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QMobile which is the largest smartphone brand in Pakistan has launched QMobile Power3 that provides 45 days of battery life. QMobile is famous for its Smartphones and but now, company has focused on the battery drainage problem and launched a phone with 2500 mAh battery. As claimed by the company, QMobile Power3 has 45 days of battery life (standby time).
QMobile Power3 is a dual SIM phone with 2.4 inch QVGA display screen. Camera wise, it has Smart rear camera. You can expand the memory of the phone up to 16 GB via MicroSD. It is available in Black color only. Connectivity and Entertainment wise, it has FM Radio, Audio Player/ MP3, Games and Video Player, USB, Bluetooth, 3.5 mm Audio Jack and GPRS. The dimension of the phone is 124.5 X 51.5 X 13.5 mm. QMobile Power3 has 2500 mAh battery and it has a price tag of Rs. 2600 (Pakistani rupee).
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– Dimensions: 124.5 X 51.5 X 13.5 mm
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UK unemployment falls by 45,000
UK unemployment fell by 45,000 to 2.63 million in the first three months of the year, official figures have shown.
The jobless rate fell to 8.2%, the Office for National Statistics said .
Youth unemployment was down by 17,000 to 1.02 million. But the number of people unemployed for more than a year increased by 27,000 to 887,000, the worst total since 1996.
The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance fell by 13,700 to 1.59 million in April.
Part-time working hit another record. The ONS said the total number was 7.99 million between January and March, up 118,000 compared with the previous three month period between October and December.
Those working part-time because they couldn't find a full-time job was also the highest since records began in 1992 at 1.42 million, up 73,000 on the previous quarter.
Of the 45,000 drop in unemployment, 42,000 were men and just 3,000 were women.
"It's still women and young people who are bearing the brunt of the recession," said the Unison union general secretary Dave Prentis.
'International uncertainty'
Employment Minister Chris Grayling said overall the figures were a "welcome step in the right direction".
"For a number of months now, employment has been growing and this is starting to feed through into improving unemployment figures.
"However, we still face significant international uncertainty so we need to hold firm on our current economic strategy and continue to do everything we can to ensure unemployment continues to fall."
Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King also said that the latest figures were consistent with a gradual recovery in the UK economy, while pointing to the huge risk to the UK economy posed by the crisis in the eurozone, the UK's biggest trading partner.
Shadow work and pensions secretary Liam Byrne said it was "really worrying to see the soaring long term costs as the number of long term unemployed surges towards the 1 million mark - the highest since the Tories were in Government last time".
"That's why it was so complacent for the government to give us a budget that failed to deliver on jobs. People in Britain are fighting through and this government is failing to lift a finger to help," he added.
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There was also further evidence in the ONS data of the squeeze on household incomes.
Average pay including bonuses rose by 0.6% from a year earlier, the lowest growth for three years.
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: "Today's figures are mixed, with the welcome fall in unemployment driven entirely by part-time jobs.
"However the collapse in wages is terrible news for those in work and threatens our chances of an economic recovery.
"The falling number of full-time jobs and the 6% fall in real wages over the last two years means that people are having to make huge salary sacrifices and put their careers on hold just to stay in work," he said.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which monitors the labour market, said the fall in joblessness was "remarkable" as the UK economy had just fallen back into recession.
"However, while optimists might conclude that this casts doubt on the reliability of the most recent official GDP growth figures, a more sober assessment is that a very weak economy is managing to keep unemployment in check only by maintaining a severe squeeze on the size of pay packets and creating enough low productivity work to allow people to avoid the dole by doing the odd part-time job here and there," said John Philpott, chief economic adviser at the CIPD.


