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Hallux Limitus
Did you know that your big toe is known as the "hallux" in medical terms? The hallux is an incredibly important body part which provides propulsion when walking. A normal big toe has a 50 to 90 degree extension range – this is called dorsiflexion. A healthy hallux will be able to move through the full range of motion without any pain. On the other hand, if injured or otherwise not fully functional, other body parts will have to compensate for the big toe when you are walking or running. The tissues and joints of the lower half of your body will be especially affected and will undergo extra strain, ultimately causing pain and tiredness.
The condition known as hallux limitus affects the big toe, limiting the range of motion at the first metatarsal-phalangeal joint. The hallux becomes unable to perform regular dorsiflexion, and this limited movement ultimately results in the jamming of the joint. Over time, this will cause or contribute to the occurrence of a related condition, arthritis, in the first metatarsal-phalangeal joint. The primary visual symptom of hallux limitus is a bump (called an exostosis) at the head of the joint in question. In fact, hallux limitus is often simply called a dorsal bunion.
Hallux Limitus Symptoms
The patient usually begins to feel pain in the top of the joint. This happens as a result of the limited movement and jamming that occurs when walking, running, or performing other day-to-day activities which require the bending of the joint. There are cases in which pain is caused by direct pressure of one's footwear against the bunion. In other more advanced cases, degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease starts to set in. This results in severe pain and aching inside the joint.
Ultimately, however, the symptoms of hallux limitus will depend on which stage of the condition one is in. There are many possible symptoms, and these include the following:
- Pain, which may be constant and felt even while resting the foot, even without shoes on. Pain will definitely be felt while performing movements that support weight.
- A grinding feeling may be felt on the joint; this indicates that the bunion is developing.
- The unmistakable development of bunions or bone spurs.
- Stiffness in the big toe.
- In colder weather, there may be increased pain and stiffness.
- Difficulty while walking, running, or squatting.
- It may be hard to bend the hallux up and down.
- Wearing shoes, especially high heels, may be difficult because of the bone spurs and stiffness.
- Tightness in the joint.
- The joint may swell, especially on its upper side.
- Your gait may change in an undesirable way.
- Pain and stress in other body parts due to your different gait.
What you should know is that all of these symptoms are characteristic of the early stages of hallux limitus. The symptoms will worsen progressively; eventually you may reach a point where zero movement of the joint is possible. This is called hallux rigidus a.k.a stiff big toe. Therefore, if you have any of these early-stage symptoms, be sure to pay a visit to your healthcare professional or a podiatrist as soon as possible.
Hallux Limitus Causes
How does the condition come about? When the first metatarsal-phalangeal joint does not habitually bend enough while walking or when wearing a shoe with heels, the joint will eventually jam and cause pain. Over a period of time (probably years), the cartilage in the joint will become worn out. This causes bony protrusions to grow on top of this joint (osteophytes), or causes the whole joint to become enlarged. These joint changes are known as degenerative arthritis, which will progress further if not treated.
Hallux limitus may be a result of the overuse of the joint, but may also be due to genetics. Those with a predisposition to limited joint movement will eventually experience pain and jamming as described above. Others without a genetic predisposition simply develop the condition from trauma, injury, or overuse. The condition results in a vicious cycle of decreased motion, jamming, arthritis, and extra bone formation.
Hallux limitus and hallux rigidus are known as idiopathic conditions – in other words, unknown factors cause them. However, there are specific risk factors that increase one's chances of having the conditions. They include:
- Trauma
- Faulty biomechanics of the foot
- Genes
- Inflammatory diseases such as gout and rheumatoid arthritis
- Overuse
The most significant risk factor, however, appears to be the repeated use of inappropriate, ill-fitting footwear – particularly those that constrict the toes.
Hallux Limitus Treatment
The treatment of hallux limitus may be surgical or non-surgical. Non-surgical treatment aims to alleviate pain and to prevent the bunions or spurs from progressing. Surgical treatment, on the other hand, usually aims to correct the deformities and to alleviate pain as well. The non-surgical treatment options usually will not correct any deformities.
Non-surgical treatment
In the majority of cases, treating the condition early will either postpone or eliminate the need for surgery later on. Mild and moderate cases may be treated as such:
- Footwear modification: Usually, the patient experiences the most pain when the joint is bent upwards, towards the shin. Therefore, stiffening the sole of the shoe to minimize bending can help a great deal. "Rocker bars" can also be fitted to the bottom of the shoe, to create a rocking motion while walking, instead of having the toes bend. Appropriate shoes will also include ample room for the toes, to ensure there is no pressure on them. High heels and footwear with pointed toes are a big no-no.
- Custom-made footwear: Custom orthotics are very helpful, particularly if your condition is caused or aggravated by the abnormal biomechanics of your foot. Orthotics will help alter your foot's biomechanics.
- NSAIDs (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs): Ibuprofen is an example of an NSAID that will reduce the inflammation and pain.
- Corticosteriods: These may be injected directly into the affected joint, also to reduce pain and inflammation.
Hallux Limitus Surgery
When deemed necessary, surgical treatment is prescribed. Hallux limitus/rigidus treatment options include:
- Corrective osteotomy
- Cheilectomy (to remove spurs)
- The interposition of soft tissue
- Regnauld's enclavement procedure
- The Keller or resection arthroplasty
- Arthrodesis of the joint
- Implant arthroplasty
At the consultation with your podiatrist, he or she will discuss the appropriate surgical options with you.


