbaud and more resemble quaint words on bumper stickers and in the windows of Portland coffee shops. Not believing in God, not believing in any human institution is to them tantamount to following the LGBTQ and feminist gospels as though they were the Five Pillars of Islam.
Nihilism is not a tool for them. It is not a position. It is an intellectual fashion. One would do better to call them nihilers. What they are doing is not nihilism. They are, rather, nihiling, in the same way some people go slumming. They don't have to sleep in the street. They have an intellectual home to return to, so to speak.
Perhaps they grew up devout Christians. Perhaps they grew up with varying degrees of what they would later consider privilege. Later, however, something changes. They go through a transformation and suddenly, they are not only not what they were before, but rather, everything they were before has now become their enemy.
The emotive forces driving their old beliefs remain; they simply change direction. That, or if this doesn't take place literally on the scale of one person's life, what I describe serves as a metaphor for the way that the most self-destructive of western values get smuggled into radical politics and nihilist philosophy, often disguised as something intellectually dark and war-like, but which ultimately masks the fact that the things that most concern them in life are, not only their personal comforts, but the securing of constant adulation from everyone around them for these same comforts.
One could call their monomaniacal hatred of bourgeois-Christian values passé; another way of looking at it would be to say that they've perfected the measures of self-martyrdom and victimhood which the church originally harbored and employed them to the service of blind nature and agency-less ecology.
They read as though they've read half of half of Nietzsche's work. They sound as though they thought Max Stirner was talking specifically about their respective lives when he spoke of 'The Unique.' They act as though the value of De Sade's work is to illustrate the dangers of sexual repression. They're the reason the Right is confused as to what postmodernism actually is because, though these self-proclaimed nihilists don't believe in essential nature or reified abstract objects, they don't shut up about capitalism (and are thus mistaken for the staunch Marxists they are only accidentally related to ideologically).
Nihiling is when you are not really a nihilist in your mind but you play one in real life. One is vulnerable to this kind of charlatanry when one treats nihilism the philosophical issue as though it were an ideology. Nihilism is, ultimately, a problem to be grappled with, tested, exploited, questioned and positioned alongside everything else, rather than swallowed whole heartedly like a new inverted gospel. An ideology provides one with a means by which one can interpret everything in the world, but this has the net effect of serving the ideology itself, usually only giving the one who believes it a sense of tribal belonging which has been earned quite cheaply but which is, when all is said and done, not strong enough to withstand whatever more popular ideology may come along to knock it down afterward.
Most people who call themselves nihilists are just liberals or conservatives who have attached themselves to the essence of their liberal or conservative values without all the institutional and cultural and ethical simulacra. If one wants to get to the heart of what is wrong with western values today, one shouldn't blame these people, but one would certainly be wise to take note of them alongside those they most unwittingly resemble.


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Released: 01/11/2010
eISBN: 9781848769113
Format: eBook
This important new book is one of few available eyewitness tales about the often overlooked role of the Air / Sea Rescue teams during World War II. Focussing on High Speed Launch (HSL) 107 which rescued close to 100 pilots during the siege of Malta, this tale of heroism is a historically important personal account by Bill Jackson, a crew member of HSL 107.
While everyone around them was hell-bent on death and destruction, the crews of the Air / Sea Rescue Units were dedicated to the survival of both friend and foe alike. They carried out their job with little recognition and with great heroism. Battling the elements, often in appalling sea conditions, and under near-constant air attack from a most determined enemy, the units shared the privations endured by the islanders, coming close to starvation as the Axis forces inched toward invasion.
This book shares with the reader the elation of successful rescues, the exhilaration of the High Speed Launch at full throttle, the determination of the Units to turn out at all hours in all weathers to go to the aid of both Allied and Axis pilots. Relief, anticipation, joy and fear are all related to the reader as well as the sheer determination to maintain their rescue capabilities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This fascinating book is set to fill a large gap in the existing literature of World War II.
Review by John Parsons, former ASR Unit Member 'Air Sea Rescue During the Siege of Malta'
sounds, at first, like one of those tedious publications, intended for the student to weigh the pros and cons of the success, or failure, of the operation. That is far from the case.
Bill Jackson, captures the spirit and camaraderie that existed amongst that select band of R.A.F. Sailors and gives an airman's view and an Erk's descriptive voice, to life aboard a 64ft High Speed Launch whilst carrying out Air Sea Rescue, off the coast of Malta.
One gets a true feeling of the dangers, both from nature and man made, that faced crews each time the "Start up engines" order was given. Within just a few pages, a description of the exhilaration of the three engines going flat out with the sea, sometimes calm and sometimes cruel, is transmitted to the reader, with hopefully a pick-up at the end. No heroics, just a job, well done. Then it's back to the mundane routine tasks until the next call-out with the added burden of constant enemy air raids and the shortage of food and supplies, experienced by both service personnel and the Maltese population.
Unlike some other books on Malta during WWII, 'Air Sea Rescue during the Siege of Malta' could never be considered a failure; the 273 Pick-ups achieved by ASR Units during Bill's tour in Malta bear testament to this. This book is certainly a success.