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Monday, February 11, 2013
Tim Forbes - It's Game Time Somewhere - Guest Post & Giveaway
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About the Book
Tim Forbes was like many Americans: painfully unsatisfied in his corporate job but making too much money to walk away. But then, one momentous day, he and his wife struck the Deal, leading to a career in the one field he loved more than anything: sports.
Years later, having carved out his place in the sports business, he was surprised when a friend asked, "Do you still love sports?"...And stunned when he didn't know how to reply. Of course he still loved sports! Didn't he? Was it possible that walking away from a perk-filled Corporate American life had all been for nothing?
His year-long quest to find that answer started with a single game. But what he discovered there soon led to an unlikely coast-to-coast "sports walkabout" involving 100 more games and 50 different sports—from major-market events to the smallest of the small. Poignant, irreverent, and ultimately inspiring, It's Game Time Somewhere chronicles one man's search for the love of the game.
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Cards on the table – yours truly is not quite right.
How else could you explain the fact that I spent a year of my life attending and writing about 100 uniquely different sporting events involving 50 separate sports? But that's what I did, and literally thousands of readers helped me keep score. And when it was done, we all knew more about sports in America than it was thought to be humanly possible. Or at least I did, anyway.
"But why?" you ask. Well here's my story and I'm sticking to it…
As Bill Cosby once said, I started out as a child. A child inexorably drawn to sports – the organized kind and especially the disorganized kind favored by my circle of friends. Consequently I grew up chasing a ball. It didn't matter what size or shape, I chased them all. I was fortunate enough to have come of age in a time when kids themselves scheduled their own games and "officiated" them via the kid's code of sports ethics – an arcane collection of arguments, declarations, and insults that inevitably led to the Do Over. Or somebody taking their ball and going home.
On those occasions when a quorum wasn't available for even the most streamlined of games, I played them solo. Some might call it "practicing", but I knew it as "having fun". And as is the case with many things one repeats endlessly, I managed to develop some level of skill. So it came to be that I went to college on a basketball scholarship.
Annoyingly enough, they don't let you just major in Basketball – well, not in 1977 anyway, and not in any conference that, like mine, did not start with the word "Big". So I chose to pursue a degree in Psychology. Don't ask me why. And when my undergraduate days ended, I decided to obtain an MBA, because, well…because.
The ironic thing was that neither Psychology nor Business Administration would have even been in the race had Sports Management been an academic option. Ubiquitous now, at the time that I entered college there was no such degree program. And so, a career match made in heaven went by the boards…for the time being, anyway.
In my mid-30's, having acquired over a decade of experience in Corporate America, I became vaguely aware of the fact that people were getting paid to work in sports! Having thus discovered the existence of what was rightfully MY chosen field of work, I spent the next several years alternating between a state of agitation over having been born a decade too early, and thoughtful rumination on how I could still pull off a second half rally and transition to my natural calling.
At the age of 40, the confluence of a certain set of circumstances, not the least of which is the most understanding wife in the cosmos, enabled me to take the plunge. I enrolled in an accredited four semester program that rewarded me upon completion with an Associate's Degree in Professional Golf Management. I was on my way – a little late out of the gate, but with a full head of steam and ready to use my transferrable skills to claw my way to the top of the sports business.
Nearly a decade later, having come to know quite well the good, the bad and the ugly about pursuing a second career within the sports industry, I was innocently confronted one day with the following question: "After working in the industry for ten years, do you still love sports?"
Hmmmm…great question. One I honestly didn't have an answer for. As you can imagine though, it became critically important for me to find one. And thus began germinating the idea of a "sports walkabout" – an effort to reconnect with my ball-chasing, sports-loving roots.
I went to a game. And then another. And another. Big games, little games. Tournaments, matches, meets and bouts. Men's games, women's games. Professional. Amateur. High School. College. Games that I was intimately familiar with. Games that I didn't have the faintest idea as to their rules.
To those that virtually accompanied me I offered to share everything that I found – both positive and…not so positive. I promised to keep it light-hearted, and they in turn agreed to laugh, learn and share the link with others. This blog, this portrait of Americans at play, became a love letter to sports, warts and all. My friends at Google Analytics tell me that it has been read by thousands of people all over the world.
I hope it brings a smile of pleasure and recognition to your face as well. Because it's always game time somewhere.
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Price: $15.95
Pages: 304
Publisher: Bascom Hill
Release: February 12, 2013
About the Author
Alternately blessed and cursed by the notion that everyone should do what they love for a living, Tim Forbes creates and writes about the games that people play.
Tim grew up in the farmlands of northern Connecticut, and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Ithaca College—where he played Division III basketball in front of literally tens of people. He received an MBA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and an Associate's Degree at the Professional Golfers Career College in Temecula, CA. Yes, in that order.
After 15 years spent meandering about in Corporate America, Tim went on to work for three professional golf tours: the Symetra Futures Tour, the LPGA Tour, and the PGA Tour. He also served as general manager for golf clubs in Nashville, Tennessee and Orlando, Florida. In 2009, he founded Outside the Mode, a sports marketing and production company based in his adopted home of Los Angeles.
Tim lives in Redondo Beach, California with a perennially underachieving fish named Halo, a cat, and a wife he fondly calls Bird..
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Sherlock is a line of new tobacco flavors from the Baron himself. Named after the fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the Baron's Sherlock is an extra special, full flavored tobacco blend with a rugged sophistication. It has a great aroma and an exquisite taste.
Compared to the other Bohemian Baron flavor, Transition, this new flavor is more rugged and comes in three variations:
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Hometown America
This weekend passed in a blur of hugs, iced tea, various meat entrées, coffee iterations, long-lost friends, farmer's markets, and good old portland charm. The sun came out, chalk-drawings were on the menu for saturday night, and late-night eggs-in-a-nest was definitely a thing. Best part of the weekend: I found a job at a local creamery! I shall be representing a small, fledgling chèvre-based creamery that has some wildly pure products. My favorite was just the baseline chèvre (fresh, tangy, spreadable, unassuming like ricotta but significant like pecorino-romano) dipped in salted caramel.... Talk about decadence like omg. Immediately the idea of an ice cream flavor of goat cheese and caramel came to my mind and to my greatest delight it already exists! Salt & Straw, a portland ice cream boutique (so silly/so good) does a version using the chèvre from the new creamery! Anyway portland is as happy, grassroots, and welcoming as ever and it shall be an amazing year.


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23 January 2016
Dave Gorman at the Hall for Cornwall, Truro. Time: 8pm.
Dave Gorman Gets Straight To The Point* (*The PowerPoint).
With support from Nick Doody
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// Before I met Michelle, I was living a life that was not fully my own. I was doing good work, being a good woman and mother, and being a good everything. But, I knew I was ready for more than good. I could feel from the depths of me that there was another piece of authenticity that I wanted and that the world around me needed.
I just didn't have the tools or courage to get there.
Enter Michelle.
As a mentor, she will hold your unique and authentic self close to her heart and will not enable you to operate as anything less than that. She will be a step ahead of your journey and will know when you need a nurturing hand and when you need a tough mama bear.
She is not afraid to challenge you and to hold you to your power even on days when you are afraid or even when it feels easier to exist in your weakness.
She paid attention to the details of my life, from my behaviors, my beliefs, my surrounding environment, and my inner dialogue. And in doing so, she has helped me receive my freedom and has helped me enter in an awakened, productive, and inspired life.
She did all of this with me by holding me to the same standard she holds herself.
Michelle is the real deal.
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Community Event At Schurr High School
It takes a team and some TLC to complete a project. Saturday October 12 at 9 am sharp was the beginning of a transformation for Schurr High School in Montebello, CA. Schurr HS was in need of a painting make-over. With support from Timberland , Power 106, RWF Employees and Schurr High School students we were able to revitalize this 42 year old school with some paint and helping hands.
Our day started with a bucket of paint, rollers and blue tape to set off the transformation of Schurr High School. Four key locations on campus that needed our attention: the press box, outdoor theater, gazebo and court yard. Our group of 45 volunteers were divided and assigned to each location and given 5 hours to finish all four projects.
This is the press box that needed a bit of sprucing up with white paint. We know how important those Friday night football games are.
An outdoor theater to hold those rallies or Shakespeare-inspired performances, but before the big extravaganza could go on these seats and stairs needed a paint job.
A gazebo to hold fundraisers for clubs on campus and shade from that California sun. This gazebo had multiple colors of paint from yellow, green, white, and off white that all needed retouching.
This courtyard from afar might have looked pretty but when sitting on it or up close it needed paint to tie in the Spartan spirit.
A time of giving back to our community but also working together and sharing moments that highlighted the day. Whether we were rocking to the beats of Power 106, satisfying our hunger with pizza or putting in work, it was a Saturday of endless giving and a school full of smiles.