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Two Palestinian Men, Teenage Girl Fall Victim to Israeli Forces' Gunfire
By Maher Abu Khater
Ramallah Nov 22 –Israelis killed on Sunday in three separate incidents, three Palestinians in the West Bank, one of them a 16-year-old schoolgirl.
Soldiers opened fire and killed a 31-year-old Palestinian resident of Beit Fajjar, north of Hebron, after he stabbed and killed an Israeli woman near the Gush Etzion settlement block, according to army reports.
The army said the Palestinian attacked Israelis at an intersection with a knife, fatally injuring one person before he was shot dead.
The injured Israeli was rushed to hospital in Jerusalem where she was pronounced dead.
Earlier in the day and in the north of the West Bank, witnesses, as well as reports from the Israeli army, said Ashraqat Taha Qatanani, 16, from Nablus, was first run over by an Israeli settler when she allegedly attempted to stab other settlers at an intersection south of Nablus before being shot dead by an Israeli soldier.
Gershon Mesika, former head of a West Bank settlement council, told the Israeli media that he was driving by when he saw a girl brandishing a knife and attempting to attack Israelis.
He ran her over with his car, which fell into a ditch, and afterwards an Israeli soldier opened fire and killed the girl.
An Israeli army statement said Qatanani was going to attack Israelis with a knife when "forces and a bystander responded to the immediate threat, shooting the attacker."
An hour later, a Palestinian identified as Shadi Mohammad Khasib, 30, a taxi driver from Ramallah, was shot and killed when he allegedly attempted to ram his car into Israelis standing outside a West Bank settlement east of Jerusalem.
Israeli police said when Khasib failed in his attempt, he got out of his car and started to attack the Israelis with a knife, which resulted in the injury of one person.
An Israeli settler shot and killed Khasib, said the police.
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas called for a "strong response" for the killing of Qatanani near Nablus, particularly calling for "teaching the settler Mesika … a harsh lesson" for ramming his car into the girl.
In another incident near Tel Aviv, a Palestinian on Saturday evening reportedly attacked Israelis in the town Kiryat Gat injuring four people.
Police said the attacker, who was said to be 17 years old and from the Hebron area, was arrested a few hours later before he was able to leave town.
The Israeli army has imposed strict restriction on movement of Palestinians in the Hebron area in recent days and sent reinforcements after it said that most of the attackers are believed to be from there.
Hundreds of Israeli settlers demonstrated outside the Israeli government building in Jerusalem on Sunday demanding even harsher measures against Palestinians in Hebron.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israel have killed more than 90 Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip since the beginning of October, more than half of them killed following alleged attacks against Israelis.


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If you're like me, you've seen many posts and opinions about the year that's been. Most couldn't wait until 2016 was in their rearview mirror. They had a terrible year, nothing but doom and gloom. Of course, others countered by commenting that 2016 was either a fantastic year for them, or at least, a year that wasn't that bad. The "half empty/half full" analogy was used often.
For me, 2016 was an amazing year.
Then again, so was 2015.
And 2014, and 2013...
You get the idea.
I don't feel I'm one of those people that feel everything is rainbows and unicorns. I like to think of myself as a realist, someone who tries to look at many sides and understands life is more than a headline or a predominant opinion. I'm not always right, but I'm trying. So, was last year (and those other years...) really amazing? I can honestly say, yes. My family's been safe, we've had a roof over our heads and food in our bellies. I've had success with my writing, performing, and photography. Of course, there have been ups and downs--there always is.
So many have bemoaned 2016 as a terrible year. There was an election like none of us have ever seen before, and the news of passing celebrities came and went almost on a daily basis. Such is a living in a world with instantaneous news. I don't know what the future will bring, but I have a feeling that those who so hated 2016 will most likely dislike a lot of what 2017 gives them. And those who had a good year or an okay year in 2016 will probably have the same time of year in the next twelve months.
Such is life. At least, I hope so because that will mean, 2017 should be another amazing year.


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Limelight: The Sanford House Therapist Interview
The decision to get help for a substance use disorder can be a very scary prospect. In fact, the "unknowns" are a deterrent to seeking addiction treatment. So, at Sanford House we try, through our website, videos and marketing materials, to describe how the treatment experience will feel. Because, when you know what to expect, it's not nearly as frightening.
Meet the Therapy Team…
The fear factor is probably the reason one of our most popular sections on the website, is Meet Our Team. This is where our clients and their loved ones get an introduction to the Sanford House staff – those people with whom they will be sharing their life for weeks or even months.
Introducing "Limelight"
The most important relationships our clients (and their families) will foster while in treatment and beyond, are those with their individual counselors and with the therapists who lead the many groups they will attend.
And so, over the next few weeks we present "Limelight" (a sort of Proust questionnaire). Where our therapists will answer a series of questions that illuminate everything from their taste in books to their greatest accomplishment at Sanford House. We hope you enjoy getting to know our clinical staff…
Limelight: Rae Rabideau, MS, Therapist
1. Why did you become a therapist?
I wanted to be in the social work field from the time I was fourteen. I loved that there were names for what I was feeling – that help was available. But, I come from a long line of addiction. And addiction therapy was about the last thing on my radar I thought I'd be passionate about. I got a job at Sanford House as a Residential Supervisor through a family member. At the time, I was very pregnant and writing my Master's thesis. Rae Green (Sanford House Founder) convinced me to write my thesis on gender specific addiction treatment. And the rest, I guess you could say, is history.
