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Mapping Mediterranean Misery
The closer the country is to the outer edge of the spider graph, the more negative its attitudes are; the closer it is to the center of the graph, the more positive its attitudes are. To see more countries, select in the legend below.
Source: "Economies of Emerging Markets Better Rated During Difficult Times," Pew Research Center


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Last month I blogged about my Toyota Prius test drive and how it left me wanting more in terms of fuel efficiency. Well, the following shows that it could have been worse. This nifty table from Edmunds.com shows you a comparison of the hybrid price premiums for all 2008 models, along with the number of years it would take to recoup your investment. One thing I think is worth mentioning - there is no non-hybrid Prius, so I think in terms of ROI the Prius should be an even smarter investment compared to say, a Toyota Camry hybrid, which gets you an extra 7 or 8 MPG for $3k more than the non-hybrid Camry.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
If you are buying a hybrid - the Prius is the smartest bet
Last month I blogged about my Toyota Prius test drive and how it left me wanting more in terms of fuel efficiency. Well, the following shows that it could have been worse. This nifty table from Edmunds.com shows you a comparison of the hybrid price premiums for all 2008 models, along with the number of years it would take to recoup your investment. One thing I think is worth mentioning - there is no non-hybrid Prius, so I think in terms of ROI the Prius should be an even smarter investment compared to say, a Toyota Camry hybrid, which gets you an extra 7 or 8 MPG for $3k more than the non-hybrid Camry.
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Labels: Hybrids, Transportation
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
21 billion barrels in proven oil reserves won't last long
So John McCain caught wind that the United States has 21 billion barrels of domestic proven oil reserves. That was his justification for lifting the federal ban on offshore drilling during his love fest with the oil and gas industry in Houston earlier today. Regardless, the fact that we do have 21 billion barrels of oil reserves shouldn't give anyone any comfort since the United States will consume that amount within fewer than three years. McCain's solution is a short term fix that chooses political expediency over energy independence for future generations.
Below is a table of the top oil consuming nations. The US consumes about 21 million barrels of crude oil a day. This is a little over 7.6 billion barrels a year, and that figure will rise as our daily consumption rises. It should be clear that 21 billion barrels is not that much crude oil and not worth the cost that comes with offshore drilling and drilling in environmentally sensitive areas.
For John McCain and those fact-challenged Republicans who think that drilling in ANWR and off of our shores is the solution, I suggest you start educating yourselves. A good place to start is the wonderfully informative The Oil Drum blog.
World Oil Consumption for 2007
|United States:
|20,730,000 bbl/day
|6,534,000 bbl/day
|5,578,000 bbl/day
|2,650,000 bbl/day
|2,500,000 bbl/day
|2,450,000 bbl/day
|2,294,000 bbl/day
|Korea, South:
|2,149,000 bbl/day
|2,100,000 bbl/day
|1,970,000 bbl/day
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No longer a Maverick
John McCain, Republican nominee for President and the artist formerly known as "the maverick," now supports lifting the federal ban on offshore drilling. Today, John McCain spoke to the big the oil companies in Houston and has told them that the answer to high gas prices is to drill for oil off the shores of places like Florida, a state the relies on heavily on its beaches and ocean wildlife for its tourism industry. John McCain is now going along with the Republican party line that says the United States should start drilling in federally protected lands, such as the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), and said that the individual states should have the right to "choose to permit exploration" on these lands.
The problem that McCain and most Republicans, including my Congressman, Tim Murphy, have is that the volume of oil reserves in places like ANWR is so small that its impact on oil prices in the global market would be negligible. A recent report (May 2008) by the US Department of Energy Report agrees, and concluded the following:
So the DOE report states that drilling for oil now would only move oil prices by about 40 to 50 cents a barrel. What does this do for us at the pump? This translates to an average savings of around how about 5 to 6 cents for a gallon of gasoline. The report also mentions that the crude oil wouldn't even be available to refineries until 2013. So how does that help us now John McCain?
Additional oil production resulting from the opening of ANWR would be only a small portion of total world oil production, and would likely be offset in part by somewhat lower production outside the United States. The opening of ANWR is projected to have its largest oil price reduction impacts as follows: a reduction in low-sulfur, light crude oil prices of $0.41 per barrel (2006 dollars) in 2026 for the low oil resource case, $0.75 per barrel in 2025 for the mean oil resource case, and $1.44 per barrel in 2027 for the high oil resource case, relative to the reference case.
It doesn't, and it should be clear that the negative impact on wildlife in ANWR is not worth the tiny benefits resulting from drilling for oil there. But John McCain doesn't see things this way. Here is an excerpt from his speech to the energy industry down in Houston today:
Quite rightly, I believe, we confer a special status on some areas of our country that are best left undisturbed. When America set aside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, we called it a "refuge" for a reason.
But the stakes are high for our citizens and for our economy. And with gasoline running at more than four bucks a gallon, many do not have the luxury of waiting on the far-off plans of futurists and politicians. We have proven oil reserves of at least 21 billion barrels in the United States. But a broad federal moratorium stands in the way of energy exploration and production. And I believe it is time for the federal government to lift these restrictions and to put our own reserves to use.
We can do this in ways that are consistent with sensible standards of environmental protection. And in states that choose to permit exploration, there must be an appropriate sharing of benefits between federal and state governments. But as a matter of fairness to the American people, and a matter of duty for our government, we must deal with the here and now, and assure affordable fuel for America by increasing domestic production.
We should set the highest goals for ourselves for the years and decades to come, and I am a believer in the technologies that one day will free us from oil entirely. But to get there at all, a more pragmatic approach will serve us better. In the short term, we must take the world as it is and our resources where they are – even as we press on with new and cleaner sources of energy. We must be bold in our plans to break our strategic dependence on oil, and over the next two weeks, I'll be offering a vision that will be bold. But we must also address the concerns of Americans, who are struggling right now to pay for gasoline, groceries, and other necessities of life.
What is certain in energy policy is that we have learned a few clear lessons along the way. Somehow all of them seem to have escaped my opponent. He says that high oil prices are not the problem, but only that they rose too quickly. He's doesn't support new domestic production. He doesn't support new nuclear plants. He doesn't support more traditional use of coal, either.
Each major election year the Republican party call for drilling in ANWR and try to blame the Democrats for the high oil prices since they are blocking drilling on that land. Not too long ago I received a mailer from my congressmen, Tim Murphy, that showed a map of our oil reserves and said that in order to lower gas prices we must drill off shore. This is pure political BS and it shows a lack of knowledge of the realties of the geopolitical world of crude oil. In 2004, a similar report from the DOE said the same thing as the 2008 report, but that didn't stop the Republicans from politicizing high oil prices back then either.
Here is the link to McCain's speech, and here is one to the DOE report on ANWR from May of 2008. John McCain may be one of the few Republicans who believe in Global Warming and Climate Change, but lately it seems like he is more likely to follow the non-leadership of the Bush administration on ending our dependence on foreign oil, since focusing on diminishing domestic oil reserves instead of new forms of renewable fuels is just delaying the inevitable - which is the economic catastrophe that results when global peak oil is reached and oil prices are so high that today's $4 a gallon for gasoline looks cheap.
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Monday, June 16, 2008
How has $4 gas impacted your life?
I am a firm believer that we've finally reached a tipping point now that $4 gas is here. Here in Pittsburgh, a region that hates things like car pooling and public transportation, more people are more willing to sacrifice the comfort of their vehicles and morning radio shows for a ride on the bus or light rail. More people think twice about making a trip across town - and making a 2 to 3 hour trip to visit friends or family requires one to consider the fuel implications of doing so.
How have you changed your driving behavior now that gas is $4 a gallon? Below are my observations and some of the things we are doing at the Schultz household.
1. The T station lots in the South Hills are booked to capacity. Finding an open space at 8am is near impossible. When its not too hot out I try to walk to a nearby T station, which is almost 3/4 a mile from my doorstep. The lot there is tiny and its impossible to find a space there after 7:30am so when I can't walk I drive about a mile to the Castle Shannon station which has a much larger surface lot.
2. Do you still fill up while at the tank? Since filling up once a week now eats up about half of my monthly disposable income I only pump enough gas to get me around to where I need to go, so I'm now only putting in $20 to $25 in the gas tank each week. Since the mpg of my car sucks that means I can drive about 100 to 120 miles a week, and hopefully I can stretch that into the next week but when I have to drive to and from the airport each week that's not likely.
3. I am considering buying a bike instead of a car when my lease is up. My wife just took a job in downtown Pittsburgh so during the week she won't need to drive. When I work in town I take the T, but often I work either out of town or somewhere that is not accessible by the T (most of Pittsburgh unfortunately!). We need at least one car, but owning two is now a waste. A bike will allow me to take short trips around town when my wife needs the car on weekends. Again - this will force us to drive less and it will save us a ton of money.