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I haven't played with mhonarc, so I can't comment on it. An additional feature that would be valuable for hypermail is the ability to add a collection of new messages to the archive and have it update the indices, keeping all the information about the old messages. In the current version, it seems to do this only if you keep all the messages retrospectively in a single mail file, and run hypermail on the whole thing every time you want to update the archive with more than one new message. That requires keeping huge mail files of old messages, a big nuisance. I shouldn't complain too much, because I find the program to be very valuable, and use it for several archives. --Mark -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Steinberger | Dept. of Math. & Stat | Nonlinear similarity begins in dimension six. SUNY at Albany | Albany, NY 12222 | email@example.com | http://math.albany.edu:8800/~mark --------------------------------------------------------------------------Received on Tuesday, 26 December 1995 19:36:20 UTC
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Master of the Month: Charley Harper
In this month's edition of Master of the Month, we explore the life of wildlife artist and American modernist Charley Harper, for whom the adage "less is more" encapsulates the spirit of his illustrious career and innovative artistic perspective.
Introducing: Charley Harper - The Only Wildlife Artist Who Has Never Been Compared to Audubon
Written by Laura Hines
With the structural skills of an architect, the aesthetic discernment of a painter, and the true heart of a conservationist, Charley Harper singularly reshaped the practice and possibilities of wildlife illustration. He was a master of capturing the essence of creatures in a few precise geometric lines, a style he termed 'minimal realism,' saying, "I don't try to put everything in, I try to leave everything out." Harper regarded the painted image as an ecosystem of interrelated and perfectly balanced parts, a distilled reflection of nature's intrinsic harmony beneath a veil of chaos and complexity. He once explained, "There's some who want to count all the feathers in the wings and then others who never think about counting feathers, like me."
Born Charles Burton Harper on August 4th, 1922, he grew up on his family's farm in Frenchton, West Virginia, a secure and modest upbringing that continued to influence his work until his death. As a young boy, he fell out of a second story window onto a tree stump below, escaping obvious physical or mental injury, or at least so his parents thought until a few years later, when he announced he wanted to become an artist. His family later moved to a farm at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, where Harper would very consciously disappear into the hills for hours so as to avoid his chores. It was during these many hours of restless roaming that he began to take an interest in the natural world, an interest that he would one day express and explore through design.
Following high school he attended West Virginia Wesleyan College, leaving a year later to seriously pursue his artistic career at the Cincinnati Art Academy. Two years into his training, the US entered World War II; he was subsequently enlisted in the army and shipped off to the European front. Despite his constant exposure to the horrors of war, he was able to flex his artistic muscles by creating a portfolio of plein-air sketches and paintings portraying the devastated German landscape. It was a valuable, albeit unenviable, training period, where through necessity he began to explore what would become his minimalist style, explaining, "It taught me to grasp the importance of a scene quickly, and put them down with a minimum of detail."
After returning from his service overseas, he moved to New York City and enrolled in the Art Students League. New York was a vital hub for aspiring artists, but it was no place for Harper, a country boy at heart. After four months in the city he returned to the Cincinnati Art Academy to complete his education. Graduating in 1947, Harper was awarded the first Stephen H. Wilder Traveling Scholarship. That same year he married classmate and fellow artist Edie McKee, whom he had known since his first day at the Academy, and with his scholarship and her car, the two began their travels across the country. For four months the pair painted and photographed the landscapes of the Great American West, and Harper concentrated on his evolving reductive style, simplifying his paintings of the land's natural forms and focusing on the basic underlying designs.
Their travels proved an artistic breakthrough for Harper, but upon their return to Cincinnati, the urgency of finding work forced him to accept work at a commercial art studio, Schaten Studios, as a realistic illustrator. Although he enjoyed the work to some degree, his paintings were too realistic for studio's liking; he refused to camouflage imperfections like crow's feet and double chins, which were unacceptable in the sleek, insipid advertisements of "happy housewives." At the Academy he had trained as a classical realist painter, but was losing interest in realism. "I felt shackled by the laws of perspective and shading," he once said, deciding that, "the constant attempt to create the illusion of three dimensions on the two-dimensional plane of the picture was limiting to me as an artist." Disenchanted with his experience as a commercial illustrator, he realized that realism would "reveal nothing about the subject that nature had not done better," and so began to pursue a different visual path, experimenting with his impulse to simplify by thinking flat instead of three-dimensionally.
Explaining his process of discovery he said, "I reduced all lines and edges to straights and curves, and began to render with mechanical drawing instruments, ruling pen, compass, French curve, T-square, triangle." He began to see forms as hard-edge shapes of flat color with a minimum of detail, achieving depth by using overlapping shapes and color and size relationships. He also began to rediscover his affinity for nature, finding that natural shapes and patterns were especially suited to this newfound approach to painting, and while working for Ford Times, a travel magazine published by the Ford Motor Company, he was able to further pursue his interest in wildlife illustration, and especially bird illustration.
The public response to his work for Ford Times was so overwhelmingly positive that it led to the creation of a silkscreen business dedicated to the reproduction of his images, Harper Studios. He found the limitations and the advantages of the silk-screen process to be both incredibly frustrating and rewarding. In his opinion, "the rich surface of the print has all the quality of an original; in fact, I find my prints are usually more satisfying than the originals." Because of the success of his magazine work and the demand for his silk-screen prints, his career as a wildlife illustrator was cemented and propelled forward.
In subsequent years he created advertising art for many local and national companies, but found he was most satisfied illustrating nature books, articles, and creating wildlife prints. Throughout his career his work was featured in numerous nature-oriented magazines and on many posters for non-profit conservation groups, nature centers, zoos, United States national parks and monuments, international wildlife sanctuaries, and biosphere preserves. He also designed several ceramic and painted murals, wrote and illustrated children's books, and provided illustrations for two beloved young adult books, The Golden Book of Biology and the Animal Kingdom.
Harper lived and worked in Cincinnati for the remainder of his life with his wife Edie and their only son Brett, both talented artists in their own right. In honor of his lifetime of work and dedication to wildlife conservation, the mayor of Cincinnati declared December 8th, 2006 "Charley Harper Day." He continued illustrating in his studio of over 60 years until just a few months before his death on June 10th, 2007, at age 84.
Born out of a 20th century framework of modern art and science, Charley Harper was the antithesis of the 19th century's John James Audubon, the prevailing paragon of wildlife art, leading Harper to once say that he was "the only wildlife artist who has never been compared to Audubon." Nonetheless, each were masters of their craft, creating work that was as visually appealing as it was instructive. Harper has since joined Audubon in the ranks of the most respected wildlife artists, and his unique visual perspective on the natural world, with its simplified forms, smooth swaths of rich color, and abundance of empathy and humor, continues to delight, inspire, and encourage awareness of our environment.