2. What is your primary focus? What makes your therapy style different?
I was so relieved when I realized that our clients are just like the people I want in my life. This work is so rewarding… I focus on relapse prevention planning; shame; and family therapy. And because of my family history and the fact I no longer feel discomfort when having "that discussion," I am empathetic to our clients' concerns.
3. What is the key to success in recovery?
Treatment goes by faster than most people think it will. And, planning for after treatment is key to success in recovery.
4. What are the pitfalls/triggers to relapse?
The three things to avoid in early recovery are: unstructured time, boredom and isolation. I work with clients to develop a detailed plan prior to leaving treatment to promote success in recovery. If there is blank time we work together to add some ideas and suggest new things to try.
5. What other factors affect recovery?
Shame is something everybody experiences. It's a universal emotion and a harmful one when not addressed. At Sanford House, clients explore their own shame triggers and they learn about the "anecdote" to shame.
Also, addiction affects the whole family system. It's a family disease. Participation in family therapy is highly encouraged at Sanford House. We believe that a strong support network is a critical component to success in recovery and the opposite is also true. Family therapy helps clients and their loved ones begin to rebuild trust and practice open and honest communication. It also helps client's and their families to get on the same page about what happens after treatment.
6. What is the most fun part of your job?
I work primarily at Sanford House at John Street for Men. And I love getting to know the guys – joking around. I also love to make John Street a place where our clients want to be. When someone enters treatment, it's like the torch is passed and our clients seem proud to show the new guy around…
7. And the most challenging?
When it feels like, for whatever reason, a client is leaving treatment too soon. Especially if I know they would benefit from a longer stay…
8. What type of books do you read in your spare time?
I have a small child… When I read for pleasure, it's always nonfiction. Brene Brown?
9. What is your greatest achievement as a therapist?
My most rewarding achievement is helping to launch the John Street alumnae group called "Sons of Sanford". Because I feel so strongly about community and filling unstructured time, the alumnae group is a great way for our clients to keep in touch, bolster each other and provide meaningful activities in recovery.
10. What is your motto?
Nothing changes if nothing changes. And our House Manager, Rod Townes, says something at our John Street graduation ceremonies I like a lot. He says, Today the rubber meets the road… and you better have good treads on those tires…
11. Anything else?
Yes. This feels good – it's a good fit. I am excited to go to work every day.


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The F-PACE was Jaguar's first-ever SUV, and it was absolutely gorgeous. A runner-up for Business Insider's 2017 Car of the Year award, the F-PACE was up there with designer Ian Callum's finest work.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Reading & Leeds Festival Unveil 76 New Bands
After already having secured the likes of Metallica, Limp Bizkit, The Libertines and Bring Me The Horizon, a colossal 76 bands have been announced for this year's Reading & Leeds festival.
We'll break it down into two to make it a little bit more manageable. Okay, ready…
The Gaslight Anthem, Against Me! Twin Atlantic, PVRIS, Babymetal, Beartooth, Fidlar, Modestep, Atreyu, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Turbowolf, Moose Blood, Feed The Rhino, Queen Kwong, And So I Watch You From Afar, Hawk Eyes, Single Mothers, Black Foxxes, Modern Baseball, The Bots, The Smith Street Band, Black Peaks, The One Hundred and Nothing But Thieves.
Not bad, eh? To see the other 50, hit read more. Tickets are still available for both festivals and you can purchase them here (Reading) and here (Leeds).
Alt J, Palma Violets, Drenge, Parquet Courts, Echosmith, The Districts,Spector, The Neighbourhood, Kwabs, MK, Oliver Dollar (Reading only), Kevin Sandrson (Leeds only), Charli XCX, Secondcity, Kove X Dimensions, Elliphant, Jacob Plant, LANY, All We Are, Blonde, Rustie, Evian Christ,Snakeships, TCTS, 99 Souls, Ho99o9, Saint Raymond, Prides, Bears Den, Vaults, Joywave, Hunter & The Bear, The Bulletproof Bomb, Lucy Rose, Little Comets, Gengahr, Sundara Karma, Ms Dynamite, Loyal Carner, Kiko Bun, Dope DOD, Fekky, Siobon Bell, Isahah Dreads, Hippo Campus and Youth Man.
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Actress Felicity Huffman is trying to stay out of the spotlight after being arrested for her part in a massive college admission bribery scheme. The Desperate Housewives star was seen back at her L.A. mansion after posting $250,000 bail Tuesday.
HollywoodPipeline has learned Huffman camping out at her sprawling Hollywood Hills estate for the time being. This is the same home federal agents showed up to on Tuesday morning at 6 AM with guns drawn and hauled her off.
According to TMZ, Felicity, her husband William H. Macy and their two daughters, Sofia Grace Macy and Georgina Grace Macy, were all sleeping at the time.
Fun fact: Huffman and Macy own both these mansions. The famous couple live in the one with the grey roof with red trim, but rent out the white one.
Back in May of 2017 they listed the side property for rent at $19,000 a month. It has 4,566 sq/ft, 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. Inside photos here.
The Emmy-winner has been the target of a federal investigation into bribery in the college administration process.