4. When will we start to see real plans for a comprehensive rail system in the Pittsburgh region? I am lucky to live in the South Hills and be within 1 mile from two T stops, but all Pittsburghers - those to the north, east, west, should have access to the T along with those of us who live south of Pittsburgh.
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Labels: bikes, Fuel Efficiency, Mt Lebanon, Pittsburgh, Rail, Transportation
Green is Good is Back!
Following a month long hiatus I am back, I have plenty to blog about. Below is a photo I captured at the airport this afternoon. The thought of some random individual doing some guerilla marketing for my blog just gets me all fired up!
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- n. The state of being godless.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The state or quality of being godless, impious, or irreligious.
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- n. impiety by virtue of not being a godly person
- n. the doctrine or belief that there is no God
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And yet insofar as my godlessness is concerned, I am a member of a despised minority.
True enough; one asshole might be an exception, and godlessness is no guarantee of goodness, but a series of incidents is a pattern, and we have to look at who is inciting it …
"he who now letteth" refers to those who rule that polity by which the great upbursting of godlessness is kept down [Alford].
The Apostle has been describing in very severe terms the godlessness and corruption of heathenism.
Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John
I was thinking about Isaac Asimov and Carl Sagan and some of my other favorite science fiction authors because an article was circulating warning people that science fiction literature is a danger due to the themes of "godlessness" and the lack of belief or personal beliefs of some of the most famous authors of all time.
Thoughts on the "Dangers" of Science Fiction, Quotes by Isaac Asimov
You want to look at any philosophy that millions of people subscribe to, and some bad things are going to happen - but to my knowledge "godlessness" has really only been around for about 100 years, and in that amount of time its probably led to more murder, misery and mans 'inhumanity to man than all the other "isms" ever created.
Once again 'godlessness', that is nicely translated in 'atheist'
While troubled by the "godlessness" of Communism, in 1933, "he ended a sixteen-year U.S.
Capitalism first and people fifth, is the rallying cry of those purveyor of virtues and godlessness, the insurance industry.
We learn that Pliny mentioned Hav, St. Paul denounced it as a bastion of lust and godlessness, and Marco Polo considered it a disappointment.


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Their crews are 16 French scientists, who study the relationship between botany and plant energy. They arrive from Santiago de Chile and installed on Avenida de Mayo 500, in downtown Buenos Aires.
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch? feature=player_embedded&v=9qrk7YewRXM
Plant Expedition arrived in Buenos Aires from the Chilean capital, where he participated in the recent edition of the Festival Santiago a Mil. The aircraft arrives at night, in silence, as usual. "The landing is very specific weather conditions," says the captain, and is usually installed near iconic central areas, such as the Palacio de la Moneda, the seat of the Chilean Executive, in the chaos of the shopping area. In Buenos Aires, it can discover on Avenida de Mayo 500, waiting for visitors.
Scientists in charge of the expedition belong to the company La Machine, "a consortium of scientists developing a work which combines aviation with botany," says their commander, who calls FD. The objective of these 16 men is to investigate the relationship between electricity and plant development. Whenever you come to a city conduct research in view of everyone, and permanent dialogue with people passing by near the Aerofloral II, the great ship plagued plant where the French work. The device is impressive, and has five giant balls, four huge legs and lots of elements, a kind of large spider iron and chlorophyll.
The imposing ship, now in Buenos Aires
The 16 scientists are dressed in uniforms and speak French explorers, communicating at each location with the help of translators. Among them are a specialized technical and musicologist fitoacústica they call M. Malan, a fitosexólogo to tell you that S. Praud, and an herbalist who called R. Triballier, among other experts in plant life. Even some studies including the excellent relationship between plants and music. "Sea heavy metal or Bach, makes them grow," says the blonde researcher, who says that music down to plant stress.
His scientific and educational work, with experiments in view of all fire related conversations with ecological and environmental problems. Inside the tent of scientists, DF commander that the expedition took shape when it was discovered that the energy driving on plants. "Based on that, we propose to set in motion an expedition to tour the world collecting different types of plants that feed the ship and make it fly," he says. Now, are the third Expedition tour of the plant, which has already passed through Brussels, Hamburg, Turin and the heart of the Amazon. After passing through South America will go to the island of Santa Elena, in the African Atlantic coast, ending in Madagascar.


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Covered Bridges
View Covered Bridges of Oregon in a larger map
Oregon has the largest collection of covered bridges in the West and one of the largest in the nation.
The covered-bridge-building tradition in Oregon dates from the 1850s. Out of necessity, pioneers built with the materials at hand. Douglas fir was abundant in western Oregon and well-suited to bridge construction. To increase their useful life, houses were constructed over the timber trusses to protect them from the damp western Oregon climate.
The heyday of covered bridge building in Oregon occurred between 1905 and 1925 when there were an estimated 450 covered bridges in the state. By 1977, this number had dwindled to 56.
This guide focuses on covered bridges designed or built for vehicular traffic. Based on this criteria, Oregon currently has 50 covered bridges.
Click the map to the left to explore Oregon's covered bridges or see the regional lists below:
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Over the last 29 years I've experienced, been witness to, and unfortunately drank the kool-aid (though, thankfully only momentarily) and once aligned myself with both ideological extremes regarding sex, relationships, and love. The one side wants to make you believe that it's sinful, and evil, and something to stay away from entirely (until you get married and then it's magically beautiful and a gift from God) while the secular side is feeding us this rhetoric of almost benign and meaningless activity that humans engage in whenever they feel horny and (at 29, to me, in my life) I feel as though both sides are misrepresenting what intimacy and sex and love should be. I was engaged very early and the experience left me disillusioned and bitter and cynical. (While not fully committing in my mind, if I'm honest with my self) I really wanted to believe in the "love and sex are imagined concepts to sell products" idea, (and in hindsight I realize that was because I WANTED it to be the case so I could numb myself from future hurt) so I leapt onto the pendulum bob and I swung across to the other side where I experienced the other side of hurt; disconnectedness. In my mind (though I tried to remain outwardly disinterested and aloof) I was still attaching myself to my sexual partner. I was trying to surpress the need in myself for a meaningful connection and in a lot of cases I projected onto my sexual partners a connection and love that wasn't real but I'd convinced myself it was. (And I tried to convince others that that's the way that I felt in a kind of feigned macho disregard that I'd felt obligated as a 20-something male was expected to react) And then, when the physical relationship ran it's course and I finally did learn that the other end of the connection experienced sex with so little emotion and attachment, that too hurt me. I rode the oscillation of the pendulum to both extremes and both had left me hurt and disconnected. At 29, where I'm at now (and of course this may grow, alter, and shift with more experience and maturity) but I think there needs to be a more moderate concept of sex and love. Keep the love, intimacy, vulnerability, and connection that the religious end supports, but drop the negativity, guilt, and sinful connotations that surround sex. We should drop the idea that one person has one kind of love for someone and then you must never have that feeling for anyone else and if you do that's cheating. Although, that being said, we should also drop the idea that sex is meaningless and if it feels good do it. In my opinion, sex should not be a disconnected, recreational thing that you engage in with people you'll never see again. In my life, I want sex to be meaningful, respectful, and desired equally for both partners. I've learned in my experience, that I want someone to have sex with ME, I don't want someone who wants to have sex. Now I may be generalizing and saying that because I think this this is a good idea. But I'm just one person. You can agree or you can disagree, but to me, I no longer want to feel disconnected from such a spiritual, interconnected, and emotional experience and disregard it as "just sex". What do you think?
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1.1 This practice provides guidance for an alternate linear calibration for the determination of selected actinide isotopes in appropriately prepared aqueous solutions by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). This alternate calibration is mass bias adjusted using thorium-232 (232Th) and uranium-238 (238U) standards. One of the benefits of this standard practice is the ability to calibrate for the analysis of highly radioactive actinides using calibration standards at much lower specific activities. Environmental laboratories may find this standard practice useful if facilities are not available to handle the highly radioactive standards of the individual actinides of interest.
1.2 The instrument response for a series of determinations of known concentration of 232Th and 238U defines the mass versus response relationship. For each standard concentration, the slope of the line defined by 232Th and 238U is used to derive linear calibration curves for each mass of interest using interference equations. The mass bias corrected calibration curves, although generated from interference equations, are specific to the instrument operating parameters and tuning in effect at the time of data acquisition. Because interference equations are part of the normal ICP-MS manufacturer''s software package, this calibration methodology is widely applicable.
1.3 For this standard practice, the actinide atomic mass range that has been studied is from amu 232–244. Guidance for an extended range of amu 228–248 is given in this practice.
1.4 Using this practice, analyte concentrations are reported at each amu and not by element total (that is, 239Pu versus plutonium).