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If you are a die hard fan of Bollywood superstar, Shahrukh Khan, then you should be happy to hear that King Khan is going to make his appearance on the small screen with a reality show, Zor Ka Jhatka. It is the new Indian version of the obstacle course reality show, Wipeout. He will host this game show that will be aired on NDTV's Imagine TV.
From January, it will be aired on Imagine TV. The first season will have 16 episodes.
Well known Indian celebrities will be taken to Argentina for this game show where they will be seen competing for prize money of $330,000 (£210,000).
Wipeout is a widely popular game show that has been aired successfully across 22 countries including USA, UK and Australia. It is the time to see if gets equal popularity among the Indian fans. No doubt, Shahrukh Khan's witty joke and funny comment will add extra salt to this extremely competitive game show.
It is not the first time that Shahrukh Khan has been offered for any game show. Before that, he hosted Indian versions of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and Are You Smarter than a 5h Grader?.
The contestants of this show are- Akashdeep Saigal, Amit Sareen, Ashima Bhalla, Bhakhtiyaar Irani, Claudia Ciesla, Debina Bonnerjee, Dimpy Mahajan, Gaurav Chopraa, Gracious D' Costa, Hanif Hilal, Jennifer Winget, Karishma Tanna, Krushna Patil, Kushal Punjabi, Manas Katyal, Manoj Kumar, Mink Brar, Narayani Shastri, Natasha Suri, Payal Rohatgi, Priyadarshani Singh, Raja Chaudhary, Rohit Verma, Simran Kaur Mundi, Sonika Kaliraman, Annie, Vindu Dara Singh and Vrajesh Hirjee.
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Guess where you can get some of the best recipes? No. Not from Grandma or Mommy. Well, I guess they do have some of the best recipes; at least yours do. My mother does not like to cook. I hardly remember my grandmother's cooking, but I do remember some of the things she liked and talked about.
What I am talking about is the labels. Some of the best recipes are found on product labels. So it does really pay to read the labels. This recipe is from the mustard label. Maille, whole grain Dijon mustard label. This would also be great with pork chops.
Dijon Mustard Glazed Grilled Veal Chops
- 4 veal rib or loin chops, cut 1-inch thick (about 8 ounces each)
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 5 tablespoons Dijon mustard divided (I use the whole grain type)
- 3 tablespoons fresh chopped herbs; such as basil, chives, parsley, and sage; divided
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon water
- salt
Press pepper evenly on both sides of the veal chops. Place chops on a grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, uncovered, 12 to 14 minues for medium , turning occasionally. Prepare a mixture of 3 tablespoons mustard mixed with 1 tablespoon herbs and brush the chops after each turn, until chops are coated.
Meanwhile, combine sour cream, remaining 2 tablespoons mustard, remaining 1 tablespoon herbs and water in a small bowl. Set aside.
Season chops with salt, as desired. Serve with mustard mixture.
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An NHS walk-in centre where people can see medics without an appointment could be closed in a shake-up of services.
Health bosses are set to launch a public consultation on urgent and emergency care which includes the future of the King Street centre and A&E services.
The walk-in centre, which is in the same building as a separate GP practice, was opened in 2009 to provide appointments at short notice and for people who were not registered with a doctor.
But Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which controls the NHS budget, has been looking at ways of providing the service at traditional GP surgeries.
Dr Adam Sheppard, the CCG's assistant clinical chairman, said: "We're looking at how we make urgent care services, such as those provided at the walk in centre in Wakefield, available to patients across the district through their own GP surgery.
"Originally we thought it could mean the closure of the Wakefield walk-in centre in April 2016, but we have extended this until September 2017 while we carry out a wider review, and ensure that better alternatives can be put in place."
CCG bosses are also planning changes to speed up care at busy A&E departments, which have been missing targets to see patients within four hours.
Dr Shepherd said: "We're also looking at the service we provide in our A&E departments across the district to make sure they are safe, resilient, and offer the best possible outcomes for patients.
"This will include 24-7 services at both Pinderfields and Pontefract."
CCG bosses explained their plans to a meeting of the council's health overview and scrutiny committee yesterday.
A report to the meeting said CCG bosses expected changes to A&E and urgent care to be implemented in April next year, but this was delayed until October 2017.
Plans included "renaming of the Pontefract emergency department to an urgent care centre." A public consultation would be carried out in the autumn.
Latest figures show hospitals are struggling to meet targets for patients who arrive at A&E to be seen in four hours.
In April, 88.4 per cent were either admitted, transferred or discharged within the four-hour time frame at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust, against a target of 95 per cent.
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Sir Liam Donaldson said the taxpayer should not have to foot the bill for poor care that resulted in longer stays in hospital.
His comments come as the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) reported significant progress in safe standards of care in the NHS in the past year.
More than 700,000 NHS "patient safety incidents" were reported in 2006-7.
Some 6,500 resulted in severe harm and nearly 3,000 people died.
Figures have been increasing in recent years, which the NPSA has put down to better reporting of incidents by trusts.
Sir Liam said: "Why should the health service, funded by the taxpayer, pay for the care of a patient that's had bad care?
"In any other walk of life if you receive very bad service then you don't pay for it, you get a refund, and I don't think it should be any different in the health service."
"If somebody develops MRSA and has to stay in hospital longer to be treated, why should it be funded?"
Medical errors
He gave an example of schemes in the US, where some states require hospitals to report so-called "never events" - serious medical errors that are entirely preventable.
Last month, the Rhode Island Department of Health reprimanded and fined Rhode Island Hospital $50,000 for performing "wrong site" surgery on a patient for the third time this year.
Sir Liam said similar systems should be introduced to the UK and would recommend the idea to Lord Darzi who is carrying out a review of the NHS.
Primary care trusts (PCTs) could withhold some of the individual hospital's funding or recover money from them if they caused harm with possible tariffs for different errors.
"I have not thought about all the details but as a concept it is something I think should be introduced," he said.
Former NHS chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers said there was a culture in the NHS that prevented patient safety being properly addressed.
"Our culture is to pretend things don't happen or to recognise they do but try to deal with them outside any processes.
"If we continue to do that, we won't make the impact in making the changes we require."
The comments come as a report from the NPSA said in the past year many major milestones had been reached on patient safety but there is still a lot of work to do to make it a priority throughout the NHS.
Progress includes the setting up of patient safety action teams within health authorities and work with Royal Colleges to include patient safety in training.
Martin Fletcher, NPSA Chief Executive, said "significant strides" had been made.
Responding to Sir Liam's comments on hospital fines, he added: "We support this as an important principle to create stronger incentives for safer care."
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Frugal Friday find: 4 Maine-made soaps for $4 or less
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Five Maine-made winter skin savers
Itchy, flaky, dry, cracked. Aren't the adjectives for winter skin lovely? These Maine-made products will help cure whatever ails you. Read on
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Linda Wary Meyers and John Meyers- Artists
They live in a home full of art with a cat named Waffles and boy named Fletcher. Meet artists Linda and John. Read on
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Yeti breath, unicorn farts and more lip balm flavors from Maine-made Long Winter Soap Co.
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In honor of Earth Day, here's 4 local and organic brands you'll love
You can show our planet a little love every day by supporting local brands that practice sustainability and use all-natural materials. Here's a few that I think are the bees knees. Read on
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All-natural, locally made and good for your body: Maine Mountain Soap and Candle
I've become more picky over the years about what I put on my skin. Whenever possible, I try to find products that are all-natural and in the best cases, made in Maine. The problem is that organic, all-natural beauty products can cost you. But there are affordable options that work. Enter my most recent solution for both: Maine Mountain Soap & Candle Co. Read on
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10 under $10: local gift ideas for her
Whether you're on the hunt for some stocking stuffers, a crowd-pleasing yankee swap item or you're just shopping on a strict budget, it's still possible to shop small. After checking out the local talent this past weekend at MECA, Picnic and doing some digging on my own, I've found 10 great gift ideas for the ladies on your list, all for under $10. Read on


