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Nancy Pelosi and dominatrix in the same sentence . . . did anyone else just go to a really scary visual place?
Actually, no… until I read your comment. 🙁
Unfortunately, this isn't an alternate-dimension vampire
Perhaps, but consider the paradox of what you propose. Any dominatrix who DOESN'T scare you is hardly worth submitting to!
Glad to hear somebody in her life has differing views. Her Bishop and priests sure don't seem to, at least not enough to deny her communion.
And something I just learned, you can't crosspost comments on Disqus
Obviously Pelosi is not involved in parish life beyond attending Mass. Seriously, Father might theoretically have veto power, but the women run almost everything in practice not involving sacraments.
Imagine Pelosi's reaction to a man saying, "I joined the priesthood for the power, not because it was a vocation." Sheesh.
I hope she hears her mother's voice soon and starts being Catholic in the public square. It pains me to imagine her trying to pray young Nancy off the path to hell and seeing the continued dessication of her soul instead.
Every "Womyn" priest I know makes exactly the same mistake. I don't know a single one I'd consider orthodox.
And unfortunately, my parish has a few. Invalidly ordained, of course.
We all say that abortion should be rare and safe and if necessary and the rest of that. — Pelosi
I can understand wanting abortion to be "safe" (for the mother anyway; obviously no abortion is safe for the unborn human that's being aborted). But just what is the liberal argument that abortion should be rare?
If they deny the personhood of the unborn human, and thus conclude that abortion is not murder and is morally permissible, then why should we care whether or not abortion is rare? Perhaps the liberal rhetoric that "abortion should be rare" is an implicit acknowledgement that abortion often has devastating emotional and psychological effects for many women. But if that's the case, then, rather than talking about making abortions rare, liberals should instead be trying to persuade those women that they should not feel so guilty, since (on this view) they have not done anything morally wrong.
Once the culture has been changed so that women no longer have the same moral intuitions that they do now — and no longer feel emotional and psychological pain at having an abortion — then this particular reason for wanting abortions to be rare would no longer exist.
Or perhaps there's some other reason. I have yet to see any liberal actually explain why abortions should be rare, even though this is a common talking point.
If (1) abortion is morally permissible, (2) abortion can be made safe for the woman, and (3) women's moral intuitions can be changed so that they no longer feel any regret or emotional pain from having an abortion, then I find it difficult to imagine any logically coherent argument for wanting abortions to be rare.
I'm pretty liberal. Here goes:
It's better to not get pregnant than to get an abortion. I don't think anyone would argue with that.
So then:
Educate women on forms of birth control (including, Egads! NOT HAVING SEX (pretty effective)) and help them get access to it so they can make informed decisions about whether or not to have sex and how to avoid pregnancy if they do. If used correctly, birth control can be very effective.
Also, provide better support to women that get pregnant unintentionally. A lot of women who have abortions make that decision out of fear and desperation. I don't think anybody wants that.
If those two things were done effectively it would be rare. Or a lot more so.
"It's better to not get pregnant than to get an abortion."
Why? Based on what premise?
It is either expensive surgery or strong medications. Best to avoid those.
You shall not murder.
It's posed as a first principle.
So, basically that's true because you say it is. Gotcha. Impeccable logic.
No, dumbass I am posing it as a first principle for the sake of argument. It's not meant to be an absolute moral truth, it's an assumption that I think both sides would agree upon from which further discussion and argument can continue.
Do you agree or not or have anything to contribute or are you just being a pain in the ass?
The whole point of JM's post was that there has to be some reason abortion is bad enough that even its supporters to happen rarely. You seemed to skip over that. Then you got touchy when your argument failed to address that point.
No one wants to cause an unwanted situation for the sake of being able to remedy it. You don't drop an egg on the floor in order to clean it up. So whether you think abortion to be a horrible crime or a minor inconvenience, you'd want them to be rare, or at least not want one. That's as simple as I can make it and if you have an argument against that I don't care to read it.
The rest of my point was going to show that yes, you can be for abortion rights and support measures to make them more rare.
There are two schools to this:
1) abortion has no moral downsides but abortion is still a medical procedure. Just because we have antibiotics, we still think pneumonia should be rare. Or just because there are stitches, we shouldn't be cutting.
2) Abortion is not a morally absolute good, only a relative good compared to the mother's desire. I.e. they see the fetus on the same level as a dog or a chicken. Clearly you shouldn't kill an animal for no reason, but if you have a good reason (desire or economical or even eugenic), it is allowed. And if it is a beloved family pet, you shouldn't kill it unless there is a good medical reason. As the fetus becomes an infant, it is promoted to human.
ETA: these are only for pro-choice people who think abortion should be rare. Some don't, and see abortion more like cutting off a tumor. You should still not encourage growing tumors for no reason, but if you have one, cut it off asap, no moral quandary.
There is also the school of thought that sees the fetus as human, but sort of like an insane person who decides to attack you unprovoked. You don't blame them, but you still have a right to defend your house against unjust invasion or physical harm and shoot them. Of course, that person thinks they are fully justified and still thinks there should be less attacks by insane people while at the same time asserting that gun safety is important.
Let's put aside that comparing pregnancy to an "attack" or "invasion" is more of a rhetorical tactic to make abortion more palatable to the squeamish. (Attackers and invaders are bad. Who could be against killing them, amiright?)
That argument might work in cases of pregnancy as a result of rape, since the unborn human is present "unprovoked" or through no willful action on the part of the mother.
However, even this doesn't work because the unborn human is present through no action on their part either. It is therefore fundamentally different from an attack or invasion, which in this context can only occur through an act of attack or invasion. Even the insane person is still engaging in an act that brings him into your home. The unborn human has not engaged in any action whatsoever, and therefore cannot be compared to an attacker or invader in the morally relevant sense.
We may say that the insane person is less culpable for an unjust or immoral act against another. But the unborn human has not engaged in any unjust or immoral act at all. A better analogy would be if the insane person were on your property because you put them there as a result of your own willful actions (consensual sex) or because some third party forced the person onto your property (rape).
Either way, the unborn human is completely innocent.
At best, a pro-choice person might call the unborn human a trespasser. But they are an innocent trespasser. Even willful trespassers receive due process, and none are given a death penalty.
I used "insane" to imply innocent/non-culpable. The fetus can be said to be attacking the mother's body, not simply trespassing, since it does take nutrients and is a dangerous health condition.
I'm prolife, and I think the mother has a moral responsibility towards her children regardless qua being a mother. Just giving a reason why something might be justified yet undesirable.
The fetus can be said to be attacking the mother's body, not simply trespassing, since it does take nutrients and is a dangerous health condition.
One can think of an "attack" on one's body in three ways: Either (1) the presence of something within your body that alters its functions in harmful ways; (2) the threatening actions of something which possesses the capacity for perceptions and instinctive judgment of those perceptions (animals; a dog biting you, for example); or (3) the threatening actions of something which possesses the capacity for perceptions and rational judgment of those perceptions (a moral agent).
The first category often applies to infections. We say that a viral or bacterial infection "attacks" the body because it alters its functions in harmful ways. The second category can, again, refer to the instinctive actions of an animal, which perceives some threat and attacks you. The third category is the only use of the word "attack" in the morally relevant sense because it's the actions of a moral agent, which can be praised or blamed for its actions.
An insane person would probably fall into the second category, since their capacity for rational judgment is being impaired, and are therefore acting more in the capacity of a lower animal.