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Clone of Findr photo browser
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I need a clone of Findr : [url removed, login to view] (Flash 8). It's a Flickr photo browser with Flash. It uses the Flickr public API ( [url removed, login to view] ) and Kelvin Luck's Flashr (which wraps the API for Flash : [url removed, login to view] ).
Its characteristics :
1. First, enter an initial tag.
2. It displays a list of related tags. Then, it gets a list of photos matching the initial tag and displays photo thumbnails.
3. After the initial tags and thumbs load, you can click on tags or thumbs.
4. Clicking a tag will grab a list of related tags and display the intertersection of that list with the other tag list(s). After displaying the intersection list, photos that match all clicked tags are displayed.
5. Clicking a thumb will load a larger version of the image and display its title, owner, and a link to its photo page.
This Flash browser will be able to refine the search by eliminating tags. When you click on a tag, it returns that tag's list of related tags. This browser then compares that list with the previous list(s) of tags and displays the intersection. So, instead of forgetting about previous searches, findr allows you to drill down within a tag set.
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text: Well I know its no secret that top app developers and people get the droid through google with one free month of service. My friend wants to buy it from someone and they showed him the certificate and all, but he wanted to know about how this works? Does it mean everything is unlimited? Text, web, and talk for a month? And how do you go about adding it to your plan afterwards?


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A Ferrari F430 F1 Coupe, once owned by President Donald Trump, sold at auction for $270,000 this weekend in Florida, Fox News reports.
Bidding for the Italian sports car, which features a Rosso Corsa (racing red) paint job and beige interior, ended at $240,000, $10,000 below the low pre-sale estimate of $250,000. The high estimate on the vehicle was $350,000. Opens a New Window.
Trump purchased the car new in 2007 and owned it for slightly more than four years. Under Trump's ownership, the car amassed fewer than 2,500 miles.
Though the car was sold by the president to its second owner in 2011, the title of the vehicle (also included in the sale) has the address of Trump Tower in New York as well as Trump's signature.


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The Greeks called this bulb "glory-of-the-snow" because its stoic blooms sometimes push up right through the snow. The small, star-shaped blue blooms sparkle in rock gardens and borders and hold their brilliance for 2 to 4 weeks.
Because they bloom early in spring, these bulbs can be planted under shrubs and trees and still reap the full sun exposure they need to be in top form. Left on their own, chionodoxa self-seeds and forms a dense carpet of blue or lavender bloom.
Latin Name: Chionodoxa luciliae Common Name: Glory-of-the-snow Zone: 4-8 Description: Growing 3 to 5 inches tall, these small wonders produce stalks of nodding blue blooms with a striking white eye. Six to 12 flowers per stalk are surrounded by attractive, grasslike foliage. Try the pink variety 'Pink Giant,' which produces 6-inch spires of pink flowers.
Latin Name: Chionodoxa sardensis Common Name: Glory-of-the-snow Zone: 4-8 Description: A smaller, paler, and less floriferous species than C. luciliae, this chionodoxa produces stalks of light blue blooms with white centers.
Location: Full sun When to plant: Fall General Instructions: Once planted, chionodoxa requires no care. Although they need well-drained soil, no other special amendments are required. Plant 3 inches deep and 3 inches apart in a spot that receives full sun. Each fall the plants will self-seed, so your initial investment will pay enormous dividends. Leave the plants undisturbed after they flower.
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|Medical news of Remedium.ru portal is the most update information on pharmaceutical and medical equipment market
The periodical about the pharmaceutical and medical equipment markets
ROSSIYSKIE APTEKI(Russian pharmacies) - specialized periodical edition for pgarmacy professionals
MEDITSINSKY SOVETMedical Council - Scientific Journal for Physicians
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Rafarma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. New Dialysis Research and Development Center to Join Rafarma in Making Terbuny Russia's New Biotech Hub
The success of Rafarma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC: RAFA) in choosing Terbuny for its facility has attracted more biotech companies to the area. A new facility specifically devoted to dialysis research and product development has been announced.
The new facility will be located near Rafarma's already-operating pharmaceutical plant in Terbuny in the Lipetsk region of Russia, a few hours south from Moscow. Rafarma and the dialysis facility plan to work in close cooperation in the development of dialysis-specific products.
Terbuny is part of a special economic development region to promote economic growth and jobs in the area. For building and maintaining its facilities in Terbuny, as well as hiring local residents, Rafarma enjoys specific government incentives which enhance its bottom line.
Oleg Korolyov, Governor of the Lipetsk region, specifically lauded this latest development in an article published at news.mail.ru in an article which can be read here: http://news.mail.ru/inregions/center/48/economics/14019946/
CEO Dave Anderson stated: "Rafarma was one of the first to build and operate in Terbuny, and the company's success looks to be the start of a new biotech hub in Russia. Rafarma is not only committed to growth as a company, but also to the development of Terbuny and its local economy and residents."
About Rafarma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Operating from a new 270,000 square-foot state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution facility in Russia, Rafarma Pharmaceuticals produces generic antibiotics and specialty pharmaceuticals in addition to its own line of proprietary products that are approved by the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation. For the last three years, the Russian Government has been highly focused on bolstering the development of nation's domestic pharmaceutical industry. Rafarma Pharmaceuticals' mission is to work with the auspices of aggressive federal initiatives to fast-track the modernization of Russia's pharmaceutical industry.
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It is widely believed that stunning looks, flawless hair and pretty face is all that one needs to make it in Hollywood. These are also the things that are considered essential to catch the attention of Hollywood celebs. But if you think you are good to go because you have all these qualities and that's all one needs, we have a bad news for you!!
Seth Gilliam, who plays the role of Gabriel Stokes in a popular TV series 'The Walking Dead', will not even be fazed if you only have pretty face. The actor has reportedly said that for someone to catch his attention, the person must be extremely intelligent. Good looks are something a person is born with while education has to be acquired, he believes.
Gilliam has also clarified in several of his interviews that educated doesn't mean someone with a university degree .He has stated that by educated he meant someone who is smart, helpful and aware of the problems that the world we live in faces today.
Gilliam is already 47 years from age. He is already married to Leah C. Gardine. In several of his interviews, he has praised his wife's intelligence. He has also reportedly urged his fans to marry someone only after considering their partner's intelligence. He has also said that it would be very hard to spend life with someone who is properly educated.
The actor is impressed more by something a person earns through hard work than something one is born with. He likes making friends with smart people.
He is actively involved in charities that help donate books to less fortunate children.
Gilliam himself is known as a person of deep intellectual capability .He graduated from State University of New York in the year 1990. His friends considered him more than a book smart. He is extremely understanding and knowledgeable. He has also stated in his former interviews that he finds time in between his film shooting to read a book.
The actor also uses his Instagram and Twitter accounts to encourage his fans to read more. His Instagram, @seth_gilliam, has several quotes that are very moving. The writer believes that these photos could motivate his fans and help them learn even more.
Gilliam has been active as an actor since early 1990s. But, he rose into fame through his role in 1997 hit 'Starship Troopers.' However, it was his role as Ellis Carvis on the popular TV series The Wire that transformed him into a global superstar that he is today. He has also played major roles in several other TV series and movies.


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Lagos—With the number of South African-based FMCG companies moving into the rest of Africa, the launch of ABN (African Broadcast Network) which promises to deliver to 250 million consumers when launched in an initial seven African countries, will come as a blessing to marketers looking to expand and sell their products in Africa.
ABN will go live on January 29, 2000 in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It has set itself high standards in terms of consumer research and broadcast delivery and content. The network will run and operate its programming and advertising sales from South Africa and the UK in conjunction with Granada Media, a globally recognised media sales organisation who will act as ABN-s international sales agent targeting foreign based companies.
Mike Fenwick the CEO of ABN said:
We offer marketers accessible and
professionally controlled television exposure on a single country,
regional or pan African basis.
Fenwick continued;
The FMCG sector is one of the most proactive
when it comes to targeting the rest of the continent. We know
companies like SAB, and National Brands for example, are selling and
creating strong brands in many countries outside South Africa and as
far afield as Nigeria. What we are offering is the marketing support
to build their brands and the figures and research to support their
With the aim of becoming the fastest growing free-to-air television network in Africa, ABN has formed broadcast partnerships with national broadcasters in each of their launch markets.
ABN will commence broadcasting on its partner stations with a one-hour, weekday, prime time slot that will run in each of the countries. This hour will increase to two hours by the end of the first year of operation and to three hours by the end of the second year.
Content on the ABN network will include the best material from soaps
and sitcoms to comedy, drama, sport, music and other special interest
programmes to ensure that high viewing figures are
maintained. Passions, the American network NBC's smash hit
soap launched in the US last June heads up ABN-s launch
Although ABN will kick off with internationally produced content, it is firmly committed to broadcasting an increasing percentage of African produced programmes. In so doing, it will create vital programming opportunities for local and pan African television producers.