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Etude House Styling Eye Liner Review
If there's one thing I love about pencil eyeliners it's gonna be the color intensity they give. One thing's for sure it's always bold and matte. The catch though, most of them if not all, fade off quite easily. They feather, smudge, and budge like crazy!
That wouldn't be much of a problem if I always like my eyes smokey: Well, I don't. I want my eye area all immaculate and perfect. I want the flick in my wing clean and precise. And most of all, I don't want my eyeliner feathering all the way down to my bottom waterline and lash line. I just really don't.
So the next thing I know, I ditched all my pencil eyeliners and converted to gel then finally brush pen type. It was nothing short of perfection until one day I got totally tired of the same old finish I've been getting.
Unlike pencil eyeliners, brush pen type usually has a hint of gloss in them. They may be super black, but not that solid kind of black that looks way more natural from a distance. The finish usually looks silkier and faux.
Recently, I find myself digging through my makeup stash for my last piece of pencil eyeliner. And when I finally ran out of it there I thought of giving Etude House Styling Eyeliner a try! It's pretty affordable so why not? Let's see how it is on par with the other eyeliners I've tried.
For an affordable price of P128 you'll get 0.2g amount of product. It's pretty short, you might say, but thanks to the retractable packaging at least we no longer have to buy a sharpener. It saves a lot of time too, imho. As of the overall packaging, its longer than my Etude House Drawing Show Brush Liner.
What I like About It?
• It is creamy and easy to apply. No tugging.
I remember having some accidental lines on my hand while photographing this because the eyeliner is indeed very creamy and it glides on the skin like a butter.
• Matte, solid color.
The color is so intense devoid of all the gloss, just the way I wanted it to be.
• Sleek and sturdy packaging.
+ RETRACTABLE! Anything retractable is automatically a favorite (for me)! Haha
• Affordable.
(the other colors I believe are sold for P148, luckily this - the black one, sells for only P128).*
What I Don't Like About it?
• Like with most pencil eyeliners, this one smudges all the way down to my lower lash line like hella crazy! So crazy I don't even need to sleep and have my eyes closed for hours just to see it!
After at least 2-3 hours (of blinking), I notice smudged parts in my inner lash line and feathering on my lower lash line. Can't totally blame it on the eyeliner as it never promised to be a waterproof nor a smudge-proof one. Plus, I naturally have teary eyes so I guess it really can't be helped.
Overall, considering the price this eyeliner didn't totally disappoint. I'll probably continue to use this for you know? non-intense short activities and whatnot. Hit me up on the comment box if you've ever tried this eyeliner too. :)
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text: bill braun's paintings are impressive feats of hyper-realism. at first glance what appears to be the ingredients for a child's art project of crumpled craft paper, masking tape, staples and cut out construction paper, in reality is a tight and precise implementation of acrylic paint on canvas. the end result being the brilliant execution of trompe l'oeil painting. trompe l'oeil is a type of painting by which various techniques and devices persuade the viewer that he or she is looking at actual objects, rather than objects or scenes that are in reality painted. braun's work is both an unusual and brilliant example of trompe l'oeil. his hypnotic landscapes and still lifes have a playful quality in part due to the brilliant color palette.


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Keeping Chores Simple (includes free template)/
We get many testimonials on the ease of use of FamilyMint, so we're very careful about adding features that add complexity that may not be used by a large portion of our user base. Many FamilyMint families have indicated that they actually prefer to track chores manually / outside of an online application. The chore tracking and maintenance implementations we've seen online are anything but simple, and in our estimation, actually seem to cause more work in the end vs. simple manual methods. This is one area where technology hasn't yielded a better result.
In line with keeping things simple... we thought we'd share what we do personally in our own families in hopes you might find it useful.
Before we dive in, I want to share the "why" behind the "what" and the "how". We believe that our kids should not be paid for their everyday chores that come from being a responsible and productive part of the family. As described in http://familymint.com/blog/how-much-allowance-should-i-give-my-kids...
With this in mind, we've split up chores between the everyday/expected chores and the above-and-beyond chores. Described below is how we've put these into place while keeping things super simple.
"Everyday Chores"
(I.e. those that are expected of them as a member of the family… those for which they don't get paid)
We keep a list of "everyday" chores hanging on the refrigerator so everyone can see them. In our family, we've grouped these chores into sheets called Dog Duties, Kitchen Kindness, and Saturday Service. On each sheet, we divide up and rotate parts of these "everyday" chores between the kids each week. This way, it's always clear who is responsible for what, the jobs never get old, and nobody complains that their job is harder than someone else's job.
The sheets are ridiculously simple. A list of names along the top and the chores they are responsible for each week as rows below. Each week the chores rotate by one spot. Here's what they look like (names changed to protect the innocent):
With this setup, if the dog is whining to go outside, a quick glance at the Dog Duties chart indicates whose job it is. And our job as parents has become easier this way…as the kids love to remind their siblings about jobs they have to do!
"Above and Beyond Chores"
(I.e. those tasks for which the kids can earn extra money)
These opportunities to earn extra money we also keep in the kitchen for all the kids to see and choose from. However, we keep these in an index card box, with one task written on each card along with the amount they can earn from doing each task. When they get the urge to earn extra money, they can browse through it at any time, pick a card/task, and bring it to us for the go-ahead.
Here's an example index card:
Once they complete the "above and beyond" chore, and we're satisfied with the outcome, they enter and submit their earnings (or "commission") for approval in FamilyMint.
This setup keeps the list of "above and beyond" chores very visible and accessible while all the money tracking is done in FamilyMint.
Overall, this combination of high tech for money transaction tracking / low tech for chore charts has kept everything uncomplicated, accessible, and almost effortless.
That said, there are about as many ways to handle chores as there are parents. What have you found that works really well for you?
P.S. For those that wrote in asking for a copy of the file used to create the Everyday Chore Charts above, here's a link to an Excel template.
All you have to do is fill in the top row and the rest of the rows fill in automatically!