However, the unborn human does not even fit into the second category, because, again, it has not engaged in any actions whatsoever, either through instinctive or rational judgment. So the comparison fails. That leaves the first category; or likening the presence of the unborn human to the "attack" of a viral or bacterial infection.
But even this is problematic. It is true that, like a virus or bacteria, the unborn human is taking nutrients and poses potential risks to the mother's health. But if the unborn human is a person (which is what the pro-choice/pro-life debate hinges on), then that effects how much of a claim the unborn human has on what it is taking. A person (which possesses a higher moral consideration) has a greater claim on certain goods than a virus or bacteria (which possesses far less moral consideration).
Furthermore, the mother-child relationship is somewhat different than the host-infection relationship. An infection attacks/invades the body, giving nothing back, and will remain there until it is killed or the host dies. However, the unborn human takes only what it needs to develop into an independent being and then leaves the body of the "host." Furthermore, there is evidence that pregnancy has certain health benefits, further undermining the idea that an unborn human is like an attacking infection or parasite that may be thought of simply as a "dangerous health condition."
At best, the unborn human can be compared to an attacker only in those rare cases when it actually poses a threat to the life of the mother, not when it's merely taking nutrients to survive. In those rare cases, I suppose one could morally justify abortion using the doctrine of double effect. So long as the death of the unborn human is not intended as a means or end, and the intended good (saving the mother's life) is proportional to the bad effect that results (the death of the unborn human).
The woman is human and has a human inside her. The woman has bodily autonomy and has the right to remove the human inside her. She doesn't have the right to deliberately kill the human inside her. Before viability, this kills the fetal human as an obviously foreseen but unintended consequence. After viability the woman should maybe be allowed to remove the fetal human if measures are taken to save its life. Maybe it's just plain illegal at that point. Bodily autonomy or not, if you can't get your shit together to get an abortion for seven months you might have to stick it out.
I don't heartily defend this argument, but it's kind of where I fall.
Please give feedback, criticism.
"The woman has bodily autonomy and has the right to remove the human inside her."
I used to be pro-choice, and when I was I would have said something similar to this. This may not be the case for you, but I find that I had and still don't have a good explanation for why I thought this, and I find it nonsensical now. So, why does a woman have the right to remove her baby? After all, if she does nothing but wait, the baby will exit all by itself. At most she's stuck for 38-42 weeks (really only 36-40, since pregnancy is typically counted from start of last menstrual period and not conception date).
Also, prematurity is a very big deal. "Viable" does not mean "healthy." Induction tends towards less healthy outcomes for both mother and baby if it's done for convenience rather to avoid an emergency, even if baby is at the point considered to be "full term."
I pretty much think abortion is evil but I hesitate to let government have control over women's bodies. That's about it. The rest are details. I just can't see forcing a woman to stay pregnant if she doesn't want to. Up to a point at least.
And while "wait nine months to save a life" is a good argument TO a women to not get an abortion, that's not the same as "this is why we will force you to stay pregnant even though you don't want to."
Why do you feel OK with the government doing this?
Because while I'm not a fan of the state getting involved in every aspect of a person's personal life, I do think one of their responsibilities is to protect the innocent. A baby is an innocent life. It didn't ask to exist. It's not an invader or a parasite. To ban abortion is the same thing as criminalizing murder. It's just at an earlier stage of life.
It's not about forcing the woman to do or not do anything. It's about the baby. The reality of pregnancy is what it is – the state didn't create that or cause it, and recognizing it doesn't mean the state is trying to oppress women.
(Again, I used to feel the same way as you. For me, the big change came when I was pregnant and I realized that while my baby lived inside me, he was definitely NOT me. Dependent on me, yes, but still his own person.)
I'm prolife, I don't agree with any of these reasons. People just asked how someone can argue for something to be legal but rare. There are at least 3 reasons I can think of.
As the fetus becomes an infant, it is promoted to human.
See, this is what annoys me about a lot of pro-choice argumentation. How did you go from making a cost-benefit, utilitarian argument about the permissibility of abortion to denying that an unborn human is even human? The former has nothing to do with the latter.
That an unborn human is indeed human is just a biological fact. And if it is not human, then what species do you propose that it is? You can't "promote" an unborn human to the status belonging to species homo sapiens, since it already belongs to that category from the moment of conception.
Now, you can argue that abortion is still morally permissible even though an unborn human is, in fact, a human. But you can't just deny that fact for the sake of drawing some arbitrary line between a less developed fetus and a newborn infant. Either affirm that human life has intrinsic value, or stick to your utilitarian guns and argue that an unborn human can be killed if the mother desires it.
Thus your argument that abortion is permissible if a woman has "good reason (desire or economical or even eugenic)" could equally apply to newborn infants as well.
I don't think they are good reasons. I'm prolife. I was just saying there are logical reasons why someone might want abortion to be legal but rare.


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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 2, 2017) — Student Activities Board (SAB) brings more than 60 entertaining, educational and enriching programs that are reflective of contemporary issues and trends to the University of Kentucky annually. These programs are designed to enhance the college experience for students, faculty, staff and the greater Lexington community.
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Ottolenghi is a Mediterranean inspired shop that dishes up healthy salads, pastries and desserts. It wasn't really on my radar until I saw it pop up a few times when I was browsing some blogs – and once I saw the display of desserts I couldn't say no ;)
Finally decided on a caramel and macadamia cheesecake which was soft and fluffy like a Japanese cheesecake. Decadent and rich with sweet caramel running down the sides and crunchy roasted macadamia on top. This was quite rich and heavy so be sure to have some empty stomach space … unlike me who just ate a duck confit sandwich.
Caramel and macadamia cheesecake
Crumbly, buttery tart that was so good with a rich dark chocolate inside and a smear of cherry sauce on the bottom. A dollop of mascarpone on top helped to wind down the sweetness. It was a bit like a black forest cake but with the best ingredients :D
Chocolate tart with cherry and mascarpone
Simple desserts but done well – you can taste the freshness of the ingredients. If you see this place on your wander, do pop in to check if any of the desserts tickles your fancy.
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Kindle Paperwhite - review
The Kindle ebook reader has been around since 2007 and has had several changes and improvements since it was first introduced. The quality of built-in lighting and the crispness of the text on screen are significant improvements that Kindle Paperwhite has over the previous models of Kindle ebook readers.
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What is Size of Kindle Paperwhite?
Size of Kindle Paperwhite is:
6.7" x 4.6" x 0.36"
(169 mm x 117 mm x 9.1 mm)
Weigh of Kindle Paperwhite Wi-Fi is 7.3 oz (206 g)
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What is Screen resolution of Kindle Paperwhite?
Resolution of Kindle Paperwhite is 300 pixels per inch.
You can easily read the books on Kindle Paperwhite in bright sunlight without any glare, which is one of the biggest advantages of using Kindle Paperwhite ebook reader over a tablet or smartphone. Kindle Paperwhite uses e-ink screen technology that makes very smooth and readable text. Reading text on e-ink screen is like reading a real book.
The screen on Kindle Paperwhite has built-in front light, which means LED lights along the edge of the display shine down onto the digital page, not from the back of the screen like many other ereaders and tablets do.
What kind of Built-in Light is on Kindle Paperwhite?