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BlizzCon, Blizzard's annual gathering of fans of its games, is going on this weekend in Southern California. The company is using the event to unveil the fifth expansion to its ever-popular online game World of Warcraft. This installment is called Warlords of Draenor.
This expansion will take players back in time to the world of Draenor, the homeworld of the Orcish race and the last refuge of the draenei before their arrival on Azeroth. You will do battle with legendary warriors like Grommash Hellscream, Blackhand and Ner'zhul as you form a defense against the Horde, trying to undo the damage that the Horde's arrival on Azeroth has wrought.
Previous expansions have favored experienced players with higher level caps, leaving less experienced players scrambling to grind up their characters' capabilities until they can compete in the new areas. Blizzard's giving new and returning players a chance to even the field by allowing you to instantly boost one character to level 90. (The new level cap in Warlords of Draenor is 100.)
You can build a "Garrison," an expandable and customizable stronghold you can use to recruit non-player characters (NPCs) and gather resources. Revamped player models and animations are in the works, along with new Zones, Dungeons, Raids, Scenarios, Battlegrounds and more. Questing improvements are also in the works.
BlizzCon attendees can get their hands on development builds of the new expansion at the event. Blizzard isn't saying when it'll be ready, though, so the rest of us will have to wait until release.


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If you have read my last few blog posts, you would know that I recently puchased a coat from the UK online store of Forever 21. In this blog post I am going to be talking about my experience of the site, and how simple the ordering process was and how quick the shipping was.
When you first open up the site, it is a nice clean and clear page, with a simple white background which makes it very easy to navigate, and quick to load. The UK site has 4 of the Forever 21 brands, which are clearly displayed at the top of the page, and then the links to that stores different departments are in a second menu under each store. In the middle of the front page is a special offer or handing different 'looks' and new arrivals, and this is displayed on each store's opening page.
The 'store' that I ordered my coat from was the 21MEN section of the site. These have clearly laid out sections, with key on-trend pieces for all the sections. As this store is meant to be the American verson of Primark, it does let itself down on the price points. But from my order, the quality of the products is very good and the sales that the site had was also good. I paid £15 for my coat, which was originally £50, a bit overpriced, when a coat in Primark can cost as little as £20.
Overall the site is very good for a userfriendly site and good quality on trend fashion, but a bit overpriced. I would also like to see more of the stores around the UK in the future, to develop a good brand, and a sort of New Look based reputation, with stores in all major towns. I know the brand is only young in the UK, and the first store in the UK opened in Birmingham late last year, and there are two stores opening soon in London (Oxford Street [Old HMV near Selfridges] and Stratford City) But as the brand in the UK to most people is relatively unknown, it will be interesting to see how the business does, especially when Primark reports a slow down in sales, and when they are expected to open their second Oxford Street store this year and also a new store at Stratford City.
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Top 12 - 8th August 2011
Hello, and welcome to week six of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model. Frankly, this week I feel cheated. Do you want to know why? I will tell you why...We've had to wait SIX WEEKS for the makeovers. Ah, the makeovers, the best day in the Top Model calendar. Where experience has not yet told the girls that they more than likely will look better after a professional and noted stylist has done their hair for them. So who will cry? Who will get the unworkable and painful weave? Who will whine so much at their drastic transformation that they get binned from the competition for not sucking it up and have to go home bald? There's only one way to find out...
Previously! Walking on a runway so precarious it's open to the public! Janice screams in people's face! Amy cries! Joanne and Kimberly go home.
Coming up today! HAIRCUTS! OF! DOOM!
I am rubbing my hands together with glee.
TITLES! Woah, Amy looks like she's doing that bad smell acting thing from the Joey Tribbiani School of theatre. [It didn't really occur to me until this week how awful this year's titles are. None of the models look like they've got a damn clue. - Steve]
We begin with an XX song that I can't name because they all sound the same. Hannah is really shocked that Joanne went home, implying that she wasn't at all surprised that Kimberley went home. Holly tells us that "We are upset that Joanne has gone... Kimmy's gone as well" Snerk. Amy watches the conversation with a "Huh wtf" look on her face. Juste tells us that Kimmy didn't relate to the other girls very well. This is all over a montage of "Kimmy" wiping her eyes with kitchen towel. Oh love, how do you ever expect to be a top model if you don't use proper handkerchiefs? At least a Kleenex mansize please, you're not an animal.
Meanwhile, in the "Confessional room" (All similarities to the Big Brother diary room are entirely coincidental) Amy and Juste cackle as Jessica ponders the question "Who doesn't like Kim?". Cut to Kim doing a sadface and a cry.
Ufuoma interviews that Kim's departure was sad to say the least...FOR HER. Ooh, I'm loving these bitchy girls already. We could've been on week six of this already. We could've had this kind of episode at least FIVE TIMES by now. What a waste...
E-Mail time! Which arrives by
magic runner in a white flashing phone box.
"A snip-snip here and a snip-snip there..." Reads Holly "You know what's coming, girls, be ready by 7am". Cue much whooping. Not only from me. Jessica is so excited by this news, she does a little dance. The rest of the girls scatter to look at their hair and say goodbye to it.
Meanwhile, in the diary room, Jade predicts she'll be crying tomorrow, whilst Ufuoma looks like she already is. Hannah and Holly will update us tomorrow when they're bald.
There's a bit about an eye which heralds the passing of time and the girls all file out of the Top Model house and on to the Model Bus. Jade tells us that she slept with a firm grip on her hair, whilst Amy holds on to hers longingly. Imogen looks at her patronisingly but still runs a hand through hers and tells us she's been gentle with it today. Hannah laughs at all three of them.
There's a gratuitous advertising shot of a place called Percy and Reed. Elle is there. She welcomes who we think is the girls to "our Favourite week". I think it's your favourite week, Elle, because you've got eleven full sized Barbie dolls to play with and you know that you are in a position to make or break any of them. It's not the girls she's talking to though, it's the Judges. Grace is practically rubbing her legs with excitement, Charley has his "Ugh, Girls and hair" face on and Julien looks like he's trying to remember he is nice now. Elle has an idea that she's going to split up the girls and each one has two or three to do makeovers with. Share the blame, Elle, brilliant plan. I bet it's Julien that gets two. (More's the pity - Chris)
Cut back to the bus. Ufuoma wants long hair, if she has short hair, she's gonna swearword. Juste doesn't mind because it can't be worse than it is now. Clever girl, Juste. She's got a plan. She knows what she is doing.
Back at the salon, Elle shares out the girls. Grace is happy, Julien does indeed get the odd two girls, but they are his favourite two. And Charley, which he is now named, has what sounds like "the bodies". Unusually, his reaction is not "how did you know?" and leaving the country under an assumed identity, he shouts YEAH BABY.
Paul Percival is now allowed to talk, he's the stylist, he says that they've obviously got this far because they see something in them, but being pretty doesn't give them an edge. IF ONLY SOMEONE HAD MENTIONED THIS BEFORE! "Aggy didn't work until she cut her hair" nods Grace, knowingly. (Of Kim & Aggie? Or Rebecca X-Factor's Auntie Aggy? - Chris) [And more importantly changed her name, but since this show doesn't have Pseudonym Week, I guess we're ignoring that. - Steve] And Charley tries very hard to look interested. Paul Percival explains that their hair is a reflection of their personality. THEIR BRAND! Shouts Grace, like a massive swot. Julien tries to look interested but just looks confused. Hair can change your whole persona says Paul Percival ominously. We know this Paul. It can change seemingly sensible girls into girls that cry for a whole week.
The judges line up as the girls enter the salon. Elle welcomes them, but they are subdued because they are going to get their hair cut. "IT'S MAKEOVER DAY YIPPEE!" shouts Elle. There is a half arsed woo from the girls. Elle explains that Paul Percival does the hair of Madonna and Lady Gaga and they have worked for Vogue and Vanity Fair so the girls are in very good hands. Tanya does a Miranda-esque eyes of fear to the camera.
Elle has Juste, Hannah and Holly. When she says Hannah the camera is on Tanya. How can I be expected to remember names when the editors can't?
And Charley has Imogen, Jade and Ufuoma. The very lucky girls who have Grace are Tanya, Stacey and Jessica, who BETTER SMILE GIRL. "She's the bonkers one" says And Charley, apropos of nothing.
Finally, Julien has Anastasija and Amy. Elle wishes everyone a fantastic day.