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PODCAST: The DSA Podcast (Darcie, Sean, and Azikiwe) #13
It's lucky episode 13 of the DSA Podcast (Darcie, Sean, and Azikiwe). Let's get rocking. LMAO.Read More
It's lucky episode 13 of the DSA Podcast (Darcie, Sean, and Azikiwe). Let's get rocking. LMAO.Read More
New York writer Charlie Markbreiter talks humorlessness, edgelordism, Jackass, and more.Read More
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Azikiwe is back, baby, and that means it's time for another episode of the DSA Podcast (Darcie, Sean, and Azikiwe).Read More
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For the February issue of Art in America, I got to write a little piece on podcast alumnus Ariel René Jackson. Link to it here, and check out her appearance on episode 58 of the podcast.Read More
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One of the shows I did during my very first summer stock gig was Pirates of Penzance. If you're not a theatre person, you've probably still heard the most famous song from the show: "Modern Major General." It's a very long, super complicated patter song that's been seen in everything from Home Improvement to Family Guy.
Anyway, we had learned the whole show in ten days, which is really fast for that type of show, and our poor Major General had freaked out about knowing his words every day. We got to opening night, and right in the middle of the patter, the poor guy lost his words. With a panicked face he turned to his flock of daughters sitting behind him and asked, "Girls, what was I going to say next?"
We all looked terrified at each other for a moment before the eight of us all started talking at once, trying to call out where we thought he had been in the song, which of course just made a whole lot of terrible noise. So the poor Major General freaked out, and we all started to talk louder, trying to tell him that we were right.
After a few horrifying seconds when the Major General looked as though he were about to cry, the music director pounded both his fists on his piano, rattling the speaker with the huge boom before shouting, "In conics I can floor peculiarities parabolous!"
The Major General whimpered a little, sung the words and moved on. The next day one of the girls was given a book with all the lyrics pasted in it and was told to follow along and feed the Major General words if he lost the thread of the song again. 'Cause, you know, there are few things worse than the music director shouting lyrics from the pit.


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Fragment Design x Undercover x Nike Sportswear Match Classic
Nike and Fragment Design's super subtle collaboration shoes are nothing new. They've produced a lot of low key but very wearable sneakers using the All Court Low and the Tennis Classic models during the past few seasons. Their latest pair of sneakers, which released this past Saturday (April 23rd) in both grey and blue at the Nike sportswear flagship store 21 Mercer also includes Jun Takahashi's brand Undercover. Fresh off of the latest season of Gyakusou (Undercover's technical running line for Nike), it's a perfect union of the three brands- and the branding is far from subtle. For this Nike x Fragment x Undercover collaboration they chose the Match Classic Nike silhouette which makes for a great spring and summer shoe.
Check out detailed photos after the jump.
Both Undercover and Fragment are known for their low key color choices, so this shoe came out as expected. The midsole of the sneaker is what sets it apart from any other Nike Match Classic. It's not hard to see that the shoe's appeal comes in the branding scrawled across it. The iconic Fragment lightning bolts as well as the Undercover logo are both prominently featured as well as a cool small tribal pattern which runs around the shoe. My only worry is that with wear the shoe's defining details will be worn away to nothing. Nevertheless, it's a great kick to wear during the summer with a pair of shorts or jeans and a t-shirt.
Retail price was $80, but something tells me your local sneaker shop won't be stocking these Nike's. You can try to phone order them at 21 Mercer in NYC if they still have any stock.


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2004 Hyundai Santa Fe Standard 4 cylinder from North America
Not much to complain about, until a major part fails prematurely and Hyundai fails to cover it
At 13,000, my Hyundai Santa Fe's clutch failed. The manufacturer agreed to replace it as "a courtesy", citing heat destroying the flywheel as an apparent defect, after I protested vigorously that it was covered under the warranty.
Now, at 33,000 miles, my clutch has failed again. Hyundai is refusing to cover it under the warranty. I have been driving standard, clutch-driven cars for 20 years, and have never experienced such deficient components.
I'm taking this to arbitration with the Better Business Bureau. For those who have been similarly abused by Hyundai, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com so we can fight the good fight against this chicanery.
General Comments:
This pseudo SUV - i.e. Hyundai Santa Fe built atop Hyundai Sonata chassis, is a good ride and economical - if only they didn't put a defective clutch in it.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 30th November, 2007


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Acclaimed South African author Zakes Mda's candid, vigorous autobiography SOMETIMES THERE IS A VOID has been selected as one of Alexandra Fuller's 'Top Ten African Memoirs' in the UK Guardian. The memoir is published in South Africa by Penguin and will be published in the US by FSG in March 2012.
Fuller says: 'Mda's electric honesty is a live current through his remarkably gorgeous, urgent, poetic, matter-of-fact memoir. But don't get lulled into thinking this is just the book of one bravely truthful man's journey into self-expression. Mda has shaken off calcification, identity, ego and walked us all into sovereignty and selfhood. Read this, and be prepared to examine your own soul as never before.'
For the full list, click here.
Praise for SOMETIMES THERE IS A VOID:
'A compelling read, for the story of his life resembles a lyrically written thriller…Mda has written his…memoir in vivid and searingly honest style.' -- Sue Grant-Marshall, Business Day
'Mda is a wonderful author and South Africa can be proud to have him in its stock…be sure to grab yourself a copy of his book.' -- Tessa Reed, mediaupdate.co.za
'The narration of his personal revelations is compelling, honest, amusing, sometimes tragi-comic in its presentation of this younger self as a kind of buffoon who succeeds in bungling everything, except love letter-writing…This is Zakes Mda's story. It must be read.' -- Maureen Isaacson, The Sunday Independent
Praise for Zakes Mda:
'For a long time, white writers dominated South African literature - Paton, Brink, Gordimer, Coetzee. Post-apartheid, Zakes Mda, looks like the great South African novelist of his generation, a writer rich in both imagination and ironic political attitude.' -- The Philadelphia Inquirer
'Mda writes from the inside with a rare combination of passion and truth that will connect with readers everywhere.' -- Booklist
'A voice for which one should feel not only affection but admiration' -- The New York Times
'In novel after novel, Zakes Mda seems to have cultivated a mode of writing in which the realistic and the magical co-exist with unruffled ease.' -- Harry Garuba, Independent
'Zakes Mda is among the most acclaimed exponents of a new artistic freedom. His fiction has a beguiling lyricism and humour, revelling in the beauty of aloe-covered mountains or Cape marine life.' -- Maya Jaggi, The Guardian