Kindle Paperwhite is a step up from all Kindle models before it in numerous ways. The most noticeable change is the addition of a built-in light that will illuminate the screen evenly and is adjustable. All previous models of Kindle ebook readers required an external light source for reading in dark, just like you would need to read a regular book. But with Kindle Paperwhite, you can read anywhere under any lighting condition. You can continue your beach reading in the dark of your bedroom without having to turn on light or a lamp.
The fact that display of Kindle Paperwhite comes equipped with a granularly adjustable front light system is one of the key advantages of the device. If you turn the front light on Kindle Paperwhite up to its maximum setting you will be able to read a book in the brightest sunlight. If you turn the built-in front light down to its minimum level you will be able to read in bed in the dark without disturbing your partner.
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The idea of using built-in front light display is not new. Barnes & Noble was the first one to introduced built-in front light display on Nook Glowlight a few months before Amazon released Kindle Paperwhite. However, the key difference between Kindle Paperwhite and its competitors is the uniformity with which the built-in front light is distributed. Kindle Paperwhite uses a fiber optic waveguide to ensure that the screen maintains a uniform brightness.
What is price of Kindle Paperwhite in the USA ?
Ther e are 2 models of Kindle Paperwhite available in the USA:
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Text Size on Kindle Paperwhite
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In which color is Paperwhite available in the USA ?
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Paris, 1884. A orphaned girl arrives in Paris from Brittany. Félicie Milliner is 11 and has no money but one big, passionate dream: to become a dancer. With nothing left to lose, Félicie takes a big risk: she 'borrows' a spoiled brats identity and enters the Opera Ballet School. But how long can she be someone else? Mentored by the tough and mysterious cleaner, Odette , Félicie learns that talent is not enough - it takes hard work to be better than her ruthless, conniving fellow students.
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Ballerina performer is an audacious wish-satisfaction dream that acts as the direct opposite to the hopeless, psycho-thriller Black Swan 7 years earlier. French vagrants Felicie and Victor get away from the horrid, rustic Catholic halfway house to seek after their fantasies in the huge city of Paris. Felicie wishes to be a ballet performer and Victor wishes to be an innovator. Victor reveals to Felicie that he kinda-yet-absolutely doesn't know where the top artful dance school is and he will kinda-yet-thoroughly won't take her there. In a devised ploy including brutal pigeons to isolate our two heroes, Felicie meanders the Parisian night-roads looking for sanctuary. She soon finds the Grand Opera House, and her fantasies to end up noticeably a ballet artist start to show.
It must be noted that the chronological errors penetrate this film. The millennial-motivated discourse designs, the contemporary popular music, and even the denim smaller than expected shorts wore by Felicie solidly puts this film in the at this very moment. It's reviving, however, to see a contemporized film that doesn't have a socio-political plan yet needs to tell a straightforward wish-satisfaction kids story. This bizarreness goes promote when you see the points of interest somewhere else, similar to the ravishing Parisian cityscape, and Victor's side plot of working at Gustave Eiffel's office amid the development of the Eiffel Tower, which makes one ask why discard some of these touches from the fundamental story? What does this add to the story?
Felicie touches base at the artful dance school with enormous dreams yet no formal preparing. She should, in this way, demonstrate her value and prepare considerably harder than her associates. A strange limping, cleaning lady at the school named Odette goes about as her coach. This dynamic goes about as an ideal setup to the topics of self-restraint, diligent work breaks even with just rewards, and enthusiasm triumphs benefit. I say act in light of the fact that the plot lays out simple arrangements at whatever point Felicie experiences any impediments. Additionally still, everybody, including a few characters who are as far as anyone knows unbiased to her advance or were once impetuses to her excursion, underpins her. The exemptions are principle foes, the spoilt Camille and her scoffing mother Regine who delightfully put down and challenge Felicie at each open door. Regine's malevolent persona is reminiscent of the insidious stride mother from Cinderella, which conveys me on to a noteworthy issue with this film.
In its story straightforwardness, the film loses the chance to give snapshots of energy. Victor is come down to an entertainment personification, who just turns out to be progressively irritating with each passing scene, and the as far as anyone knows unbiased expressive dance educator Merante turns into the vessel for the group of onlookers. As a hour and a half diversion piece Ballerina ticks all the privilege boxes. It's a straightforward, paint-by-numbers kids motion picture that will engage children and leave grown-ups exhausted.
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Bottom Line: Federal law requires that licensed gun dealers run criminal background checks on all potential gun buyers. But due to a National Rifle Association-backed provision added to the 1993 Brady Bill, the law allows sales to proceed after three business days—even if background check operators have not confirmed the buyer is legally allowed to have guns.
- On July 10, 2015, the FBI said the Charleston shooter was able to purchase the gun he used in the shooting because this "default proceed" period had elapsed—and the dealer made the sale even though the background check was not complete.
- In the last five years, gun dealers have gone forward with more than 15,000 gun sales to prohibited people because a background check could not be completed within the default period.
Due to a National Rifle Association-backed provision added to the 1993 Brady Bill, federal law allows sales to proceed once three business days have elapsed.Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act: Hearing on H.R. 1025 Before the H. Comm. On the Judiciary, 103rd Cong. 127-172 (1993)(statement of Richard Gardiner, Legis. Counsel, Inst. for Legis. Action, Nat'l Rifle Ass'n of America).
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- When a dealer runs a check on a potential buyer, he contacts either the FBI or, in some states, a state "point-of-contact", either by phone or electronically. Operators enter the person's name into the NICS system and review the person's criminal records to determine if the person is prohibited from possessing or purchasing guns.
- In the vast majority of cases, operators instruct the dealer within minutes that the sale may proceed (a "green light") or that the sale is denied (a "red light").
- Since its inception, the background check system has blocked more than 2.4 million gun sales to criminals and other dangerous people.The FBI releases a monthly report of Federal denials nationwide but does not publicly release data for individual states or over time. Between the inception of the NICS system in 1998 and December 31, 2014, 1,509,050 gun sales were federally denied. In addition, between 1998 and 2010, state and local agencies issued a total of 945,915 denials, and it is estimated they have issued 225,000 denials in the three years since data was last released (http://1.usa.gov/Z8vYsa). Thus, a total of more than 2.4 million federal and state denials have been made since the NICS system was implemented.
- In a small minority of cases (approximately 9 percent in 2014FBI, NICS Operations Report, 2014), operators cannot determine from the available records whether the purchaser is prohibited, and will inform the dealer that the background check is in "delay" status (a "yellow light"). Operators will then pursue further records in order to make a determination, including by contacting courts, prosecutors, and law enforcement.
- Operators will continue to research the case until a definitive conclusion is made — but federal law allows the dealer to proceed with the sale after three business days, regardless of whether the investigation is complete.
According to FBI Director James Comey, the Charleston shooter was able to purchase the gun he used in the massacre because of the "default proceed" law.
- The director said that the background check was initiated on April 11, 2015, and the sale went forward by default after three business days—even though the background check was incomplete. Comey said, "By Thursday, April 16, the case was still listed as delayed-pending, so the gun dealer exercised its lawful discretion and transferred the gun to" the shooter.http://usat.ly/1Gcvrsi
FBI data shows that the default proceed provision has resulted in gun sales to more than 15,000 prohibited people in a five-year period.