Hannah interviews that everyone was nervous, though some were trying to hide it better than others. Anastasija is crying before she's even got the backwards cape on, saying that she wasn't nervous at all before now. Hannah gleefully tells us that "Some people" i.e. Anastasija, thought they were cool beforehand but when they got there they were all OH GOD! Then she realises that this is quite bitchy so she quickly adds that she was one of them before giving us the most disingenuous laugh ever. Cut to Hannah back in the salon saying that she better win if they cut her hair off because she'll have "No life" if she has short hair. Perspective much? Oh, silly me, forgot what I was watching for a second. These girls think that a perspective is a list of college courses.
Ufuoma interviews that when they told her she had And Charley she lost all hope. Nice. She felt that it was out of her hands completely. Yes, Ufuoma, that's the point. She sits on the salon chair hyperventilating and says she feels like she's being sentenced and asks for the verdict. And Charley tells her that she has a beautiful face and does that one eye closed photographer thing with his hand. GROAN. "Beautiful faces can take very short hair" he says. Ufuoma automatically puts her hands to her head as if to hold on to hers. HOWEVER, shouts And Charley. The wag. Today she's having her hair treated and straightened. Ufuoma breathes a sigh of relief and is moved to hug And Charley. Imogen looks terrified as Paul Percival berates her for never thinking that she needs a fringe. Jade is told that it would be an actual crime to cut her hair off, but it needs more punch. She exhales noisily in relief. Ufuoma, Imogen and Jade then join hands like they have survived some kind of heinous disaster (which in a way they have - Chris) and shout something about Charley's Angels.
Hair montage – part one. The hairdresser dangles Imogen's hair in her face once they've cut it off. There's tears in her eyes. And Charley sits behind her staring at her in the mirror, clearly enjoying this tremendously.
Cue to Elle's girls. Holly wonders aloud what they are going to do to her. Elle sits her down and tells her that she has an amazing body but her hair is mumsy. They're going to be adding layers and making her a blonde bombshell. I knew it. Elle loves Holly. Those two should just get a room or something. Hannah next. She's getting a cut to a manageable length. Elle then asks Juste what she thinks she's going to do. I like where this is going. "Cut my hair!" says Juste. The girl's been paying attention. Elle says she knows this, but how does Juste think she's going to cut her hair? Juste's losing her confidence now... "Short?" she whispers. YES! Juste puts her hands on her face and whispers "oh my goodness". Short and really dark! Says Elle, enthusiastically. Juste's facade nearly crumbles completely.
Hannah interviews that Juste is really pretty and probably wasn't expecting to get man hair. No shit! They discuss what kind of brown she's going to get. "Deep" says the hairdresser and the look of horror that flashes across Juste's face is amazing. She manages to keep the front up though. Ufuoma gleefully tells us that Juste's first nightmare is going dark, then the second nightmare is the crop over a montage of Juste's pained face. Oh dear. Ufuoma says that "Reality is going to be like she's dreaming in a nightmare" which of course makes PERFECT SENSE. (I hear Ufuoma's now working writing lyrics for Beyonce - Chris) Juste actually can't speak by this point. She still isn't crying yet though. Power to her.
Hilariously, the music changes to Whip My Hair over hair montage part two.
Anastasija next. She tells us that she was always blonde and always had blonde hair. I bet her baby photos were amusing. If they cut it or make it ginger she's not going to like it because it's something new. Paul Percival says she's going to get some "Directional" colour. Cut to Julien telling Amy that she and Anastasija are going to get something completely different. Uh-oh. Julien is going to try and do something special isn't he? Those poor girls... Julien tells them that it's so different they wouldn't want to go back. It isn't clear if this means into society or back to dull hair. Amy and Anastasija pretend to be pleased with this and high five each other. Yeah, right.
Hair montage three!
Elle and And Charley stand behind Juste discussing her. He asks if she's cutting it. CUTTING IT OFF says Elle, with obvious glee. Juste is still managing not to cry as Elle continues to say OFF, OFF, OFF. This girl is a hero.
Tanya interviews that she's not as nervous as the other girls who are all, like, "My hair". Cut to Tanya in the salon chair being told she's getting a page boy haircut like a bowl cut and immediately bursting into tears. "What's the matter?" asks Grace "are you nervous?" heh. She gives her a hug and asks her if she's going to go for it like she has a choice. She nods. The hairdresser helpfully reminds her that this is what happens when you are a model. Imogen interjects by saying you can't be all "Waaah! I want my hair like that" which is helpful. [Well, at least someone did their homework, I suppose. - Steve] Amy is going to be ice white notices Julien, Grace explains that that is because her girls are going to have beauty and sophistication.
Imogen then wanders towards Juste who is still managing not to cry as the brown hair dye is washed from her head. She waves her ponytail in front of her and Juste holds it in her hand as if it's her dear, departed hamster.
Imogen is now in the chair again and Elle tells And Charley that she thought he was going to give Imogen a long, 60's thing. (Jim Morrison's penis? - Chris) And Charley, who is now wearing a cape, tells Elle that he thought they were his girls. Oh they will be yours, just keep working the charm.
After the adverts – Tears! Juste finally breaks down.
Advertising break! Cars, spot cream, beds and shampoo. Ooh, fried chicken!
We're back. There will be some product placement.
Jade is done. She has the same hair only slightly glossier and with a wave. She's pleased. Imogen has her fringe. "Oh, brilliant" groans And Charley, in a not at all creepy way that would signify that this is one of his fantasies. She loves it. Imogen and Jade pose in front of the mirror.
Juste finally cracks over I'll Stand By You, Girls Aloud version as her hair is chopped. Your effort was valiant, lady. You lasted far longer than I thought you would. Hannah tells her not to worry about it as her long hair stays long. Jessica says that she's been hanging around for ages and is now getting scared. Yeah, what about Jessica? She's bored of listening to Tanya go on about her haircut and her crying because her hair was so nothing. She ineffectually hands her a box of tissues. Julien helps the situation by putting on a godawful wig, walking over to Tanya and saying he thinks that this is what she's going to look like. Tanya takes it in better spirits than I would.
Finally, Jessica. Grace promises that she hasn't forgotten about her. She's getting the front relaxed and a new weave, which is good because the old one is looking tired.
Hannah is finished! She's got basically the same but a bit blonder and a bit curlier. Of course she's happy! Ufuoma is happy with hers because it is basically the same too but straighter.
Juste is still sobbing, but she looks AMAZING. Ufuoma spots her and gleefully interviews about her helmet hair and how disgusting it is and how she would be crying if it was her. [I can't help feeling Ufuoma should be concerned that they did literally NOTHING to her hair. That's rarely a good sign - Steve] Julien says that Juste looks like a boy and she'll probably be crying tonight and he wouldn't want to be her. I'd expect that kind of behaviour from the girls Julien, but from you?
I feel it pertinent to explain now that the finished do's are being shown by having two side by side pictures of the girls wearing before and after t-shirts and looking grumpy in the before pictures. They are really dumbing down this year, aren't they? More so than usual or is that just me? [I particularly liked the girls who went as far as to give thumbs down to their old looks and thumbs down to the new ones. Giant hams, the lot of them. - Steve]
Cut to Holly getting so much weave that Julien isn't sure she can move her head. Grace then gives Julien a deservedly hard time about his do which he admits doesn't move.
Amy has gone copper. Julien asks her what she thinks and she manages to squeeze out a "quite like it". Julien then tells her that this isn't her actual colour, but she's going to be going more gothic like a black goth. "Are you joking?" asks Amy, very very seriously? He isn't. She's going to be like a black goth. The transformation is coming! He shouts gleefully.
Grace LOVES Tanya's hair. And Tanya is happy too. Tanya is doing an actual thumbs up in her before and after picture. Julien then goes over to Jessica and compares her discarded weave to a little dog.
Juste, I maintain, looks amazing. Elle agrees with me. Juste has her hair in a doggy bag and compares her experience to torture, but she's happy because she can do anything now. Stacey is ice blonde, which allegedly makes her look like a fairy. Elle has turned Holly into her because she's her favourite. She's happy because her hair is thick, blonder and lush.
Jessica looks great too, she's more confident with her new weave and this means she's really going to go for it and not be ashamed of who she is (!?). She goes one better than Tanya and does a thumbs up and a thumbs down in her before and after pics.
Anastasija is at the sink. Wait for it, her hair is...PINK. She's told this and bursts into tears whilst Julien squeals excitedly. He then goes over to Amy and ruffles her now black hair and asks if she's happy. She's not sure. Anastasija loved her pink hair and Amy pretends to be happy with hers. She actually looks pisssed off in her after photo.
The girls all squeal at each other back at the house. Tanya isn't convinced by Anastasija's pink hair. Juste compares herself and Anastasija to Ken and Barbie. It's a better simile than I could ever have come up with. RIP The blonde, European axis of awesome (thanks for that one, Chris). (NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO - Chris) Jade interviews that Amy's hair looks like it's been plopped on her head. She's right. Amy thinks it wasn't what they expected. Imogen and Tanya are bitching in the kitchen about how she looks like Ozzy Osbourne. Amy tries to brazen it out. Imogen reminds us that it's a competition and she's just glad that she looks alright.