Huffman was indicted for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Basically, she paid a ton of money ($15,000) to have someone cheat and correct her daughter's SAT scores.
We spotted Felicity leaving a federal building on Tuesday after posting bail and she did not look happy about all the attention she was receiving. She hid her face and ended up exiting out a side door into her waiting car.
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Plamil Organic Egg Free Mayonnaise 315g
A delicious blend of organic sunflower oil and water with organic soya making an excellent vegan alternative to egg mayonnaise.
Unlike many other Egg-Free mayos, this one is lovely and thick, making it a great choice for dipping chips into!
Refrigerate once opened and consume within 6 weeks (if you can wait that long!)
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So if you've read any of my book reviews, you already know that summer is an exciting time for me. Usually each July, Daniel Silva gifts us readers with a new novel featuring Israeli superman, Gabriel Allon. I am not sure how Mr. Silva has maintained the high level of quality of his novels (this is the nineteenth installment)! As you also may be aware, I read a lot of books…this is the 58th book this year. I found myself liking many books and giving the generous ratings on Goodreads. Then I get to The New Girls and it's like being attacked. I mean I cannot put this book (Kindle) down. It doesn't seem like enough to give it a meager five stars.


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Friday, 14 December 2007
More Tales from Northern Ireland
As a rule we tended to separate into our little cliques, the odd elastic band-powered missile or bit of abuse hurled from time to time between brick bus bays.
As a timid first and second year I didn't tend to stray from my 'tribe', no matter that I was just there to make up the numbers as far as they were concerned with my grey, red and white school regalia standing for what was right and good/god.
The moment the 105 to Martinstown swung in, there would always be a mad dash between we Prods and the Catholics to get on first. When the driver finally opened the doors, whichever faction managed to scrabble aboard first commandeered the back of the bus, lording it over the losers, and for the next half an hour the 'Troubles' were won.
As time went on, and I often failed in my personal battle to sit anywhere other than in the middle, between the two, I noticed that the 'Fenian bastards' were really not as bad as I'd been led to believe and didn't often tie ones' long hair to the back of the seat rail either.
Further time elapsed and I found myself slowly gravitating towards them and joining in with the odd Fenian joke or bit of banter.
Naturally I suffered a few sneers for my treachery, but since my 'tribe' didn't exactly like me anyway (what with my being all these things beyond their ken such as English, athiest-familied, vegetarian etc), I wasn't about to lose too much sleep over them. Or at least, no more than usual.
One day I found myself idly gazing at dreamy-eyed Josephine with her long shiny hair in her St Patrick's uniform, sitting on the bench seat facing me, as the bus huffed up a particularly large hill, and realisation slowly dawned. She and her friends had glowing cheeks, bright eyes, glossy hair, no braces, no spots, laughed a lot and were markedly nicer than us. I then looked round at my fouler-mouthed Protestant brethren (still crowing at their back-of-the-bus victory that day). Braces, spots, pallid skin, lank hair and NHS glasses abounded.
Suddenly it all clicked into place. Catholics were the chosen ones!
Of course I kept this profound revelation to myself, and from then on found myself proud to consort with 'Fenian bastards', ignoring all jeers and catcalls, and even secretly hoping that some desirable Fenian qualities might rub off!
Over the years since I've been amused to note my Catholic boyfriends have tended to outweigh any Protestant or CofE considerations, though sadly one or two didn't turn out to be such great tributes to their creed.
About five years ago I was reunited with one of the few friends I retained from my Protestant school. During the course of my visit I asked K about a mutual friend whom I had also lost touch with after moving to England as a teenager, and was shocked to hear 'Oh, no one speaks to Angela anymore. She married a Fenian.' I was genuinely aghast that such prejudice would still exist in 2002 between two factions which were supposedly both Christian. Not to mention now adult! And this from an individual who'd just been out to Africa to help at a mission for the poor, (albeit a Protestant one of course!)
Naturally I didn't let on to K that I'd been out with at least four Fenians and nearly married one myself!
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- Steve said...
Wow. That's truly shocking but nice to get an insider's viewpoint. You kind of know such things must go on but the devil really is in the detail... you kind of hope that kids would grow out of it... amazing that people can stay brainwashed like that for the rest of their lives. Amazing and scary. What are they telling their own kids?
- 15 December 2007 at 08:43
Wow. Reminds me of my own days at Ballymena Academy, actually. And in Belfast too. I'm glad that you threw off the shackles nice and early and made your own way. Over here in the United States, it would be insane to think that way. Not that they don't have their own issues...
- 17 December 2007 at 04:21
Wow! I remember being completely captivated by "Across the Barricades" as a teenager and have since then always had a fascination for divided cities/countries.
But prejudices and divisions are all over aren't they? When I lived in the depths of Welsh Wales you weren't considered "Welsh" until at least 3 generations had been born in Wales and my Welsh speaking friends told me that their parents would be seriously disappointed in them if they married a non-Welsh speaker. Not quite in the same league I know but it still startled me that it wasn't the characteristics of the individual that was important, just whether they belonged to the relevant group.
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50 Reviews | 7 years ago
Fudruckers is one of the best tex-mex style American restaurants in town. Their menu is massive, and they have options for just about everybody, they even have a vegetarian option. Their burgers are ok, but the chicken sandwiches are amazing. Try the appetizer platter to start, or even as a main course, its that good and at fifty dirhams it's the best dish if you want options. Free refills is a must, and of course it's available. They also have good deserts as well as options for kids. Their service is excellent, even though it occasionally feels like the food takes to long, but that's no biggy.