- From 2010 through 2014, gun dealers have gone forward with 15,729 gun sales to prohibited people because a background check could not be completed within three business days.In 2010, FBI referred 2,955 denials to ATF for firearm retrieval actions because the sale was denied after the three-business-day period. 3,166 such referrals were made in 2011; 3,722 in 2012; 3,375 in 2013; and 2,511 in 2014. FBI, NICS Operations Reports, 2010-2014
- FBI and the Department of Justice have recommended that the three-day time period be extended to minimize the number of gun sales that proceed by default.target="blank>http://1.usa.gov/1LWArZc
Dealers can decide not to allow sales to proceed even though the "default proceed" period has elapsed.
- In 2008, Walmart voluntarily agreed with Mayors Against Illegal Guns to adopt several policies to ensure their gun sales were safely conducted. Among those policies, Walmart agreed its retailers would not transfer firearms without final background check results—even if the three-day period has elapsed.http://abcn.ws/1NZ8UFB
At least 15 states and Washington, DC give authorities longer than three days to complete a background check before allowing dealers to complete a sale.California: Cal. Pen. Code § 28220(f); Colorado: C.R.S. § 24-33.5-424(3)(b); Connecticut: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-36g(a), Conn. Gen. Stat. § 39-37q, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-28a; District of Columbia: D.C. Code § 7-2502.07(b); Hawaii: H.R.S. § 134-2(e); Illinois: 430 ILCS § 65/5; Maryland: Md. Public Safety Code Ann. § 5-117.1(h); Massachusetts: ALM GL ch. 140, §§ 129B, 131; Minnesota: Minn. Stat. § 624.7132 subd. 4; New Jersey: N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-3(f); New York: N.Y. Penal Law § 400.00(4-a); North Carolina: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-404(f); Rhode Island: R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-47-35(a)(1), 35.2(a); Tennessee: Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1316(o); Utah: Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-526(5); Washington: Rev. Code Wash. (ARCW) § 9.41.092. For example:
- In Utah, gun dealers may not transfer a gun to a buyer until the background check is complete.Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-526(5)
- Under Tennessee law, authorities deny sales to people if there is a "yellow light." If the potential buyer appeals the denial, authorities have 15 days to determine if the person is eligible to possess a gun. At the end of 15 days, if there is still no disposition, the dealer may transfer the gun.Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1316(o)
- Similarly, in Colorado authorities deny sales to people based on an arrest for a potentially prohibiting crime if the final disposition in is not available. If the prospective buyer appeals the denial, authorities have 30 days to determine if the person is eligible to possess a gun.C.R.S. § 24-33.5-424(3)(b)
- Under North Carolina law, authorities have 14 days to make the determination of whether a potential gun purchaser is eligible to possess a handgun.In North Carolina, a permit is required to purchase a handgun. Issuers must run background checks on all applicants, and they have 14 days to make the determination of whether the applicant is eligible to possess a handgun. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-404(f).
- Under California law, dealers must wait 30 days before selling a gun if the background check operators have not resolved certain delayed investigations.Cal. Pen. Code § 28220(f)


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Lancia YpsilonSupermini
- Daha fazlasını okuyun
- Daha fazlasını okuyun
- Daha fazlasını okuyun
- Daha fazlasını okuyun
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The passenger compartment of the Ypsilon remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger dummies. Lancia showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions. In the full width rigid barrier test, no points were scored. For the driver, parameters relating to head injury and neck bending indicated poor protection for both of these parts of the body, and marginal protection of the chest. Protection of the rear passenger dummy was poor for all critical body areas except the neck, protection of which was rated as weak. However, in the side impact barrier test, protection of all critical body areas was good, and maximum points were scored. A side pole test was not performed in this assessment. Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated marginal protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision. A geometric assessment of the rear seats indicated good whiplash protection for the occupants of those seating positions. The Ypsilon does not have an autonomous emergency braking system to provide additional whiplash protection.
Note: Moments after the offset frontal barrier test, a fire started in the engine compartment, a consequence of the battery positive terminal shorting out and setting fire to brake fluid leaking from the reservoir. This is a rare occurrence: Lancia had not seen this phenomenon in any of their development tests and are not aware of any real-world cases. Nevertheless, the company has investigated the issue and are introducing a countermeasure into production in early December.
- İyi
- Yeterli
- Sınırda
- Zayıf
- Kötü
(dıştan takma)
- Standart olarak araçta
- Test aracına takılı değil ama seçenek olarak alınabilir
- Mevcut değil
13kg.'a kadar bebekler
18kg.'a kadar bebekler ve çocuklar
9 ila 18kg arasındaki çocuklar
18 kg üzeri çocuklar
- Sorunsuz montaj
- montajı dikkatle yapın
- güvenlik açısından kritik problem
- montaja izin verilmez
|Koltuk Pozisyonu
|2. sıra
|Maxi Cosi Cabriofix (Belt)
|Römer King Plus (Belt)
|Römer Duo Plus (ISOFIX)
|Römer KidFix (Belt)
|Maxi Cosi Cabriofix & EasyFix (Belt)
|Maxi Cosi Cabriofix & EasyFix (ISOFIX)
|BeSafe iZi Kid X3 ISOfix (ISOFIX)
|Maxi Cosi Pearl & Familyfix (ISOFIX)
|Römer KidFix (ISOFIX)
- Sorunsuz montaj
- montajı dikkatle yapın
- güvenlik açısından kritik problem
- montaja izin verilmez
The Ypsilon scored maximum points for its protection of the 1½ and 3 year dummies in the full-scale crash tests. Both child dummies were sat in rearward-facing restraints. In the side barrier impact, both were properly contained within the protective shells of their restraints, minimising the lieklihood of head contact with parts of the vehicle interior. The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. However, information provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag is not sufficiently clear and the system was not rewarded. All of the restraint types for which the Ypsilon is designed could be correctly installed and accommodated in the car.
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- Yeterli
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Baş Darbesi 14.9 Puan
Pelvis Darbesi 2.4 Puan
Bacak Darbesi 6 Puan
The bumper scored maximum points for the protection provided to pedestrians' legs, with good results at all test locations. Protection of the pelvic region was more mixed, results ranging from poor to good. Test results on the bonnet surface showed predominantly adequate or marginal protection for the head of a struck pedestrian, with poor results recorded both along the base of the windscreen and along the stiff windscreen pillars.
- İyi
- Yeterli
- Sınırda
- Zayıf
- Kötü
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|Front seats
|Sürücü Koltuğu
|ön yolcu(lar)
|arka yolcu(lar)
The Ypsilon has electronic stability control as standard, together with a seatbelt reminder for the front seats. A reminder system for the rear seats is available as an option, so it did not qualify for assessment. The Ypsilon does not have autonomos emergency braking, speed assistance or a lane assistance system.
- Teknik Özellikler
- Güvenlik Ekipmanı
- Videolar
- Yıllık değerlendirmeler ve makyajlar
Teknik Özellikler
Test Edilmiş Modeller Lancia New Ypsilon 1.2 Gold, LHD
Gövde Tipi - 5 door hatchback
Üretim yılı 2015
Boş Ağırlık 965kg
Derecelendirmenin uygulandığı VIN - all Ypsilons of the specification tested
Sınıf Supermini
Güvenlik Ekipmanı
Not: Araç üzerinde diğer ekipmanlar bulunabilir ancak test yılında dikkate alınmamıştır.