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Air Sea Rescue During The Siege Of Malta was, in fact, written by two Bill Jacksons!
Bill Jackson Snr (3/7/1923-10/12/2009), the eldest of four, was born and brought up in Workington,Cumbria. He was educated at the Central School for Boys where he developed a love of Literature and had his first writing published. Looking for wider opportunities he became an apprentice at No 1 Electrical & Mechanical School, RAF Cranwell. Bill qualified as a Wireless Operator/Mechanic in June, 1941 and by August 2nd he found himself stationed on Malta. After his hair-raising experiences during the island's seige he was repatriated before being plunged into further conflict in the Far East. After the war Bill settled with his family in the village of Thursby, near Carlisle and lived there for the rest of his life. He spent many years servicing cinema projectors and TVs throughout Cumbria and SW Scotland until he became the village Sub-Postmaster. During all of this time Bill never stopped writing for magazines and local newspapers, as well as broadcasting for Radio Cumbria. Bill Jackson Jnr (email@example.com) was brought up in Thursby and is now a retired teacher. Following his father's death it fell to him to see the book through to publication. He now divides his time between his home and allotment in the English Midlands and his travels abroad.Contact


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The idea that your common law rights are being upheld and respected in the construction industry is potentially one of the greatest misconceptions in Victoria.
In an industry so reliant on the two-party concept of "you give me what I want and I'll give you what you need," that concept is the furthest thing from the real truth, as a consequence of the practice and ongoing endorsement of tripartite contraction.
No matter where we look in this industry, we have three individual parties, all with separate and often misguided interests at stake. If we are to view a universally accepted document such as AS2124 as the glue that binds two contracting entities together in legal harmony, we soon discover that the impact of the third party has a profound influence on the primary agreement and subsequent intent of the deal.
The most accepted tripartite agreements have been via the financial institutions. However, in recent years, since these agreements have been locked in, we have built wider and higher barriers that are now artificially inflating not only the cost of building in this state, but the delivery, performance and quality. These barriers are stifling innovation, denigrating debate, and compromising decision making. It all boils down to the old adage "two's company, three's a crowd."
At the project creation stage, we have the "risk taker" (the developer), who is often tagged as 'the greedy party' compromised by various unaligned lobby groups. Those groups are the "non-vested parties" or the 'third party' and they face off against the planners, who are too often blamed for the delays (and occasionally missing the market).
The solution to this barrier is to apply strict limits as to what the 'third party' can legitimately oppose, remove the cash incentives often tossed around by 'the greedy party' and apply definitive response times from the planners. A 14 to 21-day objection/cooling off period may be decreed by the appropriate authority to ensure that the desired outcome is achieved. Any evidence of cash incentives or behind the scenes lobbying would automatically send the project back to the start without appeal or compensation.
Allegedly, there is nothing better than letting the truth stand in front of a good story and whenever you have politics, power and profits (a slightly different 'spin' on the real meaning of PPP) to be achieved/generated from tripartite contracting, why should we want to complain or even object ?
During the marketing phase, there is even more evidence of tripartite contracting, where the real estate consultant will side with one side or the other to propagate a deal, often compromising the outcome in favour of an exorbitant fee – or "who's going to pay me more to do less."
The impost of the tripartite barrier is more often identified and openly practiced during the delivery phase (for the projects that aren't already compromised by some of the breaches noted above), and the reality is a very, very compromised project. The biggest victim here is the consumer, tax payer and/or end user.
Industrial relations are often blamed, but that is in itself a simple case of tripartite contracting (yes, we expect the unions to exploit weak management.)
But when we open our eyes and realise that we the consumer are copping this exploitation, it is time to take a stand against tripartite contracting. We cannot accept excessive wage demands being foisted upon the industry with the standard "get out clause" of 'that's the cost' and then expect to pass it onto the consumer.
Tripartite contracting is experienced at almost every level of the industry. Whether it is at client/builder/tenant level, a builder/subcontractor/union level, a principal/builder/lessor level, a financier/builder/contract level, or a consultant/builder/developer level, the end result is a barrier that is limiting and/or restricting our development.
Beyond the marketing phase and into the development phase is where the real imposts of the tripartite barriers actually take place and the "games" begin. At this stage, union corruption potentially creates the largest single barrier, followed closely by collusive tendering, all in addition to a practice known as "price maintenance", skilfully applied to secure the payola to these tripartite conspirators consolidating and expanding the barriers from the construction industry to the property market and the Australian Economy in general.
There is a natural defense mechanism available, unfortunately rarely applied in what has become an aggressive, dog eat dog world. The solution to the "two's company, three's a crowd" scenario of construction contracting has its genesis in alliance or relationship contracting
The tried and true saying "what costs nothing is worth nothing" is proven true when we analyse the value that these tripartite claims bring to the end projects. A 30 per cent reduction in construction costs could deliver so much social benefit, contributing to a solution toward homelessness, reducing inflation, improving the yields on our retirement funds managed by the various superannuation and investment institutions and generally making both housing and construction a lot more affordable.