The kitchen bitching has made its way to Ufuoma, who agrees with the Ozzy comparison, and she expresses that she hopes they know what they are doing and that they can't kick her out after that. Meanwhile in the diary room, it's Tanya's hair that provokes the most discussion. Imogen thinks she looks like a mushroom. Juste doesn't understand the short and going longer part because it's old fashioned. The talk then moves to Stacey's bob, which is compared to a blue rinse by Imogen and Holly. Nice, although correct.
New E-Mail! Anastasija reads this one. "Tomorrow you will have to leave your *indecipherable* at the door because *indecipherable* got what it takes to become a Top Model". I'm sorry, I listened to it three times and I still don't know what's going on. It looks like the girls don't, either. Ufuoma must have, because she's asked for hair removal cream. It's gonna be nudies, isn't it?
Meanwhile, back in the bitchykitchen, Amy is still trying to convince everyone that she likes her hair. The Ozzy music doesn't help her, production team. She says that she's trying to get used to it as Tanya tries unsuccessfully to hold down the laughter. Amy is worried that it might be hard to work and that it's like a hide. Everyone around her laughs at her.
After the break... Nudies! Surprise guests! Elimination room which still sounds like a posh name for a toilet!
Adverts – I miss the Tom Daley advert every five minutes. Seriously. [I've taken its absence of late to mean there aren't many gays watching the show this year. - Steve] And I want to see One Day.
Finally, a song of awesomeness. The girls stride into the studio over "Song 4 Mutya". That's more like it. Waiting for them is Liz Hotchin who is the brand manager for All for Eve, who make bath and beauty products that raise money for gynaecological cancer research. She is accompanied by Ross from Friends. Liz thinks that the natural form is the most beautiful so for today's shoot they are going to be in the nip. Ufuoma is happy with this; Stacey looks like she'd rather be anywhere else. Ufuoma interviews that she really likes nudity. Holly wonders why you would be excited about stripping off. Ross from Friends turns out to be one of Elle's favourite photographers, Nihat Odabasi. I notice at this point, Liz has scary Tanya Turner crazy eyes.
Elle strides into the hair and makeup room and exclaims how everyone looks so different and unique. She reminds them that during a nude shoot, the most important thing is arriving without underwear. That's kind of what nude is. Elle thinks it's important that the girls are not too smiley. Liz thinks it should be about the eyes, but she would.
Anastasija is first. She is wearing underwear. Elle wants her more innocent. Anastasija doesn't understand how to do that with black eyeliner. When the shoot is over, Anastasija doesn't put her robe on quick enough for Elle's liking and she rushes over to cover her up, telling her to keep some secrets. I don't understand the point of this. Holly looks uncomfortable, as does Imogen. Stacey looks skeletal. She explains that she normally does well in photoshoots, but the nakedness made her uncomfortable. Elle tells her that she can't pull off the lying down pose that she's doing. Hannah interviews that Stacey ended up having to have a chat with Elle about how skinny she is. Elle and her sit together and tells her that she was worried at her "slightness" and that this distorted her pictures. Elle just wants her to be happier and healthier. Stacey explains that she wishes she could be as big as a size eight but she can't. (Oh go eat a sandwich - Chris) Elle ends this on a hug. Hannah says that she explained to her that Elle was talking to her out of love. She hopes it doesn't affect her chances in the competition.
Amy isn't that uncomfortable with a nude shoot, which translates that she is really uncomfortable. Elle tells her to make herself more comfortable. Liz says she looks fierce, but you can tell she doesn't mean in the good way. Elle and Liz bemoan her lack of versatility. Jade thinks that Juste is doing the best out of all of them; Liz thinks that she nailed it.
Hannah next, Elle thinks she's fantastic and her haircut brings out her cheekbones. Jade is regretting her tattoo and Liz doesn't like it. Jade interviews that at least she has got less than Tanya, who's got six. Tania also needs a good meal. Elle doesn't know what to do with all the tattoos.
Ufuoma interviews that she had prepared herself for nudity, but hadn't prepared herself for the wig, which kept moving. This wasn't helped by the photographer asking her to shake her head and play with her hair. Don't blame the wig if you fail, Ufuoma. That's a go directly to eliminated card. Elle thinks she's beautiful but doesn't think that she photographs well.
Finally, Jessica. THEY'RE PLAYING THE FLOOD, STEVE! [*grits teeth* - Steve] She thinks it's worth being the last because she knows how the other girls have done. Elle is proud of her because she's on her tiptoes. Elle shouts GORGEOUS a lot and asks the other girls if they're watching, because that's how it's done.
Clothes back on, the girls applaud themselves. Elle is so pleased with all of them there's a treat when they get home. Jade thinks it might be male strippers. Um...
They all run screaming into the house. Chipmunk, as I think he's called, is waiting for them in the house to sing them a little song. Juste and Anastasija don't have a clue who he is. Luckily, he says Chipmunk lots so we all know who he is. Holly says that Imogen wants to take the Chipmunk into the diary room alone. He's 12, FFS! Amy actually screams. Chipmunk goes into the diary room with them all. Imogen offered him her BB pin, but he didn't want it. I had to ask my little brother what that was. Apparently it's some kind of messaging service. (I was imagining some sort of 1950s debutante situation - Chris) [I thought she meant her virginity. - Steve]
EMAIL! Thankfully read by Ufuoma this time. "You've all had stunning transformations this week, but are you transforming into top models?" Blah blah, elimination, blah 10 left. Ufuoma will be so swearword if she's eliminated. Stacey is worried because her photoshoot didn't go well. Tanya is packing. Anastasija would like Tanya to go home because she can't stand her. Amy is worried because she thinks she needs to show her smiley, girly side.
Backstage at the judging room. Elle has 70's disco hair and Grace is wearing a curtain. She says she's going to go out naked in homage to the girls. Joining them on the judging panel is "TV's most stylish male, George Lamb". These are not my words. Elle says she'll see him on set. He says he's still got it. (the clap? - Chris) I say I'm a little bit sick in my mouth.
We're introduced to the judges again. Charley is And Charley again. Elle welcomes them to the elimination room for the second time. She thinks it's going to be hard to chose because they all looked amazing in their makeovers and in their photographs.
Blah blah prizes. Still no Alisha modelling card on the Models 1 wall I see. Heh.
The girls clap the prizes because they're told to.
Juste first. Grace barely recognises her. She thinks her photo is alright. I agree. Julien thinks that her makeover is the best. George doesn't know what she looked like before but thinks she looks great now. Julien then says that her new hair do stops her from being versatile. I'm paraphrasing here, but Elle basically tells him that he's a bitch.
Amy next. She looks a bit like Zoolander in her photo. And Charley thinks she's come a long way. Elle has to say that she was the hardest to work with as her expressions were samey. She responds to this by pulling the exact same face as she's pulling in the photo.
Coming up! Decision time (Surely not?!). Someone is amazing but nothing else, someone is extraordinary and someone is going home.
Commercials! Harvester takeaway? Surely the draw of Harvester is unlimited salad. Why would you want to limit that?
We're back with Ufuoma. Her picture is a bit wrong and I can't figure out why. Elle asks And Charley to give his opinion as she's his. Oh yes, Ufuoma, you will be. And Charley likes that she's smiling in the picture, but he thinks it's awkward. Julien thinks she's sexy but not a model. Elle tells him off for being harsh. Grace agrees. It's sweet verging into saccharine. Ufuoma thinks she can improve on it. Elle doesn't care what they think, she thinks Ufuoma looks sweet and gorgeous.
Charley loves Anastasija's picture. Julien thinks it looks like it comes from Vogue and that she looks young and modern. Grace disagrees. George isn't sure about the pink hair in person, but it comes across Barbarella and Jean Shrimpton in the photo.
Grace doesn't realise Imogen's photo is her. Julien thinks that her makeover is the most boringest. Elle asks if he had lime for breakfast, presumably because he's so sour. (HE MUSTAH EATEN SO MENNY LEMONS, COZ EE IS SO BIT-TAH, I WOULD RAVVER BE MADE OVAH BY CHAR-LEE COZZ EE IS MUCH FIT-TAH! - Kate Nash) And Charley thinks you can make lots of money if you don't look too extreme. Oh the possibilities of that statement. Grace thinks she looks like she's got Elephantitis of the leg, which is handy because George loves Elephantitis. He summarises that Imogen has a lovely top half but the bottom half needs a bit of work. HURRRRR. George didn't realise that it would be so brutal. Spend some time with the girls, George, they'll show you brutal. (and their tits - Chris)
Jade next. She looks like she's landed awkwardly. Elle loves her baby face and heavenly body. Julien thinks she represents real women because she's got big tits. He loves her tits though, he wishes he had a pair like that. YOU'RE TALKING YOUR THOUGHTS OUT LOUD AGAIN, JULIEN. George tells him to give it a few more years. Grace reminds her that Elle is the only person in the universe with nice toes.