- Standart olarak araçta
- Seçenek olarak araçta
- Test aracına takılı değil ama seçenek olarak alınabilir
- Mevcut değil
- Uygulanamaz
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When it comes to ambushing the few state and federal controls on handgun sales, the National Rifle Association doesn't quit. This summer the U.S. Senate, under heavy pressure from the NRA, voted to allow the interstate sale of guns. Now some members of the House are getting behind this insanity.
The NRA doesn't like the law thatrequires people buying handguns to show proof that they live in the state where they are buying their gun. Instead the NRA wants to allow people to buy guns in whatever state they are in. On vacation? Buy a gun. Your state has tough gun controls? Cross the border and buy a gun. It's a change that police throughout the country say will increase violent crime because it will increase the availability of handguns.


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A few years ago I went to Alaska in June to work on a research project. We were using samplers that are very sensitive and will sample any chemical in the air, including insect repellent. Now June in Alaska is mosquito season, and if you venture into the wilderness without protection you will risk exsanguination.
I found an herbal insect repellent made by Green Ban to take with me on my trip. It contains no DEET and only natural ingredients such as citronella (10%), peppermint, tea tree, and calendula oils. It has a feel similar to an oil but thicker and not as greasy. It is not sticky and goes on clear. It has a very pleasant odor, unlike most mosquito repellents.
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- Back it up
- Clean it up
- Clean it out
- Reload it (optional)
- Your PC is going to fail one day, no matter what you do to keep it going. You've been lucky so far if it hasn't failed yet. The first step is to back up your data, documents, photos, music and other personal files. And implement an automated backup plan so that when your machine fails you will not lose anything important.
- Backing up is something that everybody knows that they should do but almost nobody does it. Do it now. You can get online, automated backup for little or no cost. Stop procrastinating and do it.
Step 2. Clean it up
- To improve your old PC's performance:
- Remove any malicious software (malware)
- Uninstall old applications you don't use
- Get applications you don't use often out of the System Tray
- Delete files you don't need
- Defragment your hard drive
- A. Remove any malware : Malware (viruses, adware and spyware) can hurt you in different ways. It can take up RAM, it can monopolize the CPU, it can clog the hard disk with files and messages and/or it can hijack your applications and have them behave oddly. To improve your old machine's performance, you want to remove any and all malware.
- If you have an "anti-virus" program running, that's good; most of the commercial anti-virus programs (Norton, McAfee, AVG, et al.) provide malware protection.
- My recommendation for keeping a system clean of malware is to have an anti-virus program running all the time. Then, since no such program will be 100% effective (because black-hat hackers are resourceful and computer owners can be their own worst enemy), periodically scan your computer using products like Ad-Aware and Spybot Search and Destroy. Go to Download.com and see what products are available and which are popular.
- B. Uninstall old applications you don't use: Delete old applications that you don't use because they are using up disk space. And, worse, they may be automatically loaded into RAM every time you boot up, costing you precious RAM. There are two ways to delete applications. First, go to the Start/Programs menu and see if there is a folder or program group for this application. Sometimes there is an Uninstall program in the group that you can use. Alternatively, you can go to the Control Panel and select Add/Remove Programs and select the program and remove it.
- C. Get applications you don't use often out of the System Tray: Windows' System Tray is on the right end of the bottom task bar. It holds shortcuts to some of the programs that load or run when your PC boots. To improve performance of your old machine, stop applications you don't need from being automatically loaded.
- By default, many applications install in such a way that they are loaded into RAM every time the computer is powered up. That way the application launches more quickly whenever it is selected from the Start menu or icon on the desktop or bottom task bar. In many instances, the improvement in launch time is not worth the cost of reduced overall system performance -- particularly if an application eats a lot of RAM and is rarely used.
- Identifying applications that load on startup and stopping them is not always easy. For example, malware usually does its best to hide itself and prevent you from stopping and removing it. At the other end of the spectrum are programs that announce themselves when they load by placing an icon in the System Tray, and you can click on the icon and configure the app to NOT LOAD on start up.
- So, the System Tray is the first place to look. If you see any applications there that you don't need to have loaded all the time, try and stop them. Usually this means starting the applications and going into the preferences or configuration options and de-selecting "Load on startup" (or something like that). If that doesn't work, you can try deleting the application and reinstalling it to see if you get to choose to have it not load automatically.
- If you know what you are doing, you may also be able to find and stop applications that are running automatically by checking the Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services. The problem with this is that there is often not a clear mapping between services and applications you don't need.
- D. Delete files you don't need: To free up disk space on an old PC, it is a good idea to archive and remove any old personal files that you do not regularly access. Put them on a network drive or on a CD or DVD. You should also delete old temporary files (.tmp), old backup files (.bak), old log files (.log), and old application downloads (.zip and .exe). You can generally reclaim disk space by emptying your browser cache and your Recycle Bin.
- E. Defragment your hard disk: Over time, as you work with your computer and the hard disk fills up, files on the hard disk become increasingly fragmented. One file may be stored across many different sectors of the disk, causing disk read and write operations to slow down. The older and smaller your hard disk, the more likely fragmentation is to cause performance problems.
- Defragmenting the hard disk is the last step in cleaning up your PC, after you have reclaimed as much free disk space as you can. Windows has a utility for defragmenting your hard disk. There are also tools available at Download.com.
Step 3: Clean it out
- In an old PC, dust and dirt can block the machine's cooling systems, causing the processor and disk drive to overheat. If the components get too hot, to avoid damage, PCs are designed to slow down to reduce power consumption and lower internal temperatures.
- How dirty can it get inside an old machine? It can get pretty dirty inside a PC, especially so if it's sitting on the floor in the basement or on a shag carpet. One machine that I saw smelled like an ash tray and inside looked like a diseased lung. Cigarette tar and dust mixed together and coated everything. Another machine I saw had been through a flood and the insides were coated with silt. Another machine was brought in for service and it was infested with cockroaches. One woman put a chocolate bar on her laptop, and it melted and ran inside. The chocolate ended up everywhere inside the machine...
- Open up the case to clean out your old PC. Check the air intake filters and blow, vacuum or rinse them clean. Blow the dust out of the fans and cooling fins on the heat sink. Make sure all the fans are working. Replace any that are not.
Step 4: Reload it
- You've done Steps 1-3, but you are still not happy with the performance of your old PC. Perhaps malware has hosed your operating system beyond recovery. Then you might want to think about reloading Windows. This assumes that you have a recovery CD with all the drivers you need (many PCs come with a recovery CD). It also assumes that you have the original installation media and keys for the applications you have installed. And you've backed up your data files.
- If you've got all that, then you can reformat your hard disk, reload Windows from your recovery CD, reinstall your applications, download and install all the updates and patches to Windows and your applications and restore your data. It is not a quick and easy job.
- How about upgrading to Windows Vista? This is probably not a good idea. So far, people are saying that XP is better than Vista. And unless you've got a "Vista-Ready" PC purchased a few months ago, it is not going to be a "cheap and easy" process to upgrade. My advice is to pass on Vista until you are ready to buy a new PC which has it loaded and once the problems with Vista are resolved.
- Or, maybe your performance problems are not only due to the fact that your hardware is old. Your operating system and your applications are obsolete too. Microsoft is no longer supporting and patching Windows 98 for example. Norton et al. don't provide virus updates for your old anti-virus program. Websites want you to have browser capabilities your browser doesn't have.