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the fastest place to order and take out ur food from fudddruckers in ramadan and i love them food it's yummmmmy and also u can find a branch near to u coz they have many branches in dubai
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I like the burgers and subs. Very tasty and juicy .the interiors are well decorated. plus the prices meets the quality of the food. I believe the resturant is nice and clean.
What I personaly enjoy the most is the outstanding salad bar. all fresh and clean. Anyways generarly the resturant has great atmosphere which suits all kinds of people familes & friends.
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Fuddruckers is by far the best restaurant in Abu Dhabi their food delicious and the healthy at the same time with reasonable prices,it suits everyone's taste and desire of food you can chose from various meals along with refreshing beverages.i recommend that u tryout chicken tenders its simply delicious.Fuddruckers serve food in a short time and customer service is really good, Fuddruckers is a nice and delicious experience.
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Burgers are of different type. But if u will eat fuddrukers u will think u r in heaven. It made us addicted. The people serving wid smile and the burger that we eat its totally amazing. I wait for the weekend to come and the whole family will go together and sit and eat. The environment , the staff, and the food totally marvalous.
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Fuddruckers at Al Wadah is way better than the ones at Marina Mall, customer service wise. Starting with any of their soup (chili soup super yum!) or an appetizer platter will get you satisfied. Wait till you dig in to your burger or steak or fish or steak & shrimp! The supervisors / Manager are very friendly, will always check on you to ensure you are enjoying your meal and you have what you need. They will even stop by to ask if you need a refill. I always go with my 3 year old son and he gets entertained by a coloring book or a balloon.
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Another favorite place for me, my friends and family! Love their californian wrap, appetizer platter and chicken quesadillas! Nice, cozy, buzzing ambience... good customer service... portions and prices are not as huge as Chillies... and also love their birthday cheer!
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I love this place in al wahda mall, the decoration is nice and the food is delicious...
i went there more than once with my family and just loved it!
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I'm not a fan of big, American, chain restaurants...but you gotta admit, when they do things they do them right. The quality of both food and service will be the same across the board, no matter which Fuddrucker's you visit.
This branch is certainly no exception to the rule. The burgers are mouth watering and there's no denying it!
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Love it! I think the food court at Wahda Mall in general holds the most promise for good food than other malls.
Example: Fuddruckers! I'm a sucker for Tex Mex and these guys know their burger meat The service is impeccably good without being annoying, not like other restaurants of the same style. It was a pleasant surprise given I wasn't expecting much :)
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May 19, 2015
BBL: To Fold, To Hold, or To Walk Away
Ramming the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) through Congress at this time, before June 11th, is ill-advised. Ideally, the BBL should be one that is acceptable to the President, Congress, and all parties concerned. The framework legislation should not simply be a piece of paper. It should be one that has a reasonable change of working and could pass the constitutionality test before the Supreme Court.
Also, the BBL legislation should provide a transition period, say 5 to 7 years, under the supervision of an international body, say a United Nations commission. The transition should be long enough for confidence-building and the education and training of the civil servants who will man the autonomous government, strengthen and build institutions, and construct the needed infrastructure for the new autonomous region.
Right now, public knowledge of the BBL is quite limited. According to the March 20th to 23rd survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS), 83 percent of respondents said they had "little or no knowledge" while 17 percent said they had "extensive or partially sufficient knowledge" about it.
Right now, even with limited knowledge, more Filipinos disapprove of the BBL rather than approve of it. The same SWS survey results found that 48 percent of Filipinos disapprove of the proposed BBL, 23 percent approve, and 28 percent were indecisive. A big number of the President Aquino's 'bosses' don't like the BBL in its present form.
The SWS survey results also found that the benefit-cost calculus is not in favor of most Filipinos. The majority was not hopeful that the proposed Bangsamoro government would bring peace in its core territories or that the government would benefit from the peace talks with the secessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
According to the nationwide SWS survey, 56 percent said the peace talks with the MILF would yield "a little benefit/no benefit at all" to Filipinos, while 42 percent said otherwise.
But these perceptions may or may not change in future surveys. Perhaps, as public understanding of the BBL increases, public sentiment might change.
On the other hand, in the next opinion survey, the respondents should know exactly what it is voting on. Unfortunately, nobody knows precisely the final form of the BBL and how much would it cost the Filipino taxpayers.
The process is ongoing and the final version of the BBL is yet to take shape.
The general consensus is that the BBL, in its present form, has several constitutionally flawed provisions. The House Committee plans to delete these constitutionally questionable provisions. The Senate, on the other hand, also plans to purge the BBL of the constitutionally flawed provisions, and in addition, continues to consult with stakeholders in areas that would likely be impacted by the proposed BBL.
In brief, the final version of the BBL is still evolving and given the complexity of the BBL, the June 11th deadline appears unreasonable.
President Aquino, on the other hand, was quoted as saying that a "watered-down" version would be unacceptable "because it would be tantamount to reducing the benefits according the Bangsamoro people."
The question is what would Mr. Aquino do if he were faced with a version of the BBL that is different from what he submitted to Congress? Will he veto or sign it? Will the President go against the desire of his 'bosses', speaking through their representatives in Congress?