Stacey next. She looks pissed off in her photo. She says she found it hard because she's so slim. Elle's euphemism of choice for thin today is "fine". Elle thinks it's wonderful that she found a position that made her look more wholesome (trans- less fine).
Hannah was apparently confident on this shoot. Grace is drawn to a place where she shouldn't be looking. Tanya's ribs are on show in her photo. She's wearing the same blouse as Jade in a different colour. Elle thinks her photo is gorgeous, strong and interesting. And Charley thinks that there's a slight severity about it. Slight?! If it was any more severe it would be a military coup. Julien thinks that she looks like a fantastic wild pussycat. I think she looks like a fantastic wild pussycat that looks like Keira Knightley, which is never a good thing. Julien asks George if she could be his pussycat, to which he replies he's got one. That's a no, then. He would, however, like to get to know her in theory, whatever that means. I'm unsure whether we are still talking in metaphor.
Next up is Holly, who hasn't done her hair to their liking. THAT'S A NINE HOUR HAIRCUT! Shouts Grace. Her photo is ok, but she was the client's favourite. Grace thinks she was born to do this kind of work, but she's a bit meh in person. Julien thinks she could jazz it up a bit and put her lights on. I don't even think he knows what this means. Grace's final advice is that she should channel Fiercy McFiercy, which I presume is Elle, but I'm not convinced by Elle's personality. She's bland like yoghurt. Inventing new words for skinny does not a Fiercy McFiercy make. Fierce.
Finally, Jessica, who looks like she is throwing a discus in her shoot. And Charley thinks she looks like a bronze. Elle says she did that every time. George thinks she looks mind blowingly beautiful and And Charley shoots him a look that says "I'M THE ONE THAT MAKES THE VAGUELY CREEPY SEXUAL REMARKS AROUND HERE BUCKO". Julien leads some applause.
Elle tells them that the judges have a difficult decision to decide who will be leaving this week, and the girls all file to the backstage area which inexplicably has a cheap pine wardrobe in the corner of it. Holly tells Imogen that she thinks Jess will get picture of the week.
Back in the elimination room, the judges face the big screen and look like they are taking part in the world's most difficult game of Catchphrase.
They think Juste is gorgeous, but Grace thinks she's gorgeous and nothing else. "What more could you want?" Says And Charley, CREEPILY.
Amy isn't for George. And Charley was surprised by what he saw from her in the flesh, compared to what he's seen of her before
through the hole he's carved in the wall by her bed so he can watch her sleep.
Ufuoma is just a beautiful girl according to Julien, George thinks that if that is her best shot she's not cutting it.
Grace doesn't know what kind of work Anastasija could do, and she's just middle of the road. Julien helpfully points out you don't see girls like that in the middle of the road. Note to Julien – It's usually only crazy persons that are found in the middle of the road.
Imogen next, Elle thinks she's better in photo than in person. George didn't think much of her on the runway. And Charley thinks it's rare that a person doesn't look good in the flesh but looks good in a photograph.
That's why he's in the bushes taking photos. He uses himself as an example.
Grace thinks that Stacey's emaciated look is good for catwalk and editorial, but not good for beauty shots. Elle thinks she looks amazing. Julien does a complete 360 from last cycle and says it's not good to promote the too-thin look. Elle nods sadly.
Julien thinks that Hannah is a beautiful, natural girl.
Grace thinks Jade is a sexbomb. Elle thinks her body is phenomenal, but she veered on pin-up. George is all over her. Not literally, but he doesn't think she's a top model.
Everyone loves Tanya. YAWN.
Julien thinks Holly is amazing but boring. He can't believe she was having her hair done for nine hours. Elle reminds him that it was only six. That makes all the difference, then. Elle whines that this is average weave time. The rest of the judges make doubtful faces.
Jessica is Julien's winner. Grace thinks she's extra ordinary. They toddle off to make their decision.
Worried faces back in the Elimination room. First called and photograph of the week is Jessica. Tanya next, followed by teachers' pet Holly. They hug backstage. Juste next, followed by Hannah then Anastasija. More whooping. Imogen is next through, then Jade and finally Amy, who needs to find one more expression to go with the one she already has.
Ufuoma and Stacey are left. Whoever doesn't get called...blah blah.
Ufuoma is beautiful in person but her photo was disappointing, although full of charm. Stacey is...wait for this segment's too skinny euphemism...concerningly fragile.
So who is through?
It's Stacey. Bye Bye Ufuoma. You were by far the bitchiest and we loved you for it. (*sniff* - Chris) She interviews that she knew she wouldn't get through when she saw the picture. This interview takes place in a corridor whilst a man wanders around in the background in a high vis jacket. Julien reflects that it's been a hard week, but it's a competition. We're so glad you understand. Elle isn't sure Ufuoma had the potential to continue. She fades out of the photo.
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The holidays are here and there's way too much going on. Shopping, family, parties and trying to squeeze in the things that really matter—getting together with friends and family, taking time for those you love. That's why we look forward to the holidays every year. But what about the work that keeps piling up on our desks? And you still have a year-end newsletter to publish, along with a blog and social media posts.
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- Share your holiday-specific expertise. Depending on your niche, extend your expertise on how to save money during the holiday frenzy. Or suggest ways to stay healthy or provide legal advice that applies during this time of year.
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- Invite guest bloggers to post to your site. Reach out to colleagues or friends whose writing you admire and ask them for a guest post—provide a few topics that are relevant. They'll likely love the exposure and you're going to love taking a week off. Ask them if they'd reciprocate and provide an opportunity for you to share a blog on their websites.
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Conference Presentations
TalksH. S. Salehi, "Characterization of human oral tissue based on quantitative analysis of optical coherence tomography images," SPIE Photonics West Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA (January 29, 2017).
H. S. Salehi (invited speaker), "Imaging of ovarian cancer using ultrasound and laser photoacoustics," Connecticut Symposium on Microelectronics & Optoelectronics (CMOC), Bridgeport, CT, USA (April 1, 2015).
H. S. Salehi, "Wavelength optimization for in vivo multispectral photoacoustic/ultrasound tomography of hemoglobin oxygenation in ovarian cancer: clinical studies," SPIE Photonics West Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA (February 8, 2015).
H. S. Salehi, "Co-registered ultrasound and photoacoustic probe with a miniaturized light illumination scheme for in vivo ovarian cancer imaging," OSA Biomedical Optics Conference, Miami, FL, USA (April 27, 2014).
Poster PresentationsH. S. Salehi, "Utilizing Optical Coherence Tomography and Cone Beam Computed Tomography for Oral Tissues Characterization: Ex vivo Study," OSA International Biomedical Optics Congress, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (April 26, 2016).
H. S. Salehi, "High-throughput fiber-array transvaginal ultrasound/photoacoustic probe for ovarian cancer imaging," SPIE Photonics West Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA (February 2, 2014).


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Dr. Timothy Ball PhD – The Deliberate Corruption of Climate Science
Dr. Timothy Ball PhD. Is the first Canadian to obtain a Ph.D. in Climatology. Dr Ball was Professor of Climatology at the University of Winnipeg for over 25 years. Dr. Ball exposes the top climate change myths. These myths are being exposed as people around the world are questioning the global warming agenda. Tonight we discuss Dr. Ball's just released The Deliberate Corruption of Climate Science. The abuse and corruption of science to manipulate and control society for the New World Order Agenda. In addition the article that has created a worldwide firestorm of controversy "People Starting to Ask About Motives for Massive IPCC Deception". www.drtimball.com
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Echo in a sample sentence. University students, word game players, and those taking online classes may find this page particularly useful. The lines of text below use echo in a sentence, and provide visitors a sentence for echo.
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- Did you hear an echo of papa? (10)
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- In these conflicts you must be quick, sharp as a rifle-crack that hits echo on the breast-bone and makes her cry out. (10)
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5.) Documentary Questions Whether Drug Lord "El Chapo" Guzmán Actually Was Captured
Not everyone is convinced that drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, head of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, actually was arrested by authorities earlier this year.
Documentary filmmaker Charlie Minn, who's produced several movies about drug violence in Mexico, says he went to El Paso, Texas, after hearing of Guzmán's arrest in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, and it didn't take long to hear people's disbelief.
"I heard people kind of mumbling, 'I don't think it's him,'" Minn tells New Times.