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Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge Hits eShop Today/
If you tune in to your 3DS's eShop updates today, you'll find something a little Mega Man themed. According to a Nintendo press release, Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge will be hitting the download shop today for $3.99. It also will be arriving in Europe as well, as we previously reported. Dr. Wily's Revenge is perhaps one of the smallest Mega Man titles ever developed, with only six stages, but I still find it a joy to play through and am particularly fond of its renditions of music. It is a bit tough too but definitely one of the ones you can keep playing over and over, despite how small it is. Also Enker is cool. If you haven't had much of an experience with the game before, I recommend it.
Thanks to Matt for the tip!


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Got some tree stumps around your lawn that need removing? Not sure whether to rent some equipment and try to tackle them yourself or to hire tree stump grinding companies to do the dirty work for you? There are pros and cons to either choice. Here are some factors to consider before you make the call.
Summer is finally here! The weather is hot and most people have already resorted to putting their air conditioning units on. The most common time that people find problems with their air conditioning units is after a long winter, when they crank it up for the first time. The cooling unit may not turn on, it may not properly cool down the home or it might not continually stay on and remain cold. This can be very bad timing for a homeowner. They have to wait for heating and air conditioning contractors to have time to come out and inspect and repair the cooling unit. This can take weeks, as the first warm weeks of the summer as the busiest time for these contractors. Meanwhile, you are left with a hot home with no way to cool it down properly.
According to the EIA, 86% of homes in the United States have ai
Americans love customization. Anywhere we have the freedom to make something our own, we take advantage. This can be especially said for our homes.
Kitchens and bathrooms are usually the first rooms to be remodeled or modified shortly after the purchase of a home. Bathrooms are very important and most homeowners are always looking for the best custom cabinets to fit their dream of what they want their bathroom to look like. The U.S. Cabinet and Vanity Industry is so popular that it makes $20 billion each year in revenue.
For those who are considering custom bathroom vanities for their home, here are some benefits of custom bathroom cabinets you may find helpful.
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Hurricanes are one of the most powerful and destructive types of storm possible on our planet. Never has that been more apparent than the recent devastation of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy. Every year, cities and homes are rocked (literally) to their foundation by hurricane winds. Florida is the hurricane capital of the United States. If you live in an area where hurricanes are a constant fear, how can you protect your home?
One of the best things you can invest in are impact resistant windows. There are many benefits to high impact windows beyond the protection they afford.
If you're reading this article, there's a good chance that for one reason or another you're in the market for a metal roof, or perhaps roof repairs. Perhaps you're looking for a commercial roof; on the other hand, you could be looking into the different options for residential roofing. Whether you're looking to roof a brand new building or replace a old roof that's beyond fixing, there are many advantages of metal roofing. But the fact is that without doing your research, you may go into a conversation with a roof contractor blind. To save


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Bring your work to April's Photography Group for Show & Tell. In the spirit of collaboration, attendees are invited to bring a printed or digital photograph for peer review. Please have questions in mind or specific feedback you are looking for.
This group is for photographers at all levels, both professional and enthusiasts, to collaborate and share photography industry information. Bring your questions and plan to take time to socialize too.


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1. Street food
Many online newspapers have acclaimed this Asia country on having appetizing culinary.The street foodstuff of Vietnam is really enjoyable, just like Vietnamese broken rice, pho, fresh spring rolls.It is not hard to find a food store; in truth one can find them at anyplace you are.After having been on my Vietnam trip packages, I think the experience of eating food in the streets to be the most wonderful memory of mine.It's is definitely an excellent experience to try Vietnamese meal on the plastic stools in some narrow corners.
2. Cross the road
One of the most important skill you need to learn when you possess package tours in Vietnam is the skill to go across the street.Highway in Vietnam are usually jampacked with motor bikes, bicycles and buses driving.It is advisable to pass calmly across the highway. Any intention to run or to all of the sudden alter the speed is not allowed.You actually can ask the residents to help you; they really are warm and friendly and don't mind helping.I am fond of the feeling once i get successfully arrive at the opposite side of the road. It makes me feel I have won some tough game!
3. Coffee
Vietnam is well-known because it is one of the principal manufacturer of coffee.That is definitely the key reason why it is actually a big loss if you make a visit yo Vietnam without trying the flavor of "original coffee".They usually blend sweeten condense milk to coffee to ensure it is more savoury.It is always Trung Nguyen company that offers the most favourable coffee drink in Vietnam.I am crazy about sipping coffee inside splendid shop in Vietnam; it gives me a restful atmosphere.
4. Halong bay
Halong implies "descending dragon" in Vietnamese. Attractive name, and enticing place to visit too.Being recognized as a world heritage site, Halong bay is really as amazing as reward on the internet.Having a tour to Halong bay, the splendid scenery will definitely make you feel as if you have dropped into some paradise on earth.Covered by rainforest in the top, huge limestone islands is the most appealing highlights in Halong bay.Limestone karsts and isles are shaped with many different sizes as well as forms.Visiting Halong bay is better taken on regular day as it is jampacked on vacation trips.
5. City parks
The park in Vietnam is lively with people along with a great number of things to do.Day-to-day, as the day starts as well as in the sunset, you could find a bunch of men and women practicing physical exercise or dancing with each other beside the lake.Jogging or running around the local park could be called a regular routine in the park.Collective action is a fine characteristic in Vietnam's customs.Feel free to enroll in those activities in case you want, Vietnamese always welcome you.
That's why Vietnam vacation packages is favoured by travelers. Beside, there are a lot of interesting tours to Asia, such as Vietnam Cambodia tours or Cambodia Vietnam Laos Myanmar tour. If you have opportunity, you should try them.