- In this case you have two options, throw the PC away, or do something interesting and fun. Rather than throwing the old beast away, you could try and install Ubuntu Linux on it. Ubuntu is a distribution of the Linux operating system that is free and easy to install. It has the potential to take your old machine and transform it into a usable, completely modern (software-wise) PC. I have installed Ubuntu on a half-dozen old PCs, and it worked like a charm. And if it doesn't just work, effortlessly, recognizing the hardware and installing the drivers, I wouldn't waste time with it. If it does work, you ought to max out the RAM to improve performance. If it doesn't work, throw the old thing out.
So, there you have it, 4 steps to revive your old PC. We are not talking about transforming it into something that can keep up with a new machine with the latest processor and lots of RAM. But you don't need all that speed and capability to read email, do word processing and surf the web, do you? These steps will help your PC to do these things better, and work more smoothly for you and with the people you communicate with and the web sites you visit.


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I have already mentioned that a lot of reviewers appear to have enjoyed Leif's preface to 'The Ruy Lopez: A Guide for Black'. Yesterday I noticed a small article which connects a very well known Fischer game to a game from this introduction. While not exactly a review I allow myself to consider this piece a recommendation of our book. The blog in general seems interesting so I added it to my favorite chess links list.
As for the theoretical part, I am no expert on the Nimzo Indian but it seems that the debate on Spassky's 13.fxe5 is closed in Black's favor. However, after 13.0-0 0-0 a few strong players still seem to believe in White's chances after 14.f5 or 14.Qe1. But the main reason that there are so few recent games seems to be that White's set-up with e3 and Nf3 isn't very popular for the moment.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Ruy Lopez meets Nimzo Indian
Posted by Sverre Johnsen at Friday, November 28, 2008
2 comments:
- Valerio Tirri said...
the feed of your blog was inserted successfully in the
directory of YourChess portal http://www.yourchess.net and
it will remain in home page for several days too.
We are very pleased to have (if it's possible) a crosslink
inserted in your blog site.
Best regards
Valerio Tirri
Staff of YourChess.net
- December 2, 2008 at 11:38 AM
- Sverre Johnsen said...
An interesting concept. I will add it to my link list.
- December 2, 2008 at 11:42 AM
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I am reading Will Durant's majestic book the Story of Civilization Part II, The Life of Greece. The Greek people, originally called as the Hellas (from Hellenes) gave our modern world so many things like, and I quote Durant, excepting machinery, there is hardly anything secular in our culture that does not come from Greece. Schools, gymnasiums, arithmetic, geometry, history, rhetoric, physics, biology, anatomy, hygiene, therapy, cosmetics, poetry, music, tragedy, drama, comedy, philosophy, theology, agnosticism, skepticism, stoicism, Epicureanism, ethics, politics, idealism, philanthropy, cynicism, tyranny, plutocracy, democracy. It was the ancient Greece and its people that gave us the political system of democracy.
I have now started hearing from many Indians that the Indian democracy is not doing its work. The real question which everyone is not asking is, do we actually have a democracy in India (and elsewhere) like the one which was originally developed by the Hellas? The answer of this question can only be known if we know little bit about the democracy as developed and practiced by the ancient Greeks. I am going to reproduce some snippets from Durant's book here to show you how different the original democracy, as practiced by the Athenians and other cities in ancient Greece, was.
Just one system of making new legislation by the assembly (today's legislative parliament) in the ancient Greek city state democracies will prove that what Indians are practicing today is not democracy. But before that, in ancient Greece demos (from that democracy words comes) actually means only the free citizens of those Greek city states. In Greece all people living in the city were not considered citizens. Against minority of citizens there was a big population of slaves. Foreigners who settled down in Greece (Metic) were obviously not citizens. Also merchants, traders, businessmen were not considered citizens. Only those people who were born to Greek parents for two three generations could become citizens. Of course today's democracies have advanced and now all people living in a country, except citizens and illegal immigrants, are part of the franchise.
Now we come down to the discussion of how the ancient Hellas used to make or amend their laws in the legislative assembly. The reader will immediately see the huge difference between the original democracy and the one that we have today. I first present the case of Athens assembly, and I quote:
New legislation may be proposed only at the first session of each month, and the member who offers it is held responsible for the result of its adoption; if these are seriously evil another member may within a year of the vote invoke upon him the graphe paranomon, or writ of illegality, and have him fined, disfranchised, or put to death; this is Athens' way of discouraging hasty legislation.
Another Greek city of Locris had one of the first written law codes. They liked their law code so much that they also had a unique way of protecting it from new changes. The following was their method of making changes in their legislation,
We just need to compare these Greek democratic ways of legislating with our modern democratic ways to understand the fact that we have no real democracy today. If today our MLAs (Member of Legislative Assembly) and MPs (Member of Parliament) run parliament and local assemblies like how the Greeks ran then most of the so-called law makers i.e., politicians will be long dead!The Locrians liked it so well (their ancient written law code) that they required any man who wished to propose a new law to speak with a rope around his neck, so that, if his motion failed, he might be hanged with a minimum public inconvenience.
Despite the fact that the ancient Hellas developed democracy to its mature forms their system of democracy couldn't save them from their ultimate collapse. In a way that very same democracy weakened them and made them vulnerable. Only during the time of Pericles the system of democracy (which was more like aristocratic democracy) reached its zenith and after him it all came crashing down. May be the Indian system is also heading in the direction of that same collapse that we have seen time and again in history.


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DAR Employees Learn Miniature Flower Arrangement and Herbal Medicine Making
Last August 16 was another day for the employees of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to learn a new skill which is to make a flower arrangement and make their own herbal medicines. This activity is part of the series of skills livelihood workshops headed by BARIE.
The resources speakers are both from Negoskwela Livelihood and Technology Training Center. Mr. Rosauro Leonardo gave the lecture by simultaneously brewing and preparing different herbal medicines in front of the participants. He covered topics like oil extraction from herbal materials through distillation process, making t into ointment with the use of different herbal plants like guava, papaya, oregano, lemongrass, pandan, and tawa-tawa.
As for the Flower Arrangement, Ms. Melinda Quiogue discussed about basic technique in flower arrangement and gave the participants tips and tricks about flower arranging with a tight budget. She also further discussed the different types of flower arrangements suitable for different occasions and locations.
Ms. Melinda Quiogue urged the participants not to be afraid of trying different things in making their arrangements because their fear can limit what they can. She even said that nobody can tell anyone that what they did was wrong because it's their own interpretation of what art is.
Next week there is another set of livelihood skills workshop and it will be about herbal soap making and the Rice in a Box business.


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I used to feel a bit blue at New Year, all the excitement was over, just a long winter to look forward to. A few years ago I decided this mindset needed to change so I started making plans and list of things I wanted to do in the new year. I now feel much more positive around this time. Today I would like to share with you some of my plans and thoughts about the next year
Read 2 books a month
Finish 12 knitting projects
Drink more water
Exercise twice a week
Save money
Go back to church
Get a tattoo
Grow nails
Make proper meal/ shopping plans
Go outside more
Make Christmas cards
Finish France scrapbook
Do a weekly bake
Learn something new
Go to bed early
Reinstate date night
These are just a few thoughts, I'm sure I'll have more in the next few days. I have also been pinning some thoughts and ideas on Pinterest so feel free to check that out too!
I would love to know what your plans are for the year!
Also linking up with the lovely Sophie over at http://herlibraryadventures.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/thirty-fabulous-fun-goals-for-2014.html?m=1
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In her sixth month of pregnancy, Lily Allen, 25, has suffered a miscarriage. It's her second miscarriage in about two years, and hearts everywhere are breaking for her.