In a representative democracy, each individual representative is supposed to vote for a legislative proposal according to the preferences of his constituency. But, in reality, does the individual representative even bother to consult with the citizens who voted him in office? That's a different matter, however.
Until a final version of the BBL is known, a nationwide sample survey on the people's approval or disapproval of the BBL based on the present BBL version is inconclusive.
The best way to know the preferences of the Filipino people for a measure that would change the way national wealth and resources are going to be distributed amongst country's political units (regions, provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays) is through a national referendum.
If the Filipino people in a national referendum were to reject the modified BBL, then the President should veto it. He should listen to his 'bosses.' Giving his plummeting public approval and trust ratings, ignoring the disapproval of bosses would be too risky. In a democracy, it is important to get the consent of the governed.
Mr. Aquino might choose to ignore his bosses and signs the modified BBL legislation into law. The question is would the MILF panelists accept it?
Another source of uncertainty is whether the modified BBL, assuming it will pass Congress, can withstand a legal challenge before the Supreme Court.
And with about a year in office, Mr. Aquino can ill afford to be tied down to time-consuming legal battles.
With time running out, Mr. Aquino might do some kind of risk analysis. What version of the BBL can he 'persuade' Congress to pass and at what cost? Is this version acceptable to the MILF? If the version that Congress is inclined to passes is unacceptable to the MILF then why spend so much time and money to have it passed?
The ultimate objective is to pass a law that will work—that is acceptable to all parties concerned; that has an excellent chance of ensuring enduring peace in the region; and that can withstand constitutional challenges in the Supreme Court. A law that is has little chance of being implemented and cannot guarantee long-lasting peace in Mindanao is a mere scrap of paper.
Too much attention to a piece of legislation that may not have a chance of being implemented has other opportunity cost. The President has many other important things to worry about in his final days in office: the Freedom of Information Act, the competition policy act, the rationalization of fiscal incentives, the deteriorating public infrastructure, the insufficient and unreliable power supply, and so on.
As in the famous song of country and pop superstar Kenny Rogers, Mr. Aquino should know when to fold, when to hold, and when to walk away.
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Cruising around YouTube yields some interesting stuff.
I ran across a WarBirds video that was published on YouTUbe by Bruno Sham - He flew in the main arena for a couple of months with the handle of "shambr". He joined the Dolittle Raiders his 1st or 2nd day of trying the game (if memory servers me correctly). Apparently, he loaded the game, plugged in a stick and started flying. Maybe somebody worked with him later on with regard to setting up views, but in this video, he flew without ever using anything but the straight ahead view. He used the in flight DAR as his situational awareness tool. Even when getting ripped apart by a con, he used the in flight DAR to try to assess his defensive maneuvers in relation to the con.
I haven't seen this handle in the game in several months now. Seeing the video just begged the question, "How many guys give the game a spin, don't know squat about setting it up, and never receive any help, even after joining a squad?
I know that there is online help available in the form of trainers, but to be honest... I was one of those that tried to figure everything out on my own in the game. I flew more offline hours than you can imagine before I ever even clicked the play online button. After flying around online for a few days, I noticed that juice= had put an announcement that the training arena was open and he said "come one come all". Curiosity got the better of me, and I mustered enough courage to go click on the training arena. By luck of the draw, juice= was the first person that contacted me in the arena and we started at square one. The 1st night was very very little flying, lots and lots of going through the settings, then I shared some of my questions regarding game do's and don'ts ... game etiquette so to speak. A few sessions later (with trigr I think?) had me familiar with some of the trainer names. I realized that if I flew in the same approximate airspace as juice, trigr, blue, sqtc,, in the main arena, they seemed to be try to keep an eye on me and I can't tell you how many kills most of the trainers racked up just by following me around and clearing my 6 :)
Anyway... the video just made me kinda sad.
None taken -dazed... ;)
I was just sharing my feelings upon watching that very sad video and reflecting on my time in the DR.
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Here today, Gone to Maui!
About Perfect Sunset Vacation Rentals
Perfect Sunset Vacation Rentals has been a trusted partner of Maui vacationers since 2011.One of the main factors that sets PSVR aside from all other vacation rental companies is that we own and manage every single one of our units.We do this to maintain a level of quality that is unparalleled in the vacation rental market.Perfect Sunset Vacation Rentals' main business is focused on the Maui market, with a big emphasis on direct oceanfront units.
Although Maui will always be our emphasis, we do have other locations and we invite you to check them out. Our Maui condo inventory consists of oceanfront studio units, 1 bedroom 1 bathroom units, 1 bedroom 2 bathroom units and coming in 2020 a new construction 3 bedroom 3 bathroom unit located in the Honua Kai's latest project called Luana Garden Villa's.
Perfect Sunset Vacation Rentals, where did the name come from? When we purchased our second unit, the owners knew that they needed to move away from allowing VRBO to be their only source of bookings. While one of the owners was sitting on the sandy beach right in front of the Mahana at Ka'anapali with a drink in his hand watching the sun set, listening to the waves roll in, all he could think about was what a perfect sunset this was. A quick search to see if PerfectSunset.com was taken and boom, the name Perfect Sunset Vacation Rentals was born.The name is absolutely fitting for the area of Maui that we focus on.Our units are on the beach at Ka'anapali and sit with the perfect vantage point to see the most amazing sunsets.The area of Maui we are located in has much more to offer other than the perfect sunset.Golf, scuba diving, snorkeling, zip lining, relaxing, dinner cruse, whale watching (seasonal), shopping, hiking, sightseeing… and much much more. Maui has a little bit of something for everyone.