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I didn't go to bed as early as I wanted to because I happened to buy Fable II. And man I tell ya that's an addictive game, however it is also easy in that game to scare villagers by randomly hitting the 'inferno' button and then little hate buttons pop up over their head. Very good game, very much a "you build your own fate' type of game, I've been really good at being pure, except for of course the randomly showing off inferno to the villagers (when they don't want to see it). I woke up, took a bath and hten played more Fable II.
When you pop out the head of some villian you randomly beat, it increases your renown and it's funny because I'm playing the girl named Sparrow and she's like "YAY!" whenever she pops out that head. So cute.
THAT'S IT! That's really all I'm doing. I cooked some semblance of dinner (really without my girlfriend around, sadly I'm just a bachlor and subsist on food that probably isn't so good for me.. it's because I'm lazy and you can't beat Shu's cooking. (two weeks without bread, I CRY!)
Also cinnamint Total Care mouthwash is surprisingly good. Teaches me never to buy the EucalyptusMint generic sam's choice offbrand. (or maybe I just hate eucalyptus.. evidentally am NOT A KOALA.
Have I mentioned yet that I miss Shu? Because I do.
Tell me everyone, what is your biggest fandom that you're really into right now? And I want to know -why- you like it so much.
"Cause I'll be lighting fires for you.."
~I'm there in the Light when you need me~
Ukitake is pretty awesome though Byakuya in my no. 1 at least in Bleach but he is ranked in my top 10 that's for sure.
Hellz yeah, what the hell's the point for sparkles? Seriously that isn't scary nor sexy.
Hellz yeah, what the hell's the point for sparkles? Seriously that isn't scary nor sexy.


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While enjoying the hospitality over the weekend with Trixie Bond and her husband, Mark, at their riverside residence in Burnet, Texas, I sat down for a few lovely martinis and a thoroughly enjoyable conversation about her life, her cooking, her creativity, her best and worst shows, and her inspiration for what made Trixie the best children's entertainer in the world. Food is one of my life's true enjoyments, if not passions, and it was fun to share the microphone with someone who perhaps loves food more than me. She will soon be seen on a new television PBS series called "Down To Earth". The correct website you can visit is http://thedowntoearthblog.blogspot.com/ where you can watch for her upcoming appearance. For specific information on Trixie, her products, and more, you can visit her website at: http://www.TrixieBond.com/
Trixie talked about her radio talk show on food plus, of course, her lifelong passion for magic. Among other topics, it was interesting to hear her talk about the importance of having an assistant if you want to be financially successful in the kid biz. Whether or not you are a children's show entertainer, I think you will enjoy my chat with Trixie Bond at her home, Chateau du Magique.
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|Hard to Kill
Actors: Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, William Sadler, Frederick Coffin, Bonnie Burroughs
Director: Bruce Malmuth
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
R 1998 1hr 36min
Gunned down and left for dead, L.A. cop recovers while hiding for seven years, then takes revenge. — Item Type: DVD Movie — Item Rating: R — Street Date: 08/03/04 — Wide Screen: yes — Director Cut: no — Special Edition: no — Lang... more »
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Worth seeing...and you can take that to the bank
Kristin J. Johnson | Hilo, Hawaii | 11/26/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This movie is worth seeing for five reasons:
1) Emotional storyline. Kill a guy's family, put him in prison, and you've got the making of a high-octane story. Yes, maybe it's not CASABLANCA but it taps into our deepest emotions and desires. Including trying to get your son back.
2) Martial arts. Love the sequence where Steven Seagal is training. Very Eastern. Very authentic.
3) William Sadler as Senator Vernon Trent. Hollywood's most underrated character actor and villain turns in an understated performance. Very smooth and slick.
4) Seagal's romance. Yes, it's cheesy, but I'm a chick. Sue me.
5) The hot tub scene with Sadler. Again, sue me."
Bone Crunching action
Tony Ginnetti | Murfreesboro, TN United States | 08/14/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Being a huge fan of action films, it's hard to critique them because this genre of movie making has one purpose...to give viewers an escape from reality and a sense of enjoyment in seeing scumbags and criminals get what they don't get in the real world: The sh-- kicked out of them. For this reason, I rate films of this nature on production values and good action and effects, not necessarily the script or character definition. Most of Steven Seagal's films are better-than-average and this one rates near the top because the action is top-notch and the choreography of the hand-to-hand scenes is truly believable. His aikido skills are remarkable. There's even a little pathos and some humor thrown in to give viewers a little more than just bone-breaking fun. This is a good movie if you remember not to take it too seriously and just have fun and watch the bad guys get theirs in painful quantities."
Worth watching from start to finish
DSG | Franklin, Wisconsin | 03/01/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"saw this about 9 times on tv
loved it more and more every time
shocking powerful action movie
with small bits of humor
like when Mason Storm gets down on his knees to look like he's playing fair with the robbers in the store
and he still kicks their ass regardless even while on his knees
now that's funny and powerful. Lebrock is lusciously pretty and very talented. if you like Seagal see Marked for Death, Exit Wounds. and other great titles. I got this on dvd 2 days ago. it's worth the thrills, laughs and excitement every watch
see this movie
if you like Kelly Lebrock, then see Weird Science. good and interesting movie"
"I'm gonna take you to the bank Senator. To the blood bank."
Michael P. Beck | Allentown, PA United States | 10/07/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"It's hard to hate Hard to Kill, but you will also find it hard to avoid soiling yourself after being subjected to the unintentional humor inherant in any quality Seagal flick, this one no exception. Grasshopper Steven portrays Mason Storm, a man brutally cut down in his home by crooked cops and presumed dead... that is until he shows signs of life in the emergency room and is kept alive in a coma for years. He awakens in the 1990s with the beautiful Kelly LeBrock as his nurse and soon realizes that he is being sought out by the same cops that attempted to murder him years earlier. Seagal manages to recall a shady Senator through a memory lapse and promises to take him to the blood bank. Some other humorous moments include Seagal punching a wood plank out of its ground anchor during his training sessions, Seagal covered with smoking acupuncture needles during therapy, Seagal throwing a tribal mask over the head of a defeated enemy, etc. Another winner."


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I want to be happy. I choose happiness. This may sound childish and self centered but I want you to choose happiness too. Finished reading "The Chocolate Cake Sutra, ingerdeients for a sweet life" by Geri Larkin and what a good book it was. It was about behaviors. Giving joy, ethical behavior, tolerance, the capacity to keep going, clearheadedness, crazy wisdom, and being adventurous. Behaviors I aspire to.
In "The Chocolate Cake Sutra" Geri Larkin, an ordained Zen priest, writes about her trial and tribulations using them as a 'finger pointing to the moon' to illustrate and wake us up to the wonder that is all around us. She helps us by writing about the tools for seeing and interacting with this wonder. Not always straight laced, in fact a self proclaimed potty mouth, she shares her adventures and is absorbed by the ordinary. A excellent read.