"It is with great sadness that we have to confirm that Lily Allen and Sam Cooper have lost their baby," her rep told People in a statement. "The couple ask that their privacy be respected and that they be left alone at this deeply distressing time. No further comment will be made."
Just over a month ago, I wrote that she was "the happiest pregnant person on earth." After the first fear-filled months, she had embraced pregnancy and was making plans for raising her little boy.
To see all that taken away from her so far along in the game is devastating.
Allen was supposed to perform at an AIDS fundraiser for Elton John a few days ago, but had to cancel due to what she said was a viral illness. Whether that had any role in the miscarriage is unknown at this point.
And the unknown is one of the most difficult aspects of miscarriage -- not knowing or being able to pinpoint what caused it, not knowing if it will continue to affect future pregnancies, and, most regrettably, not ever getting to know your child.
Few miscarriages happen this late in pregnancy. And while there's nothing easy when it comes to such a loss, it certainly has to be more difficult to encounter once you felt you were out of the danger zone and finally nearing that day when you hold your baby in your arms.
All the hopes, dreams, and speculation as to what he would look like, who he would be, gone ... just like that.
If she had reached her 24th week of pregnancy, it may actually be considered a stillbirth. The terminology doesn't change the tragedy, but it may more accurately reflect the feelings of loss.
Hopefully, Allen will be able to find comfort in the warm wishes, prayers, and good thoughts fans everywhere are sending her way, instead of feeling the burden of the public spotlight in such a trying time.
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I'm not really that bothered about getting boozed up on Christmas Day – far too much to do, games to be assembled, and massive amounts of food to be eaten. Things have died down a bit now though, so I've popped my second beer of the day.
Completing a hat-trick of To Øl selections is Surt Til, a sour table beer, designed to be a liquid equivalent of the pickled vegetables served alongside a Danish christmas dinner. As the blurb says, why eat your vegetables when you can take a drink? I'm inclined to agree.
The pour is lively, less ice man, more ice cream man, but the carbonation is just right. There are some salty notes and a bit of funk, but also a bit of a soapy, thin finish, which is not entirely unexpected for a table beer. The sourness is fleeting but crisp, with some typically savoury hints from the Mosaic.
Overall, this is a satisfying beer but not as moreish as Sur Yule. This was another of Becky's choices for the lineup, and as she's done most of the hard work today I've given her the majority of the bottle.
'The only downside to doing the cooking is I sip all the booze I can get my hands on whilst chopping and stirring so I'm feeling a bit pickled! That being said I am once again regretting sharing my lovely To Øl beer with Gareth. Of the two I thought I would like the Sur Yule the best but this is divine. I love an easy drinker and this is incredibly quaffable. No flavours standing out it's just clean and crisp and even (trying to make my contribution festive!). I could drink this all day long – I'm looking forward to getting my hands on more To Øl goodies in 2017!'
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The winner of the very first Foodie Fancies giveaway and a copy of 'Food from Plenty' by Diana Henry is Sara. Sara's favourite comfort foods are poached eggs on toast (a personal favourite of mine) or grilled bacon and avocado on a sesame seed bagel (which also sounds yum).
The book will be winging its way to you shortly, Sara.
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A Live Band Guide to some of the best concerts performed in Bangkok. They have included top names such as the legendary blues guitar player, Eric Clapton, the rock band Santana, which is based around guitarist Carlos Santana, who originally came to prominence in the late 1960s as well as the American rock band, The Eagles formed by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner in Los Angeles, California in 1971.
I am also going to cover some new generation rock groups such as Slash, the Scorpions, the Deftones, New Found Glory, Zakk Wylde, and much more. Live concerts are regular all year round affairs in this utterly lively metropolis.
These live band music concerts are usually held at the Thunder Dome or Impact Arena, Exhibition and Convention Centre, Muang Thong Thani in Amphoe Pak Kret, Nonthaburi. Both venues are positioned adjacent to each other and are located 45 minutes from Suvarnabhumi International Airport via the expressway and 15 minutes from Dong Muang Domestic Airport, 30 minutes north of Bangkok's central business district via the expressway.
There are a few ways to get to the Thunder Dome and Impact Arena other than using private transport, thought that can be arranged too. On call are public taxis, buses and minibuses. There's a complimentary Inter-Fairground shuttle service that runs every five minutes within the Impact Showground.
Public Bus Services run between the central business district of Bangkok and the Impact Arena. For departures from the city, first take the BTS Sky Train to Mo-Chit Station at Chatuchak Park then cross over to the Impact Link city shuttle bus service station. Buses there depart daily every thirty minutes from 6:00 am until 22:00 pm. The bus station for the return trip is situated in Aktiv Square, opposite the Impact Arena.
Public Minibus Services are available from several locations in and around Bangkok. Victory Monument in central Bangkok is one, Future Park Rangsit on Phahonyothin Road, Pathum Thani is another, Chatuchak Weekend Market is another, the Mall Shopping Center Bangkapi on Lat Phrao Road, Khlong Chan is another and the Royal Ground at Sanam Luang is another.
There are three drop-off points at Impact Arena. One is opposite the front entrance of Impact Arena, another in front of the food atrium beneath the Sky Kitchen Bridge and the third is at Muang Thong Thani public car park.
It has just come to my attention that should you be attending one of the late night live band concerts at Impact Arena, Exhibition and Convention Centre, it may be a problem trying to get home from there after 22:00 pm.
It appears that there is very little in the way of public transport after ten at night. And because of this, it has been a cause of concern for quite a few visitors.
Should there be any plans in the near future to rectify this rather unsettling situation, I'll advise accordingly. I have only gone there with friends who have had their own transport.
If anyone reading this article has information that could eliminate this problem, please let me know so that I may update the report here. Also, if anyone can provide an alternative method of public transport to and from the venue for visitors, it would be greatly appreciated.
Eric Clapton, as many of you know, is one of the world's legendary guitar players and a familiar name in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. He has performed live in Bangkok numerous times and is supported by international and local fans.
The Eagles are not only a world renowned rock group but they have also performed live at the Impact Arena a couple of times. The last one being in February 2011. If you missed that concert, be sure not to miss the next one.
Santana and his immensely talented group of musicians need no introduction to their millions of fans worldwide, have also performed here live in Bangkok.
The Scorpions previously performed their concert called Your Stings and Blackout Farewell
World Tour at the Thunder Dome in Bangkok. For those of you who missed it, you missed a great show. Maybe we'll see you all next time.
Deftones Live in Bangkok performed their concert, Diamond Eyes Tour at the Thunder Dome, Band members included Chino Moreno on vocals, Stephen Carpenter on guitar, Sergio Vega on bass, Frank Delgado on keyboards and Abe Cunningham on Drums. In one of their previous concerts here the performance had to be cancelled due to an electrical problem on stage.
One of the band members almost electrocuted himself. An outrage by both local and foreign fans started a riot which caused the venue to be vandalised and wrecked. A member of the Thai rock band Blackhead, who was also going to perform, tried to console the crowd's violent reaction to the cancellation, but to no avail.
Slash performed live at the
Impact Exhibition Hall 2 in Bangkok. The band members include Slash on guitar,
Myles Kennedy on vocals and guitar, Bobby Schneck on rhythm guitar,
Dave Henning on bass guitar and Brent Fitz on Drums.