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Discover Northern Southland, stay with us and experience life on our busy 15 acre farmlet.
Northern Southland is a beautiful contrast of green, rolling farmland, majestic snow-capped mountains, and tussock clad high country.
Lumsden (Ōreti) is the area's main hub and a major junction, with roads to traveller's destinations departing on all four points of the compass. An hour south is Invercargill, an hour north lies Queenstown, to the south-east you'll find Gore, and the north-west road leads to Te Anau, Manapouri and Milford Sound.
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The SETI project, which hunts for alien life and has generated hundreds of terabytes of data every day, has poured its bits over IBM's cloud for citizen scientists to pick over.
SETI – the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence – is releasing 16TB of radio telescope transmissions drawn from the Allan Telescope Array to scrutiny on IBM's cloud under SETI@IBMCloud.
IBM has rolled a system using its Cloud Data Services, which it reckons is battle ready to serve up gobs of radio telescope data for mass probing by the public.
SETI's data had been uploaded to IBM's data storage and Spark service in July 2015. In making the SETI@IBMCloud available to the wider world, however, SETI hopes to dramatically increase its chances of finally tracking down ET.
The idea is citizen coders build apps capable of querying the data, potentially spotting things that SETI's full-time technicians may have missed.
IBM data scientist G Adam Cox wrote here of SETI@IBMCloud:
Despite the amount of data collected thus far, because the SETI Institute has a finite number of scientists, most of their data have not yet been analyzed in novel ways. They are looking for YOU to help develop those new ways to search for signs of extraterrestrial intelligent life.
To assist SETI now, IBM Cloud Data Services will serve data to the general public along with basic signal processing tools and machine-learning tools.
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Are there patterns in SETI's data that have been overlooked thus far? We'll show you how to read the data and extract features. Can your signal processing algorithm detect signals that SETI cannot? If so, your code could end up in SETI's data acquisition system. Or you might even be the first to discover intelligent alien life!
SETI issued its first call for citizen scientists in 2010. SETI's data comes from the Allen Telescope Array, a 42-antenna radio telescope array near San Francisco, California, named after part donor and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
ATA scans 30 million channels simultaneously producing 100TB and 200TB each day for SETI scientists to pour through. Just 16TB of SETI data is on IBM's cloud.
Scientists are hunting for the next "WOW" signal that came from SETI"s Project Big Ear in 1977. WOW was an unexplained signal spotted by Big Ear, traced back to a densely populated cluster of 100,000 stars in the Sagittarius constellation.
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In the book of Jeremiah the Children of Israel found themselves surrounded by an alien culture seemingly opposed to their deeply held values and convictions. Forced into exile in Babylon against their wills, they had two choices: withdraw and develop a defensive siege mentality or take action to improve the culture of the place where they had been placed by God. It was in this context that the Prophet Jeremiah, speaking the words of the Living God, called the Children of Israel to "seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV)."
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In this second of a series of three this Canadian anthropology professor offers his views on the American elections. In this piece he makes some cogent remarks about capitalist myths which clash with contemporary economic conditions. He argues that the American electorate are becoming aware of these contradictions and expressing them in the primary elections held so far, and he provides factual evidence to suggest that many people are discouraged with both parties. The most significant is that the recent primary elections show a dramatic decline of people registered in the Democratic Party, and many of these are gravitating to Bernie Sanders, while mainline Republicans are choosing Trump, a non-neoliberal candidate, over all the neoliberal Republican candidates. All of this supports his thesis that neoliberalism is coming to an end, but not by leftists, but by a right-wing "populist" (as he describes Trump).
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Voters in the US find themselves in a unique position, compared with many of the rest of us: they have a chance to effectively vote on neoliberalism, on globalization.This is complete nonsense as I and others have argued many times. (See this, this, and this as examples.)
Although he does not state it explicitly here (he did in his previous article), his implication is quite obvious: Trump as he previously predicted will win the presidency and that will be the end of neoliberalism!
Forte also curiously describes Trump as a "populist" with "authoritarian solutions". Although the word "populist" is sometimes used pejoratively, it is most frequently used to denote a leader who represents real interests of a significant number of ordinary people. "Populist" was never used to describe Hitler although he demonstrated popularity.
I think Trump is attracting a lot of people who are completely discouraged by all the other well groomed, coiffed and scripted candidates of the Republican Party. He exudes a kind of strong man or hero image who appeals mostly to all the middle and upper income folks who mostly see him as protecting them from the losses of their homes and property and from all the colored people who want to take away all their possessions.
What needs to be understood is the importance of ideology (a web of fairy tales) to any ruling class. What adults find so difficult to believe is that most ruling classes find it much more efficient (cost-effective) to lie about what they are doing simply because what they really do is so illegitimate in terms of any kind of social justice. Capitalist ruling classes have developed an extremely elaborate complex of institutions (which they closely supervise) which they use to inculcate in their subjects mythical beliefs that justify why there are a relatively few rich people and so many poor, and why the poor should work so hard, why the latter should not only obey the rich but esteem them. These myths are spread far and wide, so much so, that the masses of workers find it very difficult to believe that they are only myths spread by the ruling class to support their interests.