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4.) Phoenix Firefighter Gary Johnstone and Trever Crouse Killed, One Hurt in Camelback Fall
Off-duty Phoenix firefighter Gary Johnstone was killed and two teenage boys were hurt after falling from a popular rappelling site Friday morning at Camelback Mountain.
(See below for update and details about the second victim who succumbed to his injuries Friday night.)
Johnstone, 50, had been with the fire department for about 15 years, and worked with the close-knit technical rescue team, says spokesman Mark Vanacore. He was also an honor guard member, in which he played the bagpipes.
One of the teens remains in critical condition as of Friday afternoon.
See also: Phoenix Firefighter Gary Johnstone and Trever Crouse Killed, One Hurt in Camelback Fall
3.) Arizona Medical-Marijuana Patients Could Buy Pot in Nevada Dispensaries Under New Plan
Medical-marijuana patients from Arizona and other states could shop legally at as-yet-unopened Nevada dispensaries under a plan being developed by Nevada authorities.
Chad Westom, bureau chief of the Nevada Division of Public & Behavioral Health, said on Monday that his state's new medical-marijuana program will honor Arizona registration cards.
See also: Arizona Medical-Marijuana Patients Could Buy Pot in Nevada Dispensaries Under New Plan
2.) Flowchart: How to Pick a Republican Candidate for Arizona Governor
The primary election is two weeks away, early ballots have already hit mailboxes, and the latest polls show about half of Arizona's Republican voters are still undecided on a candidate for governor.
For you Republican voters, we made a flowchart that will help you select a candidate in less than 60 seconds:
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1.) Battle Royale: Controversial Mary Rose Wilcox Is in the Political Fight of Her Life
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Mary Rose Wilcox was shot in 1997 by a transient who didn't like her politics.
People say she was hit in a buttock, but she insists the wound was higher than that. Indeed, the gunman's hollow-point bullet shattered her pelvis. It also shattered her desire to remain in public office.
Some family members pleaded with her to walk away from her seat on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors at the time, but Wilcox decided to continue in the political arena.
"What could I do?" a defiant Wilcox recalls. "If I left, he won. So I went back."
Nearly 20 years later, she's in the final week of her bid for an open seat in Arizona's 7th Congressional District.
She's running against three other Democrats: Ruben Gallego, a Marine and former state lawmaker; Randy Camacho, a social-studies teacher and former Congressional candidate, and the Reverend Jarrett Maupin, a firebrand who's gathering political support from churchgoers in South Phoenix.
Immigration attorney Joe Peñalosa, an Independent, and Joe Cobb, a white Libertarian and perennial political candidate, also are in the race to represent a nearly 200-square-mile district that spans several communities, including Phoenix, Guadalupe, Tolleson, and southern portions of Glendale. It's a safe district for progressive politicos where 68 percent of voters are registered Democrats and 64 percent of 710,000 residents are Latino.
Congressman Ed Pastor, who unexpectedly announced in February that he would retire, served the area for 23 years and easily captured two to four times as many votes as his opponents in the past decade. It's hard to remember a time when Pastor stirred up controversy.
See also: Battle Royale: Controversial Mary Rose Wilcox Is in the Political Fight of Her Life
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As you may know, I am currently on spring break, and I just spent the last two days at my cousins house so I couldn't exactly post. Sorry about that! I know for me, prom is rapidly approaching... I only have 8 days to put the finishing touches on everything. Woo! Tomorrow I'm going to the salon to do a sort of test run, to make sure I like my hair before we do it on the day of prom! Here's where you guys come in, I need some advice. I honestly have no idea how I'm going to do my hair :(. Help?! I really think I want to have it in an up-do. Below, I'm going to post some pictures of styles that I really like. Could you be a dear and tell me which one you like best? I would really, really appreciate it guys! :)
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Nainital, Apr 21 (PTI) Lawyers of Uttarakhand High Court today burnt copies of the Law Commission of Indias recommendations on a bevy of issues including ban on strikes by legal practitioners and compensation to litigants if they abstain from work.
In response to a call by the Bar Council of India for a strike against the recommendations, the advocates of the high court burnt copies of the recommendations this afternoon.
The BCI plans to hold a protest march in Delhi on May 2 and has threatened to step up the campaign if its demand to roll back the recommendations is ignored.
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"Russia's economic crisis is worse than Moscow admits" says Former Central Banker. (Rferl).
former deputy chairman of the Russian Central Bank has said Russia's economic crisis is worse than Moscow admits and that the Kremlin's optimism about future prospects "has not been based on reality."
Sergei Aleksashenko told RFE/RL on February 10 that "the Russian economy is not going to grow" in the near future "and the most likely scenario is stagnation in the medium term."
He said Russian authorities "have not acknowledged the real nature of the crisis, at least publicly" and the crisis "is not over, as the Kremlin claims."
"On the contrary," he said, "the Russian economy is set to continue downward."
The Russian economy has been hit hard by falling global oil prices and international sanctions imposed in response to the Kremlin's illegal annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula two years ago and its support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
President Vladimir Putin has wagered that ordinary Russians will withstand the hardships brought about amid deteriorating relations with the West over his foreign policy maneuvers.
But now, Aleksashenko said, Russia is experiencing a series of negative trends that, by his estimate, dragged down Russia's GDP by 9 percent in 2015.
Russia's state statistics agency said GDP fell by only 3.7 percent last year.
Aleksashenko called that a "statistical miracle" that "does not reflect the real problems."
"As the saying goes, there are lies, damned lies, and statistics," he said. "If we slice and dice [the official statistical data,] it would be evident that the only growing component of Russia's GDP was net export."
For all other components, investments in Russia have been decreasing. Hmmmmm.......Nothing's more dangerous than a cornered and wounded animal.Read the full story here.
In sign of "de-escalation," #Russia has deployed new naval ship, 'Zelyony Dol,' w. Kalibr cruise missiles to #Syria pic.twitter.com/bF0ZxDwr5F— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) February 13, 2016


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Mrs. Ann S. Boynton Rausch, 64, of 5727 Greens Drive, Wescosville, died Friday in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center. She was the wife of William C. Rausch and the widow of Glen Boynton.
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Kevin Ring Unveils Staff for Inaugural Year of Big West Conference Men's Volleyball
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LA JOLLA, Calif. - University of California San Diego men's volleyball head coach Kevin Ring has announced the addition of a pair of area products with considerable local connections as assistants in Jon Girten and Jake Penolio, for the program's very first go-around in the brand-new Big West Conference.
Girten and Penolio excelled in their playing days at Mt. Carmel High School and Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach, respectively, and have been coaching in recent years at both the club and high school level in San Diego.
"I am excited to have both Jon Girten and Jake Penolio join the staff this year," remarked Ring, who heads into his 13th season at the helm. "Both Jon and Jake have strong ties in the volleyball community, having both played and coached here in San Diego. Their passion, energy and experience will be valuable to the team."
Girten coached at Mt. Carmel for 11 seasons from 2007-17, initially for seven years as the junior varsity and assistant varsity coach, aiding in three CIF titles from 2008-10. Over the past four seasons as the boy's varsity head coach, he directed his squad to three straight Palomar League crowns from 2015-17, and two CIF Division I championships in 2014 and 2016. The school's Coach of the Year in 2016, Girten has also coached within the Seaside Volleyball Club since 2011, mentoring over 20 athletes who have gone on to play collegiately.
Girten was a two-year varsity player as a middle blocker at Mt. Carmel before becoming a two-time All-Orange Empire Conference First Team selection at nearby Palomar College.
"I'm thrilled to be joining the UCSD men's volleyball program, and the Triton family," said Girten. "I look forward to the new challenges lying ahead with the move to the Big West, and can't wait to get to work with the players and staff to accomplish something great this season."
Penolio's coaching days began with both the men's and women's programs at his alma mater, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) power Park University in Parkville, Mo. Upon his return home to San Diego, he has coached with Coast Volleyball Club since 2014, and directed the Del Norte High School boy's varsity team to the CIF Division I semifinals in his first season last May.
Penolio was a middle blocker at Mar Vista and then at Park, where he helped the Pirates to an NAIA national championship in 2009, before embarking on a professional career spanning Austria and Israel.
"I am incredibly excited and thankful to Coach Ring and the athletic department to be joining the Triton family with UCSD Men's Volleyball this season as we make our move into the Big West Conference," added Penolio.
Paul Warren, like Ring a UC San Diego alum, remains on the staff and will be in his 12th consecutive season on the Triton bench in 2018.
After 25 years in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), UC San Diego will begin play in January as an associate member of the Big West, which unveiled in May of 2016 that men's volleyball had been added as a sponsored sport for 2018. Full Big West institutions CSUN, Hawai'i, Long Beach State, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara have likewise departed the MPSF to make up the six-team league, enabling the tournament champion to earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Championship.