Zakk Wylde and his group performed their Screaming so Load concert at the Thunder Dome in Bangkok. See the map above for directions to these and other great up-and-coming concerts at the Impact Exhibition Centre on this page.
New Found Glory, members Jordan Pundik on vocals, Chad Gilbert on lead guitar, Steve Klein on rhythm guitar, Ian Grushka on bass guitar and Cyrus Bolooki on drums, held their concert at the Thailand Cultural Centre in Bangkok.
The Thailand Cultural Centre is a performing arts venue where cultural shows by both local and foreign productions are held. It is a small 500-seat multi-purpose auditorium situated in the Huai Khwang district of Bangkok on Ratchadaphisek Road, close to the junction with Thiam Ruammitr Road.
The best way to get there is by taxi but you can take the Bangkok Metro to the Thailand Cultural Centre Station, however, this may prove to be a bit misleading for you because the actual venue from the station is a tortuous 10-minute walk away which involves the crossing of a dangerously busy road.
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
السلام عليكم
I have a computer and iPod, and my mother has two phones, one is not working, and she has a lovely computer. Abi has lots of computers, and two monitors. He also has a lovely iPad, which everyone uses, and lots of cameras.
I use Ummi's computer to write poems and lots of other things.
I've written a poem below:
Part one. Reynard the Fox.
By Maimoonah Thadhani.
Reynard was born,
In a field of corn,
Bred as a red Fox,
In 90 green stalks.
Next day, a little,
Small, playful kittle,
Which was a Fox cub
Played in the shrub.
Next month, Mother Fox,
Her brother,
And little Reynard, the Fox cub,
Were growing fast as a willow club.
This year, when Reynard,
Was chased by Baynerd,
The Foxhound,
He ran to the home log.
Then whimper,
After whimper,
As the foxes,
And Baynerd in the noxes,
Reynard took a double turn,
Over a milk churn,
He left the Fox trail broken,
And went to the home oaken.
Mother Fox running,
Don't worry, she's cunning,
She ran,
And ran.
Part two. Mother Fox
By Maimoonah Thadhani.
She was cunning,
Strong, and full of running,
But Mother Fox was cold and chill,
The hunt was on, they wanted to kill.
They mean't to run her blood,
Til the heart was full of mud,
Til the back was broke, and bent,
And they mean't,
To make her die,
And she would lie,
Dead beat and dirty,
With teeth and claws against the dogs thirty.
She upped her brush,
Passed with a rush,
She passed
And the dogs were last!
When recovered them dogs and horses,
Nearby were two courses,
The dogs ran,
With follower man.
Mother Fox swam across a rivulet,
And she broke her trail, and quivet,
Did old horse Nascar do.
With low hopes to each other men mooed.
Mother Fox splashed and went,
Clockwise and what she mean't,
Was to make the Foxhounds lose,
The trail, but she would have a good mose!
She, at the old home oaken, found,
Reynard the Fox, nothing but safe and sound.
The End.
By Maimoonah Thadhani.
That is the longest poem I can think of. If you want more, please ask on the comments.
I also have a lovely camera, that I have used a lot. It is Canon, and small camera.
السلام عليكم


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Chiswell Street Dining Rooms
- Farringdon
- After Work
- £££
A contemporary modern British restaurant with an elegant lounge-like interior.
- Address
- 56 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4SA
- Contact
- +44 (0) 20 7614 0177
- Opening Times
- Mon-Wed 11.30-00.00
Thu-Fri 11.30-01.00
Sat-Sun CLOSED
Time Out Says…
Unlike other Martin Brothers' ventures, Chiswell Street Dining Rooms isn't much of a pub (though you can drink in the roomy bar, where beer and wine are taken seriously), and the dining room feels like a restaurant, with prices to match...olours are subdued, chairs nicely padded; staff are friendly and professional.Read more…
Square Meal Says…
The bar possesses a substantial cocktail list and a globetrotting all-day menu (from serrano ham with Manchego cheese to lime and chilli tiger prawns). At night, the dining room sticks steadfastly to Britain: "stunning" Brixham crab soup deserves special attention, as do "imaginative" salads such as spring pea and black radish.Read more…
Design My Night Says…
If you're not hungry, you could always pay a visit to the venue's elegant leather clad bar. Serving an array of cocktails, wines and quality microbeers, this is the place to be if you're searching for somewhere in the city to relax and reflect on your day.Read more…


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Disturbing things are happening at Fieldridge High, yet nobody's talking. When Janie taps into a classmate's violent nightmares, the case finally breaks open -- but nothing goes as planned. Not even close. Janie's in way over her head, and Cabe's shocking behavior has grave consequences for them both.
Worse yet, Janie learns the truth about herself and her ability -- and it's bleak. Seriously, brutally bleak. Not only is her fate as a dream catcher sealed, but what's to come is way darker than she'd feared....
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As South Korea's population grows, it is becoming more and more essential for governmental involvement in industry to help stave the overwhelming effects of pollution on the nation's air quality. In the late 1990s, South Korea's environment was put into jeopardy by efforts of its industry to boost economic growth at all costs. Industry shifted into high gear without being mindful of the enormous amounts of particulates and carbon emissions released into the air as a result. Recent governmental controls have helped clean up efforts, and carbon and sulfur dioxide emissions by industry have been largely lessened. Unfortunately for South Korea, with economic growth and prosperity, millions more automobiles have become accessible by consumers, and their emissions are now surpassing the environmental effects rendered by industry a decade earlier.
The total volume of particulate matter (soot, carbon, sulfur, etc) released by the country's motor vehicles has been estimated at 1.6 million metric tons each year. Transportation vehicles, such as large city buses and commercial fleets distributing product throughout the country, account for under 10% of all vehicles on their roads but emit a whopping 40% of these detrimental emissions into South Korea's air. These large amounts of particulate released affect the health and quality of life of South Korean citizens, especially in large cities like Seoul. Seoul has seen a rampant rise in cases of respiratory disease as a direct result of a lack of governmental regulatory control over the hundreds of thousands of motor vehicles swamping the city's streets on a daily basis.
Thanks to recommendations and suggestions from studies by the World Health Organization, the city government of Seoul and the national government of South Korea as a whole are making efforts to curb these polluting trends. South Korean government is promoting new alternatives for transportation companies by offering incentives for more environmentally conscious energy use. Research and development teams have worked to show the overwhelming value that compressed natural gas (CNG) could play in efforts to clean up the air that South Koreans breathe. CNG burns cleaner than gasoline, requires less oil usage, and promotes a cleaner environment by releasing a fraction of the amount of particulates into the air versus traditional gasoline powered engines. The government has offered tax breaks and incentives to private transportation outfits in order to promote the substitution of over 20,000 CNG buses to replace current diesel powered buses. By instituting stricter controls over allowable emissions by motor vehicles, South Korea could make cleaner air a reality. Petroleum companies like Triple Diamond Energy Corp have the ability to refine petroleum into the clean burning CNG needed to run greener, cleaner buses, that can help make the air that all citizenry breathe healthier.
About the Author: Robert Jent is the president of Triple Diamond Energy Corp. Triple Diamond Energy specializes in acquiring the highest quality prime oil and gas properties. For more information, visit http://www.triplediamondenergycorp.blogspot.com.
Monday, December 24, 2007
South Korea Needs Fuel Change
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