You might think of it this way: there are fairy tales for children and there are fairly tales for adults. Children at a certain age are told that their tales such as the tooth fairy are not true, but many similar beliefs about social and political reality are continued on into adulthood simply because such beliefs support the rule of a certain class of people, a ruling class.
This is easily seen when we review the beliefs of previous ruling classes such as existed in feudalism. Here beliefs were widely spread to justify the rule of monarchs and the aristocracy, the chief one of which was that the king ruled by divine right. Everybody believed this myth during feudalism, but no one believes that now. Frequently in the past people held a belief about a future existence in terms of heaven or hell. A relatively few people today take this fairy tale very seriously.
Yet today when adults are confronted with evidence that some of their beliefs about governance are false (for example: political institutions are controlled by the rich who exclude anyone who threatens their power) they experience deep discomfort and may lash out at the person who presents such evidence. The same is true when people are presented with evidence that threaten any of the capitalist beliefs about democracy, freedom, hard work, equality, and yes, elections; and that corporate media is full of lies. This is dramatically true when people are confronted with evidence of a "deep state", or rule by hidden actors behind the official organs of government. Over time such adult fairy tales appear to become integrated into a people's sense of their very identity. Thus any contrary evidence is psychologically very threatening. It follows as a general rule that older adults tend to be much more threatened by challenges to their beliefs than younger people.
Now let us return to the Forte's article. I think that his political analysis is flawed and confusing because he also accepts some beliefs about the US election system as reality: that citizens will determine who rules as president of the US and that people who vote in elections make this decision based on mostly rational beliefs.
It is my sense that the myths about governance in the US have been compounding over time, much like compound interest, to what we experience today: corporate news broadcasts (reinforced in entertainment and education) report mostly lies. I think what we are witnessing in the primary elections results are indications of confusion. People are beginning to sense that many these beliefs do not correspond with their daily experience. People voting for Trump are looking for a strong leader to save them. People voting for Sanders believe all of his social program rhetoric and that he can implement these programs if voted into office. People voting for Hillary Clinton are the majority who are mostly afraid of Trump and don't believe Sanders can win because corporate media keeps telling them that. Meanwhile it is much more realistic to believe, based on evidence, that the ruling class is managing the campaigns and election coverage to insure that Hillary Clinton becomes president. It's all like an incredible circus or puppet show if viewed by someone who is not devoted to mainstream media and their fairy tales.
To the ruling elite, elections are a barometer of how credible their propaganda machinery is. They are a bit worried about Trump's popularity because Trump will likely not follow orders issued by the "deep state", particularly with regard to foreign wars and neoliberal adventures, very well. They might have to assassinate him if he is elected, and assassinations are always messy affairs. But as I see it, they don't need to worry, and I don't think that they are very worried. From now until election time their corporate media will undermine most of the support that Trump is receiving. People will end up voting for Hillary, the ruling directorate's chosen candidate. What really worries the directorate is the diminishing support among ordinary people for their neoliberal agenda. But this setback by no stretch of the imagination means the end of neoliberalism as Forte suggests. They might have to revamp their propaganda, but in the end they always have their police state infrastructure to deal with widespread dissidence and resistance.
I am thoroughly convinced that the ruling class are addicted to power and wealth and nothing will stop them from pursuing their agendas except an organized revolution by the people. Realistically this seems like a most unlikely prospect. But what's the alternative?


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Amid anti-Pak sloganeering BSF bravehaeart Sambhu Satmura consigned to flames in Agartala
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East Pratapghar/Battala (West Tripura) [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Anti-Pakistan slogans filled the sky in Purba Pratapgarh as thousands of people gathered at the resident of slain Border Security Force (BSF) soldier Sambhu Satmura and the Battala cremation ground to bid adieu to the braveheart before his body was consigned to the flames on Friday. The body of Satmura - who died in a landmine blast along the Indo-Pak border in Jamia Wali Gali area of Sawjian sector in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir - was flown here from Srinagar today. From the airport, the coffin was taken to the martyrs' house in a BSF vehicle at around 12 in the noon. Hundreds of people stood on both sides of the road leading to his home from the airport to express their solidarity with the bereaved family and pay tribute to the braveheart. Family members broke into tears as the coffin rapped with Tricolour was brought to the house. Besides commoners and relatives, Tripura Tourism Minister Ratan Bhowmik, many top officials of the state government and local political leaders paid tribute to the slain soldier. The coffin of the soldier was, escorted by hundreds of youths on motorcycle and security forces, taken to the cremation ground, where large number of BSF officers, including Inspector General of Tripura Frontier J.B. Sangwan, DIGs and Commandants, attended the wreath laying, and the braveheart, who made the supreme sacrifice of his life for the cause of the nation, was given gun salutes before his body was consigned to the flames. Maran Dey, a neighbour of the slain BSF soldier, said, "Pakistan is supplying terrorists throughout the world. Our soldiers, who are guarding our borders braving extreme climatic condition, are dying due to Pakistan. We cannot tolerate this anymore. The Indian Government must take steps to immediately stop Pakistan." "After every incident, the government says they are looking into the matter, but nothing fruitful happens actually, and due to which our mothers are losing their children and wives becoming widows. We want the government to give a tough lesson to Pakistan," he added. (ANI)


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